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Trend Micro Achieves AWS Healthcare Competency

Exceeding 15 competencies and designations for cloud security

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 July 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Service (AWS) Healthcare Competency status. This accreditation adds to Trend Micro’s more than 15 AWS competencies and designations for its cloud security solutions.

As an AWS Advanced Technology Partner, Trend Micro offers simple and comprehensive security solutions specially designed to meet the needs of companies using AWS.

Critical healthcare operations and the continuous care of patients all depend on the security of highly sensitive personal data. According to Forrester Research, “Healthcare organizations must fortify security now and continuously improve it moving forward. Ransomware, insider threats, bad bots, DDoS attacks, and spear-phishing emails targeting HCOs have wreaked havoc on an already overburdened healthcare system[1] .”

“XSOLIS provides data automation, transparency, and objective insights to our connected network of providers and payers. Ensuring the secure exchange of data for our customers is our utmost priority,” said Zach Evans, chief technology officer at XSOLIS. “By leveraging Trend Micro managed services, we have improved our security posture and meet compliance with ease, allowing us to focus on our mission of accelerating data-driven decision making and collaboration to create a more efficient healthcare system.”

Trend Micro has also added the latest AWS DevOps Competency, and averages more than 10 design wins a year, which is a testament to the value Trend Micro has created for customers.

“Technology innovation is in our DNA. This latest designation is another proof point of our successful business transformation as a platform-based cybersecurity provider,” said Mike Milner, vice president of cloud technology at Trend Micro. “As we continue to expand into new business verticals, a strong relationship with AWS allows us to broaden our customer base and jointly create a secure cloud environment.”

AWS Healthcare Competency recognizes partners with proven customer success and technical skills in their respective categories.

To learn more about our inclusion as an AWS Partner for the healthcare segment, please visit www.trendmicro.com/aws.


[1] Forrester Research – The Five Key Takeaways From The HIMSS21 Virtual Conference, Natalie Schibell, Eric Bellomo with Daniel Hong, Paul-Julien Giraud, Peter Harrison, November 22, 2021

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About Trend Micro

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world.

Workbean seeks to build the largest company culture directory in Asia

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 8 July 2022 – Millions of people are struggling to find jobs while it is challenging for companies to spot a recipe to attract the right people. Since the pandemic, many job seekers started to ask deeper questions about the company that includes work setup, long-term strategies and corporate culture.

Workbean is on a mission to build the largest company culture directory in Asia aimed at helping companies amplify their culture stories while helping professionals find work where they belong. Workbean is providing supports for leading companies like Lalamove, Kumu, and Atlassian in their employer branding journey to bridge the gap between the expectations of candidates and companies starting from the recruitment phase.

In a recent community event held by Workbean for Talent Acquisition leaders in the Philippines, the company representatives shares that an increasing number of candidates are now starting to ask more intelligent questions that forces the companies to rethink their employer branding strategies to be more candidate-centric.

“Think of us like Airbnb, but instead of looking for the next place to stay, we’ll give you the same experience in looking for the next company to work for. We’re doing this to give companies a platform to showcase their culture while helping job seekers in their research prior to application or interviews.”, said Kass Monzon, co-founder of Workbean.

Adapting to employment trends in the digital age

In the face of an impending recession, Workbean is constantly developing and perfecting all its supporting features to contribute to reducing unemployment. The Workbean platform is free to join and uses a simple and unique job search process through intelligent algorithms to help employers and job seekers find each other faster. Recognising the mobility of the labour market, Workbean posts information related to job opportunities to meet the needs of employers and job seekers globally, particularly in the Philippines. Before 2022 ends, Workbean will be able to compile 5,000 company cultures on their platform, a feat that no other job search platforms have ever accomplished.

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About Workbean

Workbean is a leading company culture platform headquartered in the Philippines.

Employers can promote their company culture on Workbean to attract suitable potential candidates, as Workbean has the highest number of company cultures compiled in one platform.

If you want to know more information about the top companies in the Philippines on Workbean, visit .

Laos Mask Mandate Still Unclear

Waiting to board the Laos-China Railway
Waiting to board the Laos-China Railway (Photo: Teng)

Despite fully reopening to tourists in May, Laos has yet to fine-tune its mask mandate. The unchanged official stance on masks could be unwittingly deterring tourists.

Demand for Tech-Lite Talent with Coding Skills Continue to Rise, As Companies Increase Digitalisation of Their Business Processes

  • Employers are looking to hire tech roles in the next two years, with 73% looking to hire tech-lite roles requiring basic coding skills
  • Coding skills will help employees “stay relevant in an increasingly digital and automated job market” (62%), “enhance the performance of employees” (60%), and “increase the career prospects and growth of employees” (55%)
  • The top tech-lite job roles coveted by employers are Business Analyst (23%), Statistical Analyst (22%), and Data Mining and Modelling Specialist (21%)

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 July 2022 – Given the growing emphasis on the digitalisation of business processes to enhance workflow efficacy, employers are increasing their adoption of technology involving coding skills, which are the baseline competency for professionals to identify and measure problems and make data-driven decisions. More than half (53%) of the employers surveyed cited the increasing number of tech-lite jobs that require basic coding skills, and 73% of employers are looking to fill tech-lite roles in the next two years.

These are some of the key findings from NTUC LearningHub’s recently launched Industry Insights report on Coding, to uncover the importance of acquiring coding knowledge, the demand for tech-lite and tech-heavy roles, as well as the priority skills required of employees.

The report is based on a survey with 200 business leaders across various industries in Singapore, and interviews with industry practitioners and experts from NTUC LearningHub and its training content partners. It also offers recommendations on how aspiring coders from varying backgrounds and level of competency can upskill in coding.

A strong majority of employers (84%) agree that there is an increasing need for employees across various roles to acquire basic coding skills. Nearly a third of them (28%) shared that a large proportion of roles within their organisation requires some extent of coding knowledge.

Although 51% of the business leaders believe that a traditional education qualification is important when considering candidates with coding skills, over half of them are open to hiring candidates who may not have the relevant education (67%) or the relevant job experience (65%) but have undergone skills training and attained certification in coding.

In addition, employers are also on a lookout for talents with critical core skills such as problem solving (69%), communication (58%) and digital fluency (52%) as they are complementary to the technical skills of an effective coder.

Commenting on the report findings, NTUC LearningHub’s Director of Infocomm Technology, Anthony Chew says, “Tech-lite coding skills can be picked up by beginners with keen interest in technology and can be applied horizontally across different domains and industries. For example, marketing professionals can acquire basic coding skills to automate rudimentary marketing processes using robotic process automation. Our insights indicate that there is a strong demand for tech-lite roles, and while digitally savvy candidates may be qualified for such roles, candidates who possess industry-recognised coding certifications have an added advantage and will be in a better position to advance their careers. Therefore, now is the right time for workers who want to enhance their employability to seize the opportunity by acquiring basic coding skills. Meanwhile, employers should consider sending their current workforce for training in coding as an investment. At NTUC LearningHub, we have various levels of training programmes in coding for the diverse needs of our learners.

To download the Industry Insights report on Coding, https://www.ntuclearninghub.com/coding-2022. To find out more about the courses, training, and grants, contact NTUC LearningHub at www.ntuclearninghub.com/.

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About NTUC LearningHub

NTUC LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people. Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Cloud, Infocomm Technology, Healthcare, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence, Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources and Foreign Worker Training.

To date, NTUC LearningHub has helped over 26,000 organisations and achieved close to 2.6 million training places across more than 2,900 courses with a pool of about 900 certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we also forge partnerships to offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training. Besides in-person training, we also offer instructor-led virtual live classes (VLCs) and asynchronous online learning. The NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform (LXP) — a one-stop online learning mobile application — offers timely, bite-sized and quality content for learners to upskill anytime and anywhere. Beyond learning, LXP also serves as a platform for jobs and skills development for both workers and companies.

For more information, visit .

SAP and DIC pilot GreenToken by SAP blockchain solution for plastic waste recovery

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 July 2022 – SAP APJ today announced that Japanese chemicals company DIC Group is launching a pilot of GreenToken by SAP, using blockchain technology to boost sustainable outcomes and increase circularity in the chemicals industry by better recovering waste plastics.

DIC, one of Japan’s leading fine chemical manufacturers, produces and sells polystyrene, a synthetic resin used in a wide range of applications including plastic food containers. As part of DIC’s sustainability strategy, the company launched a recycling initiative for food packaging in November 2020, bringing together new technologies and collection systems with its partner company to recycle more products like polystyrene that are normally not suitable for material recycling.

The pilot project with DIC will use GreenToken by SAP to track raw materials along the supply chain, from the initial stage of material generation. The process aims to visualise the manufacturing process, inspection process, physical properties, and quality information of the recycled materials. This helps customers understand how much recycled material is contained in their products when they use recycled plastic materials.

GreenToken by SAP is a system that uses private blockchain technology to make the supply chain transparent and track the process of plastic materials throughout the resource lifecycle. Founded and developed in Asia Pacific and Japan as part of the SAP.io intrapreneurship start-up program, GreenToken by SAP can follow plastics from raw materials to the manufacture, sale, and use of products, through collection and pulverisation to recycling and reuse. This digital twin records information such as unique attributes related to the origin of raw materials, carbon footprint, the origins of recovered goods, and sustainability certification data. This solution, which utilises tokens, allows materials to be tracked even when they are mixed with other raw materials and processed into new products.

“Strong consumer awareness about circular economy has increased the demand for sustainable packaging,” said Yuji Morinaga, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Packaging Materials Product Division of DIC. “The work with GreenToken helps substantiate environmental claims and supports our mission to advance the recycling of plastics and build a completely circular process with chemical recycling.”

James Veale, GreenToken by SAP’s co-founder, said “Chemical recycling is key to accelerating the shift to a circular economy, however, plastic from chemically recycled plastic waste is indistinguishable from plastic from conventional sources. Our solution proves that it really is circular plastic and provides complete, auditable supply chain transparency. That means more trust in recycling from customers and ultimately less waste in the environment.”

Following the pilot, DIC and GreenToken will continue to partner to support DIC’s focus on increasingly urgent social imperatives and realising a sustainable society.

Visit the SAP SEA newsroom for more information.


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About SAP

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Road Completed Between Bokeo Airport and Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone

Bokeo has announced the completion of a new road connecting the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone to Bokeo international airport.

Grade A Office Rental Decline Slowed and Expected to Stabilize in 2H 2022 Retail Sentiment Recovered, F&B Operators Stayed Active

Medical, sports and wellness sectors to become the new growth drivers of the post-pandemic leasing market

  • Overall Grade A office rental level in Q2 2022 fell by 0.8% q-o-q, slightly less than the 0.9% q-o-q drop seen in Q1, with a 2022 full-year decline now predicted at 2% to 3%
  • Increased demand from the healthcare and medical aesthetics sector, together with serviced offices and co-working space operators, is now expected to be new drivers of office absorption.
  • Despite the overall retail market remaining weak, vacancy rates have lowered while rental decline narrowed compared to last quarter.
  • Rent for F&B outlets is expected to rise by 1% to 5% in 2H 2022, offsetting the decline from January to June. Overall F&B rental level for 2022 is expected to remain stable.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 July 2022 – Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield today published its Hong Kong Office and Retail Leasing Markets Review and Outlook Q2 2022 report. With the easing of the fifth wave of the pandemic since April, office market leasing activity has gradually recovered, and the retreat in Grade A office rent has moderated again, at 0.8% q-o-q. Mild negative absorption has been recorded, pushing availability slightly upwards. On the other hand, overall performance in the retail market has been relatively weak, with dampened total retail sales in the first five months of 2022. Overall rental levels in major retail districts have remained steady. The lifestyle products, sports and wellness sectors have grown amidst the pandemic period and emerged as new drivers in the domestic retail market. Consumer confidence is expected to recover gradually as a result of a new round of the Consumption Voucher Scheme, stimulating retail leasing activities in 2H.

Office market – Rental decline slowed, availability rose after three consecutive quarters of falls

Despite slow progress in the global and local economic recoveries, the leasing market was relatively active in Q2 2022. The overall office rental level decline further narrowed at 0.8% q-o-q (vs. 0.9% q-o-q in Q1) and has now fallen 1.7% in the year-to-date for the first half of 2022. By submarket, Hong Kong East and Kowloon West experienced steeper drops in rents at 1.6% q-o-q and 2.0% q-o-q respectively (Chart 1). Office rents in Hong Kong have now plunged by more than 27% from their peak in April 2019, standing at a relative bargain level, particularly in the core CBD areas predominately occupied by banking and financial institutions. Non-core areas have also continued to attract tenants with expansion and cost-saving opportunities. We now expect to see a rental reduction of 1% to 2% in the 2H 2022 period, while the recovery is expected to be led by the core CBD districts.

Given the previous three consecutive quarters (Q3 2021 to Q1 2022) of positive net absorption, this has demonstrated that tenants have taken advantage of bargain-level rents and proactively executed their leasing decision-making via relocation or upgrading.

Despite a good number of new leasing deals recorded in Q2, expired/ expiring leases in the quarter increased available space, pushing down total net absorption to -176,900 sq ft q-o-q (Chart 2). In terms of new leasing transactions by sector, the banking and finance sector took up the most floor area (29%), followed by professional services and real estate (17.5%) which notably outperformed with an increase of 7.6% percentage points q-o-q. The consumer products and manufacturing sectors have also been active (Chart 3). Overall, the Grade A office availability rate rose slightly by 0.2 percentage points q-o-q to 13.8%.

John Siu, Managing Director, Head of Project and Occupier Services, Hong Kong, Cushman & Wakefield stated, “Several large-scale office projects in non-core districts are expected to complete in H2 2022, providing a total floor area of 2.5 million sq ft to the Grade A office market. The upcoming supply will likely attract expansion, upgrading, relocation and cost-saving opportunities, prompting the decentralization trend to continue. In terms of new leasing activity, besides major movers such as banking and finance, and the professional services and real estate sectors, we have observed a sizeable number of new transactions conducted by the healthcare and medical aesthetics sector, which took 5.2% of the newly leased space in Q2. Serviced offices and co-working space operators have also continued to expand. We believe this new emerging demand will boost absorption of the new upcoming supply, while we expect overall availability to reach 16% to 17% by the end of this year.”

Retail market – Attractive rents as F&B operators are proactive in the leasing market

The city’s retail market remained relatively weak in Q2 2022, with total retail sales for January to May falling by 2.9% y-o-y. On a y-o-y basis, the Fashion & Accessories and Jewellery & Watches sectors recorded the steepest falls, while daily necessities such as Medicines & Cosmetics and Supermarkets sectors recorded increases (Chart 4). Nevertheless, the vacancy rate in core retail sub-markets fell or remained stable across the board. For example, Causeway Bay dropped to 7.9%, a return to the benchmark figure of the end of 2021, while Mongkok fell to 12.7% in Q2 from 16.4% in Q1.

With the pandemic gradually brought under control in the city, retail consumers have started to pick up in spending momentum” Retail rents in major districts have generally stabilized, with Central and Mongkok rising by 0.1% q-o-q and 0.6% q-o-q. In other districts, rental declines were minor, ranging between 0.2% q-o-q and 1.3% q-o-q. Benefitting from the further relaxation of dining restrictions, previously pressured F&B rents demonstrated promising signs of rental recovery in various submarkets, in a range of 0.6% q-o-q to 1.5% q-o-q (Chart 5), while rents in Central remained unchanged.

Kevin Lam, Executive Director, Head of Retail Services, Agency & Management, Hong Kong, Cushman & Wakefield stated, “F&B operators have been relatively proactive in expanding this quarter. With F&B rents remaining at attractive levels, coupled with the next round of the Consumption Voucher program soon to be issued, and new government leadership, F&B operators have turned more optimistic and have taken up space in high-end core districts to increase their brand exposure and positioning. We believe leasing activities will likely become more active, with some high street rents expected to reach between 3% to 5% growth, while we expect overall retail and F&B rents to rise by 1% to 5% in 2H 2022, offsetting the fall in the first half, and gradually entering a state of stability.

Kevin Lam added, “The effects of the pandemic have prompted people to prioritize their health and mental well-being. Travel restrictions such as the continuing quarantine controls have also shifted consumers’ spending habits towards domestic spending. In addition to the traditional retail and F&B sectors, the lifestyle products, wellness and sports sectors such as indoor climbing centers have continued to become a driving force and a anchor of the retail market as a result of their expansion and space requirements.”

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About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 50,000 employees in over 400 offices and 60 countries. Across Greater China, 22 offices are servicing the local market. The company won four of the top awards in the Euromoney Survey 2017, 2018 and 2020 in the categories of Overall, Agency Letting/Sales, Valuation and Research in China. In 2021, the firm had revenue of $9.4 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. To learn more, visit .hk or follow us on LinkedIn ().

Schneider Electric recognized as the 2022 Microsoft Energy & Sustainability Partner of the Year

  • Schneider Electric received top honors out of over 3,900 submissions from over 100 countries across various categories
  • The award affirms Schneider Electric’s efforts in providing outstanding solutions and services to help customers move towards net-zero world

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 July 2022 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced it has won the Energy & Sustainability 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. Schneider was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for its innovative EcoStruxure™ software solutions provided to customers that were powered by Microsoft technology, including Azure Cloud and Dynamics 365.

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services and devices during the past year. Out of over 3,900 submissions from more than 100 countries across various categories, Schneider Electric was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in energy and sustainability.

In 2021, Schneider’s EcoStruxure solutions helped customers reduce their carbon emissions by 84 million tonnes which amount to 347 million tonnes saved or avoided since 2018. These solutions are powered by the most advanced evolution of Microsoft Azure, helping customers achieve their energy and sustainability objectives through the power of electric and digital solutions.

Olivier Blum, Executive Vice-President Energy Management at Schneider Electric, said “Receiving the 2022 Microsoft Energy & Sustainability Partner of the Year Award is a great recognition of the collaborative impact we are making together, to tackle climate change. We are at a critical juncture. Unless immediate action is taken to reduce emissions, we will shortly pass the point of no return. Companies are central to avoiding this; however, alone the impact will not be enough. That is why collaborations such as the one between Schneider and Microsoft are needed to supercharge innovation efforts and create the technology which can turn the tide.”

Customers Schneider Electric has empowered, together with Microsoft, by delivering outstanding solutions and services include:

  • Green Data Center: When Microsoft sought an end-to-end solution to design, build and operate their data centers more efficiently, Schneider leveraged MTWO, RIB’s flagship cloud construction platform to integrate all inputs into a federated model. This allowed Microsoft to create a digital twin that delivered project speed and causality within the construction phase, driving more efficiencies with less rework and reduced waste.

Leading ESG by example in its ecosystem, Schneider Electric leveraged digital and electric technology in its own buildings:

  • IntenCity: Opened in 2021, Schneider’s flagship ‘Building of the Future’ is ten times more energy efficient than an average property, making it one of the world’s most efficient buildings. Spanning 26,000m2 and housing 1,500 employees, Schneider’s EcoStruxure solutions with Azure deliver building intelligence by collecting 60,000 data points every two minutes. This allows IntenCity to use predictive data for smart building management and energy flexibility, for maximum reliability and resiliency.

Schneider Electric and Microsoft have been working together for more than 30 years. The longevity and success continue to be fueled by a shared vision for energy efficiency and sustainability. The ability to accelerate progress comes from the unique expertise that both Microsoft and Schneider can bring, but it is the collaboration that will take sustainability efforts the extra mile.

“I am honored to announce Schneider Electric as the 2022 Microsoft Energy & Sustainability Partner,” said Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft. “Schneider Electric were outstanding among the exceptional pool of nominees. We were extraordinarily impressed by the innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies as part of its EcoStruxure™ software solutions.”

Additional details on the 2022 awards are available HERE.

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About Schneider Electric

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Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

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