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Chinese firm plans to process re-fresh cod products for Shanghai retail

Chinese firm plans to process re-fresh cod products for Shanghai retail

Mei Ling Tan November 21, 2016

Beiyang Jiamei Seafood, a Chinese processor switching its business from exports to imports, plans to expand into re-fresh products for the domestic market. The company, which is based in Qingdao,…

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Russian chocolate, beer and baby food companies aim to conquer Asia

Russian chocolate, beer and baby food companies aim to conquer Asia

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Every time Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Russia, he asks for some Russian ice cream. As a result of this craving, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a whole box of ice…

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Swedish retail giant H&M opens 18th Philippines Store in Centrio

Swedish retail giant H&M opens 18th Philippines Store in Centrio

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Swedish retail giant H&M Hennes and Mauritz, Inc. has opened its 18th store in the Philippines at Ayala Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City. H&M Country Manager for South…

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Guardian to open 30 new stores next year

Guardian to open 30 new stores next year

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Guardian Health and Beauty (Guardian Malaysia) plans to open between 25 and 30 new stores next year as it embarks on an aggressive expansion plan to further strengthen its position…

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With close to 55%, Japan has highest mobile commerce transactions

With close to 55%, Japan has highest mobile commerce transactions

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Mobile commerce conversion rates are highest in Japan, the U.K and South Korea for Q2 2016 states the State of Mobile Commerce Report released by performance marketing technology company, Criteo. The…

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Customised price plans for electricity in the pipeline

Customised price plans for electricity in the pipeline

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Consumers can look forward to shopping for electricity the way they choose a phone plan. Electricity retailers are preparing a buffet of options for consumers, as the Energy Market Authority…

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How Asia-Pacific is driving global online retail

How Asia-Pacific is driving global online retail

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

The world’s largest and most populous continent, Asia is made up of 48 countries and spans 44,579,000 square kilometres. With a widely diverse population of 5.096 billion people, the continent’s…

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Tax free shopping spend drops in Asia and Europe

Tax free shopping spend drops in Asia and Europe

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Tax free shopping sales in Asia fell -7% year-on-year in September, compared to declines of -13% in August, according to Global Blue. The number of transactions dropped -3%, while average…

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Shinsegae Group to Run COEX Mall

Shinsegae Group to Run COEX Mall

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Shinsegae Property, a unit of South Korea’s conglomerate Shinsegae Group, has solely bid and likely won the 10-year operation right over Convention & Exhibition Mall (COEX Mall), the largest underground…

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Alisports invests $100 million to popularize Rugby in China

Alisports invests $100 million to popularize Rugby in China

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Alisports is to invest US$100 million over the next 10 years in an effort to popularise rugby in China, World Rugby announced on Wednesday. The company – the sporting division…

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Vinamilk enters Thai market

Vinamilk enters Thai market

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), Vietnam’s largest milk producer, has selected Top Most Enterprise (TME) – a Thai company – to distribute Vinamilk products in Thailand, a…

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Amazon Prime is launching in China

Amazon Prime is launching in China

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Amazon announced it’s bringing a version of its Prime membership program to customers in China, which will include free, cross-border shipping from the Amazon Global Store as well as no…

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HSBC Amanah Malaysia appoints new CEO

HSBC Amanah Malaysia appoints new CEO

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Arsalaan (Oz) Ahmed has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad. As the CEO of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad, Oz Ahmed will be leading the…

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Coral Blue Galaxy S7 Edge coming to Taiwan in November

Coral Blue Galaxy S7 Edge coming to Taiwan in November

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

It’s rare to call anything “absolutely stunning,” let alone a blue and slightly orange phone of all things, but Samsung managed to extract that statement out of him when he had some…

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Actxa named partner for Singapore fitness programme

Actxa named partner for Singapore fitness programme

Mei Ling Tan November 20, 2016

Fitness wearables brand Actxa has been appointed as one of the official technology partners of the second National Steps Challenge (NSC) by the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB). Fuelled by…

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