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China's stock regulator plans to propose new rules that could thwart internet companies' plans to list in the U.S. A trader works June 30 during the IPO for Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Beijing plans to propose new rules that would ban Chinese firms with large amounts of sensitive consumer data from going public in the U.S. China plans to propose new rules that would ban companies with large amounts of sensitive consumer data from going public in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said, a move that is likely to thwart the ambitions of the country's tech firms to list abroad. In recent weeks, officials from China's stock regulator have told some companies and international investors that the new rules would...

The homepage of Virtual Property Expo 2021. Event organiser Rightman Co and digital marketing group YDM (Thailand) aim to achieve 5 billion baht in sales at a four-day virtual property expo which costs a fraction of a traditional brick-and-mortar fair. Kampol Nisitsukcharoen, vice-president of event organiser Rightman Co, said that expos are one of the most powerful marketing tools as they can generate high sales volumes from one place where a large number of exhibitors and buyers congregate. "Exhibitions might be halted by the pandemic shutdowns, so every business needs to move on amid the unpredictable, struggling times," he said. "As volume makes an impact, we will hold a virtual expo for Thai properties to boost sales online." Virtual Property Expo 2021, through www.propertyexpo.ne...

Beijing, China: Peter Suciu, writing in The National Interest, said that there is no denying that Beijing has taken it to heart especially where military hardware is involved. In the spring of 2019, the Pentagon accused China of using “cyber theft” and other methods to bolster its military. In 2007 Lockheed Martin had found that Chinese hackers had been stealing technical documents related to the F-35 program, while a similar theft occurred when hackers working for Beijing breached a network of an Australian F-35 sub-contractor, the Asia Times reported. Based on those breaches, it seems likely that the Chinese had acquired crucial information and technical data that has been utilised in the production of the J-20. Also, the J-20’s development began in earnest only after the F-22 was