• 02/20/2025

Apple’s supply chain in China evolves as Foxconn hires, Compal invests in Vietnam and MacBook production relocates to Thailand

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The world’s largest iPhone factory is hiring for iPhone 15 production in China, but there are signs the country’s dominance in the Apple supply chain continues to face competition from Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3223802/apples-supply-chain-china-evolves-foxconn-hires-compal-invests-vietnam-and-macbook-production?utm_source=rss_feed

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Why Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti Is Still Bullish on NFTs

Wall Street Journal The auction-house executive talks about Beeple, changing luxury markets and how he prepares for triathlons. https://www.wsj.com/articles/christies-ceo-guillaume-cerutti-d41e12b9

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‘They Forgot About Us’: Fear and Uncertainty Reign in Heavily Shelled Russian Border Town

Moscow Times Cross-border incursions, constant shelling and mass evacuations have turned Shebekino into a ghost town. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/12/they-forgot-about-us-fear-and-uncertainty-reign-in-heavily-shelled-russian-border-town-a81481

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Mechanisms of Russia-NATO interaction were created at Berlusconi’s initiative — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian leader stressed that there were not very many politicians matching Berlusconi’s level in the international area now https://tass.com/politics/1630905

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Russia’s Putin calls Berlusconi a dear, wise friend and statesman

Jerusalem Post Berlusconi will be remembered in Russia as a “consistent and principled supporter of strengthening friendly relations between our countries,” he said. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-746022

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Palestinians rail at proposal to ‘divide’ Temple Mount

Jerusalem Post Shtayyeh was responding to statements by Likud MK Amit Halevi, who recently told the Zman Yisrael news website that he was preparing a plan to divide the Temple Mount between Jews and Muslims.  https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746020

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Children in England won’t be regularly provided puberty blockers at gender clinics, health service says

Fox News The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more evidence is needed about the potential benefits and harms. The National Health Service said Friday that “outside of a research setting, puberty-suppressing hormones should not be routinely commissioned for…

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Zelenskyy signs law recognising 8 May as Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the law “On the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II in 1939-1945”, which will be celebrated in Ukraine on 8 May. Source: website of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) Details: An explanatory note to the law states that as a civilised, peaceful…

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Don’t Say It Too Loudly, But UBS Just Got a Steal of a Deal

Wall Street Journal The political whirlwind its acquisition of Credit Suisse has stirred in Switzerland gives the country’s largest bank reasons to lowball its financial estimates. https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-say-it-too-loudly-but-ubs-just-got-a-steal-of-a-deal-ca23664e

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Kyrgyzstan delegation led by First Deputy Prime Minister to take part in SPIEF

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A delegation of Kyrgyz entrepreneurs will travel to St. Petersburg to participate in a variety of forum sections and explore the opportunities for strengthening commercial cooperation with both Russian partners and representatives from other countries https://tass.com/economy/1630895

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