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'How to Train Your Dragon': New star, release date, and more
Ruth Codd was a professional make-up artist, but she eventually became a successful TikTok producer. She transitioned into acting and got a role in 'The Midnight Club'. Then Mike Flanagan cast her as a regular actor in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. Now, she will appear in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
China broadens law on state secrets to include 'work secrets'
China has expanded its state secrets law to include 'work secrets', effective from May 1, evidence of President Xi Jinping's increased focus on national security. Concerns have been raised among the foreign business community over Chinese police raids on management consultancies.
China detains UK's MI6 spy for collecting intelligence, identifying potential assets
China's civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), said in a statement that it had apprehended an individual surnamed Huang working with Britain's MI6 while leading a foreign consultancy. However, the agency did not mention Huang's full name, gender or nationality, nor identified the company they worked at.
A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
The world's economy could surely benefit from a U.S.-China detente. Since 2020, it has suffered one crisis after another - the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring inflation, surging interest rates, violent conflicts in Ukraine and now Gaza. The global economy is expected to grow a lackluster 3% this year and 2.9% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund.
‘Trolls Band Together’ Review: Justin Timberlake dominates toon sequel. Know about director, producer
After 'Trolls', and 'Trolls World Tour', DreamWorks has come out with the third installment-'Trolls Band Together'. The spotlight is on Justin Timberlake. Know in detail.
China rattles foreign firms again with arrests, Foxconn probe
Over the weekend, state media said that regulators are conducting tax audits and reviewing land use by Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that makes the vast majority of iPhones at factories in China. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Foxconn’s public arm, said it will collaborate with authorities.
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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says American firms complain China is 'uninvestible'
"Increasingly I hear from American business that China is uninvestible because it's become too risky," she said. Raimondo said American firms are facing new challenges, among them "exorbitant fines without any explanation, revisions to the counterespionage law, which are unclear and sending shockwaves through the U.S. community; raids on businesses - a whole new level of challenge and we need that to be addressed."
US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls
During a visit to revive frosty relations, Raimondo said she conveyed complaints to officials including China's No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, about Chinese restrictions on U.S. technology companies. She said conditions for foreign companies are getting worse following an expansion of an anti-spying law and raids on consulting firms.
A global law firm separates from its Chinese partner, citing cybersecurity and data rules
The decision by Dentons follows warnings by business groups that global companies are postponing or shifting investment away from China due to concern about an expanded anti-espionage law, tighter controls on business, a data security crackdown and raids on foreign consulting firms.
US President Joe Biden orders ban on US investments in China’s sensitive high-tech industries
The order is aimed at preventing American capital and expertise from helping China develop technologies that could support its military modernization and undermine US national security.
From Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello: Celebrity break-ups reflect our own relationship struggles
Celebrities' breakups have continuously fascinated the public. Fans stay hooked on celebrities' love life, theorizing about relationships, and scrutinizing their social media posts. Their personal heartbreaks and romantic conflicts reflect us all.
Janet Yellen, in Beijing, criticizes China's treatment of US companies
Yellen delivered the forceful defense of American industry on her first day of meetings in Beijing during a high-stakes trip to ease tension between the United States and China. Her comments, to a group of executives from American businesses operating in China, underscored challenges that the world's two largest economies face as they look to move beyond their deep differences.
China losing its shine: Foreign businesses pack up and venture to new horizons
Foreign companies are relocating their investments and Asian headquarters out of China due to growing unease regarding security controls, Beijing's protection of Chinese rivals, declining business environment, national self-reliance policy, and a lack of progress on promised reforms. The European Union Chamber of Commerce's survey disclosed that two-thirds of respondents found doing business in China more challenging than ever before.
China raids offices of business consultancy Capvision
Chinese authorities appear to be running a targeted espionage investigation of foreign consulting firms operating in the country, according to a state media report, after recent raids on the offices of several international firms
China's steps to control its data and information
Below is a timeline of main events in China's effort to tighten its grip on data and information and especially over their export.
China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi
China is increasing the number of people it is imposing exit bans on, including foreign executives, leading to concern among foreign business lobbies. A report by the rights group Safeguard Defenders has found that scores of Chinese and foreigners are now impacted by the bans, with “tens of thousands” of Chinese now banned from exiting at any one time, according to the group. Such bans may be used within the law, but China has reportedly expanded their use beyond legal justification. Between 1995 and 2019, 128 foreign cases, including 29 Americans and 44 Canadians, were found to have been exited-banned.
US Chamber of Commerce warns of rise in risks for businesses in China
"The services these firms provide are fundamental to establishing investor confidence in any market, including China," the chamber said in a statement, without naming either company. The events are particularly troubling given an amendment to an already extensive counter-espionage law in China, which widened the scope of the kind of materials and data the country deems relevant to national security, the group added.
Chinese police query Bain's Shanghai office staff: Company spokesperson
The Financial Times, citing people briefed on the surprise visit two weeks ago, first reported on Wednesday that the police took away computers and phones but did not detain any employees.
US due diligence firm says 5 Chinese staff in Beijing office detained
"Chinese authorities have detained the five staff in Mintz Group's Beijing office, all of them Chinese nationals, and have closed our operations there," a company statement emailed to AFP said. The firm has "retained legal counsel to engage with the authorities and support our people and their families", it continued.
Ancient Hebrew Bible may fetch whopping $50 mn at New York auction
The Codex Sassoon is set to go on the block at Sotheby's in New York in May.
How to Train Your Dragon live-action series under production; Here’s what we know so far
With the news that Universal will release a live-action big-screen version of DreamWorks Animation's ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ in 2025, Toothless will take flight once more.
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Decoding the excess love for 'mithai': What makes sweets super addictive?
Despite a real market for less sugary sweets, producers continue to trust the addictive power of excess/artificial sweetness.
Welcome to ‘Web3.’ What’s that?
Bitcoin, the original established cryptocurrency, was devised as electronic money for direct exchange between people who need not trust each other, or anyone else, and instead put their faith in the blockchain — a public ledger maintained by decentralized, open-source networks of computers.
Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against US federal agency
Filed in the federal district court for the district of Massachusetts, the lawsuit had called for stopping USCIS' arbitrary and capricious refusal to accept timely and properly filed H-1B petitions, which are subject to the annual statutory cap on H-1B visa numbers allocated each year, a media release said.
Bitcoin ATMs are coming to a gas station near you
The machines have multiplied quickly through the United States over the past year, fueled by a frenzy in crypto trading that sent bitcoin prices over $58,000. Kiosk operators such as CoinFlip and Coin Cloud have installed thousands of ATMs, scouring areas competitors have not yet reached, executives told Reuters.
Gates ready to plead guilty and turn on anafort, LA Times says
Gates will admit to fraud-related charges in the next few days and agree to testify against Manafort.
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