SINGAPORE: China’s government is restricting the use of Tesla Inc.’s TSLA -6.93% vehicles by state military company personnel in sensitive industries and key agencies, citing concerns that cars from the US electric …
Read More »Ukraine will nationalize defense company, keeping China out in nod to the US.
Ukraine plans to nationalize a major aerospace manufacturer and cancel its acquisition by China after the United States opposed the deal to keep critical defense technology out of Beijing’s grasp. The Ukrainian …
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TORONTO – The United States and Canada plan to modernize a defense radar and satellite network in the Arctic in an attempt to counter the growing military presence in northern Russia and …
Read More »Senate committees postpone votes on Biden’s WBO nominee Neera Tanden
WASHINGTON – Two Senate committees postponed scheduled votes on Neera Tanden’s nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget, raising further questions that she can garner enough support to be confirmed …
Read More »Biden Releases Pentagon Review of China Strategy
WASHINGTON – President Biden has released a Pentagon review of the national security aspects of the administration’s strategy in China, as part of a broader effort by the administration to determine its …
Read More »TikTok sale to Oracle, Walmart shelves while Biden reviews security
WASHINGTON – A U.S. plan to force the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group that includes Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. has been shelved indefinitely, people familiar with the situation …
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Hong Kong – In the 1960s, John Clancy was sent from a small town in New York State to Hong Kong, a priest for the city’s working poor. He stayed and eventually …
Read More »Trump Defines Conduct, Attacks as Democrats at First Post-Riot Event
After President Trump first spoke publicly when he persuaded his supporters to move to the US Capitol ahead of the riots last week, Democrats attacked him for seeking impeachment again and Twitter …
Read More »Cuba named a state sponsor of terrorism by Trump administration
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is putting Cuba back on the list of countries considered as state sponsors of terrorism, a senior US official said, calling the 2015 move by the Obama …
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest over alleged sabotage of dozens of opposition politicians
HONG KONG – In a series on Wednesday morning, police provoked dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent opposition figures, some of whom said they were charged with sabotage under a national security …
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