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US set to boost civil society and media in Asia Pacific to counter China's influence

The United States' foreign aid agency flags it will pump more resources into civil society and free media throughout Asia and the Pacific as it intensifies efforts to push back against China's influence across the globe.

ABC News

'Sincerity' needed to patch Solomon's bond

Deputy Labor Leader Richard Marles says Australia needs to repair the relationship with the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China.

AAP

China stocks, yuan slide as Beijing doubles down on ‘zero COVID’

Market jitters follow Beijing warning against any questioning of its controversial pandemic strategy.

Al Jazeera

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Xi Jinping attacks ‘doubters’ as he doubles down on China’s zero-Covid policy

President defends ‘scientific and effective’ mass lockdowns despite protests, shortages and damage to economic growth

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands need to 'respond urgently' to Chinese expansion

Labour’s Ingrid Leary and National’s Simon O’Connor say Pacific nations need to urgently unite to counter China’s ambition.

Newsroom.co.nz

Lockdowns, crackdowns, chew toys. Owning an illegal big dog in Beijing

In China’s strictest city for dog-owners, a growing community of big dog-lovers learns how to live on the wrong side of the law

Financial Times

Weekly Must-Read: Five Things to Know About China’s Draft Rules on Local Financial Institutions

Draft regulations to strengthen supervision may be difficult to enforce and could even put unnecessary burdens on market participants, experts say

Caixin Global

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Xi Jinping moves to silence Covid Zero critics in sign of brewing tumult

BEIJING: China's top leaders warned against questioning Xi Jinping's Covid Zero strategy, striking a more defensive tone as pressure builds to relax virus curbs and protect the economic growth that has long been a source of Communist Party strength.

The Times of India

Former China Development Bank exec charged for taking bribes- state media

A former vice president of China Development Bank (CDB), He Xingxiang, has been charged for taking bribes, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Reuters

53 dead in China building collapse, search for trapped ends

Chinese state media say that 53 people died in a building collapse one week ago in central China and 10 were rescued

The Independent UK

Shanghai says China's worst COVID outbreak under "effective control"

Shanghai said on Friday it has brought China's worst outbreak of COVID-19 under effective control following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing to stand by their zero-COVID strategy despite mounting economic costs.

Reuters

China to send vice president to S.Korea president's inauguration

China's Vice President Wang Qishan plans to attend the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, Yoon's team announced on Friday, as Beijing tries to expand its influence in the region.

Reuters

Caroline Kennedy confirmed by US Senate as next ambassador to Australia

The daughter of former US president John F Kennedy and a former US ambassador to Japan succeeds Arthur Culvahouse as US ambassador to Australia.

ABC News

15 ETFs And Stocks With Exposure To Mexico

Just past the west Texas border into Chihuahua, Mexico is one of the largest silver mines in the country. Further south, an even larger silver mine resides in Zacatecas. Mexico is by far the world’s leading producer of silver, boasting 5,600 metric tons in 2021 versus the number two producer,…

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'How did we catch it?': spread of COVID baffles locked-down Shanghai residents

Veronica thought she did everything right by sticking to all of the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

Caixin Global

China’s Top Leaders Reiterate Support for ‘Zero-Covid’ Strategy

As widespread lockdowns hobble the economy, Politburo declares ‘persistence is victory’ and says it’s too soon to stand down

The Conversation

Amid COVID and heated debate about China, how will multicultural Australia vote in 2022?

The debate over whether an “ethnic vote” phenomenon exists in Australia re-emerges at each federal election.

ABC News

Australians support further restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, Vote Compass data shows

Australian voters are split on many issues but there's strong agreement on who should own Australian farms — and it's not foreigners.

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Benzinga

Wrangler, Lee Parent's Q1 Earnings Exceed Street View; Cuts Q2 EPS Outlook

Kontoor Brands Inc (NYSE:KTB) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 4% year-on-year to $679.74 million, beating the consensus of $655.33 million. The company attributed the revenue growth to strength in Digital and continued positive trends in the U.S. wholesale business and solid performance in international markets. Revenue in the U.S. increased 4% Y/Y,…

Benzinga

Turning Point Inks Licensing Pact For Gastrointestinal Cancers Candidate

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPTX) entered into an exclusive license agreement with LaNova Medicines Limited to develop and commercialize LM-302, in the U.S. and the rest of the world, excluding Greater China and South Korea. LM-302 is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Claudin18.2, a protein expressed in many gastrointestinal cancers, including gastric, gastroesophageal junction,…

ABC News

Why Solomon Islands' deal with Beijing is different to past agreements with Pacific nations

Experts say a new security agreement signed by Beijing and Honiara is "qualitatively different' to Beijing's past agreements with Pacific nations and the geopolitical context has changed.

Benzinga

Aptiv Q1 Earnings Top Estimates

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 4% year-on-year to $4.18 billion, beating the consensus of $4.04 billion. Revenue rose 4% adjusted for currency exchange and commodity movements. Revenue in North America rose 7%, South America increased 24%, Europe fell 5%, and Asia increased 9%, which includes growth of 14% in…

Roll Call

At the Races: Roe, Roe, Roe the vote - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Tribune News Service

Costly beer and cars? Consumers, and profits, fine with that

Consumers seem undaunted by higher prices of everything from luxury cars to beer, letting companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and BMW AG boost profits despite economic threats ranging from inflation to war to China’s Covid flare-up.

Tribune News Service

China’s top leaders reiterate support for COVID Zero strategy

China’s top leaders warned against questioning Xi Jinping’s COVID Zero strategy, as pressure builds to relax virus curbs and protect the economic growth that has long been a source of Communist Party strength.

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