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Indonesia’s largest lender Bank Mandiri wants a piece of the lucrative private banking business in Singapore, particularly the accounts of wealthy Indonesian clients. Recent reforms in Indonesia, including a successful tax amnesty, have made ultra-rich…
More than 900 new products were introduced to the public for the first time. CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia 2017 have wrapped up a three-day exhibition and conference addressing technologies and strategies for smart cities and companies in Asia.…
Italian lingerie retailer La Perla has opened a second Singapore store. Located on Orchard Road inside the Takashimaya Shopping Centre, the new store spans 182 square metres and was designed by the Italian architectural studio Baciocchi Associati. Consistent…
The establishment, with over 518 square metres of retail space on one floor, hosts the collections for both men and women. Interiors project The interior design, entirely developed by Massimo Dutti, was based on the use of new material, details and lighting.…
Officially launching this month, Giv Giv specializes in its simple yet fun and thoughtful gifting process via its unique web platform (www.givgiv.co). With over 300 gift items and 50 partnering brands across diverse gift categories, it is the ideal…
Singtel is working with the Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic universities to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with heritage brands adopt digital technology. The collaborations are part of the 99%SME initiative to help SMEs use digital…
Singapore Airlines has teamed up with Wellington craft brewer Garage Project to put its beer on all flights to and from New Zealand. The airline says that in response to growing demand for craft beer in the air, it will serve Hapi Daze throughout its planes…
With both local and regional consumers increasingly buying luxury goods online, homegrown e-retailer Reebonz on Tuesday opened an eight-storey e-commerce hub in Tampines to ramp up its cross-border operations and meet the evolving demands of their customers.…
Consoveyo S.A. has appointed Poul H. Lorentzen as general manager for Consoveyo Singapore, effective 1 April 2017. In his new role, Poul’s top priority will be to identify and develop business opportunities for the company in Southeast Asia (SEA). Prior to…
There will be more than 100 billion IoT connections by 2025, predicts Huawei. The company recently shared its vision of the IoT with over 200 attendees at the inaugural Huawei IoT Ecosystem Forum, held in conjunction with CommunicAsia2017 last week. Low power…
Bolloré Logistics Singapore, a major player in international logistics and freight forwarding, announces plan for its first automation facility with one of the world’s leading luxury products group LVMH today. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development…
Travel Blue has secured several listings for its Z-ZOOM reading glasses brand which launched at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition. Travel Blue said the brand received a lot of positive feedback from buyers and that footfall to Z-ZOOM’s booth was strong.…
At the Infocomm Media Business Exchange 2017, Dr Yaccob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information, said that Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has identified four frontier technology focus areas-AI and data science,…
Lazada, a huge online shopping destination in Southeast Asia, and Singapore Post Limited, the country’s postal and eCommerce logistics service provider, announced that Lazada Singapore has moved its warehouse operations to SingPost Regional eCommerce…
n unnamed customer of new Singapore mobile operator Circles.Life likes the service so much that he has referred over 600 new customers, thus earning himself 100 GB of free data, said Donald Chan the firm’s international director. Chan outlined his company’s…
DHL introduced a new integral part of its Resilience360 supply chain risk management platform called DHL Supply Watch. The extension of DHL’s early warning system uses machine learning and natural language processing to detect disruptions in a company’s…
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