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Poll comes after Tesla CEO disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter earlier in the day, worth nearly $3 billion, that made him the micro-blogging site's largest shareholder
GoTo calls a halt on planned Philippines expansion with Coins.ph investment after it failed to earn ride-hailing licence
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has built a 9.2% holding in Twitter, a regulatory filing showed on Monday, sending the micro-blogging site's shares soaring
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said the island will ramp up the development of drones, after seeing how they had helped Ukraine resist the Russian invasion
The survey of nearly 30,000 people across 20 countries, which was conducted between November 2021 and February 2022, shows 2021 was a blockbuster year for crypto
The fall in volumes is between 15 and 55 per cent among various crypto exchanges, with most reporting a decline in the number of visitors, too
People's Bank of China said Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen and six cities in Zhejiang province will be added to the e-CNY pilot list
Bollywood star Vishal Malhotra is crowdfunding his film ‘Ilm’ – Urdu for knowledge – by raising funds through non-fungible tokens
Chinese exports to Russia have been buffeted as the rouble swings in value, clear evidence of the effect Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are having in China
ATN was widely expected as the likely winner of an auction for Axicom's assets, given its existing footprint and potential synergies in adding towers
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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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