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China's FIL offers convenient environment for investment activities

China's Foreign Investment Law (FIL) has offered a more convenient environment for investment activities and better protection for foreign capitals' rights and interest

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IFC backs Bolt with $24M to expand its transportation network in emerging markets

Bolt, an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up s

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EBay and Adevinta to sell UK sites Gumtree, Motors.co.uk and Shpock to get their $9.2B deal past regulators

After inking a $9.2 billion deal to merge their classifieds businesses last year, eBay and Norway’s Adevinta have announced a deal to sell off three popular web properties in the UK to get the d

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TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe

TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism to form a Safety Advisory Council to help it with content moderation i

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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

Ben Thompson, co-founder and chief executive officer of human resources platform Employment HeroBusinesses, and the tech platforms that support their operations, had to adapt quickly to the pandemic.

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Into The Grey Zone: China's new technologies could 'over-match' the West's strength, armed forces chief says

Episode eight features an interview with the head of the armed forces General Sir Nick Carter.

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Hong Kong January exports soar – biggest jump since 1992

Hong Kong's exports in January jumped the most since 1992, with an increase of 44 percent over a year earlier, as trade picked up across Asia thanks to the timing of Chinese New Year and a wider econ

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EU risks perpetuating vaccine hesitancy

Delivery workers wait for their orders during the COVID-19 curfew, February 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history o

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Chinese blockbuster evokes nostalgia in Michael Jackson fans

A lot of Michael Jackson fans in China went to crowded movie theaters during the Spring Festival holiday with a special purpose -- to hear their idol's iconic song Heal the World, which played at

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'Immense joy' as Senegal begins public vaccination

Senegal Health minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr receives a dose of China's Sinopharm vaccine in Dakar, Senegal, February 23, 2021. /Reuters Dozens of officials of Senegal received their first sho

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PBOC joins digital currency project for cross-border payments

A digital renminbi (RMB) vending machine in Dongcheng District, Beijing, February 11, 2021. /CFP The Digital Currency Institute of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), as well as the Central Ban

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Everdrop raises $21.8m Series A round led by Felix Capital for its dissolvable cleaning tablet

It’s almost too simple. You get a tablet made of household chemicals that can be dissolved in water which can become a cleaning spray for the kitchen, glass and bathroom, with no need to ship the wate

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SolarWinds hackers targeted NASA, Federal Aviation Administration networks

Hackers are said to have broken into the networks of U.S. space agency NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration as part of a wider espionage campaign targeting U.S. government agencies and private

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Android’s latest update will let you schedule texts, secure your passwords, and more

Google today announced the next set of features coming to Android, including a new password checkup tool, a way to schedule your texts, along with other improvements to products like its screen reader

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Bitcoin hits fresh high as boost from wider acceptance continues

Bitcoin hit a new high of $58,354 during trading on February 21, 2021. /CFP The world's most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, hits a new high of $58,354 during trading on Sunday, extending a t

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IAEA chief arrives in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials

FILE PHOTO: IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi attends a press briefing in Vienna, Austria, June 15, 2020. /Getty Images Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Gener

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3 strategies for elevating brand authority in 2021

A lot of clients come to us saying they want to be more respected in their space. They know their competitors are trusted and they want the same recognition, if not more.This feels even more important