HAIKOU, China, Feb 24 (Bernama) — Recently, China celebrated its grandest annual event — the Chinese New Year. In Hainan, a major tourist province in southern China, citizens’ enthusiasm for traveling continued to surge. According to Haikou Tourism Development Commission, the capital Haikou received a total of 1,171,100 visitors during…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) —In a filing to Bursa Malaysia this evening, Vivocom Int’l Holdings Berhad (‘Vivocom’) announced that it will be changing its name to VinVest Capital Holdings Berhad, or ‘VinVest’ for short.The proposal for name-change to VinVest Capital Holdings Berhad has been submitted to Bursa Malaysia and will go…

BANDAR SUNWAY, Feb 23 (Bernama) — WISE AI Sdn Bhd would like to congratulate TransferWise Malaysia Sdn Bhd on the appointment of Lim Paik Wan as the local country manager.WISE AI is a digital identity startup providing eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) solutions for those looking to digitalise and streamline their…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) recorded full year profit after tax of RM1.6 billion in its Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020 (FY2020) driven by strong operational performance and recovery of petrochemical prices in the fourth quarter of 2020. Despite the unprecedented and extremely challenging…

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Vantiq today announced a partnership agreement with Tech Data Singapore to help Singapore companies build and deploy real-time applications to support their digital transformation efforts. Tech Data Singapore will focus on partner recruitment, enablement and value-added services to help differentiate and create a competitive advantage for channel partners…

Up to five recipients would be selected to pursue attachments with institutions and organisations of choice KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — The Merdeka Award Trust is delighted to announce that the 2021 Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment is now open for application. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=39380

HONG KONG, Feb 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Global health insurance brokerage Pacific Prime’s latest report examines international private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums in 100 locations and finds that a number of locations’ IPMI premiums have decreased for both individuals and families. This is due to a number of key factors, chief of them…

​​​​​​​New York, Feb 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, today announced that it has become a RelativityOne Gold Partner for providing exceptional service experience to its RelativityOne end users. Control Risks also is expanding its RelativityOne footprint to Germany and Brazil, deepening its global reach and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) — IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOIPG) reported a 13% increase in revenue to RM1.3 billion while operating profit was 7% higher to RM511.2 million in the first six months of financial year 2021 (FY2021) compared to the preceding year corresponding period, despite the challenging business environment…