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Nokian Tyres Says High Inventories In Europe To Hurt H2 Sales

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

European distributors are holding back from buying costly winter tyres due to high inventories, Finland’s Nokian Tyres said on Thursday, adding it saw weakness in its Russian market too. “We…

Toyota To Expand Sao Paulo Plant

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

Toyota Motor announced a 1 billion reais ($243.29 million) expansion at a plant in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, joining Volkswagen and General Motors in new investments in the…

Delaware Judge Says Tesla Board Must Face Trial Over Musk’s Mega-Pay Package

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

A Delaware judge ruled on Friday that Tesla Inc’s board of directors must defend at a trial Chief Executive Elon Musk’s multibillion dollar pay package, which a shareholder lawsuit said…

The Nissan Leaf Can Now Power A House

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

Nissan and EDF have partnered to accelerate the delivery of electric mobility in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Italy and will be adopting smart charging of electric vehicles in…

Tata Motors Showcases New Ultra Trucks In South Africa

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

Tata Motors has showcased two new variants of its Ultra truck range- Ultra Plus 1418 and Ultra 814 AMT in South Africa at the Futuroad Expo 2019 in Johannesburg. While the…

Uber Awaits Renewal Decision On Vital London License

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

Uber is still waiting to see whether its license in London, which expires on Wednesday, will be renewed as the regulator, which previously stripped the taxi app of its right…

AirAsia X Launch Flights Between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo Narita

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2019

AirAsia is set to capitalize on the growing demand for flights to Japan, with the country experiencing a tourism boom. In a response to increasing numbers of visitors to Tokyo,…

Here We Come, Osaka! Centara Signs Historic Deal forFirst Japanese Property

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, together with Taisei Corporation and Kanden Realty & Development, announced a landmark agreement to bring the Centara brand to Japan. The three…

Powering Southeast Asia’s $100 billion Internet economy

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Today, Google, Temasek and new partner, Bain & Company released its e-Conomy Southeast Asia report for 2019, highlighting the most significant industry trends observed in 2019 and analysing the current…

Squarestreet launches coffee concept in Sheung Wan

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Scandinavian lifestyle accessories label Squarestreet is presenting a new in-store coffee concept centered around the tradition of “fika” at its Sheung Wan boutique. “Fika” is a Swedish verb that describes…

Rakuten and Seiyu launch Japan’s first autonomous delivery robots

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Rakuten has partnered with Seiyu to launch Japan’s first autonomous delivery robots service with JD in Umikaze Park. Using the Rakuten Drone app, Umikaze Park visitors can place their orders…

Avon launches a clean beauty range Avon Distillery

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Avon has launched its new beauty brand Avon Distillery, which it claims delivers “clean beauty without compromise”. The Avon Distillery range includes nine concentrated make-up and skin-care products, seven of…

Shinsegae testing a cashierless grocery retail store concept

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

South Korean retail giant Shinsegae is developing a cashier-less grocery-store modeled on the Amazon Go concept. The brand’s first automated store – to be branded Emart24 – will open at…

Philippine retailer AllHome to list in October

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

AllHome Corp, the Philippines home-furnishings retailer, is looking to raise up to US$348 million in an IPO. AllHome operates 25 large one-stop homewares and home-improvement stores, most of them in…

Watsons Philippines adding more stores this year

Mei Ling Tan October 3, 2019

Watsons Philippines plans to open another 50 stores this year, adding to the 781 branches it already operates. Parent AS Watson, the health-and-beauty retailer headquartered in Hong Kong, has more…

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