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She said that Saudi вЂњhas been instrumental in leading the recovery of a sector which is critical to economies, jobs and livelihoods around the worldвЂќ.ДЇew industries have been hit harder by the pandemic than travel and tourism, but Simpson is confident that вЂњwe're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnelвЂќ. The travel association will also hold its 22nd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council in the Kingdom at the end of next year, Simpson announced last week at the Future Investment Initiative. Simpson reveals that the WTTC plans to вЂњwork side-by-sideвЂќ with the new centre on several research projects. Global travel and tourism is responsible for 8 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions, and the centre aims to work towards zero emissions across the industry. Saudi Arabia is aware of that demand, which led Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to launch the Sustainable Tourism Global Center at the Saudi Green Initiative Forum last week. And why is that? Because customers demand it.вЂќ I can give you my assurance, among all of the 200 CEOs that I talk to, sustainability is top of their agenda. She added: вЂњBut there are other sectors that can decarbonize faster, probably the hotel sector. вЂњTo be honest, when it comes to sustainability and preserving the environment, reducing the carbon footprint, I see that the tourism industry is doing that.вЂќ There's hydrogen, thereвЂ™s electrics, but some of these are further down the line and what those industries are doing in the meantime is incredible.вЂќ You know, the cruise liners and aviation, there aren't actually technical alternatives. вЂњBut what I will say is we have some tough industries in terms of carbon in our industry. вЂњThe net zero roadmap would be the first time weвЂ™ve looked at the environmental carbon footprint of all our individual industries within travel and tourism and added it all up and said: вЂWhat is our contribution and what are our solutions?вЂ™ Reflecting on the challenges the sector has faced since 2019, Simpson predictsВ tourism will be a вЂњcomeback storyвЂќ as the world continues to open up after two years of restrictions.Дiscussing environmental issues, Simpson says: вЂњWhat we're doing at the WTTC is weвЂ™re launching a whole sustainability, net zero roadmap. She also singled out the hotel industry as an area where more can be done to вЂњdecarbonize fasterвЂќ. Simpson praised the aviation and cruise liner industries for the steps they have already taken to reduce their carbon footprints, but arguedВ the technology needed for significant reductions are still вЂњfurther down the lineвЂќ. Julia Simpson was speaking on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh last week, and set out the challenges facing an industry devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The travel industry is launching a вЂњnet zero roadmapвЂќ, the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) told Arab News, adding that the organisationВ will work closely with Saudi ArabiaвЂ™s new sustainability center in the battle against climate change. Google said the decision вЂњwill undermine the advantages enjoyed by consumersвЂќ and added it plans to appeal, according to Yonhap news agency. It fined Google 207.4 billion won ($176.8 million) and ordered the global tech giant to take corrective steps. вЂњAs a result, Google could further cement its market dominance in the mobile OS market.вЂќ вЂњBecause of this, device makers could not launch innovative products with new services,вЂќВ the KFTC added in a statement. It said Google hampered market competition through an вЂњanti-fragmentation agreementвЂќ preventing smartphone makers installing modified versions of Android, known as вЂњAndroid forks,вЂќ on their devices.

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The Korea Fair Trade Commission has investigated Google since 2016 for allegedly preventing local smartphone makers such as Samsung Electronics from customizing its Android OS. Google and Apple dominate the online app market in South Korea, the worldвЂ™s 12th largest economy and known for its technological prowess.

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The penalty came weeks after South Korea passed a law banning major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their payment systems, effectively declaring their lucrative Play Store and App Store monopolies illegal.ДЄnd last week a US judge ordered Apple to loosen control over its App Store payment system in an antitrust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games.

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SEOUL: South KoreaвЂ™s antitrust watchdog fined Google nearly $180 million on Tuesday for abusing its dominance in the mobile operating systems and app markets, it said, the latest in a series of regulatory moves against tech giants around the world.