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With AWS, the leading genomic and diagnostic testing company performed more than 6 million COVID-19 tests globally during the pandemic, scaling daily testing capabilities by 8x HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 December 2021 – Today, Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), an Amazon.com company, announced that Prenetics, a global leader in genomics and diagnostic testing, is running its entire infrastructure on AWS, the world’s leading cloud, […]

Industry Leaders and Elite Esports Elites Gather at Cyberport as Digital Entertainment Continues Steadfast Growth HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 December 2021 – The grand opening of the annual Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) took place at Cyberport today, with Zhang Zhihua, Director General of the Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Dr David […]

Son Ye-jin of Spackman Media Group, who starred in highly popular romance drama CRASH LANDING ON YOU (2020), endorses Pew Water Hydrogen, a hydrogenated beverage ·Son Ye-jin headlines in upcoming JTBC’s new drama, 39, which is scheduled to be aired in the first half of next year SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 December 2021 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (the “Group“), one of Korea’s leading entertainment production groups, wishes […]

RIGA, LATVIA –  Media OutReach – 10 December 2021 – Thanks to an extensive and continuously growing network of resellers and integrators, today ONLYOFFICE is available in 20+ languages and is already trusted by over seven million users in 170 countries. ONLYOFFICE now intends to repeat this brilliant success, this time within China, where it is hosted by Alibaba Cloud, currently regarded as China’s No. 1 cloud service […]

Dubai: Mastercard has entered into a strategic partnership with the real-time payment solutions company, ProgressSoft, to ease the integration of Mastercard Cross-Border Services and accelerate cross-border remittances across the Middle East and North Africa. With Mastercard Cross-Border Services, financial service providers can seamlessly process digital payments leveraging its global network through a single connection. Furthermore, these cross-border payments can reach almost anywhere in the world with certainty […]

The facility will produce renewable fuels with lower carbon emissions than conventional fossil fuels by utilising local feedstock. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery Pty Ltd, an Australian-based company, today announced plans to develop a renewable diesel processing and storage facility in the country. When in full operation, the facility aims to produce 500,000 tonnes per annum of renewable fuels with lower carbon […]

Following the disposal, the Group intends to strategically diversify into the production and financing of Korean drama and US movies SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (the “Group“), one of Korea’s leading entertainment production groups, wishes to announce that it has successfully completed the disposal of its subsidiary Zip Cinema Co., Ltd. for S$19.8 million (the “Disposal“). Following the Disposal, […]

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 December 2021 – True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) returns from today offering audiences around the world free streaming of 20 short films and 4 Dialogues. Presented by The Nippon Foundation, the films present new and sometimes radical human perspectives about life and the pursuit of happiness. Highlights include:   The world’s first Oscar-nominated film featuring a DeafBlind Actor, 2021 Oscar-nominated FEELING THROUGH and its […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 December 2021 – True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) returns from today offering audiences across Asia free streaming of 10 Features, 20 short films and 4 Dialogues. Presented by The Nippon Foundation, the films present new and radical human perspectives about life and the pursuit of happiness. Highlights include: The world’s first Oscar-nominated film featuring a DeafBlind Actor, 2021 Oscar-nominated FEELING THROUGH; The first Screen […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 December 2021 – On 16 November, the international independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization TÜV Rheinland organized this webinar with the support from Invest Hong Kong, and German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong (GCC) to address the microplastics challenge along the global textile and garment supply chain. Link to Youtube video   Among the webinar speakers were: Rakesh Vazirani, Head of […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 December 2021 – Empty office buildings, hotel rooms and shopping malls – these are the facts of life in the post-pandemic new normal. They are also the results of social distancing measures as well as government-imposed lockdowns implemented around the world to lessen the spread of COVID-19, the effects of which have rippled across real estate markets in Asia. It is with […]

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 […]

Enjoy a RM40 discount off selected flight bookings with Malaysia Airlines Up to 70% off staycation packages through the Last Minute Hotel Booking campaign  KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 1 December 2021 – From now till the end of the year, users of Trip.com, an international one-stop travel service provider, may enjoy an exclusive RM40 discount off selected Malaysia Airlines’ flights with a minimum spend of RM40 nett. […]

Pragmatism and pandemic disruptions pave the way for greater acceptance across Fashion, Electronics and Autos categories in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – Carousell Group, the leading classifieds group in Greater Southeast Asia, addresses the issue of overconsumption in its inaugural Carousell Recommerce Index 2021, a Carousell Green initiative to highlight the importance of sustainability and recommerce in the Greater Southeast […]

86% of Taiwanese users have made secondhand purchases before, and the biggest motivating factor is environmental reasons TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – According to the first Carousell Recommerce Index, led by Carousell Group, the leading classifieds group in Greater Southeast Asia, 86% of Taiwanese users have bought secondhand items before. This is higher than the Carousell Group’s average of 72%, and the […]

The first-ever Carousell Recommerce Index (2021 Report) published by the classifieds marketplace across eight Greater Southeast Asia markets, including Hong Kong, as part of its green initiative Nearly half of Hongkongers buy secondhand for environmental reasons, demonstrating a higher environmental consciousness than neighbouring markets On average, Hong Kong consumers own 43 unwanted items HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – To further cultivate […]

‘Go the Extra Mile’ campaign will see $1 per completed trip given back to eligible driver-partners throughout Gojek’s anniversary week SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 November 2021 – To mark its three-year anniversary in Singapore, Gojek today announced the launch of its ‘Go the Extra Mile’ campaign which will see $1 per completed trip given back to driver-partners  throughout its anniversary week – 29 November – 5 December[1]. The […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 November 2021 – Seal Eco Advanced Co., Ltd. (SEAL, a Hong Kong plastic waste recycling company) and Homison Solutions Limited (a technology service company), signed a cooperation agreement today and forged a special supply chain partnership for e-waste recovery and recycling in Hong Kong. The partnership will join force to improve the overall performance of the supply chain. The partnership is expected to […]

Half year sales of JPY 11,872 million, up 31.1% and 12.1% versus same period of FY2020 and FY2019 respectively EBITDA increased by 4.6 times to JPY 2,635 million as compared to same period last year Interim dividend of JPY 1.5 per share HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 26 November 2021 – HONMA Golf Limited (“HONMA” or the “Group”; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKEx stock code: 6858), […]

Robust Growth of 11.6% in Generics Business Amidst the Pandemic; Confident about Sustaining Strong Growth Momentum Declares Interim Dividend of HK1.2 Cents Per Share; A 50% Growth Compared to FY2021 Interim   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 26 November 2021 – Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited (“Jacobson Pharma” or the “Company”; Stock Code: 2633), a leading company engaging in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of essential medicines, specialty drugs […]

By James M Dorsey It has been a good week for United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Headline-grabbing, fast-paced moves reinforce the UAE’s position as a regional power. They highlight the UAE’s willingness to chart a course that increasingly competes with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf’s regional behemoth; is at times at odds with US policy; and scoffs at assertions of human rights abuse by activists […]

Collaboration to design and build the lowest-emission LNG facility in the world SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 November 2021 – Woodfibre LNG has signed an Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction (EPFC) contract with McDermott International. The EPFC contract is an important step in advancing detailed engineering and construction scheduling work in advance of Woodfibre LNG issuing a notice to proceed.   Responsibly produced natural gas is […]

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 9M2021 vs 9M2020 Net Profit at RM86.5 million, up by 37.4% Net Income at RM586.3 million, up by 1.4% Operating Expense at RM490.7 million, down by 1.7% Return on Equity at 11.3%, up from 9% Earnings Per Share at 11.86 sen, up by 32.1% Net Equity Trading Investment Income at RM56.0 million, up by 40.2% Market Share of Retail Stockbroking at 23.5%, up from 21.9% […]

Arabian Post Staff A new and unchartered type of price war is brewing in the oil market. The world’s biggest consumers of oil have pledged an unprecedented and relatively sizeable release of strategic reserves onto the market to quell high oil prices amid pandemic recovery. The orchestrated release of what is estimated as 71.5 million barrels from the US, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the UK […]

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