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AVIA OTT Virtual Summit 2021, 29 March – 1 April (online)
Join AVIA at the OTT Virtual Summit. The goal is to assess both the current reality and the future prospects of the video streaming industry. Read more…
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Going virtual proves challenging for China’s giant Canton Fair
China’s oldest and biggest trade expo, the Canton Fair, opened online for the first time this week to make up for lost face-to-face trading. Read more…
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Indonesia imposes VAT on sales of digital products and services from July
Indonesia will require big, non-resident internet companies to pay value-added tax on sales of digital products and services from July. Read more…
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Smartphone makers bring offline partners online to resume sales in India
India’s top smartphone brands have devised online-to-offline (O2O) strategies to resume handset sales with retail partners using online tools Read more…
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Viettel Group helps millions in developing countries to stay online
To lessen the financial burden of customers, Viettel Group member companies are providing telecom services at exceptionally low fees. Read more…
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Online tensions rise between China and its SE Asian neighbours
SE Asian, Taiwan and Hong Kong internet users join forces highlighting old online tensions between China and its smaller neighbours. Read more…
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86% of millennials browse in retail stores but buy online, why?
86% percent of surveyed millennial shoppers indicated they shopped in a store and left without a purchase only to end up buying the item online. Read more…
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Two-thirds of Asians used online credit and e-payments in 2019
According to the survey of fintech customers, almost two-thirds of the respondents applied for online credit and made e-payments in 2019. Read more…
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No web, no jobs: Kashmiris board the ‘Internet Express’
Thousands of Kashmiris spend hours on a packed train to go online as the region grapples with the longest internet blackout imposed by a democracy. Read more…
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Indians wage online social media battle against citizenship law
Protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and organise demonstrations. Read more…