Henkel completes Shiseido Professional hair business acquisition in Asia Pacific
The Shiseido Professional hair business in Asia Pacific is now owned by German firm Henkel after it closed deals to acquire outfits in Malaysia...
Equinix announces Kuala Lumpur data center as Malaysia investment surpasses US$100 million
Equinix confirmed that it will open a Kuala Lumpur data center to provide a total of 900 cabinets and colocation space of 2,630 square...
Malaysia wants to be a startup hub, but who doesn’t at this point?
Malaysia is the latest Asian country to announce it wants to be a startup hub with the Securities Commission revealing it was looking at...
Singaporeans trust robots to handle their money over people or even themselves
Bad news for financial advisors, money managers and retirement planners in Singapore. A new report from Oracle found that 76 percent of Singaporeans trust...
Thailand retail companies go global
With competition high, Thailand retail companies and mall operators are looking for global opportunities in order to stay relevant. Moving overseas helps Thai companies...
Cambodia states its case for foreign investment
Thailand and Vietnam have proven to be Southeast Asia’s preferred destinations for overseas firms over the years. Competition was expected to come from Indonesia...
A brief look at China’s new Foreign Investment Law
This article about China’s new Foreign Investment Law appeared in the Norway-Asia Business Review Magazine.
With China’s new Foreign Investment Law taking effect, many experts...
Tesco officially done in Thailand as CP Group unveils Lotus’s
After CP Group purchased Tesco's Asia business, including Tesco stores in Thailand, for USD10.6 billion last year, it was simply a matter of when...
Pound and Euro hit two-year high against Baht making Thailand affordable once more
Don’t look now, but the Pound and Euro recently hit two-year highs against the Thai Baht. Both currencies are also closing in on the...
Job creation law convinces New Balance to further investment in Indonesia
New Balance has announced it will make an IDR1 trillion (US$67.9 million) investment in Indonesia which could create as many as 40,000 new jobs....
