Japanese Investment Firm Acquires Vietnamese Fashion Brand

Feb 1, 2019

Elise Fashion Limited, one of Vietnam’s top fashion brands for women and its affiliate brands were acquired by Advantage partners, a Japanese investment firm and its affiliate companies (AP Funds). This marks the first acquisition of a company in Vietnam by AP Funds....

Aeon Partners with Go-Jek to Speed up Retail Expansion

Jan 1, 2019

Japanese retail group, Aeon, has partnered with Indonesian ride-hailing start-up, Go-Jek, on digital payment and home delivery services. Started in mid-December, the partnership aims to accelerate Aeon’s overseas expansion. Under the new strategy, Aeon will utilize...

Vista Land Plans to Adds 7 New Malls to its Portfolio by 2020

Jan 1, 2019

Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc, one of the largest property companies in the Philippines, plans to complete seven new malls over the next two years that will add 274,000 square meters of gross floor area to its existing leasing portfolio of 1.16 million square...

Singapore Considering Banning, Taxing High Sugar Beverages

Jan 1, 2019

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) of Singapore are conducting a public consultation from 4 December 2018 to 25 January 2019  to seek views from the public and key stakeholders on the possible measures to reduce Singaporeans’ sugar...