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  • Tumi expands travel retail footprint in Asia

    Tumi expands travel retail footprint in Asia

    Travel accessories brand Tumi is expanding in Asia with a redesigned presence at major airports across the region.

    The stores at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport and Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport opened on earlier this month.

    The new 50sqm store at Incheon International Airport in Seoul contains a large-scale architectural facade. The approximately 19-foot-tall exterior, designed by CJ2 and local South Korean company Design Poom, features a T-icon pattern with 3D aluminium panels accented by a logo-inspired lighting effect.

    The store at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok also greets customers with an illuminated exterior and a T-icon design.

    Both sites have sleek and modern interiors and offer a wide choice of products tailored to the demands of tourists.

    “With more launches coming soon at Soekarno–Hatto International Airport in Jakarta and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, which are also among the busiest in the region, travel retail will continue to be a key focus through thoughtfully planned and skilfully executed designs that bring customers into our world and speak to the way they travel today,” said Aris Maroulis, VP of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at Tumi.

    The new store at Soekarno-Hatto International Airport is set to open late this month and will join the airport’s other duty-free shops and restaurants in Terminal 3. The location at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will open in mid-June and will have a similar design.

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  • Kerry Logistics recognised as “Most Honoured Company” for sixth year in a row

    Kerry Logistics recognised as “Most Honoured Company” for sixth year in a row

    Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’; Stock Code 0636.HK) is honoured to be recognised as one of the “Most Honored Companies” in Institutional Investor’s annual All-Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team rankings for the sixth consecutive year. It was also ranked in the top three in five categories under the Transportation sector.

    Kerry Logistics Network and its key executives secured top three in the following categories, based on votes from buy-side analysts, money managers, and sell-side researchers at securities firms and financial institutions that cover the Asian region:

    • Best CEO – William Ma
    • Best CFO – Ellis Cheng
    • Best Investor Relations Professional – Iris Tsang
    • Best Investor Relations Program
    • Best ESG

    William Ma, Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics Network, said, “We are honoured to be recognised once again for our commitment to a proactive investor relations strategy. While it has been imperative to respond to the challenges brought by the pandemic, in terms of investor relations, we have remained steadfast in maintaining our transparency, stepping up communication with the investment community and addressing investors’ concerns. Despite all the difficulties, we believe it is of paramount importance for us to keep our shareholders and investors up to date, particularly on Kerry Logistics Network’s latest corporate developments, while providing comprehensive disclosure to our stakeholders to ensure we create value for all. We are grateful to Institutional Investor and the investment community for the long-term support, and we will continue doing our best in applying global best practices in our investor relations programme.”

    Kerry Logistics has received the “Most Honored Companies” accolade since 2016. The 2021 All-Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team rankings were determined by the votes from over 4,000 investment professionals across 1,285 financial services firms. The survey covered several core areas, including “Financial Disclosure”, “IR Services & Communications”, “COVID-19 responses”, “ESG”, “CEO”, “CFO” and “IR Professional”.

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  • Kerry Logistics wins The Asset Jade Award at The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020

    Kerry Logistics wins The Asset Jade Award at The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020

    Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’; Stock Code 0636.HK) is pleased to win the newly-established The Asset Jade Award, the highest award category, at The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020 (the ‘Awards’), for its outstanding environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) performance and transparency. Kerry Logistics Network was previously the winner of The Asset Platinum Award for two years in a row. In addition, it has received the Best Investor Relations Team Award for the second consecutive year.

    Apart from being commended for its excellence in ESG standards, commitment and practices, Kerry Logistics Network was lauded for its commitment to safeguarding the environment, employees’ health and safety while fulfilling their social responsibility to the community at large during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its investor relations team was recognised for its excellent day-to-day achievements as well as successful troubleshooting and initiatives in newer arenas such as social media and web-delivered services.

    William Ma, Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics Network, said, “We are honoured to be distinguished and promoted to the top Jade Award category in its debut year. Despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic, this year we have remained ever committed to protecting our employees’ health and safety and contributing to the communities where we served. The Asset Jade Award is a much-appreciated recognition and encouragement that drives us to redouble our efforts in ESG performance and transparency in our operations going forward.”

    Organised annually by the regional financial magazine The Asset since 2000, the Awards are conferred based on criteria such as financial performance, management, corporate governance, social and environmental responsibility and investor relations. The Awards are the longest running and the most prestigious ESG awards programme in Asia. The Asset Jade Award made its debut this year specifically to recognise ESG performance and transparency over and above that normally accorded to Platinum Award winners.

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  • LINE Pay and LINE Financial Recognized at Good Design Award 2020

    LINE Pay and LINE Financial Recognized at Good Design Award 2020

    LINE Corporation announced today that it received two awards at the Good Design Award 2020. LINE Pay’s rebranding project was selected in the “Best 100” category while LINE Financial received a “Good Design Award” in the application category.

    Operated by Japan Institute of Design Promotion, the Good Design Award is considered a globally renowned design accolade, receiving more than 4,700 entries from around the world this year alone. Winners are allowed to use the “G Mark” logo on their products in recognition of their excellence.

    Both designs were produced by the BX Design Team at LINE Plus. The LINE Pay rebranding project was chosen for its sleek and scalable design, offering familiarity for users while increasing business potential. The LINE Financial services logos were recognized for their intuitive and easy-to-understand icons that are suitable for users of all ages. More information about both awards can be found on the Good Design Award website.

    LINE Pay Corporation, the operator of LINE’s digital wallet service, carried out a rebranding to refocus the company’s messaging, emphasizing how is evolving with society and becoming “The Next Payment Platform.” The rebrand also added visibility and simplicity to the LINE Pay logo, with the rebranded logos having a positive impact on both merchants and users, leading to an increase in the installation of the LINE Pay point of sales materials (POSM) in stores.

    LINE Financial has been introducing a range of financial services, including insurance, investment services, loans, and a credit scoring service, with the aim of bringing people and finance closer by creating new financial experiences. The brand design of these financial services captured a simpler user experience while also presenting a unified identity.

    With these awards, LINE Plus BX Design Team has been now recognized for its excellence in design by three of the most renowned international design awards: by the iF Design Award 2019, Red Dot Award 2020, and Good Design Award 2020.

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  • Vietnamese, Argentinian designers top latest Redress Design Awards

    Vietnamese, Argentinian designers top latest Redress Design Awards

    Circular fashion environmental charity Redress has awarded two designers with collaboration prizes for their entries in the Redress Design Awards for 2020. The Redress Design Award 2020 Grand Final saw awards presented to menswear designer Le Ngoc Ha Thu from Vietnam and womenswear designer Juliana Garcia Bello of Argentina, who won design collaboration prizes with VF Corporation’s Timberland and upcycling brand The R Collective, respectively.

    A runner-up award was given to Sri Lankan designer Ruth Weerasinghe. The award for the best Hong Kong designer went to Grace Lant. The competition cycle, sponsored by local government body Create Hong Kong, has served to draw attention to the issue of waste in the fashion industry that has intensified under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

    “Fashion’s waste crisis can’t be swept under the carpet any longer,” said Redress and The R Collective founder Christina Dean. “Covid-19’s retail and supply chain disruptions have stranded materials in warehouses, factories and stores globally. Now is the time to catalyze the circular economy – and this is Redress’ focus. The Redress Design Award has for 10 years educated designers about circular design. The industry must not waste the opportunities that Covid-19’s crisis is offering.”

    “The Redress Design Award has established as a recognized brand in the sustainable fashion design community over the past years by educating emerging fashion designers in order to drive growth towards a circular fashion system”, said Create Hong Kong head Victor Tsang.

    Over the past fortnight, 10 finalists in the competition were subjected to a tough series of virtual design and business challenges focused on real-life sustainability business cases.

    VF’s executive VP & group president Asia Pacific region and emerging brands Kevin Bailey, one of the judges, said the company’s collaboration with Redress over the past two years has connected it with talented, emerging designers “who are passionate about creating fashionable, compelling designs with environmental responsibility in mind”.

    “We are constantly inspired by their commitment to circular design and creativity. These are the future leaders who are going to help drive lasting and positive change throughout our global industry and we are proud to be part of their journey.”

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  • LINE Wins Red Dot Design Award 2020

    LINE Wins Red Dot Design Award 2020

    LINE’s Global WOW Project Awards was selected from over 6,900 entries submitted from 50 countries, chosen for its excellent and simple approach that emphasizes corporate identity and branding. Created by the Creative Center at LINE Plus, LINE’s focus on branding design helps to deliver LINE’s brand identity and creativity, motivating and energizing the entire LINE workplace.

    The Global WOW Project Awards 2019 was LINE’s internal award ceremony that discovered and honored projects that demonstrated meaningful results and achievements in line with LINE’s values and culture of “LINE STYLE”. The design also featured a creative reinterpretation of the company’s “WOW” concept, using those letters to also spell “No. 1”. This message represents the idea of creating a “WOW”, an unprecedented experience that’s so amazing that you just have to share it with friends, leads to bringing the best services to the world.

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  • Vietjet recognized as most impactful Vietnamese brand worldwide

    Vietjet recognized as most impactful Vietnamese brand worldwide

    Vietjet has achieved another major accolade – winning the ‘Vietnam Brand, Global Impact’ award under the PR Newswire Awards 2020 in recognition of its achievement as a trailblazer in expanding its flight network and brand name proven by creative, meaningful and inspiring activities across the globe.

    The prestigious award is judged by a panel comprising international experts and leaders in the communications and public relations industry.

    Speaking at the award ceremony, Vietjet Group’s Vice President Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh said: “With our mission of constantly expanding our flight network across Asia and boosting trade activities globally, Vietjet has been an inspiring ambassador to bring Vietnam to all international friends as well as contribute towards global tourism and economic development. We achieved this thanks to our expanding network with over 200 routes, more than 100 million passengers transported to-date, many large-scale business deals signed with international partners as well as tens of thousands of jobs created in Asia, Europe and America. We are proud that Vietjet, a Vietnamese brand in the aviation industry, has been favored by millions of customers and partners and has truly become the inspiration for the young generation around the world.”

    Vietjet is also one of the few enterprises and only Vietnamese carrier that brings its brand beyond the country’s border to add more value and inspire others in the international market. In Thailand, Vietjet has established Thai Vietjet, leveraging the Vietnamese brand name of Vietjet.  The carrier has extended both the domestic and international flight network with its base in Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand’s largest and busiest airport. The airline has transported more than eight million passengers in Thailand and other countries to famous destinations across the Land of Smiles. It has been welcomed and trusted by the country and people of Thailand.

    The 2020 awards is hosted by PR Newswire, a Cision Ltd. Company which is a leading global provider of news distribution and earned media software and services. It has the world’s largest media distribution network, covering over 300,000 media outlets in more than 170 countries and over 40 languages.

  • Kerry Logistics wins Junzi Corporation Award

    Kerry Logistics wins Junzi Corporation Award

    Kerry Logistics Network Limited is honoured to receive for the first time the Junzi Corporation Award (the ‘Award’) presented by the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (‘HSUHK’), which recognises Kerry Logistics’ resolute adherence to the highest standards of business ethics.

    Kerry Logistics also collected the iMoney Corporate Governance Award, jointly conferred by HSUHK and Hong Kong financial publication iMoney.

    Organised for the ninth year, the Award acknowledges corporations that value business ethics and “Junzi’s Five Virtues” – Benevolence, Rightness, Propriety, Wisdom and Trustworthiness – based on Confucian concept, as well as Western ethical theories of business that emphasise integrity and fairness.

    The iMoney Corporate Governance Award is the accolade given by one of the media partners of the Award to winners.

    William Ma, Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics, said: “We are delighted by the honour HSUHK has granted us. We always strictly abide by the highest ethical code in all of our operations.

    “We will continue to engage in socially responsible practices and contribute to the welfare of the societies in which we operate as a global enterprise.”

    Kerry Logistics operates its business with integrity, transparency and accountability, and has committed itself to serving the community by leveraging its talents, resources and networks. Its community involvement focus demonstrates its care towards the youth, the underprivileged and the environment.

    To raise awareness and identify opportunities for improvement, Kerry Logistics has established and implemented environmental management systems accredited to the ISO14001 standard, and supported community initiatives run by different charitable organisations.

  • AirAsia wins World Travel Awards

    AirAsia wins World Travel Awards

    AirAsia continued its winning streak, taking the top honors at the World Travel Awards Asia and Oceania 2019 for the seventh year in a row.

    AirAsia emerged ahead of regional players such as Scoot, Jetstar, SpiceJet, Nok Air and Firefly to win the top low-cost carrier awards, Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline and Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew.

    The awards were accepted by AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat in the presence of industry representatives and key figures from across the region at a gala ceremony held at the Vinpearl Convention Centre In Phu Quoc at the weekend.

    AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat and a group of AirAsia’s pioneer cabin crew accepted Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline and Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew awards from President and Founder of World Travel Awards Graham Cooke.

    AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat said: “It is an honor to receive these awards. Being recognized by guests and industry colleagues as Asia’s best is a testament to our ongoing efforts to develop new and innovative guest-obsessed products and services.”

    World Travel Awards founder Graham E Cooke said, “AirAsia continues to set the benchmark for low-cost aviation in Asia and beyond. Its dedication to improving its services remains unrivaled, and I am delighted that it has been acknowledged by both the travel trade and the public having been voted ‘Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2019′ and ‘Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew 2019′.”

    The World Travel Awards are one of the most prestigious, comprehensive and sought after awards programs in the global and tourism industry.

    Established in 1993, they acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across key sectors of travel, tourism and hospitality. The World Travel Awards brand is globally recognized as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

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  • Apple is giving out a special iPhone that can lead to a $1 million reward

    Apple is giving out a special iPhone that can lead to a $1 million reward

    Apple is giving out special versions of the iPhone to security researchers who have the opportunity to collect as much as $1.5 million from Apple. Announced last week at the Black Rock cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas (where ironically Apple earlier this year put up a billboard reading “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone”), the tech giant is giving these experts the task of hacking into the iPhone to find vulnerabilities and security flaws. Apple security chief Ivan Krstic says that these special iPhones come with “advanced debug capabilities.” Unlike the units sold to consumers, these will allow researchers to access parts of iOS that are off-limits to most users.

    The so-called iOS Security Research Device Program will get underway next year and while anyone can apply to receive one of the special iPhone units, Apple says that there will be a limited amount handed out. Most likely only qualified security researchers will be able to obtain one of these devices. Even though they will be much more open than a store-bought iPhone, the researchers won’t have the same access that Apple’s own internal security team has on their iPhones.

    Companies like Apple and Google pay these researchers to find flaws as an incentive. In addition, Apple would prefer that a security expert who finds a vulnerability tell the company about it instead of selling it or using it for their own evil intentions. Flaws found on iOS are said to bring researchers as much as $1 million from hackers willing to pay that much. Apple announced last week that a researcher can receive $1 million by finding a flaw allowing him or her to take over full control of an iPhone without the owner touching the handset. Other flaws can also handsomely reward a researcher as Apple is willing to pay up to $500,000 for the information. Google announced last month that it will pay up to $30,000 to a researcher finding flaws in its Chrome browser while paying $150,000 if it is told about a flaw that can compromise its Chrome OS.

    “We want to attract some of the exceptional researchers who have thus far been focusing their time on other platforms. Today many of them tell us they look at our platform and they want to do research but the bar is just too high. We have by far the highest maximum payouts in the industry, and we have the iOS security research device program for exceptional researchers that are new to our platform”-Ivan Krstic, head of security engineering and architecture, Apple

    Researchers who find a vulnerability in code found on beta software will receive a 50% bonus from Apple. That is to reward an expert who has identified a problem before the bug is passed along to the public, and brings the top possible award handed out by Apple to $1.5 million. As the company’s security chief points out, “The second-best reason to have a bug bounty is to find out about a vulnerability that’s already in the users’ hands and fix it quickly. The number one best reason is to find a vulnerability before it ever hits a customer’s hands.”

    Apple’s new program might have received more applause if it wasn’t for the limited number of special iPhones it is handing out. As iOS security researcher Will Strafach noted, “It’s a huge step, but I do think it would be great if there were a bit more wide availability of the devices.” Apple might be concerned that the wider availability of these units might lead to several ending up in the wrong hands, creating more problems for the company. Still, with all this money at stake, regular iPhone owners should benefit from the incentives that Apple is throwing at security experts.

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  • DB Schenker Awarded Best Logistics Service Provider for Road Freight in Asia Pacific

    DB Schenker Awarded Best Logistics Service Provider for Road Freight in Asia Pacific

    DB Schenker has been awarded Best Logistics Service Provider – Road at the 2019 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center on June 17th, 2019.

    The awards this year involves thousands of industry leaders participating in the voting process.

    “A record number of shippers and other customers have voted for the 2019 AFLAS winners, making these awards a true reflection of industry expertise,” said Asia Cargo News publisher Darren Barton.

    The awards are designed to honor the respective winning organizations for demonstrating leadership as well as consistency in service quality, innovation, customer-relationship management and reliability. This is the fourth consecutive year that DB Schenker has received this distinction.

    “Land Transport is a critical part of our suite of supply chain solutions, which enables a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness to our esteemed customers.  It plays an increasingly important role in the Asia Pacific and is accompanied by strong infrastructural developments and improvements,” said Elaine Chen, Vice President of Land Transport, DB Schenker Asia Pacific.

    Ditlev Blicher, CEO of DB Schenker Asia Pacific, added, “We are humbled and thankful for the recognition from the industry and customers. This inspires us continuously to strive and offer our customers an unmatched suite of award-winning solutions for their supply chains.”

    DB Schenker is one of the leading providers of multimodal transportation services worldwide, and its Asia LANDbridge solution is one of the most extensive cross border road transportation services available, with access throughout Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and China. The global freight forwarder also offers customized land transport solutions catering to various domestic and international market needs, such as its inLAND and EurAsia product offerings.

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  • Flybuys tops loyalty programs

    Flybuys tops loyalty programs

    Flybuys remains the top ranked loyalty program according to Australians, though the distance between it and second-place Woolworths Rewards narrowed significantly in 2019, according to the 7th annual For Love or Moneyreport.

    Flybuys dropped from a 35 per cent share to 30.4 per cent in the latest report, while Woolworths Rewards grew from 20.2 per cent to 21 per cent, based on survey respondents stating the programs were “doing a very good job.”

    While much of the list of top loyalty programs appears the same, there are some notable additions and subtractions, with Myer One and Commbank Awards falling off the list to make room for Event Cinema’s Cinebuzz Rewards, and Mecca’s Beauty Loop program.

    The most important considerations by program members surrounded how secure their data is, how it’s being used, and the reputation of the company itself – with 57 per cent of survey respondents noting they are worried they will be hacked or subjected to fraud based on information gathered by a loyalty program.

    “With numerous data breaches being reported world-wide… loyalty programs are at a pivotal point with member data protection, collection and use,” report author and chief executive of The Point of Loyalty Adam Posner said.

    “To maintain members’ trust and ongoing engagement with their loyalty programs, brands with programs should prioritise a proactive and transparent approach to clearly highlight to their members how their data is being protected and used.”

    Despite concerns surrounding the use of data, 62 per cent of loyalty program members take advantage of the rewards and benefits available to them. Millennials were the most likely to utilise these rewards, with 68 per cent indicating they utilise the advantages of a loyalty program.

    Additionally, the report found that loyalty programs tend to stimulate extra purchases from its members, with 28 per cent of members indicating purchased something they didn’t need in order to earn points, or maintain program benefits – an increase on the 16 per cent first measured in 2015.

    “The incremental purchases that a well-structured loyalty program can stimulate is where business who invest in loyalty programs really succeed,” Posner said.

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  • AirAsia crowned world’s best Airline again

    AirAsia crowned world’s best Airline again

    AirAsia has been named the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2019 for the 11th consecutive year.

    The airline won the title based on a survey of over 21.6 million passengers of 100 nationalities and over 300 airlines between September last year and May.

    AirAsia also won Asia’s Best Low-Cost Airline award and the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline Premium Cabin award for its premium flatbed on widebody long-haul AirAsia X aircraft.

    The prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards are considered the global benchmark of airline excellence.

    AirAsia Group Berhad executive chairman Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and AirAsia X Berhad chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz were among those who accepted the awards at the Paris International Air Show yesterday.

    Kamarudin said it was an honour for the airline to be recognised for its commitment to provide “affordable travel and guest-obsessed service”.

    “The fact that these awards are based on direct feedback is a gratifying and wonderful recognition for the Allstars who put so much effort and commitment into service excellence for our guests,” he said, referring to AirAsia employees.

    Rafidah also expressed her appreciation for the airline’s employees for AirAsia’s win in the World’s Best Low-Cost Carrier Premium Cabin category.

    “(This year’s) win represents nine years of being the world’s best in this category, and is dedicated to our Allstars who have been steadfast in upholding our corporate culture, mission and vision,” she said.

    She added that AirAsia X will introduce the new Airbus A330neo, an aircraft which will bring even greater inflight comfort to passengers.

    “Combined with our renowned inflight service as a long-haul low-cost carrier, AirAsia X will strive to continue to offer excellent value for money to our guests to 30 destinations in 10 markets across the AirAsia Group long-haul network,” she said.

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  • The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative by jack Ma Foundation calls for applications in March

    The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative by jack Ma Foundation calls for applications in March

    The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019. The ANPI is a US$10 million Prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Each year for the next ten years, the Prize will host a pitch competition in Africa where ten finalists from across the continent will compete for US$1 million in total prize money.

    The Prize, which is supported by its continental partner Nailab, is focused on empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs, with a focus on small businesses, grassroots communities and women-founded enterprises.

    “The Netpreneur Prize Initiative has brought together a strong ecosystem of players to support both technology-driven and traditional businesses. We look forward to unveiling the full slate of regional partners and to receiving applications from promising African entrepreneurs in the coming weeks,” said Sam Gichuru, Founder and CEO, Nailab.

    All ten finalists will receive grant funding from the Jack Ma Foundation, as well as access to the Netpreneur community of African business leaders to leverage the community’s shared expertise, best practices, and resources.

    “By 2030, we hope to identify and shine a spotlight on 100 African entrepreneur heroes who will inspire the continent. From day one, our approach has been community-based and focused on inclusiveness; to be truly for Africans and by Africans. To realize these goals, we are excited to work with Nailab as our implementing partner in Africa and multiple African partners across to continent.”

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  • Kia Motors Niro wins Car of the Year from U.K. magazine

    Kia Motors Niro wins Car of the Year from U.K. magazine

    Kia Motors said Thursday its Niro electric vehicle has won British consumer magazine and website What Car?’s Car of the Year Award. Kia said the model received high scores for its long range and reasonable price. The Niro also won the Electric Car of the Year.

    This year’s What Car? awards were given to 25 models in various categories.

    Kia and its larger affiliate Hyundai Motor have won a total of nine What Car? awards this year, the companies said in a statement.

    Kia’s Picanto was named the best City Car of the Year, with its Cee’d compact winning the best Family Car for less than ￡20,000. Kia’s Stinger fastback sports sedan received the best Performance Car for less than ￡50,000. Hyundai said its Ioniq passenger car was given the Hybrid Car of the Year Award.

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