Luz Ding
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Covering tech for @business, previously @nytimes, @caixin; @ElliottSchoolGW alum; views own; reach out via yding228@bloomberg.net or luzding@proton.me
Luz Ding’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridChina Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses
The New York Times
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BEIJING - The American ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, wanted to make what in most nations would have been a routine trip. One of his favorite schools, Iowa State University, had opened a center to promote American culture in an inland Chinese province, and the laid-back former governor of Iowa was eager to take questions from Chinese students.
How North Korea's Leader Gets His Luxury Cars
The New York Times
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WASHINGTON - The armored black limousines appear everywhere with Kim Jong-un, sleek Western chariots for the young dictator of North Korea. Flown in from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on a cargo plane, the sedans carried Mr. Kim through the streets of Singapore, Hanoi and Vladivostok during summit meetings with President Trump and President Vladimir V.
China Urgently Needs to Reduce Banking Sector Risks, IMF Says
Caixin Global
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Trade tensions and elevated financial vulnerability continue posing downturn risks to the global economy, IMF says. Photo: VCG Chinese policymakers urgently need to reduce risks in the banking sector and use fiscal policy to defuse the effects of the trade war to rebalance the economy for the long term, the International Monetary Fund said.
Former ambassador to South Korea talks economic issues
gwhatchet.com
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A former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea discussed the North Korean economy and U.S. diplomatic efforts at the Elliott School of International Affairs. Mark Lippert, who held the post in Seoul, South Korea, from 2014 to 2017, spoke Friday at a conference hosted by the Institute of Korean Studies in partnership with a South Korean graduate school about the North Korean economy.
Internet's pioneers talk censorship, misinformation
gwhatchet.com
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Some of the internet's original architects spoke about tackling disinformation online at the Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday. A panel of three pioneers inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame discussed misinformation, China's "Great Firewall" and how they helped shape the internet into what it is today in an event moderated by Shelly Heller, a research professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
贸易战后,华人特朗普支持者变心了吗
The New York Times
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Interview with David Tian Wang, the dominant Chinese American Trump support, who talked about US-China trade war, Huawei, and Andrew Yang.
Researchers to study opioid prescriptions following C-section delivery
gwhatchet.com
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Updated: October 8, 2019 at 11:08 a.m. Researchers in the Milken Institute School of Public Health will contribute to a nationwide study on opioid prescription patterns and pain management women experience after cesarean section deliveries.
Milken, Puerto Rican health experts partner to address HIV epidemic
gwhatchet.com
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An AIDS-focused research center at the Milken Institute School of Public Health is partnering with Puerto Rican public health scholars and officials to address the island's HIV epidemic. The National Institutes of Health awarded funding for the D.C. Center For AIDS Research, a District-area consortium of investigators and institutions that support HIV research, according to a public health school release.
Pioneering four-star admiral discusses gender equality
gwhatchet.com
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A pioneering retired Navy officer discussed methods to promote gender equality in the military and in national security professions at the Jack Morton Auditorium Tuesday. Michelle Howard, the first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, discussed the need to create a strategy to connect federal gender equality programs to generate a broader impact.