KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Chinese Yachting Association and Haikou Municipal People’s Government have announced the 2019 Annual Chinese Sailing Festival would be held in Haikou, China.
The 14-day festival will make a splash from Nov 11 to 24.
Themed, ‘Sailing City, Sailing Haikou’, the event’s activities include the Chinese Yachting Association annual meeting, the finals of the China Sailing League and Chinese Family Sailing Competition, China Sailing Hall of Fame and the Keelboat World Championship.
The first Keelboat World Championship is the world’s highest-level single keelboat championship, newly launched by World Sailing. It is also the first world-class keelboat race to be held in China.
The event will see World Sailing, national and regional Sailing Organisations, General Administration of Sport of China, city representatives and athletes.
Haikou vice-mayor, Long Weidong has introduced Haikou as one of the first batches of China Sailing Cities, which has invested and built the Sailing & Windsurfing Training Base, Haikou Sailing Windsurfing Theme Hotel and Sailing Windsurfing Boathouse, among others.
Focusing on the sport of sailing, Haikou aims to integrate sports with tourism and build a national sports tourism demonstration zone, according to a statement.
BEIJING, Aug 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A few days ago, the Laos government released a report predicting that the GDP growth rate will be 6.7% in 2019, the industry will become the biggest driving force. It is estimated that the industrial growth rate will be 8.3%. Khanpei, a member of the Lao parliament, told reporters that many garment manufacturers and electronic equipment companies are gradually shifting their production bases to Laos. After the opening of the China-Laos railway, the transportation costs will be reduced. Laos’ industrial modernization will benefit from the Railway.
Interconnection Between Laos and ASEAN Countries Will Also Rely on it
The China-Laos Railway project invested and built mainly by China and directly connected with China’s railway network. The 414 km long railway adopts Chinese technical standards and equipment, and is scheduled to be completed in December 2021.
The China-Laos Railway Project is a strategic docking project between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Laos’ strategy of “transforming the land-locked country into a land-linked country”. The Laos government attaches great importance to it and has set up a Project Steering Committee headed by the minister of the Department of Public Works and Transportation to coordinate and promote the construction of China-Laos Railway.
Khansu Benyaoun, the deputy secretary of the Lao Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, once said in an interview: “The China-Laos Railway will speed up the process of integration and interconnection between Laos and ASEAN countries, become a major transportation artery that runs through the north and south of Laos, become a new engine for the modernization of Laos.”
Action Plan for China and Laos to Build a Community of Common Destiny
In April 2019, the two countries signed the Action Plan for China and Laos to Build a Community of Common Destiny.
Today, they are seeking to upgrade the closeness into strategic mutual assistance, political mutual assistance and economic mutual assistance. China has provided a large amount of free aid and interest-free loans to help Laos get rid of underdevelopment situation.
Now, Laos will become the “starting station” for China to push forward the “Belt and Road” Plan and is expected to become the most potential production capacity center in the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Mary Kay Inc has appointed Katherine Weng as Mary Kay (China) Co Ltd general manager.
She reports directly to Mary Kay’s Asia Pacific region president, KK Chua.
“Katherine’s tireless work ethics, strategic mindset and ability to forge long-term relationships have enabled Mary Kay China to reach new heights.
“Within the company, she has successfully created a seamless link between sales, marketing and operations. We look forward to continued growth in China under her leadership,” said Chua.
Based in Shanghai, Weng’s appointment is just the latest in Mary Kay Inc’s decades-long commitment to empowering women to serve in leadership positions globally, according to a statement.
“It has been a great privilege to work for a company that is dedicated to not only enriching women’s lives through a fantastic business opportunity and cutting-edge products, but also through its philanthropic and sustainability efforts,” said Weng.
Her career started as Mary Kay China’s Shanghai branch and customer service manager in 1995 and held various key positions in the last 24 years, most recently as senior commercial vice-president.
Mary Kay Inc is a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship. More information at https://www.marykay.com.
Learn about future of air transportation with industry pioneers
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aviation Week Network has expanded its Urban Air Mobility conference series to include Urban Air Mobility Asia-Pacific (#UAMAP), happening on Wednesday, September 25 at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre; and Urban Air Mobility Europe (#UAMEU), happening Wednesday, October 16 at the ExCeL Centre in London.
These shows come on the heels of the great success of the inaugural Urban Air Mobility Conference, which was held this past April in Atlanta, Georgia. The upcoming conferences will feature some of the biggest players in the industry including:
Rui Roosien, R&D Consultant, Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR
Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation and Engineering, ADS Group
David Tait, Innovation Strategy Lead, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Antonios Tsourdos, Director of Research, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Head of the Centre for Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems, Cranfield University.
The conference series, the only of its kind, addresses whether Urban Air Mobility is the answer to the problem of dense urban spaces and congested transportation systems in the world’s major cities.
“From vehicles to systems and infrastructure, from entrepreneurial startups to industry giants, NASA estimates more than 400 companies are already engaged in the emerging urban air mobility market. The challenges are huge, but the potential of UAM is enormous and the progress being made is real,” said Graham Warwick, Managing Editor for Technology, Aviation Week Network.
The UAM conferences bring together manufacturers, regulators, disruptors, technology innovators, municipal leaders, and the infrastructure and investment community working together to create on-demand electrification and aviation for smart cities and a new future for manned and unmanned air transportation. Attracting the major players in this new sector, the conference is a must-attend for those in the industry.
“We expanded the Urban Air Mobility series based on demand from our partners in Asia and Europe who are players in this transformative industry,” said Lydia Janow, Managing Director, Events, Aviation Week Network. “Attendees and speakers are the pioneers in urban air mobility and they are looking forward to gathering to learn, share knowledge and make valuable contacts.”
The sector is now at a stage where prototypes are being invested in to prepare for commercialization and deployment throughout the world. Leaders in the urban air industry will offer attendees a peak into the future of air taxis and other new types of air transportation.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 (Bernama) — Eli Lilly (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Eli Lilly (Singapore) Pte Ltd were recently certified one of the best places to work in Malaysia and Singapore, respectively, in 2019.
Both are local affiliates of the global pharmaceutical firm, Eli Lilly and Company headquartered in Indianapolis, the United States.
Both companies received outstanding scores across several aspects of their workplace such as leadership, teamwork and opportunities for talent growth.
Eli Lilly and Company, country manager (Malaysia and Singapore) Adrian Wong said: “We are earnestly grateful for the recognition we have received by living the Lilly legacy for more than 140 years.
“Respect for people, integrity, excellence and the purpose of uniting, caring with discovery, create medicines that make life better for people around the world.”
The annual prestigious ‘Best Places To Work’ programme recognises global leading employers and provides an opportunity to learn more about the engagement and satisfaction of their employees.
The programme also honours those who deliver outstanding work experience, nurture and develop talent throughout all levels of the organisation and strive to continuously optimise employment practices.
The certification is only granted to companies that achieve the highest quality standards in human resource management.
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