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Innovative “one level up/down” outpatient coverage and a new digital platform deliver adaptable and inclusive options to customers HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 October 2021 – MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited (“MSIG”) today announced its SME Group Medical Insurance plan (“the plan”) targeting SMEs with flexible coverage options as well as MediGo, a new digital portal for onboarding and policy management. Drawing from its experience providing […]

TIANJIN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 18 October 2021 – Sports stars from many countries sent their wishes to the 26th birthday of Tiens Group on October 16, 2021. They recognized and encouraged Tiens for its achievements and contributions in health products and services. Li Jinyuan, Chairman of Tiens Group, said that it was gratifying to receive such blessings and recognition as a global enterprise group in […]

Engaging over 100 speakers on- and offline and facilitating deal flow between investors and start-ups HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – The Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF), Cyberport‘s premier annual venture forum, returns on 2-3 November. With the theme of “Venturing for Success: Resilience, Growth & Opportunity”, CVCF 2021 will bring together industry leaders, top-notch investors, enterprises and technopreneurs. Amidst promising market dynamics and rapid […]

MSIG Asia with CEO Alan Wilson invited employees across Asia to gain insights into building resilience & mental readiness with Guinness World Record holder Chris Bertish Recognising the need to invest in caring for employees’ mental wellbeing, MSIG has been ramping up online activities to engage its employees since the pandemic outbreak SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – As part of its continuous internal […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited announced the 3rd quarter review of the ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”). This is the first crypto benchmark index launched in Hong Kong.    According to the Constituents Enhancement Rule, there are two constituents’ additions and deletions. The number of the constituent cryptos will stay at 11 after the changes. The changes are as […]

James M Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an example of what happens when big power interests coincide. It also provides evidence of the potentially positive fallout of a lower US profile in the region. Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when […]

The inaugural launch of the All Markets Summit in Asia will feature interviews with Asia’s top CEOs and business leaders All Markets Summit Asia 2021: ‘The Path Forward’ will take place on Tuesday, October 26 from, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm SGT Featuring all-star speaker and panelist lineup of top CEOs and business leaders in Asia from Fubon, HUTCHMED, Lan Kwai Fong Group, Lazada, Sandbox, WeLab among […]

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James M Dorsey Gulf states are in a pickle. They fear that the emerging parameters of a reconfigured US commitment to security in the Middle East threaten to upend a more-than-a-century-old pillar of regional security and leave them with no good alternatives. The shaky pillar is the Gulf monarchies’ reliance on a powerful external ally that, in the words of Middle East scholar Roby C. Barrett, “shares the […]

Matein Khalid My periodic please-all summer asking my friends to accumulate energy stocks on the 77-65 Brent sell off in July has been vindicated with a vengeance this autumn as energy is the best performing sector in both September and October with the XLE now up a stellar 46%, who could have imagined that Oxy would rise from 10 to 35 when Brent was $35, the world […]

The additional landbridge service on the portfolio will enhance capabilities to provide optimised solutions that balance reliability, cost-effectiveness and speed, under the backdrop of challenging supply chain conditions globally. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – Leading global logistics service provider Rhenus is offering a landbridge service in South Korea. Providing a viable alternative for time-sensitive cargo, the service includes rail connections between South Korea and […]

Huge potential for local SMEs with B2C e-commerce export value in Singapore forecast to grow from S$1.4B in 2021 to S$3.5B by 2026, per Amazon’s first-of-its-kind report 87% of SMEs find e-commerce critical to expand globally, with greater sales growth expected overseas than domestically, reveal report findings SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The annual value of business-to-consumer (B2C)  e-commerce exports in Singapore is estimated at […]

BEIJING, MAINLAND CHINA – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – Demand for environment, social and governance (ESG) talent in Mainland China will boom in the next five years, according to a survey by one of the world’s largest professional accounting bodies, CPA Australia. This finding comes as CPA Australia as joins 12 global accounting bodies in committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. CPA Australia surveyed over 400 […]

By James M. Dorsey Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and women’s sporting rights demonstrate major shifts in how rivalry for leadership of the Muslim world and competition to define Islam in the 21st century is playing out in a world in which Middle Eastern states can no longer depend on the United States coming to their defence. The developments fit into […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 October 2021 – AIA Singapore today announced the headliner for the second AIA Live in Singapore 2021 event. On Thursday, 21 October 2021, fans in Singapore will be invited to join the stars of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club for an exclusive session on how to live healthier, longer, better lives together in fun and unexpected ways.   As the global principal partner of […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 October 2021 – Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”, Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “Ev Dynamics” or the “Group”), a provider of new energy vehicles and integrated technology solutions, today announced that its 12-meter E-Bus model has passed the Whole Vehicle-Type-Approval System (WVTA) and Standardized On-Road Test Cycles (E-SORT) of the Economic Commission of Europe, laying the foundation for […]

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 7 October 2021 – Global skincare brand POND’S partners with Southeast Asia’s leading e-commerce platform Lazada to launch their biggest regional beauty campaign of the year—POND’S x LazMall Glow Like Wendy Brand Day, a 3-day event from 11 to 15 October featuring POND’S new brand ambassador Wendy from Red Velvet, one of the world’s most popular K-Pop groups. Wendy is the […]

Matein Khalid The history of Wall Street has taught me to be nervous on Mondays in October. This Monday is also crowded with meetings with strategic partners and friends from across the seas and the Gulf. So my market call must be short and sweet. I had given 10 reasons why September augured to be a dodgy month for the US stock market. Despite Friday’s impressive index […]

Wi Ha-joon of Spackman Media Group, Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jeong Ho-yeon, who headlined in highly popular Netflix original Korean series, SQUID GAME, invited to NBC’s THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SQUID GAME is the #1 show across over 90 countries including the US and Korea on Netflix SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Spackman Entertainment Group” or the “Company“and together […]

Facilitating technology advancement by strengthening ICT connectivity and scaling in the cloud HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – DYXnet, a member of NEOLINK (sub-brand of VNET) and a leading carrier-neutral network service provider in Greater China, is pleased to be named the winner in the ICT Technology category of the HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2021 by Hong Kong Business magazine for its comprehensive IT […]

Matein Khalid Brazil stock market performance unfortunately vindicates General Charles de Gaulle’s morose prediction “Brazil is a country of the future and always will be”. In my Wall Street salad days, we were neurologically programmed to buy Brazilian equities when crude oil/soft commodities price boomed, when the global economic growth was in acceleration mode and when a right wing pro-Uncle Sam President with close ties to the […]

Offering ultimate cinemagic experience to uplift stylish lifestyle, Now available to surprise Hong Kong consumers HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – Xiaomi Hong Kong proudly presents three new smartphones to Hong Kong consumers – Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11T Pro – all designed to inspire creativity among smartphone users – as well as the refreshed and stylish Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.  These three new smartphones […]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – Global skincare brand POND’S partners with Southeast Asia’s leading e-commerce platform Lazada to launch their biggest regional beauty campaign of the year—POND’S x LazMall Glow Like Wendy Live Event on 7 October at 6pm featuring POND’S new brand ambassador Wendy from Red Velvet, one of the world’s most popular K-Pop groups. Wendy is the face of POND’S for the first ever […]

Real estate firm sets ambitious science-based targets and commits to partnering with clients to achieve net zero value chain emissions by 2050 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 September 2021 – Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, recently announced ambitious science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In addition, by signing […]

James M Dorsey For at least the last two decades, the United Arab Emirates, aided by some of the world’s foremost consulting and public affairs companies, has waged one of, if not the Middle East’s most successful nation branding campaign. The campaign has been supported by cutting edge technological and economic initiatives; a bold and assertive foreign policy backed by the UAE’s financial and military muscle; a […]

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