Italian luxury goods brand Furla has taken its first steps towards a public share offer. After extensive negotiations, the shareholders of Furla have reached an agreement with TIP – Tamburi…
Singapore’s DBS Bank aims to be a disruptor in India even as it awaits the RBI’s nod to upgrade its branch to a subsidiary which will have unrestricted access to…
The government will apply e-planning and e-budgeting systems by 2018, according to National Development Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil. “We will improve the process while drafting the Government Working Plan 2017.…
Vietnam’s coffee sales may pick up if prices maintain their recent uptrend, but buyers are likely to await the upcoming harvest in Indonesia for better deals on fresh arrivals, traders…
SK Telecom today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Telkom Indonesia (PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia), the largest telecommunications services company in Indonesia, to cooperate in new business…
Indonesia’s XL Axiata has revealed it will enter a joint venture with Indosat Ooredoo to provide consultancy services in future network collaboration between the two operators. The JV, PT One…
Luxottica says the opening of its Ray-Ban shop-in-shop at Hong Kong International is part of a strategy to differentiate the sunglasses offer in travel retail. The company worked with DFS…
Singtel has added new functionality to its mobile wallet app Singtel Dash in a bid to claim a larger slice of the mobile payments pie. Singtel Dash was first launched…
Bison Consolidated Bhd is expanding its myNEWS.com press and convenience retail brand to Myanmar via a management agreement (MA) with Singapore-based SMI Retail Pte Ltd. In a filing with Bursa…
Orchard Road is meant to be Singapore’s premier shopping belt, but you wouldn’t know it if you strolled into many of the malls along the 2.2km stretch these days. The…
South Korea’s jobless rate fell in April as more people were hired in the accommodation and retail sectors, but the unemployment rate for young people still remained high, a government…
Two of the China/Asia Pacific region’s latest store openings showcase Starbucks store design capabilities. These stores in Taiwan and Hong Kong use a mix of historic and new design elements to enhance the coffee experience.…
Sirivannavari, the women’s label founded by Sirivannavari Nariratana, the Princess of Thailand, is debuting a pop-up shop at Milanese department store La Rinascente. Opening from May 18 to June 14,…
South Korea’s top department stores scored a second month of sales growth in April, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, backing recent surveys showing consumers are feeling better about the…
The South Korean government announced a package of anti-smoking measures on Tuesday that would affect electronic cigarettes as well. It will also push for the revision of health-related laws to…
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