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Prayut talks 5G, AI with Huawei boss

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The Bangkok Post

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha held a virtual meeting with Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei yesterday to deepen cooperation with the Chinese tech giant and promote the use of 5G plus AI eco-innovation, he said in a Facebook post. Gen Prayut wrote on his account that he had concluded a video conference with Huawei’s top management, including the Chinese billionaire, and he was “very pleased to tell people that the discussion was good and opened opportunities for cooperation in many areas to support the work of the government and the private sector in Thailand”. They touched on a range of t… Continue reading “Prayut talks 5G, AI with Huawei boss”

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Converge increases public float

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Philippine Star

Richmond Mercurio – The Philippine Star November 23, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has bolstered its chances of joining the MSCI index after the company’s public float was expanded following the sale of shares by its second largest shareholder, Coherent Cloud Investments BV. Coherent Cloud Investments, owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, sold 420 million Converge shares or approximately 5.6 percent of the outstanding common shares, for a total of P12.6 billion. Converge president and co-founder Grace Uy said the transaction was well received both glo… Continue reading “Converge increases public float”

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ASEAN EV market poised to grow by 10 percent by 2025

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NNA Business News

By Celine Chen SINGAPORE, NNA – Southeast Asia may be the fifth largest automotive market in the world, but the takeup rate of electric vehicles is a crawl. This is not surprising as the supporting network of charging stations is still largely not in place in a nascent EV market yet to take off. However, there is much optimism now as governments, car companies and green energy providers are making moves to encourage motorists to make the switch. Research firm Mordor Intelligence believes the EV market in the ASEAN grouping of Southeast Asian countries could grow by a compound annual growth rat… Continue reading “ASEAN EV market poised to grow by 10 percent by 2025”

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De Asis tops PSC Para Games online chess tourney

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Philippine Star

Joey Villar – Philstar.com November 22, 2021 | 3:58pm MANILA, Philippines – Iloilo native John Franz de Asis drew with Eric Abanco in the sixth and final round to rule the men’s P1 division of the 2021 Philippine Sports Commission-Pilipinas Para Games chess competition held online over the weekend. De Asis swept his first five games and drew his final game to finish alone on top with 5.5 points, half a point ahead of Abanco, Jordaine Tupaz, Alexis Elinon and Joseph Gregana. Abanco took second place while Tupaz third after tiebreaks were applied. De Asis, Abanco and Tupaz pocketed P30,000, P20,… Continue reading “De Asis tops PSC Para Games online chess tourney”

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Palace: Duterte raised Ayungin incident at ASEAN-China summit

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Philippine Star

Philstar.com November 22, 2021 | 1:12pm MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte, speaking at a regional summit with China, has raised the issue of Chinese ships blocking efforts to resupply Philippine troops on Ayungin Shoal, the Palace said Monday. According to a Palace statement, Duterte raised the South China Sea issue at the ASEAN-China Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations, where he stressed that the dispute cannot be solved by force. Manila calls parts of the South China within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone the West Philippine Sea. “W… Continue reading “Palace: Duterte raised Ayungin incident at ASEAN-China summit”

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UK to host G7 foreign and development ministers on Dec. 10-12

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will host foreign and development ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Liverpool from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, it said on Monday. The summit will address issues including economic resilience post-COVID-19, global health and human rights, Britain’s Foreign Office said in a statement. Among the ministers due to attend are those from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, it said, adding that it was the first inclusion of ASEAN countries at a G7 foreign ministers’ summit and this reflected… Continue reading “UK to host G7 foreign and development ministers on Dec. 10-12”