Break out your sweaters, hoodies, and jackets: cooler weather has finally arrived in Guangzhou. The past few weeks have been noticeably cooler, but this week temperatures are set to plunge into the single digits. This week will see temperatures in the low teen... More »
As of December 7, 2022, the National Health Commission (NHC) held a press conference in which they released new and improved Covid measures. During the past few months, in Guangzhou, there were lockdown measures, mass testings, and cancelation of public trans... More »
Guangzhou has suspended in-person school from returning, which has led all of AISG’s students to transition to online learning. However, some have much less freedom than others. I am a sophomore that also writes for The Beacon, and I live in the Haizhu distr... More »
Elon Musk has recently been tweeting about his plan to “unlock the potential of Twitter”. He says he may charge third parties to embed tweets, as well as potentially charging businesses and governments for tweets. Musk stated that Twitter will always be availa... More »
On April 30, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) took place in the Washington Hilton ballroom. Over 2,000 attendees were at the event, mainly politicians, journalists, and celebrities. A few days after the event, staff from outlets such as ABC News, ... More »
Shanghai went into an immediate city-wide lockdown and came up with the zero-Covid policy on April 4, 2022. So many things have happened in Shanghai since the lockdown, such as people being deprived of food and water, people being denied access to medical care... More »
Russia has officially moved up to 200,000 soldiers for military action from nations including Syria and Libya, without armed vehicles or large warfare equipment. These professional soldiers hired to serve in an army outside their home countries are called merc... More »
In the 2022 first quarterly report of Netflix, it was reported that Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers. This is the first drop in customers for the service since it started generating subscriptions. Netflix also predicts that whey will lose another two million g... More »
A “Vaccination Pass” is a code confirming that an individual has been vaccinated and tested negative for COVID-19. This is one of the “step-by-step daily recovery” measures that Korea has taken. It was implemented since November 1, 2021, and it is required for... More »
Of all the events that took place during this year’s spring break, the headliner was probably the opening of Guangzhou’s very own Shake Shack store. The franchise, having stores in multiple Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen, announced its expansion ... More »
This Thursday, April 7th, the UN general assembly voted to suspend Russia from the human rights council over allegations that Russian soldiers have committed human rights violations in Ukraine that the United States and Ukraine have called war crimes. American... More »
On March 28, the 94th Academy Award Ceremony took place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. When comedian Chris Rock arrived on stage to present the Best Documentary Feature, he joked impromptu about actress Jada Smith’s bald head. After hearing the joke, Jad... More »