By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A record EU antitrust fine of 4.3-billion-euro ($4.5 billion) imposed on Google seven years ago punished the tech giant over its innovation, the Alphabet unit told Europe’s top court on Tuesday, as it asked judges to scrap the EU decision. Google’s appeal to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice…
The bloc’s executive arm, the European Commission, said on Friday it had requested a resumption at the Geneva trade courts, ending a week of speculation over whether it would let the suit expire. The case was launched in 2022, after a fierce dispute between Vilnius and Beijing over a controversially named “Taiwanese Representative Office” in…
The European Commission is planning to go much further than before in cutting red tape, as part of a sweeping policy proposal to revive the bloc’s economy and compete with China and the U.S. The European Commission is planning to go much further than before in cutting red tape for businesses, as part of a…
Beijing is on the hunt for science and technology counsellors for its overseas embassies, with a focus on diplomatic engagement related to the electric vehicle sector, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. China has the world’s biggest EV market and the latest diplomatic push comes as it faces allegations of overcapacity, with…
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple will stop selling the iPhone 14 series and iPhone SE 3 in Europe by the end of 2024. An EU law requires all mobile phones sold in the region to use USB-C ports by 2025. These iPhones will be discontinued earlier than expected in Europe, but Apple is…
A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. On Friday, Romania’s constitutional court dramatically annulled the results of its first round presidential election held last month, after intelligence services warned of “aggressive hybrid action” by Russia to influence the vote….
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Automakers in China are ramping up exports of hybrid vehicles to Europe and planning more models for the key market, exposing the limits of the European Union’s electric vehicle tariff scheme. The bloc’s latest EV tariffs to protect its auto industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports do not apply to…
The European Parliament has heavily backed a resolution calling for the European Union to revoke Hong Kong’s special trading status. At the Strasbourg plenary on Thursday, 473 lawmakers voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, with only 23 voting against it. There were 98 abstentions. The resolution also asked the European Commission, the bloc’s executive…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Brussels and Beijing are nearing a solution over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports into the bloc, the chair of the trade committee of the European Parliament told a German broadcaster. “We are close to an agreement: China could commit to offering e-cars in the EU at a minimum price,” Bernd Lange told…
Can anyone really tell what is organic or not organic in Hong Kong? In the markets, I have seen veggies with a pen-written sign proclaiming their greens are “organic”. In the supermarket, there is fruit in cellophane wrap with generic “organic” stickers without any certification or proof. Can I truly trust the vendor? Is it…