SoftBank Group Names Mark Kornblau Global Head of Communications

TOKYO, July 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced that Mark Kornblau will join SBG as Global Head of Communications, effective August 16. Mr. Kornblau joins SBG from the NBCUniversal News Group, where he is currently Executive Vice President of Communications. Mr. Kornblau will be based in SoftBank’s…

Hatch Raises C$1 Million For COVAX And UNICEF

Mississauga, Canada, July 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mississauga, Canada— Hatch employees came together in an eight-week-long campaign to raise funds in support of COVAX, helping them progress towards their goal of procuring and delivering 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Through the employees’ generous donations and a corporate match, $C1 million was raised!  COVAX is…

40 Million People Relied on GFN Food Banks for Meals amid COVID-19 Crisis in 2020

Food banks increased their reach by 132 percent over the previous year due to increased demand for food caused by pandemic and faltering economic conditions Chicago, IL, July 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 40 million people in 2020, a 132…

CIMB commits to providing easy and convenient access to moratorium assistance for all individual, microenterprise and affected SME customers

Customers are only required to opt-in for the payment assistance and approvals will be given automatically.  KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Bank”) announced today that all individual (B40, M40 and T20), microenterprise and affected small and medium enterprise (“SME”)…

JDMas Targets RMB 10 Mil In Sales For Belanjawan 2021 Initiative In Partnership With MOF & MDEC To Support MSMEs Through Cross-Border E-Commerce

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) — JDMas Commerce, platform for the Malaysia Flagship Store on JD Worldwide, part of China’s largest online & offline retailer is honoured to be selected as a partner for Belanjawan 2021, an initiative under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). The…

PETRONAS And CNOOC Sign 10-year LNG Supply Agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) — PETRONAS LNG Ltd. (PLL), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has secured a 10-year term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to CNOOC Gas and Power Trading & Marketing Limited, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). This long-term supply agreement also includes supply from…

Bakuage Offers Prize of 120 Million JPY to Whoever Solves Collatz Conjecture, Math Problem Unsolved for 84 Years

TOKYO, July 7 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — – Highest Prize for Any Unsolved Problem in Mathematics – Bakuage Co., Ltd. headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, announced on July 7, 2021, that it is offering a prize of 120 million Japanese yen (*) to anyone who has revealed the truth of the Collatz conjecture,…

Entravision Communications Corporation Announces Closing Of Acquisition Of MediaDonuts

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC) (“Entravision” or “the Company”) today announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of MediaDonuts, a leading digital marketing performance and branding company with operations across seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in…

AmBank Group Wins three Awards at the 11th Alpha Southeast Asia Treasury & FX Awards 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) — AmBank Group continued its winning streak as it bagged the Best FX Bank for Corporates and Financial Institutions, for the 10th consecutive year at the 11th Alpha Southeast Asia Treasury & FX Awards 2021. In addition, AmBank for the third consecutive year, was awarded the Best…

The Globe And Mail’s Sophi.io Wins WAN-IFRA’s North American Digital Media Award

TORONTO, July 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sophi.io, The Globe and Mail’s artificial intelligence-based automation, optimization and prediction engine, won WAN-IFRA’s 2021 North American Digital Media Award in the category of Best Paid Content Strategy. This is Sophi’s fourth award in the last month. The North American Digital Media Awards honour news…