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Some Banks Already Prepare for Economic Rebound in Asia

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Some financial firms operating in Singapore and Hong Kong have delayed hiring due to the coronavirus outbreak but others are quietly laying plans to prepare for an economic rebound in…

UBS Appoints New CEO

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has named Ralph Hamers as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2020, according to a media release. Hamers currently serves as CEO of…

UBS Hires a Proven Digital Transformer in Ralph Hamers

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Ralph Hamers brings with him a track record of not only profitability but also effective transformation to compete with tech giants that threaten to take the financial sector’s lunch. As…

HSBC’s Revamp Less Reliant on External Factors

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

HSBC’s overhaul this time will be different, said interim chief executive Noel Quinn, relying less on external factors such as the economic environment. Following disappointing results, HSBC made announcements to…

Saigon metro to test run in Q3

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

An elevated section of Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 will be tested out within the third quarter this year. This elevated section crosses Ho Chi…

Chow Tai Fook completes Enzo purchase

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Chow Tai Fook has completed a full acquisition of the luxury colored-gem jewelry brand Enzo. Enzo currently operates 60 points of sale in Mainland China, most of which are in…

Jasons Food Hall at Bangsar to be replaced by new Food Purveyor concept

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

The Jasons Food Hall at Bangsar shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur is set to be replaced by a new concept from the country’s fast-growing independent grocery retail group The Food…

Philippine chain AllHome eyes strong expansion

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Philippine home-store chain AllHome will expand its store network to push its selling space beyond 450,000sqm this year. “We are set to bring AllHome to more locations in 2020,” said…

Philippine retailers experiencing coronavirus-related sales slump

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

The Philippines’ largest retail landlord SM Supermalls says retailers’ sales have dropped both at home and in China due to the coronavirus crisis. According to ABS-CBN, local sales of the…

Bossini profit down as protests hit Hong Kong sales

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Apparel retailer Bossini has revealed a loss of HK$93.7 million (US$12 million) during the six months to December – more than triple the $25.7 million loss of the same period…

Don Don Donki to expand after success of debut store in Thailand

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Don Don Donki Thailand will expand its retail network this year after a positive trading performance of the first outlet. In partnership with Saha Pathana Inter-Holding (SPI), the holding company…

Calvin Klein and AllSaints Ban fur Acrross Ranges

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Hong Kong fashion brands management firm Global Brands Group says it will ban fur across its Calvin Klein and Allsaints clothing ranges. The ban is not the group’s first of…

Puma experiences its best year yet as sales soar globally

Mei Ling Tan February 21, 2020

Puma’s worldwide sales surged 18.4 percent last year, to €5.502 billion and its pre-tax profit rose 40 percent to €262 million. But the positive results were tempered by a warning…

Philippine airlines are losing Chinese tourists amid coronavirus outbreak

Mei Ling Tan February 20, 2020

When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pursued closer foreign relations with China, he helped attract planeloads of Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asian nation. Now, the coronavirus outbreak is reversing the…

Vietnam IT recruiting firm raises million dollars from South Korean investor

Mei Ling Tan February 20, 2020

IT recruitment firm TopDev has secured a million-dollar investment from South Korea’s leading recruitment company Saramin HR. The Ho Chi Minh City-based company said in a statement Monday that the…

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