Chinese Outbound Tourists Up 15%, Strong Macau GGR Growth, Robust High End Discretionary Consumption
In November, the number of mainland Chinese passengers flying overseas reached 1.8 mm, which reflects a growth of 15% year-over-year (yoy). Macau...
213 Views
The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Toyota Chairman's EV Warnings, Memory Cycle, and Pinkfong
JAPANTOYOTA - Noriaki Hirakata, CFA provided an interesting insight in his report, The Messages from the Chairman of Toyota. Uchiyamada-san, the...
349 Views
China Partly Lifts Ban on Group Tours to South Korea
In a much-anticipated move, the Chinese government officially announced that it will partly lift the ban on group tours to South Korea. The group...
330 Views
The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Toshiba, Subaru, & Jin Air
There were nearly 30 notes on Japanese and Korean companies in the past week. The following are the highlights of the "must-see" reports on these...
413 Views
Amazon Starts the Reverse Direct E-Commerce Purchase Business in Korea
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US) announced today that it will start the reverse direct e-commerce purchase business in Korea. What this basically entails...
339 Views