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NokScoot, the joint venture low-cost carrier of Thailand’s Nok Air and Singapore’s Scoot, achieved its best-ever annual on-time performance (OTP) since the start of operation with an average of 86.55% in 2019. The airline’s 2019 punctuality report revealed…
Hong Kong restaurant chain Mott 32 is launching at Marina Bay Sands today in partnership with Maximal Concepts. After Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Seoul and Vancouver, the opening of Mott 32 Singapore brings the brand’s approach to regional Chinese cuisine to the…
Singapore has reclaimed its number three rank in the 2020 Bloomberg Innovation Index, after leaping three spots. However, economies across Asia-Pacific showed a mixed picture of progress. Singapore’s rise against global peers was underpinned by stronger…
Despite the dominance of cash, card payments volume in Hong Kong is expected to surpass one billion in 2020, says GlobalData. The convenience of electronic payments, robust payment infrastructure and the emergence of contactless payments are expected to drive…
Singapore is ranked global leader in mobile payment usage among Chinese tourists, fueled by the country’s maturity in mobile payment solutions, according to a joint report by Nielsen and Alipay. The availability of mobile payment is among the top three…
Clarins Skin Spa opened at Singapore’s Ion Orchard last week. The luxury beauty brand unveiled its new home having spent the past 24 years at its former Wheelock Place location. The new outlet’s cozy interior of light oak, whites, and lush greens reflect the…
DBS helps further propel Singapore’s cashless movement by introducing quick response code-based payments for the business-to-business segment. The bank hopes to boost payment speeds and is piloting the solution first in the F&B industry – a sector with…
New York skincare brand Kiehl’s has launched one of its largest-yet airport pop-up stores in the region, at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The global-exclusive Kiehl’s Lunar New Year store at Terminal 3 was formally opened in partnership with the airport’s…
Braun Buffel has launched its new store concept at Ion Orchard in Singapore, creating a brand experience with multiple physical and digital touch-points. The store’s facade features Champagne-gold fonts against soft white frames. To create a modern look,…
Singapore Airlines will roll out one of its A350-900s on its new route between Singapore and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. Singapore Airlines’ new service is set to take flight from 1 February 2020. Ahmedabad will be the airline’s seventh Indian destination.…
In a move to narrow wage gaps between male and female staff, Citi Singapore has adjusted the pay of women at its bank. Its female staff did not receive equal compensation when compared with their male peers of equal work performance. In Singapore, the bank’s…
The new corporate structure can be used for a wide range of investment funds and provides fund managers greater operational flexibility and cost savings. Singapore is courting more funds to base themselves in the city-state with the launch of a new framework…
Locks and security-solutions company Assa Abloy plans to expand its Yale Smart Shop franchise network to 500 stores across Asia after a successful pilot in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The company has launched a franchise program for Yale Smart Shop with a new store…
Don Don Donki has opened a new store at Jem mall in Jurong, its largest store yet in Singapore. Spanning two floors, Don Don Donki at Jem mall has turned the old Marks & Spencer department-store space into its food court. The new Don Don Donki store offers a…
Grab has launched its first Grab Kitchen in Singapore, which takes its cloud kitchen network in Southeast Asia to 50. Located at 63 Hillview Avenue, the shared kitchen is operated for 10 restaurants including PlayMade, Wolf Burgers and Thai Dynasty. Occupying…
Singapore’s tiny Voids Cafe is carved out of a monolithic concrete block, reshaped to produce an operational space in just 28sqm. The design, by Studio SKLim’s and featured by online architectural magazine Designboom, was inspired by the “empty space in a…
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