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  • VinFast announces US headquarters in Los Angeles

    VinFast announces US headquarters in Los Angeles

    VinFast on Wednesday announced its U.S. headquarters will be located in Los Angeles, California, affirming its goal to become a global automaker spearheaded by electric vehicles.

    The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in the Playa Vista area – a neighborhood known as “Silicon Beach” and packed with tech firms in Los Angeles.

    “We are so proud to welcome VinFast to our city as we continue leading the way to a better-connected, cleaner, and more sustainable transportation future,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

    The headquarters is over 15,000 square feet (1,393 square meters) with room to expand.

    VinFast intends to establish its management team and hire more than 400 employees at its headquarters and a regional office in Los Angeles within the next several years.

    In addition to its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, VinFast is investing in regional offices, a call center, and a network of storefronts to help introduce the brand and products to American customers.

    VinFast’s decision to place its U.S. headquarters in California was due in part to a $20.5 million tax credit awarded by the California Governor’s Office.

    The California government’s announcement, released on Nov. 5, builds on VinFast’s investment of more than $200 million in its initial phase in California, thus creating over 1,000 new, full-time jobs statewide.

    VinFast, a unit of Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, will officially debut two of its first electric vehicles, the VF e35 and VF e36, at Los Angeles Auto Show that begins this week.

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  • LA’s NYX Cosmetics closing in Hong Kong

    LA’s NYX Cosmetics closing in Hong Kong

    In an ongoing winding down of its Asian operations L’Oreal-owned NYX Cosmetics has announced in a Facebook post the pending closures of its stores across Hong Kong and Macau.

    The move follows the brand’s Malaysian exit and was described as part of a “business strategy readjustment”

    The brand entered Hong Kong three years ago and currently has six retail stores: three flagships in Sha Tin, Mong Kok and Tuen Muen, and three counters in department stores.

    The company has not given a definite date of the closures, but it advised loyal customers to redeem their membership points before September 15.

    So far, NYX does not have an online e-commerce presence in Hong Kong and Macau and it is not ranged by local marketplaces.

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  • Philippine Airlines to fly new A350 to Los Angeles

    Philippine Airlines to fly new A350 to Los Angeles

    Philippine Airlines’ new Airbus A350-900 is set to make a temporary appearance on the carrier’s Manila-Los Angeles route starting September 28, with the aircraft taking on one flight per week for a period of approximately one month. The short-term deployment comes as the airline prepares to permanently fly its latest aircraft on its non-stop flights to New York starting October 30.

    According to Philippine Airlines’ current schedule, the A350 will take over flights PR112 and PR113 every Friday until October 19, with its Boeing 777-300ER operating the flights on all other days. PR112 and PR113 operate four times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

    Philippine Airlines Manila-Los Angeles A350 schedule:

    Flight No. From To Departs Arrives Days
    PR112 Manila (MNL) Los Angeles (LAX) 1125 1000 Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19
    PR113 Los Angeles (LAX) Manila (MNL) 1230 1825+1

    The airline’s other daily flight on the route, PR102/PR103, also will continue to be flown by the 777-300ER throughout this period.

    The temporary deployment gives passengers a small window during which they can experience the aircraft when flying to the US ahead of its deployment to New York at the end of next month.

    Philippine Airlines’ A350 notably features the airline’s new long-haul business class seat product, a variant of Thompson Aero’s Vantage XL seat. Along with reclining to a fully flat position, these seats are also notably laid out in a 1-2-1 configuration that offers direct aisle access to all passengers, a benefit not offered with the airline’s 2-3-2 business class layout on board its 777-300ER.

    A total of 30 seats are offered in the business class cabin, with each offering 24 inches of width, 44 inches of pitch (legroom) when in a seated position and reclining to provide a 78-inch-long flat bed.

    Philippine Airlines took delivery of its first A350 back in July and earlier this month began flying the aircraft on its first long-haul service to London.

  • Los Angeles’ Dita opens second store in Tokyo

    Los Angeles’ Dita opens second store in Tokyo

    Los Angeles eyewear brand Dita has opened its latest Tokyo store this week, marking its second Japanese and global location.

    Located in the capital’s Minami Aoyama 5-chome, the Dita store covers 69 square metres andrepresents Dita’s latest retail concept, combining “the focus of a design showroom with the attentive service of an optical laboratory,” according to the company.

    Dita stores have been conceptualised by Mandi and Mehdi Rafaty of West Hollywood’s Tag Front. Italian stone mingles with plated aluminium, for a contemporary simplicity known to the America design dup. The Aoyama store also boasts a window on the south-facing facade extending from the floor to the ceiling.

    “We focused on materials and techniques that combine the warmth of turn-of-the-century design movements, like the Vienna Secession, rendered with contemporary technology and materials,” Dustin Edward Arnold, creative director of Dita Group, said in a statement.

    As well as Dita’s premium sunglasses, the store offers a range of technical services as part of its specialised ‘Dita Lab,’ including the provision of lens and frame prescriptions. Collections from Thom Browne Eyewear and Christian Roth, which Dita acquired last year, will also be on sale.

    Dita first entered the international retail space with a store opening in Daikanyama, Tokyo, in 2003.

  • PAL suspends Cebu-Los Angeles service

    PAL suspends Cebu-Los Angeles service

    THE Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Monday, that it will “temporarily suspend” its Cebu-Los Angeles service effective May 30. In its advisory, the airline company said “the suspension of the Cebu-Los Angeles service is being carried out as PAL rationalizes capacity on the route.”

    “PAL is seeking the kind understanding of affected passengers as the airline implements these operational adjustments,” it said. PAL said passengers with tickets of the Cebu-Los Angeles flights dated May 30 and onwards may re-route and/or rebook their flights to Cebu-Manila-Los Angeles flights.

    Those with Los Angeles-Cebu flights may re-route and/or rebok their flights to Los Angeles-Manila-Cebu. The company added that it can also refund the cost of tickets of those affected passengers. “Affected passengers are advised to avail themselves of any of these options within 30 days from original flight dates, with rebooking/refunding charges waived,” PAL said. It said it will “communicate with affected passengers via email notification and call-out.”

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  • Qantas To Launch 787 with Melbourne – LA Route

    Qantas To Launch 787 with Melbourne – LA Route

    Qantas will inaugurate long-haul flights with its new Boeing 787-9s by flying them between Melbourne and Los Angeles from December 15, 2017.

    The flight will be operated six times a week, replacing the current twice-weekly flight operated by a 747-400.

    Qantas also operates a daily Airbus A380 flight between Melbourne and Los Angeles.

    The carrier recently announced that it would fly its 787s non-stop between Perth and London from March 2018.

    Qantas has eight 787-9s on firm order.

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