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150 millionNumber of TikTok users in the U.S.The U.S. government has demanded TikTok’s Chinese owners sell the app, or face a possible ban. In March, lawmakers grilled TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew on TikTok’s potential Chinese ties and its influence on teenagers’ health. Chew had previously called on TikTok’s 150 million U.S. users to help defend the app.
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78%The percentage of people in Cambodia without access to banking services, according to the World Economic ForumTo make it easier for Cambodians to adopt cashless payments and digital money transfers, in late 2020, the country’s central bank backed a blockchain-based digital currency, in partnership with Japanese payment company Soramitsu. Anyone in Cambodia with a phone number can use the system.
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200,000The number of seafarers currently trapped aboard ships around the worldAs a result of border shutdowns and restrictions on ship docking put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus, cargo vessels, oil tankers, and cruise liners are stuck everywhere.
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4 yearsHow long it’s been since China last granted a license to a South Korean video gameThe hiatus was broken for Summoners War, which was released globally in June 2014. China hasn’t accepted any games from South Korea since the 2017 deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to guard against nuclear threats from North Korea. The approval raised hopes that more South Korean games could follow.
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$6.8BHow much South Koreans have invested in Brazilian bondsThey were attracted by the value of the high yield and ease of investing because of a trade treaty, but most have seen huge losses as the Brazilian real has plummeted this year. The currency has lost 20% of its value against the Korean won.