PUTRAJAYA, May 17 (Bernama) — Regarding the recent spate of news on the Asia Pacific Tourism and Travel Federation, Tourism Malaysia wishes to clarify that we are in no way associated or involved with the Federation, nor have we endorsed the Asia Pacific Tour and Travel Awards. Should the public wish…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — In response to strengthening the on-going structural reforms to become a developed nation, Malaysia launched the National Policy for Industry 4.0 or Industry4WRD last year, which is expected to transform the nation’s manufacturing sector and related services to be ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution. As…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) — Mondelēz International announced its 2018 Impact Progress Report which highlights significant progress against its 2020 Impact Goals. The report underscores how the world’s leading snacking company met a major well-being target, achieving 15% of net revenue from portion control snacks, two years ahead of expectations. The…

PARIS, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — PEP-Therapy, a biotechnology company developing peptides as targeted therapies for oncology, announces that its first-in-class drug candidate, PEP-010, successfully completed Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicity study, moving towards its first-in-human clinical trial. PEP-010 was studied in rodent and non-rodent species, in a 4-week toxicity study.…

VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Global market research company Euromonitor International unveiled today new research about the impact of climate concerns on dietary habits during the webinar, “The driving forces behind plant-based diets”. According to Euromonitor International, 24 percent of the surveyed global consumers are trying to cut down…

GUTIAN, China, May 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — In the warm and beautiful days of May, guests and friends come from around the world to gather in Longyan. Recently the 1st Culture and Tourism Industry Development Conference of Longyan, Fujian was officially unveiled in Gutian, Shanghang, a well-known revolutionary holy land of China.…

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…