Norwegian intelligence considers Russia the greatest threat to the country. "Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Russia in a constant conflict with the West. At this time, Russia is the biggest threat to Norway." - said Nils Andreas Stensønes, head of Norwegian intelligence.

This is wild. Many of you have heard about Thalidomide, but not many know this story. A deliberate form of censorship occurred within the very parliaments that are there to seek justice for the people. Andrew Bridgen found a devastating fact hidden within a court ruling. Within the

🇺🇸Another week of huge new-crop U.S. corn export sales and finally a big slew of new-crop bean sales. But the old-crop cancellations have started (mkt yr ends Aug 31). Still no new-crop bean sales explicitly to China.

Dramatic Rise in Republican Support for Ukraine | new polling from Chicago Council on Global Affairs Council on Global Affairs globalaffairs.org/research/publi…

The 🇪🇺's trade deficit with 🇨🇳 may surpass €350bln this year, up from 300bln in 2024, as imports surge and exports continue to drop. On top 🇪🇺 exports to 🇺🇸 are tanking as tariffs bite and imports surge even before recent deal to buy more US goods kicks in. A new world for 🇪🇺.

The state of the EU-China trade relationship in two charts: 1. Germany Exports to China Down Nearly 25% from 2022 Peak 2. EU Exports to China in June Hit Six-Year Low, Deficit Tops $1 Billion a Day via the excellent Soapbox newsletter Rafael Jimenez

Time of the amazing Beijing swift: birdguides.com/news/pioneerin…

Google unknowingly documented an elderly couple’s life journey in Indonesia.

Nvidia orders halt to H20 production in accordance with Chinese government guidelines The Information reported that Nvidia has issued an order to halt production of its H20 AI chips following Chinese government directives restricting purchases of the H20. $NVDA

Is China is falling into Lutnick’s trap? It is fascinating that China’s policymakers are apparently taking Lutnick’s remarks at face value. It’s also possible that Lutnick made his remarks publicly precisely to provoke such a reaction in China because Commerce could no longer

China A shares popped above 3800 points today, a decade-high. From here, we are only ~25% away from a two-decade-high, and ~60% away from all time high. As early as Feb 2024, I wrote that to replace real estate and banking as the China's main financing mechanism as well as

Who remembers China Evergrande? Today was officially its last day on the Hong Kong stock exchange, putting an end to almost 16 years as a listed company

A painful footnote to the era of hypergrowth in China

Vietnam’s 🇻🇳 military parade on September 2 will be its largest ever, marking its 80th year of independence. For the first time ever, Russia 🇷🇺 will be marching in Hanoi, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia. 🇨🇳 🇱🇦 🇰🇭

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This is quite a treat!