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South Korea to Promote Indonesian SME

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Agus Mahram, secretary of the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Minister, said that the his institution has set a cooperation with the Busan-Indonesia Center (BIC) in South Korea to…

China retail consumption to jump 50%

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

China’s total retail consumption will jump 50 per cent to $6.5 trillion by 2020, with online transactions accounting for half of that growth, according to new research. Seventy per cent…

Top art dealer David Zwirner looking to open gallery in Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

David Zwirner, one of the most powerful art dealers in the world, is looking for a place in Hong Kong to open his first Asia gallery. “A couple of years…

Korean grocery prices among world’s highest

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

A recent report from a Korean consumer protection agency reveals that the prices of imported fruit, wine, beer and Starbucks coffee in Korea are much more expensive than in other…

DHL eCommerce Eyes Thailand’s Fast-Growing Online Retail Sector

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

DHL eCommerce, a division of the world’s leading logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, has expanded its operations into Thailand and is offering end-to-end domestic delivery service for Thai e-commerce…

2C2P helps Myanmar revolution

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Southeast Asia payments company 2C2P of Singapore, with its Burmese founder and CEO Aung Kyaw Moe, has taken a step to modernise Myanmar’s economy with the country’s first co-branded debit…

Indonesian Steel Breaks through Malaysian Market

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Indonesian hot rolled coils (HRC), which is a type of steel product, can now enter the Malaysian market. The coils managed to tap Malaysia’s market following their government’s decision to…

Jack Ma versus George Soros: who do you trust on China’s economy

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

No one really trusts China’s official statistics. In the past ten days since the government announced the economy grew at the much-slower-but-still-solid pace of 6.9 per cent last year, a…

Hang Lung Properties China woes hit developer’s 2015 earnings

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

China’s slowing economy has claimed another victim, as Hang Lung Properties reported on Thursday a 56% fall in 2015 net profit from a year ago. The property developer said its…

Alibaba’s Q3 sales grow 23% and profits double

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Alibaba reported consumers bought 964 billion yuan ($149 billion) worth of goods on its Chinese online marketplaces in the quarter ended Dec. 31, an increase of 23% from the gross…

Indonesia makes strides in fight against corruption

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

A researcher for Transparency International Indonesia (TII) elaborates on findings in the Corruption Perception Index 2015 on Monday. Indonesia ranked 88th out of 168 countries, a better position than a…

Lane Crawford Fetes Lunar New Year With Visual Art Installations

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Lane Crawford has big plans to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year — also called the Chinese New Year — which kicks off in early February. According to the Chinese zodiac…

Xiaomi keen on single brand retail license

Mei Ling Tan January 29, 2016

Xiaomi is keen on applying for a single-brand retail licence in India and will take a final call on the matter in a couple of weeks after more consultations as…

Siam Piwat mounts “The Siam Prosperous Chinese New Year 2016”

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Siam Piwat Company Limited—the operator of Siam Paragon and Siam Center—together with Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited, Kasikornbank, and Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited, sends happiness during…

Al Futtaim in joint venture to launch Robinsons

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Ties up with Chalhoub Group to bring in the Singapore-based fashion department store Dubai: Two UAE based retail groups have come together to launch the first Robinsons fashion department store…

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