GUANGZHOU -- New Chinese regulations on how tech companies handle data will ban actions that regulators deem as undermining national security and violate user privacy, according to draft regulations.
Top G-7 diplomats set to meet with ASEAN in December
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Group of Seven nations are set to invite the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations to Britain for a joint face-to-face meeting of foreign ministers in early December, diplomatic sources said Monday.
The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and other issues as the G-7 seeks to strengthen its ties with ASEAN to counter China's rise, the sources said.
Britain holds the rotating presidency this year of the group of leading
Biden to tell Xi to 'play by the rules' at 1st virtual summit
WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- U.S. President Joe Biden will express his concern over China's coercive actions toward Taiwan and human rights violations against Uyghurs in his first virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday evening, according to a senior U.S. government official.
China's 'zero COVID' ambitions hamper economic recovery
BEIJING -- China's goal of eradicating the coronavirus within its borders is weighing heavily on its economy, as renewed restrictions in response to a surge in infections since October squeeze consumer spending.
Japan's Fugaku retains title as world's fastest supercomputer
TOKYO -- The Japanese-made Fugaku captured its fourth consecutive title as the world's fastest supercomputer on Tuesday, although a rival from the U.S. or China is poised to steal the crown as soon as next year.
U.S. won't join CPTPP but will seek new framework: Raimondo
TOKYO -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday that her country looks to form an economic framework that goes beyond the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
How Taiwan's digital democracy can help Asia thrive
Audrey Tang is Digital Minister of Taiwan. This is an edited extract of her upcoming contribution to The Sydney Dialogue Playbook. The Sydney Dialogue is a tech policy summit hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and will be held virtually from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19.
Coronavirus latest: U.S. cuts travel warning for Japan, India, Pakistan
Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Cumulative global cases have reached 253,679,216 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,104,860.
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Cash for all: Lee Jae-myung's radical plan to reshape South Korea
SEOUL -- Universal basic income, which has been gaining buzz on the fringes of mainstream economic thought, has become a central pillar in the platform of a South Korean presidential candidate.
Xi and Biden sit down to fix 'rusty' guardrails amid Taiwan tensions
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to sit down face-to-face, albeit through an online screen, to hold their first virtual summit on Monday evening U.S. time (Tuesday morning Asia time).