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Tencent Cloud to usher in palm scan payment tech
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/05/2025
» Chinese tech giant Tencent's cloud computing unit wants to bring its contactless palm scan payment solution and super-app-as-a-service solution to Thailand, in a bid to cash in on the country's digital transformation.
Europe games industry on edge as 'Assassin's Creed' hits shelves
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS - Thursday's release of action-adventure epic "Assassin's Creed Shadows" marks a make-or-break moment not just for struggling French games heavyweight Ubisoft, but for the entire European gaming ecosystem.
Trump tariff storm batters Asian shares
Business, Published on 01/03/2025
» RECAP: Emerging Asian markets got swept up in the global equities storm yesterday, with Thai and Indonesian stocks teetering on the brink of a bear market as President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats sent risk assets reeling.
Alibaba touts ‘superior’ new AI model
Published on 29/01/2025
» The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has published benchmark scores and touted what it calls world-leading performance with its new artificial intelligence model release.
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» BEIJING — Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in China, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
India needs big businesses to break through
News, Published on 02/09/2024
» At a time of growing doubts about China's economic prospects, India's rise has been attracting increasing attention, with some predicting that the country will become the developing world's next economic superstar. Whether you believe India can be the "next China", however, may depend on whether you subscribe more to "young" or "old" Schumpeterian logic.
Asian shares get lift from US tech results
Business, Published on 27/04/2024
» RECAP: Asian shares rose yesterday, led by tech firms after strong earnings reports from Microsoft and Alphabet on Wall Street. But investors are becoming resigned to the idea that US interest rate cuts are probably many more months away.
Asian investors take profits after upbeat week
Published on 23/03/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets slipped yesterday on profit-taking after a big rally the day before, but Japan's Nikkei closed at an all-time high, underpinned by record gains on Wall Street overnight, strength in automakers' stocks and a weaker yen.
‘A place of fear’: Hong Kong activist recalls years of repression
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» OTTAWA - Agnes Chow was trapped in Hong Kong, had her passport seized and was branded a "foreign agent" after years as one of the city's most prominent democracy activists.
Thailand makes eSports history at Asian Games
Published on 26/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China: Thailand claimed the first eSports medal awarded at the Asian Games on Tuesday, winning a bronze in a playoff against Vietnam in a mobile phone game at an event that will be closely watched by Olympic officials.