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Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) – Britain's privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty Tuesday for misusing children's data and violating other protections for users' personal information.
The Information Commissioner…

Foreign investors are steadily marching into China in the wake of Alibaba’s plans to restructure, with money managers reckoning it is the latest sign the national leadership is turning friendlier to business as economic growth gains traction.
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Donald Trump is to appear in a Manhattan courtroom today in an extraordinary scene that marks the first time in American history that a former US president has faced criminal charges.
The 45th president of the United States and the leadi…

Two Hercules aircraft sit beside a hangar at the Inuvik airport. The federal government is buying the privately-owned hangar, which is located adjacent to a NORAD airbase, after a Chinese buyer expressed interest in the facility.Handout
The U.S. milit…

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, April 4 (Reuters) – Foreign investors are steadily marching into China in the wake of Alibaba's plans to restructure, with money managers reckoning it is the latest sign the national leadership is turning friendlier to business as …

Up to 1.4 million children under 13 might have used the social media platform in 2020, the ICO said (Will Matthews/PA) — © Will Matthews
Social media platform TikTok has been fined £12.7 million because it “did not do enough” to make sure underage chi…

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman says Australia needs to balance a healthy relationship with both the United States and China.
Speaking at the Keith Murdoch Oration at the State Library Victoria on Tuesday night Mr Gorman, the Melbourne-born CEO who ha…

Britain’s data watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined TikTok £12.7-million ($15.9-million) for breaching data protection law including by using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent.
The Information Commissioner’s Office …

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech at the National Assembly of Belize, in Belmopan, Belize, in this handout picture released on April 4.TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE/Reuters
Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahea…