Press play to listen to this article By JACK BLANCHARD PRESENTED BY DALRADIAN GOLD Send tips here | Subscribe for free | View in your browser Good Wednesday morning. BREAKING OVERNIGHT: North Korea released a blistering statement attacking Donald Trump’s new National Security Adviser John Bolton and threatening to pull out of next month’s historic peace summit with the U.S. A lengthy statement (read it in full here) from Pyongyang’s foreign ministry accused the White House of trying to force “unilateral disarmament” upon North Korea as it did upon Iraq and Libya, and threatened to walk away from discussions unless there is a change of approach. POLITICO’s Christiano Lima has the latest. Worth your time: This article from last month by U.S. foreign policy expert Jeffrey Lewis on North Korea, Bolton and all the rest looks awfully prescient. **A message from Dalradian (AIM:DALR): We’ve found one of the world’s top undeveloped … [Read more...] about POLITICO London Playbook, presented by Dalradian Gold: Kim vs. Trump — Labour’s humbling experience — Carillion in the dock
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China unveils world’s longest sea-crossing bridge
Updated 0033 GMT (0833 HKT) May 5, 2018 Story highlights The $20 billion Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is the world's longest sea-crossing bridge. The bridge is a central plank in China's ambitious plans to develop the Greater Bay Area. Although the bridge is an engineering marvel, its construction has been dogged by controversy. (CNN)As we drive down the eerily deserted Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, the murky waters of the Pearl River Delta stretch as far as the eye can see. There is no land in sight. Spanning 34 miles (55 kilometers), this is the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built. Guo Xinglin, assistant director and senior engineer at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, meets us half way along. As we are buffeted by a strong wind, the tough conditions his construction crew experienced, as they perched on precarious platforms, working miles from land and high over the water, are evident. Xinglin is visibly proud of his country's monumental achievement. … [Read more...] about China unveils world’s longest sea-crossing bridge
British man feared killed in EgyptAir flight named as 40-year-old father-of-two Richard Osman
MYSTERY still surrounds the EgyptAir flight that disappeared over the Mediterranean in an “almost certain” terror attack as the family of a Brit on board pay tribute to the "kind, loving" father-of-two."He was a workaholic, and never deviated from a straight path.Father-of-two Osman, originally from Tanerdy, Carmarthenshire, had recently welcomed his second daughter Olympe into the world before getting on board the doomed flight.The statement from Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "EgyptAir sincerely conveys its deepest sorrow to the families and friends of the passengers onboard Flight MS804."Family members of passengers and crew have been already informed and we extend our deepest sympathies to those affected."Meanwhile, the Egyptian investigation team, in cooperation with the GReek counterpart are still searching for other remains of the missing plane."Egyptian and Greek officials said the jet fell off the radar at 12.30am GMT after making … [Read more...] about British man feared killed in EgyptAir flight named as 40-year-old father-of-two Richard Osman
‘They just need to fly high enough’ – Airbus presents flying car
DW: The Pop.Up, a capsule that can connect with a driving module as well as a drone-like airborne module, is a cooperation project between Airbus and the transportation company Italdesign. What is the division of labor like? Mathias Thomsen: We call it a research partnership because really it's been an exploration of new urban mobility concepts. We can see that the automotive industry and the aerospace sector, which we represent, are converging quite a bit when it comes to new mobility technology. Italdesign is a reference point for the automotive sector when it comes to innovation and engineering. And on our side, we are working on urban air mobility, which is about using the city sky to go from A to B. So we joined forces and looked at different concepts and came up with Pop.Up together. How flexible is the zero-emission Pop.Up vehicle? Say I'm driving down a road and come to a stop because of congestion. Could the air module pick me up right there or do I need to drive to a … [Read more...] about ‘They just need to fly high enough’ – Airbus presents flying car
Sieren’s China: Beijing’s trouble with Athens
The visitor was important but actually, he had to take a back seat to the current situation in the EU. This week, of all weeks, when Greek-EU relations hit their lowest point, Li Keqiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China, visited Brussels [Pictured above flanked by EU Commission President Juncker (l.) and EU Council President Tusk]. The timing was inconvenient for his trip to the EU-China Summit on Monday. It was also the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was pleased about China's promise to support the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). But on Monday, Brussels actually had no time for Li, whose opening speech at the EU-China summit had to be postponed because of the risk of Greek bankruptcy. Headlines about Greece overshadowed the news of China signing billion-euro investment programs in Belgium and at Airbus, the European aerospace and defense … [Read more...] about Sieren’s China: Beijing’s trouble with Athens