AMCHAM had a chance to connect with members in Johor, with some in-person and some joining virtually, during the AMCHAM Johor Network (AJN) meeting on 11 November. The fruitful discussion led to a decision to meet again next year as a step to grow and strengthen AJN’s presence and AMCHAM’s position as an advocate of U.S. business in Johor.

Lean In Malaysia's signature career accelerator, the Lean In Career Programme (LICP), has been focused on helping women 'career breakers' to prepare themselves to re-enter the workforce.

AMCHAM in support of Lean In Malaysia is seeking support from our member companies to send a HR/Recruitment representative from your organization to the LICP 6.0 Finale event, to be held virtually on Saturday 20th November, at 10am-12pm, to hear the graduates make their pitch and identify any potential candidates of interest.

The administration of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children under the age of 12 will begin in 2022, according to the Health Ministry. Currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is available for use in children below 12 and it is awaiting regulatory approval from the European Union and the United States.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to address leaders of the Pacific Rim late on Friday amid heightened regional trade and geopolitical tensions. China set the tone for the 21 member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this week, with Xi warning in a video recording onThursday that the region must not return to the tensions of the Cold War era.

As Malaysians continue to live with COVID-19, businesses will need to move quickly to capture new opportunities and to develop a resilient mindset to survive and thrive in a new economic landscape. EY is conducting their business pulse survey 2021: ‘Living with COVID-19 and winning together’ aims to assess business readiness in Malaysia for this transition. To take part in the survey, click on the 'Read More' tab.

Berjaya Food Berhad had registered higher revenue of RM187.72 million in the current quarter as compared to revenue of RM180.72 million as to its performance in the quarter of the previous financial year. According to filings, the operator of Starbucks attributed the higher returns due to same-store-sales growth of the chain as business was slowly resuming to pre COVID levels amidst the reopenings.

Amid the efforts to curb the pandemic with the roll-out of vaccines, the World Health Organisation has also expressed its concern towards misinformation that has been taking place online. Termed infodemic, a portmanteau of ‘information’ and ‘epidemic’, it typically refers to false or misleading information – this time leading to vaccine hesitancy.