【Tech Infographic】Impending cyclical downturn notwithstanding, global TV shipment reached 50 million units in 1Q21 (highest 1Q ever) due to high sales in North America driven by the stay-at-home economy and stimulus policies.

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The latest investigation could signify a further crackdown on Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma, whose controversial criticism against state regulators in October had led to him being summoned by officials.

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調查表明，不確定性持續困擾螞蟻和馬雲的未來。知情人士指，在螞蟻完成監管機構命令重整業務，以及政府調查結束前，馬雲不會被容許離開中國。
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#Opinion by Au Ka-lun 區家麟 | "In the days to come, patriotic candidates, be they from geographical or functional constituencies, must garner nominators’ votes from five constituencies in the Election Committee, in which every member can nominate only one aspirant. Votes from nominators will be like rare or precious goods, which will beyond any doubt bring about scenes where people servilely beg for political favor."

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"日後的愛國者參選人，無論是直選或功能組別，皆要取得選委會五個界別各自的提名票，而每位選委只可提名一人，提名票奇貨可居，必將締造政治乞討卑躬屈膝時代新景象。"
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This was the first ever video clip I filmed of #SingaporeComicCon #SCC2019 (7-8 December 2019), for which I had covered relentlessly on the TOYSREVIL-blog (Read all here: https://bit.ly/30KXOTm). As we count down the months and days to December 2020, I wonder if the 2020 Edition of SCC will still happen, or would it still be physically relevant, in this COVID-Age of "Social Distancing" ...?

(Featured on Insta today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGE3BCUgH2k/).

I know I am biased - having covered and enjoyed the annual event for the past decade here in Singapore - but I feel the annual geekcon would be quite different without the hustle-n-bustle, and the insanity of the crowds (*The music / noise-din notwithstanding FFS) - where once I/we might have complained about - but now...? Where even San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con have since gone virtual, including closer to Asia: Thailand Toy Expo ... with the exception of Taipei Toy Festival, which is still pushing forth in October, it remains to be seen or announced, the status of this year's SCC...

What do YOU think? Will you miss it? Are you looking forward to it happening?

How was your 2019 experience at SCC?

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On Taiwan Hashtag hosted by Ross Feingold, we discuss the aftermath of
recent tragic deaths of UberEats and foodpanda drivers. Are the platform
providers partners permanent hires, contract hires or independent
contracts? Apparently even government agencies are unsure but due to
media pressure there is a rush to define drivers’ legal status for
purposes of insurance normally mandatory for permanent hires. Is it a
rush to judgment? Will it make the operating environment more
challenging for sharing economy companies notwithstanding government
programs to encourage start-ups and innovation? Is a repeat of the
challenges Uber’s ride hailing app has had in Taiwan that forced Uber to
leave once and almost leave a second time? Or is it all just electoral
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