If you’re keen on becoming a commercial pilot, it might be a good idea to start searching for a job in Asia. A forecast from Boeing says that over the next two decades, the Asia-Pacific region will need 261,000 new pilots and 317,000 …
Read More »Japanese consumers open up to cross-border online retail
In recent years, Japanese online retailers have been exporting an increasing amount of merchandise cross-border, primarily to the United States and China. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan, the retail value generated through cross-border e-commerce by Chinese consumers …
Read More »How Often Do Smartphones “Phone Home”?
As most of you probably know, smartphones have the ability to gather a lot of information about its users. But how often do our favorite mobile devices actually “phone home” and share information with Google and Apple, i.e. the companies …
Read More »2018 Marks the Longest Bull Run
The longest bull market clocked in at 3,453 days on Wednesday, roughly a 10-year run. A bull market begins when the market rises above 20 percent, which for this most recent run, occurred after the nadir of the 2008 financial crisis. Since …
Read More »Where The EU’s Prices Are Higher & Lower Than Average
Across the European Union, price levels for consumer goods vary hugely. According to Eurostat, Denmark and Luxembourg had the highest price levels in the EU last year, with both countries 141 percent more expensive than average. Sweden, (134.7 percent), Ireland (127.8 percent) …
Read More »Italy Has Notably Cut Investment In Infrastructure
After a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday killing 35 people, Italy is still in shock and mourning. While rescuers searched the rubble and twisted steel for survivors, investigators were already examining possible reasons for such a catastrophic collapse. …
Read More »India E-Commerce Market Anticipates First Regulations
Legislators in India are drafting legislation which would create a level playing field for Indian startups against companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. The potential law would also require companies to house company data exclusively in India. While India’s annual e-commerce revenue …
Read More »ASIA Tokyo’s 4G speed lags behind other Asian cities
Japan, one of the first movers to adopt fourth generation mobile networks, has recently proven a surprise with comparatively low mobile internet speeds. According to an analysis of 4G download speeds in major Asian cities by OpenSignal, Tokyo only ranked fifth, …
Read More »Those Partisan Agencies Spent the Most on Google Ads
In an effort to increase transparency, Google disclosed American political groups’ expenses in advertising on its platform in the current election cycle. As our chart shows, organizations affiliated with both parties spend huge amounts of money to advertise their policies. Within the top …
Read More »Global 5G Breakthrough Is Imminent
The 5G revolution is just around the corner. Destined to replace 4G networks by improving speed, coverage and reliability, 5G is becoming necessary due to the increasing prevalence of devices requiring internet access and the high level of bandwidth necessary for them …
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