A Singaporean cartoon-themed coffee shop, Charlie Brown Café, has officially announced a partnership with one of the world’s longest-leading blockchain providers, DECENT.…
WhatsApp wants to launch payments service in Indonesia
Social media messaging service WhatsApp is planning to launch a digital payment service in Indonesia, with the U.S. firm in talks with several local payment platforms, sources have revealed to Reuters…
Are luxury brands engaging their WeChat communities?
DLG (Digital Luxury Group) has just released the first part of the 2019 WeChat Luxury Index, which focuses on the engagement performance of luxury brands on WeChat.…
How is 5G transforming the retail industry?
China’s 5G rollout is becoming one of the biggest tech stories of the year.…
Sephora’s APAC shoppers found victims of data breach
France’s Sephora has flagged a large-scale data breach, revealing that the personal information and passwords of the cosmetic retailer’s Asia Pacific customers have been exposed to an “unauthorised th…
Are robot coffee houses taking over Korea’s coffee culture?
A new cafe where robots make drinks and desserts has opened in Seoul, but it is unlikely that automation will transform the nation’s coffee culture.…
Kobe’s Evangeline Leong’s opinion on the removal of “likes” on Instagram
How will the removal of ‘likes’ affect our Asian community? What are some of the repercussions?…
Alipay Foundation and Alibaba AI Labs launch “A-Idol Initiative”
Alipay Foundation, Alibaba AI Labs and the China Women’s Development Foundation (CWDF) announced the “A-Idol Initiative” to bring jobs-related to the development of artificial intell…
RISE: Renovo solves the challenge of managing huge automotive data sets
Renovo, the global autonomous vehicle software company, announced the launch of Insight—a data management and orchestration platform for developing autonomous and ADAS products.…
The Shilla Duty Free teams up with top beauty influencers
The Shilla Duty Free has teamed up with some of China and Vietnam’s top beauty influencers in a campaign that reached 11 million foreign consumers.…