5G, premium partnerships and politics: Oppo's plans for charging out of ChinaChinese smartphone brand Oppo has taken advantage of Apple and Huawei's depressed performance in its backyard to become the fourth largest mobile manufacturer in the world. As part of our deep dive into all things Mobile, we explore whether it can hold that position – and if it can manage to break....
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Reimagining Singapore during Covid: STB on keeping the country top of mind for travelersWith the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing in many countries and borders still closed, tourism has been severely impacted. As a small country in South East Asia that is not resource-rich, Singapore cannot afford to shut its borders for a long time. We find out how Singapore Tourism Board is using crea....
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Ministry seeks action over violation of terms for LNG supplyISLAMABAD: As background engagements continue to call another special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) to allow replacement of Engro's LNG terminal for maintenance and statutory inspections, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs has demanded imposition of penalties on Engro for "violatin....
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A Video from AustraliaViewer Yohanes Paulus Bisma from Singapore shows us kangaroos, dunes and turquoise waters in and around Sydney, New South Wales.....
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Indian Streamer SonyLIV Sets Global Expansion Plans With 40-Strong Slate (EXCLUSIVE)Indian video streaming platform SonyLIV is set to go global by October and has a robust slate of 40 shows in the works. In the last four weeks, the service has been given a soft launch across 28 global territories including the European Union, U.K., the Middle East and North Africa, Singapore, Austr....
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Publicis.Poke CEO Nick Farnhill Stepping Down, to Be Replaced by John HadfieldNick Farnhill, founder and chief executive of Publicis.Poke, is leaving the agency after 20 years. John Hadfield, CEO of Bartle Bogle Hegarty Singapore, will move from the fellow Publicis Groupe agency to replace Farnhill. Hadfield has been CEO of BBH Singapore for the past 11 years and was previous....
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Israel keen to establish ties with SE Asia's Muslim nations - envoyIsrael is willing to work towards establishing ties with Southeast Asia's Muslim majority nations, its ambassador to Singapore said on Thursday, despite their condemnation in May of Israeli air strikes on Gaza.....
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Glenfiddich on Asia's importance and the shift toward home drinkingCreated in 1887, Glenfiddich is enjoyed today in more than 180 countries around the world and is a global icon for single malt Scotch whisky. The Drum speaks to the brand to find out how it has handled the demand for whisky in Asia, which has increased exponentially in recent years.
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FM Chung to visit Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia next weekForeign Minister Chung Eui-yong will visit Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia next week for talks with his counterparts over public health, economic recovery from COVID-19 and other regional issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday. It will mark Chu....
A Better Way to Pay for Health CareFee-for-service models, as in the U.S., and single-payer models like the U.K.’s and Canada’s both have significant flaws—but Singapore may have found a workable compromise
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Singapore Distributor Clover Films Bought by GHY Culture & MediaRising Chinese-Singapore entertainment group GHY Culture & Media is to acquire majority control of independent Singapore film distributor Clover Films. The move was described as a "strategic investment" and leaves current management in charge of operations at Clover. Stock market-listed GHY is t....
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Circles.Life's faux pas: where it went wrong and how to stop it happening againActivism is still largely in its infancy in Singapore and, culturally, the country is not as predisposed to discussing divergent viewpoints. How should brands join in the conversation with sensitivity?
It has become commonplace in recent years for brands to engage in trendjacking to start a convers....
Dentsu launches new sports unit in India led by ex-cricketerA former cricketer has been picked to lead Dentsu's new Indian sports marketing division. The expansion of Dentsu's specialist sports agencies into India comes as global ad spend returns.
What has Dentsu launched?
Dentsu has launched Sports Marketing Unit, a specialist Indian sports division.
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Hana Financial wins preliminary nod for asset manager in SingaporeHana Financial Group Inc. said Monday that it has obtained preliminary approval from Singapore's financial authorities to establish an asset management company in the city-state. Hana Financial Group said it won the green light from the Monetary Aut....
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AnalogFolk Group invests in Untold FableAnalogFolk Group has announced it is investing in Untold Fable. This new global content production company is the world's first community-based content company to produce both video and audio content via a technology platform that's home to a curated network of production talent built with diver....
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Hong Kong, Singapore to review launch date of COVID-19 Air Travel BubbleThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Thursday that it will review the target date of inaugural flights under the Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble (ATB) with the Singapore government in early July.....
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Google Pay now supports Washington DC Metro travel passesMetro SmarTrip cards can now be loaded and reloaded in the app
Google has been working hard to expand the utility of Google Pay, not just across thousands of banks, but for more types of transactions. One of these is public transit payments and passes, previously available in select cities in the....
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Korea eyes travel bubbles with Singapore, Guam, Saipan as early as JulySouth Korea said on Wednesday it will accelerate travel bubble talks with the likes of Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand to allow quarantine-free package tours for those who are fully vaccinated from as early as July. With only group tours allowed at t....
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Graphene leveraged to create ultra-high density hard drivesA new study has confirmed that graphene can be used to create ultra-high density hard disk drives that offer up to ten times the amount of storage compared to current technologies. The study was published by researchers at the Cambridge Graphene Center in collaboration with teams at the University o....
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Singapore Airlines to return to Manchester next monthThe flight will operate three times weekly to and from Singapore, with an A350-900 aircraft. It is hoped this can gradually increase and include the return of the westbound connection to Houston.....
Cannes: Films Boutique Picks up Un Certain Regard Title 'Rehana' (EXCLUSIVE)Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique will represent worldwide rights for Cannes Un Certain regard selection “Rehana.” The film, originally titled “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is written and directed by Bangladesh’s Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Singapore’s Je....
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Singapore to release Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine stock to private clinicsSingapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday night that it will release Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from its current stock of 200,000 doses to around 20 private clinics, and let them be licensed providers for the Chinese vaccine under the Special Access Route (SAR).....
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G7 countries reach a deal on a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporationsRepresentatives from seven of the world's wealthiest nations reached an agreement on Saturday to support a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% for multinational companies, a move aimed at curbing the use of tax havens and ending the decades-long race to the bottom on corporate taxation.The deal ....
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CJ ENM Unveils Four Series Mandarin-Language PackageCJ ENM Hong Kong, an offshoot of South Korean conglomerate CJ ENM, has unveiled a slate of four Mandarin-language scripted series. They are to be independently made and targeted at the global streaming market. Three involve a partnership with the Singapore government's InfoComm Media Development Aut....
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How Nintendo is helping APAC gamers monetize gameplay footageThe gaming industry is on the rise, with the Asia Pacific region dominating the space for years. This has seen the gaming industry grow, along with the demand for gaming content. The Drum explores how Nintendo is working with creators to monetize their own gameplay footage.
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'Crazy Rich Asians' Author Kevin Kwan Says Movie Sequel Needs to Be Like 'The Godfather Part II'"Crazy Rich Asians" author Kevin Kwan didn't have to look far for role models when he decided to be a writer. His aunt was a journalist in his native Singapore at The Singapore Monitor. "At the time, it was a new newspaper. I remember when the first issue came out, there was so much excitement [R....
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Accenture Interactive Acquires Southeast Asian Digital Experience Agency EntropiaAccenture Interactive acquired the Kuala Lumpur- and Singapore-based agency Entropia to expand its offering in experience-led services. The acquisition of the five-year-old agency, which employs more than 210 people, develops branded digital experiences to meet the growth of Southeast Asia's digital....
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Singapore teen admits sending death threats to Neal MaupaySINGAPORE: A Singaporean teenager admitted on Wednesday to sending death threats to English Premier League footballer Neal Maupay after becoming angry while watching a match.Derek Ng De Ren, 19, sent the messages to the Brighton & Hove Albion forward last year from the Southeast Asian city-state........
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Locus Raises $50M To Build The Operating System Of LogisticsBengaluru, India-based Locus, a supply chain technology platform powered by artificial intelligence, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and existing investors Tiger Global ....
Govt remains dedicated to addressing challenges of climate change: PM ImranPrime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his government remained dedicated in its endeavour to addresses the challenges of climate change.
Addressing a ceremony in Haripur in connection with the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, the premier said that the initiative originally began in Kh....
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The Brazilian who invested millions in "vegetable" chicken in SingaporeRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Serving a soy-based chicken at the table that offers the same flavor and versatility as chicken thigh seems quite a challenge, even more so when it is a high protein, high fiber, low carbohydrate, free of genetic modification and, of course, zero cholesterol product. It soun....
S. Korea, US, Japan rearranging schedule for defense ministers' talksSouth Korea, the United States and Japan are rearranging trilateral defense talks after they were forced to cancel a meeting slated for June in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Sunday. Defense Minister Suh Wook and his US and J....
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E-scooters as a new micro-mobility serviceResearchers found that e-scooters provide an important alternative mode of transit in urban areas, with growing utility as a micro-mobility service in Singapore. The researchers' study revealed several implications for more effective harnessing and regulation of e-scooters as a mode of transit, incl....
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Celebrated Kenya 7s Legend Benjamin Ayimba Is DeadNAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 – Kenya Sevens legend and former head coach Benjamin Ayimba is dead. Ayimba, who was the most decorated Kenya 7s head coach after guiding Kenya to its first ever World Rugby Sevens Series Main Cup title in 2016 at the Singapore 7, passed away on Friday evening at Kenyatt....
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Biden's on a collision course with North Korea and ChinaWhen U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meet at the White House this Friday, they are expected to discuss a number of issues, including how to restart talks with North Korea and US strategy on containing China. Both issues are intertwined, and how the U.S. and South Kore....
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McDonald's is making the most of the emerging cocoon-culture in SingaporeThe Drum looks into how and why global foodservice retailer McDonald's pivoted its go-to-market strategy in Singapore on the back of the emergence of the in-home consumer.
Of the many offshoots of the post-pandemic life and the growing in-home economy, an important shift has been in the changed f....
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Death toll in barge mishap rises to 49; bodies of 3 Keralites identifiedMumbai: The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago rose to 49 on Thursday with the recovery of more bodies. One more body of a Keralite was identified and with this, the death of three Keralites were confirmed. The body of Wayanad Vaduvanchal native Sumesh was identifie....
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A Week in Creative: Venus pens 'The Pube Song' and Greenpeace pours plastic over Boris JohnsonWelcome to A Week in Creative, your one-stop shop for creative news. This is an extract from The Drum Creative Briefing, which you can subscribe to here if you'd prefer it in your inbox once a week.
As part of The Drum's new Creative Works round-up, each week we celebrate the 10 best ....
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Beam Mobility expands e-scooter sharing service in KoreaVivid purple e-scooters from Beam Mobility can be found on the roads at four new locations in South Korea, as the firm announced expansion of its service area here. According to the Singapore-based micromobility startup, Beam Saturn+, a state-of-th....
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Bitcoin struggles for footing on worries over China, leverageBitcoin regained some ground on Thursday from the previous session's brutal slide to four-month lows but was weighed down by concerns over tighter regulation in China and unease over the extent of leveraged positions in the cryptocurrency world.
Bitcoin, the biggest and most popular cryptocurrenc....
Can Dentsu's transformation bring the Japanese giant back to growth?Dentsu's Q1 results, released late last week, and recent skirmishes in pitches offer the first clues as to whether the Japanese ad giant's restructuring efforts are working – and whether clients are on board.
Japanese advertising titan Dentsu has been struggling not only with the economic im....
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How to send money to India from the US with Google PayTransfers via Western Union are free for a limited time
The world feels like it's gotten smaller in recent decades thanks to technology, but we're far, far away from adopting a universal currency. Sending money across borders — from the US to India, for example — is still not as seaml....
