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By Reuters | | Lifestyle

FROM an eponymous cocktail to eager buyers following the shipping routes of long-awaited cars, Tesla Inc is having a moment in South Korea,...

Vietnam produces first 5G smartphones under Vsmart brand

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HANOI: Vietnam's VinSmart, a unit of Vingroup, has produced its first 5G smartphones in cooperation with the US's Qualcomm, Vingroup said on...

Check in but never leave: Taiwan's fake flights for travel-starved tourists

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TAIPEI: Starved of the travel experience during the coronavirus lockdown? One Taiwanese airport has the solution - a fake itinerary where you check...

Nepal families face hunger, skip meals as pandemic hits remittances

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NEPALI housewife Shiba Kala Limbu grimaced as she recalled how she went hungry in order to feed her five-year-old daughter after the coronavirus...

Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal

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TOKYO: As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “smart...

Fashion masks a hit as Indonesians, Malaysians seek style in safety

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WITH no sign of the global coronavirus threat easing anytime soon, protective masks are fast becoming fashion accessories for Indonesians and...

The looming war over working from home

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HONG KONG: As the Covid-19 epidemic began to peak in Asia, Piyush Gupta tried to boost morale for his quarantined workforce. The chief executive of...

China's cyber watchdog punishes livestreaming sites for 'low taste'

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HONG KONG: China's cyber watchdog has penalised several of the country's leading livestreaming and video platforms for spreading "low taste"...

Apple to update developers, possibly signal split from Intel

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SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc on Monday will hold its annual conference for software developers, rolling out new features in its operating systems for...

South Korea's wealthy, passed over by pandemic pain, splurge on Porsches and BMWs

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SEOUL: Hwang Min-yong, a 37-year-old South Korean businessman, recently received his black Porsche Cayenne coupe with red leather seats after a...

Sharp learning curve for bosses as WFH goes global

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LONDON: Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown and Sergei Holmeckis, a boss at Deutsche Telekom's Czech operations in the city of Brno, was...

Seven reasons why you cannot live without this tablet

By FocusM | | Lifestyle

Dubbed as the best tablet in the digital world of Android, here are the seven reasons why you cannot live without Huawei MatePad Pro after you have...

A tablet I can't live without

By Aqalili Azizan | | Lifestyle

By Aqalili Azizan Huawei MatePad Pro lets me discover a new spectrum in tablet, making it easy to do notetaking and keep in touch with someone you...

Scarred and scared: post-Covid consumers not their old selves

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LONDON: Michael Clark of Amy’s Housewares has one big fear as its London stores prepare to reopen on June 15 along with other retailers around...

Chanel, Revlon, L'Oreal pivoting away from talc in some products

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LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Chanel, Revlon and L'Oreal, three of the biggest brands in cosmetics, are quietly moving away from using talc in some products...

INMAGINE emerging stronger after Covid-19

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Press release by INMAGINE The recent pandemic is by far, the biggest challenge yet, with businesses worldwide still learning to cope with its...

Germany forces all petrol stations to provide electric car charging

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FRANKFURT: Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging as part of a sweeping €130 bil (RM624 bil) economic...

City centres to see 'radical' redesign amid coronavirus

By FocusM | | Featured, Lifestyle, Others, Property

BANGKOK: Grammy award-winner Petula Clark famously sang that the "lights are much brighter" downtown, but the coronavirus pandemic may change city...