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CIMB: No more job cuts in Malaysia, Indonesia this year

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

CIMB Group will not undertake any more job cuts in Malaysia and Indonesia in 2016 after last year’s mutual separation scheme exercise. CIMB Group chief executive Tengku Zafrul Aziz said…

Foreign Investors Eyeing Indonesia’s Movie Theater Industry

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Foreign investors have had their eyes on Indonesia’s movie theater business for quite some time now. According to the information collected, there are investors from South Korea, Germany, Britain, and…

Tourism has recovered 100 pct after Jakarta bombing

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said the Indonesian tourism had returned to normal and recovered 100 percent after the terror acts and bomb explosions in Thamrin Boulevard in Central Jakarta last…

Countries must improve ICT sectors

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Countries must continue to invest and pursue reforms in information and communication technology (ICT) to serve the nearly 60 percent of the world’s population who remain excluded from the digital…

Burberry Christmas sales miss expectations in Macau, Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

British trenchcoat maker Burberry Group Plc reported Christmas revenue that trailed its own forecast, hurt by a slump in demand in Macau and Hong Kong. Retail revenue fell to 603…

National Gallery Singapore teams up with & Co to create a dynamic lifestyle space

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

The National Gallery Singapore and & Co just reinvented the museum store. Located on the ground floor of the newly opened museum, the lifestyle concept space, named Gallery & Co,…

Apple Should Open More Outlets in China

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Apple has seen robust sales in China despite the country’s worsening economic situation. Last quarter, revenues from Greater China grew 99% year-over-year, confirming the management’s opinion that China sales have been…

Yoo hits the road to promote export plan

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

With a hard hat on, Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho showed up at the Pyeongtaek port in Gyeonggi early Friday morning, just as Kia cars were being readied for the ships…

Amazon China Registers As Ocean Freight Forwarder

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Online retail giant Amazon has registered its China arm as an ocean freight forwarder, the US Federal Maritime Commission has announced. The move will give the retailer more control over…

How Chinese Companies Borrow Without Banks

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

China’s new credit surged the most since June as companies increased borrowing in the corporate bond market. Aggregate financing rose to 1.82 trillion yuan ($276 billion) in December, according to…

Singapore developer plans healthcare hubs in 20 to 40 Chinese cities

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Less than a year after making its first foray into China’s healthcare sector, Singapore developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has now set ambitious goals for itself: to set up integrated…

Shoppers spent more last Xmas than in 2014

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Economic growth in Singapore may have slowed to about 2 per cent last year, but that did not dampen the spirit of shoppers last Christmas. Overall Christmas spending has grown…

Singapore rents dip, says DTZ Research

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

First-storey rents throughout SIngapore have fallen by 1.2 per cent to about $30.50 a square foot, according to the DTZ Research South-east Asia fourth-quarter report on the retail sector. This…

Giant Malaysia plans six new hypermarkets

Mei Ling Tan January 18, 2016

Malaysian retailer GCH Retail plans to add six stores to its Giant hypermarket network this year and relaunch 28 outlets. The new Giant Malaysia stores will open in Setapak (Kuala…

Aeon booms despite ‘harsh’ retail conditions

Mei Ling Tan January 16, 2016

Against a background of rising consumer prices, harsh retail conditions and increased competition in the shopping centre industry, Japanese developer Aeon opened four new malls in its home country last…

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CIMB: No more job cuts in Malaysia, Indonesia this year

Foreign Investors Eyeing Indonesia’s Movie Theater Industry

Tourism has recovered 100 pct after Jakarta bombing

Countries must improve ICT sectors

Burberry Christmas sales miss expectations in Macau, Hong Kong

National Gallery Singapore teams up with & Co to create a dynamic lifestyle space

Apple Should Open More Outlets in China

Yoo hits the road to promote export plan

Amazon China Registers As Ocean Freight Forwarder

How Chinese Companies Borrow Without Banks

Singapore developer plans healthcare hubs in 20 to 40 Chinese cities

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Singapore rents dip, says DTZ Research

Giant Malaysia plans six new hypermarkets

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