Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks to make a major investment in Indonesia’s PT Tokopedia, people familiar with the matter said, potentially scoring a second deal to accelerate its expansion into Southeast Asia’s largest economy.The Chinese company is in negotiations to lead a funding round in Indonesia’s largest online marketplace of up to $500 million, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the deal is private.

Overall smartphone demand in emerging Asia is forecasted a total 234 million units in 2017, an increase of 11 percent year-on-year this year, says GfK.It said this represents the strongest growth across all regions for the year.GfK said smartphone demand in the region smartphone demand in the region totalled 56.7 million, up 13 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year.It said Bangladesh and Malaysia powered most of this growth.In Bangladesh, it said smartphone demand grew by a

Travellers walk into the departure hall of Singapore's Changi International Airport on May 12, 2016. (AFP Photo/Roslan Rahman)No matter how well-regarded a particular airport happens to be, the slog from curb to cabin is pretty much the same wherever you go. A decades-old paradigm of queues, security screens, snack vendors, and gate-waiting prevails—the only difference is the level of stress.

In this March 4, 2015 file picture, a logo sits on display outside the Microsoft Corp. pavilion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo Group Ltd., speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

In this November 2, 2015 file picture, customers browse mobile phone handsets as a sign sits above the entrance to a T-Mobile store, operated by Magyar Telekom Nyrt., in Budapest, Hungary.

In this May 19, 2017 picture shows a man getting an ultrasound during a CASCAP (Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program) event in the northeastern Thai province of Kalasin.

In this November 5, 2016 file picture, pedestrians and traffic pass the Tata Communications Ltd. headquarters in Mumbai, India.

Malaysia’s total automation and control systems market, which will be worth US$409.0 million by 2021, must embrace new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and increase collaboration to add value and growth opportunities, said Frost &Sullivan.It said government incentives to aid manufacturing and infrastructure spend as well as an established end-user base of sophisticated automation systems, are driving growth in the region.To succeed in a fiercely competitive ecosystem, it

In this February 23, 2016 file picture, lanterns hang outside an Apple store in a mall in Beijing, China. (AFP Photo/Greg Baker)Apple Inc.