Ikea on Amazon? Swedish firm to test sales in online stores

Ikea will start selling furniture through third- party websites to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age, though “no decisions are made

Uber riders in Dubai can now select electric-powered Tesla

Ride-hailing service Uber yesterday began offering its customers in Dubai the option to ride in one of 50 new Tesla electric-powered vehicles — a stark contrast

Auto industry | Renault wants half its cars to be electric or hybrid in 2022

French carmaker Renault said Friday that half of its models will be electric or hybrid by 2022 and it’s investing heavily in “robo-vehicles” with increasing degrees

Ryanair flight crisis unabated as executive heads for exit

Ryanair’s flight-cancellation crisis enters its fourth week with no sign of abating after the public furor over 20,000 scrapped services claimed the first senior manager at the Irish

Film | Producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

Harvey Weinstein, the sharp- elbowed movie producer whose combative reign in Hollywood made him an Academy Awards regular, was fired from The Weinstein Company on Sunday

Corporate bits | Macau and HK children cast for ‘The Sound of Music’ at the Venetian

Eighteen children from Macau and Hong Kong have been chosen to play the roles of the von Trapp children in “The Sound of Music” when it comes

Yahoo: 3 billion accounts breached in 2013. Yes, 3 billion

Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion accounts on its service, not the

Singapore, Thailand weigh e-payment alliance in digital push

Singapore and Thailand are in discussions about connecting their national digital payment systems to forge an unprecedented regional alliance, as officials step up efforts to curb the

Corporate bits | Local SMEs graduate from Sands Procurement Academy

Sands China Ltd. held a ceremony last week for the first group of local SME suppliers to graduate from the Sands Procurement Academy. The event was held at The

Ask the Vet | Anaesthesia Risks in Dogs

If your pet has to undergo surgery or any medical procedure that requires anaesthesia, you need to be aware of several anaesthesia risks that may arise. While anesthesia

Real Estate Matters | Some Interesting Facts About Macau Property – Part III

Five more facts about Macau property that you may not already know…. 11. RENTAL YIELDS IN MACAU ARE VERY LOW Rents may seem high at

Sands woos Japan with vision for top sports, concert venues

Casino and resorts operator Las Vegas Sands deployed David Beckham and other top sports, music and entertainment figures yesterday in its effort to woo Japan as it

World Bank raises Asia growth forecast

The World Bank raised its growth forecast for the developing economies of East Asia and the Pacific yesterday but warned that risks included rising protectionism and escalating

Corporate bits | Episode of Sing! China filmed at the Cotai Arena

Four of China’s most popular singers made a sensational appearance for Sing! China at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena, where an episode of the hit reality TV show

Las Vegas Shooting | Guests scanned at the Wynn in glimpse of Las Vegas’s future

At entrances to the Wynn resort in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, guards scanned visitors with metal-detector wands and inspected their bags, creating a 10-minute wait

Monarch files for insolvency in biggest UK airline failure

U.K. leisure carrier Monarch filed for insolvency in Britain’s biggest-ever airline collapse, leaving the government to arrange the return of 110,000 tourists and marking the third

Real Estate Matters | Some Interesting Facts About Macau Property – Part 2

6. WHY PROPERTY PRICES ARE IN HKD It is a common misconception that the reason property prices are HKD is to take advantage of the 3% difference in

Smartphone effect casts a shadow over Asia’s bumper export year

The rush to upgrade smartphones may be ebbing, prompting economists to dial back the outlook for Asian exporters. Early indications, including signs of disappointing orders, point to a

Hong Kong’s airport needs USD8.8b debt for third runway

Construction workers have already started the work toward filling in part of the South China Sea to make room for Hong Kong airport’s third runway.

Alstom, Siemens forget high-speed-rail feud amid Asian onslaught

Alstom SA’s merger with the train-making arm of Siemens AG will mark the end of a bitter rivalry as the European rail industry’s biggest adversaries unite in

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