Grab and Krungthai Collaborate to ExpandGrabPay Wallet Top-Up Service
Grab Thailand and Krungthai Bank have joined forces to promote a cashless society by integrating the GrabPay Wallet with the Krungthai...
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Nov 30, 20231 min read
Grab planning to offer loans to merchants
Grab Thailand plans to extend loans worth up to 1 million baht to its merchants to capitalise on digital lending opportunities, aiming...
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China's banks seen as vulnerable after ransomware attack on ICBC
HONG KONG -- The recent hacking of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank by assets, is raising...
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Malaysian unicorn Carsome keen to expand in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's first unicorn, online used-car platform Carsome, has advanced by leaps and bounds since launching in 2015 and...
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Singapore's YouTrip wallet app rides rebound in global travel
SINGAPORE -- As international travel bounces back from COVID-19, Singapore's YouTrip mobile wallet app is finding growth among consumers...
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Alibaba feels the heat as PDD catches up in U.S. market cap
Jack Ma urges 'sacrifices' from employees to help e-commerce king fend off rival Alibaba's market capitalization slipped behind that of...
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Line operator says 400,000 personal data items possibly leaked
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 400,000 items of personal data, including some linked to the Line messaging app, may have been leaked by its...
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TikTok parent ByteDance to cut 1,000 gaming jobs in strategic shift
TikTok parent ByteDance disclosed plans to discontinue development of most new games and sell off its current portfolio as it cuts 1,000...
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Taiwan's Foxconn seen boosting India iPhone output with $1.5bn plant
TAIPEI -- Key Apple supplier Foxconn is expected to expand production of iPhones in India with a new 128.2 billion rupee ($1.54 billion)...
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Japan's Seven & i expands 7-Eleven empire with purchase of Australian franchise
SYDNEY, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japanese retail conglomerate Seven & i Holdings (3382.T) said on Thursday it has agreed to purchase the...
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Imported EVs hot up market competition
Imports of electric vehicles (EVs), especially from China, are intensifying competition in the domestic car market, which could lead to a...
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Siam Piwat unveils Korean fashion tie-up
Siam Piwat Co, the operator of Siam Discovery, has teamed up with Shinsegae, the leading South Korean luxury department store, to offer...
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SET reviews rules for transactions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed for the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to review the criteria regarding cash...
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Accenture to acquire Rabbit's Tale
New York-listed Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Bangkok-based Rabbit's Tale, a creative and digital experience agency. The...
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Xiaomi launches home-grown cross-device system with HyperOS
Smartphone and gadget giant Xiaomi Corp has become the latest Chinese industry player to unveil a unified operating system for its mobile...
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AI could replace 4 million jobs in South Korea
SEOUL - Artificial intelligence (AI) may replace as many as 4 million, or 14% of South Korea's jobs, over the next two decades, a central...
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Huawei showcases smart city innovations
Huawei strengthens its position on fully enabling Thailand to become a smart city, showcasing various innovations and cutting-edge...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Banking on the cloud
Vatsun Thirapatarapong, country manager of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thailand, has made a big bet on the country with a hefty investment...
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China's Baidu rolls out ChatGPT rival to public
BEIJING - China's Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday, in a major leap for the country's tech sector...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Rabbit LINE Pay Announces Rebranding to LINE Pay, Payment Services Continue as Usual
Rabbit LINE Pay, leading integrated online and offline payment platform, officially rebranded itself as “LINE Pay” under the company name...
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