We are one with Japan as it celebrates the start of the new Reiwa Era. Japan celebrates as new emperor Naruhito set to formally assume throne New Japanese emperor Naruhito, known as an earnest man with a passion for water … www.reuters.com
Hong kong film about a Filpina maid garners over a dozen award nominations – including Best picture, best director, best actor, best editing, best actress, best supporting. Filipina actress Crisel Consunji wins best new performer award in the 38th Hong Kong Film awards for her role as a domestic helper in the movie, STILL HUMAN….
As of May 2018, Philippines freedomhouse.org Internet penetration in the Philippines was reported at 63 percent of the country’s total 105 million population in 2018. This translates to about 67 million Filipinos, with almost all of them active on social media. There were 109.2 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2016, compared to 46.3…
We congratulate the Japanese people as they welcome a new emperor and a new era – Reiwa means “culture is born and nourished when people’s hearts are drawn beautifully together. ”
China’s tech giants leap over ‘Great Firewall’ to spread message – Nikkei Asian Review Huawei uses Facebook and Twitter to counter Trump’s narrative on security risk asia.nikkei.com
Study: PH optimistic about AI but lacks traits needed for adoption The study also showed that Philippine businesses do not have the kind of corporate culture that breeds and encourages AI adoption. newsbytes.ph
Japan’s 83 year old programmer Masako Wakamiya speaks with apple CEO — In 2017, she launched Hinadan, a game aimed at elderly users… https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/23/asia/hinadan-elderly-app-japan-intl/index.html
China is planning to introduce a huge social credit app that will apply to 460 million people between 18-45… Named “unictown”, the app gives each user a credit score between 350 to 800 after its self-developed algorithm parses six different dimensions of data, including: personal information, volunteer work, social connections, credit history, consumption history and…
China’s people who are on the social credit blacklist – those that owe money, or engage in undesirable behavior, finds themselves unable to ride fast trains, planes, or go to good schools, or rent nice apartments, or even open bank accounts…. Life as a ‘deadbeat’ under China’s trust-building experiment ‘Discredited individuals’ in China are barred…
After topping the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living Survey for five years, Asia’s Lion City has been joined by Paris and Hong Kong in a tie at the top of the table. Zurich and Geneva rounded out the top five, while New York and Los Angeles reclaimed spots in the top 10 —…
