EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A low carbon future for cement is advancing through a unique feasibility study to see carbon capture and storage (CCS) on Lehigh Cement’s plant in Edmonton, Alberta. Recognizing the substantial role that large-scale CCS has in reducing greenhouse (GHG) emissions, Lehigh Cement, the International…

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Bernama-AsiaNet) —– Using Online Environment amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Matchmaking Event for Venture Capitalists and Start-ups Held to Promote Global Investment – CyberAgent Capital, Inc. announced on Jan. 21 that “Monthly Pitch Asia” ( https://monthly-pitch.com/asia/en.html ), its biggest global monthly fundraising event for start-ups in Japan targeted to…

SINGAPORE & PALO ALTO, Calif. & VALENCIA, Spain, Jan 22 (Bernama- BUSINESS WIRE) — Uniphore, an early leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced the acquisition of Emotion Research Lab, a cutting-edge video and emotion AI company. Emotion Research Lab is a leading software developer that uses AI and…

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Jan (Bernama) — FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) has appointed Adil Ahmad as its new Chairman effective 16 January 2021. Adil succeeds James Loh who has been serving as chair of the board since November 2019. James will remain as an independent non-executive director. The Hon. Ronald Arculli,…

SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — YesWeHack today announced record 250% growth during 2020 in Asia, including a 120% increase in the number of Bug Bounty programs launched on the YesWeHack platform. On the hacker side, YesWeHack’s Asian community has more than doubled, and now represents 35% of the total community…

GHENT, Belgium and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Biotalys NV, a transformative food and crop protection company, announces that it has submitted its first protein-based biocontrol, Evoca™, to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States for approval. Pending EPA registration, this biocontrol will offer U.S. fruit…

PENANG, Jan 22 (Bernama) — Leading online employment portal JobStreet is stepping in to help retrenched workers affected by the eventual closure of Sony Malaysia’s manufacturing plant in Prai, Penang. The Sony plant will cease operations by September this year, and be completely shut down by March 2022, affecting some 1,757…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) — Manulife Malaysia today announced the launch of a new medical insurance plan, Manulife Health Saver Benefit, that will enable policyholders to enjoy an immediate no claim discount (NCD) on insurance charges and empower them to actively manage their health while getting top quality health…

HONG KONG, Jan 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, :“GTJAI” stock code: 1788.HK) announces that the Company has won several prizes in the 5th Golden Hong Kong Stocks Awards and the 2nd Golden Central Awards, namely: “Best Financial Company” for the 2nd consecutive year“Best Wealth Management”…