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Central Bank Digital Currency Momentum Shows Growth, Study Shows
The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...
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Standard Chartered Bank Joins China’s CBDC Pilot Trials : All You Need to Know
Standard Chartered China has become the latest bank that has joined China’s CBDC pilot. This means that Standard Chartered Bank in the Asian nation will now allow its users to access the digital version of the Chinese Yuan.
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Sri Lanka Announces Visa-Free Entry For Indians
Sri Lanka will allow visa-free entry to visitors from seven countries, including India, China and Russia, under a pilot project the country's foreign affairs minister said on Tuesday.
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US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prohibit Digital Dollar Testing Due to Threat to American Liberties
US Congressman Alex Mooney has proposed a law called — the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act (H.R. 3712). A total of 14 House Republicans have chosen to co-sponsor this bill along Mooney, who states in the proposal that CBDCs are “being used by authoritarian countries right now to crack down on dissent”.
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Government to Start Electronics Repair Pilot Project; Will Test Easing Rules to Lure Manufacturers
India will start a pilot project this week to establish itself as an electronics repair hub by relaxing cumbersome import-export rules, a move that could draw tech majors such as Flex to expand such operations in the country.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh Standoff
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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Hong Kong Commences CBDC Pilot; Multiple Fintech Players Onboarded for Trial of e-HKD
Hong Kong has launched its e-HKD CBDC into pilot. This essentially means that Hong Kong will be conducting tests to determine how the CBDC could be used to process full-fledged payments, programmable payments, offline payments, tokenised deposits, settlement of Web3 transactions as well as settlement of tokenised assets.
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China To Launch Projects To Build "New-Era" Marriage, Childbearing Culture
China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.
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"Scramble!": Taiwan Pilot Badge Pokes Fun At Xi Jinping Amid War Games
Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.
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China To Train 5,000 Soldiers From Developing Countries Over Next 5 Years: Report
The move comes as the country plans to create more international platforms for exchange and cooperation to address security challenges.
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US Spy Plane Pilot's Selfie With Chinese Balloon Released By Pentagon
The US defense department has released a high-altitude cockpit selfie of a U-2 spy plane pilot soaring over an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon the day before it was shot down.
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US Releases Selfie Image Showing Pilot Flying Over Chinese Balloon
The US claimed that the balloon was surveilling American territory, but China has denied the accusation.
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Real Life Blooper As US Jet Pilot Misses Mystery Object With 1st Missile
It was more "oops" than "Top Gun" when a US fighter pilot roared up to fire a nearly half-million-dollar Sidewinder missile at a mysterious unarmed object in the sky over Lake Huron -- and missed.
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After Aircraft Clash, China Accuses US Of Distorting Facts
A US military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots at risk, a defence ministry spokesman said.
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Central Bank Digital Currency Momentum Shows Growth, Study Shows
The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...
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Standard Chartered Bank Joins China’s CBDC Pilot Trials : All You Need to Know
Standard Chartered China has become the latest bank that has joined China’s CBDC pilot. This means that Standard Chartered Bank in the Asian nation will now allow its users to access the digital version of the Chinese Yuan.
-
Sri Lanka Announces Visa-Free Entry For Indians
Sri Lanka will allow visa-free entry to visitors from seven countries, including India, China and Russia, under a pilot project the country's foreign affairs minister said on Tuesday.
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US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prohibit Digital Dollar Testing Due to Threat to American Liberties
US Congressman Alex Mooney has proposed a law called — the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act (H.R. 3712). A total of 14 House Republicans have chosen to co-sponsor this bill along Mooney, who states in the proposal that CBDCs are “being used by authoritarian countries right now to crack down on dissent”.
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Government to Start Electronics Repair Pilot Project; Will Test Easing Rules to Lure Manufacturers
India will start a pilot project this week to establish itself as an electronics repair hub by relaxing cumbersome import-export rules, a move that could draw tech majors such as Flex to expand such operations in the country.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh Standoff
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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Hong Kong Commences CBDC Pilot; Multiple Fintech Players Onboarded for Trial of e-HKD
Hong Kong has launched its e-HKD CBDC into pilot. This essentially means that Hong Kong will be conducting tests to determine how the CBDC could be used to process full-fledged payments, programmable payments, offline payments, tokenised deposits, settlement of Web3 transactions as well as settlement of tokenised assets.
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China To Launch Projects To Build "New-Era" Marriage, Childbearing Culture
China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.
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"Scramble!": Taiwan Pilot Badge Pokes Fun At Xi Jinping Amid War Games
Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.
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China To Train 5,000 Soldiers From Developing Countries Over Next 5 Years: Report
The move comes as the country plans to create more international platforms for exchange and cooperation to address security challenges.
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US Spy Plane Pilot's Selfie With Chinese Balloon Released By Pentagon
The US defense department has released a high-altitude cockpit selfie of a U-2 spy plane pilot soaring over an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon the day before it was shot down.
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US Releases Selfie Image Showing Pilot Flying Over Chinese Balloon
The US claimed that the balloon was surveilling American territory, but China has denied the accusation.
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Real Life Blooper As US Jet Pilot Misses Mystery Object With 1st Missile
It was more "oops" than "Top Gun" when a US fighter pilot roared up to fire a nearly half-million-dollar Sidewinder missile at a mysterious unarmed object in the sky over Lake Huron -- and missed.
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After Aircraft Clash, China Accuses US Of Distorting Facts
A US military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots at risk, a defence ministry spokesman said.
