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Kerry Express (SET:KEX) debuts on the SET, confident of warm reception by investors

indie 25 12 月

3 minutes

BANGKOK, Dec 25, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Kerry Express (Thailand) Plc. (KEX) has had its First Trading Day on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. With overwhelming responses during the subscription period, both from international and local investors. Viewed as a proxy of investment in the new economy, KEX provides an investment alternative in the local bourse, where a handful of choices are now available. The company is launching an aggressive strategy to expand its business into all provinces in Thailand, aimed at propelling further growth with technology and human resources, expanding express delivery service networks and boosting sorting capabilities to 3 million parcels per day by 2023, increasing efficiency, managing costs and creating continuous growth.Mr. Alex Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Kerry Express, said he was confident that the issue would attract immense interest from investors who want to grow with the company. The company would strive to create continuous growth under the corporate concept "Kerry Express Everywhere". Growth would be sustainable, considering the company's strong commitment to ESG. From the issuance of 300 million shares in the Initial Public Offering (...

Amm Global Institute leads digital transformation in radio broadcasting industry in SE Europe

indie 25 12 月

8 minutes

Zagreb, Croatia, Dec 25, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Croatian Amm Global Institute organized for the first time at Zagreb's Hotel Esplanade the first 'Croatia media congress' involving all key executives from Croatian media, the Minister of Culture and Media Nina Obuljen Korzinek, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Media Kresimir Partl, and Director of the Electronic Media Agency Josip Popovac. The Amm Global Instute is the first private creative industry institute in Croatia established by Ivan Juric Kacunic. This most prominent radio businessman in Croatia speaks about the condition of the media market in Croatia, the impacts of the Corona pandemic on media, and about the future of the Croatian media industry and its future role in the recovery of the Croatian economy from the effects of the Corona crisis. What is the present condition of the media market in Croatia Both the Croatian media market and the European media market as a whole are currently facing a serious situation, primarily due to the Corona crisis that has resulted in a significant decline of the overall market, in particular the service and entertainment markets, which has in turn caused a significant ...

Weilu: The emerging trend of local vlog in China

indie 24 12 月

4 minutes

BEIJING, Dec 24, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - On December 12th, 2020, Weilu won the prize of top ten tech brand during the Bsan Forum in Beijing, and begins a new trend of localized vlog in China.Competition about vlog among internet giants in China starts in 2019. With 10.8 billion internet users and previous success in short videos, China seems to be the next big market for the vlog. As shown by the public record, the top ten video companies have offered 10 billion traffic incentives to vloggers in China since 2018. According to the Baidu index, in April 2019, vlog reaches its highest index 17479, then decreases to 2525 in December 2020. This leaves the question: "Why Chinese people don't like vlogs like the rest of the world.""According to a survey conducted by Tencent's Penguin Intelligence, nearly 60% of the users surveyed have never heard of a vlog, and 70% of users claim to have never seen a vlog," says Duncan Du, founder of Weilu. "The main reason is that people speak mandarin in China, so to most local people vlog is a meaningless spelling of letters, impossible to remember or pronounce. "When we came up with the idea of creating a local brand for vlog, we tried to make it soun...

China Risun Acquisition of Six Hongye Chemicals Enterprises Approved at EGM

indie 23 12 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - China Risun Group Limited ("China Risun", or the "Group", stock code: 1907), the global leading integrated coke, coking chemical and refined chemical producer and supplier in China, held an Extraordinary General Meeting in Hong Kong and obtained the approval of the acquisition of six Hongye Chemical Enterprises for RMB4.85 billion. Upon completion, the Group can further leverage the economics of scale, resources and cost advantages of these acquisitions to strengthen its leading position in the market. The Group is committed to continuously explore market opportunities to provide operations management services and expand its business through acquisitions and joint ventures. This transaction is in line with the Group's expansion strategy to capture the potential growth of coke and refined chemicals market and can strengthen the Group's leading position in the market. Given the six Hongye Chemicals Enterprises' production capacity, scale of operation and the market share in their respective regions and considering the Group's expansion plan, the Group believes that the transaction is conducive to the future business expansion of the Company....

Suntrap Life Technologies Discovers Natural anti-COVID-19 Compound

indie 23 12 月

3 minutes

Guangzhou, China, Dec 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - 'LeSoleil', a naturally active compound, was discovered as a therapeutic candidate for use against COVID-19. As the new coronavirus began to spread globally, Suntrap Life Technologies Ltd established a special research team. The project, "Research on Anti-New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention Products", was launched in an emergency situation. Working from the naturally active compounds screening and discovery platform developed by the International Drug Discovery Network Unites (IDDNU)*, the Suntrap research team conducted high throughput virtual screening of all naturally active compounds in the library, aiming to isolate compounds with a potent antiviral activity while ensuring safety.Cell viability in COVID-19 sensitivity experiment - A: The cell control group, B: The virus control group, C: The drug test group *LeSoleil Concentration = 114.8 nM Consequently, 'LeSoleil', a potential therapeutic treatment was discovered. After further evaluation of its antiviral activity and safety, a sensitivity experiment with COVID-19 and 'LeSoleil' was scheduled in conjunction with Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

EBON: becoming Qualcomm to the Mining Hardware Industry

indie 23 12 月

8 minutes

SHENZHEN, CHINA, Dec 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Ebon's exclusive license of the AsicBoost patent puts it in a very strong competitive position, and it is likely to develop into the 'Qualcomm' of the mining industry, even absorbing miners heavily dependent on Samsung, creating a new mining company that is capable of challenging the industry leader Bitmex. If this vision holds, Ebon will become the most suitable miner in the current market for investing.On December 1st, Huangshou-based Ebang International Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: EBON) announced it had signed a technology licensing agreement with AsicBoost patent-holder Circle Line International Limited, granting full exclusivity to the patent. After optimizing a bitcoin mining machine algorithm, AsicBoost can greatly reduce the amount of work a mining ASIC must do in order to compute a hashing attempt, thus reducing the energy consumption of the mining machine. The performance of the mining machine can be improved by about 20%, and the corresponding savings in mining costs are also about 20%.AsicBoost, a SHA256 computing optimization algorithm developed by cryptologist Timo Hanke, PhD, was granted global priority by the inventor in la...

UNISOC-powered Fibocom L610-EU obtains GCF/CE/NCC Certification

indie 23 12 月

4 minutes

SHANGHAI, CHINA, Dec 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - UNISOC, China's CTTL, and Fibocom have announced the successful GCF/CE/NCC certification of the Fibocom L610-EU Cat 1 Module. The Fibocom L610, based on the UNISOC 8910DM, the world's first LTE Cat 1 bis chipset platform, is an industrial-grade LTE Cat 1 module with maximum speeds of up to 10Mbps. GCF certification is a requirement for European operators, who require manufacturers to complete certification before entering the market.Obtaining GCF, CE and NCC (National Communications Commission) certification is the result of close collaboration between Fibocom, UNISOC and CTTL (China Telecommunication Technology Labs). CTTL is the first laboratory with 3GPP Cat 1 bis GCF certification capacity and has provided rigorous certification services for the partnership. UNICOM, with a mission as the Digital World Eco-carrier, provides the core Cat 1 bis chip platform for the L610-EU. Wei Ran, Director at CTTL, said, "CTTL has been paying close attention to the evolution of medium-speed IoT technology and market developments. We are optimistic that Cat 1 bis technology, which has been promoted by chipset manufacturers, most notably UNISOC, wi...

ZONBONG LANDSCAPE Environmental Limited(1855.HK) Announces its Global Offering

indie 22 12 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The established service provider for landscaping and ecological restoration projects in the Three Northeast Provinces of the PRC - ZONBONG LANDSCAPE Environmental Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", stock code: 1855), announces details of its Global Offering and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Hong Kong Stock Exchange").ZONBONG LANDSCAPE Environmental Limited plans to offer an aggregate of 68,750,000 Shares (comprising 55,000,000 new Shares and 13,750,000 Sale Shares, and subject to the Over-allotment Option) under the Global Offering, of which 6,876,000 Shares (subject to reallocation) will be offered in the Hong Kong Public Offering, and 61,874,000 Shares (comprising 48,124,000 new Shares and 13,750,000 Sale Shares, and subject to the Over-allotment Option and reallocation) will be offered by way of International Placing. The Offer Price will not be more than HKD2.42 per Offer Share and is expected to be not less than HKD1.90 per Offer Share. The Hong Kong Public Offering will commence on Tuesday, 22 December 2020 and is expected to close at 12:00 noon (at 11:30 a.m....

Updates to HKTDC event arrangements in first half of 2021

indie 22 12 月

6 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - With the pandemic continuing unabated and international travel still greatly affected, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will reconfigure its industry trade fairs and conferences in the first half of 2021 as part of its ongoing efforts to find ways to help Hong Kong companies continue doing business during the pandemic. In addition to enhancing its hybrid model that combines online fairs with physical fairs and symposiums, the HKTDC will also organise new local exhibitions and hold a number of its key international conferences online, including those targeting the finance, creative and marketing sectors.New online-to-offline exhibition - International Sourcing ShowExhibitions are a vital component of the business of SMEs, helping to secure an average of 40% of orders for such companies. The fact that it will still be difficult to stage local trade shows in a physical form in the first half of 2021 will have a significant impact on SMEs. The HKTDC is reacting to this new situation in a flexible way, launching a brand-new sourcing event, the HKTDC International Sourcing Show, that will consolidate seven HKTDC trade fairs origin...

Champion REIT is Honoured with Prestigious Accolades in Multiple Categories amidst Challenging 2020

indie 22 12 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Champion Real Estate Investment Trust ("Champion REIT") (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, has garnered various prestigious accolades in multiple categories during the year, despite the turbulent business environment. Ms. Ada Wong, Chief Executive Officer of Champion REIT and the Team receive the ESG Leading Enterprises Awards from Bloomberg BusinessweekAmong the recent honours bestowed on Champion REIT is The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2020 -The Best Corporate Bond (Hong Kong), which highlights its financial management excellence, and follows on the heels of the issue of 10-year USD300 million medium term notes during the first half of 2020. The deal marked the return of Champion REIT to the US dollar bond market after more than seven years, and represents the first US dollar bond offering by a Hong Kong REIT since 2016. Still other honours presented to Champion REIT in recognition of its efforts in sustainability, corporate governance and business performance include the following: Sustainability indices and benchmark in 2020:- Hang Seng ESG 50 Index, Constituent of Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Ben...

QRC Group Sponsors Development of First Security Token Specification with BSI

indie 22 12 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG / LONDON, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The QRC Group (QRC) has announced the first publication of a Security Token Specification, independently facilitated and published by BSI, the UK National Standards Body. Called PAS 19668, the specification provides requirements for the publication of relevant information and the technical attributes of security tokens, covering tokens issued on any distributed ledger system.In the absence of an industry-wide standard, security token information has been organized and presented in various formats and different locations, making access highly inefficient and increasingly complex for investors and active market participants. PAS 19668 is an effort to fill that gap by specifying how information and properties relating to security tokens should be structured and presented.PAS 19668 is for use by international security token issuers. It is also a reference for security token holders, security token exchanges and custodians, investors in security tokens and auditors checking conformity, and any third parties that provide services to issuers of security tokens. PAS 19668 does not cover utility tokens or unregulated tokens."PAS 19668:2020...

Redsun Services is Given ‘Buy’ Rating by CMB International, Target Price Rises to HK$9.17

indie 22 12 月

2 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2020 - (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, has been given a "Buy" rating by CMB International, along with an increase in its target price to HK$9.17. CMB International believes that Redsun Services will deliver stronger-than-expected 2020 (Estimated) core profits (excluding listing expenses), seen spiking by 50% year-on-year to RMB88 million against market expectation of 40% growth. The Group's managed GFA will grow by 60% year-on-year and reach 25,000,000 sq.m. in 2020. Value-added services could become a new growth engine. Redsun Services achieved a robust 261% growth in its agent business in the first half of 2020, with gross profit margin surpassing 50%. In the second half of 2020, the advertisement business is expected to recover fast and will further drive revenue growth. Bolstered by growth in GFA under management and improving penetration of its value-added services, CMB International expects community value-added services to spike by a CAGR of 134% and reach RMB343 million in 2020, accounting for 35%...

Babylon Project issues Immutable Certificates to Hackathon Participants using Certificado

indie 22 12 月

2 minutes

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Babylon Project has issued verifiable and immutable certificates of participation to all active attendees of its 2020 blockchain hackathon, using a decentralized application built by members of its developer community. Participants can easily claim and verify their certificates with the Discord group by simply calling on the discord-bot, and instantly receiving their certificates with hash pointers to the Waves blockchain.The certification app is called Certificado, designed by one of the top developers at the hackathon. Certificado is solving the problem of counterfeit certification using blockchain, which no prior technology directly addresses. By enabling businesses, individuals, and enterprises to issue authentic certificates, Certificado wants to bring massive value to any industry which deals with a large number of documents like Education, Art, Events, Healthcare, Insurance, Real Estate, and Banking. Since the pandemic, there has been an increasing demand for blockchain protocols that digitalize, authenticate, and verify documents. Certification of documents by blockchain creates a validating, traceable, and secure way o...

China Medical System (00867.HK) MSCI-ESG Rating Upgraded to AA, Reaching Global Level

indie 22 12 月

2 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - On December 17, the largest index provider, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) updated a report on the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) rating for China Medical System Holdings Limited ("China Medical System"), a well-established, innovation-driven specialty pharma with a focus on sales & marketing in China. According to the report, China Medical System's ESG rating has been upgraded from "BBB" to "AA", surpassing 88% of companies in the global pharmaceutical industry, and symbolizing that the Company has reached a leading level among its global peers in ESG management.In the report, MSCI recognized China Medical System's outstanding performance in Corporate Governance, Corporate Behavior, Product Safety and Quality, Human Capital Development and Access to Health Care, and commented: "Leads peers in business ethics and talent management practices". MSCI also gave a positive assessment of the Company's Corporate Behavior, "China Medical System has evidence of detailed policies on business ethics and corruption".There are seven levels of the MSCI-ESG rating, from the highest to the lowest are: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B an...

China Medical System (00867.HK) MSCI-ESG Rating Upgraded to AA, Reaching Global Level

indie 22 12 月

2 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) issued a report on December 17 upgrading the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Rating for China Medical System Holdings Limited ("China Medical System"), a well-established, innovation-driven specialty pharma with a focus on sales & marketing in China. China Medical System's ESG Rating has been upgraded from "BBB" to "AA", surpassing 88% of companies in the global pharmaceutical industry, symbolizing that the Company has attained a level among its global peers in ESG management.MSCI recognized China Medical System's outstanding performance in Corporate Governance, Corporate Behavior, Product Safety and Quality, Human Capital Development, and Access to Health Care, noting that the Company "Leads peers in business ethics and talent management practices". MSCI also gave a positive assessment of the Company's Corporate Behavior, "China Medical System has evidence of detailed policies on business ethics and corruption".There are seven levels of the MSCI-ESG Rating, from the highest to the lowest are AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, and CCC. Among them, companies with AA or AAA ratings are consider...

BYD Delivers Largest Pure Electric Bus Fleet in Colombia

indie 22 12 月

6 minutes

Bogota, Colombia, Dec 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - On December 17, BYD announced the delivery of 470 pure electric buses to Bogota, the capital of Colombia. This is the country's largest pure electric bus fleet, and also the largest bus fleet BYD has delivered in the Americas, which will effectively promote the already fast-growing electrified public transport systems in Colombia, Latin America and the entire Americas.120 BYD electric buses delivered to BogotaEach bus takes 1.5 to 2.5 hours to fully charge, with a cruising range that exceeds 300 kilometers on a single chargeClaudia Nayibe Lopez Hernandez, Mayor of Bogota (fourth from left, first row) and Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America (third from right, first row) were among those in attendance at the delivery and operation ceremonyThe Bogota City Government and the Bogota City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A) held a grand launch and delivery ceremony for the first batch of 120 buses. This batch of buses will be delivered to 9 bus routes across the city by TRANSMILENIO S.A on December 26, 2020, and will serve approximately 69,300 passengers along the routes. The remaining 350 units will be put on the...

“One Yangtze” Sustainable Development Forum encourages communication between capital market and environmental protection field through ESG investing

indie 22 12 月

6 minutes

BEIJING, Dec 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (601688.CH; 6886.HK; HTSC.LI; "Huatai Securities" or "The Company") sponsored the "One Yangtze" Sustainable Development Forum in Beijing, to encourage communication between the capital market and ecological environment protection field. Representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with representatives from ecological environment organizations and the financial industry, jointly explored the ecological environment access in ESG investment to improve the application of data in order to promote sustainable development.In recent years, many investment projects have caused damages on the ecological environment and biodiversity. Although under the supervision of environmental protection departments, many of these projects resulted in forced suspensions due to strong opposition and backlash from civil organizations and mounting media scrutiny. These projects have caused not only significant economic losses to the financial industry, but have also severely impacted the re...

Strawbear Entertainment Group has passed the hearing of HKEX and will launch IPO in earlier next year

indie 21 12 月

2 minutes

HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Strawbear Entertainment Group has passed the hearing of HKEX and will launch IPO in earlier next year. Strawbear Entertainment Group is a major drama series producer and distributor in the PRC, covering the investment, development, production and distribution of TV series and web series. In addition, the Company is the only drama series producer and distributor that distributed new drama series on all of the eight dominant distribution channels, namely the top five TV channels and top three online video platforms in 2019.According to the Frost & Sullivan Report, Strawbear Entertainment Group ranked fourth among all drama series producers and distributors in the PRC in terms of the number of the first-run broadcast TV series in 2019, representing a market share of 6.0%. The Company's revenue has increased from RMB 542.9 million to RMB 765.1 million at a CAGR of 18.7%. As of 1H2020, the Company's adjusted net profit, which excluding the changes in fair value of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and equity-settled share award expense, has reached approximate RMB 72.08 million, representing an YOY increase of 71%, ...

QRC Sponsors PAS 19668 Security Token Specification with BSI

indie 21 12 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG / LONDON, Dec 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The QRC Group (QRC) announces publication of the world's first Security Token Specification, independently facilitated and published by BSI, the UK National Standards Body. "PAS 19668" provides for the technical specification and cross-blockchain publication of security tokens, covering tokens issued on any distributed ledger system. This PAS (Publicly Available Specification) takes effect from 31 December, 2020.In the absence of an industry-wide standard, security token information has been organized and presented in various formats and different locations, making access highly inefficient and increasingly complex for investors and active market participants. PAS 19668 is an effort to fill that gap by specifying how information and properties relating to security tokens should be structured and presented.PAS 19668 is for use by international security token issuers. It is also a reference for security token holders, security token exchanges and custodians, investors in security tokens and auditors checking conformity, and any third parties that provide services to issuers of security tokens. PAS 19668 does not cover utility tokens...

SDGs Media Compact Indonesia: Strengthening the Role of Media in Achieving SDGs Goals

indie 20 12 月

3 minutes

JAKARTA, Dec 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS together with the National Secretariat of SDGs Indonesia have launched the 'SDGs Media Compact Indonesia'. This Media Compact aims to increase the involvement and role of Indonesian mass media in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (TPB / SDGs).SDGs Media Compact Indonesia: an initiative inviting Indonesian Media to step up public awareness.. and participation.Host Meliza Gilbert (top left) discusses with key speakers Amalia Adininggar, Indonesian SDGs Secretariat (top right), and Indonesian SDGs ambassadors Alissa Wahid (bottom left) and Billy Mambrasar (bottom right)."Based on Intelligence Media Management, of 50 media in Indonesia, only four percent consistently report in the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals. Under these circumstances, where media involvement and public understanding are only developing, we have established the SDGs Media Compact in Indonesia," said Amalia "Winny" Adininggar Widyasanti, Head of the National Secretariat SDGs Indonesia and Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning. Winny was speaking during "Role of Media in Sustainable Dev...

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