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TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with Chinese govt
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TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with Chinese govt

NEW DELHI: TikTok denied Tuesday (Jun 30) sharing Indian users' data with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app in a sharp deterioration of relations with Beijing two weeks after a deadly border clash. "TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese government," TikTok India chief Nikhil Gandhi said in a statement. "Further if we are requested to in the future we would not do so. We place the highest importance on user privacy and integrity," he said, adding that it had been invited to a meeting with the Indian government "for an opportunity to respond and submit clarifications". TikTok is owned by C...
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Tesla’s China car registrations up 150per cent month on month in May
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Tesla’s China car registrations up 150per cent month on month in May

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations in May jumped 150per cent month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. BEIJING: U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations in May jumped 150per cent month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla's China registrations, including imported cars, grew to 11,565 in May from 4,633 units in April. Data from China Passenger Car Association shows sales of Tesla's Shanghai-made Model 3 sedan hit 11,095 units. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Yilei Sun; editing by Jason Neely)
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Mitsubishi Aircraft to slash over half its workforce in restructuring move
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Mitsubishi Aircraft to slash over half its workforce in restructuring move

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will cut more than half of its 2,000-strong workforce in a restructuring move as the coronavirus devastates travel demand and delays continue to plague its regional jet project, a source close to the matter said. The aircraft-making subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will also close its U.S. headquarters, a development center in Canada and sales offices in the United States and Europe, the source said. While the company’s testing site in the state of Washington will remain, its workforce will be also drastically reduced. By making the small regional jet, now known as the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, MHI hoped to succeed in the commercial aircraft market as airlines shifted to small and midsize planes from larger ones to improve fuel-efficiency. The plane wa...
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Possibly millions of jobs could be lost if planes stay grounded, Heathrow boss says
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Possibly millions of jobs could be lost if planes stay grounded, Heathrow boss says

related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery. LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of jobs, if not millions, could be lost in Britain if aviation is not able to resume quickly, the chief executive of London's Heathrow Airport said on Monday (Jun 8). Britain introduced a 14-day quarantine period for international arrivals on Monday despite warnings from its biggest airlines that the move will decimate domestic tourism and damage exports. "We cannot go on like this as a country," Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye told Sky News. "We need to start planning to reopen our borders. "If we don't get aviation moving again quickly, in a very safe way, then we are going to lose hundreds of th...
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Germany launches coronavirus app as EU eyes travel revival
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Germany launches coronavirus app as EU eyes travel revival

BERLIN: Germany appealed to the public on Tuesday to download a new smartphone app to help break the chain of coronavirus infections, one of several such apps that European governments hope will revive travel and tourism safely. The Corona-Warn-App, now available for Apple and Android devices, uses Bluetooth short-range radio to measure close contacts between people and issues a warning should one of them later test positive for COVID-19. "This app isn't a cure-all. It's not a free pass. But it's an important additional tool for containing the pandemic," Health Minister Jens Spahn told a launch event. Germany joins Italy, Poland and Latvia in launching apps based on technology from Apple and Alphabet's Google that preserves privacy by logging Bluetooth contacts securely on devices. ...
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Japan may let in quota of 250 businesspeople from four countries daily
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Japan may let in quota of 250 businesspeople from four countries daily

Japan plans to ease its coronavirus travel restrictions by letting in up to around 250 business travelers per day from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam, government sources said Thursday. The quota, which authorities aim to introduce this summer, will initially apply to businesspeople such as executives and engineers, the sources said, adding that the government task force on the virus response is expected to finalize the details of the plan soon. The nation currently has an entry ban in place for 111 countries and regions, with foreign travelers who have been to any of those areas within the last two weeks being turned away. The government is also considering setting up stations to conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on people leaving Japan, as some countries have ...
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Virtual tours and opportunities: The Singapore property market during COVID-19
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Virtual tours and opportunities: The Singapore property market during COVID-19

Singapore is now in the first phase of the post-circuit breaker period. Some sectors of the economy have reopened, but it isn’t quite business as usual in the property sector. Money Mind reports. SINGAPORE: Singapore is now in the first phase of the post-circuit breaker period. Some sectors of the economy have reopened, but it isn’t quite business as usual in the property sector. Developers’ show galleries remain closed, and property agents are still unable to conduct face-to-face meetings or viewings with prospective buyers. Amid these challenging operating conditions, new private home sales fell 12 per cent in the first quarter. In the same period, prices fell 1 per cent. Most market watchers expect prices to continue this downward trend. Ms Christine Sun, head of research and c...
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Malaysia resumes travel, haircuts and retail therapy as coronavirus curbs ease
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Malaysia resumes travel, haircuts and retail therapy as coronavirus curbs ease

KUALA LUMPUR: Hair salons and shopping malls reopened, traffic jams returned and interstate travel resumed in Malaysia on Wednesday in a further easing of coronavirus restrictions to revive an economy hard hit by the pandemic. In the capital Kuala Lumpur, customers queued for temperature checks at malls while shop staff added the finishing touches to window displays. Barber shops and beauty salons were reopening to customers after having to remain shut for nearly three months. "Thank God the government decided to ease movement control order restrictions, so we can go out and get our hair cut and become handsome again," joked Abdul Rahman Mohamed after his trim. "Before we looked terrible." Malaysia confirmed two new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the lowest number since restrict...
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Wall Street climbs on signs of economic recovery, Nasdaq hits record high
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Wall Street climbs on signs of economic recovery, Nasdaq hits record high

Wall Street's three major indexes rose on Tuesday as improving economic data and the prospect of more stimulus bolstered hopes of a swift recovery, while a jump in technology shares powered the Nasdaq to another record high. REUTERS: Wall Street's three major indexes rose on Tuesday as improving economic data and the prospect of more stimulus bolstered hopes of a swift recovery, while a jump in technology shares powered the Nasdaq to another record high. White House advisor Larry Kudlow said tax rebates and direct mail checks are on the table in the next coronavirus relief bill. The Nasdaq hit a fifth record high this month with Apple Inc providing the biggest boost after at least three brokerages raised their price targets, a day after the iPhone maker said it would use its own chi...
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5 skills experts say workers should master right now
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5 skills experts say workers should master right now

As the U.S. economy begins to re-open, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that at least 16.3% of Americans, over 21 million people, are unemployed. Some of these unemployed workers hope they will return to the jobs they had before coronavirus pandemic, but many may be forced to find new opportunities. For some, this might mean entering a new line of work entirely or learning a new skill. CNBC Make It spoke with business executives and education experts to learn what skills workers should pick up right now. Data science The most common skill that the experts mentioned was being comfortable analyzing, interpreting and harnessing data. Jake Schwartz, CEO of General Assembly, an education company that offers classes in coding, design, data science and business, says the number one skil...
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