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Taylor's University still #1 in Malaysia and Southeast Asia in new QS rankings

SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Taylor’s University kicks off the QS World University Rankings 2022 series with a repeat outstanding performance, as the university leaped a further 47 spots to rank 332 globally. The institution remains in the top league of universities in the world, placed at the top 1.1% amongst the most influential institutions, globally — continuing its reign as the leading private university in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. In its first, Taylor’s achieves one of the world’s top 100 Employer Reputation scores for the first time, now at the 90th spot.Earlier this year, the university retained its Top 20 world ranking in the Hospitality and Leisure Management subject in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 — making it the only university in Malaysia, and Southeast Asia, to be in the Top 20 ranking. The same rankings also indicated that the Taylor’s Business School is the top private business school in Malaysia. The university is also currently ranked in the Top 90 at the 89th spot in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 — achieving our target in advance. Taylor’s University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Michael Driscoll, believes that the university’s strategy of curriculum innovation,

Riskified Joins Shopify Plus Certified App Program to Expand its Support of Shopify Merchants with Increased Revenue and Reduced Costs

NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Riskified, the leading fraud prevention solutions provider today announced that they have joined the Shopify Plus Certified App Program to bring the Chargeback Guarantee to Shopify Plus enterprise merchants. The announcement is the next step in the relationship between Riskified and Shopify, having originally partnered in 2012 to help merchants of all sizes increase revenue, reduce costs and improve the customer experience by better identifying legitimate customers.Enterprise merchants relying on Shopify Plus to sell anywhere can see their sales increase and costs lower when they go live with Riskified. Riskified helps merchants know whether to accept or reject an order in real-time. By reviewing every transaction and comparing them to prior orders across its global network of merchants, Riskified can spot fraudsters and recognize their tactics in patterns that individual merchants never could. “Shopify Plus enterprise merchants can face a host of challenges as they scale, ranging from the complexities of cross-border expansion to the continuously changing patterns of fraud, and Riskified is there to help,” saidAaron Pratt, VP of Global Partnerships, Riskified. “Starting today, Shopify Plus merchants have access to the Riskified Chargeback Guarantee which ensures that Shopify Plus merchants never pay for fraud

DoorDash Expands To Japan

SENDAI, Japan, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) the largest on-demand logistics platform for door-to-door delivery in the U.S., announced today its official launch in Japan, beginning with Sendai. This marks the company’s first market expansion in Asia and third country outside the U.S., including Australia and Canada.As DoorDash continues to invest in international growth in its commitment to empower local economies, Japan, one of the most restaurant-dense countries in the world, offers a unique market opportunity for the company to support local businesses with tools and services to reach new customers online. “We are thrilled to bring DoorDash to Japan. Our strategy has always been to empower local economies, especially in the suburban markets that are historically underserved yet the appetite for connectivity between merchants and customers is high,” said DoorDash CEO and Co-founder Tony Xu. “We look forward to helping power the Sendai economy by helping merchants to grow, connecting consumers to those merchants, and creating jobs and flexible earnings opportunities for Dashers.” “Kizuna means ‘bonding’ in Japanese, and we’ve embraced the Kizuna Economy as our motto to achieve our mission in Japan,” said DoorDash Japan Country Manager Ryoma Yamamoto. “The enthusiasm for DoorDash has been

Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals

LONDON (AFP) – Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology’s transparent transactions can also work against law breakers. The lesson is one that has been learnt by cybercriminal hackers Darkside the hard way after the organisation extracted a US$4.4 million (S$5.8 million) ransom from oil company Colonial Pipeline in bitcoin. Following the ransomware extortion, which forced the shutdown of a major fuel network in the eastern United States last month, the US Justice Department said it has clawed back US$2.3 million of the funds by tracing financial transactions. “Following the money remains one of the most basic, yet powerful, tools we have,” US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Monday (June 7). The financial forensics to track crypto transactions are more complex on the decentralised and anonymous networks. For a traditional bank payment, police can turn to the bank that sent or received the money but for bitcoin, the registry that records these transactions – the blockchain – does not ask users to reveal their identity. But the blockchain is also public and available to everyone to download and piece

US lawsuit casts spotlight on 'disappeared' Saudi royal

RIYADH (AFP) – A US-based lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman centred on a Caribbean oil refinery, but unexpectedly highlighted something else – the disappearance of his main rival. Former crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN), unseated as heir to the throne by his cousin Prince Mohammed in 2017, has not been seen in public since his detention in March last year. MBN, long seen as the CIA’s most trusted Saudi ally, served as the kingdom’s interior minister from 2012 before becoming crown prince three years later. The lawsuit pointed to government efforts to keep a tight lid on his whereabouts, with documents showing the detained royal was represented by a US law firm that works for his rival. The man behind the lawsuit, Saudi businessman Nader Turki Aldossari, is barred from leaving the kingdom along with his family members, according to letters from his lawyer to President Joe Biden and other US officials. The story began in June last year, when Aldossari filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania on behalf of his son Rakan, an American citizen, against MBN and other Saudi entities. He alleged they had failed to honour a decades-old

Asian Markets Mostly Lower

(RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Wednesday, following the lack of cues overnight from Wall Street. Traders are refraining from making significant moves ahead of the release of the U.S. inflation data, due on Thursday, for indications on the outlook for the world’s biggest economy. Traders are also cautious amid the high coronavirus cases in most markets in the region. Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday. The Australian stock market is modestly higher on Wednesday, extending the gains of the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 just above the 7,300 level near all-time highs, despite the lack of cues overnight from Wall Street. Stronger commodity prices helped the big miners and energy stocks drive the market, but it gave away some of the gains on release of data that showed consumer confidence slipping for a second straight month in June. Traders are also relieved after only one new locally acquired COVID-19 case was recorded, with the total tally of active cases also dropping to 83 in Victoria. The Victorian government is also set to ease lockdown restrictions as planned on Thursday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 16.5 points or 0.23 percent to

Product Quality is of the Utmost Importance, Visitors to the ICMD Impressed by ICP DAS-BMP Medical Grade TPU

HSINCHU, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The 31st International Component Manufacturing & Design Show (ICMD) took place from May 13 to 16, 2021 at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center. The event was a big success, with industry heavyweights in attendance.The ICMD exhibition aims to promote the complete integration of the industry’s upstream and downstream industrial chains, particularly in the high-end manufacturing supply chain of medical devices. After years of planning, ICP DAS-BMP made a low-key debut at this international event. Dr. Chen, vice president of Medical-grade Polymers Division in ICP DAS-BMP, brought approximately 80 models of the three major series of medical-grade TPU to the exhibition in Hall 8.1, including hardness from 70A to 85D, transparency to barium sulfate content of 20% (B20) or 40% (B40), together with several color specifications. ICP DAS-BMP medical grade TPU, on the other hand, impressed ICMD attendees with its high quality.Throughout the four-day event, the ICP DAS-BMP booth was bustling with visitors. The ICP DAS-BMP attracted a large number of visitors, who came to talk and consult, as well as exhibitors and professionals. In the front of the booth, there was an endless stream of visitors. Not only were materials and samples

MetaX Software gears up in OTT business

SHANGHAI, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Global smart TV penetration accelerates, and the OTT industry is witnessing rapid growth, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown as people stay more at their homes. Smart TV has become the core entrance of household entertainment.MetaX Software, a leading data-driven Connected TV (CTV) advertising and OTT commercialization company, recently announced the launch of an OTT commercialization platform in the global market. So far, MetaX Software has covered over 80 million global users and 5 million monthly active users.MetaX OTT platform reaches end users via multiple accesses, for example, TV launcher, browser, applications. In this way, it can help global content providers efficiently realize commercialization on TV screens by offering flexible monetization models, such as advertising, subscription, in-app purchasing, etc.Currently, MetaX has teamed up with Toon Goggles, YesAuto, Firework, and Fishing TV to explore new possibilities on TV screens. A variety of channels can be found at MetaX OTT operation platform, including E-sports, Documentaries, Sports, Films, Games, and News. Video length in total lasts for over 10,000 hours. With rich content options, it allows end users to indulge themselves in an immersive viewing environment.Open Browser, one tool of MetaX OTT platform, is now available in the

Yemen's unique 'dragon's blood' island under threat

SOCOTRA, YEMEN (AFP) – Centuries-old umbrella-shaped dragon’s blood trees line the rugged peaks of Yemen’s Socotra – a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago’s extraordinary biodiversity, but also a bleak warning of environmental crisis. Forests of these ancient trees are being decimated by increasingly intense storms, while replacement saplings are gobbled by proliferating goat herds, leaving the fragile biological hotspot vulnerable to desertification. “The trees bring water, so they are so important,” said Adnan Ahmed, a mathematics teacher and tour guide whose passion is Socotra’s famous flora and fauna. “Without trees, we will be in trouble.” Lying in turquoise seas between Arabia and Africa some 350km south of Yemen’s coast, Socotra is home to over 50,000 people and has remained relatively untouched by the bloodletting of the civil war raging on the mainland. Naming it a World Heritage site in 2008, Unesco described the main island as one of the world’s “most biodiversity rich and distinct”. It has also been dubbed the “Galapagos of the Indian Ocean”. Ahmed said islanders traditionally don’t fell dragon’s blood trees for firewood, both because they perpetuate regular rainfall and because its blood-red sap is medicinal. But scientists

Indonesia Stock Market Draws Flat Lead For Wednesday

(RTTNews) – The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the six-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 330 points or 6.5 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,000-point plateau and it’s expected to remain in that neighborhood again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets offers little guidance on a lack of catalysts. The European and U.S. markets were mixed and little changed and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion. The JCI finished sharply lower on Tuesday following losses from the financial shares, resource stocks and cement companies. For the day, the index skidded 70.57 points or 1.16 percent to finish at 5.999.37 after trading between 5,992.12 and 6,075.89. Among the actives, Bank Danamon Indonesia tanked 2.13 percent, while Bank CIMB Niaga surrendered 3.09 percent, Bank Central Asia shed 1.53 percent, Bank Mandiri declined 2.04 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia was down 1.18 percent, Indosat plunged 4.85 percent, Indocement tumbled 3.25 percent, Semen Indonesia sank 2.16 percent, Indofood Suskes dropped 3.04 percent, United Tractors jumped 1.96 percent, Astra International added 0.48 percent, Astra Agro Lestari retreated 2.74 percent,