QueQ, a Thai company, developed a mobile app that solves the line up issue for restaurant clients. You can book your seats in a restaurant within 2km and no need to wait upon your arrival. QueQ established a subsidiary in Taiwan three months ago, currently they have 1.5 million users in Thailand and Malaysia. QueQ shared the reason to expand to Taiwan was due to…
The start-up event “Meet Taipei” organized by Taiwan’s entrepreneurial magazine “Business Next” has opened at Taipei Expo Dome in Taipei City. The event will be held over a three-day period from 14 to 16 of November, and was attended by more than 400 startups from all over the world, mainly in Asia, as well as a total of 26,000 visitors, entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem officials.…
The integration of this AI software and hardware produces a variety of intelligent products across various industry sectors, such as smart home, smart surveillance, security, mobile devices, robotics, and industrial control. MENEWS met several keynote speakers at Meet Taipei 2019 and below were their insights on AI development: Mr. Kang Hyun-bin, VP of Global Business Development, spoke about how to create an innovative ecosystem for…
How is Taiwan’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem evolving with the full support of the government? Venture capital fund, accelerators, angel investors, and media attended Meet Taipei 2019, which was held from 14-16 Nov at the Taipei Expo Dome in Taiwan for the latest developments and updates of Taiwan startup ecosystem. “There are numerous renowned entrepreneurs who are not Taiwanese but starting their business here, like…
The Neo Star Demo Show is the top picks from 200 startup companies joined the monthly event of Business Next like demo-day or sharing sessions. On 15 November 2019, 30 promising startups in Taiwan do pitching for Neo Star Award. Of these, 10 applied AI technology to healthcare, materials, fintech, and others, symbolizing 2019, when B2B was more than B2C. As a result of the…
Google Maps started providing food delivery services last month, and it is now expanding its traffic features to display practical traffic information for drivers, helping the company enter the food-deliver industry and enhance user experiences. Google’s First Step to Entering Meal Delivery Industry Google Maps launched a new feature of food delivery by cooperating with other food-delivery platforms including DoorDash, Postmates, Delivery.com, Slice, and ChowNow,…
Japan’s health and labour minister Takumi Nemoto opposed workplaces that force female employees to wear high heels to work, arguing the regulation is “socially accepted” after the #KuToo petition was submitted against the tradition. An online petition #KuToo with more than 18,800 signs, which advocating to legislate for stopping enterprises from being able to request women to wear high heels at work, has been submitted…
Mr. Roy Law was present during the “Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019” and commenced it with a small speech. Mr. Law was no stranger to the people present as he is known for accomplishing a multitude of achievements. Not only is he chairman for WTIA, the organizer for the event, but he is also a CEO and Co-Founder. During the event of the Asia Smarts…
Photo/ The Asia Smart App Summit 2019 and Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019 was successfully held on June 20 at the Hong Kong Cyberport. The activity attracted many Asian teams to participate and exchange ideas and experience. The Asia Smart App Summit 2019 and the Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019, organized by the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA), are founded to recognize achievements…
The elite mobile app teams in Asia have been unveiled at the AsiaSmart App Awards Summit cum Award Presentation Ceremony 2018/2019, organized by The Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA), held on 20 June 2019 at Cyberport. Hong Kong teams were sweeping five winner awards among the nine, in competing with four other finalists and also the record breaking number of applicants across the Asia Pacific this year. The best team were recognised for earning the prestigious Grand Award as well as the Gold, Silver, Bronze in three award categories