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Belgium brewery apologizes to Hindus for using Lord Ganesha as beer icon

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Belgium brewery, The Musketeers, has apologized for using Lord Ganesha as icon representing its Jack’s Precious IPA beer. The translation of the brewery’s (headquartered in Ursel, East Flanders) statement in Dutch, responding…

Lalamove Satisfies City’s Hunger for Food Delivery

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Hong Kong based on-demand delivery app Lalamove is moving into restaurant and food delivery across Bangkok to feed the growing appetite for appetizing restaurant dishes and produce to be brought straight…

New Challenger subsidiary set-up in Malaysia

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Singapore-based retailer Challenger Technologies has set up a new wholly-owned susbidiary in Malaysisa. The new subsidiary, which is called Hachi MY, has been set up by Challenger Technologies’ wholly-owned Challenge…

Panalpina opens base in Cambodia

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Cambodia is currently benefiting from two decades of relative economic stability. With a stable annual GDP growth of approximately 7%, the country has become an interesting market for investors. International freight…

Audi says August sales up 2.9 percent on Chinese demand for compact cars

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Audi increased global sales 2.9 percent in August on strong demand in its key Chinese market for luxury compact cars including the A3 and Q3 models. The Volkswagen-owned division on…

Thai ICT minister resigns

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Thailand’s ICT minister Uttama Savanayana has resigned as reports circulate that the ICT Ministry will be relaunched as the Digital Economy Ministry later this week. The Cabinet yesterday (13 September)…

SoftBank to deploy LoRaWAN network

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Japan’s SoftBank has revealed plans to roll out a LoRaWAN low power wide area (LPWA) network in the current financial year. The operator plans to use the network to provide…

South Korean retailer E-mart to invest $200m for retail chain ops in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

South Korea’s largest discount chain E-mart has committed to invest $200 million in Vietnam, continuing the trend of foreign investors entering the Southeast Asian nation’s rapidly growing consumer sector. A memorandum of understanding between…

Coupang Sales Growth Bolsters SoftBank’s Bet on Korean Retailer

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Coupang’s net sales more than doubled in the first half of the year, helping to validate SoftBank Group Corp.’s bet that the South Korean web retailer will carve out a…

Korea’s Whoo to make debut in Cannes

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Korean cosmetics brand Whoo is set to make its debut at TFWA Cannes as parent company LG Household & Health Care Co., Ltd. aims to introduce the Asian oriental medicinal cosmetic…

Asia’s Newest Fashion Event CENTRESTAGE Draws to Successful Conclusion in Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

CENTRESTAGE, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) new fashion brand promotion and launch platform, ended Saturday (10 September) on a high note. The four-day (7-10 September) international fashion event…

DHL Express Unveals Tsing Yi Service Center in Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

According to DHL, the new HK$78 million facility is capable of handling 380 tonnes of shipments per day, the strongest out of all DH service centres worldwide. “The opening of…

A Leading Malaysian FMCG Distributor Chooses ORION ERP Suite from 3i Infotech

Mei Ling Tan September 14, 2016

Malaysian based Teik Senn (M) Sdn Bhd (TSM), a leading FMCG distributor, recently upgraded to ORION ERP Suite from 3i Infotech. The company was seeking a technology upgrade to support…

Wal-Mart China expanding in Yunnan province

Mei Ling Tan September 13, 2016

Supermarket retailer Wal-Mart China says it will build four more outlets in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, including one in Kunming, before the end of the year. It also…

Starbucks Asia rolls out Teavana

Mei Ling Tan September 13, 2016

Starbucks Asia is rolling out Teavana in 6200 stores across its 16 Apac markets. Four tea beverages prepared in-store will be offered to the 16 countries, with two or three…

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Belgium brewery apologizes to Hindus for using Lord Ganesha as beer icon

Lalamove Satisfies City’s Hunger for Food Delivery

New Challenger subsidiary set-up in Malaysia

Panalpina opens base in Cambodia

Audi says August sales up 2.9 percent on Chinese demand for compact cars

Thai ICT minister resigns

SoftBank to deploy LoRaWAN network

South Korean retailer E-mart to invest $200m for retail chain ops in Vietnam

Coupang Sales Growth Bolsters SoftBank’s Bet on Korean Retailer

Korea’s Whoo to make debut in Cannes

Asia’s Newest Fashion Event CENTRESTAGE Draws to Successful Conclusion in Hong Kong

DHL Express Unveals Tsing Yi Service Center in Hong Kong

A Leading Malaysian FMCG Distributor Chooses ORION ERP Suite from 3i Infotech

Wal-Mart China expanding in Yunnan province

Starbucks Asia rolls out Teavana

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