Osim International CEO Sim Targets Brand Acquisitions to Boost China Sales

Osim International Ltd. , Asia’s biggest maker of massage chairs outside of Japan, plans to acquire Asian health and lifestyle brands and bring them into China to increase its presence in the country.

Osim CEO Sim targets brand acquisitions to bolster China sales

Osim International, Asia’s biggest maker of massage chairs outside of Japan, plans to acquire Asian health and lifestyle brands and bring them into China to increase its presence in the country. The growing affluence of young female Chinese customers is a potential market for Osim’s so-called specialty retail products, founder and Chief Executive Officer Ron Sim said in an interview yesterday ...

Exposing the 6 major flaws in the PAP’s immigration policy (revisited)

OPINION The twin issues of immigration and foreign workers have perpetually hogged the headlines since last year, an indication of how it has become a “national obsession” of Singaporeans. Despite the ruling party’s fervent attempts to assuage rising resentment, frustration and anger on the ground, Singaporeans remain unconvinced by their reasoning that foreigners are “essential” to Singapore ...

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Foot Massage Doubles and Chinese Doubt Official Price Data

Lydia Wang, a 28-year-old marketing manager in Shanghai, gripes that the shoes and clothing she normally buys are at least 50 percent pricier than in 2009. Wu Sengyun, a 54-year-old retiree in the coastal city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, says prices of fruit and fish are up more than 20 percent in the past year.