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[Malaysia] National Instruments Opens NI-AIN Lab In Technology Park

YoungUpstarts

Automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software provider National Instruments has announced the opening of National Instruments Academy & Innovation Nucleus (NI-AIN), a shared services lab facility in Technology Park Malaysia comprising over RM20 million (~US$6.25

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

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Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. Next Vin Lim presented Qyzzy.com , which can be succinctly summarized as the Yelp of Malaysia. I am not sure if Google AdSense, for instance, has a network of advertisers in Malaysia that includes restaurants.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

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In Singapore, the government has been extremely supportive, and there is entrepreneurial activity, although we have not yet seen very significant companies emerge. Malaysia is trying hard to build a hub and finding it difficult. Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. Let's look at today's presenters.

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Getting ‘Fashion Forward’ On Customs

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Shoe entrepreneur, Christy Ng, cites “fresh design, distinct artisanship and competitive pricing” as motivations for sourcing shoe charms, fabrics and raw materials outside her home of Malaysia for her eponymous brand. In some instances additional certification to import goods will be required.

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Help Detained USA Citizen In Abu Dhabi

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

His detainment was not known until Dr. Black failed to show up at a speaking engagement in Malaysia. The Creative Thinkers Conference was attended by government and public sector officials of the U.A.E. On October 27 th his colleagues in the creativity and innovation community alerted his family of his absence and the search began.

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The Next 10 Years Of Infocomm Technology

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Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). 2005 to Today: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, Government Specific, etc. Macro Trend 4: Emergence of the Third Platform.

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Going Global At Launch: Tips For Building A Micro-Multinational Startup

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Until recently, the designation “multinational” was reserved for giant corporations. For instance, you may not know that in Malaysia, English-speakers say “yes” to indicate that they heard you, not that they agree with you. Indeed, the federal government has an entire site dedicated to “helping U.S. This is no longer the case.

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