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AirAsia launches new sustainability livery

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Air Asia unveiled its new livery design for their Airbus A320 in Bangkok last week, to promote the message of “Sustainable ASEAN Tourism”. The launch coincided with the ASEAN Day celebrations…

Apple seems to have revealed the date of its iPhone 11 event

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Less than two weeks after the iPhone 11’s release date was seemingly revealed, an iOS 13 screenshot found within the latest beta version appears to confirm when Apple will be announcing…

Refinitiv Launches Cloud-Based Data Access in Asia

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Major financial data provider Refinitiv has launched a new service providing real-time data through cloud-based delivery in Asia, leveraging Amazon Web Services. The service, named Elecktron, is designed to simplify…

Facebook introduces new Group Privacy settings

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

In an attempt to make Groups easier to understand, Facebook announced the launch of a new simplified privacy model for the feature, public and private. The new Groups Privacy settings include two…

Sony to kill off Xperia Lounge app by the end of this month

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Sad news for Xperia fans, as Sony has just confirmed plans to shut down one of its older smartphone apps – Xperia Lounge. This isn’t the first nor the last…

Honda Says It Will Stop Producing Cars In Argentina In 2020

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Japan’s Honda Motor Co on Tuesday said it will stop producing automobiles in Argentina next year as part of a global shift in how it shares production between regions. Honda…

FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

FedEx Corp has launched the FedEx SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. Retailers will be able to accept…

Standard Chartered in Hiring Push to Grow Private Banking

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

The bank is on a recruitment spree in Hong Kong and Singapore as it hopes to increase its private banking assets by 50 percent to $100 million in the next…

Apple issues statement regarding third-party battery replacements for iPhones

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

The folks over at iFixit discovered that Apple introduced a software lock in iOS, which will prevent iPhone users from checking the health of the battery if it was replaced…

Hermes launches app to enhance delivery experience

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Hermes has rolled out a new app, which, according to the delivery company, enables retailers to deliver an enhanced experience to its customers. The app provides online shoppers with increased…

Honda to offer Key by Amazon in-car delivery for HondaLink remote services subscribers

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Honda has announced it is offering Key by Amazon In-Car Delivery service for subscribers of its HondaLink Remote Services connected-car system. Through the Key by Amazon app, owners of select…

Japan Post to end Saturday standard mail delivery

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has accepted a proposal from a government panel to end Saturday delivery for standard mail in the country due to a labor shortage at…

DHL Supply Chain introduces first digital twin of warehouse in Asia for Tetra Pak

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

The market leader in contract logistics, DHL Supply Chain, is introducing its first digital twin of a warehouse in the Asia-Pacific region for Tetra Pak with one goal in mind:…

Cebu Pacific poised to become largest airline out of Clark

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Philippine low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB), is poised to become the country’s largest airline operator out of the Clark airport. CEB President and CEO Lance Y. Gokongwei said last week…

Cebu Pacific to begin Cebu-Busuanga flights in October

Mei Ling Tan August 29, 2019

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific announced on Thursday, August 15, that it is launching direct flights from Cebu to Busuanga (Coron) in Palawan. Cebu Pacific’s subsidiary Cebgo will fly twice daily between the…

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Latest News

AirAsia launches new sustainability livery

Apple seems to have revealed the date of its iPhone 11 event

Refinitiv Launches Cloud-Based Data Access in Asia

Facebook introduces new Group Privacy settings

Sony to kill off Xperia Lounge app by the end of this month

Honda Says It Will Stop Producing Cars In Argentina In 2020

FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot

Standard Chartered in Hiring Push to Grow Private Banking

Apple issues statement regarding third-party battery replacements for iPhones

Hermes launches app to enhance delivery experience

Honda to offer Key by Amazon in-car delivery for HondaLink remote services subscribers

Japan Post to end Saturday standard mail delivery

DHL Supply Chain introduces first digital twin of warehouse in Asia for Tetra Pak

Cebu Pacific poised to become largest airline out of Clark

Cebu Pacific to begin Cebu-Busuanga flights in October

Robotic Revolution: Hong Kong Unveils First 24/7 Convenience Store Operated by Humanoid

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