May 6 Abuja, Nigeria Despite ongoing health issues, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari postponed a trip to London for medical treatment in order to welcome the return of 82 schoolgirls released…
Tibetan Portlanders mark occupation with protest
Right now in Portland, protesting has become a way of life. The need to be heard and to really speak your mind has become a reality for many Portland State…
South Korean court finalizes impeachment of president
In a unanimous vote, South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye marking the end of a scandalous political collapse and what may be the start of…
“LOL”: Assassins take out half-brother of North Korean leader
Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Monday, Feb. 13. He reportedly died in route to…
TPP: Trump pulls plug
President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Jan. 23. The 12-nation trade agreement would have encompassed a region with nearly 40 percent…
Dueling development: Bay of Bengal an economic flashpoint for China and India
On Dec. 1, as part of the Institute for Asian Studies’ ongoing Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, Dr. Chanwahn Kim, professor of Indian and ASEAN Studies at the Graduate School of…
Can Chinese consumerism save the world? A talk by Karl Gerth
Is a middle class Chinese woman’s decision on whether or not to buy a Barbie doll more important than who is the president of the United States? Such a question…
China’s “Patriotic Education” policy erases history
China’s Communist Party and social media are at odds with the representation of Chinese history, according to Leo Timm, a reporter from the Epoch Times who focuses on China. The…
Largest telescope brings mankind one step closer to discovering alien life
The largest telescope known to man has removed 9,000 people from their homes in Guzihou province, in Southwest China. The 500-meter telescope is best known as FAST–Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope….
Chinese Lunar New Year Festival flourishes
On the evening of February 26, Portland State’s Hong Kong Student Association celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival for the third time in Smith Memorial Student Union. The Chinese…
Illegal organ harvesting on the rise in China
Followed by a thorough investigation, The Epoch Times has accused the Tianjian First Central Hospital outside Beijing, China as being an illegal organ harvesting facility. “What happens in China does…