Basseterre, Nov 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The government of St Kitts and Nevis, along with the Citizenship by Investment Unit of the country, have refuted claims that investors interested in gaining citizenship to the country can pay using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment programme…

SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — If 2022 was the year of the changed traveler, 2023 is the year of the evolved traveler. Today, Hilton released its 2023 trends report, The 2023 Traveler: Emerging Trends that are Innovating the Travel Experience, A Report from Hilton, which reveals the latest consumer expectations following a year when travelers showed…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) — Ahead of World Diabetes Day 2022 on 14 November, Clinixero, a diabetes management healthcare brand of Sozo Management and Resources Sdn Bhd celebrated by receiving the certificate awarded by Malaysia Book of Records for having the “Most Patients in a Virtual Diabetic Programme”. Dr Andrew Chiew,…

LIAOCHENG, China, Nov 14 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Wood carving is an important part of the traditional Chinese carving art. Yanggu County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province is a millennial ancient city, where the Yellow River culture, canal culture, Water Margin culture, and Dongyi culture are blended, providing a cultural soil for folk…

SINGAPORE & BANGALORE, India, Nov 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced the appointment of Ankush Saigal as Head of Telecom Industry Sector, Southeast Asia. Universal connectedness is driving dynamic transformation across the telecom industry in Southeast Asia. Telecom companies and…

BASINGSTOKE, England, Nov 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A new study by Juniper Research has found the global spend for conversational commerce over OTT channels, including WhatsApp or WeChat, will rise from $13.3 billion in 2022 to $25.1 billion in 2023. This growth of 89% will be driven by verticals such as retail and…

PENANG, Nov 14 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) today released the AMMI Medical Device Industry Status and Outlook 2021/2022 Report for the first time in Penang. This year’s Report highlights Malaysia’s medical device industry’s remarkable resilience in the face of…

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Asuene Inc., a leading climate tech company in Japan, has established its first overseas subsidiary in Singapore, Asuzero Singapore Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter “Asuzero Singapore”). Positioning the subsidiary as a central hub for its business expanding in APAC, Asuene starts full-scale provision of “Asuzero,” the cloud-based…

SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has hired Alvin Chia as its head of Digital Assets Innovation for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Chia is responsible for delivering market-leading innovations aligned to Northern Trust’s digital asset strategy to clients across the Asia-Pacific region. He collaborates closely with industry bodies,…

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Zerobank Design Factory Co., Ltd. (ZDF), a subsidiary of Fukuoka Financial Group, has announced that it will begin offering a full-cloud banking system. The system is based on the core system that ZDF and Accenture developed for Minna Bank. ZDF will provide this system to…