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Retail Asia24/01/2019
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Living

​Vietnam’s FastGo eyes US, Brazil expansion

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Vietnamese ride-hailing company FastGo plans to enter the U.S. and Brazil this year as it seeks to quickly expand overseas. Its CEO Nguyen Huu Tuat said that he is keen to compete with other ride-hailing apps in foreign countries. “Our investors are located in the U.S. and Brazil, that’s why we have chosen those places as […]
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Retail Asia23/01/2019
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Living

Tinder sees Korea as stepping stone to region

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Korea is the test bed for Tinder services in the rest of Asia, the dating app’s CEO said during his first press conference in the country on Tuesday.  “South Korea is an important market for us because of the market itself, but also because of the cultural influence it has over the broader Asia region,” […]
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Retail Asia21/01/2019
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Telecom

SK Telecom announces plan to take on KakaoTalk

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SK Telecom introduced a new messaging service on Tuesday in an attempt to compete with Korea’s dominant chat app, KakaoTalk. The new service will look a lot like Apple’s iMessage. Users won’t have to download a separate app. It is offered to SK Telecom subscribers only. Messages will be sent on data networks. Group chat and check […]
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Retail Asia15/01/2019
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E-Tailing

Tech startup Blinq to focus on Southeast Asia

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Tech startup Blinq is targeting Southeast Asia with software which allows users to virtually try on and purchase designer apparel and accessories from online luxury and contemporary fashion retailers globally. “Blinq uses AR and algorithmic patterns to provide users with the latest trends and personalised fittings from their digital devices,” explains entrepreneur and Blinq founder […]
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Retail Asia14/01/2019
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Finance

SimplyBrand blockchain platform launches token pre-sale

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SimplyBrand, the world’s first blockchain-based e-commerce verification platform, launched a token pre-sale this week with strategic partner Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency service platform. By integrating blockchain, AI and crowdsourcing, SimplyBrand aims to end online counterfeiting through a safe and trustworthy digital commerce ecosystem. With the expansion of e-commerce, brands are finding it more difficult to trace […]
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Retail Asia20/12/2018
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Telecom

TikTok plans to expand in Vietnam

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Short-form video hosting service TikTok is planning to step up its Vietnam operations, targeting a wider Vietnamese customer base. TikTok, a product of Bytedance, a Chinese software company headquartered in the U.S., offers a short video sharing application, 15 seconds per video for basic accounts. It’s initial content is primarily lip syncing, dancing, or recording […]
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Retail Asia12/12/2018
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Living

Kakao’s carpooling app goes live in beta test

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Kakao’s carpooling service was introduced Friday for beta testing and will be officially rolled out Dec. 17. The start of the service comes after months of battling fierce opposition from local taxi services. They staged a strike on Oct. 18, two days after the IT company started accepting applications from carpool drivers. With the beta […]
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Retail Asia16/11/2018
Food

Swiggy to engage 2,000 women for food delivery

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Leading food ordering and delivery start-up Swiggy on Tuesday said it would engage about 2,000 women as delivery personnel by March 2019. “About 2,000 women will join our delivery team by March next year. Over the last few months, we have been working on training women for opportunities in this growing food delivery sector,” the city-based online […]
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Retail Asia12/11/2018
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General

Kakao profit falls in Q3 as investment costs rise

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Kakao, the operator of Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, said Thursday its third-quarter operating profit fell 35 percent from last year due to increased costs from new businesses. Operating income reached 30.7 billion won ($27.3 million) in the July-September period from 47.4 billion won a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales […]
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Retail Asia06/11/2018
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Automotive

All Kia motoring needs in one handy app

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Kia Motors on Monday launched an all-in-one mobile app that integrates all of its scattered online customer service channels. The new app, dubbed VIK, offers 60 different services including information on car purchases, maintenance and customer membership points and a basic guide to its driver assistive technologies. “It’s like having a virtual assistant specializing in […]
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Retail Asia25/10/2018
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Finance

Kakao’s blockchain gets 9 development partners

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Nine companies have agreed to develop apps for Kakao’s new Klaytn blockchain system. The public platform was developed by Ground X, Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary. It was offered on Oct. 8 on a test basis, or testnet. Kakao, Korea’s largest messenger app company, announced the introduction on Monday. The companies building the apps are from a wide […]
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Retail Asia25/07/2017
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Telecom

ZTE, Intel developing vEPC application

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ZTE and Intel have released a white paper covering an NFV reference design for a containerized vEPC application as part of the two companies’ joint research into virtualization of telecoms networks. The two companies are jointly researching cloud native and NFV technologies. Intel is helping ZTE develop virtual evolved packet core applications based on cloud […]
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Retail Asia03/08/2016
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Finance

Would you ever take investment advise from an app?

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Fintech firm 8 Securities said on Monday it plans to launch Hong Kong’s first so-called robo-investment advisor app in the next quarter, which it is calling “Chloe”, but experts remained divided on whether such an idea will every catch on in the city. Asia, and especially Hong Kong, is seen as lagging other international markets […]
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Retail Asia14/07/2016
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Food

Starbucks rolls out mobile pay app in China

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Starbucks this week launched its mobile payment system in China, marking another step forward in two areas the company sees huge growth potential: China and mobile technology. Customers can now pay for their Starbucks purchases at some 2,200 stores in China by using the Starbucks app on their phone, linked to a pre-loaded Starbucks gift […]
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