Forest Interactive CEO Johary Mustapha Awarded as Young Entrepreneur of the Year at ACES Awards 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 8 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Forest Interactive CEO Johary Mustapha continues to make waves in the corporate world by being recognized as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year at Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2019. The awarding gala was recently held at Athenee Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.  The Young Entrepreneur of the Year is…

Principal Hub Incentive 2.0: Malaysia’s Headquarters Hub Incentive Enhanced

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) — The Government has announced enhancements to the Principal Hub (PH) incentive,which waspreviously introduced in 2015. Companies with existing operations in Malaysia can now further leverage Malaysia as a base for conducting their regional or global businesses. The key functions of principal hub companies include management of…

Nippon Express Participates For First Time In ICOM (International Council Of Museums) General Conference — 25th Edition Held In Kyoto This Year

TOKYO, Oct 8 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Nippon Express Co., Ltd. participated for the first time in the ICOM (International Council of Museums) General Conference as the 2019 event was held in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto from Sunday, September 1, to Saturday, September 7. (Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201910021684-O2-gQ13L4oz) The purpose of the…

Drugstore Chain Mik Japan Launches International “Samurai Drugstore” Online Store with USD 100,000 Point-Back Campaign

OSAKA, Japan, Oct 8 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Established 48 years ago in Japan, Mik Japan Co., Ltd. (Head office: Osaka, Japan. President: Eiji Usui), a drugstore chain managing over 50 outlets, has opened Samurai Drugstore, an international online store for drugstore products from Japan. The company is holding a USD 100,000…

Hong Kong International Optical Fair Opens In November

HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The 27th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Optical Fair will be held from 6-8 Nov 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year, the fair will welcome around 800 exhibitors from some 20 countries and regions. Premier marketplace…

GSMA: $212 Billion Boost to Asia-Pacific GDP at Stake at WRC-19

HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Innovative 5G services will generate $212bn of economic expansion – 0.8 per cent of GDP growth – in APAC by 2034, according to a report released by the GSMA. This huge opportunity for the region’s digital economy depends on the availability of necessary radio…

Project Management Institute Announces the Top 50 Most Influential Projects of the Last 50 Years

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Project Management Institute (PMI) today announced the top 50 notable and influential projects of the past 50 years in its list of Most Influential Projects. This is a first-of-its-kind ranking for PMI that celebrates the most impactful projects from the past 50 years and highlights how…

Index Exchange Promotes Adele Wieser to APAC Regional Managing Director and Janette Higginson to APAC Head of Demand

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Index Exchange (IX) today announced the promotion of Adele Wieser, previously Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, and Janette Higginson, previously Buyer Development Director, Australia and New Zealand, to APAC Regional Managing Director and APAC Head of Demand, respectively. Both individuals were IX’s…

Seaborn and EdgeUno Partner to Deliver Managed Cloud Services

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Seaborn Networks, (“Seaborn”), a leading independent developer/owner/operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, and Latin American managed cloud services and datacenter company EdgeUno announced today an expansion of their partnership with the launch of Latin American managed cloud and datacenter services. The move comes…

Arkphire Appoints Chris Ambler to Head Up its Asia Pacific Operations

DUBLIN, Oct 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — As part of their continued global expansion, Irish owned IT solutions and IT product procurement specialist, Arkphire, has announced its direct presence in Singapore with the appointment of Chris Ambler as Arkphire’s Head of Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Dublin, Arkphire continues to scale its business…