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Brookstone Opens First Overseas Stores in China

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

First Step Includes One Walk-In Retail and Three Store-in-Store Location. The company’s strategy is “to bring premium American lifestyle products to shoppers in China while providing China-based makers access to…

Hong Kong airport launches Chinese New Year promotions

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Hong Kong International airport (HKIA) is to offer various promotions including cash redemptions of up to HK$5,000 ($640) in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year. From February 4 to…

E-commerce will boost smaller South Korean brands

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

As growth indicators such as commodities and oil test their lowest price levels for more than 10 years, the fear of deflation that gripped Japan for many decades is quickly…

Should We Worry About The Hong Kong Dollar?

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Winter is coming to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong dollar breached its 2007 low today, down to as low as 7.8226, just haircuts away from the 7.85 level that would…

Is It expensive to enjoy Rambler Channel?

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

How much would you be willing to pay for a stay at a Li Ka-shing hotel? Well, how about just a tad over HK$90? No, we’re not kidding! This is exactly…

China quarter feeblest since ’09

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

China’s economy slowed in December, capping the weakest quarter of growth since the 2009 global recession, as the Communist leadership grapples with a transition to consumer-led expansion. Industrial production, retail…

Keppel Reit divests Sydney property for $160 million

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Keppel Reit has divested its 100% interest in 77 King Street in Sydney, Australia to ARE Noble Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Asia Core Fund for A$160 million…

Charoen said to also compete for Big C in Thailand, Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Some of Thailand’s richest families are preparing to compete for the Southeast Asian operations of French supermarket operator Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Billionaire…

Philippine growth short of target at 5.8 percent in 2015

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

The Philippine economy grew 5.8 percent in 2015, short of even lowered government expectations after being hampered by a weak world economy, El Nino and slow government spending in the…

UC browser grabs over 50 percent market share in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Coinciding with its consistent rise in overseas markets, UCWebInc, the global leading provider of mobile Internet software and services and maker behind UC Browser, has hit a new milestone in…

Gunnebo looks to expand above inflation

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Sweden-based security service provider Gunnebo Security Group is looking to see its Indonesian business grow by better than inflation, especially with support from infrastructure projects and its newly installed cash-management…

Indonesia’s Low Internet Penetration Rate Curbs Economic Growth

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Each day the world’s Internet users watch an average of 8.8 billion YouTube videos, share 186 million photos on Instagram, make 152 million Skype calls, purchase 36 million products through…

Netflix blocked by Indonesia’s biggest telecom

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Netflix hit a snafu during its expansion today, with the biggest telecom in Indonesia, PT Telekomuniksai Indonesia Tbk, blocking access to the service. The blockage is said to be over…

Toyota’s Daihatsu Buyout May Widen Global Lead Over Volkswagen

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Toyota Motor Corp. is staying on the offensive after besting Volkswagen AG for bragging rights as the world’s biggest automaker. Now, it’s weighing a deal that might widen its lead,…

Chin Teck Q1 earnings halved on losses in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Chin Teck Plantations Bhd earnings fell 43.5% to RM5.98mil in the first quarter ended Nov 30, 2015 from RM10.61mil a year ago, partly because its associates sustained losses in their…

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