Resorts in the frame as tourist photography services boom
Many facilities in the China tourism industry are adopting different ways to harness the potential of the fast-growing market.
Private sector demand key to China’s full recovery
However, new data also indicates that the recovery is faced with challenges, and policy support is needed to boost the sector's demand.
South Korea’s exports decline for 7 consecutive months amid chip slump
The Trade Ministry is seeking ways to recover reduced trade with China, the nation’s biggest trade partner.
Drilling of Asia’s deepest oil, gas well begins
The well, located at the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, is expected to register a depth which is 620 meters plus longer than the height of Mount Qomolangma.
83 million jobs to be lost by 2027 amid digitalisation: WEF survey
The survey is based on input from some 800 companies employing more than 11 million workers and uses a dataset of 673 million jobs.
G7 members split over unified rules on artificial intelligence
The digital ministers’ meeting was dominated by talks about ChatGPT, a conversational AI chatbot whose use is rapidly spreading around the world.
Plant-based drinks quenching thirst across China as health awareness rises
A report on China's plant-based protein drink sector between 2020 and 2025 said that the annual growth rate of plant-based milk is expected to remain more than 20 per cent.
Jobs in healthcare, not tech, are more future-proof: Survey
Jobs in the medical fields often involve much more human-to-human interaction, which for now seem hard to replace with generative AI programs.
Singapore not spared as Amazon retrenches 9,000 workers
The exercise comes on the heels of layoffs that cut 18,000 jobs between November 2022 and January 2023.
Samsung posts worst quarterly earnings in 14 years
However, the number one memory in South Korea chip maker eyes rebound in Q2, pinning hopes on production cuts to elevate profitability.