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South Korea hopes Vietnam will not quarantine Samsung experts

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

he South Korean envoy has expressed concern Samsung may suffer huge losses if 1,000 South Korean experts are isolated upon arrival in Vietnam. “If experts and engineers of Samsung Electronics…

UOB Launches Financial Solution for Women in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

United Overseas Bank and Prudential Singapore launched a financial solution for women in Singapore that combines a savings account with complementary medical insurance for six female-related cancers. United Overseas Bank…

Japanese online watch rental concept Karitoke opens third store and launches AR app

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Japanese watch rental service Kairtoke is launching in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Marui building next Friday. The Karitoke store offers monthly watch rentals from more than 40 available brands and 1100 models,…

Samsung’s new television ad promotes its 5G Galaxy phones

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

By now, you would have to be Rip Van Winkling your way through life not to know that wireless operators worldwide are building out their 5G networks. Why is 5G…

Walter Mart expands network in Luzon, Philippines

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Luzon supermarket operator Walter Mart has added six new stores to its network this year and the company has also ventured online. The Philippine firm says online retailing is its…

Tesla Wins Approval To Sell Longer-Range China-made Model 3 Vehicles

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Tesla Inc has secured Chinese government approval to sell longer-range China-made model 3 vehicles in China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday. The vehicles will have a…

HKTV Mall sets records as Hongkongers move online during coronavirus crisis

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

HKTV Mall has achieved the highest monthly turnover of its six-year history in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. In a personal post on social media, HKTV Mall CEO Ricky…

Struggling Shandong Ruyi fails to support Bally buy

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Chinese apparel group Shandong Ruyi has been unsuccessful in raising funds to settle its planned purchase of Swiss luxury brand Bally. According to a Reuters report, the potential deal has…

Hongkong Land posts record profit, despite protests

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Property developer Hongkong Land has reported a 4-per-cent rise in underlying profit to a record US$1.076 billion for last year – but warned that the advent of the coronavirus outbreak…

AirAsia offers six million promotional seats

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Asia’s leading low-cost carrier, AirAsia, is offering guests six million promotional seats, including zero-fare seats, to many popular destinations in Malaysia as well as overseas. AirAsia said customers can enjoy…

Starbucks sales down in Mainland China

Mei Ling Tan March 10, 2020

Starbucks China has predicted sales will halve in the current quarter due to the coronavirus crisis. According to the US parent company’s CEO Kevin Johnson and CFO Patrick Grismer, sales…

Crypto Trading In Different Countries

Mei Ling Tan March 9, 2020

Cryptocurrency is an acceptable legal tender anywhere in the world. “Anywhere in the world”, does not mean you take ‘cash’ crypto to a pawn shop to get whatever you want.…

Huawei lawsuit against ‘unconstitutional’ ban in the US is thrown out

Mei Ling Tan March 9, 2020

A judge has ruled against a lawsuit filed by Huawei in the US relating to a ban on government personnel using the company’s devices. Huawei filed the lawsuit on the basis…

The Impact of Libra and Alipay on Monetary Policy

Mei Ling Tan March 9, 2020

Digital payment systems such as Libra and Alipay may eventually weaken traditional tools of monetary policy. In doing a good job, central banks can prevent this from happening though, according…

Google Assistant loses this fun feature on March 23

Mei Ling Tan March 9, 2020

Google Assistant has long featured celebrity voices, but you might want to use them while you still can. John Legend’s Google Assistant cameo first debuted in April of 2019, becoming the…

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