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Elizabeth Arden signs Ning Chang as first Asian Skincare ambassador

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Elizabeth Arden has signed Ning Chang as the brand’s first Asia ambassador for its Skincare category. An actress and philanthropist, Chang is also multilingual, speaking Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, and German…

MG Hector Will Be Launched In Four Variants

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

With the opening of its first dealership in India, MG Motor India has also started taking pre-bookings for the Hector and has shared details about its variants. The MG Hector will be offered…

Sephora New Zealand flagship opening in July

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Sephora has said its first New Zealand flagship store will be opened in July – though it stopped short of confirming an exact date. The beauty retailer revealed the detail on its…

Bubble-tea chain Milksha opening Stores in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Taiwanese bubble-tea chain Milksha is opening two outlets in Singapore by the end of this month. The first flagship outlet will open at Suntec City Mall, and a second in…

Jaguar’s Director of Design Ian Callum Steps Down After 20 Years

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Jaguar has announced that Ian Callum, its Director of Design, has decided to step down from his position after 20 years. A legend within the company, as well as in…

New Piaggio Ape City Plus 3-Wheeler Launch Date Announced

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Piaggio India has officially announced the launch date for its upcoming new three-wheeler, the Ape City Plus. Slated to be launched on June 14, 2019, the new Piaggio Ape City+…

Vicinity Centres names new CFO

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Retail landlord Vicinity Centres has appointed Spark Infrastructure executive Nicholas Schiffer as its new chief financial officer. Schiffer, who will take on the role in September, has been Spark’s CFO…

MG Motor Opens Its First Flagship Showroom In India

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

MG Motor India today inaugurated its first showroom, or as the company likes to call it, flagship experience store in Gurugram, Haryana. Located at Milestone Experion Centre, in Sector 15…

Pokemon GO support for Apple Watch gets the ax

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

The folks at Niantic, developers of Pokemon GO, have always added support for new platforms and OSes when it was needed. The most recent announcement coming from the company does exactly…

MG eZS Electric SUV Will Be Made In India

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

MG Motor has announced that it will be manufacturing its pure electric SUV, the MG eZS, in India, at its plant in Halol, Gujarat. The MG eZS will be one of…

Spotify brings its lightweight Stations app

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Spotify users in the United States will have one more alternative app that will allow them to listen to their favorite radio station starting today. Suggestively named Stations, Spotify’s lightweight app…

Janice Wong continues expansion outside Singapore

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Confectionery and food brand Janice Wong is expanding its reach both within Singapore and beyond as it chases a broader customer demographic. In Singapore, the local foodie’s popular three-year old…

Godiva completes sale of APAC operations

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Belgian manufacturer of gourmet chocolates, Godiva Chocolatier, has completed the sale of selected assets of its Asia Pacific business to South Korea’s MBK Partners. Godiva, a subsidiary of Turkey’s Yildiz…

Apps with 440 million installs eluded Google Play Protect

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

According to Ars Technica, adware named BeiTaAd was hidden in 238 apps found in the Google PlayStore. The apps, which had more than 440 million installs, played ads to help the…

AirAsia among top 5 most downloaded airline apps

Mei Ling Tan June 26, 2019

Budget airline AirAsia was among the top five most downloaded airline apps worldwide in the first quarter of 2019, according to a new report from mobile app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The most downloaded airline app worldwide for Q1 2019 was…

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