 80% of warehouses today have no automation capabilities Cainiao partnered Thailand’s Flash Express to launch the largest smart warehouse in Southeast Asia spanning 20,000 sqm, and equipped with over 100 AGVs to boost automation capabilities Cainiao’s technology helps warehouse employees to reduce distance travelled by 90%, and achieve an overall accuracy of 99% in the... Read more » Read more ›
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Vietnam’s VinFast continues to expand its capabilities globally in the electric vehicle industry. The carmaker became Vietnam’s first fully-fledged domestic car manufacturer in 2019 and plans to transition to all EV production this year. Last year, VinFast unveiled two new electric SUVs, the VF e35 and VF e36, at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. The... Read more » Read more ›
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Having established itself in the Asia Pacific region, VMware continues to enable organizations in Southeast Asia to perfect their digital journey and manage the challenges of the future of work. With demand for greater services and agility, VMware has launched its new Regional Digital Innovation Hub in Singapore. Expected to empower businesses to navigate the... Read more » Read more ›
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There is no denying that cybersecurity in the ASEAN region remains a big problem. Over the last few months, numerous reports by a myriad of cybersecurity vendors continue to point out the weaknesses and reasons why most organizations in this reason still lack adequate cybersecurity. Yet, how many businesses are actually taking this information seriously?... Read more » Read more ›
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As the demand for greater internet services increases, one way of speeding up the connection is via wireless laser communications technology. An ideal alternative to adding more fiber between locations, laser wireless internet can provide speed up to 1Gb, as well as secure connectivity for data, voice, and video. In countries like Indonesia, space is... Read more » Read more ›
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86% of respondents believe they have been targeted by a cyberattack conducted by a group acting on behalf of a nation-state Only 27% of respondents said they have complete confidence in the ability of their organization to differentiate between nation-state cyberattacks and other cyberattacks 9-in-10 respondents think the government should do more to support organizations... Read more » Read more ›
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Fruit packing has always been a tiring and tedious task in the agriculture industry. Unlike other products, fruit packing is always conducted manually with workers ensuring the fruits packed are not damaged. Being a human task, the industry also faced disruption when the COVID-19 pandemic led to lockdowns, with workers unable to go to the... Read more » Read more ›
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The past two years have been challenging for Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the US. The Chinese telecom company has been caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade and technology standoff, with the administration of former President Donald Trump moving to cripple it over cybersecurity and espionage concerns. Despite being heavily hit by US... Read more » Read more ›
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The central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara is expected to award digital banking licenses to five applicants soon. A total of 29 applicants were submitted during the six-month nomination period that ended on June 30, 2021. The 29 applicants for Malaysia’s digital banking licenses are made up of a mixture of industry players which include... Read more » Read more ›
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Skills shortage has been a problem for most organizations even before the COVID-19 pandemic started. However, during the pandemic, remote working did enable some organizations to reduce the skills shortage gap as they were able to hirer employees from anywhere in the world. For most organizations around the world, hybrid and remote work were necessities... Read more » Read more ›
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Micron reckons it to be a great time to be in the memory and storage business and this year would be significant for the semiconductor industry. The company anticipates a vaccine-driven economic recovery combined with secular trends such as acceleration in both mobile and automotive. 2022 will see the beginning of immense transitions for data... Read more » Read more ›
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Shopee is shutting down its operations in India. The e-Commerce giant, an arm of Southeast Asia’s Sea Ltd said its shutting down operations in India due to global market uncertainties. Shopee first launched in India in October 2021. The e-Commerce company was already expanding its international push with expansions in Europe and Latin America as... Read more » Read more ›
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When Tech Wire Asia spoke to Susan Follis, Managing Director of Kyndryl in ASEAN last year, she was very optimistic about the managed services provider being successful in the ASEAN region in particular, given the opportunities available. Follis also shared with us how the company, although being part of IBM, is open to working with... Read more » Read more ›
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Small businesses in APAC reported that they were operational or engaging in revenue-generating activities, with Taiwan, Indonesia, and Australia leading the way. Countries and territories in the Asia Pacific are eager to return to physical spaces but intend to use digital and in-person operations together Close to half of operational small businesses using the Facebook... Read more » Read more ›
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With 12 manufacturing sites across the globe, Micron sees Malaysia as a critical role in filling the assembly and testing needs of the company’s fabrication sites. Micron plans to generate another 3000 jobs over the next three to four years in its operation in Malaysia. In 2021, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers and... Read more » Read more ›
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Insider threats continue to be a big problem for organizations around the world. However, there are concerns that most organizations are not viewing the problem as seriously as they should. New research, commissioned by Imperva and conducted by Forrester, found that the majority (58%) of incidents that negatively impacted sensitive data in the last 12... Read more » Read more ›
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As more organizations embrace new technologies, sustainability is now a key feature in most of them. Today, organizations are judged not just for their use of new technologies but also for how they are working towards reducing their carbon emissions and promoting sustainability. Most industries today are adopting greener technologies to reduce their carbon emissions.... Read more » Read more ›
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Singtel, StarHub, and M1 are using Thales’ 5G SIM to launch their standalone 5G services. Singapore is the first country in South East Asia where Thales’ 5G SIM has been adopted by all three major Mobile Network Operators, with the SIM cards’ modules manufactured locally. Thales’ 5G SIMs offer secure encryption during authentication to experience... Read more » Read more ›
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Microsoft’s second annual Work Trend Index outlined some interesting findings from 31,000 people in 31 countries on the state of hybrid work. As the world begins to head back to some normalcy, employees are still having a huge say on how they would like to work. Here are the five key findings from the Work... Read more » Read more ›
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Augmented reality is becoming an industry-changing technology for most businesses today. Apart from use cases in the metaverse, augmented reality is also being actively adopted in the e-Commerce industry. For the e-Commerce industry, generating traffic, and engaging customers in retail is becoming increasingly competitive. However, the technology is now helping retailers to interact with customers,... Read more » Read more ›
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