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Motul Asia Pacific proudly launches all-new Motul Asia Hub

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- New 700,000 sq ft Motul regional warehouse opened near Singapore's Tuas Mega Port- Motul Asia Hub to enhance supply chain and logistics across Asia Pacific region- Asia Pacific set to become one of the biggest markets for Motul in coming yearsSingapore, Mar 2, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Lionel Dantiacq, CEO of Motul Asia Pacific, cut the ribbon to launch a new, state-of-the-art Motul regional warehouse, the Motul Asia Hub, on 1st March 2022. The Motul Asia Hub is located at the Pacific Logistics Group (PLG), Tuas Headquarters at Singapore's brand new Tuas Mega Port. The 700,000 sq ft facility will support and enhance Motul's supply chain across the Asia Pacific region by consolidating warehousing and inventory operations. The Hub will play a monumental role as Motul continues to build a greater presence across the APAC region and further strengthens its leadership in high performance lubricants and fluids for all uses.Motul is excited about the launch of the Asia Hub, which will be essential to support its ambitions of accelerated growth. A modern supply chain solution will tackle the complexities of the market and streamline business operations.The unique location...

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Digital Week 2.0: Largest Coming Together of Southeast Asia’s Digital Future

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Singapore, Feb 11, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The year 2021 can be termed as one of "Resurgence". Lives, businesses all saw a resurgence to some extent, even as Covid-19 continued to ravage many economies and livelihoods. If the year 2020 was when organisations began their internal digital transformation journey, in 2021- forward thinking companies turned their attention to integrate and digitalise external business processes. Digital consumption is now an ingrained way of life in Southeast Asia. Early adopters have expanded usage--pre-pandemic users are consuming four more digital services than they did before 2020 and the 60 million consumers who joined since the pandemic started are here to stay, with nine in 10 consumers who tried a new digital service in 2020 are continued using that service in 2021, according to a Bain, Google & Temasek report. From mom-and-pop stores who had reservations in adoption e-commerce to larger companies enabling millions of their workforce to work remotely, a positive evolution is underway as companies and their stakeholders find new ways of connecting, collaborating and keeping in pace with their evolving needs.This massive digi...

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AVIA Appoints Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy

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Singapore, Feb 8, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia Video Industry Association has appointed Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) with immediate effect.Matthew Cheetham Over the last four years CAP has made real inroads into the systemic problems of video piracy faced by the broadcast and streaming video industry in Asia Pacific. The blocking of pirate sites is becoming more common in many markets, laws have been introduced to limit access to infringing set-top devices, constructive relationships have been forged with intermediaries to limit access to pirate services and investigations and prosecutions have been effected. And yet the problem remains the single biggest impediment to the growth of the legitimate content creation industry and ecosystem. As the General Manager of CAP, Cheetham will take over from Aaron Herps and build on the accomplishments achieved by CAP to date, with the aim of creating a stronger and healthier environment in which the video industry can prosper. Cheetham is a qualified lawyer specializing in intellectual property, more specifically copyright protection, with over 20 years' experience working in ...

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Messe Muenchen Acquires Asia Climate Forum and Confirms In-person Event for 2022

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Singapore, Jan 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Messe Muenchen's subsidiary for Southeast Asia -- MMI Asia Pte. Ltd. -- has taken over ownership and operation of the Asia Climate Forum (ACF) from former owners Media Generation Ventures Ltd (MGV), including the 2022 edition taking place alongside the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESG) from 18th to 20th April at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre.Asia Climate Forum is Southeast Asia's leading platform for weather forecasting, meteorological and hydrometeorological equipment, flood prevention and mitigation, and air quality control and management. Through three distinct exhibitions, InterMET, InterFLOOD and InterAIR, Asia Climate Forum has provided a focal point for the industry in Asia since the first edition in 2014.Michael Wilton, General Manager and Director of MMI Asia Pte. Ltd says, "We are proud to announce the acquisition of the Asia Climate Forum and commit to investing in the show and further the cause of resolving climate issues in the world. We thank the MGV team for the excellent work on the event since its inception, and look forward to working together with them for future editions of ACF."MMI Asia Group P...

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Singapore’s 1982 Ventures Raises US$12.5M in the First Close of Seed Fund

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SINGAPORE, Dec 16, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - 1982 Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia, has announced the initial close of its first seed stage venture fund with US$12.5 million in committed capital. The fund is targeting to raise a total corpus of US$15 million.Scott Krivokopich and Herston Elton Powers, Managing Partners of 1982 Ventures, Southeast Asia's leading seed fund which is focused on fintech. (1982 Ventures)Established in early 2020, 1982 Ventures is a Southeast Asia focused venture capital fund that invests in seed stage fintech startups in Southeast Asia. The fund was recently identified as the most active Southeast Asia based fintech investor of 2021 (UOB). The firm's portfolio has made a return of over 3x, with early and first round investments in Indonesian open banking player Brick, Vietnamese retail investment platform Infina (YC S21), home financing proptech Homebase (YC W21), Singaporean automated financial data platform Bluesheets and Southeast Asia's first earned wage access platform Wagely. Their first fund has been backed by US fintech unicorn Carta, Asia's leading multinational Genting Group's Venture arm, U...

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Barclays to build up Singapore private banking business in Asia push

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LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - Barclays plans to make key hires in investment banking and wealth management across Asia next year as the British lender plots its return to some of the world's fastest-growing economies after a 2016 restructuring. The bank - which is benefiting from a boom in deals and trading along with its Wall Street rivals - is seeking to rebuild in some of the markets it exited, and is targeting China, India, Singapore and Australia to expand, according to Mr Jaideep Khanna, head of Barclays Asia-Pacific and India chief executive. He said Barclays plans to build up its private banking business in Singapore, and investment banking in Australia by hiring locally. The bank has a stake in Australian advisory firm Barrenjoey Capital Partners, which hired a number of prominent dealmakers last year from banks including UBS and JPMorgan Chase & Co. It is also hiring in Japan and Hong Kong. "We are profitable in the region and I fully expect it to continue in 2022," Mr Khanna, 56, said in an interview. "Our focus is going to be consistent - try and stick to the areas where we are strong. There are enough areas for us to drive returns today and that's what we are focused on." Barcl...

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SEEK Asia Launches “Let’s Get To Work” To Empower Job Seekers After “Great Resignation”

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SINGAPORE, Dec 8, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Today, SEEK Asia, the parent company of leading jobs platforms JobStreet and JobsDB, and with investments in JobKorea and BDJobs (Bangladesh), announces the launch of its new omni-channel marketing campaign aimed at getting job seekers, and especially first jobbers, to work. This comes after the pandemic caused unemployment rates to skyrocket to an estimated 81 million in Asia, with many still unable to secure a job. The pandemic has also changed people's attitudes towards their jobs, with many re-evaluating where and how they want to work and the kind of work they want to do. This has led to the emerging trend known as the "Great Resignation", a term coined by associate professor of management at Texas A&M University Anthony Klotz, which explains why even experienced job seekers are choosing to leave their current careers in the search of something more meaningful.Aptly titled "Let's Get To Work", SEEK Asia's latest campaign will be rolled out in its six key markets from today, running across digital, out-of-home (OOH) advertising, social media, and PR. Let's Get To Work is a continuation of SEEK Asia's brand evolutio...

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Olympus Selected for Inclusion in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World)

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TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Olympus Corporation ("Olympus" - Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) has been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), among the world's most recognized corporate sustainability indices. Olympus is admitted to the DJSI World for the first time this year and in the DJSI Asia Pacific for the third consecutive year.The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are corporate sustainability evaluation indices for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment. Jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the DJSI track the financial performance of leading companies in terms of ESG criteria. Companies with excellent corporate sustainability practices are assured and selected annually.In 2021, 322 companies were selected as DJSI World members from approximately 3500 companies in 61 industry sectors that were evaluated worldwide, and 153 companies were selected as DJSI Asia Pacific members from approximately 600 companies assessed in the region. Olymp...

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SPC Announces the Launch of Its Platform betting on the Metaverse

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Cayman Islands / November 30, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – SPC, founded by Asia Capital Strategy Fund (ACS), is a management agreement and cross-chain asset aggregation and income platform, focused on creating sustainable and stable returns for all users of the Metaverse ecosystem. The SPC platform has positioned itself to evolve into a cross-chain asset aggregation and income marketplace. SPC is focused on developing an innovative asset pool to create one of the most sought-after and largest offline Metaverse eco-industrial parks in the world, centered in Southeast Asia, by 2023, to maximize returns while ensuring that LP capital is as safe as possible. To this end, SPC will create a robust passive income platform to meet the needs of the Metaverse industry. With the launch of SPC’s income-producing assets, SPC will further create derivative products based on stable returns, such as risk-optimal return indices and other derivative products. Experts in the industry generally believe that in the Internet era, the PC era was Internet 1.0, the mobile Internet was era 2.0, and the “Metaverse” will be era 3.0. Looking at in terms of time and space, the Metaverse is a digital world that is virtu...

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Mazda Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for Fifth Year Running

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HIROSHIMA, Japan, Nov 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mazda Motor Corporation has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices' Asia Pacific Index for the fifth year running.The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are among the longest-running(1) ESG investment indices(2) in the world. Corporations are assessed annually in the areas of environmental initiatives, social contribution, human resource development, corporate governance and compliance, and only those with outstanding sustainability performance in their industry are included.Mazda was selected on the basis of a survey questionnaire and a comprehensive review of the company's Sustainability Report, Annual Report and official website that highly evaluated Mazda's CSR initiatives and information disclosure practices. Mazda was one of 77 Japanese companies and three automotive companies chosen from among approximately 600 major corporations assessed for inclusion in the DJSI Asia Pacific Index this year.Mazda will continue to prioritize CSR in all initiatives and contribute to the development of a sustainable society. The company aims to build a special bond with customers and envisions a world in which ca...

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Satellite Remains an Essential Element of Video Distribution Alongside the Growth of OTT

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Singapore, Nov 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted its annual Satellite Industry Forum on Thursday, 18 November as a virtual conference, to end off the Asia Video Summit umbrella of events this year. The Forum opened with a look at Satellite Trends and Forecasts Post-Covid with Caleb Henry, Senior Analyst, Quilty Analytics. The traditional satcom industry continues to be in a state of rapid change, and still in a state of turmoil. While the industry is currently dominated by a handful of major players, this could also change dramatically over the next five years as new technologies and standards reset the competitive landscape. And despite the impact of Covid, there has been no let-up of interest in investment into the space industry with $5.5BN in collective proceeds from all 13 space SPACs. AVIA was also privileged to host Stephen Spengler for his final keynote before he steps down as CEO of Intelsat. Spengler had spoken at the Satellite Industry Forum for his first keynote as CEO in 2015, hence it was fitting the Forum was his final address as well. While the industry continues to innovate and push the boundaries of wha...

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Discovering and realising new opportunities in Asia

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HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - In order to strengthen the longstanding relationship between Hong Kong and UK businesses, the "Discovering and Realising New Opportunities in Asia" signature webinar was held last Thursday, 18 November, hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.The officiating guests in Hong Kong included (from L) Margaret Fong, HKTDC Executive Director; Dr Peter K N Lam, Chairman of the HKTDC; Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR and Peter Burnett, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong KongThe webinar updated participants on the latest business developments in Hong Kong and examined the city's unique role as a multi-faceted hub that UK businesses can leverage to capture new opportunities in the dynamic Asian market, particularly the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc.Over 700 participants took part in the webinar, including business leaders and senior government officials from Hong Kong and the UK. They were welcomed by Dr Peter K N Lam, Chairman of the HKTDC. In his ...

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WARC and YouTube release “Brand-building at the speed of culture: The role of online video in Asia”

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SINGAPORE, Nov 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Online video is where culture is being cross-pollinated between brands, creators, fans and viewers. Every minute, 300 hours of content are uploaded on YouTube. One billion hours of content are watched on the platform every day and watch time has grown by 60% in the past year. At a time of unprecedented change, online video has emerged as an opportunity for brands to stay in tune and contribute regularly to interpret and recreate culture.Brand-building at the speed of culture: The role of online video in AsiaGabey Goh, WARC Gautam Ramdurai, YouTube"Brand-building at the speed of culture: The role of online video in Asia" is a new white paper released today by WARC, in partnership with YouTube, which looks at how brands can leverage culture to amplify their role in Asia's online video landscape.Providing key lessons for marketers, the report is derived from an analysis of the winners of YouTube Works 2020-2021 awards from across Asia, accompanied by industry insights and best practices from WARC. Gautam Ramdurai, Head of YouTube Ads Marketing APAC, says: "We've partnered with WARC to understand how brands in the region have...

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Building Trust, Having a Strong Fundamental Business Model and Embracing Digital Solutions are among the Key Retail Trends and Innovations Highlighted at the Recent Asia Retail Leaders Conference 2021 Organised by SMU RCoE

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SINGAPORE, Nov 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - A total of 304 participants attended the Asia Retail Leaders Conference 2021 staged by the Retail Centre of Excellence at Singapore Management University on 17 November in Singapore.SMU RCoE ARLC 2021 Speaker Panelist SessionThe full day hybrid conference revolved around the current developments and challenges faced by the retail industry such as prolonged and rising disruptions to businesses from the pandemic, changing consumer behaviour and up-and-coming technological innovations. 10 industry experts from the retail sphere and academic shed light on the critical relationship between digital transformation, trends, insights and topical issues such as sustainability, in empowering retailers and attendees with the required knowledge to emerge from and thrive in the post-pandemic environment.Technology that is aiding retailers to develop cost-effective omnichannel touchpoints with their customers has emerged as a critical factor to succeed in the rapidly evolving futuristic retail ecosystem. With the changed consumer's shopping behaviour as a result of the pandemic, progressive technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) an...

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Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Set for Season Finale in Lombok, Indonesia

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Singapore, Nov 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – It has been a thrilling season for the Motul FIM Superbike World Championship in 2021. Motul was announced as the title sponsor for the series back in 2015 and has continued a rewarding partnership for a 6th season running. Producing some of the best talents of motorbike racing, the WorldSBK has garnered a reputation for exciting races, dramatic rivalries and closely contested championship battles. Coming to the season finale, the competition will finally be held at the long anticipated round at Indonesia?s brand new circuit, the Mandalika International Street Circuit. After 35 races across 12 circuits, the WorldSBK has witnessed five different riders take the top stop of the podium and it all comes down to the final round. With the championship still to be decided, it is setting up to be an exciting finish at the first and only Asian round on the calendar. Although it has been challenging, FIM and the Dorna Group have been able to bring much awaited racing action to Asian fans. Motul has played a monumental role as the title sponsor of WorldSBK to drive this effort and bring racing back to Indonesia. The country last hosted this champions...

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CT Event Asia to Host 5G TECH 2021

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - CT Event Asia is all set to bring you the 5G TECH 2021 as a Hybrid Event utilizing a seamless platform and ensuring inclusion regardless of travel restrictions. This event will take place at JW Marriot Hotel Kuala Lumpur from 30th November - 2nd December 2021.In collaboration with leading technology companies nationwide and internationally, the 5G TECH 2021 is organised under the themed "Digital Economy Recovery Through 5G". This exclusive and innovative platform brings together key experts of 5G across a wide range of industries comprising of Technology, Transportation, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, Telecommunication, Energy and Utility, Financial services, Aviation, Ports, Automation, Agriculture, Media & Entertainment, Gaming and many more, to highlight how Malaysian industries can harness 5G, the ultra-fast connectivity to better serve their customers, offer new products and services, reduce costs, reinvent the business model and explore 5G strategies for business leaders.The Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Annuar bin Musa will be officiating the 5G TECH 2021 w...

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Asia’s Edtech and Education Leaders to Gather at EDUtech Asia 2021 to Inspire the Future of Education

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Singapore, Nov 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On 9-11 November 2021, EDUtech Asia will once again bring together the entire education ecosystem across Asia Pacific and beyond to explore how technology is impacting the way we learn and teach. Over the three days, over 250 expert speakers from K-12 Schools and higher education Institutions will be addressing 20+ key themes such as new pedagogies, AI in education, learning technologies, virtual classrooms, digital assessments, wellbeing and many more. Headlining the festival agenda are seven international education visionaries. Diane Tavenner, Co-Founder and CEO, Summit Public Schools will open the conference with her insights on creating the schools our children deserve by championing equity, access and wellbeing. In the afternoon, Award-Winning Teacher and Author of "Disruptive Classroom Technologies", Dr Sonny Magana will discuss his recent breakthrough research findings on Cyber Schooling That Works. Rounding up the day, Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D, Cognitive Scientist and Author of "Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning", will talk about the foundation of what the science of learning is a...