Asia’s Best Companies Poll 2025: Market winners | FinanceAsia

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For a 25th year, FinanceAsia publishes its highly regarded benchmark of Asia’s best companies.

Based on nomination by Asia’s active community of influential investors and financial analysts, the poll evaluates the corporate behaviour and performance of Asian peers over the past 12 months.

The FA team is delighted to announce the 2025 winners below for the market categories.The industry winners can be found here. 

Once again, following positive market participation, we have decided to award up to three medals per category to reflect corporate achievements. Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists are detailed where applicable.

Congratulations to all the winners. Read on for the winning companies in the following markets:  

BEST MANAGED COMPANY

China
Gold – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd
Silver – China Telecom
Bronze – China Mobile

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Link REIT

Silver – Sino Land

Bronze – MTR Corporation Limited

 

India

Gold – Tata Motors

Silver – Axis Capital

Bronze – Bajaj Finance

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Silver – Astra International

Silver – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

 

Malaysia

Gold – Maybank

Silver – CIMB Bank Berhad

Bronze – AmFunds Investment Management Berhad

Bronze – YTL Corporation Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Ayala Corporation

Silver – Bank of the Philippine Islands

Silver – Megawide Construction Corporation

Bronze – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

 

Singapore

Gold – DBS Bank

Silver – Singapore Airlines

Bronze – CapitaLand

 

South Korea

Gold – SK Hynix

Silver – Samsung Electronics

Bronze – Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

 

Taiwan

Gold – Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

Silver – CTBC Financial Holding

Silver – MediaTek Inc.

Bronze – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

Bronze – Sercomm Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – B. Grimm Power PCL

Silver – Global Power Synergy PCL

Silver – Thai Oil Public Company Limited 

Bronze – Central Pattana

Bronze – Gulf Energy Development PCL

 

MOST COMMITTED TO ESG

 

China

Gold – Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – China Telecom

Bronze – China Mobile

Bronze – Trip.com

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Link REIT

Bronze – Hengan International Group Company, Ltd.

 

India

Gold – Axis Capital

Silver – Bajaj Finance

Bronze – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Silver – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

 

Malaysia

Gold – Yinson Holdings Berhad

Silver – Maybank

Bronze – AmFunds Investment Management Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Ayala Corporation

Silver – Megawide Construction Corporation

Bronze – SM Investments Corporation

 

Singapore

Gold – OCBC Bank

Silver – City Developments Limited

Bronze – Seatrium

 

South Korea

Gold – Samsung Electronics

Silver – Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Bronze – Hanwha Ocean

 

Taiwan

Gold – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

Silver – CTBC Financial Holding

Bronze – Sercomm Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – Global Power Synergy PCL

Silver – B. Grimm Power PCL

Bronze – Gulf Energy Development PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Masan Group

Bronze – THACO Group

 

BEST INVESTOR RELATIONS

China

Gold – China Telecom

Silver – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Bronze – China Mobile

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Link REIT

Silver – MTR Corporation Limited

Bronze – Midea International Corp Co Ltd

 

India

Gold – ICICI Bank Ltd

Silver – HDFC Bank Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Silver – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

Bronze – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

 

Malaysia

Gold – CIMB Bank Berhad

Silver – Maybank

Bronze – Yinson Holdings Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Silver – Ayala Corporation

Silver – SM Investments Corporation

Bronze – Meralco

 

Singapore

Gold – CapitaLand

Silver – SATS Ltd

Bronze – Mapletree Investments

 

South Korea

Gold – Hanwha Ocean

Silver – LG Electronics

Bronze – SK Hynix

 

Taiwan

Gold – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

Silver – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

Bronze – Sercomm Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – PTT Public Company Limited

Silver – B. Grimm Power PCL

Bronze – Global Power Synergy PCL

Bronze – Gulf Energy Development PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Masan Group

Bronze – Mobile World Investment Corporation

 

BEST LARGE CAP COMPANY

 

China

Gold – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – China Telecom

Bronze – China Mobile

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Link REIT

Silver – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Bronze – CLP Holdings Ltd

 

India

Gold – Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

Silver – HDFC Bank Ltd

Bronze – Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd

Bronze – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Silver – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – Astra International

 

Malaysia

Gold – Maybank

 

Philippines

Gold – SM Investments Corporation

Silver – International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

Bronze – SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

 

South Korea

Gold – Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Silver – Hanwha Ocean

Silver – POSCO

Bronze – Samsung Biologics

 

Taiwan

Gold – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

Silver – MediaTek Inc.

Bronze – EVA Airways Corporation

Bronze – Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

Silver – PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP)

Bronze – Advanced Info Service PCL

 

BEST MID CAP COMPANY

China

Gold – AsiaInfo Technologies Limited

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd

Silver – Fortune REIT

 

India

Gold – Prestige Estates Projects Ltd

Silver – ICICI Securities Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

 

Malaysia

Gold – Sunway Berhad

Silver – YTL Corporation Berhad

Bronze – Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Manila Water Company, Inc.

Silver – Jollibee Foods Corporation

Bronze – Aboitiz Power

 

South Korea

Gold – LG Electronics

Silver – KIWOOM Securities

 

Taiwan

Gold – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

Silver – Arcadyan Technology Corporation

Bronze – Elite Material Co Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – Minor International PCL

Silver – Global Power Synergy PCL

Bronze – WHA Corporation PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Masan Group

Bronze – Mobile World Investment Corporation

 

BEST SMALL CAP COMPANY

 

China

Gold – Digital China Holdings

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Far East Consortium International Limited

Silver – Vitasoy International Holdings Limited

Bronze – SF REIT

 

India

Gold – Aavas Financiers

Silver – Indian Energy Exchange Ltd

 

Malaysia

Gold – Yinson Holdings Berhad

Silver – Top Glove Corporation Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

Silver – Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Silver – Megawide Construction Corporation

Bronze – D&L Industries Inc.

 

Taiwan

Gold – Sercomm Corporation

Silver – Fositek Corporation

Bronze – Merida Industry Co., Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – Ratch Group PCL

Silver – Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL

Bronze – Central Plaza Hotel PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vinh Hoan Corporation

Silver – CMC Corporation

Silver – International Dairy Products JSC

Bronze – GELEX Group

 

BEST CEO

 

China

Gold – Zhongyue Chen – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – Jie Yang – China Mobile

Bronze – Xiaowei Luan – China Communications Services

Bronze – Biao He – China Mobile

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Raymond Kwok – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – George Hongchoy – Link REIT

Bronze – Shixian Lai  – ANTA Sports Products Ltd

 

India

Gold – Deepak C. Mehta – Deepak Nitrite Ltd

Silver – T.V. Narendran – Tata Steel

 

Indonesia

Gold – Sunarso – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Silver – Darmawan Junaidi – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Silver – Royke Tumilaar  – PT BNI (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – Ali Rukmijah  – Bank Sahabat Sampoerna

 

Malaysia

Gold – Khairussaleh Ramli – Maybank

Silver – Tony Fernandes  – Capital A Berhad

Bronze – Novan, Amirudin – CIMB Bank Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Edgar B. Saavedra – Megawide Construction Corporation

Silver – Teresita Sy-Coson – BDO Unibank

Silver – Oliver Y. Tan – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

Bronze – Jeffrey Lim – SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

 

Singapore

Gold – Piyush Gupta – DBS Bank

Silver – Loh Boon Chye – Singapore Exchange

 

South Korea

Gold – Chey Tae-won – SK Group

Silver – Han Jong-hee – Samsung Electronics

Bronze – Kim Seung-youn – Hanwha Group

 

Taiwan

Gold – C. C. Wei – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

Silver – Suming, Chen – Universal Microwave Technology, Inc.

Bronze – Vivian Ling – Caliway Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd

Bronze – Chee Ching – Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – Dr. Harald Link – B. Grimm Power PCL

Silver – Niwat Adirek – BCPG PCL

Silver – Sarath Ratanavadi – Gulf Energy Development PCL

Bronze – Dr. Chalerm Harnphanich – Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL

Bronze – Dr. Poramaporn Prasarttong-osoth – Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Danny Le – Masan Group

 

BEST CFO 

China

Gold – Yuzhuo Li – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – Ronghua Li – China Mobile

Bronze – Aqiang Shen – China Communications Services

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Toby Xu – Alibaba Group (HK)

Silver – Alexandre Jean Keisser – CLP Holdings Ltd

 

India

Gold – Samir Seksaria – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – Sigit Prastowo – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Silver – Viviana Dyah Ayu Retno Kumalasari – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – Henky Suryaputra – Bank Sahabat Sampoerna

 

Malaysia

Gold – Malique Firdauz Ahmad Sidique – Maybank

Silver – Joyce Tan  – Sunway Berhad

Bronze – Chek Wu Kong – Duopharma Biotech Berhad

Bronze – Guillaume François Jest – Yinson Holdings Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – John Nai Peng Ong – SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

Silver – Jez G. dela Cruz – Megawide Construction Corporation

Bronze – Estella Tuason-Occeña – Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Bronze – Richard Shin – Jollibee Foods Corporation

 

Singapore

Gold – Yuen Kuan Moon – Singtel

Silver – Koo Chung Chang  – AIA Group

Bronze – Lim Hock Chye – Keppel Corporation

 

Taiwan

Gold – Henry Hao Jen Wang – Fubon Bank

Silver – Wendell Huang  – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

Bronze – David (Chien Cheng) Wang  – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – Chanamas Sasnanand – PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP)

Silver – Yupapin Wangviwat – Gulf Energy Development PCL

Bronze – Siriwong Borvornboonrutai – B. Grimm Power PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Max Sunarcia – THACO Group

Silver – Do Thi Quynh Trang  – Masan Group

 

BEST COO

 

China

Gold – Jian Qin – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – Zhanwei Cui – China Communications Services

 

Malaysia

Gold – Ariff Azahar  – Maybank

 

Philippines

Gold – Carlos Cruz – International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

 

South Korea

Bronze – Nam Seok-Woo  – Samsung Electronics

 

Taiwan

Gold – Tungyi Wu – Universal Microwave Technology, Inc.

Silver – Ben Lin – Sercomm Corporation

Bronze – Jeffrey Gau – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

 

Thailand

Bronze – Nopadej Karnasuta – B. Grimm Power PCL

 

Vietnam

Silver – Metha Pingsuthiwong – Tisco Group

 

BEST CTO

China

Gold – Jun Zhi, Wang – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

 

Taiwan

Gold – Jyh-Shing Roger Jang – E-Sun

 

Thailand

Bronze – Woottichai Jarernpol  – Krungthai Card PCL

 

Indonesia

Gold – Arga M. Nugraha  – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

 

Thailand

Gold – Dennis Thorsten Trawnitschek – SCB X PCL

 

Taiwan

Silver – Chris Lin – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

 

Thailand

Silver – Sutthikan Rungsrithong – TMBThanachart Bank Plc.

 

MOST COMMITTED TO DEI

 

China

Gold – China Telecom

Silver – China Mobile

Bronze – China Communications Services

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd

Bronze – Link REIT

 

India

Gold – Travelogy India Pvt Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Silver – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

 

Malaysia

Gold – CIMB Bank Berhad

Silver – Maybank

Bronze – Top Glove Corporation Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

Silver – Ayala Corporation

Bronze – International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

 

South Korea

Gold – Hanwha Ocean

Silver – Samsung Electronics

Bronze – SK Hynix

 

Taiwan

Gold – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

Silver – CTBC Financial Holding

Bronze – Sercomm Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – Gulf Energy Development PCL

Silver – Global Power Synergy PCL

Bronze – B. Grimm Power PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Mobile World Investment Corporation

Bronze – Masan Group

 

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY

China

Gold – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

Silver – China Telecom

Bronze – China Mobile

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd

Silver – Hongkong Land Holdings Limited

Bronze – Swire Properties

 

India

Gold – Dito Telecommunity Corporation

Silver – Sun Telecommunication

 

Indonesia

Gold – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

Silver – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Bronze – Telkom

 

Malaysia

Gold – KPJ Healthcare Berhad

Silver – Yinson Holdings Berhad

Bronze – Uzma Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Bank of the Philippine Islands

Silver – Union Bank

Bronze – Globe Telecom, Inc.

 

South Korea

Gold – Samsung Biologics

Silver – Hanwha Ocean

Bronze – SK Hynix

 

Taiwan

Gold – Sercomm Corporation

Silver – MediaTek Inc.

Bronze – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – SCB X PCL

Silver – Advanced Info Service PCL

Bronze – TMBThanachart Bank Plc.

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Masan Group

Bronze – FPT Corporation

 


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Asia’s Best Companies Poll 2025: Industry winners | FinanceAsia

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For a 25th year, FinanceAsia has published its highly regarded benchmark of Asia’s best companies.

Based on nomination by Asia’s active community of influential investors and financial analysts, the poll evaluates the corporate behaviour and performance of Asian peers over the past 12 months.

The FA team is delighted to announce the 2025 winners below for the industry categories. The market winners can be found here. 

Following very positive market participation, we have decided to award up to three medals per category to reflect corporate achievements. Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists are detailed where applicable.

Congratulations to all our industry winners: 

AUTOMOTIVE & COMPONENTS

India

Gold – Tata Motors

 

Indonesia

Gold – Astra International

 

Malaysia

Gold – Perodua

 

Philippines

Gold – GT Capital

Silver – NWow 

 

Taiwan

Gold – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

 

Vietnam

Gold – THACO Group

Silver – Vingroup

Bronze – Dat Bike

 

 

BASIC MATERIALS

 

India

Gold – Tata Steel

 

Philippines

Gold – Semirara Mining

Silver – Nickel Asia

Bronze – Apex Mining

 

Vietnam

Gold – GELEX Group

Silver – Stavian Chemical

Bronze – Duc Giang Group

 

CONGLOMERATES

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Jardine Matheson

Bronze – Swire Pacific

 

Malaysia

Gold – YTL Corporation Berhad

Silver – Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad

Bronze – Berjaya Corp

 

Philippines

Gold – Ayala Corporation

Silver – SM Investments Corporation

Bronze – GT Capital

 

South Korea

Gold – Samsung Electronics

 

Taiwan

Gold – Sercomm Corporation

Silver – Yuanta

Bronze – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – STECON TB

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vingroup

Silver – Masan Group

Bronze – THACO Group

 

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – ANTA Sports Products Ltd

 

Taiwan

Gold – Far Eastern New Century Corporation

 

CONSUMER SERVICES

 

India

Gold – ITC Ltd

 

Philippines

Gold – Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Silver – Jollibee Foods Corporation

Bronze – Max’s Restaurant

 

South Korea

Gold – Lotte Group

Silver – Hanwha Resort

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vinpearl

Silver – Sun Group

Bronze – Golden Gate Group

 

CONSUMER STAPLES

 

Indonesia

Gold – Indofood Sukses Makmur

 

Philippines

Gold – Universal Robina

Silver – Century Pacific

Bronze – Puregold

 

South Korea

Gold – Lotte Wellfood

Silver – Samyang Foods

Bronze – Dongyang Confectionery

 

Taiwan

Gold – Uni-President Enterprises Corp

 

Vietnam

Gold – Masan Consumer

Silver – Nutifood

Bronze – Bach Hoa Xanh (Mobile World)

 

ENERGY

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – CLP Holdings Ltd

 

Malaysia

Gold – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)

Silver – Yinson Holdings Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Aboitiz Power

Silver – ACEN Corporation

Bronze – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

 

South Korea

Gold – POSCO

Silver – SK Group

Bronze – Hanwha Solutions

 

Thailand

Gold – PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP)

 

FINANCIALS

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – HSBC

Silver – Hang Seng Bank

 

India

Gold – Bajaj Capital

 

Indonesia

Gold – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

 

Malaysia

Gold – CIMB Bank Berhad

Silver – AmFunds Investment Management Berhad

Silver – Maybank

Bronze – Hong Leong Bank Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Bank of the Philippine Islands

Silver – BDO Unibank

Bronze – Security Bank

 

Thailand

Gold – Siam Commercial Bank

Silver – KBANK TB

Bronze – Krung Thai Bank

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vietcombank

Silver – BIDV

 

HEALTHCARE

 

China

Gold – Kelun-Biotech

 

Malaysia

Gold – IHH Healthcare

Silver – KPJ Healthcare Berhad

Bronze – Sunway Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Medilines

 

Taiwan

Gold – PharmaEssentia

Silver – Bora Pharmaceuticals

Bronze – Caliway Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd

 

Thailand

Gold – Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

Silver – Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL

Bronze – Chularat Hospital (CHG)

Bronze – Praram 9 Hospital (PR9)

 

Vietnam

Gold – Hoan My Medical Corp

Silver – Buymed

Bronze – Long Chau (FPT Retail)

 

INDUSTRIALS

Malaysia

Gold – YTL Corporation Berhad

Silver – Malayan Cement

 

Philippines

Gold – Megawide Construction Corporation

Silver – DMCI

Bronze – EEI Corporation

 

South Korea

Gold – Samsung C&T Corporation

Silver – Hyundai Engineering & Construction

 

Thailand

Gold – CH. Karnchang (CK)

 

Vietnam

Gold – Hoa Phat Group

Silver – Hoa Sen Group

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Malaysia

Gold – Yinson Holdings Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Ayala Corporation

Silver – San Miguel

Bronze – DMCI

 

Vietnam

Gold – Deo Ca Group

Silver – Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV)

 

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Malaysia

Gold – Astro

 

Philippines

Gold – ABS-CBN Corporation

Silver – GMA Network

Bronze – The Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC)

 

Thailand

Gold – The One Enterprise (Onee)

 

Vietnam

Gold – Dat Viet Group

 

REAL ESTATE

 

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd

Silver – Sino Land

Bronze – Hongkong Land Holdings Limited

 

India

Gold – Godrej

 

Indonesia

Gold – Ciputra

Silver – Pakuwon Jati

Bronze – Summarecon

 

Malaysia

Gold – Pavilion REIT

 

Philippines

Gold – Ayala Corporation

Silver – Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Silver – SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

Bronze – AREIT Inc.

 

Thailand

Gold – Central Pattana 

Silver – Land and Houses (LH)

Bronze – Pruksa Holding PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Vinhomes

Silver – Sun Group

Bronze – Nam Long

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

 

Malaysia

Gold – Yinson Holdings Berhad

 

Philippines

Gold – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation

Silver – ACEN Corporation

Bronze – Aboitiz Power

 

Thailand

Gold – Gulf Energy Development PCL

Silver – Global Power Synergy PCL

Bronze – B. Grimm Power PCL

Bronze – BCPG PCL

 

Vietnam

Gold – Bamboo Capital Group

Silver – Refrigeration Electrical

Bronze – The Green Solutions

 

 

RETAIL

 

Philippines

Gold – Robinson’s

 

South Korea

Gold – NAVER

Silver – Coupang

 

Taiwan

Gold – PCSC

Silver – Poya

Bronze – Great Tree

 

Thailand

Gold – Central Retail Corp (CRC)

Silver – Moshi Moshi Retail Corp

 

Vietnam

Gold – Imex Pan Pacific Group

 

TECHNOLOGY

China

Gold – Alibaba

Silver – Tencent

Bronze – Baidu

Bronze – Trip.com

 

Indonesia

Gold – GoTo Gojek Tokopedia

 

Philippines

Gold – IMI

Silver – NOW

 

Taiwan

Gold – Sercomm Corporation

Silver – Wistron NeWeb Corporation

Bronze – Arcadyan Technology Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – Be8

Silver – Bbik

 

Vietnam

Gold – MoMo

Silver – FPT Corporation

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

China

Gold – China Mobile

Silver – China Telecom

Bronze – China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd

 

Indonesia

Gold – Telkom

Silver – Indosat

Bronze – Telkomsel

 

Malaysia

Gold – CelcomDigi

 

Philippines

Gold – Globe Telecom, Inc.

Silver – CNVRG

Bronze – PLDT

 

South Korea

Gold – SK Group

Silver – LG

Bronze – KT

 

Taiwan

Gold – Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd

Silver – Chunghwa Telecom

Silver – Taiwan Mobile

Bronze – Sercomm Corporation

 

Thailand

Gold – TRUE TB

Silver – AIS

 

Vietnam

Gold – Viettel

Silver – VNPT

 

TRANSPORTATION

Hong Kong SAR

Gold – Cathay Pacific Airways

 

Indonesia

Gold – Kereta Api Indonesia

 

Philippines

Gold – International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

Silver – Cebu Air

Bronze – Lorenzo

 

South Korea

Gold – Korean Air

 

Thailand

Gold – Bangkok Expressway & Metro (BEM)

Silver – Namyong Terminal (NYT)

Bronze – SJWD

 

Vietnam

Gold – ACV

Silver – Vietjet

 

UTILITY SERVICES

 

Indonesia

Gold – Perusahaan Listrik Negara

 

Philippines

Gold – Manila Water Company, Inc.

Silver – Meralco

Bronze – Aboitiz Power

 

Thailand

Gold – Gulf Energy Development PCL

Silver – Global Power Synergy PCL

Bronze – B. Grimm Power PCL

Bronze – CK Power (CKP)

 


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EdgePoint Towers appoints Ravin Vickneswaran as chief operating officer

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  • Will pull the company’s perspective across Engineering, Property &amp, Operations
  • Brings over 25 years of experience in the local &amp, global company market

EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd, part of EdgePoint Infrastructure, a leading ASEAN-based independent telecommunications infrastructure company, has announced the appointment of Ravin Vickneswaran ( pic ) as Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) of EdgePoint Towers. Ravin has been with EdgePoint since 2021 and brings over 25 years of extensive experience in both the local and international communications industry.

As COO, Ravin may work closely with groups across the company to generate the company’s vision across several agencies, including Engineering &amp, Implementation, Property &amp, Permitting, and Operations &amp, Maintenance. He may even lead team towards enhancing service options, boosting client satisfaction, ensuring the successful implementation of ESG techniques, strengthening partnerships, and driving the adoption of new technologies. In contrast, Ravin will keep his past investment at EdgePoint, continuing to lead the Innovations group.

Speaking on his new position, Ravin shared,” As Malaysia accelerates its 5G implementation, EdgePoint Towers remains committed to delivering future-ready system that enables smooth communication. Cooperation with our customers is at the center of our approach, ensuring we provide modern and reliable options that support their growing needs”.

” Continuing to work alongside my talented colleagues, we aim to develop powerful partnerships, travel operating superiority, and play a vital role in advancing the nation’s online transformation”, he added.

Muniff Kamaruddin, CEO of EdgePoint Towers, said,” We are pleased to see Ravin advance in his career at EdgePoint. As we fast level in Malaysia, it is crucial that we expand our administration chair power, and Ravin’s experience will be important in this effort. His proven management, administrative skills, and powerful execution capabilities will be instrumental in ensuring the company’s ongoing success”.

” Ravin’s deep understanding of the industry and customer needs has enabled him to build high-performing teams who have delivered innovative solutions across various industries in Malaysia, even winning two international awards in the past three years. With his track record, we are confident that Ravin will drive our business forward and strengthen our position as a partner of choice for digital infrastructure solutions in Malaysia”, he added.

Ravin has served as Vice President of In-Building Coverage and Innovation at EdgePoint since 2021 and has been instrumental in growing the company’s IBC and small cells portfolio. Prior to joining EdgePoint, he held key senior positions in telecommunications companies in Malaysia and Myanmar, namely Head of 5G Enterprise Business at Celcom Axiata Berhad, Director of APAC Operations at Flexenclosure AB, and Manager at Maxis Communications Berhad.

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Emerald Hill actor Tyler Ten: ‘So many people were fighting for this role’

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One may concur that Ten frequently appears to be staring at him and twiddling his thumbs during our conversation at first glance. However, everything indicates that there is more to life beneath the surface.

We took out a photo card of an extremely toned and oiled-up ten behind bars that was heavily staring into the camera to challenge his introverted image ( below ).

Ten laughed when we asked what was going through his head while he was filming and that he was focused on” contracting 99 percent of his ] muscles,” before giving us a live show.

No exactly the way an individual acts, is it?

Zhu Yilong, a Taiwanese actor, gained praise for a similar position in the 2022 hit movie, Lighting Up The Stars, who was a big part of his character’s inspiration for the character.

” I watched the movie more than ten days, and I actually tried to emulate all about his figure,” he said.

Ten also made it clear that he needed to gain “around 7 to 8 kilograms” for his part.

No one was lifting barbell during the 1950s, he claimed.

He credited the Malaysian staff for assisting him with meal preparation. He had 10 eggs for breakfast, while his breakfast was merely boiled meat.

Additionally, he constantly tanned to give his character a more rugged appearance.

We inquired about how hard it must have been working with the Nyonya food. &nbsp,

” It was so challenging!” He acknowledged that there were many instances when I needed to take a quick glance and push myself to turn away because the menu was constantly changing.

How does Ten feel about the whispers that his big split might be, Emerald Hill&nbsp?

He acknowledged that he has heard the cries and that this is” the best time for me to glow.”

” The finished product is out there, and I can just hope for the best understanding I did all I could.”

He continued, adding that he hopes for a&nbsp, Star Awards&nbsp, and nominations because” this is my most important part will be the deciding factor on how my profession advances.”

” I had to show people that they made the right decision because so many people were fighting for this position.”

When asked what “deciding factor” he meant, Ten responded by comparing it to a review of his professional life since Star Search 2019 and Finalist.

He insisted that it was what inspired him when we asked if the force had ever been too great.

He claimed that knowing that everyone was watching him while he was filming kept him on his feet. ” I didn’t allow myself to make blunders.”

Will we see Ten’s acceptance rise after Emerald Hill, much like Desmond Tan, a fellow Mediacorp actor?

Tan was soon promoted to the position of leading gentleman after his performance in 2011 ‘s&nbsp, A Song To Remember.

Ten said he is inspired to accomplish the same heights in his own profession and is pleased by the comparisons.

It’s inspiring to be compared to one of the biggest stars right today, and Desmond offers lots of advice, especially regarding his part as a woman and how it was his great break, according to Ten.

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NewJeans announces hiatus after setback in court battle

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South Korean K-pop group NewJeans have announced they are taking a break from all activities, after a court ruled against them in their ongoing dispute with their record label Ador.

After releasing their new song Trap Stop, the five-piece, who have attempted to rebrand themselves as NJZ, announced during a show at ComplexCon Hong Kong on Sunday that” this will be our last performance for a while.”

The team was prohibited from organizing their own looks, producing music, or signing advertising contracts during their dispute with Ardor by the court’s decision on Friday.

After accusing them of cruelty, NewJeans are attempting to cut ties with Ador and have pledged to challenge the judge’s decision.

The team’s second open appearance since the judge’s ruling was held on Sunday night at the Hong Kong music.

The five people Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Heyin took turns reading a letter to their followers in both English and Korean after their debut music.

” This step means a lot to us and every single one of you who gives us strength simply by being here,” Hanni and Dani said.

” This might be our past performance in a while, but it’s really hard for us to say that.” We’ve decided to stop all of our actions for the time being out of appreciation for the judge’s decision.

They continued,” We believe this is something we need to do at this time, but it wasn’t an easy decision.”

The team added that the choice was” about protecting ourselves so that we can come up even stronger.”

We had to talk up to defend the principles that we hold dear, and we don’t dread doing so, they continued.

We firmly believe that upholding our integrity, our freedoms, and everything else we care about is something we had to complete, and that conviction may never change.

At Hong Kong’s largest survive music place, the AsiaWorld Expo Arena, where the hour-long concert was played in front of more than 11, 000 spectators.

The band appeared to be defying the decision from last week by performing under the name NJZ.

Ador expressed regret over the people ‘ choice to continue with a achievement under a name other than NewJeans in a statement released on Monday, despite the court order and their coercive news of a suspension of activities.

According to them,” Ador is totally committed to supporting NewJeans, in accordance with the terms of our legally binding special deal.” As soon as possible, we’re hoping to talk about the future with the designers.

Since August 2024, the party has gone public with a number of grievances against the label, including that it had purposefully undermined their jobs.

Hanni also alleged that she suffered workplace harassment while working with Ador.

The Seoul court ruled that NewJeans ‘ claims did not” sufficiently demonstrate that Ador violated their significant duty as part of their contract,” adding that the music label had upheld “most of its duty including payment.”

The group will have trouble rebranding under its new title, NJZ, without facing serious financial fines for breach of contract due to the court’s decision. This means it will have to deal with this.

Due to their lively fusion of 1990s R&amp, B, and sugar-coated pop music, NewJeans are regarded as one of the brightest new K-Pop songs.

They were the eighth-best-selling group in the world in 2023. At the MTV Awards, they were nominated for best team last year.

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NewJeans: K-pop group ordered to stop independent activities

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Members of the K-pop party NewJeans are prohibited from engaging in any independent hobbies, from making music to entering marketing contracts, according to a South Korean court ruling.

After being accused of cruelty, NewJeans announced earlier last year that they were leaving their organization Ador. They renamed themselves NJZ and began planning their personal events.

Ador then filed a lawsuit to include NewJeans ‘ deals upheld, and he then filed an injunction against them in January after accusing the organization of trying to signal separate talks without its approval.

A Seoul judge granted Ador the lawsuit on Friday. The team’s new track, scheduled for Sunday, will face some doubt as a result of the ruling.

Additionally, it means they will now have trouble making a second appearance under the new name NJZ without facing significant contractual penalties.

Since August 2024, when Hybe, the parent firm of Ador, reportedly forced out NewJeans ‘ leader, Min Hee-Jin, into a serious debate, NewJeans and Ador have been at odds with one another.

The band issued an order and demanded that Min been reinstated. When Hybe refused, the band filed a number of grievances against the label, including the claim that it had purposefully harmed their careers.

Hanni, one of the team’s members, also alleges that she was subject to workplace harassment while working for the brand.

NewJeans made the announcement at a press event in November that they were leaving the business, claiming that Hybe and Ador had lost the ability to represent them as musicians.

Following that, they filed court documents requesting a constitutional separating from the organization.

Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein, the band’s five people, have maintained their freedom and have since created a new Instagram account with the tag “jeanzforfree.”

They have also stated that they will fight to keep their name, their career, and” NewJeans at heart,” even if they fail to defeat Ador.

Due to a lively fusion of 1990s R&amp, B, and sugar-coated pop music, NewJeans were regarded as one of the brightest new songs in K-Pop.

They were the seventh biggest-selling work in the world in 2023, making it the eighth most popular single. They were nominated for best cluster at the MTV Awards last year.

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Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America

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EPA Steve Lodge, whose father Robert Lodge was a correspondent at VOA, stands in protest in front of the organisation's headquarters in Washington DC. Dressed in a navy coat, he holds a banner that reads: "VOA speaks up for freedom and democracy, but Trump and Putin oppose them!"EPA

Chinese state media has welcomed Donald Trump’s move to cut public funding for news outlets Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, which have long reported on authoritarian regimes.

The decison affects thousands of employees – some 1,300 staff have been put on paid leave at Voice Of America (VOA) alone since Friday’s executive order.

Beijing’s state paper Global Times denounced VOA for its “appalling record history” in reporting on China and claimed it has” then been discarded by its own state like a dirty rag.”

The White House defended the action, saying it “assures that citizens are no longer the target of extreme propaganda.”

Trump’s cuts target the US Agency for Global Media ( USAGM ), which is funded by VOA, Radio Free Asia ( RFA ), and Radio Free Europe, among others.

From China and Cambodia to Russia and North Korea, they have received praise and global recognition for their reporting.

People can talk to them on radio television or bypass the restrictions by using VPNs, even though authorities in some of these nations block the broadcast (VOA, for example, is prohibited in China ).

RFA has frequently covered the Cambodian government’s assault on human rights, whose previous authoritarian ruler Hun Sen praised the reductions as a “big contribution to eliminating false news.”

It was also one of the initial news sources to cover the “re-education camps” that China’s system of “re-education tents” in Xinjiang, where thousands of Uyghur Muslims are alleged to have been detained, a command Beijing denies. Prizes have been awarded for its coverage of the Chinese Communist Party’s reported cover-up of Covid casualties and its monitoring on North Korean dissenters.

Getty Images US President Bill Clinton (centre) is interviewed by reporters L-R Feng Xiao Ming and Arin Basu from Radio Free Asia on 24 June at the White House in Washington DC. He is seated a table with the two reporters on his either side. Getty Images

Invoices, a radio station generally, received recognition last year for its podcast about the unusual protests in China against Covid evacuations.

However, the cuts were welcomed by China’s Global Times, who called VOA a “lie mill.”

The demonizing narratives propagated by VOA will eventually turn into a laughing stock as more Americans begin to break free of their data nests and observe a real world and a multi-dimensional China, according to an editor published on Monday.

Former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin said,” Voice of America has been paralysed! Radio Free Asia, which has treated China similarly, has done the same. This is for fantastic information.

Such actions “would have been simple to predict,” according to VOA blogger Valdya Baraputri, who lost her job over the weekend. She worked for BBC World Service before.

” Eliminating Invoices, of course, allows programs that are the same of accurate and sensible reporting to thrive,” she told the BBC.

The purchase “undermines America’s long-standing devotion to a free and independent press,” according to the National Press Club, a leading official group for US editors.

Invoices, which was established during World War Two to store Nazi advertising, reaches 360 million people per week in nearly 50 languages. It has broadcasted in China, North Korea, socialist Cuba, and the former Soviet Union over the years. Some Chinese people have found it to be a useful resource for learning English.

Michael Abramowitz, director of VOA, claimed that Trump’s get had hampered left Invoices as” America’s enemies, like Iran, China, and Russia, are sinking billions of dollars into creating phony stories to undermine the United States.”

Ms. Baraputri, who is from Indonesia but resides in Washington, first joined VOA in 2018, but her immigration was voided at the conclusion of Trump’s first management.

She left in 2023 because she wanted to be a part of a group that “upholds honest, factual monitoring that is free from government impact.”

Getty Images This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. High walls topped with barbed wire are visible on either side of the detention centreGetty Images

She is now feeling betrayed by the notion I had of press freedom [in the US] as a result of her new cuts.

She is also concerned about coworkers who may now be forced to travel to hostile countries where they could face persecution for their news.

Meanwhile, the Czech Republic has appealed to the European Union to intervene so it can keep Radio Free Europe going. It reports in 27 languages from 23 countries, reaching more than 47 million people every week.

RFA’s CEO, Bay Fang, stated in a statement that the organization intends to issue the purchase. The Chinese Communist Party and other rulers and despots, who would prefer to see their influence get unchecked in the information space, are “rewards,” he said, referring to funding these outlets as “rewards.”

RFA began in 1996 and has reached a regular audience of roughly 60 million in Laos, China, Myanmar, North Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. In addition to English and Mandarin, it broadcasts in other language of majority, such as Tibetan and Uyghur.

Trump’s decree disenfranchises the roughly 60 million people who rely on RFA’s reporting to learn the truth, according to Mr. Fang, adding that it also benefits America’s adversaries at our own expense.

Given that their online is heavily censored, it’s difficult to understand how Taiwanese people feel about it.

People who have watched VOA and RFA over the years appear disappointed and concerned outside of China.

According to Du Wen, a Chinese dissident living in Belgium,” Looking back on record, many exiles, insurgents, intellectuals, and common people have persisted in the shadow because of the voices of Invoices and RFA, and have seen trust in fear because of their reports,” he wrote on X.

The dictator’s speech will become the sole sound in the world if the free earth chooses to remain silent.

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