• China moves to boost foreign investment in domestic tech companies

    China on Friday published measures aimed at promoting overseas investment in the country's technology sector, in a latest bid to attract foreign investors amid signs some are considering shifting away from the world's second-largest economy. China will support overseas institutions to issue yuan bonds in the country, and also encourage tech companies, including foreign-invested ones, to raise money via bond issuance, the commerce ministry said in a statement. The government will also facilitate...

  • Women participation in tech roles in non-tech sectors to grow by 24.3% by 2027: report

    Women's participation in technology roles in non-tech businesses is expected to grow by nearly a quarter by 2027 across all levels, including freshers, junior, mid-senior, leadership, and C-Suite levels, a report said on Wednesday. The tech women's participation rate in non-tech industries stood at 19.4 lakh workforce in 2023, which is expected to grow by 24.3% to 24.1 lakh employees by 2027, TeamLease Digital's report - Women at the Heart of India's Digital Evolution, has revealed. With only...

  • Explained: How are foreign pensions taxed in France?

    Deciphering whether or not you will owe French tax on your foreign-based pension can be very confusing. The Local has spoken with experts and consulted tax treaties for the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia to give an overview of how you might be affected.

  • Our oppressive tax system can be analogized to Dracula

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean?

  • West Midlands tech ecosystem gets £1m boost

    The West Midlands tech ecosystem is set to benefit from a £1m investment across sectors including AI, green tech and digital skills. The funding will be deployed across five projects aimed at accelerating the growth of the tech industry in the region. Of the £1m, £200,000 from RBC Brewin Dolphin will go towards investor engagement, […]

  • Shares jump on tech boost; yen on intervention watch

    World stocks have risen led by tech names as attention shifts to earnings from US megacaps, while the yen was mired near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of intervention from Japan. An after-hours surge in shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some US companies lifted […]

  • The Black Tax: why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long?

    In a new book, historian Andrew W Kahrl looks at the many systemic ways that prejudicial and harmful practices have affected financial stabilityProperty value assessment may not sound like the most thrilling of topics, but according to historian Andrew W Kahrl’s new book The Black Tax, it represents a hugely important piece of structural inequality in the US, one that implicates a wide range of topics, including the process of gentrification, the quality of public schools and other amenities,...

  • Red Cat partners with Sentien for drone swarm tech

    SAN JUAN - Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT), a provider of integrated

  • ‘Foreign actor’ seen behind President Marcos audio deepfake

    A “foreign actor” is likely behind the audio deepfake of President Marcos where he supposedly ordered the Armed Forces to intervene if China poses a threat to the Philippines, according to the Presidential Communications Office.

  • Asia shares rise on tech boost, tracking Wall Street

    Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some US companies lifted risk sentiment. The yen was rooted near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of possible intervention from Tokyo. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares […]

  • More talent needed to boost I&T sector: Sun Dong - RTHK

    Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Sunday that Hong Kong's shortage of talent in the innovation and technology sector

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...