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tether.bet Announces the Largest Ever Political Bet

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Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market 2020 Finalists Announced

Singapore - Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - ScreenSingapore today announced finalists for the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market 2020. Ten projects from China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand were selected based on the project's co-production viabilities and the strength of the filmmaking team. This year's SAFF Project Market sees entries coming in from 14 countries and regions across Asia, Europe and North America, including first-timers from Finland, France, and Iran. Taking Asian Storytelling to the World Since its launch in 2015, the SAFF Project Market has emerged as a recognised regional platform for established and upcoming content creators to come together and present their projects to the international marketplace. Finalists will be able to meet with financiers, commissioners, and investors - albeit virtually this year - who will be able to bridge them with the resources needed to take their projects to a global audience. Selected projects will join the ranks of SAFF Project Market alumni who have seen their projects produced, undergo production, or acquire financing. "The SAFF Project Market funnels expertise and resour...

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Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market 2020 Finalists Announced

SINGAPORE, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - ScreenSingapore today announced finalists for the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market 2020.Ten projects from China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand were selected based on the project's co-production viabilities and the strength of the filmmaking team.This year's SAFF Project Market sees entries coming in from 14 countries and regions across Asia, Europe and North America, including first-timers from Finland, France, and Iran.Taking Asian Storytelling to the WorldSince its launch in 2015, the SAFF Project Market has emerged as a recognised regional platform for established and upcoming content creators to come together and present their projects to the international marketplace.Finalists will be able to meet with financiers, commissioners, and investors - albeit virtually this year - who will be able to bridge them with the resources needed to take their projects to a global audience.Selected projects will join the ranks of SAFF Project Market alumni who have seen their projects produced, undergo production, or acquire financing."The SAFF Project Market funnels expertise and resource from ...

Yincheng Life Service (1922.HK) Celebrates the 1st Anniversary of its Listing

HONG KONG, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The leading enterprise in the property management industry in Nanjing and Jiangsu Province, the PRC, Yincheng Life Service CO., Ltd. ("Yincheng Life Service" or "the Company", together with its subsidiaries, "the Group"; Stock code: 1922) is pleased to celebrate the 1st anniversary of its listing on the main board of HKEx.With the effective expansion of business scale and continuous deep cultivation in the industry, the Company is providing more diversified and value-added services Yincheng Life Service's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 6, 2019 ushered in a golden period of development as the Company seizes good opportunities, implements a multi-pronged strategies, achieves record highs in various operating indicators, and attaining remarkable development in operational scale. From 2016 to 2019, the CAGR of the Company's contracted GFA and GFA under management were 45.6% and 58.0%, respectively, reaching 37.3 million sq.m. and 33.7 million sq.m. as of June 30, 2020. The CAGR of revenue and core net profit from 2016 to 2019 were 44.9% and 25.4%, respectively.Yincheng Life Service consistently promotes regional deep cultiv...

With Two Potential First-in-class Innovative Drugs’ Commercialization around the Corner, RemeGen is Expected to Explode upon Listing

HONG KONG, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - According to Bloomberg, recent years have seen the strong performance of biopharmaceutical enterprises in Hong Kong stock market. Bonnie Chan, Head of Listing of HKEX, said at the HKEX Biotech Summit on 1st September this year that 20 pre-revenue biotechnology companies had been listed in Hong Kong by then, raising a total of HK$48 billion in IPOs, and a total of HK$46 billion in post-IPO financing. The public offerings of BeiGene, Innovent Biologics and Junshi Biosciences have all expanded multiple times upon their IPO in their market value. With the listing of RemeGen next Monday, Hong Kong is to welcome another biotech superstar.Popular subscription and substantial room for rise in market value post IPOThe public offering of Ant Group last week froze a large amount of capital, posing pressure on other pre-listing companies. However, offering from RemeGen still gained great traction, with its institutional books hundreds multiple times covered and retail book over 50-time subscription in pool A and hundreds of times in pool B. With the sudden halt of Ant Group's IPO and hundreds of billions of funds being refunded to Hong Kong investors, ...

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Shrinkflex (SET: SFT) is Listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand

BANGKOK, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Shrinkflex (Thailand) PCL (SET: SFT) is a leading provider of integrated labeling solutions featuring plastic shrink films in ASEAN. On October 29 the company was listed in the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI). SFT executives are moving ahead with plans to invest in expanding the company's manufacturing facilities and adding new lines of products. The investment plans will add better value and boost the company's brand image in anticipation of continuing market growth in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year's growth is expected to be in the double-digits.Mr. Sung Cheong Tsoi, SFT's Founder and Chief Executive Office, says he is confident that, having listed in the MAI under the symbol SFT, the company will receive great interest from investors because of the company's tremendous business potential.SFT's strength lies in its experience and expertise in the production of shrink film labels for more than 12 years. The company has helped its customers meet the challenge of building a positive image and adding value to their brand identity. Its integrated shrink film label solutions have long earned SFT customers' trust.Thailand is cur...

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Nissin Foods Announces 2020 Q3 Financial Results

HONG KONG, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Nissin Foods Company Limited ("Nissin Foods" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; Stock code: 1475) has today announced its 2020 financial information for the nine months ended 30 September 2020 ("the reporting period"). Revenue of the Group amounted to HK$2,685.6 million, representing a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 14.4% from HK$2,348.1 million. Gross profit increased by 16.3% YoY to HK$895.9 million (2019: HK$770.1 million), with gross profit margin increasing by 0.6pp to 33.4% (2019: 32.8%), mainly attributable to the reduction in utility overheads, the relatively stable price for key raw-materials YoY as well as the shift of product mix in Hong Kong, but offset by the increase in the purchase of finished goods. Profit attributable to owners of the Company was HK$264.0 million, representing an increase of 25.0% YoY from HK$211.2 million. Segment results improved by double-digit growth of 34.5% YoY to HK$346.9 million from HK$258.0 million. For the Hong Kong operations, revenue recorded an increase of 11.6% YoY to HK$1,071.3 million (2019: HK$960.2 million), mainly attributable to the surge in demand for mo...

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Raffles Financial Appoints Mike Zhou as Executive Director

SINGAPORE, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Raffles Financial Group Limited (CSE: RICH) (FSE: 4VO) (OTC: RAFFF) today announced that it has appointed Mike Zhou, previously Independent Director, as Executive Director for North America.Mr. Zhou's expertise, developed over the course of a decade, covers capital markets and international business strategy with a special focus on the technology sector. In recent years, he has held management positions and director roles throughout the FinTech, digital marketing, consulting, and financial sectors.From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Zhou served as Manager of Corporate Development for BiYond (China) Corp. Under his management, the firm successfully launched a multi-million-dollar FinTech Joint Venture and structured the merger & acquisition of a digital marketing corporation. In late 2015, Mr. Zhou also co-founded a private investment and consulting firm."Mike's industry background and in-depth knowledge of the FinTech sector paired with deep understanding of the Canadian capital markets landscape is a valuable asset for Raffles as we move towards our goal of becoming a global diversified financial services firm. We are pleased to have him on our Boa...

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Leading CBD Company Greenheart Launches IEO Pre-sales of PUNT

Curragha, County Meath, Ireland, Nov 5, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Irish company Greenheart CBD (greenheartcbd.ie) has announced November IEO pre-sales of the Greenheart PUNT, an ERC-20 token available now on the LATOKEN exchange platform. The PUNT is a DeFi sustainable token which aims to encourage the adoption of CBD products in the global community, and bring the advantages of blockchain to the wider CBD industry.The Greenheart PUNT token is backed by a real commodity - 1,000 liters of Greenheart's CBD oil a year at a retail value of US$4 million - allowing token holders to redeem their tokens for CBD oil if they wish. And during November pre-sales, PUNTers will receive bonuses ranging between 20% and 50%, depending on the date of token purchase. Official trading will begin on December 1st, when Greenheart will put 200,000,000 tokens into circulation at a price of 10 US cents per token. Moreover, Greenheart will offer 200,000,000 tokens for public sale on the 1st of December each year for the next 4 years, as it aims to sell 1,000,000,000 tokens in total.According to the Greenheart Team, the CBD industry faces lack of governance, transparency, and compliance in addition to high fee...

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Jiashan China 2020 International Investment and Trade Fair Held

Jiashan, China, Nov 5, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Jiashan China 2020 International Investment and Trade Fair was held at the Jiashan Yunlan Bay International Convention Center, Zhejiang Province on October 28th. More than 600 business people, including representatives of the relevant provincial and municipal departments, management of domestic companies and foreign businessmen from the UK, Japan, Germany, Italy and Spain attended the event. Jiashan County, one of the top 100 counties in China, has held the Jiashan Trade Fair annually since 2003, and has been ranked among the top 10 counties attracting foreign investment to Zhejiang Province for 18 consecutive years.Opening the 2020 Trade Fair, Hong Hupeng, member of the Standing Committee, Jiaxing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Jiashan County Party Committee, pointed out that Jiashan was the brightest water town south of the Yangtze River. Jiashan supported and offered opportunity with favourable policies, first-class planning and innovative reforms. Jiashan encouraged entrepreneurship and innovation by introducing the best science and technology resources, and attracted high-end talent by...

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RIWI Predicted the Tight Race Seen in Today’s Results, and Now Publicly Releases All RIWI Election Reports Prepared Since September 8 for American, British and Asian Finance Clients

TORONTO, Nov 5, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - RIWI Corp. (TSXV: RIWI) (OTC: RWCRF) (the "Company" or "RIWI"), a global trend-tracking and prediction technology firm, today publicly released all of the U.S. Election reports that the Company prepared for global finance clients since September 8, 2020.In contrast to almost all public polling and mainstream media forecasts that predicted a "Blue Wave" and blowout victory for former Vice President Joe Biden, RIWI's final client report on November 2, at 10 am Eastern Standard Time, showed a different story: the much tighter race that we see in today's results. RIWI's randomly engaged forecasters represented a continuous evaluation of the views of 100,584 different Americans.RIWI's approach is unique. "For RIWI technology, one truly random forecast from one randomly engaged, anonymous person is worth far more than 10 non-randomly engaged, non-random traditional survey respondents who habitually offer their personal opinions, sometimes even in exchange for incentives," said Neil Seeman, RIWI's Chief Executive Officer. "Ensuring the anonymity of any respondent, without ever collecting personally identifiable information, is essential to both accu...

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CDL Appoints Deloitte as External Financial Advisor to Evaluate Investment in Sincere Property Group

SINGAPORE, Nov 4, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - City Developments Limited (CDL) announced today the appointment of Deloitte & Touche Financial Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. (Deloitte) as its External Financial Advisor to assist in further evaluating and reviewing its 51.01% joint venture equity investment in Sincere Property Group (Sincere) based in China.The CDL investment of an effective 51.01% stake in Sincere, completed in April 2020, is a strategic investment which provides CDL with a platform established over 26 years, comprising different asset classes across 18 cities in China. Sincere is ranked in China among the Top 100 Developers by China's Real Estate Association and one of the Top 10 Business Park Developers and Operators.As at 30 June 2020, CDL Group's global asset portfolio amounted to S$23.8 billion, of which China accounted for 14%. Excluding Sincere, the Group's China portfolio includes residences, office buildings, hotels, serviced apartments and retail malls.The CDL Board has mandated this evaluation and review by Deloitte in view of the challenges relating to Sincere's liquidity position following the outbreak of the pandemic and new measures to further tighten liq...

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JCB expands its merchant network with Paymentwall in digital media and home entertainment sector

TOKYO & EUROPE, Nov 4, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and Paymentwall announce the activation of JCB cards in the digital media and home entertainment sector.This partnership will simplify the online transactional journey for digital media and home entertainment communities as they make in-app and online purchases from small and medium-sized companies across the world.Globally, throughout 2020 to date, the video game industry sector has seen a 7.4% increase in sales year-on-year and a user increase of 12.7% year-on-year, and it is forecasted that the market will reach an expected annual sales growth of a further 0.9% as we move towards 2025[1].This collaboration is set to expand the virtual media entertainment market even further. Additionally, this partnership will offer cardmembers enhanced fraud protection, speedier transactions, local payment processing and 24/7 in-app help and support functions.Mr. Honor Gunday, CEO of Paymentwall said, "establishing a relationship with JCB has been a key milestone for us as we expand into new regions where we can offer...

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Greenbriar Capital Corp. Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Nov 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement announced on October 27, 2020. Greenbriar has issued 500,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $1.50 per Unit for gross proceeds of $750,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share in the capital of Greenbriar at a price of $1.75 per until November 2, 2022.The common shares comprising the Units and any shares issued upon the exercise of any Warrants are subject to a hold period until March 3, 2021. Proceeds from the Private Placement will be used by Greenbriar for working capital purposes.Financial NewsletterGreenbriar sponsored an ESG investor event on March 25, 2020 with Grit Capital. Beginning November 1, 2020, Grit Capital has launched a very efficient and easy to read, fun, exceedingly informative, and highly impactful Investment Newsletter (https://gritcapital.substack.com) that covers emerging trends, themes and investment ideas which is...

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Ziptrak Original Track-Guided Blinds System Resolves Top Pain Points for over 4,500 Singaporean Homes and Businesses

SINGAPORE, Nov 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Ziptrak(R), the original patented track-guided blind system based in Australia, has been making balcony and semi-outdoor spaces in Singapore more usable, protecting homes and businesses from sun glare, rain, noise, UV radiation and heat. To date, it has been installed in over 4,500 residences and commercial spaces with a proven track record of durability, where less than one percent of units installed required full replacements.Track-guided blinds are designed so that the blind material moves along a track, preventing wind and insects from entering, and cold air to escape from. Unlike traditional cabled blinds, which flap about in the wind and are exposed at the sides, the blind material will remain in the tracks and continue to protect your spaces, come rain or shine. The trifecta of quality, experience and innovation has been making waves since the very first installation of Ziptrak blinds at IMM Outlet Mall in December 2012, to its introduction to the Singapore market in early 2017. 1. QUALITY - Every component is selected for its strength and durability; with a 2m by 2m blind being able to withstand a static load equivalent to wind spee...

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Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited Proposed Issue of Convertible Bonds in the Principal Amount of HK$97,800,000

HONG KONG, Nov 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited (the "Company"; Stock Code: 8246) together with its subsidiaries (collective namely the "Group") today announces that on 2 November 2020 (after trading hours), the Company entered into Subscription Agreement with the wholly-owned subsidiary of Kai Yuan Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1215) ("the Subscriber"), pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to issue and the Subscriber has conditionally agreed to subscribe for the three-year Convertible Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of HK$97,800,000. The initial conversion price is HK$0.27 each (subject to adjustments). As at the date of this announcement, the Company has a total of 3,622,136,000 Shares in issue. Assuming there is no further issue or repurchase of the Shares, based on the initial Conversion Price of HK$0.27 per Conversion Share and assuming full conversion of the Convertible Bonds took place, the Convertible Bonds will be convertible into 362,222,222 Conversion Shares, representing approximately 10.00% of the existing issued share capital of the Company as at the date of this announcement and approximately 9.09% of the issued share...

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Raffles Financial Enters into Joint Venture Agreement with Raffles Infrastructure Investment

SINGAPORE, Nov 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Raffles Financial Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raffles Financial Group Limited (CSE: RICH) (FSE: 4VO) (OTC: RAFFF) ("Raffles", "the Company" or "RF"), today announces that the Company has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Raffles Infrastructure Investment Pte Ltd. ("RII"), a subsidiary of Raffles Infrastructure Holdings Limited listed in Singapore under symbol LUY. The Parties intend to collaborate in a joint venture company ("JVC"), MFUND Limited, which upon completion shall be renamed into "Raffles Infrastructure Capital Limited", a company incorporated in Hong Kong.The joint venture is in line with the Company's long-term objective of seeking opportunities and growth of its business and operations."Asia infrastructure spending is forecast at US$5.3 trillion by 2025*. Raffles Infrastructure's core competency is in the planning and developing of infrastructural projects in Asia, particularly China, while Raffles Financial is focused on the global fund raising and corporate finance advisory. The JV can provide a complete suite of infrastructure development solutions to governments and their developers," comments Dr. Charl...

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BioVaxys Files Patent Application for Novel COVID-19 Diagnostic for T-Cell Immunity

Vancouver, BC, Nov 2, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) ("BioVaxys" or "the Company"), a world leader in haptenized protein vaccine research and development, announced today that it has filed a Provisional Patent Application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTION OF CELL MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE related to the potential development of a diagnostic for evaluating the presence or absence of a T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The BioVaxys method is based on measuring an immune response in a human showing no signs or symptoms of an active SARS-CoV-2 infection by administering a skin test of a subunit of the SARS-CoV-2 S-protein. Using Delayed Type Hypersensitivity[1] ("DTH"), a method which is known to demonstrate prior exposure and T cell immunity to tuberculosis[2], the immune system causes an inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure. This type of immune response involves mainly T-cells rather than antibodies, which are made by B-cells.If ultimately successful, the diagnostic is intended to provide a low-cost, easy-to-administer, and accurate way to test f...

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Dusit International to manage its first Dusit Thani hotel in Kyoto, Japan

BANGKOK, Nov 2, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Yasuda Real Estate Co., Ltd., a community-focused property developer based in Tokyo, to operate the luxury Dusit Thani Kyoto - its first Dusit-branded hotel in Japan.Dusit Thani Kyoto is designed to blend seamlessly with its traditional surrounds in the heart of the citySigned through D&J Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dusit International based in Tokyo, the historic deal reflects Dusit's commitment to sustainable expansion by bringing long-term value to its local communities through creating jobs, contributing to the economy, and encouraging responsible tourism.Located in the heart of the city, only 850 metres from Kyoto Station in the Honganji Monzen-machi district, the new property will comprise approximately 150 rooms set over four floors. Facilities will include a Thai-themed all-day dining restaurant, a Japanese specialty restaurant, a lobby lounge and bar, function rooms, a health club equipped for fitness, and wellness facilities. Guests will enjoy easy access to nearby attractions such as Higashi Honga...

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80 Acres Farms Raises Funding Round Led by Barclays to Accelerate Growth in Automated Vertical Farming Technology

Hamilton, Ohio, Nov 2, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - 80 Acres Farms, the sustainable solution for fresh, pesticide-free food, announced that it added Barclays as a strategic investor in the business, joining Virgo Investments, Orange Wings Capital, QuietStar Capital, and other family office investors.80 Acres Farms'. Fully-Automated vertical farm located in Hamilton, OH80 Acres Farms is a 2019 fellow from the Unreasonable Impact Americas program and award winner recognized for their work addressing the global pandemic's effects. 80 Acres Farms addresses both sustainability and food security through growing food differently with vertical farming technology and reducing water usage by 97% on less than 1% of the land, with 300x the yield.Mike Zelkind, CEO of 80 Acres Farms, said: "There has been an explosion in demand for fresh, locally grown, nutritious food, and this investment round enables us to continue to meet that demand at the right unit economics. We look forward to developing our relationship with Barclays and their global network through our shared passion for enhancing sustainability in this industry."Andrew Challis, Co-Head of Principal Investments at Barclays, said: "80 Acres ...