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Japanese furniture and home decoration brand Nitori will open a flagship store in Xujiahui, Shanghai. With an area of 8,000 square meters, this store is the old location of Best Buy. It is reportedly Nitori’s first flagship store in China after its brand…
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing and Hotel Conrad has promoted Balinese cuisine to the guests staying at one of the five star hotels in the capital city of China from July 6 to 16, 2017. “This is the second event this year,” Indonesian…
The restaurant industry in the three largest cities of Vietnam struggled with weak sales and traffic throughout the first quarter of 2017, according to a report by Decision Lab, a marketing research company based out of Ho Chi Minh City. The number of…
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa I said that over 1 million passengers have traveled through Balis Ngurah Rai International Airport during the homecoming flow of post-fasting travelers since 10 days (D-10) before the Lebaran D-Day to D+4. Head of…
Cigars have been enjoying a revival in recent years, boosted by younger smokers and emerging cigar markets such as China. We spoke with Martin Kaufmann, Oettinger Davidoff’s Senior Vice president of Europe and Global Travel Retail, on his recent trip to Hong…
Smoking will be prohibited in all public spaces in the Orchard Road area — from Tanglin to Dhoby Ghaut — from July 1 next year, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday (June 30). The existing 16 smoking corners, which exist within food retail…
Many see Hong Kong millennials as living from paycheck to paycheck and not committing to a long-term plan – but they actually lead their Asian peers in retirement planning, according to new research from BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager. Four out…
Thirteen provinces and cities in Mekong Delta received 7.6 million travelers in 2016, including 900,000 foreign travelers, or 10 percent of total foreign travelers to Vietnam. Under the plan for Mekong Delta tourism development, the region would have turnover…
In recent years, professional systems that take care of breeding, veterinary services, and the buying and selling of pets have emerged in the province. Tran Tan Dat, a resident in Chau Thanh District’s Huu Dinh Commune, for example, invested in a pet-raising…
China TravelSky Holding Company today announced the launch of CozyGo, Hong Kong’s first business travel management mobile app. Tapping into cross-border corporate travel demand, especially among SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), the app – unlike…
Singapore has shot up by 12 places in a league table that ranks cities on opportunities for property investment. The index, launched last August, looks at factors such as retail sales, household income, adult population size and gross domestic product to…
According to a report issued June 26 by Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR), the operator of the US$3-billion Dung Quat Oil Refinery in Quang Ngai Province, the country is projected to consume 6.5 million tons of gasoline and 8.5 million tons of…
Discussions for the annual wage increase have started, and as expected, the business group at the table, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has come in with a relatively low offer of 5 percent for 2018. That would be down from the 7.3 percent hike…
The Indonesian Tourism Travel Bureau Association (Asita) has expressed hope that the visit of former US president Barack Obama to Bali would help attract foreign tourists to the island. “We hope the number of tourists from the US to Bali would increase,”…
In view of the growing demand for skilled workers in the cruise and hospitality sectors, the Hong Kong Cruise Academy (HKCA), a member of Hong Kong Cruise & Yacht Industry Association (HKCYIA), and Hong Kong Cruise Services Academy (HKCSA) will jointly…
About 670 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions will present books on a wide range of topics and in various languages at the 28th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, which will be held 19-25 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre…
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