South Korea's Kakao drops plan to sell stake in taxi-hailing unit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean tech conglomerate Kakao Corp said on Thursday it is no longer exploring plans to sell about 10% of unit Kakao Mobility after objections from unionised employees and other stakeholders. Read full storyContinue Reading
China-Canada relations come full circle
After a tumultuous period, Sino–Canadian relations have settled into a “new normal.” In September 2021, Washington dropped the extradition request for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou who was detained in Canada, resulting in her release. This was immediately followed by the release of the Canadian “two Michaels” detained on spurious security charges for 34 […]
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Asset managers on alert after 'WhatsApp' crackdown on banks
LONDON (Reuters) – Asset managers are tightening controls on personal communication tools such as WhatsApp as they join banks in trying to ensure employees play by the rules when they do business with clients remotely. Read full storyContinue Reading
Ancient Indian sport builds bridges across cultures in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Overlooked by high-rises on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of students practise body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches at weekly training for an unlikely sport: The ancient Indian game of kabaddi. Though its professional league has a huge following in India and surrounding nations, kabaddi – aContinue Reading
New Sarawak-based political coalition formed to contest seats in state
KUCHING: Three local Opposition parties in Sarawak have come together to form a new political coalition for the coming general election. Read full storyContinue Reading
UN expert concludes ‘forced labour’ has taken place in Xinjiang
BEIJING: It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week, prompting a fierce response from Beijing. The findings were “based on an independent assessment ofContinue Reading
Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says
Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers’ attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. Read full storyContinue Reading
From conviction to final appeal: Timeline of former Malaysian PM Najib’s 1MDB-linked corruption case
Here is the chronology of the case so far: TRIAL BEGINS Jul 4, 2018: Najib appeared for the first time in the Sessions Court to be charged with three counts of CBT and one charge of abusing his position over SRC’s funds totalling RM42 million. The case was later transferredContinue Reading
Shopee reveals Malaysiansâ impact on e-commerce
45% of sellers say selling on Shopee allows them to support their family
8 in 10 sellers attribute long term success to tailored shopping experiences A new study of over 3,300 buyers and 2,100 sellers across Malaysia by online marketplace platform Shopee on its users has revealed the impact Malaysians are making…Continue Reading
Ex-lawyer in SG who climbed into neighbour’s balcony to film her showering jailed 12 weeks
Yeo was on Thursday (Aug 18) sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to a charge of using his mobile phone to observe his neighbour showering and another of filming her. Read full storyContinue Reading