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US Examining Alibaba's Cloud Unit For National Security Risks: Report
The focus of the probe is on how the company stores US clients' data, including personal information and intellectual property. The potential for Beijing to disrupt access by US users to their information stored on Alibaba cloud is also ...
China names its most successful financial app
One-fifth of China’s population has already installed the central bank’s pilot e-CNY wallets
Analysis: China is still the ultimate prize that Western banks can't resist
For many companies, doing business in China is getting trickier by the day. But Western banks and asset managers are more than willing to up their bets on the world's second biggest economy, convinced that the opportunities remain too go...
Meta/Facebook voted worst company of 2021: survey
Facebook, which was recently rebranded as "Meta," was rated the worst company of the year according to a recent survey.
This sector of the economy raised a record half trillion dollars in 2021
Initial public offerings, or IPOs, in which a company’s shares are sold to investors on one or more stock exchanges, raised a record $594 billion in 2021 globally, according to data providers.
Gov’t publishes ‘ecosystem accounts’
The Virgin Islands government has published its 2019 ecosystem accounts that would provide evidence to support environmental and economic management for the territory.
VI Publishes First Ecosystem Accounts
The Virgin Islands has published the 2019 ecosystem accounts that would provide evidence to support environmental and economic management for the Territory.
It's 'game over' for U.S.-listed Chinese companies, global asset manager says
Chinese companies listed on Wall Street will likely to be cut off from U.S. capital markets in the next three years, says TCW Group's David Loevinger.
'Potential for damage incalculable': Experts sound alarm over cyber vulnerability in widely used software
While the first victims hit by hackers were Minecraft players, experts warn the cyber vulnerability could soon be exploited by spies and organised criminals.
Critical software bug sets ‘internet on fire’
Cybersecurity experts have raised the alarm about a previously unknown critical flaw in a commonly used software tool that could potentially allow hackers to compromise millions of devices connected to the internet.
How driverless cars will change our world
Self-driving vehicles are steadily becoming a reality despite the many hurdles still to be overcome – and they could change our world in some unexpected ways.
Autonomous "Robotaxis" Debut On China Streets
Beijing this week approved its first autonomous taxis for commercial use, bringing dozens of the so-called "robotaxis" to the streets of the Chinese capital.
Stressed by parenting? Evolution can explain why
What can ants and meerkats teach us about parenting? Evolutionary biologist Nichola Raihani uncovers the ancient social instincts that still shape our families today.
"For The Accused It's Simple": China's Blocked #MeToo Movement
China's #MeToo Movement: China's tennis star Peng Shuai had accused a former top Communist Party politician of sexually assaulting her.
ODCA, concerned about the situation in Haiti; values efforts in search of a solution
The Christian Democratic Organization of America (ODCA), made up of 34 political parties from 21 American countries that share the principles of Christian humanism, today approved a resolution in which it expresses its concern about the ...
Alibaba’s Singles Day: World’s Biggest Shopping Event Goes Global
Singles Day in China is the world’s largest annual shopping extravaganza. Its creator, the e-commerce giant Alibaba, is now exporting the event to the rest of the world as part of its push to challenge Amazon and others.
Cop26 ends in climate agreement despite India watering down coal resolution
Glasgow climate pact adopted despite last-minute intervention by India to water down language on phasing out dirtiest fossil fuel
COP26: Coal compromise as leaders near climate deal
A draft agreement at the COP26 climate summit has watered down commitments to end the use of coal and other fossil fuels, as countries race to reach a deal after two weeks of talks.
China Suspects Kids' Clothing Deliveries Are Spreading Covid
After three workers at a children's clothing maker in the northeastern Hebei province were found to have Covid, authorities more than 1,200 miles away ordered people who had received -- or even just handled -- packages from the company t...
The world's fight for 'climate justice'
Some of the world’s poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries are suffering the most from climate change. Is it time for 'climate justice'?
China's Delivery Drivers Live On Edge Amid Exploitative Sector Practices
Over a dozen delivery drivers on the ground in China detail how delivery firms exploit millions of workers even as the sector booms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yahoo leaves China for good, cites "challenging" environment
Yahoo said it had stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China "in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment", the second Western tech brand to quit the country in recent weeks.
The Facebook Papers Are Their Own Outrage Machine
You can’t even fight a social network without a social network.
China Proposes Guidelines On Internet Platform Responsibilities
The responsibilities outlined by the SAMR relate to issues for which these companies have already been criticized over the past year as part of a wide-ranging crackdown by Chinese regulators.
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