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CP Axtra to Roll Out Five Food Chains Across Makro and Lotus Stores
CP Axtra will invest in and own the outlets while Minor Food manages operations under a corporate franchise model.
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Sarah ChenFood
Coles Adopts MTick Menopause Label Across 200 Products in Australia
Coles has partnered with GenM to introduce certified menopause-friendly labelling across more than 200 products in Australian stores and online.
Sarah ChenAutomotive
Xpeng Begins Mona L03 European Deliveries with First Handover in France
The Chinese carmaker priced the European battery model at 35,600 euros, more than double its domestic starting price of 123,800 yuan.
Minjun ParkResearch
Australian Halloween Spend to Hit $510 Million as Shopper Numbers Drop
Australians will spend 2 per cent more this Halloween despite 400,000 fewer shoppers participating under cost of living pressures.
Aiko TanakaStartups
OpenAI Seeks 30 Billion Dollar Round Ahead of Anthropic Public Listing
Japan’s SoftBank and Abu Dhabi’s MGX enter talks as OpenAI targets a 1.4 trillion dollar valuation before its chief rival lists.
Rajiv MenonAutomotive
VinFast Cuts Net Loss to $56 Million on Factory Disposals
A $1.18 billion gain from offloading domestic production sites offset a 48 per cent jump in quarterly operating losses as deliveries reached 70,085 units.
Wei ZhangFinance
National Australia Bank to Cut 2,500 Jobs as Lending Slows
A pre-tax restructuring charge of A$300 million in 2027 will cover redundancy costs as Australia’s largest business lender trims 6 percent of its staff.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Gen Z Shoppers Drive Twofold Surge in Korean Beauty Orders on Myntra
Younger consumers in India pushed K-Beauty sales up 200 per cent and men’s skincare up 78 per cent on the Flipkart-owned marketplace.
Wei ZhangFinance
Bursa Malaysia Edges up to 1,596 Points on Bank Gains
Financial counters and consumer bellwether Nestle lifted Kuala Lumpur equities while higher US bond yields kept broader market breadth in negative territory.
Maria SantosFood
Lactasoy Launches 19G Benefitt Plant Protein Drink in Thailand
The 250ml carton combines soy and pea protein to support muscle health for health-conscious consumers.
Wei ZhangLiving
AmCham Pledges $5 Billion as Bangladesh Seeks US Healthcare Tie-Up
State Minister MA Muhit highlighted a Tk 70,000 crore health budget and called on American firms to support local assembly and technology transfer.
Sarah ChenFashion
Pakistan Cotton Arrivals Rise 7.5 Percent to 4.08 Million Bales
Domestic textile mills face mass shutdowns as surging synthetic fabric imports and energy costs leave over 530,000 raw cotton bales unsold.
Sarah ChenGeneral
Chiikawa Drives 1.8 Million Korean Cinema Admissions and Merchandise Frenzy
Young consumers in their twenties and thirties make up 70 percent of ticket buyers as limited retail drops command ten times face value in Seoul.
Maria SantosFinance
China Clears 18 Active ETF’s to Funnel Billions into A-Shares
Domestic fund managers could launch subscriptions within days, with each product targeting roughly 2 billion yuan following a three-month regulatory review.
Sarah ChenFood
Punthai Coffee Signs Influencer for Five-Drink Matcha Menu in Thailand
The Thai cafe chain named social media creator Khun Noey as its first brand partner to roll out custom drinks across its store and delivery network.
Aiko TanakaAutomotive
EV Battery Recyclers Beyond China Struggle as Capacity Sits Underused
Global capacity far outpaces the supply of discarded materials as processing concentrates inside China and electric vehicle adoption slows.