Alibaba launches new sales channels in Malaysia, Singapore
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Monday said it is launching new sales channels in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan as China’s deep-pocketed e-commerce firms vie for new users in the region. The new service, Tmall World, will allow overseas Chinese users to buy goods from Alibaba’s Tmall brand-to-consumer retail site, the
Welcome to Southeast Asia: Apple opens first official store in Singapore
Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city’s upmarket shopping...
After partnering with ComfortDelGro, Ryde will soon be Singapore’s latest app to offer third-party taxi booking
Formerly a simple carpooling app, Ryde now joins the ranks of bigger bros Uber and Grab in operating a third-party taxi booking service. All thanks to a lucrative partnership with...
Coffee shops go high tech across Singapore with tray return robots and digital order kiosks
If you pop by the two new coffee shops in Tampines and Choa Chu Kang, you’ll get a dining experience that includes tray return robots, digital order kiosks and cashless...
Apple’s first Singapore store has an opening date: May 27
The day is (almost) here. Apple fans across the island, mark your calendars for May 27, when Apple’s first store in Singapore makes its debut. The Apple Orchard Road...
Goodbye parking coupons: Say hello to a new mobile app that could take over the old payment system
Can’t stand the inconvenience of perpetually having to stock up on parking coupons and perforate enough of ’em to ensure you don’t get fined? A solution may be...
There’s a supercar ‘vending machine’ housed in a 15-storey glass building in Singapore
Singapore is widely known as one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in (if not the most expensive). So it’s no surprise that we’ve got a polished,...
Singapore takes 9th place on the list of worst Internet pirates in the world
Here’s a list we aren’t too proud to be part of: The world’s top countries for online piracy. According to a recent study by London-based technology company...
Peugeot to test driverless cars in Singapore; vehicles to roll out in September
French automaker PSA said Wednesday it was teaming up with nuTonomy to integrate the US startup’s software into one of its vehicles for on-road testing of fully autonomous...
After much apparent delay, Southeast Asia’s first Apple Store is expected to open in May
Apple fans, rejoice. It’s been two years too long, but it looks like the first Apple store in Singapore (and Southeast Asia) is expected to finally fling open its doors in...
