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Four market-leading features with medical coverage up to HKD2,000,000 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 July 2021 – AXA Hong Kong and Macau (“AXA”) is pleased to announce the launch of “SmartStudent Overseas” to provide comprehensive protection for students studying abroad with home-to-home coverage, even during internship, working part-time or going on excursions. “SmartStudent Overseas” features four market-leading highlights for a broad age group of […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – HIZERO, a premium home appliances maker, today unveiled its latest revolutionary all-in-one cordless bionic floor cleaner, that offers superior cleaning performance, and other benefits like quiet running and enhanced user ergonomics. “Powerful yet lightweight, the new HIZERO F803 delivers consumers powerful yet gentle and versatile cleaning of liquids and solids from all hard floor types, leaving surfaces super […]

Service innovations boost customer satisfaction HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 July 2021 – MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited (“MSIG”) today published its second annual MSIG Claims Report (“the report”) which revealed a significant increase in customers using its industry-leading EASY Claims online platform to submit claims in 2020. The results highlight MSIG’s ability to deliver innovative services to meet the growing digital needs of […]

Trend Micro research warns of threat from unpatched legacy vulnerabilities HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 July 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, released new research urging organizations to focus patching efforts on the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to their organization, even if they are years old. Trend Micro Research found that 22% of exploits for […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 July 2021 – GBG (AIM:GBG), the global expert in digital identity, helping businesses prevent fraud and meet complex compliance requirements, has announced the appointment of Bernardi Susastyo as General Manager of Asia, Shekhar Bhagat as Head of Alliances of Asia Pacific (APAC) and Ng Han Liong as Head of Presales of Southeast Asia (SEA) to drive GBG’s growth and innovation capabilities […]

New Trend Micro study reveals tips on how to mitigate phishing and ransomware HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 July 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, published new research revealing that half of US organizations are not effective at countering phishing and ransomware threats. The findings come from an Osterman Research study commissioned by Trend Micro and compiled […]

As I have a natural obsession with global edtechs in both the pre-IPO capital markets and Nasdaq, I believe a tactical trade opportunity is in sight in Coursera (COUR), down from its post IPO high of 62.50. COUR now trades at $5.26 billion market cap or 13.8X its revenue guidance for 2021. There is no doubt that the pandemic has only accelerated a global trend towards online […]

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 11 July 2021 – AXA Hong Kong and Macau (“AXA”) has always been adhering to the purpose of “Act for human progress by protecting what matters”. We support various meaningful corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, bringing positive impact to the wider society. Recently, Sally Wan, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Hong Kong and Macau and a group of AXA senior […]

It is ironic that the US Dollar Index (DXY) rose to 92.85 even as the yield on the 10 year US Treasury note tanked from 1.75 in March to as low as 1.26 last Thursday. Economic data, high yield credit spreads and the TIPS inflation breakevens convinced me that the fall in bond yields had less to do with shifts in Federal Reserve monetary policy or inflation/growth […]

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS – EQS Newswire – 9 July 2021 – The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) (www.MCB.mu) is adopting MITECH’s system TRAC (Trade Risk Active Control) to support a continuous and significant growth in its Commodity Trade Finance (CTF) business. TRAC is a Trade Risk and Collateral Management system supporting Structured Trade Commodity Finance. The TRAC solution handles not only Transactional Commodity Finance but Borrowing Base […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 9 July 2021 – With the release of the “Future Skills Study Report” last year, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) advocated six essential soft and hard skills for young people. These included, Digital Skills; Innovation and Problem Solving; Life Planning; Communication and Cooperation; Wellness Management; and Resilience and Crisis Management. This year, the HKFYG launches a new […]

Innovative oil spill recovery and dam water level monitoring solutions receive a US$75,000 grant each to help save lives from natural disasters HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 July 2021 – 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, have announced the winners […]

New capital will fund ESR’s robust development pipeline TOKYO/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG – Media OutReach – 6 July 2021 – ESR Cayman Limited (“ESR” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; SEHK Stock Code: 1821), the largest APAC focused logistics real estate platform, announced a JPY75 billion (circa US$675 million) expansion of ESR Japan Logistics Fund III (“RJLF3”), a development joint venture established with Dutch pension […]

Latest report highlights United States as the prime target of global threat actors HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 July 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released a new report highlighting the growing risk of downtime and sensitive data theft from ransomware attacks aimed at industrial facilities. Click here to read a full copy of the report, […]

With triple the firewall throughput compared to previous SonicWall appliances, new NSa and NSsp models help organizations keep pace with the speeds of their growing networks SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 July 2021 – SonicWall today announced three new high-performance firewall models for enterprises and large organizations — NSa 4700, NSa 6700 and NSsp 13700 — designed to accelerate network throughput, stop advanced cyberattacks like ransomware, […]

Partnership is a key aspect of DHL’s Group-wide program GoTeach, which seeks to improve employability for young people by preparing them for the working world Key highlights of this year’s program include virtual mentoring sessions, job skills training and DHL scholarships Collaboration between DHL and SOS Children’s Villages will be extended for another five years to 2026 HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 1 July […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 June 2021 – AXA Hong Kong (“AXA”) announces the launch of AXA “Support Local Tourism” Programme (“Programme”). From 1 July to 31 December 2021, Hong Kong citizens aged between 6 months to 85 years old who have joined any registered local group tours organised by a licensed travel agent[1], and have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 June 2021 – To detect Sexually Transmitted Disease STDs, blood samples are usually used to detect antigens and antibodies. Different from general practices, HealthLand provides comprehensive RNA STD detection technology, covering most common STDs. Compared with antigen and antibody detection, RNA venereal disease detection has higher sensitivity and accuracy, with a shorter detection time. The HIV RNA PCR test […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 June 2021 – Chubb announced today the appointment of Mari Rachelle [Cielo] Canta as the new Country President for the Philippines with effect from 1 July. She replaces incumbent, Peter van Ratingen who has been appointed to the role of Head of Consumer Lines for Australia and New Zealand. In her new role, Ms. Canta will oversee the operations and business […]

The Kenanga Global Growth Fund and Kenanga Global Islamic Fund will offer investors global exposure and greater diversification following reintroduction. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 29 June 2021 – Kenanga Investors Berhad (“Kenanga Investors“) announced the relaunch of two of its unit trust funds, the Kenanga Global Growth Fund (“KGGF“, formerly Kenanga Resource Equity Fund) and Kenanga Global Islamic Fund (“KGIF“, formerly Kenanga Islamic Fund) […]

By James M. Dorsey US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking but seems determined to prevent some third parties from exploiting the regional stalemate to their advantage. That seems to be one message contained in ensuring that King Abdullah of Jordan will be the first Arab leader to visit the White House since Mr. Biden took office. The message takes on added significance with the […]

Students’ Unlimited Creativity Unveiled in ‘Master Code’ Award and Kick-off Ceremonies HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 June 2021 – Since 2016, Hong Kong Education City (EdCity) and Microsoft have co-organised the annual Master Code Competition. The award ceremony of ‘Master Code 2020: Create a Zero Hunger Future with AI’ was held on June 25. The organisers have also announced that the theme of ‘Master […]

Study calculates total projected benefits of up to $1.7 million HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 25 June 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced a new study revealing that its hybrid cloud security services can save thousands of person-hours per year on security administration. Forrester Consulting surveyed and interviewed 97 Trend Micro Cloud One customers and drew […]

Direct Franchised Reform Bears Fruit Overall Business Achieved Healthy and Stable Development Results Highlights (RMB million) For the twelve months ended 31 March FY2021 FY2020 Change Revenue 1,970 1,541 +27.8% Gross profit (before reversal of/ provision for impairment of inventories) 1,292 1,023 +26.3% Gross profit margin (before reversal of/ provision for impairment of inventories) 65.6% 66.4% -0.8ppt Operating profit 2,070 530 +290.6% Operating profit excluding gains of […]

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