The United States and South Korea will 'coordinate' their semiconductor investments.

John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated on Tuesday that South Korea and the United States will "coordinate" their chip investments in response to a Financial Times report stating that Washington requested Seoul not to fill any mar...

Disbursements of Paytm loans increase threefold to Rs 12,554 crore in the March quarter.

As reported in a stock exchange statement made by parent company One97 Communications on Wednesday, loan disbursements for the quarter ending March 31 increased more than threefold year over year to Rs 12,554 crore. While providing an update to the exchanges on its operational success, One97 Comm...

5G Vs. Aviation Industry

Verizon Communications Incorporation and AT&T Incorporation have agreed for now to stop their nationwide rollout of 5G technology near the busiest airports of the nation as federal regulators strive to address safety concerns.

The Federal Aviation Administration along with executive...

Australia Protecting Vital Technology

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, listed 63 areas of technology that were crucial for the country and had to be protected from strategic rivals.

This move is followed by Australia’s worry that Beijing is benefitting from its technological advancement v...

The Virtual Fiber Solution of Redline Communications

Redline Communications Group Incorporation provides data infrastructure for harsh and remote areas. The company announced today that it was selected by a large exploration and production company of petroleum in Thailand. The Thai company wants the Virtual Fiber RDL-3000 solution of Redline Commun...

South Korea wishes to restore communication hotline with North Korea

Highlights

• North Korea carried out the testing of its missile system earlier this month
• South Korea wants to restart phone and fax-like communications

South Korea has urged North Korea to restore the communication hotl...

Brazil government confirms 5G mobile spectrum auction on November 4

Highlights

• The Brazil government has scheduled an auction for November 4
• All state capitals will have access to the technology by July 2022

The Brazil government has scheduled an auction on November 4 for the fifth generation (5...

Rajiv Aggarwal appointed as the Head of Public Policy by Facebook India

Highlights

•  Rajiv Aggarwal, has been appointed as the Director of Public Policy

•  Aggarwal comes in with 26 years of experience as an    Administrative Officer

Facebook has appointed Rajiv Aggarwal as the ne...

iPhone 13 to have Low Earth Orbit satellite communications for calling and texting

Highlights

• Apple is all set to launch four new models of the iPhone 13 series
• iPhone 13 series to will be able to call and text without cellular network

iPhone 13 series is set to launch in India early next month. This series will in...

NTT PRESIDENT TO TAKE PAY CUT OVER DINING CASE WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS

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• NTT President to take pay cut over dining case with govt. officials.
• The president and other executives will take a pay cut for three months.
• NTT President Jun Sawada will take a pay cut of 40 percent for three months fro...

JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING ROSE 13.0 PERCENT IN APRIL

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• Japan’s household spending rose 13.0 percent in April.
• Households with two or more people spent an average $2,700 in real terms.
• Seasonally adjusted spending inched up 0.1 percent from March.
• Outlays for ...

JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.1% IN APRIL OVER MOBILE PHONE FEES

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• Japan’s CPI dropped 0.1% in April over mobile phone fees.
• Bank of Japan struggled to accelerate inflation toward its elusive 2 percent goal.
• In April, mobile phone fees tumbled 26.5 percent from a year earlier.
...

JAPAN POST LOST CLIENT DOCUMENTS DEALING ON FINANCIAL PRODUCT

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• Japan Post lost client documents dealing on financial product.
• Around 5,700 post offices nationwide lost such documents.
• It had lost intermediary records containing personal information on 318 clients who had traded natio...

HUAWEI ANNOUNCES TO LIGHT UP 1,000 FACTORIES WITH 5GtoB SOLUTION

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• Huawei announces to light up 1,000 factories with 5GtoB solution.
• China plans to accelerate industrialization of factories.
•  Huawei is said to have worked with operators and other industry partners to develop the 5Gt...

JAPAN GOVT. RECORDS ITS CHILD POPULATION TO HIT LOWEST IN APRIL 2021

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• Japan govt. records its child population to hit lowest in April 2021.
• As of April 1, the number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million.
• In comparison with other age groups, children aged up to 2 accounted f...

JAPAN’S CPI FELL BY 0.1% IN MARCH OVER LOWER ENERGY PRICES

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• Japan’s CPI fell by 0.1% in March over lower energy prices.
• The core CPI in February was down 0.4 percent.
• In the reporting month, electricity prices fell by 4.8 percent.
• Gasoline prices in March turned p...

SMART COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS WITH VODAFONE FOR 5G ROAMING IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• Smart Communications have partnered with Vodafone for providing the 5G roaming services in Australia
• The Vodafone 5G network is being progressively rolled out across Australia

The company Smart Communications has made a p...

JAPAN’S NO. OF JOB AVAILABILITY FELL IN FEBRUARY BY 2.9%

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• Japan’s no. of job availability fell in February by 2.9%.
• The number of people in work rose 30,000 in February to 66.97 million.
• The number of unemployed people increased 350,000 in February to 1.94 million.
...

ICBC AND BOCOM REPORTED NET PROFIT OF 40% FOR THEIR FOURTH-QUARTER

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• ICBC and BoCom reported net profit of 40% for their fourth-quarter.
• The banks had their first profit gain in three quarters.
• ICBC reported a 44.2% jump in fourth-quarter net profit.
• BoCom profit also climed 1.3...

JAPAN IS INVESTIGATING LINE APP OVER ACCESS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CHINA

Highlights –

• Japan is investigating line app over access to personal information to China.
• PM Suga announced the investigation during the House of Councillors budget committee session.
• The government is planning to suspend recruitment...