Tencent Holdings Ltd logged its first-ever revenue decline after its workforce shrank almost 5%, underscoring the extent to which China’s worsening economy is hurting its biggest corporations. Read full storyContinue Reading
COMBATTING DROUGHT In an effort to bring relief to the drought-hit Yangtze river basin, China is taking emergency action to bring more water to the area. It is deploying relief funds, seeding clouds and developing new supply sources as the record-breaking heat damages crops and livestock. The Ministry of WaterContinue Reading
The Chinese tech giant has highlighted the theme of overseas expansion and invited more foreign speakers to its annual game developers conference. The Middle East, Latin America and South-East Asia represent some of the fastest-growing markets for Tencent Games, says one executive. Read full storyContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the western coast town of Onchon early on Wednesday (Aug 17), a South Korean army source said. The source added the South Korean and the United States army authorities are analysing details of the missiles’ flight, including the variety. The launches comeContinue Reading
Throughout her debate on Tuesday, Senator Lim Hui Ying stated the PAC statement brought up many problems on the scandal and suggested the business of an RCI in order to conduct a full investigation and find a solution. “Only with all the highest authority of the country, namely an independentContinue Reading
In a town in northeastern Scotland, Debbie Banks looks for clues to track down criminals as she clicks through a database of tiger skins. Read full storyContinue Reading
Platform that enables manufacturer to boost productivity, growth
Solutions to increase operational effectiveness through predictive analytics Analytics software and services company SAS Institute has announced a collaboration with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) to help Singapore’s small and medium-sized manufacturers maneuver headwinds via advanced analytics.Â
In a statement, the firm said by leveraging its data analytics…Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: 4 more individuals were charged in courtroom on Wednesday (Aug 17) in link with the Wirecard investigation, taking the total tally to seven. This comes after investigations by the Singapore Police Force’s Industrial Affairs Department into the activities of 2 Singapore subsidiaries from the German company Wirecard AG. ThreeContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Four more people were charged in court on Wednesday (Aug 17) in connection to the Wirecard investigation, taking the total tally to seven. This comes after investigations by the Singapore Police Force’s Commercial Affairs Department into the activities of two Singapore subsidiaries of the German company Wirecard AG. ThreeContinue Reading
In Hefei, Anhui province’s capital, they were up around thirty per cent, and there was similar spikes within the cities of Hangzhou and Hai’an, according to local media. Hefei has so far logged 14 days of temperatures over 38 degrees C, Hefei Evening Information said, noting that this was aContinue Reading