Nepal government hikes public transport and cargo fares, again
The state-owned oil monopoly has jacked up the price of petrol 13 times in a year. Petrol now costs Rs170 per liter, a 38.21 percent jump from last year.
Technology
Cryptoverse: Stablecoins wend wobbly way into the unknown
Tether, USDC and others lost their prized pegs to the dollar last week in a bout of market mayhem that shook faith in these coins that were designed to sidestep crypto volatility.
China’s cloud market shows signs of expansion: Report
It is estimated that China's public cloud market size will reach $105.76 billion by 2026, and its public cloud global share will increase to 9.9 percent compared with 6.7 percent…
Japan’s digital currency experiment enters 2nd stage
Central bank digital currencies are expected to become a major means of payment for goods and services.
South Korea’s tech behemoths Naver, Kakao race for AI dominance
The two tech behemoths Naver and Kakao are going all-in to win the tech war using artificial intelligence, through AI-powered search engines and logistics solutions businesses.
Vietnam’s digital economy revenue reaches $53 billion in the first quarter
The Internet digital economy has a growth rate of 28%, reaching US$8 billion in revenue.
China’s Xi highlights important role of technical workers for a strong manufacturing country
He said that technical workers are an important force that makes "made-in-China" and "created-in-China" a reality.
Hong Kong to ban e-cigarettes starting April 30
The ban also covers electronic smoking products, heated tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, and other similar items.
Huawei: 5.5G to deepen digital, intelligent transformation
Huawei also said that the company’s “explorations” will eventually help develop virtual and augmented reality.
South-east Asia’s 1st NFT trading platform launched in Vietnam
Developed under the OpenLive project, it is the first digital technology platform in the region to exchange, buy and sell NFT assets.