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Mitsubishi Motors Delays Factory Restart In China Due To Coronavirus

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Mitsubishi Motors is postponing the restart of its factory with Guangzhou Automobile Group in Hunan province until 27 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. Spectacular…

Volkswagen’s Group Deliveries In China Fall 11.3% In January 2020

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Volkswagen, one of the world’s biggest carmakers, on Friday said deliveries in China declined by 11.3% in January as the auto sector feels the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The…

Maserati Announces Plans To Develop Its Electric Range

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Maserati announced that it will develop, engineer and build its cars in Italy, and will adopt hybrid and battery electric propulsion systems. Following on from the announcement of testing of…

HSBC Joins Singapore Banks In Local Relief Measures

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

HSBC Singapore is the latest to join other Singapore banks in announcing a slew of relief measures to help businesses and retail customers tide through the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.…

UBS with a personal touch

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

One of the key challenges facing wealth managers today is how to gauge the needs of their clients. UBS has designed an app that will help its bankers to collect…

Former Grab leader appointed CEO of VinID

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Former CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam, Nguyen Tuan Anh, is the new general director of Vingroup’s loyalty program VinID. Tuan Anh, who had left the ride-hailing firm last month,…

Vietnam Airlines loses up to $10.8 million a week to Covid-19

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Vietnam Airlines has lost VND200-250 billion ($8.6-10.8 million) per week following flight suspension to China, the national carrier said in a statement. Vietnam Airlines has suspended all flights to and…

Viettel used fake accounts to discredit rivals

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Facebook has removed a network of accounts and pages linked to Vietnamese telecom giant Viettel for allegedly using disinformation tactics to discredit rivals. The social network behemoth said Wednesday it…

How scandal-hit AirAsia could fall even further

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

According to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who controversially chose to weigh in on a bribery scandal involving top executives at budget airline AirAsia amid ongoing official probes, a bribe…

How Chieh Huang built a pureplay online warehouse giant

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

In just six years, Chieh Huang has built an online-only, wholesale retail concept Boxed, which is now seriously challenging the market dominance of warehouse giants Costco, Walmart-owned Sam’s Club and…

Bossini half-year loss could quadruple

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

A week out from releasing its half-year results, apparel retailer Bossini has warned shareholders of a bleak performance. Chairman Bess Tsin said in a stock-exchange filing that the group expects…

Indian tea chain Chaayos raises capital for expansion

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Sunshine Teahouse, the parent of Indian tea chain Chaayos, has raised US$21.5 million in a new funding round. The fundraising, led by US firm Think Investments and including $3 million…

JD and Dada Group to hire 35,000 staff to support SMEs

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Chinese online giant JD and its on-demand delivery platform Dada Group, will provide 35,000 jobs during the coronavirus epidemic to minimize its impact on employment. The initiative is also intended…

Lotte Duty Free to build Sydney CBD flagship

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

Lotte Duty-Free is to open a flagship store in Sydney’s CBD early next year, planning to tap into the 4 million visitors to the city each year. The three-level 3000sqm…

Little romance likely for China retailers on Valentine’s Day

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is set to rob retailers of all the romance on Valentine’s Day tomorrow according to analysts from OC&C Strategy Consulting. Pascal Martin and Veronica Wang, partners at…

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