Technology

[ad_1] Indonesia’s two most valuable startups are in advanced talks to merge and go public during the year, creating a technology empire valued at more than $ 18 billion that would be one of the largest companies in Southeast Asia. Payment and ride-sharing group Gojek and e-commerce unicorn Tokopedia have …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Police warned on Tuesday (January 5) of a new type of phishing scam involving the impersonation of government officials. Victims often receive phone calls or messages allegedly from government agencies such as the Singapore Police (SPF) or the Ministry of Manpower. Ad Ad The scammers would claim that …

[ad_1] South China morning post China-EU investment pact signed, but not yet closed, analysts warn A deal may have been reached, but there are still huge uncertainties ahead for China’s new investment deal with the European Union, from security reviews to power shifts in the EU, a prominent Chinese academic …

[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg The Chinese authorities launched an investigation into working conditions in Pinduoduo Inc. after the death of an employee in her 20s who renewed criticism for the long hours that are commonly practiced in Chinese technology companies. The e-commerce company …

[ad_1] South China morning post Tesla’s Shanghai-made Model Y is well received as Chinese buyers rush to order competitively priced SUVs Tesla’s Shanghai-made Model Y has received an initial enthusiastic response from Chinese customers eager to order the battery-powered SUV, after the automaker priced it much lower than they expected. …

[ad_1] Gojek drivers wait for orders outside a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2020. Photographer: Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg Photographer: Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg Indonesia’s transportation services and payments giant Gojek is in advanced talks about merging with local e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia, anticipating a planned initial public offering of …

[ad_1] WACO, Texas: Chinese students on US campuses have been caught in the middle of the deteriorating relationship between the United States and China. The anti-China rhetoric of US President Donald Trump and his aggressive advisers has created social distrust, leading to a hostile political and social environment for Chinese …

[ad_1] BEIJING: The absence of Alibaba founder Jack Ma from public view in the past two months, including the loss of the final episode of a TV show in which he was to appear as a judge, has fueled speculation on social media on his whereabouts amid a Chinese regulatory …

[ad_1] LONDON: Ditch the dollar! Buy emerging markets! Stay sustainable! These are among the consensus trades that investment banks and asset managers believe will dominate financial markets in 2021. Hopefully, vaccines will make 2021 the year of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted some sectors and strengthened the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A nationwide effort to vaccinate the Singaporean population will require “considerable resources” to implement and will be one of the government’s key focus areas in 2021, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in Parliament on Monday (4 of January). Immunization has already started after Singapore received its first …