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The companies, which offer credit to consumers for small purchases, soared in popularity during coronavirus lockdown as people splurged online on new clothes, shoes and home furnishings
Indonesia's clear regulations and a thriving start-up ecosystem are giving it an edge in the race to dominate Southeast Asia’s burgeoning digital economy
Beijing's education regulator has told operators of mobile apps for training and educating pre-school children to 'cease all operations', while those for older children must register with officials
Shares in food delivery giant plunged after the state planner called for a cut in fees for restaurants to reduce their costs, while tech stocks were also hit by a warning on metaverse fundraising
The programme comprises modules covering a different facet such as password protection, phishing, digital scams, physical security and social media
Automaker has plans to assemble EVs for its Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi starting 2025 and aims to have EVs make up 40% of its US sales by 2030
Consumer inflation is expected to pick up due to surging energy prices, while last year's mobile phone fee cuts are also set to fall out of calculations
The list shines a light on markets that Washington says "engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or benefit from substantial piracy or counterfeiting".
But this is not just a game - he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family in suburban Manila during the coronavirus pandemic
In terms of international payments, excluding payments within the eurozone, the yuan ranked fifth with 2.29% in January 2022
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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