HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Samsung, a worldwide leader in technological innovation, is generating a buzz of excitement in town this winter with a massive outdoor “immersive 3D” new photo hotspot for the holidays! After working with Japanese and Korean teams, Samsung is collaborating with local creative team DL... » read more
SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The GrowHub Innovations Company (“The GrowHub”), Asia Pacific’s only Web 3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, announced its strategic partnership with Kyoto’s leading craft canning producer and food experience provider Tangobar LLC. (“tangobar”). Tangobar is committed to the development of canned... » read more
HONG KONG, April 12, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – XanPay is proud to announce AsiaVape has partnered with them to enable Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) for its consumers across Asia; simplifying cross-border payment acceptance, enabling them to access nearly a billion consumers who use these APMs. In Southeast Asia, where most of AsiaVape’s customer’s reside, alternative payment methods are... » read more
KLANG, Malaysia, Apr 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – LTKM Berhad (LTKM), a leading chicken egg producer, today announced a composite proposal, chiefly to divest the Company’s existing business and venture into the business of providing of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) while at the same time, rectify its non-compliance with the public spread... » read more
Singapore, Apr 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 850 delegates and featured over 80 industry leaders at the recent OTT Summit, with conversations revolving a lot on the subject of growth, from subscriber and revenue growth to increased local content investment and an intense focus... » read more
HONG KONG, Nov 11, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Yeahka Limited (“Yeahka” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 09923), a leading payment-based technology platform in China, announced today that it has agreed to invest RMB100 million in Dingding Cultural Tourism (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (the parent company of Qianqianhui, “Qianqianhui”) as registered capital and capital... » read more
SINGAPORE – A scheme to spur firms to hire more local workers by subsidising their wages will be extended by another six months to March next year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced on Friday (Sept 24). The scheme, known as the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI), has supported the hiring of nearly 400,000 locals by... » read more
SINGAPORE – More local workers sought help from the authorities for disputes with their employers on owed salaries and wrongful dismissals last year, amid the pandemic. Latest figures published on Friday (July 9) showed the incidence of employment claims and appeals lodged by local employees had gone up from 2 per 1,000 employees in 2019... » read more
TOKYO, Apr 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a collaboration between NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations programme that promotes better quality of life for all through sustainable urbanization, and Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), an NGO that provides emergency humanitarian assistance,... » read more
DERRICK GOH (NEE SOON GRC) More support to spur tourism sector With border controls and travel restrictions expected to take an extended period of time to normalise given the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry will have to bear with low demand for their services for a longer period. Mr Goh called for more plans for... » read more
The Chingay street parade – now into its 49th year – went digital for the first time yesterday evening. Themed Light of Hope, it featured about 2,000 performers and 150 organisations from Singapore and around the world who put up multicultural performances and original compositions. The programme also involved the use of computer-generated imagery effects... » read more
SINGAPORE – Would you pay more than $12,000 for a dog? Some Singaporeans can – and will. And demand for these costly canines shows no signs of abating, despite prices for many breeds ballooning since last year. Checks by The Straits Times found that a golden retriever can cost up to $12,800, compared with about... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is willing to pay the price to bring fans to Chase Centre during the 2020-21 National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season. His plan to allow fans in the new San Francisco home arena of the Warriors includes rapid testing at a cost of about US$30 million... » read more
SINGAPORE – Local tourism is getting a boost from bundled promotions by hotels, attractions, restaurants and shops, which are being offered under the SingapoRediscovers campaign from Tuesday (Nov 3). The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is launching around 50 of these bundled promotions, which can be found on the SingapoRediscovers website, or the VisitSingapore mobile application. ... » read more
SINGAPORE – Professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), particularly older ones, now have a champion in the form of a new task force that aims to protect their career prospects and keep them relevant for the new economy. This was announced on Tuesday (Oct 27) by National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Ng Chee Meng, who... » read more