General Business

Sands China Earns ISO Certification for Occupational Health and Safety

MACAO, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd. has earned a new ISO certification for its occupational health and safety (OHS) measures, making it the fifth ISO certification received by the company to date. Enoch Lee (right), general m...

2019-05-30 18:10 6305

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking: Singapore Topples United States as World's Most Competitive Economy

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore has been ranked as the world's most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, according to theIMD World Competitiveness Rankings

2019-05-29 02:10 2974

Mindtree Opens Atlanta Delivery Center

BANGALORE, India and ATLANTA, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindtree has inaugurated its latest U.S.-based Delivery Center inAlpharetta, GA, a 10,000 square foot space dedicated to serving the needs of clients in theGreater Atlanta region. Mindtree's newest on-shore cen...

2019-05-28 21:42 12779

Forrester: Indian firms with advanced innovation practices grow almost five times faster than their industry average

MUMBAI, India, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a direct correlation between being an innovator and market leadership, according to research released byForrester today at its annual Digi...

2019-05-28 14:45 1902

StarHub Taps Red Hat OpenStack Training for Talent Upskilling and Innovation

SINGAPORE, May 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open-source solutions, today announced thatStarHub , a leading homegrown Singapore company that delivers world-class communications, entertainment and digital solutions, has...

2019-05-27 11:00 6301

Global Leaders Call for a New Playbook to Accelerate Progress on Gender Equality at P&G WeSeeEqual Summit

* Private and Public sector opinion leaders gathered in Singapore to share on dispelling 'myths' that hold women back at work and insights on how to level the field with men as allies * Distinguished attendees include former Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard and UN Women Regional Direct...

2019-05-24 21:01 16217

Singapore's Special Needs Community Emerge as Winner at the Inaugural VMware Ideas Hackathon

SINGAPORE, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- VMware today announced the successful conclusion of its inaugural Ideas Hackathon, where three teams were picked from a field of 11 teams to harness technology as a force for good. A total of 11 teams comprising 53 developers, coders, designers and tech ...

2019-05-24 12:00 3740

INSEAD launches new Master in Management Programme, offering talented young graduates the ideal launchpad for a global career

FONTAINEBLEAU, France and SINGAPORE and ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announced the launch of the newMaster in Management (MIM) programme. The new INSEAD Maste...

2019-05-23 17:16 5932

INSEAD launches new Master in Management Programme, offering talented young graduates the ideal launchpad for a global career

FONTAINEBLEAU, France and SINGAPORE and ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announced the launch of the newMaster in Management (MIM) programme. The new INSEAD Mast...

2019-05-23 17:14 3738

Chinese dairy giant Yili wins top int'l award in talent development

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Yili Group, China's largest dairy product company, received the "Excellence in Practice Awards" on May 20 in Washington DC, US, with its whole industry chain quality talent enabling project. Yili Grou...

2019-05-23 12:17 2114

Smart Nation initiative gives Singapore businesses the edge in technology

* Research finds that Singapore businesses are leading the world in adopting new workspace trends and office technologies * Singapore companies show more awareness of digitalisation, cloud computing and the internet of things, than companies in UK,Germany, Australia and the US * Workspaces a...

2019-05-23 10:14 2531

TEACH-NOW CEO Emily Feistritzer Named One of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2019

Entrepreneur's six-year-old global organization has revolutionized teacher preparationand certification NEW YORK, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Emily Feistritzer, President and CEO ofTEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education, has been recognized as one of 2019's100 Most Creative People in Busine...

2019-05-23 03:18 3141

Saba Accelerates Employee Development for J:COM

Japan's leading telecommunications company selects Saba Cloud to create a modern learning environment that helps drive team and business goals TOKYO, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Saba Software's leading talent development solution has been adopted by Jupiter Telecommunications Co.,Ltd. (J:COM) t...

2019-05-22 20:00 2612

TUV Rheinland new OSH Consultancy Services pave the way to positive working environments in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TUV Rheinland, a global leader in independent testing, inspection, certification, and training services, has announced the launch of its Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Consultancy Services in accordance with the increasingly strict OSH regul...

2019-05-21 11:01 2554

HKUST and WeBank Launch First HK-Guangdong Joint Laboratory in Banking

HONG KONG, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 20, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and WeBank Co. Ltd (WeBank) announced they are establishing the HKUST-WeBank Joint Laboratory to explore cutting-edge technologies and nurture talent. This collaboration also serves as a high...

2019-05-20 18:47 5874

SANS Brings Three Exciting New Courses to the Cyber Defence Singapore Training Event

Hands-On Training Offers the Latest Techniques to Protect Singapore's Critical Information Infrastructure SINGAPORE, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, has announced that registration is open for its training event,SANS C...

2019-05-20 09:45 2086

CEIBS and Credit Suisse Co-host Zurich Forum on Innovation

ZURICH, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A comparison of Switzerland's long history of innovation and China's emerging global recognition as a major player in innovative processes and products provided the framework for spirited discussions during theZurich leg of CEIBS Insights 5th Europe Forum 2019...

2019-05-20 08:13 2658

LBS Case Study: Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat

LONDON, May 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- London Business School introduced its latest case study "Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat" in its Strategy and Innovation Class. The case represents the beginning of a partnership between the school andTencent. Both sides will explore deeper cooperat...

2019-05-18 04:39 4012

Chairman and Managing Director of AMN Life Science Honored at the 10th Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2019

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With the theme of 'Promoting Inclusive Economic Development Through Sustainable Entrepreneurship',15 top entrepreneurs and enterprises were recognized at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) 2019 held at Hotel Andaz Delhi Aerocity,India on 18 Apr...

2019-05-17 16:52 2498

XJTLU brings Moodle - one of the world's most popular open source learning platform - event to China for first time

SUZHOU, China, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 19, Dr Dougiamas, founder and CEO of Moodle, will deliver the keynote address atChina's inaugural MoodleMoot, a conference held around the world to encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices of Moodle. China MoodleMoot, part of XJTLU's...

2019-05-17 13:00 2272