On December 10, the Chongqing–Kunming High-Speed Railway achieved a key breakthrough with the drilling of the 24.8-kilometer Yiliang Tunnel, China's longest high-speed rail tunnel designed for 350 kilometers per hour travel.

Stanley Kubrick gave an interview to Playboy Magazine after the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey. They asked him about chess, knowing that as a young man he spent countless hours in Washington Square Park playing compulsively - from noon to midnight. Here is what Kubrick said:

I lived with a Chinese EV for a few weeks to see if the hype is real. The car costs $42K, and turns out it feels like $75K+ EASILY One of the most impressive things I've ever reviewed: https://t.co/EHe358cvLt - A+ software and features. Feels like what would happen if Apple

The Last Seat Went to a Dog: The Flying Tiger Journalist Trapped in Hong Kong✈️🐯

Beyond Europe & Pacific: Discovering WWII's Hidden Front Through Cinema✈️🐅

The Uncomfortable Truth: How US Steel & Oil Fueled Imperial Japan's War Machine ✈️🐯

Here’s why your dog acts like it’s the best day of its life every time you walk through the door.

From Flying Tiger Ace to Manson's Judge: The Unbelievable Life of Charles Older✈️🐯

Pope Leo on cinema, today at the Vatican, could not be more right (and, dare I say, holy): https://t.co/ae4o67MrwJ

English corner in Shanghai, interviewed by BBC reporter, 1993.

Free Wi-Fi has officially arrived in Chinatown. For too long, Chinatown residents haven’t had access to fast, reliable Wi-Fi due to aging infrastructure, especially in SROs.  Starting now, anyone can connect along Grant Avenue from Pacific to Broadway, at the Dragon’s Gate, and

Before Pearl Harbor: The Secret Airfield & Barracks That Defended China's Skies✈️🐯

Kunming's Living Memory: The City That Never Forgot Its Flying Tigers✈️🐯

The Skyway to Hell & The First Lady: A C-47’s Unforgettable Journey✈️🐯

The Ceremony the World Missed: When Japan Surrendered in a Hunan Town✈️🐯

Elon Musk Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2025: $486 billion Larry Ellison Wealth 2009: $23 billion 2025: $370 billion Mark Zuckerberg Wealth 2008: $1.5 billion 2025: $245 billion Jeff Bezos Wealth 1998: $1.6 billion 2025: $233 billion Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2025: $7.25 Obscene

China's Normandy: The Forgotten Battle That Decided the Burma Road's Fate✈️🐯

A hidden chapter of WWII in Hunan. Where American volunteers became heroes for China.#flyingtigers #WWIII

"Foreign investors are plotting a return to China's stock markets in a big way three years after pulling back and terming them uninvestable, encouraged by the tech opportunities on offer, and a growing demand for diversification beyond US assets," per Reuters

Reminder that we built the Golden Gate Bridge in 4.5 years. Today, we wouldn’t even be able to finish the environmental review in 4.5 years.