Nepal’s cable federation said it would suspend Indian television channels, while protesters marched in Kathmandu carrying an effigy of India’s prime minister on Monday, accusing their neighbour of imposing an economic blockade and meddling in internal politics. The Federation of Nepal Cable Television planned to suspend broadcasting of Indian channels in Nepal from 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sunil Kumar Lama, the organization’s general secretary, said on Monday. “This is to protest against the blockade,” Lama...

Earlier this month, Rocket Internet announced that it would be stepping up aggressive growth in Asia once more, with one new launch per quarter to expand in emerging markets. Today, the e-commerce giant is following through on that strategy: Daraz — an e-commerce portal modelled on Amazon and serving Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar — is today announcing a $56 million (€50 million) round of financing. This is the first major funding for Daraz, which started in 2012 as a fashion portal before expanding to home and other categories. The funding is also notable because it’s not coming

Today, Oracle announces the results of its “Oracle Cloud Agility” study and revealed that businesses across Asia Pacific (APAC) are showing strong signs of agility in some areas and clearly recognise the business benefits of agility (i.e., able to adjust quickly to new business opportunities or to iterate new products and services quickly). However, Oracle’s research also highlights a clear lack of awareness among businesses around how technology, like Platform-as-a-...

Two journalists have been shot dead during a live TV report in the US state of Virginia, their employer confirms. WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were killed during an interview in Moneta, Bedford County, the TV station said. During the live broadcast, shots could be heard, sending the reporter and the person she was interviewing running. Police say they are investigating the incident and still searching for the suspect. “We do not know the motive. We do not know who the suspect or who the killer i...