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The two large US payments firms said they were suspending operations in Russia, joining the list of companies severing business links with the country
Reliance Industries, India's biggest conglomerate run by Mukesh Ambani, the country's richest man, presses ahead with a shock de facto takeover
A former ZTE research director and a professor at Georgia Tech are charged with conspiring to illegally bring Chinese nationals to the US
Both involved insulting conversations, allegations of a toxic work culture, a battle with the board, and the eventual resignation of the founder
The People's Bank of China said during an annual work conference that it would maintain its crackdown on virtual currency transactions
“This is part of a planned executive succession as the company moves to its next phase of commercialising Level 4 autonomous trucking,” TuSimple said
Sideloading, the practice of downloading apps without using an app store, is among the reforms lawmakers hope will open up the market
The exemption means Korean companies won't have to secure licences from Washington for exports using US technology before they can be shipped to Russia
Analysts expect property, accounting for a quarter of the economy, to get more regulatory support while internet firms will remain a crackdown target
The government wants to make the change in order to promote services using "self-driving" vehicles, Nikkei said
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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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