AirAsia launched new services from Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta to the island of Belitung in Indonesia this week. The new four weekly services from Kuala Lumpur will support the Indonesian…
K-pop girl-group Twice is to open a pop-up store called Twaii’s Shop in Singapore this month, marking its first Asia stop after the theme stores in Korea and Japan. Located…
Tesco in Asia has reported a 54.1-per-cent boost in operating profit to £171 million as the company accelerated its cost-saving initiatives in Thailand. Those reforms include distribution efficiency improvements and…
UK fashion house Ted Baker has slumped into the red in the first half of the year, its position not helped by a 15.2-per-cent fall in sales in Asia. Global…
With the acquisition of GoPay, PayPal will become the first foreign firm to enter China’s digital payments market. The People’s Bank of China has approved the acquisition of a 70-percent…
The leading payment card issuer from Japan has announced a partnership to extend its reach in Singapore, bringing added convenience to cardholders in the region. JCB International, the international operations…
H&M’s pre-tax profit rose 25 percent in the latest quarter to US$506 million as the Swedish-headquartered global fast-fashion retailer trimmed its inventory and customers embraced its summer range. “The new…
AirAsia Group Bhd has began flying four times weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Belitung. This is in addition to the daily flights between Jakarta and Belitung. AirAsia Indonesia deputy…
Following the exit of Srinivas Siripurapu from Standard Chartered, the private bank has swiftly hired a replacement. Cedric Lizin joins the bank as its South and Southeast Asia private banking head,…
Over time cars and car companies have been blamed of contaminating the environment. Be it emission, exhausting fossil fuel or adding up to the noise pollution, cars have been the…
Electric car manufacturer Tesla has delivered approximately 97,000 cars around the world in the third quarter of 2019, falling short of the 100,000 milestone the company had hoped for. “We…
BMW India has announced introducing a new mobile application that will allow customers to give real-time approvals for service and repairs. Called the BMW Smart Video, the new BMW exclusive…
Facebook got away with one of the biggest thefts (legal, mind you) in the history of technology. Back in April 2012, not long after Instagram launched its Android app, Facebook bought…
AirAsia’s reduced passenger service charge (PSC) of RM50 starts today at KLIA2 and other international airports in Malaysia. This follows Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s announcement last month that the Cabinet…
Thai coffee chain Cafe Amazon has launched its first outlet in China. The new cafe has opened at a Sinopec-branded petrol station in the Guangxi provincial capital of Nanning. Cafe…
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