JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 31 (Bernama) — Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad (KULIM) signs the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s Declaration of Corruption-Free Pledge in an effort to drive better governance, integrity culture and to enhance awareness amongst the employees and vendors on anti-corruption practices in KULIM. Mohd Faris Adli Shukery, Managing Director of KULIM,…

LONDON, Jan 31 (Bernama) — The UK-Malaysia Clinical Research Partnership forum organised by Clinical Research Malaysia, was successfully wrapped up on Sunday. The event took place at Malaysia Hall, London and had over 80 attendees in the field of clinical research participating. Most of the attendees were part of prestigious universities,…

BASINGSTOKE, England, Jan 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of credit cards issued via digital card issuance platforms will exceed 321 million globally by 2027, from 120 million in 2023. This growth of almost 170% reflects the use of new advanced digital capabilities, such…

BEIJING, Jan 31 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On January 24, 2023, the inception meeting of the “Digital Transformation” task force of the B20 summit under the Indian presidency in the Group of Twenty (G20) was held online. As an important supporting activity of the G20 Summit, it was attended by representatives from…

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — The Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council (J-LEC) is honored to announce the production and broadcast of a program titled “The Masterfully Marbled World of Japanese Wagyu Beef” on NHK WORLD-JAPAN on February 1. The NHK program being released introduces the profound world of Wagyu…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 31 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Garnier Malaysia today announced the wrap-up of its school education programme in partnership with the Malaysia Nature Society (MNS). The programme was launched in June 2022 with the objective to cultivate the next generation of Green Heroes through its nationwide ‘Garnier Jom Kurangkan Plastik Program’.…

SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) operating entity that provides payment solutions for merchants in Singapore, First Data Merchant Solutions Private Limited, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), effective January 1, 2023. The license allows the company to…

TOKYO and HANOI, Vietnam, Jan 31 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — JP Media Direct Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “JPMD”), a Japan Post Group company based in Tokyo, and THE FIRST INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY (hereinafter “FIMO JSC”), a Hanoi-based venture company from Vietnam National University, upgraded their jointly developed Hanoi PIVASIA beta…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) — AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (AXA) and Fire Fighter Industry Sdn Bhd (FFI), Malaysia’s leading fire safety company, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide home content insurance exclusively to FFI customers in Malaysia. With home being the single largest asset of most Malaysians,…

PETALING JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) — Businesses today are making good progress in developing cyber prevention and response programs. However, latest reports from global professional services firm, KPMG, found that appropriate recovery capabilities continue to be lacking as business-continuity planning is not keeping pace with the evolving cyber threat landscape. Ransomware attacks,…