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After pulling off around 11 apps from the Play Store in July this year, Google Play has taken 6 more off the Play Store for containing the Joker malware. These apps accounted for nearly 200,000 downloads.

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 9 September 2020 – GS1 Hong Kong launches a brand new “Quality Food Scheme+” programme to encourage food & beverage enterprises to adopt more stringent measures in accordance with internationally accredited standards in terms of management, control and traceability, for example identifying critical control points along the food supply chain, which helps to enhance food safety and instil trust in consumers. (From […]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach – 9 September 2020 – DHL eCommerce Solutions, a division of the world’s leading logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), announced that it will relocate its Sydney headquarters to a 19,000 sqm facility, co-located with DHL Global Forwarding, at Unit 1 Millennium Court, 33-41 Military Road, Matraville, NSW 2036. Denise McGrouther, Managing Director, DHL eCommerce Solutions Oceania DHL eCommerce Solutions is moving its Sydney HQ […]

The first of its kind, the Microsoft Enabler Program provides cloud & AI training for PwDs, accessibility education for employer partners, and inclusive hiring from non-profit organizations supporting PwDs.   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 9 September 2020 – The Microsoft Enabler Program launched today pioneers disability inclusive workplaces across Asia Pacific by removing the barriers for a more diverse workforce. With more than 1 billion people with disabilities (PwDs) […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach – 9 September 2020 – One year ago, the Chinese brand HiPhi, a subsidiary of Human Horizons, showed people its prototype, which advanced the lines of a future high-end electric full-size SUVs. Now the firm has revealed the final version of its first model, which has been bestowed the name HiPhi X and go on sale in the first half of 2021. The HiPhi […]

Georg Jensen inspiration combines with Philips expertise for a unique mobile speaker   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 September 2020 – The new Philips TAJS50 Bluetooth speaker was designed together with Georg Jensen to be simple, yet striking. The gleaming polished steel top plate contrasts beautifully with the tactile Kvadrat wool-blend speaker fabric. Home, office, or dinner party — the contrasting design always makes a beautiful impression. The soft […]

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 September 2020 – Leading financial advisory company IPP Financial Advisers (“IPPFA”) and FWD Insurance (“FWD”) today announced a strategic partnership that will see FWD own a minority interest in IPPFA, enabling IPPFA to further cement its position as a premier financial advisory firm in Singapore, and the Asia-Pacific region.  Tay Huai Eng, CEO of IPP Financial Advisers said, “We are extremely pleased to […]

NAIROBI, KENYA – Media OutReach – 7 September 2020 – Infinix, a global leader in consumer electronics market, has today launched the Zero 8 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The Zero 8 is the company’s flagship series for 2020/21. Though targeting the high-end market, the Zero 8 will retail at a relatively affordable price of KES 28,999 and will be covered by a guarantee policy of up to 25 months. […]

HONG KONG , CHINA – Media OutReach – 7 September 2020 – The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime (EWC) today outlined an innovative “One Health” approach to reforming wildlife trade laws that the group said would help avoid future devastating wildlife-related pandemics. Photograph by Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images™. Further press materials, copyright information and captions can be downloaded here. www.endwildlifecrime.org “No organisation on its own can […]

Global delivery of 10 billion doses of serum needs scaled-up medical supply chains A framework is provided to tackle future health emergencies beyond COVID-19 BONN, GERMANY – Media OutReach – September 7, 2020 – With first emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines expected to be effective in the last quarter of 2020, logistics providers are challenged to rapidly establish medical supply chains to deliver more than ten billion doses worldwide. DHL, […]

HONG KONG, CHINA –  Media OutReach – September 7, 2020 – LeddarTech®, an industry leader in environmental sensing solutions for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems from level 1 to level 5 will participate and present at the 22nd China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) from September 9-11. This live event, is being held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition Center and brings together 3,000 exhibitors welcoming over 80,000 industry professionals […]

Amba Kak was in law school in India when the country rolled out the Aadhaar project in 2009. The national biometric ID system, conceived as a comprehensive identity program, sought to collect the fingerprints, iris scans, and photographs of all residents. It wasn’t long, Kak remembers, before stories about its devastating consequences began to spread.…
By Olivia Rosane   Kamala Harris is now the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to run for national office for a major political party in the U.S., the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) pointed out. She also has a strong legacy of championing environmental justice throughout her career.   “Congratulations […]

The news: Since April, the Delphi research group at Carnegie Mellon University has been compiling one of the world’s largest databases for covid-19 symptom tracking. Now it’s launching a new challenge with Facebook and other partners to crowdsource data projects for improving the nation’s pandemic response. The data: The Delphi group, one of the best…

Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, intelligence services in both Beijing and Washington have vied to uncover secrets in one another’s countries, and to safeguard their own secrets, in pursuit of military, economic, and technological advantage. Many bona fide spies on both sides have been caught; many innocents have been…

Accelerating the Progress of 2nd Generation Uni-PTH Launch   HONG KONG, CHINA – EQS Newswire – 4 September 2020 – A fully integrated biopharmaceutical company — Uni-Bio Science Group Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; Stock code: 00690.HK) is pleased to announce that Uni-PTH (pre-filled injection pen) or “2nd Generation Uni-PTH” has been successfully approved by the National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) for clinical trial with […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 4 September 2020 – HUA Exchange “HUAX” has registered over 1 million users, across 200 countries and regions. HUAX (Hua Exchange) is a digital asset trading platform, registered in Cayman Island. With the key mission of “Your own Exchange, You can Trust”, HUAX is currently offering traders with the lowest transaction fees, a cutting-edge security system, and deep liquidity trades for digital assets, over-the-counter and […]

Here’s a life-or-death question: Do apps that notify people of potential exposure to coronavirus help save lives or are they a waste of precious time and money?  A new study from Oxford University and Google says contact tracing apps reduce infections, hospitalizations, and deaths at almost any level of adoption, showing that it can act…

The world’s most populous democracy is now also the world leader in internet shutdowns. India has imposed hundreds of internet blackouts in different parts of the country over the past few years, including cutting off connectivity throughout the disputed state of Kashmir for six months. Home to over 12 million people, the region has suffered…

The news: Apple and Google have announced they’re expanding their coronavirus exposure warning system so health agencies can take part without needing to create a customized app. It’s a significant upgrade to the system, which uses Bluetooth to work out if people have spent extended periods of time near each other, then notifies someone’s close…

By Matein Khalid My conviction that Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the tech unicorn of our lifetimes was vindicated by the spectacular institutional response to its $1 billion Series N offering in August. The round was oversubscribed by the smart money/tech cognoscenti of Silicon Valley by a staggering 10 times, forcing the company to almost double the size of the offering. I am convinced that the company’s Starlink […]

Arabian Post Staff DP World and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, have announced the expansion of their ports and terminals investment through a new commitment of US$4.5 billion (CA$6 billion), that will increase the total size of the platform to US$8.2 billion (CA$ 10.6 billion). DP World holds 55% share of the platform, and CDPQ the remaining 45%. Since its […]

By illuminating final stage in money laundering process, BAE Systems report commissioned by SWIFT supports efforts by banks to prevent, detect and respond to cyber-attacks KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA / MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 3 September 2020 – SWIFT and BAE Systems Applied Intelligence today published ‘Follow the Money’, a new report that describes the complex web of money mules, front companies and cryptocurrencies that criminals use to siphon […]

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