HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Shareholders of the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HoSE: HDB) approved all the statements and proposals by the board of directors at its annual general meeting of shareholders on April 23. HDBank achieved its best results ever in 2020. Total consolidated [...]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/HONG KONG SAR, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”) and ESR Cayman Limited (“ESR”; SEHK Stock Code: 1821) today announced an expansion of their Korea Income Joint Venture (“Korea Income JV”). CPP Investments and ESR will collectively upsize their investment in the vehicle by a further US$500 [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) - Microsoft Corp. today announced its “Bersama Malaysia” (Together with Malaysia) initiative, which marks a significant commitment to empowering Malaysia’s inclusive digital economy and advancing the nation’s digital transformation across the private and public sectors. As part of the plan, Microsoft will establish its first datacenter region in the [...]
SINGAPORE, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding on the momentum of opening two properties – The Clan Hotel Singapore and Quincy Hotel Melbourne, in the first quarter of 2021, Far East Hospitality today announced that it will continue with its regional expansion plans. Teaming up with ARTOTEL Group To kick things off, the homegrown operator [...]
SHANGHAI, China, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hywin Holdings Ltd. (“Hywin Wealth” or the “Company”, NASDAQ: HYW), a leading independent wealth manager in China, today announced that it was voted “Best Wealth Manager of Greater China 2021” at the WealthBriefingAsia Greater China Awards 2021. In addition, Hywin Wealth’s CEO Madame Wang Dian won the award [...]
HONG KONG SAR, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) - It’s been a bad year for tourism and a boom in the travel and hospitality sector would no doubt be good for the economy. However, it could also be a nightmare for people living and working amid the flux of transient tourists. It wasn’t that long ago that we [...]
NORWALK, US & HONG KONG SAR, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) - News Direct and Media OutReach – two newswires that are revolutionizing the news distribution industry with advances in technology, analytics, security and workflow – have entered into a reciprocal press release distribution arrangement covering the United States and Asia Pacific region. Media OutReach clients will benefit [...]
HONG KONG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s top legislature endorsed on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which marks another major step to improve the region’s legal and political systems, said Lv Jian-she, President of the Hong Kong-based Chinese Culture and Arts Association. The plan [...]
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) - Regional and global business leaders, policy makers and government representatives throughout the energy sector convened at the Asia Pacific Energy Week to discuss regional challenges and opportunities. Themed ‘Shaping the Energy of Tomorrow’, the 2-day virtual event held from March 9 to 10, 2021 saw more than 2,500 participants actively engage [...]
HONG KONG SAR, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Southco Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Southco Inc., a leading global provider of engineered access solutions such as locks, latches, captive fasteners, electronic access solutions and hinges/ positioning technology, Southco has introduced the latest product in its successful line of magnetic catches, with a new version that [...]