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Tata Offers Emergency Service Support For Fani Cyclone-Affected Customers

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Tata Motors has announced initiating a special emergency service support for Tata vehicle owners who were affected by the untimely Fani cyclone in Odisha. The carmaker is offering free towing…

Mastercard to Expand Footprint in India

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

The payments giant is set to make India a vital node in its global infrastructure, which will serve other markets including Southeast Asia. Mastercard will invest $1 billion into its India…

HTC’s First Smartphone this Year Soon to Arrive

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Back in 2014, when the brand was riding high due to the success of the One (M8), HTC released a total of 30 smartphones. As its struggles began to sink…

APAC leads global convenience sector

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

The Asia-Pacific region is the largest and fastest-growing region in the global convenience market, according to a new report by GlobalData. The research firm forecasts a compound annual growth rate…

Porsche To Pay 535 Million Euro Fine Over Diesel Affair

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

German prosecutors have imposed a fine of 535 million euros ($598.99 million) on German luxury carmaker Porsche AG for neglecting supervisory obligations linked to diesel emissions cheating, they said in a statement…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Supports 50W Charging

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Samsung recently released two phones that support 25W fast charging, but you may have missed that because they are not available worldwide. Those are the 5G version of the Galaxy…

Android Auto To Get A New Interface

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

With connected cars and inbuilt eSIM technologies coming in, chances are that smartphone connectivity in cars is the next big thing. However, Google is going the whole hog and is…

Retail sales rise at slower Pace Last Month

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Retail spending rose 0.3 percent in March in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the latest trade figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 0.2 percent…

Toyota Sees Smaller-Than-Expected Profit Rise This Year

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Toyota Motor forecast on Wednesday a 3.3 percent rise in operating profit for the current year due to cost reduction measures and changes to its depreciation methods. Japan’s largest automaker…

HyalRoute to invest up to $2b in Philippines fiber project

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

Singapore-based shared fiber network provider HyalRoute has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Department of ICT to invest up to $2 billion expanding to the market. The company’s subsidiary Philippine…

Alipay: Average Chinese tourist spending in Singaporehigher than in any other SEA country over Labour Day

Mei Ling Tan May 28, 2019

The data found that the number of Chinese visitors in Singapore over the Labour Day holiday period almost doubled from last year. In addition, the average Chinese traveler spent SGD 325 (RMB 1,611)…

Belstaff Japan Winding Down

Mei Ling Tan May 27, 2019

The British luxury fashion retailer has six stores trading in the market, which it entered back in 2015 via a wholly owned subsidiary, opening its first store in March 2016.…

DFS launches fourth Whisky Festival

Mei Ling Tan May 27, 2019

DFS Group has launched the fourth Whisky Festival at Changi Airport, this one with a pop-up bar. Aiming to “demystify the whiskey-making process”, the festival offers a selection of more…

Core categories boost Shaver Shop’s Profit

Mei Ling Tan May 27, 2019

Strong performance in Shaver Shop’s core hair removal and hairstyling categories has delivered 8.7 percent like-for-like sales growth in the four months ended April 30, 2019, up from 0.8 percent…

Taobao helps Brands with Omni Channel Sales

Mei Ling Tan May 27, 2019

Taobao has teamed up with local retailers to launch a brick-and-mortar, multi-label store to host independent clothing brands that sell on the Alibaba Group-owned online marketplace. Piloting at the Hangzhou Kerry…

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Tata Offers Emergency Service Support For Fani Cyclone-Affected Customers

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