Day: September 10, 2024

HONG KONG, Saudi Arabia is rapidly establishing itself as a global leader in tourism, with the Kingdom’s remarkable achievements in 2023 setting a new benchmark for the industry. This progress was on full display at the IHIF Asia International Hospitality Investment Forum in Hong Kong, where the Saudi Ministry of Tourism highlighted the vast potential for international investors to capitalize on the Kingdom’s rapidly expanding and diverse tourism sector. Saudi Arabia’s strategic location at the crossroads of three continents and its strong economic ties with Asia underscore its potential as a global tourism hub. In 2023, the Kingdom welcomed over

PARIS and SHANGHAI, Ekimetrics, a global leader in data science and AI-powered solutions, announces the appointment of Christina Cen as General Manager of Ekimetrics in China to drive growth and operations in the region. Operational since the beginning of 2024, the Shanghai office opening is part of Ekimetrics’ strategic expansion in APAC, alongside the Hong Kong office that has been operational since 2015. Christina brings nearly 20 years of experience in business strategy, marketing, sales, and digital transformation. Her extensive background includes roles at leading global professional service firms such as McKinsey, Bain, and Deloitte. She has also led strategy

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia will develop a Centre of Excellence in Education and Training for youth from developing and post-war countries. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the countries to be selected include Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Timor Leste. He said the matter was agreed upon in a bilateral meeting with the president of the ASEAN and East Asian Economic Studies Institute (ERIA), Professor Tetsuya Watanabe and Lead Trade Specialist at World Bank Group, Dr. Roberto Echandi in his visit to Switzerland from September 6 to 9. “This is a great recognition for the country for getting the

KUALA LUMPUR, The AirAsia MOVE app is now further enhanced with the introduction of BigPay Lite, a simplified embedded wallet where users can create an account within seconds, and enjoy the same convenience, safety, and seamless in-app payment experience of the full BigPay wallet. The BigPay Lite feature enables users to sign up for a BigPay account without having to exit the AirAsia MOVE app, or download a separate app. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KAWASAKI, Japan, Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has started providing engineering samples of “TB9103FTG,” a gate driver IC[¹] for automotive brushed DC motors, including latch motors[²] and lock motors[³] in power backdoors and power slide doors, and drive motors for power windows and power seats. Formerly manually adjusted parts of automobiles are now largely electrified, which has increased both demand for electric motors and the number integrated into vehicles. The number of drivers used in motors has also increased, prompting moves to downsize and integrate overall systems. There are also some motor applications that do not require rotational