KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The TERA‑Award 2026 has been launched with a total prize pool of US$1.15 million to accelerate breakthrough energy technologies for climate solutions, with applications open until late April. (US$1=RM3.88)
The award has expanded its global reach through strategic collaborations with the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
UNCTAD provides UN policy expertise and global networks to connect TERA-Award innovations with international markets for rapid deployment, while CISL strengthens evaluation through world-leading climate/energy research to identify commercially viable projects.
“By collaborating with international organisations and governments worldwide, we aim to accelerate the real-world deployment of TERA‑Award projects and deliver practical technology pathways for the global energy transition,” said TERA‑Award Organising Committee Executive Chairman, Alan Chan Ying-lung.
Founded in 2021 by Dr Peter Lee Ka‑kit, the TERA-Award has attracted nearly 2,000 projects from 76 countries and has awarded a total of US$4.65 million, positioning itself as an international platform combining prize funding, real-world applications, industry collaboration and capital support for frontier climate innovations.
In response to emerging technological challenges, TERA-Award 2026 will introduce two new categories alongside its four established tracks, namely AI × Energy and Next-Generation Energy, according to a statement.
The AI × Energy category promotes the integration of artificial intelligence into energy systems to enhance efficiency and resilience, while the Next-Generation Energy category expands beyond renewables to include advanced nuclear technologies.
Last year’s edition attracted 785 projects and concluded with an award ceremony at the University of Cambridge.
-- BERNAMA
Monday, 23 February 2026
AGIBOT Accelerates Singapore Engagement with Diversified Approaches and Deployment-Focused Initiatives
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGIBOT, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, is continuing to build its presence in Singapore following its initial market entry in 2025. Through a series of industry engagements, technical exchanges, and infrastructure visits, AGIBOT is engaging with local stakeholders to better understand the needs of Singapore’s aviation and infrastructure sectors and explore practical deployment opportunities.
“Singapore is an important strategic market for AGIBOT as we continue to grow our presence across Asia-Pacific,” said Abel Deng, President, Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region, AGIBOT. “Through our engagement here, we hope to better understand local industry needs and explore practical collaboration opportunities with partners in Singapore.”
Following its official market entry in Singapore in October 2025, AGIBOT initiated a new phase of local engagement on 11 February through participation in a Chinese New Year event held in Singapore. During the program, AGIBOT presented selected elements of its robotics portfolio, including a robotic dog demonstration. The event provided an opportunity to introduce its technological capabilities to invited guests from the business and professional community.
As part of its ongoing Singapore market engagement, AGIBOT took part in a blessing ceremony at Sentosa on 17 February, with subsequent activities held on 20 and 21 February. The events were attended by global tourists, invited guests, and business representatives. AGIBOT showcased its humanoid robotics in a hospitality environment, providing guests with an opportunity to observe its system design and mobility features. The event formed part of AGIBOT’s broader introduction of its robotics portfolio to the Singapore market.
Further advancing its deployment-oriented approach, AGIBOT featured its robotics technology at Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) in collaboration with Certis Group. The T5 display marked an important step in assessing robotics integration within one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. The showcase focused on evaluating operational suitability in complex, high-security and high-traffic environments, supporting continued exploration of intelligent systems within aviation and infrastructure settings.
According to global research firm Omdia, AGIBOT shipped more than 5,100 humanoid robots worldwide in 2025, ranking first globally in shipment. The milestone reflects AGIBOT’s industrial-scale production capability and expanding international footprint across research, industrial, and commercial environments.
In Singapore, AGIBOT is adopting a phased deployment strategy centred on controlled testing, operational feedback, and local collaboration. Rather than focusing solely on demonstration, AGIBOT is prioritising measurable performance assessment and alignment with real operational workflows to ensure long-term sustainability of humanoid robotics applications.
Beyond on-site evaluations, AGIBOT is exploring diversified market approaches in Singapore, including potential joint ventures, leasing collaborations, and the establishment of a regional experience centre to support technical demonstrations, system evaluation, and enterprise training. These initiatives are intended to facilitate knowledge exchange while ensuring that future robotics deployment models remain aligned with local operational expectations.
Through progressive engagement and practical deployment assessment, AGIBOT is steadily expanding its presence in Singapore as part of its broader Southeast Asia growth strategy.
For more information, please visit AGIBOT online at AGIBOT.com and follow AGIBOT on socials:
https://www.facebook.com/AGIBOT.zhiyuan
https://x.com/AGIBOT_zhiyuan
https://www.instagram.com/AGIBOT_
https://www.youtube.com/@AGIBOT-robot
About AGIBOT
AGIBOT is dedicated to driving innovation through the integration of AI and robotics, creating world-leading general-purpose embodied robot products and an application ecosystem. Built on the foundation of the robotic body and powered by the fusion of interaction, manipulation, and locomotion intelligence - "1 Robotic Body + 3 Intelligence" - AGIBOT is a leading robotics company in the industry to deliver a complete product portfolio and deploy across all major application scenarios. According to industry analysts, AGIBOT ranked No.1 globally in humanoid robot shipments in 2025.
Media Contacts:
Jason Liu
AGIBOT
liupeng1@agibot.com
Aineena Rozario (PR Consultant)
PNTR Group
aineena@pntr.group
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/46075e45-1def-439c-adaf-4d5957c93a4f
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f8728799-a1b7-4225-bf39-f0a511429786
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/08890cbc-97d5-45e7-8d2c-f918a66e9386
SOURCE: AgiBot Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
“Singapore is an important strategic market for AGIBOT as we continue to grow our presence across Asia-Pacific,” said Abel Deng, President, Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region, AGIBOT. “Through our engagement here, we hope to better understand local industry needs and explore practical collaboration opportunities with partners in Singapore.”
Following its official market entry in Singapore in October 2025, AGIBOT initiated a new phase of local engagement on 11 February through participation in a Chinese New Year event held in Singapore. During the program, AGIBOT presented selected elements of its robotics portfolio, including a robotic dog demonstration. The event provided an opportunity to introduce its technological capabilities to invited guests from the business and professional community.
As part of its ongoing Singapore market engagement, AGIBOT took part in a blessing ceremony at Sentosa on 17 February, with subsequent activities held on 20 and 21 February. The events were attended by global tourists, invited guests, and business representatives. AGIBOT showcased its humanoid robotics in a hospitality environment, providing guests with an opportunity to observe its system design and mobility features. The event formed part of AGIBOT’s broader introduction of its robotics portfolio to the Singapore market.
Further advancing its deployment-oriented approach, AGIBOT featured its robotics technology at Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) in collaboration with Certis Group. The T5 display marked an important step in assessing robotics integration within one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. The showcase focused on evaluating operational suitability in complex, high-security and high-traffic environments, supporting continued exploration of intelligent systems within aviation and infrastructure settings.
According to global research firm Omdia, AGIBOT shipped more than 5,100 humanoid robots worldwide in 2025, ranking first globally in shipment. The milestone reflects AGIBOT’s industrial-scale production capability and expanding international footprint across research, industrial, and commercial environments.
In Singapore, AGIBOT is adopting a phased deployment strategy centred on controlled testing, operational feedback, and local collaboration. Rather than focusing solely on demonstration, AGIBOT is prioritising measurable performance assessment and alignment with real operational workflows to ensure long-term sustainability of humanoid robotics applications.
Beyond on-site evaluations, AGIBOT is exploring diversified market approaches in Singapore, including potential joint ventures, leasing collaborations, and the establishment of a regional experience centre to support technical demonstrations, system evaluation, and enterprise training. These initiatives are intended to facilitate knowledge exchange while ensuring that future robotics deployment models remain aligned with local operational expectations.
Through progressive engagement and practical deployment assessment, AGIBOT is steadily expanding its presence in Singapore as part of its broader Southeast Asia growth strategy.
For more information, please visit AGIBOT online at AGIBOT.com and follow AGIBOT on socials:
https://www.facebook.com/AGIBOT.zhiyuan
https://x.com/AGIBOT_zhiyuan
https://www.instagram.com/AGIBOT_
https://www.youtube.com/@AGIBOT-robot
About AGIBOT
AGIBOT is dedicated to driving innovation through the integration of AI and robotics, creating world-leading general-purpose embodied robot products and an application ecosystem. Built on the foundation of the robotic body and powered by the fusion of interaction, manipulation, and locomotion intelligence - "1 Robotic Body + 3 Intelligence" - AGIBOT is a leading robotics company in the industry to deliver a complete product portfolio and deploy across all major application scenarios. According to industry analysts, AGIBOT ranked No.1 globally in humanoid robot shipments in 2025.
Media Contacts:
Jason Liu
AGIBOT
liupeng1@agibot.com
Aineena Rozario (PR Consultant)
PNTR Group
aineena@pntr.group
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/46075e45-1def-439c-adaf-4d5957c93a4f
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f8728799-a1b7-4225-bf39-f0a511429786
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/08890cbc-97d5-45e7-8d2c-f918a66e9386
SOURCE: AgiBot Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
Friday, 20 February 2026
Project B Taps Fashion Industry Veteran William Kim as Chief Lifestyle Officer
Global basketball platform merges elite sport with fashion, design, and culture
SINGAPORE. Feb 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Project B, an elite global women’s and men’s basketball grand prix built for a new generation of athletes and fans, today announced the appointment of William Kim as Chief Lifestyle Officer. In this strategic role, Kim will lead Project B’s premium lifestyle business across merchandise, brand collaborations, and cultural partnerships as Project B expands across Europe, Asia, and the Americas to create the most premium cultural platform in global sport.
“We are building a model designed for 2030 and beyond,” said Kim. “It starts with creating exceptional products. We’re sourcing the highest quality natural fibers for every moment in an athlete’s day and offering those same collections to the broader fan community. From design to supply chain to final consumer experience, we are operating with the same discipline and control as a luxury house, overseeing product, distribution, and brand experience holistically.”
Kim will lead Project B’s global lifestyle strategy, integrating sport, fashion, and community into a unified identity centered on quality and iconic design. He will oversee the development of high-quality performance apparel for athletes using natural fibers, elevated collections for fans, and brand collaborations tied to host cities and culture-defining partners. He will also shape an AI-driven commerce model built for a streaming-first, social-native platform, ensuring that product, distribution, and brand experience operate cohesively across markets.
“Basketball is culture,” said Geoff Prentice, Co-Founder of Project B. “From day one, we are building a premium platform rooted in uncompromising quality. Our collections will be crafted from natural fabrics with no synthetics and no shortcuts, designed and developed in house so we control the standard end to end. William understands how to build brands that live beyond the game, and his global perspective and design sensibility will be instrumental as we scale.”
Kim brings extensive international experience in brand building, retail innovation, and cultural strategy, with a track record of elevating global businesses at the intersection of sport, fashion, and consumer experience. He previously served as CEO of Shinsegae International, CEO of Rapha, CEO of AllSaints, Global EVP at Samsung Mobile, SVP at Burberry, and held executive roles within Gucci Group.
As Project B expands into key international markets the appointment signals the company’s commitment to building a global cultural platform that will outfit players and fans in the very best natural fibers and high-quality textiles.
About Project B
Project B is a global sports platform built for players and fans. Starting with basketball, Project B is creating a high-stakes, international tournament circuit featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s players, competing in world-class cities across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Designed for a streaming, social, and mobile-first world, Project B combines live elite competition with deep storytelling, reaching audiences globally.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260219529241/en/
Contact
Press Contacts
johanna@trailrunnerint.com
Source : Project B
SINGAPORE. Feb 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Project B, an elite global women’s and men’s basketball grand prix built for a new generation of athletes and fans, today announced the appointment of William Kim as Chief Lifestyle Officer. In this strategic role, Kim will lead Project B’s premium lifestyle business across merchandise, brand collaborations, and cultural partnerships as Project B expands across Europe, Asia, and the Americas to create the most premium cultural platform in global sport.
“We are building a model designed for 2030 and beyond,” said Kim. “It starts with creating exceptional products. We’re sourcing the highest quality natural fibers for every moment in an athlete’s day and offering those same collections to the broader fan community. From design to supply chain to final consumer experience, we are operating with the same discipline and control as a luxury house, overseeing product, distribution, and brand experience holistically.”
Kim will lead Project B’s global lifestyle strategy, integrating sport, fashion, and community into a unified identity centered on quality and iconic design. He will oversee the development of high-quality performance apparel for athletes using natural fibers, elevated collections for fans, and brand collaborations tied to host cities and culture-defining partners. He will also shape an AI-driven commerce model built for a streaming-first, social-native platform, ensuring that product, distribution, and brand experience operate cohesively across markets.
“Basketball is culture,” said Geoff Prentice, Co-Founder of Project B. “From day one, we are building a premium platform rooted in uncompromising quality. Our collections will be crafted from natural fabrics with no synthetics and no shortcuts, designed and developed in house so we control the standard end to end. William understands how to build brands that live beyond the game, and his global perspective and design sensibility will be instrumental as we scale.”
Kim brings extensive international experience in brand building, retail innovation, and cultural strategy, with a track record of elevating global businesses at the intersection of sport, fashion, and consumer experience. He previously served as CEO of Shinsegae International, CEO of Rapha, CEO of AllSaints, Global EVP at Samsung Mobile, SVP at Burberry, and held executive roles within Gucci Group.
As Project B expands into key international markets the appointment signals the company’s commitment to building a global cultural platform that will outfit players and fans in the very best natural fibers and high-quality textiles.
About Project B
Project B is a global sports platform built for players and fans. Starting with basketball, Project B is creating a high-stakes, international tournament circuit featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s players, competing in world-class cities across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Designed for a streaming, social, and mobile-first world, Project B combines live elite competition with deep storytelling, reaching audiences globally.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260219529241/en/
Contact
Press Contacts
johanna@trailrunnerint.com
Source : Project B
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Mavenir Collaborates with Red Hat to Deliver Carrier-Grade On-Premise Conversational AI and Agentic AI Service Assurance for Telcos
RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mavenir, the software company building AI-by-design mobile networks, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open-source solutions, to deliver Conversational AI and Agentic AI service assurance solutions using Red Hat AI. These carrier-grade generative AI (gen AI) offerings are powered by Red Hat OpenShift AI running on-premise, empowering telecommunications service providers with a highly scalable, security-focused, resilient and cost-optimized foundation for network operations.
This collaboration is focused on transforming the telecommunications industry by providing service providers with AI solutions that leverage their existing platform investments while delivering additional security, resiliency, with low latency that is critical for real-time network operations.
With this effort, Mavenir provides AI solutions tailored to the telecommunications industry that are purpose built to be more cost-effective and more secure than hosted as-a-service AI solutions.
Sachin Karkala, EVP & General Manager, IMS & RAN of Mavenir, stated: "In the race to monetize AI and evolve to autonomous networks, service providers need control of the user experience, cost and data privacy. Our collaboration with Red Hat enables us to develop on-premise AI solutions that do just that. Generative AI models can be fine-tuned using service provider data to build specialized, on-premise agents helping deliver optimal performance."
With conversational AI, the industry is moving up the value chain from merely providing connectivity between entities, to AI agents taking over critical control of acting on the content and intent of the communication.
Agentic service assurance is a significant evolution of today's service assurance solutions relying on machine learning models alone. Agentic systems have a broader perspective, being able to create workflows and drive decision making between different domains in the network and disparate data sources. They adapt and self-learn, ultimately being able to detect and correct issues before they impact the customer.
As a step toward deployment readiness, Mavenir and Red Hat engaged with the Dell Technologies Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab (OTEL) which hosts an advanced AI infrastructure based on the Dell PowerEdge R760xa – a high-performance air-cooled server engineered for a wide range of applications, including AI, machine learning and deep learning-training and inferencing. Dell's OTEL AI experts collaborated with the Mavenir and Red Hat engineering teams to fine tune the large language model and maximize the solution's efficient use of the underlying infrastructure.
By deploying these solutions on-premise with Red Hat OpenShift AI, service providers can optimize the efficiency of their GPU resources, maintain full control of security and governance requirements and more easily manage the complex AI lifecycle.
Honoré LaBourdette, Vice President of the Global Telco Partner Ecosystem at Red Hat, commented: "For enterprise AI to move from proof-of-concept to production, it requires a validated foundation with mandatory components like guardrails, observability and a robust lifecycle. Red Hat OpenShift AI provides that necessary foundation. Together with Mavenir, we are demonstrating cost-effective GPU efficiency through tools like Kueue and Dynamic Accelerator Slicer (DAS) for multi-tenant resource sharing, which helps optimize utilization of high-dollar hardware investments. This, paired with low-latency model serving using vLLM, helps ensure that real-time applications like AI voice translation, achieve the deterministic performance the market demands, proving the tangible value of the on-premise model. This is our first announcement in a series of joint initiatives with Mavenir to leverage Red Hat AI technology."
About Mavenir
Mavenir is enabling intelligent, automated, programmable networks through the development of telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design software solutions for mobile operators. The company's deep telco domain expertise has been proven through deployments with 300+ operators globally in over 120 countries, which together serve more than 50% of the world's subscribers. Mavenir combines its deep telco experience with the cloud and IT expertise and data science skillsets essential to solving real customer challenges. Its proven software solutions are AI by design, delivering the AI-native future and operators' evolution to TechCos.
For more information, please visit www.mavenir.com.
Mavenir PR Contacts:
Emmanuela Spiteri
PR@mavenir.com
Red Hat, the Red Hat logo and OpenShift are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries.
SOURCE: Mavenir Systems, Inc.
This collaboration is focused on transforming the telecommunications industry by providing service providers with AI solutions that leverage their existing platform investments while delivering additional security, resiliency, with low latency that is critical for real-time network operations.
With this effort, Mavenir provides AI solutions tailored to the telecommunications industry that are purpose built to be more cost-effective and more secure than hosted as-a-service AI solutions.
Sachin Karkala, EVP & General Manager, IMS & RAN of Mavenir, stated: "In the race to monetize AI and evolve to autonomous networks, service providers need control of the user experience, cost and data privacy. Our collaboration with Red Hat enables us to develop on-premise AI solutions that do just that. Generative AI models can be fine-tuned using service provider data to build specialized, on-premise agents helping deliver optimal performance."
With conversational AI, the industry is moving up the value chain from merely providing connectivity between entities, to AI agents taking over critical control of acting on the content and intent of the communication.
Agentic service assurance is a significant evolution of today's service assurance solutions relying on machine learning models alone. Agentic systems have a broader perspective, being able to create workflows and drive decision making between different domains in the network and disparate data sources. They adapt and self-learn, ultimately being able to detect and correct issues before they impact the customer.
As a step toward deployment readiness, Mavenir and Red Hat engaged with the Dell Technologies Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab (OTEL) which hosts an advanced AI infrastructure based on the Dell PowerEdge R760xa – a high-performance air-cooled server engineered for a wide range of applications, including AI, machine learning and deep learning-training and inferencing. Dell's OTEL AI experts collaborated with the Mavenir and Red Hat engineering teams to fine tune the large language model and maximize the solution's efficient use of the underlying infrastructure.
By deploying these solutions on-premise with Red Hat OpenShift AI, service providers can optimize the efficiency of their GPU resources, maintain full control of security and governance requirements and more easily manage the complex AI lifecycle.
Honoré LaBourdette, Vice President of the Global Telco Partner Ecosystem at Red Hat, commented: "For enterprise AI to move from proof-of-concept to production, it requires a validated foundation with mandatory components like guardrails, observability and a robust lifecycle. Red Hat OpenShift AI provides that necessary foundation. Together with Mavenir, we are demonstrating cost-effective GPU efficiency through tools like Kueue and Dynamic Accelerator Slicer (DAS) for multi-tenant resource sharing, which helps optimize utilization of high-dollar hardware investments. This, paired with low-latency model serving using vLLM, helps ensure that real-time applications like AI voice translation, achieve the deterministic performance the market demands, proving the tangible value of the on-premise model. This is our first announcement in a series of joint initiatives with Mavenir to leverage Red Hat AI technology."
About Mavenir
Mavenir is enabling intelligent, automated, programmable networks through the development of telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design software solutions for mobile operators. The company's deep telco domain expertise has been proven through deployments with 300+ operators globally in over 120 countries, which together serve more than 50% of the world's subscribers. Mavenir combines its deep telco experience with the cloud and IT expertise and data science skillsets essential to solving real customer challenges. Its proven software solutions are AI by design, delivering the AI-native future and operators' evolution to TechCos.
For more information, please visit www.mavenir.com.
Mavenir PR Contacts:
Emmanuela Spiteri
PR@mavenir.com
Red Hat, the Red Hat logo and OpenShift are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries.
SOURCE: Mavenir Systems, Inc.
Friday, 13 February 2026
MAVENIR, TERRESTAR LAUNCH CANADA’S FIRST 3GPP-BASED HYBRID SATELLITE–CELLULAR IOT PLATFORM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, together with Terrestar Solutions Inc, Canada’s only domestically headquartered and controlled mobile satellite service operator, announced the commercial launch of Terrestar’s Hybrid Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service.
The new service is Canada’s first domestically controlled hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform built entirely on 3GPP Release 17 standards, designed to integrate seamlessly with existing and future mobile networks and to support resilient IoT services across urban, rural, remote and northern regions of the country.
The non-terrestrial service is delivered over Terrestar’s Echostar T1 geostationary satellite using licensed S band mobile satellite spectrum and powered by Mavenir’s cloud-native virtualised RAN (vRAN), Converged Packet Core, and network management and analytics solutions, integrated within Terrestar’s broader Hybrid IoT connectivity ecosystem.
Mavenir President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pardeep Kohli said this deployment is a clear signal to the global operator community that 3GPP-based NTN is ready for commercial scale.
“By combining Mavenir’s cloud‑native vRAN and Converged Core with Terrestar’s satellite expertise, we have delivered a fully standards‑compliant, operator‑grade hybrid IoT network,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Terrestar CEO, Jacques Leduc said launching Canada’s first standards-based hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform is a major milestone for satellite connectivity in Canada, enabled by Mavenir’s cloud-native vRAN and core technology to deliver resilient nationwide IoT services and support future direct-to-device connectivity.
The deployment leverages Mavenir’s Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology, purpose-built to meet mobile network operator regulatory and operational requirements worldwide.
The solution includes a 3GPP Release 17-based vRAN architecture, a fully containerised cloud-native Converged Packet Core delivering carrier-grade reliability and scalability for NTN services, and network service assurance through Mavenir’s mCMS, XA Analytics and managed services.
The commercial launch strengthens Mavenir’s position as a global leader in NTN-ready mobile network software and positions Terrestar as a pioneer in standards-based satellite-cellular integration.
The companies are also advancing additional capabilities, including voice and messaging over NTN, 5G NR NTN evolution, and expanded direct-to-device service models.
-- BERNAMA
HAMAT, RLC GLOBAL FORUM HONOUR RETAIL LEADERS IN RIYADH
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Hamat, together with RLC Global Forum, co-hosted the RLC Honors Gala Dinner on Feb 3, bringing together senior leaders from the global retail, luxury and consumer ecosystem for an evening recognising excellence, leadership and long-term impact.
Held on the sidelines of the 2026 RLC Global Forum, the RLC Honors recognise individuals whose careers have shaped businesses, industries and markets over time, while underscoring the role of consistent, responsible leadership through periods of change.
The 2026 RLC Honors were presented in an intimate setting in Riyadh in partnership with Hamat, a long-standing supporter of the RLC Global Forum and its international community.
Speaking at the ceremony, RLC Global Forum Chairman, Panos Linardos said the awards highlight consistency of leadership and depth of contribution across an entire career, while Hamat’s leadership underscored the importance of linking global insight with regional execution.
According to a statement, this year’s ceremony recognised two industry leaders whose influence has had a lasting impact on both global and regional retail.
Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s former chief executive officer, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Luxury Retail, in recognition of his role in transforming the brand into a global cultural and commercial force.
Meanwhile, Ingie Chalhoub, Etoile Group Founder and President, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Retail for her contribution to the Middle East’s luxury retail development and women’s leadership.
Together, Hamat and RLC Global Forum, in partnership, reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cross-border collaboration and supporting a more resilient, forward-looking global retail industry.
-- BERNAMA
Held on the sidelines of the 2026 RLC Global Forum, the RLC Honors recognise individuals whose careers have shaped businesses, industries and markets over time, while underscoring the role of consistent, responsible leadership through periods of change.
The 2026 RLC Honors were presented in an intimate setting in Riyadh in partnership with Hamat, a long-standing supporter of the RLC Global Forum and its international community.
Speaking at the ceremony, RLC Global Forum Chairman, Panos Linardos said the awards highlight consistency of leadership and depth of contribution across an entire career, while Hamat’s leadership underscored the importance of linking global insight with regional execution.
According to a statement, this year’s ceremony recognised two industry leaders whose influence has had a lasting impact on both global and regional retail.
Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s former chief executive officer, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Luxury Retail, in recognition of his role in transforming the brand into a global cultural and commercial force.
Meanwhile, Ingie Chalhoub, Etoile Group Founder and President, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Retail for her contribution to the Middle East’s luxury retail development and women’s leadership.
Together, Hamat and RLC Global Forum, in partnership, reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cross-border collaboration and supporting a more resilient, forward-looking global retail industry.
-- BERNAMA
FENGDU ORANGES POWER MODERN AGRICULTURE, RURAL PROSPERITY IN CHONGQING
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The harvest season is in full swing in Longkong Town of Fengdu County, a major orange-producing hub in west China’s Chongqing Municipality, as freshly picked fruit moves rapidly from orchards to nationwide markets through an increasingly modernised supply chain.
At the Common Prosperity Orange Orchard in Nanzhu Village, crates of oranges are transported directly to Fengdu Orange’s integrated production base, where the fruit is cleaned, polished, dried, graded and packaged before being shipped across the country.
According to a statement, to ensure smooth operations during the peak harvest is Bai Xiaohua, director of a local agricultural development professional cooperative, who coordinates picking schedules between orchards and processing facilities while personally overseeing quality control.
Raised among orange trees, Bai founded the cooperative in 2018 to organise scattered growers and promote standardised, large-scale citrus production through unified management.
To strengthen technical capacity, Bai conducts monthly on-site training sessions for farmers and has actively introduced modern practices. After completing professional agricultural programmes and study visits across China, he obtained a drone operation licence in 2020 and pioneered the use of drones for orchard management, which has since been adopted across the cooperative.
His efforts reflect the broader upgrading of Fengdu’s orange industry. Longkong Town now has 25,000 mu of orange orchards, producing more than 30,000 tonnes annually with an output value of 110 million Chinese yuan. Its citrus received National Geographical Indication trademark certification in 2011. (100 Chinese yuan = RM56.58)
Nanzhu Village was named a national speciality product demonstration village in 2019, while Fengdu oranges have been exported to the Middle East and other markets, establishing a strong regional brand.
Countywide, Fengdu Orange covers 52,500 mu, with an annual output reaching 70,000 tonnes and a total income of 150 million Chinese yuan. Through cooperative organisation, digital tools and brand development, the local orange industry is evolving from a traditional speciality into a modern agricultural value chain driving sustained rural prosperity
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
EXPEREO ENHANCES DIGITAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FASTER, TRANSPARENT WORKFLOW
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Expereo, a managed Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider, has launched its enhanced Digital Case Management (DCM) capability within expereoOne for global enterprises at CiscoLive Amsterdam.
“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
-- BERNAMA
“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
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NetBox Labs Announces General Availability of NetBox Copilot, Delivering Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Accurate Infrastructure Data
NetBox Copilot accelerates operations and automation, while providing self-service to non-IT teams
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, NetBox Labs, the central nervous system for networks and infrastructure, announced the general availability of NetBox Copilot, an interactive AI agent embedded directly into the NetBox platform.
As AI agents rapidly move from experimentation into production operations, IT teams are finding that most agents lack the accurate operational context required to be trusted in production environments. NetBox delivers a critical foundation for automation. It is a comprehensive semantic map for infrastructure that enables NetBox Copilot with complete infrastructural context. NetBox Copilot is agentic AI that is grounded in a company's network and infrastructure data providing trustworthy answers, reliable automation and enterprise-ready governance -- all conducted in natural language.
The new capability will allow thousands of NetBox users to accelerate their work, while expanding access to infrastructure data across security and operations teams and executives, as well as other non-IT teams.
NetBox Copilot Delivers Deeply Contextual Results
With GA, NetBox Copilot expands from inquiry into workflow execution, enabling infrastructure teams to automate changes to their infrastructure, not just explore data.
Teams can use NetBox Copilot to:
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, NetBox Labs, the central nervous system for networks and infrastructure, announced the general availability of NetBox Copilot, an interactive AI agent embedded directly into the NetBox platform.
As AI agents rapidly move from experimentation into production operations, IT teams are finding that most agents lack the accurate operational context required to be trusted in production environments. NetBox delivers a critical foundation for automation. It is a comprehensive semantic map for infrastructure that enables NetBox Copilot with complete infrastructural context. NetBox Copilot is agentic AI that is grounded in a company's network and infrastructure data providing trustworthy answers, reliable automation and enterprise-ready governance -- all conducted in natural language.
The new capability will allow thousands of NetBox users to accelerate their work, while expanding access to infrastructure data across security and operations teams and executives, as well as other non-IT teams.
NetBox Copilot Delivers Deeply Contextual Results
With GA, NetBox Copilot expands from inquiry into workflow execution, enabling infrastructure teams to automate changes to their infrastructure, not just explore data.
Teams can use NetBox Copilot to:
- Validate data completeness and quality (“Which devices are missing IP addresses?”)
- Investigate changes for troubleshooting and compliance (“Who changed this prefix last week?”)
- Assess impact before maintenance (“What depends on this switch?”)
- Plan capacity across sites and infrastructure (“How much rack space is available in Denver?”)
- Build automation workflows and operational playbooks (“Create an Ansible playbook to deploy switch configs”)
- Apply changes directly to NetBox (“Add another server to the NYC datacenter” - write operations available in NetBox Enterprise and NetBox Cloud)
By embedding AI directly into NetBox’s UI and permissions model, NetBox Copilot makes infrastructure data more accessible to NetOps/NOC teams, IT operations managers, and less-frequent NetBox users who need quick answers without navigating APIs or complex UI workflows.
AI Built for Infrastructure Teams
NetBox Copilot reflects the industry shift toward AI agents that move beyond answers into autonomous operational workflows, with the controls required for enterprise adoption.
“Network and infrastructure teams lag devops and cloud teams in automation, in the face of massive complexity. Yet the demand to automate networks and infrastructure has exploded in the last two years,” said Kris Beevers, CEO and Co-Founder of NetBox Labs. “NetBox Copilot was built to help meet that demand—providing a natural language interface that allows engineers, operators, and managers alike to quickly get answers, validate infrastructure data, and automate workflows without deep NetBox expertise. NetBox Copilot rings in a new automation era and the next evolution of how teams manage networks and infrastructure. Finally, network and infrastructure operations teams can begin to automate more of their work with the tool that makes most sense for them - natural language.”
NetBox Copilot’s GA release includes major new capabilities for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers, including:
AI Built for Infrastructure Teams
NetBox Copilot reflects the industry shift toward AI agents that move beyond answers into autonomous operational workflows, with the controls required for enterprise adoption.
“Network and infrastructure teams lag devops and cloud teams in automation, in the face of massive complexity. Yet the demand to automate networks and infrastructure has exploded in the last two years,” said Kris Beevers, CEO and Co-Founder of NetBox Labs. “NetBox Copilot was built to help meet that demand—providing a natural language interface that allows engineers, operators, and managers alike to quickly get answers, validate infrastructure data, and automate workflows without deep NetBox expertise. NetBox Copilot rings in a new automation era and the next evolution of how teams manage networks and infrastructure. Finally, network and infrastructure operations teams can begin to automate more of their work with the tool that makes most sense for them - natural language.”
NetBox Copilot’s GA release includes major new capabilities for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers, including:
- Enterprise-grade governance, with bring-your-own-model access and enhanced privacy controls
- Options for data retention and management
- Write operations, enabling NetBox Copilot to automate approved changes directly in NetBox
- Improved administration and credit management
Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Your Unique Infrastructure Data
Unlike generic AI assistants bolted onto infrastructure tools, NetBox Copilot is purpose-built to understand NetBox’s unique and comprehensive infrastructure data model. NetBox Copilot delivers:
Unlike generic AI assistants bolted onto infrastructure tools, NetBox Copilot is purpose-built to understand NetBox’s unique and comprehensive infrastructure data model. NetBox Copilot delivers:
- Native awareness of NetBox relationships and context
- Zero-friction deployment in seconds, with no server changes required
- SOC 2 Type II certification
- No training on customer data—ever
- Enterprise controls for model choice, governance, and retention
NetBox Copilot is embedded directly into all NetBox editions— NetBox Community, NetBox Cloud, and NetBox Enterprise—leveraging existing authentication and RBAC controls. It is also part of the broader NetBox AI ecosystem alongside the NetBox MCP Server, with future expansion planned across the NetBox Labs product portfolio including NetBox Discovery, NetBox Assurance, NetBox Observability, and more.
Availability of NetBox Copilot
NetBox Copilot is generally available today across NetBox editions. Enterprise governance enhancements and NetBox Copilot’s features for automating changes in NetBox are now available for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers. Additional private deployment options will continue rolling out to meet enterprise data sovereignty requirements.
NetBox Copilot is available to everyone in the NetBox community for free, as part of a generous free tier, with scale-up pricing based on usage and additional features for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers.
Enable NetBox Copilot using the quickstart:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/
Want a walkthrough or deeper dive?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/
About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs makes sense of complex networks and infrastructure. As the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the most popular platform for operating, automating, understanding and securing complex networks and infrastructure, NetBox Labs delivers a world-class portfolio of open, composable products across network discovery, assurance, operations and observability. NetBox Labs fosters and invests in a vibrant community of tens of thousands of network and infrastructure professionals. Top companies like ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente, and Riot Games trust NetBox Labs to understand, operate and transform their critical infrastructure.
Media Contact:
Rhiannon Pacheco - press@netboxlabs.com
SOURCE: NetBox Labs
Availability of NetBox Copilot
NetBox Copilot is generally available today across NetBox editions. Enterprise governance enhancements and NetBox Copilot’s features for automating changes in NetBox are now available for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers. Additional private deployment options will continue rolling out to meet enterprise data sovereignty requirements.
NetBox Copilot is available to everyone in the NetBox community for free, as part of a generous free tier, with scale-up pricing based on usage and additional features for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers.
Enable NetBox Copilot using the quickstart:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/
Want a walkthrough or deeper dive?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/
About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs makes sense of complex networks and infrastructure. As the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the most popular platform for operating, automating, understanding and securing complex networks and infrastructure, NetBox Labs delivers a world-class portfolio of open, composable products across network discovery, assurance, operations and observability. NetBox Labs fosters and invests in a vibrant community of tens of thousands of network and infrastructure professionals. Top companies like ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente, and Riot Games trust NetBox Labs to understand, operate and transform their critical infrastructure.
Media Contact:Rhiannon Pacheco - press@netboxlabs.com
SOURCE: NetBox Labs
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
HKTDC to Host World’s Largest One-Stop Jewellery Marketplace
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show
New Hard Pure Gold Pavilion showcases breakthrough gold technologies
HONG KONG, Feb 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the world’s largest one‑stop jewellery marketplace will return in early March under its proven “Two Shows, Two Venues” format. The 12th Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show will take place from 2 to 6 March at AsiaWorld‑Expo, featuring a wide range of jewellery raw materials. Also, the 42nd Hong Kong International Jewellery Show will be held from 4 to 8 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, showcasing finished jewellery pieces.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260207153040/en/
Jenny Koo, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: “This year’s twin jewellery shows bring together some 4,000 exhibitors from over 40 countries and regions, with nearly 70% coming from outside Hong Kong. The HKTDC presents the world’s largest one-stop jewellery marketplace to highlight Hong Kong’s status as an international trade capital and jewellery sourcing hub.”
Over 40 themed pavilions include a new Hard Pure Gold Pavilion
The twin shows attract strong global industry support, with exhibitors participating from over 40 regional and industry pavilions. The World Gold Council debuts the Hard Pure Gold Pavilion, showcasing innovative gold craftsmanship to the global market. The Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd. will participate as a pavilion for the first time, while the Zhushan Turquoise pavilion from Hubei will also make its debut.
The Hall of Fame at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show makes a highly anticipated return this year with over 40% expansion in scale, welcoming renowned international jewellery brands.
Over 20 forums on hot topics including AI and digital marketing
More than 20 seminars and networking sessions will be held, covering industry trends, digital marketing and jewellery technologies. A session will examine how artificial intelligence moves from design to commercialisation to drive the development of the jewellery industry. There will also be seminars where influencers share how to leverage e-commerce platforms to enhance jewellery brand visibility and boost sales.
Website for Marketplace App
https://tinyurl.com/4dzvd3s4
Fair Websites
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show: hkjewelleryshow.hktdc.com
Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show: hkdgp.hktdc.com
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260207153040/en/
Contact
Media Enquiries
HKTDC's Exhibitions Department:
Ken Tsang
Tel: (852) 2240 4136
Email: ken.mc.tsang@hktdc.org
Source : Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
CLOUDERA EXPANDS AI, ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES TO ON-PREMISES DATA CENTRES
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Cloudera has expanded Cloudera AI Inference and Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino to on-premises environments, enabling customers to run advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics directly within their own data centres.
The data and AI platform company also announced enhanced AI and analytics capabilities within Cloudera Data Visualization to streamline AI workflows across cloud, edge, and data centre environments.
Cloudera Chief Product Officer, Leo Brunnick said the expansion provides customers with greater control and flexibility, with AI and analytics now accessible where critical data is stored.
“Organisations can securely deploy AI and analytics exactly where their most critical data resides, enabling them to drive innovation and derive insights without compromising data security, compliance or operational efficiency,” he said in a statement.
According to Cloudera’s recent report, nearly half of companies store their data in a data warehouse. Secure access to this data enables organisations to extract insights without transferring sensitive information outside protected environments, helping to reduce security risks, limit compliance exposure and streamline operations.
Cloudera AI Inference, powered by NVIDIA technology and now available on-premises, allows organisations to deploy and scale AI models, including NVIDIA Nemotron open models, directly within their data centres.
Meanwhile, Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino provides centralised security, governance and observability across enterprise data environments while accelerating access to insights through integrated AI-powered analytics and visualisation.
The latest enhancements to Cloudera Data Visualization include AI-generated annotations, improved resilience features, AI query logging and traceability, and simplified administrative management to support AI-driven workflows in data centre and hybrid environments.
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The data and AI platform company also announced enhanced AI and analytics capabilities within Cloudera Data Visualization to streamline AI workflows across cloud, edge, and data centre environments.
Cloudera Chief Product Officer, Leo Brunnick said the expansion provides customers with greater control and flexibility, with AI and analytics now accessible where critical data is stored.
“Organisations can securely deploy AI and analytics exactly where their most critical data resides, enabling them to drive innovation and derive insights without compromising data security, compliance or operational efficiency,” he said in a statement.
According to Cloudera’s recent report, nearly half of companies store their data in a data warehouse. Secure access to this data enables organisations to extract insights without transferring sensitive information outside protected environments, helping to reduce security risks, limit compliance exposure and streamline operations.
Cloudera AI Inference, powered by NVIDIA technology and now available on-premises, allows organisations to deploy and scale AI models, including NVIDIA Nemotron open models, directly within their data centres.
Meanwhile, Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino provides centralised security, governance and observability across enterprise data environments while accelerating access to insights through integrated AI-powered analytics and visualisation.
The latest enhancements to Cloudera Data Visualization include AI-generated annotations, improved resilience features, AI query logging and traceability, and simplified administrative management to support AI-driven workflows in data centre and hybrid environments.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, 7 February 2026
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS Obtains Minority Stake in Pakistan’s TCS Logistics (Private) Limited
TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2026 /Kyodo JBN/ --
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. announced that it has acquired a minority stake in TCS Logistics (Private) Limited (hereinafter "TCSL"), a logistics company primarily engaged in providing domestic logistics services in Pakistan, through its subsidiary NX South Asia & Oceania Co., Ltd. The acquisition took place on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Logo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqm0cxpYamnvMaUra1AGXMuGlX932Z353/view?usp=drive_link
Photo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YnnuMQ4QhY-f8Hpi9r5O-tf_Cq34QwSK/view?usp=drive_link
The NX Group positions the provision of end-to-end solutions covering the entire customer supply chain as a key strategy for accelerating business growth in the global market, with a particular focus on strengthening global logistics capabilities in South Asia and the surrounding regions.
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, the TCS Group is among the largest logistics conglomerates in the country. TCSL, one of the companies of the TCS Group, possesses a nationwide logistics infrastructure in Pakistan, handling domestic land transportation, warehousing and distribution, and international overland transport connecting Central Asia to overseas destinations via the Port of Karachi. Pakistan has a population of over 200 million, with a substantial youth demographic, and future economic growth is anticipated for the country.
Through this acquisition, the NX Group will leverage TCSL's domestic logistics network and customer base to strengthen its logistics operations in Pakistan, where domestic demand is expected to grow. The NX Group will also work to enhance trade lanes to Central Asia originating from Pakistan, with a focus on developing new logistics services and identifying emerging market needs.
Through collaboration with TCSL, the NX Group aims to realize growth opportunities early, thereby providing stronger support to its customers’ supply chains.
TCSL Overview
(1) Name: TCS Logistics (Private) Limited
(2) Location: 101-104, Civil Aviation Club Road, Near Hajj Terminal, Karachi Airport, Karachi
(3) Warehouse Locations & Facilities
Number of Warehouse Locations: 25
Warehouse Area: 1,494,587 square feet (Approximately 140,000m2)
Vehicles Owned: 322
(4) Representative Name and Position:
Khalid Awan (Chairman)
Saira Awan (President)
(5) Business Activities: Land transportation, warehousing and distribution, land border transportation, forwarding, packaging services and other related operations
(6) Date of Establishment: June 3, 2002
About the NX Group:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mbvBL6C8THZNrR5LREgGeafNkEdaAmV-/view?usp=drive_link
NX Group official website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/
NX Group's official LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/
Logo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqm0cxpYamnvMaUra1AGXMuGlX932Z353/view?usp=drive_link
Photo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YnnuMQ4QhY-f8Hpi9r5O-tf_Cq34QwSK/view?usp=drive_link
The NX Group positions the provision of end-to-end solutions covering the entire customer supply chain as a key strategy for accelerating business growth in the global market, with a particular focus on strengthening global logistics capabilities in South Asia and the surrounding regions.
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, the TCS Group is among the largest logistics conglomerates in the country. TCSL, one of the companies of the TCS Group, possesses a nationwide logistics infrastructure in Pakistan, handling domestic land transportation, warehousing and distribution, and international overland transport connecting Central Asia to overseas destinations via the Port of Karachi. Pakistan has a population of over 200 million, with a substantial youth demographic, and future economic growth is anticipated for the country.
Through this acquisition, the NX Group will leverage TCSL's domestic logistics network and customer base to strengthen its logistics operations in Pakistan, where domestic demand is expected to grow. The NX Group will also work to enhance trade lanes to Central Asia originating from Pakistan, with a focus on developing new logistics services and identifying emerging market needs.
Through collaboration with TCSL, the NX Group aims to realize growth opportunities early, thereby providing stronger support to its customers’ supply chains.
TCSL Overview
(1) Name: TCS Logistics (Private) Limited
(2) Location: 101-104, Civil Aviation Club Road, Near Hajj Terminal, Karachi Airport, Karachi
(3) Warehouse Locations & Facilities
Number of Warehouse Locations: 25
Warehouse Area: 1,494,587 square feet (Approximately 140,000m2)
Vehicles Owned: 322
(4) Representative Name and Position:
Khalid Awan (Chairman)
Saira Awan (President)
(5) Business Activities: Land transportation, warehousing and distribution, land border transportation, forwarding, packaging services and other related operations
(6) Date of Establishment: June 3, 2002
About the NX Group:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mbvBL6C8THZNrR5LREgGeafNkEdaAmV-/view?usp=drive_link
NX Group official website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/
NX Group's official LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/
Source: NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
--BERNAMA
Friday, 6 February 2026
Dmitry Shubov Explains Regulatory Readiness for SEA Legal-Tech Seeking U.S. Venture Capital
FREMONT, Calif., Feb 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As accelerating legal-tech investment and product rollouts have drawn Southeast Asia's U.S.-targeting startups, U.S. investors are making their early-stage funding decisions more predicated on a startup's regulatory readiness and traction. Startups that treat legal and compliance as go-to-market advantages have shorter diligence cycles and better outcomes than those that treat these issues solely as afterthoughts. This observation was reported by Crunchbase News (Aron Solomon, October 2025), which found that U.S. investors are starting to consider legal strategy and regulatory preparedness as factors in legal-tech and reg-tech investing decisions.
What investors are prioritizing now include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Regulatory readiness: Clearly defined routes to market, licensing plans, and playbooks may influence the earliest decision-making of interested investors.
- Reduce diligence friction: Have clear data-transfer agreements, privacy and security plans, and risk mitigation plans. This will make the diligence process smoother and may allow you to get better terms.
- In addition, repeatable, low-churn adoption, strong unit economics, a credible go-to-market (US pilots or channel partners), and regulatory clarity contribute to check size and valuation.
- Planned acquirer alignment: Documented compliance makes a startup more attractive to law firms, reg-tech platforms, and larger SaaS acquirers.
A consulting firm can help with the following:
Map regulatory pathways, and draft a customer data-flow/diligence pack.
Translate pilots into investor metrics: conversion, retention cohorts, CAC/LTV sketches.
Establish U.S. corporate housekeeping: entity setup, cap-table cleanup, and template investor docs.
Establish an investor outreach and go-to-market strategy targeting cross-border and reg-tech investors.
“Regulatory preparedness isn’t just a compliance piece; it is a key part of the product-market story that investors buy into. Southeast Asian founders who prioritize compliance and legal strategy can increase the chances of investor potential and expedite the timelines for fundraising and favorable term outcomes,” says Dmitry Shubov, Founder of Dmitry Shubov Consulting.
For Southeast Asian legal tech founders, regulatory compliance clarity is a strategic asset investors are seeking, and it can be extremely beneficial to partner with a consulting firm that specializes in this. Dmitry Shubov Consulting, a consulting firm that focuses on helping early-stage legal tech startups expand into the U.S. buying market effectively, can be a valuable resource. Find more information, visit the Dmitry Shubov Consulting website today.
About Dmitry Shubov Consulting
At Dmitry Shubov Consulting, our mission is to connect accredited investors with groundbreaking legal technology startups, fostering innovation and growth across Southeast Asia and helping Asian businesses enter the U.S. market. For more information, please visit our website or contact us directly.
Media Contact:
Support@dmitryshubovconsulting.com
SOURCE: Dmitry Shubov Consulting
--BERNAMA
ACRONIS NAMES INSIGHTZ TECHNOLOGY FIRST SINGAPORE MSSP PARTNER
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, announced that Insightz Technology will become its first certified managed security service provider (MSSP) partner in Singapore.
Insightz Technology, a regional cybersecurity MXDR provider, will utilise the partnership to deliver Acronis Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services to managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients across the region.
In a statement, Acronis Senior Vice President for APJ & Middle East, Pasha Ershow welcomed the partnership, stating that MDR services are essential for maintaining business continuity and resilience given the rapid evolution of cybersecurity threats.
Ershow added that the collaboration will enable Insightz Technology to support Acronis in providing high-end MDR services to more than 200 Acronis partners in Singapore and the broader region.
Meanwhile, Insightz Technology Founder, Lionel Loh said the collaboration enables them to provide comprehensive cybersecurity protection with greater operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness, which is particularly crucial for small and medium-sized businesses facing increasingly sophisticated threats such as ransomware.
Acronis selected Insightz Technology due to its strong market presence and proven track record in delivering cybersecurity services across various sectors. Insightz Technology contributes over 10 years of data detection expertise, having supported hundreds of global organisations.
The partnership addresses the complexities and rising costs faced by the rapidly growing Singapore MSP industry, which often struggles with managing multiple vendors.
Operating under the Acronis MSSP Partner Program, Insightz Technology will leverage Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, a natively integrated platform.
The platform combines essential capabilities—endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), backup, disaster recovery, and remote monitoring and management (RMM)—allowing MSPs to eliminate the complexity of using multiple tools, thus increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs.
The Acronis MSSP Program is designed for MSSPs seeking to scale and differentiate their offerings, providing the platform, flexibility, and support needed to thrive in a competitive market. MSSPs maintain full control over branding, pricing, and service delivery while providing MDR services powered by Acronis technology.
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Insightz Technology, a regional cybersecurity MXDR provider, will utilise the partnership to deliver Acronis Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services to managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients across the region.
In a statement, Acronis Senior Vice President for APJ & Middle East, Pasha Ershow welcomed the partnership, stating that MDR services are essential for maintaining business continuity and resilience given the rapid evolution of cybersecurity threats.
Ershow added that the collaboration will enable Insightz Technology to support Acronis in providing high-end MDR services to more than 200 Acronis partners in Singapore and the broader region.
Meanwhile, Insightz Technology Founder, Lionel Loh said the collaboration enables them to provide comprehensive cybersecurity protection with greater operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness, which is particularly crucial for small and medium-sized businesses facing increasingly sophisticated threats such as ransomware.
Acronis selected Insightz Technology due to its strong market presence and proven track record in delivering cybersecurity services across various sectors. Insightz Technology contributes over 10 years of data detection expertise, having supported hundreds of global organisations.
The partnership addresses the complexities and rising costs faced by the rapidly growing Singapore MSP industry, which often struggles with managing multiple vendors.
Operating under the Acronis MSSP Partner Program, Insightz Technology will leverage Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, a natively integrated platform.
The platform combines essential capabilities—endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), backup, disaster recovery, and remote monitoring and management (RMM)—allowing MSPs to eliminate the complexity of using multiple tools, thus increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs.
The Acronis MSSP Program is designed for MSSPs seeking to scale and differentiate their offerings, providing the platform, flexibility, and support needed to thrive in a competitive market. MSSPs maintain full control over branding, pricing, and service delivery while providing MDR services powered by Acronis technology.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Nexperia Hosts Global Supplier Day in Seremban to Strengthen Long‑Term Growth and Supply Chain Partnerships
SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Nexperia successfully hosted its Global Supplier Day yesterday at its high‑volume production facility in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The event brought together key partners, including 40 global suppliers from around the world, to align on the company’s expansion strategy and future collaboration opportunities.
In his opening address, Nexperia CEO a.i. Stefan Tilger highlighted the crucial role suppliers play in meeting the rising global demand for semiconductors. Tilger stated, “Our suppliers play a vital role in our ability to serve customers worldwide, and we are grateful for the strong partnerships we have built together. As we navigate this period of operational disruption, our solid financial foundation and shared commitment give us full confidence in the road ahead. We look forward to continuing this journey together, built on trust, transparency, and long-term collaboration.”
Nexperia was also honoured to welcome TS Norhizam Ibrahim, Executive Director, Manufacturing Development (Non‑Resource) of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), who delivered a keynote speech addressing Malaysia’s growing strategic role in the global semiconductor ecosystem. In his remarks, TS Norhizam Ibrahim shared, “This Global Supplier Day serves as a strategic launchpad to reinforce Malaysia’s industrial resilience and build supply chains that can withstand global shocks. Our priority is to seamlessly integrate capable Malaysian companies into the global semiconductor value chain, while strengthening long-term partnerships with industry leaders such as Nexperia.”
The Global Supplier Day comes at a strategic moment for Nexperia as its Seremban site prepares for an accelerated ramp‑up of production capacity. This expansion will contribute to the company’s broader goal of strengthening geographical diversification and ensuring reliable, stable supply to customers worldwide.
Nexperia emphasised that this growth trajectory is only possible through close cooperation with its global network of suppliers. Maintaining strong partnerships remains essential for achieving the company’s ambitious expansion plans and supporting the long‑term resilience of the semiconductor industry, while also reinforcing Malaysia’s position as a strategic hub in the global semiconductor ecosystem.
For media inquiries, please refer to this link: https://tinyurl.com/2d5azpxp
SOURCE: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
MIDA
Name: Mr. Mohd Mazlan Mokhtar
Director, Electrical & Electronics Division
Tel: +603-2267 6655
Email: mazlan@mida.gov.my
Nexperia
For press information, please contact: media@nexperia.com
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In his opening address, Nexperia CEO a.i. Stefan Tilger highlighted the crucial role suppliers play in meeting the rising global demand for semiconductors. Tilger stated, “Our suppliers play a vital role in our ability to serve customers worldwide, and we are grateful for the strong partnerships we have built together. As we navigate this period of operational disruption, our solid financial foundation and shared commitment give us full confidence in the road ahead. We look forward to continuing this journey together, built on trust, transparency, and long-term collaboration.”
Nexperia was also honoured to welcome TS Norhizam Ibrahim, Executive Director, Manufacturing Development (Non‑Resource) of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), who delivered a keynote speech addressing Malaysia’s growing strategic role in the global semiconductor ecosystem. In his remarks, TS Norhizam Ibrahim shared, “This Global Supplier Day serves as a strategic launchpad to reinforce Malaysia’s industrial resilience and build supply chains that can withstand global shocks. Our priority is to seamlessly integrate capable Malaysian companies into the global semiconductor value chain, while strengthening long-term partnerships with industry leaders such as Nexperia.”
The Global Supplier Day comes at a strategic moment for Nexperia as its Seremban site prepares for an accelerated ramp‑up of production capacity. This expansion will contribute to the company’s broader goal of strengthening geographical diversification and ensuring reliable, stable supply to customers worldwide.
Nexperia emphasised that this growth trajectory is only possible through close cooperation with its global network of suppliers. Maintaining strong partnerships remains essential for achieving the company’s ambitious expansion plans and supporting the long‑term resilience of the semiconductor industry, while also reinforcing Malaysia’s position as a strategic hub in the global semiconductor ecosystem.
For media inquiries, please refer to this link: https://tinyurl.com/2d5azpxp
SOURCE: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
MIDA
Name: Mr. Mohd Mazlan Mokhtar
Director, Electrical & Electronics Division
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Tuesday, 3 February 2026
CGTN: CHINA’S 2026 SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH SET TO BREAK RECORDS
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- China’s annual Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, is set to begin on Feb 2 and run for 40 days, with an estimated 9.5 billion inter-regional passenger trips, according to China Global Television Network (CGTN).
In a statement, CGTN said the migration, the largest human movement on the planet, coincides with a nine-day holiday and reflects broader social changes in China.
Officials project that private vehicles will account for roughly 80 per cent of trips, while rail and air travel are expected to hit historic highs of 540 million and 95 million passengers, respectively.
Expanded highway charging networks, high-speed rail infrastructure exceeding 50,000 kilometres, and advanced emergency services are all in place to support the surge.
In addition to logistics, "heartwarming services" are being introduced to improve passenger experience. Quiet carriages on over 8,000 high-speed trains will provide calm spaces, and staff will offer disposable earplugs and children’s activity packs.
Seniors will benefit from priority check-ins at airports, while pet owners can use "Pet Rail" services across multiple stations.
The travel rush culminates with the Spring Festival on Feb 17, China’s Lunar New Year, celebrated with family reunions, festive meals, decorations, and traditional crafts.
Cultural programming, including the "Spring Festival Gala" and CGTN’s "Super Night" broadcast, highlights the country’s heritage to billions of viewers worldwide.
CGTN reported that chunyun is more than a transportation event; it offers a lens into China’s evolving society, reflecting both technological advancements and a growing focus on inclusivity and passenger comfort.
-- BERNAMA
In a statement, CGTN said the migration, the largest human movement on the planet, coincides with a nine-day holiday and reflects broader social changes in China.
Officials project that private vehicles will account for roughly 80 per cent of trips, while rail and air travel are expected to hit historic highs of 540 million and 95 million passengers, respectively.
Expanded highway charging networks, high-speed rail infrastructure exceeding 50,000 kilometres, and advanced emergency services are all in place to support the surge.
In addition to logistics, "heartwarming services" are being introduced to improve passenger experience. Quiet carriages on over 8,000 high-speed trains will provide calm spaces, and staff will offer disposable earplugs and children’s activity packs.
Seniors will benefit from priority check-ins at airports, while pet owners can use "Pet Rail" services across multiple stations.
The travel rush culminates with the Spring Festival on Feb 17, China’s Lunar New Year, celebrated with family reunions, festive meals, decorations, and traditional crafts.
Cultural programming, including the "Spring Festival Gala" and CGTN’s "Super Night" broadcast, highlights the country’s heritage to billions of viewers worldwide.
CGTN reported that chunyun is more than a transportation event; it offers a lens into China’s evolving society, reflecting both technological advancements and a growing focus on inclusivity and passenger comfort.
-- BERNAMA
EF launches search for strategic partner in bid to become world’s best cycling team
Additional investment builds on EF’s existing commitment and will go towards building Tour de France Femmes winning squad and long-term talent development on men’s and U23 squads
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EF (Education First) is launching an unprecedented and unique opportunity, opening the first naming rights for EF Pro Cycling to an additional partner ready to shape the next era of professional cycling together with EF.
EF will remain the team’s owner and long-term anchor partner at an unchanged level of investment. The opening of a title partner position is designed to add resources on top of EF’s existing commitment, enabling the team to compete with the largest budgets in the sport and accelerate its ambitions. This opportunity gives a partner the chance to help build the team of the future alongside EF, while gaining visibility in front of millions of fans worldwide.
EF’s long-term vision is focused on three clear outcomes:
Win the Tour de France Femmes within the next three years
Continue building the world leading development pathway in professional cycling
Win both men’s and women’s Tours de France within the next decade with riders developed through the EF Pro Cycling system
“It’s rare in professional sport, and nearly unheard of in cycling, for an owner and anchor partner to commit long-term at EF’s current level and still invite an additional title partner to invest purely to make the team stronger,” says team CEO Jonathan Vaughters. “We owe a great deal to EF. They recognize the incredible opportunity we have to keep building something truly special.”
Founded in 2003 on the belief that fans deserved a team they could trust, the team has won monuments, Olympic medals, world championships, and a grand tour while also broadening the horizons of the sport with victories at gravel events like Unbound. EF acquired the team in 2017, recognizing the parallels between cycling’s global spirit and the company’s mission of opening the world through education and cultural exchange.
“Our sport has changed dramatically over the past two decades,” says Vaughters. “WorldTour budgets have risen at an unprecedented pace, and we see this as an opportunity to partner with a brand that shares our vision of winning at the highest level while staying true to who we are.”
The team will keep building around key riders such as Ben Healy, Magdeleine Vallieres, Kristen Faulkner, Richard Carapaz and Neilson Powless – who have all signed long-term contract extensions with the team – while also developing the exciting young talents already proving themselves on the world stage.
“This is a unique opportunity for an organization to partner with a global team and organization such as EF. Together, we can build a team that extends far beyond traditional sponsorship, creating lasting value and impact for years to come,” says EF Education First Global Chief of Staff and EF Pro Cycling President Maria Norrman.
On-bike success has always been the foundation of EF Pro Cycling, complemented by one of the strongest and most engaged digital platforms in professional cycling. Since 2017, the team has consistently ranked among the top teams in the sport for social media impressions and engagement, while delivering one of the strongest returns on investment for a title partner across professional sports, according to Nielsen Analytics.
Just as importantly, EF Pro Cycling is defined by the longevity and consistency of its partnerships with brands such as EasyPost, Cannondale, Wahoo and POC. These long-term partners have helped build EF Pro Cycling into what it is today, remaining committed far longer than is typical in professional sport. This reflects a shared belief in the team’s values, spirit, and long-term vision.
“Title sponsorship amplifies the reach to the cycling audience, and EF Pro Cycling is well positioned to benefit from the trends and growth in the cycling audience and viewership,” says Nielsen Sports Commercial Director and Head of Cycling Jerome Bouchat. “This team cultivates its own image to stand out and understands that to attract brands, it must be as visible as possible and offer powerful storytelling.”
Join us and enter the next chapter of our 23-year history as we build the world’s best team.
Interested in partnering with us? Email: hello@efprocycling.com
About EF
Founded in 1965, EF (Education First) is a global association of education companies that shares a common mission of opening the world through education, offering language, academic, cultural exchange, and educational travel programs.
About EF Pro Cycling
At EF Pro Cycling (division of EF), we believe the world is better when people push boundaries together. Our men’s WorldTeam squad, EF Education-EasyPost; our women’s WorldTeam squad, EF Education-Oatly; and our development squad, EF Education-Aevolo; compete in the biggest events around the world both on and off-road. From the Tours de France to Unbound Gravel, we race, explore, and push the boundaries of what pro cycling can be. Since our founding in 2003, we have championed ethical competition and sought to disrupt the status quo. Our mission is to become the world’s most-loved team.
CONTACT
Johannes Manson
Marketing and Communication Director
EF Pro Cycling
johannes.manson@ef.com
efprocycling.com
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Friday, 30 January 2026
SHANGHAI ROLLS OUT "SPRING FESTIVAL GIFT PACKS" TO BOOST FESTIVE TOURISM KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Shanghai is rolling out a series of "Spring Festival Gift Packs" to make it easier and more enjoyable for residents and visitors to experience the city during the holiday period as the Year of the Horse approaches. Led by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, the initiative features discounted tickets, themed activities, and cultural offerings across 60 popular city attractions. According to a statement, the gift packs form part of Shanghai’s broader push to boost festive tourism and encourage people to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in the city, offering a wide range of affordable options tailored to different visitor groups. The gift packs offer ticket discounts of up to 50 per cent at participating scenic spots, together with special Chinese zodiac-themed promotions and combo passes, making sightseeing more affordable for families, tourists and local residents. The discounts are complemented by a lineup of supporting events, including intangible cultural heritage performances, interactive pet-themed activities, traditional market fairs and bazaars featuring China-chic trends. In addition, travel agencies and hotels have curated itineraries with a "Spring Festival vibe" and "Spring Celebration" activities covering family-friendly, cultural and rural leisure experiences, providing multiple options for holiday outings. The initiative also aligns with the ongoing “Discover Shanghai” Tourism Guide Super Competition, which has generated practical and innovative tour recommendations that are now being developed into tourism products. Industry observers said Shanghai continues to strengthen its appeal as a winter destination by combining affordability with cultural depth, with the gift packs helping to make travel more economical while immersing visitors in local customs during one of China’s most important traditional holidays. The offers will be available throughout the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday period, with detailed information accessible through official tourism platforms such as "Hu Xiaoyou" and Trip.com. -- BERNAMA
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
As the Year of the Horse approaches, Shanghai is rolling out a series of "Spring Festival Gift Packs" designed to make it easier and more enjoyable for residents and visitors to experience the city during the holiday period. The initiative, led by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, features discounted tickets, themed activities, and cultural offerings across 60 popular city attractions.
The gift packs are part of Shanghai's broader push to boost festive tourism and encourage people to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in the city. By combining discounted admission, zodiac-themed promotions, and integrated tour packages, the program seeks to provide a wide range of affordable options tailored to different visitor groups.
Highlights of the Spring Festival Gift Packs include:
Attraction Discounts : Participating scenic spots are offering tickets at up to 50% off, along with special promotions based on the Chinese zodiac and combo passes, making sightseeing more affordable for families, tourists, and locals alike.
Cultural & Festive Activities : The discounts are complemented by a rich lineup of supporting events, including intangible cultural heritage performances, interactive pet-themed activities for the Chinese Lunar New Year, traditional market fairs, and bazaars featuring China-chic trends -- all crafted to enhance the festive atmosphere.
Integrated Experience Packages : Many venues are bundling accommodation with entry tickets or themed tours, creating convenient and cost-effective ways to explore Shanghai during the holiday period.
Themed Tourism Products : Travel agencies and hotels have curated itineraries with a "Spring Festival vibe" and activities for "Spring Celebration" that cover family-friendly, cultural, and rural leisure experiences, providing multiple options for holiday outings.
The gift packs initiative aligns with the ongoing "Discover Shanghai" Tourism Guide Super Competition, which has inspired practical and innovative tour recommendations now being developed into actual tourism products. The competition's winning guides are expected to be widely used by visitors during the Spring Festival.
Industry observers note that Shanghai continues to strengthen its appeal as a winter destination by combining affordability with cultural depth. The Spring Festival Gift Packs not only make travel more economical but also immerse visitors in the local customs and vibrant spirit of Shanghai during the most important traditional holiday in China.
The offers will be available throughout the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday period, with detailed information accessible through official tourism platforms such as "Hu Xiaoyou" and Trip.com. Through this Spring Festival Gift Packs Initiative, Shanghai demonstrates its commitment to creating a welcoming, dynamic, and visitor-friendly holiday environment, inviting everyone to enjoy a memorable and affordable Chinese Lunar New Year in the city.
Source: Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
Caption: Shanghai rolls out "Spring Festival Gift Packs".
--BERNAMA
SMART COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS HEIDI JOHNSON AS CHIEF PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Smart Communications, a technology company focused on helping highly regulated organisations engage in more meaningful customer conversations, has appointed Heidi Johnson as its Chief Product and Technology Officer, effective Jan 28.
In a statement, the company said Johnson will succeed Simon Tindal, who is retiring from Smart Communications, and will lead the company’s global innovation strategy as well as its product and technology organisation.
After more than 20 years with the company, including a foundational role in building the business, Tindal will transition from day-to-day operations and remain involved as a full-time advisor over the coming months to support a smooth transition.
Smart Communications Chief Executive Officer, Leigh Segall said Johnson brings a proven track record in building and scaling enterprise-grade platforms, with deep expertise across product, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) in highly regulated environments.
“With Heidi leading our product and technology organisation, we are well positioned to accelerate our innovation roadmap and AI vision,” said Segall.
Meanwhile, Johnson said Smart Communications is uniquely positioned at the intersection of deep domain expertise, trusted technology, and a clear vision for the future.
“The product suite is built to operate at enterprise scale, with security, compliance, and resilience at its core. I am excited to build on this foundation and accelerate our product and AI roadmap to deliver meaningful, compliant innovation for customers operating in highly regulated industries,” she added.
Johnson joins Smart Communications with over two decades of experience building and scaling end-user software as a service (SaaS) products, having held senior leadership roles at Bloomberg, IHS Markit, Komodo Health, and Carta.
She has also served as Chief Product Officer in Residence at Products That Count, providing expert insight to global product leaders, and is a mentor with MIT Sandbox, supporting the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.
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In a statement, the company said Johnson will succeed Simon Tindal, who is retiring from Smart Communications, and will lead the company’s global innovation strategy as well as its product and technology organisation.
After more than 20 years with the company, including a foundational role in building the business, Tindal will transition from day-to-day operations and remain involved as a full-time advisor over the coming months to support a smooth transition.
Smart Communications Chief Executive Officer, Leigh Segall said Johnson brings a proven track record in building and scaling enterprise-grade platforms, with deep expertise across product, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) in highly regulated environments.
“With Heidi leading our product and technology organisation, we are well positioned to accelerate our innovation roadmap and AI vision,” said Segall.
Meanwhile, Johnson said Smart Communications is uniquely positioned at the intersection of deep domain expertise, trusted technology, and a clear vision for the future.
“The product suite is built to operate at enterprise scale, with security, compliance, and resilience at its core. I am excited to build on this foundation and accelerate our product and AI roadmap to deliver meaningful, compliant innovation for customers operating in highly regulated industries,” she added.
Johnson joins Smart Communications with over two decades of experience building and scaling end-user software as a service (SaaS) products, having held senior leadership roles at Bloomberg, IHS Markit, Komodo Health, and Carta.
She has also served as Chief Product Officer in Residence at Products That Count, providing expert insight to global product leaders, and is a mentor with MIT Sandbox, supporting the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.
-- BERNAMA
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