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Yum Restaurants India is reported to have sold its 4.4 per cent share in Devyani International for US$105 million. Devyani International, from which Yum Restaurant acquired the stake in 2021, is the main franchisee of Yum Brands in China, operating KFC, Pizza…
Beef and buffalo meat imported from India are being sold for VND60,000-100,000 (US$2.47-4) per kilogram on some online marketplaces in Vietnam, half the price of local beef. According to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam imports…
Just as the EU did with its common charger rule that led Apple to equip the iPhone 15 series with USB-C ports replacing the company’s proprietary Lightning ports, India added a similar rule of its own. But Reuters reports that Apple met with the country’s IT…
Regis Corporation is set to bring its hair salon chain Supercuts to the Indian market via a master franchise agreement with Ravissant Style Private Limited, a subsidiary of Ravishing Style. Ravishing Style, an existing franchisee of Supercuts locations in the…
AirAsia India will begin operating flights to Sharjah on behalf of Air India Express on August 28. This follows the carrier beginning to operate codeshare flights on Air India’s behalf earlier this month. According to ch-aviation schedules data, from August…
Vietnam’s rice exporters could raise prices and sign long-term contracts with buyers now that India, the world’s largest supplier, has ordered an export halt. Indian government on July 20 announced a ban on non-basmati white rice as retail rice prices climbed…
China’s Xiaomi 1810.HK will focus on boosting its India sales from retail outlets after years of big bets on e-commerce, its India president said, as the company seeks to revive smartphone sales after falling behind South Korea’s Samsung 005930.KS. E-commerce…
Volvo Cars India has reported a significant growth of 33 percent in its sales for the first half of 2023 in India. During the period from January to June, the company delivered 1,089 cars, a notable increase from the 818 units delivered in the same period…
AirAsia Aviation Group’s medium-haul affiliate airline, AirAsia X, continues to expand its network with renewed direct services from Kuala Lumpur to Amritsar in Northern India. Its chief executive officer, Benyamin Ismail said the restart of the route is part…
Indian car rental platform ZoomCar has quit the Vietnamese market after operating for over a year, citing difficulties and further challenges ahead. Addressing car owners in an announcement Tuesday afternoon, it promised, however to fulfill all obligations to…
Popular US-based pizza chain Papa John’s has partnered with PJP Investments Group to expand in India. It plans to open 650 outlets in the country by 2033. The first of these restaurants will be opened in Bengaluru in 2024. Papa John’s had forayed into India…
In this second phase, after opening over 50 Gap shop-in-shops since last year, Reliance Retail will help open a series of freestanding Gap stores across the country in the coming months. New Delhi: Reliance Retail, on Friday, has opened the first freestanding…
Its newly-opened 5,000th store is located in Gwanyang-si, South Korea. Starbucks is planning to expand further in Asia Pacific by opening 400 stores this 2023 after it opened its 5,000th store in the region in South Korea. In a statement, Starbucks said it…
AIX Connect, a subsidiary of Air India, announced the launch of daily direct flights connecting Surat, Gujarat with Bengaluru, Delhi, and Kolkata, and connecting itineraries to Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Ranchi, Bagdogra, Lucknow, Chennai,…
To enable 5G-for-all, Reliance Jio has introduced JioTrue5G-powered Wi-Fi services in high-footfall areas such as educational institutes, religious places, railway stations, bus stands, commercial hubs and more. This is in addition to the JioTrue5G service…
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of the “Always On” IoT connectivity solution in India. Airtel’s “Always On” solution comprises the dual-profile M2M eSim which allows an IOT device to always stay connected to a mobile network from different Mobile…
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