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Chinese e-commerce sellers prefer Amazon for international access

​China will account for 40 per cent of the world's retail e-commerce sales this year, according to forecasters

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Major Baidu shareholder challenges sale of iQiyi to chairman Robin Li

​New York hedge fund Acacia says in open letter the purchase of China’s leading online video subsidiary, not in shareholders’ interests

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Alibaba deepens foray into Australia and New Zealand with new operation down under

​Alibaba Group, the world’s largest e-commerce company, plans to ratchet up its Asia-Pacific cross-border retail activities with the launch of operations in Melbourne to serve online merchants in Australia and New Zealand.

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Hong Kong start-up releases first locally-made virtual reality games

​Meridian Digital Entertainment has broken ground with two virtual reality games

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Apple Pay debuts to select credit card holders in Hong Kong

​Apple’s contactless payment system enables transactions at merchants with supporting point-of-sale terminals

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Hi-tech installations aim to clear the smog from Hong Kong and other big cities

The CityTree and Smog Free Tower out of Europe are among the latest sustainable ideas to combat air pollution

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China nears full mobile broadband coverage on back of increased 4G adoption

​Move could spur accelerated adoption of e-commerce activities in rural areas and integration of online technologies in traditional industries, such as financial services and manufacturing

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Like father, like son: crown prince could get political in Japan

For virtually all his 56 years, Crown Prince Naruhito has been in the background.

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How a humble cuppa could help us to live longer

​An antioxidant found in tea and coffee extended the life of a worm that ages like humans by 25 per cent, say Chinese scientists

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What if the Beatles never broke up? Tribute show in Hong Kong ponders alternate reality

​Chris McBurney, who plays Ringo Starr in the Beatles tribute musical Let It Be, is excited to visit Hong Kong for the first time and help share the magic of the Beatles

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Exploding Kittens part of comeback trend for board and card games

​Some millennials, tired of today’s smartphone-obsessed digital culture, are turning to the retro pleasures of board games and card games as a way to enhance face-to-face interaction

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6 places in Hong Kong where you’ll likely catch Pokemon when Pokemon Go is live

​With the addictive smartphone game sure to be released soon in Hong Kong, these are some of our hunting tips: take the Star Ferry, hike up The Peak, visit Government House

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Next generation wearables comes to emotional rescue of fragile humans

​Through its ability to “read” moods – by recognising changes in our voice or speaking tone, noting if we sweat or our heart is pounding – technology can prompt us to act

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SpaceX launches a key component for future manned space exploration

​Dragon capsule is currently the only spacecraft able to bring supplies to and from the International Space Station

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Soaring prison population prompts Thailand to rethink its "lost" drug war

Somsak Sreesomsong was 18 when he was jailed for selling illegal drugs. Now, turning 30, he is not yet half way through his 33-year sentence at Bangkok’s high-security Klong Prem prison.

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Strange bedfellows: Shinzo Abe forced to rely on coalition partner despite deep-rooted differences

On the face of it, Shinzo Abe and Natsuo Yamaguchi are the very best of political allies. The front pages of Japan’s newspapers were last week dominated by pictures of the two party leaders smiling and embracing at the scale of their shared victory in the previous day’s election for the Upper House of the Diet.

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Chinese holidaymakers heat up Asia-Pacific digital travel sales

​New study forecasts mainland market to be worth US$121.98 billion next year, up from an estimated US$95.29 billion in 2016