Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned mobile video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese government, public broadcaster NHK said. TOKYO: Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have […]
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MANILA: A proposed Bill that will allow the Philippines to tax tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Youtube, and Netflix, moved a step closer to becoming a law after a lower house committee approved it on Wednesday (Jul 29). The Bill, which aims to raise 29 billion pesos (US$590 […]
HONG KONG: The union representing FedEx Corp pilots on Tuesday (Jul 28) called on the US package delivery company to suspend its operations in Hong Kong after some of its members were subject to “extremely difficult conditions” in government-mandated quarantine aimed at tamping down the spread of COVID-19. The Air […]
SINGAPORE: From August, local mid-career jobseekers will be able to apply for more than 13,000 attachments with companies across multiple industries, under a new career pathway programme, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) on Wednesday (Jul 29). The SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways programme, introduced earlier this month […]
SEOUL: South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by US automaker Tesla, which is competing strongly with Hyundai Motor in the South Korean electric vehicle market. Braking and steering systems including the Autopilot function were part of the investigation, a transport ministry official said on […]
SINGAPORE: SingPass holders will be able to sign up for DBS’ digital banking services by taking a picture of themselves through the use of face verification technology, following a rise in digital banking amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilot programme aims to benefit more than 1 million DBS customers who […]
BANGKOK: Thailand recorded no foreign tourist arrivals and spending for a third straight month in June, as borders remained closed amid the pandemic, with a 66 per cent year-on-year drop in the January to June period to 6.69 million visitors, tourism ministry data showed. From January to June, spending by […]
Twitter said on Tuesday (Jul 28) it had restricted Donald Trump Jr.’s ability to tweet from his account for 12 hours, after it required him to delete a post that violated the social media site’s policy on coronavirus misinformation. The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump posted a since-deleted […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany’s finance and economy ministers will be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday (Jul 29) about the massive fraud scandal that brought down payments provider Wirecard, amid criticism that authorities failed to act on early warning signs. Wirecard filed for insolvency last month after admitting that €1.9 billion […]
SEOUL: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Jul 28) that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries. Tesla has previously supplied batteries to Mercedes and Toyota Motor under separate partnership deals. Battery manufacturing is an area that analysts and industry officials […]