Month: January 2023
India to compete with Chian in mobile phones production
India is currently one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world and has emerged as the second largest manufacturer of mobile handsets in the world and In April 2021 India launched the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Telecom and Networking Equipment. It is the latest part of a government policy, which goes
Turkey to build Uganda railway
Uganda has canceled all contractual work it signed with China Harbour Engineering Company to build a 273-kilometer standard gauge railway from its border with Kenya to its capital in Kampala. Uganda is now courting Yapi Merkezi, the Turkish firm building Tanzania’s railway, and is awaiting response from it after signing a memorandum of understanding to
NATO deploys deploys Airborne Warning and Control System surveillance planes to Romania
As Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine continues to threaten peace and security in Europe, there must be no doubt about NATO’s resolve to protect and defend every inch of Allied territory. In response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, NATO has increased its air presence in eastern Europe with additional fighters, surveillance aircraft, and tankers. Airborne
The “end” of Transnistria
Transnistria is a narrow strip of land almost 200 kilometers (124 miles) long and 30 kilometers wide between the Dniester river and Moldova’s eastern border with Ukraine. It split from Moldova in 1992 but is not recognized as a sovereign state by the international community or, indeed, even by Russia. In 1991/92, Russia showed the
Ukraine accepts that Soledar ‘difficult’
Fighting continued in the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar on Thursday, with Russian forces using jets and mortars in an unrelenting assault. Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed to have taken control of Soledar but Ukrainian officials disputed the claim. Ukraine says the “fiercest and heaviest” fighting is taking place in the town of Soledar, as
LGBTQ rights in Poland workspaces
Since it came to power in 2015, Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) has sought to instill more conservative, traditional family values and has been accused of fomenting homophobia. The European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled against discrimination against self-employed workers because of their sexual orientation in Poland. Judges in Luxembourg have ruled that
Sama stops moderating Facebook content in Africa
Sama said it would “let go” about 3% of its staff, mostly from the Nairobi office, where they remove posts flagged for review if they break the platform’s rules, and focus on its computer-vision work. Meta has denied harmful posts will escape review, after the contractor running Facebook’s main moderation hub for east Africa, Sama,
Introduction of digital currencies
Stablecoins are designed to have a predictable value linked to traditional currencies or assets such as gold and Central banks around the world are developing or exploring digital currencies. China, for example, is a front-runner in this global race, and is in the process of testing a digital yuan in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai
FXT boss recovers over $5bn of assets
In late December Mr Bankman-Fried was released from detention on $250m bail on condition that he does not leave his parents’ home in California.Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has located more than $5bn of assets, the FTX’s former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried was accused of orchestrating an “epic” fraud that may have cost investors, customers and
China-Australia relations turnaround
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the bilateral relationship is at a critical stage of turnaround currently, and he believed an improved relationship would give more confidence for bilateral cooperation in various fields. The Chinese ambassador urged Australia to look at China in a more objective way, and formulate its defense policy relating to