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In light of new trade regulations, Democrats warn that large technology companies might circumvent competition policies.
In a letter to Biden administration officials, a group of Democratic legislators warned that if the tech industry prevails in trade negotiations over an Indo-Pacific framework, U.S. regulators may be restricted in their ability to regulate some of the nation's largest companies.
Tec...
Commerce Secretary Ross meets with India's Telecom Stack Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to talk about semiconductors and the country's telecom infrastructure.
Gina M. Raimondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, recently met with Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. They talked about ways to work together on things like semiconductors, the digital economy, data flow, Open RAN, and the Prosperity Framework for the Indo-Pacific (IPEF). Today, a memorandum of understand...
Where Singapore organisations rank in APAC markets for digital agility
In a recent survey commissioned by Workday, it was shown that despite chances to accelerate digital transformation and enhance technology adoption during the pandemic, four out of ten organisations in Singapore (37 per cent) are still trailing in digital agility.
According to the IDC-Wo...
Hegemony politics in the United States will impede the Asia-Pacific region
The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore this week. The event, which serves as a regional security conference, brings together representatives from several countries to discuss the most pressing concerns of the day.
The US, on the other hand, sees the forum as an opportunity...
The visit of the US Defense Secretary and the Indo-Pacific policy is being protested by a red-shirt leader
Jatuporn Prompan, the leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), or "Red Shirt," led a small group of Thais who staged a rally in front of the Ministry of Defense yesterday (Monday) to protest US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Thailand and his co...
The tour to Vietnam by Singapore's parliament speaker has come to an end
The official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his wife ended on a high note on May 20.
Tan spoke with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Pre...
Amid the Ukraine crisis, Australia is looking to fill Asia's energy shortfall
The Ukraine crisis is redrawing the Asia-Pacific region's energy map as it upends global commodity markets and sparks a resource frenzy. While the picture is far from clear, the evolving outlines of the region are already having an outsized impact on Australia's resource juggernaut.
...SingViva, a Singapore-based insurtech company, has partnered with The Pacific Insurance Berhad to improve its critical illness product
The collaboration with TPIB is an important milestone and confirmation for SingViva's use of technology and medical research to empower lives, particularly in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic."
Following its recent digital distribution collaboration in Malaysia, Singapore-bas...
Singapore Signs Free Trade Agreement with Pacific Alliance
Last week, Singapore joined the Pacific Alliance and formed the Pacific Alliance-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in an attempt to strengthen the economic integration between the involved countries.
Pacific Alliance is basically a trade pact signed between 4 Latin American countries and w...
Russian Prime Minister visits the Pacific islands
Russian Prime Minister Mishustin visited the Pacific islands on Monday 26, July 2021. Japan calls these islands as Northern Territories and Russia calls it Kurlis.
These are a row of territorial island which were taken by the Soviet at the end of World War 2, whereas Japan has territori...
Asia Pacific IT Help Desk Software Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 37.21% over the Forecast Period
Customers and users are critical to any organization. The idea of success in an organization can be measured by their customer and user satisfaction. A help desk is a resource that provides information and assistance for problem-solving. Organizations provide help desk support to...
BEIJING EXPRESSES OPPOSITION OVER FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC
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- Beijing expresses opposition over free and open Indo-Pacific.
- While the U.S and Japan have called for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
- China has again reiterated its defence of its aggression and gross human rights vi...
TOP AMERICAN SENATOR ADVISES US TO ADD INDIA TO TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
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• The former US President Donald Trump had withdrew the American signature from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the month of January 2017
• This suggestion from Cornyn came during the confirmation hearing of Katherine C Tai for the position of US Tr...
SOFTBANK TO INVEST $900 MILLION IN US-BASED PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA
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• SoftBank Group has decided to invest $900 million in a US developer of equipment for genetic analysis
• This investment comes as billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group is looking to diversify its portfolio and mainly US listed companies
...S. KOREAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES FREE OF CHARGE COVID-19 VACCINES TO THE COUNTRY PEOPLE
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- S. Korean President announces free of charge COVID-19 vaccines to the country people.
- The country will start the COVID-19 vaccines phases starting next month.
- The President vowed to make last efforts in the stalled North ...
JAPAN AND MEXICO TO STEADILY ENFORCE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND FREE TRADE
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- Japan and Mexico to steadily enforce trans-pacific partnership and free trade.
- Japan Foreign Minister met with Mexican counterpart on Tuesday.
- Japan wishes to maintain and strengthen a free and open economic framework.
POST-BREXIT DEAL BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE U.K TO BEGINS FROM FRIDAY
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- Post-BREXIT deal between Japan and the U.K begins from Friday.
- The U.K and Japan in October signed the bilateral FTA.
- The deal is said to largely duplicate Japan-EU FTA.
- The agreement was signed in Tokyo, and b...
Asia Pacific Light Vehicle Leasing Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% over the Forecast Period
The inventive mobility leasing solutions such as electric vehicle (EV) leasing is gaining traction in the light vehicle leasing market. Government bodies, who are constantly striving towards reducing environmental pollution, are promoting the adoption of electric vehicles. For instance, in August...
AN OPEN LETTER TO AUSTRALIAN PM BY PACIFIC ISLAND CHIEFS DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY ACROSS THE REGION
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- Pacific pioneers have censured Australia's Paris climate focus as one of the most vulnerable, encouraging Canberra to resolve to net-zero carbon emanations by 2050 and desert its Kyoto carryover credits
All the leaders, previous ...
U.S. NAVY PLANS TO REVIVE TACTICAL FORMATION FOCUSING ON INDIAN & PACIFIC OCEANS
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• The U.S. Navy is currently planning to revive a tactical formation that will be focusing on Indian & Pacific oceans and work with partners such as India & Singapore to cope up with potential contingencies
• This announcement about establishing th...