In brief: Alibaba revealed as creator of Communist Party’...
China's ruling body uses Xuexi Qiangguo to disseminate propaganda.

FamilyMart Malaysia to open 300 more stores by 2022
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia QL Resources, the Malaysian operator of Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart, is going ahead with pl...

97-year-old style icon Iris Apfel signs with IMG Models
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia The nonagenarian fashion icon had been modeling for major fashion and beauty brands for years, but last wee...

Vietnam banks among 500 most valuable brands
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Four Vietnamese lenders, three state-owned and one private, are among the world’s top 500 most valuable bra...

Empire State Building Store sets tourist retail benchmark
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia North American travel retail firm Hudson Group has announced the unveiling of the Empire State Building Sto...

How much do Hongkongers spend on Valentine’s Day?
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia If you were in Hong Kong for Valentine’s Day you must have seen cascades of flowers around the city, couple...

First Vietnamese to enter 200 richest people in the world...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Pham Nhat Vuong is the first Vietnamese to enter the list of the world’s 200 wealthiest people. He has an e...

7-Eleven may make India foray with Future Group
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is holding advanced talks with India’s Future Group to enter the territory...

Starbucks China unveils new third-place experience concept
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Starbucks today unveiled its first Starbucks Reserve® Bakery Cafe, featuring fresh Italian Princi food, in ...

Record earnings for Maybank Indonesia
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk’s (Maybank Indonesia) profit after tax and minority interests (patami) for th...

Taubman Sells Shares of Three Asian Shopping Centers
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia US retail property specialist Taubman Centers is to sell a 50 per cent stake in three of its shopping centr...

Furniture maker in Vietnam to meet younger customer taste
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Furniture manufacturers are striving to meet the changing tastes of young people, who have begun to value e...

Suning develops omnichannel smart retail through Wanda de...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Suning.com, the Fortune Global 500 retailer owned by Suning Holdings Group, one of the largest commercial e...

Alibaba’s Ant Financial buys WorldFirst for $700m
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Alibaba subsidiary Ant Financial says it plans to buy UK-headquartered money-transfer company WorldFirst. A...

Deliveroo celebrates the Chinese New Year with elderly pe...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia To give back to the Hong Kong community in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Deliveroo collaborated with S...

Huawei confident of 5G role in Vietnam
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Huawei Technologies says it has a good chance to be a supplier of 5G equipment to Vietnamese service provid...

Skechers passes store milestone
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Skechers China has opened a new superstore in Shenyang, the footwear brand’s 3000th globally. The footwear ...

The Macallan releases the first annual limited edition
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia The first in an annual, limited edition series, The Macallan Concept Number 1 was inspired by the whimsical...

Dollar eases as trade deal prospects bolster risk, sterli...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia The dollar was marginally weaker on Monday, as increasing expectations of a U.S.-Sino trade deal led invest...

BA&SH expects to quadruple sales in Greater China
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Affordable luxury brand BA&SH has marked the second anniversary of its launch in Asia by revealing plan...

Malaysia’s Malindo Air adjusts checked baggage allowance ...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Malindo Air has adjusted the checked baggage allowance for its economy class passengers under the Value and...

Investors Get Burned After Betting on Electric-Car Metals
Those who bet on metals used in electric cars and smartphones are feeling the pain as cobalt and lithium prices keep dropping.

Democrats Ready to Challenge Trump's Emergency Move
Democrats signaled they are gearing up to challenge President Trump’s use of his emergency powers to fund construction of a wall along the southern U.S. bord...

'Spreading Like a Poison': Anti-Semitic Incidents Increas...
A spate of anti-Semitic incidents has accompanied France’s yellow-vest protests in recent weeks, raising fears that the movement is stirring up hatred in the...

The Tech Whiz Behind Vine and HQ Trivia Made Millions in ...
Self-taught coder Colin Kroll shot to startup fame, allowing him to live life in a fast lane. Friends saw him as a gentle, endearingly awkward soul, but he a...

'Anything Your Enemies Teach You is Valuable'
Lee Ching-yu talks to journalists during a trip to the U.S., where she attends the State of the Union address.

Mother of Jailed Chinese Rights Activist Under Police Gua...
Pu Wenqing, the elderly mother of Huang Qi, has state security police stationed in her apartment, and even her bed, a fellow activist says.