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DoCoMo to provide 375Mbps LTE-A at Mt Fuji summit

Mei Ling Tan July 1, 2016

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced plans to deploy LTE-Advanced at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest and most famous mountain. The company will provide mobile services with maximum downlink…

Manulife Indonesia to spin off sharia business unit, increase market share

Mei Ling Tan July 1, 2016

Manulife Indonesia has submitted a proposal to the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to generate a bigger market share for its holding company by creating a spin-off of its sharia business…

385.5 tons of beef illegally imported to Indonesia in 2016

Mei Ling Tan July 1, 2016

Indonesias Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the surge in beef smuggling or illegal beef imports in 2016 have risen to 385.5 tons. “In 2015, Indonesia managed to prevent 23.4 tons…

Thailand legislature passes new frequency act

Mei Ling Tan July 1, 2016

Many NLA members also clashed on the composition of the NBTC board which will now be a unified board with 7 members instead of 11 with a telecoms and broadcasting…

Yum! Brands China sale falters

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Following a missed deadline by potential investors, the sale of a minor stake in Yum! Brands China business has been delayed. Yum runs KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in China,…

Chinese tourist shopping myths proven wrong

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Myths about the behaviour and spending patterns of Chinese tourists abroad have been debunked by a new report. A study by Oliver Wyman seeks to dispel common misconceptions about outbound…

Paypal now available for iPay88 merchants

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Malaysian online payment service iPay88 has entered a collaboration with online payment company PayPal to promote and support cross-border trade for iPay88 merchants. For small businesses in particular, cross-border eCommerce provides…

China Jo-Jo Drugstore expansion drives revenue

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

China Jo-Jo Drugstore expansion drove revenue up 15.8 per cent in the year to March 31. Online sales soared 77.8 per cent year-on-year to US$26.5 million and now accounts for…

NTT Data to support VietUnion payment service

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Japanese payments company NTT Data Corporation has agreed to take on pioneer Vietnam fintech company VietUnion Online Services, which has an intermediary payment services licence issued by the State Bank…

Starbucks India helping Tata Group internationally

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Strengthening their partnership, Coffee retailer Starbucks India is helping lift international exposure for India’s Tata Group brands. Starbucks is introducing Tata’s single-origin coffee in the US and its mineral water…

Ambitious online plan for Tesco Thailand

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Tesco Thailand aims to double its online shopping sales annually for the next three to five years. Local digital and online business director for the UK-owned Tesco Lotus business, Wanna…

Uniqlo US to open at Disney resort

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Disney Springs, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, will be the location for the latest store for Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo US. Opening next month, the…

Cosmo Lady to go global

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Hong Kong-listed lingerie brand Cosmo Lady says it will venture into overseas markets to seek global business partners. The first Chinese underwear brand to go public, two years ago when…

Airtel adopts BI platform from Cloudera

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

India’s Bharti Airtel has adopted Cloudera Enterprise as part of efforts to build a 360-degree view of its customers in India. The deployment aims to help the operator better leverage…

Trend Micro teams with NXP for virtualized CPE

Mei Ling Tan June 30, 2016

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced an agreement with NXP Semiconductorsto join forces for a virtualized Customer Premises Equipment (vCPE) project on NXP’s ARM-based NFV platform. “With the introduction of NFV,…

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DoCoMo to provide 375Mbps LTE-A at Mt Fuji summit

Manulife Indonesia to spin off sharia business unit, increase market share

385.5 tons of beef illegally imported to Indonesia in 2016

Thailand legislature passes new frequency act

Yum! Brands China sale falters

Chinese tourist shopping myths proven wrong

Paypal now available for iPay88 merchants

China Jo-Jo Drugstore expansion drives revenue

NTT Data to support VietUnion payment service

Starbucks India helping Tata Group internationally

Ambitious online plan for Tesco Thailand

Uniqlo US to open at Disney resort

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Trend Micro teams with NXP for virtualized CPE

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