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Asia stocks up before Powell speech, China tech adds support
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Friday after a Wall Street rally ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that is expected to reiterate his plan to ramp up interest rates to fight inflation.
Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 26/07/2022
» HONG KONG: E-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday it will seek a primary listing in Hong Kong, potentially giving access to China's vast pool of investors, as mainland officials indicate a long-running crackdown on the tech sector could be coming to an end.
Cities Take the Lead in Setting Rules Around How AI Is Used
Business, Published on 12/04/2022
» As cities and states roll out algorithms to help them provide services like policing and traffic management, they are also racing to come up with policies for using this new technology.
DGA readies AI rollout to transform state agencies
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/03/2022
» The Digital Government Development Agency (DGA) plans to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the government's effectiveness, including a chatbot platform that can respond to people's queries.
Didi Global Plans to Delist From New York Stock Exchange
Business, Published on 04/12/2021
» Didi Global Inc. plans to delist its shares in the U.S. and pursue a listing in Hong Kong, a dramatic reversal just months after the Chinese ride-hailing group's ill-fated initial public offering in New York.
Banking on technology
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2021
» State agencies and state-run banks have been harnessing technology to enhance their performance, ranging from analysing suspicious tax evasion cases to facilitating bank customers conducting a live chat to request a loan.
China's Corporate Crackdown Is Just Getting Started. Signs Point to More Tumult Ahead.
Business, Published on 16/08/2021
» In recent months, China has blown up what would have been the world's largest initial public offering, launched probes into some of its biggest technology companies, and wiped out more than $1 trillion in market value while investors scramble for cover.
Capping carbon
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 12/07/2021
» While the world has been fighting the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the global emergency posed by climate change is growing more alarming. Powerful nations are rolling out plans and policies to weather the crisis and hoping to bring the rest of the world into line.
China's Cyber Watchdog to Police Chinese Overseas Listings
Business, Published on 10/07/2021
» A powerful agency that China's President Xi Jinping set up during his first term to police the internet is taking on a new role: regulating U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
Weibo parent Sina to delist US stocks in $2.6 bn deal
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese internet giant Sina Corp, the parent company of the country's vast Twitter-like Weibo platform, plans to delist its US shares and go private, making it the latest mainland firm to withdraw from Wall Street as relations between Beijing and Washington sour.