Commentary A number of Southeast Asian states are being bullied. The mercantilist threat posed by the Chinese regime can’t be emphasized enough. This is an uncontroversial point to make. However, Christian Bachheimer, a researcher with an interest in “unpacking, exploring and expanding the traditional concept of hedging in international relations as applied to Indonesia and Asean,” begs to differ….
Instagram Is Bad for Teens—and Facebook Knows It
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram—the social media platform most used by adolescents—is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14 report in The Wall Street Journal. Facebook’s policy of pursuing profits regardless…
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘G.I. Jane’: Can Women Be Navy SEALS?
August 22, 1997 | R | 2h 5min “Navy SEALS” (starring Charlie Sheen) came out in 1990 and kicked off America’s current SEAL infatuation. Active-duty SEALS apparently enjoy quoting “Navy SEALS” dialogue while on operations. When rescued local non-combatants (in, say, Afghanistan) thank them, SEALS like to say, “There’s no reason to thank us because we…
US SEC Delays Certain Assets From Enforcement Actions Under New Disclosure Rule
September 25, 2021
admin
ActionsassetsBusiness & EconomyCompaniesdisclosureEconomieseconomyenforcementInvestmentMarketsSECUSUS News
0 Comment
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Friday that it would delay enforcement of certain assets from a new disclosure rule for off-exchange securities until Jan. 3, 2022. The new compliance date was due to come into effect on Tuesday. The agency’s no action letter, which affects quotes published by broker dealers for…
Mayorkas Vows to Make Public Results of Probe Into Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Confronting Illegal Immigrants
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that a probe into the actions of mounted Border Patrol agents confronting mostly Haitian asylum-seekers who crossed the southern border illegally would conclude quickly and be made public. Mayorkas made the comments at a Sept. 24 White House press briefing, in which he said the agents involved…
Power Cuts Hit Foreign Trade Businesses of Chinese SME
From late September, China has been facing another round of major electricity shortfalls since last winter. At least a dozen provinces have issued power curbing or rationing orders. Foreign trade SMEs—small- and medium-sized enterprises, which are engaged in foreign trade—are severely impacted by the orders. Textile dyeing and printing industries in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province are…
Budget Bill Devotes Billions to New ‘Civilian Climate Corps’
Since President Joe Biden took office, he and some congressional Democrats have pushed strongly for the creation of a New Deal-style initiative: the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC). On Friday, congressional Democrats unveiled text from the more than 2,000-page reconciliation bill. Among its many appropriations, the new CCC will receive a substantial appropriation. President, Progressives Have…
La Palma Airport Flights Canceled Due to Volcanic Ash Cloud
MADRID—Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma were canceled Saturday because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been erupting for a week. La Palma Airport operator Aena said on Twitter that plane traffic was suspended “due to the accumulation of ash” in the air. The company said…
Judge Denies Police Union’s Effort to Delay Vaccine Mandate in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts judge has denied a bid by the state police union to delay mandatory vaccinations for all state employees. The State Police Association of Massachusetts, a union representing about 1,800 state police officers, filed a lawsuit (pdf) last week asking the judge to put the mandate on hold to give the union time to “negotiate…
Dutch Marchers Protest New COVID-19 Pass to Enter Bars, Restaurants
THE HAGUE—Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of COVID-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theaters, and other venues. The new requirement to show the pass, or a recent negative coronavirus test, coincided with the lifting of almost all social distancing…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta