MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 28, 2021/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ — A new rapid screening test for glaucoma could help advance early detection of the disease, a leading cause of irreversible blindness.Developed by a research team of engineers and ophthalmologists led by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the test uses infra-red sensors to monitor…

NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc., is today joining forces with the Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network (CBWN) to empower and support underserved women entrepreneurs across the 54 countries of the Commonwealth. This press release features…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) — PETRONAS and key ASEAN energy players met yesterday at the inaugural virtual ASEAN Energy Sector Methane Roundtable 2021 to discuss opportunities to intensify collaboration on methane emissions management in the region by leveraging collective capabilities, global best practices and insights.  The Roundtable hosted by PETRONAS and…

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Uniphore, the leader in Conversational Automation, today announced its Uniphore Unite partner program to support a rapidly expanding market that is seeing the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation technology to significantly improve customer experience (CX). Uniphore Unite is a…

LONDON, Oct 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) —Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that former HSBC Chief Operations Officer, Andy Maguire, is to take the helm as Board Chair for the fast-growing RegTech. Andy has been working with Napier in an advisory role since February of this year…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) with Intel Malaysia and Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) successfully organised the Virtual Artificial Intelligence for SMEs (AI4S) Enhanced Programme for the second time today. The event is a continuation of the first AI4S event held in January this year,…

MTC’s virtual gallery connects international buyers to high quality Malaysian timber product manufacturers KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) is charting another milestone with the set-up of TimbeReality, a virtual gallery for the wood-based industry to embrace digitalisation and showcase their products in near real life…

QINGDAO, China, Oct 27 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — At the 2021 “Belt and Road” Land-sea Linkage Qingdao Summit held on October 22, the Global International Shipping Center Index – Northeast Asia Report (2021), Xinhua-Shandong Port Bulk Commodity Index and trade connectivity index report of RCEP member states (2021) were published. Experts believe…

Report finds higher participation of African Americans in U.S. business schools than their white counterparts while women worldwide remain underrepresented, particularly in Europe RESTON, Va., Oct 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today released a special report, “The Global Diversity…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Wings Capital Partners LLC (“Wings”) announced today the purchase of three narrowbody commercial aircraft, adding two Boeing 737-800 aircraft and one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to our portfolio. The aircraft are on lease to prominent airlines in the United States and Europe. “These…