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Elections in the USA: What a Trump 2.0 government would mean: The Republican's first term in office was chaotic, but ultimately without much damage ...
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TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US: The video sharing app faces being banned in the US unless it severs ties with its China's ByteDance.
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Quick Glance: Chinese TikTok App Sale Required for National Security Measures
- A newly enacted law mandates the sale of the Chinese-owned TikTok app to address national security concerns.
- According to experts, China has intensified its online information operations in recent years to advance its broader objectives.
- China has actively sought to leverage TikTok to influence politics in Taiwan, yet these endeavors ultimately proved unsuccessful.
- While TikTok was utilized in these publicly identified Chinese operations, researchers have not observed a specific emphasis on the app compared to other popular platforms.
Two Chinese nationals charged in US with trying to export banned semiconductor machinery to China — one arrested in Chicago
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Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing: Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island on Saturday with 12 ...
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Philippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal: The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an ...
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Key issues discussed by Blinken in talks with Chinese leaders: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Chinese leader Xi ...
reuters.com/world/key-issues-discussed-by-blinken-talks-with-chinese-leaders-2024-04-26/
Quick Glance: Xi and Blinken Clash Over China's Backing to Russia
- Xi orders China’s biggest military reorganisation since 2015.
- He emphasizes that China is not afraid of competition as long as it is based on common progress.
- China is willing to cooperate with the US, provided it is mutual.
- A five-point consensus was reached to stabilize relations between the two countries.
China Launches New 3-member Crew to Its Space Station: This year, the Chinese station is slated for two cargo spacecraft missions and two manned spaceflight ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/china-launches-new-3-member-crew-to-its-space-station/
TikTok ban could escalate US-China trade war, ex-White House CIO tells The Reg: Doing business in Beijing? 'You need to do a what-if scenario'
theregister.com/2024/04/26/tiktok_ban_payton/
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
- ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.
- Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.
- ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.
- As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken snapped up a Taylor Swift album along with one by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei during an unexpected detour to a Beijing ...
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China warns US of rising ‘negative factors’ in bilateral ties: World is watching to see if rivalry will ‘break out into conflict’, foreign minister Wang Yi tells ...
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How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war : A made-in-China electric vehicle will hit U.S. dealers this summer offering power and ...
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Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests: Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-68848770
Japan’s Jera Looks to Invest in Middle East Hydrogen Projects: Japan’s biggest utility, Jera Co., is looking to invest in low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia ...
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Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence: Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in ...
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A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book: NPR's A Martinez speaks with photojournalist Ivan McClellan about his new book ...
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Nick Cave moves from howling rage to heartbreak in electric Melbourne gig: Every emotion was radiantly captured as Cave moved through stripped-down ...
theage.com.au/culture/live-reviews/nick-cave-moves-from-howling-rage-to-heartbreak-in-electric-melbourne-gig-20240424-p5fmaa.html
Sacha Baron Cohen chapter cut from Australian version of Rebel Wilson book: Rebel Wilson’s book will finally be published in Australia, but the chapter about ...
smh.com.au/culture/books/sacha-baron-cohen-chapter-cut-from-australian-version-of-rebel-wilson-book-20240426-p5fmse.html
Quick Glance: Rebel Wilson's Memoir Published in UK with Redacted Passages
- The UK edition of Australian actor Rebel Wilson's memoir will be published with redacted passages concerning her experience on set with Sacha Baron Cohen.
- HarperCollins mentioned that they have blacked out part of a page in the UK edition along with other small sections for legal reasons.
- Rebel Wilson's memoir, Rebel Rising, is set to be released in the UK this week following its earlier release in the US.
- Baron Cohen's representatives rejected the allegations of bad behavior on set and applauded the removal of Wilson's defamatory claims from the UK edition of the book.
Chinese automakers show off AI-powered 'smartphones on wheels': BEIJING -- XPeng, Geely and other Chinese automakers are showing off innovative new ...
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Beijing auto show: Foreign automakers eager for Chinese partners: Global automakers including Volkswagen and Toyota came to this year's Beijing auto show looking ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/foreign-automakers-eager-chinese-partners-beijing-auto-show-2024-04-26/
Insight: Why BYD's EV exports sell for twice the China price: U.S. and European politicians have raised alarms that their domestic auto industries could be ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/why-byds-ev-exports-sell-twice-china-price-2024-04-26/
Exclusive: Half of Russia's payments to China made through middlemen, sources say
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Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms: TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance said Thursday that it has no plans to sell the social ...
cnn.com/2024/04/25/business/bytedance-denies-reports-selling-tiktok-intl-hnk/
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban Threat: ByteDance Prefers Closure Over Sale, Insiders Say
- ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US are exhausted, said four sources.
- TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance’s total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the US in a worst-case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.
- ByteDance would not agree to sell one of its most valuable assets – its “secret source” – to rivals, said the four sources, referring to the TikTok algorithm.
- After facing challenges regarding bans, the short-form video app has encountered partial and attempted prohibitions in the US and other nations.
Antony Blinken in China: Chinese FM urges US not to suppress China's development
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WADA to launch independent review into Chinese doping case: The under-fire World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review ...
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Gaza protests in the US are expanding: They are targeted and well organized: The student protests in the USA are expanding and are becoming increasingly better ...
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Why China risks US sanctions arming Russia: Survival: US secretary of state Antony Blinken fired a warning salvo toward China during a G7 foreign ministers’ ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/why-china-risks-us-sanctions-arming-russia-survival/
Chinese Stocks Draw Record $3 Billion Influx by Global Funds: Sentiment has clearly turned for the better toward Chinese equities with overseas investors ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-26/chinese-stocks-draw-record-3-billion-influx-by-global-funds
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Killer driver’s shock message to Abdallahs: Danny and Leila Abdallah have announced they have welcomed a new baby girl into the family and have accepted well ...
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First official portrait of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark released since ascending the throne
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/first-photo-of-queen-mary-of-denmark-wearing-crown-jewels/103770422
‘Extraordinary’: Meghan Markle hits new low: COMMENT
news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/extraordinary-meghan-markle-hits-new-low/news-story/856fbdf4d7fb4cdcb81b1eaae67389d2
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks ...
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Singaporean chef Tariq Helou dies suddenly at age 29: The up-and-coming chef owned Fleurette, a restaurant in Rangoon Road he opened in 2020.
straitstimes.com/life/food/singaporean-chef-tariq-helou-dies-suddenly-at-age-29
In-demand Sydney suburbs where house prices jumped the most: Some of Sydney’s strongest house price growth over the past year hasn’t been where you’d expect ...
smh.com.au/property/news/in-demand-sydney-suburbs-where-house-prices-jumped-the-most-20240423-p5flvz.html
British author looking to connect with family of S’porean WWII pilot who inspired her book
straitstimes.com/singapore/british-author-looking-to-connect-with-family-of-s-porean-wwii-pilot-who-inspired-her-book
RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’: A top forecaster issued a dire interest rate warning, predicting that the Reserve Bank will be forced to hike three ...
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Toyota teams up with Tencent for drive into China's EV market: BEIJING -- Toyota Motor said on Thursday that it is forming a strategic alliance with Chinese ...
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Quick Glance: Toyota and Tencent Collaborate for Entry into China's EV Market
- Toyota announces strategic alliance with Tencent to develop artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and big data for electric vehicles in China.
- Japanese automaker Toyota has been facing challenges in the Chinese market due to aggressive pricing and marketing by local competitors.
- Collaboration with Tencent focuses on developing in-car software crucial for next-generation vehicles.
- Demand for electric vehicles in China is rapidly growing, and Toyota aims to accelerate in this sector.
China's ByteDance denies plans to sell TikTok in US: Earlier reports had suggested ByteDance planned to sell the app, without its powerful algorithm ...
dw.com/en/chinas-bytedance-denies-plans-to-sell-tiktok-in-us/a-68926751
U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6%: U.S. economic growth slowed in the first part of the year, falling short of economists’ expectations.
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Quick Glance: Unlikelihood of Fed Rate Cut Before Elections Disrupts Markets
- Investors cast doubt on a Fed rate cut before September.
- Expectations are now fully priced in for a rate cut on November 6-7.
- The shift in market expectations stemmed from inflation and growth data.
- There is now an estimated 75 percent likelihood of a Fed rate cut by September.
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned: TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of ...
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How Kmart reinvented itself in Australia via private label: And became one of the region's largest retailers.
axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2024/04/26/kmart-australia-reinvention-turnaround-retail-discount-department-stores
Young boy dies after horror crash: A five-year-old boy has died following a horror single-vehicle crash in Sydney’s west.
news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/child-dies-after-horror-crash-in-sydneys-west-woman-fighting-for-life/news-story/b25eee397f1638a61d55a2974cad9793
Man wrongly named Bondi killer settles: Seven Network have settled a defamation case filed by a man wrongly identified as the Bondi Junction stabbing killer.
news.com.au/national/courts-law/network-seven-settles-with-man-wrongly-identified-as-bondi-junction-killer/news-story/24581f680332113e21eeaa2f9991c8de
Sought-after Melbourne suburbs where house prices are on discount: A string of popular spots are cheaper than a year ago – but in other neighbourhoods ...
theage.com.au/property/news/sought-after-melbourne-suburbs-where-house-prices-are-on-discount-20240423-p5flyl.html
The aggressive native birds muscling rivals out of Melbourne: Ravens are among the adaptable, aggressive native birds thriving in Australia’s large cities ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-aggressive-native-birds-muscling-rivals-out-of-melbourne-20240422-p5flkb.html
Chinese cognac sales drive Remy Cointreau to Q4 sales beat: Remy Cointreau reported a far smaller-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter sales on Friday ...
reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/remy-cointreau-reports-better-than-expected-q4-sales-2024-04-26/
Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kiribati-deport-australia-born-high-court-judge-2024-04-27/
Push for NSW and WA to join national accessible building code to future-proof housing for ageing population
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/are-new-houses-suitable-for-disabled-ageing-population/103772542
Successful operation on the west coast: Australian animal rights activists celebrate the rescue of 130 whales
spiegel.de/panorama/australien-tierschuetzer-feiern-rettung-von-130-walen-a-ccdd6b40-9cad-451a-bec8-9450afa528de
African women are getting a chance to shine in soccer after years of watching from the sideline
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/african-womens-soccer-kama-umoja/103768674
Why Do Millennials Feel Compelled To Write 'Lol' After Everything?: "I’ve transitioned to ‘haha’ instead of ‘lol’ because I read that 'lol' is millennial-coded."
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Renault talks to China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration: Renault held talks this week with China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on electric and intelligent ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/renault-talks-chinas-li-auto-xiaomi-tech-collaboration-2024-04-26/
US Says Australia, UK Don’t Yet Meet Pacific Accord Requirements: Australia and the UK don’t yet meet arms export standards required for the Aukus partnership ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/us-says-australia-uk-don-t-yet-meet-pacific-accord-requirements
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Agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering US broadband services: The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering the U.S ...
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‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled: Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial
theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/26/cancer-mrna-vaccine-melanoma-trial
Quick Glance: Innovative Cancer Treatment Tested on Melanoma Patient
- A music teacher with melanoma is among the first to receive a new anti-cancer treatment that shows potential for curing the disease.
- The personalized mRNA cancer jab instructs the body's immune system to target and eliminate cancer cells, with promising results in reducing cancer recurrence.
- Conducted by University College London Hospitals, the trial aims to cure melanoma patients and explore its effectiveness in other cancer types.
- The therapy, tailored to each patient's tumor, marks a significant advancement in cancer treatment, with a global trial expanding to recruit 1,100 participants.
Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says: The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China's ...
reuters.com/world/nothing-off-table-us-response-china-overcapacity-yellen-says-2024-04-25/
Inside the China-US Competition for AI Experts: Who’s winning the fight for top-tier AI talent?
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/inside-the-china-us-competition-for-ai-experts
Chinese fast-fashion app Shein will face tougher EU tech rules: Europe tightens scrutiny of China-based tech companies.
politico.eu/article/chinese-fast-fashion-app-shein-will-face-tougher-eu-tech-rules/
JT left speechless over live on air attack: NRL legend Johnathan Thurston was brutally stitched up on live television and it was all thanks to his outfit.
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China summons German ambassador after spying arrests: The German ambassador to China was summoned by Beijing on Thursday in response to several arrests in ...
reuters.com/world/europe/china-summons-german-ambassador-after-spying-arrests-2024-04-25/
In Melbourne’s famous laneways, there is life – and death: In one laneway, people sip wine at a table under a heater. In another, someone is crouched behind a ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/in-melbourne-s-famous-laneways-there-is-life-and-death-20240425-p5fmgw.html
Stephen wanted a big shed with his new home. So he got one – inside the house: The Procter family needed a big shed. And architect Toby Breakspear had a novel ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/stephen-wanted-a-big-shed-with-his-new-home-so-he-got-one-inside-the-house-20240417-p5fkk0.html
China’s money can’t pull PNG from Australia: There can be no more powerful symbol of the relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea than the prime ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinas-money-cant-pull-png-from-australia/
A really scary breed of men are emerging: Jana Hocking: There’s a type of man growing in numbers that are exhibiting some “really scary” behavior ...
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After weeks of controversy, Blondie and Alice Cooper finally play to Sydney crowd
smh.com.au/culture/music/after-weeks-of-controversy-blondie-and-alice-cooper-finally-play-to-sydney-crowd-20240425-p5fmgl.html
Huawei-led Chinese firms aim to make advanced memory chips by 2026, The Information reports
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Beijing auto show welcomes world as China's carmakers aim to conquer it: HONG KONG -- Beijing's premier automobile exhibition is back after a four-year ...
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Xpeng’s flying car affiliate AeroHT closes in on airworthiness certification as Chinese EV maker targets fourth-quarter presales
scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3260577/xpengs-flying-car-affiliate-aeroht-closes-airworthiness-certification-chinese-ev-maker-targets
Could Australia ban X (formerly Twitter) or is it untouchable? The worst-case scenario for Elon Musk
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/elon-musk-x-versus-australia-on-sydney-church-stabbing-video/103761694
Huawei's smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales: It's taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/huaweis-smart-car-tech-offers-automakers-route-china-sales-2024-04-26/
Ozempic bodybuilders push for open access to weight loss drug: While only doctors can prescribe it in Australia, bodybuilders have begun experimenting with ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/ozempic-bodybuilders-mike-israetel-australia-weight-loss/103774608
Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week: Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with U.S. and Russian naval ...
reuters.com/world/china/chinese-military-officials-met-us-russian-naval-officials-this-week-2024-04-25/
Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL on Thursday unveiled a lithium iron ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-ev-battery-maker-catl-unveils-lfp-battery-with-1000-km-range-2024-04-25/
Brighton isn’t all Karens and mansions – but it would help if they locked their doors
theage.com.au/national/victoria/brighton-isn-t-all-karens-and-mansions-but-it-would-help-if-they-locked-their-doors-20240410-p5fitj.html
4 bizarre ways that Chinese people seek supernatural guidance, blessings and wisdom from the gods
scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3259137/4-bizarre-ways-chinese-people-seek-supernatural-guidance-blessings-and-wisdom-gods
Cardboard coffins gaining ground among the eco-conscious: Unity Casket, the first parlour here to launch paper coffins, says it gets up to five orders for this a ...
straitstimes.com/singapore/cardboard-coffins-gaining-ground-among-the-eco-conscious
Cheap shots or legal brutality? Debate rages over ten-hunting Kiwi hitman: Waratahs Tane Edmed was rocked by a slightly late shot by a Chiefs flanker on Friday ...
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Bristol Myers Squibb drafts contingency plans for US restrictions on Chinese pharma
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