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Beijing, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- China announced a series of new fines on big tech companies, including Alibaba, Didi Chuxing and Tencent, for irregularities related to merger or acquisition agreements over the past decade.In a series of statements issued on Wednesday night, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) revealed up to 22 fines of 500,000 yuan ($77,240) each, a very small amount compared to the multibillion-dollar revenues of the affected companies but the maximum allowed by China's anti-monopoly law for such irregularities. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE OFFICES AND HEADQUARTERS OF CHINESE TECH COMPANIES TENCENT AND ALIBABA IN CHINA.
Yangon, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).-Poets, writers, film directors and actors are some of the "voices of the revolution" that Myanmar's military junta has attempted to silence by sending them to prison and, in some cases, to the grave. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS AGINST THE MILITARY COUP IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Istanbul, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- The 50,000-strong community of exiled Uighurs in Istanbul have in recent weeks stepped up their protests against the alleged repression by Beijing of their people in their western Chinese homeland of Xinjiang, amid fears that Turkish authorities’ traditional support for the ethnic minority may be waning. FOOTAGE OF THE UIGHUR COMMUNITY IN ISTANBUL, PROTESTS URGING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE THE UIGHURS. (Camera: ILYA TOPPER/TOLGA BOZOGLU. Editor: CLAUDIA ESCANDELL/VICTORIA MORENO)
The leadership at massive tech giant Samsung has been plunged into uncertainty. CNN reports Samsung's vice chairman Lee Jae-yong is going back to prison once again, after being found guilty of embezzlement and bribery. The Seoul High Court in South Korea sentenced the Samsung heir to 2 1/2 years on Monday. In 2017, Lee was found guilty of bribery and other corruption charges. He was sentenced to five years in prison at the time. However, he strolled out of the slammer in less than a year. That's when an appeals court threw out some of the charges and suspended his sentence.
The resumes of former White House staff usually go straight to the top of the pile when it comes to getting top jobs. After all, they've had the unparalleled experience of years of dealing with some of the toughest crises in government. But according to Business Insider, Trump administration staffers aren't finding such a post-POTUS cushy landing. As businesses begin to shun Trump enterprises, one PR recruiter said they had received inquiries from at least 15 people from the White House looking for jobs. The headhunter took on six people as clients, but none were able to even secure an interview with corporations they had applied to. It's just very hard. You're supposed to put anyone in front of a job that has the credentials. Morally, it's hard for people to want to work with them. Public Relations Recruiter
The Trump Organization's finances are to be under even closer scrutiny by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. CNN reports the investigation will include the family's 212-acre 'Seven Springs' compound in Westchester County. It's a significant widening of an investigation that began more than a year ago, and also draws closer to President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump. He's the Trump Organization's executive vice president and was directly involved in discussions about the property now under investigation. The criminal investigation poses a significant threat to Trump, his business, and his family as he leaves the White House next week.