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Pelindo to build seaport for food transportation

Mei Ling Tan November 6, 2016

The Indonesia Port Corporation, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) I, will build seaport infrastructure that supports food logistics transportation in order to reduce shipping costs and improve the quality of food…

AirAsia Flight Airplane Gets Stuck In Mud After Skidding Off Runway At Malaysian Airport

Mei Ling Tan November 6, 2016

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at a Malaysian Airport after a plane skidded off the runway during take-off. AirAsia Flight AK6443 was preparing for take-off from Sultan Ismail Petra…

Marks & Spencer’s China stores risk closure

Mei Ling Tan November 5, 2016

Marks & Spencer is reportedly due to announce the closure of some of its Chinese shops when it releases its trading update next week. There is speculation that chief executive…

CityOn.Zhengzhou to open fully leased

Mei Ling Tan November 5, 2016

Taubman Asia, a subsidiary of US shopping centre group Taubman Centers, and China’s Wangfujing Group, have announced the line-up of retailers for its CityOn.Zhengzhou mall in Henan province, set to open on…

Alibaba-backed Lazada acquires online grocer RedMart

Mei Ling Tan November 5, 2016

On Wednesday, Singapore-based e-commerce company Lazada announced that it will acquire Redmart, an online grocery retailer. Singapore startup Lazada, whose platforms sell goods from smartphones to baby products throughout the…

Apple’s AirPods set to launch by year-end, sources say

Mei Ling Tan November 5, 2016

Apple‘s AirPods will ship before the end of this year, AppleInsider’s sources have confirmed, dismissing a bogus supply chain report that surfaced early Tuesday, November 1. Supply chain monitor Economic…

Foreign Investors Eye Hospital Business in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan November 5, 2016

Foreign investors have expressed interest in healthcare business investments in Indonesia. Singapore-based Global Growth Markets (GGM) consultant said that India-based hospital group Apollo Hospitals is currently considering to build a…

Challenger Technologies takes revenue hit

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

Challenger Technologies has experienced a significant slump in retail sales. While group revenue for the Singapore IT products and services provider remained flat at S$256 million (US$184 million) for the…

Apple savvy brought to Xiao Guan Tea store

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

Apple Store designer Tim Kobe was designer for the Xiao Guan Tea label’s first store, which has opened in Jinan, China. At the store’s grand opening, Kobe joined lead designer…

Leonardo ready to expand helicopter sales to Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

Italian aerospace, defense and security company Leonardo-Finmeccanica sees an opportunity to expand its presence in Indonesia with sales of its helicopter products, company officials said here on Thursday. Head of…

Shoppers in Hyderabad welcome fourth SPAR Hypermarket

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

Building on the SPAR Brand awareness amongst shoppers in Hyderabad, the newest hypermarket situated in Paradise Mall, Nacharam has been enthusiastically welcomed by customers. This is the 18th SPAR Hypermarket…

Global Advertising Spend Growth to Slow Next Year

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

The latest Consensus Ad Forecast from Warc, the marketing intelligence service, indicates that global advertising spend will rise by 4.5% during 2016 as a whole, before the growth rate slows…

2017 APAC Effie Awards Call for Entries Announced

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

The Asia Pacific Effie Awards has announced the Call for Entries for the 2017 season. Recognized by agencies and marketers to be the most prestigious effectiveness awards in the region,…

Iconic Global Brand, Calvin Klein, Debuts on ZALORA

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

ZALORA, Asia’s online fashion destination, today announced a partnership with iconic global lifestyle brand Calvin Klein to launch Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Underwear and Calvin Klein Performance at ZALORA.com…

The Port of Hamburg has launched a Chinese-language version of its website

Mei Ling Tan November 4, 2016

“China is by a wide margin the Port of Hamburg’s most important trading partner,” said Axel Mattern, joint CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing. “We aim to do justice to…

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