Archive for August 17th, 2020

JCB and Mcredit launched Mcredit JCB Credit Card in Vietnam
Hanoi & Tokyo, Aug 17, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - MB SHINSEI Finance Limited Liability Company (Mcredit) - one of the leading consumer finance companies in Vietnam and JCB [...] » More

Private home sales up 8.2% in July, second consecutive m-o-m increase
Treasure at Tampines was the best-selling project in July, with 112 units [...] » More
X0PA AI integrates its new AI-enabled assessment & interview platform with Microsoft Teams
X0PA ROOM is a video, audio, and text enabled assessment and interviewing platform with advanced AI built on Microsoft Azure SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 17 August [...] » More

Bayer and Hua Medicine announce commercialization agreement and strategic partnership for investigational first-in-class novel diabetes treatment dorzagliatin in China
Beijing and Shanghai, China, Aug 17, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Bayer and Hua Medicine, a leading innovative drug development company, today announced a commercialization [...] » More

The Babylon Project: A Blockchain Focused Hackathon and Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Aug 17, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - World Blockchain Hackathon, a 100% community funded global organization, have announced the details of their latest [...] » More
New condo residents frustrated over delayed rectification works due to COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting renovation and construction works, some residents at new condominium projects have had to live with the defects in their units for [...] » More
Report: Sensitive Malaysian navy documents from hacked accounts leaked on Dark Web
Around 70 documents from the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) were uploaded to the Dark Web last month, a report has said. According to Singapore daily The Straits Times (ST), the [...] » More
With RMCO expiring in two weeks, where are the 23 Covid-19 clusters in Malaysia?
As Malaysia nears the scheduled end of its recovery movement control order (RMCO), a recent outbreak of several new clusters in recent weeks has put a spotlight on public [...] » More
Dr Noor Hisham: 25 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia today, with 28 recoveries
The number of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia draws closer to the 10,000 mark, as 25 new cases were reported today, bringing the total number of positive cases to 9,200. [...] » More
Chinese fishermen told not to approach Senkakus as Beijing seeks to avoid frictions
Local Chinese authorities facing the East China Sea have instructed fishermen not to approach the disputed Senkaku Islands after the summer fishing ban concluded Sunday, part [...] » More
Moon’s offer for talks with Japan raises doubts
President Moon Jae-in underlined Saturday during a speech to mark Liberation Day that Korea is open for talks with Japan to sort out pending bilateral issues. But skepticism [...] » More
US, S. Korea to begin scaled-down drills amid virus spike
The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. But a spreading coronavirus [...] » More
S. Korea reports 197 new cases of coronavirus infection
South Korea reported 197 more cases of the new coronavirus on Monday as it battles sporadic outbreaks in Seoul and its neighbouring area amid growing fears of resurgence in [...] » More
Korea fears nationwide surge in coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday it plans to file a complaint against Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon, a conservative pastor who led mass demonstration in downtown Seoul, [...] » More
State-run healthcare struggling under Moon administration
The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is causing an unexpectedly large health insurance deficit this year. Critics were quick to blame the deficit on President Moon Jae-in’s [...] » More