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January 20, 2025

Trump administration ties bitcoin to US-China rivalry amid regulation revamp
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Bitcoin, once the symbol of decentralized, nongovernment digital assets, is now emerging as a chip in geopolitics, with the Trump administration calling for supporters to buy and hold the cryptocurrency as a way to outcompete China. Speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance…
Jayden Reed said meeting with Packers was “misinterpreted”
Jayden Reed met with the media for the first time since his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, talked to the Packers to discuss the wide receiver’s role. Reed said he knew about the meeting beforehand, but he he wasn’t worried about his standing with the team after the draft. The Packers selected Matthew Golden in the first…
China host Pacific island countries’ envoys as Taiwan issue looms
SYDNEY — China’s top diplomat host Pacific island leaders on Wednesday as Beijing seeks to weaken Taiwan’s diplomatic standing in the region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with 11 of his counterparts and representatives from Beijing-friendly Pacific countries at the third China-Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the southern city of Xiamen.
Analysts query impact as ASEAN-Gulf-China summit breaks new ground
KUALA LUMPUR — As leaders from Southeast Asia, the Gulf, and China gathered in Kuala Lumpur for their first trilateral summit this week, Malaysia seized the moment to showcase ASEAN’s growing diplomatic reach. Diversify to strengthen the region’s resilience was the host’s underlying theme.
Bank of Korea cuts key rate as growth expectations wane
SEOUL — South Korea’s central bank cut its key policy rate 25 basis points to 2.50% on Thursday as it seeks to boost flagging growth. Last month, at the previous rate-setting meeting, the Bank of Korea held the rate steady at 2.75%, flagging uncertainty “due to changes in U.S. tariff policies,” and “the high volatility of exchange rates and the…
China’s ‘colonial boarding schools’ erode Tibetan identity, report says
TOKYO — An activist group that exposed the proliferation of what it calls China’s “colonial boarding schools” in Tibet four years ago has published new findings, documenting how they erode the Tibetan language, culture and identity. The Tibet Action Institute on Thursday published a report titled “‘When They Came to Take Our Children’: China’s Colonial…
Mushroom-tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion’s death, officials say
NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, officials said Wednesday. A state forest ranger responded to a call Saturday about a hiker who had reportedly died on…
US moves to revoke Chinese and Hong Kong student visas
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration intends to cancel visas of Chinese and Hong Kong students and enhance scrutiny of future visa applications from these jurisdictions. In a press statement, the State Department said it will work with the Department of Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with…