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A glitch in Japan's payments clearing system affects 11 institutions
The operator of Japan's payments clearing network reported on Tuesday that the system had experienced a glitch, which caused some clients of 11 different banks, including MUFG Bank, to experience issues with their ability to transfer funds.
According to the Payment Clearing Network ...
Germany's BioNTech revises its vaccine factory network plans in Africa.
BioNTech SE is revising plans to construct a manufacturing network of vaccine plants in three countries in Africa, just over a year after breaking ground on the first facility in Rwanda.
According to people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to discuss confidential inform...
Netflix and SK Broadband have resolved their dispute over network traffic costs.
Following a dispute over whether Netflix should pay for costs stemming from increased network traffic and maintenance work, South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband and Netflix have announced that they will cease all lawsuits with each other.
On Monday, SK Broadband and its p...
US President Biden's Visit to the UAW Strike Would Be a Historic Event
If Joe Biden accepts the United Auto Workers' invitation to visit their picket line, it would be the first time in more than a century that the U.S. President has shown support for union workers in a labor dispute, according to a presidential historian.
Friday, the UAW invited Vice ...
Maha Vikas Aghadi is planning to foil a plot involving a third front in order to win over new allies.
Even though NCP leader Sharad Pawar keeps galleries guessing and confused on his political relationship with his nephew Ajit Pawar, it is learned that he and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena are prepared to make a regional front of 13 smaller parties into allies of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. This w...
At least 17 people were murdered when a bridge under construction collapsed in northeast India
The collapse of a bridge that was under construction in northeast India on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers. This tragedy is the most recent in a series of infrastructure catastrophes that have resulted in several deaths throughout the country.
According to ...
More than 38 million households in Germany have televisions, making the German television market the most competitive and the largest in all of Europe.
The many regional and national public broadcasters, which are structured in accordance with the political framework of the federal government, compete with powerful commercial operators for audiences. Broadcasting is governed by local authorities in each of Germany's 16 states and federal sta...
The trade union BMS is worried about how badly foreign workers' rights are being violated in Qatar.
The biggest central trade union in India, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), is worried about how migrant workers' human rights are being violated in Qatar.
BMS said that it is "deeply concerned" by the fact that migrant workers' rights, especially those of Indians, ar...
There are some real perks to the My Number card. Isn't it time you got it.
As a worker in Japan, doing paperwork can sometimes be a nightmare. But that no longer holds true for my taxes. This year, I was happily surprised to find that I could pay them online in less than an hour with the My Number card. It was easy and safe.
The My Number card is an ID that ca...
In light of new trade regulations, Democrats warn that large technology companies might circumvent competition policies.
In a letter to Biden administration officials, a group of Democratic legislators warned that if the tech industry prevails in trade negotiations over an Indo-Pacific framework, U.S. regulators may be restricted in their ability to regulate some of the nation's largest companies.
Tec...
If governments try to regulate cryptocurrencies without reaching a worldwide consensus, they will fail. FM A. Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that a worldwide framework may need to be formed, and everyone will have to work together on it, before India takes any action on it, underscoring that global consensus is important for regulation of crypto. However, the Minister emphasized...
A French study warns about pesticide residue in drinking water.
In 2019, tests were instituted by the National Agency for Food, Environment, and Workplace Security (ANSES) to detect about 200 complex chemical compounds, such as those found in pesticides or explosives, that are not generally looked for in standard examinations. According to the agency, "o...
More and more groups are coming together to support ONDC, which bodes well for the realization of the vision of open, unfettered e-commerce.
Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman and MD of TVS Capital, has said, "The limit of ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) is the limit of our own imagination." When Kudumbashree, a government-supported network of women's neighborhood groups in Kerala, signed on to the plan in March, he cou...
In April, Japan and South Korea will hold their first security discussions in five years.
According to a diplomatic source on Monday, preparations are being made for the first working-level security talks between Japan and South Korea in more than five years to take place next month, ahead of a planned visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol to the United States.
As Tokyo and Seoul...
The United States does not appear on this list of the top five countries in the world for working parents.
There should be as much support as possible for working parents. It's provided to varying degrees of quality by different nations. According to a new report from Bloomberg, which compares countries based on the quality and cost of child care for working parents, Iceland ranks among the best i...
Cisco is working with telcos on a private 5G as a service model, says a senior executive.
US network equipment maker Cisco is working with telecom operators to find ways to make money off of 5G use cases, especially the private 5G as a service model, a senior company executive said. This is happening as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel speed up their 5G rollouts. India will jump ahead e...
Germany is planning to restrict the use of Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE in certain 5G networks.
A government source has revealed that Germany intends to ban telecoms operators from using certain components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in 5G networks, a potentially significant move to address security concerns. The German ban could include components already built into the networ...
The Ministry of Health and Welfare's Action Plan for 2023
Sort through the socially disadvantaged and provide appropriate assistance, all while vigorously responding to new welfare demands. Add new indicators for warning indications of crisis (from 39 to 44 categories) to accurately discover homes in crisis; such data include records of help for catastr...
Networks in France band together to compete with Netflix
On Friday, three French television networks revealed that they will be creating their own streaming website in an effort to compete with American behemoths Netflix and Amazon. The new site, dubbed Salto, will be a collaboration between France Televisions, a public broadcaster, and TF1 and M6, two...
IBM and Rapidus have agreed to work together to create cutting-edge semiconductors
On Tuesday, Rapidus Corp, a new semiconductor manufacturer in Japan, and IBM Corp announced a strategic collaboration agreement to work together on developing technology for manufacturing next-generation computer chips, amid intense competition between the United States and China.
Japan...