TikTok leads YouTube to become top-grossing non-game app
HONG KONG, May 27, 2020, SCMP. Global short video sensation TikTok, combined with Chinese version…
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Samsung unveils new security chip for smartphones
SEOUL, May 26, 2020, The Korea Times. Samsung Electronics has introduced its second-generation security chip…
China shuts down WeChat social media account claiming ‘US making dead bodies into hamburgers’
BEIJING, May 26, 2020, SCMP. China has shut down a popular social media account for…
Singaporeans accept some privacy loss in Covid-19 battle but surveillance method matters: IPS study
SINGAPORE, May 25, 2020, ST. Singaporeans are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy amid…
S. Korea to adopt QR code-based logging system for patrons of entertainment venues from June
SEOUL, May 25, 2020, CNN, Hankyoreh. South Korea will adopt a cell phone QR code-based…
Vietnamese leading e-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo agreed to merge their business
HANOI, May 23, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Following the hottest M&A retail deal of Vingroup…
Chinese search engine Baidu chief calls for greater use of AI, 5G in more sectors
BEIJING, May 23, 2020, China Daily. China should speed up efforts to build world-leading new…
Apple has moved some AirPods Pro manufacturing from China to Vietnam
HANOI, May 23, 2020, The Verge. Some Apple AirPods Pro cases now say the headphones…
Chinese Beidou navigation system has been used in more than half the world’s countries
BEIJING, May 21, 2020, China Daily. China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been used in…
[Analytics] Technology, e-health and telehealth key to combatting coronavirus
A pandemic overwhelms health and medical capabilities, potentially causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and…
China’s Chang’e-4 probe survives 500 Earth days on Moon’s far side
BEIJING, May 17, 2020, China Daily. China’s Chang’e-4 probe has survived 500 Earth days on…
Singapore has first fastest 4G download speed in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is seconf
HANOI, May 17, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam ranks 41st among 100 economies in terms of…
[Analytics] US should enlist tech companies to build global quick response system to prevent future pandemic
It’s not too late for the United States – driven by the cutting-edge capabilities of…
Building a virtual parliament can take up to two years for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17, 2020, NST. Setting up an electronic parliamentary system can take up…
Russia to present its Venus exploration program in 2020
MOSCOW, May 16, 2020, TASS. A new program for exploration of Venus, including sending at…