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startup hub
Living
2 min read

IT workers surplus to plans for many companies

Many IT employees are being laid off or forced to quit and struggling to find new jobs due to a decline in demand due to the economic downturn. After a payment project was unexpectedly canceled in July as the company, a big tech brand in HCMC, no longer had…

Google Messages
3 min read

Google will soon allow Messages users to react using any emoji

If you are messaging a fellow Android user who, like you, uses the Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform that is part of the Google Messages app, you can exchange longer messages, share larger video and image files, get a read receipt, enjoy end-to-end…

Facebook Meta
General
2 min read

Meta brings Community Chats to Messenger and Facebook Groups

Meta has just announced it will launch a new feature in Facebook and Messenger, which will allow users to start group chats directly in these apps. Called Community Chats, the new feature will first be tested in Messenger and will expand to more Facebook…

WhatsApp QR Code
Living
1 min read

WhatsApp working on a new feature for group admins

WhatsApp is constantly getting updates and new features, and we usually get a glimpse thanks to our friends at WABetaInfo. The app is working on a new voice note option for status updates, as well as the ability to hide your online status from prying eyes.…

Lulu Ho Indonesia
General
2 min read

Lulu Group’s India ambitions get closer with a $463 million deal

UAE-based retail major Lulu group on Monday announced an investment of Rs 3,500 crore in Tamil Nadu to set up shopping malls, hypermarkets and a food-logistic park. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed on Monday by Pooja Kulkarni,…

TWG Tea
Food
2 min read

TWG holding V3 Group to launch Hong Kong IPO

V3 Group, which owns brands such as Osim and TWG Tea, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the main board of Hong Kong’s stock exchange. V3 Brands Asia, an investment holding company wholly owned by V3 Group – made an application to the Hong Kong…

airasia3
General
1 min read

Name change for AirAsia Group

As AirAsia’s holding company for the airline group has been officially renamed AirAsia Aviation Limited, a move that illustrates the ongoing transformation into a digital travel and lifestyle services group, Bo Lingam, who was formerly president (airlines)…

Lovehoney Group
Living
1 min read

Sexual wellness retailers combine to form global Lovehoney Group

Online retailer Lovehoney is merging with WOW Tech Group to form a global sexual wellness group: The Lovehoney Group. The group will operate across EMEA, APAC and North America, and will combine a strong portfolio of brands, such as Fifty Shades of Grey,…

richemont
General
2 min read

Richemont suffers slump in online sales

After dismal updates from luxury goods groups this week, the company behind Cartier could be forgiven for a 47-per-cent slump in sales in its first financial quarter, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted. More disappointing is that Richemont’s powerful digital…

Manila Skyline
Food
1 min read

The Philippines’ Max’s Group posts 17-per-cent profit growth

Max’s Group (MGI) which operates restaurants under its own brand name, Yellow Cab Pizza, Krispy Kreme, Jamba Juice and Teriyaki Boy, has boosted net income to $14.43 million last year. Fourth-quarter sales alone increased by 10.4 percent to $108.55 million…

Fashion Brand Alexander McQueen
Fashion
1 min read

Private-equity rivals bid for Hong Kong tag-maker SML Group

Private-equity businesses are among firms preparing bids to buy Hong Kong garment-label maker SML Group. The companies – Bain Capital, Boyu Capital and MBK Partners – are believed to have already made formal offers for the firm, according to those familiar…

Seoul mall uses media art To Indicate the Air Quality scaled
General
1 min read

Hong Kong’s I.T to open new Orange Forest retail concept on Friday

Hong Kong’s I.T Group will open its new Orange Forest concept in Tsim Sha Tsui on Friday, December 13. Located at The One shopping mall, the new store occupies an 18,000sqft area, spanning two floors. I.T’s space is divided into different areas including…

Citibank OFC e1418962468163
Finance
1 min read

Citigroup President Getting a $12.5 million bonus

Jane Fraser is landing a $12.5 million bonus as the bank looks to retain a likely successor to Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat. The board’s compensation committee granted the award «in recognition of Fraser’s recent promotion to president and to…