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Singapore designer Sabrina Goh is creating a new fashion vision

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

The petite designer has launched her new concept store at the boutique-centric Capitol Piazza Local fashion had a tough year in 2015, what with the high-profile shuttering of well-known labels…

Online retail Visa offers new payment method to deal with abandoned carts

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Visa has launched a new payment service that simplifies the payment process for online shoppers in a bid to address the high percentage of abandoned online shopping carts caused by…

Soilbuild bags US$9.4m Myanmar contract

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

It’s for a shopping center’s addition, alteration works. Soilbuild Construction has nabbed a build and design contract worth about US$9.4m, or $13.4m. According to the company’s media release, as Soilbuild’s…

Singapore supermarket lost $120000 on trolleys

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

The third largest chain of supermarkets in Singapore Sheng Siong loses 90 metal trolleys and 180 plastic ones over its outlets each month. That interprets into a stunning $120,000 loss…

India And Southeast Asia Could Be The ‘New China’ For Apple

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

I first wrote about the potential of Asia for Apple in September 2014. My article, titled “Asian Growth sends strong bull message for Apple” met with a lot of critical…

Toyota Thailand industry auto sales seen down 10 pct in 2016

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Thailand’s total domestic car sales are expected at 720,000 in 2016, down 10 percent from 2015, Toyota Motor Corp’s Thai unit said on Thursday. Toyota, which commands about a third…

Hong Kong bets on Chinese demand to drive property market

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Mainland China’s influence continues to grow across the four core sectors of the Hong Kong property market, according to the latest research from JLL. Demand for office space is increasingly…

Drone Giant DJI Opens Flagship Store In South Korea

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

The Seoul store will open in March. It features five stories and 9,364 square feet showcasing the entirety of DJI’s consumer products. That includes its line of Phantom drones, as…

Thailand Plans to Boost Northeastern Economy

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Thailand’s northeastern economy, among the poorest in the country, is looking to expand trade with neighboring Laos and business in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) as it recovers from a…

Singapore investors buy record US$26.3b of overseas properties in 2015

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Singapore-based investors purchased a record US$26.31 billion (S$37.83 billion) in overseas real estate in 2015, up 49 per cent from US$17.63 billion in 2014, going by preliminary data compiled by…

Philippines leader welcomes Japan’s Emperor as ties blossom

Mei Ling Tan January 28, 2016

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III gave a red-carpet welcome to Japan’s Emperor Akihito on Wednesday in a sign of blossoming ties between the two nations, both mired in territorial disputes…

A bigger shoe may yet drop for Apple stock

Mei Ling Tan January 27, 2016

As analysts and investors eye prospects for Apple stock, many are drilling down on the company’s sales and earnings prospects in China, its biggest overseas market. On Wednesday, the company’s…

Kingsdown Vietnam opens first store

Mei Ling Tan January 27, 2016

American bedding producer Kingsdown has opened its first branded retail showroom in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City, heralding a push into Asia. The company has also announced it plans…

Thailand Lingerie Sales Rise As Temperatures Fall

Mei Ling Tan January 27, 2016

WearYouWant, Thailand’s leading online fashion marketplace and beauty platform reports that far from adding on extra layers to guard against the sudden chilly weather, Thais could be doing the opposite…

Starbucks Asia performance concerns

Mei Ling Tan January 27, 2016

Starbucks’ latest overall figures look impressive- but this first set of results of its new fiscal year show a marked polarisation in performance around the globe. In the Americas, the…

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