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Kerala had battle against multinationals to bring Linux in govt run institutions 17 years ago, saving 1000’s of crore. Kerala govt won’t be affected by the recent disruptions in Microsoft run systems. (I couldn’t find this news in Indian media thanks to Sydney Herald)

1/5 Bloomberg: "Former President Donald Trump has reiterated an openness for Chinese automakers to build cars in the US." Some Americans may worry about security implications, but its worth pointing out that this is exactly the point of trade policy. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China's censors took down an article calling for Biden to bow out that opened: "The greatest contribution some men make to their Party, country, and people is transferring power, stepping off the stage, and heading home to hug their grandson." None-too-subtle Xi Jinping ref.

this is possibly the best art you’ll see today. streets of bangladesh by students.

The last hours of South Asia’s longest serving prime minister as reported by AFP News Agency’s Bangladesh Bureau Chief.

Dhaka’s streets are run by students right now. 17/18 year boys & girls, student IDs around neck, guiding traffic…checking trunks of fancy cars for “black money.” One, prob 12 at most, just checked our driver’s license. I was like: “do u even know what that’s supposed to say?”😂

I remember spending weeks digging through government sites, tracking procurements, and building databases of China’s provincial leaders in my previous life as a journalist. The grind was real—slow and frustrating. I want to offer my friends in media and research with free

How did the US invent solar power and dominate it for 60 years, before giving it up to China over the past decade? The answer is, IMO, quite different to the stories we have told ourselves in recent years. And it has important lessons for the future.🧵 bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

North Korea just blew up its side of roads leading to South Korea in the latest expression of anger against Seoul and the idea of reunification bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“It really stunned everyone.” Here's how six hours of martial law reshaped South Korea. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Via @csoohyang Sam Kim Daniel Ten Kate

Jill Biden gets $20,000 diamond from PM Modi, priciest gift from any foreign leader....comes after a US audit found the Trumps received undeclared gifts worth nearly $50,000 from PM Modi. Is such largesse at the taxpayer's cost really necessary? thehindu.com/news/internati…

"Chinese officials raised the issue with RedNote’s government relations team earlier this week, warning that the company needs to ensure China-based users can’t see posts from U.S. users." Great scoop by The Information theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

Although Trump’s wrecking ball to global norms may deal some short-term blows to China, particularly on trade, ultimately he’s ushering in a much more comfortable world for the Communist Party, writes Daniel Ten Kate bloomberg.com/news/features/…

This by Daniel Ten Kate is excellent - your must read this week: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

'The rational thing to do now would be to mitigate the damage in the short term, and make sure you’re never again in a position to get smacked around — by either the US or China' says Daniel Ten Kate bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Good morning. I know it’s been quite a week but this is an excellent stand-back piece from Weekend on the Xi-Trump parallels plus trade wars and actual wars. It’s by ⁦Daniel Ten Kate⁩ and this is a🎁 link (Bloomberg subscribers get 5 of these a month) bloomberg.com/news/features/…

bloomberg.com/news/features/… Daniel Ten Kate

India’s military confirmed for the first time that it lost an unspecified number of fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan in May. Anil Chauhan, chief of defense staff of the Indian Armed Forces, spoke to Bloomberg TV on Saturday, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in

An account with 184 followers has achieved de-escalation between two of the most powerful people in the world.

Former leader, billionaire populist, mastermind — Thaksin Shinawatra has defined Thai politics since the turn of the century. He engineered his dynasty's return to power, only to risk losing it all again. Is this the beginning of the end? Our Big Take 🎁: bloomberg.com/news/features/…