NCT Group, Microsoft to accelerate digital collaboration

To collaborate with Microsoft to drive efficiency, productivity for NSIP
Using Microsoft’s programme to deliver hands on training, certification  NCT Group of Companies (NCT Group) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft in Malaysia to support the group in the digitalisation of the upcoming NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP) in…Continue Reading

Onshoring semiconductors is a chipped ambition

The disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have limited the supply and increased the cost of semiconductors. One of the clearest impacts of the chip shortage has been on the automotive sector. Reestablishing some semblance of normality within the semiconductor supply chain has, as a result of this and similar shortages, moved from theoretical discussions […]

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Malaysia’s HealthMetrics makes strategic investment into Indonesia’s Across Asia Assist 

AAA Indonesia, a leading third-party administrator in Indonesia with regional presence
Investment to spur corporate membership growth to over 2 mil members & policy holders Healthcare technology company, HealthMetrics Sdn Bhd, announced last week a strategic investment in PT. AA International Indonesia, for an undisclosed sum. PT.AA International Indonesia, operates Across Asia…Continue Reading

DaaS 360: Creating a future-proof, sustainable business ecosystem

Businesses encouraged to explore DaaS solutions 
DaaS enables companies to adhere to ESG compliant  Subscription-based services are well-known in the market. From streaming entertainment and music to getting food delivery and beauty products, consumers can get access to these services at a flat monthly rate without having to commit to purchasing the…Continue Reading

Aviation industry to hire 4,000 more workers by end-2022, taking total to 90% of pre-COVID workforce: Iswaran

SINGAPORE: Aviation stakeholders aim to hire another 4,000 workers from September to the end of the year, bringing the aviation industry to about 90 per cent of its pre-COVID workforce, said Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday (Oct 3).  Speaking in Parliament on the progress of air travel recovery, heContinue Reading

China on course to elude US chip-making equipment bans

Chinese tech giant Huawei’s attempt to make semiconductors without American equipment has generated global headlines as the US-China tech war takes yet another turn. It is one more strong hint – if any were needed – that the US government is in the process of creating a competitor that it won’t be able to control […]

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US-Philippines drawing closer on defense of Taiwan

MANILA – For the first time, top defense chiefs from the United States and the Philippines personally joined detailed operational planning in the US Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a move to bolster their century-old alliance. The unprecedented joint planning came almost exactly a week after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s first personal meeting […]

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