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School House creates La Mer retail experience in Shanghai

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

New York-based creative agency School House has partnered with cosmetics brand La Mer for its Edge of the Sea campaign exhibition at Shanghai’s Power Station of Art. The immersive, multi-sensory…

Volvo Cars Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

Volvo Cars aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2025. This is in line with the company becoming a climate neutral…

UBS Singapore Rainmaker Departs

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

The Singapore-based firm offering end-to-end issuance, custody, and trading of digitized securities, has hired a banking and investment industry veteran as its first chief commercial officer. Singapore-based capital markets platform iSTOX has hired Choo Oi…

Tesla Gets Approval To Start Manufacturing In China

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

Tesla Inc was added to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, China’s industry ministry said on Thursday, as it granted the electric-vehicle maker a certificate it needs to start…

Singapore’s First Blockchain Trade Financing Platform Launched

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

CIMB Bank’s Singapore Branch and iTrust have launched Singapore’s First Blockchain Trade Financing Platform, and successfully completed their first structured trade financing transaction on the platform. The milestone transaction involves…

Vietnam considers more pork imports as prices surge

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

The government has asked the agriculture ministry to look into increasing pork imports as supply plunges and prices reach 3-year high. The order, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh…

Google Maps updated with new ways to report driving incidents

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

Google has just announced that a new update is making its way to the Maps app on mobile. The update brings new ways for Google Maps users to report driving incidents…

DHL Global Forwarding expands multimodal service to Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan October 29, 2019

International freight service provider DHL Global Forwarding has launched a delivery service to tap into growing shipments from Indonesia to other parts of Asia. The service, called Asiaconnect+, officially launched…

David Jones opens first food store in Melbourne

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

David Jones has opened its first standalone food store in Melbourne in a bid to lock down Australia’s gourmet grocery market and take share off the country’s leading supermarkets, Coles…

KFC New Zealand drives Restaurant Brands’ sales

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

Restaurant Brands total group sales grew 2.7 percent over during the first half of FY20, though net profit fell 2 per cent due to the adoption of a new leasing…

Thai Airways eyes passenger growth

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

Financially struggling Thai Airways is eyeing 8% in passenger growth by year’s end as it plans to launch new routes. Nond Kalinta, Vice President of Sales at Thai Airways International…

Ikea India focuses on tier-2 cities as it targets growth

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

Ikea India is set to expand into tier-II cities in the second phase of its development after early success in key markets. The Swedish-headquartered furniture-and-homewares giant has established its presence…

Nok Air gets serious about turnaround

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

Nok Air, a loss-ridden budget airline, has pledged to implement plans to revive its business, increasing income and overhauling flights to prevent delays that have damaged the carrier’s image. The…

E-Mart plans to sell several stores

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

South Korean big-box retailer E-mart will sell 13 store buildings and land to improve its financial situation. The firm will sell the properties to Mastern Investment Management for KRW952.48 billion…

Raymond plans to open 500 more Indian stores by 2021

Mei Ling Tan October 28, 2019

Indian retailer Raymond is set to operate 1500 stores across the territory within two years. The firm currently runs 1000 branded stores and 500 outlets under other brand names across…

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