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Nokia to supply Globe Telecom in the Philippines

Mei Ling Tan November 3, 2016

Nokia and Globe Telecom, a leading telecom operator in the Philippines, on 24 October signed two Memoranda of Confirmation frame agreements – one for wireless technologies and the other for…

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts makes Singapore debut

Mei Ling Tan November 3, 2016

The Luxury Collection® Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, today announced it will debut the brand’s first-ever hotel in Singapore in early 2017. In partnership with boutique developers Harpreet…

Indonesia Sees 8.5% Increase of Tourists until September ThisYear

Mei Ling Tan November 3, 2016

Indonesia recorded 8.36 million visits by foreign tourist until September this year or an increase of 8.5 percent year-on-year. Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said here on Thursday the increase gave…

StarHub, Nokia achieve 4.3Gbps speeds over cmWave

Mei Ling Tan November 3, 2016

Nokia and Singapore’s StarHub have jointly demonstrated speeds of 4.3Gbps and 1ms latency using 5G centimeter wave (cmWave) frequencies. The company’s have been trialing Nokia’s AirScale integrated radio access network…

Connectivity and collaboration in the ICT industry: the key to socio-economic development

Mei Ling Tan November 3, 2016

Why is it so important to ensure that as many people in the world as possible have access to information and communication technologies? And why does collaboration within and across…

Virtual cosmetics counters are the future

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

oon it be much easier to find the perfect lipstick colour and sunglasses to match your face shape, and the best part is you won’t even have to leave home.…

KFC Malaysia parent plans IPO

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

KFC Malaysia parent QSR Brands (M) Holdings, is arranging an IPO next year expected to raise about US$500 million. The company, which has both KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant concessions…

South Korea, Indonesia to cooperate to sell aircraft globally

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

Korea Aerospace Industries, the country’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Wednesday it had signed an initial agreement with an Indonesian company to sell its products in the global market. In the…

Big plans in store for Indonesia tourist destinations

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

As tourism slowly takes its place as a new engine of economic growth, the government is making aggressive plans to improve and promote new tourist destinations. Morotai in Maluku, Labuan…

Foreigners take control of Vietnam’s KAfe Group

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

Vietnamese chain KAfe Group has been bought out by foreign investors and its founder ousted. The unidentified foreign investors have increased the business’ capital from VND16 billion to VND244.825 billion…

SpeedCast buys Harris CapRock for $425m

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

Satellite services provider SpeedCast has arranged to acquire Harris CapRock for $425 million, to strengthen its presence in the maritime industry. CapRock also has a large presence in the energy…

Guangzhou Auto raising up to $2.2 bln in green car, proprietary brand push

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

China’s sixth-largest car maker by sales, Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group) , plans to sell up to 15 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) worth of shares to fund development of its…

Ant Financial teams with Thailand’s Ascend Mobile

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

Ant Financial Services Group has announced a strategic agreement with Thailand fintech company Ascend Money. Under the agreement Ant Financial will invest in Ascend Money, with the aim of accelerating…

Esprit Holdings’ sales decline is no surprise

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

In line with expectations, a first-quarter decline of 11.8 per cent in sales has been recorded by clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares manufacturer Esprit Holdings. It says the results…

OCBC adds Siri, iMessage support to Pay Anyone

Mei Ling Tan November 2, 2016

OCBC Bank has integrated its Pay Anyone e-payment service with Siri and iMessage to enable peer-to-peer payments supported by voice and messaging technology OCBC has enabled payment commands on its…

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