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Faces Are the Next Target for Fraudsters
Business, Published on 09/07/2021
» Facial-recognition systems, long touted as a quick and dependable way to identify everyone from employees to hotel guests, are in the crosshairs of fraudsters.
Refilling stomachs, not cars
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/07/2021
» The next job on the checklist for PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), which operates the Cafe Amazon franchise, may stun its rivals embarking on non-oil ventures.
Shaping a green future
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 23/11/2020
» Sonika Manandhar remembers riding in her father’s minibus in her hometown of Kathmandu when she was five years old. Thanks to a loan programme from the government, her father was able to buy the bus and earn a living to support his family and send her to school until she earned a computer engineering degree.
Thai food delivery market taking off
Business, Published on 13/11/2020
» While still in its nascent stage, the food delivery and grocery delivery market in Thailand is growing rapidly. Over the medium term, the country will offer an attractive demographic profile, combined with an increasing number of middle- to upper-income households who largely reside in the major cities.
Using AI to transform logistics
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 08/09/2020
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is not the future of goods transport, according to Udom Srisongkram, managing director of logistics service provider V Cargo, because AI-driven logistics is happening now.
V Cargo urges industry to take up digital upgrades
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 31/08/2020
» Logistics service provider V Cargo is encouraging its peers in goods transport to digitalise their work to better cope with new business challenges, including the impact from the pandemic.
Bangchak touts EV ecosystem
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2020
» Mostly state-owned energy firm Bangchak Corporation is stepping up efforts to diversify into the electric vehicle market by developing an EV ecosystem for several thousand motorcycle taxis.
Google to Invest $10 Billion in India
Business, Published on 15/07/2020
» Alphabet Inc.'s Google is tightening its ties to India with a $10 billion fund to profit from the country's digital evolution and prove it shouldn't be shut out by protectionist policies.
Beyond digital payment
Asia focus, Published on 04/02/2019
» The way we pay for things has evolved rapidly in recent years. Even carrying a physical wallet containing cash and cards is no longer essential when a smartphone or biometric recognition can be used to complete a transaction.
Virtually covered
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 10/12/2018
» As an enthusiastic user of two-wheeled transport -- both bicycles and motorcycles -- Nicolas Faquet understands what kinds of risks he has to take on the road every day.