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Retail Asia26/03/2023

Vietnam’s consternating visa policies helped placed the nation in the bottom 10 of an index ranking countries in terms of how favorable expatriates find their living conditions. The Expat Essentials Index, informed by the annual Expat Insider survey by website InterNations (which describes itself as the world’s largest online community of expats), found expatriates vexed […]

Retail Asia13/06/2022

Outgoing city chief executive Carrie Lam makes frank comments to CNBC before her departure at the end of the month. Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive Carrie Lam, who has faced a difficult, tempestuous five-year term that included the 2019 pro-democratic protests, the subsequent introduction of the city’s National Security Law, and the Covid-19 pandemic, appeared to […]

Retail Asia10/01/2022

The country’s COVID-19 task force said closing its Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) would not stop the spread of Omicron. Closing Singapore to visitors from countries with high numbers of Covid-19 cases would affect the republic’s reputation and connectivity with the rest of the world, and rules have already been tightened to contain the Omicron variant, […]

Retail Asia26/08/2021

Expat packages have taken a hit as a result of lower cost of benefits and a dip in salaries. The average pay package for a mid-level expatriate in Singapore fell by $7,284 a year, and now stands at $225,171 annually – the 17th highest in the world, ECA International said. However, cash salaries in the republic stand […]

Retail Asia24/06/2021

Hong Kong was dethroned as the costliest city for expatriates, according to a recent survey by Mercer, after holding the top rank for three years in a row. Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, was ranked as the costliest place for expat living, according to «Mercer’s 2021 Cost of Living City Ranking», unseating Hong Kong from the […]

Retail Asia19/03/2020

The London-headquartered online money transfer service is teaming up with Chinese payments and lifestyle services platform Alipay to expand remittance options for its users. TransferWise is making more inroads into Asia with a tie-up with mobile payments giant Alipay, which will enable instant transfers to China for 17 currencies, the firm announced in a statement on Tuesday. With […]

Retail Asia12/03/2019

Japanese discount chain Don Quijote has launched its first store in Thailand. Trading as Don Don Donki, the Don Quijote Thailand foray marks a continuation of an aggressive and rapid rollout of stores across Asia, including in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia. The company plans to expand its overseas store network from the current 41 […]

Retail Asia13/11/2018

Bistro Group has acquired the exclusive franchise for Hard Rock Cafe in the Philippines, planning to reintroduce the brand in the region after a year’s absence. The Hard Rock group has high hopes for the partnership given the new local partner’s proven performance in the “Western-driven market.” Area franchise development VP Steve Yang said: “The […]

Retail Asia11/06/2018

Getting a job is easy, cost of living is low, and quality of life is high. It sounded too good to be true, but Samantha Beukes decided to check the place out. Friends had been raving on Facebook about living the good life in Vietnam. It was true. When she first came to Vietnam from […]

Retail Asia11/05/2018

Some have no idea about the requirement, others find it invasive while network providers can’t guarantee help in English. Expats are having issues with Vietnam’s new regulation which asks phone users to submit a profile picture to their network provider. The Ministry of Information and Communications requires mobile subscribers to provide photographic proof of their […]

Retail Asia09/01/2017

The report, published on January 6, ranked Vietnam 28th on a global list of destinations for a successful expat career, placing the country higher than RoK at 38th, Japan at 36th, Thailand at 34th and Taiwan at 31st. In Vietnam, nearly four in five expats said their employment package comes with benefits. China, India and […]

Retail Asia11/11/2016

Expats’ favorite supermarket, Foodland, plans to expand lots over the next five years. The chain has doubled its yearly investment budget to THB500 million to open four or five new grocery stores and add three new types of restaurants to their roster. Some of the new locations are already open. There is now a Foodland […]

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Expats unhappy with Vietnam visa policy

Hong Kong Must Reopen to Remain a Financial Hub

Singapore Weighs Open Borders Amid Omicron

Expats Pay Packages Fall in Singapore, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dethroned as Most Expensive City for Expats

TransferWise Partners Alipay in China

Don Quijote Thailand launches as Don Don Donki

Hard Rock Cafe to be reintroduced in Philippines

Vietnam a dream destination for expats

Expats confused over Vietnam’s profile picture requirement for phone users

Vietnam ranked high for expat careers

Foodland, plans to expand lots over the next five years