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☆ Russia wants its pro-war bloggers to identify themselves by 2025. Only about 10% of its top channels are complying, analysis says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But Kremlin-affiliated and pro-war accounts aren't playing ball, independent Russian media reported. A new analysis found that only 10 of the top 82 political pro-government Telegram channels had registered. Nearly 90% of Russia's top pro-war Telegram channels have been ignoring a government directive to identify themselves in an official registry, per an analysis by independent media outlet Vertska. But the move was originally unpopular with pro-Kremlin military bloggers, who often maintain anonymity and sometimes post analyses and criticism of Russian war leaders. Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma, runs the most popular registered channel.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Vertska, Rybar, Ramzan Kadyrov, Dmitry Medvedev, Sergei Sobyanin, Boris Rozhin, Cassad, Dmitry Nikotin, Vyacheslav Volodin, Roskomnadzor Organizations: Kremlin, Security Council, Russian Defense, Duma, Business, YouTube Locations: Russia, Russian, Moscow's, Washington, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Zelenskyy said Ukraine could join NATO without Article 5 applying to its occupied territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementVolodymyr Zelenskyy has been pushing this week for NATO to invite Ukraine to join its alliance. He said on Sunday that NATO's self-defense pact wouldn't have to apply to Ukraine's occupied territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that his country could join NATO without the alliance's collective self-defense agreement applying to its territory occupied by Russia. Related Video Zelenskyy calls out Russian 'genocide' in Ukraine, demands action at UNSpeaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said that any invitation for Ukraine to join NATO still has to recognize all of its territory as Ukrainian, including areas occupied by Russia. There would be no obligation for the rest, which is the Ukrainian territory seized by Russia in the east.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Putin, they're Organizations: NATO, UN, Sky News, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Canada, Turkey

☆ Xi Jinping's military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China's forces
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adm. Miao Hua is one of six members of an exclusive commission led by Xi that oversees China's military. He's the latest in a string of high-ranking defense officials to be purged from China's military. A top-ranking admiral in China's Central Military Commission — the highest body commanding its forces — has been placed under investigation, the country's defense ministry said on Thursday. AdvertisementTwo vicechairmen of the Central Military Commission have been investigated before, but only after they exited the commission. The push has coincided with Xi's heavy emphasis on modernizing China's military and catching up in strength with US forces.

Persons: Adm, Miao Hua, Xi, —, Wu Qian, Miao, Xi Jinping, Zhang Youxia, Dong Jun, Dong, Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe, Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou — Organizations: Commission, People's Liberation Army, PLA Navy, Financial Times, Central Military Commission, CNN Locations: Fujian, Beijing, China

☆ Xi Jinping can't seem to find the right man to be the face of China's military
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementChina's defense minister, Dong Jun, is being probed for corruption, the FT reported on Wednesday. Xi Jinping and his leaders likely took at least two months to select, vet, and announce Dong in 2023. Less than a year into his post, China's defense minister is now being placed under investigation for graft, according to a new report by The Financial Times. AdvertisementWhen asked about reports of an investigation into Dong, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning curtly dismissed them as rumors. AdvertisementChina's defense minister doesn't typically have operational command of combat forces but is instead a diplomatic and public-facing figure representing the military.

Persons: Dong Jun, Xi Jinping, Dong, Adm, Li Shangfu, Li, Wei Fenghe, Wei, Lloyd Austin, Mao Ning curtly, Xi, Dong's, doesn't Organizations: The Financial Times, People's Liberation Army, PLA Rocket Force, Chinese Communist Party, US, Foreign Ministry, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Business, Dong, Reuters, Central Military Commission, PLA Locations: Laos, Dong, China

☆ Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's defense ministry issued a recall of 120mm artillery shells this week, citing defects in a recently delivered batch of rounds. The defective 120mm rounds — light artillery shells that Ukraine typically uses in mortars — were first reported in early November by Censor.Net, a local media outlet run by journalist Yuriy Butusov. Ukroboronprom and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry did not respond to requests sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Globally, Ukraine's allies have also struggled to quickly scale up production of artillery shells. On November 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said domestic factories had produced 2.5 million artillery shells and mortar rounds in 2024 alone.

Persons: Censor.Net, Yuriy Butusov, Yuriy Nikolov, Ukroboronprom, Suspilne, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Factory, Local, TSN, NATO, Ukroboronprom, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Business, Suspilne Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Russia says it's thinking of putting missiles in Asia if the US keeps deploying the weapons systems that anger China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementRussia is considering deploying missiles in Asia if the US stations more systems there, a top official said. The remark hints at a potential for Russia to enter the fray in a region fraught with US-China tensions. Sergei Ryabkov, one of Russia's deputy foreign ministers, said on Monday that Moscow is considering deploying its short- to medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific. He had been asked by a reporter if Russia might station its missiles in Asian countries, according to the agency. Meanwhile, the US Army would respond by deploying long-range units from its Multi-Domain Task Force to the Philippines, per Kyodo News.

Persons: Sergei Ryabkov, Ryabkov, Trump Organizations: TASS, Kyodo, US, Kyodo News, Marine Littoral Regiment, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Marine, Regiment, US Army, Domain, Force, Associated Press, Xinhua, Nuclear Forces, Soviet Locations: Russia, Asia, China, Moscow, Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan's, Okinawa, Manila, Soviet Union

☆ Musk's F-35 jab could be a preview of the fights DOGE will wage to cut government spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Cookbook authors and chefs explain how you can make almost any part of your holiday meal in a Crock-Pot . Today, we're looking at what Elon Musk's jab at the F-35 says about the debate over using manned fighters or drones in warfare . AdvertisementWith promises of cutting trillions of dollars in government spending, DOGE will need to swing big. Drone usage in combat is on the rise, as is evident in the Ukraine war, and offers benefits around cost. Zoom is taking an AI-first approach to corporate communications , CEO Eric Yuan wrote in a company blog post published Monday.

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☆ The Philippines' vice president has publicly threatened to assassinate her boss and his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday that she'd spoken to a hitman to kill her boss and his wife. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte openly threatened on Saturday to assassinate the country's president, marking the deepest fracture yet in an alliance they once formed for the 2022 election. AdvertisementEduardo Año, national security advisor to the president, added that authorities considered Duterte's threat a "matter of national security." But she also blasted the national security council, saying that its responsibilities related to the safety of the country, not a vice president's remarks about a president. AdvertisementA partnership doomed from the startIn the Philippines, the vice president and president are elected separately and don't necessarily hail from the same party or ideology, though Duterte and Marcos positioned themselves as running mates.

Persons: Sara Duterte, Duterte, I've, Ferdinand, Bong Bong, Marcos, you'll, BBM, Liza Araneta, Martin Romualdez, Eduardo Año, Duterte's, Rodrigo Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Sr, Ronald Holmes, gunning, —, Jorge Tigno, that's, Holmes, Tigno Organizations: of Representatives, voters, De La Salle University, of Education, Lawmakers, University of, Duterte, Senate, Business Locations: Philippines, Manila, China, Southeast

☆ Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementElon Musk criticized the F-35 program on Sunday. The GAO expects the F-35 program to cost about $2 trillion over its entire lifespan. The billionaire reposted a video montage of coordinated drone swarms on X, writing: "Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35." Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35 🗑️ 🫠pic.twitter.com/4JX27qcxz1 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024It's unclear if Musk intends to use his new position to impact any plans or costs for the F-35, the Pentagon's most expensive fighter program to date. AdvertisementMusk has said before that the US should consider remote-piloted alternatives to manned jets, both to keep up with the rise in drone warfare but also to help Air Force procurement stay competitive.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk's, Trump, Donald Trump, emoji, Musk Organizations: GAO

☆ Gautam Adani's associates used Excel and PowerPoint to discuss their bribe options in a $250 million scheme, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors said four of his associates discussed their share of the bribes via Excel and PowerPoint. New York prosecutors charging one of India's richest men with bribery said his associates used Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to discuss and analyze their corrupt payments. AdvertisementThe Adani Group and attorneys for the other defendants did not respond to requests for comment from BI. Prosecutors said that during this period, the Adani Group falsely told investors at least four times that it had not paid bribes. AdvertisementIn a statement on its website on Thursday, the Adani Group said the prosecution's accusations are "baseless and denied."

Persons: Gautam Adani, Prosecutors, Adani, Sam Bankman, Sagar Adani, Vneet Jaain, Rupesh Agarwal, Agarwal, Cyril Cabanes, Sagar Organizations: Excel, New, Microsoft, Adani, Energy, Power, Prosecutors, New York Stock Exchange, Eastern, of, Adani Group, US Department of Justice, Adani Enterprises, SEC, Wednesday Locations: New York, India, of New York, British, Hong Kong, Indian

☆ The Putin-Kim bromance grows with a lion, yaks, bears, cockatoos, pheasants, and 40 ducks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussia announced on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is gifting Kim Jong Un about 70 animals for his zoo. Russia's environmental ministry said the animals include a lioness, two bears, two yaks, and over 60 birds. The new set of animals is another touch by Putin to firm up his alliance with North Korea. AdvertisementKozlov's ministry said it had previously sent Pyongyang birds such as eagles, cranes, and parrots, but that it was the first time Russia had donated mammals. In August, the Times of London, citing a veterinary source in Russia, reported that the Russian leader had sent Pyongyang two dozen purebred white horses.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Putin, Kim Jong, Alexander Kozlov, Kozlov's, Kim Organizations: Russia, North, Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Moscow Zoo, Pyongyang Central Zoo, North Korean State Media, NATO, Central, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Locations: North Korea, Moscow, Pyongyang, North Korean, Korean, Russia, London, Russian, The, Ukraine, Korea, Germany, Poland, Western, Stockholm

☆ Ray Dalio says to understand Trump's 2nd administration, you should study how far-right governments in the 1930s worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementRay Dalio said Trump's approach to governance was tried by hard-right states in the 1930s. Dalio, who often publishes personal remarks on the global economy, wrote a LinkedIn commentary on Wednesday with his predictions for a second Trump administration. Advertisement"Think of Gordon Gekko and the perspective he conveyed in his 'greed is good' speech," Dalio wrote of Trump's approach, referring to Michael Douglas' character from "Wall Street," the 1987 film. Dalio wrote that he isn't saying Trump's administration would be fascist or that Trump would behave like fascist leaders. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesTheir mission, Dalio wrote, is to "create maximum economic strength and fight foreign enemies."

Persons: Ray Dalio, Trump, Donald Trump, Trump's, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Gordon Gekko, Dalio, Michael Douglas, Ramaswamy, Marco Rubio, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Brandon Bell, Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, of Government, Trump, SpaceX, Fox News, Defense Secretary, New York, United Nations, US Senate, Republican, Business Locations: United States, Washington, China

☆ US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what's needed for countering China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"It's now eating into stocks," he said on Tuesday of advanced weapon shipments to Ukraine and Israel. The US Navy's top commander in the Indo-Pacific raised concerns on Tuesday that the Pentagon's advanced weapons shipments to Ukraine and Israel could sap the strength it needs to deal with China. While speaking at the Brookings Institution, Adm. Samuel Paparo said he initially hadn't been concerned with the weapons sent to the Middle East and Europe. Adm. John Aquilino, Paparo's predecessor at Indopacific Command, said in March that China could be ready to invade Taiwan as early as 2027. AdvertisementPress teams for the Pentagon and Indo-Pacific Command did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Sam Paparo, Paparo, Samuel Paparo, hadn't, who's, it's, John Aquilino, Mike Miniham Organizations: Pentagon, US, Brookings Institution, Pacific Command, Patriots, Israel, Indopacific Command, US Air Force, Press, Business Locations: China, Ukraine, Israel, East, Europe, Kyiv, People's Republic of China, Russia, Taiwan, Beijing

☆ Putin paying for 100,000 North Korean troops helps him delay a second mobilization: ISW
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementNorth Korean troops in Russia help Putin beyond sheer manpower needs — they help him at home, too. "The deployment of roughly 100,000 North Korean personnel would only replace Russian losses for less than three months," the think-tank wrote. In total, that could mean 100,000 North Korean troops cycling in and out of combat within a year, he said. The North Korean troops in Russia are believed to be special forces, which South Korean intelligence estimates say consist of about 200,000 members in total. AdvertisementSeoul also says that Russia is paying about $2,000 a month for each North Korean soldier.

Persons: Putin, ISW, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Russia's, Dmytro, Kim Jong Un Organizations: Putin, Kremlin, Institute for, Korean, Bloomberg, North Locations: Russia, The Washington, Moscow, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Kursk, Kyiv, North Korea, South Korea, America, Seoul, Korean, South

But many Syracuse residents feel that a potential threat to their health is being ignored. “This is morally outrageous.”City officials say that more than 14,000 homes receive water from lead pipes, which comprises about a quarter of residences citywide. In Syracuse, officials say there is no lead in the lake that provides drinking water to residents. That’s faster than EPA guidelines that call for lead pipes to be replaced within a decade. Activists hope Syracuse officials will learn lessons from the Flint water crisis, during which almost 30,000 children drank and bathed in lead-laced water before the EPA stepped in.

Persons: retesting, Maureen Murphy, Mike Groll, ”, Erik Olson, NRDC, Greg Loh, Loh, “ We’ve, ” Loh, Robert Brandt, ” Brandt, Oceanna, Fair, Ella, it’s, Dr, Nicole Brescia, Ella’s, Kyla Guilfoil, Erin McLaughlin, Emily Berk, Elizabeth Chuck Organizations: Syracuse City Hall, Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, EPA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Syracuse, NBC News, New York State Department of Health, Water, Oceanna, Health Department Locations: SYRACUSE, New York, Flint , Michigan, Syracuse, N.Y, Flint, Michigan, week’s, “, Onondaga County

☆ Meet the top 4 candidates Trump is considering for Secretary of the Treasury
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementLast week, Trump was said to be deciding between two leading candidates for Treasury Secretary. Here are the top picks Trump is reportedly now considering for Secretary of the Treasury. Kevin WarshKevin Warsh, center, is rising as one of the candidates for Trump's Treasury Secretary. AdvertisementMarc RowanMarc Rowan isn't said to be actively lobbying for Treasury Secretary, but his aides have reportedly been in touch with the Trump administration. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBessent, 62, was one of the original frontrunners for Trump's Treasury Secretary.

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☆ Trump picked a Project 2025 coauthor to run the FCC. Here's what it means for Big Tech.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He's the author of the FCC chapter of Project 2025, which hopes to cut Big Tech's immunity for content moderation. Carr's stance on Big TechIn his Project 2025 chapter, Carr writes that one of his four main goals for the FCC is "Reining in Big Tech." His interpretation of the section would give Big Tech immunity only against being compelled to take down content. AdvertisementHe proposed that Big Tech firms be compelled to make public their traffic and monetization algorithms, saying they now operate in a "black box." Carr's two other points in his Project 2025 chapter are to increase accountability measures for federal tech programs and to drive hard to develop 5G infrastructure.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brendan Carr, Carr, that's, Trump Organizations: Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Republican, Republicans, Department of Education, Innovators, Big Tech, Communications, Universal Service Fund, China's Locations: America, Big Tech, China, Russia, Iran

☆ Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio donated 36 Soviet-era tanks that were used as props
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mosfilm's head told Putin that it donated 28 T-55 tanks and eight PT-76 tanks to the defense ministry. Mosfilm's website says the studio has over 190 armored vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled guns, though it described them as being "disguised" as equipment from various periods. Still, Shakhnazarov's statement comes as Moscow has struggled to maintain its inventory of armored vehicles amid heavy losses in the last two years. Figures from Dutch open-source tracking group Oryx say that Russia has lost 10,888 armored vehicles since the war began, including 3,558 tanks. AdvertisementThe Russian Defense Ministry and Mosfilm did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Putin, —, Mosfilm, Karen Shakhnazarov, Vladimir Putin, Shakhnazarov Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Kremlin, Armed Forces, Royal United Services Institute, Russian Defense Ministry, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin introduced new restrictions on Wednesday to medical payouts for Russia's wounded troops, swiftly enacting a decree that allows only those with severe injuries to receive a promised $30,000. Related VideoBut Russian leader Vladimir Putin's new instruction on Wednesday reduces that payout to $10,000 for less severe injuries and $1,000 for other cases. Russia still holds to a law signed by Putin in March 2022 that entitles those who die in the war to about 7.4 million rubles, or $75,000, as well as 5 million rubles, or $50,000, to their families. AdvertisementThose wounded and deemed "unfit for duty" are also entitled to another 2.96 million rubles on top of their injury payout. The UK estimated that as many as 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded on average for every day of October.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Mikhail Mishustin, Putin, Anna Tsivileva Organizations: Kremlin, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Ukraine's

☆ China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China's hyped air show kicked off with performances from its aerobatics team on Tuesday. But the grand display was dampened by smog filling the skies over Zhuhai, Guangdong. AdvertisementChina's biggest air exhibition opened on Tuesday to smoggy skies obscuring an intricate aerobatics performance meant to display the country's aircraft to the world. In its first official public appearance, the J-35A flew briefly at the opening in Zhuhai, climbing into the hazy sky. The smoggy opening also comes as China has sought to shed the reputation of its cities as being wracked by air pollution.

Persons: —, Sp0wzC4wWm —, Lockheed Martin's, COMAC Organizations: Service, Liberation Army Air Force, Sp0wzC4wWm — Reuters, Red Falcon, Lockheed, Boeing, University of Chicago, WHO Locations: Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

☆ A former North Korean special forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One ex-member of the branch said he thinks North Korea did send special forces, but not its best. AdvertisementAs questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea, in this picture released on March 16, 2024. During a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. This image released by South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence service shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watches numerous shirtless North Korean troops in combat training, according to the agency.

Persons: —, Kim Jong, they're, Lee Woong, gil, Kim Jong Un, REUTERS Lee, Lee, there's, Kim, James JB, Insider's Mia Jankowicz, South Korea Kovalenko Organizations: Storm Corps, Service, Korea Times, North, KCNA, REUTERS, The Korea Times, Associated Press, Wall Street, Ukraine's Center, National Intelligence, National Intelligence Service, South, Kremlin Locations: Russia, North Korea, North, South Korea, Seoul, Washington, Ukraine, Kursk, Korean, South

☆ A former North Korean special-forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, at a March military demonstration in North Korea. AdvertisementDuring a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. AdvertisementThat comes as South Korea has become home to one of the world's fastest-growing defense industries in recent years. Correction: November 11, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the country in which videos appear to show North Korean troops.

Persons: Kim Jong, they're, Lee Woong, gil, Kim Jong Un, REUTERS Lee, Kim, Lee, There's, James JB, Insider's Mia Jankowicz, South Korea Kovalenko Organizations: Storm Corps, Korea Times, KCNA, REUTERS, The Korea Times, Associated Press, North, Korea's Defense Ministry, Wall Street, Ukraine's Center, South Korea's National Intelligence Service, National Intelligence Service, South, Kremlin Locations: Russia, North Korea, North, South Korea, Seoul, Washington, Kyiv, Ukraine's, Ukraine, Kursk, Korean, South

On the campaign trail, he said Taiwan should pay the US for protection. But a second term for President-elect Donald Trump raises uncomfortable questions for Taiwan at a moment of mounting risks. Advertisement"I think, Taiwan should pay us for defense," Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek in June. Advertisement"There could well be a demand for Taiwan to 'pay' more for its own protection and perhaps to invest in the United States. "The good news for Taiwan is that Taiwan has bipartisan support in the US Congress," Chin said.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Lai Ching, Lai, Trump, Tsai Ing, Wen, Xi Jinping, he's, Chong Ja Ian, Biden, Abrams, Benjamin Blandin, Blandin, James Chin, Chin, Zhu Fenglian, Zhu, Taiwan's, Ting Yeh Organizations: Service, Taiwan, US, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wall Street, National University of Singapore, Pentagon, Air Missile Systems, Patriot, Yokosuka Council, Pacific Studies, Trump, University of Tasmania, China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Watch, Nikkei, China Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, Taipei, China, United States, Yokosuka, Asia, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Nikkei Asia, Ukraine

☆ China's navy warned its millennial and Gen Z sailors not to display their military credentials to attract attention on dating apps
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China told its sailors on Monday to avoid posting about their jobs on dating apps. In the last year, China has pushed hard on warnings about online habits that it deems are security threats. AdvertisementChina's navy warned its younger members on Monday to avoid publicizing their military careers on dating apps over concerns of security breaches by foreign entities. The internet has traps," the People's Liberation Army Navy's official propaganda arm wrote in a social media post for the "internet generation." Related Video China shows how it would attack Taiwan as tensions rise"Nowadays, dating apps have emerged in an endless stream," the post reads.

Persons: —, Xi Jinping, Li Shangfu Organizations: Service, People's Liberation Army, Microsoft, Defense Locations: China, Taiwan, Beijing, Washington

☆ Workers in Missouri can look forward to raises after minimum wage boosts were passed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In Missouri, voters opted to raise the minimum wage. In Massachusetts, workers who rely on tips could see a bump in their base pay, while minimum wage workers in three other states could see a broad pay bump. Related VideoMissouriIn Missouri, voters have opted to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 by 2026. His opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, has pledged support for raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. "Raising the minimum wage will increase people's ability to shop at our business and local businesses across Missouri.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, David Burmeister, Louis, We've Organizations: Workers, Service, New York Times, Missouri, Midwest Pasta Co, Employees Locations: Alaska , California , Massachusetts, Missouri, — Massachusetts, California, Alaska, Massachusetts, Arizona, St

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