Chinese tech firms prepare for metaverse boom
The term is one of the hottest buzzwords for the next phase of the internet, where the virtual world and the physical world are becoming ever more interconnected
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Close to 2,500 people visit Thailand on first day of reopening
Under Thailand's plan, visitors from 63 countries do not need to serve quarantine
S. Korea grapples with price hikes as inflation growth hits near 10-year high
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The annual nationwide shopping event in the latest effort to boost private spending amid the prolonged pandemic.
Viet Nam has the largest number of people streaming YouTube on TVs in the Asia-Pacific
More than 25 million Vietnamese streamed YouTube on their TV screens in May, far higher than the number in Japan and India
The rise of cryptocurrency
Despite all the hype, however, few people really know what’s going on behind the buzz
Hong Kong building Asia’s largest sewage works in caverns
As part of the project, the whole sewage treatment plant will be put inside 11 caverns.
Pandemic claimed 2.3m restaurant jobs in India, but tripled delivery business
As many as one in four restaurants shut down in the country because of the pandemic
Asia-Pacific economies begin to open to foreign visitors
Here is a look at countries that are opening up and those staying sealed off from the world.