HANOI, Vietnam, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- FPT Software recently announced its first-ever Global Internship initiative. The program is designed to provide great opportunities for students to accelerate their technology careers with professional working experiences in an award-winning global IT services company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230426005445/en/ FPT Software’s first-ever Global Internship program will welcome students to its state-of-the-art campuses across Vietnam, which is highly recognized among top-tier emerging technology destinations in Asia Pacific. The 8-week program is installed in two different batches from July 2023 and will open for enrollment until 15 June 2023. Eligible participants include students in their third year or above, of Bachelor's degrees in IT-related fields. More information can be found on https://www.fpt-software.com/global-internship/. Offering access to futuristic, high-tech projects and best-in-industry mentorship on the job from its executives, FPT Software aims to inspire its global interns and continuously nurture a new generation of young talents in technology. With a strong focus on people development, the company's ambitious goal is to fuel its global pipeline of 1 million digital transformation agents by 2035. This inaugural Global Internship program will see FPT Software partnering with top-ranked universities in Asia for a start, with future expansion to all countries and territories where it is present in the world. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=45973
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Ledong Li autonomous county located in the southwest of Hainan Free Trade Port held a grand celebration for the annual traditional Sanyuesan Festival of the Li and Miao ethnic groups, on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 22. Since ancient times, the "San Yue San" has been a traditional festival for Li and Miao people to mourn their ancestors, praise life and eulogise heroes as well as for their young men and women to find love. Ledong county launched more than 10 events including the Opening Ceremony and the Variety Show of the 2023 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional "San Yue San" Festival; the Li Brocade Fashion and Culture Show; Traditional Sports Competition; and Hainan Displays of World Heritage in China, according to the Publicity Department of Ledong County Party Committee in a statement. During the celebration, Ledong also launched a quality tourist route that connects Jianfengling, Longmuwan, Yingge Salt Field and other special tourist resources to give visitors an experience of the unique fascination of Ledong with its mountain and sea as well as the ocean of flowers. The ancestors of Ledong, flourishing in this magical land since the Neolithic era, created a splendid civilisation that connects the ancient and modern times spanning thousands of years. According to a local official in Ledong, the "San Yue San" Festival has become an important platform to showcase the ethos of ethnic group people and to pass on and promote the excellent tradition and culture of the Li and Miao ethnic groups. The official said that through these festival activities, the achievements made by the flourishing Ledong as well as the positive changes in the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port were being demonstrated. -- BERNAMA NEW YORK, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Starr Insurance Companies today announced that, as of April 23, the company now directly underwrites its property - technical risks through its own insurance companies, concluding a successful 17-year relationship with Chubb.
This transition of Starr’s complex risks and energy property business to Starr’s own insurance companies should be seamless for our clients. Clients will continue to work directly with Starr’s team of industry experts, who use the same approach to technical risks management and offer the same capacity levels and client servicing. The only change clients will see is that Starr’s insurance companies will be the named entities issuing the policies. “We’ve been underwriting the complex risks and energy property business for more than 55 years,” said Richard Shaak, President, International Insurance and Starr Tech. “We thank Chubb for its support throughout this relationship.” About Starr Insurance Companies Starr Insurance Companies (or Starr) is a marketing name for the operating insurance and travel assistance companies and subsidiaries of Starr International Company, Inc. and for the investment business of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. Starr is a leading insurance and investment organization with a presence on six continents; through its operating insurance companies, Starr provides property, casualty, and accident and health insurance products as well as a range of specialty coverages including aviation, marine, energy and excess casualty insurance. Starr’s insurance company subsidiaries domiciled in the U.S., Bermuda, China, Hong Kong, Malta, Singapore, Switzerland and U.K. each have an A.M. Best rating of “A” (Excellent). Starr’s Lloyd’s syndicate has a Standard & Poor’s rating of “A+” (Strong). Visit us at www.starrcompanies.com or follow us LinkedIn and Twitter. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005973/en/ Contact Charlie Armstrong Vice President, Marketing [email protected], 646.758.8308 Source : Starr Insurance Companies --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- TINT by Banuba, a market-leading try-before-you-buy platform for beauty products, has expanded its feature set with virtual skin care products which are designed to be invisible when applied, and will show short- and long-term effects from using them.
Virtual Makeup TINT already has several unique features like automated seasonal colour analysis (detection of a user’s personal colour palette), personalised artificial intelligence (AI) makeup recommendations, the most realistic product colour representation, and the fastest cosmetics digitisation on the market (up to 48 hours for the entire collection). Another major distinguishing feature gain from using skin care effect in TINT include unique product interaction opportunities that cannot be gained through pictures in print or digital catalogues; impressive visualisation of non-decorative products on each individual’s face; and personalised product recommendations based on their skin condition. These new interactions let brands personalise their user experience and showcase non-decorative beauty products in a way never seen before, potentially, bringing more sales, raise website/app engagement, and increase average order value. The new feature is founded on Banuba’s extensive experience in AI face segmentation and tracking, letting a built-in AI precisely locate facial features and show how blemishes, wrinkles and other skin issues disappear in a natural and organic way. According to Banuba in a statement, it also uses image upscaling to counteract camera distortions, thus making non-decorative cosmetic support available even on low-end devices. The algorithms behind it have been trained to work with people of all skin tones and reliably perform even in low-light conditions. This goes in line with the overall objective of TINT to be accessible to the widest range of users. Skin care effect will become available to all the current and new TINT customers as soon as the feature passes its final testing stage. -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Timber Exporters’ Association of Malaysia (TEAM) organized a business mission to Taiwan from 19 April to 25 April 2023. The visit has had its destination set on three cities in Taiwan, namely Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung.
Comprising some of the major exporters of timber products in Malaysia, TEAM is constantly looking to drive the timber industry forward with the acquisition of automation as well as retrofitting of woodworking machinery. Members of TEAM had been long interested in Taiwanese woodworking machinery due to its good quality and performance. Hence, the mission included a visit to Wood Taiwan 2023 (20 April to 23 April 2023) at Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei. As Taiwan’s only international professional exhibition for woodworking machinery, TEAM aims to visit the exhibition to look at the entire industrial chain from the processing of timber to its products, in which machinery is heavily involved. Apart from visiting the exhibition, factory visits to forerunners of the Taiwan woodworking machinery industry are also arranged to allow TEAM members to have a closer look at the industry. As an association that is committed to promoting timber and timber products from Malaysia, TEAM had persistently showcased the quality of Malaysian timber and timber products to the world. Therefore, the delegation met with the National Union of Timber Trade Association of R.O.C. together with wood importers who are interested to know and import Malaysian tropical timber and timber products. The meeting was held to enhance trade establishment and explore new collaborations between industry members of both countries. This mission of a delegation of 27 persons, led by the organizing chairman, Mr Chris Tan including the President of TEAM, Mr Chua Song Fong was strongly supported by the Malaysian Timber Council. About TEAM The Timber Exporters’ Association of Malaysia (TEAM) is an organization that represents the interests of its members since its establishment under its original name of Federation of Malaya Timber Exporters Association (FMTEA) in the year 1955. TEAM has been cooperating with many Government, and private agencies and their counterparts in building business paths and providing solutions to its members. Source: Malaysian Timber Council FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Name: Amira Faezah Strategic Planning & Corporate Communications Division Tel: +603 9281 1999 --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Singapore-based Mindverse AI kicked off its Closed Beta Launch of MindOS, its debut tool for creating customised virtual artificial intelligence (AI) beings for marketing, customer service, e-commerce, hospitality and events.
The webinar hosted journalists, developers, creators and distributors from across the world, all of whom were given cost-free beta licences for MindOS. A recording of the closed beta launch can be accessed here. The firm’s Closed Beta launch followed its signed partnership and planned rollout of customisable embodied chatbots for one of the world’s three largest e-commerce platforms, a global beauty and cosmetics brand, and several e-commerce small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Current legacy AI chatbots and LLMs face their fair share of challenges such as legacy chatbots lack flexibility and fluency, while LLMs are difficult to customise and control. MindOS provides a comprehensive solution to all challenges, which is Mind as a Service (MAAS). In a statement, Mindverse Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fangbo Tao said, “We envision MindOS as a middle layer between LLMs and businesses, in an attempt to democratise AI for everyone, levelling the playing field between joint corporations like Google and Microsoft and smaller businesses.” MindOS generates AI beings with customisable appearances, personalities, knowledge domains and app integrations. The tool can be deployed as a chatbot or Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) for service or sales, or as a process automation tool for workplace productivity and internal processes. MindOS supports 30 languages, offers a big library of pre-designed AI beings, and infers intent accurately 97 per cent of the time. MindOS AI beings can be trained with an unsorted training data set such as an onboarding manual, product documents or full websites, without the need to structure the data. With real-time searching and zero-shot training, those AI beings can be onboarded rapidly to consistently provide high-quality responses that are faithful to each brand’s voice. -- BERNAMA SINGAPORE, April 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MODIFI, a leading European fintech company specializing in cross-border payment solutions and provision of liquidity for exporters around the world, announces the opening of its new office in Singapore. The expansion is part of MODIFI's strategy to strengthen its global presence and better serve customers in Asia.
The company's Chief Commercial Officer, Matthias Hendrichs, will relocate from Germany to Singapore to lead the new office and oversee the company's growth in the region. Hendrichs brings over 16 years of experience in Asia and has played an instrumental role in driving MODIFI's global expansion to date. "We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new office in Singapore, which marks an important milestone in our journey to expand our global footprint," said Nelson Holzner, CEO of MODIFI. "With this new office, we aim to deepen our relationships with customers in Asia and provide them with the best cross-border payment solutions available." Singapore's strategic location at the intersection of major shipping routes has made it a crucial port of call for ships traveling between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Moreover, with a well-developed air transport network and Changi Airport serving as a major hub for international flights, Singapore is an efficient location for businesses to transport goods and connect with global markets. Additionally, Singapore has recently surpassed Hong Kong and now ranks as the third largest financial center in the world. MODIFI's expansion to Singapore comes at a time when the company is experiencing rapid growth and increasing demand for its services in Asia. The company's innovative platform offers exporters the No 1 payment method in cross-border business: With MODIFI, exporters get paid instantly while buyers can pay up to 180 days later. MODIFI's solutions have already helped over 1,500 businesses around the world grow their business and expand into new markets. "We are excited to be part of Singapore's vibrant fintech ecosystem and collaborate with local partners to provide our customers with the best service," said Hendrichs. "Our goal is to help businesses in Asia thrive by providing them with the support they need to succeed in today's global marketplace." MODIFI's new office is in Singapore’s financial district and will serve as the company's regional headquarters for Asia. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/13e859a3-c59b-4abd-aca2-7fa61b2e475e Contact person: Sara Debevec, PR manager, [email protected] Source: MODIFI --BERNAMA TOKYO, Apr. 27, 2023/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/--
On April 27, 2023, Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued a statement calling on the leaders of the G7 countries meeting in Hiroshima from May 19-21 to take bold steps toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine and guarantee the security of all humanity by taking the lead in discussions on pledges of No First Use of nuclear weapons. Ikeda, an ardent proponent of nuclear weapons abolition since the 1960s, sees the G7 Summit in Hiroshima as a chance to build on the unwavering activism of the hibakusha -- survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings -- and their determination that the tragic impacts of nuclear weapons never be experienced again. He states: "As the G7 leaders revisit the actual consequences of a nuclear weapon detonation and the bitter lessons of the nuclear era, I urge that they initiate earnest deliberations on making pledges of No First Use so that their shared recognition of the inadmissible nature of nuclear weapons can find expression in changed policies." He warns that with the taboo against the use of nuclear weapons being eroded among the nuclear-weapon states, and frameworks for managing and reducing nuclear arsenals verging on collapse, there has never been a greater need to establish policies of No First Use. Regarding Ukraine, Ikeda urges that the Hiroshima Summit should provide a "prescription for hope" by working for an immediate cessation of attacks on civilian infrastructure and developing concrete plans for negotiations that will lead to a cessation of hostilities. He stresses that representatives of civil society, such as physicians and educators who protect people's lives and futures, should join such negotiations as observers. Ikeda references the work of the physicians from both sides of the Cold War who founded IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) in the early 1980s and met in Hiroshima under the slogan: "Let us Live Together, Not Die Together." In the same spirit, he concludes with the vital need to shift to a "common security" paradigm for all humankind. This is the third time in the past year that Ikeda, a veteran advocate for nuclear weapons abolition, has called for No First Use policies. He first pushed for declarations of No First Use in 1975, following visits to prominent leaders and thinkers in all five declared nuclear-weapon states. Full statement: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/works/lect/2023apr27-g7-hiroshima-stmt.html The Soka Gakkai is a global community-based Buddhist organization that promotes peace, culture and education. Daisaku Ikeda (1928- ) is president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), an international association of the Soka Gakkai and an NGO in consultative status with UN ECOSOC. For over 40 years, Ikeda has authored proposals and statements offering concrete approaches to resolving the complex issues facing humanity. Ikeda's proposals: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/works/props/ Source: Soka Gakkai Contact: Yuki Kawanaka International Office of Public Information Soka Gakkai +81-80-5957-4919 kawanaka[at]soka.jp --BERNAMA London, April 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The second edition of the annual World Citizenship Report, reveals how high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) and the mass affluent are in search of greater freedoms – whether that means being able to enjoy better social safety and security for oneself and family, increased access to better employment prospects and business opportunities or being able to live in territories with higher social and institutional stability – the post-Covid ‘normal’ has global citizens looking beyond the confines of their own borders when thinking about their own future, and the future of their families.
With so much change happening so rapidly around us – inflation, broader macroeconomic volatility, geopolitical instability, energy uncertainty – it can be challenging to keep up with how all these disparate factors coming to bear on the prevailing attitudes toward global citizenship. The World Citizenship Report is the world’s first-ever endeavour in investigating the value of citizenship through the lens of the global citizen. It answers how can we keep abreast of the shifting kaleidoscope of citizenship values and priorities using the World Citizenship Index, an innovative tool that takes a holistic approach to rank the world’s citizenships across multiple dimensions. The World Citizenship Index is the product of a research-driven approach that goes beyond ordinary concepts of passport strength by placing greater emphasis on the diverse attitudes regarding key facets of citizenship. Unlike other rating tools, the World Citizenship Index ranking is designed to reflect a citizenship’s value through the lens of the newest generation of global citizens: the mass affluent population. Biggest motivators to invest in alternative citizenship include quality of life, safety and security and financial freedom The World Citizenship Report measures 188 countries across five motivators that are most relevant among the newest generation of global citizens – Safety and Security, Economic Opportunity, Quality of Life, Global Mobility and Financial Freedom. This year, the Quality of Life ranked in first position of the five pillars, overtaking both Physical Safety and Financial Freedom. Quality of Life looks at territories’ ability to provide its citizens with essential services required for a good standard of living, including higher standards of education and healthcare facilities. Monaco, Denmark and Hong Kong took the top three spots in the Quality of Life pillar. The United States came in at 29th position. African countries took the bottom 10 positions, with Somalia taking 185th place. We are unfortunately living through a period where the standard of living is falling at the fastest rate in over a generation. At the end of 2022, the UK Office for Budget Responsibility reported that UK households are set to suffer a 7.1 per cent fall in living standards over the next two years, the largest decline in six decades. And, according to the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report published at the end of 2022, living conditions in 90 per cent of the world’s countries deteriorated in 2021 – something that hasn’t been seen since the height of the previous global recession caused by the financial crisis in 2007. Moreover, it marked the first consecutive year of decline in the 32-year history of the Human Development Index (HDI). This data shows why quality of life is so highly coveted among global mass affluents, and indeed all individuals. The Safety and Security motivator assesses how people in a certain country have the ability to enjoy greater social safety and security for themselves and their families and whether they have a safety net against being trapped in a territory with civil disorder. Iceland took first place in the Safety and Security motivator, New Zealand came a close second place and Switzerland took third place. Afghanistan scored the lowest in this pillar. Safety and Security remains an obvious top priority for the average mass affluent global citizen. This comes as no surprise given the uncertain state of the world – one need to look no further than the war in Ukraine as a painful reminder of the relative fragility of peace. Western nations now have a growing preoccupation or sense of danger around the prospect of war, having an active war so close to home compared with conflicts in Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world. The Financial Freedom motivator measures the ability of a country to provide a favourable and stable regulatory climate for the establishment and functioning of businesses, as well as the holding of personal and business assets. Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore took the first three spots in this pillar. The growing desire for citizens to conduct their own financial affairs such as wealth management and estate planning without undue surveillance and burdensome regulations appears to be a feature of the current economic climate. While 43 per cent of World Citizenship Report survey respondents placed the heaviest emphasis on the employment opportunities typically associated with economic performance, those that placed importance on investments, estate planning, and wealth planning combined for a total of 37 per cent. These sentiments reflect the growing perception that the rising costs of living and broader economic uncertainty are being accompanied by a creeping tax burden as state expenditures continue to escalate due to rocketing debt-servicing costs brought on by a tightening monetary landscape, rapid demographic changes, and other factors. It must also be noted that governments themselves are being stressed by this tightening fiscal landscape due to the rising costs of servicing their debt – a factor that is fuelling the trend of rising tax burdens globally. “In the 2022 edition of the World Citizenship Report, we only surveyed high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), this year, we expanded the survey to include a wider audience in order to gain a better perspective of what people prioritise in terms of their own nationality. The expanded audience of over 1000 participants included both HNWIs and the mass affluent from across the globe. Findings from the survey showed that while the research participants came from varied backgrounds and cultures, all with different needs and pain points, they all had one common goal: freedom,” concludes Micha Emmet, CEO of CS Global Partners. PR CS Global Partners CS Global Partners +44 (0) 207 318 4343 [email protected] Source: CS Global Partners --BERNAMA (Incorporated in Cayman Islands with limited liabilities)
HONG KONG, April 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 26, 2023, CBL International Limited (NASDAQ: BANL) (the “Company”) has filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the Form 20-F Account Report for the audited consolidated annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the year ended December 31, 2022 together with comparative figures for the year ended December 31, 2021. Please see below the financial highlight. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHT · The Group’s consolidated revenue from sales of marine fuel increased by approximately $136,365,000 or 41.8% to approximately $462,906,000 in 2022 from approximately $326,541,000 in 2021, mainly attributable to the increase in the marine fuel price but partially offset by the slight decrease in our sales volume of marine fuel. · The Group’s consolidated gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $9,125,000, an increase of $1,534,000 or 20.2%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, driven by increased gross profit per ton of marine fuel sold with an effect of $1,832,000, partially offset by a decrease of volume in the amount of $298,000. · Net income increased by approximately $116,000 or 3.3% from approximately $3,569,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, to approximately $3,685,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. · Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share is approximately $0.17. · Total shareholders’ equity of the Company increased by approximately 43.7% to approximately $12,112,000. For details of the account report for the year ended December 31, 2022, please refer to https://investors.banle-intl.com for Form 20-F Annual Report filed with SEC on April 26, 2023. For more information, please contact: CBL International Limited Email: [email protected] Source: CBL International Limited --BERNAMA |
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