Singapore, Jul 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Family cord blood bank Cryoviva Singapore is pleased to announce that it has made a successful foray into the UAE market in line with its strategic growth plans. After 7 years of serving young families in Singapore, the expansion into Dubai and the other Emirates […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Temasek Financial I (TFin-I) has priced its US dollar three-tranche offering of 10, 20 and 40-year guaranteed bonds, which have seen strong investor support. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek has priced a US$750 million (S$1.02 billion) 10-year bond at 1.625 per cent, a US$750 million 20-year bond at 2.375 per cent and […]

NEW YORK, Jul 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:FOCS) (“Focus”), a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that Travis Pitt (“Pitt”) has joined Melbourne-based Focus partner firm Escala Partners Pty Ltd (“Escala”). Travis Pitt has over twenty years of industry experience as a tenured financial […]

Mr Fonzarelli Ong’s eyes were first opened to global perspectives in junior college. The National Junior College alumnus recalls two literature teachers — a Singaporean and a foreigner — who would engage in friendly banter, each bringing their own unique perspective to the subject. Then, when he attended Nanyang Technological University (NTU), he was taught […]

Singapore’s job market seems to have weathered the worst of the Covid-19 shockwaves. Unemployment among Singaporeans and Permanent Residents has been falling steadily since December last year. Retrenchments are down, thankfully, to pre-Covid-19 levels, at 2,270 in the first quarter of the year compared to 9,120 in Q3 last year. But this may be of […]

SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has found 10 new active Covid-19 clusters, including one linked to a general practitioner’s clinic in Jurong West. This brings the total number of active clusters here to 35, the highest number in the past month, MOH said in its nightly coronavirus update on Monday (July 26). A […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show opened yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will run until 29 July. Guest […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – God Temple, an NFT collectible platform, has introduced the gamification model for its limited-edition art collection collaborated with comic artist Pat Lee, who did stints with DC and Marvel comics. Users of the platform will be able to play against other users or computer-controlled […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – NFT平台God Temple宣布将其项目游戏化，将漫画家Pat Lee的艺术作品变成NFT游戏角式，让全球玩…

TOKYO, Jul 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, held a launch ceremony today (July 26th) for the first of two large multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) being built to order for the Department of Transportation in the Republic of the Philippines. The […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Edvantage Group Holdings Limited (“Edvantage Group” or the “Group”, stock code: 0382.HK), the largest private higher education group in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (the “Greater Bay Area”), is pleased to announce its update on certain latest unaudited financial and operational information for the […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 粤港澳大湾区（「大湾区」）最大的民办商科高等教育集团中汇集团控股有限公司（「中汇集团」或「本集团」，股票编号：…

HONG KONG (REUTERS) – China’s private education firms are bracing for a “material” hit to their operations after Beijing announced new rules barring for-profit tutoring in core school subjects to ease financial pressures on families. News of the rule changes on Friday sent shockwaves through China’s US$120 billion private tutoring sector and triggered a massive […]

(NYTIMES) – The Toyota Prius hybrid was a milestone in the history of clean cars, attracting millions of buyers worldwide who could do their part for the environment while saving money on gasoline. But in recent months, Toyota, one of the world’s largest automakers, has quietly become the industry’s strongest voice opposing an all-out transition […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Raffles Medical on Monday (July 26) announced a net profit of $39.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, more than double the $17.2 million from a year ago on the back of its support for the Government’s Covid-19 initiatives. The group’s earnings per share stood at 2.11 […]

SINGAPORE, Jul 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Leading Singapore-headquartered IT consulting and advisory services company Kris Infotech has acquired a 60% stake in the Colorado-based IT consultancy and staffing company AGS Tek Partners. The acquisition follows Kris Infotech’s strategic roadmap for growth, tapping into the enormous opportunities and immense potential of the […]

BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Casino operator Crown Resorts on Monday said Western Australia state had extended the time given to a Royal Commission probing operations at its Perth casino to March 2022. The move comes after Victoria state last month said it would give additional time and funding to a separate Royal Commission that is probing […]

HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2021 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 中国领先的黄金生产商 — 招金矿业股份有限公司(「招金矿业」或「本公司」，连同其附属公司统称「本集团」；股份代…

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s factory activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in July, a private sector survey showed on Monday (July 26), underscoring the world’s third-largest economy’s struggle to stage a convincing recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to a seasonally […]

Andrea Choh Chau Lin Nurse clinician, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Although she has been a nurse for 18 years, Andrea still remembers how nervous she felt when she had to perform her first intravenous (IV) cannulation on a patient. Inserting a cannula, or a thin tube, into the vein to administer a fluid into the […]