Tag: Editor’s Picks

Switzerland Stops Recommending COVID-19 Vaccination

Swiss authorities have stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccination, including for people who are designated at high risk from COVID-19. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health now says that “no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023.” People designated high risk are also not recommended to get a COVID-19 vaccine, authorities said. They attributed the change to the…


Shen Yun ‘A Really Incredible Experience,’ Says Publisher

TORONTO, Canada—As a publisher, Dean Baxendale has published several books on China and its ruling communist regime. He was delighted when he first saw a “China before communism” last year at a Shen Yun Performing Arts performance. He returned to see Shen Yun—which puts on an all-new production each year—this year at the Four Seasons…


Shen Yun ‘Done Quite Brilliantly,’ Says Oscar-Winning Producer

NEW YORK—Film producer Tony Mark particularly likes live productions—unlike movies, there are no do-overs. “I’ve wanted to see Shen Yun for the last—I don’t know how many years, probably eight, ten years I’ve wanted to see Shen Yun,” Mr. Mark said on April 6 at Lincoln Center during intermission of Shen Yun’s opening night performance….


New Medical Codes for COVID-19 Vaccination Status Used to Track People, CDC Confirms

Medical codes introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to show when people are unvaccinated or undervaccinated for COVID-19 are being used to track people, the top U.S. public health agency has confirmed. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the confirmation in emails that The Epoch Times obtained through a Freedom of Information…


No-Lockdown European Country Sees Lowest Pandemic Excess Deaths

Sweden, which imposed very few restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, had one of the lowest excess mortality rates in Europe and the world during that period, according to data from Eurostat. The annual excess mortality for the European Union in 2021 was 14 percent higher than the pre-pandemic 2016-2019 period per Eurostat data. Meanwhile, Sweden…


Shen Yun Is Bringing Peace, Love, Joy, and Kindness, Says County Commissioner

OMAHA, Neb.—Mary Ann Borgeson, a chairwoman of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, thoroughly enjoyed Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Orpheum Theater on April 4. “It was beautiful! Honest to goodness, it was so expressive—so beautiful in all of the movements and music,” she exclaimed. “It really does warm your heart watching all of…


Biden Administration Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals

President Joe Biden’s administration has extended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign arrivals. The mandate was extended to May 11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced (pdf). The mandate had been set to expire on April 11. The previous extension was for three months. The Biden administration previously announced its intention to end the COVID-19 emergency…


Shen Yun Presents a ‘Culture That’s Uplifting’ With ‘Transcendent Beauty,’ Says Painter

TORONTO, Canada—Inspired by the “transformative” and “dynamic” performance, Michelle Doran, painter and poet, said Shen Yun Performing Arts was “in touch with the past on a wave to the future.” Mrs. Doran attended the production at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 1. “I cried from joy,” she said. “I just…


Shen Yun Is ‘So Professional and Incredibly Precise,’ Says Musician

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—Nick Martin, who is an orchestral musician and a public school educator, attended the second of Shen Yun’s four consecutive performances at State Theatre New Jersey on March 31. At the conclusion of the evening, Mr. Martin said enthusiastically that he “really appreciated the originality and beauty of the connection” between Shen Yun’s…


‘A Story of Hope’: Ontario Cabinet Minister Says She Feels Empowered After Watching Shen Yun

TORONTO, Canada—Charmaine Williams, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, says Shen Yun Performing Arts is full of joy and hope. “It just filled me with so much joy,” Ms. Williams said after seeing Shen Yun’s opening performance at the Four Seasons Centre on March 31. “I just felt so empowered because it was a…