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Myanmar – Officially Open for Business
Jan 3, 2020 | China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, USA
The secret is out. As close as China and as far away as halfway around the world, people have been carefully observing Myanmar’s economic and political progress for years now. With most sanctions now lifted, Myanmar
NEW ACE HOME CENTER STORE OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
Dec 4, 2019 | China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, UAE, USA, Vietnam
Ace Home Center Celebrated Grand Opening Weekend November 22 – 24, 2019 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 3, 2019 – Vina Home Shop, Ace International’s Master licensee for South Vietnam, celebrated the Grand Opening of
BURGER KING® Opens 3,000th Restaurant in Asia-Pacific Region
Oct 23, 2019 | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam
BURGER KING® OPENS 3,000TH RESTAURANT IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Milestone restaurant marks rapid growth for the BURGER KING brand in the region The BURGER KING® brand is celebrating the opening of its 3,000th restaurant in the Asia-Pacific
Fastfood chain Panda Express to open 1st Philippine branch in SM Megamall
Oct 8, 2019 | Korea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA
PANDA Express is set to open its first branch in the Philippines “soon.” — COMPANY HANDOUT JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) is opening the country’s first Panda Express store in SM Megamall, Pasig City. The announcement comes a
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.
GIC-led consortium invests $500m in Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup
Sep 11, 2019 | Korea, Singapore, Vietnam
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has led a consortium to invest $500 million in the retail business of Vietnamese behemoth Vingroup, according to an announcement. The consortium has acquired a minority stake in VCM Services and
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
How can English proficiency in Taiwan be improved?
Jul 12, 2019 | China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam
Taiwan’s English proficiency ranking has gone down. With English-schools everywhere, how can this possibly be the case? (Flickr image) Last week it was reported that English language proficiency in Taiwan has been downgraded from “intermediate” to
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
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