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Thailand is stepping into a new era for travelers, as the government embarks on a journey to boost tourism by allowing limited alcohol sales during five prominent Buddhist holidays. Specifically, from Saturday, international airports, hotels, venues hosting…
Back in October 2024 word got out that Apple was facing an iPhone 16 sales ban in Indonesia. Ministers in the country demanded that Apple renew a certificate that is issued when at least 40% of the components used in a device sold in Indonesia are sourced…
The Bill that would Kill TikTok is signed by the POTUS (President of the United States), so ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, has only several months before it decides whether to sell or face a ban in the US. So far, the smoke signals coming from…
Vietnam’s rice exporters could raise prices and sign long-term contracts with buyers now that India, the world’s largest supplier, has ordered an export halt. Indian government on July 20 announced a ban on non-basmati white rice as retail rice prices climbed…
on Tuesday Republicans on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee took short-form video app TikTok closer to its final tick in the U.S. Concerned about reports that TikTok collects personal data from its U.S. subscribers, and might even collect keystrokes…
China is ramping up its cryptocurrency prohibition efforts again with a directive issued by ten institutions last Friday covering a range of activities including offshore transactions and hiring. All crypto transactions in China are banned, according to…
South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech companies by a major economy. An amendment…
The city-state will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from certain countries and is removing stay-home requirements for short-term visitors from several countries. Fully vaccinated travelers from Germany and Brunei will be able to come to…
Xiaomi and the U.S. government have come to an agreement to remove the Chinese smartphone giant from a blacklist of military-linked companies. The U.S. Defense Department agreed in a final order to remove the «Communist Chinese Military Company» designation…
Despite the growing embrace of cryptocurrencies among institutions and retail investors, HSBC is sticking to its policy of avoiding virtual currencies and stocks correlated to them. Europe’s largest bank in Europe, with total assets of $2.715 trillion, is…
Smartphone giant Xiaomi has been awarded a temporary block for its ban over links with the Chinese military, citing the original move as «arbitrary and capricious». U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a temporary halt to the ban, claiming that Xiaomi…
Indian authorities plan to propose a new law to ban private cryptocurrencies and implement a framework for an official central bank digital currency. India will seek «to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India», according to a legislative agenda…
Even though President Donald Trump will be leaving the White House this coming Wednesday, he took the time to spank the Chinese phone and networking equipment manufacturer Huawei one last time. In May 2019, Trump cited security issues for his decision to put…
Short-form video app TikTok will begin a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s campaign to ban the popular app in the states. TikTok has over 100 million users in the U.S. and has been installed over 2 billion times worldwide from the App Store and the…
A judge has ruled against a lawsuit filed by Huawei in the US relating to a ban on government personnel using the company’s devices. Huawei filed the lawsuit on the basis that the ban was “unconstitutional” back in 2018. Since then, Huawei has faced increased…
Two local airlines will again mount flights to and from Taiwan after the government lifted the travel ban on the territory. Cebu Pacific flights will resume February 17. In an advisory, the airline will have one flight from Manila on Monday and only arrival…
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