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APAC Hiring Intentions Hold Steady as Employers Maintain Measured Outlook

* The Net Employment Outlook for Q1 2025 in Asia Pacific is 27%, this is unchanged from Q4, and down 3% compared to Q1 2024 * Employers in India (+40%), Mainland China (+29%) and Singapore (+25%) report the strongest outlooks in the region, whileHong Kong SAR shows the most cautious outlook (...

2024-12-10 13:06 2823

Cambridge English Qualifications: Aligned with CEFR and Recognized Globally

SINGAPORE, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge English is proud to share that our Cambridge English Qualifications (CEQs) are fully aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This alignment ensures our qualifications provide learners with a reliable and stan...

2024-12-10 12:44 3346

SMU Fireside Chat Spotlights Global Challenges and Pathways to Growth

SINGAPORE, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Against a backdrop of rising economic volatility, technological disruption, and climate challenges, Singapore Management University (SMU) hosted a high-level conversation featuringMr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the R...

2024-12-10 10:57 2255

Singapore Search Firm Wins Award for Success in Japan's Tough Data Center Talent Market

SINGAPORE, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based boutique search agency, Kepler Search, has been recognized by W.Media,Asia's largest data center and cloud industry publisher, for its success in navigating the notoriously challengingNortheast Asia talent markets, particularly Japan and K...

2024-12-10 09:38 4244

Woolf Introduces Performance Based Admissions - A Milestone in Expanding Global Access to Higher Education

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Woolf, a global collegiate higher education institution, has announced the launch of its Performance Based Admissions (PBA) system, built on Woolf's innovative StudyTrack technology. This marks a significant advance in Woolf's mission to increase global...

2024-12-09 22:06 1972

EARTHDAY.ORG RELEASES THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND LIVE TRACKER: MONITORING THE STATUS OF CLIMATE EDUCATION IN NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS (NDCs) ACROSS THE WORLD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG, the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, observed by over one billion people each year onApril 22, is proud to announce the launch of its climate educationNDC Tracker —a groundbreaking tool designed to track and analyze the status of climate ...

2024-12-09 20:00 1609

Researchers Highlight Urgent Need for Land Restoration and Food System Reforms to Protect Climate and Biodiversity

THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),Saudi Arabia's leading applied research university, in collaboration with Aeon Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustainable development and environmental...

2024-12-09 15:01 1631

Education Cannot Wait High-Level Mission in Ethiopia Calls for Bold Innovative Financing Solutions to Urgently Address the Education Needs of 9 Million Crisis-Affected Out-of-School Children

During the mission, a new US$5 Million ECW First Emergency Response grant was announced, bringing Education Cannot Wait's total investments in the country to US$93 Million. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the conclusion of a joint high-level mission inEthiopia, Education Cannot Wait (EC...

2024-12-09 14:00 2381

Reimagining our urban futures: Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4) research programme launches in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- December sees the launch of  Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4), a groundbreaking Singapore-based research collaboration seeking to discover how best to design urban environments that enhance the health of their residents. HD4 is a partnership betwe...

2024-12-09 12:12 2000

Building Asia's Future: Omni HR Secures $7.4mn for HR Tech Expansion

Multi-country HR platform Omni HR secures USD 7.4mn to fuel demand for localized HR solutions across APAC. SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-focused employee management platform,Omni HR , today announced it has recently closed USD 7.4 million in funding, bringing it...

2024-12-09 10:00 5023

Survey Finds 80% of Parents Concerned About Academic Pressure, Silence Booths as an Innovative Solution to Campus Space Challenges

HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning environments significantly impact students' focus and mental well-being. However, limited living space in Hong Kong has exacerbated challenges in providing adequate study areas. A recent "Learning Environment Survey" conducted by ESDlife from Octobe...

2024-12-09 10:00 1978

Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2024 Concludes with a Focus on Quality of Life

Day 3 explored the philosophical contributions to the quality of life, and the ethical implications of AI and its impact on human life RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2024 concluded its third and final day with a series of thought...

2024-12-08 22:18 2669

NUS study: A microRNA solves an evolutionary mystery of butterfly and moth wing colouration

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing colour patterns, and many species display black and white, or dark and bright, wing colour pattern variants associated with the presence and absence of melanin. Many of these wing co...

2024-12-06 23:14 4151

Eddid Financial Establishes 10th Anniversary Scholarships with HKUST, CityU, and PolyU

Nurturing local financial industry leaders HONG KONG, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Eddid Financial (the "Group") has partnered with three prestigious universities in Hong Kong—theHong Kong University of Science and Technology ("HKUST"), City University of Hong ...

2024-12-06 20:21 4721

G-P Enables its Partners to Resell G-P's Industry Leading Global Employment Solutions

BOSTON, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – G-P (Globalization Partners), recognized as the undisputed leader in global employment by industry analysts, today announced its reseller program to unlock new revenue opportunities for its partners by enabling them to resell G-P's globa...

2024-12-06 19:00 1913

NUS researchers innovate scalable robotic fibres with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties

Novel multifunctional SHINE fibres enhance human-robot interactions in applications ranging from smart textiles to robotics SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of interdisciplinary scientists from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering  under ...

2024-12-06 13:26 1983

Squirrel Ai Learning Sets Guinness World Record for "The most users to take an online mathematics lesson in 24 hours"

SHANGHAI, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 21, 2024, Squirrel Ai Learning hosted a Guinness World Record™ challenge, attracting 112,718 students acrossChina to join an online math lesson. This unprecedented participation secured a new record for "the most users to take an online mathemat...

2024-12-06 13:14 2557

Global Times: County role model inspires grass-roots CPC members to enhance self-cultivation, devote themselves to the people

BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmony, or "He," lies at the heart of the Chinese civilization, representing a core spiritual value that has shaped the ethos of the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president,...

2024-12-06 11:23 1756

Great Place To Work™ Greater China Celebrates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at 2024 Conference and Awards Ceremony

SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work™ Greater China successfully hosted its 2024 Conference and Awards Ceremony onDecember 5 at The Peninsula,Shanghai. This prestigious event brought together 200 leaders, HR professionals, and advocates of workplace transformation to honor 6...

2024-12-06 08:00 3937

Big Pictures and RaonMeta Join Forces to Launch Metaverse Construction Machinery Training for Learners Worldwide

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Pictures , a leading provider of virtual training solutions, is revolutionizing construction machinery education through a groundbreaking partnership withRaonMeta , an in...

2024-12-06 08:00 3319
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