by VF | Apr 19, 2022 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle
TikTok’s recommendation algorithm was selected as one of the top 100 global breakthrough technologies by MIT Technology Review in 2021. This shows why TikTok has gained fast adoption amongst users, says Manas Sabnis, head of brand strategy for Southeast Asia and...
by VF | Apr 15, 2022 | Asia, Business, News
The World Bank says growth in South Asia, already uneven and fragile, will be slower than previously projected. While some countries experienced a solid rebound in GDP growth, it said Afghanistan faced a humanitarian crisis, Pakistan a political crisis, and Sri Lanka...
by VF | Apr 14, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Business, Lifestyle, News
Siam Makro will open two more Makro shopping malls in Cambodia. Currently, Siam Makro owns one shopping mall in Phnom Penh and another in Krong Siem Reap, according to the foreign trade promotion office at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. Cambodia’s economy is...
by VF | Apr 13, 2022 | Linkss, Asia, Business, News, Technology
China has overtaken the United States for the first time to dominate a new list of the top 52 app publishers around the globe. 17 Chinese companies are now listed on the annual Top 52 Publisher list released by data.ai. China’s top gaming and social media...
by VF | Jan 21, 2022 | Asia, Business, News
Surging gasoline prices are posing a problem for governments in Asia where higher energy prices are squeezing household budgets. South Korea has already taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the key fuel while tracking prices, Japan may soon hand aid to local...
by VF | Jan 20, 2022 | Asia, Business, News
Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has stressed the need to run the economic policy in a delicate manner in a bid to pursue the harmonized operation with the monetary policy.”The South Korean economy faces complicated conditions at home and abroad that could constrain...