Spending, saving, socialising: What Asia's Generation Z craves | News | Al Jazeera
Some parents see it as a test of nerves, or at times, a sport: The daily challenge of keeping connected devices like smartphones out of the hands of their teenage offspring - or at least controlling their access to them.
The fact that young people today are spending increasing amounts of time online should come as little surprise to anyone.
But the results of a new survey of 4,500 teenagers and young adults across nine Asian Pacific countries shows that many of them are more willing to use those devices, not only to keep themselves connected to friends and up to speed with the latest issues but increasingly as a way to shop.
