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Retail Asia07/02/2017

Video streaming coverage of the 2017 presidential inauguration in the United States is the largest single live news event that Akamai Technologies has delivered, the company said. Live video streaming of the inauguration peaked at 8.7Tbps on the Akamai Platform at 12:04pm Eastern Time on Friday, January 20, during the opening of the President Donald […]

Retail Asia06/02/2017

Hard Rock International has launched Hard Rock Japan with former Sands China senior executive Edward Tracy as its CEO. His appointment is “a strategic move designed to support the company’s growth plans in the region”, says the company. The new division follows Japan’s legislature approving the Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill, marking the first step toward […]

Retail Asia27/01/2017

Hong Kong property tycoon Ronnie Chan Chi-chung came to China’s defense on Thursday, saying U.S. President Donald Trump would eventually become realistic and “shut up,” amid concerns over a looming Sino-U.S. trade war. “China is not the same as before. If the U.S. can create troubles for China, it can do the same to the […]

Retail Asia26/01/2017

The lands and waters we now know as Indonesia used to be under the influence of Hindu empires (prior to the expansion of Islam in the Archipelago after the 1200s). However, on most Indonesian islands this Hindu chapter has been erased, either by time or conquest, from the Archipelago’s history. The only exception being the […]

Retail Asia26/01/2017

Why is President Trump good for the Philippines? He has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, prohibits exploitative child labor and forced labor; ensures the right to collective bargaining; and prohibits employment discrimination. Philippine agriculture and retail and many small businesses depend on […]

Retail Asia16/01/2017

The Indonesian business partner of President-elect Donald Trump will be attending next week’s inauguration and also plans business meetings with Trump family members, his spokesman said Friday. Trump’s ties to Hary Tanoesoedibjo are among the many conflicts of interest he could face as the 45th U.S. president. The property billionaire’s presidency is shaping up to […]

Retail Asia03/01/2017

One resort, planned as the largest in Bali, will overlook a spectacular Hindu temple. The other, in the verdant hills of West Java, will adjoin a theme park. The properties will be so luxurious, the Trump Organisation says, that even an impressive five-star rating will not do them justice. So it will give them six […]

Retail Asia21/11/2016

Global Brands CEO Bruce Rockowitz is confident President Trump will be good for Asia’s apparel industry. Speaking at the release of the company’s half yearly results in Hong Kong Thursday afternoon, Rockowitz, who knows Trump personally, does not believe tariffs will be imposed on goods imported from China because it will hurt too many American […]

Retail Asia14/11/2016

Panic hit domestic financial markets on Friday as investors showed concern over the anticipated policies of US president-elect Donald Trump that may negatively affect Indonesia’s economy. The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) — the benchmark of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) — ended in the red on Friday after falling 4 percent to 5,231.97 points, its […]

Retail Asia12/11/2016

The Indonesian government has said it will not be in a hurry to seek membership of the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal following the election of Republican Donald Trump as the country’s president. The decision was made considering Trump’s promise on the campaign trail to scrap the TPP, a multinational trade deal between the […]

Retail Asia11/11/2016

Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution believes that the impact of the US presidential election on Indonesia’s economy is only temporary. Darmin said that the government would anticipate changes in the market after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the election. “We shouldn’t be worried about the election. There will be an impact on the economy, […]

Retail Asia10/11/2016

The US President Elect Donald Trump will want Indonesia to agree to ratify international trade commitments including APEC and the Indonesia-US Strategic Partnership. “Donald Trump will be interested in making investments in the infrastructure sector, including air, land and sea ports, especially investments that have the potential to lessen the influence of the Peoples Republic […]

Retail Asia16/03/2016

Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia’s West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in their backyard. But in the capital, Jakarta, a growing number of Indonesians want the U.S. presidential candidate […]

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Trump’s inauguration sets live streaming record

Hard Rock Japan plan

Hong Kong developer takes aim at Trump rhetoric

Trump’s 6-Star Bali Hotel Project Meets Resistance

Trump good for the Philippines

Trump’s Indonesian Business Partner to Attend Inauguration

Trump’s Indonesia projects proceed despite potential conflicts of interest

President Trump ‘good for Asia’

Indonesian markets panic over Trump’s policies

Indonesia moves away from TPP because of Trump triumph

Trump Victory Effect Only Temporary Visible in Asia

Trump to seek Indonesia`s agreement on trade commitments

Trump’s luxury hotels in Indonesia could face backlash over his anti-Muslim remarks