TOKYO, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Yoshihisa Suzuki, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) is displaying projection mapped images on the wall of its Tokyo Head Office for three days from Saturday, January 9 to Monday, January 11, 2021. (The display is also being livestreamed…

HONG KONG, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Hong Leong Insurance (Asia) Limited (HLIA) (Hong Kong). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect HLIA’s balance sheet strength, which…

SINGAPORE, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Accounts Payable Automation solution of xSuite Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is now “Peppol ready.” For this purpose, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has awarded the software producer the distinction of “IMDA Pre-Approved Peppol-Ready Solution Provider” and lists xSuite on its website as a “Peppol Ready…

MUMBAI, India, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — In a significant development to accelerate the ongoing digital transformation in the insurance industry, digital consulting firm ADROSONIC has entered a partnership with INSTANDA, a UK-based SaaS Insurance software platform. Industry experts say that ADROSONIC’s insurance domain expertise and INSTANDA’s no code platform will…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 11 (Bernama) — Finterra Global Plantations has announced its signing of the second phase of planting 500 acres of the highly in demand Paulownia tree. This comes after it successfully completed planting the first phase in a joint venture with United Paulownia Plantation Sdn Bhd (“UPP”), a…

The Group hopes its efforts will help to ease the additional financial burden experienced by flood victims amid the COVID-19 pandemic KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) — CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Group”) announcedon Friday, 8 January 2021 that it will be contributing financial assistance and providing financial obligation payment…

​​​​​​​HONG KONG, Jan 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, “GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK) announces that it has ranked first in the Best Retail Broker (Hong Kong) in 2020 Brokers Poll organized by the Asiamoney magazine. Meanwhile, Victor Bo Huang, Market Strategist at Guotai Junan…

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Appear Inc. announced the launch of the world’s lightest and first graphene battery-powered smartphone with innovative water-resistant technology. There is already a lot of interest in this smartphone. Appear has begun receiving orders and projections call for a million units sold in the first…

Another World’s First Malaysian Innovation KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 8 (Bernama-PRNewswire)  — Eco Awareness launches EcondLife, the world’s first smart microchip anti-virus air sanitizing purifier to safeguard people from viruses, including coronavirus[¹]. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=39070

​​​​​​​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…