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Winners will have access to financial support, coaching and networking opportunities to help scale their innovative technology solutions   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 December 2020 – Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential in Asia and Africa, together with Humanitarian Partner International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Technology Partner Lenovo, today launches the second edition of the SAFE STEPS […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 December 2020 – BINGO(HK) — the best website design company in Hong Kong, launches a new version of website management and online store management system every year. The pandemic in 2020 increased the enterprises’ needs of website application and e-commerce. BINGO(HK) thus upgraded its system and launched its online store system which is much more suitable for the local, Chinese and […]

The report spotlights the importance of NCS in climate change mitigation, challenges to NCS investments and country-specific opportunities for businesses   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 December 2020 – Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek today jointly released a report on The Business Case for Natural Climate Solutions: Insights and Opportunities for Southeast Asia. The report was launched at a virtual session of Ecosperity Conversations, a […]

Arabian Post Staff On the back of ongoing market volatility and major global events, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) continued to register strong trading activity during the month of November 2020. DGCX’s G6 currencies portfolio continued its strong performance from the previous month, and markedly recorded a year-to-date (Y-T-D) growth of 364% as compared to the same period last year. Among the G6 currency pairs, […]

Recently, starting in March, many offline casinos were shut down due to the global pandemic. They have started to recover but due to the huge amount of people, it has become harder for casinos to control everything. Recently, Nevada casino decreased their capacity from 50% to 25% due to the global pandemic. With that being said, the rise of online gambling is increasing tremendously. It’s safe to […]

Awards submissions more than double previous year in strong indication of the rapidly increasing adoption of online accounting and business solutions by firms throughout the region   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 December, 2020 – Xero, the global small business platform, today revealed the winners of the Xero Awards 2020: Asia. The annual Awards recognise the contributions of Xero’s accounting, bookkeeping, and corporate secretarial partners in Asia, as well […]

The carefully planned temperature-controlled multimodal journey of Kaavan started from Islamabad and ended in a sanctuary in Cambodia The logistics leader worked with global animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS and veterinary specialists to ensure a safe and comfortable ride for the elephant First-ever adult elephant that was flown out of Pakistan is now safe and sound in his new home SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 December 2020 – Kaavan, a 36-year old […]

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Nearly half of respondents say enacting more LGBT-friendly workplace policies and practices presents a business opportunity Three in five respondents believe the business world has a fundamental imperative to drive change around LGBT diversity and inclusion Executives in China, India especially likely to rate recent progress for LGBT inclusion in their firms as high HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 December 2020 – Asia is the new […]

A city-wide discourse to inspire youth-led movement towards social inclusion and social entrepreneurship   HONG KONG – Media OutReach – 6 December 2020 – The 2020 Youth Co:Lab Hong Kong Dialogue, themed “Making Progress in Fostering Equalities”, concluded fruitfully yesterday. The two-day virtual forum connected hundreds of participants, including academics, social welfare professionals, social entrepreneurs, policymakers and youth leaders , to discuss the pressing challenges facing marginalized and disadvantaged […]

Matein Khalid 2020 was a spectacular year for investing in late stage technology unicorns and I am proud to have led significant investor syndicates from the Gulf for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the e-learning marketplace Udemy and Swedish fintech Klarna Bank. The secondary markets for the world’s most successful, most coveted, fastest growing and most disruptive technology companies have now come of age and offer extraordinary opportunities for […]

By Tony Pecinovsky   This has been a tumultuous year. Millions marched in the streets against police brutality and violence after the killing of George Floyd. They were tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets and percussion grenades, and run over, among any number of other civil liberties abuses. Their demand was “Black Lives Matter!”   Their […]

To improve surgical healthcare services for patients across Cambodia, the Safe Surgery 2020 initiative, launched in 2018, received support from nurses and anesthesia providers from Thailand to help train almost 300 doctors, nurses, and midwives in critical surgical and anesthesia skills. The knowledge transfer and collaboration between the two countries and the initiative’s results show great potential for improved healthcare in the region.   PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 December 2020 – The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020 (the Awards) presentation ceremony was broadcasted online today (December 4). Grand Award Winner of the ICT Startup Award, Blutech IoT Ltd, outclassed Grand Award winners of the other seven categories with its Smart Washroom AIoT Solution and won the Award of the Year. The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, presented the award […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 December 2020 – Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited (Lanson Place) is proud to announce that three of its properties in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur have won a total of five distinctive accolades in 2020. Hong Kong Lanson Place Hotel, Hong Kong Luxury Design Hotel (Hong Kong) at World Luxury Hotel Awards 2020 Waterfront Suites Luxury Boutique Serviced Apartments (Hong Kong) at […]

Positioned as Leader for Fifteenth1 Year Running and Furthest in Vision of All Vendors HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 December 2020 – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced that for the fifteenth year, HPE (Aruba) has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner Inc.’s latest “Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure”, and is positioned furthest to the right in […]

DOHA, QATAR – Media OutReach – 4 December 2020 – The Qatar Football Association (QFA) handed over the third part of its bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027. This section of the file includes the delivery of a government guarantee that is compatible with the AFC’s requirements for a successful bid. The government guarantees pledged by the State of Qatar is a commitment to meeting all regulatory conditions […]

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 4 December 2020 – Azbil Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code: 6845) announced that it has received the prestigious Southeast Asia Building Automation Systems Customer Value Leadership Award from research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan as part of their 2020 Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards. The award recognizes that Azbil Corporation has demonstrated excellence in areas including addressing customers’ needs, implementing best […]

Trend Micro’s Cyber Risk Index, now with worldwide data, reveals elevated risk of attack   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 December 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, published survey findings revealing 23% of global organizations suffered seven or more attacks infiltrating their networks or systems over the past year. The vast majority (83%) of surveyed organizations expect that such […]

Infor CloudSuite Industrial to drive standardization and reduce operational workloads   TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 3 December 2020 – Infor Japan K.K. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinya Miura), the Japanese subsidiary of Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Fujikin K.K. (Head Office: Yashio, Saitama Prefecture; President: Kenji Arakane), a metal-processing company specializing in automotive components, has selected Infor CloudSuite […]

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES – Media OutReach – 3 December 2020 – Corporate leaders from Salesforce, Google, PayPal, VISA, BlackRock, Cisco, Adobe, Horizon Therapeutics, KPMG and others, all serving in their personal capacity, have volunteered to come together to support the work of the Asian University for Women (AUW) located in Chittagong, Bangladesh.   The AUW Bay Area Advisory Board is entrusted with raising awareness of the […]

Every year, Google asks Play Store users to vote for their favorite apps, and that’s no different for 2020 — the contest was open through November

The Microsoft Xbox Series X and Series S gaming consoles went on sale on November 10 globally. Owing to the huge demand, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles are projected to be in short supply until at least April next year.

The payment platform will allow businesses in Hong Kong to make payments with credit cards in instances where the recipients do not accept card payments. CardUp’s solution will help Hong Kong-based businesses maximise and digitise their cash flow, access flexible and competitively-priced capital during the current economic climate, whilst equipping businesses with the tools to automate their payables processes CardUp is a registered Visa Business Payment Solution […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 December 2020 – Enterprise Asia is pleased to present an impressive list of sixty-one outstanding award recipients at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2020 Regional Edition. These leading figures have set and proven themselves consistent and exceptional entrepreneurial spirit in going above and beyond expectations during this unprecedented year.  Established in 2007, APEA recognises outstanding entrepreneurs and organisation representing the best the industry […]

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