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Government stuck in past in retail shop payment systems

Mei Ling Tan January 5, 2016

Mr. Park, a 50-year-old manager of a coffee shop in Yeouido, western Seoul, recently bought an integrated circuit (IC) card reader for 400,000 won ($343). Last summer, the country’s financial…

Hong Kong must boost efforts to weed out malpractices that hurt city’s tourism industry

Mei Ling Tan January 5, 2016

Blacklisting unscrupulous operators in an industry is a common practice. But convenience and inadequate supervision mean the bad apples can easily reinvent themselves by re-registering under a different company name.…

TPP and RCEP ‘will be good for Thailand’

Mei Ling Tan January 5, 2016

In an interview with regional media, he said Thailand should benefit from joining both trade blocs as the RCEP’s centre points are China, Japan and India, while the TPP is…

Starbucks app debuts on the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch in Korea

Mei Ling Tan January 5, 2016

Starbucks Coffee Korea launched in November the new Starbucks app on the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch in South Korea. Through the app, customers can track their My Starbucks Rewards status…

Singapore needs to boast about its entrepreneurial success

Mei Ling Tan January 5, 2016

Singapore and London can use more “buzz” to promote their technology ecosystems to the world – though each is already an innovation and finance hub in its own right, said…

After Indonesia, dating app Spotted eyes Malaysia and Thailand

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

The German dating app Spotted is out to woo Southeast Asian users. Dating apps have become relatively widespread in Indonesia, with Germany’s Spotted merely the latest aiming to carve out a…

Singapore’s Migme snaps up Shopdeca Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Singapore digital media company Migme is to buy Shopdeca Indonesia. Shopdeca sells a curated range of lifestyle products online through two websites: shopdeca.com andsportdeca.com. The move buys Migme a gateway…

Malaysians sell Singapore mall

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Malaysia-listed DRB-Hicom and minority partner investors are selling at property at Little India which will be converted into a mixed use development including a multi-storey shopping centre. The property, previously…

International Housewares profit slumps

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Hong Kong listed retailer International Housewares has reported a 52.6 per cent slump in profits in the first half year, despite improved sales in key markets. The company reported a…

National Park’s rental income surges with new tenants

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

The National Parks Board (NParks) collected a lot more rent in its last financial year, ending March 2015, with rental income surging by 48 per cent, or about $2.6 million.…

Metro Retail starts expansion

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Newly listed Visayan retailing giant Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) is riding on the buoyant consumer spending in the country by expanding its delivery fleet and distribution infrastructure. “We…

China’s Top Boutique Openings in 2015

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Last year is yet another in a line of several that proved tough for the luxury retail industry in China. The anti-graft campaign has continued in full force, causing some…

Bridgestone pulls out of bidding war for Pep Boys

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Japanese tire maker Bridgestone Corp said it would not counter Carl Icahn’s raised offer to buy Pep Boys – Manny Moe & Jack, ending a bidding war for the U.S.…

Score Alarm Plans to Expand from Germany to Asia

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Score Alarm, a start-up from Zagreb, has become the official technology platform used by mobile applications for Oddset, the most popular sports betting service in Germany. It is a service…

Amazon is Secretly Testing Air Cargo Operations

Mei Ling Tan January 4, 2016

Amazon.com, Inc. has been conducting secret trial flights that have carried thousands of packages to and from its fulfillment centers in the United Kingdom. Evening Standard reports that the tech-giant has…

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Government stuck in past in retail shop payment systems

Hong Kong must boost efforts to weed out malpractices that hurt city’s tourism industry

TPP and RCEP ‘will be good for Thailand’

Starbucks app debuts on the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch in Korea

Singapore needs to boast about its entrepreneurial success

After Indonesia, dating app Spotted eyes Malaysia and Thailand

Singapore’s Migme snaps up Shopdeca Indonesia

Malaysians sell Singapore mall

International Housewares profit slumps

National Park’s rental income surges with new tenants

Metro Retail starts expansion

China’s Top Boutique Openings in 2015

Bridgestone pulls out of bidding war for Pep Boys

Score Alarm Plans to Expand from Germany to Asia

Amazon is Secretly Testing Air Cargo Operations

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