Shares in the Asia Pacific rose during Thursday’s trading session, following positive news overnight about the development of a possible coronavirus vaccine. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index led gains among the region’s major markets, rising 2.25%, from its last hour of trading. Shares of Chinese internet giant Tencent soared …
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India will not compromise its strategic interest, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday, even as New Delhi and Beijing seek to calm tensions after last month’s border clash in the Himalayas. A “violent confrontation” in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead. While India said both sides …
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Read More »UK CMA seeks to curb dominance of online advertising from Google and Facebook
The logos of the Facebook and Google applications are displayed on a tablet. Denis Charlet | AFP via Getty Images Britain’s competition regulator has established recommendations for new regulations to address the dominance of Google and Facebook in the online advertising market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on …
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