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A recent survey conducted by University of Malaya’s Social Security Research Centre (SSRC) has pointed to a growing number of Malaysians wishing to work as long as their health permits, despite having savings or investments.

Close to half of the respondents aged 60 and above continue to work, most of them feeling their savings are insufficient, said a report released in October.…

VIETNAM’S textile and clothing and textile sector is looking to sell more product into Asian markets such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan, while solidifying its traditional export bases like the US and EU, the latest trade data indicates. 

Last year, Vietnam exported USD2.28 billion’s worth of clothing and textiles to South Korea – a 7.45% gain compared with 2015, according to Vietnam customs data analysed by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). …

TRINIDADIAN accountant Anthony Pierre is clear that his major brief as the new president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) is to help build a cadre of “future-ready” professionals willing to cooperate across national borders within the region and be guided by international best practice.…

VISITING spa and beauty salons is a way of life in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The country’s competitive business climate has given rise to a ‘work hard, play hard’ mentality and a hectic lifestyle that requires frequent pampering and relaxation.…

THE AUSTRALIAN cosmetic and toiletry retailing market has experienced modest growth amidst fierce competition over the past decade, figures reveal, with a constant stream of new products, many environmentally conscious, maintaining consumer interest in an otherwise saturated market.

According to California-based market research company IBISWorld, more than 18,000 people work in almost 4,000 businesses in the cosmetics industry in Australia, a country of more than 24 million people.…

A new industry roadmap to advance the development of power-to-gas in Europe is just one reason advocates of hydrogen production and storage are optimistic about the next decade. The laying of foundations for larger-scale developments of power-to-gas (P2G) in Europe have gathered momentum throughout 2017, with the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) and the Joint Programme on Energy Storage under the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) laying plans.…

ANTI-FRAUD measures are expensive, and investment is growing from a low base yet surprisingly few companies keep tabs on the impact of fraud on their profit/loss margins.

Annual fraud losses are estimated to cost the UK more than GBP193 billion (USD240 billion), according to the 2016 Annual Fraud Indicator report prepared by the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at southern England’s University of Portsmouth in partnership with data services group Experian and accountants PKF Littlejohn.…

BANGLADESH has ramped up investments in high-tech equipment to bolster security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), in its capital Dhaka, but sustaining mechanical and procedural improvements remains an ongoing challenge.
The spending has followed a string of bans on cargo flights out of the country’s main gateway over security concerns, with the European Union (EU) becoming the latest to enforce such restrictions on June 1, (2017).…

Upgrades and advancements in airport winter management technologies and techniques, especially regarding wet snow, were highlighted at this year’s SWIFT Airfield Operations Conference & Equipment Expo, which was staged at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, for the first time.

The largest city in Atlantic Canada has a reputation for receiving large doses of such snow at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with high humidity from the Atlantic Ocean combining with the intense cold of eastern Canadian winters.…

A FEDERAL US government review has been ordered into the potential link between talc and ovarian cancer following “the continuing influx of adverse event reports”, as the minerals and cosmetics sector considers implications of a high-profile ruling over the issue. A jury in the Los Angeles Superior Court ordered personal care product manufacturers Johnson & Johnson to pay USD417 million to Eva Echeverria who claimed she developed the disease after using their talc-based products for feminine hygiene purposes.…