Ben Cowdock, co-author of the report, says change will be a “slow burner”, adding: “The culture in a lot of these private sector organisations is not going to change overnight. Especially when you look at companies that go out of their way to target high-risk organisations.” Even then, he adds, […]
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Hong Kong leaders say Trump ‘completely wrong’ to curb ties
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub. Speaking hours after Trump said the […]
India moves to curb Chinese corporate takeovers
NEW DELHI (FT) — India has tightened its foreign investment rules to block “opportunistic takeovers” by its neighbors, acting on concerns that Chinese buyers could use the coronavirus pandemic to snap up weakened Indian companies. The Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said any entity based in or tied to a country […]
Modi vows to curb coronavirus ‘at any cost’ as India extends lockdown
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the country’s three-week lockdown until May 3 to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “We have to be very vigilant about hot spots,” or clusters with positive cases, Modi said in a televised address to India’s 1.3 billion people. […]
Apple and Google announce tie-up to curb coronavirus pandemic
NEW YORK (Kyodo) — Apple Inc. and Google LLC said Friday they will cooperate to prevent further spread of the new coronavirus through technologies alerting smartphone users who might have had close contact with infected persons. Smartphone users will be able to download the app from U.S. health authorities in […]