CTOS Data Systems Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia’s leading credit reporting agency, saw a record number of business credit reports pulled via the CTOS Credit Manager system by SME subscribers during Q3 this year. This highlights the importance that SMEs are putting on credit risk management in keeping their businesses protected...
A crisis triggers brand owners to reorient their marketing efforts, and usually, Advertising and Promotion (A&P) budgets are the first to be slashed. However, contrary to conventional wisdom, brands that have an enhanced presence during a crisis, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, will be the ones to stand...
The circular economy is defined as an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and the continual use of resources. With the increasing depletion of the earth's resources, more businesses are slowly transitioning from the current unsustainable linear economy to a more sustainable circular economy.
In accordance with the Taiwanese government’s...
The Hong Kong stock exchange received a massive punch to the gut when Ant Group’s highly anticipated IPO was shelved. Said IPO was set to make history with record breaking numbers. However, despite this setback, the city is still on track to end 2020 as one of the world’s...
Japan plans to boost its tumbling birth rate by funding artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes to help residents find love. From next year it will subsidise local governments already running or starting projects that use AI to pair people up. Last year the number of babies born in Japan fell...
Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is exploring the possibility of having travel bubble arrangements with green zone countries. Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the ministry had held consultations with several government agencies and tourism industry players’ representatives to identify mechanisms to reopen cross-border tourism activities in...
A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to be given a Covid jab as part of the mass vaccination programme being rolled out across the UK. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present". She was given the injection at 06:31...
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has just launched the MalaysiaBiz portal, which will serve as a one-stop centre to facilitate online business registrations and licensing applications.
He said the portal was developed by the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) with the goal of creating a trade-friendly environment...
87% of SME employees in Malaysia expect better support for career growth
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO) creating multiple challenges for both businesses and job seekers, SME employees remain adamant that their employers must do more to support their career progression, or risk them...
According to Nikkei Asia, Japan has some big plans in store with regards to eco-friendliness and sustainability. The island nation is aiming to make all new car sales eco-friendly by the mid-2030s as it joins a growing community of nations determined to slow down the world’s ever-growing carbon emissions.
The...
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will launch its all-new Go-eCommerce Expo, an e-commerce virtual conference that will run from 8 to 10 December 2020. The initiative aims to help local businesses, especially micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) address and overcome the ongoing economic uncertainties that the global...
UK approves Covid-19 vaccine, first in the world
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week.
"The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare...
