What China Can Learn From German History Beijing Should Avoid Embracing Russia’s War in Ukraine Foreign Affairs · Apr 12, 2022
Karnataka mulls screening passengers from countries seeing Covid rise BENGALURU: In the backdrop of the fourth wave of Covid-19 seen abroad with the spread of a new variant of concern (XE), the state government is considering issuing fresh guidelines for passengers coming from certain countries — China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Germany, Italy, Australia, and the… The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022
ASX closes down, Pendal rejects Perpetual's $2.4b takeover offer Australian shares slip after global equity markets fall, pulled lower by technology shares in Europe and on Wall Street. ABC News · Apr 11, 2022
The overwork pandemic: Ashley Bloomfield's resignation highlights burnout on the COVID-19 front line In Japan it’s known as karōshi. In China, guolaosi. The South Koreans call it gwarosa. The literal English translation is “death from overwork”. The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022
Fortnite Maker Clocks $32B Valuation After Raising Funds From Sony, Lego Fortnite maker Epic Games raised $2 billion from Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) and the family-owned holding company behind the Lego Group, reaching a valuation of $31.5 billion, Reuters reports. Sony, an existing investor, and the Kirkbi investment company invested $1 billion to help Epic accomplish its metaverse ambitions. Epic Games essentially lost a trial in… Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
TikTok Revenue Set To Surpass Twitter, Snap Revenue Combined Video-sharing app TikTok's advertisement revenue is likely to triple in 2022 to over $11 billion, Reuters reports quoting Insider Intelligence. TikTok's revenue will likely surpass the combined sales of its rivals, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP). Nearly $6 billion, or more than half, of 2021's ad revenue will likely come from the U.S., despite regulatory concerns… Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
US lobbies India to join support for Ukraine, opposition to Russia WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his top Cabinet members spent much of Monday lobbying their Indian counterparts in a so-far-unsuccessful bid to persuade the world’s largest democracy to join the U.S.-led movement to support Ukraine against Russia’s military onslaught. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022
Li Yueru’s participation in Sky’s 2022 season not guaranteed “The most important thing is getting Li here with [the Chinese Basketball Federation’s] blessing, knowing that we’re going to add to her growth as a basketball player that represents China,” Sky coach/GM James Wade said. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2022
Vivo says its first foldable phone has a less obnoxious crease Vivo released its X Fold smartphone in China with an 8-inch 120Hz OLED that has a sneaky way to hide the crease. Input · Apr 11, 2022
Apple Begins Manufacturing iPhone In India, Marking Setback For China Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has started manufacturing the iPhone 13 in India, Reuters reports. Apple produced the iPhone at a local plant of Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (OTC:HNHAF), operating as Foxconn in Sriperumbudur in Southern Tamil Nadu. Also Read: China's Smartphone Shipment Plunges By 32% In February, Here's Why Apple Could… Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
US economy now ‘facing rocky waters,’ Biden aide Deese says President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser said that the U.S. may see some difficulties as it contends with elevated inflation and further supply-chain challenges stemming from COVID lockdowns in China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022
Cancer Drug Maker BeiGene Takes Action to Mitigate Delisting Risk Key Takeaways: BeiGene has switched auditors for its New York listing to a U.S. company from a Chinese one in a move to comply with U.S. law The change could reduce the company’s threat of being forcibly delisted from the Nasdaq By Doug Young Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
Russians turn to homegrown social media amid crackdown over Ukraine RuTube was downloaded about 1.4 million times on Russia’s App Store and Google Play in the 40 days after Russia invaded Ukraine The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022
Why Bilibili and NetEase Shares Are Trading Higher Today XD Inc has won a publishing license for its title "Party Star" in one of China's first approvals of a game since July last year, Reuters reports. The National Press and Publication Administration soon looked to publish a list of games it has granted licenses. Also Read: NetEase Stock Plummets As China Limits… Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022 Here's How This Key Nio Supplier Looks To Tide Through China's Covid Crisis Critical NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO) supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd has implemented a closed-loop for workers at its main China factory in China, Bloomberg reports. The closed-loop helped the leading EV battery maker avoid the kind of Covid-19 shutdowns which are hurting Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY). Also Read: Apple's Key Supplier Resumes Partial Operation At Shenzhen Campuses CATL looked…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022 Russia’s Ukraine invasion has escalated a brewing battle over space WASHINGTON — A 57-second video posted by the Russian government last month caught the attention of scientists and diplomats, but not in a way that inspired optimism about the future of global cooperation in outer space.
Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022 Why VNET Shares Are Surging Today VNET Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) bagged an unsolicited and preliminary all-cash buyout offer. The Hina Group and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Shanghai Branch proposed to acquire VNET for $8.00 in cash per ADs, or $1.3333 per ordinary share. VNET's Q4 FY21 revenue of $273.9 million, up 29.4% year-on-year, missed the consensus of $275.9 million. EPS loss…
Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2022 Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for centuries.
Caixin Global · Apr 11, 2022 Editorial: Staying True to the Mission of Corporate Compliance Reform The authorities should create a law-based business environment and promote the standardized development of enterprises
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022 Shanghai to ease lockdown despite surge in Covid cases China’s most populous city to allow ‘appropriate activity’ in areas where there have been no cases for at least two weeks
InsideEVs · Apr 11, 2022 China: MIC Tesla Wholesale Shipments Almost Doubled In March 2022 The total volume of Tesla MIC sales and export - according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)'s data - amounted in March to 65,814 units.
Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022 Angry mob breaks down barrier for food in world's strictest lockdown in China Footage shows masses of people racing for food and medical supplies, as 26 million people face lockdown as China is once again gripped by a wave of Covidspreading through the population
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022 Apple Starts Manufacturing iPhone 13 in India Apple Inc has started making the iPhone 13 in India, the company said on Monday, as the US tech giant tries to reduce reliance on its Chinese supply chain. The phone is being produced at a local plant of Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, situated in the town of Sriperumbudur…
Caixin Global · Apr 11, 2022 China Stocks Dive Over Covid Controls The sell-off came even though Chinese authorities in mid-March offered assurances of support for the economy
Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022 Russians switch to homegrown social media amid Ukraine crackdown TBILISI/BERLIN: When YouTube stopped users in Russia from monetising their clips following the invasion of Ukraine, George Kavanosyan, a Moscow-based environmentalist with 60,000 followers on the platform tried to switch to its local equivalent, RuTube.