SMIC, China’s biggest contract chip manufacturer, is seen as critical to Beijing’s ambitions of cutting foreign reliance in its domestic semiconductor industry as the U.S. continues to curb China’s tech power. SMIC lags behind Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, according to analysts....
The Philippines’ military chief accused China of a “malign influence effort” on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea....
Opal Sandy from Oxfordshire in the UK is the first patient treated in a global gene therapy trial, which shows “mind-blowing” results. She is the first British patient in the world and the youngest child to receive this type of treatment....
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Monday said he will vote for President Joe Biden in November, arguing former President Donald Trump “has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.”...
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40% by 2040, compared with 2025....
A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an “unsafe” and “unacceptable” confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday....
“Nearly two thirds of the countries on the continent are anticipating higher growth this year, on the back of the modest easing in global financial conditions and a recovery in private investment and consumption,” reads a statement from Wale Edun, Nigeria’s minister of finance and chair of the African caucus, and...
The Hague-based office of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on Friday that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials must cease immediately....
China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC warns of ‘fierce’ competition as it misses quarterly profit expectations (www.cnbc.com)
SMIC, China’s biggest contract chip manufacturer, is seen as critical to Beijing’s ambitions of cutting foreign reliance in its domestic semiconductor industry as the U.S. continues to curb China’s tech power. SMIC lags behind Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, according to analysts....
"A genocidal government": Discussion with Cosette Wu, the woman behind the Harvard speech disruption criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (focustaiwan.tw)
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How the Great Firewall of China Detects and Blocks Fully Encrypted Traffic (gfw.report)
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How the Great Firewall of China Detects and Blocks Fully Encrypted Traffic (gfw.report)
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LockBit ransomware gang claims attack on Wichita as city struggles with payment issues, airport disruption (therecord.media)
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LocalMonero / AgoraDesk will be winding down it's operations (localmonero.co)
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'Neom' project: Forces in Saudi Arabia 'told to kill' to clear land for a futuristic desert city being built by dozens of Western companies, ex-intelligence officer says (www.bbc.com)
Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line, part of the Neom eco-project....
Philippine military chief accuses China of 'malign influence effort' to distract from 'the China coast guard's ongoing aggressive behaviour' (www.reuters.com)
The Philippines’ military chief accused China of a “malign influence effort” on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea....
Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy (www.cuh.nhs.uk)
Opal Sandy from Oxfordshire in the UK is the first patient treated in a global gene therapy trial, which shows “mind-blowing” results. She is the first British patient in the world and the youngest child to receive this type of treatment....
I love tardigrades and think they deserve more love, so I made a quick doodle of a jelly tardigrade angel! 🍮 (lemm.ee)
Don’t worry, this little angel respawns whenever he’s eaten, and tastes like raspberry!
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he is voting for Biden in November (www.cnn.com)
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Monday said he will vote for President Joe Biden in November, arguing former President Donald Trump “has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.”...
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows, researcher says (theconversation.com)
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40% by 2040, compared with 2025....
Chinese fighter jet endangered Australian military helicopter during "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia says (www.reuters.com)
A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an “unsafe” and “unacceptable” confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday....
International Monetary Fund projects improved growth for Africa but debt and limited taxes still prompt concern (african.business)
“Nearly two thirds of the countries on the continent are anticipating higher growth this year, on the back of the modest easing in global financial conditions and a recovery in private investment and consumption,” reads a statement from Wale Edun, Nigeria’s minister of finance and chair of the African caucus, and...
International Criminal Court appeals for end of 'intimidation' of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offence against the “administration of justice” (www.aljazeera.com)
The Hague-based office of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on Friday that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials must cease immediately....