Sophia the robotic social media star | The Edge
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CNBC’s Karen Tso catches up with 3-year-old humanoid robot, Sophia, who has 96.2 thousand followers on Twitter and 98 thousand followers on Instagram.
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Why Huawei is suing the US, and what it hopes to achieve | Street Signs Asia
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Glen Nager, lead counsel for Huawei, says the U.S. law that bans government agencies from buying the Chinese technology giant’s equipment is “unconstitutional.” He says the law is “hurting” Huawei’s customers, and the company wants to “cooperate” with America to bring its products back into the country.
Sustenir CEO on the agriculture sector’s challenges | Managing Asia
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Engineer Benjamin Swan of Sustenir wants to revolutionize the agriculture sector through vertical farming, to address urban food production challenges. He says his indoor vertical farm is 127 times more efficient than traditional farms.
Why the new China-Japan currency swap deal matters | Street Signs Asia
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The agreement shows that Beijing doesn’t need to be so dependent on the United States, according to Karine Hirn of East Capital.
This robotic therapy seal is revolutionizing elderly care | The Edge
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Designed in Japan, Paro might look like a toy; but at this elderly care center, it’s considered a member of staff.
Booking Holdings CEO on the importance of acquisitions | Managing Asia
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Glenn Fogel of Booking Holdings says the company would “be nowhere” without the acquisitions that it has made.
Malaysia’s importance to China is ‘underplayed’, says expert | Street Signs Asia
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China is interested in Malaysia because of trade, the belt and road initiative and the South China Sea, says Dane Chamorro from Control Risks.
Germany is ‘totally controlled’ by Russia, Trump says | Squawk Box Europe
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This company is assisting in the Thai cave rescue | Street Signs Asia
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Patrick Decker of Xylem says there’s “still a long way to go” in the ongoing effort to rescue members of a youth soccer team and their coach from a cave in Thailand.
Bottles of water for hope | Managing Asia
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Nanette Medved-Po, founder of Generation Hope, talks to CNBC about her social enterprise, which is aimed at building classrooms in the Philippines.