Safety

Retail Asia03/12/2018

Asiana Airlines completed an upgrade of its flight operational quality assurance system on Friday. The system analyzes data related to flight operations including piloting decisions during unexpected weather conditions and plane speeds or flying altitudes on certain flight routes. It was first implemented in 1995 to ensure safety in flight operations and, since 2015, a committee […]

Retail Asia09/11/2018

Iim Fahima Jachja cannot operate a vehicle and relies on a driver to get around Jakarta, but that did not stop her from putting road safety at the heart of her women’s empowerment startup. Since launching in late 2016, Queenrides has attracted 200,000 members to join its website. Aside from reading articles about lifestyle and […]

Retail Asia05/11/2018

Manila-based AirAsia Philippines has passed a major international safety audit, the International Air Transport Association Operation Safety Audit (IOSA), that covers more than 1060 separate parameters. The operational safety audit is compulsory for IATA members and airlines that have completed the audit have a safety record almost four times better than those that have not. AirAsia Philippines […]

Retail Asia24/10/2018

In Swedish, “safety” translates to “säkerhet,” but for employees of one of Sweden’s biggest employers, it might as well translate to “Volvo.” The automaker, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of China, is fiercely protective of its reputation in safety. But in an age of autonomous driving and advanced sensor technology, Volvo’s top safety experts […]

Retail Asia27/06/2017

1.9 million pounds (861,825 kilograms) of Brazilian beef products were refused entry to the U.S. The United States announced Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world’s second-largest producer, citing “recurring” food safety concerns. The ban will remain in place until satisfactory “corrective actions” are taken, the U.S. Department of […]

Retail Asia06/04/2017

The retail market in Vietnam is quickly shifting away from traditional live markets to more modernized trade, said Nick Miles, head of Asia-Pacific at IGD, with convenience stores showing the strongest growth prospects. There are several factors driving this including a positive economic outlook for the country, a significant increase in gross domestic product per […]

Retail Asia02/02/2017

The Tesla Model S and BMW i3 fell short of earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award. For a vehicle to qualify for the Top Safety Pick award, IIHS said it must earn “good” ratings in all five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderated overlap front, side, roof strength, […]

Retail Asia25/12/2015

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Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has received a Transportation Safety Award (TSA) from the Transportation Ministry. Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan said that the award is given to encourage transportation companies to improve passenger safety. Jonan said that safety is an important issue in the transportation service business. “Transportation business sells two things: time and safety,” Jonan […]

Retail Asia09/01/2015

Chinese popular chain restaurants, including Shanghai Min, Waipojia and Ajisen China, will upgrade their unified e-commerce platform this year to help cut cost and improve food safety standards.

Tag: Safety

Asiana Korea upgrades the system that monitors flight safety

Indonesia’s Queenrides Uses Road Safety to Drive Women’s Empowerment

AirAsia Philippines Passes Massive Safety Audit

Volvo shifts its safety strategy for self-driving world

Brazil beef imports halted, citing food safety concerns

Convenience, food safety matters to Vietnamese consumers

Tesla Model S, BMW i3 fall short of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

Garuda Indonesia Wins Transportation Safety Award

Site set to be ‘Alibaba’ for food sector