The World Bank has warned that here is a risk that most of the potential economically active population could be left behind, with the pandemic permanently impairing the country’s long-term prospects.
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China’s antitrust regulator is set to order Tencent to give up exclusive rights to music labels that it’s used to compete with smaller rivals, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Trading volumes at major cryptocurrency exchanges fell by more than 40% in June, research showed on Monday, with a regulatory crackdown in China and lower volatility among the factors depressing activity.
Microsoft has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a security software maker, as the tech giant tries to expand its products and better protect customers amid a rising tide of global cyberattacks, sources said.
Amazon.com said its online stores had returned to normal services after a global outage disrupted shopping on its country sites.
President Cyril Ramaphosa extended bans on alcohol sales and most public gatherings for two weeks as the government struggles to bring a third wave of coronavirus infections under control.
Watch British billionaire Richard Branson climb into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane and soar more than 80km above the New Mexico desert in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space.
In the next 10 days, two of the Earth’s wealthiest individuals will attempt to fly into space, starting with Richard Branson this Sunday and Jeff Bezos on 20 July. This rivalry remains pretty unique. And it’s not without risk.
China’s market regulator on Saturday said it would block Tencent’s plan to merge the country’s top two videogame streaming sites, Huya and DouYu, on antitrust grounds.
PC sales are booming, and despite the industry’s cyclical past, investors and the major PC makers believe strong computer demand will last for a long time to come. Not so fast!