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Philippine Online Store Builder Raises $555,000 in Seed Round

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Singapore Luxury Bag Auction Clears S$1.1 Million in First Liquidation Sale

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Snapdeal Parent AceVector Sets IPO Price Band for $182 Million Valuation
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Newme Expands Indian Store Footprint Targeting Break-Even
Co-founder Sumit Jasoria says the Bengaluru-based fast-fashion retailer is targeting underserved regional hubs like Ahmedabad to reach Gen…
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Foshan Haitian Acquires Amoy Food from Trustar Capital
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KDDI and SpaceX Partner to Bring Starlink Mobile V2 Direct to Japanese Smartphones in 2027
The Japanese carrier will link standard smartphones to Starlink V2 satellites offering 20 times the throughput of first-generation hardware across remote islands and mountains.

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Insta360 Opens Times Square Store as Global Shipments Pass 10 Million
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SoftBank’s SB Energy Seen Delaying $50Bn IPO
The data center builder for OpenAI submitted an updated US filing without listing dates or pricing.

Lumson Completes Two Packaging Acquisitions in the US and Asia
Financed through a pool of banks, the deals give the Italian beauty packaging group a direct presence across three continents as Carl Lombardi remains CEO.

Sensormatic Solutions Forecasts Peak 2026 Holiday Shopping Days in Asia-Pacific
Sensormatic Solutions released its annual foot traffic projections identifying the busiest trading dates for store operators across Asia-Pacific.

NakNak Expands Malaysian Menu with Ultimate Cheese Bomb and New Sides
Malaysian Korean fried chicken operator NakNak introduced a limited-time cheese chicken line starting at RM24.90 alongside new dessert and salad options.
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Chemist Warehouse Cuts Delivery to 56 Minutes Across 550 Australian Stores
A ship-from-store push across 550 pharmacies handled 32,000 rapid orders in a single month as Australian online spending hit 82.6 billion dollars.
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New Home Sales Rise in Shanghai and Shenzhen After Beijing Policy Shift
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Leapmotor Overtakes Subaru and Mitsubishi Motors in Global Sales
Rapid expansion in Europe and China pushed the budget EV maker ahead of its Japanese rivals for the first time in the April-June quarter.

Mainland Chinese Tourists Flock to Hong Kong Trails as Spending Slows
Visitors are bypassing luxury shopping hubs to visit natural landmarks such as the 140-million-year-old UNESCO Global Geopark.
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ReportSep 24Aiko Tanaka2 min read
Gleneagles Hospital Completes Hong Kong’s First 2 Histotripsy Cancer Trials
Dr Neal Kassell of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation says global trials for pancreatic and brain cancers could yield major results within three years.
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APAC Supplement Sales Reach $76 Billion in 2024, Lubrizol Reports
Sep 23Sarah Chen4 min
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Nearly Six in 10 Australian Shoppers No Longer Buy at Full Price
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When Products Go Viral, Can Your Supply Chain Keep Up?
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Taiwan Phishing Losses Hit NT$54.5 Million as Scammers Target Shopee and Momo Users
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