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3HK to offer a year’s free OTT video subscription

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holding’s mobile division 3 Hong Kong is offering a year’s free subscription to its premium subscription TV and VOD service to all new and existing 4G…

Prepaid purchases gaining traction in India

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

For the first time, cash is no longer king in India’s online shopping scene. In a post-Diwali media release, India’s online marketplace Snapdeal reported that customers across India were willing…

Plug and Play to invest in dozens of Indonesian start-ups

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

Indonesia is a few steps closer to becoming the largest digital economy in the region, as one of Silicon Valley’s largest players, Plug and Play, has expressed interest in investing…

AirAsia India Sells Tickets From Rs 799 On Advance Bookings

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

Budget-carrier AirAsia India has announced a promotional offer with all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 799 on travel next year. The AirAsia India offer is valid till November 20 and is…

Air BP, AKR sign JV agreement in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, and AKR, an Indonesian distributor of chemicals, petroleum, logistics and supply chain solutions, have announced the signing of a JV…

MPPA opens its premium supermarket format in Denpasar, Bali

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a multi-format modern retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, SmartClub, Foodmart, Boston Health & Beauty and FMX, proudly opened its premium supermarket format, Foodmart…

Salvatore Ferragamo Japan re-opens flagship

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

Italian luxury house Salvatore Ferragamo Japan has re-opened its wholly renovated and extended Tokyo flagship store, at Chuo-dori, Ginza. Covering 600 sqm, the new store is now Salvatore Ferragamo’s largest…

AirAsia moves into new open-space headquarters

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

After announcing that it would relocate to a new office in 2014, budget carrier AirAsia finally moved into its new space in Sepang, Malaysia, on Monday. The office, dubbed RedQuarters,…

RideCell Delivers Global Carsharing And Ridesharing Platform For Automakers

Mei Ling Tan November 17, 2016

RideCell, the developer of a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform for leading automakers and transit providers globally, unveiled today at AutoMobility LA the worldwide release of its multiservice platform that allows car…

Saint Laurent Malaysia opens second store

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

Just weeks after the opening of the Saint Laurent Malaysia store at Suria KLCC, another has started trading at Pavilion KL. Its latest store aims to reflect the fashion brand’s…

‘Lead or lose’ message for food and grocery

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

“Lead or lose” – that is the message for food and grocery businesses from chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch of the industry’s research and training charity IGD. Outlining her vision for…

Shiseido profits leap 135 per cent

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

Shiseido profits for its latest nine months more than doubled over the same period last year. ‘New income’ leaped 135 per cent to a record ￥37.2 billion (US$345.8 million) for…

Lawson China launching rewards points

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

From next month, Japan’s Lawson China convenience store group will offer rewards points to shoppers at its outlets. Points will be administered through the brand’s smartphone app, which already provides…

Finance Magnates’ 2016 Summit Kicks Off in Downtown London

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

The highly anticipated Finance Magnates London Summit kicked off today at The Brewery in the heart of the online trading industry. For five years now Finance Magnates has been hosting…

Village for Cafe Amazon’s Japan launch

Mei Ling Tan November 16, 2016

Rather than a big city, Thai coffee-shop chain Cafe Amazon has chosen a village for its launch into Japan. More than 200km from Tokyo, Kawauchi in the Fukushima prefecture has…

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