Joy Dong

1 month ago | afr.com | David Pierson |Joy Dong

David Pierson and Joy DongMay 4, 2025 – 3.54pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Hong Kong | When Donald Trump was first in the White House trying to strike a trade deal with China, Beijing tried to curry favour with the US president by banning all variants of the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | David Pierson |Joy Dong

Chinese officials have long used their willingness to cooperate to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States as leverage in talks over broader disputes. When Donald J. Trump was first in the White House trying to strike a trade deal with China, Beijing tried to curry favor with the American president by banning all variants of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | David Pierson |Joy Dong

2 hours agoKoch and free-market ideals have long been wed. Charles, along with his late brother David Koch, has been a force in conservative circles for a half century, funding and fueling dozens of efforts to help small-government causes. Americans for Prosperity—a conservative powerhouse of volunteers, ads, …

1 month ago | nytimes.com | David Pierson |Joy Dong

Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won't negotiate until the Trump administration shows "sincerity" by canceling tariffs on its goods. In a potential softening of the bruising trade war between China and the United States, Beijing said on Friday that it was considering holding talks with the Trump administration after repeated attempts by senior U.S. officials to start negotiations.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Selam Gebrekidan |Joy Dong

– Every few weeks, fireworks light up the night sky in Cambodia, set off by scammers to salute their biggest swindles. By the time the shells pop and crackle, somebody’s life savings are probably gone. Maybe the victim fell for an online romance scam or bought into a fake cryptocurrency exchange. Whatever the scheme, the money has vanished, sucked into a complex money laundering network that moves billions of dollars at a dizzying speed.