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Huawei Australia chief technology officer Dr David Soldani has warned that the latest sanctions on Huawei by the US Federal Government could break-up the unified global mobile technology standards that currently allow Australian tourists and business travellers to use their mobile devices anywhere in the world – and for global visitors to use their mobile devices when in Australia.

The Federal Government is convening a roundtable by teleconference on Tuesday morning with peak cultural and creative industry bodies to discuss the impacts of the corona virus and the applicability to the cultural and creative sector of support arrangements announced by government to date.

Stating the move "significantly expands driver earning potential" for Australian DiDi driver-partners as it delivers access to thousands of Chinese DiDi users in Australia, Chinese DiDi roaming has arrived.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has cut a deal with China's Alipay to provide the service at 110 of its stores across Australia.

The use of the Alipay payment platform by Chinese tourists showed a sharp rise during the two months of summer holidays, the company claims.

Chinese players are increasing their dominance of the digital payments market as companies like Alibaba, Tencent and UnionPay seek to bolster their revenues through international expansion, according to a newly published report.

Queensland’s University of Technology has collaborated with Austria’s University of Salzburg to develop a mobile prototype – TravelPal – that enables tourists and other travellers to connect to each other in real time.

Israel's iPad injunction over Wi-Fi issues is baffling the international community, including Israelis in Israel's highly developed technology sector who are itching to develop new iPad apps and have a real iPad to immediately test them on, rather than relying on SDKs and emulated environments.