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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 December 2021 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has announced the results of its 2021 Global Risk Management Survey, which gathers input from thousands of risk managers every two years to identify key risks and challenges their organisations are facing. The past two years have proved to be incredibly volatile, with the global COVID-19 pandemic having had a ripple […]

Consortium convenes public and private sector leaders from seven countries to explore cloud-first and digital-native policies for inclusive economic growth SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 December 2021 – The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and Microsoft launched the APAC Leaders Digital Alliance today.   Themed Digital for Growth: Harnessing the Power of Data for National Recovery, this first meeting included policymakers from […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 December 2021 – Singapore-based AI startup, Sentient.io, announced today that SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has invested in its Series B1 funding round following co-investor, Real Tech Fund.  The new funds raised will be used for scaling the platform and business expansion into Asia Pacific markets, especially to fulfil the surging demand for Digital Transformation from local and Japanese corporations.   Sentient.io […]

By James M Dorsey Russia hopes to blow new life into a proposal for a multilateral security architecture in the Gulf, with the tacit approval of the Biden administration. If successful, the initiative would help stabilise the region, cement regional efforts to reduce tensions, and potentially prevent war-wracked Yemen from emerging as an Afghanistan on the southern border of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aden and at the […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 26 November 2021 – Business of Design Week (BODW) 2021, Asia’s premier annual event on design, innovation and brands since 2002 organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), presents an exciting line-up of key panel sessions drawing on the theme ‘Global Design Reset’, signifying the need for fresh thinking, decisive leadership and collaborative creativity across disciplines as we continue to navigate in a […]

Life insurer acquires stake in Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd, fortifies collaboration PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 22 November 2021 – MCIS Insurance Berhad (MCIS Life) has taken up a 4.99% stake in Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd, the leading e-money player and the country’s largest Money Services Business operator, through the acquisition of new ordinary shares of an undisclosed amount. The two companies kicked-off a marketing distribution arrangement in 2019 where […]

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Media OutReach – 17 November 2021 –  Bybit, one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges with operations around the world, is the new global main sponsor of the Argentina national football teams, including the men’s international football side captained by Lionel Messi. Through this two-years agreement, Bybit’s brand will have maximum visibility in all Argentine Football Associations (AFA) assets, and its logo will be present in […]

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Arabian Post Staff Emaar Properties announced it has achieved an impressive growth in property sales which increased by over 236 per cent to AED 26.146 billion (US$ 7.118 billion) compared to the same period in 2020. Led by its UAE development business and complemented by its international operations, the achieved results underscore investors’ continued confidence in the Emaar brand and its exponential success. Backed by robust property […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 November 2021 – Established in 1963 and still expanding, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is ranked among the best research universities internationally, 39th in the World# and 7th in Asia*. As a pioneering institution, the University gathered a team of worldwide scholars and scientists, globally appreciated for its outstanding research in a wide range of disciplines. It is the centre […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2021 – Carousell Group, the leading classifieds group in the Greater Southeast Asian region, has announced that it has acquired Ox Street, one of the fastest growing end-to-end marketplaces for authenticated sneakers and streetwear in Southeast Asia, as it sets sights on the US$10 billion sneaker resale market in Greater Southeast Asia. What started as an underground movement has quickly become mainstream with sneakers […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 11 November 2021 – Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’ or ‘KLN’; Stock Code 0636.HK) joins forces with Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines (‘My Jet Xpress’) to offer customised air freight options within Asia by operating a new solution with the Macau International Airport as the transit hub.   The air freight solution was first introduced in March 2021 […]

New K-Mile Asia flight will add over 200 tons of capacity weekly between Hong Kong and Bangkok Air Hong Kong will offer over 1,200 tons of weekly total gross payload for both flights: Hong Kong-Beijing and Hong Kong-Cebu-Manila AeroLogic will add 610 tons of capacity with its six-times-a-week service from Hong Kong to Cincinnati SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 November 2021 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international […]

Designed for Intel 12th Generation ‘Alder Lake’ platforms, QVL tested with leading motherboard brands HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 November 2021 – KLEVV, an emerging memory brand introduced by Essencore, today announced the latest addition to its lineup of computer memory upgrades with new DDR5 memory series, including DDR5 standard memory and signature DDR5 series of overclocking/gaming RGB memory. KLEVV DDR5 memory offers assurance of QVL […]

Matein Khalid The Middle Kingdom has been a black hole for emerging markets equitywalas since mid-2020. The PBOC kept monetary policy far too tight at a time when the global pandemic necessitated some credit acceleration. The economic slowdown after the Wuhan virus was worse than Street consensus. The property developer Evergrande’s $300 billion debt woes unnerved the Chinese banking system and yuan debt market. The geopolitical rhetoric […]

Matein Khalid Trend is your friend until the trend comes to an end. So this has been a fabulous year to own US equities and I have surfed the Big Board/Nasdaq wave for high stakes with even occasional high octane leverage to bet on the right puppy. I am now paranoid about the risk of a major market selloff in November. After all, as Dr. Henry Kissinger […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 November 2021 – Distinguished higher education leaders in the Asia-Pacific acknowledged at the Quacquarelli Symonds Asia-Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (QS APPLE) 2021 Conference that the strategic direction of transdisciplinary education and research is fundamental to the development of higher education in the region, and that universities need to become more resilient to cope with technological advancements and uncertainties in the […]

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 29 October 2021 – Taiwan’s top annual event for artificial intelligence, AI Day 2021, assembled key international stakeholders from across public and private sectors at Gaming Space in Taipei from October 27 to 28 morning, and online until October 29.   The physical event featured award ceremonies, announcements and insights from Taiwan’s foremost AI industry think tanks and special interest groups. […]

CHONGQING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 28 October 2021 – Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Huida Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. (Huida), has rolled out Infor LN, an ERP solution purpose-built for manufacturers, allowing enterprise users to gain the visibility they need to quickly respond to customer, supplier, and regulatory needs—with zero software customization. The move has enabled comprehensive standardization of business processes for Huida and its subsidiaries so […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 October 2021 – Only a forward-looking institute can help students’ research stand ahead in the industry in this ever-changing era. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a globally and regionally recognised research university ranked 39th in the World# and 7th in Asia*. As a pioneering institution, CUHK is the centre of excellence for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research with a global impact […]

Matein Khalid I have been a consistent bear on the Turkish lira from the time President Erdogan, a political populist and former soccer player, decided that he was a better monetary economist than the four central bank governors in Ankara that he sacked in the past decade. I pleaded with my friends in Dubai/Pakistan not to bottom fish in the Turkish lira during the post coup meltdown […]

The 2022 Medical Trend Rate for Asia Pacific is up slightly compared to last year’s 8.0 percent and remains above general price inflation In the past year, utilisation of outpatient services dropped the most in Asia Pacific due to COVID-19 pandemic-related movement restrictions Global health benefit costs to rise 7.4 percent as medical utilisation returns to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 25 October 2021 – Employer-provided medical […]

Explored challenges and prospects of quantity surveying industry and forged practical solutions HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 October 2021 – The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Quantity Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2021 at the HKIS Surveyors Learning Centre today. Themed “Forging Ahead: Practical Solutions in Quantity Surveying” this year, the Conference gathered government office heads, business leaders, experts and scholars to […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 October 2021 – Cyberport FinTech InnoCon 2021 (the Conference) – a spotlight event of the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF) – will be staged online on 1 November (Monday). It will meanwhile kick off the sixth Hong Kong FinTech Week. Themed “Innovation in FinTech Proof-of-Concept for the Hong Kong Financial Services Industry”, the full-day online conference will bring together […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 October 2021 – Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’ or ‘KLN’; Stock Code 0636.HK) is honoured to be named the Best 3PL Provider for the sixth time and Best Logistics Service Provider – Sea for the second time at the 2021 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (‘AFLAS’), which recognised supply chain best practice in the region and commitment to […]

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