Asia Pacific
Indonesia’s Bukalapak shrinks loss but share price still subdued
JAKARTA -- Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak trimmed its net loss in the first nine months of this year from the same...
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Celcom turns up heat in telco race to strengthen enterprise offerings with Cybersecurity firm, Bridgenet acquisition
Acquisition makes Celcom a full-fledged Managed Security Service Provider Will soon make cybersecurity solutions and services available for local...
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Keeping big brothers at bay: why Lithuania is taking on China
It does not look like much from the outside: a nondescript office block in central Vilnius, a stone’s throw...
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Hong Kong introduces contactless immigration channels featuring facial recognition technology
Contactless immigration clearance channels using QR codes and facial recognition technology will be introduced for the first time on...
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India’s GDP expands 8.4% in July-Sept. as COVID recedes
NEW DELHI -- India's economy grew 8.4% in the July to September quarter as the recovery gained momentum, aided by...
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Amid Omicron threat, BMC pushes reopening of schools in Mumbai to Dec 15
The state education department has asked all local bodies to seek the consent of parents before reopening schools Mumbai:...
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Deradicalisation regulations stoke more radicalisation in Sri Lanka
Author: Ambika Satkunanathan, Open Society FoundationsOn 12 March 2021, new ‘Deradicalisation from Holding Violent Extremist Religious Ideology‘ regulations were...
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Toddlers make up 10% of hospital cases in Omicron epicenter in S.Africa
More kids are being admitted than during the early stages of the country entering the current fourth wave of...
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Why Do People Commonly Use Sativa Cannabis Strains?
Back in the day, Jimi Hendrix sang about Purple Haze. He was singing about the Purple Haze strain. He...
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LINE owner, EDBI, existing backers join Endowus’s new US$27M funding round
(L-R) Endowus.com co-founders Gregory Van and Samuel Rhee Endowus.com, a Singapore-based MAS-licensed digital wealth platform, has announced a fresh...
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