Prevent capital from some investing in high tech sector investing in high tech sector in china such as Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and advanced semiconductors. The goal is to stop the speed up of technology that could help china develop weapons for use against america in a military context. We put also require firms to make arrangements to report activities. Potentially laying the ground for more restrictions down the road. The regulations are not expected to take effect right away and there will be a period so businesses can weigh in on the proposal. China is the worlds second biggest economy, a vital market for American Companies and the concern expressed by some us executives may explain why this order has not been released until now even though expected back in february. A senior official described the move as targeted saying this is our National Security action not an economic one and adding the us is not decoupling our economy. The move is likely to upset beijing w
On Craig Robertson at his home in utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the state by mr biden. Our North America correspondent, nomia iqbal, shared this latest update from washington dc. The details that we have so far is, as you mentioned there, the suspect s name was Craig Robertson. We understand he was 75 years old. And there was a criminal complaint that had already been filed in the District Court of utah regarding serious concerns about him. So one of the charges that he was facing was threats against the president ive got the criminal complaint in front of me but fbi agents conducted surveillance of his home back in march. They wanted to talk to him about his Social Media Posts. He told them, according to the complaint, to come back with an Arrest Warrant which they did. Now, when you look at the criminal complaint and the evidence that they had compiled against him, it included Social Media Posts that hed put up. And theyre very dark messages. They show violence towards
Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent week
To face far weaker Russian Defences ahead. Ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a Logistical Centre for russian forces. Last week, ukraines military said it had captured the village of robotyne, in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. Sources in the Ukrainian Army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. An adviser to president zelenskyy, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. Weve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. Weve been hoping that we would pierce through the Russian Defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe Military Experts when they talk about it. So hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. And perhaps hopeful
the united states unveils its long awaited order limiting certain american investments in china s tech sector. and we look at our sri lanka s economy is making a comeback thanks to its tourism industry. hi there, welcome to asia business report, with me mariko oi. our top story this morning as we told you on newsday, us presidentjoe biden has a slapped new restrictions on american investments in china s high tech sector. the long awaited executive order targets industries like semiconductors and artificial intelligence. it is expected to come into effect next year. this is a new front of the tech well between two global superpowers. the restrictions