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24 boats partcipating in Sail Indonesia arrive in Alor

Mei Ling Tan August 11, 2016

Twenty four boats of Sail Indonesia participants arrived in Alor, East Nusa Tenggara on Thursday afternoon, and will travel to a number of destinations in Alor District. “The Board of…

Two more Kuala Lumpur malls opening

Mei Ling Tan August 11, 2016

Two Kuala Lumpur malls, collectively offering more than 2 million sqft (185,806 sqm) in net lettable area, will open in Cheras, Klang Valley, by the end of the year. Moreover,…

Tough road for New Look

Mei Ling Tan August 11, 2016

Following a robust few years of market outperformance and share gains, the start of New Look’s 2016-17 financial year is a major disappointment. While weakened consumer confidence and unseasonal weather…

MBK plans second community mall

Mei Ling Tan August 11, 2016

Thai developer MBK plans to spend 500 to 800 million baht (US$14 to 23 million) building a community mall in Pathum Thani province next year. President/chief executive Suvait Theeravachirakul says…

South Korean e-commerce site ‘Ticket Monster’ starts luxury car sales

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

South Korea’s major e-commerce site, Ticket Monster on Monday said it has started sales of British luxury car brand Jaguar. Ticket Monster put on sales of 20 Jaguar XE Portfolios and…

Politics could add to forces working against Korean cosmetics industry

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Last week the Korean government announced plan to impose duty free limits to stop third party sales of cosmetics in China, and now, in an unrelated move, the China government’s…

Sainsbury’s taps into China’s love of British products through Tmall

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

The move comes after the British retailer trialled the web marketplace for less than a year and claimed the test was a success. It will now sell over 100 own-label…

Hawaiki launches marine route survey for trans-Pacific cable

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Hawaiki Cable and subsea cable provider TE SubCom have launched a marine route survey for the planned cable linking Australia and New Zealand with Hawaii and the mainland US. Construction…

India’s spectrum mega-auction set for Sept 29

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

India’s Department of Telecom has set the date for India’s largest spectrum auction to date, announcing that bidding will commence on September 29. The massive auction will be preceded by…

Companies expect Olympics to strain their networks

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

The vast majority of companies (85%) plan to more closely monitor the performance of their applications and networks, including Wi-Fi, because of potential strain due to employees accessing Olympic content.…

Opera ramps up video multitasking for computers

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Opera has updated its software for computers, revamping the video pop out feature to enable users to continue watching while working, playing or doing research — in the browser or…

AsiaSat, Digital Magic to create UHD content

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) is collaborating with Digital Magic, a provider of advanced imaging solutions to co-produce UltraHD (UHD) content for AsiaSat’s UHD channel 4K-SAT, on AsiaSat 4. The co-production…

Singtel Group cues video tilt for regions

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Singtel Group has launched “The 5-Min Video Challenge” a joint initiative by associates within the group, comprising Singtel, Optus, AIS, Airtel, Globe and Telkomsel. Winning content will be distributed and…

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Hub+ for Android

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

BlackBerry has launched a software licensing program for its Mobility Solutions business. The vendor has introduced the BlackBerry Hub+ for Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones. The company’s Mobility Solutions unit manages…

Illegal, unlicensed and completely unregulated … so why is Airbnb booming in Hong Kong?

Mei Ling Tan August 10, 2016

Cushions with cartoon dogs on, neatly rolled towels and fresh flowers are the small details that mean the most for Airbnb guests and hosts. For one host in Hong Kong,…

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24 boats partcipating in Sail Indonesia arrive in Alor

Two more Kuala Lumpur malls opening

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MBK plans second community mall

South Korean e-commerce site ‘Ticket Monster’ starts luxury car sales

Politics could add to forces working against Korean cosmetics industry

Sainsbury’s taps into China’s love of British products through Tmall

Hawaiki launches marine route survey for trans-Pacific cable

India’s spectrum mega-auction set for Sept 29

Companies expect Olympics to strain their networks

Opera ramps up video multitasking for computers

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Singtel Group cues video tilt for regions

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Hub+ for Android

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