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Singapore students win FedEx challenge

Mei Ling Tan September 1, 2016

A team of student entrepreneurs from Singapore have been crowned winners of the FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC) Asia Pacific Finals in Hong Kong. Challenged to come…

Zebra expands global ISV strategy

Mei Ling Tan September 1, 2016

Zebra Technologies Corporation announced a global independent software vendor (ISV) initiative designed to increase collaboration and expand engagement with the wider developer community. New independent software vendor initiatives to expand…

Xiamen Airlines takes on board EzyCustoms

Mei Ling Tan September 1, 2016

Global Logistics System (HK) Co., Ltd (“GLS”) welcomes Xiamen Airlines to the EzyCustoms service after the successful implementation of this single platform with multi-Customs integration. Xiamen Airlines is extending its network…

Indonesia, Norway to expand energy cooperation

Mei Ling Tan September 1, 2016

Indonesia and Norway have agreed to expand energy cooperation and business-to-business contacts in various sectors of energy development. The agreement was reached during an Indonesia-Norway bilateral energy meeting in Stavanger…

The new tallest building in Thailand looks like a pixelated image in mid-download

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

At 1,029 feet, the MahaNakhon is now the tallest building in Thailand. The 77-story tower beats the skyscraper that previously held the title, Baiyoke Tower II, by 33 feet. To celebrate its debut on August…

Jollibee, Puregold, Robinsons retail make it to Forbes ‘Fab 50’

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Three Filipino companies made it into Forbes’ list of 50 best-performing listed firms in Asia this year. Jollibee Foods Corp., Puregold Price Club, Inc. and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. were…

Singapore Changi announces latest retail and F&B openings

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Singapore Changi Airport has announced a number of new store openings across its terminals. In the transit areas, Electronics by Sprint-Cass and childrens’ clothing retailer BloomB have commenced operations in…

BigOceanData supplies Singaporean government with vessel monitoring

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

BigOceanData and Alltek Technology Singapore have won a competitive open tender to supply AIS vessel monitoring services to a Singapore government organisation. BigOceanData’s modern, web-based AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel…

Henkel opens global supply chain hub in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Henkel has officially opened its global supply chain hub in Singapore. This is a major milestone which follows the successful set-up of the company’s global supply chain headquarters in Amsterdam.…

Mitsubishi Motors overstated fuel economy on eight more models

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors Corp overstated the fuel economy on eight of its vehicle models, in addition to four others the embattled Japanese automaker admitted to earlier this year, the Nikkei newspaper…

Indonesia-based HappyFresh announces Series B round, leaves Philippines and Taiwan

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

HappyFresh, the Jakarta-based grocery delivery platform, announced yesterday it has raised an undisclosed Series B round while also revealing it will be consolidating operations and pulling out of the Philippines and Taiwan. The…

Toyota to introduce new safety features in future vehicles

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Japanese auto major Toyota plans to introduce its new global architecture and latest safety technologies in future vehicles as it seeks to play a major role in bringing down fatalities…

Volkswagen decides not to sue South Korea over sales ban

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Volkswagen decided against suing South Korea which last month suspended sales of most of its models and slapped a fine of 17.8 billion won ($15.93 million) on the German carmaker.…

5G connections tipped to reach 690m by 2025

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

There will be around 690 million 5G connections by 2025, five years after the standard is expected to be approved, Strategy Analytics predicts. The research firm expects 5G to account…

Thailand aims to rethink Thaicom concession

Mei Ling Tan August 31, 2016

Thailand’s ICT ministry plans to renegotiate the terms of Thaicom’s satellite concession, in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling against the amendment allowing Shin Corp to reduce its…

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Singapore students win FedEx challenge

Zebra expands global ISV strategy

Xiamen Airlines takes on board EzyCustoms

Indonesia, Norway to expand energy cooperation

The new tallest building in Thailand looks like a pixelated image in mid-download

Jollibee, Puregold, Robinsons retail make it to Forbes ‘Fab 50’

Singapore Changi announces latest retail and F&B openings

BigOceanData supplies Singaporean government with vessel monitoring

Henkel opens global supply chain hub in Singapore

Mitsubishi Motors overstated fuel economy on eight more models

Indonesia-based HappyFresh announces Series B round, leaves Philippines and Taiwan

Toyota to introduce new safety features in future vehicles

Volkswagen decides not to sue South Korea over sales ban

5G connections tipped to reach 690m by 2025

Thailand aims to rethink Thaicom concession

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