🚀 COMMUNICATION 21 RECEIVES OVERWHELMING RESPONSE AT AUTOMEX PENANG 2026 — PENANG-CONNECT OPENS NEW DOORS FOR PENANG INDUSTRIES TO ASEAN, CHINA AND BEYOND! 🌏

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📍 PENANG, MALAYSIA | 5 NOVEMBER 2026

Communication 21 Media Group has successfully concluded its participation at AUTOMEX Penang 2026, held from 3–5 November at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre, receiving an exceptionally encouraging response from manufacturers, industrial suppliers, technology providers and the wider business community! 🎉👏

Our main objective was to introduce the upcoming PENANG-Connect Industrial and Commercial Directory 2027/2028 and begin onboarding companies from Penang and Malaysia’s Northern Corridor for an initiative offering:

✅ FREE Printed Advertisements

✅ FREE Online Business Listings

✅ Greater Business and Product Visibility

✅ Opportunities to Connect Across ASEAN, China and International Markets

And the response exceeded our expectations!

Throughout the three-day exhibition, businesses enthusiastically welcomed the opportunity to showcase their products, services and capabilities without advertising charges.

What made the experience particularly encouraging was the remarkably simple, fast and seamless onboarding process, supported by our Catalog Connect application.

Participating companies were pleasantly surprised at how easily they could begin the process, demonstrating how modern digital technology can transform traditional industrial publishing into a more accessible and connected experience.

📲 CATALOG CONNECT — MAKING BUSINESS INFORMATION SMARTER, SIMPLER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE!

Behind this seamless onboarding experience is Catalog Connect, our FREE AI-powered digital catalog management and business matching application.

Designed to make business information easier to manage, share and discover, Catalog Connect provides a comprehensive range of practical benefits:

📚 FREE Unlimited Digital Catalogs — Upload and manage multiple PDF catalogs without subscription fees.

🤖 AI-Assisted Catalog Management — Simplify catalog information, descriptions and organisation.

🔗 Permanent QR Codes — Share product catalogs instantly with customers and potential business partners.

🔄 Real-Time Updates — Keep catalog information current without changing existing sharing links.

🌐 24/7 Catalog Access — Make product and company information available anytime, anywhere.

📊 Viewer Analytics — Understand how digital catalogs are being viewed and accessed.

❤️ SAVE & FOLLOW — Stay connected with businesses and catalogs of interest.

💬 Built-In Chat — Facilitate direct business communication.

🔐 Privacy Controls — Manage access to selected catalog information.

🤝 FREE AI Business Matching — Discover potentially relevant business connections.

📂 Catalog Groups — Organise and share collections of catalogs through dedicated folders and QR codes.

All these capabilities are available FREE, without subscription fees!

Through the integration of Catalog Connect with Industry Connect.AI, Communication 21 is bringing together traditional industrial publishing, online business information, digital catalogs and AI-powered business matching within one interconnected business ecosystem.

From visibility to discovery, from introductions to partnerships — we are making business connectivity easier and more meaningful.

🏭 PENANG-CONNECT — MORE THAN A DIRECTORY, A GATEWAY TO ASEAN AND THE WORLD!

PENANG-Connect is being developed as a regional supplement to Industry Connect.AI, a flagship industry information and business connectivity platform under Communication 21’s ASEAN-Connect Initiative.

The publication will showcase industrial and commercial organisations across Penang and Malaysia’s Northern Corridor, helping businesses gain greater visibility among customers, suppliers, investors and potential partners.

While the printed directory provides an important physical platform for industry promotion, Industry Connect.AI extends that visibility into the digital space.

Together with Catalog Connect, participating businesses can present their capabilities, share digital catalogs and become part of a wider regional business information ecosystem.

Our ambition is clear:

To connect Penang’s industrial and commercial strengths with the wider ASEAN business community and create pathways to international opportunities.

BRIDGING PENANG WITH CHINA — CREATING NEW PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

Beyond ASEAN, Communication 21 is also advancing its China-To-ASEAN Initiative, which focuses on helping Chinese enterprises explore ASEAN markets through local distributors, business partners, industrial cooperation, investment and joint ventures.

Penang’s strong manufacturing base, engineering capabilities, established supply chains and experienced industrial community offer valuable potential for such partnerships.

Through our China and ASEAN business networks, we aim to facilitate meaningful introductions and encourage mutually beneficial cooperation between Chinese enterprises and suitable partners in Penang and the Northern Corridor.

We want PENANG-Connect to become more than a publication. We want it to become a gateway through which local businesses can be discovered, connected and introduced to new commercial possibilities. 🌏🤝

🤝 DATO’ SERI ABDUL HALIM HUSSAIN TO OFFICIATE PENANG-CONNECT LAUNCH IN Q1 2027

The PENANG-Connect Industrial and Commercial Directory 2027/2028 is scheduled to be officially launched in the first quarter of 2027, with the launch to be officiated by Dato’ Seri Abdul Halim Hussain, Former Penang State Minister for Trade, Industry and Entrepreneur Development.

Dato’ Seri Abdul Halim currently serves as Northern Region Chairman of Communication 21 Media Group, providing valuable leadership, industry experience and regional connections to the group’s initiatives in Penang and Malaysia’s Northern Corridor.

During AUTOMEX Penang 2026, he also officiated the pre-launch of the Malaysia Embodied Intelligence & Humanoids Association (MEIHA), reflecting his continued involvement in Malaysia’s industrial and technological development.

His leadership and support will further strengthen Communication 21’s efforts to develop PENANG-Connect into a meaningful and sustainable business information and connectivity platform for the region.

🌟 EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY

Communication 21 Media Group operates under C21 Holdings Limited, led by its Executive Chairman, Dr (h.c.) Benny Yeo.

With nearly four decades of personal professional experience in industrial media, trade and industry promotion, business networking and international market development dating back to 1988, Dr Benny Yeo brings extensive industry relationships and regional experience to the group’s initiatives.

Through Communication 21 Media Group, the group is developing an interconnected business ecosystem built around:

🌏 ASEAN-Connect Initiative — Strengthening industrial and commercial connectivity across ASEAN.

🇨🇳 China-To-ASEAN Initiative — Bridging Chinese enterprises with ASEAN markets, partners and investment opportunities.

🏭 Industry Connect.AI — Bringing together industry information, business visibility and regional commercial networks.

📲 Catalog Connect — Empowering businesses with AI-powered digital catalog management and business matching.

The excellent response received at AUTOMEX Penang 2026 has provided a highly encouraging beginning for PENANG-Connect.

We are not simply publishing another industrial directory. We are building a business connectivity ecosystem that helps companies become more visible, discover one another and explore meaningful opportunities for cooperation and growth.

📢 PENANG-CONNECT 2027/2028 — FREE ONBOARDING IS NOW OPEN!

🏭 FREE Printed Advertisements

🌐 FREE Online Business Listings

📲 Supported by Catalog Connect

🤝 Connecting Penang to ASEAN, China and Beyond

We welcome manufacturers, industrial suppliers, technology companies, service providers and commercial organisations throughout Penang and Malaysia’s Northern Corridor to participate!

LET’S CONNECT PENANG TO ASEAN, CHINA AND THE WORLD — TOGETHER! 🚀🌏

COMMUNICATION 21 MEDIA GROUP

Connecting Businesses • Bridging Opportunities • Creating New Possibilities