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Authorities also mandated viewing hours for livestreaming, saying shows will need to be "forcibly" turned off by 10 p.m. local time for users of their parental control functions
The IMF will meet with Sri Lankan officials in a virtual meeting beginning on Monday, a statement from Masahiro Nozaki, the fund's country mission chief said on Saturday
The SPAC plans to invest in Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger, e-gaming and other new financial technology and services industries
Nvidia's chips became popular for their use in crypto-mining, the process of obtaining crypto rewards in exchange for verifying transactions on distributed ledgers
The service was used in the laundering process for North Korea’s Axie Infinity heist, processing over $20.5 million in illicit proceeds, officials said
Employees of the China-owned TikTok suffered through 85 hours of meetings a week, sleep deprivation and a generally oppressive...
That poses “systemic risks” to its future, the newspaper said, with customers and governments increasingly demanding more sustainable supply chains
An Indian court granted relief on the seizure, provided that Xiaomi inform Indian authorities of fund transfers such as royalty payments, a source said
The Central Asian state would also exempt all crypto operations by domestic and foreign companies from income tax, according to a presidential decree
Russia has been excluded from the international SWIFT system, while Visa and Mastercard are among western companies that suspended operations in the country.
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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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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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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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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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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