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Covid Curbs Push China Off Global Sporting Map

China's ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the postponement of this year's Asian Games further isolated a country already cut off by its hardline zero-Covid strategy. The ruling Communist Party burnished its global image with an array of dazzling spectacles such as Beijing's 2008…

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Blooming shame: Pandemic, Ukraine war hurts orchid industry

Thailand's orchid growers, already weary after two years of being battered by the pandemic, are bracing for fresh blows to their livelihood as the war in Ukraine and changing weather patterns further cloud their futures.

Bangkok Post

Lex in depth: why the luxury market needs to hedge against China

A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands

Financial Times

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'Stop asking why': Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown, Beijing keeps testing

Shanghai authorities were tightening the city-wide COVID lockdown they imposed more than a month ago, prolonging into late May an ordeal that China's capital Beijing was desperate to avoid by turning mass testing into an almost daily routine.

Reuters

Southeast Asia stock markets stand out as geopolitical heaven for investors

Fed hikes, decades-high inflation and Covid lockdowns in China are only adding to investor bets that Southeast Asia’s stock markets may be one of the best places to park their money right now.

Bangkok Post

Volkswagen Group: EVs Are Basically Sold Out In Europe And US For 2022

The Volkswagen Group reports that demand for its electric cars significantly overwhelms the manufacturing capacity.

InsideEVs

Chinese Calculations on Taiwan Affected by Ukraine Conflict, Says CIA Director

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan. Burns, who was speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington, said Chinese government leadership has been struck by Ukraine's fierce resistance…

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Chinese calculations on Taiwan affected by Ukraine conflict, says CIA director

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan.

Reuters

Famed Apple Analyst Says He 'Can't Find Any Reason To Be Optimistic' On Consumer Electronics Demand

The COVID lockdowns in China and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war are casting a cloud on the outlook for the consumer electronics industry, prominent Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Friday.

Benzinga

India and Japan should devise strategy for the Indo-Pacific, says M.K. Narayanan

‘China’s enlarging activities in the region and pact with Solomon Islans are cause for concern’

The Hindu

As tensions rise between east and west, will HSBC be torn apart?

The bank, once a herald of globalisation, is struggling to placate investors amid US-China trade wars and crisis in Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

Popular Glasgow deli announces evening openings with new sandwich menu and BYOB

The south side deli, on Minard Road in Shawlands, will be serving up a brand new menu packed with flavour and inspired by dishes from Japan, Thailand, Korea, China and more.

Glasgow Live

Drone Swarms Can Now Fly Autonomously through Thick Forest

A swarm of 10 bright blue drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it autonomously navigates the best flight path through the woods. The experiment, led by scientists at Zhejiang University, evokes scenes from science…

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Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams

China's capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to avert the fate of Shanghai, where millions of residents have been locked down for over a month. The draconian movement curbs on Shanghai,…

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Marise Payne holds first meeting with Solomon Islands counterpart since China security pact

Anthony Albanese says meeting ‘about time’ as Scott Morrison says Australia reassured Solomons would not host military base

Reuters

Australia, Solomon Island's Foreign Minister meet for first time since pact signed

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met her Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele for the first time since his government signed a controversial security pact with China, and agreed Australia remained security partner of choice.

The Independent UK

Australian, Solomon Islands ministers discuss China pact

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne has met her Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele for the first time since the South Pacific island nation signed a security pact with China

Reuters

Taiwan says hopes world would sanction China if it invades

Taiwan hopes that the world would sanction China like it is sanctioning Russia for its war on Ukraine if Beijing invaded the island, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Saturday.

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Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams

Bangkok Post

China tensions dominate Australia-Solomons diplomats’ meeting

Australia used its first face-to-face diplomatic talks with the Solomon Islands since the Pacific nation inked a controversial security agreement with China to outline its “deep concerns” over the new pact.

ABC News

Marise Payne meets with Solomon Islands for first time since Pacific nation signed security pact with China

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has met with her Solomon Islands counterpart for the first time since the Pacific nation signed a controversial pact with China, saying she "reiterated our deep concerns about the security agreement".

Al Jazeera

Lam steps down as fractured Hong Kong faces more uncertainty

Chief Executive Carrie Lam will be remembered for her pivotal role in setting off 2019’s mass protests.

Reuters

U.S. OKs China Eastern rerouting of New York-Shanghai flights

The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday approved China Eastern Airlines Corp's request to let it extend the rerouting of New York-to-Shanghai flights, over COVID-19 measures, to a different Chinese airport through May 31.

Los Angeles Times

Cody Riley bids UCLA farewell after an international scandal and a Final Four

LOS ANGELES — He apologized that day for disappointing his teammates, his coaches, an entire country. Among the three UCLA basketball players who made the solemn march into an interview room to stare into a phalanx of television cameras and speak about shoplifting from stores in China, Cody Riley went…

Tribune News Service

Biden heads for JD Vance’s home turf as Democrat sits out event

President Joe Biden demanded Congress pass legislation to make the U.S. more competitive with China during a speech in Ohio that wasn’t attended by the Democratic nominee for the state’s pivotal open Senate seat.

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