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Uniqlo to open first Vietnam store in Saigon
Oct 21, 2019 | Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
A Uniqlo store in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Shutterstock/LegoCamera. Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo plans to open a 3,000-square-meter store in downtown HCMC at the end of this year. Its first store in the country,
QSR market to grow at 6.5% CAGR by 2026
Oct 2, 2019 | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Vietnam
Globally, the QSR ecosystem market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% according to a report from Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt. Ltd. that looked at the industry between 2017 and 2026 worldwide.
International businesses seeking master franchisees in Indonesia
Sep 10, 2019 | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Vietnam
Inside Retail Asia Indonesia’s economy is projected to be three times the size of Australia’s by 2030 – and the GDP of the world’s most-populous muslim population will rise from $3.2 trillion to $10.1 trillion by
COCA Restaurant franchise returns to Malaysia after seven year absence
Sep 5, 2019 | Malaysia, Thailand
COCA Malaysia’s co-owners, Jannio Shun (right) and Elizabeth Thea. COCA Restaurant, the innovative Asian dining chain, is returning to Malaysia with plans to open four outlets in the next three years, targeting a new generation of
Malaysia to become high-income nation
Jul 2, 2019 | Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: The macroeconomic challenges faced by Malaysia are expected to continue, but the World Bank has reaffirmed its confidence that Malaysia’s aspiration to become a high-income nation by 2024 remains possible, as long as the country’s
More citizens see fitness benefits
Jul 1, 2019 | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Vietnam
Fitness chains have been springing up across Vietnam, eager to cash in on local consumers who are becoming more health-conscious. Thu Van reports. Health blogger Hana Giang Anh is a well-known name among Vietnamese women who
Wall Street English Wins Education Platform of the Year Award
Jun 28, 2019 | Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Wall Street English has won the prestigious Education Platform of the Year Award at the EducationInvestor Global Asia Summit 2019. The award, accepted by David Kedwards, CEO WSE International, was in recognition of the exceptional educational capability of our
Pacific Trade Agreement Triggers IP Overhaul in Vietnam
Jun 18, 2019 | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam
By Lien Hoang. New rules expand rights to trademarks and patents under deal ratified by seven countries. U.S. companies can make limited use of provisions because Washington withdrew from accord in 2017. The Pacific trade pact
Pingu’s English announces further ASEAN expansion with new Master Franchisee in Laos
Jun 18, 2019 | Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam
In the presence of the Rt. Hon Ed Vaizey MP, Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam and His Excellency Mr Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laos Ambassador to the UK, an exclusive contract has been signed in London between
Why the ESL Market is set to boom in the next 10 years
Jun 14, 2019 | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Vietnam
According to the British Council approximately 1.7 billion peoplewere learning and using English worldwide in 2015. English language instruction for non-native speakers is a $63 billion a year industry. (For comparison, consider the U.S. education industry’s revenue is