​​​​​​​KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) kick-started the year 2021 with a courtesy visit from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Malaysia, His Excellency Dr. Peter Blomeyer. Germany has been Malaysia’s largest foreign investor from the European Union. As…

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — MCST (Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; Minister: Park Yang-woo) and VKC (Visit Korea Committee) will host a culture & tourism festival for foreigners ‘Korea Grand Sale 2021’ from January 14 to February 28. Korea Grand Sale is a representative festival of shopping, culture, and tourism…

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smart CommunicationsTM, the only provider of a customer conversations management platform, today announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Assentis, a leading European software solutions provider specializing in customer communications management (CCM) with a focus on the financial services industry.…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — Censof Holdings Berhad (“Censof” or the “Group”), a technology holdings company specialising in financial management software solutions, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Century Software (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Century Software”) has accepted the Letter of Award from the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) to provide maintenance and support…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — PETRONAS through its subsidiary, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB), today announced that it has taken over the operatorship of the E11 gas hub, located 130km offshore Bintulu, Sarawak, effective 1 January 2021. The E11 hub which has been producing since 1982 under the MLNG Production…

CHIBA, Japan, Jan 7 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — – Find Potential Suppliers through Exhibition Combining On-site & Internet Platforms – FOODEX JAPAN 2021 is scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba prefecture, the venue for several events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, from March 9 to 12,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — UMW Holdings Berhad exceeded its vehicle sales targets in 2020 following strong sales achieved by both UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) and its 38% associated company, Perodua. The sales tax exemption announced by the government effective from 15 June 2020 boosted demand and drove sales…

LONDON, Jan 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has announced their membership in SNOMED International for national use of SNOMED CT from the beginning of January 2021. SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology and a recognized critical element for the electronic exchange…

Candidates will be eligible for IBF Certification, the standard of excellence for financial professionals in Singapore JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) announced today that its Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) Certification has been accredited by the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF Singapore). http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=39060

CHICAGO, Jan 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — More than one-third of global consumers believe there will be more political unrest in their countries, and 29% were actively involved in social and political issues last year, according to global market research company Euromonitor International. Consumers are fed up and acting out, supporting…