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Questions surround cutting-edge tech
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 07/09/2020
» As 5G technology continues to roll out around the world and digital storage becomes cheaper and more efficient, the profound impact this will have on the business world is becoming clearer than ever.
China 'faces up' to payment tech
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 10/02/2020
» About half of China's population is expected to adopt payment by facial recognition, the next technological stage in a country where mobile payments are already the most advanced and ubiquitous in the world, within this year. About 118 million Chinese signed up for facial recognition payment last year, compared with 61 million in 2018.
Chinese innovators step back from CES
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 20/01/2020
» For the past few years China has used CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, to raise its profile as a game-changing digital and technological innovator. China made its mark once again at the show held earlier this month in Las Vegas, but for a different reason.
Moving away from meat
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2019
» A recent report identified food security as the main driver for the adoption of alternative and plant-based meat products in China, where the population of 1.4 billion consumes 86 million tonnes of meat annually -- more than double the amount eaten in the United States.
China's creative boom
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 21/10/2019
» Creative industries are becoming an increasingly significant driver of economic growth. Many countries are developing policies and strategies to expand their creative sector, which includes architecture, visual and performing arts, marketing and advertising, media and publishing, design, fashion, and computer games. China is one of them.
Will AI be guided by Western or Asian values?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 26/08/2019
» As China and the United States race to become the preeminent artificial intelligence (AI) superpower, an interesting question arises: Will the AI of the future be dominated by Western or Asian values?