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South Korea Fines Tesla $2.2 Million for Alleged False Advertising
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog will fine Tesla Inc. 2.8 billion won ($2.2 million) for alleged violations of advertising law.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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How Art Indices Are Changing the Narrative of the Indian Art Market
What makes some works of art so pricey is a question that has intrigued many of us. Art indices solve this mystery to some extent and bring transparency and consequentially global exposure to the art market.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Thwart India’s Push to Digitize Health Care
A massive cyberattack had compromised the health data of millions of patients, from those who live in extreme poverty to high-profile politicians, bureaucrats and judges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Google to Spend $75 Million on Women-Led India Startups
Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian languages and will spend $75 million to support women-led startups in India.
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- Technology
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YouTube’s Courses to Offer Structured Learning on the Platform
Google for India reveals its plan to offer structured learning on the video-sharing platform, YouTube.
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- Education
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, employment
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Press Release: IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp Partner to Improve Food Security in Bangladesh
The partnership will allow Agrocorp to scale up work and secure food supplies for emerging markets such as Bangladesh.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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- food security, partnerships, scale
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Analysis: Slum Women of India’s Cleanest City Exposed to Household Air Pollution
Indore has around 30% of its population living in slums with most households using mud stoves and unaware of health hazards.
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- Education, Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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Analysis: Venture Capitalists Don’t Seem to Care Much About India’s Woman Entrepreneurs
In 2021, startups founded by women received only 0.3% of India’s total venture capital funding, according to data by DealStreetAsia.
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- Uncategorized
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