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South China Morning Post
05-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Trump wants to ground China's drones - but have they flown too high to reach?
US President Donald Trump issues quite a few executive orders. So many, in fact, that one could be forgiven for not keeping up with them all. Advertisement But amid the rapid-fire policy changes that have come to characterise his administration, one arrived last month that could have drastic implications for the world's drone market – and China's role in it. The order, signed June 6, requires government agencies to prioritise using home-grown unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) 'to the maximum extent permitted by law', and pledges to slash regulations to speed up domestic production and development. While this is not the first time Trump and others in Washington have attempted to halt China's rise in the lucrative field – Beijing's firms remain world leaders in the industry – it shows the US has not given up the fight. However, analysts and industry insiders alike said China's pre-eminent place in the global drone market has made it hard for the US to remove its products from supply chains, at least for now. Advertisement Paul Nielsen, managing director at Proxim – a Pennsylvania-based firm which uses drones for commercial inspections – said he sees the executive order as a negotiation tactic, but bristles at the 'unnerving' prospect of its implementation. 'There are only half a dozen non-Chinese companies in the world that make drones. My guess is the ban will raise costs,' he said during last week's Paris Air Show. 'It's basic economics.'
Perth Now
07-05-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
Relics from one of WA's oldest hospitals found during reno
Artefacts believed to be relics from one of WA's oldest hospitals have been discovered at the site of an Albany arts centre during carpark renovations. Two old medicine bottles, several pieces of broken glass from bottles, and fragments of porcelain were found under the Vancouver Arts Centre while fixing up its carpark in recent months. City of Albany manager of arts and culture Paul Nielsen said the city believes the artefacts to be from the building's former occupation as a hospital. A medicine bottle from the centres history. Credit: City of Albany The Albany Cottage Hospital was operational from 1888 to 1962. Credit: City of Albany 'The Vancouver Arts Centre was originally built as the Albany Cottage Hospital, operating from 1888 to 1962, and we believe these artefacts date from that period,' he said. 'This discovery provides another connection to the centre's important role in Albany's early health services and community history. 'The items will be safely stored while we explore opportunities to develop a display showcasing the Vancouver Arts Centre's history, including medical equipment, porcelain items, and other artefacts associated with its time as a hospital.' The centre, formerly known the Albany Cottage Hospital is one of the oldest hospital buildings in WA and the oldest surviving one in Albany. During its operational years, the hospital was the main port of call for patients throughout the Great Southern, and dealt with cases involving infectious diseases coming in from the port, returned soldiers from the Boer War and both World Wars, shipping and mining accidents and other day-to-day incidents. It was transformed into a hostel for the boarding students at Albany District High School in 1962, before its transformation into an arts centre in 1980.
