Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 23, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Wyden Blast Republicans’ All-Out Assault on Clean Air and Climate
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey Senator Markey joined by Democratic Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Wyden, and climate advocates Washington (May 22, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of […]
MIL-OSI China: Featured products highlight openness, unlock trade potential between China, CEEC
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News This photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 4th China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province. [Photo/Xinhua] NINGBO, May 22 — With over 8,000 featured products on display, from traditional goods like wines and cheese […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senators Marshall, Moran, Baldwin, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Washington – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) today reintroduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act – bipartisan legislation that would establish a pathway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for novel […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Have your say on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment Bill
Source: Media Release On behalf of: Finance and Expenditure Committee For release: 23 May 2025 Have your say on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment BillThe Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee is calling for submissions on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty […]
MIL-Evening Report: Head knocks and ultra-violence: viral games Run It Straight and Power Slap put sports safety back centuries
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Yorke, Lecturer in sport management, Western Sydney University runitstraight24/instagram.com, The Conversation, CC BY Created in Australia, “Run It Straight” is a new, ultra-violent combat sport. Across a 20×4 metre grassed “battlefield,” players charge at full speed toward one another. Alternating between carrying the ball (ball runner) […]
MIL-Evening Report: NZ Budget 2025: funding growth at the expense of pay equity for women could cost National in the long run
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Pay equity protest outside parliament on budget day, May 22 2025. Getty Images In 1936, when the National Party was created through a merger of the United and Reform parties, there was a recognition […]
MIL-OSI USA: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: One, Big, Beautiful Bill Clears House
US Senate News: Source: The White House President Donald J. Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to cement an America First agenda of prosperity, opportunity, and security into law — is one step closer to the finish line following its passage by the House of Representatives. Here’s what they’re saying about the […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Secretary-General’s video message to the Pacific Regional Seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization
Source: United Nations – English strong>Download the video:https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/evergreen/MSG+SG+/SG+29+Apr+25/3365790_MSG+SG+DECOLONIZATION+TIMOR+LESTE+29+APR+25.mp4 I am pleased to send my warm greetings to the 2025 Pacific Regional Seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization. My thanks to the Government and people of Timor-Leste for hosting this meeting. Your country’s journey to independence is a beacon of hope for all. Through the […]
MIL-OSI: Reeflex Solutions Inc. Announces Completion of Qualifying Transaction
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reeflex Solutions Inc. (TSXV: RFX) (formerly Bigstack Opportunities I Inc., a capital pool company) (“Reeflex”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its previously announced “Qualifying Transaction” pursuant […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Hong Kong Night held in Niigata to promote closer regional Asian economic and trade ties
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region Hong Kong Night held in Niigata to promote closer regional Asian economic and trade ties The Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, Mr Fred Lam, was invited as the keynote speaker to share with the guests how Hong Kong International Airport connects Hong Kong and the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Stein Announces Industrial Manufacturer Will Create More Than 325 Jobs in Charlotte
Source: US State of North Carolina Headline: Governor Stein Announces Industrial Manufacturer Will Create More Than 325 Jobs in Charlotte Governor Stein Announces Industrial Manufacturer Will Create More Than 325 Jobs in CharlottelsaitoThu, 05/22/2025 – 18:21 Raleigh, NC Today Governor Josh Stein announced that AVL Manufacturing (AVL USA, Inc.) will establish a new production facility […]
MIL-OSI USA: May 22, 2025
Why I voted NO on Republicans’ Tax Scam
Congress must do more to support working families. That’s why I voted NO on President Trump’s big ugly budget bill – because it hurts everyday Americans by taking away health care, food assistance, and economic stability, all so Republicans can…
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Kevin Mullin California (15th District) Congress must do more to support working families. That’s why I voted NO on President Trump’s big ugly budget bill – because it hurts everyday Americans by taking away health care, food assistance, and economic stability, all so Republicans can give massive […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement on the House Republican bill that proposes auctioning off critical spectrum to fund tax handouts for the wealthiest Americans and corporate special […]
MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Joins Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Canada Partnership
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo Washington, D.C.–The United States and Canada share three oceans and the world’s longest border. About 400,000 people and more than $2.5 billion worth of goods and services move across the U.S.-Canada border each day. The relationship between the two countries fosters one of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: News 05/20/2025
Blackburn, Moolenaar Call for Investigation Into Chinese EV Charging Startup
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representative. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urging an investigation into Autel Energy, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging startup, […]
MIL-OSI: Heritage Commerce Corp and Heritage Bank of Commerce Continue Board Leadership Succession
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heritage Commerce Corp (NASDAQ: HTBK) (“Heritage” or “Company”), parent company of Heritage Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), a premier community business bank, today announces the appointment of Julianne Biagini-Komas as Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), replacing Chairman Jack W. Conner […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech Calling for Affordable Flood Insurance Ahead of Hurricane Season
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy [embedded content] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor highlighting the need for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to remain affordable and the danger that Risk Rating 2.0 poses to low- and middle-income families’ ability […]
MIL-OSI: Univest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $5 Million Registered Offering for its Client WORK Medical Technology Group LTD (NASDAQ: WOK)
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York, New York, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of registered offering (the “Offering”) for its client WORK Medical Technology Group LTD (Nasdaq: WOK) […]
MIL-OSI Security: Sheboygan Man Indicted for Child Pornography Production and Possession
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 13, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Nolan M. Pitsch (age: 31) of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on five counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, in […]
MIL-OSI USA: PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF RECONCILIATION BILL
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI) Post navigation Archives PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF RECONCILIATION BILL Washington, D.C., May 22, 2025 For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland May 22, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF RECONCILIATION BILL Washington, DC – Early this […]