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^{The 7th Hunhe River Bank Symphony Festival kicked off in Shenyang city.}

SHENYANG, China, July 26, 2021 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ — 

At 19:00 on July 22, the 7th Hunhe River Bank Symphony Festival, jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee and the China Symphony Development Foundation, opened in the Yunyang Pavilion of Shenshuiwan Park in Shenyang.

With the theme of “Hundred Years of Glory and Artistic Heart to the Party”, the Symphony Festival invited five orchestras including Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Shanxi Symphony Orchestra, Dalian City International Symphony Orchestra, Tianjin Opera and Dance Theater Symphony Orchestra, and Shenyang Symphony Orchestra. It is held by the Shenyang Symphony Orchestra and the Publicity Department of the Heping District. A total of 6 symphony performances will be held in Yunyang Pavilion from July 22nd to 30th .

The first performance was presented by the Harbin Symphony Orchestra. The artists of the orchestra performed Chinese and foreign music such as “Dongfanghong (The East is Red)”, “Chinese Heart” and “Jazz Waltz” for the Shenyang symphony fans. The atmosphere was warm, the audience was in high mood, and the exquisite skills won unanimous praise from the audience.

The 7th Hunhe River Bank Symphony Festival has also received extensive attention from the Chinese symphony music community. The famous Chinese conductor Zheng Xiaoying and the symphony orchestras of Shenzhen, Changsha, Sichuan, Ningbo and other provinces and municipalities recorded blessing videos for the music festival.

The 7th Hunhe River Bank Symphony Festival enriches the people’s cultural life and demonstrates the city’s cultural temperament.

Source: The Publicity Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee

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Accolade recognises INSTEP’s outstanding achievements during unprecedented times


KUALA NERUS, July 23 (Bernama) — Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) was recently presented with the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Silver Award for International Institution of the Year 2021.

BTEC, which is based in the United Kingdom, is an international accreditation body which focuses on upskilling nearly million global learners over the past year with technical expertise. The annual BTEC Awards recognises individuals and institutions that have achieved great things during these unprecedented times.

Since 2014, INSTEP has been playing a vital role as an internationally recognised technical learning institution in designing and delivering BTEC Self-Regulated Framework (SRF) qualifications to meet the Oil & Gas industry learners’ needs. To date, INSTEP has certified 1,438 BTEC Level 2 learners and 2,357 BTEC Level 3 learners under its Bridging Programmes: Technical Energy Enrichment Programme (TEP) for PETRONAS as well as customised TEP for international clients such as Oil Search Limited (OSL), Papua New Guinea, and Production Operation Training (POT), Iraq.

Commenting on INSTEP’s achievement, PETRONAS Senior Vice President of Group Human Resource Management Farehana Hanapiah, who is also the Board Chairperson of PETRONAS Technical Training Sdn Bhd said, “PETRONAS continuously advocates for education and human capital development, aligned with our Purpose as ‘a progressive energy and solutions partner enriching lives for a sustainable future’.

“I am immensely proud of INSTEP’s achievement as the Silver Award recipient for International Institution of the Year 2021. This is INSTEP’s very first win and we are honoured to receive this award. Winning this award substantiates INSTEP’s relentless efforts in progressively delivering BTEC qualifications since 2014, and PETRONAS’ strong commitment to human capital investments, despite the challenges faced during these unprecedented times.”

The Skills Specialist at the UK Government’s Department for International Trade, Jonathan Ledger, said, “I must emphasise the importance of BTEC as a career-focused type of qualification and that for me is key. This is all about delivering the right skills to the right people at the right time in the right way, and BTEC qualifications do just that. BTEC qualifications are a game changer. They change lives and help people improve and contribute to businesses and society in a big way.”

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, INSTEP swiftly adjusted to the new norm and embraced the opportunity to provide digital learning solutions via Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) to upskill technical workforce virtually to ensure competency in managing day-to-day operations. To date, a total of 886 programmes were successfully delivered via VILT, upskilling more than 10,000 learners.

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Established in 1981, INSTEP accelerates human capital development in the energy industry and has produced more than 130,000 competent technical workforces globally. The year 2021 marks INSTEP’s 40 years of contribution to building technical competencies and commitment in enriching the energy workforce towards a sustainable future.

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) — Cisco AppDynamics recently released the latest report in its App Attention Index research series, revealing consumer reliance on applications and digital services has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The global study, which examined the digital behaviours of over 13,000 global consumers, also identified consumers now have a zero-tolerance policy for poor application experience and automatically place blame on the application and brand, no matter where a performance issue stems from.

Since the start of 2020, consumers have experienced a sudden and total reliance on digital services, altering how they engage with brands, consume goods and services, and make purchasing decisions.

In fact, the research shows that people are using 30 per cent more applications today than they did before the pandemic, according to a statement.

The research highlights that because of their increasing reliance and use of digital services, 76 per cent of consumers say their expectations of digital services have increased since the start of 2020.

Alarmingly for brands, when expectations aren’t met, 60 per cent of consumers will now automatically blame the application and the brand no matter where the issue actually lives.

Consumers have not only come to rely on applications and digital services to function in everyday life, but they also used them to facilitate social interactions in the absence of traditional ways of connecting in person.

The research found that the majority of consumers (85 per cent) say that digital services have become a critical part of daily life, with 84 per cent stating those services helped them get through the pandemic in a positive way.

In addition, 61 per cent of consumers now state their expectations for digital services have changed forever and they will no longer tolerate poor performance, while 73 per cent of consumers state that even as life returns to normal, they know they will continue to rely on the digital services they utilised during the pandemic.

The research included interviews with more than 13,000 consumers, in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, which was conducted by Insight Avenue in June.

— BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The Government of Japan’s Cabinet Office has announced organising the Society 5.0 Expo jointly with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) from July 15 at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN® in Tokyo, Japan.

This is expected to be Japan’s first major expo to focus on Society 5.0, whereby the expo will also be viewable online with multilingual explanations for the global audience, according to a statement.

The expo will showcase the Society 5.0 concept proposed by the Japanese government as a highly desirable future society.

The concept envisions the creation of a human-centred society in which all industries and other areas of society adopt AI, IoT, robots, big data and other innovative technologies to overcome critical challenges.

The Cabinet Office’s 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan covering fiscal 2021 to 2025 sets forth the direction of science, technology and innovation policies to secure sustainability, resilience and the well-being of diverse individuals.

The expo will present achievements being realised through national projects focused on increasing innovation in society, including the cross-ministerial strategic innovation promotion programme (SIP) and the ImPACT programme for stimulating high-risk, high-impact R&D.

Specifically, some 50 leading Japanese companies, universities and organisations will exhibit approximately 200 products and research achievements that are expected to contribute not only to Society 5.0 but also the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The exhibits will cover fields such as mobility, healthcare and caregiving, manufacturing, agriculture, food, disaster prevention and energy, including Asteroid-explorer Hayabusa2’s returned capsule; SkyDrive flying car; and, Honda Legend Level-3 autonomous vehicle with high-definition 3D mapping.

International viewers will be welcome to enjoy the many exhibits viewable online via mobile devices and PCs, supported with explanations available in a number of languages.

The organisers will be pleased to present the virtual exhibition as an opportunity for the global community to learn more about Japan’s forward-looking Society 5.0 concept.

— BERNAMA

Malaysian Student’s Social & Humanitarian Efforts Recognised by UK Royals

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Bernama) — Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) Alumnus, Choo Yi Kang has become the pride of the nation when he was listed among over 300 recipients of the United Kingdom’s 2021 Diana Award for his active involvement and contribution involving social actions and humanitarian work.

Choo Yi Kang may be only twenty-two (22), but he is truly passionate about humanitarian and social work initiatives to help young Malaysians in the UK and other young adults going through various social issues. It is that passion that has garnered the MCKL alumnus the esteemed Diana Award recently during the virtual award ceremony.

The Diana Award was set up in 1999 to continue the legacy of the late Princess Diana. It recognises young people aged between nine and 25 who are active in social or humanitarian work around the globe.

Yi launched the Welfare Task Force for Malaysian Students Abroad where he provided valuable support to young people who couldn’t return home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, or who were experiencing mental health challenges as a result of being isolated in a foreign country.

Besides that, Yi is also a trained volunteer counsellor for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). As part of his role, Yi supports young people in the UK on various important issues including bullying, abuse, self-harm, and family relationships, according to diana-award.org.uk/roll-of-honour-2021/.

Choo Yi Kang, who hails from Kuala Lumpur and currently studying LLB Law at Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom, said he was nominated for the award by the One Young World team.

“I am super grateful and honoured to be receiving this prestigious award. I would also hope to leverage this award to strongly encourage more young people out there to never stop dedicating your time and effort to contribute to meaningful voluntary work within your local communities!”

Being an MCKL alumnus where Service Learning and Character Formation is highly emphasised as part of the MCKL DNA, Yi said “these courses definitely equipped me with the experience & skills to further improve other volunteering work that I have been doing during my free time.”

In a surprise address at a virtual award ceremony for The Diana Award, the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry honoured all the recipients from across the world for going above and beyond in their daily lives to create and sustain positive change.

“Our mum believed that young people have the power to change the world. She believed in your strength because she saw it day in and day out and in the faces of young people exactly like you, she witnessed a boundless enthusiasm and passion,” he said.

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Source: Methodist College Kuala Lumpur

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