WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12120) on May 24, 2022, entitled "China's Economic and Trade Ties with Russia" by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist, and Michael D. Sutherland, Asian trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Two developments in February 2022 - the announcement by leaders of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) of a strategi  more

PERTH, Australia, May 27 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: Curtin scientists who analysed seawater samples taken by Jon Sanders on his recent circumnavigation voyage have found microplastics present in the vast majority of samples, including those from very remote areas of the world's oceans. Researchers from Curtin's WA-Organic and Isotope Geochemistry Centre (WA-OIGC) have shared the full results of the analysis of seawater samples, collected at 177 locations a  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government issued the following testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan involving a hearing on May 18, 2022, on the fiscal 2023 budget request: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Finally, to ensure we are taking a comprehensive approach to labor harms, we also forge law enforcement partnerships and engage in advocacy. We are coordinating closely with DOJ and the National Labor Relations  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on May 23, 2022, by spokesperson Ned Price on a business advisory for Sudan: * * * The Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Labor today issued a business advisory on Sudan, highlighting the growing reputational risks to U.S. businesses and individuals associated with conducting business with Sudanese State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) and military-controlled companies. These risks arise from, among other things  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 (TNSfund) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: New technologies aimed at reducing patients' and health-care workers' exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, detecting important ocean data, and determining genetic disorders linked to autism and other medical conditions could get closer to market thanks to $250,000 in seed funding announced today by University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan. Ten faculty research projects  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, May 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: New technologies aimed at reducing patients' and health-care workers' exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, detecting important ocean data, and determining genetic disorders linked to autism and other medical conditions could get closer to market thanks to $250,000 in seed funding announced today by University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan. T  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, May 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: HEYtex USA, located in Pulaski, Virginia, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018 when it knowingly sold fabrics to the United States military that failed to meet certain required specifications. HEYtex has also entered into an agreement with the Defense L  more

BANBURY, England, May 25 -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: The Accelerating Growth Fund Ltd (AGF), a subsidiary of climate action NGO WRAP, today announced a first key investment made on behalf of the Future of Plastics Fund, a new Circular Economy impact fund being established by Archipelago Eco Investors to focus on the interlinked issues of plastic waste and climate. This first investment on behalf of the Future of Plastics Fund   more

DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, May 25 -- The World Economic Forum issued the following news release: * * * * More than 50 companies have now joined the First Movers Coalition, launched by President Biden of the US and the World Economic Forum at COP26 to decarbonize the heavy industry and long-distance transport sectors responsible for 30% of global emissions. * The companies - whose market cap represents about $8.5 trillion across five continents - have sent the largest market signal in histor  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 27 (TNSres) -- The World Trade Organization issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: World exports of intermediate goods (IGs) continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2021, increasing by 21 per cent year on year, according to a WTO report released on 25 May. World IG exports increased by 21 per cent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2021, continuing the upward trend observed throughout the year. However, growth was slower than the 27 per cent recorded   more