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AirAsia may face fines for charging processing fees for card and online banking transactions

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

low-cost carrier AirAsia could still face fines for charging passengers additional processing fee for card and online banking transactions. This comes right after AirAsia Group CEO, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes…

Retail grows 10 per cent for the Philippines’ SM Investments

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

The Philippines’ SM Investments has achieved 14-per-cent sales growth in the first half-year, its retail division up by 10 percent. Profit for the half-year rose 27 percent, with banking and…

The Salted Plum opens at Suntec City

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Southern Taiwanese restaurant The Salted Plum has opened its second outlet in Suntec City. The outlet features a spacious dining area with a street ambiance, a self-service system and new…

Standard Chartered Banks on Chinese Fintechs

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Standard Chartered has launched a Shanghai-based innovation lab to tap China’s tech market and improve its own capabilities. The eXellerator innovation lab in China alongside others in Singapore Hong Kong,…

Victoria’s Secret controversial marketing chief stops

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Longtime Victoria’s Secret chief marketing officer Edward Razek will resign following months of negative PR centered on his comments about plus-size and transgender models in a Vogue interview. Edward Razek,…

New lease-reporting standard will ‘significantly’ impact Xiabuxiabu results

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Chinese restaurant operator Xiabuxiabu says the impact of the new International Financial Reporting Standard 16 (IFRS 16), which changes the way leases are treated in financials, will seriously impact its profit this…

Mercedes-Benz Offers Subsidies To Retrofit Older Diesel Cars In Germany

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Daimler said on Tuesday Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany could apply for a 3,000 euro ($3,350) subsidy to upgrade the exhaust filters of older, polluting diesel vehicles, the latest effort among…

Parkson closes Puchong store after just 18 months

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Malaysian department store operator Parkson has closed its store in Puchong just 18 months after it opened. The closure follows its exit from Suria KLCC in downtown Kuala Lumpur after…

Apple Music app soon to receive dark mode on Android devices

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Unlike Google, Apple is a bit slower when it comes to adding dark mode to its Android apps, but that’s quite understandable. If you happen to use Apple Music on your Android…

JD increases stake in Tiki Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Chinese online giant JD has become the largest shareholder in e-commerce platform Tiki Vietnam. JD has bought a 25.65-per-cent stake in the business, taking its shareholding past that of previous…

Burberry Bespoke launches first counter at Takashimaya

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Burberry Bespoke has launched its first standalone counter at Takashimaya. Located on Level 1 of the shopping mall, the counter is designed in the style of ‘an English bar set…

Qatar Innovation Week is celebrating the value of Future Technologies This November.

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2019

Reiterating what the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai had said, “AI may become more profound than fire or electricity.” Artificial Intelligence, in all probabilities, is becoming an economic arsenal for…

AirAsia Wants Tools to Engage Customers Moving to Messaging Apps

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2019

Consumers now want to talk to businesses and find resolutions the way they talk to their friends and family, and this is pushing a big transition towards messaging channels, according…

South Koreans start boycotting Japanese retail goods

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2019

As a South Korean consumer boycott of Japanese goods gains momentum, consumers are starting to share information on new and upcoming Japanese retailers coming to the country. The intention, reports…

Car Market Slowdown Threatens Jobs At Bosch

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2019

Global car market is expected to slow this year and the continuing aftershocks of a sector-wide diesel cheating scandal will hit jobs at the world’s biggest component supplier Bosch, its…

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AirAsia may face fines for charging processing fees for card and online banking transactions

Retail grows 10 per cent for the Philippines’ SM Investments

The Salted Plum opens at Suntec City

Standard Chartered Banks on Chinese Fintechs

Victoria’s Secret controversial marketing chief stops

New lease-reporting standard will ‘significantly’ impact Xiabuxiabu results

Mercedes-Benz Offers Subsidies To Retrofit Older Diesel Cars In Germany

Parkson closes Puchong store after just 18 months

Apple Music app soon to receive dark mode on Android devices

JD increases stake in Tiki Vietnam

Burberry Bespoke launches first counter at Takashimaya

Qatar Innovation Week is celebrating the value of Future Technologies This November.

AirAsia Wants Tools to Engage Customers Moving to Messaging Apps

South Koreans start boycotting Japanese retail goods

Car Market Slowdown Threatens Jobs At Bosch

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