Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: China’s railway construction gathers pace in first four months
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The construction of China’s railway projects has accelerated in the first four months of this year, injecting new impetus into the sustained recovery and improvement of the Chinese economy, according to the country’s railway operator on Sunday. The fixed-asset investment in China’s railway sector gained 5.3 […]
MIL-OSI Economics: [Interview] Transforming the Monitor Experience: Expanding the Boundaries With Odyssey 3D
Source: Samsung “The Odyssey 3D marks the beginning of a new era of experiences.”— Taekwan Lee, Samsung Electronics 3D content has often been associated with inconvenience. Enjoying it typically required specialized equipment such as 3D glasses or head-mounted displays (HMDs). Imperfections in the delivery of 3D images caused crosstalk, potentially leading to dizziness. These […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Australian Filmmaker Lucy Mckendrick Set For Directing Debut with Dark Comedy Fangs
Source: AMP Limited 10 05 2025 – Media release Joel Edgerton, Lucy McKendrick and Toni Collette of Fangs. Australian filmmaker Lucy McKendrick makes her directorial debut with Fangs, a thrilling dark comedy about privilege, power, and dangerous fantasies. Starring Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (The Gift, Zero Dark Thirty) and Golden Globe winner Toni Collette (Knives Out, Mickey […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Beacon Products, Zandox Group and Mr Warren Skry in court for alleged misleading and unconscionable sales practices
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC has been granted leave by the Federal Court to commence legal proceedings against two companies in liquidation, Beacon Products Pty Ltd (Beacon) and Zandox Group Pty Ltd (Zandox), for alleged unconscionable conduct and misleading or deceptive conduct. The ACCC is also taking action against the director of […]
MIL-Evening Report: India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania A member of the Indian Border Security Force stands guard near the India-Pakistan border. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are […]
MIL-Evening Report: Major brands don’t need to kowtow to Trump: they have the power to bring people together
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Beverland, Professor of Brand Management, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex Whatever you think of his personality or politics, it’s impossible to deny the success of Donald Trump as a brand. Supporters and detractors across the world are transfixed by his second term as […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Roadside breath testing up; alcohol-related road deaths down
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets As Road Safety Week begins, the Government’s crackdown on drunk drivers is delivering real results with newly released 2024 statistics showing the number of alcohol-related road deaths reducing by nearly 40%, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say. “Our Government is focused on improving […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Waste – Nearly $3m wasted on consultants hired to plan axing of health workers – PSA
Source: PSA Consultants and contractors are the winners from the large-scale axing of health workers, pocketing nearly $3 million in precious health dollars since late 2023. Between October 2023 and February 2025, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora paid out $2.8 million to external contractors and consultants to help the organisation manage the restructure of various […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Trades and Education – Highbrook Facility Officially Opens Boosting Auckland’s Trades Sector
Source: Corporate PR for Skills Group A cutting-edge trades teaching and training facility which has officially opened at Highbrook is set to unlock educational opportunities across Auckland and fuel growth in the trades industry. The opening was marked with a symbolic wire-cutting ceremony — a nod to the electrical trade — led by 24-year-old student […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schakowsky, Mullin & Blumenthal Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Eliminate Consumer Product Safety Commission
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (9th District of Illinois) Full Text of Letter (PDF) “Without the dedicated oversight of the CPSC, American families, especially children, will be left vulnerable in their own homes.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schakowsky Announces She Will Not Seek Re-election in 2026
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (9th District of Illinois) CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, released the following statement announcing her decision not to seek reelection to the U.S. House […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Coomber, PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, The University of Queensland IM Imagery/Shutterstock About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes. […]
MIL-OSI: LIS Technologies Inc. Announces Platinum Sponsorship of Reuters Events: SMR & Advanced Reactor 2025 Conference with CEO Christo Liebenberg and Co-CTO Viktor Chikan to Lead Presentations
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Oak Ridge, Tennessee, May 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LIS Technologies Inc. (“LIST” or “the Company”), a proprietary developer of advanced laser technology and the only USA-origin and patented laser uranium enrichment company, today announced that it is a Platinum Sponsor of the upcoming Reuters Events: SMR & Advanced Reactor 2025, to be […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CE begins Qatar visit
Source: Hong Kong Information Services Chief Executive John Lee met Qatar’s leaders and government officials and learnt about the latest developments of the country’s sovereign wealth fund on the first day of a visit to Qatar. Leading a business delegation comprising representatives from Hong Kong and Mainland enterprises, Mr Lee in the morning, met respectively […]
MIL-OSI Africa: President Ramaphosa to visit Côte d’Ivoire
Source: South Africa News Agency President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a working visit to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The President will be accompanied by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe and Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. According to the Presidency, the visit centres on the 12th edition […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Government-Business Partnership focuses on jobs, economic growth
Source: South Africa News Agency The Government and Business Partnership has committed to working closely over the next three months to accelerate the implementation of key reforms and priority initiatives aimed at driving economic growth and job creation. In a statement from the Presidency following a meeting of the partnership, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CE leads delegation to begin visit programme to Qatar
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, today (May 11) led a business delegation comprising representatives from Hong Kong and Mainland enterprises to commence its visit programme to Qatar. He met with leaders and government officials of Qatar and leant about the latest development of the country’s sovereign wealth […]
MIL-OSI Global: New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Judy Illes, Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics Canada; Vice Chair, Bioethics Council for Canada, University of British Columbia Advances in neurotechnology, including AI applications, need to be regulated. (Shutterstock) With Canada’s federal election behind us, we can now focus on a renewed commitment to our values […]
MIL-OSI USA: Norton Releases Remarks From Press Conference on the Proposed Cut to the District of Columbia’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s press conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and city officials about the proposed cut to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in the fiscal year (FY 25) 2025 budget […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Kamchatka crab becomes tourism brand for border town Hunchun
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News CHANGCHUN, May 11 (Xinhua) — The May Day holiday has ended, but the tourism boom in the border city of Hunchun is still going strong. Tourists from […]