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China Unicom Global, in partnership with Cambodia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), has made significant strides in the global telecommunications arena with the successful landing and installation of the Sihanoukville-Hong Kong (SHV-HK)…
At the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Banma Intelligence, a renowned Chinese tech corporation, partnered with fintech heavyweight Alipay to introduce a pioneering AI-enabled in-car system. This innovative technology allows drivers to…
Gong Cha, a globally recognized tea brand, is introducing significant updates to its business model, labeled Gong Cha 2.0, that will enhance efficiency across its franchise locations. The New Operating Model The highlight of Gong Cha 2.0 is Super Wu, an…
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) of Singapore has been recognized as the leading pension system in the Asia-Pacific region, achieving an unprecedented A grade in a global index. This milestone marks Singapore as the first in the region to receive such a high…
Dubai’s Legal System Strengthens, Marking a New Era of Accountability In a notable shift towards stricter legal enforcement, Dubai has taken decisive action against money laundering, exemplified by the recent sentencing of Indian entrepreneur Balvinder Singh…
Hundreds of thousands of McDonald’s staff have brought a class action against the fast-food giant for failing to provide adequate paid rest breaks, in what is being described as a “systematic failure”. McDonald’s has been accused of not providing staff with…
Point of Sale software, or simply POS, is capable of so much more than simply accepting credit cards. It can also be a tool to manage your inventory or make reports. Retail business heavily relies on the efficiency of the process and the time needed to serve…
Singapore’s national e-payment system, «PayNow», currently boasts a nearly 70 percent penetration of the city-state’s population with monthly volumes exceeding S$1 billion, an MAS board member recently shared with parliament. Ong Ye Kung, minister of…
Gartner forecasts worldwide public cloud services market will grow 17.5% in 2019 to reach a total of $214.3 billion, up from $182.4 billion in 2018. Cloud system infrastructure services, or infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is forecast to grow 27.5% in 2019…
Nestlé has adopted Workplace by Facebook as its global internal communication tool, to connect its workforce and better serve consumers. The announcement comes as the latest and largest wave of staff join the platform, part of a process that began only nine…
Adidas Originals has launched its newest silhouette ‘Point of Deflection System’, which allows customers to create their own sneakers. Inspired by Adidas’ iconic 90s ‘POD System’ technology and engineered with a podular sole unit, the new silhouette is built…
Volkswagen is recalling 766,000 vehicles of its core passenger car brand worldwide for a software update to their braking control systems, a spokesman said. The braking control system may not function properly in certain driving conditions, such as when the…
In recent years, Hong Kong has witnessed a rise in the number of postal items addressed in traditional Chinese characters. This has in turn boosted the need for automated sorting and processing of addresses written in traditional Chinese characters in…
Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive and Israeli technology firm Mobileye NV will put an Intel Corp chip at the heart of their joint effort to produce self-driving vehicles by 2019, the companies said on Tuesday. The move is a boost for the world’s largest…
Ooredoo Group has signed a five-year contract with Ericsson to implement the Swedish vendor’s revenue management system across the group’s operations in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Ericsson Revenue Manager, a cloud-ready convergent…
The growing use of video surveillance systems in sectors such as hospitality, banking and financial, government, transportation, education and retail has created huge growth opportunities for the manufacturers, distributors and system integrators in this…
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