March 9, 2014

Life Style News Updates-February 2014

   
 D'Well Research ..... Life Style Updates 
   
 Highlights of February 2014 
 
 
 India 
 
  • Visa-on-arrival facility for all but 8 countries from September.
  • Delhiites surf most for home appliances, Mumbaikars for shoes.
  • Prolonged inflation mutes consumer spending, says report.
  • India $1.7 trillion economy, per capita income rises to Rs 74,920.
  • India has the highest population of illiterate adults: Unesco.
  • Smartphone users to drive highest video consumption on mobile in 2014: Deloitte.
  • India is expected to overtake the US as the country with most Facebook users in 2014, with its total number forecast to surge beyond the 150 million mark from the current 93 million level..
  • Delhi, Bihar produce best engineers in India: Report.
  • Consumers in Five Large Markets Dissatisfied with Mobile Video Playback.
 
 China 
 
  • China's Internet Giants Lead in Online Finance.
  • Report: led by China, Asian countries are the world's biggest online spenders.
  • China now has half a billion mobile web users, 618 million total internet users.
  • China loses 27.8 million microblog users in 2013.
  • Huge market potential for senior tourism.
  • 8.8% salary hikes expected for 2014.
  • China spending more online, Guangdong leads expenditure.
  • China's Mobile Payment Market to Exceed 800 Bln Yuan.
  • Are China's Female Car Buyers Really More 'Emotional' Than Men?.
  • Mobile transactions surge 200%.
 
 Philippines 
 
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Filipinos 3rd heaviest drinkers in the world .
  • Higher mobile internet penetration and varied payment options key to e-commerce success in the Philippines.
 
 Malaysia 
 
  • MALAYSIANS are a bunch of smarty pants - eight out of 10 (or 85 per cent) Malaysian "millennial" business travellers prefer using Smartphones when planning and sharing trips while travelling.
  • AKPK: Rise in customers seeking counselling on financial planning and debt management.
  • More Malaysians shopping online still buy unbranded traditional clothes unlike their Indian and Chinese counter parts.
 
 Indonesia 
 
  • Rising income and more jobs to be available in the next six months is expected to boost consumer confidence, a report from Bank Indonesia showed.
  • Line pulled in 5.5 million interested shoppers for its flash sales in Thailand (INFOGRAPHIC).
  • Report: 30 million of Indonesia's internet users are teenagers.
  • According to a study by Nielsen, WhatsApp occupies the second spot in terms of the most used messaging apps in Indonesia.
 
 Thailand 
 
  • Majority of Thais still prefer to use cash over credit cards, Nielsen poll finds.
  • Thais' love of entertainment shows through in the country's most-downloaded apps.
 
 Vietnam 
 
  • Vietnam becomes popular destination for luxury cruise ships.
 
 
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Vol-1, Issue-14
March- 2014
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