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Thales agrees to buy Gemalto in digital security deal worth ~$5.43BN

DigitalsecuritysolutionsproviderGemaltohasagreedtoa€51pershareacquisitionofferfromFrenchaerospaceanddefensegroupThales—inadealwortharound$5.43BN.Theunanimouslyb

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China develops world’s first digital positron emission tomography

Theworld’sfirstdigitalpositronemissiontomography(PET)hasbeendevelopedatChina'sHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology(HUST)inWuhanCity,centralChina.Themedicali

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China now a leading global force in digital economy: experts

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UNICEF calls for safer Internet environment for children

Despitechildren'smassiveonlinepresence,toolittleisdonetoprotectthemfromtheperilsofthedigitalworldandtoincreasetheiraccesstosafeonlinecontent,theUnitedNationsChi

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Initiative on Belt and Road digital economy cooperation launched

ChinaandsixothercountriesalongtheBeltandRoadlaunchedaninitiativetostrengthencooperationondigitaleconomyduringtheongoingFourthWorldInternetConferenceinHangzhou,e

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APD Review | China and the world enters new era of digital economy

The4thWorldInternetConference(WIC)willbeheldinWuzhen,eastChina’sZhejiangProvincefromDecember3to5.Thisyear’sthemeis“DevelopingDigitalEconomyforOpennessandSharedB

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China's JD.com to be invited to Thailand's e-commerce week

BANGKOK,Nov.15(APD)--Thailand'sdigitaleconomybodyisinvitingChina'se-commercegiantJD.comtothecountry'sincominge-commerceweek,officialsaidonTuesday.Enteryourimage

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India: Government gives incentives for digital transactions

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US Democrats see a digital breakthrough in Virginia wins

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Thailand, China jointly hold sign-ad trade show for 1st time

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Nov.10(APD)--TheorganizerofSignAsiaExpojoinshandswithhisnewChinesepartnertoholdaninternationalsign-advertisingtradeshowonThursday,b

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Festive spirit keeps e-wallets on a high in India

WhenthecallofdutykeptasoldierinJammuandKashmirthisDiwali,heusedhisPaytmdigitalwallettotransferagiftofRs1,001tohisfamilyinRaipur.AgovernmentofficialpostedintheAn

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China leads Asia-Pacific peers in digital payment

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Digital payments will benefit world economy, says Visa

Movingfromcashtodigitalpaymentswillprovideenormousdirectadvantagestoconsumers,businessesandgovernments,accordingtoresearchreleasedbyfinancialservicescorporation

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America’s cash-free future is just around the corner

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EU to step up cooperation to embrace digital opportunities

DonaldTusk,PresidentoftheEuropeanCouncil,saidonFridaythatEuropemustusetheopportunitiescreatedbyhugeadvancesindigitaltechnology.TuskmadetheremarksattheTallinnDig

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Singapore-based financier to finance more Indonesian digital startups

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailJAKARTA,Sept.23(APD)–TappingonIndonesia’sstrongeconomicoutlook,aSingapore-basedfinancierfir,EastVentures,iskeentofinancemoreofIndonesia

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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Skype, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps

SaudiArabiaisliftingayear-longbanonSkypeandotherserviceslikeWhatsAppandSnapchat,effectiveat8PMETtoday.AccordingtoastatementfromSaudiArabia’stelecommunicationsau