Asia Pacific

Government Sets Ball Rolling For DGCA Overhaul, Sets Up Panel

Business | IANS | Friday January 3, 2020

Members of the panel include former DGCA chief Satender Singh and a representative from global aviation consultancy, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). The terms of reference (ToR) for the committee include studying the best practices globally and suggest measures to put a technically strong body in place.

Asian Shares Ease From Highs, Reaction To Donald Trump Impeachment Muted

Business | Reuters | Thursday December 19, 2019

Market reaction, however, has so far been limited as the Republican-controlled Senate is widely expected not to vote to remove Trump from office.

Infosys Projected As Top Employer In Asia Pacific Region

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Software major Infosys has been projected as a top employer in Australia, Japan and Singapore across the Asia-Pacific region in 2020.

Pressure On Finance Companies Due To Crisis In Shadow Banks : Moody's

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 9, 2019

Moody's Investors Service's outlook for the banking industry in Asia Pacific is negative over the next 12 months.

Global Electric Vehicle Market To Clock 24.6 Million Units By 2026

Edited by Shubham Parashar | Monday December 9, 2019

While Europe is most likely to be the major growth region during the forecast period, the Asia Pacific region will also grow significantly.

Apple AirPods Help Earbuds’ Chinese Manufacturer Become Asia’s Top Stock in 2019

Cindy Wang, Lee Miller, Bloomberg | Saturday November 30, 2019

Luxshare Precision Industry has more than tripled this year, outperforming virtually every major stock traded in the Asia Pacific and underscoring the importance of a certain Apple product the Chinese company assembles: AirPods.

Hero MotoCorp MD Pawan Munjal Inducted Into Asia Pacific Golf Hall Of Fame

CarAndBike Team | Tuesday September 10, 2019

Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Managing Director and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, will be inducted into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall Of Fame. Dr. Munjal joins legendary golfers such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and more on this list. While we all know about his two-wheeler business, Dr. Munjal is one of the biggest promoters of golf, football, field hock...

Indians Most Open in Asia Pacific to Switching to Digital-Only Financial Provider: Forrester Research

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Indian consumers lead in openness to consider switching to a digital-only financial provider and consumers in Asia Pacific.

China Warns Of Countermeasures Over US Missile Plans In Asia-Pacific

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 6, 2019

China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.

Expect India To Be Among Top 3 Markets in APAC; China, Russia, Africa This Year: BMW Motorrad

PTI | Sunday June 30, 2019

BMW Motorrad, the two-wheeler arm of German luxury carmaker BMW group, expects India to become its number three market in Asia Pacific, China, Russia and Africa region this year on the back of good traction for its bikes, a senior company official said Thursday. The company launched its all-new BMW S 1000 RR superbike on Thursday priced between Rs....

Uber's Asia Pacific Head Amit Jain To Quit, Company Names New Chief

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2019

The company, which recently unveiled its IPO plans, said Gore-Coty, who heads its EMEA rides business, will take charge of the Asia-Pacific business.

Twitter Appoints Manish Maheshwari as Managing Director, India

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2019

Twitter's Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Manish Maheshwari will be responsible for driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate Twitter's audience and revenue growth in the country.

Google India's Vice President Rajan Anandan To Leave Company: Report

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday April 2, 2019

Vikas Agnihotri, country director, sales, will replace Rajan Anandan in the interim for Google India, Google Asia Pacific President Scott Beaumont said.

Global Watchdog May Grey-List Pakistan Over Terror Funding: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Pakistan was facing the risk of being grey-listed by the Asia/Pacific Group too as Islamabad has a high non-compliant rate of nearly 70 per cent on 40 recommendations against money laundering and terrorist financing, media report said

Royal Enfield Establishes Assembly Plant In Thailand; First Outside India

Sameer Contractor | Friday March 22, 2019

Chennai-based bike maker Royal Enfield has announced a new assembly plant in Thailand, its first outside India. The new plant marks the formation of the company's first wholly-owned subsidiary in the Asia Pacific region, and will cater to the strong demand for its motorcycles. The new assembly plant will commence operations by June 2019. Royal Enfi...