New Carriages for AGT System in Hiroshima Win “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021”
New Carriages for AGT System in Hiroshima Win “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021”

TOKYO, Oct 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The new 7000-Series carriages in service on the “Astram Line,” an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), have received a “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021(1)” from Japan Institute... » read more

Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2021 winners revealed
Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2021 winners revealed

HONG KONG, Sep 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Asia’s leading fashion event CENTRESTAGE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded on 12 September with the 2021 Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC). Ten promising local designers showcased their creations at an eye-catching fashion show with celebrities Denis Kwok... » read more

Search is on for The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2021

SINGAPORE – The search is on to find this year’s Singaporean of the Year. In its seventh edition now, The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year, presented by UBS, is an annual award given to a Singaporean individual or group that has made a positive and sustainable impact in society. Mr Warren Fernandez, editor-in-chief of... » read more

Eisai Receives Special Prize at Platinum Career Award 2021
Eisai Receives Special Prize at Platinum Career Award 2021

TOKYO, Jun 9, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received a special prize at the Platinum Career Award 2021. The awards ceremony was held via online at the symposium on June 8, 2021. The Platinum Career Award was established in 2019 with the aim of commending... » read more

Basketball: Bucks guard Holiday wins NBA sportsmanship award

NEW YORK (AFP) – Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday was named the 2021 winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, the league announced on Friday (June 4), becoming the club’s first player to receive the honour. The award is presented annually to the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court as voted... » read more

Tennis: Nadal, Osaka win top Laureus sports awards
Tennis: Nadal, Osaka win top Laureus sports awards

SEVILLE, SPAIN (AFP) – Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday (May 6) with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also recognised. World number two Nadal claimed his fourth Laureus award as he was recognised for his... » read more

GE2020 reports shine at SPH Chinese media awards
GE2020 reports shine at SPH Chinese media awards

On June 27 last year, Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Nam Yunzhou, 31, and chief videographer Lim Seong Teik, 55, were the only journalists at the People’s Action Party headquarters in Bedok when newly introduced candidate Ivan Lim announced he was withdrawing from contesting the July 10 General Election. Mr Lim pulled out just days before Nomination... » read more

Awards vindicate duo’s switch to SSP
Awards vindicate duo’s switch to SSP

Knowing that they wanted to pursue both studies and sport at an elite level, national wushu exponent Jowen Lim and squash player Au Yeong Wai Yhann took the less conventional route by enrolling in the Singapore Sports School’s (SSP) post-secondary school pathway. Au Yeong chose SSP over a polytechnic, while Lim transferred in the final... » read more

Lewandowski heads shortlist for Fifa award

LONDON • European Player of the Year Robert Lewandowski is one of 11 players on the shortlist for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award unveiled yesterday, alongside Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi of Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Lewandowski’s former Bayern Munich teammate Thiago Alcantara, who joined Liverpool in September, and... » read more

WIKA Honored for Corporate Excellence in 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards
WIKA Honored for Corporate Excellence in 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

JAKARTA, Nov 23, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk (WIKA) was honored for its Corporate Excellence at the 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEAs) by Enterprise Asia, held in a virtual ceremony on Friday, Nov 20 in Singapore. The APEAs honor business leaders and organizations who have shown outstanding performance and... » read more

Supercomputer Fugaku Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC 2020 ONLINE
Supercomputer Fugaku Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC 2020 ONLINE

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Riken and Fujitsu today announced that the Supercomputer Fugaku(1), jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, was awarded the highest prize: the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at CEATEC AWARD 2020. Supercomputer Fugaku (in development and preparation) Both RIKEN and Fujitsu will attend the CEATEC 2020... » read more