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☆ China to restrict exports of some aviation and space components
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Beijing (Reuters) — China will control exports of some aviation and space components from July 1, its Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday, citing a need to protect the country’s national security and interests. Beijing brought in its Export Control Law in late 2020, amid an escalating trade war kicked off by Trump-era tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods in 2018. The United States and European Union, for example, also control the export of various aerospace components over concerns such parts might find “dual-use” application by hostile states. “China has learned from international practices and implemented export controls on relevant items according to its own needs,” an explanatory note from the Commerce Ministry said. Exports will be licensed if they comply with the relevant regulations,” it added.

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☆ Kode Bergen’s ‘Indigenous Histories,’ illustrates an anthology of neglected stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Christian House | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

These are just some of the highlights of “Indigenous Histories,” an absorbing new show recently opened at Norway’s Kode Bergen Art Museum. Andreas Harvik/National Museum/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art Museum“Indigenous Histories” corresponds with fresh thinking about what is and what isn’t fine art. This piece "Oaivemozit/ Galskap/ Madness," from 2013 is part of the Sámi Dáiddamagasiidna (Sámi Art Collection). Sámi Art Collection/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art MuseumAlong with the vibrant color and cultural dynamism, there is righteous anger and political outrage on view, as artists grapple with the legacy of colonial oppression. Sámi Art Collection/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art MuseumThe climate emergency has changed orthodox opinions about Indigenous communities, says Katya García-Antón, who curated the Venice exhibition and is now director of the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø.

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☆ Modi’s latest campaign message to supporters: ‘God has sent me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a new message for supporters on the campaign trail: God has chosen him. “This is why I have dedicated myself to God.”Modi continued: “God doesn’t reveal his cards. This, he added has “rallied his base who feel pride in such religiosity.”India is a deeply religious country. “(He is) the first prime minister, they say, to be unashamed about this faith,” Sinha said. It ignited widespread anger among Muslim leaders and opposition politicians and calls for election authorities to investigate.

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☆ I'm a single mom of 3 living in Anguilla. My kids are safer than in the US and there's a bigger sense of community.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Before moving to Anguilla when I was 13, I lived with my single mom in Oregon, Florida, and California. My dad is from Anguilla, so my mom always had a connection to the island. As a single mother, I'm not afraid someone will come into my house to steal or hurt my family. My kids don't experience bullyingI'm always reading about how bad bullying is in the US. AdvertisementWe don't spend money on things we don't needThere aren't a lot of stores in Anguilla.

Persons: —, Vanessa Croft, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, University of the West Locations: Anguilla, Oregon , Florida, California, We've, States, America

☆ I paid $300 to upgrade to premium economy on my long-haul United flight, and it's worth it for trips over 10 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On a recent trip to Japan, I upgraded my flight home from Tokyo to Washington, DC, from economy to premium economy, which the airline calls Premium Plus. Here's why the $300 flight upgrade was worth it. I didn't have that much time to make my connecting flight, so being able to get off the plane quickly was worth the upgrade. Economy seats only have 9-inch screens. I'd pay to upgrade my flight again, especially for long-haul tripsThe $300 upgrade was worth it for my long-haul flight from Tokyo to Washington, DC.

Persons: —, Megan duBois Organizations: Service, United Airlines, Business, Saks Locations: Florida, Japan, Tokyo, Washington, DC

☆ Sudden container crunch sends ocean freight rates soaring, setting off global trade alarm bells
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

AFP Contributor | AFP | Getty ImagesA perfect storm in global trade is creating a shipping container capacity crunch, fueling a sudden and surprise spike in ocean freight rates. Xeneta ocean freight rates show the rallying spot market and the widening spread between spot and long-term rates. An increase in ocean freight rejections shows the imbalance. Logistics price increases are ultimately passed onto the consumer and the dizzying freight rates during the pandemic were among factors cited by the Federal Reserve as a cause of inflation. The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents major ocean carriers, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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☆ One of the US's busiest cruise ports can't keep up with America's love for vacations at sea — but an urgent new terminal will help meet the demand for giant cruise ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Port Canaveral announced new plans to build a seventh cruise terminal by 2026. But Port Canaveral is running out of space as demand for these vacation voyages continues to skyrocket. When complete, it could accommodate the world's largest cruise ships, including Royal Caribbean's new 1,198-foot-long, 9,950-person-capacity Icon of the Seas. The project would've taken three to four years to complete — too long a timeline for Port Canaveral. "We can't shut down operations at Port Canaveral because the state can't get the road infrastructure in a timely manner," he added.

Persons: —, John Murray, Murray, Royal Caribbean's, Brittany Chang, Ross Klein, UCG, Jamie Glasner, Glasner Organizations: Canaveral, Infrastructure, Service, Disney, Sunshine State, Port Canaveral, Canaveral Port, Royal, Business, MSC Group, Disney Cruise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Glasner, US Customs, Border Protection, Florida Department Locations: Florida, Miami, Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Port, Caribbean

☆ Want to fit in while in Japan? Follow these unusually specific 'life rules' issued by the government
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Vivien Soo | Penny Sadler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But before they pack their bags, they may want to read Japan's "Life and Work Guidebook," which is aimed at helping foreigners fit in. But the chapter on "Daily Rules and Customs" is where foreigners will find specific guidance on "life rules" that illustrate Japan's emphasis on collectivism and respect. Not only party and music levels should be kept to a minimum, but also "voices" and "TV" levels, the guidebook states. A Japanese guidebook for foreigners advises against making noise by using washing machines early in the morning or late at night. "Be sure that your music is not too loud and cannot be overheard outside of the earphones," the guidebook states.

Persons: they're, Recep Organizations: Japan's Immigration Services Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyclists, Getty, Foreigners Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Daj

☆ The West can't completely isolate Russian banks because it would be disastrous beyond Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There's one major thing the West could, but won't, do: kill all Russian banks' access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT. 'Russia's economy is in deep, deep trouble'Despite the West's frustration with how Russia's economy still appears to be holding up, the sanctions appear to be finally working. "In five years, you're going see a really disastrous slowdown in the Russian economy," said Portes, who called for stronger sanctions enforcement. AdvertisementIn April 2022, Russia's central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina warned Russia's reserves can't last forever. "A significant problem is that they are running out of foreign exchange reserves, and you can't create foreign reserves," Portes added.

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☆ BMW imported 8,000 Mini Coopers with banned Chinese parts into U.S., Senate report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

German automaker BMW imported at least 8,000 Mini Cooper vehicles into the United States with electronic components from a banned Chinese supplier, a U.S. Senate report released on Monday said. A report by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden's staff said BMW imported 8,000 Mini Coopers with parts from a Chinese supplier banned under a 2021 law and that BMW continued to import products with the banned parts until at least April. BMW Group said in an email it had "taken steps to halt the importation of affected products." The report found that Bourns Inc, a California-based auto supplier, had sourced components from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD). That Chinese company was added to the UFLPA Entity List in December, which means its products are presumed to be made with forced labor.

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☆ How Trump’s first term may have laid the groundwork to make his radical immigration agenda a reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Phil Mattingly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Trump’s advisers don’t see their agenda as aspirational political messaging. “Think about the first term, but on steroids,” a former senior Trump administration official who is working outside the campaign to draft immigration policy options for a second term. In closed-door fundraisers, Biden has also called attention to the radical nature of Trump’s immigration proposals – something his 2020 campaign used to its advantage. It shouldn’t.”The dramatic scale of Trump’s immigration agenda would have a sweeping effect across the US, Schulte said – one that shouldn’t get lost in debates over his rhetoric. Once viewed as radical and relegated to the fringes of the GOP, Trump’s immigration agenda is now an animating force for most, if not all, Republicans on Capitol Hill.

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☆ I flew from LA to Paris to see Taylor Swift. I was only in the city for 48 hours but it was worth it and easier than I expected.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementFlying nonstop from LA to Paris on Air France was a breezeI flew from LA to Paris on Thursday, May 9, and only had to take two days off work — not bad for a trip to Europe. Free wine on Air France with dinner and "Lord of the Rings" made the flight to Paris easy. AdvertisementParis was full of Taylor Swift fansThe scaffolding in the forefront of the photos is part of the Olympics set up. We took an Uber to La Defense Arena, located northwest of the city center and about 15 minutes from our hotel. When the countdown appeared on the screen for Swift, we went to our actual seats, which were right outside the lounge, stage left.

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☆ Latest shipping data reveals that mid-range retail is the new consumer price sweet spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Almost 80% of current freight orders received for peak season are for mid-range price items, the survey shows. Similar to last year, respondents expect less consumer appetite for luxury and aspirational luxury items imported. The world's second-largest ocean freight company, Maersk, recently told CNBC it expected a "normal" peak season. "There's nothing that indicates that it would be a slower peak season or a bigger peak season," said Charles Van der Steene, president of Maersk North America, in a recent interview with CNBC. "We believe in normalized peak season.

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☆ Australia’s ‘world’s oldest’ loong: Vandals target the Chinese parade dragon in an Australian museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Australian police are seeking two people for allegedly vandalizing a century-old Chinese parade dragon and other valuable artefacts at a museum in a small town known for its historic links to China. The vandalism took place last week at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo, about 100 miles northwest of Melbourne, according to the police and head of the museum. Golden Dragon MuseumBendigo, currently a city of some 100,000 people, has had Chinese residents for more than a century. To this day, a large dragon parade is held every Easter to raise money for a local hospital. The Golden Dragon Museum was opened in 1991 “to document, interpret and preserve the Chinese heritage in Australia” according to the museum’s website.

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☆ Chinese asylum seekers in New York City live in limbo, caught between China and the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Tara John | Yong Xiong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

It was his only day off from working 12-hour shifts at a Chinese restaurant in New York City. Evelio Contreras/CNNAfter arriving in New York, Ye spent a week in a Manhattan shelter. For Chinese asylum seekers like Ye, there is a well-trodden route to residency in the US. … It’s impossible for them to be spies.”But the rhetoric around the rise of undocumented Chinese migrants highlights growing tensions between the US and Chinese governments. He received permanent US residence a year later and has gone on to help Chinese migrants in Flushing.

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This week, Xi is welcoming him to China for a two-day state visit — their fourth in-person meeting since Russia’s onslaught in Ukraine began. China has repeatedly defended its trade with Russia as part of normal bilateral relations. Russia has also become China’s main oil supplier, overtaking Saudi Arabia, according to official Chinese trade data. Governments warn against support for Russia’s war effortThe wartime surge in trade, and growing purchases of oil, have sparked criticism in the West that China was helping to fund Russia’s war. It mirrors Xi’s state visit to Russia in March 2023, which was the Chinese leader’s first overseas trip after starting a norm-shattering third term as president.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Xi, Putin, Antony Blinken, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen, Von der, ’, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, United, European Union, International Monetary Fund, —, EU, White, European Commission Locations: China, Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, United States, Saudi Arabia, India, West, Beijing, France, Chinese

☆ My first wife and I combined last names when we married. I waited 13 years after we split to change mine back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

When John Dutton married, he and his wife legally combined their last names with a hyphen. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Dutton. My name change story began in December 1985 when I was a 19-year-old student living in my native UK. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: John Dutton, Dutton, —, Sylvie Bourassa, Sylvie Organizations: Service, UK, Heathrow Airport, Business Locations: French, Montreal, London, Canada

☆ Alice Munro, a Literary Alchemist Who Made Great Fiction From Humble Lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Gregory Cowles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The last story in her last book evoked her mother’s death. Does it seem reductive or limiting to derive a kind of artist’s statement from the title of that early book? Munro was hardly a doctrinaire feminist, but with implacable authority and command she demonstrated throughout her career that the lives of girls and women were as rich, as tumultuous, as dramatic and as important as the lives of men and boys. For a writer whose book titles gestured repeatedly at love (“The Progress of Love,” “The Love of a Good Woman,” “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”), her narratives recoiled from sentimentality. You got the feeling that, if the GPS ever offered her a shorter route, she would decline.

Persons: Alice Munro, Munro, “, ”, Rose, Del Jordan, —, gestured Organizations: “ Boys, Yorker, GPS Locations: Ontario, Lake Huron

Members of gang Kraze Baryé in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in April 2024. Stopping the flow of guns to Haiti would likely have an immediate impact on the bloodshed, according to police and human rights experts. “We have to cut the gangs’ weapons supply lines. Vitel'homme Innocent walks with armed members of Kraze Baryé in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in April 2024. CNNAn ‘iron river’ from the United StatesThe guns Haiti’s gangs wield are a mix of stolen and smuggled, and the United States is by far the main source of the latter, according to UN experts.

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☆ In the EV future, Thailand, the 'Detroit of Asia,' could be a key China hedge for automakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Vikram Barhat | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTVisitors inspect a Tesla Model Y car during the 40th Thailand International Motor Expo at the Impact Challenger hall in Nonthaburi. A Trump reelection is not even necessary: the Biden administration may introduce 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs next week, according to reporting on Friday. Chinese EV makers, including BYD, have earmarked $1.44 billion in new production facilities in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy. Tesla Thailand recently rolled out a special financing program to spur more sales. Southeast Asia is a growing auto market, and Thailand is already the region's biggest car producer and exporter, with Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford, GM and Mercedes-Benz having already embraced Thailand as a regional headquarters.

Persons: Goldstein, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, There's, Tu Le, Tesla, Le, Steven Dyer, AlixPartners, Frank, Walter Steinmeier Organizations: Tesla, Getty, Auto, Nurphoto, Nikkei, Krungsri Securities, Nikkei Asia, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, GM, Mercedes, Benz Locations: Thailand, Nonthaburi, U.S, Southeast Asia, Beijing, Detroit, China, Trump, Bangkok, Nonthaburi Province, Nikkei Asia, Southeast Asia's, Shanghai

☆ When Travel Plans Go Awry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The weekend trip is, in theory, the perfect break. Two nights someplace else, just a small duffel bag and limited logistics standing between you and a reset. You might take a weekend trip for vacation or work or to see family, but the effect is the same. An old friend used to call these neither-here-nor-there realms the “zero world” for the way they feel unfastened from reality, parallel to daily life but separate. I was as cranky and impatient as the rest of my fellow travelers at each complication in our journeys, but also fascinated by the communities and customs and Cibo Express markets of the zero world.

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☆ He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now — but plans to walk away from it soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Toby To Yan Choi left his accounting job in California to help his father run a food stall in Hong Kong. Dai pai dongs — Hong Kong's open-air stalls serving food with a no-frills approach — are disappearing. The number of dai pai dongs in all of Hong Kong has dwindled to just over 20, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The braised white pepper pork hock is one of the signature dishes at Dai Lee Dai Pai Dong. AdvertisementHe's gotten married since moving to Hong Kong and plans to move back to the US if he and his wife have kids.

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☆ Biden administration set to revamp Trump’s tariff program after multi-year review, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —The Biden administration is set to unveil a sweeping restructuring of former President Donald Trump’s trademark tariffs on Chinese imports, according to sources familiar with the matter. “The Biden administration has neutralized China as a campaign issue,” said Hodge, now a managing director at Bully Pulpit International. Tariffs are essentially a tax on US businesses and consumers, adding to the cost of imported goods. More than half of the duties have been collected during the Biden administration. The Biden administration had planned to release the results of the review in advance of the Pittsburgh speech, the sources familiar with the matter said, but ended up delaying the release.

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☆ Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sanction-hit Russian airlines are getting plane parts delivered in hand luggage, per the Financial Times. Flight safety incidents involving Russian planes have shot up, according to estimates. AdvertisementPassengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines, according to the Financial Times. Russian airlines are obtaining plane parts through a vast network of small suppliers, many of which are based in the United Arab Emirates, the FT reported. Meanwhile, the number of flight safety incidents involving Russian planes has more than doubled, from 37 in 2022 to 81 in 2023, according to the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre.

Persons: —, Turboshaft didn't, Timur Badr, Arwed Richter Organizations: Financial Times, Service, United Arab Emirates, Business, Jet Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, UAE, Russian, Russia

☆ 4 flight attendants smuggled millions in drug money out of the US using the crewmember lane at JFK, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) 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. Using this status, they could access a special security lane at John F. Kennedy International Airport without undergoing typical passenger screening procedures. Advertisement"Flight attendants are ideal for smuggling bulk cash" for this reason, a Homeland Security Investigations special agent wrote in the indictments. Related storiesThe pair believed the money was the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and needed to be transported, according to the indictment. AdvertisementHe said the investigation "exposed critical vulnerabilities in the airline security industry" and has "illuminated methods that narcotics traffickers are utilizing."

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