The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) has announced the winners of the Directors Of The Year Awards (DYA) 2022. As the flagship project of HKIoD, DYA is one of the most prestigious business accolades in Hong Kong and the first of its kind in Asia. It seeks to recognise outstanding boards and directors, publicise the significance of good corporate governance and promote good corporate governance and director professionalism. The Awards were presented during the Silver Jubilee Dinner that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of both HKSAR and HKIoD, both having operated since 1 July 1997. This year’s theme of work…
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Initiative to help smaller businesses improve user engagement and conversion rates at affordable costs CleverTap, the modern, integrated retention cloud today announced the launch of CleverTap for Startups (C4S). Through this initiative, CleverTap will offer a full stack retention platform to all budding digital-native brands, in order to help them personalize and optimize all customer touchpoints, improving user engagement and conversion. Till date, thousands of large digital-native brands have benefited from CleverTap’s platform which has solved their needs at scale, speed, and security. The aim now is to make solutions even more affordable for pre-launch, early-stage startups, or companies with…
Austral Gold Limited (“Austral”) (ASX: AGD) (TSXV: AGLD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Share Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with E2 Metals Limited (“E2”) (ASX: E2M) and Austral Gold Canada Limited (“Austral Canada”), a Canadian subsidiary of Austral, pursuant to which Austral Canada has agreed to sell 100% of the common shares of SCRN Properties Limited (“SCRN”) to E2 (the “Transaction”) for total consideration of US$~10 million. SCRN’s main asset is the polymetallic Pinguino Project, located in the Deseado Massif in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina (please refer to About Pinguino). SCRN is a wholly…
Company’s loss before tax continues to narrow on higher revenue contribution from civil engineering and manufacturing divisions Civil engineering specialist and bituminous products manufacturer Minetech Resources Berhad today reported that the Company recorded a 31.9% rise in revenue to RM26.9 million for the second quarter ended 30 September 2022 (2Q FY2023) compared with RM20.4 million in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year (2Q FY2022). The Company registered a loss before tax (LBT) of RM1.5 million for the quarter under review compared with LBT of RM4.7 million in 2Q FY2022. On a segmental basis, the civil engineering division recorded…
Company assessing risks and opportunities to grow as an investment conglomerate Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad (Bursa: BINTAI, 6998), a mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering services specialist, today announced that the Company registered a 136.6% increase in revenue to RM40.56 million for the second quarter ended 30 September 2022 (2Q FY2023) compared with RM17.14 million in 2Q FY2022 mainly due to higher contribution from M&E projects recovering from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the quarter under review, the Company’s profit before tax (PBT) recorded a decline to RM193,000 compared with RM244,000 in 2Q FY2022 mainly due to higher…
Welcoming our community for the 2022 Football Season Subang Parade, a flagship property owned by Hektar REIT, is pleased to announce the kick-off of the 2022 Football Fever to celebrate the Football Season this morning. To celebrate the 2022 Football Season, Subang Parade has lined up a host of family-friendly activities at LG, East End Concourse from 26 November to 11 December, which includes Shoot For Glory, Football Juggling Performance, Football Skills Workshop and 3 vs 3 Futsal Contest for children aged 7-12 years. The Media launch event on 24 November was officiated by Subang Jaya State Assemblywoman YB Michelle…
Group seeks investment opportunities to expand reach of products and services Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad, a leading genomics and biopharmaceutical specialist, today reported a revenue of RM3.81 million for the first quarter ended 30 September 2022 (1Q 2023) versus a revenue of RM9.32 million in 1Q 2022, as the Group refocuses on immunotherapy and cell therapies under the biopharmaceutical business and pushes for organic growth of its genetic screening business. The Group recorded a 254.16% increase in profit before tax (PBT) to RM0.85 million for 1Q 2023, compared with RM0.24 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial…
Continue to Bolster Resilience with Diversified Healthcare Business Strategy Further Consolidating the Healthcare Services Market EC Healthcare (the Company, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the Group, HKG: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong, announces today its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (the Period). Business Highlight Total revenue increased by 31.1% YoY to HK$1,893.2 million Revenue from medical services segment rose by 47.5% YoY to HK$1,174.8 million, boosting its revenue contribution to 62.1% Revenue from aesthetic medical and beauty and wellness services segment decreased by 2.0% YoY to…
RIYADH // TOKYO, Nov 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – anb and JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., have partnered to launch JCB Card acceptance at all its POS and ATM locations deployed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading payment card issuer and acquirer in Japan, and JCB Cards are used by more than 140 million cardholders and accepted at about 39 million locations globally. As part of supporting the cashless society and financial inclusion that is related to Vision 2030, anb and JCB have partnered to enable…
Maintained decent profitability amid consumption slowdown and Covid-19 shadow Perfect Medical Health Management Limited (the Company , HKG: 1830), one of the largest aesthetic medical operators in the world, together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the Group), is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022. RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS The Group’s revenue decreased by 16.6% to HK$668.3 million, impacted by Covid-19 pandemic causing suspension of 20 days in Hong Kong, 39 days in Macau, as well a business disruption for an average of 14 days, 23 days, 63 days and 19 days across…
Industry heavyweights explore opportunities to work together With a lengthy history as a global trading port, Hong Kong this week hosted the 6th edition of Hong Kong Maritime Week. The week’s flagship event was the 12th Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), which came to a close today. This signature two-day event for the maritime, air freight, logistics and supply chain management sectors and shippers from diverse manufacturing industries drew more than 90 industry experts and leaders sharing…
Monster.com, leading global job search portal, today announced a significant milestone in its journey as it transforms to a full-fledged talent platform. Starting today, Monster will be known as ‘foundit’ with a new logo and vision, ushering in a new revolution in the job market. Synonymous with recruitment, Monster has been serving more than 70 million job seekers and 10,000 customers spread across 18 countries. As the Company now transforms itself to an end-to-end talent platform, it will offer comprehensive solutions to recruiters and highly personalised and contextual services to job seekers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The…
To create natural rubber delivery network from plantations to factories, strengthening ‘Sri Trang Ecosystem’ Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL (SET: STA) opens Aappplications for whom is interested to become Super Drivers, creatipng a secondary career and extra income for rubber planter and building rubber delivery network from plantations to factories of the Sri Trang Group. In order to connect all stakeholders in the rubber industry ecosystem and for STA to play a part in the drive towards the digital age. Mr. Veerasith Sinchareonkul, Managing Director & Executive Director of Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL (SET: STA), one of the world’s biggest leaders…
Betagro PCL (SET: BTG), Thailand’s leading international food company with over 55 years of history, debuts on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today. With a total offering value of 20 billion baht and a securities value at an IPO price of about 80 billion baht (including over-allotments), BTG has stood out as the highest-value initial public offering (IPO) stocks in the agriculture and food industry on the Thai capital market, while recording the highest selling value in South East Asia so far this year. BTG has readied to continue its success with a strategy to build growth by means…
After the incredible success of World Blockchain Summit Dubai, The Athenee Hotel, Bangkok is all set to host the 23rd global edition of World Blockchain Summit on the 8th- 9th of December 2022. With Thailand recording $135.9 billion in crypto value transacted over the year and emerging as one of ASEAN’s crypto trading hotspots, the Bangkok edition of the World Blockchain Summit aims to be a hub for all the important stakeholders from the blockchain, cryptocurrency and web3 ecosystem that includes investors, upcoming projects, enterprises, government representatives and technology leaders – to discuss and deliberate the future of the industry and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses…
One of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms, Bybit, joins the 23rd global edition of World Blockchain Summit as Headline Sponsor on 8-9 December 2022 at The Athenee Hotel, Bangkok. The advanced, user-friendly platform, combined with best-in-class infrastructure, excellent customer service, and multilingual community support; Bybit moves toward a brighter decentralized future. It also provides innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, emerging as a reliable exchange for the digital asset class. “We are extremely honoured to feature Bybit as the Headline Sponsor for the event,” noted Mohammed Saleem – Founder & CEO,…
Mr William Teo says directors are extremely concerned by discoveries about AREX, an OOWAY-launched online platform to trade accounts receivable assets, which was supposed to be a revenue driver for an OOWAY subsidiary in which the Company acquired a 30%-stake in October 2020 Mr Teo recounts actions by former Interim CEO (an OOWAY nominee) including 2 transactions which were ‘tainted by irregularities’; cites further concerns of OOWAY Group’s actions Acting on the advice of lawyers, Board reiterates that Second Intended EGM called by OOWAY and other requisitioners to be held on 25 November is defective and invalid for non-compliance with…
This is Noteworthy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation founded in Charleston, SC, announces a new alliance with VNUE’s StageIt (OTC: VNUE), one of the oldest and most well-known ticketed livestream companies in the world. The two organizations are debuting weekly, live-streaming Benefit concerts, chef demos, poetry and author readings, and more to the worldwide StageIt fans, to raise money for grants, artists’ health grants, and more. To kick-off this weekly charitable series, StageIt and This is Noteworthy are kicking off National Giving Day on November 29 with day and night performances by musicians, comics and others. Some of the well-known artists…
Komainu (Custodian), a regulated digital asset custody provider built by institutions for institutions, has announced today that it has received the minimal viable product (MVP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), following the issuance of its provisional approval in July 2022. The MVP licence means that Komainu can offer an approved range of virtual asset related services to institutional investors in Dubai within an internationally benchmarked legislative framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) following completion of its readiness requirements. The transition to an MVP licence, from a provisional approval received earlier this year, means Komainu can provide…
To Seize Opportunities, Foster Cooperation and Harness Innovation in and between Vietnam and Hong Kong Supported by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong, hosted by CT Group, and organized by New Media Foundation and Aliquantum Group, Vietnam – Hong Kong: New Vision . New Opportunities – Smart Cities’ Leaders forum-cum-luncheon (the forum) was successfully held at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong this afternoon. The gathering of ministerial officials, business leaders and professionals from diverse industries at the forum discussed the booming business opportunities in and between Vietnam and Hong Kong. The forum featured a welcome speech made by Mr…