How retirees can win against rising healthcare cost in Hong Kong
Retiree Philip Kong says he realised Hong Kong’s healthcare system needed a wake-up call when he discovered that…
Chinese tech giants, from Alibaba to Tencent, race to dominate AI-powered digital gateways
China’s technology titans from Alibaba Group Holding to Tencent Holdings are locked in a race to decide who…
Thunes launches real-time bank transfers into New Zealand
Thunes has launched real-time pay-to-bank transfers into New Zealand, extending its direct network in Asia-Pacific. Members of the…
Malaysia among five Asian countries where WeChat Pay now accepts domestic QR systems
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Chinese super app WeChat has rolled out a new feature allowing users of…
Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
(Refiles to add full name of reporter in signoff) BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) – Tencent launched a tool…
China’s AI crossroads: 3 divergent paths in the race for dominance
On a crisp January afternoon, the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, just a stone’s throw from Tencent Holdings’ headquarters,…
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
At a 7-Eleven convenience store in Taiwan, you can pick up a 4-inch plushie of Miffy, the bunny…
Alibaba bets on ‘everything app’ Qwen to define AI era for global consumers
Alibaba Group Holding’s new multipurpose artificial intelligence consumer app, Qwen, has the potential to become China’s “super-app” in…
Cambricon, SenseTime form strategic cooperation to support China’s tech self-reliance push
The two companies intend to leverage their respective hardware and software expertise to promote “a new indigenous AI…
Japan payment provider PayPay teams up with China’s WeChat Pay
Companies Partnership, which starts this month, seeks to tap demand from tourists A partnership between PayPay and WeChat…