Seven Chinese companies blacklisted by the US for engaging in horrific forced labor practices saw a multi-million dollar boost in investments from New York City’s pension funds during ex-City Comptroller Brad Lander’s tenure, The Post has learned. Lander — who is running in the Democratic primary to unseat Rep. Dan Goldman — oversaw increasing the city’s investments in the companies even after they were sanctioned under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, signed by then-President Joe Biden in 2021. The city’s investment in the firms on the UFLPA list skyrocketed from $4.8 million in 2022, when Lander took office, to…

SUNNYVALE, California (AP) — Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture.Yemeni coffeehouses are opening at a rapid pace across the U.S. The number of cafes run by six…

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US policy makers have two choices: strategic engagement or a spiral into irrelevancyJust three years after entering the auto market, the Chinese tech company Xiaomi has made no effort to temper expectations. Best known for challenging Apple and Samsung on smartphones, Xiaomi is now positioning its new-generation SU7 electric sedan…

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