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PBEC’s Powerwell International Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Powerwell Holdings Bhd, has successfully obtained a purchase order (PO) worth RM40 million from a solar supplier company in Bangladesh, Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd which is also a unit...

The Big Picture Boosting growth while eyeing the long term. What are the policy options for China? By Li Cui The latest Chinese data indicates a modest recovery post pandemic, with diverging sectoral trends. After the strong rebound in 1Q,...

KPMG will invest at least $2 billion over the next five years with Microsoft to co-develop cloud and generative AI tools, the companies announced Tuesday. Why it matters: Rival consulting giants like PwC and Accenture also have made large-scale commitments...

Far East Consortium International Limited ("FEC" or the "Group") is delighted to announce that the Group has won three honours at the HKIRA 9th Investor Relations Awards 2023 ("Awards") hosted by the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association ("HKIRA"), including "Best...

A series of 12 concerts by Cantopop superstar Jacky Cheung over the past month attracted a record-breaking 109,000 fans to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena, prompting Sands China President & PBEC Emeritus Chairman Dr Wilfred Wong to hail the positive...

At our Annual Dialogues Summit 2022 in November, PBEC teamed up with The Local2030 Islands Network and advocate for Dashboard data monitoring software as an essential tool in sharing best practices to mitigate emissions and achieve its SDG goals. It...

Far East Consortium International Limited ("FEC"; Stock Code: 35.HK), is delighted to announce the opening of two landmark hotels in the CBD of Melbourne, Australia. On 23 March 2023, FEC opened the Ritz-Carlton Melbourne. The hotel consists of 257 luxury guest...

“I am honoured and humbled to have been appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong to serve on the Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development, effective May 1, 2023, for a term of two years.” Stated Natalie Chung...

4 March 2023 - The Antarctic Climate Expedition led by Dr Sylvia Earle was concluded on the 23 Feb, 2023. It has proved to be a deeply rewarding and inspiring journey for PBEC’s Asia Climate Advocate Natalie Chung. 116 experts...

From left to right in the picture: Jan De Silva President & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade David Armitage PBEC Board of Director & CEO Velocity Solutions Group Mairead Lavery President and CEO of Export Development Canada...

QBE Hong Kong is pleased to share with the PBEC Community, the release of its 5th iteration of our annual SME research for Hong Kong. SMEs are the backbone of the local economy. To better understand this important customer segment,...

Blinken outlined the Biden Administration’s much anticipated China strategy in a public speech in May last year. Blinken articulated an approach to China built on three prongs: invest, align, and compete. The “invest” pillar of the strategy calls for the...

PBEC CEO Michael Walsh and Treasurer Anson Bailey hosted a few of our HK based PBEC Directors for its first informal face to face lunch of 2023 in January prior to CNY. In attendance were directors; Lester Huang, Anson Chan,...

Immediately after Tet New Year in Vietnam, PBEC CEO Michael Walsh took the opportunity to visit VinaCapital’s head office to present in person to the CEO Don Lam, their ESG Award 2022-23 for “Most Responsible ESG Investor” – In doing...

PBEC Chairman Andrew Weir and CEO Michael Walsh hosted a luncheon in Hong Kong at the China Club in recognition of this years reinstated PBEC ESG Awards. Congratulations once again to our winners in; FEC Group (Gold ESG Winner), Sands...

It operates under the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy, and has the longest military runway in Asia. Commodore R Vinod Kumar handed over the command of the Indian Naval Air Station Rajali, based at Arakkonam, TamilNadu  to Commodore...