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Tesla’s German Plant To Produce 500,000 Cars A Year

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon…

Tesla Could Make Electric Dirt Bikes In The Future

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Tesla is known to make outrageous electric vehicles and we mean outrageous in a good way. The US-based electric vehicle manufacturer recently showcased the Cybertruck which is a piece of…

Tesla Plans Increasing Imported Model 3 Prices In China From January

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc plans to increase prices of imported Model 3 vehicles in China in January, sources familiar with the matter said. Tesla plans to increase prices…

Hanoi-Saigon flight time climbs 5 mins a month

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Flying from Hanoi to Saigon takes five minutes more per month due to overload at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Duong Tri Thana, Vietnam Airlines CEO, told a forum Wednesday…

Sabeco to charter aircraft to transport outstanding workers home for New Year

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Vietnam’s biggest brewer Sabeco is set to charter four aircraft and a number of buses to ferry 2,000 outstanding workers home for Tet. It will cost Sabeco over VND5 billion…

China forces new mobile network subscribers to provide facial scans

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

A controversial law which forces new mobile subscribers in China to first provide scans of their face has now been implemented. To sign up for a new plan, Chinese consumers will still…

South Korea boasts of hitting almost four million 5G subscribers

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

The Ministry of Science and ICT in South Korea reports the country is close to hitting the milestone of four million 5G subscribers. While it’s often debated whether South Korea…

Russia seeks to replace Wikipedia as it accelerates ‘sovereign internet’ plans

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Russia is reportedly seeking to replace Wikipedia with a state-run online encyclopedia as it accelerates plans for a “sovereign internet”. According to a Reuters report, Russia plans to spend around $30 million…

Optus claims making world’s first 5G data call using 2300MHz spectrum

Mei Ling Tan December 19, 2019

Australian telecommunication company Optus is claiming that it has made the world’s first 5G data call by making use of a 2300MHz spectrum. Optus conducted the test in Sydney with…

Inmarsat has high hopes for fitting GX to carriers across Asia-Pacific

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

Even as Indian carriers lag behind in introducing inflight connectivity for passengers, there is action in the Asia-Pacific region, which is expected to account for roughly 40% of new commercial…

Apple Card holders can buy an iPhone and make 24 monthly interest-free payments

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

Sure, Apple iPhone buyers can purchase an iPhone from their carrier and pay it off interest-free by making 24-monthly payments. Starting tomorrow, that option will be available to Apple Cardholders…

Apple drops iOS 13.3, iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3 and more

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

Today is a day of operating system updates for Apple as the company dropped iOS 13.3, iPad OS 13.3, HomePod 13.3, tvOS 13.3 and watchOS 6.1.1. The update to iOS 13.3 for…

Android Auto now lets you customize your app drawer

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

Android Auto went through a lot of changes lately that made it a much better app, and the improvements are still coming. The only issue with these timely updates is that they’re…

Tencent’s WeBank to Power China’s Blockchain Network

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

The Shenzhen-based firm will provide the tech for the country’s national blockchain consortium. WeBank, China’s first digital bank, will provide the technical infrastructure for the country’s nationwide blockchain-based service network (BSN), according…

Fruits exports to China plunge

Mei Ling Tan December 18, 2019

Vietnam’s fruits exports to China in the first 11 months fell 13.7 percent year-on-year on the latter imposing more stringent conditions. Among total fruit exports to China worth $2.08 billion, coconut…

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