Please be informed that the AMCHAM team will be on a team building retreat from 15 December 2021 to 17 December 2021.

During this time, please direct all queries to info@amcham.com.my

We are looking for an Events Manager.

The opportunity at AMCHAM is for a person who will love to deliver content rich programs for our members to network, learn, share and discuss matters associated with U.S. business in Malaysia.

Research on the country’s COVID-19 vaccine is still in the proof of concept stage. As for the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine, the candidate vaccine would undergo an in-vitro transcription process, involving various complex laboratory tests. On the inactivated vaccine research, the process of inactivating selected viruses would be done and special substances such as adjuvants would be added to enhance the immune response.

Today, if you’re not buying online, you’re probably the exception rather than the norm, especially with the holiday gift-buying season upon us. Consumer demand is such that e-commerce growth rates in the Asia Pacific region have already met projections for 2025. For sellers, setting up a storefront on platforms like Alibaba - home to a combined 1 billion active users globally - is now a given.

Six in every 10 Malaysians have said that their physical and mental health were less than ideal due to the pandemic situation, according to the Herbalife Nutrition Asia Pacific Health Inertia Survey 2021. The survey also revealed that for those who saw a deterioration in their physical health in the past 12 months, eight in 10 (82%) Malaysian respondents attributed it to the lack of physical activity, with the country being in and out of lockdowns over the past year.

To ease the return-to-office process following long periods of lockdown, it is crucial for companies to develop a return-to-work plan while providing ongoing health support. International SOS Regional General Manager and Director of Southeast Asia Jing Tan said companies need to learn the latest best practices of crisis management as crisis planning is becoming more agile and adaptive. Employees’ health and wellbeing are being considered as an integral part of the crisis planning.

Too many executives today feel they are behind on digital investments, including cloud computing, AI, and other technologies that competitors and tech vendors flaunt, all while using a significant portion of their discretionary investment to keep existing technology up to date. Despite large investments, relatively few of these technologies are driving companies toward a differentiating outcome that truly matters to customers. This article provides six imperatives to consider.