The standoff has turned one of Facebook’s most distant markets into a test case as watchdogs around the world turn their own power against digital behemoths.
Australia says it hasn’t been told why Chinese-born Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen who worked as an anchor, was detained two weeks ago and hasn’t revealed details about the case.
In a video conference held Tuesday, Japan’s Hiroshi Kajiyama, India’s Piyush Goyal and Australia’s Simon Birmingham agreed on reaching out to ASEAN countries for the initiative.
The move seeks to push back against a proposed law that wants Facebook & Google to compensate publishers for the value they provide to their platforms.
The intensifying US-China conflict & worsening diplomatic relations across the region are forcing companies to reconsider whether they can continue doing business in China as before.
The move is likely to sting as Australia’s exports of wine to China went up in recent years, after Chinese tariffs were removed following a 2015 free-trade agreement.
Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.
ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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