Newcomer food delivery app Grub has entered the UAE’s food delivery marketplace, launching its services across Dubai. Offering a flexible and easy to manage system, the platform offers simple flat-rate mobile food delivery for local restaurants and wholesalers. The mobile app is offering venues 0% commission for the first six months if they sign up in the launch month as the new app is intended to help […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Global technology giant IBM, and Singapore’s leading Continuing Education and Training provider NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB), today announced a collaboration to close technology skills gaps in Singapore amid the evolving Covid-19 situation. This will be done through curating free courses in areas such as AI, Cloud and Data. The tie-up came as a result of ongoing discussions about the shared […]
Converging the power of mobile credit risk scoring and digital fraud management technology to access Southeast Asia’s 400 million unbanked and new-to-credit population SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – GBG (AIM:GBG), the global technology specialist in fraud and compliance management, identity verification and location data intelligence today announced a technology partnership with CredoLab, the leading developer of bank-grade digital scorecards based on privacy-consented and permissioned smartphone […]
By Matein Khalid Oscar Wilde once spoke of his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, the fabled Bosie, as “the love that dare not speak its name”, in Victorian London, when Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper roamed amid the fog and the gaslights! The love that dare not speak its name in my life is, of course, my obsession with foreign exchange markets, a love that mesmerizes […]
For two years, the agency has worked to pivot from traditional branding and design agency to creative consultancy and venture studio to make the push for Asian companies. Team believes that coronavirus levelled the global playing field and the opportunity is now for Asian lifestyle brands to take the global spotlight. Since 2012, Constant has helped modernise and launch over 40 brands in the region including New […]
Accelerates efficiency while enhancing security, document management and remote working capabilities SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific today announced the launch of 19 new models from its digital multifunction/printer ApeosPort and DocuPrint series (Refer to Table A). The latest products, together with Fuji Xerox’s solutions, will allow businesses to overcome new challenges on intensifying security risk, demand for greater efficiency, burgeoning operational […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Leading global logistics provider, GEODIS has announced the appointment of Tomy Sofhian as the Managing Director of Indonesia from May 2020. Tomy reports to Rene Bach-Larsen, Sub-Regional Managing Director ASEAN, who commented: “Tomy Sofhian joins GEODIS with a wealth of experience in the supply chain industry and at a key time during our expansion of operations in Indonesia. We continue […]
By Andrew Brinded In 1991, the renowned technology journalist Stewart Alsop made a famously wrong forecast. “I predict that the last mainframe will be unplugged on March 15, 1996,” he wrote. But 23 years later, the mainframe is still going strong. For me, this underlines why it’s a myth that IT is a fast-moving sector in which revolutionary changes occur at lightning speed. The R&D side of […]
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is enjoying a boon in the presidential race, soaring in national opinion polls to new heights and overtaking Donald Trump in political betting markets. A shifting political landscape that is proving to be a subject of great interest with the punditocracy and handicappers, keen to serve up predictions for what lies ahead for the ‘land of the free and the home of […]
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:UK Competition and Markets Authority, the country’s antitrust watchdog, launches an investigation into Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy — Facebook wants to be the go-to platform for all of your social needs, but a big move it made last month to take ownership in the world of GIFs …
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 12 June 2020 – As digital transformation become the imperative for businesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, 58% of employers in Singapore are training their workforce in technology-related skills to keep their businesses viable and resilient during this period. This is one of the key findings in the recent NTUC LearningHub’s Employer Skills Survey report. The survey, which was conducted during the […]
BTS (@BTS_twt) celebrates their 7th anniversary on 13 June, 2020 Twitter releases face emojis of the seven members that will automatically generate with relevant hashtags on Twitter BTS photo provided by Big hit entertainment SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 12 June 2020 – Global superstars BTS (@BTS_twt) will be celebrating their 7th anniversary on 13 June with a range of content expected to be released on […]
DP World, with a global network of 123 business units in 54 countries, has announced the completion of its acquisition of a 51% stake in TIS Container Terminal in the Port of Yuzhny, Ukraine. This follows satisfaction of specific conditions including confirmation of regulatory approval from the relevant government authorities. This project will be DP World’s second partnership with TIS shareholders, the first being our very successful […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 12 June 2020 – Solomon Systech Limited will participate in the “Striving and Transforming — The History of Hong Kong Industry” exhibition in Hong Kong, showcasing about 1,200 sets of classic Hong Kong-made products over the past century. Jointly organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History (“Museum”) and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (“FHKI”), the exhibition is part of the FHKI […]
The complimentary online event aims to bring together the local seller community and empower them to develop strategies and skills to expand their businesses and reach more customers locally and globally SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – June 11, 2020 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon will be hosting its first summit for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Singapore, Amazon Singapore Online Seller Summit 2020, on June 19, 2020, 9am […]
Two companies team to deliver integration capabilities to simplify OT/IT integration for the most critical OT data sources to bring the Connected Enterprise to life for customers MILWAUKEE, U.S. – Media OutReach – 11 June 2020 – Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) and PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced strategic enhancements to industry leading FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC, to serve the needs of a very fast growing, dynamic […]
by James M. Dorsey The Middle East is at a crossroads. The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout confronts regional leaders with a stark choice: dial down tensions to open the door toward cooperation in tackling existential challenges or risk ever more aggravated political and economic threats enhanced by a potential wave of social protest. A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. […]
Development programme creates opportunities in a volatile economy HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Start-up Express, an entrepreneurship development programme organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), has returned for its third edition. The pitching contest under the programme successfully concluded today as a judging panel selected exceptional start-ups to participate in local and international activities to build connections, explore markets, […]
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Secondlifeasia, a game-changer in the Apple device repair and maintenance sector today announced it is geared to launch its first round of funding this year via PitchIN (Pitch Platforms Sdn Bhd) . Founded in February 2018, the company boasts exclusivity by being the only player that possesses an Apple diagnostic app to analyse 34 critical points on your […]
Atradius’ Payment Practices Barometer highlights the importance of risk management to Asian businesses HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Corporations in the United Arab Emirates expect increased delays in payments from customers, a growing risk of default and an overall weakening in business performance as the country copes with the disruptive impact of COVID-19, according to Atradius‘ latest Payment Practices Barometer survey. With an […]
Accelerates Digital Transformation by Simplifying Business Processes Through Unifying Organization Data SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific announced today its partnership with M-Files, a global leader in Intelligent Information Management (IIM), unveiling a new digital business solution for companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region that features automated workflows together with intuitive information management and compliance support that is deployable in the cloud, […]
Atradius Payment Practices Barometer highlights importance of risk management to Asian businesses HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – As global recession looms, Asian businesses tighten their credit management processes in a bid to minimise bad debt risks. COVID-19 containment measures around the world have impacted both national and international supply chains and trade. Responses to the 2020 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer (PPB) survey […]
Arrow Open Lab to offer free engineering consultations to help develop 5G-ready and AI-powered edge devices HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 9 June 2020 – Global technology-solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. today announced it will offer free consultations to local technology startups and the innovation community at its Arrow Open Lab located at Hong Kong Science Park. The initiative is part of Arrow’s commitment to supporting technology enterprises, […]
Residential Sale & Purchase Agreements in May rose to 5,984, the highest level in the past year Prices at representative estates are down by around 0.5%-10.8% year-to-date With 19 major deals, the property investment market has not rebounded yet in Q2 as buyers and vendors remain on the sidelines amid the continuous uncertainties. HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 9 June 2020 – As the local coronavirus outbreak gradually […]
