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19 Nov

HAS ASIA’S LOVE OF VIDEO GAMES GONE TOO FAR?

News
The origins of the humble video game can be traced to the 1950s, when academics designed simple programs for their own amusement on giant computers that were used for research simulations. In the 1970s and 1980s, coin-operated arcade games, gaming consoles, and then personal computers brought Pong and Space Invaders […]
08 Nov

TACKLING ASIA’S TROUBLES THROUGH TECH

News
Asia is the most-exciting and fast-moving region in the world for tech and innovation right now. That’s particularly true when it comes to e-commerce, fintech, transport, healthcare and artificial intelligence (AI).  Tech giants and startups of all sizes are targeting Asian markets as they aim to cash in on the […]
24 Sep

ASIA BUYS IN TO E-COMMERCE

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Asia’s e-commerce industry has scale, to say the least. The continent is home to more than 4.5 billion people. Roughly half of them, 2.3 billion, shop online.  In 2018, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba generated US$30.8 billion in sales during Singles’ Day, an online shopping festival in China held every November […]
13 Aug

ASIA FOCUS: THE SHARING ECONOMY

Reports
People used to be accused of “oversharing” if they got a little too personal. Those days are long gone — today, it’s all about sharing. The global sharing economy is thriving. It should rocket from US$15 billion in 2013 to US$335 billion in 2025, according to a PwC report. That […]
01 Aug

REGULATING THE ASIAN DIGITAL REVOLUTION

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As the digital revolution sweeps across Asia, governments across the continent now have the opportunity to expedite progress and reap even greater rewards from digital technologies. By enacting policies that reinforce the foundations of the digital economy, governments can encourage economic development while ensuring that both businesses and consumers are […]
27 Jul

DINERS IN ASIA DEVELOP A DIGITAL TASTE

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Food in Asia used to be simple. You grew it, you ate street-side from a pushcart vendor, or you bought it from the market, and brought it home. Maybe on a special occasion, you’d go to a restaurant and pick something special from the menu. Easy. Life is getting complicated […]
21 Jul

ASIA’S INNOVATORS BATTLE ARCHAIC LAWS

News
Asia is a continent of contradictions. It has centuries of tradition. It also has some of the world’s youngest, fastest-growing cities. When it comes to technology, it has the opportunity to dispense with the slow centuries of development that occurred in the West, and leap straight into the future. Its […]