SINGAPORE, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Partners Life Limited (Partners Life) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Partners Life’s balance sheet strength, which AM…

PHILADELPHIA, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Starting today, Project Management Institute (PMI) is now offering project professionals the ability to schedule and take their Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam online from their home or office. The PMP exam now joins two other PMI certification exams professionals can take online: the PMI…

HONG KONG, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Tricor Group (Tricor), Asia’s leading business expansion specialist and leading provider of professional services, has completed the sale and purchase agreement to acquire the Malaysia operations of Axcelasia Inc. (the “Transaction”), an integrated professional services firm delivering Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) solutions,…

NEW YORK, April 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Epiq, a global leader in the legal services industry, today announced the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled legal solutions to include Contract Analysis. The new global Contract Analysis offering combines expertise with machine learning and natural language processing to enable faster, more…

CHONGQING, China, April 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — The Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle Industry Service Summit was held in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area on March 25, according to Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee. Topics including new business forms of digital economy were discussed by local governments, enterprises and industrial organizations through online exchanges.…

CHONGQING, China, April 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — According to Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area ranked the first among all 14 regional new areas in the third-party evaluation on China Demonstration Base for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2019. At present, Liangjiang New Area is vigorously implementing strategic innovation-driven…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) — On behalf of the Ministry of Plantation and Commodity Industries (MPIC), I would like to express my gratefulness and appreciation to leadership of Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) and Smart Glove Corporation Sdn. Bhd. who donated 500,000 rubber gloves each to the Ministry. At…

LONDON, April 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — MYPINPAD (“MPP”), the global leader in secure personal authentication for payment solutions, has achieved Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) certification for its Android software-based PIN entry on a Commercial off-the-shelf (SPoC) solution –the first software only Android SPoC solution that does not rely on…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. April 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Hillstone Networks, a leading provider of Enterprise Network Security and Risk Management solutions, provides virtual micro-segmentation technology to K3 Cloud Services to secure its cloud network and deliver secure services with Hillstone CloudHive. K3 Cloud Services is a UK-based managed service provider (MSP) that…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (collectively “CIMB” or “the Bank”) announced their collaboration with 10 NGOs with strong grassroot expertise to help connect to the underserved local communities and frontliners, in response to the urgent needs that the crisis has generated.…