China's Communist Party is increasing control over the tech industry
China's Communist Party will take greater control of the country's research and technology. This is reported by the state television channel CCTV, according to Bloomberg.
The government must refine a mechanism that means that work in the technology sector is controlled by the party's powerful central committee.
Exactly how this should happen is not clear. The party's new program statement, however, means an escalation of Beijing's focus on a sector that the country's leaders consider to be of great importance, writes the news agency.
Last year, leader Xi Jinping singled out technology development as a priority area to replace foreign technology with domestic.
US export controls have limited China's access to the most advanced semiconductors, notes Bloomberg.
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The chip war
The White House's billion rain over the chip companies has begun
The US government is giving chip maker Global Foundries $1.5 billion in support, the Wall Street Journal reports. It is the first company to be granted money from President Biden's promised subsidy program to boost domestic semiconductor production.
The Ministry of Commerce is expected to grant support to a number of manufacturers in the coming weeks. Intel, TSMC, Samsung and Micron Technology are among the companies that applied for a share of the money, the newspaper writes.
Before the weekend, Bloomberg reported that the government is negotiating with Intel for a support package of more than 10 billion dollars.
President Biden's venture Chips and science act from 2022 consists of a package of 39 billion dollars in grants and 75 billion dollars in loans and guarantees.
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The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world
Source: Sweden plans record support for Ukraine
The
government plans to send military equipment worth SEK 7.1 billion to
Ukraine - the largest Swedish military support package to date, DN
learns.
The
content is expected to be reported by, among others, Defense Minister
Pål Jonson (M) and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday.
Sweden has sent a total of 14 different support packages to Ukraine during the war. The largest package so far included, among other things, Leopard tanks and had a value of 6.3 billion.
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The Israel-Hamas war|The reactions
Israel: Lula da Silva, you are not welcome here
The dispute between Israel and Brazil intensifies. On Monday evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that Brazilian President Lula da Silva is not welcome - unless he apologizes for his earlier statement.
The statement in question came on Sunday. Then Lula da Silva compared Israel's offensive in Gaza to the Holocaust. "Across the border," was the response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Katz calls Lula da Silva's actions "a very serious anti-Semitic attack".
Brazil has responded to the Israeli comments by summoning Israel's ambassador to Brazil and recalling the Brazilian ambassador from Israel. Israel has also summoned the Brazilian ambassador.
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The volcanic threats in Iceland
Criticism of Grindavík's rule after the volcanic eruption
Residents of the Icelandic town of Grindavík are allowed to return home after the evacuation order has expired, TT reports. The announcement comes just over a month after the major volcanic eruption that hit the region.
But the return is at your own risk, according to regional police chief Ulfar Ludviksson.
- Everyone must take responsibility for their own actions, or lack of actions, he says to the Icelandic public service channel Rúv.
On Monday afternoon, the city's residents were invited to attend a meeting together with the city's politicians. Many of the visitors were critical of how the city government handled the situation in January.
- I lacked information for me as a resident and entrepreneur. I hope for a change, said one of the meeting participants, according to Rúv.
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