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France is known for its wine, food and culture, but will it also be home to a new Silicon Valley? President Emmanuel Macron, who wants his country to become a global hub for tech startups, is loosening government restrictions, while the world’s biggest startup campus is set to open soon in Paris, with the aim of encouraging entrepreneurs to launch their startups in the land of wine and cheese.

India is about to roll out its most ambitious tax plan ever transforming a country of 1.3 billion people into a single market. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) replaces a tangle of confusing levies with a single tax that will bring down barriers between states. But change is never easy and the transition has sparked strikes, protests and concerns that many Indian businesses aren’t ready to leap into a digital economy.

China has hit pause on three major live streaming services. All television, radio and newspaper media is state controlled in China, but some independently run live streaming platforms have started stealing a big chunk of state TV’s audience. Authorities have  reason to fear they might emerge as independent TV far beyond government control.

From the age of 4, Prumsodun Ok knew he wanted to be an apsara dancer. The only problem was that apsaras have always been women — beautiful, heaven-born females destined to entertain gods and kings in the ancient Khmer Empire. But the Cambodian-American didn’t let that stop him. He moved to his refugee parents’ homeland and founded the country’s first gay dance company where male dancers assume roles traditionally performed by women.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: It’s no secret that the United States is a multicultural country. An update from the US Census Bureau lays out just how varied America’s population is. The nation’s Hispanic, Asian, African American, Native American and Caucasian populations all grew in 2016 — some more than others. Here’s the diversity breakdown.

VIDEO: A store that bills itself as the largest Muslim fashion center on the US East Coast has set up shop in Philadelphia.The country’s seventh largest metropolitan area is home to one of the nation’s fastest growing Muslim populations and the thriving enterprise offers one-stop shopping for all things Islamic.