Seoul doesn't have Beijing's crackdown muscle
Apple and Google felt South Korea’s legislative wrath last month thanks to a new law that stops software developers from having to use payment platforms tied to their app stores.
SoftBank launches $3 billion fund for Latin America’s tech boom
The company said it will focus on e-commerce, digital financial services, health care, education, blockchain and insurance companies from across the region.
The new privacy law will probably do less to protect Chinese users than many believe, and it might even entrench further the dominance of incumbent tech giants.
South Korea's 'Gen MZ' leads rush into the 'metaverse'
The metaverse may be a futuristic prospect for most of the world, but it's increasingly a reality in South Korea.
Internet giants take fire in South Korean echo of China crackdown
Naver, which runs the messaging platform Line as well as a host of apps, slid 8% Wednesday, its biggest intraday loss in over a year.
Medical-device maker PHC planning ¥172 billion IPO, Japan's biggest since 2018
This year about $3.4 billion has been raised through Japanese IPOs, a huge increase from the $804 million garnered in the same period in 2020, data shows.
Focusing on mobility, Toyota looks to lead the world in smart city technology
Toyota's Chief Digital Officer James Kuffner is a former Google engineer who now heads the Toyota subsidiary in charge of its smart city project.
Tokyo ready to back Western Digital-Kioxia deal if key tech stays in Japan, sources say
The tie-up could give Japan greater leverage in geopolitical rivalries increasingly dominated by technology, including over shortages of chips.
Multiplying crackdowns haven’t stopped cash pouring into China
Despite its crackdowns, money from around the world continues to flow into mainland China — testament to its gravitational pull on investors and long-term confidence in its economy.
Amazon cloud service outage in Japan disrupts brokerages, banks and airlines
The company said a networking problem was found at 7:30 a.m. and that service was restored in the afternoon.
