Spotify has revealed plans to increase subscription fees in France, in response to a planned new tax directed at all music-streaming services operating in the country. The move comes nearly three months after the company vowed to begin disinvesting in France, initially pulling support from two festivals with the promise of more action to come … Read more
When Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first trip to Vietnam in six years, he’ll be seeking to ensure a strategically important Asian partner hasn’t drifted too close to the U.S. The Chinese leader will arrive in Hanoi on Tuesday with a mission to upgrade ties with his Communist counterparts, the foreign ministry in Beijing said last week. He’s expected to … Read more
By John Geddie and Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. Unveiling the initiative in a Reuters interview on Monday, U.S. … Read more
Indian Military T-90 Bheeshma tanks roll previous through the full gown last rehearsal for the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2009. (Photograph credit score RAVEENDRAN/AFP through Getty Pictures) Raveendran | Afp | Getty Pictures India is taking main strides to broaden its affect in Southeast Asia, a transfer that may … Read more
HONG KONG, CHINA – JUNE 05: A pedestrian walks by an digital display displaying the numbers for the Cling Seng Index on June 5, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. (Photograph by Chen Yongnuo/China Information Service/VCG by way of Getty Photographs) China Information Service | China Information Service | Getty Photographs Buyers will now be capable … Read more
PARIS — UNESCO introduced Monday that the USA plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific company — and pay greater than $600 million in again dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the group’s transfer to incorporate Palestine as a member. U.S. officers say the choice to return was motivated by concern that … Read more