Media OutReach

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – In a game-changing announcement, Stellaris AI, a trailblazing spin-off company from the HKU Department of Computer Science (CS), introduced Stellaris GPT (SGPT), a truly innovative large-scale language model boasting hundreds of billions of parameters. Uniquely, SGPT has been developed …

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – Steering Committee on the Northern Metropolis and the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis have been set up in March 2023. The Harbour Metropolis in the South and Northern Metropolis in the North will become the major economic engine …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – Research has shown that most mental disorders develop in childhood and adolescence before the age of 25, with one-quarter of years lived by young people with disability due to mental and substance use disorders. To address this pressing concern and mobilise …

Dubai achieves 89.5% YoY growth in total announced FDI projects in 2022 compared to 2021 Dubai attracts total estimated FDI Capital of AED47 billion ($12.8 billion) in 2022 and creates an estimated 38,447 jobs Dubai’s share in attracting global Greenfield FDI projects reaches 4% in 2022 – an increase of …

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – The integration of health information technology into primary care includes the deployment of a wide range of digital methods to facilitate the management of information about people’s healthcare. The use of health information technology encourages efficiency and can improve …

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – International rating agency S&P Global Ratings issued a report, raising Fosun International Limited’s (HKEX stock code: 00656, “Fosun International”) rating outlook to stable. S&P Global Ratings pointed out in the report that benefitting from the diversified asset portfolio and …

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Ping An OneConnect Bank” or “PAOB”), the first virtual bank in Hong Kong dedicated to SMEs, announced an expanded collaboration with eftPay (Asia) Limited (“eftPay”), Hong Kong’s leading electronic payment service provider. …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore (SwissCham) Board has elected Ms Julie Raneda as new Chairperson at its 34th Annual General Meeting. Ms Julie Raneda, SwissCham Chairperson The appointment takes immediate effect. She takes over from Mr Georg von Wattenwyl, …

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 30 May 2023 – The international broker OctaFX and the educational organisation Ideas Academy have partnered once again. The joint initiative aims to effectively digitalise dozens of learning centres for refugees and underprivileged students in Malaysia to help advance their education. Currently, the …

At their 2023 Asia Pacific Summit happening from 29 May to 1 June, ULI unveiled its 2023 APAC Home Attainability Index. The report compared housing prices against the median income across 45 cities in the APAC region and Singapore’s private sector homes have now greatly surpassed last year’s top runner, …