Don’t judge the book by its packaging. Yet, for the first time in five decades, I hesitated to unwrap a book, so enamored was I with the brown kraft paper wrapped around it like a drape of seaweed. I used to believe one discovered a book by happenstance: the stars aligned; actual bills, not receipts, […]
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ICCPP Holds GENE TREE Online Roundtable
SHENZHEN, CHINA, Sep 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – At 6 p.m. on September 8 UTC+8, the GENE TREE Technology Sharing Online Roundtable with the theme of “Exploration and Innovation” was successfully held as scheduled. As the organizer of the online meeting, ICCPP, having built well-known international atomization brands “VOOPOO” and “ZOVOO”, discussed […]
More LGUs adopt online business permit, licensing application system
BUSINESS owners can benefit from faster and easier way of securing business permits and licensing online with the application software developed by the Department of Information and Communications (DICT). DICT Government Digital Transformation Bureau director Leo Urbiztondo Jr. said the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System (iBPLS) will transition to Integrated Local Government Unit (iLGU) […]
PIGO pioneer on the go
The pioneering Philippine Inland Gaming Operator (PIGO) licensee, Inter-Active Entertainment Solutions Technologies, Inc. (IEST), generated P113.9 million gross gaming revenues in the first half of 2021. IEST is a subsidiary of Philippine Stock Exchange-listed DFNN, Inc. In November 2020, IEST became the first company to be issued an online gaming license by the Philippine Amusement […]
Trial run of overseas online voting starts Saturday
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will hold a three-day trial run of the proposed online voting for overseas Filipinos starting Saturday, although the system will not be used until after the May 2022 elections. In a news briefing on Wednesday, Comelec Commissioner Maria Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon explained that the system cannot be used for […]
5 tips to get the best deals online
For many, a little online retail therapy is just what they need to unwind and get their minds off the craziness of what’s happening in the world. The occasional shopping spree never hurt anyone. Also, there’s nothing quite like the thrill and excitement of awaiting a package, no? Contrary to popular belief, you can still […]
GOME Proactively Responds to National Strategies with Expansion of Business Quality and Quantity in 1H 2021
HONG KONG, Aug 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Business strategy conforms to national policy, and drive an in-depth upgrading in the second phase of “Home Living” GOME (493.HK) accelerated the implementation of the second phase of “Home Living” strategy in the first half of 2021, with focus on technology retailing and digitalized […]
Lvji Technology Announces 2021 Interim Results
HONG KONG, Aug 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China’s leading online tour guide provider Lvji Technology Holding Inc. (“Lvji Technology” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1745.HK) is pleased to announce its consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (the “Period”). Since March 2021, […]
Philippines the 10th largest provider of ‘Online Labor’
NPC bans four lending apps over privacy violations
THE NATIONAL Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered the immediate takedown of four online lending apps that have been the subject of complaints for alleged unauthorized use of personal data. Borrowers have complained that online lending apps JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan have been using users’ personal data to shame and harass them to collect […]
SM Malls makes shopping more convenient with online app
With the community quarantine due to COVID-19, many of us stayed at home and downloaded various apps on our phone to have convenient access to essential products and services. However, having so many mobile apps – from food delivery, shopping, to restaurants can sometimes be very confusing, especially when you need keep track of all […]
SEEK Invests in JobKorea, Korea’s Largest Recruitment Platform, as part of a Strategic Path to be the Best Digital Career Platform in Asia
SINGAPORE, Aug 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SEEK Limited (SEEK), the Australian listed tech company which owns two leading online employment marketplaces JobStreet and JobsDB in Southeast Asia, today announced a USD48M investment in JobKorea, Korea’s largest online employment platform. SEEK will own a 10% stake, and Peter Bithos, CEO of SEEK […]
Stuff to do (08/20/21)
‘I am Visible’ online mental wellness project THE J. AMADO Araneta Foundation (JAAF), the social development arm of the Araneta Group, is conducting a series of online art therapy sessions to select youth participants and medical frontliners in response to the pandemic. The “I am Visible”: Mental Wellness Through Art Therapy sessions will be conducted […]
ARTA: Less than half of LGUs offer business licenses online
ONLY 600 local government units (LGUs) have adopted the government online business permit application system so far, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said. ARTA and other government agencies earlier this year asked the country’s 1,600 LGUs in a circular to make use of the electronic business one-stop shop or put up automated business licensing systems […]
Tencent vows fresh gaming curbs after ‘spiritual opium’ attack zaps $60B
SHANGHAI — China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. said on Tuesday it would further curb minors’ access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as “spiritual opium.” Economic Information Daily cited Tencent’s Honor of Kings in an article in which it said minors were […]
Editorial: Empower survivors of online trafficking
Online sex is harmless because it is contactless. Pretending to have sex before a webcam is victimless. Children don’t have malice and are rewarded by treats, such as candy or a cell phone, after online role-playing. In imitating Kpop idols, young people think nothing about touching pointer finger to thumb to flash “heart” or “love” […]
Woman in viral video over unpaid food set to press charges against online seller
THE woman who went viral on social media for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of the bill for the food package she ordered is cooking legal action against the online seller for defaming her. Maria Amy Hofileña failed to slap Marjorie Abastas, the online food seller, with fish escabeche, but she is determined to […]
Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino holds 2nd online edition
1 of 2 FACEBOOK.COM/PINOYSINGERS ONLINE platforms and streaming performances have allowed performing artists to continue their craft amidst the long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Even music festivals have gone digital, with Linggo Ng Musikang Pilipino (Philippine Music Week) going the online route for the second time as it continues to promote Filipino artists from […]
Style (07/26/21)
1 of 7 HENDER Scheme Designer Portrait, Ryo Kashiwazaki FitFlop taps MAP Active as new distributor FOOTWEAR company FitFlop has announced that it has appointed MAP Active Philippines, Inc. as its new distributor in the Philippines. MAP Active Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of PT MAP Indonesia, will take the reins from FitFlop’s previous Philippine distributor, […]
FinaWiki Releases Research Report on ‘Opportunities for Trading in 2021’
Hong Kong / SEAPRWire / July 13, 2021 / – Recently, FinaWiki (https://finawiki.com/) has released a research report on ‘Opportunities for Trading in 2021’. 2020 was a year of rapid volatility on all the trading markets, and the sharp ups and downs attracted many new traders, among which many succeeded in taking advantage of the conditions. But as countries and […]