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US approved 192 licenses for exports to blacklisted Chinese firms early 2022

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The Biden administration approved 192 licenses worth over $23 billion to ship U.S. goods and technology to Chinese companies on a U.S. trade blacklist in the first quarter of last year, according to a document released by a U.S. congressional committee on Friday.The 192 licenses granted were out of 242 li

Silvergate suspends crypto payments network; shares fall after-hours

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Silvergate Capital Corp said on Friday it made a "risk-based decision" to discontinue the Silvergate Exchange Network, its crypto payments network, two days after the digital asset-focused bank raised doubts about its viability."Effective immediately Silvergate Bank has made a risk-based decision to disco

Ex-Goldman banker Ng deserves 15 years in prison, US prosecutors say

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NEW YORK : U.S. prosecutors on Friday urged a judge to sentence former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. A jury in Brooklyn federal court had last April found Ng, Goldman's former head



Twitter's revenue, adjusted earnings drop about 40% in December

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Twitter Inc reported a drop of about 40 per cent year-over-year in both revenue and adjusted earnings for the month of December, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.The report comes after several advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform

Taiwan's TSMC to recruit 6,000 engineers in 2023

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TAIPEI : Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday.The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry.According to TSMC, the company will se

Japan unions ask average 4.5% wage hike, biggest since 1998

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TOKYO : Japan's trade unions are demanding the biggest wage hike in 25 years at their spring pay negotiations, a national labour tally showed on Friday, as the government and central bank urge firms to raise workers' wages to support the economy.A survey of more than 2,000 unions nationwide showed an aver

Taiwan's Foxconn seeks chip, EV cooperation with India

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TAIPEI : Major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Saturday it was seeking cooperation in India in new areas like chips and electric vehicles (EVs) after a visit to the country by its chairman, Liu Young-way.Apple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions

USTA, US Open hoping unvaccinated Djokovic gets special nod to enter country

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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the U.S. Open are hoping Novak Djokovic is successful in his bid to enter the country after the Serbian, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, applied for special permission last month.Djokovic, one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against CO

Sri Lanka's rate hike shows commitment to rapid disinflation - IMF

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COLOMBO : Sri Lanka's decision to raise interest rates shows the crisis-hit country's commitment to reducing inflation quickly towards single-digit levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday.In a surprise move, the South Asia nation's central bank raised rates by 100 basis points on Fr

New consular legalization office to open at MBK Center Bangkok on March 1

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Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul disclosed that the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to open a new Office of Legalization, which will be located next to its Pathum Wan Passport Office at 5th floor, MBK Center, Bangkok, from March 1, 2023 onward. The newly launched office will provide full legalization []

Tourism expected to play crucial role in Thailands economic recovery

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Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has projected that Thailands economy will grow by 3.8% in 2023, with the rebound of the vital tourism sector contributing to the growth. Speaking on a Radio Thailand program, Minister Arkhom said the increase in domestic spending and acceleration in investment in large projects would further boost growth. According to the []

Election Commission dismisses rumors on unofficial voting counts

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The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed rumors that it could do away with reporting unofficial counts. EC chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong explained that the EC is implementing a new system that will be less prone to errors and ensure more accurate reporting on vote tallies. Known as the ECT Report system, it will allow for immediate []

Japan delays launch of H3 rocket by a day due to weather

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TOKYO : Japan's space agency on Saturday postponed the launch of its flagship H3 rocket by a day to Tuesday due to bad weather, after aborting a launch last month due to technical trouble.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had halted the initially planned launch moments before lift-off on Feb. 17 w

Cargo ship runs aground in Suez Canal, traffic not impacted

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Egyptian authorities say a cargo vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal but traffic through the global waterway was not impacted. The Liberia-flagged MSC Istanbul, heading to Portugal from Malaysia, got stuck in a two-lane part of the Suez Canal on Sunday. The head of the Suez Canal Authority says tugboats were deployed to help refloat the vessel. He didn't elaborate on what had caused the ship to run aground. The Suez Canal allows for passage of two convoys of vessels a day in both directions. The... Читать дальше...

Tesla recalls 3,470 Model Y vehicles over loose bolts

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WASHINGTON: Tesla said it is recalling 3,470 2022 through 2023 Model Y vehicles in the United States because bolts securing the second-row seatback frames may not have been securely tightened, according to a filing made public Saturday (Mar 4). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sai

Thai cabinet approves 7.6 billion baht to guarantee rubber farmer prices

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Around 1.6 million registered rubber farmers will be able to sell raw rubber at a guaranteed price for the 2022-2023 season, after an assistance program was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday (28 Feb). According to a government announcement, the cabinet has approved 7.6 billion baht for the price guarantee for the 2022-2023 season. The []

Thai Finance Ministry suspends tax on stock trading

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Finance Ministry finally decided to suspend indefinitely the plan to tax on share sales in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) after the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (FETCO) recommended the government to review the plan. Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said the Secretariat of the Cabinet has returned the draft on taxing transactions on []

China stresses need for tech reliance, firms should lead innovation

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SHANGHAI: China's science and technology policies should aim to build the country's strength and self-reliance, while companies take the lead in pushing innovation, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The country effectively countered external attempts to suppress and contain Chinas development o

China to deepen financial reform, open to more foreign investment

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BEIJING: China will deepen financial reform and improve its regulatory regime to guard against risks to the economy, and further open up to foreign investment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The government will fend off risks for high-quality property firms and reduce the burden of interest pay





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