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With four massive sold-out Coldplay concerts, and the Rugby 7s weekend, the new Hong Kong Kai Tai Stadium has finally opened its doors! And there is no one better at giving a full review of the events, the stadium and all the fun trivia, than our guest, comedian Garron Chiu. Garron worked on multiple ad campaigns for those events as part of his job, and he saw 2 Coldplay concerts in the same week!Jiaoying Summers write-up on SCMP: https://shorturl.at/hFEdcGet tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Garron Chiu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgarron/Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/

Curzon Public Relations CEO, Farzana Baduel, joins the world's most-listened-to PR podcast, as Guest Resident Co-Host!Alongside host Doug Downs, SCMP and producers Emily Page and David Olajide MPRCA, this season will explore PR through a truly global lens—tackling industry challenges, leadership insights, and the evolving media landscape.

ROK: YOON TROUBLES.  David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, on the latest in South Korea. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL  https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298222/did-china-meddle-south-koreas-election-concern-over-claims-yoon-supporters 1937

Happy Chinese New Year! This week, while I'm decompressing from 10 days in the Alps, my friends at the Asia Society of Switzerland have graciously offered to let me share a podcast recorded just after the U.S. presidential election in November at their annual State of Asia event. "The State of China" features three terrific guests: Wang Qing (王卿), the host of the popular Chinese podcast "The Weirdo" (不合时宜), Zichen Wang of the Center for China and Globalization, and Adam Tooze, one of the truly great public intellectuals of our time. It's all skillfully moderated by the South China Morning Post's Europe editor, Finbarr Bermingham, and it covers a lot of ground. I'll be back next week in conversation with my dear friend Jeremy Goldkorn, and we'll be asking (and answering) the big question — Are we in the middle of a narrative shift on China?May the Year of the Snake be prosperous and full of happiness and success for all you Sinica listeners!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Năm 2024 là một năm thành công về kinh tế và tăng trưởng cho Việt Nam, tăng trưởng GDP được ngân hàng HSBC dự báo 7%. Việt Nam muốn trở thành miền đất hứa cho các đại tập đoàn công nghệ. Tuy nhiên, những xáo trộn trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo, cùng với những đại án tham nhũng cũng gây không ít quan ngại cho các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài, dù Hà Nội luôn khẳng định về sự ổn định chính trị và nghiêm trị tham nhũng, được coi là “có hệ thống” ở Việt Nam. RFI Tiếng Việt điểm lại một số sự kiện quan trọng trong năm 2024 tại Việt Nam với phần nhận định của một số chuyên gia khách mời.Một chủ tịch nước từ chức, một tổng bí thư qua đời và một nhân vật quyền lực mớiNgày 20/03/2024, ông Võ Văn Thưởng là chủ tịch nước thứ hai của Việt Nam phải từ chức trong vòng hơn một năm. Giám đốc nghiên cứu Benoît de Tréglodé, Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến lược của Trường Quân sự Pháp (IRSEM), khi trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/03, nhận định : “(…) Nếu kể cả người được ông Trọng bảo vệ cũng “ngã ngựa”, có nghĩa là ông Trọng không còn mạnh như trước, cho nên các đối thủ của ông tự cho phép đánh bật ông Võ Văn Thưởng, trong khi trước đó, đích thân ông Trọng đã can thiệp vào bộ máy Nhà nước để bảo vệ ông Võ Văn Thưởng vì một vài rắc rối liên quan đến gia đình (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Chủ tịch nước bị cách chức, tổng bí thư bị tiếm quyền ? Ông Tô Lâm, bộ trưởng Công An lúc đó, đã làm đúng chỉ đạo của tổng bí thư Trọng không để “con sâu làm rầu nồi canh”. Nhưng công cuộc “đốt lò” cũng giúp làm tăng quyền lực cá nhân của ông. Hai tháng sau, ngày 02/05, ông Vương Đình Huệ bị miễn nhiệm chức chủ tịch Quốc Hội. Đến ngày 22/05, ông Tô Lâm được bầu làm chủ tịch nước. Theo nhiều nhà quan sát quốc tế, chiếc ghế, dù bị coi “có dớp”, chỉ là bàn đạp để ông Tô Lâm tiến đến chức vụ cao nhất - tổng bí thư đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam do tình hình sức khỏe của ông Trọng không được tốt. Chiều 19/07, tổng bí thư Trọng qua đời tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108.Và người trực tiếp “đốt lò” kiêm luôn hai chức vụ cao nhất Việt Nam : tổng bí thư - chủ tịch nước. Tính toán này đã có từ lâu, theo nhận định ngày 19/07 của chuyên gia Benoît de Tréglodé : “(…) Trước tiên phải nhớ rằng ông Tô Lâm suy ngẫm đến việc này từ nhiều năm nay. Ý thức rõ về vị trí bộ trưởng Công An của mình, ông đã chiếm được vị trí trung tâm chiến lược trong bộ máy Nhà nước. Cũng đừng quên rằng công an luôn là một yếu tố an ninh vô cùng quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chế độ từ bên trong trước những chuyển biến chung của thời đại và xã hội. Nhờ vị trí chiến lược đó mà ngay từ đầu, ông Tô Lâm đã là một ứng cử viên có tiềm năng lớn để thay thế ông Nguyễn Phú Trọng (…)”.Khi tiếp tục di sản của người tiền nhiệm Nguyễn Phú Trọng, ông Tô Lâm có một số lợi thế, theo quan sát của nhà nghiên cứu Lê Hồng Hiệp, Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á ở Singapore : “(…) Bản thân người kế nhiệm cũng sẽ có những lợi ích trong việc duy trì cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này, cụ thể là có thể tiếp tục sử dụng nó như một công cụ hiệu quả để kiểm soát nội bộ và có thể hướng tới kiểm soát các đối thủ chính trị, thông qua việc thanh trừng những người có thể gây nguy cơ đối với quyền lực của họ. Cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này vẫn sẽ tiếp tục dưới thời lãnh đạo mới. Vấn đề đặt ra là cách thức tiến hành của họ sẽ như thế nào, quy mô, cũng như cường độ của cuộc chiến sẽ ra sao (…)”.  Đọc thêm : Chống tham nhũng thời hậu Nguyễn Phú Trọng: Sẽ vẫn "diệt chuột không để vỡ bình"Ngoài các vụ “đánh chuột nhưng không làm vỡ bình” trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo Nhà nước, như vụ “chuyến bay giải cứu” đang xét xử giai đoạn 2 và đại án Việt Á khiến 2 cựu bộ trưởng vào tù và ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc phải từ chức chủ tịch nước trước đó, còn phải nhắc đến đại án Vạn Thịnh Phát và ngân hàng SCB liên quan đến các tội “Lừa đảo chiếm đoạt tài sản”, “Rửa tiền”, “Vận chuyển trái phép tiền tệ qua biên giới”. Đầu tháng 12, tòa phúc thẩm đã y án tử hình được tuyên vào tháng 04 đối với bà Trương Mỹ Lan vì biển thủ 12 tỷ đô la - số tiền tương đương khoảng 3% toàn bộ nền kinh tế Việt Nam. Theo trang CNN ngày 06/12, “quy mô của vụ gian lận đã làm lung lay niềm tin vào một nền kinh tế hy vọng sẽ thu hút các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài rút khỏi các đối thủ cạnh tranh, như nước láng giềng Trung Quốc” do những căng thẳng thương mại có thể còn gia tăng dưới nhiệm kỳ hai của tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump.Việt Nam nâng kỷ lục Đối tác chiến lược toàn diệnTuy nhiên, về đối ngoại, quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt tháng 08, nghiên cứu sinh Vũ Khang, chuyên về an ninh Đông Á, Trường đại học Boston (Boston Collegue, Mỹ), đưa ra hai lý do :“(…) Thứ nhất, ngoại giao Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay, mục tiêu đầu tiên vẫn là kiềm chế và trấn an được Trung Quốc. Quan hệ Việt Nam với Trung Quốc vẫn đang ổn định nên Việt Nam không có nhu cầu để phải có những thay đổi lớn trong ngoại giao (…) Lý do thứ hai, chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay vẫn do Bộ Chính Trị quyết định chứ không phải là do một cá nhân, bất kể cá nhân đấy có là tổng bí thư hay là chủ tịch nước đi chăng nữa (…) Cho nên, chừng nào các thành viên còn lại trong Bộ Chính Trị không muốn thay đổi đường lối chính sách “ngoại giao cây tre” hiện giờ thì việc thay đổi nhà lãnh đạo cấp cao nhất là tổng bí thư cũng sẽ không có tác động lớn đối với đường lối chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”Chỉ trong 6 tháng ngắn ngủi giữ chức chủ tịch nước (22/05 - 21/10/2024), ông Tô Lâm công du 8 nước (1), dự Đại Hội Đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc tại New York (Mỹ), hội nghị cấp cao Pháp ngữ tại Pháp và trong chuyến công du này, ngày 07/10, hai nước đã nâng cấp quan hệ. Pháp trở thành nước thứ 8 trên thế giới (2) - sau Úc là nước thứ 7 vào đầu năm - và là quốc gia đầu tiên trong Liên Hiệp Châu Âu thiết lập hợp tác Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Việt Nam. Trước đó, nhân kỉ niệm 70 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ với khách mời là bộ trưởng Quân Lực Pháp Sébastien Lecornu, hai nước đã nhất trí “khép lại quá khứ, hướng đến tương lai”.Nhìn vào lựa chọn 8 đối tác chiến lược toàn diện, có thể thấy chủ trương của Việt Nam là đa dạng hóa đối tác, đặc biệt là về quân sự, để tránh bị phụ thuộc và giữ thế cân bằng. Ngoài ra, còn có yếu tố kinh tế, theo giải thích của nhà nghiên cứu Zachary M. Abuza, Trường National College War, Mỹ, với RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/10 :“Nếu nhìn vào các đối tác chiến lược toàn diện mà Việt Nam đã thiết lập, tất cả đều là các đối tác kinh tế lớn. Đây luôn là tôn chỉ của Việt Nam trong chính sách ngoại giao. Hà Nội đang nỗ lực để trở thành một nước phát triển, hoặc ít nhất là trong nhóm nước có thu nhập cao từ nay đến 2045. Do vậy, nâng cấp quan hệ với Pháp là một lựa chọn quan trọng cho Việt Nam (…). Paris có một trang sử dài với Hà Nội và Việt Nam đã đấu tranh trong nhiều năm để giành lại độc lập từ Pháp. Do vậy, tôi nghĩ rằng, về mặt biểu tượng, đó là điều quan trọng để Pháp trở thành nước châu Âu đầu tiên mà Việt Nam thiết lập quan hệ này (…)”.Việt Nam đa dạng đối tác quân sự đối phó với Trung QuốcCòn nhà nghiên cứu Pháp Laurent Gédeon cho rằng Việt Nam cũng trông cậy vào ủng hộ của Pháp về lập trường đối với Biển Đông :“Điều đáng chú ý trong tuyên bố chung ngày 07/10 là việc Pháp nhắc đến việc hỗ trợ nguồn lực quân sự cho Hà Nội, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát biển. Và điều này phù hợp với mong muốn của Việt Nam trong việc tăng cường năng lực làm chủ, kiểm soát không gian biển, trong bối cảnh tranh chấp với Trung Quốc (…) Theo tôi, Pháp quan tâm về việc liệu Việt Nam có đủ phương tiện để tự vệ, và khả năng đối phó với xâm lược quân sự nếu cần thiết. Trung Quốc cũng đang lưu ý đến điều này. Nhưng phải nhắc lại rằng Việt Nam cũng duy trì quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Trung Quốc, trong đó có hợp tác quân sự, bất chấp những sóng gió giữa hai bên”. Đọc thêm : Nâng cấp đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Pháp, chủ tịch Tô Lâm muốn thể hiện năng lực ngoại giao, ổn định chính trị Việt NamViệt Nam đã tổ chức thành công Triển lãm Quốc phòng Quốc tế lần thứ hai (từ 11-22/12/2024) và ký 16 hợp đồng trị giá hơn 286 triệu đô la với các đối tác nước ngoài, trong khi theo báo cáo ngày 11/03/2024 của Viện Nghiên cứu Hòa bình Quốc tế (SIPRI), Việt Nam gần như không mua sắm vũ khí trong năm 2023.Nghiên cứu sinh Nguyễn Thế Phương, chuyên về an ninh hàng hải và các vấn đề hải quân, Đại học New South Wales, Canberra, Úc, nhận định : “Hoạt động triển lãm sẽ giúp cho Việt Nam tiếp cận được các nhà thầu quốc phòng nước ngoài quan trọng, nhằm đẩy mạnh quá trình hiện đại hóa quân đội (…). Điểm này cũng nằm trong chính sách được tiến hành từ 5, 6 năm trở lại đây, bởi vì chiến tranh Nga-Ukraina, rồi những vấn đề về tranh chấp, xung đột khắp thế giới cho thấy một trong những điều cốt lõi nhất để có thể giúp cho Việt Nam và quân đội Việt Nam giữ vững được năng lực bảo vệ chủ quyền, đó là tự chủ, hoặc theo một số người nói là “tự chủ chiến lược”(…)”. Đọc thêm : Triển lãm Quốc phòng : Việt Nam thể hiện “khả năng răn đe”, hướng đến xuất khẩu thiết bị quân sựMở rộng đảo ở Trường Sa để bảo vệ chủ quyền nhưng tránh làm phật lòng Trung QuốcTự chủ là yếu tố quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo trong khi Trung Quốc đòi độc chiếm hầu hết Biển Đông. Việt Nam cũng áp dụng cách tiếp cận như của Trung Quốc, “mở rộng sự hiện diện quân sự thông qua các sáng kiến ​​xây dựng đảo chiến lược để củng cố yêu sách lãnh thổ trong khu vực”, theo nhận định của trang Asia Media Centre ngày 24/10. Báo cáo của Viện Nghiên cứu Minh bạch Hàng hải châu Á - AMTI, công bố ngày 07/06, dự báo năm 2024 sẽ là năm bồi đắp đảo kỷ lục của Việt Nam ở quần đảo Trường Sa, với diện tích đất được bồi đắp gần bằng tổng hai năm trước đó.Tuy nhiên, Trung Quốc cho tới nay vẫn im lặng về các hoạt động của Việt Nam, trái ngược với thái độ hung hăng với Philippines. Nhà nghiên cứu Hoàng Việt giải thích :“Thứ nhất, Trung Quốc không phản đối bởi vì Trung Quốc mới là xây nhiều. Việt Nam chắc là không bao giờ theo kịp Trung Quốc trong việc tôn tạo các thực thể trên Biển Đông. Trung Quốc còn quân sự hóa các đảo đó, biến thành những tiền đồn. Việt Nam thì chắc là sẽ không có các tiền đồn (…). Thứ hai, có lẽ Việt Nam cũng khéo léo chọn thời điểm mà Trung Quốc cũng đang muốn thúc đẩy quan hệ với Việt Nam và Việt Nam cũng đang cố gắng giữ quan hệ với Trung Quốc ở mức tốt đẹp để phía Trung Quốc không có phản ứng nhiều trong trường hợp này”. Đọc thêm : Biển Đông: Việt Nam gia tăng bồi đắp đảo để mở rộng sự hiện diệnĐây cũng là quan điểm của giáo sư Huỳnh Tam Sang, Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, được báo mạng Hồng Kông SCMP trích dẫn ngày 22/12. Việt Nam vẫn cần thể hiện với Trung Quốc về tính chất “đặc biệt” và “duy nhất” trong mối quan hệ song phương, dấu hiệu mới nhất là “nỗ lực tiên phong”, theo đánh giá của Global Times khi đưa thêm vế an ninh nội địa để biến thành đối thoại “3+3” (ngoại giao, quốc phòng, an ninh nội địa).****(1) Lào, Cam Bốt (11-13/07), Trung Quốc (18-20/08), Mỹ, Cuba (21/09-27/09), Mông Cổ, Ireland, Pháp (30/09-07/10)(2) Trung Quốc (2008), Nga (2012), Ấn Độ (2016) Hàn Quốc (2022), Hoa Kỳ (2023), Nhật Bản (2023), Úc (2024).

Năm 2024 là một năm thành công về kinh tế và tăng trưởng cho Việt Nam, tăng trưởng GDP được ngân hàng HSBC dự báo 7%. Việt Nam muốn trở thành miền đất hứa cho các đại tập đoàn công nghệ. Tuy nhiên, những xáo trộn trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo, cùng với những đại án tham nhũng cũng gây không ít quan ngại cho các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài, dù Hà Nội luôn khẳng định về sự ổn định chính trị và nghiêm trị tham nhũng, được coi là “có hệ thống” ở Việt Nam. RFI Tiếng Việt điểm lại một số sự kiện quan trọng trong năm 2024 tại Việt Nam với phần nhận định của một số chuyên gia khách mời.Một chủ tịch nước từ chức, một tổng bí thư qua đời và một nhân vật quyền lực mớiNgày 20/03/2024, ông Võ Văn Thưởng là chủ tịch nước thứ hai của Việt Nam phải từ chức trong vòng hơn một năm. Giám đốc nghiên cứu Benoît de Tréglodé, Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến lược của Trường Quân sự Pháp (IRSEM), khi trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/03, nhận định : “(…) Nếu kể cả người được ông Trọng bảo vệ cũng “ngã ngựa”, có nghĩa là ông Trọng không còn mạnh như trước, cho nên các đối thủ của ông tự cho phép đánh bật ông Võ Văn Thưởng, trong khi trước đó, đích thân ông Trọng đã can thiệp vào bộ máy Nhà nước để bảo vệ ông Võ Văn Thưởng vì một vài rắc rối liên quan đến gia đình (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Chủ tịch nước bị cách chức, tổng bí thư bị tiếm quyền ? Ông Tô Lâm, bộ trưởng Công An lúc đó, đã làm đúng chỉ đạo của tổng bí thư Trọng không để “con sâu làm rầu nồi canh”. Nhưng công cuộc “đốt lò” cũng giúp làm tăng quyền lực cá nhân của ông. Hai tháng sau, ngày 02/05, ông Vương Đình Huệ bị miễn nhiệm chức chủ tịch Quốc Hội. Đến ngày 22/05, ông Tô Lâm được bầu làm chủ tịch nước. Theo nhiều nhà quan sát quốc tế, chiếc ghế, dù bị coi “có dớp”, chỉ là bàn đạp để ông Tô Lâm tiến đến chức vụ cao nhất - tổng bí thư đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam do tình hình sức khỏe của ông Trọng không được tốt. Chiều 19/07, tổng bí thư Trọng qua đời tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108.Và người trực tiếp “đốt lò” kiêm luôn hai chức vụ cao nhất Việt Nam : tổng bí thư - chủ tịch nước. Tính toán này đã có từ lâu, theo nhận định ngày 19/07 của chuyên gia Benoît de Tréglodé : “(…) Trước tiên phải nhớ rằng ông Tô Lâm suy ngẫm đến việc này từ nhiều năm nay. Ý thức rõ về vị trí bộ trưởng Công An của mình, ông đã chiếm được vị trí trung tâm chiến lược trong bộ máy Nhà nước. Cũng đừng quên rằng công an luôn là một yếu tố an ninh vô cùng quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chế độ từ bên trong trước những chuyển biến chung của thời đại và xã hội. Nhờ vị trí chiến lược đó mà ngay từ đầu, ông Tô Lâm đã là một ứng cử viên có tiềm năng lớn để thay thế ông Nguyễn Phú Trọng (…)”.Khi tiếp tục di sản của người tiền nhiệm Nguyễn Phú Trọng, ông Tô Lâm có một số lợi thế, theo quan sát của nhà nghiên cứu Lê Hồng Hiệp, Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á ở Singapore : “(…) Bản thân người kế nhiệm cũng sẽ có những lợi ích trong việc duy trì cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này, cụ thể là có thể tiếp tục sử dụng nó như một công cụ hiệu quả để kiểm soát nội bộ và có thể hướng tới kiểm soát các đối thủ chính trị, thông qua việc thanh trừng những người có thể gây nguy cơ đối với quyền lực của họ. Cuộc chiến chống tham nhũng này vẫn sẽ tiếp tục dưới thời lãnh đạo mới. Vấn đề đặt ra là cách thức tiến hành của họ sẽ như thế nào, quy mô, cũng như cường độ của cuộc chiến sẽ ra sao (…)”.  Đọc thêm : Chống tham nhũng thời hậu Nguyễn Phú Trọng: Sẽ vẫn "diệt chuột không để vỡ bình"Ngoài các vụ “đánh chuột nhưng không làm vỡ bình” trên thượng tầng lãnh đạo Nhà nước, như vụ “chuyến bay giải cứu” đang xét xử giai đoạn 2 và đại án Việt Á khiến 2 cựu bộ trưởng vào tù và ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc phải từ chức chủ tịch nước trước đó, còn phải nhắc đến đại án Vạn Thịnh Phát và ngân hàng SCB liên quan đến các tội “Lừa đảo chiếm đoạt tài sản”, “Rửa tiền”, “Vận chuyển trái phép tiền tệ qua biên giới”. Đầu tháng 12, tòa phúc thẩm đã y án tử hình được tuyên vào tháng 04 đối với bà Trương Mỹ Lan vì biển thủ 12 tỷ đô la - số tiền tương đương khoảng 3% toàn bộ nền kinh tế Việt Nam. Theo trang CNN ngày 06/12, “quy mô của vụ gian lận đã làm lung lay niềm tin vào một nền kinh tế hy vọng sẽ thu hút các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài rút khỏi các đối thủ cạnh tranh, như nước láng giềng Trung Quốc” do những căng thẳng thương mại có thể còn gia tăng dưới nhiệm kỳ hai của tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump.Việt Nam nâng kỷ lục Đối tác chiến lược toàn diệnTuy nhiên, về đối ngoại, quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt tháng 08, nghiên cứu sinh Vũ Khang, chuyên về an ninh Đông Á, Trường đại học Boston (Boston Collegue, Mỹ), đưa ra hai lý do :“(…) Thứ nhất, ngoại giao Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay, mục tiêu đầu tiên vẫn là kiềm chế và trấn an được Trung Quốc. Quan hệ Việt Nam với Trung Quốc vẫn đang ổn định nên Việt Nam không có nhu cầu để phải có những thay đổi lớn trong ngoại giao (…) Lý do thứ hai, chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam từ xưa đến nay vẫn do Bộ Chính Trị quyết định chứ không phải là do một cá nhân, bất kể cá nhân đấy có là tổng bí thư hay là chủ tịch nước đi chăng nữa (…) Cho nên, chừng nào các thành viên còn lại trong Bộ Chính Trị không muốn thay đổi đường lối chính sách “ngoại giao cây tre” hiện giờ thì việc thay đổi nhà lãnh đạo cấp cao nhất là tổng bí thư cũng sẽ không có tác động lớn đối với đường lối chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam (…)”. Đọc thêm : Việt Nam : Quyền lực cá nhân tân tổng bí thư không làm thay đổi “ngoại giao cây tre”Chỉ trong 6 tháng ngắn ngủi giữ chức chủ tịch nước (22/05 - 21/10/2024), ông Tô Lâm công du 8 nước (1), dự Đại Hội Đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc tại New York (Mỹ), hội nghị cấp cao Pháp ngữ tại Pháp và trong chuyến công du này, ngày 07/10, hai nước đã nâng cấp quan hệ. Pháp trở thành nước thứ 8 trên thế giới (2) - sau Úc là nước thứ 7 vào đầu năm - và là quốc gia đầu tiên trong Liên Hiệp Châu Âu thiết lập hợp tác Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Việt Nam. Trước đó, nhân kỉ niệm 70 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ với khách mời là bộ trưởng Quân Lực Pháp Sébastien Lecornu, hai nước đã nhất trí “khép lại quá khứ, hướng đến tương lai”.Nhìn vào lựa chọn 8 đối tác chiến lược toàn diện, có thể thấy chủ trương của Việt Nam là đa dạng hóa đối tác, đặc biệt là về quân sự, để tránh bị phụ thuộc và giữ thế cân bằng. Ngoài ra, còn có yếu tố kinh tế, theo giải thích của nhà nghiên cứu Zachary M. Abuza, Trường National College War, Mỹ, với RFI Tiếng Việt ngày 21/10 :“Nếu nhìn vào các đối tác chiến lược toàn diện mà Việt Nam đã thiết lập, tất cả đều là các đối tác kinh tế lớn. Đây luôn là tôn chỉ của Việt Nam trong chính sách ngoại giao. Hà Nội đang nỗ lực để trở thành một nước phát triển, hoặc ít nhất là trong nhóm nước có thu nhập cao từ nay đến 2045. Do vậy, nâng cấp quan hệ với Pháp là một lựa chọn quan trọng cho Việt Nam (…). Paris có một trang sử dài với Hà Nội và Việt Nam đã đấu tranh trong nhiều năm để giành lại độc lập từ Pháp. Do vậy, tôi nghĩ rằng, về mặt biểu tượng, đó là điều quan trọng để Pháp trở thành nước châu Âu đầu tiên mà Việt Nam thiết lập quan hệ này (…)”.Việt Nam đa dạng đối tác quân sự đối phó với Trung QuốcCòn nhà nghiên cứu Pháp Laurent Gédeon cho rằng Việt Nam cũng trông cậy vào ủng hộ của Pháp về lập trường đối với Biển Đông :“Điều đáng chú ý trong tuyên bố chung ngày 07/10 là việc Pháp nhắc đến việc hỗ trợ nguồn lực quân sự cho Hà Nội, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát biển. Và điều này phù hợp với mong muốn của Việt Nam trong việc tăng cường năng lực làm chủ, kiểm soát không gian biển, trong bối cảnh tranh chấp với Trung Quốc (…) Theo tôi, Pháp quan tâm về việc liệu Việt Nam có đủ phương tiện để tự vệ, và khả năng đối phó với xâm lược quân sự nếu cần thiết. Trung Quốc cũng đang lưu ý đến điều này. Nhưng phải nhắc lại rằng Việt Nam cũng duy trì quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Trung Quốc, trong đó có hợp tác quân sự, bất chấp những sóng gió giữa hai bên”. Đọc thêm : Nâng cấp đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Pháp, chủ tịch Tô Lâm muốn thể hiện năng lực ngoại giao, ổn định chính trị Việt NamViệt Nam đã tổ chức thành công Triển lãm Quốc phòng Quốc tế lần thứ hai (từ 11-22/12/2024) và ký 16 hợp đồng trị giá hơn 286 triệu đô la với các đối tác nước ngoài, trong khi theo báo cáo ngày 11/03/2024 của Viện Nghiên cứu Hòa bình Quốc tế (SIPRI), Việt Nam gần như không mua sắm vũ khí trong năm 2023.Nghiên cứu sinh Nguyễn Thế Phương, chuyên về an ninh hàng hải và các vấn đề hải quân, Đại học New South Wales, Canberra, Úc, nhận định : “Hoạt động triển lãm sẽ giúp cho Việt Nam tiếp cận được các nhà thầu quốc phòng nước ngoài quan trọng, nhằm đẩy mạnh quá trình hiện đại hóa quân đội (…). Điểm này cũng nằm trong chính sách được tiến hành từ 5, 6 năm trở lại đây, bởi vì chiến tranh Nga-Ukraina, rồi những vấn đề về tranh chấp, xung đột khắp thế giới cho thấy một trong những điều cốt lõi nhất để có thể giúp cho Việt Nam và quân đội Việt Nam giữ vững được năng lực bảo vệ chủ quyền, đó là tự chủ, hoặc theo một số người nói là “tự chủ chiến lược”(…)”. Đọc thêm : Triển lãm Quốc phòng : Việt Nam thể hiện “khả năng răn đe”, hướng đến xuất khẩu thiết bị quân sựMở rộng đảo ở Trường Sa để bảo vệ chủ quyền nhưng tránh làm phật lòng Trung QuốcTự chủ là yếu tố quan trọng trong việc bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo trong khi Trung Quốc đòi độc chiếm hầu hết Biển Đông. Việt Nam cũng áp dụng cách tiếp cận như của Trung Quốc, “mở rộng sự hiện diện quân sự thông qua các sáng kiến ​​xây dựng đảo chiến lược để củng cố yêu sách lãnh thổ trong khu vực”, theo nhận định của trang Asia Media Centre ngày 24/10. Báo cáo của Viện Nghiên cứu Minh bạch Hàng hải châu Á - AMTI, công bố ngày 07/06, dự báo năm 2024 sẽ là năm bồi đắp đảo kỷ lục của Việt Nam ở quần đảo Trường Sa, với diện tích đất được bồi đắp gần bằng tổng hai năm trước đó.Tuy nhiên, Trung Quốc cho tới nay vẫn im lặng về các hoạt động của Việt Nam, trái ngược với thái độ hung hăng với Philippines. Nhà nghiên cứu Hoàng Việt giải thích :“Thứ nhất, Trung Quốc không phản đối bởi vì Trung Quốc mới là xây nhiều. Việt Nam chắc là không bao giờ theo kịp Trung Quốc trong việc tôn tạo các thực thể trên Biển Đông. Trung Quốc còn quân sự hóa các đảo đó, biến thành những tiền đồn. Việt Nam thì chắc là sẽ không có các tiền đồn (…). Thứ hai, có lẽ Việt Nam cũng khéo léo chọn thời điểm mà Trung Quốc cũng đang muốn thúc đẩy quan hệ với Việt Nam và Việt Nam cũng đang cố gắng giữ quan hệ với Trung Quốc ở mức tốt đẹp để phía Trung Quốc không có phản ứng nhiều trong trường hợp này”. Đọc thêm : Biển Đông: Việt Nam gia tăng bồi đắp đảo để mở rộng sự hiện diệnĐây cũng là quan điểm của giáo sư Huỳnh Tam Sang, Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, được báo mạng Hồng Kông SCMP trích dẫn ngày 22/12. Việt Nam vẫn cần thể hiện với Trung Quốc về tính chất “đặc biệt” và “duy nhất” trong mối quan hệ song phương, dấu hiệu mới nhất là “nỗ lực tiên phong”, theo đánh giá của Global Times khi đưa thêm vế an ninh nội địa để biến thành đối thoại “3+3” (ngoại giao, quốc phòng, an ninh nội địa).****(1) Lào, Cam Bốt (11-13/07), Trung Quốc (18-20/08), Mỹ, Cuba (21/09-27/09), Mông Cổ, Ireland, Pháp (30/09-07/10)(2) Trung Quốc (2008), Nga (2012), Ấn Độ (2016) Hàn Quốc (2022), Hoa Kỳ (2023), Nhật Bản (2023), Úc (2024).

Joncat discuss being hexed by Dan and Anngee's atheism curse voodoo shortly before fatherhood, SMRT derailment being reported as power fault initially before SCMP had to correct the record, Iswaran's trial fizzle out like flaccid balloon, and hypothetical to determine your political leaning once and for all.

Social media is here to stay, especially for leaders in today's digital world. But many still feel anxious about how to navigate it. In this episode, we'll explore the significance of personal branding and address some common concerns leaders have about social media. Our expert guest shares valuable insights on the relationship between personal and business social media, the evolving importance of social media guidelines in organisations and how enterprise social networks can enhance productivity and connection in a hybrid work environment. Join us to discover how you can confidently embrace social media, banish fears and elevate your leadership today. Host: Garreth Hanley, podcast producer, CPA Australia Guest: Rita Zonius, a strategic communication management professional (SCMP). She is a career communicator and digital workplace expert who specialises in helping people overcome their fear of social media. You can learn more about Rita on LinkedIn. Would you like to listen to more INTHEBLACK episodes? Head to CPA Australia's YouTube channel. And you can find a CPA at our custom portal on the CPA Australia website.  CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: With Interest INTHEBLACK INTHEBLACK Out Loud Excel Tips Search for them in your podcast platform. Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

#PRC: "Balance Sheet Recession" Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3278845/chinas-retirement-delay-offers-respite-beijing-robs-rich-help-poor 1890 Shanghai

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The manipulated economic numbers are now shining through, people see the economy falling apart while the the Biden admin tells the people that everything is fine. The economic revolution has begun, Trump says we will build new cities. The [DS] is prepping the election rigging system. This time around they will take would they did in 2020 and take it to the extreme. The post office will handle the creation/distribution of the ballots behind the scene. When this fails they will move to the second phase, they will not certify and use a cyber attack to try convince people that it was manipulated. The lies of [KH] are destroying her. Epstein is now back in focus, timing is everything.   (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1835069955462902195  2021, this metric has fallen by ~8.0%, marking the largest drop since it was launched in 2002. Such a low level in the index has only been seen during recessions. Americans are pulling back on dining out as prices have been sharply rising and recently hit new all-time highs. Since 2020, food prices away from home have increased by 27.0%, and fast food prices have jumped by 31.0%. Eating out is officially a luxury. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1834953107786051959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1834953107786051959%7Ctwgr%5Ef53732876e298f37ecaf93810487ba88cc2c45fc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fx22report.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D23284action%3Dedit  500,000. The most recent release for June was lowered by a massive 274,000 openings from the initially reported 8.18 million, the fourth largest revision since 2020. Meanwhile, job openings for July came at 7.67 million, the lowest since January 2021. If this number is revised down again, job vacancies would likely be below pre-pandemic levels. Data revisions are concerning. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1834646783709814841  to this market. It's only a matter of time before sellers will need to drop prices to begun spurring demand. Is the housing market at a pivot point? https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1834943934801625154 https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1834717560224596345 “ we constantly hear about Social Security running out of money. Why don't we ever hear about welfare running out of money?” Well, Well, Well: Biden And Harris Hit Temu, Shein With Trump-Esque Tariffs  The very same day Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump's plan to institute new tariffs on products Americans buy from abroad as a "Trump sales tax," the Biden administration dropped... new tariffs on products Americans buy from abroad.   the White House announced new measures - largely aimed at Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Temu and Shein - aimed at reducing the range of low-value imports eligible for duty and tax exemptions. The new tariffs expand on Trump-era tariffs on China that the Biden administration kept in place, SCMP reports. In 2018, then president Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 7 to 25 per cent on US$300 billion of Chinese imports under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing “unfair” trade practices. His successor Joe Biden retained most of these tariffs and expanded them to include Chinese solar panels, electric vehicles and batteries – with tariffs on electric vehicles reaching up to 100 per cent. -SCMP Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1834807051643461928

On this week's episode, Vivek is dealing with handymen invading his house and installing a hanging bamboo scaffoliding platform through his living room's window on the xxth floor! The hanging bamboo scaffoliding is a pretty common practice in Hong Kong, but there is something particularly dangerous about those hanging ones, not erected from the street level up.   Check out the SCMP infographic on bamboo scaffolding in HK: https://t.ly/MOtJO Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/

Jarrod Watt is the former deputy online editor for the SCMP and a man with stories. We chat to Jarrod about the infamous "Delay No More" SCMP headline, the bizarre facts behind the Lippo Center building, and the Taylor Swift/Wuhan connection!  Follow Jarrod on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Jay_Watt Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/

In the latest episode of PodCatalyst, Peter Finn, IABC executive director, sits down with Maliha Aqeel, IABC chair, Kamyar Naficy, IABC vice chair, and Danielle Bond, IABC past chair (2021-2022) to discuss the year ahead. This conversation has something for everyone: how comms pros can wield influence in the C-suite and within their own teams, the importance of tapping into geopolitics, what it means to be a communicator in a post-truth world, influencers they're following in the new year, a caveat against algorithms, Wordle vs. Connections — and so much more! Tune in to this lively roundtable discussion and tap into just a few of the minds of IABC's past and present leadership. +++++++ Maliha Aqeel, PMP, SCMP, MC, is chair of the IABC International Executive Board (IEB) and the founder and CEO of The Ideas Collective Inc., an independent consulting firm bringing brand purpose to life through content, customers and culture. She has worked in corporate and agency roles for almost 20 years, connecting the dots between brand, marketing and communications to drive business objectives. She is a longtime IABC volunteer and a regular speaker at industry conferences. Aqeel has won several IABC Gold Quill awards for brand development, content marketing, publications and internal communications, including two Gold Quill “Best of the Best” awards for employee engagement and COVID-19 response management and communications. Connect with Aqeel on LinkedIn. Kamyar Naficy is managing director of Alberin, a strategic communications consultancy for finance, technology and sustainability. With over 20 years of professional experience, Naficy advises clients in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East on all aspects of corporate, financial and marketing communications. Prior to working at Alberin, Naficy held senior communications positions at JP Morgan, London Stock Exchange Group and UniCredit. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking and management consulting. He holds a BA from the London School of Economics and a MPhil in Management Studies from Cambridge University. Connect with Naficy on LinkedIn.  Danielle Bond is an award-winning brand, marketing and communications executive with expertise in the B2B sector. She has been the chief marketing officer for leading professional services firms throughout her career. Bond recently left full-time corporate life to pursue a career as a company director and consultant. She has served on IABC's International Executive Board for four years, including as chair. Connect with Bond on LinkedIn. LINKS *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/| https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcgram/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/| https://catalyst.iabc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iabc/message

“Vùng an toàn” là một khái niệm xa xỉ với một phóng viên ảnh tự do như anh Giang. Trong khi nhiều người lo lắng về cuộc sống freelance không ổn định, anh lại trân trọng những trải nghiệm mới mẻ này sau hành trình hai năm du học ở hai quốc gia Châu Âu. Anh Phạm Vũ Hoàng Giang (hay Giang Phạm) là một phóng viên ảnh tự do với hơn 10 năm kinh nghiệm và từng theo học bậc Thạc sĩ chương trình Journalism, Media and Globalisation tại Aarhus University, Đan Mạch và Hamburg University, Đức. Anh từng tác nghiệp tại World Cup 2018 ở Nga, vòng loại World Cup 2022, cộng tác với nhiều cơ quan báo chí như SCMP, The Economist, VICE hay Mongabay… và tham gia các dự án phối hợp với British Council, CARE International, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Saigoneer…

In this episode, Valerie Vu, Founder of Ansible Ventures, and Jeremy Au discuss three main topics: 1. Intel $1B Investment Withdrawal: Valerie shared that Vietnam's power outages, real estate turmoil, and anti-corruption campaign have led to delays in construction permits and licensing, which influenced Intel's decision to withdraw investment. This also caused the Danish group Pandora to announce the delay in running its factory to 2026 instead of its initial plan to start in 2025. She also explained that the country's power supply is delivered by a single state-owned company called EVN, which has faced challenges in managing resources, resulting in inconsistent power supply. 2. Vietnam Edtech Trends: Valerie stressed that while K-12 education receives ample investment, higher education and adult learning opportunities are lacking. She shared her involvement in helping recruit for Marathon Education which aims to build a Vietnamese MIT university and the potential growth in post-K12 education, including university, post-grad, and adult learning sectors. We also discussed Vietnam's edtech space and both disagreed with the notion of Vietnamese youth disengagement or "lying flat" (tang ping), as seen in China and reported by SCMP. Valerie explained that Vietnam has the second highest PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) scores among ASEAN countries, next to Singapore. She also shared the trend of young Vietnamese holding multiple jobs or side hustles, showcasing their drive, competitiveness, and ambition. 3. Regional FDI Flow & Expansion Strategies: Valerie noted that the northern region of Vietnam is attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI) due to its infrastructure and larger workforce availability. She compared spending habits in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, pointing out Ho Chi Minh City's entrepreneurial and high-value customer base. We delved into Vietnamese companies' expansion strategies such as their movement into neighboring countries like Cambodia and Laos. Valerie mentioned companies like VinFast expanding into markets like Indonesia and Europe, representing the first generation of Vietnamese entrepreneurs attempting global expansion. She expressed optimism about Vietnam's digital economy growth, targeting 20% of GDP by 2025, and stressed the importance of supportive government policies for this expansion. They also talked about Vietnam's infrastructure development, the top cities and provinces attracting FDI, and the availability of human capital.  Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/intel-investment-withdrawal Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CeL3ywi7yOWFd8HTo6yzde Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/brave-southeast-asia-tech-singapore-indonesia-vietnam/id1506890464 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZC5jby9icmF2ZWR5bmFtaWNz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea Learn more about Fluid! Get in touch with Trasy, Fluid's cofounder at trasy@gofluid.io

“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It's been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by Simon & Schuster in September, 2023.Clarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She's based in Taipei.Support the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwanTag and follow us on social media: Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterProduced by Ghost Island Media Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuResearch / Khera GanongoProduction - www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined again by the Asia Adventure Journalist turned explorer, Mark Agnew. Having had Mark on the podcast 3 years ago discussing all of the amazing endurance feats he has covered for SCMP, he has become the story!He shared on that podcast (you can listen here) his passion for arctic exploration and his only plans to tackle the north west passage and be the first human as part of the team to cross it!Well he's only gone and done just that. Along with a team of expedition kayakers from Texas, The Artic Cowboys, he has become the first person to cross the North West Passage by human power.Wr cover:Preparation and planning. Original plan for 2021 delayed. How did you train for it. What were the records you were targeting?Logistics and funding, team. Equipment.Record temperatures in 2023 made the pass possible?Distances travelled every day. How much camping sleep time.Biggest challenges, best moments / worst momentsWhat's next?Check out some videos of Mark on ITV and BBCRic and Scott then catch up after to discuss:Adventure Race World Series Championships and previous guest Jay Jantaraboon's Of The North Face Adventure Team getting 5th place as part of the Brazil Multisport Team.Bigs Back Yard World Champs and previous guest Joshua Toh doing 75 yardsSalomon Forest Force Race in SingaporeWhat's next in the calendar inc MMTF, UTMB Thailand etc

Using high-resolution satellite images. Dr. Nithiyanandam, Head of Geospatial Research Programme at the Takshashila Institution, analysed three operational dual-purpose airports and two airbases under construction in Central Tibet, namely, Shigatse Peace Airport, Lhasa Gonggar Airport, Nyinghchi Manling Airbase, Shigtase Tingri Airbase, and Damxung Airbase. According to him, “China's rapid construction pace and utilization of cutting-edge technology indicate its commitment to maintaining a long-term presence in the region”, located very close to the Indian borders. In this episode, Shrikrishna Upadhyaya quizzes Nithiyanandam on China's PLA Air Force's capabilities in the region, construction of underground facilities, strategic location of the airbases, and lessons for India. Reading: Takshashila Geospatial Bulletin: Rapid Military Infrastructure Expansion in Tibet: A Satellite Imagery Analysis Join OpenTakshashila, an initiative by the Takshashila Institution, to creat a global and open community with a strong and unwavering commitment towards meaningful and thoughtful policy discussions. Do check out Takshashila's public policy courses: https://school.takshashila.org.in/courses We are @‌IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions of migrant workers helped transform China from an agrarian economy into a manufacturing giant, but most have yet to see major changes in their own living conditions. Unequal distribution of benefits and precarious working conditions mean most remain in jobs well past the statutory retirement age. This Post story is reported by Mia Nulimaimaiti and narrated by Holly Chik.  Read the full story here: https://sc.mp/s86o 

As China’s property crisis continues and the growth of household wealth dwindles, some owners have had to sell their overseas investments. But with a saturated market and very few buyers, property owners are struggling to find buyers. This Post story is reported by He Huifeng and narrated by Regina de Luna. For the full text: https://sc.mp/ua7p 

China has seen a significant increase in the size and influence of its middle class, but an ageing population is set to hinder the nation’s growth. In the US, the size of the middle class fell from 61 per cent of the population in 1971 to 50 per cent in 2022 amid flat wage growth and a drop in university enrolments. This Post story was reported by Ralph Jennings and He Huifeng and narrated by James Aitken. For the full text: https://sc.mp/sx1u 

China’s southern metropolis of Shenzhen is the only mainland city where individuals can apply for bankruptcy, but it’s not easy since authorities reportedly frown on debt forgiveness. While debt is often taken to the grave, debtors’ families may continue to be hounded by creditors under a traditional belief that a “son must pay his father’s debt”. This Post story by Mandy Zuo and He Huifeng is narrated by Jasmine Tse.

Jarrod Watt and Jasmine Tse sift through the facts of how China came to levy nearly three years of escalating official and unofficial trade bans on Australian exports after comments made by the Australian Prime Minister at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. SCMP political economy reporter Kandy Wong reports on how one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious wine brands has made the pivot from the Barossa Valley to making wine in mainland China, and what obstacles still remain in the…

SCMP science reporter Victoria Bela speaks of the science behind China and Russia's opposition to the Fukushima water release plan and how it compares to the tritium water releases from Chinese nuclear power plants. Mimi Lau from HKU AnnieLab factcheck newsroom analyses the state-led social media campaign fusing anti-Japanese hatred with misinformation and pseudo-science, leading to panic buying of salt in mainland China and Hong Kong.  

This episode of The Negotiation podcast is part two of our discussion with Yaling Jiang, Founder of "Following the Yuan," a popular newsletter focused on Chinese consumers. Before launching her own newsletter, Yaling wrote for outlets such as SCMP, Glossy, Vogue Business, and WWD.  In this, the back half of our interview, we talk about some trends that have common threads with the West such as “quiet quitting” and “lie flat”, as well as the comeback of buffets and the continued rise of health and wellness. We also discuss facekinis, coffee culture, scented candles and more. We conclude our chat by talking about the importance of research and development for Chinese beauty brands. Enjoy! Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      "Quiet quitting" and "lie flat" trends, the comeback of buffets, and the focus on health and wellness●      Rise of health and wellness trends in China●      The popularity of pre-made meals and food delivery in China●      The emergence and impact of ghost kitchens on the food industry●      Rise of ‘facekinis' and their influence on traditional beauty standards●      The rise of Chinese perfume and candle brands in China●      Rise of coffee culture in China●      Importance of research and development for Chinese beauty brands

In this episode of The Negotiation Podcast, we feature part one of our conversation with Yaling Jiang, Founder of "Following the Yuan," a popular newsletter focused on Chinese consumers. Before launching her own newsletter, Yaling wrote for outlets such as SCMP, Glossy, Vogue Business, and WWD.  In the first half of our conversation with Yaling, we learn the history of “Following the Yuan” and what drove her to start producing it, as well as an overview of the newsletter-based journalism field in general and its parallels with WeChat official accounts. We also ask Yaling to touch on the “Asian Baby Girl” trend, before diving head-long into the Barbie movie phenomenon, its reception amongst audiences in China, and dovetailing that into a deeper discussion of what toys children in China grow up with. Enjoy! Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      Yaling's frustration with English-language journalism covering China●      The increasing popularity of newsletter-based journalism●      The parallels between newsletter-based journalism and WeChat official accounts in China●      Cultural perceptions and misunderstandings of "Asian Baby Girl" (ABG)●      The reception of the Barbie movie in China compared to the incredible fanfare received in the West●      A discussion of what toys children in China grow up with and how it differs from the West both in quantity and style  Notable Quotes“When striving to work for bigger and bigger newspapers and platforms, I realized that the newsrooms don't always prioritize people's stories. They don't prioritize the consumer stories in the business world, instead, they go for the click.”“People see the news as a key way to stay connected with the audience. A bit like how channel marketers see WeChat official accounts as a key form of communication channel with their audience.” “In Barbie world, I mean, women or everybody seems they've already changed the world because in their world like they can be president, they can be a supreme judge that can be lawyers. And it's a place ruled by women. So in their mind, they've already changed the world to a better place.”

Creative Spirit with Speaker and Author Simone HengSimone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for, among others, Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC. She is one of the youngest female Certified Speaking Professionals in the world. With over fifteen years of experience as a communicator on air, on stage, and one on one in different countries, connection has always been her life's work. As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands, and often for Fortune 500 organisations. Her clients include Google, ByteDance, Spotify, Salesforce, SAP, Meta, the United Nations, and many more. Simone and her work have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, SCMP, TEDx, Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar, among others. Simone is based and was born in Singapore but has also studied in Switzerland, was raised in Australia, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology. Her latest book “Let's Talk About Loneliness” will be published by Hay House on June 27th.Join us as we explore the role of creativity in Simone's journey, how trauma and hardship can become fuel for creativity and how she perceives her creativity as a guiding light that links her to the universe. Beautiful! You can find out more about Simone here:www.simoneheng.com www.linkpop.com/simonehengwww.instagram.com/simoneheng

China's housing market has been shaken by a series of crises in recent years, with events such as the Evergrande default scandal threatening to bring the whole system crashing down. But the truth is the property market in China was built on shaky foundations, and the government has trapped itself in a presale system from which it may not be able to escape. Will China's housing bubble pop, bringing the economy down with it? Or will the government and CCP be able to find a solution to a system riddled with corruption and bad practices? More importantly, will those who bought homes through the presale system ever actually get a house to live in?Check out the previous episode on urbanisation in China: https://youtu.be/LQptYyczH64Chapters00:00 Intro03:03 Boom14:30 Bust & Evergrande 22:48 Future-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SourcesCan China Fix Its Broken Housing Market?, Sixth Tone https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011103“China's real estate market”, Chang Liu and Wei Xiong'No Way Out': Why China's Mortgage Strikers Refuse to Back Down, Sixth Tone https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011767/no-way-out-why-chinas-mortgage-strikers-refuse-to-back-down China property recovery will be slow and unevenly distributed amid income insecurity, distrust of debt-laden developers, analysts say, SCMP, https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3215956/china-property-recovery-will-be-slow-and-unevenly-distributed-amid-income-insecurity-distrust-debt?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=article&utm_source=TwitterReal estate supports rapid development of China's urbanization, Zhaoyang Cai, , Qing Liu, Shixiong CaoReal Estate Bubble Resolution with Chinese Characteristics: Integrate Fragmented VacantResources, Guangze WangSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

SCMP tech reporter Xinmei Shen presents an episode on Hong Kong’s new era of regulated retail cryptocurrency. Matt Haldane looks at the major players in Hong Kong and the attraction to mainland Chinese talent and investment after Beijing’s crypto and bitcoin bans in 2021; Ken Lo of crypto exchange HKbitEX discusses how the regulations work; and Chengyi Ong from Chainalysis examines Hong Kong’s regulations, how they compare globally and analyses the risks ahead.

The final in a three part special on Hong Kong's new retail crypto trading era: SCMP tech reporter Xinmei Shen speaks with Vivien Khoo about her transition from compliance in banking and how that influences her views on crypto and fintech; her forecast for the future of Hong Kong in the new retail crypto trading era; and her advocacy and leadership with women and challenging the culture of 'crypto bros'.

The second in a three part special on Hong Kong's new retail crypto trading era: SCMP specialist digital editor Jarrod Watt speaks with Neil Tan, chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong about how generative AI is changing crypto; his involvement in blockchain development in mainland China; how Hong Kong's legalising of retail crypto trading will attract talent that fled Beijing's crypto ban; and whether bitcoin mining will come to Hong Kong.

China's urbanisation is often described as a unique process, but how different is it from the urban development of other countries? How close is China to becoming a 'modern urban nation'? What factors play a major role in the way China's cities have formed? How has the hukou and Special Economic Zones contributed to China's urban-rural divide? And what problems are we starting to see in the formation of Chinese cities?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Intro01:47 Background to Urbanisation in China03:45 Urbanisation under Mao16:35 Post-Mao Urbanisation19:30 The development of Special Economic Zones25:00 Chinese city tiers33:56 The Hukou42:44 Ghost cities-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------China urbanizes, Consequences, strategies and policies, Yusuf and Saich eds.China's 'Ghost Cities', Yu HongDenationalization of urban physical development, Jieming ZhuEvaluating cities' vitality and identifying ghost cities in China Jin et al 2017Is Chinese Urbanisation unique? Hamnett, 2020What attracts young talents? Understanding the migration intention ofuniversity students to first-tier cities in China, Jin et alUrban planning in socialist China, Yichun Xie and Frank J. CostaUrbanisation in China, Zhang Xing Quan 1991China's City-Tier Classification: How Does it Work?, China Briefing https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-city-tier-classification-defined/China's tiered city system explained, SCMP https://multimedia.scmp.com/2016/cities/Reforms to China's hukou system will not help migrants much, The Economist https://www.economist.com/china/2022/09/22/reforms-to-chinas-hukou-system-will-not-help-migrants-muchChina's 'ghost towns' come to life thanks to urbanization and policies, Global Times https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1211265.shtmlSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

Over the past few days, Chinese authorities have conducted raids on the offices of Capvision, an international consultancy, citing national security concerns. This comes after the arrest of five employees of Mintz Group, an American firm, in March, and a subsequent visit by officials at the offices of Bain & Company. What's driving this latest crackdown on foreign consultancies in China? Manoj Kewalramani asks Anushka Saxena and Amit Kumar. Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @‌IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US president Joe Biden welcomed Philippine president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to the White House to sign the first ever US-Philippines Civil Space Dialogue. Chinese satellite internet startup Galaxy Space has announced they'll be providing broadband connectivity for military hypersonic drones and aircraft. A number of environmental groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over damage from the SpaceX Starship launch, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Thomas Kacpura, Deputy Project Manager of the Communications Services Project (CSP) at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). He joins us to discuss the latest from CSP and their approach to fostering new technology development in the space industry. You can learn more about NASA Glenn Research Center on LinkedIn, Twitter, and on their website. Selected Reading FACT SHEET: Investing in the Special Friendship and Alliance Between the United States and the Philippines- The White House Private internet satellite company joins China's hypersonic race- SCMP.com Environmental groups sue FAA over Starship launch license- SpaceNews Lawmakers raise concerns about new plan to procure national security launch services- SpaceNews National Guard leaders petition Biden, Harris for dedicated Space Force branch- Breaking Defense   UK to pilot use of innovative EO technology for public services- GOV.UK  Synspective + Thaicom bringing advanced satellite data + monitoring to Southeast Asia- SatNews Why Kenyans should invest in space exploration- The Standard Health  Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy, and it's becoming an achievable goal- The Space Review Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this masterclass, you will learn - 1. The art of following your curiosity to build a portfolio of careers 2. Insights on geopolitics, the end of history and public deliberation 3. Mental models on personal productivity Brian is a geopolitical strategist and advisor publishing extensively on Sino-American relations, statecraft in Asia, and the intersection of nascent technologies, political philosophy, and public policy. Currently pursuing a DPhil in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford, Brian graduated with a Distinction in the MPhil in Politics (Theory) at Wolfson College, and First Class Honours from Pembroke with a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, having attended Oxford on a full scholarship on a Kwok Scholarship. Brian has taught modules in politics to undergraduate students at Oxford and Stanford Universities (latter on exchange). Brian has presented on Sino-American relations and Chinese foreign policy at Tsinghua, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center, Stanford, the Young China Watcher and Tufts Conferences, and advised leading MNCs on macro risks in Asia. As the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Political Review, a publication aspiring to bridge the theory and practice gap, Brian serves as a columnist for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and the Editor-at-Large for ThriveGlobal, they write regularly for publications such as TIME, Foreign Policy, Aeon, Financial Times, the Diplomat, Fortune, SCMP, Nikkei, Japan Times, SupChina, US-China Perception Monitor, Neican, The Hindu, having also presented and written on issues of public philosophy for the Journal of Practical Ethics, the American Philosophical Association, and the Royal Institute of Philosophy. Brian is also the Founding Fellow of Governance Partners Yangon, a capacity-building oriented policy group and NGO based in Myanmar and Hong Kong, and the former Founding Secretary of Citizen Action Design Ltd., a youth-centric think-tank based in Hong Kong, alongside co-founding Project Change, an initiative designed to support youth with mental health issues in the city.

On today's episode of Hangout with Sujata, Sujata is joined by Rain Khoo who shares the inspiration behind the list of songs included in the episode. Dignité Brands is founded by Rain Khoo. With 20 years of experience in branding, design and consumer goods space, Rain was the youngest Design Director at P&G Asia. He went on to create two consumer goods start-ups and led product development at Rainforest, a leading Amazon eCommerce aggregator. He has worked across APAC, China, US and European markets in the areas of Home Goods, Babycare, Consumer Healthcare & Functional Foods.  Rain is a seasoned design thinking practitioner and pulls out “aha” moments of consumer insights, merging them with business model creation and product innovation for new revenue streams. He has created and led e-Commerce businesses. His work has received corporate and trade awards recognition – the launch of Mothercare eCommerce in 3 countries was recognised as best launch amongst all franchisee territories. Rain now works on brands and businesses for social impact, and was a co-founder of transgendersg.com, Singapore's resource site for the transgender community. He is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consultant. In his appointments, he has managed diversity as part of corporate culture and delivered superior business performance as a result. He has written on inclusion for the Birthday Book, Q Chamber and curated content for the Associated Press, SCMP and Rice Media. Rain serves as a founding core team member of the P&G Alumni in Singapore, a non-profit organisation. In this interview, the songs can be enjoyed by following the links in the sequence provided below: 1. Contemporary Classical: Rain Khoo and Prem Vadiveloo performing Rain Khoo's Vietnam https://youtu.be/zGwDUaGqpqU (1980-2014) - My relationship with music - Music Reflections: rooted in structure while experimenting on acceptable edges - talk about migrant family, growing up interests, gender identity awareness and career background up to 34 YO. 5 min snapshot.   2. No Genre: Jeff Buckley's Rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q (2014-2019) - Music Reflections: shifting perspectives of spirituality, unchartered waters - Reasons for leaving Procter - Coming out, transition, evolution, hiding under the radar - Family – kids + parents, church, community changes - Work    3. Jazz Bebop: Mile Davis' Rendition of Rodgers & Hart's I Could Write a Book  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaDZJdQV60g (2020-2021) - Music Reflections: improvisation, free-fall, pushing forward, musical reincarnations - COVID years - Constant change and breaking points, loss of confidence   4. Eydis Evensen: No Title  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhY7mVCIU6Q (2022) - Music Reflections: tiny desks concerts, Icelandic music - Healing, rebirth and reconstruction - Sharing of how to heal yourself   5. Japanese Jazz-Fusion ElectroTango: Dance by Jizue  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDgInMDzR4 (2023-      ) - Music Reflections: reviewing and combining experience, planning - Rethinking my purpose and work

South China Morning Post's Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Huang, joins ExchangeWire's John Still to discuss how the 120-year old publisher has made waves in a digital world. In this episode, Huang dives into the importance of adaptability in a digital world, accuracy and quality journalism, and how data can be used to rebuild trust in mainstream media outlets.

Holly Chik speaks with SCMP political economy editor Wendy Wu about how Xi Jinping's reference to 'brotherhood and love' for China's entrepreneurs has been received, and what the latest economic data portends for the plans put forward at the Two Sessions. Senior journalist William Zheng analyses the speeches of Xi Jinping and newly ascended premier Li Qiang.

Vivek Mahbubani is by the far the busiest standup comedian in Hong Kong. This week he shares stories of the two most recent gigs he had: Speaking at the Women Of Our Time event by the SCMP and coaching for Literacy Week at a school in Sai Kung at 7 am!  Mohammed shares his "pro tip" on how to hail a cab anywhere in the world and we bring back our TV show recommendations segment.   Get tickets for the March 30th show here: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/standup-comedy-showcase-basehall-2-tickets-575102295447   Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3va7Hbn

SCMP science reporter Holly Chik presents the final in a series on how Hong Kong’s Covid policies have affected its economy and people. Child development expert Dr Fanny Lam, expert and founder of the Hong Kong Developmental Paediatrics and Child Neurology Centre, discusses how masks, home-schooling and staying indoors have affected toddlers, children and teenagers at a neurological level, and how parents can help them rebuild as they return to schools and socialising.

SCMP journalist Holly Chik presents the first in a series looking at how the pandemic changed Hong Kong, how its people used social media to support each other among constantly changing restrictions, and how the lessons of SARS point once again to how Hong Kong needs to prepare for the future. Video journalist Thomas Yau reflects on his reporting from Wuhan in 2020, 2021 and 2023, his experiences on the streets of Shanghai, how 60+ days of lockdown changed him, and what changes he sees in his…

Canary Cry News Talk #578 - 01.06.2023 - Recorded Live to Tape A EYE | Psychonauts, Nano Goons, TikTok College, P. Antarctica A Podcast that Deconstructs Mainstream Media News from a Biblical Worldview Harvard: Index of MSM Ownership (Harvard.edu) Logos Bible: Aliens Demons Doc (feat. Dr. Heiser, Unseen Realm) A Podcast that Deconstructs Mainstream Media News from a Biblical Worldview Harvard: Index of MSM Ownership (Harvard.edu) Logos Bible: Aliens Demons Doc (feat. Dr. Mike Heiser, Unseen Realm)   This Episode was Produced By: Executive Producers Dame Sarah of the Shadows** Sir Martin K Night Of The Wrong Timeline**   Producers Marty K, Lady Knight Little Wing, Tami C, Sir Morv Knight of the Burning Chariots, Dame Gail Canary Whisperer and Lady of X's and O's, Runksmash, Sir Darrin Knight of the Hungry Panda's, Veronica D, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Sir LX Protocol V2 Knight of the Berrean Protocol   Audio Production JonathanF LittleOwen   Visual Art Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia   Microfiction Runksmash - With a mighty pull the two old men rend the villain in two, the shower of sparks from the ancient lizard robot blinds the crowd for a moment. When they finally recover there is no longer anyone on the hill.    Stephen S - Chief meets with celebrity handler Sosumi Gonzales in a small cat cafe in Chicagoland.  “Great work on last your assignment. Now we need a female pop star, but more. More Christian, More Nationalistic.” Gonzales wonders, “How can I top loving Hitler?”   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin   TIMESTAPERS Jade Bouncerson, Christine C   SOCIAL MEDIA DOERS Dame MissG of the OV and Deep Rivers   LINKS HELP JAM   REMINDERS Clankoniphius   SHOW NOTES Podcast = T - 2:41 from D-Live HELLO, RUN DOWN 4:48 V / 2:07 P AI  7:23 V / 4:42 P ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Discussing Offer Valuing Company At $29 Billion (Forbes) → OpenAI would be top 6 unicorns → List of AI tools to get things done   ‘Robot lawyer' powered by AI will help fight speeding ticket as it takes first case in court (NY Post) → AI legal assistant will help defendant fight a speeding case in court (New Scientist) → China has had this for a while (SCMP, July 2022)   DAY JINGLE/PERSONAL/EXEC. 22:08 V / 19:27 P   FLIPPY 31:28 V / 28:47 P ‘Consciousness' in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It's the Last Word (NY Times) → The study in Science Robotics → Canary Cry Radio Personhood episode 2012   NEW WORLD ORDER/MIND CONTROL 45:06 V / 42:25 P Banning TikTok Hurts Higher Education (Wired) → Danger of TikTok: Study Shows Social Media Use Changes Brains of Teens (Breitbart)    PHARMAKEIA 59:00 V / 56:16 P Psychonauts Training to Explore Another Dimension (New Republic)   PARTY TIME: http://CANARYCRY.PARTY 1:20:59 V / 1:18:18 P   BREAK 1: TREASURE: https://CanaryCryRadio.com/Support 1:21:47 V / 1:19:06 P   COVID/WACCINE 1:33:34 disclaimer, 1:34:05 V / 1:31:21 P Spike Protein Detected in Post–COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Myocarditis (American Heart Ass.) → Reuters report 2021 cytotoxicity → Politifact 2022 spike protein Fact Check → Salk Edu study   WACCINE 1:50:12 V / 1:47:28 P (Featuring Basil's “Vaccinate the Bees” Jingle) US government approves use of world's first vaccine for honeybees (Guardian)   CRISPR/DAYS OF NOAH 1:57:35 V / 1:54:51 P 2.6 billion-year-old ancestors of the CRISPR gene-editing tool are resurrected (Phys.org) → RNA targeting unleashes indiscriminate nuclease activity of CRISPR–Cas12a2 (Nature)   BREAK 3: TALENT 2:08:24 V / 2:05:40 P   ANTARCTICA/RABBIT HOLE 2:21:11 V / 2:18:27 P Efforts to save the planet must start with the Antarctic (WEF, 2019)   BREAK 4: TIME 2:32:06 V / 2:29:22 P END

Adrian Lai is the founder of Newman Capital, a principal investment firm focused on private equity and venture capital investment with significant presence in Web3. Newman is an investor in influential companies such as Reddit, Epic Games, SpaceX, Dapper Labs & Kraken. It has also invested in Web3 funds such as Bitkraft, Shima Capital, Republic and Metaweb. Newman is also actively investing in early-stage Web3 startups with 20+ portfolios. Adrian previously served as the co-founder of Liquefy, an institutional blockchain solution with presence in Hong Kong & The Middle East. Adrian began his career at BlackRock with experience in Sales & Marketing, Fintech & ESG Investment. He worked with chairpersons and board members from 100+ listed companies across Asia on corporate governance, corporate actions, cybersecurity, and climate change risk. Adrian was a Columnist at SCMP on blockchain technology and a commentator for Wall Street Journal & CNN. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-lai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/melo151962 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geeksofthevalley/support

With COP27 on the news we look at climate change, China's true role in it, building an ecological civilization, honoring climate adaptation financing in Africa, and why our continent will not join the ‘green energy' transition anytime soon.   For more on some of the topics discussed check out: The Global Carbon Project by CDIAC, 14 November 2016. China's pledge to help Africa overcome climate change lays ground for green investment boom by SCMP, 6 November 2022. The State of Climate Finance in Africa: Climate Finance Needs of African Countries by Climate Policy Initiative, June 2022. Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown by Jason Hickel, September 2020. Only One Earth by Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research, 2 June 2021.   The Crane: An Africa-China Podcast is a bi-monthly podcast giving you a fresh look at the news, events, and debates around China-Africa relations from the perspective of two young(ish) Africans. You can listen to all episodes of The Crane for free anywhere you get podcasts. Brought to you by the Dongsheng Collective. Follow us @DongshengNews on Twitter, Instagram, Telegram & TikTok. Or visit www.dongshengnews.org. The bumper music uses the song "Live It" by Ketsa, under a single track perpetual license that gives the licensee the perpetual right to use the track in commercial projects worldwide.  #TheCranePodcast #ChinaAfrica #Dongsheng 

The Society of News Design's best designer in the world, Marco Hernandez (@TmarcoH) tells us how he grew up in Costa Rican coffee country and has been recruited to a series of jobs that took him around the world. Ever humble, he also talks about how he likes to draw insects to relax and maintains a website dedicated to his failed projects. Countries featured: Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA Publications featured: La Nacion, South China Morning Post, Reuters, New York Times   Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Marco's story on the bombed bridge in Ukraine -  His Forbidden City project for SCMP - https://bit.ly/3h7xFcd More on the Forbidden City that didn't make the original project - https://bit.ly/3E4UEOe His story on how Hong Kong protestors organized - https://tmsnrt.rs/3FPs5Ww His story on counting crowd at HK protests - https://tmsnrt.rs/3FK3Jxe  His story on an iceberg larger than some countries - https://tmsnrt.rs/3zHwiYn His winning entry for Society of News Design - https://bit.ly/3FW0hzs His website for failed projects - https://bit.ly/3U1wjyp The Pudding - https://bit.ly/3E5kXEb NASA Earth Observatory - https://go.nasa.gov/3U96Y5L Washington Post story on butterflies - https://wapo.st/3tksskt   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaih.com) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

This is Garrison Hardie, stepping in for Pastor Toby on the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief, for Tuesday, June 21st, 2022. Today, I’ll be covering the wokification of the U.S. Military, China, is en route to having 4 aircraft carriers… not a good combination… Federal ‘Stimulus’ Program Cost Taxpayers $850k Per Job Saved, Study Finds… and we check in on my favorite topic… sports! But first… Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at flfnetwork.com/product/fightlaughfestclub. https://thepostmillennial.com/us-military-marches-in-front-of-pride-flag-no-american-flag-in-sight?utm_campaign=64487 US military marches in front of Pride flag, no American flag in sight The official Twitter account for US Air Force Recruiting posted a photo on June 17th of several cadets jogging while one in back held the LGBT pride flag with no American flag to be seen. "Pride in all who serve," the post read, accompanied by a rainbow flag emoji. This representation of America's elite flying warriors serving under a flag other than the flag of the United States raises some doubts about the priorities held by current military leadership. The photo and the substitution of the pride flag for the American flag prompted jeers from Twitter, including comment from Navy vet and Human Events Daily's Jack Posobiec who joked, "The Air Force has switched allegiance. And here I thought the Navy would be the first to go." The Air Force's embrace of progressive politics has translated into a number of public initiatives that have left people raising similar concerns as the ones surrounding the absentee American flag. In March 2022, the Air Force celebrated 'transgender day of visibility' and as The Post Millennial reported, "cited President Biden's initiatives as a reason that they believe gender identity is part of their purview." The trend continued into April when the Air Force promised to create a 'safe space' for cadets to 'share perspectives.' In May, a US Air Force base in Germany cancelled a scheduled Drag Queen Story Hour after an expose from The Post Millennial. The questioning of the prioritization of progressive initiatives by the U.S. military comes on a series of notable blunders from top military officials such as critical race theory fan, General Mark Milley. Milley failed to predict the fall of Afghanistan and undermined former President Trump, telling China he would warn them if the US planned to attack. The United States Air Force also recently lowered their fitness standards again in a move that's happening across all branches of American military. For instance, the Navy! https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pride-month-heres-how-the-navy-is-training-sailors-on-proper-gender-pronouns/ The Navy is training its members to create a "safe space" by using proper gender pronouns in a new instructional video modeled after a children's show. https://youtu.be/kIQ9R25hXPo -Play 0:00-2:11 OH MY GOSH. Lord have mercy! The official training video is meant to emphasize "the importance of using correct pronouns as well as polite etiquette when you may not be sure of someone's pronouns," according to the Navy, which late last month published the video online. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service touts the video as an "official U.S. Navy video" posted by Air Force staff sergeant John Vannucci. The video is the latest bid by the military to foster a more sensitive environment for its members and staff. The Army mandates similar gender identity training and trains officers on when to offer subordinates gender-transition surgery, the Washington Free Beacon reported in March. These programs are part of a larger push by the Biden administration to make the military more welcoming to transgender individuals. The nearly four-minute Navy video emphasizes how members can create "a safe space" for their colleagues by using "inclusive language" that signals they are "allies" who "accept everybody." Service members must take these steps to ensure they do not "misgender someone." The Navy also warns staff against pressuring an individual to disclose his or her gender pronouns, saying that colleagues may still be in "the process of discovery" and not yet ready to provide this information. Let’s shift focus overseas, as China is apparently on it’s way to having 4 aircraft carriers. Based on that last article I went through, isn’t that comforting? https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/06/china-could-soon-have-4-aircraft-carriers/ China Could Soon Have 4 Aircraft Carriers China says its military build-up in the last several years is part of its “peaceful rise.” One aspect of this strategy is shipbuilding, particularly the construction of modern aircraft carriers like the Type 003 Fujian that just launched in Shanghai on June 17. The Type 003 is similar in scope to the American Ford and Nimitz-class. But the new carrier is conventionally powered not nuclear. So, what is next for China’s defense industry? Perhaps it’s the Type 004, which could be China’s first nuclear-powered flat top. This means that Beijing wishes to operate its navy worldwide in a true blue-water fashion someday. While the Type 003 will need a few years of sea trials, and it is not clear when the testing will commence, this is still an impressive development for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It potentially allows up to three carrier battle groups that can be deployed in the East and the South China Sea to put fear into Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The Type 004 is up next. There have been clues that PLAN aircraft such as the fifth generation FC-31 Gyrfalcon and J-15 Flying Shark carrier-based fighters were seen on satellite imagery training for flight deck operations. This could mean the stealth FC-31 could fly from a carrier someday and be a mainstay on a fourth PLAN carrier. China naval analysts, according to the South China Morning Post, revealed that construction on the Type 004 would combine breakthrough technologies – perhaps nuclear propulsion. SCMP’s Minnie Chan wrote that “Shipbuilders and ship propulsion engineers are keen on making a significant breakthrough with the construction of the fourth carrier,” a source close to the Chinese navy said. “It will be a technological leap for the shipbuilding industry … but construction may take longer than for its sister ship due to the different propulsion systems.” Chan unveiled another source who said the “China State Shipbuilding Corporation is to use nuclear power for the fourth carrier.” China Has Nuclear-Powered Submarines The PLAN has 12 nuclear-powered submarines – six attack boats and six boomers. So nuclear propulsion for a carrier is within the realm of possibility. So, all the while China is bolstering a strong and masculine military, and getting shiny new toys, we’re teaching our soldiers, airmen, and sailors about the proper pronouns… moving on… CWWI DNB: Did you know that more than 75% of those raised in evangelical, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches don’t pursue any kind of Christian higher education? Surprising isn’t it. Cornerstone Work & Worldview Institute is seeking to provide a new, exciting, and affordable option for Christians. Their mission is to build Kingdom culture in the workplace by equipping their students in a Trinitarian worldview and vocational competencies. Their low-cost full-time program offers integrative course modules, internships, and mentoring so their students can finish debt-free with vocational preparation, a robust faith, and financial potential to build strong godly families and homes rooted in their communities and churches long-term. Visit their website at www.cornerstonework.org to find out more about enrolling. https://www.based-politics.com/2022/06/20/this-federal-stimulus-program-cost-taxpayers-850k-per-job-saved/ YIKES: This Federal ‘Stimulus’ Program Cost Taxpayers $850k Per Job Saved, Study Finds President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar “stimulus” legislation, the American Rescue Plan, may go down as one of the biggest failures in history. It has failed to produce the promised jobs, wasted countless billions, and worsened inflation. Now, a new study reveals yet another way the behemoth stimulus effort failed. Remember, the legislation allocated an astonishing $350 billion—roughly $2400 per federal taxpayer—to bailing out state and local governments. In the Democrats’ telling, this money was necessary because local governments were cash-strapped from the pandemic and needed help to avoid laying off front-line emergency responders. This was always a lie, because the expected state revenue shortfall never actually happened. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the unnecessary “stimulus” money sent to state governments has proven laughably ineffective. A new NBER study by Jeffrey Clemens, Philip G. Hoxie & Stan Veuger estimates that the program spent roughly $855,000 for every one year of employment it preserved. That’s right: The feds spent nearly a million bucks for every job they “protected” for a year. (That’s probably about 10 to 8 times as much as these jobs actually pay… ) Does that sound like an efficient use of taxpayer money to you? The experts also find that the “stimulus” initiative had a near-zero impact on national income and economic growth and “modest if any spillover effects onto the broader economy.” Allow me to translate. The federal government wasted hundreds of billions of dollars to protect laughably few government jobs at a wildly inefficient rate with basically zero stimulative effect on the economy. And this one program isn’t some exception. Many of the other provisions of the massive stimulus legislation were similarly inefficient and wasteful. But please, tell me more about how Big Government can fix the economy if we just keep giving them more money and power. Finally, let’s shift to the topic that I love… sports! https://nypost.com/2022/06/19/matt-fitzpatrick-wins-us-open-2022-for-first-major-title/ Matt Fitzpatrick captures 2022 US Open for first major championship Neither Matthew Fitzpatrick nor Will Zalatoris had won a PGA Tour event, let alone a major championship. Fitzpatrick, though, fancied himself as the player who had the edge this week — not just over Zalatoris, with whom he was paired in the final group of the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club and dueled right to the scintillating 72nd and final hole of the tournament, but over everyone. As a teenager in 2013, Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur on these very historic grounds, and he hadn’t been shy about telling anyone this week that he felt that might be the difference for him. In the end, maybe it was. Maybe it was the slightest of edges he had over Zalatoris, whom he narrowly defeated to capture the U.S. Open, his first professional win on American soil. Fitzpatrick shot a final-round 68 to finish 6-under for the tournament, one shot clear of Zalatoris… who shot, 69 on the day. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… if you liked the show, hit that share button, or sign up as a club member, as we’re now creating exclusive content for club members! If you want to come to our conference, early bird pricing is going fast, so go sign up at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022… and as always, if you’d like to sponsor CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News… I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie, stepping in for Pastor Toby on the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief, for Tuesday, June 21st, 2022. Today, I’ll be covering the wokification of the U.S. Military, China, is en route to having 4 aircraft carriers… not a good combination… Federal ‘Stimulus’ Program Cost Taxpayers $850k Per Job Saved, Study Finds… and we check in on my favorite topic… sports! But first… Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at flfnetwork.com/product/fightlaughfestclub. https://thepostmillennial.com/us-military-marches-in-front-of-pride-flag-no-american-flag-in-sight?utm_campaign=64487 US military marches in front of Pride flag, no American flag in sight The official Twitter account for US Air Force Recruiting posted a photo on June 17th of several cadets jogging while one in back held the LGBT pride flag with no American flag to be seen. "Pride in all who serve," the post read, accompanied by a rainbow flag emoji. This representation of America's elite flying warriors serving under a flag other than the flag of the United States raises some doubts about the priorities held by current military leadership. The photo and the substitution of the pride flag for the American flag prompted jeers from Twitter, including comment from Navy vet and Human Events Daily's Jack Posobiec who joked, "The Air Force has switched allegiance. And here I thought the Navy would be the first to go." The Air Force's embrace of progressive politics has translated into a number of public initiatives that have left people raising similar concerns as the ones surrounding the absentee American flag. In March 2022, the Air Force celebrated 'transgender day of visibility' and as The Post Millennial reported, "cited President Biden's initiatives as a reason that they believe gender identity is part of their purview." The trend continued into April when the Air Force promised to create a 'safe space' for cadets to 'share perspectives.' In May, a US Air Force base in Germany cancelled a scheduled Drag Queen Story Hour after an expose from The Post Millennial. The questioning of the prioritization of progressive initiatives by the U.S. military comes on a series of notable blunders from top military officials such as critical race theory fan, General Mark Milley. Milley failed to predict the fall of Afghanistan and undermined former President Trump, telling China he would warn them if the US planned to attack. The United States Air Force also recently lowered their fitness standards again in a move that's happening across all branches of American military. For instance, the Navy! https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pride-month-heres-how-the-navy-is-training-sailors-on-proper-gender-pronouns/ The Navy is training its members to create a "safe space" by using proper gender pronouns in a new instructional video modeled after a children's show. https://youtu.be/kIQ9R25hXPo -Play 0:00-2:11 OH MY GOSH. Lord have mercy! The official training video is meant to emphasize "the importance of using correct pronouns as well as polite etiquette when you may not be sure of someone's pronouns," according to the Navy, which late last month published the video online. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service touts the video as an "official U.S. Navy video" posted by Air Force staff sergeant John Vannucci. The video is the latest bid by the military to foster a more sensitive environment for its members and staff. The Army mandates similar gender identity training and trains officers on when to offer subordinates gender-transition surgery, the Washington Free Beacon reported in March. These programs are part of a larger push by the Biden administration to make the military more welcoming to transgender individuals. The nearly four-minute Navy video emphasizes how members can create "a safe space" for their colleagues by using "inclusive language" that signals they are "allies" who "accept everybody." Service members must take these steps to ensure they do not "misgender someone." The Navy also warns staff against pressuring an individual to disclose his or her gender pronouns, saying that colleagues may still be in "the process of discovery" and not yet ready to provide this information. Let’s shift focus overseas, as China is apparently on it’s way to having 4 aircraft carriers. Based on that last article I went through, isn’t that comforting? https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/06/china-could-soon-have-4-aircraft-carriers/ China Could Soon Have 4 Aircraft Carriers China says its military build-up in the last several years is part of its “peaceful rise.” One aspect of this strategy is shipbuilding, particularly the construction of modern aircraft carriers like the Type 003 Fujian that just launched in Shanghai on June 17. The Type 003 is similar in scope to the American Ford and Nimitz-class. But the new carrier is conventionally powered not nuclear. So, what is next for China’s defense industry? Perhaps it’s the Type 004, which could be China’s first nuclear-powered flat top. This means that Beijing wishes to operate its navy worldwide in a true blue-water fashion someday. While the Type 003 will need a few years of sea trials, and it is not clear when the testing will commence, this is still an impressive development for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It potentially allows up to three carrier battle groups that can be deployed in the East and the South China Sea to put fear into Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The Type 004 is up next. There have been clues that PLAN aircraft such as the fifth generation FC-31 Gyrfalcon and J-15 Flying Shark carrier-based fighters were seen on satellite imagery training for flight deck operations. This could mean the stealth FC-31 could fly from a carrier someday and be a mainstay on a fourth PLAN carrier. China naval analysts, according to the South China Morning Post, revealed that construction on the Type 004 would combine breakthrough technologies – perhaps nuclear propulsion. SCMP’s Minnie Chan wrote that “Shipbuilders and ship propulsion engineers are keen on making a significant breakthrough with the construction of the fourth carrier,” a source close to the Chinese navy said. “It will be a technological leap for the shipbuilding industry … but construction may take longer than for its sister ship due to the different propulsion systems.” Chan unveiled another source who said the “China State Shipbuilding Corporation is to use nuclear power for the fourth carrier.” China Has Nuclear-Powered Submarines The PLAN has 12 nuclear-powered submarines – six attack boats and six boomers. So nuclear propulsion for a carrier is within the realm of possibility. So, all the while China is bolstering a strong and masculine military, and getting shiny new toys, we’re teaching our soldiers, airmen, and sailors about the proper pronouns… moving on… CWWI DNB: Did you know that more than 75% of those raised in evangelical, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches don’t pursue any kind of Christian higher education? Surprising isn’t it. Cornerstone Work & Worldview Institute is seeking to provide a new, exciting, and affordable option for Christians. Their mission is to build Kingdom culture in the workplace by equipping their students in a Trinitarian worldview and vocational competencies. Their low-cost full-time program offers integrative course modules, internships, and mentoring so their students can finish debt-free with vocational preparation, a robust faith, and financial potential to build strong godly families and homes rooted in their communities and churches long-term. Visit their website at www.cornerstonework.org to find out more about enrolling. https://www.based-politics.com/2022/06/20/this-federal-stimulus-program-cost-taxpayers-850k-per-job-saved/ YIKES: This Federal ‘Stimulus’ Program Cost Taxpayers $850k Per Job Saved, Study Finds President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar “stimulus” legislation, the American Rescue Plan, may go down as one of the biggest failures in history. It has failed to produce the promised jobs, wasted countless billions, and worsened inflation. Now, a new study reveals yet another way the behemoth stimulus effort failed. Remember, the legislation allocated an astonishing $350 billion—roughly $2400 per federal taxpayer—to bailing out state and local governments. In the Democrats’ telling, this money was necessary because local governments were cash-strapped from the pandemic and needed help to avoid laying off front-line emergency responders. This was always a lie, because the expected state revenue shortfall never actually happened. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the unnecessary “stimulus” money sent to state governments has proven laughably ineffective. A new NBER study by Jeffrey Clemens, Philip G. Hoxie & Stan Veuger estimates that the program spent roughly $855,000 for every one year of employment it preserved. That’s right: The feds spent nearly a million bucks for every job they “protected” for a year. (That’s probably about 10 to 8 times as much as these jobs actually pay… ) Does that sound like an efficient use of taxpayer money to you? The experts also find that the “stimulus” initiative had a near-zero impact on national income and economic growth and “modest if any spillover effects onto the broader economy.” Allow me to translate. The federal government wasted hundreds of billions of dollars to protect laughably few government jobs at a wildly inefficient rate with basically zero stimulative effect on the economy. And this one program isn’t some exception. Many of the other provisions of the massive stimulus legislation were similarly inefficient and wasteful. But please, tell me more about how Big Government can fix the economy if we just keep giving them more money and power. Finally, let’s shift to the topic that I love… sports! https://nypost.com/2022/06/19/matt-fitzpatrick-wins-us-open-2022-for-first-major-title/ Matt Fitzpatrick captures 2022 US Open for first major championship Neither Matthew Fitzpatrick nor Will Zalatoris had won a PGA Tour event, let alone a major championship. Fitzpatrick, though, fancied himself as the player who had the edge this week — not just over Zalatoris, with whom he was paired in the final group of the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club and dueled right to the scintillating 72nd and final hole of the tournament, but over everyone. As a teenager in 2013, Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur on these very historic grounds, and he hadn’t been shy about telling anyone this week that he felt that might be the difference for him. In the end, maybe it was. Maybe it was the slightest of edges he had over Zalatoris, whom he narrowly defeated to capture the U.S. Open, his first professional win on American soil. Fitzpatrick shot a final-round 68 to finish 6-under for the tournament, one shot clear of Zalatoris… who shot, 69 on the day. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief… if you liked the show, hit that share button, or sign up as a club member, as we’re now creating exclusive content for club members! If you want to come to our conference, early bird pricing is going fast, so go sign up at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022… and as always, if you’d like to sponsor CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News… I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

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Canary Cry News Talk #461 - 03.21.2022 GREAT REGRETZKY  LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' YT: Facelikethesun Resurrection App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD 3:44 V / 1:14 P UKRAINE/RUSSIA Clip: Zelensky, if negotiations with Putin fails, it's “Word War 3” (CNN) *Zelensky nationalizes TV News, restricts opposition party (The Week/Yahoo)   → Cyberpandemic: Leaked Ransomware shows shadow support for Putin (ArsTechnica/Wired)   ESG: Why Saudi Arabia and China are trying to ditch dollar in new oil deal (Insider) → International Energy Agency 10 point plan to cut oil use (IEA) → The Agenda in the UN International theme of 2017 (UNESCO)   INTRO (M-W-F)  35:56 V / 33:26 P B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY 42:25 V / 39:55 P Robotic camera arm “Russia Arm” getting name change, made in Ukraine (Variety)   [Party Pitch/Ravel/CCClips] 52:47 V / 50:17 P   POLYTICKS  55:13 V / 52:43 P 51 Intelligence agents who refuse to apologize over Hunter Biden story (NY Post) → GOP Senator vows inquiry into Hunter Biden, Fauci, after Midterms (DailyMail) → Note: Hunter Biden paid the tax bill, but Federal investigation continues (NY Times)   GREAT RESET 1:09:41 V / 1:07:11 P Great resignation might become Great Regret (Guardian)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE] 1:25:09 V / 1:22:39 P   COVID19/WACCINE  1:53:23 V / 1:50:50 P *CDC reports fewer deaths after data correction (Reuters/Yahoo) Biden calls for Reset and stop seeing each other as enemies (DailyMail) Fully inoculated will need 4th dose later this year, deltacron (MarketWatch) → J&J Had better results than thought (CNN*)   [TALENT]  2:13:48 V / 2:11:18 P   ALIENS  2:36:49 V / 2:34:19 P → Russian cosmonauts arrive at ISS (Times UK) UFO experts claim giants green alien spotted on ISS (Daily Star)   ANTARCTICA  2:43:43 V / 2:41:13 P Scientists stunned, unthinkable temperature surge in Antarctica (News AU) → More: Both poles heating up, alarming scientists (Guardian) → Graphic: Who owns what in Antarctica (The Travel)   [TIME/END]  3:05:32 V / 3:03:02 P   ADDITIONAL STORIES: Clip: Young lady knows more about Federal Reserve than most people Criminals using a new kind of kidnapping (Insider) NASA hires priest to prepare humans for alien discovery (Daily Star, 2021) Project Galileo, search for ET technology (Science Focus) 1 million Israeli's to be at Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral (Israel National News) Bioethicists sounding alarm on Chinese gene edited babies (SCMP)  TikTok children privacy lawsuit allows to pursue in UK (TechCrunch) …more Ukraine/Russia Clip: Ukrainian citizens prepare to fight Russians (Global News) The US has killed over 20 million since WW2 (Global Research) → Canadian poll shows pro-jabbers and pro-WW3 are same crowd (Twitter) UN report, 10 million Ukrainians displaced (Axios/Yahoo) …more Polyticks January 6 trials hinge on mystery, where was Pence? (Politico) House passes the CROWN act to end discrimination from natural hair (PopSugar) Biden “cursed presidency” as midterm looms (Guardian) Judicial Watch sues CIA over Clinton campaign lawyer (Judicial Watch) …more Covid Is Tinnitus a Jab side effect? (NBC News) How jab saves lives (VoiceOfAmerica) Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection (abc News) Criticizing mandates costs us all (De Moines Register) What will it take for Universal Jabs? (LA Times) …more Flippy Robotic Telekinesis, training robot arms remotely (Tech Xplore) Neural signals detected to control arm, can help robot arms (The Engineer) Geophysical robot on mars about to die (Smithsonian)   PISODE 461 WAS PRODUCED BY…   Executive Producers Juan A**   Producers Jonathan B, Jship, MORV, Puddin22, Sir JC, Knight of the TechnoSquatch, LX PROTOCOL V2, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Sir Casey the Shield Knight,  Gail M, Veronica D, Sir James Knight and Servant of the lion of Judah, Runksmash, Jackie U, DrWhoDunDat   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music): Psalm40, Jonathan F   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia, Lloyd V, MrJAG   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Three mech suits lie dormant in the frozen hanger, their pilots' bones still inside, when suddenly an energy wave pulses, the two warrior suits and the oddly suggestive one begin to fuse. From their speakers a tinny voice crackles “Hi, I'm Clippy. ”   The Sentinel: The initiation begins. Basil stands in the middle of the rink, the Alpha-Bois skate around him in concentric circles flowing opposite directions. Their chant grows louder and louder “Skatin'. Skatin'. Skatin'.” Basil begins to get dizzy; his vision is blurring. From the inner most circle Jonny Kael approaches him. He grabs Basil's boulder shoulders as he squares off in front of him “You were our enemy – we could not stand the light inside you – but now… the light dims, there is only one thing left to do to become an Alpha-Boi. Are you ready?” With head bowed in shame Basil says, “I pledge myself… to your teachings.” Jonny Kael smiles and says “Good… good… a powerful Alpha-Boi you will become. BRING OUT THE SALTINE CRACKERS!”   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C