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☆ How 5G connectivity has evolved at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's the culmination of years of fine-tuning over successive Olympic Games — as this timeline shows. The Olympic Games are perhaps the world's best-known sporting competition, broadcast to billions worldwide. Here's how 5G capabilities have progressed at the Olympic Games since 2018, starting with a small trial at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and expanding to today's Games-wide connectivity experience. The companies jointly developed the 5G network at what organizers called "the most innovative Olympic Games ever." Beijing Winter Olympics 2022China has long been an innovator of mobile technology, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing proved no exception.

Persons: —, Markus Nispel, Mario Reis, Orange, Bertrand Rojat, Rojat Organizations: Paris, Service, Olympic, Extreme Networks, Europe, Olympic Games, today's, KT, Korea Telecom, Sync, Tokyo, Intel, NTT Docomo, Tokyo Games, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Games, Paris Olympic Locations: Paris, Africa, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tokyo, Beijing, China, Orange

☆ A North Korean anti-tank missile vehicle appears to be operating near Ukraine. It may be the 1st armored vehicle Pyongyang has sent Russia.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russian forces appear to be operating North Korean-made anti-tank missile vehicles near Ukraine. Images shared on Telegram appear to show the Bulsae-4 vehicle operating around the Kharkiv region. AdvertisementRussian forces appear to have begun using a North Korean anti-tank guided missile vehicle near the border with Ukraine. An image taken by a Ukrainian drone and shared on Telegram appears to show a Bulsae-4 missile vehicle operating near Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region. If confirmed, this would be the first known armored vehicle that North Korea has provided to Russia — which would represent a major escalation in the countries' military relationship.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Korean, Ukrainian, Ukraine's, Korea, Russia

☆ Fears of Wider Mideast Conflict Deepen, With U.S. Seen as ‘Not in Control’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For months, diplomats and analysts in foreign capitals have worried that prolonged political upheaval in the United States could invite aggression abroad, whether in Russia’s waging of war in Ukraine, North Korea’s rogue nuclear ambitions or China’s expansionist designs in the South China Sea. Now, less than 100 days before Americans elect a new president, that broader geopolitical crisis has erupted in the familiar theater of the Middle East. The targeted killings of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders in Beirut and Tehran have deepened fears of a regionwide conflict — one that the United States, caught up in its own political drama at home, may have little capacity to avert or even contain. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States had not been involved in, or even informed of, the operation in Tehran, which the Iranian government swiftly blamed on Israel. To some, Mr. Blinken’s statement confirmed a dangerous power vacuum in the region.

Persons: Antony J, Blinken Locations: United, Ukraine, North, South China, Beirut, Tehran, United States, Israel

☆ Why chip stocks are on an absolute tear today
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia is getting a boost from that and surging after being renamed Morgan Stanley's top semi pick. AdvertisementChip stocks were rallying across the board on Wednesday, driven by a big earnings beat from AMD and Morgan Stanley naming Nvidia a top stock pick. Other stocks getting a lift included ASML (up 11%), Qualcomm (up 6%), and Samsung (up 4%). In addition to riding AMD's wave higher, Nvidia was renamed Morgan Stanley's top semiconductor stock pick. "Through those concerns, the earnings environment is likely to remain strong, for NVIDIA and for the whole AI complex," the analysts said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's, —, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Organizations: Nvidia, AMD, Service, Morgan, Qualcomm, Samsung, NVIDIA Locations: China, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Vistra, Match Group and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Match Group — Shares of the Tinder dating app owner moved 13% higher after the company posted second-quarter revenue of $864 million. That is above the $856.5 million estimate that analysts polled by FactSet had expected. Revenue, however, came in below expectations at $6.48 billion, compared to the $6.55 billion analysts polled by FactSet had expected. Marriott reported $6.44 billion, which was below the $6.47 billion analysts polled by FactSet had expected. Bunge — The food stock moved nearly 8% lower after the company posted second-quarter results that missed analysts' expectations.

Persons: Vistra, FactSet, LSEG, Dan Dolev, AutoNation, Kraft Heinz —, Bunge, Robert " Kelly, Ortberg, Dave Calhoun, Rockwell Collins, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: FactSet, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear, AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Arista Networks, Mizuho, DuPont de Nemours, DuPont, Humana, Starbucks, LSEG, Marriott, Constellation Energy, Constellation, Boeing, Rockwell, Collins Aerospace Locations: Texas, Japan, Korea, Tuesday's

☆ North Korea and South Korean selfie: Why picture of Olympic athletes is so striking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

South Korea won bronze and North Korea bagged silver in the mixed doubles, and South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon celebrated the occasion by whipping out a phone for a picture. The Korean War ended in 1953 with an armistice, and no peace treaty has ever been signed. Olympics organizers have “deeply apologized” to South Korea over a “human error” that saw its 143 athletes wrongly introduced as North Korean at the opening ceremony. The mishap occurred last Friday, when the South Korean athletes made their debut on a boat cruising down the River Seine. The official name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea.

Persons: South Korea’s Lim Jong, ” Organizations: CNN, South Korea, North, Tokyo, South, “, Democratic, Democratic People’s Locations: North Korea, South, PyeongChang, Pyongyang, South Korea, Seoul . North, Korean, Democratic Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea

☆ ASML shares pop 7% after report that U.S. will exempt allies from new China chip restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Shares of ASML jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday after a Reuters report suggested that the company could be exempted from expanded export restrictions on chipmaking gear to China. Reuters reported on Thursday that the U.S. is considering expanding the so-called foreign direct product rule, but that allies that export key chipmaking equipment — including Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea — will be excluded. Exports to China from countries including Israel, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia will be impacted by the U.S. rule, according to Reuters. Taiwan is the home of TSMC , the world's biggest chip manufacturing plant. This comes in contrast to a Bloomberg report earlier this month, which suggested that companies from these countries would be included in an expansion of the rules.

Persons: ASML Organizations: Reuters, Bloomberg Locations: China, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Israel, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, U.S, TSMC

☆ Ilona Maher, Frederick Richard and other viral Olympians winning medals and hearts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Ilona MaherIlona Maher competes in rugby sevens on July 28 at the Paris Olympics. Frederick ‘Fred’ RichardFrederick Richard competes on the high bar during the men's artistic gymnastics team final on day three of the Paris Olympic Games. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesTeam: USASport: Men’s gymnasticsIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s — Stephen Nederoscik! And for good reason: He’s the only American gymnast who’s made the Olympic team as a single-event athlete. Kim YejiKim Yeji shoots during the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final on day two of the Paris Olympic Games.

Persons: CNN —, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Katie Ledecky, Ilona Maher Ilona Maher, Hugo Pfeiffer, she’d, Ilona Maher, she’s, Maher, didn’t, ”, Frederick ‘ Fred ’ Richard Frederick Richard, Jamie Squire, Fred Richard’s, Richard, he’s, Stephen Nederoscik Stephen Nedoroscik, it’s, Stephen Nederoscik, Clark Kent, Nederoscik, who’s, Team USA’s Clark Kent, sweated, Games ’, Tyler, Xi, Wang He, Tyler Downs, He’s, he’ll, Greg Duncan, Kim Yeji Kim Yeji, Charles McQuillan, Kim Yeji, Kim, Oh Ye, Jin, ” Kim, Henrik Christiansen, Henrik Christiansen’s, Christiansen, They’ve, flails, Will Christiansen, Daniella Ramirez, Andrew Kelly, It’s, Ramirez, LeBron James, Coco Gauff, James, Gauff, George Washington, Erik Shoji, Shoji, ” Tara Davis, Tara Davis, Woodhall, Davis, Hunter Woodhall Organizations: CNN, Summer, Paris Olympics, USA, Paris Games, Olympics, BMI, US women’s rugby, Paris Olympic, Getty, Team USA, Olympic Games, Team, Games, Apple, Eiffel, USA’s, Paris Olympic Games, South Korea, Associated Press, Reuters, Woodhall Locations: Paris, Xi An, China, Seine, He’s, Norway, Delaware, Rio, Pisa, “

☆ Kim Yeji, the South Korean Olympic shooter who has taken the internet by storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

She’s Kim Yeji, the 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter who has taken social media by storm following her appearance at the Paris Olympics. Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, with her 19-year-old teammate Oh Ye Jin taking the gold. The platform’s owner, Elon Musk, meanwhile commented that Kim “should be cast in an action movie.”Kim, a first-time Olympian, will next compete at the qualifying round of the 25-meter pistol event on Friday. Kim (left) on the podium alongside gold-medal-winning team mate Oh Ye Jin and bronze medalist Manu Bhaker of India. Kim and Oh are roommates in the Olympic Village, according to the Associated Press, with Kim saying Oh was like a sister to her.

Persons: Kim Yeji, Kim, Oh Ye Jin, ” Charles McQuillan, Sauer, Charles McQuillan, ”, Elon Musk, Kim “, ” Kim, Manu Bhaker, Alain Jocard, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris, Twitter, Getty, Olympic Games, Associated Press, Olympics Locations: Azerbaijan, India, AFP

☆ Wargames show the US could burn through its ammo in 'as few as 3 to 4 weeks' in a war with China, commission warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA new high-profile report on US national defense acknowledged that the Pentagon could deplete its munitions within "three to four weeks" in a protracted war with China. Some important munitions, such as anti-ship missiles, could last only a few days, the commission warned. As an example, they cited a 2022 report from the Royal United Services Institute about the war in Ukraine. Defense industry 'grossly inadequate' even in peacetimeThe US commission warned that defense production as a whole is in bad shape, saying the wider industry doesn't have the capacity to meet national needs even in peacetime.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Army, Democratic, Center for National American Security, Royal United Services Institute, Defense, Department Locations: China, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Donbas, Iran, North Korea

☆ ‘A little Olympian’: Egyptian fencer shares she competed 7 months pregnant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hafez, 26, revealed Monday that she competed in women’s sabre competition — advancing to the round of 16 — while seven months pregnant. It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little baby!” Hafez wrote on Instagram. She previously competed for Egypt at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in sabre. Hafez entered the Olympics as the 29th-ranked sabre in the world and Egypt’s top competitor, according to the International Fencing Federation. “This specific Olympics was different; Three times *Olympian* but this time carrying a little Olympian one!” Hafez wrote, capping her announcement with a fitting heart emoji.

Persons: Nada Hafez, Hafez, ” Hafez, ”, “, Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Jeon, she’s, Carl Recine Organizations: International Fencing Federation Locations: American, South Korea, Egypt, Paris

☆ A Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to athletes who couldn't compete 'because Russia killed them'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to "athletes who could not come and be here because Russia killed them." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesUkraine's National Olympic Committee told Business Insider by email in February that 422 athletes had been killed in the war with Russia. Kharlan received an exemption citing her "unique situation" from the president of the International Olympic Committee — himself an Olympic fencing champion — which allowed her to attend Paris Games. Athletes from Russia and Ukraine have increasingly been at odds since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Persons: —, ake, harlan, ames, hough, ince, cale, Ольга Харлан, Олмпади Organizations: Service, Business, aris G Locations: Russia

☆ At the year's biggest air show, Boeing and Airbus orders were muted. Supply chain worries were not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Toby Melville | ReutersFARNBOROUGH, England — Massive airplane orders, hundreds deep in recent years, were absent from this year's biggest air show. One standout was Air Korea's order for up to 50 Boeing wide-body planes, including the 777X, which Boeing is working toward getting certified by regulators. As both manufacturers grapple with production strains, Air Korea CEO Walter Cho quipped during the Boeing order signing: "Whichever comes first will become our flagship, whoever's on time." Boeing has an overall backlog of close to 5,500 planes, while Airbus has more than 8,000 on order. Many airlines from United Airlines to Air India have also stocked up on new jet orders as travel rebounded in the pandemic.

Persons: Toby Melville, Ihssane Mounir, Boeing's, Walter Cho, whoever's, Peter Anderson, Matthew Childs, Christian Scherer, Scherer Organizations: Airbus, Farnborough, Reuters, Boeing, Wall Street, Paris Air, Ishka, Air, Max, Airbus A321neo, United Airlines, Air India, The Boeing Company, AerCap, Reuters Airbus Locations: Farnborough, Britain, Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England, London, Paris, Air Korea, Arlington , Virginia

☆ North Korea is looking for medicine overseas to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity, spy agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea is seeking medicine for Kim Jong Un's obesity, a South Korean spy agency said. Kim, 40, is said to weigh 308 pounds and have high blood pressure and diabetes. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNorth Korean officials are looking to find new drugs to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity-related health issues, South Korea's spy agency said.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, —, Kim —, Lee Seong Kweun Organizations: Service, National Intelligence Service, AP News, Business Locations: Korea, South Korean

☆ South Korea introduced as North Korea during Olympics opening ceremony, top official ‘deeply sorry’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Xiaofei Xu | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —Olympics organizers have “deeply apologized” to South Korea over a “human error” that saw its 143 athletes wrongly introduced as North Korean at the opening ceremony. The mishap occurred on Friday, when the South Korean athletes made their debut on a boat cruising down the River Seine. Both the French and English announcements falsely identified them as being from the “People’s Democratic Republic of Korea.”That’s the full name of North Korea. South Korea’s Sports Ministry has said it “expresses regret” over the introduction of the South Korean delegation during the opening broadcast. Olympics organizers have “deeply apologized” to South Korea over a “human error” that saw its 143 athletes being wrongly introduced as North Korean at the opening ceremony.

Persons: ”, Thomas Bach, Yoon Suk, Republic of Korea …, Mark Adams, “ Organizations: Paris CNN —, South, “, Democratic, International Olympic Committee, South Korean, Olympic Games, National Olympic Committee, IOC, ” Reuters, Korea’s Sports, Paris Locations: South Korea, Korean, Democratic Republic of Korea, North Korea, Republic of Korea, Covid, Beijing, Japan, Pyongyang, Seoul

☆ Asia's governments seem to think declining birth rates have to do just with dating and sex. That's not the full story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementDeclining birth rates have been a huge bugbear for Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Vanessa LeeLee, who owns two dogs and a cat, said that governments may be overestimating the effectiveness of one-off interventions in bolstering birth rates. AdvertisementShe added that a shift in societal mindsets toward work and family needs to occur for her peers to consider having children. But it also doesn't guarantee that having sex brings children and that not having sex is the only reason why people are not having children," Gietel-Basten said. Low birth rates, according to HKUST's Gietel-Basten, are a "barometer of the challenges in society" and should thus be seen as "symptoms of problems in a society."

Persons: —, Vanessa Lee, Lee, Elon Musk, Paulin Straughan, Poh Lin Tan, Tan, Jonas Hue, Vanessa Lee Lee, It's, Emily Huang, Stuart Gietel, Basten, SMU's Straughan, Straughan, HKUST's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Internal, Ministry, Asahi Shimbun, South, Singapore Management University, Singapore's Institute of Policy, Nordic, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong, Basten

☆ North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over the weekend in efforts supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s state media reported Monday. A flooded area in North Korea's North Pyongan province on July 28, pictured in a photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. At least 15 people died following a rain-triggered landslide in central China’s Hunan Province, Chinese state media Xinhua said Sunday. China’s northeast – a key food-growing region which traditionally had been less effected by frequent flooding – is also grappling with heavy rains. In China’s Liaoning province, across the border from North Korea’s North Pyongan, more than 45,000 people were evacuated from their homes as of Sunday morning as heavy rains hit the region, according to Xinhua.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Kim –, Gaemi Organizations: CNN, North Korean, North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, Xinhua Locations: China, North Pyongan, Yalu, North Korea, Sinuiju City, Dandong, Asia, North Korea's, Pyongan province, Philippines, Taiwan, China’s Fujian Province, China’s Hunan Province, –, China’s Liaoning, North Korea’s, Xinhua, Southwest Liaoning

☆ Paris Olympics: Who Leads the Medal Count?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Josh Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. France Japan China Britain Australia S. Korea Italy Canada Kazakhstan S. Africa Brazil Sweden Germany Belgium Hong Kong Moldova Azerbaijan Romania Uzbekistan Fiji Kosovo Mongolia Poland Tunisia Croatia Egypt Spain Hungary India Ireland Mexico Switzerland Slovakia Turkey Ukraine Possible rank in Olympic medal count 1st 25th or lowerParis Olympics: Who Leads the Medal Count? As of Monday at 4:07 p.m. Eastern time, Japan stood atop the official Olympic medal table, which sorts nations based on their number of gold medals. That approach is common in much of the world, with silver and bronze used only to break ties. By another measure, the United States leads because it has the most medals overall (20, at last count). (Bronze medals are always worth one point.)

Organizations: Brazil Sweden Germany Belgium Hong Kong Moldova Azerbaijan Romania Uzbekistan Fiji Kosovo Mongolia Poland Tunisia Croatia, Mexico Switzerland Slovakia Turkey Ukraine, Paris, The New York Times, Japan Locations: France Japan China Britain Australia, Korea Italy Canada Kazakhstan, Brazil Sweden Germany Belgium Hong Kong Moldova Azerbaijan Romania Uzbekistan Fiji Kosovo Mongolia Poland Tunisia, Brazil Sweden Germany Belgium Hong Kong Moldova Azerbaijan Romania Uzbekistan Fiji Kosovo Mongolia Poland Tunisia Croatia Egypt Spain Hungary India, Mexico Switzerland Slovakia Turkey, Japan, United States, U.S, France, China, Britain, Australia, Korea, Italy, Canada, Kazakhstan, Germany, That’s

☆ US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A dealer works behind U.S., left, and Japanese national flags at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo, Japan. The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defense ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a U.S. official said. Forces Japan as a Joint Force Headquarters, reporting to the commander of U.S. INDOPACOM," the U.S. official told a briefing ahead of the talks. The command will be headed by a three-star general, the official said, not the four-star rank that Japan had requested. Prompted by China's growing military might, Japan is stepping back from decades of postwar pacifism.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Defence Lloyd Austin, Yoko Kamikawa, Minoru Kihara, Kihara, Shin Won, Austin, Fumio Kishida, Joe Biden, Biden, Blinken, Wang Yi Organizations: U.S, Defence, Japanese, Austin, South Korean, Forces Japan, Joint Force Headquarters, U.S ., Defense Industrial Cooperation, Sustainment Locations: Tokyo, Japan, United States, Washington, China, North Korea, United, Asia, U.S, Ukraine, Blinken, Austin, Philippines, Laos

☆ Blinken chides Beijing's 'escalating actions' at sea, concerned over Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised Beijing's "escalating and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea at a summit on Saturday, while his Russian counterpart said Washington has stoked anxiety with its plan for a nuclear deterrence with ally Seoul for the Korean peninsula. Blinken singled out China over its coast guard's hostile actions against U.S. defense treaty ally the Philippines in the South China Sea. The Philippines' small troop presence on a grounded former U.S. navy ship at the Second Thomas Shoal has angered China for years. Blinken discussed Taiwan with Wang and concerns about Beijing's recent "provocative actions", included a simulated blockade during the inauguration of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, a senior U.S. State Department official said. Wang told Blinken that although communications had been maintained between China and the United States, Washington had not stopped its containment and suppression of Beijing and had even intensified it.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Wang Yi, Beijing's, Blinken, Thomas Shoal, Wang, Lai Ching Organizations: China's, 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Washington, Seoul, U.S, ASEAN Regional Forum, EU, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Foreign, Taiwan, U.S . State Department Locations: Vientiane, South, China, Philippines, South China, Manila, Russia, India, Australia, Japan, Gaza, Ukraine, North, U.S, Laos, Beijing, Taiwan, United States, Washington

☆ Canada's 'shoestring' navy needs drastic changes to buy the new submarine fleet it wants
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Submarines could be very useful for defense of Canadian territory, or asserting a presence in contested Arctic waters. But tripling Canada's submarine fleet will require more than buying new boats. AdvertisementThough Canada acquired its first submarine in 1914, its recent experience with undersea boats has not been a happy one. In 1998, the Royal Canadian Navy bought four used British Upholder-class diesel-electric subs that became surplus as Britain switched to an all-nuclear submarine fleet. Several foreign shipbuilders have expressed interest in selling subs to Canada, including South Korea's Hanwha Ocean and Sweden's Saab.

Persons: —, Paul Mitchell, Mitchell, Refits, Sweden's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Royal Canadian Navy, NATO, Business, Canadian Forces College, Canada's Department of National Defense, East, Pacific, RCN, Britain, Sweden's Saab, Canada, Shipbuilding Strategy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Canada, Britain, Germany, Victoria, Canadian, Russia, China, Pacific, Davis, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Barents, West, British Columbia, South, Forbes

☆ U.S. and Japan Announce Steps to Strengthen Their Military Ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Edward Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The top diplomatic and defense officials from the United States and Japan announced on Sunday that their nations would take concrete steps to bolster their military alliance because of the growing threat from China in the region. Those steps include establishing joint forces that would answer to the American commander in the Indo-Pacific, according to a statement issued by the two governments’ top officials and the committee that they oversaw. The statement framed these changes in the alliance relationship mainly as a response to aggressive moves by China in East Asia. The statement focused on China’s actions in the East China Sea, South China Sea and beyond while also mentioning hostile activity by Russia and North Korea. The governments reaffirmed the importance of the mutual-defense clause in their treaty because of the “increasingly severe security environment caused by recent moves of regional actors,” they said.

Persons: ” Locations: United States, Japan, China, East Asia, East China, South China, Russia, North Korea

☆ South Korea stung by introduction at Paris Olympics opening ceremony as North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ben Burrows | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

South Korea is seeking a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach after its 143 athletes were wrongly introduced as North Korean during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics. AdvertisementThe formal name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea. North Korea, which has 16 athletes as part of its first delegation since 2016, was properly introduced later in the program in French and English. South Korea and North Korea have been established as separate entities since 1948 and have been in conflict after the Korean War of the early 1950s. In 2012, organizers in London blamed “human error” after a flag of South Korea was displayed alongside North Korea’s women’s team ahead of a game in the soccer tournament.

Persons: Thomas Bach, ”, Mark Adams, “, Jang Mi Ran, Bach, Richard Pelham Organizations: Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, IOC, South Korean, Democratic, The Athletic, Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, of Foreign Affairs, Korean Olympic Committee, Korea Sports Federation, Korea’s women’s, Getty Locations: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Korea, “, Paris, Korean, London

☆ Blinken meets China’s top diplomat in Laos as global giants keep communication lines open
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Nectar Gan | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as China’s increasingly assertive moves in the South China Sea and threats toward Taiwan, have in recent years soured the Washington-Beijing relationship. In contrast, both Putin and Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov have been greeted in Beijing multiple times since the invasion. against a backdrop of increasingly violent clashes between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea. “We are pleased to take note of the successful resupply today of the Second Thomas Shoal, which is the product of an agreement reached between the Philippines and China,” Blinken said. His running mate JD Vance has advocated halting military aid to Ukraine in favor of focusing on Taiwan’s defense.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Wang Yi, Joe Biden’s, China’s, Xi Jinping’s, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Wang, Dmytro Kuleba, Beijing “, ”, Putin, Sergei Lavrov, Kuleba, Lavrov, Russia …, “, ” Lavrov, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, Beijing’s, Shoal, Thomas, ” Blinken, Biden, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kamala Harris Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, United, Foreign, ASEAN, Laos –, North American Aerospace Defense Command, NATO, Ukraine, European Union, Ukrainian Foreign, South China, Republican, Democratic Locations: Hong Kong, China, Laos, Asia, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Mongolia, Ukraine, South, Taiwan, Washington, Beijing, Alaska, Russia, Moscow, Russia’s, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Manila, South China

☆ I'm from Tanzania and stayed at a North Korean summer camp. It was the perfect hideout, even if nobody had internet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I felt like I was at homeWhen we came out of the camp for visits in Pyongyang, North Korean civilians came and talked to us. Regina Beraldo Kihwele and her friends won the cooking competition at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016. Regina Beraldo Kihwele sang onstage at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016. Courtesy of Regina Beraldo KihweleThe perfect hideoutTanzanians complained a lot about not having internet on camp. Regina Beraldo Kihwele with Russian friends in Pyongyang, North Korea, in the summer of 2016.

Persons: —, Regina Beraldo Kihwele, Julius Nyerere, shocker, Beraldo Kihwele, Beraldo, Tanzanians, it's, Beraldo Kihwele I'm, wouldn't Organizations: Service, Korea's, Laureate International, Business, Regina, North, North Korean Locations: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, British, North Korea, Pyongyang, North Korean, Moscow, Nakhodka, Vladivostok

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