Named “Best Universal Life Insurance”, “Best Wealth Legacy Product” and “Most Popular Critical Illness Insurance Product”HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – YF Life Insurance International Limited (“YF Life”) has once again achieved outstanding results at the HKET Wealth Management Awards, winning three accolades in recognition of its innovative product design and comprehensive protection solutions: “Best Universal Life Insurance”, “Best Wealth Legacy Product” and “Most Popular Critical Illness Insurance Product”. The honors reaffirm YF Life’s product strengths in wealth management and health protection, as well as the strong recognition its products have received from the…
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Deputy Financial Secretary and Hong Kong Tourism Board Chairman join leaders from the financial, tourism, retail, cultural and F&B sectors to celebrate the Destination CENTRAL campaign Destination CENTRAL supports the HKSAR Government’s priorities for the renewal of Central HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (“Hongkong Land” or “the Group”) today brought together financial, tourism, retail, cultural and F&B sector leaders to celebrate the new Destination CENTRAL campaign. The Honourable Michael Wong, GBS, JP, Deputy Financial Secretary, was Guest of Honour, and Dr the Hon Peter Lam, GBM, GBS, Chairman of…
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Louis Vuitton unveils a new hoarding in Hong Kong following the iconic ones on the Champs-Élysées in Paris in September 2023, in New York in November 2024, and in Shanghai in June 2025 . Louis Vuitton unveils in October 2026 a spectacular hoarding inspired by one of the House’s most emblematic themes: the Art of Travel. Throughout the refurbishment, the façade is transformed into a grand train station, evoking the romance and golden age of travel. In celebration of the 130rh anniversary of the Monogram, this reimagined station…
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Vietnam’s healthcare spending is forecast to reach US$34.1 billion by 2028, while most medical equipment, finished medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients are still imported; at the same time, policy is shifting its focus towards prevention and screening. Global Health Week Vietnam 2027 takes place against this backdrop, where healthcare facilities, businesses and investors come together to discuss solutions, partnerships and investment in Vietnam. The Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC) in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam – venue of Global Health Week Vietnam 2027. Photo: VEC. Resources grow, and so does…
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Faith and religious traditions have helped shape the identities of Phuket, Thailand, and George Town on the island of Penang, Malaysia. Their influence can be seen in places of worship, local customs and community life passed down through generations. Visiting these sacred sites offers an introduction to both destinations, while their historic neighbourhoods reveal architecture, food and everyday life shaped by a rich blend of cultures. Together, they offer stories to discover throughout the year. In Phuket, a visit to Jui Tui Shrine in Soi Phuthorn, near Ranong Road,…
The partnership pairs LeapThought’s own AI with Google Cloud’s Gemini models and sovereign Cloud offering, giving infrastructure owners control of their data and connected intelligence across the full project and asset lifecycle.SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – LeapThought and Google Cloud today announced a strategic partnership to bring sovereign, domain-native AI to the owners and operators of critical building infrastructure, giving them control of their data and sharper decision-making across the full value chain, from delivery through operations. Ratnakar Garikipati, Founder, Chair, and CEO of LeapThought, alongside Rahul Sharma, Google Cloud Managing Director, APAC Public Sector.…
New hub connects North American AI technology and demand with Southeast Asia’s expanding infrastructure ecosystem; company is building capacity across North America, Asia-Pacific and EuropeSAN FRANCISCO, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – TokenPulse, a next-generation AI inference infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, today announced the opening of its Asia-Pacific Operating Hub in Singapore. The company marked the occasion with an opening ceremony attended by invited industry leaders and ecosystem partners, who gathered to discuss emerging opportunities in AI compute and global infrastructure. Companies putting AI applications into production face rising inference costs, pressure…
As younger travellers reshape travel across Asia Pacific, familiar payment options are becoming part of a smoother journey from search to booking.SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Finding a suitable flight is only one part of booking a trip. For travellers comparing regional journeys online, the final decision can also depend on what happens at checkout, from the currency displayed to whether their preferred way to pay is available. The payment options available at checkout can influence where consumers choose to complete a purchase. According to the 2025 Global Digital Shopping Index: Singapore Edition, 68% of…
Clera Cera is a new science-led dermatological skincare brand, with nine products for everyday use. Co-developed with Singapore’s National Skin Centre, a member of NHG Health, with ingredients that fortify the Asian skin’s natural barrier and lightweight textures suited to Asia’s heat, humidity and pollution. Its Skin Barrier Resilience System combines Derma-Clera™, powered by Cynanchum Atratum (Bai Wei) extract, with five skin-identical ceramides to Replenish, Repair and Relieve Asian skin. Clera Cera was shaped by listening sessions and usage tests from more than 18,000 consumers across five Asian markets HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026…
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – FOMO Pay, a leading Singapore-headquartered payment institution, and PantherTrade (Hong Kong) Limited (“PantherTrade”), a licensed Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform wholly owned and self-built by leading technology-driven financial services company Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU, “Futu”), have established Travel Rule connectivity to streamline digital asset transfers between their platforms. The connectivity enables eligible FOMO Pay clients to transfer digital assets directly from their FOMO Pay business accounts to PantherTrade without routing through external third-party wallets. Required Travel Rule information is exchanged as part of the transaction workflow, supporting compliance…
Chef Vincent Liew of The Star Sydney Leads Students Through Modern Chinese Cuisine Programme as Partnership Enters Third YearMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Lee Kum Kee Sauce (“Lee Kum Kee”), the global leader in Asian sauces and condiments, concluded a master class at Le Cordon Bleu Australia’s Melbourne campus on 19 October, where Chef Vincent Liew, Executive Chef of The Star Sydney led students through a five-course tasting menus built entirely around oysters. Themed “The Culinary Art of Modern Asian Cuisine”, the session explored how traditional Chinese flavours and techniques can be reimagined through…
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – The Singapore Institute of Management is encouraging prospective students to assess computing degrees by the capabilities they develop, rather than whether their titles feature artificial intelligence. Programming and mathematics requirements, opportunities to build and test systems, and the work students hope to pursue provide a more useful basis for comparison than the search for an “AI-proof” qualification. This distinction matters as AI changes how work is performed. The Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Labour Market Report First Quarter 2026 found that 18.9% of firms reported redesigning job functions in response to…
QashierGM works from each merchant’s own sales, payouts and menu, and gets routine work done with the owner’s approval. With Crew, Qashier’s new team chat, anyone on the team can tag @GM to get things done, and QashierGM acts only within each person’s role.SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – Qashier, the unified merchant operating system serving more than 25,000 businesses across Southeast Asia, today launched QashierGM, an AI general manager that works with a merchant’s whole team. Available at no additional cost to all Qashier merchants in Singapore, QashierGM lives in QashierHQ, the web and mobile…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 – As Black Friday approaches, iGarden is offering a special promotion on the K70 AI Pool Cleaner, designed to make pool maintenance smarter, easier and more convenient. Priced at US$699, down from its regular price of US$1,299, the iGarden K70 offers US$600 in savings, with both complimentary gift packages included with every K70 purchase. The promotion runs through November 27, 2026, giving customers a limited-time opportunity to take advantage of the offer. Up to 7 Hours of Floor Cleaning on a Single Charge With up to 7 hours of floor-only…
Integration gives global subscription businesses, from streaming to SaaS, a direct way to reach 40 million monthly active OPay usersCURITIBA, BRAZIL and LAGOS, NIGERIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2026 — EBANX today becomes the first global payments company to go live with OPay Direct Debit, a new solution for recurring transactions within the digital wallet of OPay, the leading digital bank in Nigeria. By offering this payment option at checkout through EBANX, global subscription businesses can now reach OPay’s 40 million monthly active users, representing one in three adults in the country. “With one of the continent’s…
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 October 2026 – The New Asia Forum (NAF) 2026 aims to mobilize US$30 billion in investment across the New Asia region by strengthening strategic partnerships and accelerating investment execution. Held under the patronage of President Prabowo Subianto, with Danantara Indonesia as a founding partner, the forum will take place on 3–4 December 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. NAF 2026 is designed as an action-oriented platform connecting global investors, industry leaders, and policymakers to advance investment opportunities across strategic sectors. Moving beyond conventional economic dialogue, the forum seeks to translate investment interest into concrete…
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 October 2026 – Finance leaders and representatives of international organisations attended the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) 2026, successfully held in Hong Kong for the first time (October 20-21). Participants engaged in in-depth exchanges on issues concerning regional financial and economic development. Yesterday (October 21), the FMM issued the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers’ Joint Statement, reaffirming the commitment to building an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040 for the prosperity of all our people and future generations. Representatives of the participating APEC member economies and…
Production-grade in-app messaging with no credit card required to start, plus an optional Cloud Bonus offering your choice of either 15% off AWS or 30% off Alibaba CloudSINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 October 2026 – Nexconn, a global cloud communications platform, announced the launch of its production-ready Free Chat Plan. Under the new initiative, developers and startups can deploy enterprise-grade chat infrastructure for up to 10,000 monthly active users (MAU) completely free—with full Chat Pro features enabled and no credit card required. The launch tackles a persistent industry pain point: typical free tiers across the category cap at…
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 October 2026 – Vietnam Airlines will launch daily nonstop flights between Da Nang and Singapore on November 17, 2026, increasing its total service between Vietnam and Singapore to 42 round-trip flights per week. The Da Nang – Singapore route is operated with Airbus A321 aircraft. The new route will be operated by Airbus A321 aircraft. Flights from Da Nang will depart at 3:00 p.m., with return flights from Singapore departing at 7:45 p.m. local time. Vietnam Airlines currently operates 14 round-trip flights per week between Hanoi and Singapore and 21 between Ho…
HA NOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 October 2026 – Vietnam Airlines has become the first Asian airline to receive the World’s Best Culinary Airline 2026 award at the World Culinary Awards, earning recognition ahead of leading international carriers including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France, Cathay Pacific and Turkish Airlines. The accolade recognises Vietnam Airlines’ continued investment in its inflight dining experience as part of its ambition to achieve five star standards by 2030. An annual global awards programme affiliated with the World Travel Awards, the World Culinary Awards celebrates excellence and innovation across the culinary…