Renault begins export of South Korea-built EV Twizy
Seoul: Renault S.A on Thursday began to export the Twizy electric car produced in South Korea to help revive sales of its Korean unit. In October, Renault Samsung Motors Corp. started the Twizy’s production at its sole plant in Busan, and the first batch of 142 Twizys will be shipped to Europe this week, the […]
Samsung updates software of Galaxy S10, Note 10 over fingerprint flaw
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has released a software patch to fix a bug in the ultrasound-based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones. Samsung has faced a backlash after some users discovered that anyone’s fingerprint could unlock S10 and Note 10 series devices covered with a silicone-based screen, raising security […]
Beijing Diary: China’s cashless transactions impressive
By Amirul Mohd Sajadi Bernama reporter Amirul Mohd Sajadi is currently participating in a 10-month programme in Beijing organised by the China International Press Communications Centre. Beijing: Since my arrival in the Chinese capital in February, I have hardly ever carried cash in my wallet. Sometimes I even forget to take my wallet with me […]
Samsung’s global brand value exceeds $60 billion
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading maker of smartphones and chips, said Thursday that its global brand value has exceeded US$60 billion this year, citing an annual survey of brand management firm Interbrand. Samsung remained the sixth most-valuable global brand this year with a value of $61.1 billion, up 2 percent from last year’s $59.9 […]
99% of Bahrain residents use the Internet
Manama: The number of Internet users has reached 99% of the population in Bahrain, a Telecommunications Services Residential Market Survey report showed. The figure, the highest in the world, is a clear indication of the increasing affordability of Internet services in Bahrain, the report published by Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said. The results of […]
Hyundai, Aptiv to form $4 billion JV for self-driving platform
Seoul: Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will set up a $4 billion joint venture (JV) with Ireland-based autonomous vehicle startup Aptiv next year to develop a self-driving platform. Faced with the spread of protectionism and tougher competition with rivals, the South Korean carmaker has been aggressive in investing in overseas startups with advanced future […]
South Korea to spend over $841 million to nurture content creators
Seoul: South Korea announced plans Tuesday to help raise the global competitiveness of the country’s entertainment and content industry via an investment-loan guarantee project worth more than 1 trillion won ($841 million). The government will spend 450 billion won by 2022 in a “content venture investment fund” aimed at offering financial support in the planning […]
Kyrgyzstan discusses new digitalization opportunities for citizens, businesses
Bishkek: The creation of a public platform where the government, business and civil society will be able to discuss new opportunities offered by digital transformation for citizens and businesses is being held in Bishkek. The forum, devoted to digitalization, will also address the realization of the people’s rights through digital tools as well as the […]
AJA, JAK forum to debate “how we should face the third decade of the 21st century”
Seoul: Diplomacy, national security, the unification of Korea, multiculturalism, conflicts, the environment, and religion will be among the topics to be debated in depth at a forum to be hosted by the Asia Journalist Association (Director Lee Hyung Kyun, President Ashraf Dali) next week. The two-part forum, “How we should face 2020-2029, the third decade […]
Bloomberg New Economy Forum announces preliminary speaker and participant line-up for Beijing event
New York, Beijing: Bloomberg and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) have released a preliminary speaker and participant list for the 2019 New Economy Forum, to be held in Beijing on November 20 – 22. Nearly 500 of the world’s most influential business executives, technology innovators, government officials, experts and academics from more […]
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