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Pacsafe opens first global flagship store in the Philippines

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Keeping in mind the growing demand for safer travel, globally recognized travel gear brand Pacsafe has opened its first flagship store in the Philippines. The boutique, the company’s first in…

Huawei tests Samsung-Shinsegae ties

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Huawei, China’s top-tier handset and networking infrastructure business operator, is basking in the limelight for its partnership with Shinsegae, a former Samsung Group affiliate and the nation’s second-largest retailer. The…

Fall of 5-10% in Hong Kong property prices ‘not abnormal’ — Wheelock

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Hong Kong’s property market has yet to stabilize and could fall by 5-10% in the second half of the year, according to leading developer Wheelock. “Given the global uncertainties arising…

Lifestyle plans third SOGO store

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Lifestyle International (1212) non- executive chairman Thomas Lau Luen- hung said the company is looking to open a third SOGO department store in Hong Kong and expects the investment to…

China Jo-Jo Drugstores Reports Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Results

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (CJJD) yesterday announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. FY 2017 First Quarter Highlights: Revenue was $20.9 million compared to $21.3 million…

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health approves MS cloud services

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has officially approved the use of cloud services for advancing the country’s electronic health service capabilities. Specifically, Microsoft’s core cloud services Azure, Office 365 and…

Alibaba revenue grows 59% in June quarter

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

The Alibaba Group reported a 59% revenue growth (reaching $4.84 billion) for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue from its China retail marketplaces ($3.51 million), including Taobao and TMall, also…

Spark New Zealand opposes Vodafone-Sky merger

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Spark New Zealand has revealed it is formally opposing rival Vodafone New Zealand’s planned merger with Sky Network Television. The operator announced it has made a submission to competition regulator…

Singtel said to plan to increase stake in AIS

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Singtel is reportedly in talks regarding indirectly increasing its stake in Thailand’s top mobile operator AIS. The operator is negotiating with Temasek Holdings regarding a sale of part of the…

Ooredoo Myanmar reaches 500,000 LTE subs

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Ooredoo Myanmar has signed up 500,000 LTE users since launching 4G services in May and is pushing ahead with the operator’s ambitious rollout plans. The operator’s CEO Rene Meza told that…

Kantar Worldpanel partners with Facebook to expand advertising measurement service

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Kantar Worldpanel has formed a global partnership with Facebook that brings Facebook mobile ad exposure data into Kantar Worldpanel’s Consumer Mix Model (CMM) service. In Asia, the service has launched…

First JCB card in Myanmar Introduced by Ayeyarwady Bank

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Ayeyarwady Bank (AYA Bank), a major commercial bank in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar), Myanmar Payment Union Public Co.,Ltd (MPU), and JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the…

Apple and Samsung continued to lose smartphone market share in China during Q2

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Smartphone shipments in China during the second quarter rose 14.9% on a year-over-year basis to 149 million units. Sequentially, shipments rose 2.7%. This growth is not coming from high-end manufacturers…

Metro Manila malls love Pokemon GO for bringing increased foot traffic

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Some places in Metro Manila ban Pokemon GO players — not the malls. “A few days after the Philippine launch of Pokemon GO, mall operators reported a surge in foot traffic from people hooked…

APT launches IoT dual-network platform

Mei Ling Tan August 17, 2016

Taiwan’s APT has launched what it is calling the market’s first IoT dual-network multi-platform, named IoT by Gt Smart Life. The platform combines LTE connectivity from APT with a LoRa…

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Pacsafe opens first global flagship store in the Philippines

Huawei tests Samsung-Shinsegae ties

Fall of 5-10% in Hong Kong property prices ‘not abnormal’ — Wheelock

Lifestyle plans third SOGO store

China Jo-Jo Drugstores Reports Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Results

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health approves MS cloud services

Alibaba revenue grows 59% in June quarter

Spark New Zealand opposes Vodafone-Sky merger

Singtel said to plan to increase stake in AIS

Ooredoo Myanmar reaches 500,000 LTE subs

Kantar Worldpanel partners with Facebook to expand advertising measurement service

First JCB card in Myanmar Introduced by Ayeyarwady Bank

Apple and Samsung continued to lose smartphone market share in China during Q2

Metro Manila malls love Pokemon GO for bringing increased foot traffic

APT launches IoT dual-network platform

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