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26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )
24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )

Retail Asia04/01/2021

In the next three years, Asia will see more than fifty new digital banks that will completely change the financial services landscape. That’s just the beginning, GFT’s Christopher Ortiz says. The region will also see broader adoption of blockchain technology with new private exchanges, multi-currency e-wallets and digital assets. Some of the incumbent banks understand […]

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Retail Asia04/01/2021

The Swiss major is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Singapore in 2020, with the launch of an immersive art installation and new commitments focused on sustainability. UBS rolled out an immersive art installation focused on sustainability at its new office outside Singapore’s central business district at 9 Penang Road. It features 3,600 butterflies and birds […]

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Retail Asia04/01/2021

This past Thursday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said that it would stop handling transactions involving the securities of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. The move by the securities exchange comes after U.S. President Donald Trump, back in November, banned American companies and consumers from investing in 31 outfits that Trump said […]

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Retail Asia04/01/2021

Deliveroo today announces that, together with Feeding HK, over HK$650,000 has been raised by Deliveroo customers through the delivery app’s donation feature. A first of its kind in Hong Kong, the Deliveroo in-app donation and tipping feature allowed customers to round up their totals or make an additional contribution. Since the campaign’s kick-off earlier this […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

The retail news team thank you for your interest, loyal support, and trust in one of the most challenging times ever. It has been an eventful 12 months for retailers and retail events, but the new year marks a new beginning, and we’re looking forward to being able to meet, embrace, and exchange ideas again. […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

Apple is the most popular smartphone brand in Vietnam with 46 percent of respondents thinking about it first. Samsung is second with 36 percent, followed by Oppo (9 percent) and Nokia (2 percent), according to a survey of nearly 600 respondents conducted by Ho Chi Minh City-based market research firm Q&Me. Top reasons cited for […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

Shareholders of electrical equipment producer Gelex have green-lighted an 81 percent increase in its capital to VND7.8 trillion ($338 million) to fund wind power plants and hotels. The Hanoi-based company, known for its electric cable brand Cadivi, will issue nearly 293 million shares to existing shareholders early next year at a rate of six new […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

Vietnam Airlines deputy director Le Hong Ha will take over as the national carrier’s new CEO starting January 1, 2021. Ha, 48, will replace Duong Tri Thanh who retires Thursday after almost five years at the helm. Ha began working for Vietnam Airlines in 1994 as has occupied several key positions. In 2015, he was […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange is set to raise the minimum number of shares that can be transacted in order from 50 to 100. It had planned to effect the change on January 18, but after testing and interaction with securities companies it has decided to advance it by two weeks to January 4 […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

Tesla has confirmed that its new tab-less 4680 battery cells are going to be produced by Panasonic which already has a dedicated facility at the Gigafactory in Nevada. This report comes via Nikkei Asia which states, “Panasonic will set up a prototype production line at existing facilities. The cost of the project is expected to […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

Honda Motor Company has said that it won’t be supplying new cars to its authorized dealers in Russia in 2022 as the company is trying to restructure its operations. The Japanese automaker has confirmed that it would keep its presence in the Russian market with motorcycle and power equipment sales only. The news comes after […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

The government believes domestic car producers have received enough support from the discount scheme, and so will not extend it. The 50 percent discount scheme on the registration fees of cars produced domestically, which came into effect on June 28 this year, will not be continued, and will terminate on Thursday as planned, a leader of […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2020

One of the biggest influences for the massive in-dash display for the Tesla Model S was the iPad. But even though Teslas have offered this sophisticated in-car infotainment experience, what’s strange is that lack of native Apple Music and Amazon Music integration. Instead, Tesla’s offer native Spotify integration. But this is set to change. Tesla […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2020

Malaysia is now ranked the 16th most connected country, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020. The country is also the second most connected in the East Asia Pacific, behind Singapore which remained as the second most connected nation in the world. “Besides ranking countries on their actual level of globalization, we compare actual […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2020

A number of bids have been put forward for India’s loss-making national carrier, including one on behalf of its employees. The Indian government had tried to offload its stake in Air India in 2018 but failed to attract a single bid. One group is representing employees and plans to offer them a controlling stake in […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2020

Malaysia has slapped anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese cold-rolled stainless steel after completing a preliminary determination. The duties, ranging between 7.73 percent and 34.82 percent, have been imposed for three months starting December 26 on coils, sheets and all other forms of cold-rolled stainless steel, Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a statement. […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2020

National carrier Vietnam Airlines expects 2020 losses of VND12 trillion ($521.11 million), about 17 percent lower than it had forecast in August. The carrier’s consolidated revenue this year is estimated at VND42.5 trillion, with parent company revenues reaching VND33 trillion, exceeding targets set earlier this year by 4.8 percent and 1.4 percent respectively, Vietnam Airlines […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2020

India on Tuesday sought public comment on a proposal to make airbags mandatory for the front passenger in all cars from next year, in a move that could raise costs for automakers slowly seeing a revival in demand. Carmakers are required to provide an airbag only for the driver, though Indian officials have been talking […]

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Retail Asia29/12/2020

The Philippines’ largest carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB), commercially launches its Test Before Boarding (TBB) process for passengers flying from Manila, after its successful pilot run with the local government of General Santos. This process makes use of an antigen test taken just hours before the scheduled time of departure, with results released within 30 minutes. The TBB testing facility at the NAIA Terminal 3 is now open for walk-ins from 2AM to 2PM daily. CEB passengers will only have to register onsite and pay the fee directly to CEB’s […]

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Retail Asia29/12/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic’s severe impacts have seen as many as 101,700 businesses in Vietnam close up shop in 2020, up 13.9 percent year-on-year. Of these 46,600 have registered to temporarily suspend operations, while 37,700 are waiting to complete dissolution procedures, according to a new report by the General Statistics Office. The report also says that […]

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