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Licensing Show and Conference held online next week

HONG KONG, Jan 8, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - In light of the continuing global pandemic, the 19th HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS) and 10th Asian Licensing Conference (ALC), both organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will run as online events from 11 to 15 January 2021. The two events will feature representatives from top global brands and renowned industry elites, sharing their insights on linking creativity with businesses during a time of pandemic, discovering business opportunities through licensed properties and brand partnerships, and showcasing licensed products and services to encourage creativity amid the current challenges.The 19th HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS) and 10th Asian Licensing Conference (ALC), both organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will run from 11 to 15 January 2021 in a brand-new online format.Stephen Liang, HKTDC Assistant Executive Director, said the virtual Licensing Show has attracted 250 exhibitors from around the globe, including top global licensors/agents, renowned brands and intellectual properties (IPs) from Hong Kong and Asia.At a press conference to introduc...

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Moonstake Wallet Officially Announces Staking Support for Polkadot (DOT)

SINGAPORE, Jan 8, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Moonstake announced the support of staking Polkadot's cryptocurrency DOT, one of top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, in Moonstake's Web Wallet. After Cosmos, IRISnet, Ontology, Harmony, Tezos, Cardano and Qtum became the 8th available staking coin on Moonstake Web Wallet.Polkadot is a next-generation blockchain protocol connecting multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. Polkadot is the flagship project of Web3 Foundation, the world's leading blockchain foundation founded by Ethereum co-founder and former CTO Dr. Gavin Wood. In addition to Dr. Wood, other key members of the Web3 Foundation include Dr. Aeron Buchanan, former Head of European Operations at Ethereum, and Reto Trinkler, co-founder of Melonport.As of January 2021, 63% of the total supply or $6 billion of DOTs have been staked since Polkadot's mainnet launched in May 2020. The price of DOT, the native token of Polkadot and a cross-chain protocol for data and asset interoperability has risen more than 40% in December 2020 after two confidence votes by Binance, the largest crypto exchange by spot trading volume and placing it at ranking 7 cryptocurrencie...

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KSA Nisbah Capital, Taibah Valley Subsidiary, Joins Tezos Blockchain Ecosystem

Saudi Arabia, Jan 8, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Nisbah Capital, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia-based Taibah Valley, is joining the Tezos blockchain ecosystem as a 'baker', the first in the Kingdom. Taibah Valley also adds the Tezos project in its Blockchain Lab, as part of an initiative to create the largest blockchain community in the MENA region, supporting commercialized applications, counselling, mentoring and researching in areas related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.Through Nisbah Capital, Taibah Valley becomes the first corporate entity in the Middle East participating in the Tezos ecosystem as a corporate baker, meaning that it will validate transactions (blocks) and add them to the Tezos blockchain. This follows the announcement by EDF group subsidiary Exaion (https://bit.ly/2MG4Qod), which became a corporate baker in October. Participating in the ecosystem as a baker not only strengthens the decentralization of the Tezos ecosystem but also reinforces its credibility and paves the way for future institutional adoption in the MENA region. Becoming a Tezos baker is seen by Taibah Valley as part of supporting the technology, and the communities that are interested in cryptocurr...

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APL-106 (uproleselan) Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation in China for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Foster City, CA, Hangzhou, China, Gaithersburg, MD, Jan 7, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Apollomics, Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, and GlycoMimetics (Nasdaq: GLYC), today announced APL-106 (uproleselan) has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML)."This Breakthrough Therapy Designation for APL-106 reinforces its potential and is an important regulatory milestone for Apollomics as we prepare to initiate our clinical development work in China for patients suffering from AML," said Guo-Liang Yu, PhD, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "AML is an aggressive disease and relapsed/refractory patients have an extremely poor prognosis. We look forward to initiating our Phase 3 bridging study this year and working with the CDE on a potentially accelerated clinical development program to address this important patient need."In September 2020, the NMPA CDE granted Investigational New Drug (IND) approval for ...

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Launch of Digital Week 2021: Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE, Jan 7, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Calling all Cloud enthusiasts!W.Media is gathering ASEAN's best and brightest for a 4-day virtual conference to cover everything from datacenter deployment to digital banking. From 23-26 February, network with 7000+ Senior IT Leaders across the Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand markets.Digital Week is the webinar experience: REVAMPED.Our virtual platform is a community hub for you to access more content and engagement than ever:- Interactive industry chat rooms- Live speaker Q&A sessions- 1-on-1 video calls between attendees - Conference-wide prizes and competitionsRegistration is open. Join the conversation today! Register here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/digit2_202102/For more information, please visit https://w.media/digital-week/.About W.MediaW.Media is a global B2B technology marketing agency specialising in PR, Media, and Events. It is the anchor of the cloud, datacenter and cybersecurity communities in Asia Pacific, combining market knowledge and network to uplift brands via targeted communication. W.Media educates both industry stakeholders and the public on the latest developments in ...

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KSA Nisbah Capital Subsidiary of Taibah Valley has Joined Tezos Blockchain Ecosystem

Saudi Arabia, Jan 7, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Nisbah Capital, the blockchain subsidiary of Saudi Arabia-based Taibah Valley will join the Tezos ecosystem as a corporate baker, the first in the Middle East region. It also has added the Tezos blockchain to its blockchain lab projects as part of its initiative to create the biggest blockchain community in the MENA region to support commercialized applications, counselling, mentoring and researching in the areas related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.In addition, through its subsidiary, Nisbah Capital, Taibah Valley has also become the first corporate entity in the Kingdom to participate in the Tezos ecosystem as a corporate baker, meaning that it will now validate transactions (blocks) and add them to the Tezos blockchain. This move follows an announcement (https://bit.ly/2MG4Qod) by EDF group subsidiary, Exaion, which became a corporate baker in October. Participating in the ecosystem as a baker not only strengthens the decentralization of the Tezos ecosystem but also reinforces its credibility and paves the way for future institutional adoption in the MENA region. Becoming a Tezos baker is seen by Taibah Valley as part of supportin...

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Rhotex Inc. Imposes a New Eco-Friendly Concept to Cryptocurrency Mining

TORONTO, Jan 7, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Rhotex Inc., a leading provider of cryptocurrency mining solutions, announces its latest product line, developed through the integration of its world-class hardware and software technologies. Rhotex offers the first factory design cooling case that keeps mining operations working perfectly, while consuming less power versus output performance.The design of Rhotex Inc. miners allows for cooling systems to be built within the case. Keeping temperatures down ensures that the machine runs smoothly, consistently, and at peak efficiency.The Rhotex Inc. product line includes:RHO Lite - $3,150SHA256/BTC/BCHETASH/ETHHash rate: 1000 TH/s - BitcoinHash rate: 5GH/s - EthereumRHO Pro - $5,800SHA256/BTC/BCHETASH/ETHHash rate: 1800 TH/s - BitcoinHash rate: 10 GH/s - EthereumRHO Rack - $12,999SHA256/BTC/BCHETASH/ETHHash rate: 4100 TH/s - BitcoinHash rate: 20 GH/s - EthereumFor more information, visit www.rhotex.com.About Rhotex Inc.Our inbuilt cooling system cases provide an environmentally responsible solution to today's challenges with the traditional miners. Rhotex inbuilt cooling systems are engineered to cool the machine as the chips generate heat. Thes...

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Mediwelcome: Key Player in the Gold Track, is Forming a Head Leading Advantage

HONG KONG, Jan 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - In recent years, with the improvement of the economic level and the development of the aging population, as well as the unhealthy living habits of adolescents and other factors, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases has shown an obvious trend of increase. According to the report, there are about 391 million patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China in 2019, accounting for about 26.8 percent of the national total population. The number of patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China is expected to further increase to about 429 million in 2024.In this huge market space, Mediwelcome, a Beijing-based provider of comprehensive medical marketing solutions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, faces excellent development opportunities. Its Hong Kong shares (02159.HK) will list on January 19, so further exploration of the company's quality and reputation follows.1. Business support from three segments, leading the industry in medical track segmentationFounded in 2000, Mediwelcome is China's largest provider with comprehensive medical marketing solutions for cardiovascu...

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Mediwelcome: Reasonable valuation with HK listing on track for January 19

HONG KONG, Jan 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - With the improvement in China's economic level, the ageing population and the unhealthy living habits of adolescents, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is increasing. There were 391 million patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China in 2019, or 26.8% of the population. The incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in China will increase to about 429 million in 2024.In this huge market space, Mediwelcome, a Beijing-based provider of comprehensive medical marketing solutions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, faces excellent development opportunities. Its Hong Kong shares (02159.HK) will list on January 19, so further exploration of the company's quality and reputation follows.1. Business support from three segments, leading the industry in medical track segmentationFounded in 2000, Mediwelcome is China's largest provider with comprehensive medical marketing solutions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. At present, its business layout mainly involves three areas: comprehensive medical marketing solutions, Internet hospitals and CRO services. The new bus...

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Deeper Network Wins Web3 Foundation Grant to Build Critical Web 3.0 Infrastructure for the Polkadot Ecosystem

PALO ALTO, CA, Jan 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Deeper Network, an official member of the Substrate Builders Program, has received a Web3 Foundation grant to build critical infrastructure related to Substrate of the Polkadot ecosystem. Web3 Foundation's Github announced all the new recipients, including Developer Tooling, DeFi, Games, Oracles, Wallets, Bridges, NFT, Monitoring Tooling, Social Media, and Infrastructural Network represented by Deeper Network.Deeper Network is committed to providing Web 3.0 infrastructure and gateway access for interacting with Web 3.0 content, aim to create a secure sharing network and a consensus network based on credit authentication. The company's flagship product is called Deeper Connect, providing security protection, privacy protection, and network acceleration, which can significantly improve users' internet experience. "At the same time, each Deeper Connect device is also a network node and a service portal that runs 24/7 hours in the Polkadot Web 3.0 network. Currently, it has been accepted into Parity's Substrate Builder Program. PolkaWorld has also conducted an interview with them," stated by PolkaWorld in their December 28th official news r...

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Greenbriar Capital Corp Appoints Paul M. Morris as CEO of Sage Ranch

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Jan 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Paul M. Morris, as CEO of Sage Ranch and to be the main principal executive officer representing Sage Ranch in the community and beyond including communicating with the City of Tehachapi, collaborating with local vendors, and leading marketing efforts. Stuart Nacht will be the construction advisor to the Greenbriar team.Paul is a significant Keller Williams' Regional Owner and Regional Director for 3 California Regions (Central & Southern California), where he has oversight of 36 offices and more than 7,000 realtors who close more than $18 billion in sales volume per year.In addition, as CEO of Forward Living, Paul has grown his own offices to become Keller Williams' #1 Franchisee outside of Texas with ownership in 9 offices and with more than 3,000 realtors and $7 billion in annual closed volume. Paul and his team have led Keller Williams Realty to the #1 spot for Market Share in Los Angeles.Real Trends 500 ranks Paul's group as the 24th largest real estate brokerage firm by volume in the U.S. and the 202...

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Nissin Foods Invests in Frozen Noodles for PRC Market

HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Nissin Foods Company Limited ("Nissin Foods", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; Stock code: 1475) announced that the Group has made an initial investment in production and storage facilities for frozen noodles in its Shunde Plant in the PRC. A first for the Group in the PRC on frozen noodles, this initiative will not only further enrich its product portfolio, but also capture the growing demand for frozen food products and premium noodles in the PRC. The facilities will commence operation this month, and the products will hit the shelves in the first quarter of 2021. Nissin Foods' first production of frozen noodles in the PRC will hit the shelf in Beijing and Chengdu in the first quarter of this year. The inaugural products are a collaboration with one of the most popular Japanese ramen shops, "Hakata Ikkosha". Two authentic Japanese flavours, namely Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen (Photo 1) and Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen (Photo 2), featuring a rich and creamy pork bone soup base and Japanese Chashu pork with vegetables will be introduced. Introducing Japanese "ice crown manufacturing method" to its production is another first for the Group in t...

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CCB International Believes Redsun Services’ Recent M&A will Strengthen its Central China and Non-Residential Exposure

HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Redsun Services Group Limited ("Redsun Services" or the "Group"; stock code: 1971), a fast-growing comprehensive community services provider focused on the Yangtze River Delta, has earned CCB International's optimistic view accolade owing to a recent M&A that will strengthen its Central China and Non-Residential Exposure. The Group has also been given a "Buy" rating by CCB International with a target price at HK$8.8. On 31 December 2020, Redsun Services announced it would be acquiring an 80% stake in Wuhan Huidehang Elite Property Service Co. (Wuhan Huidehang) for RMB216 million, implying 13x 2021 forward P/E. In 2018, 2019 and the first 10 months of 2020, Wuhan Huidehang recorded RMB54 million, RMB55 million and RMB61 million in revenue and RMB11 million, RMB12 million and RMB15 million in net profit respectively. Forecast in 2021, 2022 and 2023, revenue will be RMB86 million, RMB99 million and RMB114 million, while guaranteed net profit will be RMB21 million, RMB24 million and RMB27 million respectively. For the first 10 months of 2020, gross profit margin and net margin stood at a decent level of c.38% and 24% respectively. Wuhan Hui...

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Blockpass Employs Chainlink on Mainnet to Provide On-Chain KYC Across Multiple Blockchains

HONG KONG, Jan 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Blockpass is excited to reveal its mainnet launch as a data provider on the Chainlink Network - the most widely used decentralised oracle solution in the blockchain ecosystem. This groundbreaking integration will result in Blockpass, via our own Chainlink node managed by LinkPool, providing seamless and secure on-chain KYC data across all of the leading blockchain platforms. The possibilities created by this are expansive and will entail multiple services for proving age, geography, and investor classification, amongst others.Much like the oracles in ancient times, entities on the blockchain turn to oracles as a source of information that comes from outside their frame of reference - knowledge they could not get themselves. At Delphi, visitors would speak to the Pythia and receive the wisdom of the god Apollo for answers to deep or important questions; on a blockchain, entities such as smart contracts can obtain external information or data from an oracle in order to execute critical on-chain functions. For example, a blockchain-based gaming app could use an oracle to establish the score of a football match before settling a bet, or an on-c...

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SPRG Achieves Progress On Various Fronts Despite Toughest Year In Decades

HONG KONG, Jan 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Strategic Public Relations Group ("SPRG" or the "Group") has finished 2020 in fine shape despite the many challenges the pandemic posed during the past year. This was largely attributable to the SPRGers, who have continued to provide professional and exceptional quality services to clients during these difficult times, along with its commitment to acting as a good corporate citizen and giving back to the community. These values form the most fundamental part of the Group's DNA, enabling its success over the past 25 years.Richard Tsang, Chairman of SPRG said, "Talent has always been our most important asset since our establishment in 1995. As a result, we have chosen to act in defiance of the poor market conditions, never considering cutting our talent investment. As was announced in early February, following discussion with all the regional heads, we made the decision that no layoffs or salary cuts would result from COVID-19. This is because we are determined to be a responsible employer and will therefore try our very best to protect everyone's job, particularly during the most trying and unpredictable time in decades."The Group's success ...

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Redsun Services Acquires 80% Equity Interest in a Wuhan Property Management Company at RMB216 Million

HONG KONG, Jan 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Redsun Services Group Limited ("Redsun Services" or the "Group"; stock code: 1971), a fast-growing comprehensive community service provider focused on the Yangtze River Delta, announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Hong Life Property Management agreed to acquire 80% equity interest in a Wuhan property management company (the "Target Company") from Huidehang Property Holdings in a total consideration of RMB216 million. The acquisition will facilitate the implementation of the "dual-driven" strategy of the Group in central China regions, helping to enhance both the gross and net profit margins of the Group as well as its competitive advantages.The Target Company is principally engaged in the provision of property management services in Wuhan in the PRC. As at the date of this announcement, the aggregate GFA of properties under management by the Target Company is approximately 1.77 million sq.m. The unaudited consolidated net asset value of the Target Company as at 31 October 2020 was approximately RMB27.51 million. The Target Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a property enterprise group ranked in the top 30 of Top 100 Property Management...

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Epazz Developed Smart Contracts for HEMP IEO on the Asia Token Exchange

CHICAGO, IL, Dec 30, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Epazz Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a provider of blockchain cryptocurrency mobile apps and cloud-based business software solutions, announced today that the company is working with Greenheart CBD Hemp company in developing their smart contracts for their IEO (Initial Exchange Offering). The company will be enhancing their smart contract software to allow other organizations interested in launching their IEO using an easier way to create and modify their smart contracts without needing a programmer. According to Carlos R.W., senior economist and researcher at De Meijer Independent Financial Services Advisory (MIFSA), the global blockchain market size would grow exponentially in 2021. More businesses from many industries expressed their increasing interest in using Blockchain technology to advance their business processes. The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the digital transformation drive in many aspects, including distributed ledger or blockchain technology. Thus, the global blockchain market size will expand from US$3 billion in 2020 to US$39.7 billion by 2025 at an effective compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 67.3%. Many industries are looking...

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Siamese Asset PCL (SET: SA) Shows High Integrated Real Estate Business Potential

BANGKOK, Dec 28, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Siamese Asset PCL (SET: SA) is moving ahead to expand investment following its listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in a bid to become a leading integrated real estate developer in Thailand, fulfilling customer demand for residences and for long-term investment, and promoting continuous growth, despite the national economy in a slowdown mode. The current 9,446 million baht worth of backlog is being realized from 4Q2020 onward.Mr. Kajonsit Singsansern, Chief Executive Officer of Siamese Asset PCL, listed as an "Asset of Life" when the Company had its debut on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on December 25, under the SET designation "SA" in the Real Estate Development Category. This was the last Thai stock to be listed on the SET in 2020. The Company's high and leveraged superior strength compared to competitors will help to ensure interest in SA shares among investors.The Company aspires to become the real estate developer that can satisfy the demand of customers in every target segment with the best locations and at prices that are affordable to all Thai consumers. Through its vast experience as being construction contractor for a...

GF Securities Sponsored HKUST Entrepreneurship Competition for 4 Years, Assisting Hong Kong Youths to Start Businesses

HONG KONG, Dec 28, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Grand Final and Awarding Dinner of the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 were successfully held recently. This year the Competition received more than 1800 entrepreneurship plans from 8 regions, namely Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Yangtze Delta, Zhongshan, Foshan, Hong Kong and Macau. The top 20 teams were picked among the top 3 of each region to battle for the exclusive million-dollar championship. After a fierce competition, this year's triumph of the nation eventually went to Sitan Technology with a one-million-dollar cash prize.The Competition has already made a path of a decade since its establishment in 2011. Since 2016, the Competition started to step out of HKUST campus and expand from a single-region match to an 8-region one, growing into a renowned entrepreneurship contest in the Greater China region. As the platinum sponsor of the Hong Kong region, GF Securities has intensely sponsored the Competition for 4 consecutive years and set up the GF Innovation Award for 2 years in a row, to support certain spectacularly innovative business plans.The winner of the President Award, the highest rank in H...

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Dab the Perfume of Books and Fragrance of Ink on the 5G Era with Hisense A7

SHANGHAI, CHINA, Dec 28, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - On Dec 22nd, Hisense's flagship A7 5G reading smartphone series was officially launched. This series is the continuation of the characteristics of Hisense A series' most typical ink screen design, namely e-ink screen, a kind of screen that uses electronic ink, which is also known as e-paper displays. This is the world's first 5G cellphone equipped with an ink screen, marking the official arrival of the 5G eye-caring reading era.Thanks to the strong support of ink/colorful ink screen, the Hisense A7 series has a higher eye-protection level, which can avoid highly frequent flicker of screen images and harmful blue light. From the perspective of reading comfort, Hisense A7 still adopts exclusively customized ink screen of E Ink Holdings with a 6.7-inch screen and a screen pixel of 300PPI, plus the ultra-narrow frame design, which increases the visible area of the screen by about 33%. Featured with full-screen turning at a press of the volume button, this cellphone can bring users extraordinary reading experience.At the same time, the Hisense A7 has also carried out comprehensive optimization and upgrading of its software. In-depth devel...