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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 Asia06/01/2020

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since people are using WhatsApp. Luckily, the messaging company is here to remind us that WhatsApp was launched on iPhones back in August 2009. One year latest, the app made it to Android and the world will never be the same for the messaging ecosystem. Last […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, has released the results of its annual Punctuality League 2020, the industry’s most comprehensive ranking of on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airlines and airports. Asia-Pacific airlines dominated the global rankings with nine out of the top 20 most punctual airlines in the world: […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

AirAsia said Friday it was increasing flight frequencies out of its Clark and Cebu hubs to meet travel demand. Starting in January, the following will be flown daily from 3 times weekly: Clark to Iloilo (Z2 931) and Iloilo to Clark (Z2 932). The following will be flown 4 times weekly from 3 times: Cebu […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

Two Thai billionaires are reportedly preparing bids for the Asian operations of UK grocery giant Tesco. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter”, Bloomberg has reported that Charoen Pokphand Group, owned by Dhanin Chearavanont, and the Chirathivat family-controlled Central Group are among a group of potential investors in discussions with Tesco over a potential buyout. […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

Vietjet has received two new Airbus A321 aircraft, registered as VN-A521 and VN-A542, on 31 December 2019 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The total number of aircraft in Vietjet’s fleet is now 80, and the VN-A521 aircraft is the third 240-seat A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) aircraft in the world, with the two first […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

In a recent blog post on the Microsoft website, the company detailed steps it has taken to take legal action against a cybercrime group and protect customer information. The security threat came from a group known as Thallium, which reportedly is based in North Korea. The group used a technique called ‘spear phishing’ to steal […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

Despite the torrid times facing Hong Kong retailers in the second half of last year, the 759 Store network achieved sales growth of 1.3 per cent to HK$853 million (US$109.5 million) in the six months to October 31. In a year that chairman Tang Fung Kwan described as “full of challenges” a one-off property valuation […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

Thai Retailers Association members have stopped providing customers with plastic bags as a ban took effect on January 1. A campaign titled Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags run by Thai Retailer Association will stop its 75 member chains from giving away plastic bags through 24,500 outlets, aiming to cut 13.5 billion plastic bags […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

Central Group subsidiary Central Retail Corporation, aims to raise up to THB81.1 billion (US$2.7 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO), which will be Thailand’s largest yet. Central Retail’s IPO price will range between THB40 to 48 per share. The company will sell up to 22.1 per cent of its stock or 1.69 billion shares […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

British department store Harrods will open a location in Shanghai. According to Retail Gazette, the store will be the brand’s first standalone site outside the UK and will target China’s growing middle class. “If you look at all of the reports, they say, quite categorically that all of the growth in the next five years […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2019

AirAsia has unveiled its maiden flight to Da Lat, capital of Lam Dong province in the central highlands of Vietnam. The inaugural flight made history as the first international airline to offer direct services between Kuala Lumpur and Da Lat. Nattinee Tawanchulee, regional commercial head of AirAsia said: “We now add our latest destination to further […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2019

Twitter announced yesterday that it patched a vulnerability in the Twitter for Android app that could have allowed a hacker to control a Twitter user’s account and send tweets and DMs from it. The vulnerability also could have given bad actor access to non-public information. Twitter says that it has no evidence that the vulnerability […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2019

Bamboo Airways plans to sell its shares to foreign investors for VND160,000 ($6.9) per share as part of its IPO next year. The private airline is looking for investors from the U.S., Japan and Europe with experience and resources, it said in a statement Sunday. Bamboo Airways wants to make an initial public offering (IPO) […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2019

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A regulatory framework specifically designed for artificial intelligence in China’s financial sector and better tech for supervision should be introduced, according to policy advisors from a leading think tank. We should not deify artificial intelligence as it could go wrong just like any other technology,» said Xiao Gang, senior researcher at China Finance 40 Forum […]

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Retail Asia31/12/2019

Thai AirAsia X will operate six Christmas and New Year scheduled charter flights to Tbilisi Georgia from its home base Bangkok Don Mueang airport. Bookings are mainly generated by Thai outbound travel agents promoting tour packages to Georgia for the festive season. Flights will use an Airbus A330-300 with 377 seats. Based on Airlineroute timetable […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2019

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Vingroup is to complete its exit direct retail businesses, shutting down its electronic business VinPro within this month. The closure of Vinpro is considered a sudden decision as the group acquired electronics chain Vien Thong A last year with more than 200 stores to strengthen VinPro’s presence. Recently, Vien Thong A’s website and Facebook page changed branding […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2019

You don’t need to be a Chinese smartphone manufacturer cut off from the Google Play services version of Android to start developing an alternative operating system. You can also be a large global social-media company headquartered in the U.S. that seeks to control all personal data and aspires to world domination. The former, of course, […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2019

New Hamleys toy store owner Reliance Industries plans to revamp the brand, according to a report in The Guardian. The article reveals that the new owners “have ambitious plans for the toy store” which has been passed “from one absentee foreign owner to another over the past 16 years”. Reliance is currently turning to the US […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2019

AirAsia has appointed Jun Aida as representative director and COO to lead AirAsia Japan, effective 1 January 2020. Jun will take over from Jenny Mayuko Wakana who will be stepping down 31 December. As a member of AirAsia’s senior leadership team, Jun will be responsible for the company’s airline operations in Japan and its future […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2019

Nok Air is seeking to raise THB2.22 billion bahts (USD73.5 million) from existing shareholders through a new share issuance, the Thai low-cost carrier said in a stock market filing. The Thai carrier’s Board of Directors proposed issuing 888,147,358 new shares nominally valued at THB1 (USD0.03) each. If the proposal is approved by an Extraordinary General Meeting […]

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