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U.S. says seizes tanker used to evade North Korea sanctions

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 07:27 AM

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of a 2,734-ton tanker it said was owned and operated by a Singaporean national and used to make shipments of petroleum products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions. Read more »

China-US relations: Beijing threatens to deal ‘head-on’ blow after latest sanctions vs HK

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 18 09:28 AM

China vowed to deal a “head-on blow” to the United States after it imposed more sanctions on mainland Chinese officials over Hong Kong and warned American companies of the hazards of doing business in the city.   Read more »

US to finalize program to replace Huawei equipment in networks

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 14 12:42 PM

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural US carriers for removing equipment from Huawei and ZTE Corp. Read more »

US index publishers to remove more China stocks after Biden order

Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 08:06 PM

SHANGHAI - The S&P Dow Jones Indices and FTSE Russell on late Wednesday decided to remove more Chinese companies from their indexes following an updated executive order from the Biden administration barring US investment in firms with alleged ties to China's military. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: In updated playbooks, COVID violations could see athletes sent home

Jonathan White, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jun 16 08:03 AM

“There could be sanctions coming your way,” warns one Olympics official, but no speculation on what acts could see which punishments   Read more »

EXPLAINER: An eye for an eye? China's new anti-foreign sanctions law

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 10:58 PM

BEIJING - China passed a wide-ranging law to counter foreign sanctions on Thursday, in an apparent move to legalize its tit-for-tat retaliation against punitive actions taken by foreign countries over issues from human rights to Hong Kong. Read more »

China passes legislation to retaliate against foreign sanctions

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 11 07:15 AM

Beijing would take steps such as freezing assets held domestically by citizens of countries levying sanctions on China, and prohibiting them from entering the country. Read more »

China passes legislation to retaliate against foreign sanctions

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 10 06:15 PM

China passed legislation to retaliate against foreign sanctions, state-run media reported Thursday, as the country's tensions with the United States and other democratic nations have been escalating over human rights and security issues.   Read more »

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

Reuters
Posted at May 25 02:01 PM

China's Huawei Technologies said it will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business.   Read more »

Huawei founder urges software push to counter US sanctions

Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:17 PM

Founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Ren Zhengfei has called on staff at the company to "dare to lead the world" in software as the company seeks growth beyond hardware operations crippled by US sanctions. Read more »

Football: Juve not afraid of UEFA sanctions, says Pirlo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 11:42 PM

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo insisted on Saturday that his team did not fear UEFA sanctions over the failed Super League project, designed to supplant the Champions League. Read more »

US imposes sanctions on Moscow, expels 10 Russian diplomats

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 10:29 PM

The United States announced sanctions against Russia on Thursday and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin's US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. Read more »

Russian ministry: Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 03:42 AM

Russia said on Tuesday the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will step up restrictions on the generals. Read more »

ICC hails 'new phase' with US after Trump sanctions lifted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 07:16 AM

The International Criminal Court on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden's lifting of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the tribunal's prosecutor, saying it signalled a new era of cooperation with Washington. Read more »

Myanmar sees more protests as World Bank warns of economic slump

Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 02:25 PM

Myanmar anti-coup protesters staged more rallies on Friday after the military reportedly shot dead nine people a day earlier and as the World Bank warned the country's economy could slump 10% this year due to the turmoil. Read more »

US to blacklist Myanmar military companies after deadly crackdown: sources

Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 03:14 PM

The United States is planning to impose sanctions on two conglomerates controlled by Myanmar's military over the generals February 1 coup and a deadly crackdown, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Read more »

Huawei pushes licensing of 5G mobile technology amid struggles with US' trade sanctions

Yujie Xue in Shenzhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:07 PM

Telecommunications giant Huawei ‘will not seek a royalty rate higher than US$2.50’ per 5G smartphone. The company’s revenue from patent licensing between 2019 and 2021 was estimated to be ‘about US$1.2 billion to US$1.3 billion’. Read more »

Oppo, Xiaomi rise in smartphone rankings, filling the Huawei void left by US sanctions

Iris Deng and Masha Borak, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 09 12:23 PM

Oppo became China’s No. 1 smartphone brand for the first time with 21 percent of the market, according to Counterpoint. Xiaomi and Oppo have benefited the most from Huawei’s decline, precipitated by US sanctions, in China, Europe and Latin America. Read more »

YouTube removes five military-run Myanmar TV channels from platform

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 02:37 PM

Alphabet Inc's YouTube has removed 5 channels of Myanmar's military-run television networks hosted on its platform in the wake of the coup in the Southeast Asian country. Read more »

Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens after violent crackdown

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 10:46 AM

Myanmar's junta lost a tug of war over leadership of its UN mission in New York and the United States unveiled new sanctions targeting military conglomerates after the deaths of dozens of civilians protesting against last month's coup. Read more »