Countries buying most gold jewelry
These 10 countries buy the most gold jewelry U.S. Global Investors From Business Insider For millennia, cultures across the globe have coveted gold jewelry for its brilliant yellow hue and imperviousness to rust and corrosion of any kind. That same…
CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates
By Saqib Shah From engadget A first-of-its-kind study used CRISPR tech to understand human embryo development. Gene-edited human embryos are offering new insights into the earliest stages of development, and could reduce the risk of miscarriage at the outset of…
China announces 235 investment projects in Brazil between 2003 and 2017
From MACAUHUB A total of 235 direct investment projects in Brazil were announced by China between 2003 and 2017, involving US$103.6 billion, according to a study by the Office for International Affairs of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management….
Dad embarks on a 20,000 mile epic road trip to send his daughter to her college door in Seattle
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable This guy deserves to win Father of the Year. A Chinese man decided to drive 30,000 km (18,641 miles) from home in China, all the way to Washington in the U.S., because he promised he’d…
It’s happened, someone’s made a hairy belly waist pouch you can wear around town
BY VICTORIA HO From Mashable You don’t need to suck in that gut anymore, because now you can wear it proudly out of your shirt. The Dadbag is a fanny pack (or bum bag, depending on where you’re from) that…
QR code made out of 130,000 carefully trimmed trees needs to be scanned from the sky
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable People in China are really, really into QR codes. A village in northern China has created a giant QR code made of intricately trimmed trees, in an effort to boost local tourism. The Xilinshui village…
Michael G. Roskin: Kernels of Trump
by Michael G. Roskin From The Free Press Buried among President Trump’s feverish points are kernels of truth. Exaggerated, simplified and without feasible fixes, they nonetheless speak to American anxieties. Opportunity for Democrats: Use these same points to beat the…
Trade, investments and projects from China generate 1.8 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
From ILO The first study conducted on the impact of economic relations with China in terms of quantity and quality of jobs in this region demonstrated the lack of information in this regard, but at the same time suggests various…
Trump to scrap warhead weight limit as NKorea tensions intensify
From Newsmax President Donald Trump agreed to support billions of dollars in new weapons sales to South Korea after North Korea’s largest nuclear test, while his ambassador to the United Nations said the U.S. would seek the strongest possible sanctions…
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
From Business Insider Australia 1. Texas and Louisiana begin long recovery from catastrophic flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey move northeast. The worst of the storm was over by Thursday, but recovery efforts are expected to take months, if…
