Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) is planning large new investments in India’s data processing, renewable energy and communications infrastructure. It is just the latest example of the Japan-India cooperation that is redrawing the economic map of Asia at the same time it affects security equations in the Indo-Pacific. “We will invest US$500 million annually for […]Continue Reading
The Pheu Thai Party has pledged to raise the minimum monthly wage for salaried employees to 25,000 baht by 2027 as part of efforts to woo voters ahead of the general election.Continue Reading
Anti-alcohol consumption networks on Tuesday called for a ban on the use of alcoholic beverage logos to promote non-alcoholic drinks, labelling it a marketing ploy to raise people’s recognition of unhealthy products.Continue Reading
5G use cases have potential to drive economic growth, achieve SDG goals
Collaboration to drive digital investments interest in line with Malaysia Digital Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the nationâs lead digital economy agency under the Ministry of Communications and Digital has entered into a MoU with Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) to spur…Continue Reading
China, which blocks all western social media on the mainland, mocked the United States government for trying to stop young people from using TikTok, the most downloaded app during the pandemic. The White House issued a 30-days notice to government organizations on Monday to make sure that TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd, is removed from all federal […]Continue Reading
It’s nearly a decade since the term “fourth industrial revolution” was coined, yet many people won’t have heard of it, or know what it refers to. Also known as industry 4.0, it’s a way of describing how connecting together different advanced technologies could transform how we make things. An example of this could be putting […]Continue Reading
BEIJING: China says the United States is overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress foreign companies after the White House gave government agencies 30 days to remove Chinese-owned app TikTok on federal devices. “We firmly oppose those wrong actions,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao NingContinue Reading
JAKARTA – Indonesia may have a tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of only 11.9%, one of the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region, but nothing gets up the nose of the citizenry more than government officials in positions of influence seemingly living beyond their means. So it is with the latest case involving middle-ranking taxman Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who […]Continue Reading
Beijing accuses Washington of attempting to use state power to suppress foreign companies.Continue Reading
The updated five-year transformation roadmap also hopes to grow the professional services industry by 3 to 4 per cent each year up till 2025.Continue Reading