UK-Singapore digital economy deal enters into force
According to reports, the deal includes cross-border electronic payments and accepting electronic versions of trade documents so that cargo can be cleared more efficiently.
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Bitcoin slumps under $25,000, lowest in 18 months
The virtual unit has collapsed 65 percent in value since striking a record peak in November 2021.
Personal data of Malaysians found on sale at website
Searching for someone via a MyKad number, for instance, would reveal the person’s full name, date of birth, gender and house address, claimed an anonymous social media account.
Smart manufacturing boosts industrial upgrading in China
Manufacturing companies are encouraged to change chips and production line equipment and replace human beings with robots to speed up industrial transformation and upgrading in…
Jokowi inaugurates first integrated EV battery project
The US$9.8 billion project is aimed at producing 3.5 million electric vehicle batteries annually, in collaboration with a state-owned nickel and gold mining firm, among others.
From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
Managing director of Top Fruits Plantations in Malaysia uses drones to carry out a range of work, “high-tech methods” that lifts its agricultural output.
LDP gives first speeches in metaverse
The Liberal Democratic Party is aiming to expand its support among younger voters before the upper house election by utilising the metaverse, which is popular among young people.
Most Thai businesses not ready for metaverse: Survey
Thai executives are less confident than their global counterparts that the metaverse will be a breakthrough or transformational, though they widely accept that the new world of…
Samsung, Naver team up for Korea’s first private 5G network
The private network will be used exclusively for multiple Naver robots to travel around the new headquarters building and move between floors with ultralow latency wireless…
Army of service robots rolling in to replace high-cost labour in Korea
Korea’s service robot market is excepted grow to an accumulative 230,000 robots by 2025, worth 2.8 trillion won ($2.25 billion) in value.