Tag: Editor’s Picks

NIH Director’s Claims About Funding Risky Research in China Come Under Scrutiny

The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) claimed in front of Congress on Feb. 8 that the United States has never funded a category of risky research in China, and that the work that was funded by America could not have led to the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics say both assertations are dubious…


Fauci Says COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines Don’t Work Well, Calls for Improved Shots

Dr. Anthony Fauci is among the growing number of officials who are acknowledging that the COVID-19 vaccines don’t work well against infection. Vaccines against both COVID-19 and influenza have “deficiencies,” including that they “elicit incomplete and short-lived protection against evolving virus variants that escape population immunity,” Fauci, until recently President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, and…


Shen Yun ‘Presents Humanity’s Deepest Emotions by Using the Arts,’ Says Korean Dance Researcher

GUMI, South Korea—Korean audiences praised Shen Yun Performing Arts for bringing hope and happiness to people, and on Feb. 8 some said the performance was so amazing there was nothing else like it on earth. At the Gumi Arts Center–Grand Hall in Gumi on the evening of Feb. 8, New York-based Shen Yun finished the…


Shen Yun Stories Inspire Award-Winning Poet and Creative Writer

RENO, Nev.—Feb. 8 was the second time award-winning poet and creative writer Rita Geil saw a Shen Yun performance when she came with a friend. She called a “happy accident.” “I was invited to come with a friend who didn’t know I’d seen it and was saying, ‘Would you be interested in something like this?’…


Shen Yun Brings Good Luck to People, Says Korean City Council Speaker

GUMI, South Korea—Mr. Park Il-jung, the speaker of the Gimcheon City Council and the president of Umok Tree Arboretum, felt refreshed attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Gumi Arts Center–Grand Hall in Gumi, South Korea, on Feb. 8. “Shen Yun brought a great production to our Gumi City. After attending Shen Yun, I’m very pleased,…


US Congresswoman Says She Was Injured by COVID-19 Vaccine

A U.S. congresswoman on Feb. 8 says she was left injured by a COVID-19 vaccine. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) disclosed during a hearing with former Twitter executives while decrying how Twitter had censored posts from medical experts, including Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff. “I, along with many Americans have long-term effects from COVID. Not…


Bivalent COVID Vaccines Perform Worse Against Variant Now Dominant in United States: Studies

The new COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as well against XBB.1.5, the virus variant that’s now dominant in the United States, according to multiple studies. In one of the papers, researchers found the vaccines boosted neutralizing antibodies, believed to be a measure of protection, but that the antibody levels declined to previous levels within three months. Compared…


Experts Call on US Officials to Explain Why Natural Immunity Was Downplayed

Experts are calling on U.S. officials to explain why they’ve repeatedly downplayed natural immunity in favor of COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting the impetus could be funding from vaccine makers. While the vaccines have been hyped by Dr. Rochelle Walensky and other top federal officials, post-infection immunity, or natural immunity, has been described as inferior despite numerous…


Shen Yun Showed the ‘Golden Age’ We Are Waiting For, Says Theater Director

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic—Shen Yun Performing Arts had just finished its performances in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, to great acclaim. After receiving praise from leaders in the arts and country at the Eduardo Brito National Theater, New York-based Shen Yun was set to visit Santiago. On Feb. 6, the world’s top classical…


Shen Yun ‘Brave’ and ‘Has a Far-Reaching Significance,’ Says Korean Literary Master

BUSAN, South Korea—A Korean literary master was amazed by the artistic and cultural values he saw in Shen Yun Performing Arts after attending a performance at Sohyang Theatre in Busan on Feb. 5. I was deeply moved by Shen Yun. This performance is a collection of all the great achievements in China’s civilization.— Choi Sang-yoon…