CHIBA, Japan, Feb 18 (Bernama) — As part of its spring tourism promotion campaign, the Chiba Prefectural Government is soliciting tourists to visit local strawberry farms to pick and eat locally grown strawberries, including the “CHI-BA+BERRY” variety, an original species developed in Chiba Prefecture and marketed since January 2017. It can…

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The 4th ASEAN-Japan Women Entrepreneurs’ Linkage Program (AJWELP) was organized by the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) and co-organized by DARe (Darussalam Enterprise) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 10 to 13 February 2020. The governments of ASEAN Member States and Japan are committed to…

DALLAS, Feb 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Mary Kay Inc., a long-time leader in global female empowerment, is proud to announce Monique Coleman has been named the brand’s first-ever Pink Changing Lives Honoree. Pink Changing Lives—Mary Kay’s global commitment to celebrate the individuals and organizations that improve women’s and girls’ lives around…

QUEBEC CITY, Feb 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, an industry leader in LiDAR technology providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform, announces today that it will exhibit the result from the collaboration with its Ecosystem partner Renesas at the AV20 Silicon Valley Conference from February 26-28 at The Pullman San Francisco Bay.…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) — PETRONAS through its subsidiary, PETRONAS LNG Ltd. (PLL) recently signed a 12-year Time Charter Party (TCP), with an option to extend for another 12 years, with a renowned Japanese shipowner, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (“K” Line) for two midsized new build LNG vessels of…

TOKYO, Feb. 17, 2020 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ — The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 37th Niwano Peace Prize to the Venerable Pomnyun, a South Korean Zen master, in recognition of his extraordinary humanitarian work, environmental and social activism, and his inspiring effort to build relationships of trust and goodwill between…

DALLAS, Feb 17 (Bernama) — Mary Kay Inc., a global beauty company and leader in skin care innovation, continued its decades-long support of the beauty and scientific communities by recently supporting the 2020 Generational Dermatology Palm Springs Symposium from Feb. 14 – 16. Generational Dermatology, founded by Dr. Wendy E. Roberts, takes a…

Local Production of Critical Immuno-oncology Models Now Available in Europe RENSSELAER, N.Y., Feb 17 (Bernama) — Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces its humanized immune system mice models are now being produced in Europe.  Local production provides European drug discovery researchers with easier access…

DONGGUAN, China, Feb 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Worries about the Chinese economy occur as many provinces of the country have postponed business operations of some companies, shops and factories in an effort to curb the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, Dongguan, the south China manufacturing city, has been taking actions…

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — NIPPON Platform Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan, Founder and CEO of Overseas Business: Jun Takagi) and Hana Bank (Head Office: Seoul, Republic of Korea, President & CEO: Ji Sung-Kyu) have entered into a strategic partnership to expand Hana Financial Group’s global alternative payment hub,…