Tsukuba, Japan — Researchers in India and Japan have developed an improved method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes. Graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) can detect harmful genes through…
The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector remains the top-employment sector in the Philippines, accounting for 38% of the country’s total workforce, according to data released by JobStreet.com. The study further…
Australian Leaders Fund (ASX:ALF), an investment company focusing on companies in Australia and overseas and managed by Watermark Funds Management, announced a solid, half-year profit in fiscal year 2017 of…
HONG KONG – Microware Group Limited (“Microware” or the “Group”), which ranked first among the IT infrastructure solutions providers in terms of revenue in Hong Kong offering IT infrastructure solutions…
SOUTH KOREA – South Korean companies committed 185 violations in disclosure policies last year, up from the 126 cases registered in 2015, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said. Last year,…
PHILIPPINES – Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank; PSE:MBT) reported a consolidated net income of P18.1 billion in 2016. Net income in the fourth quarter alone was at P5.5 billion,…
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE) posted a net income of P701.54 million in 2016, 3 percent higher than the 682.81 million profit in 2015, the PSE said in disclosure…
While Sri Lanka’s ailing dairy industry looks to revive its once thriving sector, New Zealand dairy giant, Fonterra claimed the government’s taxation schemes could do more harm than grow the…
Developing the loyalty element of the award-winning ‘DubaiNOW’ mobile app to unlock the relationship value of Government smart services DUBAI, UAE — Loyyal, the leading universal loyalty platform, has been…
PHILIPPINES – The Ayala group is increasing its capital expenditures this year by 13 percent to ₱185 billion, primarily to support the growth strategies of its real estate, telecommunications, and…
Ayala Land Inc (PSE:ALI) has acquired an ownership stake in online fashion platform Zalora Philippines (Zalora), the country’s largest online fashion destination. Ayala Land joined Ayala Corporation, BPI Capital Corporation,…
SINGAPORE – CASBAA, the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery in Asia, is pleased to announce its 4th OTT Summit, Asia’s OTT industry marquee annual…
SEOUL, KOREA – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and ID solutions, has announced the availability of BioSign 2.0, a game-changing mobile fingerprint authentication solution featuring the world’s fastest matching…
Limonest, France – ACOEM Group (EUR 62 million revenue, 450 employees) announces its merger with Ecotech, Indo-Australian specialist in air quality monitoring (EUR 24 million revenue, 220 employees). ACOEM Group’s…
JAPAN – Yamaha Corporation (Yamaha) is planning to establish a manufacturing subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Yamaha Musical Products Asia (YMPA), and construct a new factory in that country. Yamaha’s board…
HONG KONG – Bossini International Holdings Limited (“Bossini” or the “Group”; HKSE stock code: 592) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2016. Revenue for…
HONG KONG – AsiaPay, a leading payment gateway service provider in Asia since 2000, has announced a collaboration with Peach Aviation, a well-known low cost carrier (LCC) in Japan, to…
The World Bank said that a number of factors, including policy uncertainty, will hit global trade growth this year, following a weak trade growth in 2016. A policy paper released…
South Korea stocks were mixed Wednesday after shares jumped to a near 20-month high Tuesday. Here are the top gainers on KOSDAQ Wednesday. Simmtech Holdings (KOSDAQ:036710) topped the chart with…
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp is reportedly selling its stake in a medical equipment leasing firm Toshiba Medical Finance Co to Canon Inc for JPY31.4 billion (US$277 million). The announcement…
