KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) — In view of the spike in the COVID-19 cases in the country, the insurance and takaful industry has taken a proactive step by broadening the eligibility criteria of the COVID-19 Test Fund (CTF) to include all asymptomatic individual/group medical and health insurance/takaful policy/certificate (MHIT)…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) —  Citi Malaysia recently won six awards, including Gold for Best In-Bound Contact Center and Best Digital Innovation Award, at the CCAM (Contact Center Association of Malaysia) 2020 National Awards. The Best In-Bound Contact Center award is a first for Citi Malaysia. The CCAM 2020 National…

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Through collaboration between Seoul Fintech Lab (SFL) and Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), Korea’s fintech startups met up for exchange with investors and the related industry workers in Southeast Asia. SFL hosted the online ‘Seoul Fintech Meet’ as part of the 10X Extension in Singapore on…

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Gravity Neocyon Inc., a subsidiary of Gravity, announced the official launch of its new RPG ‘Action RO2: Spear of Odin’ on December 22 in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia. Action RO2: Spear of Odin, a game that has been developed…

LIMA, Dec 23 (Bernama) — Peru’s interest in Asia is very much reciprocated, further underlined by the figures at the close of the third quarter of 2020. According to SUNAT (Peru’s National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration), Peruvian agricultural exports to Asia amounted to US$ 507 million between January and…

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE ) — Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA): WHO:Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced that winter holiday celebrations are rolling out in its recently released mobile game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells. Officially licensed from Warner Bros. Games and published under the Portkey Games label,…

AUSTIN, Texas and ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands, Dec 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lithium Werks, a global leader in Lithium Iron Phosphate cell manufacturing, technology, and intellectual property, announces that it has sold its Valence™ module and BMS assets to Lithion Power Group, a vertically integrated manufacturer of cells and rechargeable and non-rechargeable battery packs. As a…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) — Ms. Wong Mee Mee from Selangor won the RM1 million cash, Grand Prize of AmBank Islamic’s “Anyone Could Be A Millionaire” campaign which concluded recently. Meanwhile, Mr. Ho Tien Sion and Ms. Yap Shu Fang, both hail from Johor, emerged as the second prize winners,…

FANGCHENGGANG, China, Dec 23 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — The China-ASEAN Sports Tourism Carnival High-quality Development Conference was held on December 19, 2020 in Fangchenggang of Guangxi, under the theme of “encouraging the quality growth of the sports industry and fostering a new development pattern”. Following activities such as “Winter Tour in Guangxi” and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) —  A total of 32 winners in different categories were announced out of a field of 48 participating organisations (see below for full list of winners) at the 2020 National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) jointly organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa), Malaysian Institute of Accountants…