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Singapore’s Multi-Currency War Heats Up With Revolut Launch

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

After amassing more than 8 million customers, the tech unicorn has landed in Singapore, its second market outside Europe. After much anticipation, U.K. challenger bank Revolut has rolled out its services…

AirAsia X plans for direct flights into Kazakhstan

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

AirAsia X , the long-haul arm of AirAsia Group Bhd, has met with the Civil Aviation Committee (CAA) of Kazakhstan to discuss the possibility of the airline introducing a direct…

JHC fined for selling illegal lubricant

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Japanese lifestyle products retailer Japan Home Centre (JHC) has been fined HK$10,000 (US$1275) for selling a batch of multi-purpose lubricants containing volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of legally allowed…

Hong Kong’s Social Place makes Singapore debut

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Hong Kong contemporary Chinese restaurant chain Social Place has launched its first outlet in Singapore at Forum The Shopping Mall. The brand’s first outlet in Southeast Asia is a joint…

Saigon retail rents rise

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Saigon retail rents are rising with space in the CBD hitting an average of US$135.50 per square meter in the third quarter, up by 5.8 percent year-on-year. According to a…

Malaysia Airports invites travellers to ‘shop like a hero’

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Malaysia Airports has launched a campaign `Shop like a hero` – or #ShopLAH – as it aims to transform its international airports from functional transportation hubs to exciting shopping destinations.…

A-listers sign up to Hong Kong VR startup Sandbox

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Hong Kong immersive Virtual Reality startup Sandbox VR has won investment from several A-list celebrities, including Katy Perry and Will Smith. The firm has raised US$11 million from the Hollywood…

Malina Ngai named CEO of AS Watson Asia & Europe

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

AS Watson has appointed Malina Ngai as its CEO, overseeing Asia and Europe. She will remain a board member and group COO of AS Watson. “Malina has been instrumental in…

Five new Spar China stores open

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Grocery-retailer Spar China has launched five new supermarkets. The Dutch-headquartered international franchise business has opened two stores in Shandong and three in Guangdong, both Chinese provinces, and bring the chain’s…

AirAsia to link Lombok with Surabaya, Yogyakarta

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Low-cost carrier AirAsia is set to launch new routes to Surabaya in East Java and Yogyakarta from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The inaugural flight from Lombok to Surabaya will depart on…

First Ikea Macau store scheduled to open in first quarter of next year

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2019

Ikea says it plans to open in Macau in the first quarter of next year. Located in Taipa, the Ikea Macau store will occupy an area of 90,000sqft, offering a…

AirAsia India to increase fleet size to 29 by year-end

Mei Ling Tan November 1, 2019

Budget carrier AirAsia India will increase its fleet size to 29 aircraft by December-end, as it aims to increase frequencies to metro cities and prune unprofitable routes in the upcoming winter schedule,…

Bubble-tea chain The Whale debuts in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan November 1, 2019

Bubble tea chain The Whale has opened its first outlet in Singapore. The Nanjing-based brand opened the first franchise in the territory in a basement takeaway kiosk at Lot One…

Amazon Australia boosts grocery offering with launch of subscription service

Mei Ling Tan November 1, 2019

Amazon Australia is further challenging the nation’s biggest supermarkets with the launch today of a subscription service which allows consumers to have household essentials delivered regularly at a 10 percent…

Flight Centre fined $252,000 for misleading promotions

Mei Ling Tan November 1, 2019

Flight Centre Travel Group has paid $252,000 in fines after misleading customers with unclear promotions during the 2018 Christmas and 2019 Easter periods. The travel group offered customers who spent…

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Singapore’s Multi-Currency War Heats Up With Revolut Launch

AirAsia X plans for direct flights into Kazakhstan

JHC fined for selling illegal lubricant

Hong Kong’s Social Place makes Singapore debut

Saigon retail rents rise

Malaysia Airports invites travellers to ‘shop like a hero’

A-listers sign up to Hong Kong VR startup Sandbox

Malina Ngai named CEO of AS Watson Asia & Europe

Five new Spar China stores open

AirAsia to link Lombok with Surabaya, Yogyakarta

First Ikea Macau store scheduled to open in first quarter of next year

AirAsia India to increase fleet size to 29 by year-end

Bubble-tea chain The Whale debuts in Singapore

Amazon Australia boosts grocery offering with launch of subscription service

Flight Centre fined $252,000 for misleading promotions

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