CHANGSHA, China, April 4 (Bernama–AsiaNet) — The 3rd International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Road opened in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, on March 31. On top of 27 high-ranking delegates from 13 member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the event was joined…

HONG KONG, April 4 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Now in its 44th year, the 2019 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is bigger and better than ever! More than 120,000 fans will gather at Hong Kong Stadium from April 5 to 7 for the seventh leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, which welcomes 40…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) — AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) received two awards at the Islamic Finance News Awards 2019 held on Thursday, 21 March 2019, at St Regis Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.Mudarabah Deal of the Year award was presented to AmInvestment Bank for their role as the Joint Principal Adviser,…

SEATTLE, April 4 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will open an infrastructure region in Indonesia by the end of 2021 / early 2022. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will…

NEW YORK, April 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) — VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, announced today the launch of VistaPet, the most comprehensive program designed to ensure all passengers feel welcome – even if they are four-legged. Emerging travel behavior trends highlight why offering solutions to provide for animals…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) — The 11th World Halal Conference (WHC) 2019 commenced today, facilitating discussions on the ever-growing need for the industry to reflect on its existing strengths; and to build new capabilities to create new engines of growth within the industry. WHC 2019 will highlight the various growth…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3(Bernama) — KLCCP Stapled Group held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today to present the company’s performance to its shareholders for the financial year ended 31 December 2018. Key Financial Highlights FY2018 • Top-line growth of 2.9% and increase in Profit Before Tax* (PBT) of RM11.3 million, underpinned…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Malaysian Association of Tax Accountants (M.A.T.A.) recently jointly organised the Malaysian Tax Conference 2019, with the theme of Malaysia Baru’s Tax Reform Agenda – What’s Next.   These ongoing and upcoming tax reforms are intended to build a more…

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) has announced the technical program and complete list of keynote speakers for both locations of its VOICE 2019 Developer Conference.  For the first time, the conference will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona on May…

PETALING JAYA, April 3 (Bernama) — Malindo Air has launched its first flight from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou as flight OD0664 departed from Senai Airport, Johor Bahru at 10:15p.m. with 96 passengers on-board and arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport today morning at 2:20a.m. (local time). The returning flight from Guangzhou,…