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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )
11/04/2024 Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI ( Electronics )
11/04/2024 YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform ( General )
09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
09/04/2024 Google Messages will soon start to warn you when tapping on links sent by unknown senders ( General )
08/04/2024 Siri might end up King in the realm of digital assistants after iOS 18 AI makeover ( Electronics )
05/04/2024 Google’s “Find My Device” network reportedly launching in 3 days ( General )
04/04/2024 Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp users are reporting a “Major Disruption” worldwide ( General )

Retail Asia01/03/2024

T-Mobile is ending February with a big announcement for customers in Puerto Rico. The Un-carrier is expanding 5G Home Internet to Puerto Rico, thus allowing customers with an eligible address and qualifying voice line to sign up for the service for just $50 a month with AutoPay through their retail store. Arguably the fastest growing home internet provider […]

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Retail Asia29/02/2024

New Zealand haircare brand Monday Haircare is expanding its footprint in the US with a second brand Osana Naturals. Osana Naturals offers skin and hair care formulas with six functional fragrances. Its formulas promote skin and hair health through moisturizing chemicals and replenishing botanical extracts. Jaimee Lupton, a beauty entrepreneur from Auckland, New Zealand, started […]

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Retail Asia29/02/2024

Google TV is once again getting a design tweak. Following the addition of new landing pages last year aimed at simplifying navigation, the “For you” screen is now tackling the “Your apps” row, introducing several updates to make navigation easier and your overall viewing experience more enjoyable. The app icons on your Google TV are sporting a brand […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2024

Siemens has expressed interest in Vietnam’s North-South highspeed railway and offered to provide vehicles for the project. Siemens president and CEO Roland Busch told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting in Hanoi Monday that the company can transfer the technology of building carriages and can provide the trailway signal system for the project. […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2024

According to national utility Vietnam Electricity, seven Lao wind energy plants want to sell a total of 4,150 MW to Vietnam. It will be done in phases, with 682MW supplied before 2025 and the rest gradually after that. Vietnam will be keen on accepting the offer. If the National Energy Master Plan is carried out […]

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Retail Asia27/02/2024

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 been six years since Netflix allowed such subscribers to pay for their service through the App Store. This way, Netflix could avoid paying Apple its 15% to […]

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Retail Asia23/02/2024

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. Biofuel E5 RON92 fell 1.58% to VND22,470. Diesel declined by 2.11% to VND20,910. RON95 fell 2% to $99.7 per barrel and diesel dropped 3% to […]

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Retail Asia21/02/2024

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Although Google is pushing a new experience to TVs powered by Android TV, the operating system is still getting updates that includes new features or improvements meant to refine it. If you live in the United States and use a device powered by Android TV, you’ll be happy to know that Google is now rolling out a new […]

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Retail Asia19/02/2024

Remember Apple’s television ads for the iPhone 3G? The ad would tell you, regardless of any problem you need a solution for, “There’s an app for that.” When you think about it, for any subject matter that you have an interest in, there’s a podcast for that. And if you are an iPhone user, you […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2024

Gasoline and diesel prices both rose Thursday afternoon as global rates increased during the last seven days. The popular fuel RON95 went up 2.79% to VND23,910 ($0.98) per liter. Biofuel E5 RON 95 gained 3.21%r to VND22,830. Diesel rose 3.18% to VND21,360. A decline in production at U.S. refineries also caused prices to go up […]

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Retail Asia14/02/2024

Many Gen Z people are struggling to find jobs as businesses scale down operations amid the economic downturn. Ho Chi Minh City has over 300,000 businesses, but none of them were willing to hire Thanh Nga, 25, last year. “I have experience in customer service but was not able to find a job after submitting […]

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Retail Asia29/01/2024

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a hike in electricity prices this year after pushing it up 7.5% last year to narrow down the loss of national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The ministry eyes increasing prices in May this year to cover rising costs and help the state-owned EVN to pay for power […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2024

On Thursday, gasoline and diesel prices climbed for the second week, with gasoline being at the highest since early December. The popular gasoline RON95 rose 2.51% to VND22,480 per liter, the highest since Dec. 7. Diesel increased by 2.49% to VND20,190, the highest since Nov. 23. Gasoline prices rose globally in the last seven days […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2024

It was back in July when we first told you that Netflix wasn’t planning a dedicated app for the Vision Pro. And while those planning to shell out $3,499 for the Vision Pro might have hoped that Netflix would change its mind, that is not the case, as the spatial computer kicked off pre-orders today in […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2024

Gasoline and diesel prices rose marginally on Thursday afternoon. The popular RON95 gasoline went up 0.09% from a week ago to VND21,930 ($0.90) per liter. E5 RON92 rose 0.19% to VND21,040. Fuel prices fluctuate globally in the last seven days due to supply shortage in Libya, rising tension in the Middle East, and a stronger-than-expected […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2024

Podcasts have become the new golden goose for many streaming services. Spotify, Apple, Google, and many other companies are trying to implement podcasts into their services and attract as many, preferably popular, creators. YouTube is one of the services that has already been pushing podcasts to its consumers as much as possible. To make it easier […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2023

Get ready for a dose of reality (and advertisements) between your binge sessions: Amazon Prime Video officially joins the ad-fueled streaming party. After announcing what was coming a few months back, Amazon has now confirmed via an email sent to its Prime members, that their favorite movies and shows will be punctuated by ads starting […]

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Retail Asia21/12/2023

Nintendo has made its solo store debut in Hong Kong just a month after stepping into Southeast Asia retail with a pop-up store in Singapore. The pop-up store is located at the K11 Art Mall and is open until January 28. The store will sell products based on the video games Super Mario, The Legend of […]

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Retail Asia20/12/2023

Vietnam Electricity wants to import wind power from Laos as it seeks to combat a looming shortage in the northern region. Several wind power investors in Laos with a combined capacity of 4,149 megawatts want to sell electricity to Vietnam, the national utility said in a report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The […]

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Retail Asia20/12/2023

Worried about abuse and spam, Apple removed the collaborative Apple Music playlist feature from iOS 17.2. With the collaborative playlist, friends and family members can make changes to your playlist including the addition/deletion of songs, and the reordering of the list. In “Now Playing,” the same friends and family members can react to a particular song […]

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