International fashion lingerie and apparel label 6IXTY8IGHT has expanded on e-commerce from Q3 of 2019 onwards.…
Amorepacific presents new cosmetics technologies
Korea’s cosmetics maker Amorepacific introduced new advanced beauty technologies, including a 3D Printing Mask Pack and LED beauty mask during its first appearance at the Consumer Electronics Sh…
The Shilla Duty Free rebrands ‘Shilla Tipping’ to ‘Global Shilla Tipping’
The Shilla Duty Free is rebranding its widely popular mobile review platform from ‘Shilla Tipping’ to ‘Global Shilla Tipping.’…
LINE Pay Taiwan expands mobile payment service overseas
LINE Pay Taiwan is set to expand its mobile payment service overseas in collaboration with LINE Pay affiliates in Japan, South Korea, and Thailand in early 2020.…
Naver joins cross-border mobile payment alliance
A financial arm of South Korea’s leading portal operator Naver Corp. said that it has joined a cross-border mobile payment alliance with its Asian partners.…
Korean restaurant VIPS deploys a robot chef
South Korean family restaurant chain VIPS has deployed a robot chef that can make rice noodles, becoming one of the first to bring automation to the country’s eatery industry.…
PayPal acquires Honey
PayPal Holdings, Inc.announced that it has agreed to acquire Honey Science Corporation, a rapidly-growing technology platform for shopping and rewards, for approximately $4 billion.…
Yahoo Japan merges with Line
The operator of Yahoo Japan, Z Holdings Corp. (ZHD), said it was negotiating a merger with free messaging app provider Line Corp.…
What’s the most popular instant messaging app?
According to the latest instant messaging software statistics, WhatsApp is ranked with 1.6 billion users, while the second in line is Facebook Messenger with 1.3 billion users, followed by WeChat with…
Shinsegae Duty Free adds WeChat Pay facial recognition payments
Shinsegae Duty Free has added WeChat Pay facial recognition payments for the first time outside Greater China in some of its stores enabling Chinese customers to pay without cash, card, or a mobile ph…