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Thailand’s Siam Center, Siam Discovery launch Siam Gift Card for easy gift giving

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

Siam Piwat Co. Ltd., the owner of Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery, recently launched the Siam Gift Card, which will provide shoppers a greater shopping convenience and make…

Australia no longer sweet spot for Asos

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

Australia was once Asos’ largest market outside Britain. In 2012, the British online fashion retailer was flying four jumbo jets of clothing to this country each week. But Asos revealed…

CUCKOO Electronics opens second store in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

Korea’s home appliances company Cuckoo Electronics Co. Ltd. recently opened its second branded shop in Vietnam. The store is located in Hanoi Trung Hoa, a high-density residential city as well…

Fossil to invest USD6.3m to open 25 outlets in India

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

US-based watchmaker Fossil will invest up to INR40 crore (INR400 million, USD6.3m) to open 25 retail outlets in India by 2017 as it aims to reposition itself from a watch…

Fashion SMEs in Thailand to get boost

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

The Industry Ministry of Thailand has earmarked THB120 million to support small and medium-sized fashion enterprises wanting to explore opportunities in neighbouring countries next year. Thailand’s fashion cluster, covering apparel,…

Indonesia’s rubber exporters hopeful on automotive recovery

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

Indonesia’s rubber businesses are eyeing a boost in sales and exports next year as the global automotive industry, one of the sectors that the rubber industry relies on, has begun…

Peugeot and China Changan Automotive in joint venture

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

French car giant Peugeot has agreed a new joint venture to manufacture light commercial vehicles and cars in China. Peugeot has signed an initial agreement with domestic carmaker China Changan…

Synovate strengthens automotive research team in Asia

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

China’s Global market research company Synovate announced the appointment of Klaus Paur as Managing Director for Synovate Automotive Vertical for its automotive research unit in Korea and Greater China, which…

More room to develop for Thai automotive sector

Mei Ling Tan December 28, 2014

The automotive industry is on a roll, particularly in Thailand, which recorded a 47-month high domestic automobile sales last November. With the economic recovery and increasing purchasing power of consumers,…

China’s JD.com vying with Alibaba to woo Western brands

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

China’s JD.com Inc has partnered Gap Inc to sell the US clothing retailer’s apparel online in China, as the Beijing-based e-commerce company goes head to head with Alibaba Group Holding…

Myanmar’s automotive market to grow nearly 8pc in 2019

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

Myanmar’s automotive market is likely to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8 percent from 2013 to 2019, driven by a growing economy, infrastructure development and increasing…

China Mobile eyes 250 million 4G customers next year

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

China Mobile, China’s largest telecommunication service provider, has forecast that it will have 250 million 4G customers in 2015. The company has experienced robust 4G business growth in 2014 and…

Zalora offers same-day delivery in 5 ASEAN nations

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

Zalora, Asia’s online fashion destination, on Thursday announced its new same-day delivery service, making it the only regional online fashion retailer to offer such a facility. Its regional managing director…

Samsung to hit back at Xiaomi with budget phone

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

Samsung Electronics is gearing up to release a low-cost Tizen-powered smartphone in the USD100 price range, according to local media reports, responding to intensifying competition from Chinese budget smartphone makers…

Australia’s slow economy puts brakes on online retail

Mei Ling Tan December 27, 2014

Online retailing has been belted by Australia’s economic woes, with November’s sales figures recording the slowest monthly and annual growth since the series was first compiled. And some bricks-and-mortar retailers…

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Thailand’s Siam Center, Siam Discovery launch Siam Gift Card for easy gift giving

Australia no longer sweet spot for Asos

CUCKOO Electronics opens second store in Vietnam

Fossil to invest USD6.3m to open 25 outlets in India

Fashion SMEs in Thailand to get boost

Indonesia’s rubber exporters hopeful on automotive recovery

Peugeot and China Changan Automotive in joint venture

Synovate strengthens automotive research team in Asia

More room to develop for Thai automotive sector

China’s JD.com vying with Alibaba to woo Western brands

Myanmar’s automotive market to grow nearly 8pc in 2019

China Mobile eyes 250 million 4G customers next year

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Samsung to hit back at Xiaomi with budget phone

Australia’s slow economy puts brakes on online retail

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