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An Alipay customer buys goods using facial recognition technology. Japanese companies have come up with a number of new inventions, including a security panel from NEC that can recognise people even when wearing face masks. Getty Images

Japan’s ‘touchless economy’ set for growth as pandemic era promotes use of sensors

May 27, 2020
A Chinese face-changing artist performs at a Haidilao branch in Hong Kong. The company raised $963 million for international expansion when it floated on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2018. Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg

Systems not sauces prove key to Chinese hot pot chain's global growth

January 13, 2020
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) met executives of Magic Leap in Los Angeles in April 2018. Photo: Getty Images

Why Magic Leap might live up to its augmented reality promises

December 16, 2019
Spectators at the Overwatch League Grand Finals esports competition at the Barclays Centre in New York. AP Photo

Ready Player One: gaming moves onto a new level

September 24, 2019
Luckin Coffee’s recent disclosure that it’s being investigated for accounting irregularities in the US and China has exacerbated concerns about potential misconduct. Photo: Reuters

From tea leaves to coffee beans: China’s growing appetite for the West’s preferred fuel

June 6, 2019
Serai is the first investment by HSBC in a non-banking technology start-up and could help the lender access new customers. AP

Hong Kong’s HSBC-dominated banking landscape is set for a virtual revolution

May 21, 2019
FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2018, file photo employees stand in McDonald's Chicago flagship restaurant. McDonald's Corp. reports financial results Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Tech that gives Amazon and Netflix a predictive edge is now serving up Happy Meals

May 15, 2019

Apple and Samsung duke it out in South Korea

July 9, 2018
Tencent's WeChat internet giant is set for an overhaul. AFP

Tencent, the global tech giant few might have heard of

June 13, 2018
In China, the rise of social-media based influencers can have a huge impact on how a brand performs in the enormous domestic market. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

The rise of the influencers and 'retailtainment' in China

May 17, 2018
A screen at the DJI booth during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Chinese company dominates the global market for commercial drones. Alex Wong/Getty

Will Chinese brands ever be able to compete with America's?

March 21, 2018
A staff member from the bike-sharing company Ofo gathers its shared bikes for use during the evening rush hour, in Beijing, China. Jason Lee/Reuters

China rides into a bike-sharing future

January 30, 2018
Chinese investors listen look at a model of a dry dock which is to be built in the Omani port city of Duqm, on May 24, 2016. Mohamed Majoub / AFP

Is China's Belt and Road Initiative the route to greater global influence?

December 24, 2017
Sri Lanka took out loans from a Chinese state-owned bank to build Hambantota port, pictured, which it is now unable to pay back. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP

Sri Lanka hands over port to China to pay off debt

December 14, 2017
Although fewer tourists were visiting North Korea in late 2017, Sandeep Sangha, 36, from Melbourne, Australia, made the trip in November and said it was a "fascinating" experience. Photo courtesy Sandeep Sangha

North Korea tourism operators see numbers nosedive amid growing tensions

December 14, 2017