Winter Olympics day six – as it happened Day six of XXIV Olympic Winter Games The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2022
US Mobilizes 10,000 Troops For Joint Exercise With Japanese Navy In Philippine Sea Miliary drills come as tensions over trade in the South China Sea, plight of Uyghurs percolate. Zenger · Feb 9, 2022
Tom Archdeacon: For Vito, Olympics about representing family, heritage this time "This is about more than just an Olympic medal" Linzee Vito said. "This is bigger than snowboarding." Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022
2 Chinese Electric Vehicle Stocks Struggling With the Global Chip Shortage EV sales in China are rising rapidly, but the environment is quite competitive with foreign companies introducing new models, new upstarts, and production constraints. Given this situation, the Chinese EV stocks NIO Inc. (NIO) and XPeng (XPEV), which have experienced a dip in deliveries, might be best avoided. StockNews.com · Feb 9, 2022
Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022
China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors "I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology." Reason · Feb 9, 2022
Medical commission cautions against courses in China Citing travel restrictions, parents seek migration for current batch of students The Hindu · Feb 9, 2022
Trump's Trade Deal With China Was an Abject Failure, Just Like the Trade War China ended up buying fewer American goods over the past two years than it did before the trade war started, despite promises from both sides to increase trade. Reason · Feb 9, 2022
Western Australia's big miners step up measures to keep COVID-19 out of their workforces Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces. ABC News · Feb 9, 2022
Tesla's Revenue In China Increased By 100% For 2nd Year In A Row According to Tesla's 10-K, the company reported an annual revenue of around $13.8 billion in 2021 compared to ~$6.7 billion in 2020 and $2.98 billion in 2019. InsideEVs · Feb 9, 2022
Study traces origins of virus responsible for Covid-19 to horseshoe bats Scientists said that more research is needed to pinpoint the exact creature Nottingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
Coalition boasts of tough line on China but documents reveal private fears on trade Documents obtained under freedom of information show how worried Australian officials were over economic impact of Beijing’s actions The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022
Insurance Marketer U-BX Pops Up in China-U.S. IPO Pipeline Despite Limited Potential Key takeaways: • Online insurance marketer U-BX has filed for a Nasdaq IPO that could raise up to $33 million • The company operates on a thin gross margin and only posted modest revenue growth in its latest fiscal year, which could limit its appeal to investors Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022
Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world's most diplomatically isolated governments The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022 Lindsey Jacobellis erases memories of Torino with snowboard gold ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Go ahead. Keep talking about 2006.
Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022 Covid origins traced to horseshoe bats by new study Scientists said more work was needed to determine which creature passed it to humans
Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022 Cummins To Acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems Business From Altra Industrial For $325M Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) has agreed to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp (NASDAQ:AIMC), for $325 million. Founded in 1961, Jacobs Vehicle Systems has roughly 600 employees and more than 60 years of experience in engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry. It generated ~$193 million in…
Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022 Shaun White qualifies for final, his last appearance at the Olympics ZHANGJIAKOU, China — U.S. half-piper Lucas Foster couldn't even entertain the idea when a reporter asked him about the possibility that the most famous man in snowboarding wouldn't make an Olympic final.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Origins of virus responsible for Covid-19 traced to horseshoe bats Scientists looked at the evolutionary history of bat coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022 Remember the 'pivot' to Asia? US wants to reassure Pacific allies it's still on MELBOURNE, Australia — Like many U.S. governments before it, the Biden administration intended a foreign policy "pivot" toward China and Asia. Instead, Washington quickly faced war in Gaza, a chaotic pullout from Afghanistan and a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
InsideEVs · Feb 9, 2022 Tesla Removes Unnecessary Steering Control Unit In China Tesla has been more successful than other automakers in navigating the chip shortage. Here's just one way it's dealing with the situation. Is it a safety issue?
Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022 ASML Warns Against China Affiliate ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) warned against an affiliate of a Chinese rival company, Bloomberg reports. ASML, which previously accused the affiliate of stealing its trade secrets, disclosed that it had begun marketing products that could infringe on its intellectual property rights. ASML has requested specific customers not to aid the associated firm Dongfang…
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 FDA may halt approval on cancer drugs developed in China Drugs produced in China account for a significant share of the US market
Reason · Feb 9, 2022 Celebrate Your Right To Ignore (or Watch) the Olympics Born in nationalism, the Olympic games are fading into a niche entertainment option.
Benzinga · Feb 9, 2022 EV Battery Usage More Than Doubled In China As It Overshadowed Europe, US Combined China secured more than half of the world’s electric vehicle battery usage in 2021, maintaining its lead in the fast-growing market, data from South Korea research firm SNE Research showed.