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• On This Day In Australia: In 1950, Australia announced they would send troops to the Korean War

  By Craig Hill on July 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Third Royal Australian Regiment Only five years after the end of the Second World War, Australia became involved in the Korean War. Personnel from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Australian Air Force…

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 20, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Children account for 15 per cent of Australian farm deaths, says AgHealth study – 15 per cent of farm deaths are children under 14 years old, according to an AgHealth Australia study; A…

• China in the News: July 20, 2021

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  Ford unveils lower-priced Mustang Mach-E in China to qualify for subsidies – Previously, this was the only Mach-E priced low enough to qualify for China’s EV subsidies. It was joined by Extended Range RWD and AWD versions as well as… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 19, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Race on for Australian rare earth supplies as fears grow over China’s market ‘monopoly’ – It comes two years after David Gainer, the US Consul General to Perth, visited a rare earths mine…

• China in the News: July 19, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  First human death due to monkey B virus reported in China – Patients of rare viral infections transmitted from the monkey have been reported in China and the U.S. in succession. According to China’s state-run Global … Commentary: A pity… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 18, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  New study reveals history of Aboriginal trade with foreign visitors before British settlement – They are markers of an annual Asian occupation of the northernmost tip of Western Australia that remains a mystery.…

• China in the News: July 18, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  China threat: Australia detects two Chinese spy ships ahead of a major US missile launch on Sunday – AUSTRALIA has detected “unusual” spy activity from Beijing after a second high-tech Chinese military ship was spotted approaching the Queensland coast ahead… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 17, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Team USA Women’s Basketball Team Stunned in Loss to Australia – The United States have taken another devastating loss to Australia in the same week. Just days after Kevin Durant and the U.S…

• China in the News: July 17, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Cannabis may have originated in northwest China, study suggests – A feral cannabis plant in the middle of a grassland in Qinghai province, central China. Their genomic analysis separated the samples into four major groups, … Chinese companies face uncertainty… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 16, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian fitness giant F45 valued at $2b after Wall Street debut – The backers of Australian founded F45 Training are set for a big payday with the fitness giant listing on the New…

• China in the News: July 16, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  FirstFT: China warns of economic uncertainty – FirstFT: China warns of economic uncertainty. China reports moderate recovery in Q2, Morgan Stanley reports M&A flurry, US delays to delisting Chinese stocks. Financial Report Shows Bit Digital Is Transferring 14500 Bitcoin Miners… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 15, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  South Australians warned to expect COVID restrictions amid outbreak fears – South Australians have been put on notice to follow COVID-19 rules and regulations or face tougher restrictions in response to a potential…

• China in the News: July 15, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Biden, Yellen to Maintain Trump’s Halt in US-China Economic Dialogue – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her staff have no plans to resurrect the regular U.S.-China economic dialogue that governed ties between the two nations … Didi Chuxing’s Troubles Show… Read More ›

• Overnight News Headlines (Australia): July 14, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australia news LIVE: NSW cases and exposure sites grow; Melbourne awaits testing results – Australia news LIVE: NSW cases and exposure sites grow; Melbourne awaits testing results. We have made our live coverage…

• China in the News: July 14, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Biden taps ex-Pentagon official for key China tech position – Estevez does not have an extensive public record on China export issues, which may help him win confirmation in the U.S. Senate where China hawks have been … Sen. Cotton… Read More ›

• Australia’s Overnight News Headlines: July 13, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  This year’s census will have two new questions, but there are a few topics that won’t be addressed – LGBTIQ+ advocates say the lack of questions around sexual orientation is concerning. The census,…

• China in the News: July 13, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Amundi Aims to Double Greater China Assets to $250 Billion – French asset manager plans secondary home base in China · Amundi is open to options including a wholly-owned fund firm … The Latest: Idaho senators eye blocking required vaccination… Read More ›

• Australia’s Overnight News Headlines: July 11, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australia COVID news LIVE: NSW braces for more cases, more weeks of lockdown as Delta strain outpaces contact tracers – Vaccination targets to move to phase two of reopening plan. By James Massola…

• China in the News: July 11, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  China builds its own Area 51 in outback as arms race continues – But, in the era of commercial satellite surveillance, hiding what’s happening at its expanding airfields is proving to be problematic. NED-4189-China’s area 51 – 0. Kyle Bass:… Read More ›

• Australia’s Overnight News Headlines: July 10, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  These young First Nations people want to see more caring for Country around Australia – And in Central Australia, Shania Armstrong is undertaking a different kind of … is an opportunity for Indigenous…

• China in the News: July 10, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  China’s Easing Forces Traders to Rethink How They Label Markets – “China’s economy is transitioning.” As the pandemic subsides, money managers are actively trying to assess where China stands as an investment. Strategists … US Works to Outpace China in… Read More ›

• Australia’s Overnight News Headlines: July 9, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  COVID-19 breaking news: Sydney bracing for spike in cases; Major police operation starts in key suburbs; No new local Victorian cases – Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia’s vaccine rollout is “ramping up”…

• China in the News: July 9, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Countries Using China, Astra Shots Increasingly Eye Boosters – In places like Mongolia and the U.A.E., high levels of coverage with Chinese shots using the older, less effective inactivated vaccine platform hasn’t stopped a … Currency and control: why China… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 8, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed COVID-19 breaking news: Nervous wait for Sydney with COVID cases expected to spike; Queensland hospital staff in isolation after helping save the life of…

• China in the News: July 8, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  EXCLUSIVE LinkDoc becomes first Chinese firm to shelve U.S. IPO after Beijing’s crackdown – It is the first known Chinese firm to pull back from its IPO plans since the crackdown began last week with an investigation by China’s cybersecurity… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 7, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Australia breaking news today, live coronavirus updates and headlines July 70, 2021 – Senator Canavan’s comments come after it was announced the Australian Formula…

• China in the News: July 7, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) White House’s Kurt Campbell: US and China can co-exist peacefully – “Do I believe that China and the United States can co-exist peacefully? Yes, I do,” said Kurt Campbell, White… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 6, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Flight caps will bump 18,000 Australians off flights home in the next six weeks – London: Airlines say 18,000 Australians are set to be…

• China in the News: July 6, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China accuses Australia of COVID-19 vaccine sabotage in the Pacific – The Australian government has denied accusations it has been “sabotaging” China’s aid programs with Pacific nations and using “political… Read More ›

• China in the News: July 5, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s Local Governments Roll Over More Debt to Ease Risks – Government-linked economists cited by the state-run China Securities Journal on Monday said fiscal spending may increase in the second… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 4, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Contact tracing in the spotlight as experts warn of major animal disease risk – Questions are being raised about Australia’s ability to trace livestock…

• China in the News: July 4, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Road to nowhere: Montenegro is $1 billion out of pocket to China for a botched 270-mile highway project and staring down the barrel of being in Beijing’s debt for decades… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 3, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed ‘Every day for me is a waiting game’: Australians call for clearer timeline to open international borders – Vikrant Sharma is an Australian living…

• China in the News: July 3, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) New Details Emerge About Uyghur College Teacher Sentenced in China’s Xinjiang – New Details Emerge About Uyghur College Teacher Sentenced in China’s Xinjiang. Authorities sentenced biology instructor Shawkat Abdulla to… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 2, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Rory McIlroy ‘stuck in neutral’ as Australian Lucas Herbert sets Irish Open pace with 64 – Australia’s Lucas Herbert carded a superb first round…

• China in the News: July 2, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) U.S. calls build-up of China’s nuclear arsenal ‘concerning’ – WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday China’s rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – July 1, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Casual workers again the forgotten faces of Australia’s latest COVID lockdowns – As almost half of Australia battles through a lockdown, hundreds of thousands…

• China in the News: July 1, 2021

  By Craig Hill on July 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Beijing set to celebrate centenary of China’s Communist Party – BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – China is poised on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of its… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 30, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Australia is an outlier on private schools – but that’s the way many parents like it – This year’s Australia Talks National Survey 2021…

• China in the News: June 30, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s Didi raises $4 billion in U.S. IPO – source – June 29 (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) raised $4 billion in its U.S initial… Read More ›

• China in the News: June 29, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s CoronaVac jab safe and effective in children as young as three, study says – China’s CoronaVac vaccine is safe and effective to use in children as young as three,… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 28, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Trust in Australian development NGOs is on the rise – “Thinking now about Australian non-governmental organisations and charities that do aid work in poorer…

• China in the News: June 28, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China releases first video from Zhurong Mars rover – The vision shows the rover deploying its parachute and landing on Mars; China’s Zhurong rover has moved 236 metres in total… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 26, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Japan-born Yahiro named as Australia’s first karate Olympian – Japan-born Tsuneari Yahiro is heading to Tokyo as Australia’s first karate Olympian. Yahiro will compete…

• China in the News: June 25, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Renault chooses China’s Envision for Douai EV battery plant – PARIS: Renault has chosen China’s Envision AESC to produce batteries in the future Douai plant in northern France that will… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 24, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Australia news LIVE: NSW COVID-19 cases surge; restrictions reimposed on Greater Sydney – Australia news LIVE: NSW COVID-19 cases surge; restrictions reimposed on Greater…

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 23, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

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  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Big spending in SA budget, but can the government survive an election fought on health? – Mr Lucas stressed South Australia was “not going…

• China in the News: June 23, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s version of the Asian model, Opinion News & Top Stories – China’s version of the Asian model. Beijing has altered the geopolitical context that led to the rise of… Read More ›

• Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 19, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
  Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed ‘Castlevania Advance Collection’ Possibly Revealed By Rating in Australia – ‘Castlevania Advance Collection’ Possibly Revealed By Rating In Australia … the title “Castlevania Advance…

• China in the News: June 19, 2021

  By Craig Hill on June 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Cruz: Americans should compete against China in 2022 Beijing Olympics and ‘kick their commie a–es’ – Sen. Ted Cruz broke with a number of other Republicans in saying that the… Read More ›