The shift in trade dynamics at Long Beach highlights a strategic diversification in global supply chains, reducing reliance on China.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team22 SeptSaudi pipeline flows resume, but soaring freight and diesel prices signal persistent oil market tightness. Oil Freight Costs Explode as Gulf Risk Traps the VLCC Fleet - The ultimate showdown of the US-Iran conflict seems to be unfolding in the freight market as costs of VLCC tankers continue to push higher into uncharted territory, with stranded Gulf vessels triggering a worldwide shortage of long-haul ships. - For shippers eager to risk a voyage into the Persian Gulf, reward was never sweeter – daily earnings on a Gulf-to-China route soared…
Saudi Arabia has restarted its East-West oil pipeline, restoring at least some flow through the 4-million-barrel-per-day route that had become the kingdom’s main escape hatch around the Strait of Hormuz. The pipeline is running at a low rate for now, according to Reuters sources, with Aramco working to return flows to roughly 4 million bpd. A full restart could still take weeks. One cargo was scheduled to load at the Red Sea port of Yanbu Tuesday for China. Oil traders didn’t wait for full capacity. Brent saw a temporary dip of more…
As China and the U.S. presently duke it out over biopharma innovation supremacy, a clutch of Europe’s biggest drugmakers are calling on the bloc to not lose sight of its R&D roots.
Some of continent’s biggest pharma firms write to national leaders calling for action to safeguard their futures Some of Europe’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have said the continent is “losing ground” to rivals including the US and China in developing new drugs and attracting investment. The chairs of nine companies, including Britain’s AstraZeneca, GSK and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, wrote to Andy Burnham and the national leaders of other European countries on Tuesday to call for action to “safeguard our companies’ future”. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Julia Kollewe22 Sept
Oppo has just held its launch of the Find X10 series in its home region of China, with a global launch to come for the new devices. more…
9to5Google•Ben Schoon22 Sept
Artificial intelligence is on the agenda when leaders from the United States and China meet this week. But with little consensus on a path forward, expectations are limited.
The New York Times•Ana Swanson22 Sept
Is Rolf Michl facing the end as managing director of Audi Sport GmbH? The former Abt manager, who became motorsport boss and managing director of the Audi subsidiary responsible for performance vehicles on September 1, 2022, is set to be transferred to China, according to information from Motorsport-Total.com. Rumours about Michl's departure have been circulating for some time - if everything ... Keep reading
Do Trump's task force and a special envoy for artificial intelligence in the US indicate a move toward regulating this disputed technology, particularly vis-a-vis China?
Deutsche Welle22 SeptPublished at 0700PDT / 1400GMT 22SEP26 German carrier Condor at the end of October 2026 plans to discontinue service to Sanya in China, where it currently operates 3 weekly Frankfurt – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Sanya flights. Last flight is currently scheduled on 22OCT26 for the intra-Asia sector. DE2366 FRA2015 – 1235+1BKK1435+1 – 1740+1SYX 339 136 DE2367 SYX1925 – 2035BKK22356 – 0600+1FRA 339 247
The oil market is living on borrowed time as flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted and the cushions such as stock draws and low Asian demand are running thin, according to Saul Kavonic, Senior Research Analyst at MST Marquee. “We are living on an oil market credit card, we can’t draw stocks forever,” Kavonic told CNBC on Tuesday. Large releases from reserves and China’s very low imports are no longer there to offset some of the supply lost at the Strait of Hormuz. “All these things are allowing the market…
The Chinese tech giant also plans to train a new AI model and to expand data centers as Trump and Xi prepare to discuss the global AI race this week
Beijing is expanding restrictions after years of U.S. pressure over the fentanyl crisis
Despite geopolitical tensions, substantial cross-border investments in AI highlight the complex interdependence of US-China economic relations.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team22 Sept
Western pharmaceutical companies are urging the Trump administration to allow them to keep doing deals with Chinese companies for drug candidates
STAT•Ed Silverman22 Sept
India’s civil aviation ministry confirmed today that SpiceJet is under DGCA operational and financial scrutiny, its cash flow troubles worsened by the ongoing Middle East conflict. On its own, that’s a familiar story — this is the third time since…
Air Insight•Addison Schonland22 Sept
Eine chinesische Hackergruppe habe im Laufe des Jahres 2025 immer wieder Cyberangriffe auf europäische maritime Organisationen verübt, warnte die Cyberagentur der EU am Dienstag. „Mustang Panda“, eine in China ansässige Spionagegruppe, habe Organisationen aus der Schifffahrtsbranche mit „anhaltenden Kampagnen angegriffen, von denen mindestens sieben EU-Mitgliedstaaten betroffen waren“, so die EU-Agentur ENISA in ihrem Jahresbericht, in […]
Oppo's new Find X10 Pro Max flagship phone, launched today in China, is the first anywhere to use 200-megapixel sensors on all three of its rear cameras. A 17-stop dynamic range for the main camera, delivered thanks to what Oppo calls "DeepPix sensor technology," suggests megapixel count won't be the only thing this camera has […]
The Verge•Dominic Preston22 Sept