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Luxury Swiss watchmakers change tack going digital and online
Luxury Swiss watchmakers, usually not big fans of online retailing, are launching a new all-digital Watches & Wonders event. Read more…
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Past Events
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…
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Investors back online marketplace for ethical, green farmers
New online startup helps developing-nation farmers who are using green and ethical methods to earn more by linking them directly with food buyers worldwide. Read more…
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Amazon launches bigger local online store in Singapore
Amazon.com Inc has launched a bigger local store and marketplace in Singapore, expanding its product selection and intensifying competition with rivals Read more…
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Online retail – a real struggle for bricks and mortar players
We are used to seeing big numbers in predictions about ecommerce and retail and the latest Juniper Research report into online sales does not disappoint. According to the report ‘online retail sales will exceed $6 Read more…
Off the Wire
Online customers in Asia prefer Asian-made smartphones
Online customers in Asia prefer Asian-made smartphones most of all according to findings made by analysts. Read more…
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Belgian Trappist monk beer brewers turn to online sales
Belgian Trappist monks who brew one of the world’s most coveted beers are turning to online sales to ensure their limited supply goes directly to beer lovers. Read more…
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IKEA shifts focus from store visits to online app experience
IKEA is launching a new app to allow customers to shop remotely for products they can visualise in the context of their own home. Read more…
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Traditional TV in this age of online and mobile entertainment
In the age of online media, audience expectations continue to evolve and traditional TV as we know it faces severe challenges unless it reinvents itself – again Read more…
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New Zealand massacre highlights the dark side of live-streaming
Online live-streaming sites seemed oblivious to the New Zealand massacre unfurling and failed to stop it until well after it had gone viral Read more…
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China arrests over 60 suspects abroad in online fraud crackdown
China has arrested 62 suspects abroad and seized $1.5 billion from 380 fraudulent peer-to-peer lending platforms as part of crackdown on online finance. Read more…