Coffee chains are crowding Singapore in hopes of jumpstarting their global expansions
The Singapore coffee market is already crowded, but brands continue to open new locations in the city-state in hopes success on the island will kickstart international expansions. In the last few months, at least five players – China's Luckin Coffee, Indonesia's Kenangan Coffee and Fore Coffee,…#singapore #luckincoffee #indonesia #kenangancoffee #forecoffee #timhortons #taiwanese #louisacoffee #luckin #malaysia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Developing climate change and health impact monitoring with eHealth at the South East Asia Community Observatory and Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Malaysia (CHIMES) - Barteit S, Colmar D, Nellis S, Thu M, Watterson J, Gouwanda D, B ärnighausen T, Su TT.
BACKGROUND: Malaysia is projected to experience an increase in heat, rainfall, rainfall variability, dry spells, thunderstorms, and high winds due to climate change. This may lead to a rise in heat-related mortality, reduced nutritional security, and poten... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Local government capacity for earthquake disaster risk reduction in Malaysia: case studies in Bentong and Selayang areas - Abu Bakar MZ, Mohamad ZF.
This paper investigates the status of earthquake disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity of local governments (LG) in Malaysia, and the factors that influence the LGs' capacity to reduce earthquake risk. Currently, there is a lack of understanding and syste... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Toyota's Daihatsu to compensate suppliers over output halt
Motor (NYSE: )'s small car unit Daihatsu Motor will compensate 423 domestic suppliers with which it has direct business relations as its plants in Japan remain idled due to a safety scandal, a spokesperson said on Monday. The small car specialist has halted production in Japan until the end of…#daihatsumotor #daihatsu #toyota #southeastasia #perodua #malaysian #indonesia #ptastradaihatsumotor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How a Hong Kong start-up uses AI to bring personalised hair care to the masses
“The idea for HairCoSys came during the Covid-19 outbreak when I discovered my friend’s hair loss problem after taking selfies over dinner,” said founder and CEO Michael Wong in an interview. “This drove me to come up with the concept.” HairCoSys’ team of data analysts and hair experts have…#michaelwong #hongkong #ipad #cityuniversity #haircosys #cityu #lunarnewyear #greaterbayarea #malaysia #thailand (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Malaysia is finding its way out of the middle-income trap
KUALA LUMPUR -- Asia's megacities often undergo surprising metamorphoses in short amounts of time. Kuala Lumpur is one such example. When I visited the city in late October, I was amazed at how much it had modernized since I visited nine years ago. Urban rail lines now crisscross the city, with…#kualalumpur #burjkhalifa #dubai #tunkuabdulrahman #malaysia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here's Why Nvidia Stock Could Double in 2024
Nvidia (NVDA -0.33%) has been a home run investment in 2023. Shares of the semiconductor giant have more than tripled this year, gaining a whopping 238% thanks to an astronomical acceleration in the company's revenue and earnings. Booming demand for its graphics cards is playing a major role in…#nvda #nvidia #consensus #a100 #omdia #vietnam #malaysia #tsmc #tianfengsecurities #mingchikuo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malaysia sees surge of megamalls with more to come
SINGAPORE -- Despite economic challenges, Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur is seeing a boom in huge shopping malls, with The Exchange TRX opening in November and more to come next year. The new mall, part of the financial district development project, is attracting customers with popular brands and…#singapore #malaysia #kualalumpur (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Venezuela frees U.S. citizens in prisoner swap deal
Semafor Signals Insights from NPR, AP, El País NEWS The U.S. freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for 10 detained American citizens and a Malaysian fugitive wanted over a Pentagon bribery scandal.Some of the American detainees arrived back on U.S. soil on Wednesday…#elpaísnews #venezuelan #nicolásmaduro #malaysian #pentagon #qatar #venezuela #alexsaabsources #guardian #alexsaab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Nvidia ’s Current Valuation is a Hidden Gem for Investors
Buy NVDA stock, as valuation concerns work in your favor Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock looks like a high-flier, but it is undervalued. Even as it trades for 40.3 times forward earnings, this valuation represents a discount compared to a fellow high-flier that has become a top AI play among…#nvda #nvidia #uschina #advancedmicrodevices #amd #peg #usgovernment #malaysia #vietnam #fud (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seeking a Big Edge in A.I., South Korean Firms Think Smaller
ChatGPT, Bard, Claude. The world’s most popular and successful chatbots are trained on data scraped from vast swaths of the internet, mirroring the cultural and linguistic dominance of the English language and Western perspectives. This has raised alarms about the lack of diversity in artificial…#chatgpt #bard #western #korean #southkorean #thai #vietnamese #malaysian #brazil #saudiarabia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been…#bmw #malaysia #generalmotors #takata #volkswagen #beetle #nhtsa #vw #michaelbrooks #centerforautosafety (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malaysia to Attract $1.4 Billion from Japan After Anwar ’s Trip
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
JCBDC Phase 2: Redefining Cross-Border CBDC Payments with Offline P2P Innovations
In a groundbreaking move that could reshape the landscape of cross-border payments, Japan's global payment giant, JCB, has joined forces with identity technology firm IDEMIA and Malaysian fintech company Soft Space to launch the second phase of the JCB Digital Currency (JCBDC) project. This…#jcb #idemia #malaysian #softspace #jcbdigitalcurrency #phase1success #cbdc #tokyo #nfc #jcbdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mastermind ‘Fat Leonard’ Got the Last Laugh in a Disastrous Navy Corruption Trial
Navy Capt. David Lausman , once the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, stood front and center in a trial that capped one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history. He and his alleged co-conspirators enjoyed “36 hours of straight drinking, prostitutes and hotel…#davidlausman #pacific #malaysian #leonardfrancis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
