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Facebook, Twitter join network to tackle fake news

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have joined a network of over 30 news and technology companies to tackle fake news and improve the quality of information on social media, the group said on Tuesday.

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Amazon and Pandora set to launch new music streaming services

Amazon.com Inc and Pandora Media Inc are planning to launch new versions of their streaming music services in coming weeks, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing several anonymous people with knowledge of the matter.

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African bank approves 12.4 mln USD for women entrepreneurs

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Tuesday that it has approved 12.4 million U.S. dollar grant to help empower women in the continent.

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Shenzhen start-up Ingdan.com wins Intel backing for consumer-robot platform

Riding China’s robot boom, Shenzhen-based technology start-up Ingdan.com has teamed up with Intel Corp and Japanese suppliers in robotics in a partnership to capitalise on growth in emerging markets.

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Japan's Democratic Party election campaign platform vows to block Abe's war moves

​Japan's main opposition Democratic Party on Wednesday pledged to block the controversial revision to a key pacifist clause in the Constitution being pitched by the ruling bloc, as the party set out its campaign platform for the upper house election on July 10.

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Singapore to give start-ups, SMEs greater access to crowd-funding

​The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Wednesday that it will make it easier for start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to access securities-based crowd-funding (SCF) in two ways.

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China, Turkey build multilingual cross-border e-commerce platform

China signed an agreement with Turkey on Wednesday at the 4th China (Beijing) International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) to jointly build a cross-border e-commerce platform.

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New technology to encourage Chinese "medical tourists" to Australia

Australia could soon become the number one destination for Chinese "medical tourists" after an Australian start-up company joined forces with a Chinese medical service provider.

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Intelligence sharing platform required after Brussels terror attack: Austrian official

​Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said here Wednesday that a platform for sharing all intelligence services is needed to fight terrorism.

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Global forum on Cyber Expertise launched at 2015 cyberspace summit

​A new Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) was launched on Thursday, a concrete achievement on the first day of the two-day 2015 Global Conference on CyberSpace (GCCS) summit in The Hague.

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Philippines pushes for single e-commerce platform within ASEAN

The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Thursday that it will propose a single e-commerce platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the ASEAN in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meeting to be held in Boracay Island.

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Chinese social networking company Momo debuts on Nasdaq

​China's mobile social networking platform Momo Inc. listed its shares Thursday on the NASDAQ global select market.

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China mulls unified taxi-calling platform

The Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday that it is considering creating a unified taxi-calling platform integrating taxi calling apps, phone services and websites.

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Steel traders look to the Internet

China's largest steel trader, China Minmetals Corp. (CMC), on Tuesday opened its e-commerce platform to other dealers to help the sector handle overcapacity and a credit crunch.

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China detains Bitcoin fraud suspects

Chinese police have detained three people who allegedly operated an online Bitcoin trading platform, shut it down unexpectedly, and vanished with investors' assets.

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Russian investigators soften accusations against Greenpeace activists

Russian Investigative Committee (IC) has mitigated its accusations against 30 Greenpeace activists, the IC said Wednesday.