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Monetary Authority of Singapore issues blueprint for the future of digital money
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has set settlement ledger, tokenisation bridge, programmability protocol and name service as the four key building blocks to the use of digital…
Retailers, suppliers wary of deeper sales decline amid Israel boycott calls
The Indonesian Retailer Businessmen Association said in a press briefing that firms have started to see between 3 and 4 per cent decline in daily sales over the past week when the…
Southeast Asian VCs brace for Chinese disruption to regional markets
Chinese firms, battle-tested with their experience in China’s tech market, are poised to bring their product-market fit along with their own talent, technology, resources and…
Bangladesh’s Chattogram has potential to be a growth engine
Businesses in Bangladesh have urged for the formation of an organised development forum for Chattogram comprising businesses, academia and policy makers, and a roadmap for planned…
Staff-free stores continue to multiply in Japan, despite pandemic’s end
The current boom in unmanned stores began with Gyoza no Yukimatsu, a chain selling frozen dumplings.
HK lawmakers urge structural reforms in IPO market
Financial analysts noted that Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing’s continuous improvement of its listing regime is crucial to strengthening Hong Kong’s diverse and multi-layered…
Patanjali to spread Indian culture, medical practices in South Korea
Byun Chang-hoon, President of Daegu Haany University, greatly praised the research and service work being done by Patanjali, and seemed confident of enriching Korea’s medical…
Highest honor awarded to Chang’e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
The team was conferred the 2023 Laurels for Team Achievement Award. The academy noted the Chinese team has made outstanding contributions to mankind's lunar and deep-space…
Singapore rises to fifth place in Global Innovation Index 2023
Singapore continued to top 11 out of 80 indicators, including government effectiveness, information and communications technology (ICT) access, and venture capital (VC).