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06-Nov-18 Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, acquired in 2016 by Alibaba, has decided to go into the red and invest over a period of time "to secure long-term sustainability and profitability". Advertising at Hong Kong newspapers declined 24 percent 2014-17. [image: SCMP]
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06-Nov-18 The future of the GCC’s food manufacturing sector lies in its readiness to embrace new technology and deliver competitive advantage. “Gulf F&B producers need to follow market trends, especially in packaging," said Amir Sotoudeh, managing director of Multivac Middle East. [image: Confectionery Production]
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01-Nov-18 The next 20 years of Internet development will centre on '2B', or services to businesses, shifting from a focus on consumers in the past two decades, according to Tencent Holdings executives at the company’s partners’ day in Nanjing, China. [image: Reuters]
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01-Nov-18 Rwanda has become the first African nation to join the Alibaba Group Holding-led electronic world trade platform (EWTP) initiative, following similar initiatives in Southeast Asia as the Chinese e-commerce firm seeks to expand digital trade globally. [image: Xinhua]
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29-Oct-18 The cybersecurity workforce gap has widened to 2.9 mn globally. Asia-Pacific has the highest shortage, 2.14 mn, thanks to growing economies and new cybersecurity and data privacy legislation being enacted throughout the region. [image: REDPIXEL PL / Shutterstock]
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