🚫 US Bans Chinese Genomics Companies BGI, MGI, Citing Forced Labor

The US placed an effective ban on imports from the Chinese genomics powerhouse BGI Group and two related entities, one of the most striking applications yet of a law seeking to block goods allegedly made by forced labor from entering the country.

The Department of Homeland Security added BGI Group, its publicly traded genomics-testing unit BGI Genomics Co., and the spin-off MGI Tech Co. to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, according to a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday.

The designation creates a presumption that the companies’ goods are made with forced labor and can’t enter the US unless importers prove otherwise.

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🇦🇪🇨🇦 UAE, Canada Space Firms in Alliance as Nations Seek Starlink Alternatives

Canada’s Terrestar Solutions Inc. agreed to work together with the UAE’s Space42 Plc and US-based Viasat Inc. on a global, open standard to share satellite infrastructure and improve connectivity for mobile devices.

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