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Malaysia retail sales forecast remains gloomy

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Malaysian retail sales are expected to fall for the third consecutive quarter. Retail Group Malaysia, which prepares quarterly reports for the Malaysia Retailers Association, is now projecting total sales of…

Breitling opens new concept store at Hong Kong airport

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling has opened a new boutique at Hong Kong International Airport. The new outlet features the brand’s industrial loft concept, inspired by mid-20th-Century interior design. The boutique…

Vingroup, Masan to form Vietnam’s biggest retail group

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Vietnamese business giant Vingroup has agreed to merge its retail and agriculture unit with Masan Consumer Holdings, aiming to form Vietnam’s biggest retailer. The deal has the effect of spinning…

Shake Shack to double down in Singapore, Philippines

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Fast-food chain Shake Shack has announced new outlets in Singapore and Manila after enjoying early success with its debut stores in the two Southeast Asian cities. In Singapore, the US…

AirAsia restaurant concept brings its inflight menu down to earth

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

A new AirAsia restaurant opened in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall is serving inflight meals on the ground. The Malaysian-headquartered budget carrier has opened its first restaurant Santan and T&CO…

Deutsche Bank Hires Tech Duo in India

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Deutsche Bank hires a duo in India focused on overseeing and enhancing the bank’s technology, data and innovation capabilities. Dilip Khandelwal joins as the bank’s managing director and head of technology…

HSBC Brings Clients to Borneo

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

HSBC Jade invited clients to a trip traditionally reserved for senior staff and private banking clients to promote climate change awareness. The HSBC Sustainability Expedition was based in Malaysian Borneo where…

BMW India Launches New ‘BMW Smart Repairs’ Across Its Service Network

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

BMW India announced the introduction of ‘BMW Smart Repairs’ across its service network in the country. According to the company, the new repair service will ensure faster repairs and a…

Amazon Web Services Puts Mahindra Electric In Top Gear

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

With India planning to replace a significant portion of its conventional internal combustion engine fleet by electric vehicles (EV) in the next decade and target 30 percent of all cars…

Hyundai Motor Unveils Plan To Invest $52 Billion Over Six Years

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Hyundai Motor plans to invest about 61.1 trillion won between 2020 and 2025, about one-third of the expenditure focused on electric and autonomous vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. The…

Here’s how to watch Apple’s first Music Awards winner show live

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

After issuing a plethora of new hardware this year, starting from new iPads and finishing with the AirPods Pro, Apple is reserving a stage today entirely for its new adventures in…

Airplane mode might get more intelligent in Android 11

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

When your phone is set on Airplane mode, all radios inside the device are disabled. This prevents radio signals from possibly interfering with the equipment that pilots rely on while…

Founders of Google announce a major corporate restructuring

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Today, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google, announced that they would step down from their respective roles in Alphabet Inc., the parent company of the world’s largest…

Qualcomm unveils world’s biggest fingerprint sensor for smartphones

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

Qualcomm was the first company to introduce an under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, the 3D Sonic Sensor, the same piece of technology that’s now embedded under Samsung Galaxy S10’s stunning display.…

Central bank cuts compulsory reserve interest rates

Mei Ling Tan December 11, 2019

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced Monday it has lowered the interest rates on compulsory reserves at banks by 0.4 percentage points. The new compulsory reserve interest rate has…

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Malaysia retail sales forecast remains gloomy

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Shake Shack to double down in Singapore, Philippines

AirAsia restaurant concept brings its inflight menu down to earth

Deutsche Bank Hires Tech Duo in India

HSBC Brings Clients to Borneo

BMW India Launches New ‘BMW Smart Repairs’ Across Its Service Network

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Hyundai Motor Unveils Plan To Invest $52 Billion Over Six Years

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Airplane mode might get more intelligent in Android 11

Founders of Google announce a major corporate restructuring

Qualcomm unveils world’s biggest fingerprint sensor for smartphones

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