Tag: Asia

Guess sales rally on growth across all segments except Asia, adjusts full-year guidance

Guess Inc. announced on Wednesday sales increased 10% to $732.6 million, on growth across all segments except for the U.S. brand’s Asia region. Guess The Los Angeles-based company said Europe revenues increased 5% during the three months ending August 3, with regional retail comparable sales up 1%, while the firm’s Americas sales gained 8%, despite a 10% [...]read moreGuess sales rally on growth across all segments except Asia, adjusts full-year guidance

Canada Goose boosts sales on Asia strength, lightweight apparel

By Bloomberg Published Aug 1, 2024 Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue as its Asian stores boosted sales and it introduced new lightweight products for warmer seasons. Canada Goose The Toronto-based luxury parka maker booked revenue of C$88.1 million ($63.7 million) for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, beating the average analyst estimate [...]read moreCanada Goose boosts sales on Asia strength, lightweight apparel

MSGM accelerates in Asia through an agreement with Korea’s I.D. Look

MSGM is strengthening its position in Asia, particularly in South Korea. As it prepares to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, designer Massimo Giorgetti‘s Italian ready-to-wear brand has announced a major partnership with South Korean distributor I.D. Look. AW 2024/25 – MSGM This group, founded in 1988, specialises in the lifestyle and contemporary fashion segment. It distributes [...]read moreMSGM accelerates in Asia through an agreement with Korea’s I.D. Look

Alliance DAO is attracting more Asia founders amid US crypto crackdown

The graduates of Alliance DAO are often useful indicators of investor appetite and user adaption trends within the crypto space. The latest batch of the stage-agnostic crypto accelerator, unveiled today, comes at a moment of great excitement for the recovering market. Just two months ago, Bitcoin hit its all-time high; though the value of the [...]read moreAlliance DAO is attracting more Asia founders amid US crypto crackdown

Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm

Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests, diseases and/or extreme weather events like floods and droughts. So far, the insurtech has supported 15.4 million farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America to [...]read morePula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm

TransferGo raises $10M to expand its remittance business in Asia, doubling valuation

TransferGo, the UK-based fintech best known as a consumer platform for global remittances, has raised a $10 million growth funding round from Taiwan-based investor Taiwania Capital, with a view to expanding in the Asia-Pacific region. It last raised a $50M Series C funding round in 2021. TransferGo claims the new investment doubles its valuation to [...]read moreTransferGo raises $10M to expand its remittance business in Asia, doubling valuation

India rejects remarks by US, Germany on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest | India Election 2024 News

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest a month before national election comes under increasing global scrutiny. India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States and Germany on the arrest of key opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a month before its national election. “India’s legal processes are based on an [...]read moreIndia rejects remarks by US, Germany on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest | India Election 2024 News

Rohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh – who belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – posted [...]read moreRohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety. Conflict, climate and the demand for low-paid labour in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, with corruption as a “major enabler”, are driving the growth of the people smuggling trade in Southeast Asia, according to a new [...]read moreConflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News

Griffiths has worked as the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs for three years. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who has played a key role in pressing for aid to the Gaza Strip and led earlier efforts for Yemen, has announced he will step down due to ill health. Griffiths, who has headed the UN Office [...]read moreUN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News