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08/05/2024 Digital content exporters open foreign offices to avoid tax ( General )
06/05/2024 WhatsApp’s new status update tray with previews is rolling out more widely in beta ( General )
02/05/2024 A Deep Dive into Grade A Buildings in Hong Kong ( General )
02/05/2024 Shopee races past other e-commerce rivals ( E-Tailing )
30/04/2024 TikTok, Facebook, and other foreign service providers pay $575M in taxes ( General )
29/04/2024 Sacombank assures no loss on $141M loan to Bamboo Airways ( General )
29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )

Retail Asia15/04/2024

Japanese retailer AEON has replaced Philippine and Taiwanese bananas with Vietnamese imports at its Hong Kong outlets. AEON started selling Vietnamese bananas at its 91 outlets in Hong Kong last year because they are of high quality and grown using a process that does not result in waste, Yuichiro Shiotani, CEO of AEON Topvalu Vietnam, […]

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Retail Asia11/04/2024

Samsung is taking a big leap forward today in its AI ambitions. Galaxy AI, the company’s on-device intelligence engine, just got closer to overcoming language limitations across the world with a huge expansion in language support. This spring, Arabic, Indonesian, and Russian support will be added to the thirteen available languages. Additionally, Australian English, Cantonese, and Canadian […]

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Retail Asia11/04/2024

There is a battle going on internally at Google. This battle is between mapping and navigation apps Google Maps, and Waze, both owned by Google. Google Maps delivers the total package getting you quickly and safely from point A to point B, and recommending where users should go to eat, sleep, and seek entertainment. Waze […]

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Retail Asia11/04/2024

Google Podcasts is officially dead. That has been the case for a week now, and the designated replacement – YouTube Music – is just not cutting it yet. The YouTube Music podcasting experience is rough, and users aren’t holding back on the feedback. Thankfully, the YouTube Music Podcasts team seems to be listening. They took […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2024

TikTok users have started getting pop-up notifications about a new app that the social network company plans to launch soon. The app is called Notes and allows users to share photos like Instagram. TechCrunch reports that TikTok has already confirmed the Notes app was in development, but the company didn’t offer any timeframes for releasing the […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2024

Vietnam exported 2.1 million tons of rice in the first three months, worth $1.4 billion in total, up 42% year-on-year in value. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, main buyers such as the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Ghana, Malaysia, and Singapore all posted growth. The Philippines and Indonesia, however, are making efforts to […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2024

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Mercedes, the best-selling luxury auto brand in Vietnam for years, is seeing BMW close the gap rapidly following the start of local production. Mercedes sold 3,416 units last year, a 57% decline from 2022 but still the highest for the seven luxury brands in Vietnam. BMW jumped from fourth place in 2022 to second last year […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2024

Power consumption in Vietnam this summer is expected to increase by 13% year-on-year between May and July, 9.6% higher than forecast, posing possible supply challenges. This is because the weather is expected to become hot sooner than normal, and this could cause pressure on supply, especially in the north, Nguyen Quoc Trung, deputy director of […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2024

WhatsApp keeps rolling out new features regularly, and now it seems it is working on making it easier for everyone to open and share photos. According to WABetaInfo, a reliable source for WhatsApp updates, the Meta-owned messaging app is widely releasing a feature to quickly open the photo library. While the official changelog doesn’t offer much […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2024

If you’re getting tired of annoying spam texts and shady links that often try to lure you into clicking them on your Messages app, you may be in luck. Found hidden in the code are signs that Google is stepping up security in its Messages app to give users an extra layer of protection. A […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2024

On June 10th at WWDC 2024, iPhone users might finally hear about improvements to one lagging feature that has frustrated them for years. Ever since Apple introduced its digital assistant Siri in 2011 with the iPhone 4s, iPhone users have had lofty ideas about how Siri was going to help them. When it comes to asking for […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2024

Holding a high school diploma from Canada and a university degree in Chinese commerce language from China, Tat Dat has faced difficulties securing a fulfilling job upon his return to Vietnam. After moving back to his hometown of northern Quang Ninh province in 2022, it took him four months and over 20 job applications to […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2024

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Import turnover of completely built-up (CBU) cars in March increased by 55.4% in volume and 41.4% in value compared to the previous month. A preliminary report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) said that Vietnam imported about 15,000 CBU cars in March with a value of US$287 million. However, this import decreased slightly by 1.7% […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2024

Following the leak that Google’s “Find My Device” network settings were already appearing for some Android users, it looks like Google is ready to move to the next step. A small subset of users has already received an email that lets the cat out of the bag on when exactly the service would be officially launching. […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2024

Meta is having big-time problems today. As of 3:40 pm EDT, Downdetector lists Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger as the top four apps/websites that are having issues based on the number of complaints received from users. For example, the number of Instagram users telling Downdetector about a problem with the app and website soared […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2024

Spotify, the music streaming giant, is shaking things up with price hikes and a new subscription plan. If you love Spotify but hate ads, get ready to dig a little deeper into those pockets. Bloomberg reports that Spotify will raise prices soon. By the end of April, those premium subscriptions in places like the UK, […]

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Retail Asia03/04/2024

In recent years, the concept of ‘Permacrisis’—a term denoting prolonged periods of instability and insecurity, sparked by concurrent catastrophic events—has gained prominence. This term not only encapsulated the essence of 2022 but continues to hold relevance in 2024, affecting global supply chains and subsequently, the retail sector. The ongoing challenges underscore the critical need for […]

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Retail Asia03/04/2024

During a phone call on Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed the push for TikTok Inc.’s divestment in the US. Following the call, the first direct discussion between the two leaders since November, White House spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that TikTok was indeed a topic of conversation. Biden reiterated to Xi […]

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Retail Asia02/04/2024

Music lovers who are also the owners of a Wear OS watch will be pleased to know that there is a new version of Shazam for you. Shazam for Wear OS just got a major upgrade that will pretty much make the app independent of your phone and work completely on its own on your […]

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Retail Asia02/04/2024

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We all know the feeling – group chats can get crazy. That constant stream of messages can be distracting, especially when you’re juggling multiple projects. Well, it looks like Google Chat is taking on the chaos with a rumored new feature called “Announcements”. This sounds a lot like what we’ve seen on WhatsApp Channels and […]

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