Asia
Huawei may build first undersea fibre-optic cable between South America and Asia
Just a couple of months back, Huawei was reportedly planning to sell its 51% shares in the undersea telecommunications cable business dubbed Huawei Marine. But,…
This new submarine cable system will increase Pakistan’s internet capacity to 96 Tb/s
A landing party agreement has been signed between Cyber Internet Services (Cybernet) Pakistan and PEACE (Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe) Cable International Network Company…
Three key takeaways for startups from the first-ever Google Demo Day in Asia
Asma Salman Omer’s dream of helping those around her find the right medical care inspired her to build Marham, a digital healthcare platform in Pakistan…
Apple sells 3.5 million smartwatches in the Q2 of 2018
Apple has shipped 3.5 million Apple Watches globally in the latest quarter (Q2 2018) which is a 30% increase over the same period last year.…
CPEC to create 700,000 jobs in Pakistan
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is turning into an economic reality fastly as out of 43 confirmed projects at the beginning of the corridor,…
Google Women Techmakers Program 2018 is inviting applications from Pakistani students
Google is inviting applications in the field of Computer Sciences from women of Asia Pacific countries including Pakistan through its Women Techmakers Program 2018. Women…
Social entrepreneur Zain Ashraf to receive Commonwealth Youth Award 2018
Zain Ashraf, the founder of Seedout, the first interest-free microfinance online crowdfunding platform, has been selected to receive the Commonwealth Youth Award 2018, which is…
Google Wifi comes to Asia
Tech company Google is always bringing new products for its users across the globe. Now it has launched its innovative Google Wifi in Asia. For…
A team from Pakistan qualifies for Asia’s Robotics competition
It is a proud moment for Pakistan and Pakistanis that a team from Pakistan has qualified for Asia’s robotics competition. The team which has qualified…
Apple opens its first official store in SE Asia
Tech behemoth Apple, in a bid to promote its operations in Southeast Asia, has opened its first official store in Singapore. Thousands of excited fans…
Pakistani hospital becomes first in Asia to accept digital coins
Abid Hospital becomes Pakistan’s first hospital to accept Pakcoin – Pakistan’s first digital currency or cryptocurrency. It is the first ever hospital in Asia to…
Standard Chartered is rolling out video banking starting with Asia
Standard Chartered Bank is bringing its video banking service to its over 5 million customers across Asia, Middle East, and Africa. The bank is starting…










