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The iPhone 15 Pro is presented during the 'Wonderlust' event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - Buyers of Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro Max in China will need to wait for four to five weeks before receiving the smartphone, the company's website showed on Friday as it started taking pre-orders in an early sign of strong demand. The wait is slightly shorter for iPhone 15 Pro at two to three weeks, while the company said it could deliver iPhone 15 by Sept. 22, the day the phone goes on sale in stores. For the iPhone 15 Plus, the wait in China is eight working days. "The new iPhone 15 series, especially the Pro series, will be a good choice for the installed base who are using iPhone 11/12 and looking for an update replacement," Lam said, while adding that Huawei's Mate 60 series will be a challenge to the iPhone.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Ivan Lam, Lam, Brenda Goh, Yuvraj Malik, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, Max, Apple, Huawei Technologies, Huawei, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, China, Shanghai, Bengaluru

☆ Australian jobs surge as productivity debate heats up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Headline indicators report a very strong employment report, but the bias towards predominantly part-time employment should temper exuberance," said Dwyfor Evans, head of APAC macro strategy at State Street Global Markets. Markets maintained bets that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would keep rates steady next month, with an about 40% chance of one final hike early next year. WAGES, PRODUCTIVITYThe strong figures showed Australia's jobs market is still extremely tight more than and a year-and-a-half after the economy shook off its COVID-era border restrictions. loadingTreasurer Jim Chalmers on Thursday welcomed the strong jobs report, but warned that the labour market could slow from here, a consensus view among economists. Adam Boyton, head of Australian research at ANZ, is already seeing signs of slackening in the labour market, with underemployment rate creeping up and hours worked falling.

Persons: Barista Claudio Chimisso, Loren Elliott, Dwyfor Evans, Tim Gurner, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Adam Boyton, Boyton, Stella Qiu, Kim Coghill, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Australian Bureau, Statistics, Street Global, Reserve Bank, Australian, Reserve Bank of Australia, ANZ, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, China

☆ Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro with titanium case, holds line on prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

IPHONE 15 LAUNCHBoth the Pro and other iPhone 15 models will have a brighter display and a 48-megapixel camera as well as 100% recycled cobalt in their batteries. [1/6]New iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are displayed during the 'Wonderlust' event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2023. Apple said that USB-C charging cables are coming to both its iPhone 15 and the charging case of its AirPods Pro devices. She said the shift "brought some differentiation to the iPhone Pro, because there's faster throughput for data transfer. The iPhone 15 costs $799, the iPhone 15 Plus starts at $899 and the Pro series starts at $999.

Persons: Apple, Jeff Williams, Loren Elliott, Carolina Milanesi, Milanesi, Greg Joswiak, Bob O'Donnell, Pro Max, Lisa Jackson, Stephen Nellis, Aditya Soni, Pushkala, Raechel, Yuvraj Malik, Peter Henderson, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Apple, Huawei Technologies, Huawei, Securities Times, REUTERS, American Automobile Association, AAA, Creative, TECHnalysis Research, Pro, Counterpoint Research, Thomson Locations: CUPERTINO , California, Cupertino , California, China, U.S, United States, Bengaluru

☆ AI quietly reshapes Apple iPhones, Watches
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Without using the words "artificial intelligence" to describe the emerging technology, Apple showcased a new line of iPhones and a new watch that included improved semiconductor designs that power the new AI features. In contrast, Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google set ambitious goals for the level of transformation with their AI efforts. The Neural Engine is what Apple calls the building blocks for its chips that accelerate AI functions. The AI components of the watch chip make Siri, Apple's voice assistant, 25% more accurate. The idea is to give people a way to control the Apple Watch when their non-watch hand is busy holding a cup of coffee or walking a dog.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Siri, Apple's, Max A, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Industry, Apple Watch, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, San Francisco

☆ Apple rolls out iPhone 15, watches with 'double tap' feature at flagship event
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Yuvraj Malik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The announcement of the iPhone 15 line and upgraded smart watches at the company's annual event comes against the backdrop of flagging discretionary spending and expanded curbs on its flagship smartphones in China. Here are the details of the key announcements:The iPhoneApple launched iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, sporting 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, respectively, similar to their predecessors. All the new models feature a 48-megapixel main camera, with the flagship Pro Max having 5X optical zoom and 3X telephoto capability. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus get A16 bionic chip, while the iPhone 15 Pro and the Pro Max will be powered by the A17 pro chip. Apple also said the batteries of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which start at $799 and $899, respectively, are made of 100% recycled cobalt.

Persons: Tim Cook, Loren Elliott, Apple, Max, Pro Max, Yuvraj Malik, Sriraj Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, iPhone Apple, Pro Max, Pro, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, China, Bengaluru

☆ Apple's plan for climate-friendly watches: Clean energy in factories
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The biggest single reduction in the emissions from the new watches came from using clean electricity to manufacture them. Apple on Tuesday said that 300 of its suppliers have now committed to using clean energy for Apple production. But another emissions source was Apple's speedy transportation network, which relies heavily on planes. The company has said previously that a Series 8 watch created 33 kg (73 lb) of carbon emissions, from raw materials to delivery to end customers. Apple has been focused on cutting carbon emissions for some time.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Loren Elliott, Lisa Jackson, Jackson, John Ternus, Apple, Stephen Nellis, Peter Henderson, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Steve, Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Rights CUPERTINO , California, China

☆ Air New Zealand sees 'significant' hit to flight schedule from RTX engine issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Loren Elliott(Reuters) -Air New Zealand on Tuesday warned that inspections of RTX’s Pratt & Whitney engines would have a “significant” impact on its flight schedule from next year. “This issue will further reduce engine availability and is expected to have a significant impact on the airline’s schedule from January 2024,” Air New Zealand said in a statement. Air New Zealand has 16 A320neo jets in its fleet of 106 aircraft, servicing Australia and the Pacific Island markets and, to a much lesser extent, the domestic market. Major customers that took delivery of affected A320neo jets include Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Wizz Air, according to aviation data provider Cirium. Hungary’s Wizz Air, one of Europe’s largest lost-cost airlines, on Monday said its capacity could be reduced by 10% in the second half of 2024 as a result.

Persons: Loren Elliott, RTX’s Pratt, Greg Hayes Organizations: Air, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Reuters, Zealand, Whitney, Airbus, ” Air, Air New, Pacific, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Wizz Locations: Zealand, Sydney, Australia, Air New Zealand

☆ Regulator sues AustralianSuper over multiple pension accounts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Roushni Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - The Australian securities regulator said on Friday it initiated a lawsuit against the trustee of AustralianSuper, citing the country's largest superannuation fund failed to have adequate policies to identify members who held multiple accounts. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) started civil penalty proceedings alleging that AustralianSuper did not have substantial procedures for almost 10 years to help merge multiple accounts of a single member. AustralianSuper has more than 2.87 million members and A$258 billion ($164.48 billion) in member assets, as of June 30, 2022, according to the ASIC. "AustralianSuper regrets that its processes to identify and combine multiple accounts did not cover all instances of multiple member accounts. As of June 2022, three million people had multiple superannuation accounts in Australia, ASIC stated, adding that a significant proportion of these multiple accounts were held within the same fund.

Persons: Loren Elliott, AustralianSuper, Sarah Court, Hebe Chen, unreservedly, Roushni Nair, Devika Syamnath, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: REUTERS, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, IG Markets, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Qantas CEO’s exit will barely reduce turbulence
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Alan Joyce, Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, speaks in front of a Qantas 747 jumbo jet, before its last departure from the Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, as Qantas retires its remaining Boeing 747 planes early due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, July 22, 2020. In July Canberra rejected Qatar Airways’ request to add 21 flights a week to key Australian cities. Gina Cass-Gottlieb, the watchdog’s chair, is targeting a fine of at least A$250 million ($162 million), she told ABC’s RN radio programme. Qantas customers can now get a cash refund, while credits issued by the group’s budget airline, Jetstar, now last indefinitely. On Aug. 24 Qantas reported record pre-tax earnings for the year to June 30 of A$2.47 billion.

Persons: Alan Joyce, Loren Elliott, Vanessa Hudson, Gina Cass, Gottlieb, Hudson, Richard Goyder, Buckle, Joyce, “, ABC’s, Una Galani, Katrina Hamlin Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, Boeing, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Virgin Australia, Regional Express, Qatar Airways, Jetstar, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Canberra

☆ Westpac acknowledges legal proceedings on financial hardships negligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Westpac Banking Corp FollowSept 4 (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) on Tuesday said it was aware of legal proceedings launched by the country's corporate regulator alleging the lender's failure to assist its customers with financial hardship notices between 2015 and 2022. The legal proceedings are linked with a "technology failure" in which the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) claimed 229 applications for financial hardship assistance logged between 2015 and 2022 were not evaluated within 21 days, Westpac said in an email response to Reuters. "This error meant we didn't provide some of our customers with the help they needed. For this, we are deeply sorry," said Westpac Group Chief Information Officer Scott Collary. Over the alleged period of breach, Westpac received about 630,000 applications for hardship assistance, the company told Reuters.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Scott Collary, Roushni Nair, Sandra Maler Organizations: Westpac, Central Business District of, REUTERS, Rights Companies Westpac Banking, Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Reuters, Westpac Group, Australia's National, Thomson Locations: Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Qantas apologises after Aussie regulator alleges ticket sale for cancelled flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO: A ground worker walking near a Qantas plane is seen from the international terminal at Sydney Airport in Australia, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/file photo/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 4 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas (QAN.AX) apologised for its service standards falling short and acknowledged it was suffering reputational damage, after the country's competition regulator sued it for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled flights. The regulator alleged that Qantas kept selling tickets for an average of 16 days after it had cancelled flights for reasons often within its control. Qantas clarified that its practice is that when a flight is cancelled, customers are offered an alternative flight close to the original departure time, or a refund. "The ACCC's allegations come at a time when Qantas' reputation has already been hit hard on several fronts.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Himanshi, Rashmi Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Australia, Thomson Locations: Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Australian regulator seeks 'hundreds of millions' in fines for Qantas
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The maximum penalty Qantas faces is 10% of annual turnover, which was A$19.8 billion in the year to June, according to Australian consumer laws. Cass-Gottlieb said the ACCC would seek a fine for Qantas that was "significantly more than" the record A$125 million ($81 million) automaker Volkswagen was fined in 2019 for breaching Australian consumer laws. "We consider these penalties have been too low, we think the penalty should be in hundreds of millions, not tens of millions", she added. The regulator has said that Qantas kept selling tickets for an average of 16 days after it had cancelled flights for reasons often within its control. ($1 = 1.5420 Australian dollars)Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; editing by Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Gina Cass, Gottlieb, Cass, Renju Jose, Miral Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Rights Companies Qantas Airways Ltd, Qantas Airways, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Australia, ABC Radio, Volkswagen, Thomson Locations: Australia, Sydney, Francisco

REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Australian inflation, Japanese consumer confidence and German inflation figures later in the day are the main data points on Wednesday's economic calendar that could move Asian markets, which have started the week on a roll. A series of measures from China aimed at boosting domestic stock markets have had an immediate effect - China's benchmark index of blue chip stocks on Tuesday posted back-to-back gains of 1% or more for the first time since January. Money markets quickly swiped off the table expectations of another rate hike this year, short-dated yields plunged and stocks boomed. Put all that together and there is every reason to believe Asian markets will open in the green on Wednesday.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Jamie McGeever, Cryptocurrencies, Gina Raimondo, Michele Bullock, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Money, Nasdaq, Securities and Exchange, Stock Connect, U.S . Commerce, Bank of China, Incoming, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Sydney, Australia, China, U.S, Japan, Germany

☆ Australia retail sales rebound after fall, annual rate slows further
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Holiday shoppers stand in line inside a mall in the city centre of Sydney, Australia, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Australian retail sales rebounded in July after a sharp fall the previous month, but the annual rate slowed further, a result that should not upset the outlook for interest rates as high borrowing costs work to slow consumer spending. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Monday showed nominal retail sales rose 0.5% in July from June. Ben Dorber, ABS head of retail statistics, said the rebound was boosted by additional spending at catering and takeaway food outlets linked to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and school holidays. The rate hikes have added hundreds of dollars to average monthly mortgage repayments, weighing on consumer spending, which had been resilient at first thanks in part to savings amassed during the pandemic.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Ben Dorber, Stella Qiu, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Analysts, FIFA, Reserve Bank of Australia, ANZ, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia

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People walk past a Woolworths supermarket following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 16, 2020. A day earlier, Coles said a cost blowout sent its underlying annual profit lower. Woolworths said its earnings margin from food was 6% in the year to end-June, from 5.3% a year earlier. The company gave no profit guidance except that growth in Australian food sales, its main earnings driver, remained strong although inflation was moderating. "We think the result will be taken well in the context of yesterday’s weaker result from Coles," Citi analysts said.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Coles, Brad Banducci, Jim Stanford, Byron Kaye, Nausheen, Archishma Iyer, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Stephen Coates, Muralikumar Organizations: Woolworths, REUTERS, JPMorgan, Macquarie Group, Citi, Centre, Future, Australia Institute, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Coles, Bengaluru

☆ Qantas to secure new planes from Airbus, Boeing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The multi-billion dollar order is split between 12 Airbus A350s and 12 Boeing 787s, which will arrive from fiscal 2027 and into the next decade, Qantas said. Qantas said the deal was aimed at providing a replacement for its current Airbus A330 and Airbus A380 aircraft. This has the potential to meet up to 90% of the group’s interim SAF target for 2030, Qantas said. "SAF reduces lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80 per cent and is a key part of Qantas’ emissions reduction plan," it said. Reuters earlier in the week had reported, citing industry sources, that Boeing was nearing a deal for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft with Qantas.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Vanessa Hudson, Stan Deal, Rishav Chatterjee, Shailesh Kuber, Maju Samuel Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Australia's Qantas Airways, Airbus, Boeing, SAF, Global, Incoming Qantas, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Australia, Sydney, Bengaluru

☆ Qantas focuses on international capacity recovery after record annual profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Travel demand is incredibly robust and we've taken delivery of more aircraft and opened up new routes to help meet it," Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said. Qantas said its group domestic capacity is expected to remain above pre-COVID levels throughout fiscal 2024. Additionally, its profit was helped by the completion of the group's A$1 billion recovery programme launched in 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results beat the mid-point of Qantas' profit outlook of A$2.43 billion to A$2.48 billion, nearly A$850 million higher than its 2018 record levels of A$1.60 billion. The company, however, did not announce a final dividend, continuing the trend of non-payment for the past three years.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Alan Joyce, Refinitiv Eikon, Roushni Nair, Archishma Iyer, Shailesh Kuber, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Australia's Woolworths posts nearly 5% rise in annual profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People walk past a Woolworths supermarket following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Group (WOW.AX) reported an 4.6% rise in full-year profit on Wednesday, helped by elevated shelf prices on the back of rising inflation and increasing normalization of customer habits. The company said annual net profit after tax from continuing operations, after significant items, was A$1.62 billion ($1.04 billion), compared with A$1.55 billion a year earlier. The Sydney-based company also declared a final dividend of 58 Australian cents per share, higher than 53 cents per share declared last year. ($1 = 1.5567 Australian dollars)Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo and Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Brad Banducci, Nausheen Thusoo, Archishma Iyer, Krishna Chandra Organizations: Woolworths, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Bengaluru

REUTERS/Loren Elliott/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) is close to securing an order for more of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Australia’s Qantas Airways (QAN.AX), industry sources said. Qantas, Boeing and Airbus declined to comment. Qantas, whose original decision to opt for a smaller type of Boeing 787 in 2005 led to a review of Airbus's wide-body strategy, is considered to be among the most influential aircraft buyers. Sources said the upcoming Dreamliner deal swings orders back in Boeing’s favor with the largest variant of 787. Qantas last placed a Dreamliner order in 2018, when it signed a deal for six jetliners meant to replace its remaining Boeing 747s.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Vanessa Hudson, Valerie Insinna, David Shepardson, Tim Hepher, Stephen Coates Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Boeing, Qantas Airways, Airbus, Incoming Qantas, Australian, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, London, New York, Boeing’s

The property industry globally, and office building owners in particular, are struggling as working from home and e-commerce lead tenants to reconsider floor space just as higher interest rates reduce building values and raise debt servicing costs. Dexus sold the 18-story A-Grade office for A$293.1 million ($188 million), a 16.3% discount to its December 2022 valuation, according to company filings. Quintessential Equity, an Australian property developer and investor, announced itself as the buyer on its website without elaborating. Dexus will own a A$50 million stake in the trust that will hold the property, it said in a statement. In June, Dexus sold another premium office building in Sydney's central business district for A$393.1 million, a near 17% discount to an independent valuation made in December.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Dexus, Darren Steinberg, Lewis Jackson, Rishav Chatterjee, Subhranshu Sahu, Rashmi Aich, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Equity, Thomson Locations: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The morning's first rays of sunlight hit the island community of Serua Village, Fiji, July 15, 2022. As the community runs out of ways to adapt to the rising Pacific Ocean, the 80 villagers face the painful decision whether to move. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies World Meteorological Organization FollowGENEVA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Sea levels in the South-West Pacific are rising faster than the global average, threatening low-lying islands while heat damages marine ecosystems, the U.N. meteorological agency said on Friday. In its State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2022 report, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said water levels were rising about 4 mm per year in some areas, slightly above the global mean rate. "This will have a big impact on the South-West Pacific region as it is frequently associated with higher temperatures, disruptive weather patterns and more marine heatwaves and coral bleaching," Taalas said in a statement.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Petteri Taalas, El, Taalas, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: REUTERS, World, GENEVA, South -, World Meteorological Organization, WMO, -, Thomson Locations: Serua Village, Fiji, South, South - West, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, - West Pacific, Philippines

☆ On San Francisco stop, Taiwan VP says will take peace as his 'lighthouse'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Taiwan's Vice President William Lai addresses supporters at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront hotel in Burlingame, California, U.S. August 16, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing RightsTAIPEI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan Vice President William Lai has promised during a visit to San Francisco to take peace as his "lighthouse" and democracy as his guide, on the final leg of a trip that China has condemned. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has denounced the transit stops in the United States and called Lai a "troublemaker". "Taiwan is a crucial partner in U.S. efforts to maintain global peace and stability, including in the Taiwan Strait," Rosenberger said. The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself.

Persons: William Lai, Loren Elliott, Lai, Taiwan's, Laura Rosenberger, Rosenberger, Biden, likeminded, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, Robert Birsel Organizations: San Francisco, Marriott, REUTERS, Rights, Taiwan, American Institute, Thomson Locations: Burlingame , California, U.S, Rights TAIPEI, San Francisco, China, Taipei, Paraguay, New York, Taiwan, United States, Silicon, Taiwan Strait

☆ Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Mariel Borowitz | Teasel Muir-Harmony | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows most Americans support NASA but not a moon mission. But the specific priorities of the US space program have often been at odds with public opinion. Although somewhat at odds with the national space agenda, this valuation is not new. In addition, the United Nations' open-ended working group on reducing space threats has been meeting since 2022 to help avoid conflict in space. Countries have been working within the United Nations to develop and implement guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.

Persons: LOREN ELLIOTT, Johns Hopkins, Jon Emmerich, Elon Musk, Ryan Saunders, Codie Trimble Organizations: Pew Research Center, NASA, Service, Getty Images, Artemis, Pew, SpaceX, AP, Virgin Galactic, . Air Force, 625th Strategic Communications Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, US Air Force, Staff, ViaSat, United Nations, Space Agency Space Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, AFP, States, Europe, Japan, Canada, China, Russia, Ukraine War, Ukrainian, Ukraine, United

☆ SpaceX hasn't obtained environmental permits for 'flame deflector' system it's testing in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images)SpaceX ran a "full-pressure test" of a new "flame deflector" system at its Starship Super Heavy launch site in South Texas on Friday. SpaceX hasn't disclosed how much water a system test consumes at the site, where that water will run off and what it contains. SpaceX hasn't said why it went ahead without a permit and didn't respond to a request for comment. Eric Roesch, an environmental engineer, has been tracking how SpaceX and other aerospace companies comply with environmental regulations in Texas via his newsletter ESGHound. "Industrial process water is a regulated pollutant under the Clean Water Act," Roesch told CNBC in an interview.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Elon Musk, SpaceX hasn't, Eric Roesch, Roesch Organizations: BOCA, SpaceX, CNBC, federal, Texas Commission, Environmental, Boca, Space Locations: BOCA CHICA , TX, Texas, Boca Chica, Brownsville , Texas, South Texas, of Mexico, Boca Chica , Texas, U.S, United States

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