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Vietnam Airlines has expanded its Tet schedule for a fourth time with 108 additional flights with 20,000 seats. The airline said most of the flights are from HCMC and Hanoi to Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Hue. In all there will 9,200 flights with…
Shops in Singapore had a quieter-than-usual January ahead of muted Chinese New Year celebrations, with official data showing retail sales down 6.1 percent year-on-year. “The larger decline in January 2021 was due partly to higher sales in January 2020, when…
With physical gatherings limited, red packet gifting via digital channels on the first two days of the Lunar New Year grew considerably from the year before. Efforts to digitalize the longstanding custom of giving hong bao (red packets) during the Lunar New…
Burberry sales slumped by half in Hong Kong in the third quarter – but the British luxury-fashion label is lifting its full-year forecast as revenue elsewhere compensates. Global same-store sales rose by 3 percent as consumers continued to embrace the new…
AirAsia has unveiled its Chinese New Year ad, ushering in the celebrations and casting fresh eyes on the age-old tradition of the lion dance. The custom is an essential part of CNY festivities, bringing good luck and fortune. The ad depicts a young boy’s…
Burberry has launched an online game called Ratberry as part of its 2020 Lunar New Year campaign. The game builds on the popularity of B Bounce, the brand’s first online game launched in October last year. In the new game, Ratberry is the central character in…
Singapore retail sales plummeted 10 per cent year on year in February – but the sudden drop was largely due to the timing of Chinese New Year celebrations. After excluding motor vehicles from the figures, sales dropped by a slightly higher 10.7 per cent.…
British luxury fashion house Burberry has unveiled its first Chinese New Year campaign, celebrating family traditions and togetherness. The commercials, shot and directed by photographer Ethan James Green, star Chinese actresses and Burberry brand ambassadors…
Usually, at this time of the year when Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner, Ms Evelyn Ng, a shop assistant at a candy store, would be very busy at work. These days, however, business has been lukewarm — so much so that the shop will be moving out…
Two burglars smashed the window of a luxury goods shop in the IFC mall in Central and fled with 40 watches in front of a security guard during a Lunar New Year’s Day raid. In a drama that lasted for barely two minutes, one of the pair broke open the glass…
Bacardi Global Travel Retail is running a major Chinese New Year (CNY) campaign at 11 airport and border crossing locations in six countries across the Asia Pacific region, in a three-month campaign running to March. Highly prominent CNY branded activations…
Treble fares and heavy traffic add up to the Tet holiday stress in Vietnam. The week before Vietnamese people ring in the Year of the Rooster has been the busiest time of the year for ride-sharing services. Due to the rising demand, GrabBike, a mobile hailing…
Lunar New Year shopping is getting more mobile. Thirty-two percent of all e-commerce transactions happened on a mobile device while more than six in 10 consumers browsed on a combination of PCs and mobile devices, before making a final purchase on either…
Retail sales hit their year high in December, buoyed by the festive mood in the food and beverage sector and continued surge in online shopping. Still, inflationary pressures are making themselves felt in consumers’ pocketbooks, climbing to their highest in…
AirAsia is increasing its flights for the Chinese New Year (CNY) period, offering 84 additional domestic and international trips. In a statement here yesterday, its Head of Commercial, Spencer Lee, said CNY has always been one of the busiest periods for the…
There’s good news for travellers with more flights servicing selected domestic and international routes ahead of the Chinese New Year festive period. AirAsia Berhad will deploy an additional 84 flights from Jan 25 to Feb 1. “We would like to encourage…
