Thai tobacco trade rocked by boom in online sales of illegal cigs
Internet sellers are flooding Thailand with illegal, untaxed cigarettes and exposing children to the habit, the tobacco industry warned.
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China imposes sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
The listed companies will be prohibited from engaging in import and export activities with China, and their senior management personnel will be banned from entering the country.
Chinese tech giants gravitate toward ChatGPT-like products, services
Baidu Inc announced that its ChatGPT-like product, called Ernie Bot, will complete its internal testing and be made public in March.
‘Dad, how do I raise my hand?’ Zoom CEO on when he knew his app was going to be big
When Eric Yuan arrived in Silicon Valley from China at the age of 27, he wanted to make it big. Fourteen years later, he created Zoom.
Apple Pay to kick off service in Korea after years of rumours
The rollout is expected to strengthen competition in the local mobile payments market that is dominated by Samsung Electronics' Samsung Pay.
Scoot’s Pikachu Jet touches down for Thailand debut
Scoot is the first carrier in the Asean region to launch an exclusive design in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, the Japan-based firm responsible for the media franchise.
Kakao becomes SM’s 2nd largest stakeholder
Kakao made the investment in part by acquiring SM's newly issued stocks through third-party paid-in capital increases.
Chinese carmakers confident despite market’s slow start to the year
Overall passenger car sales were estimated to see a steeper year-on-year decline of 34.6 percent, with deliveries falling to 1.36 million units, said the China Passenger Car…
China expresses concern over reports of Huawei export curbs
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman also said China will continue to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
Global banks see merger and acquisition openings in post-crisis Indonesia
This Russia-Ukraine conflict has made Southeast Asia’s largest economy a lighthouse for global investors seeking solid returns on their portfolios.