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Building Environmental Awareness through Religious Leaders Training on Peatland and Conservation

Seruyan, C Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Oct 26, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - In this modern world, all humankind has been affected by the impact of the global climate crisis. Not only facing the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, we also have to deal with floods and forest fires currently occurring in our region.Scientists have given extensive warning regarding the effects of climate change on our planet, however collective action to hinder the climate crisis is largely considered to be too slow.At the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Project, we have made concerted efforts to play a leading role in mitigating the damage done to the environment in our region through the introduction of various initiatives, including a spiritual approach to change community behaviour and to engage them by encouraging active involvement and inclusion in all efforts taken to preserve the environment and to minimize damage.Rimba Raya empowers local community members to play a role in protecting and conserving the peat forest with a long-term philosophy of 'community for healthy forests and climate'. The project aims to consistently work towards achieving the UN's SDGs, both within the project area and the bordering villages...

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Riyad Bank signs acquiring agreement with JCB for local acceptance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh & Tokyo, Oct 26, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Riyad Bank, a listed company on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., announced that Riyad Bank had signed a partnership agreement with JCBI to enable the acceptance of JCB Cards at all Point of Sale systems, online and ATMs throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.As part of a push to make the Kingdom a cashless society and support for financial inclusion that is both in line with the aims of the Saudi Vision 2030, this partnership will enable JCB Cardholders to use JCB Cards through Riyad Banks's network for Point of Sale and ATMs across Saudi Arabia, thereby providing greater convenience for JCB's globally increasing cardholders in Islamic markets such as Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan."I am delighted to announce this partnership in consideration of the Vision 2030 and the ever-closer relationship between Saudi Arabia and Japan." Mr. Yoshiki Kaneko, President & COO of JCB International Co, Ltd. said, "Along with the introduction of the tourist visa program last year, which offers visas to c...

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Endowus launches Fund Smart for Singapore investors: Build customisable portfolios with direct access to curated institutional best-in-class funds from the world’s leading asset managers

SINGAPORE, Oct 26, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Endowus.com, Singapore's leading MAS-licensed digital wealth management platform and the first and only digital advisor for the Central Provident Fund (CPF), has announced the launch of their new investment solution - Fund Smart. Singapore investors can now build investment portfolios from a selection of institutional share-class and trailer-fee free funds curated by the Endowus Investment Office, led by Samuel Rhee, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at Endowus. This new solution gives investors the ability to customise their fund allocations, analyse the historical and projected performance, as well as look-through the underlying exposure and total costs across the selected funds. It also provides real time advice to investors on the suitability of the portfolio they have created against their financial needs. Similar to existing Endowus investment offerings, Fund Smart has no sales fees, no transaction fees, no lock-ups and 100% trailer fee rebates. Endowus has also built in automated rebalancing and regular savings plans capabilities to improve the client investment experience.Endowus launched a market survey to better understand ...

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Global brokerage firm Tiger Brokers uncovers Singaporean Gen Zs’ penchant for globally diverse and long-term technology stocks

SINGAPORE, Oct 26, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Xiaomi-backed global brokerage firm Tiger Brokers shared insights around the investment behaviour of Generation Z investors (aged between 18 to 24 years old), analysing about 100,000 Generation Z investors who are trading on Tiger Brokers' platform during the span of 2015 to 2020. Gen Z makes up 15% of the company's current 900,000+ customers worldwide; and 30% of Singapore's total customers since the launch of Tiger Trade app in February 2020. The findings for the Singapore sample are in line with the overall findings.The analysis showed that 45% of Gen Z investors prefers long-term stocks like Apple, Boeing, and Carnival, 35% real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) across United States, Hong Kong and Singapore; 10% are investing in high volatility stocks, such as Afterpay, Kodak, and Vaccinex and 10% in options, based on reports and business forecasts. For Q3 2020, the most traded stocks by Gen Z in Singapore are Tesla, Apple, NIO and MedTech International.Wu Tianhua, Group CEO of Tiger Brokers, said, "Gen Z investors tend to gear towards creating a globally diverse investment portfolio. Since 2015, we have...

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NetDragon Collaborates with Pearson Expands Education Library with Agreement to License Digital Content

HONG KONG, Oct 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon", Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that NetDragon has signed a licensing agreement for K-12 education content with Pearson Global Schools, part of Pearson, the world's leading learning company. The high-quality interactive math and science content will be distributed through NetDragon's global learning community, led by subsidiaries Edmodo, Promethean, and JumpStart among others.Pearson's classroom resources and multimedia learning tools focus on the individual needs of all learners. Primary/Elementary resources (ages 4-11) include the highly acclaimed Reading Street, Abacus Evolve, and enVisionMATH. For the digital natives (ages 11-18), interactive programs from Digits and Interactive Science are highly visual to make learning more engaging for today's students.According to the World Economic Forum, around 1.2 billion children were out of school classrooms this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With blended learning now center stage, educators are realizing the potential for online interaction. Bringing together market-leadi...

IDC Industry Will Benefit from the Growth of Cloud Computing GDS to be Listed on the HKEx

HONG KONG, Oct 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - According to South China Morning Post, Internet Data Center (IDC) industry is a crucial component of the strategic emerging industry, which plays an important role in promoting and driving economic transformation and upgrading and social development, and is also a key industry leading the innovation and development of the information industry in the future. Recently, GDS, the leader of the IDC industry, officially launched its public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.Unique platform attracts renowned customers in different industriesGDS is the largest carrier-neutral data center service provider in China, focusing on developing and operating high-performance data centers, with a 21.9% revenue market share of the carrier-neutral market in 2019. As of June 30, 2020, GDS operated 42 self-developed data centers also with 17 data centers under construction. As of the same date, GDS had an aggregate net floor area of 266,260 sqm in service, 94.1% of which was committed by customers.At the same time, GDS has established good relationship with large, fast-growing, and diversified customers, allowing its customers to expand rapidly. As at Ju...

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Bixin Ventures Announces $100M Proprietary Capital Fund to Support Global Blockchain Ecosystem

HONG KONG, Oct 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Bixin Ventures has launched a $100 million proprietary capital fund to support the global blockchain ecosystem and infrastructure necessary for the future of open finance through a permissionless and decentralized network.Bixin Ventures participated as co-lead investor in a strategic round for O(1) Labs, the team incubating Mina Protocol, contributing US$ 2M to the raise, and has invested in projects including Microbit, xDai, Algorand, Nervos, Arweave, Conflux, Certik, and Marlin.Earlier in 2020, Bixin Ventures announced a $66 million proprietary fund of funds enabling hedge funds and liquidity providers to strengthen the global liquidity framework in Bitcoin markets, with qualifying fund recipients satisfying fully denominated BTC criteria."One of our primary priorities is to help make the ecosystem truly global. Our investment team is working alongside the founders to provide guidance and expertise for growth in Asia," said Wang Xi, partner at Bixin Ventures.Bixin mining operations are currently operating at 300 megawatt-hour capacity, boasting ~3,000 peta hash per second (PH/s) of computing power, which accounts for roughly 2% of the gl...

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EMC Provides One-stop Marketplace for Businesses to Buy Electricity and Offset Consumption

SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's Energy Market Company (EMC) announced that organisations committed to environmental sustainability can now conveniently purchase electricity and offset their electricity consumption with Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through EMC's PowerSelect platform. Toh Seong Wah, CEO of EMCEsther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)His Excellency Dr. Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA)RECs are an additional offering on the PowerSelect platform, which helps businesses efficiently source the best electricity packages across a large number of electricity retailers in Singapore. With this new service, organisations can access a wide range of RECs from local and overseas energy providers, across different renewable energy sources. Increased choices for both electricity packages and RECs translate into more competitive prices for customers.RECs are financial instruments that certify the purchase by an investor of units of electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Once the renewable energy is fed into the national power grid by the power generator, the R...

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Epazz DeskFlex Room Booking System Sees Demand Coming From Asia Pacific Region; Advances COVID-Compliant Software Suite For Specific Functionality

CHICAGO, IL, Oct 22, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Epazz Inc. DeskFlex (OTC: EPAZ), a mission critical provider of cloud-based workspace management software solutions and blockchain business solutions, announced today that the DeskFlex desk booking software is receiving demands coming from the Asia Pacific Region.DeskFlex room booking system adds more software customers from local U.S. firms and companies in Europe and Latin America weekly. The rising demand for workspace management software is bringing more inquiries from global companies, including businesses in the Asia Pacific Region. DeskFlex is also considering extending its reach in Asia when demands continue to grow by hiring local account managers.Asia Pacific employers were the first to manage the COVID-19 pandemic since the start of the year, longer than many of their global counterparts. Recent survey findings showed that enhancing health safety and well-being is top of the employers' priority list to restore their employees' and businesses' stability. Furthermore, 3 in 5 employers in the Asia Pacific region developed strategies following the lifting of social distancing restrictions in many markets. Two-thirds of the compani...

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US Tests Confirm Path-Away(R) Organically Kills SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Bluffton, SC, Oct 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - A leading US lab has released results confirming Path-Away®, a plant-based active ingredient that contains no chemicals or alcohol, can kill the virus that causes COVID-19 within two minutes. Path-Away's Anti Pathogenic Aerosol Solution was tested on SARS-CoV-2 by Microbac Laboratories, Inc., accredited by the U.S. Dept of Defence (DoD) and the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).The Microbac tests were conducted using the direct inoculation method, and follow successful tests in an approved UK laboratory (April 2020) on the efficacy of Path-Away® against the feline coronavirus, a recognised surrogate of SARS-CoV-2. Path-Away® has also proven effective against a broad spectrum of microbes including SARS and H1N1 viruses.Holista Colltech Ltd (ASX: HCT; Holista), the Asian-based distributor, and Global Infection Control Consultants, LLC (GICC LLC), the US-based developer, said the tests confirm Path-Away® as the world's first natural and safe organic disinfectant meeting U.S. testing standards. Holista distributes Path-Away® under its own NatShield™ and Protectene™ brands. Holista and GICC LLC are a...

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TEC presents Welcome Back to The Office! Good to leave, even better to come back?

HONG KONG, Oct 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The COVID-19 work-at-home has pushed businesses and employees globally to re-evaluate the workplace. The Executive Centre (TEC), the leading premium flexible workspace provider in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, is also re-evaluating - with a 'Welcome Back to The Office' video campaign, and characters that find new ways of adapting to the new normal working environment.The 'Welcome Back' video campaign is a take on the work-at-home phenomenon, and while the characters in the videos are fictional, their triumphs and struggles are drawn from real experiences of TEC's 1000+ global team.Don't miss: "Welcome Back to the Office!" Episode 1: "Good to leave, even better to come back"Watch the premiere [3'40] :: https://youtu.be/cGzLjfneslESynopsis: "They were told that as a precautionary measure and in-line with their global head office's pandemic response, that they would be 'WFH'. Some were excited. Some unphased. And some were really not enthused in the slightest. Find out how the typical workday has, and is continuing to change. Follow four co-workers on their first day back to work: Welcome Back To The Office addresses the full spectrum of ...

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Buick Electra Electric Crossover Concept Enjoys Global Premier

SHANGHAI, Oct 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Buick Electra concept vehicle enjoyed a global premiere in Shanghai. The all-electric crossover offers a sneak peek at Buick's vision for a new intelligent electric future."Today, Buick's innovative thinking and imagination of future intelligent mobility have reached the next level with the Electra," said Sam Basile, executive vice president of SAIC-GM. "I am confident that the aesthetics and technology innovations reflected on the Electra will ultimately help reset consumers' expectations, just as all previous Buick concepts have done."Adopting the new "potential energy" design language, the Electra emphasizes clean and bold styling with seamless integrated technology. It comes with a new-generation electric propulsion system and the advanced Ultium battery, along with a variety of connected and intelligent driving technologies, demonstrating Buick's ongoing evolution toward the future of personal mobility."Building on Buick's proven leadership in electrification, the Electra represents the brand's ambition to bring together beautiful styling and intelligent connectivity in the new era of zero emissions," said Molly Peck, executive dir...

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Tak Lee Machinery Announces 2019/2020 Annual Results

HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Tak Lee Machinery Holdings Limited ("Tak Lee" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 2102), a leading earthmoving equipment sales and leasing service provider in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce its first annual results for the year ended 31 July 2020 ("the Year") since transferring its listing to the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 6 October 2020. Despite the challenging economic climate and COVID-19 pandamic, the Group has recorded remarkable results for the Year. Financial Highlight- Revenue of the Group increased by approximately 9.9% to approximately HK$628.8 million, mainly attributable to the strong performance of its leasing business - The Group's net profit attributable to the owners of the Company surged by approximately 32.9% to approximately HK$51.3 million- Gross profit increased by 33.2% to approximately HK$107.1 million, while gross profit margin increased 2.9 percentage points to approximately 17.0%- Earnings per share for the Year was approximately HK5.13 cents, representing an increase of approximately 32.9%- The Board has recommended the payment of a final div...

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The Babylon Project concludes with developers from 65 Countries

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Babylon Project, a hackathon initiative committed to democratizing access to global innovation and fostering the inclusion of minority backgrounds in tech, kicked off on Friday, October 9th, 2020 with 1000 active participants on its virtual Discord server.The virtual hackathon had renowned international speakers calling in from different parts of the world. Pavel Cherkashin, the Managing Partner of Mindrock Capital; Miko Matsumura, General Partner of Gumi Ventures; and Naomi Freeman, Leadership Fellow at Women Who Code, along with an exceptional and diverse group of panelists, who shared industry knowledge, startup advice, and technical expertise with the participants.Additionally, a variety of technical workshops were also conducted by several blockchain companies, most notably Aave, Polkadot, BTCU, and Suku. A virtual yoga session, intended to instruct participants on rejuvenating wellness exercises, was provided by Kirin Power, a yoga & meditation teacher from San Francisco and a director and partner at Outdoor Yoga SF. Along with the grand prize, corporate partners issued their own pre-determined challenges to hackers a...

Lvji Technology Listed in Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2020

HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - China's leading online tour guide provider Lvji Technology Holding Inc. ("Lvji Technology" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", stock code: 1745.HK) listed in Forbes Asia's Best Under A Billion 2020. The list spotlights 200 publicly listed small and midsized companies in the Asia-Pacific region with sales under $1 billion. And 56 Chinese companies are on the list, including Lvji Technology, WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), China Education Group (839.HK), and iKang Medical (1789.HK).The companies on this list have scored above their peers in a composite ranking that includes sales and profit growth, low debt levels and robust governance. The criteria also ensured a geographic diversity of companies from across the region. By using metrics both quantitative and qualitative, the final list of 200 is truly a select group.Lvji Technology is based on the core business of selling online tour guides and technology, combines with cutting-edge technologies such as GPS positioning and cloud computing. The Group provides hand- drawn maps of tourist destinations, multilingual editorial contents and voice-over commentaries, tour route...

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The Edvantage Group (0382.HK) Has Capacity Expansion and Student Number Growth in 2 Colleges

HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Edvantage Group Holdings Limited ("Edvantage Group" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 0382.HK), the largest private higher education group in the Greater Bay Area is pleased to announce the results of new student registration and the average tuition fee of two private higher educational institutions, Huashang College Guangdong University of Finance & Economics ("Huashang College" or the "College") and Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College ("Huashang Vocational College" or the "Vocational College"). Benefited from the continuous innovation of the high-end curriculum provided by schools of Edvantage Group to meet the urgent needs of today's society for talents especially in the fields of big business, big health, IT and new media, and the majority of students and parents' pursuit and support for the Huashang's brand with the recognition of school-running ability as well as the operation of new Sihui campus in Zhaoqing City, the registration rate of new students in the 2020/2021 school year of the College and the Vocational College has reached a record high, the average tuition fee has also recorde...

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The Executive Centre launches the “Welcome Back to The Office” campaign

HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The COVID-19 outbreak has led to businesses and employees re-evaluating what the workplace means to them. Today, The Executive Centre (TEC), the leading premium flexible workspace provider across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, launches the "Welcome Back to The Office" video campaign, where characters find ways to adapt to the new working environment.The campaign is a take on the work-from-home phenomenon, and while the characters in the videos are fictional, their triumphs and struggles are drawn from real experiences of TEC's 1000+ global team.What's clear is that while homeworking arrangements are becoming normalised and people are enjoying less commuting, not having to dress to impress and spending more time with their families; on the flip side, there are also irreplaceable benefits of working in an office such as proper coffee in a proper coffee cup, chatting to colleagues and collaborating on projects, IT that works, comfortable ergonomic furniture, admin support, and a highly-productive environment that boosts concentration and minimises distractions."After an extended period of time working from home, we are inspired to explore ...

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Leading U.S. Government-Accredited Lab Confirms Path-Away(R) Natural Active Ingredient Can Kill Actual COVID-19 Virus Within Two Minutes, First In The World

Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Bluffton, SC (USA), Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - A leading laboratory accredited with U.S. Government agencies has released test results which confirm that Path-Away® - a plant-based active ingredient that contains no chemicals or alcohol - can kill the actual virus that causes COVID-19 within two minutes, the global distributor of Path-Away® announced today.Holista Colltech Limited (ASX: HCT, or Holista), the Malaysian-based global distributor, and Global Infection Control Consultants, LLC (GICC LLC), the developer of Path-Away®, said they believe the tests confirm the active ingredient to be the world's first totally natural and safe organic disinfectant to meet the U.S. testing standard.The independent tests of the Path-Away® Anti Pathogenic Aerosol Solution on SARS-CoV-2, the actual virus that causes COVID-19, were undertaken by Microbac Laboratories, Inc. (Microbac) in the United States. With over 50 years' experience, Microbac is accredited under the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) and Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).The Microbac tests were conducted using the direct inoculation method and follow successful tests in an approved ...

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Olympus to Support Endoscopic AI Diagnosis Education for Doctors in India and to Launch AI Diagnostic Support Application

TOKYO, Oct 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Olympus Corporation took part in a ground-breaking project as a business promoter, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), entitled, "Survey Study for International Expansion of AI Diagnosis Support System Using Ultra-High Magnifying Endoscopes in India." The project aims to develop advanced endoscopy diagnostics in India, where there are relatively few endoscopists.In collaboration with CYBERNET SYSTEMS CO,. LTD., Olympus has established an AI diagnostic support system at a major medical institution, the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) based in Hyderabad, India. Specialist lecturers and physicians from Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital provided expert guidance to AIG doctors. In addition to training AIG doctors in techniques for detecting diseases and differential diagnosis by colonoscope, they also trained the doctors on how to instruct the next generation of endoscopists.The project started on October 12. At the kick-off meeting, Satoshi Hemmi, Deputy Director-General of the Information and Communications Bureau, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications commented, "We hop...

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Nufarm and CROP.ZONE Announce Cooperation to Bring Alternative Weed Control to Major European Markets

Aachen, Germany, Oct 19, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Australian crop protection and specialty seed company, Nufarm and the German AgTech startup, CROP.ZONE have entered into a cooperation agreement. The collaboration aims for launching Nufarm and CROP.ZONE's hybrid herbicide solutions across major European markets, starting with the implementation of an early adopters program for the 2021 season in Benelux and Germany from 2021 onwards.CROP.ZONE, Alternative Weed ControlThe innovative, patented solutions complement existing, synthetic herbicides, providing farmers a competitive and sustainable alternative for weed management, contributing to yield optimization and farm profitability while contributing to sustainability goals.Nufarm and CROP.ZONE combine chemical and physical processes to create a compelling and sustainable method of weed control. By pre-treating plants with an organic regulated conductive liquid and sequentially applying electrical charge, the company can control weeds with a very high degree of efficiency and lower energy consumption than conventional weeding technologies. Nufarm and CROP.ZONE offer a safe, reliable, and environmentally friendly alternative to mak...