Apple Gets a Boost in India as Chinese Suppliers Receive Authorization
More than a dozen Chinese suppliers from Apple Inc. are receiving initial authorization from India to expand in the country, helping the tech giant’s efforts to diversify its assembly network beyond China. AirPods and iPhone assembler Luxshare Precision Industry Co. and a unit of lens maker Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. are among the companies […]
Former Afghan Lawmaker Mursal Nabizada Shot Dead in Kabul
A former Afghan lawmaker and one of her bodyguards were killed in their home in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, police said. Mursal Nabizada had been a member of parliament in the US-backed government that was deposed by the Taliban in August 2021. She was one of the few parliamentarians who remained in Kabul after the Taliban […]
China’s Imports of ICs Fell in 2022 for the First Time Since 2004
China’s imports of integrated circuits (ICs), another term for chips, fell 15.3 percent in volume in 2022 from a year earlier, a sharp reversal from strong growth in the previous two years amid supply chain disruptions as a result of the country’s zero Covid approach and U.S. export restrictions. China imported 538.4 billion units of […]
India Must Close Airspace to Myanmar Warplanes after Attacks
India should prevent Myanmar warplanes from entering Indian airspace during military regime operations to bomb targets in areas near India’s border, an international human rights group has said. Fortify Rights claimed Myanmar’s air force had “dropped bombs on both sides of the Myanmar-India border” in deadly attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday against an ethnic Chin […]
Tesla Nears Deal to Build Plant in Indonesia
Tesla is nearing a preliminary deal to build production facilities in Indonesia with a capacity of one million units, Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. On Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk commented in a tweet referencing the report, saying, “Please be careful when writing articles that cite ‘anonymous sources,’ as they are […]
War Game Shows Taiwan Halting China’s Invasion But At ‘Huge’ Cost
Taiwan is likely to defeat a Chinese invasion if the United States comes to the island’s defense, a prominent think tank says, but warns such a victory would come at an “enormous” cost, including the loss of tens of thousands of lives and damage to Washington’s global standing. The Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
Meta Oversight Board Approves Posts Saying “Death to” Iran’s Leader
The Oversight Board of Meta Platforms Inc. reversed the decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan “death to Khamenei” to criticize Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as not violating a rule prohibiting violent threats. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said that in the context of the […]
UN Security Council Underlines Al Aqsa Status Quo and Takes No Action
Palestinian envoy: “What red line does Israel need to cross for the Security Council to finally say, enough is enough?” Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed concern and stressed the need to maintain the status quo at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, but did not commit to any action days after […]
Online Dating Sites & Apps Reasons for Hookups
Online dating sites and apps have become one of the main ways to meet people for hookups, serious relationships, and even friendships. But online daters can be confused by all the selection out there, and not just by the number of potential partners out there. With so many dating websites and dating apps to choose […]
China Announces the Reopening of the Border with Hong Kong
The announcement comes after three years of border controls that have isolated the financial hub from the Chinese mainland. China announced it will open its border with Hong Kong on Sunday, ending three years of pandemic restrictions that have isolated the financial hub from the Chinese mainland. Hong Kong residents traveling to mainland China will […]