DALLAS, Aug 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Mary Kay FoundationSM, a decades-long leader in the charge to eliminate cancers affecting women, recently announced a $500,000 grant to fund a groundbreaking global fellowship program with long-time partner UT Southwestern Medical Center. The new one-year fellowships will offer up to five international postdoctoral…

FAIRFAX, Va., Aug 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Stevie® Awards have announced the winners of the Best of the IBA Awards in The 2019 (16th Annual) International Business Awards®, the world’s premier business awards competition. Nominees in the 2019 IBAs were not able to apply for the Best of the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — AXA AFFIN General Insurance Berhad (AXA) continues to expand its Payer-to-Partner strategy through its strategic partnership with Hap Seng Trucks Distribution Sdn. Bhd. (HSTD) and Hap Seng Credit Sdn. Bhd. (HSC). This collaborative initiative aims to introduce AXA FlexiTruck as the first telematics commercial vehicle insurance in Malaysiato…

PETALING JAYA, Aug 28 (Bernama) — Century Software (M) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Censof Holdings Berhad has been awarded an information and communication technology (“ICT”) maintenance contract worth RM 8.2 million from Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).Under the terms of the contract with DBKL, Century Software’s scope of work…

HAIKOU, China, Aug 28 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On August 26 in Qinhuangdao, the Chinese Yachting Association and Haikou Municipal People’s Government announced that a series of activities of the 2019 Annual Chinese Sailing Festival will be held in Haikou on November 11-24. After the successful 2018 Annual Chinese Sailing Festival, this is…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — BIMB Holdings Berhad (“BHB”), Malaysia’s premier Islamic financial services Group’s PBZT rose 21.5% or RM109.7 million to RM620.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2019, compared with the corresponding period in 2018. The strong performance translates to an annualised after-tax Return on Equity…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — With all the hype around e-sports there may be cause to assume traditional sports are falling behind in digital transformation. In professional sports, the digital experience is an expected part of the game from being able to watch games live on your phone, up to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — Following the success of the pilot programme, MyPerintis and Kurnia Insurans (Kurnia) together with Ministry of Education launched the Phase Two of Programme Adiwira Topi Keledar to reach out to more schools and students, nationwide.In March 2019, the collaborative parties kick-started the pilot programme to…

Danbury, CT, Aug 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ethan Allen continues the relocation and repositioning of its retail network by opening new Design Centers, both in the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., the company recently opened new Design Centers in Albany, New York; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Cincinnati, Ohio, as well…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — Two Malaysian student entrepreneurs were among the top 3 teams at the recent 2019 FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC) Asia Pacific Finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three teams – Team Prost, Team Pioneers and Team Rife beat 27 teams from across the…