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Hong Kong to Recruit 27,000 Foreign Workers Amid Shortage

Hong Kong expects to receive applications for jobs in the construction and transportation sectors beginning July 2023 and may need about two months to process them.

Hong Kong, China. April 2023. Photo: Lam Yik/Bloomberg

Biden Administration Pledges $192mn for Battery Recycling Initiatives

As of June 13, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration has pledged almost $3 billion toward domestic battery manufacturing and recycling efforts.

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Dutch Seek to Bar Chinese Students from Tech Courses in Chip War

The clear intention is to prevent students from China from gaining access to sensitive materials in their studies according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Remko De Waal/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg

GM Investing Over $630mn in Fort Wayne Assembly Plant

Since 2013, GM has invested over $31 billion in U.S. manufacturing and parts distribution including $2 billion in the Fort Wayne Assembly plant.

Detroit, Michigan. 2014. Photo: iStock.com/wesellenterprises

U.K. Government Providing £31mn for Sustainable Food Production

So far, in 2023 alone, the government of the United Kingdom has made £168 million available to farmers and food producers across the country.

England. Photo: iStock.com/GTMedia

China to Host Country’s First International Supply Chain Exhibition

Almost 100 companies have reportedly signed up for the expo so far with over 300 businesses expected to attend the event in the late fall.

Photo: iStock.com/TexBr

China Lobbies EU Over Proposal to Punish Firms Supplying Russia

Chinese diplomats recently met with their European counterparts in Brussels and Beijing as part of a campaign to reportedly persuade officials to drop the Russian-based blacklist.

Blagoveshchensk, Russia. Photo: Bloomberg

Australian Defense Department Mismanaged $1.7bn of Logistics

Items in the mismanaged inventories include ration packs, toiletries, light globes, clothing and parts for special pieces of military equipment.

HMAS Parramatta. Sydney, Australia. October 5, 2013. Photo: iStock.com/Ryan Fletcher

Japan's Kishida Unveils Policy Proposal Before Potential Polls

Some of the issues covered in the proposed policy plan include supply chain resiliency, sustainability initiatives, labor market reforms and improved childcare support.

Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo, Japan. Thursday, April 20, 2023.Photo: Bloomberg

Flexport Completes Acquisition of Shopify Logistics

In connection with the sale that was originally announced May 3, 2023, Shopify received stock that equates to 13% equity in Flexport.

DHL Relocates to a New and Larger Facility in Missouri

By moving its operations to Kansas City from St. Louis, DHL hopes to more than double the number of packages and parcels it processes in the Midwest.

Chicago, Illinois. March 29, 2022. Photo: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto

Chinese Groups Lead Bids for Ford’s German Site as Tensions Rise

One of the bids comes from BYD Co. while another was made by several smaller Chinese car companies, according to people familiar with the situation.

The Ford factory in Saarlouis, Germany. Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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