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Trend Micro Vision One Named a Leader in firm’s first major XDR vendor evaluation HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has announced the latest industry recognition for its Trend Micro Vision One platform. Trend Micro was named one of only two Leaders in The Forrester New Wave™: Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Providers, Q4 2021 […]

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 […]

Investment focusing on development of talent and technology to be made over a period of five years DUBLIN and SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 October 2021 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the launch of the Medtronic Open Innovation Platform (OIP) in Singapore. The OIP will bring strategic collaboration in healthcare technologies among various stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem through […]

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 […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 October 2021 – Kroll, the world’s premier provider of services and digital products related to valuation, governance, risk and transparency, today announced it is expanding its cyber risk services in Asia Pacific with several recent strategic new hires to bolster its existing world-class capability.   The firm’s experience handling over 3,000 incidents globally in the past year has enabled Kroll to identify […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 October 2021 – In support of the Hong Kong government’s new initiative, InnoHK Clusters, which aims to develop Hong Kong as a hub for global research collaboration, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined forces with world-leading institutions to develop research centres under two newly established research clusters – AIR@InnoHK (focusing on artificial intelligence and robotics technologies) and […]

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 […]

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Simplifies integrating robust and low-cost contactless temperature-sensing feature into smart consumer-grade devices HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 October 2021 – Global technology-solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. today announced the launch of a thermal sensing solution, powered by STMicroelectronics (STM)’ X-CUBE AI.  The integrated solution is designed to help engineers and product designers rapidly combine AI and thermal sensing technologies for developing smart, reliable, and affordable health-monitoring devices.  This […]

The ceremony celebrating the National Day of Viet Nam has been formally organised in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with Viet Nam’s commitment to pursuing sustainable development. At the event, the Circular Economy Model that revolves around the coffee tree has drawn international participants’ attention. VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – On October 8, 2021,  the Embassy of Viet Nam in Austria organised the 76th […]

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 […]

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 […]

James M Dorsey On their way from Tel Aviv airport to Jerusalem in 1977 then Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin asked President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to ever officially visit Israel, why the Egyptian military had not moved deeper into the Sinai during the 1973 Middle East war. “You have nuclear arms. Haven’t you heard?” Mr. Sadat replied. Mr. Sadat’s strategic calculations in the war, the […]

To spark action towards healthy active living among Asia Pacific consumers, Herbalife Nutrition’s Virtual Run will make its return in October as the highlight activity of the Company’s Get Moving With Good Nutrition campaign HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 October 2021 – Premier global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, today released findings from the Asia Pacific Health Inertia Survey 2021, which revealed that six in ten consumers in […]

The opening ceremony of the Viet Nam Pavilion was held in spectacular fashion on October 1 at the Expo 2020 Dubai. HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 4 October 2021 – Attending the event were Prof. Dr. Ta Quang Dong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Nguyen Manh Tuan, the Ambassador of Viet Nam to the UAE; Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Commissioner General of Viet Nam […]

Crows remember faces they associate with stressful situations for up to five years. And they tell their friends. Flickr/monkeyc.net Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Crows can remember human faces associated with stressful situations for up to five years and they’ll also warn their friends, a study has found. Crows are known for their extraordinary smarts and have been observed making tools to dig food out of tight spots. […]

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 […]

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 […]

NEW YORK, US – ACCESSWIRE – 2 October  2021 – Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:FOCS) (“Focus”), a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. (“NEIRG”), a registered investment adviser headquartered in North Andover, MA, will join Connectus Wealth Advisers (“Connectus”). The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, […]

Drive for better with the new Euro 5 Quester and Croner trucks, with feature enhancements that boost profitability by doing more with less to overcome critical resource constraints. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 September 2021 – UD Trucks today unveiled a new Euro 5 range for the well-established Quester (heavy-duty) and Croner (medium-duty) trucks. The upgrade also boasts enhanced features that will improve uptime, enhance efficiency, and optimize […]

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 […]

Featuring high current rating, high density and flexible control functions, the new point-of-load DC-DC converter is ideal for complex and high current applications DENVER, COLORADO – Media OutReach – 29 September 2021 – Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) – a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions – today introduced the Artesyn LGA110D, a 110 amp-rated, non-isolated digital point-of-load DC-DC converter. The latest addition to the […]

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 […]

The whitepaper, created with the Open Data Institute, captures lessons from governments and organizations in Asia that have embarked on data sharing initiatives Building a foundation of trust, greater public-private collaboration, and a proactive approach by governments will unlock new opportunities to innovate and solve Asia’s biggest challenges SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – Microsoft today, with support from the Open Data Institute (ODI), released a whitepaper […]

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