Just how much of an impact does 5G have on a phone’s battery life over 4G? Lu Weibing, general manager of Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi, took to Chinese microblogging site Weibo…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is extending its free rebooking and travel option for passengers with booked flights until June 30. The airline decided to adjust its booking policies to provide…
Uniqlo has for a third time partnered with Finnish design company Marimekko to launch a new limited-edition collection. The new Uniqlo x Marimekko collection offers items for women and babies…
Google’s Podcasts app was released two years ago for Android devices, but the Mountain View company announced last year that it will expand the availability of the app to additional…
Apple may be one of the most valuable companies in the world but it very rarely enters new product categories. Yet on the odd occasion that it chooses to do…
Cebu Pacific says the month-long “community quarantine” imposed on Metropolitan Manila and the main Luzon island group recently will free up 90% of its total seat capacity, even as it…
Huawei unveiled its new camera-based P40 series (P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro+) today and the phones will be available starting next month priced at the equivalent of $878 USD and up.…
Citigroup’s South Asia head of private banking is leaving the firm at the end of March. Jyrki Rauhio, Citigroup’s South Asia head of private banking, is leaving the bank at the end…
The new Financing and Securities Services unit brings together Securities Services (currently under Transaction Banking) and Portfolio Risk Management in the Financial Markets business. Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Margaret Harwood-Jones, currently…
Less than two weeks after being named the permanent chief executive, Noel Quinn’s path to executing the group strategy is already being derailed. The ongoing pandemic that will cause the…
Japanese ramen chain Aori Ramen has declared bankruptcy after suffering from coronavirus and the boycott on Japanese goods in South Korea. All Aori Ramen branches will be shut down, including…
AirAsia Group Berhad is suspending most of its flights from March 28 to May 31. In a statement on its website, the company said the Covid-19 pandemic had led to…
Apparel retailer Gap Inc has revealed precautionary measures it is taking to bolster its financial flexibility during the coronavirus outbreak. The measures include drawing down its US$500 million credit facility,…
Savills China Retail predicts a full recovery of the country’s retail sector post coronavirus will probably happen in the second half of the year. In a perspective on China retail’s…
AirAsia Group could report steeper losses in excess of RM1.1 billion in 2020, following its decision to ground its aircrafts worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Affin Hwang…
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