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Bollywood reels as AI reshapes Indian films
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» MUMBAI - Bollywood, famed for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and vast production crews, now finds itself confronting a new kind of spectacle: artificial intelligence.
Malaysia to Host CPHI South East Asia 2025
Published on 12/07/2024
» The Malaysian government aims to become a centre of excellence in the medical and devices industry by 2030 as part of the new Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030) designed to stimulate the economy, investments, and the manufacturing sector. “The medical and devices industry is expected to elevate Malaysia’s economy, create added value and job opportunities, improve inclusivity, and develop a new industry cluster,” said Chairman of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), YB Dato’ Sri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.
Mobile payments firm Paytm kicks off India's biggest IPO
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» MUMBAI - India's biggest-ever initial public offering opened Monday with digital payments platform Paytm looking to raise nearly $2.5 billion, in what has already been a record year for share listings.
Three officers shunted after blitz on dens
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2021
» Three superintendents in three eastern provinces were yesterday transferred to inactive posts at the Provincial Police Region 2's operations centre for allegedly allowing gambling to operate under their watch.
Funny business
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 16/03/2020
» Navin Prabhakar became a household name in 2005 when he appeared on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on television. Today he is among the standup comedians making a good living by making corporate executives and employees laugh.
Circular solution to plastic plight
News, Naina Subberwal Batra, Published on 24/12/2019
» We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt deep structural changes to our plastic production and consumption patterns in order to move away from the extractive linear model of "take, make, use and dispose" towards a "closed-loop" circular economy -- an economy that is intentionally restorative.
Citibank, Lazada launch card
Business, Published on 01/11/2019
» Citibank and Lazada are launching a co-branded credit card in Thailand, giving customers a chance to earn discounts on Lazada's e-commerce platform.
Thai companies rake in Aces Awards
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2019
» Thai businesses have again distinguished themselves at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (Aces), held for the first time in Thailand.
Vietnam prefers Its mobile networks to be free of Huawei
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam is intent on being the first Asean nation to provide a 5G network -- without China’s tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies Inc.
Taking vaccines to those who need them most
Asia focus, Radhika Batra in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Published on 18/03/2019
» A four-year-old girl recently came to the emergency room where I work as a resident doctor. She was writhing in pain, her body convulsed with seizures. My team and I moved fast to activate seizure protocol, secure her intravenous drip, and deliver all appropriate medications.