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- US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions – Reuters
- Sept 13 (Reuters) – Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after President Donald Trump last week ordered 10 of the stealth fighters to join a military buildup in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
The F-35s were seen landing at the former Roosevelt Roads military base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, by Ricky Arduengo, a contract photographer working for Reuters. U.S. helicopters and Osprey aircraft as well as other U.S. transport aircraft and military personnel have been seen at the base in recent days.
- Sept 13 (Reuters) – Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after President Donald Trump last week ordered 10 of the stealth fighters to join a military buildup in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
- China launches record-smashing cable-stayed mega bridge over Yangtze River South China Morning Post
- The world’s longest cable-stayed bridge opened to traffic in Jiangsu province, eastern China on Tuesday, connecting the cities of Changzhou and Taizhou and slashing the travel time from over an hour to just 20 minutes.
- The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge stretches 10.3km (6.4 miles) with a main span of 1,208 metres (3,960 feet). It is the river’s first crossing to carry an expressway, regular road and intercity railway, all on the same structure.
- China to improve market-based use of key resources with 10-region pilot plan
– South China Morning Post- To advance China’s goal of developing its market-oriented economy, a comprehensive two-year pilot programme has been launched in 10 economically significant regions – aiming to improve the market-based allocation of key resources such as technology, land and data.
The undertaking seeks to remove institutional barriers, improve resource-allocation efficiency, and promote high-quality development by allowing markets to play a decisive role in pricing and distributing factors of production, as growth of the world’s second-largest economy remains under pressure, according to a directive published on Thursday.
- To advance China’s goal of developing its market-oriented economy, a comprehensive two-year pilot programme has been launched in 10 economically significant regions – aiming to improve the market-based allocation of key resources such as technology, land and data.
- Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US – South China Morning Post
- After nearly two decades shaping Intel’s chip designs, one of its leading semiconductor architects has left the United States to join Tsinghua University as a full-time professor.
Su Fei, a veteran engineer in chip testing and semiconductor reliability, is now the Xing-Hua endowed chair professor at his alma mater’s school of integrated circuits, according to the faculty webpage.
- After nearly two decades shaping Intel’s chip designs, one of its leading semiconductor architects has left the United States to join Tsinghua University as a full-time professor.
- ‘Not desperate’: why India remains firm on US tariff talks as it seeks a deal
– South China Morning Post- India is keen on tariff talks with the United States, but it is expected to stand its ground even as their bilateral relations sour on issues ranging from trade to foreign policy.
- In the face of the 50 per cent tariff imposed on Indian goods, Delhi is neither “desperate nor cornered”, according to analysts.
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