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"We will change [these old rules] promptly," Digital Affairs Minister Tara Kono was quoted as saying, as he outlined plans to move government data online.
E-commerce giants, plus Yum China and their auditors have been told they will be among the first companies whose books are inspected by PCAOB regulators in Hong Kong next month
India's biggest telco Jio said on Monday it will begin rolling out 5G services for subscribers in the next two months. Owner Mukesh Ambani said it has committed $25bn to the expansion
Russian tourists have been using Chinese credit cards to withdraw cash from automatic teller machines in Finland since Covid border restrictions eased on July 1
The new foundry will be run as a subsidiary of SMIC in cooperation with the government of Tianjin's Xiqing district. It will have an initial capital of $5 billion, a notice said on Friday
The new computer will solve data and problems that existing computers cannot, representing technological strides in AI, material simulation, and finance, Interesting Engineering reported
Regulators in Beijing have told Chinese companies listed in New York and their auditors to get their accounts to Hong Kong to prepare for inspections by US auditors
The US tech giant was China's leading premium smartphone provider in the second quarter, followed by China's Vivo, the South China Morning Post said.
Pinduoduo has briefed merchants on its plans but details have not yet been finalized, a source said.
India is set to sign a $3-billion deal with the US for 30 top-level military drones for surveillance of their border with China and the Indian Ocean
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