Microsoft to train 100,000 Philippine women in AI, cybersecurity
The programme was announced during a two-day trade mission headed by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Gina Raimondo in asian news
U.S. companies to announce over $1 billion of investments in the Philippines, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
American companies are set to announce investments amounting to more than $1 billion in the Philippines, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during an official visit to Manila on Monday.
US sanctions driving China chip investment splurge
As the US ratchets up sanctions, China throws more money at its semiconductor industry. The sanctions have slowed but not stopped the advance of Chinese semiconductor manufacturing while sales of unsanctioned equipment to China have gone through the roof.
Kharkiv luminary takes page out of US governors’ playbook
Just over two years ago, Kharkiv Regional Council chairwoman Tetiana Yehorova-Lutsenko was forced to grab her two sons and go into hiding as invading Russian troops sought to assassinate locally elected officials, especially those aligned with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People Party that the university law professor serves as deputy party chief.
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. economy sparks optimism
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Chinese airlines can boost U.S. flights to 50 per week, U.S. says
Chinese passenger airlines will be allowed to boost their weekly round-trip U.S. flights to 50 starting on March 31, up from the current 35, the U.S. Transportation Department, or USDOT, said on Monday, returning the market to about one-third of pre-pandemic levels.
Commerce Secretary Raimondo: U.S. set to become a major hub of leading-edge logic chip manufacturing
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is aiming to make the U.S. a major manufacturer of state-of-the-art semiconductor chips before 2030 to compete on the global market, increase national security and create more jobs, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday.