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The former engineering chief says he was dismissed for flagging illegal activity which involved using and profiting from Instagram and Snapchat content
The iPhone-maker did not say when it plans to open physical stores in the country of 100 million people, but online stores often precede the opening of retail stores
The leak stemmed from human error, after a cloud system was set to public instead of private, a Toyota Motor spokesperson said
Beijing has warned it will "resolutely object" to any move to restrict US firms from investing in China – or coercing allies to do the same. Its concerns follow high-level bilateral meetings this week.
ASEAN leaders issued a warning this week on the danger of traffickers' cyber scams, noting "increasing abuse of technology in facilitating trafficking in persons" via social media
The world's largest contract electronics maker attributed the slump to a massive writedown related to its 34% stake in Sharp Corp, its Japanese electronics maker
Authorities have detained a man for generating a fake story that claimed a train crash killed nine construction workers in a city in China's northwestern Gansu
Beijing has called on its state-owned enterprises to be tech 'pillars' in a self-reliance drive sparked by US export curbs and bans
CEO meets Indian PM Narendra Modi on move to diversify its supply chain. The US tech giant has set a target of $1 billion in domestic production and exports over next few years.
The Microsoft-owned social media platform said it was closing down the jobs app it offers in China after it decided to largely withdraw from the country in 2021
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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