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29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
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26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
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Retail Asia16/10/2019

Technology has made financial services more accessible to users in the region, and it is projected to expand further to reach 100 million Southeast Asians with limited access to financial services today, according to a report published by Google and partners. The adoption of digital payments in Southeast Asia has reached an inflection point and […]

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Retail Asia09/10/2019

55 percent of Vietnamese online shoppers choose social networks over e-commerce platforms to buy fashion products, a new survey has found. Survey results released Thursday by HCMC-based market research firm Q&Me says just 41 percent of respondents chose e-commerce platforms when shopping for fashion products because they found social networks carrying more relevant information. Fashion […]

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Retail Asia08/10/2019

Online retail is one of the biggest trends of today. Visiting the actual stores and going shop by shop to find your preferred product is slowly fading away and leaving its place to the online shopping experience. Everyone wants to sit at home, browse through the brand websites, pick the products of their liking, and […]

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Retail Asia07/10/2019

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New innovative approaches are required for retailers to continue to meet the lofty expectations of today’s connected consumers. Inside Retail’s Top 50 innovative retail leaders ranking is testament to the progress that is being made in Hong Kong. But what does the picture look like for retailers elsewhere in Asia? Tofugear has just published its […]

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Retail Asia07/10/2019

eCommerce is a rapidly expanding market in Asia, with a growth rate in revenue of approximately 10.7% per annum according to Statista. This is largely down to the expansion of the middle classes in the region as well as strong economic gains in China. The region also sees some of the highest mobile penetration rates […]

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Retail Asia04/10/2019

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released new research detailing a fast-growing market for IoT attacks. Cybercriminals from around the world are actively discussing how to compromise connected devices, and how to leverage these devices for moneymaking schemes. Trend Micro Research analyzed forums in the Russian, Portuguese, English, Arabic, and Spanish […]

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Retail Asia03/10/2019

Today, Google, Temasek and new partner, Bain & Company released its e-Conomy Southeast Asia report for 2019, highlighting the most significant industry trends observed in 2019 and analysing the current and future potential of the Southeast Asian Internet economy across its six largest markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). The report shows […]

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Retail Asia02/10/2019

In Singapore, more and more people are connected to the Internet and the number of online shoppers follows the same trend. Back in 2014, Visa stated that approximately 26% of Singaporeans used to shop online on weekly basis and recent surveys from Hootsuite and We Are Social show that 89% are searching online for a […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2019

Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it was cited as a leader with the second-highest score in the current offering category in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q3 2019 report. In reference to Trend Micro, Forrester remarked that: “[Their] endpoint security offerings span the full gamut of threat prevention and detection, with […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2019

Kiwi small businesses are struggling as they wait for an estimated $7.4 billion in overdue payments, Xero has revealed. The Wellington-based tech company, which provides software for small businesses, based the estimate on anonymous data drawn from a sample of its more than 350,000 users in New Zealand. Data from the April-June quarter revealed that […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2019

Are you aware of the fact that Asia is home to some of the biggest companies in the world? Over the years, Asia has managed to build and attract many successful businessmen and women. These individuals have gone on to create many profitable businesses. There is a good chance that you’ve encountered a few of […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2019

There are few fads to have taken off in the past few years as much as the home DNA testing kit. While other trends have come and gone within a matter of months, these test kits have stuck around. More and more people are choosing to send their spit in a vial to find out […]

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Retail Asia23/09/2019

More cooperation between ASEAN regulators is needed for the region to fully benefit from the growth of the digital economy. While technology is inherently borderless, the regulation governing it is not. This can create challenges for global businesses operating global technology estates, said John Hsu, APAC chief information officer for HSBC. The best way to […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2019

Point of Sale software, or simply POS, is capable of so much more than simply accepting credit cards. It can also be a tool to manage your inventory or make reports. Retail business heavily relies on the efficiency of the process and the time needed to serve the customer – Point of Sale system can […]

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Retail Asia13/09/2019

Big business wage thieves looking for a soft response from the workplace watchdog are going to be disappointed, with fair work ombudsman Sandra Parker declaring an intention to be hands-on with big firms who confess underpayments. Speaking at a Council of Small Businesses Australia summit in Melbourne on Thursday, Parker said some large companies have […]

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Retail Asia12/09/2019

There has been quite a lot of discussion about the Chinese digital reality. Almost everybody is aware that most of the Chinese online ad revenue share is occupied by either Tencent or Baidu. The international commerce market is also largely dominated by companies like Alibaba, which creates the understanding that a monopoly of sorts is […]

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Retail Asia10/09/2019

Would-be food franchisees are not being given the full picture before they buy into a business, with several franchisors withholding important details including the contact information of former franchisees. The ACCC has also found food franchisors were consistently failing to disclose key unavoidable ongoing costs, such as wages, rent or inventory, and were not detailing which […]

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Retail Asia04/09/2019

South Korean online shoppers still see offline stores as a crucial part of shopping, a recent study has shown. Furthermore, despite the widely held belief that consumers will engage in online shopping during lunch breaks, or before they go to bed, the study has also revealed that many shop during work hours. DMC Media, a […]

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Retail Asia02/09/2019

Consumer desire for a multifunctional wardrobe is set to continue driving the global athleisure wear market, according to data and analytics research group GlobalData. Over the last two years, the athleisure trend has risen as demand for comfort, performance and style has driven the need for a multifunctional wardrobe. 68 percent of consumers who purchased […]

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Retail Asia02/09/2019

The impact of climate change, plastic pollution and poor working conditions are subjects that are frequently covered by news outlets across the world. The airing of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet series on the BBC brought widespread attention to our need to reduce the amount of waste we throw away, whilst climate activists are increasingly making […]

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