It’s now safe to assume that all software-based businesses will be cloud-based eventually. That raises an important question: Do we know how the major players are doing in the cloud? The answer is, “not really,” and that’s an issue that investors should raise with tech leaders. Installing software, especially specialized business-oriented systems, on local computers is obsolete, as is ...

  Thu Huong Le SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS In Vietnam, a scandal surrounding the mass die-off of fish has created an explosive wave of debate and activism on social media, particularly Facebook. Responding to the social media outcry, many rallied in cities across Vietnam on Sunday, during a national four-day holiday. The rallies took place at an unprecedented scale, spanning ...

  One Belt, One Road (OBOR) is China’s plan to expand its politic and economic influence via a network of economic integration initiatives with stops across three different continents. China has big plans to fund the initiative. The Chinese Development Bank (CDB), the lead financial body for OBOR, will invest $890 billion into over 900 projects. China has also announced ...