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Telecom
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Naver uses VisualOn platform to power Line TV application

VisualOn’s OnStream MediaPlayer+ is now integrated into Korea’s Naver Player for Line TV service for iOS and Android devices. The aim is to enable scalable cross-platform media playback for global streaming media brands for a high-quality video playback…

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E-Tailing
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Lalamove Delivers Lifestyle Services with LINE

Hong Kong based on-demand delivery app Lalamove is partnering with the world’s leading mobile platform LINE to expand on its delivery services in Bangkok. The LINE MAN app is aimed at bringing reliable on-demand services to consumers as well as providing…

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E-Tailing
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Why online retailers are opening Hong Kong pop-up stores

Numerous reports have been written on how eCommerce spells the death for brick-and-mortar stores in the retailing industry. But others have written on how the preference of customers taking in the whole in-store shopping experience will ensure that there will…

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Telecom
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Indonesia to Block Line, WhatsApp, Other Unlicensed OTT Apps

The Indonesian government plans to block over-the-top (OTT) applications that fail to meet the state regulation on permanent business entities. Rudiantara, Minister of Communication and Informatics, said his department is finalizing a bill related to the…

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E-Tailing
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Line Thailand to launch mobile payments

Visa subsidiary CyberSource has sealed a partnership with mobile messaging app Line Thailand, to allow Thai users to make mobile payments using its Line Pay service. CyberSource, one of the world’s largest providers of eCommerce payment management services,…

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E-Tailing
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Korea more active than Japan in Southeast Asian tech

In a region where masses of users are newly armed with smartphones and more spending power, Southeast Asia is a new gold mine for tech enterprises. China’s quickly saturating market for all things tech has pushed Asia-bound start-ups to seek new territory,…

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E-Tailing
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Messaging app Line launches music streaming service in Japan

Mobile messaging giant Line on Thursday launched a digital music streaming service in Japan, stepping into a largely untapped market still dominated by sales of compact discs. The new business — which comes weeks before Apple is expected to enter the Japanese…

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Telecom
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BlackBerry Targeting Local Retailers In Indonesia

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) is now relying heavily on its mobile application services as it struggles with its device business in Indonesia, which is one of the most important consumer market for the company. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer is…

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E-Tailing
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Line adopts secure payment service

Social media app Line has teamed up with CyberSource to enhance the security and convenience of it mobile payment service Line Pay. CyberSource, a subsidiary of Visa, is one of the world’s largest providers of eCommerce payment management services. The…

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Telecom
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Burberry teams with Line

Burberry and Line have launched a global partnership beginning with a platform first – the live stream of Burberry’s upcoming Prorsum womenswear show, direct from London. Burberry and Line say they will initially be partnering to offer Line users in Japan…

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Telecom
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Line app gets into groceries

Social media and chat app Line is getting into the grocery retailing market with the launch of an online supermarket for Southeast Asia. Line, with 181 million monthly active users at the last count, will launch the supermarket service first in Thailand on…