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Ford plans self-driving car for ride share fleets in 2021

Mei Ling Tan August 22, 2016

Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle for commercial ride-sharing in 2021, the automaker announced Tuesday, expanding its efforts in driverless cars and ride sharing –…

Ferrari to recall 621 vehicles in China due to defective airbags

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2016

Italian luxury car maker Ferrari will recall 621 imported vehicles in China due to defective airbags, the country’s top quality watchdog said. The recall, set to begin on September 15,…

Survey shows carriers’ top picks for SDN

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2016

For global carriers, Cisco/Tail-f, Nokia and Ciena—including Cyan—are the top SDN vendors, according to a survey released by IHS Markit. The IHS Markit survey interviewed global service providers that have deployed software-defined networking (SDN)…

BMW worldwide sales increases by 4 percent in July

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2016

German car manufacturer, BMW Group has announced its sales number for the month of July. The automaker in total sold 180,080 vehicles around the world with an increase of 4.0%…

Level 3 to deliver NaaS solution for enterprise customers

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2016

Level 3 Communications announced that it is delivering an on-demand network-as-a-service solution on the market using Cisco’s Network Services Orchestrator (NSO), enabled by Tail-f. The firm said its Adaptive Network…

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect project approved

Mei Ling Tan August 21, 2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) today have given in-principle the approval of the structure of the proposed Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. The…

Carrefour China concentrating on convenience

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2016

Carrefour China says it will concentrate on convenience store development for the rest of this year. The French-headquartered retailer has been losing market share in the hypermarket segment and has…

Saigon underground mall planned

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2016

Ho Chi Minh City can expect its first underground shopping mall by 2020. According to local news sources, the city’s government has sought central government approval to build a four-level…

H&M Beauty sets opening date

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2016

The Swedish fast-fashion brand, H&M has set September 10 as launch date for its beauty line in Asia. After making its debut late last year, H&M beauty line will come…

‘Super-shoppers’ dominating online retail

Mei Ling Tan August 20, 2016

A Worldpay global survey of 20,000 consumers has discovered that buying power in the internet age is concentrated within a group of high-spending, high-frequency “super-shoppers”. While these shoppers make up…

Parkson Retail Asia cuts Q4 loss by 80%

Mei Ling Tan August 19, 2016

South-east Asian department store operator Parkson Retail Asia narrowed its fourth quarter net loss by 80 per cent, owing to the absence of costs associated with a store closure a…

Pokemon Go game changer in Malaysian retail scene?

Mei Ling Tan August 19, 2016

The runaway success of augmented reality game Pokemon Go can be a potential game changer in the local retail scene. UOBKayHian said in a report that the game could also…

PTCL signs fiber leasing deal with Zong

Mei Ling Tan August 19, 2016

Pakistan’s largest operator PTCL has secured a fiber leasing agreement with China Mobile’s Pakistani mobile unit Zong. Under the agreement, PTCL will deploy 789 kilometers of fiber for Zong’s mobile…

Thailand sets terms for rural broadband project

Mei Ling Tan August 19, 2016

Thailand’s ICT ministry has finalized the terms of reference for a tender auction for a 15 billion baht ($433.1 million) national broadband project. The project’s procurement committee is preparing the…

Singtel to lift stakes in AIS, Airtel

Mei Ling Tan August 19, 2016

Singtel has confirmed it has arranged to indirectly increase its stake in Thai mobile affiliate AIS, and revealed it will also increase its share in India’s Bharti Airtel. The operator…

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