HONG KONG, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best expects to see significant growth of captive formations in Asia-Pacific domiciles as economies grow and businesses seek new and more sophisticated ways of risk management and control.  In a new Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “Asia-Pacific Captive Domiciles Poised for Growth,” AM Best looks…

HENGSHUI, China, May 17 (Bernama) — The 2019 IMSA World Masters Championship (Hengshui) is an international A-level event hosted by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) and organized by the Board and Card Games Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau, and Hengshui…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking will be leading a trade and investment Mission to Santiago, Chileon 20 May 2019; Buenos Aires, Argentina on 21 May 2019; as well as Brasilia and Sao Paulo, Brazil from 22-24 May 2019. Minister Leiking will be accompanied…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — Popular affiliate marketing solution provider, Involve Asia Technologies Sdn Bhd (“Involve Asia”) has recently introduced Partner Quality Score (“PQS”) on its Involve network platform.  The latest feature was developed as another value-added service for its advertisers to identify and establish partnerships with potential affiliates in…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — Mr Tey Jian from Johor emerged as the Grand Prize winner of AmBank’s Level Up Your Lifestyle Campaign. Mr Tey, a 25-year-old executive, received the all-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class at a prize presentation ceremony which was held in Menara Hap Seng, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 16…

Halifax, NS, May 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dalhousie University’s Board of Governors announced today that Dr. Deep Saini has been appointed as the university’s 12th President and Vice-Chancellor.Dr. Saini, who is currently Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra in Australia, was the unanimous choice of the search committee. He…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — PETRONAS today released its much-awaited Hari Kaamatan and Hari Gawai Webfilms and television commercials to celebrate the upcoming festivities in Sabah and Sarawak. The two stories emphasise the gift of life, reflecting the Anugerah Kita or blessings theme for 2019, a reminder that no matter what the…

CHICAGO, May 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners, has entered into a new stevia supply agreement with Merisant, one of the world’s leading producers of low- and zero-calorie tabletop sweeteners for consumers. This new and expanded partnership will help to…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) — Agrobank today announced the latest financing rate with a reduction of the base rate (BR) to 3.6% and base financing rate (BFR) to 6.75%. The decision was made after the recent announcement from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) corresponding 25-basis points…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% of Da Vinci from its shareholders including, amongst others, funds managed by Bencis Capital Partner.Da Vinci Group B.V. is a private-limited liability company, incorporated in the Netherlands with…