ClinChoice Extends 13-Year Medidata Partnership with the Addition of Clinical Data Studio to Improve Data Management and Strengthen Clinical Trial Capabilities

NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and leading provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, has renewed its long-standing enterprise partnership with ClinChoice, a global contract research organization (CRO). Under this new agreement, ClinChoice will utilize the Medidata Platform to streamline study data and supply…

Wuxi Shuofang Airport Is Designated As A 240-Hour Transit Visa-Free Port In China

WUXI, China, Dec 18 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — China further expanded its visa-free transit policy, extending the maximum amount of time foreigners are allowed to stay in the country under the policy to 240 hours from the previous 72 or 144 hours, the National Immigration Administration of China announced on Tuesday. Additionally,…

SME Bank Continues To Extend Assistance To Flood Victims, Positively Impacting Over 4,500 Beneficiaries In Kedah & Kelantan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) — Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (“SME Bank”) continues to extend assistance to flood victims by activating its second flood relief mission, following  SME Bank’s recent announcement to provide immediate assistance to its customers through tailored financing solutions and relief measures. SME Bank reaffirms its…

Synopsys and SiMa.ai Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Development of Automotive Edge AI Solutions

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and SiMa.ai today announced a strategic collaboration to jointly deliver a new solution for automotive companies to accelerate the development of workload-specific silicon and software needed to power artificial intelligence-enabled features in next-generation automobiles. The solution…

Traveloka Reveals 5 Last-Minute Travel Hacks for Year-End Getaways

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) — Planning your year-end travel just got easier! Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s leading travel platform, invites last-minute planners to turn their year-end celebrations into unforgettable holidays. From December 16, 2024, to January 3, 2025, the Traveloka Year-End Sale brings excitingflash sales on flights, hotels, attractions, and…

Falcon 3: UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute Launches World’s Most Powerful Small AI Models That Can Also be Run on Light Infrastructures, Including Laptops

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global applied research center under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has unveiled Falcon 3, the latest iteration of its open-source large language model (LLM) series. This groundbreaking release sets new performance standards for small LLMs…

CIMB and PayNet introduced Malaysia’s first payment terminal with automated einvoice capability for SMEs

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Bank”), in partnership with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“PayNet”), introduced Malaysia’s first payment terminal with automated e-invoice capability (“the terminal”). This innovation aims to streamline invoicing processes and ensure seamless compliance with the Inland Revenue Board’s (“LHDN”)…

MRI-Simmons Joins Truthset Data Collective to Further Validate Data Quality

NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — MRI-Simmons, a leading provider of insights on the American consumer, today announced it has joined the Truthset Data Collective, a group of data providers uniting to help the marketing industry transact on data with the highest degree of accuracy and quality possible. By joining…

Hong Kong (HKG) to Taipei (TPE) is the World’s Busiest International Airline Route in 2024, Latest OAG Data Reveals

LONDON, Dec 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — OAG, the leading data platform for the global travel industry, today revealed the 2024 Busiest Routes in the world. The analysis is powered by OAG’s Global Airline Schedules Data and provides an overview of route performance and trends, both internationally and domestically. Asia Pacific dominates the annual rankings once…

MIDA’s Commitment To Investors – A Stronger, More Unified Investment Landscape

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) — In an unprecedented display of economic unity, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) hosted a landmark gathering of the nation’s most influential investment ecosystem partners at The Majestic Hotel. The exclusive event, marking Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid’s first…