SoftBank has entered a deal to buy chipmaker ARM for a whopping $31 billion to help cement the company’s future in the burgeoning IoT sector. The boards of both SoftBank…
Hong Kong ISP HKBN has secured a license from telecoms regulator OFCA to offer MVNO services in the market. OFCA has granted HKBN an expanded services-based operator license to allow…
A new six-storey CapitaLand shopping centre in Qingdao, China, was designed by New York design and planning firm Laguarda.Low Architects. CapitaMall Xinduxin comprises a six-level above-ground retail centre, two levels…
Alibaba Group has launched an online platform designed to streamline IP-related communications between brands and Alibaba. The new IP Joint-Force System aims to build greater and more collaborative working relationships…
Maybank has introduced its mobile banking app in Cambodia as part of efforts to strengthen its presence in the country. The app is the first in Cambodia to offer augmented…
Today’s Chinese kids are increasingly being dressed to a fashion. “The demand for the children’s wear in China has shifted from fulfilling basic needs to pursuing fashion and style,” says…
Restaurant chain Wrap & Roll Vietnam has received a $7 million capital injection from Mekong Capital.. “The founders and management team of Wrap & Roll have done an extraordinary job…
Alibaba and Kodak have teamed up in a new business venture using high technology to fight fake goods being traded online. The cameras and film that helped build the Eastman…
Starbucks plans to open a new brand of stores called Starbucks Reserve-only starting next year. The coffee chain has also joined global investment team, Milan-based Angel Lab and Pekepan Investments to expand the…
Real Singapore retail sales in May rose on April’s figures – but remain down year-on-year. According to Statistics Singapore, total retail sales (seasonally adjusted) increased 1.4 per cent in May…
Telenor Group has revealed it will not participate in India’s upcoming spectrum auction, leading to speculation about the company’s future in the market. The company has decided after thorough consideration…
Indonesia’s PT Telkom has launched a new line of high-speed broadband services for enterprise customers offering speeds of up to 1Gbps. The operator’s new Smart Office Pro services are designed…
The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and…
I am admittedly an Amazon shopping addict, so it was interesting to have a long conversation recently with Chinese colleagues in Nanning about their own growing addictions to online shopping.…
lukstudio’s ‘modular lilong’ was developed at the behest of value retail china to showcase ‘chuang x yi’ — a fashion platform for chinese designers. the 150 sqm site, located in…
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