French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to capitalize on this opportunity and quickly consolidate the opening of its market to its trading partners. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to “consolidate” the opening up of the… Read More ›
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Malaysia aiming to trace $4.34 billion in 1MDB-linked assets: Latheefa Koya
The investigation into Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) spans several countries. On Tuesday, in a statement Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief disclosed, Malaysia is looking to locate at least $4.34 billion (18 billion ringgit) worth of assets linked to… Read More ›
Russia Passes Law To Create Its Own ‘Sovereign Internet’
A so called “sovereign internet” law – a controversial law that aims to create an independent internet exclusively for the country, was passed in Russia recently. However critics have said that this law is effectively a tool being devised by… Read More ›
Demand For Banning Private Jets In UK By 2025 Over Climate Concerns Raised By Thinktank
A demand for banning the flight of all private jet to and from the United Kingdom by 2025 was has been made by a British thinktank with close ties to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn because, it said, such flights… Read More ›
Boris Johnson rejects call for no-deal Brexit in election rally
Johnson’s election gamble and his no-deal Brexit stance is likely to split the pro-Brexit vote in some seats. In a development that potentially splits the euroskeptic vote in Britain, following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s rejection of calls to drop… Read More ›
Israel’s sign gas export deal with Egypt
Israel will start exporting gas to Egypt from January 2020. In a regulatory filing in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Delek Drilling stated, shares have been transferred to buyers in a joint venture called EMED between Texas-based Noble Energy and Delek wherein… Read More ›
Asia likely to become world’s largest trade bloc in February 2020
The Pan-Asia Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is unlikely to be signed during the ASEAN summit in Bangkok, Thailand. Negotiators aims to sign the pact in February 2020. According to a spokeswoman from Thailand’s government, a trade deal by Asian… Read More ›
World’s Largest 5G Network Has Been Activated In China
The world’s largest 5G network has been activated in China. 5G telecom services – the next generation of mobile connectivity, was launched in China by the country’s three state-run telecom operators on Friday. 5G plans that start at 128 yuan… Read More ›
Code Of Conduct Needed For Use Of Facial Recognition Technology: UK Information Commissioner
The United Kingdom’s information commissioner is of the opinion that there needs to be an established code of practice for governing of the use of facial recognition technology by the police forces. This comment was made in reference to a… Read More ›
David Howson named CEO of stock exchange operator Cboe Global Markets
Mark Hemsley, President of Cboe Europe, would be retiring from the company at the end of February. Howson has been named as his successor. On Friday, stock exchange holding company Cboe Global Markets stated, Mark Hemsley, President of Cboe Europe,… Read More ›