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Nescafe and Arnott’s launch White Choc Tim Tam-inspired coffee

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Nescafe and Arnott’s have teamed up to launch another Tim Tam-inspired drink, Nescafe White Choc Mocha. The new flavour combines creamy coffee with the white chocolate taste of Tim Tam…

Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

After two years of testing, sports giant Puma is ready to launch its compostable shoes dubbed Re:suede 2.0. Puma will create 500 pairs of the commercial version of the sneaker,…

7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Japanese retail giant Seven & I Holdings said on Tuesday it wanted to see huge growth for its 7-Eleven convenience store chain globally, and would be accelerating its entry into…

Coffee chain Single O expanding Japanese footprint after early success

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Sydney-based coffee roaster Single O will open Ryogoku Roastworks, its second cafe in Japan on Friday, replacing the brand’s existing roastery. In a further sign of ongoing expansion in Japan,…

Chinese tea chain Baicha Baidao shares slump in Hong Kong trading debut

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Shares in Chinese tea shop chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial fell more than 20 percent on Tuesday in its Hong Kong trading debut following a $330 million initial public offering…

Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

U.S. company Apple had Southeast Asia’s highest number of suppliers in Vietnam last year and fourth highest globally. There were 35 suppliers as of the 2023 financial year (which ended…

FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Vietnam IT giant FPT Corp will spend $200 million building an AI Factory that incorporates technology from U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. The factory, which will serve as a sovereign cloud, will…

Alternative payments become preferred method in Hong Kong e-commerce market

Mei Ling Tan April 24, 2024

Alternative payments were the most preferred payment method for e-commerce purchases in Hong Kong last year, accounting for 41.7 percent of the market. According to GlobalData’s 2023 Financial Services Consumer Survey,…

Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations

Mei Ling Tan April 23, 2024

Google recently updated its Meet app with the ability to make annotations during presentations. The new feature will be enabled by default when users start presenting. A new annotations menu…

WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities

Mei Ling Tan April 22, 2024

A long-awaited WhatsApp feature that was in the headlines from October of last year seems to be finally making its way to beta testers, reports Android Police. We’re talking about a…

EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals

Mei Ling Tan April 22, 2024

Apple is gradually opening its ecosystem to competitors in the European Union. Just last week, the first third-party app store became officially available. Now, it appears that it’s time for Apple…

Tinder wants your mom to know when and where you go on dates

Mei Ling Tan April 22, 2024

According to Tinder, around 51 percent of users under 30 share date details with their friends, while 19 percent of users do so with their mom. The company wants to…

Thailand targets $3.5B durian exports in 2024

Mei Ling Tan April 22, 2024

Thailand is poised to export approximately one million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion baht ($3.5 billion) this year, according to Thai PBS World.< In line with…

Lufthansa Cargo presents commitment to transforming the aviation industry

Mei Ling Tan April 22, 2024

Air freight remains essential for the German economy. No other mode of transportation offers the necessary speed to transport time-critical, temperature-sensitive, and valuable goods. Whether it’s urgent spare parts, vaccines,…

Food exports beginning to recover

Mei Ling Tan April 18, 2024

Food exporters are seeing a recovery in orders though admittedly they have yet to climb back to the levels of past years. “We have gotten orders worth tens of millions…

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Nescafe and Arnott’s launch White Choc Tim Tam-inspired coffee

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7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030

Coffee chain Single O expanding Japanese footprint after early success

Chinese tea chain Baicha Baidao shares slump in Hong Kong trading debut

Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers

FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam

Alternative payments become preferred method in Hong Kong e-commerce market

Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations

WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities

EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals

Tinder wants your mom to know when and where you go on dates

Thailand targets $3.5B durian exports in 2024

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