Biz Wellness: Nuts-and-soy Diet Beats Low-fat Diet: Study
Source: AFP People who ate a diet rich in foods that lower cholesterol, such as nuts, soy, avocado, olive oil and oats, saw a bigger drop in cholesterol than people on a low-fat diet, said a US study. After six months of eating a diet that specifically included foods that lower LDL cholesterol, the randomised...
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Action Asia Limited Shung Wen-Chih has been appointed Executive Director wef September 1. Work experience: Deputy General Manager, Action Electronics Co Ltd, Taiwan; General Manager/Executive Director, ASD Electronics Ltd, Hong Kong Armstrong Industrial Corporation Limited Sin Wan Lin has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer wef September 1. Work experience: Senior Audit Manager, Ernst &...
Biz Events: SAFRA Run to Create New Record with Father-and-child Race
by Jared Heng Iconic landmarks of SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon Father-and-child pairs at a recent media briefing (from left to right) Lee Chuin Yih Paul (33 years old) and son, Ryan John Lee (2 years old); and Md Shariff Abdullah (42 years old) and daughter, Nur Athirah Binti Md Shariff (11...
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Asian Micro Holdings Limited Lin Xianglong (Winchester) has been appointed Group Managing Director wef August 24. Work experience: Deputy Managing Director, Asian Micro Group; Business Development Manager, Asian Micro; Sales Executive, Asian Micro BreadTalk Group Limited Yeo Kia Yeow (Lawrence) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer wef November 3. Work experience: Chief Financial Officer, Food...
Biz Wellness: Weight Training, Aerobic Exercise Combination Might Help Overweight People: Study
Source: Reuters A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise might be the best prescription for overweight people at risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study suggests. People doing only aerobic exercise dropped weight and inches off their waistlines ‒ so an aerobic-only programme is also a good (and less time-consuming) option, researchers...
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China Taisan Tech Group Holdings Limited Chen Jia Ji has been appointed Executive Director wef August 17. Work experience: Vice General Manager, Jinjiang Lianjie Textile & Printing Dyeing Industrial Co Ltd Infinio Group Limited Hong Seong Soo has been appointed Acting CEO wef August 16. Work experience: Vice President of Overseas Market, Infinio Group Ltd;...
Biz Interview: Teo Hong Lim, Executive Chairman and CEO, Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited
Homegrown specialty property and hotel group Roxy-Pacific Holdings achieved a net profit of S$24.9 million in the first half of 2011, up 14 percent from S$21.9 million over the same period last year. This, despite the 16 per cent year-on-year decline in its revenue to S$97.1 million, mainly due to lower contributions from its property...
Biz Wellness: Fifteen Minutes of Exercise a Day Can Extend Life by Three Years
Source: Reuters Doing just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day may add three years to your life, a large study in Taiwan has found. Most people struggle to stick to the standard guideline of 30 minutes a day of exercise, five days a week, and experts hope that by identifying a lower dose, more...
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Europtronic Group Limited Xiang Yiming has been appointed Executive Director wef August 8. Work experience: General Manager and Co-Founder, Project Industrial (HK) Ltd and Shenzhen Project Industrial Ltd Fraser & Neave Limited Pascal De Petrini has been appointed CEO, Food & Beverage, wef October 1. Work experience: Vice President, Danone Baby Nutrition Asia Pacific (Singapore);...
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Auric Pacific Group Limited Hee Siew Fong has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer wef July 1. Work experience: Group Financial Controller, SATS Ltd; Group Financial Controller, Asia Enterprises Holding Limited; Finance Manager, CapitaLand Commercial Limited & Pan-United Corporation Ltd Chan Chee Mun Timothy has been appointed CEO of Delifrance Asia wef July 1. Work...
Biz Wellness: Diet Foods That Appeal to Your Inner Glutton
Source: AP When’s the last time you were guiltily scraping your way to the bottom of an ice cream carton and noticed this message: “150 calories per pint”? Yes, per pint. Foods aimed at helping you slim down have been around for decades, but a recent wave of ultra-low calorie products — such as the...
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CapitaLand Limited Arthur Lang Tao Yih has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer wef August 1. Work experience: Co-Head of Southeast Asia IBD, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Head of Singapore and Malaysia Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific Investment Banking Department, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Hong Kong; Executive Director,...
