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Star Alliance commemorates 10 years at Heathrow Terminal 2

Mei Ling Tan June 10, 2024

Together with its member airlines, Star Alliance is delighted to complete a decade of excellence at Terminal 2 – its home at Heathrow. The Queen’s Terminal has served as the…

Samsung factories in Vietnam back in the black after losing quarter

Mei Ling Tan June 10, 2024

Samsung’s four factories in Vietnam made a combined profit of US$1.2 billion last quarter after losing $181 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Samsung Thai Nguyen (SEVT), the Korean…

Report reveals that Siri will never be the same once iOS 18 is released

Mei Ling Tan June 10, 2024

Siri, as we know her, is never going to be the same once iOS 18 starts rolling out in September. And this Monday Apple will preview the changes it is making to its Virtual…

WhatsApp beta tests smarter status update ranking

Mei Ling Tan June 10, 2024

WhatsApp, the popular Meta-owned messaging, never seems to rest on its laurels. Always testing new features, the company recently revamped the status updates tray in their Android beta, giving it a…

Gasoline prices near 5-month bottom

Mei Ling Tan June 7, 2024

Gasoline prices in Vietnam continued their decline on Thursday and are now at the lowest since Jan. 11. The popular fuel RON95 dropped 2.40% from a week ago to VND21,970…

FedEx appoints Sandeep Shahi as Chief Information Officer in Asia Pacific

Mei Ling Tan June 7, 2024

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, announced the appointment of Sandeep Shahi, CIO Asia Pacific. He will drive the company’s technology operations in Asia Pacific.…

WhatsApp might soon start asking you for your birth year

Mei Ling Tan June 7, 2024

A new change is coming to WhatsApp due to certain U.S. states passing age verification laws. The changes are aimed at protecting children online, and different laws and legislation bills…

Campari Australia MD Simon Durrant to depart next month

Mei Ling Tan June 6, 2024

Campari Australia’s MD, Simon Durrant, will leave the company on July 10 to pursue new opportunities. Due to family reasons, he has decided to stay in the country but will…

Vietnam’s coffee prices on the rise

Mei Ling Tan June 6, 2024

Coffee prices continued to rise sharply, ranging from VND122,000 – 123,500 (US$4.8-4.86) per kilogram in the Central Highlands, Vietnam’s largest coffee growing area. Accordingly, the highest price was reported in…

Google Maps users will have to decide when they want Google to auto-delete Timeline data

Mei Ling Tan June 6, 2024

Google is changing how it keeps your Google Maps location data. Once backed up using cloud-based servers, this information will now be stored on-device instead. An email sent by Google…

Oppo details AI pivot that brings innovative features to all phones

Mei Ling Tan June 6, 2024

Oppo will be democratizing the access to the most suitable device to take advantage of the AI era – the phone – by bringing its productivity and creativity features downmarket…

DHL Express adds innovative feature on AI-powered platform to help businesses access new markets

Mei Ling Tan June 5, 2024

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has further enhanced its AI-powered platform, “My Global Trade Services” (MyGTS), with a new “trade lane comparison” feature. This feature enables…

Banks overwhelmed, unable to meet gold demand

Mei Ling Tan June 5, 2024

Gold buyers rushed to banks early Tuesday morning to get queue tokens but many had to leave empty-handed since there were too many people. Nam arrived at a branch of…

Bitpanda Enters Into Partnership With Deutsche Bank

Mei Ling Tan June 5, 2024

Deutsche Bank will provide Bitpanda customers with real-time payment solutions for incoming and outgoing transactions. This partnership between a Tier 1 bank and an emerging crypto company marks a significant…

Google in hot water yet again over data collection and privacy concerns

Mei Ling Tan June 4, 2024

A newly uncovered internal database has shed light on Google’s questionable data collection practices, raising concerns about the tech giant’s commitment to user privacy. The database, spanning from 2013 to…

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Star Alliance commemorates 10 years at Heathrow Terminal 2

Samsung factories in Vietnam back in the black after losing quarter

Report reveals that Siri will never be the same once iOS 18 is released

WhatsApp beta tests smarter status update ranking

Gasoline prices near 5-month bottom

FedEx appoints Sandeep Shahi as Chief Information Officer in Asia Pacific

WhatsApp might soon start asking you for your birth year

Campari Australia MD Simon Durrant to depart next month

Vietnam’s coffee prices on the rise

Google Maps users will have to decide when they want Google to auto-delete Timeline data

Oppo details AI pivot that brings innovative features to all phones

DHL Express adds innovative feature on AI-powered platform to help businesses access new markets

Banks overwhelmed, unable to meet gold demand

Bitpanda Enters Into Partnership With Deutsche Bank

Google in hot water yet again over data collection and privacy concerns

Birkenstock Dominates Chennai with Largest Indian In-Mall Store, Upping National Footprint to 63 Stores

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