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Microsoft Copilot app can now be your next default assistant app on Android

Microsoft Copilot app can now be your next default assistant app on Android

Mei Ling Tan February 27, 2024

Android users currently have a slew of options for choosing an assistant app on their devices. Where previously Google Assistant and Bixby were the ones that reigned, the rise of…

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Netflix starts forcing grandfathered subscribers to stop paying Apple

Netflix starts forcing grandfathered subscribers to stop paying Apple

Mei Ling Tan February 27, 2024

In 2018, Netflix stopped accepting payments for new subscriptions through the App Store, forcing new subscribers and those returning after a brief hiatus to pay Netflix through its website. It has…

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Philippines’ Clark airport makes pitch as aviation hub

Philippines’ Clark airport makes pitch as aviation hub

Mei Ling Tan February 27, 2024

Last week, Philippine delegates pitched Clark International Airport’s viability as an attractive regional hub for global aerospace and aviation companies Airport developer Berthaphil is calling on maintenance, repair and overhaul…

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Seafood exports to key markets rise 64%

Seafood exports to key markets rise 64%

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2024

Vietnam’s seafood exports rose by 64% year-on-year in January to nearly US$750 million, with shipments to China, the U.S. and the EU seeing sharp increases. Exports to China tripled, the…

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Tax evasion by wealthiest Americans tops $150B a year

Tax evasion by wealthiest Americans tops $150B a year

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2024

The U.S.’s Internal Revenue Service estimates that the country’s millionaires and billionaires are evading over US$150 billion in taxes annually. Audits of taxpayers earning over $1 million a year have…

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Yum Restaurants India to sell stake in local Yum Brands franchisee

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2024

Yum Restaurants India is reported to have sold its 4.4 per cent share in Devyani International for US$105 million. Devyani International, from which Yum Restaurant acquired the stake in 2021, is…

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Parkson Retail Asia books lower net profit amid weak consumer spending

Parkson Retail Asia books lower net profit amid weak consumer spending

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2024

Parkson Retail Asia booked a lower net profit last year with two fewer stores and weak consumer spending. The department store chain’s net profit fell 8.5 percent to S$26.3 million…

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Grab chalks up first profitable quarter, but clouds loom

Grab chalks up first profitable quarter, but clouds loom

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

Grab Holdings reported its first quarterly profit on Thursday and unveiled a maiden share repurchase program, but the ride-share and food-delivery firm’s weak annual sales forecast fanned growth worries and…

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Twitch is raising subscription prices for the first time

Twitch is raising subscription prices for the first time

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

Twitch is raising prices for its channel subscriptions for the first time. Just over a month ago, Twitch announced that one in three of its employees will have to go in a…

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Ahead of launch, the OnePlus Watch 2 spotted with a powerful battery

Ahead of launch, the OnePlus Watch 2 spotted with a powerful battery

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

The upcoming OnePlus Watch 2, set to be officially unveiled on February 26 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 event, already has its specs and design detailed. Despite this, some…

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Buy2sell Vietnam earns positive reviews from global partners

Buy2sell Vietnam earns positive reviews from global partners

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

Buy2sell Vietnam has received commendable reviews from international partners like Mykitkat, Leifredy, Kate of Tokyo, DrLoule, and Nunalin. In the dynamic realm of international commerce, Buy2sell Vietnam has emerged as…

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Digital Banking Specialist Adnovum Secures AI Expertise

Digital Banking Specialist Adnovum Secures AI Expertise

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

IT consulting firm Adnovum has joined forces with a Swiss artificial intelligence specialist. The partners want to use the technology of the future to transform the financial sector. Adnovum and Squirro…

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Gasoline prices drop

Gasoline prices drop

Mei Ling Tan February 23, 2024

Gasoline and diesel prices fell Thursday afternoon as global demand is forecast to fall this year. The popular gasoline RON95 dropped 1.34% from a week ago to VND23,590 per liter.…

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Vietnamese fashion brand Yody launches first store in Thailand

Mei Ling Tan February 22, 2024

Vietnamese fashion label Yody will launch its first store in Thailand, the brand’s first physical store abroad. The store will be located in an as yet unnamed large Bangkok shopping…

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Apple suppliers need 103,000 workers in Vietnam this year

Apple suppliers need 103,000 workers in Vietnam this year

Mei Ling Tan February 22, 2024

U.S. tech giant Apple’s contract manufacturers in Vietnam plan to hire over 103,000 workers this year, mostly for their factories in northern Bac Giang Province. Foxconn, Apple’s biggest supplier, needs…

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