BNP Paribas SA has hired close to 30 people to launch its securities operation in China, re-entering the market after exiting a local joint venture 17 years ago, people familiar with the matter said.
South Africa is marking 30 years since its first democratic elections, but the ANC could lose its grip on power due to endemic corruption, record levels of crime and unemployment, and infrastructure problems. Also in the programme: thousands of people in Australia take to the street to demand action following a surge in violence against women; and a hole in the ozone layer is causing problems for wildlife in the Antarctic. (Photo: Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Soweto,...
Leading analysts told Mobile World Live Apple’s continued reliance on China may not necessarily be a bad thing, though noted it does throw up some potential conflicts given the nation’s ongoing fight against US attempts to restrict access to key technologies.
For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts.
China investigating Yao Qian, the former head of the Digital Yuan project. Local media reports say Yao is under probe for “violations of discipline and law.” Yao Qian, a leading Chinese blockchain expert who previously spearheaded China’s Digital Yuan program, is reportedly under government investigation. The Digital Yuan is a central bank digital currency (CBDC) […]
(TestMiles) - As the electric vehicle (EV) market powers up for an anticipated boom, prospective buyers and industry analysts are both excited and skeptical about the forecasted growth. According to industry projections, EV sales are set to nearly double from 2.5 million units in 2026 to a staggering 4.1 million by 2029. But as we []
The federal government loses up to $521 billion a year to fraud, according to a first-of-its-kind estimate from a Congressional watchdog. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, which serves as the research arm of Congress, estimated annual fraud losses cost taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually, according to a new report published Tuesday. The fraud estimate's range represents 3% to 7% of average federal obligations.
By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) –Supertankers hauling crude oil to China surged to the highest in almost a year. Some 124 of the vessels are signaling China — the world’s biggest oil
When a beloved band comes out of retirement — as raucous Anaheim ska punk band No Doubt did, reuniting for the first time since 2015 on Coachella’s main stage Saturday night — an inevitable tension exists. Is there a way to reinterpret decades-old hits for a crowd of newcomers and longtime fans who have turned ‘90s-era studio songs like “Simple Kind of Life” into a kind of collective muscle memory? When it comes to No Doubt, the answer is yes, there is a way — and they did it better than any...
The communists leveraged the city's freedoms to run arms and supplies to their base in Jiangxi, documents show.
Art, music, delicious food, and community all in the heart of Huntsville, the 42nd annual Panoply Arts Festival has arrived!
In any industry, losing $30 billion annually in revenue is a serious problem. So, how did that happen in Hollywood? Well, starting in 2021, consulting firm McKinsey began publishing reports that peel away the entertainment industry’s historical problems concerning the representation and inclusion of diverse groups. With all the DEI arguments circulating in mainstream media […] The post Hollywood is Missing Out on Up to $30 Billion Every Year Because of Racial Inequity first appeared on The...