Author: Marie Jones

Health Management International Pte Ltd (HMI Group), a growing regional private healthcare provider with presence in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, is expanding its Singapore footprint with a majority stake purchase in OneCare Medical Group (OneCare), a chain of private primary care clinics in Singapore. The move is part of HMI Group’s strategy to boost value-based care offering across the country. tion “With the investment in OneCare, we are expanding our Singapore presence and doubling down on our value-based care offering in line with the government’s ‘3 Beyonds’ push to keep healthcare in Singapore affordable and accessible,” said Ms Chin Wei…

DBS and Woh Hup (Private) Limited have emerged as Singapore’s Best Employers in 2021, according to Kincentric’s premium assessment that identifies organisations who demonstrate outstanding people practices and workplace excellence. While DBS has been named Kincentric Best Employer for the sixth time in Singapore and across Asia Pacific, home-grown construction firm, Woh Hup (Private) Limited has been recognised for the first time. These two companies are particularly leading the way by creating engaging environments fostering organisational agility and building engaging leaders. Companies were evaluated against four research-based elements that are key to accelerating success: Employee Engagement, Organisational Agility, Talent Focus…

Surprise-Inside Confectionary Brand Enchants Families this Holiday Season with Sweets, Gifts, Family Activities and More Yowie Group, the confectionary company that brings families sustainably sourced sweet treats combined with a unique educational experience, has officially debuted their “Feel the Magic with Yowie” holiday campaign. Throughout the holiday season, Yowie will be offering free activities for families and ultra-rare Pacific Giant Glass Frog giveaways. This Yowie collectible just debuted as part of the “Animals with Superpowers” series and the odds of finding a Pacific Giant Glass Frog are one in one thousand – so this is an extra special treat. During…

Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has won the national award for the water category of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2021-2022, a premier award recognition programme organised by the World Branding Forum. The national award was presented to Spritzer on 25 November 2021 in a virtual ceremony (video). The 14th edition of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2021-2022 saw more than 5,300 brands from over 60 countries nominated across multiple categories, with 500 brands winning awards, of which there are three categories – global,…

ASEAN and China establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership China will boost new forms and models of foreign trade to advance high-quality development of the trade sector, according to a circular issued by the General Office of the State Council on July 9, 2021, and aims to have better mechanisms and policy systems in place to support these new trade protocols by 2025, along with the backing of leading enterprises and globally competitive industrial clusters. ASEAN continues to be China’s largest trading partner, these new forms and evolving models of foreign trade further spurring the strong growth momentum. China’s bilateral trade…

On December 8, 2021, Weibo officially launched its secondary listing on the Main Board of the HKEx, becoming a star stock in China’s social media platform sector. The public offering price of the stock (stock code 9898.HK) was HK$272.80. It is learned that Weibo is a leading social media platform in China that has become one of the most influential online media platforms over a dozen years’ development, since its establishment in 2009. Comprehensive Content Ecosystem, Bolstering Core Competitiveness As a pioneer and leading social media in China, Weibo has been leading the industry’s development and innovation for years, with…

TOKYO, Dec 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Datachain has started a demonstration experiment on interoperability between different blockchains(*1) to build a “digital currency exchange platform”. In the near future, various digital currency and circulation platforms are expected to be launched, including those issued by the private sector in addition to the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). As the existing fiat currencies are widely exchanged, it is essential to develop exchange functions that enable interoperability among digital currency platforms to make use of digital currencies. For now, the most common way to exchange digital…

Biolidics Limited (“Biolidics” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a medical technology company with a focus on innovative diagnostic solutions, is pleased to announce that it had on 8 December 2021: (i) entered into a definitive agreement with its contract manufacturer for the production of the ClearEpi NAB Test; and (ii) obtained the relevant product liability insurance for the ClearEpi NAB Test. The ClearEpi NAB Test was developed by Biolidics with technology licensed from A*STAR’s A*ccelerate. Highlights: – Biolidics has entered into a definitive manufacturing agreement for the production of its ClearEpi SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Rapid…

The AppsFlyer Privacy Cloud is the Next Phase in the Company’s Evolution, Enabling a Better, Safer Digital Experience Through Ecosystem Collaboration AppsFlyer announced it is collaborating with Intel to build the AppsFlyer Privacy Cloud. The AppsFlyer Privacy Cloud allows multiple entities to safely bring their data together based on their own business logic, guidelines and privacy requirements while leveraging a privacy-preserving tech stack including Aggregated Advanced Privacy (AAP), Aggregated Conversion Modeling (ACM), Data Clean Rooms, privacy preserving cryptographic solutions, Predictive analytics, and others. AppsFlyer is collaborating with Intel to leverage the hardware-enhanced crypto acceleration in Intel’s 3rd Generation Intel Xeon…

Horangi, today launched Resilience and Excellence with Amazon Web Services (AWS) & Horangi (REA&H), a holistic security offering that provides customers with comprehensive cloud risk assessments and bespoke solutions that align with their desired business outcomes and drive innovation. Cloud-based solutions are becoming ubiquitous in APAC as businesses in the region recognize that they can realize cost savings, gain competitive advantages, especially in crowded markets, and easily achieve scalability. The region’s cloud market is forecasted to lead the world in cloud adoption with cloud spending reaching US$200 billion by 2024. To help these organizations, Horangi worked with AWS Professional Services…

The 2nd global edition of World OTT Show concluded on 23 November 2021 hosted over 200 media and entertainment industry leaders and OTT leaders from across India, to discuss and explore the latest trends, solutions, and innovation in content and strategies in the Indian OTT realm. The event discussed some of the trending topics in the Indian OTT industry, such as the future of OTT India, guidelines and regulations, the advent and consolidation of regional OTT players in India, 5G and connectivity, investments in OTT, content localization and more. Some of the top speakers who attended the event included: -…

SEEK Asia, owners of JobStreet and JobsDB across the region, launches a pan-regional campaign aimed at encouraging participation and empowerment in the workforce after the “great resignation” wave Let’s Get To Work campaign will tap on local influencers and key opinion leaders such as actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians, and YouTubers – to inspire Gen Z audiences; the company will also launch Asia’s Biggest Tech Career Fair in 2022 SEEK Asia’s latest campaign is helmed by McCann Worldgroup and highly acclaimed Manila-based director Adrian Calumpang; Ogilvy will lead social and PRecious Communications will drive PR Today, SEEK Asia, the parent company…

Spikes Asia has today announced the full jury line-up of industry leaders set to judge the Spikes Asia Awards, Asia Pacific’s most prestigious creative communications accolade. Now in its 35th edition, the Spikes Asia awards will bring 106 jurors together to judge work in 24 awards categories, including new awards developed in response to the region’s shifting creative trends: The Creative Data Spike, the Social & Influencer Spike, and the incorporation of the Tangram Awards to form the new Strategy & Effectiveness Spike. In 2022, the awards will set the definitive benchmark for not only creative excellence, but also marketing…

Strengthening its capacity to produce high-performance copper bonding wires TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) has announced that its subsidiary TANAKA Denshi Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Kanzaki-gun, Saga; Representative Director & President: Shigeru Iseki), which is engaged in the production of various types of bonding wires, will establish a new plant in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, for the production of high-performance palladium coated copper bonding wires (“PCC wires”). The plant is scheduled to commence operations in the first half of 2022. Exterior of new plant High-performance copper bonding wire…

Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology that creates automation solutions to improve efficiency and productivity, strengthens its position in the Asian markets through recent strategic customer wins. One of the top 3 local banks in Singapore has recently selected Crestron solutions for their training and development centre. Also, recent wins in some of the top Singapore Universities and Government institutions have proven that the strategy to add new vertical markets is successful. Crestron is strengthening its go-to-market approach in Asia with a focus on direct engagement with its end users, in support of their key partners. Crestron’s plan to…

 Overwhelming response indicates positive sentiment for economic recovery in 2022 One-Stop Solution Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Provider slated to list on the Main Market of Bursa Securities by 16 December The shares of Aurelius Technologies Berhad (ATech or the Group) has been oversubscribed by 20.27 times ahead of the Group’s listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities). “We are extremely thankful for the trust that investors have in ATech, our business prospects and future plans. Our journey to be a one-stop solution for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider has come a long way and has…

Opening up business opportunities; 26,000 participants recorded The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) organised three expos and a forum through online streaming platforms last week. The three events, namely HKTDC Entrepreneur Day (E-day), the Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum) and the HKTDC SmartBiz Expo, covered topics ranging from driving innovation through intellectual property and sustainable development to entrepreneurship and business know-how, offering both theoretical and practical insights to help businesses address challenges worldwide. Under the theme “New Normal New Future”, HKTDC Entrepreneur Day and the HKTDC SmartBiz Expo presented 25 seminar sessions in total and welcomed…

 Infocus International Group, a global business intelligence provider of strategic information and professional services, has launched the Project Finance & Project Financial Modelling online masterclass and it will be commencing live on 7 February 2022. Today’s project finance (PF) transactions require a higher level of expertise not only in programming more sophisticated and flexible financial models, but also in incorporating the latest risk mitigation and credit enhancement instruments. While higher standards of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact management are being demanded of all major capital projects worldwide, more options and models for ESG mitigation, insurance, guarantee products, and financing…

The Myanmar Government said today that it has largely restored national stability after recent civil unrest and is now focused on increasing vaccination rates to reduce COVID-19 infections and attracting local and foreign investments to jump-start economic growth and job creation. The Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER) said in a joint statement that with the restoration of stability, economic recovery was now a top priority as the Government prepares for multi-party elections to be held by August 2023. The Union Election Commission has reviewed weaknesses, fraud and malpractices in the 8 November…

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (HKG: 405) announced that the proposal to acquire Yuexiu Financial Tower from Yuexiu Property Company Limited (HKG: 123) was approved by unitholders at the extraordinary general meeting held today, with a majority vote of 96.24%. Yuexiu Financial Tower, the acquisition of which was approved by unitholders at the extraordinary general meeting, is a scarce top-tier international Grade A office building in the core district of Guangzhou Zhu Jiang New Town CBD. The 309-metre tall building is among the 10 tallest skyscrapers in Guangzhou. It has a total gross floor area of 210,282.94 square metres, a…