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Chinese government has started a special program to crack down various unfair and non-compliant practices on the internet to safeguard the interests of netizens and companies, according to a statement from the Cyberspace Administration of China on Sunday. From today through Feb. 24, 2025, regulators will rectify malpractices such as creating so-called information cocoons via homogeneous push notifications, manipulating and interfering with rankings to hype up hot topics, as well as infringing on people's rights to do business via the internet, according to the statement. An information cocoon is when a platform chooses to expose the user to results based on expressed interests, tastes and preferences.

China are stepping up safety management and police patrols following several high-profile mass killings, as the central government calls for enhanced public security, media reports said on Sunday. In the eastern city of Wuxi, where a 21-year-old student's stabbing spree left eight people dead and 17 injured on Nov. 16, local officials convened on Friday to discuss measures to maintain social stability, state-run local media reported. Campus safety was a focus point of the meeting, according to the report. These safety initiatives come nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass attack in China in a decade on Nov. 11, when a man reportedly upset over his divorce drove into a crowd in Zhuhai, killing 35 people.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President-elect Donald Trump’s pre-election threat of stepping up import tariffs could translate into an opportunity for India to capture a larger share of the US market in the medium term as it could accelerate the re-orientation of global supply chains away from China, federal policy think tank NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani said in an interview. Trump had proposed during his campaign an additional 10% import tariff on all goods imported into the US and a 60% tariff on goods from China.

bribery allegations against the conglomerate’s billionaire founder and other top executives. The US International Development Finance Corp. hasn’t reached a final agreement on the loan, an official said in an emailed response to questions. “We continue to conduct due diligence to ensure that all aspects of the project meet our rigorous standards before any loan disbursements are made,” the official said. “The project has not reached financial close or signed a loan agreement.”

«In China, while the factory to export take-off from the cargo terminal is achieved on Day 1, in India, the export take off happens only by Day 2. This is a glaring chasm especially when seen in the context of the volume of exports which in the case of China is more than 30 times electronics output (USD 959 billion) compared to India (USD 29 billion) in 2023,» Mohindroo said. Electronics is already India's largest export in air cargo while it's ranked third overall behind engineering and petrol.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I have always enjoyed making booklists once a year, scanning award lists for old favourites as much as new authors . Nowadays the end of the year has me making a similar list for tea.

Sheikh Hasina from 2009 to 2024," an official statement said. The statement, issued by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's office, said the committee was currently reviewing seven major energy and power projects, including the Adani (Godda) BIFPCL 1234.4 MW coal-fired plant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited. The six other agreements include one with a Chinese company that built a 1320 MW coal-fired power plant, while the rest are with Bangladeshi business groups said to be close to the past regime.

Viswanathan Anand explains in “simple terms” the mind games involved in choosing openings for a championship finale.

Mexico has been taking a bashing for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America

A senior Chinese official says higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire by boosting prices paid by consumers

supply chain landscape is undergoing significant transformation, driven by geopolitical shifts, technological advancements, and strategic policy reforms. These changes are reshaping India's economic sectors, influencing stock performance across various industries. Read on to learn more about the impact of global supply chain reconfiguration on sectoral stock performance in India, supported by data and analysis.

Going by this ratio, different countries in the world have different moments of overvaluation. Japan in 1997-90, Singapore in 1993-94 and again in 2006-07, China and India in 2007, UK in 2007 and 2014.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Saturday that his company will balance legal compliance and technological advances under the incoming administration of Donald Trump, and nothing will stop the global advancement of artificial intelligence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Boosting manufacturing is critical to India becoming an economic powerhouse. It now has a fresh shot at that with the election of Donald Trump, whose promise to levy sky-high import tariffs on Chinese goods could send more manufacturers to the South Asian nation.

Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure IT networks for a potential clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday.

Germany's technology and services company Bosch is cutting its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years, in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and global auto industries

Adani Solar USA and Adani Green Energy Ltd India based on a complaint filed by a Chinese firm about alleged violations of its patents on solar cells, modules, panels, components and products made from such components. The United States International Trade Commission (USITC), earlier this month, said that an «investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation… of section 337 in the importation into the US, the sale for importation, or the sale within the US after importation of certain products identified… in infringement of one or more… patent and claims». The complaint, filed by Chinese photovoltaics company Trina Solar in September, claimed that an industry in the US exists or is in the process of being established. Besides the Adani companies, various firms of Chinese solar module maker Runergy will be investigated for the alleged infringement of intellectual property rights.

Ikigai, the Japanese way of living that involves finding your life's purpose. It seems like a simple Venn diagram where you constantly seek the intersection of what you are good at, what you enjoy doing, what makes you money and what the world needs. It helps you discover your passion, your mission, your profession and your vocation, and if all these things align, you live the perfect life-or at least that's how it has been presented.

Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, which could result in higher prices for American consumers. In an interview with Liz Claman on «The Claman Countdown,» Rainey emphasized the inflationary nature of the proposed tariffs, which could significantly affect the prices Walmart customers pay for a range of products, as per a report by Fox Business.

China is going to expand visa-free entry to citizens of nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help revive a sluggish economy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BAKU, Azerbaijan—A few dozen miles from the United Nations climate conference here, a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates recently opened the region’s largest solar-power park. Nearby, a Saudi state-backed company is building a large wind farm.