Does anyone else remember that old TV show Can You Top This? The shtick was for audience members to send in jokes, which the cast of on-screen comedians tried to “top” with funnier ones of their own. Hilarity … [Read more...]
UK shipping focused on international trade for post-Brexit 2019 event
Just under a year from London International Shipping Week 2019, the event's organisers have offered a glimpse of how current political dynamics are shaping the planning for LISW19. At a press briefing, … [Read more...]
Section 301 Tariff Fight Moves into Round 4
How’s this for a strained sports analogy? The Section 301 heavyweight match to determine the undisputed trade war championship of the world is now in Round 4, with neither contender showing any sign of slowing … [Read more...]
Updated Update Regarding ZTE
While ZTE's not completely off the hook, the Denial Order imposed by the Bureau of Industry and Security has been lifted. According to BIS, “ZTE has made full and timely payment of the $1,000,000,000 [penalty] … [Read more...]
ZTE: Zigzagging to Escape
Old-time movie buffs will remember The Perils of Pauline, the silent serial in which our titular heroine faced successive dangers but made it through in the end. The Perils of ZTE doesn’t have quite the same … [Read more...]