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Johnson Electric Reports Results for The Half Year Ended 30 September 2020

Highlights of FY20/21 Half-Year Results   Group sales US$1,330 million -- down 15% compared to first half of the prior financial year Gross profit US$300 million or 22.5% of sales (compared to US$357 million or 22.8% of sales in prior half year) Underlying EBITA margins, adjusted to exclude the impact of significant non-cash and divested items, increased to 10.2% from 9.9% in prior half year Net profit [...]

China’s Giant Food Group Selects Infor to Spur Innovation and Support Rapid Growth

Foods manufacturer leverages Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to support growth mantra of “a thousand stores in a thousand cities”   BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach - 11 November 2020 - Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that household name Chinese food group Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Group Food Co., Ltd. (HSH), a leading poultry processor and foods manufacturer in China, has selected Infor [...]

Amazon Singapore Launches Holiday Shopping Season with Holiday Gift Guides, Early Deals and More

Tis the season for early holiday savings with discounts and thousands of deals from brands including Laneige, LEGO, Skip Hop, Star Wars and more For every order above S$50 spent on items purchased from the Children's Wishing Well's Gift Guides, Amazon.sg will pledge a donation of S$5 to nonprofit organization Children's Wishing Well to support underprivileged children this holiday season*  SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 6 November 2020 - (NASDAQ:AMZN) - Customers [...]

Recent research from Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong: Cardiovascular Risks in Bus Drivers in Hong Kong in Relation to Road Safety

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 November 2020 - A recent increase in bus accidents has raised public concerns about bus drivers' health in relation to road safety. According to a study in the latest issue of Hong Kong Medical Journal, Hong Kong bus drivers are at greater risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases than their non-bus driving counterparts because of chronic overwork, physical inactivity, and smoking. In order [...]

AXA Hong Kong and HSBC jointly launch ResidenceSurance

Custom-made plans meeting the specific needs of homeowners, landlords and tenants Protection of your rental income and personal belongings taken out of home Comprehensive protection for as low as the cost of two coffees each month  HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 4 November 2020 - Property prices in Hong Kong top the world with many purchases worth over HKD10 million. Yet despite spending most of their savings on [...]

DFA Awards 2020 Winners Announcement: 3 Design Trendsetters, 16 Young Designers and 197 Outstanding Projects Honoured for Design Excellence

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 30 October 2020 - DFA Awards 2020 is pleased to announce its recipients for the year of 2020. Three design trendsetters have been recognised under the three individual awards, namely the DFA Lifetime Achievement Award (DFA LAA), the DFA Design Leadership Award (DFA DLA), and the DFA World's Outstanding Chinese Designer (DFA WOCD). In addition, 197 design projects have been recognised under the [...]

DFA Awards 2020 Winners Announcement: 3 Design Trendsetters, 16 Young Designers and 197 Outstanding Projects Honoured for Design Excellence

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 30 October 2020 - DFA Awards 2020 is pleased to announce its recipients for the year of 2020. Three design trendsetters have been recognised under the three individual awards, namely the DFA Lifetime Achievement Award (DFA LAA), the DFA Design Leadership Award (DFA DLA), and the DFA World's Outstanding Chinese Designer (DFA WOCD). In addition, 197 design projects have been recognised under the DFA [...]

Workday Delivers Data Management and Machine Learning Innovations for the Changing World of Finance

Advances in Managing Data Create New Levels of Insight and Performance Accountability for Today’s Agile Organizations   SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 30 October 2020 - Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced availability of Workday Accounting Center and machine learning (ML)-driven predictive forecasts for Workday Adaptive Planning, as well as additional functionality across its finance offerings, to drive insights, [...]

Third Quarter 2020 Citi Residential Property Ownership Survey

Property market sentiment remains volatile due to the pandemic, yet around 10% of respondents consider it a good time to purchase a property for the third consecutive quarter   HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 29 October 2020 - Citi Hong Kong conducted a survey in September this year polling residents' attitudes towards residential property ownership as COVID-19 continues. According to the latest quarterly survey: 10% [...]

Singapore Medical Benefit Trend Growth to Drop in 2021: Aon Survey

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 29 October, 2020 -  Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today announced that a nationwide decrease in medical plan utilisations due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to decrease medical trend rates in Singapore next year. Growth in employer-provided medical benefit costs are expected to drop [...]

HappyFamily Launches New Nutritious Meal Replacement Product: DrMiow Professor Meal

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 28 October 2020 - In 2012, HappyFamily is founded by Malaysia's renowned and outstanding iridology expert-- Master Tan. The company is established based on Master Tan's strong belief in natural therapy -- through observing and analyse the iris to identify an individual's health condition before proceeding into restoring and improving his/her overall health. In the beginning, HappyLiva is the only signature product of the company [...]

UAE, Saudi hotel sector set to bounce back; RAK bookings hit record

The UAE’s and Saudi Arabia’s hotel sectors are expected to bounce back after COVID-19 faster than other regional markets, with the northern Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah seeing the highest demand in September 2020. Colliers International said hotels in the UAE’s smaller markets have seen improved performance thanks to domestic demand and limited returning international travel, as the industry attempts to recover. Ras Al Khaimah City’s occupancy [...]

Masan High-Tech Materials to forge a strategic alliance with Mitsubishi Materials: MMC to invest US$90 million for a 10% stake in MHT

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIET NAM -  Media OutReach - 26 October 2020 -  Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation ("MHT" or the "Company") signed definitive agreements to establish a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation ("MMC") with the objective of developing a leading, high-tech tungsten materials platform. Modern plant line of Masan High-Tech Materials in Vietnam As part of the strategic alliance, MMC will buy 109,915,542 newly [...]

AXA Insurance Launches #BetterMe by AXA, a Customisable and Holistic Employee Benefits Programme for a Healthier and More Productive Workforce

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 15 October 2020 - AXA Insurance has launched #BetterMe by AXA, an employee benefits offering designed to empower employers to meet the diverse needs of their multi-generational workforce, and to cultivate more engaged and productive employees who will drive their organisation forward. #BetterMe by AXA allows companies to provide employees insurance coverage that can be customised according to their individual needs, as well as comprehensive [...]

Kao, Apical and Asian Agri Launch ‘SMILE’ Program to Help Oil Palm Smallholders Improve Yields, Acquire Certifications, and Secure Premiums

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach - 15 October 2020 - Three leading companies in the palm oil industry -- Kao Corporation, Apical Group, and Asian Agri -- have launched a new sustainability initiative to help independent oil palm smallholders in Indonesia improve their yields, acquire international certification, and eventually secure sales premiums from selling certified palm oil.   Known as SMILE or the SMallholder Inclusion for better Livelihood & Empowerment program, the [...]

Achiko Establishes Medtech Expert Advisory Board and Expands Management Team

New international advisory board members: Mr Glenn Cross (Australia), Dr Jittaporn Wattanaseree (Thailand) and Ms Carol Aebi (Switzerland) Management team appointment: Mr Pierre Nathie of Med2Mark as VP, Commercialisation ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - EQS Newswire - 13 October 2020 - Achiko AG (SWX:ACHI, ISIN CH0522213468) is pleased to announce an update to its management and advisory team. As progress continues towards the launch of Achiko's Covid-19 test kit [...]

Workday Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions

Positioned as a Leader for Fourth Year in a Row Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute   SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 12 October 2020 - Workday(NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis1 for the fourth year in a row.  Today's business environment requires continuous [...]

Transdev selects Infor to advance drive to the cloud

Australia & New Zealand’s leading multi-modal passenger transport provider taps Infor for industry-proven cloud expertise as part of its centralised asset management strategy   MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach - 12 October, 2020 - Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced that Transdev Australasia has chosen a comprehensive Infor CloudSuite EAM solution from Infor to underpin its company-wide transition to cloud-based asset management.  [...]

Allianz: How Covid-19 is changing claims trends and risk exposures for companies and their insurers

AGCS report: traditional property and liability claims have been subdued during lockdowns but this was more than outweighed by a surge in Covid-19 related claims notifications, particularly from the entertainment industry. Impact of the pandemic will shape future loss trends for companies in the mid- and long-term with changes to working environments, travelling habits and supply chain networks. Detailed Covid-19-driven loss trend analysis for Property/Business Interruption, Liability, [...]

SWIFT and Singapore’s IMDA Join Forces to Drive Global Trade Digitalisation

Collaboration combines the reach, scale and reliability of SWIFT with IMDA’s efforts on technology and legal frameworks to accelerate trade digitalisation   SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 5 October 2020 - SWIFT and Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) today signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to accelerate trade digitalisation globally. The MOI looks at offering SWIFT's community of more than 11,000 financial institutions and corporates in over 200 countries and [...]

DHL decarbonizes all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in Ocean Freight globally

DHL Global Forwarding is the first logistics service provider to offer truly climate neutral ocean freight shipments without additional costs Thanks to advanced biofuels, DHL Global Forwarding customers benefit from a reduction of their carbon footprint Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight: "Sustainable fuel solutions are a key lever to change the fuel mix and reduce carbon emissions in ocean freight." SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 1 October 2020 - DHL Global [...]

CIFI’s ESG rating upgraded to ‘BB’ by MSCI for improvement in risk management and outstanding performance in product safety and quality control

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 30 September 2020 - CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. ("CIFI" or the "Group", HKEx stock code: 884), a leading real estate developer and investor in first-, second- and robust third-tier cities in China, is pleased that the world's largest index company MSCI Inc. has upgraded CIFI's ESG (environmental, social and governance practice) rating to 'BB' from 'B' for its outstanding performance in product safety and [...]