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Australia leads top ten sources of tourist arrivals in Bali

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Australia led the ten top sources of tourist arrivals in the resort island of Bali in the January-September 2016 period, an official said. “The number of Australian tourists visiting Bali…

Pharma in Indonesia: Competing for Higher Margins

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

IPMG members – including Novartis, Merck, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pfizer – have invested more than USD $1 billion in Indonesia’s pharmaceutical industry over the past few years, particularity for…

E-commerce roadmap will boost Indonesian young entrepreneurs` growth

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

The Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) of Yogyakarta supports the governments plan to formulate an e-commerce roadmap by early 2017. “The e-commerce roadmap to be launched by the government is…

Indonesia to operate Becakayu Toll Road by 2017

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Indonesia will start to operate 8 kilometers of the 11-kilometers section of the new Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu (Becakayu) toll road connecting Bekasi City and Jakarta by March 2017. “I believe by…

UPS has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

UPS has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken, a supply chain company dedicated to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. The transaction is expected to close by…

South Korea among G20’s top IoT-ready markets

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

The United States, South Korea, and the United Kingdom ranked as the three countries in the G20 most ready to contribute to and benefit from the IoT, according to IDC.…

Huawei launches IoT accelerator in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Huawei has teamed up with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to launch its first IoT-focused accelerator in Singapore. The vendor will work with NUS’ entrepreneurial arm NUS Enterprise to…

HKBN expands OTT video tie-up with TVB

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

HKBN has expanded its relationship with broadcaster TVB covering the delivery of TVB’s myTV SUPER set-top box service. The operator has ordered an additional 450,000 set top boxes from TVB…

India’s BSNL seeks 700-MHz spectrum

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Indian state-owned operator BSNL has approached the nation’s telecoms ministry seeking a portion of the 700-MHz spectrum that was left unsold during the recent major spectrum auction. The operator has…

Bangladesh’s CityCell has spectrum reinstated

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Cash-strapped Bangladeshi operator CityCell has resumed operations after having its spectrum temporarily reinstated by a Supreme Court ruling. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) revoked CityCell’s spectrum last month for failing…

Korean Fashion Struts Authentic Style to Thailand’s Online Shoppers

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

WearYouWant, Thailand’s leading online fashion and beauty marketplace, is launching a premium, Korean fashion range in Thailand, designed and made in Korea, to satisfy the ever-growing love of Korean brands…

Indonesian consumers regain confidence in Q3

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

Indonesian consumer confidence rose again in the third quarter of this year in line with their increasing confidence for the government’s recent economic policies, global research company Nielsen revealed on…

Tencent IBG helps local businesses attract tourists from China

Mei Ling Tan November 9, 2016

International Business Group (IBG) of Tencent, a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, announced today the roll-out of one-stop service advertising solutions. The ad solutions include options…

OCBC Bank is first local bank to win top honours

Mei Ling Tan November 8, 2016

OCBC Bank marked another milestone in its journey towards ever-greater performance and business excellence by earning the World Class Award – the highest award tier – at the 2016 Global…

Standard Chartered and IBM back Byte Academy’s Singapore fintech school

Mei Ling Tan November 8, 2016

Standard Chartered Bank, IBM, Insead, Thomson Reuters and Microsoft are backing a fintech school at New York-based Byte Academy’s first international venture, in Singapore. The firms have come together to…

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