2. HKTDC online marketplace helps Malaysian SMEs reach global buyers
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on June 12, 2012.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has established an
online market place at www.hktdc.com which connecting one million buyers and 120,000
suppliers. The representative of HKTDC encourages Malaysia SMEs to register themselves in
this platform in helping them to reach China market as well as international market easily.
There were over 13 million business connections done through HKTDC service.
HKTDC is a statutory body established in 1996 as the international marketing arm for Hong
Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers. It provides a range of services to
help global trade and promote Hog Kong as a platform for doing business with China and
throughout Asia.
3. Nationâs Largest Virtual Mall Launched
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on June 19, 2012.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysiaâs leading web-hosting provider, Exabytes Network (âExabytesâ) has
launched http://mall.easy.my, the largest virtual mall in Malaysia with more than 6,000
registered online merchants.
CEO and Founder of Exabytes, Chan Kee Siak estimates to grow the number of merchant to
10,000 by year end due to the increase of transition of brick-and-mortar retailers and
merchants into the virtual realm of online e-commerce.
âI believe that the ease of incorporating a secure, online payment capability also will
encourage more traditional retailers to move full-fledge into the cashless and digital e-
commerce model,â says Chan. Exabytes has forged a partnership with MOLPay, a nationâs
regulated online payment service provider to provide fast, easy and affordable online payment
gateway systems for e-commerce set up at mall.easy.my.
4. Maybank and Borderlinx make Malaysian shop easily at U.K and U.S
online stores
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on June 14, 2012.
Kuala Lumpur: Borderlinx, a multinational consumer package delivery company headquartered
in Belgium, providing the freedom to online shoppers all over the world to purchase from any
U.S. or U.K website using their very own U.S or U.K shipping address. There is no setup charge
and no subscription fee when register an account with Borderlinx.
Maybank Visa credit cardholders will enjoy free shipping when they shop online from
Borderlinx but capped at a maximum amount of US$25 (or RM79.50) and a total payout of
US$30, 000 on a first come, first served basis. Besides, the cardholders also able to enjoy 10%
savings on shipping cost before 30 August 2012. Just go to register at
http://www.borderlinx.com/visa-mymaybank and start to buy online from some of the famous
online stores, such as Amazon.com, Victoriassecret.com, Zappos.com, Shoebuy.com and
Barnesandnoble.com.
5. CyberSecurity to train more security profession via ISPA
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on June 10, 2012.
SERI KEMBANGAN: The Information Security Professionals Association (The ISPA) is established
by CyberSecurity Malaysia, a government agency under Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation (or MOSTI), to mentor IT security talents for the cyber security industry.
CyberSecurity believes the ISPA able to contribute to the local information security
professionals to better protect the citizen from cyber crime, especially online fraud â the major
cyber crime in the country.
The association currently has 124 registered members and is targeting to get more than 2,700
certified information security professionals to fulfil the demand for cyber security professionals
which is risen recently due the world is adopting a digital lifestyle.
6. Is time to register .my for your online store
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on June 10, 2012.
KUALA LUMPUR: .my DOMAIN REGISTRY celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 8 June 2012 in the
Prince Hotel & Residences. In conjunction with its 25th anniversary celebration, .my DOMAIN
REGISTRY offers RM25 promotion for all new .my domain name registrations from 8 June 2012
until 22 June 2012. Yang Berhormat Datuk Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Minister of MOSTI officiated
the celebration and commemorated the successful achievements of .my DOMAI REGISTRY
throughout its 25 years of operation in Malaysia. Up to end of May 2012, .my DOMAIN
REGISTRY has registered more than 194,000 websites under .my domain name. Fadillah also
added there were 16.7 million internet users in the country and believes the inclination of new
generations towards internet technology would create opportunities for traders to offer
services and goods through e-commerce.
7. Japan E-Commerce Giant enters Malaysia E-Commerce market
by: VSDaily, editor@vsdaily.com. Published on May 25, 2012.
PETALING JAYA: Japanâs leading e-commerce company, Rakuten Inc. has extended its foot print
into Malaysia as its third e-commerce market entry in Southeast Asia, after Thailand (as TARAD)
in 2009 and Indonesia (as Rakuten Belanja Online) in 2011.
According to Rakuten Malaysiaâs President and CEO Masaya Ueno, the company is going to
launch an online shopping mall in the country end of year 2012. He believes that the Rakuten
shopping experience able to bring the best of both worlds to consumers and merchants.
Rakuten is currently assisting merchants especially mid-sized and large retailers across the
industry to open and operate the store smoothly before the official launching of its online mall
in the country. To reduce the online fraud, Rakuten will provide escrow services which help to
protect both buyers and sellers from the fraud risk by intermediating.
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