KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 -- A Chinese chef has won the 7th Washoku World Challenge, a Japanese cuisine contest for non-Japanese chefs, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Reacting to his victory, Chef WANG Wei Ping said: “I thank the owner and other members of my restaurant. After returning to Shanghai, I would like to continue conveying the excellence of Japanese cuisine, which is both healthy and tasty.” On their decision to award the top prize to WANG Wei Ping, the judges said: “WANG’s use of Chinese black vinegar in the preparation of the rice for hamaguri clam sushi was a magnificent idea that brought a Chinese touch to Japanese cuisine.” According to a statement, the two-day final in Tokyo, Japan, beginning Feb 20, gathered five chefs who won the qualifying rounds in Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, San Sebastian and New York. Over the two days, they competed to display their skills and sensibility based on the competition’s main theme of ‘Umami’ and this year’s theme of ‘Texture and Mouthfeel’. On the first day, contestants competed using the same ingredients to make a ‘nimonowan’ while on the second day, they produced their own original recipe consisting of at least five dishes arranged on a ‘hangetsubon’ tray. -- BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- MFPC welcomes the broad-based RM20 Billion economic stimulus plan to mitigate the economic pain of the rakyat. The very timely stimulus plan will help businesses and households manage aspects of personal finance and boost the sluggish economy. Key points that we wish to highlight include:-
Moratorium on Loans – We note that most financial institutions in the County have announced a moratorium period on affected businesses of individuals affected by the Covid-19 virus. We wish to remind Malaysians the importance of preparing for an individual emergency fund to avoid financial distress by having at least a 3-month buffer to tide over in times of trouble and difficulties. It is in our view that better managing temporary financial constraints should be part of an individuals and businesses longer-term financial plan. Assistance for Affected Individuals – Malaysians will be pleased with the e-voucher for domestic travel made available through this stimulus. It would help the affected sectors tremendously, we are encouraged that it would promote local tourism and such rakyat-centric measures of personal income tax relief related to domestic tourism, should be utilised by Malaysians. One must also retain all receipts, although the filing of taxes is done electronically through e-filing for 7 years in line with the policies set by Inland Revenue Board. As for the one-off financial assistance of RM600 and the addition Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), we have held to the view that it would always be better if could teach individuals to save rather than giving them cash-handouts. Poor knowledge of the management of personal finance must be corrected for the longer term for Malaysia’s economic growth. The circulation of money will be a booster for the economy and as such the RM10 Billion anticipated worth of private consumption is seen as a good measure. Human Capital Development – The enlarged focus to further invest in raising the productivity of human capital, we call upon affected individuals and businesses to encourage adult learning especially in the management of cash flow and basic budgeting. This would help all sectors be better prepared for such eventualities in the future. The Council has numerous free financial literacy programmes named, My Money & Me for members of the public. In line with the National Strategy for Financial Literacy through the Financial Education Network (FEN), the Council is heightening its public literacy series. The Council invites interested entities affected by the current scenario to engage with us as we attempt to make it possible for affected employees to be better equipped with financial planning knowledge. President of MFPC, Vincent Kwo Shih Kang said, “The economic reliefs announced would help the viability of the economy in the long run”. All Malaysians must band together during this trying times so that the country’s economic path will be safeguarded as we hope for the virus to end soon. MFPC looks forward for Malaysia’s GDP for the year 2020 to be closer to the 4.0% mark and for heightening stability of our local bourse. Source: Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Name: Nazmi Hakim Mahmud Officer External Relations & Project Management MALAYSIAN FINANCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL (MFPC) Tel: +603-6203 5899 (ext: 242) / 017-3687035 Fax: +603-6201 2669 Email: [email protected] --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 -- Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), owner of the international CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) certification programme outside the United States (US), has announced that the total number of CFP professionals worldwide rose to 188,104.
With a net increase of 6,744 over the previous year, FPSB and its global network of affiliate organisations grew the global CFP professional community by 3.7 per cent last year, for an average percentage growth rate of 3.6 per cent over the past five years. “Financial Planning Standards Board is pleased to see continued strong interest among financial advisors and financial planners in pursuing CFP certification, the global symbol of excellence in financial planning,” said FPSB chief executive officer, Noel Maye, in a statement. “Having a large and growing community of CFP professionals worldwide committed to providing advice and services in an ethical and professional manner will support FPSB’s mission to benefit the public, and help restore public confidence and trust in financial services globally.” CFP Board, FPSB’s member organisation in the US with the longest-running CFP certification programme, continued its strong showing by finishing last year with 86,378 CFP professionals in the US (a net growth of 3,272). FPSB China placed next, growing its number by over 2,000 for a total of 22,048 at the end of 2019. More details at https://www.fpsb.org/ -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 -- As China continues to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak, its industries have started to return to work in an orderly manner, according to Xi’an Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.
Xi’an has recently introduced a number of measures to help enterprises pull through the difficult times and speed up their resumption of production including optimising government services, delaying social security payments and stabilising employment with subsidies. Xi’an Bureau of Industry and Information Technology recently released statistics revealing over 400 enterprises in Xi'an have resumed production as of Feb 19. A total of 34 large industrial enterprises have resumed work and production, accounting for 75.6 per cent of all the 45 large industrial enterprises. Production capacity has also been gradually restored, as nine large enterprises with production and sales of over RMB10 billion have fully or partially resumed production, such as Shaanxi Automobile Holdings Limited and Samsung (China) Semiconductor Co Ltd. As enterprises resume production, personnel mobility is increasing. In order to stop the virus from spreading, the Xi'an government provides ‘one-on-one’ services for enterprises returning to work, helping them implement prevention and control measures. In addition, the government introduces a number of measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises resume work by reducing or exempting rents, providing interest subsidies and helping enterprises develop markets. Xi’an will centrally arrange a special fund of 200 million yuan to support the employment of local enterprises and a special fund of one billion yuan to support local enterprises in vocational training for employees. (100 yuan = RM59.98) It will offer a full subsidy for the expenses of the enterprises incurred in transporting employees with booked vehicles and train compartments; partial subsidy for the transportation costs of personnel returning to work on their own; and, full subsidy for the costs of nucleic acid testing. -- BERNAMA HONG KONG, Feb 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- With their skyrocketing popularity, it is inevitable that emoticons now find themselves spreading into the commercial domain, but are emoticons in commercial relationships welcomed by consumers? In a new research paper, Dr. Shirley Xueni Li and Prof. Kimmy Wa Chan of Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business investigate how emoticons in commercial service discussions shape customer perceptions of businesses.
Service providers who use emoticons are perceived as warmer, but less competent The study found that emoticon usage by a customer service employee had conflicting effects. According to participants polled, customer service employees who used emoticons appeared warmer, but also less competent than those who eschewed using emoticons. This outlook held true regardless of whether or not a customer service employee used emoticons that were pictorial or text-based (e.g. :) ), showing that the power of emoticons is not purely driven by eye-catching graphics and colors. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36786 |
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