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Former security chief expected to take over in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s No.2 official, John Lee, will be the only candidate in the May 8 election for the city’s top post, local media reported, as China looked to elevate one of the chief proponents of the sweeping crackdown on the local opposition.

Bangkok Post

US Approves $95 Million Sale of Missile Defense Support to Taiwan

The US announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to $95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan's Patriot missile defense system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China. "The proposed sale will help to sustain (Taiwan’s) missile density and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shanghai to allow parents to stay with COVID-infected kids

Following a public uproar, Shanghai will allow parents to stay with children infected with COVID-19 as China's largest city sees another jump in cases

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Tesla Battery Supplier CATL Gets Nod For Plant In Germany

China’s key battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) said on Wednesday it has secured the second partial approval for the commissioning of a new plant for battery cell production in Thuringia, Germany.

Benzinga

Shanghai’s ‘grim’ Covid outbreak threatens more global supply chain disruption

Lockdowns imposed over China’s worst Covid outbreak has hit manufacturing and may lead to delays and higher prices

The Guardian - AU

US approves $95m sale of missile defence support to Taiwan

WASHINGTON: The United States announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to US$95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan's Patriot missile defence system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China.

Bangkok Post

China Reports 20,000 Daily Covid cases

China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shanghai the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown. The country's "zero-Covid" strategy has come under immense strain as cases spike. Until March, China had kept daily cases…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Shanghai scrambles to secure food supplies as COVID lockdown hits

Residents in the major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai, with 26 million under lockdown, scrambled to secure food on Wednesday, with supermarkets shut and deliveries restricted amid another citywide COVID-19 testing programme.

Reuters

US approves $95m Patriot weapons support for Taiwan

Potential sale is the third since Joe Biden became president in January 2021 and is likely to upset China.

Al Jazeera

Shanghai residents face food shortages as lockdown extended due to rising COVID-19 cases

The Chinese megacity where 26 million people are in an extended lockdown is facing a food supply shortage and residents' frustration is growing.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war: In Chinese media, the US is the villain

In tightly-controlled media space, conflict is an opportunity for Beijing to advance its ‘information proxy war’.

Al Jazeera

China holiday travel slumps after COVID outbreaks - state media

The number of journeys taken over China's three-day Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday tumbled by nearly two-thirds from last year, state media said, citing data from the transport ministry, as authorities battle outbreaks of COVID-19 across the country.

Reuters

Brits join race for deadly hypersonic missile weapons with US and Australia

The UK will work with the US and Australia on the development of hypersonic weapons that are capable of evading missile defence systems following the threat from Russia and China

Daily Mirror

Shanghai residents feel strain as lockdown extended indefinitely

People confined to their homes, unable even to take their dogs for a walk, and reliant on authorities for supplies.

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Key panel further cuts GDP forecast

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) continues to cut its GDP forecast, with maximum growth down to 4%, while inflation is likely to soar to 5.5% based on the unsettled Russia-Ukraine war and Covid-19 outbreaks in China.

Bangkok Post

PM satisfied as fruit reaches China

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with the successful rail delivery of durians and coconuts from Thailand to China.

ABC News

Red wine grapes left to rot as China trade dispute leads to oversupply in Sunraysia

Uncontracted growers in Sunraysia are struggling to find wineries willing to take extra grapes, meaning hundreds of tonnes will be knocked onto the ground this year.

The Conversation

China is gunning for supremacy in the global green hydrogen race. Will it shatter Australia's dreams?

This week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns global warming is headed for dangerous levels unless greenhouse gas emissions halve this decade. This cannot be achieved without a huge effort from China, the world’s biggest emitter.

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Benzinga

Farmmi Wins Multi-Product Order For Canada Export

Farmmi Inc (NASDAQ:FAMI) said one of its long-term customers placed a multi-product order for export to Canada's largest Asian supermarket group. The financial terms were not disclosed. The order is for Farmmi's dried Shiitake mushrooms and black Mu Er mushrooms. "North America continues to be one of the world's largest markets for fungi and…

Al Jazeera

US, UK, Australia add hypersonic weapons to security pact

The AUKUS defence alliance agrees to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.

Benzinga

Alibaba Stock Provides A Trade For Bulls, Bears: Here's How To Trade This Pattern

Alibaba Group Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: BABA) was trading over 5% lower on Tuesday amid an ongoing COVID-19 surge in China that has been met with intensifying restrictions, lockdowns in cities across the country and workplace closures.

Reuters

On hypersonic weapons deal, China warns against fueling a crisis

China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun warned on Tuesday against measures that could fuel a crisis like the Ukraine conflict in other parts of the world when asked about a deal between Britain, the United States and Australia to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.

The Guardian - UK

Aukus pact extended to development of hypersonic weapons

Britain, US and Australia to cooperate on high-speed missiles to counter Russia and China

Reuters

Argentina wants China to fully fund $8.3 billion nuclear plant amid cash shortfall

Argentina is pushing China to fully finance a new $8.3 billion nuclear power plant in the country, as the government grapples with high debt levels and looks to bring down its fiscal deficit as part of a recent deal with the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

China's envoy to U.N. calls images of dead civilians from Bucha 'very disturbing'

The reports and images showing civilian deaths in Ukrainian city of Bucha are "very disturbing", China's ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday, but added that the circumstances should be verified and any accusations should be based on facts.

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