ACN Newswire

Licensing Show and Conference draw to a close

indie 20 1 月

6 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The 19th HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), drew to a successful close last Friday. The five-day online event (11 to 15 January) attracted over 250 exhibitors from around the globe and drew an attendance of more than 6,200 buyers from 47 countries and regions. In addition to buyers from Hong Kong and Mainland China, strong participation from key Asia markets including Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam was recorded. About 1,200 online business matching meetings were arranged during the show to connect global licensing players with new business opportunities.The 19th HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS) drew an attendance of more than 6,200 buyers from 47 countries and regions. About 1,200 virtual business matching meetings were arranged to connect global licensing players with new business opportunities.The 10th Asian Licensing Conference (ALC) featured some 40 speakers from top global brands along with renowned industry elites, attracting more than 20,000 viewers to join.Art-Zoo is developing content and animations...

Singapore online brokerage Tiger Brokers sees strong retail investor growth in Q4 2020 with 108% increase in new user sign ups

indie 20 1 月

7 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Xiaomi-backed online brokerage Tiger Brokers Singapore (Tiger Brokers https://www.tigerbrokers.com.sg/) today announced that they saw 108 per cent growth in the number of new investors in Q4 2020 as compared to Q3 2020, with trading volume increased by 215 per cent also on a quarter on quarter basis. Since February 2020, Tiger Brokers also saw the increase in Gen Z investors on the platform, which made up 30 per cent of Singapore's customer base.Tiger Brokers also announced four new strategic partnerships with financial technology provider, Iress, one of the largest and most active online trading communities, TradingView, Global financial market data and infrastructure provider, Refinitiv, and Asia's leading Financial Group, DBS. These partnerships are aimed at strengthening their online platform, by allowing investors to gain access to best-in-class and up-to-date financial information so that they will be well-informed before making their investing decisions in real time, as well as allowing investors instant fund transfer into the Tiger Trade platform respectively.In addition, Tiger Brokers also announced the launch of their new product...

DigiCol + AnRKey X Announce True NFT Cross-Platform Interoperability

indie 20 1 月

3 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - DigiCol is excited to announce the first strategic partnership! We now have reached a strategic partnership with AnRKey X(TM)! DigiCol enables lending of ETH/USDT for NFTs locked up in the unique smart contract lending platform.With this new partnership, DigiCol and AnRKey X(TM) aim for true NFT cross-platform interoperability. By enabling compatibility between AnRKey X's Universe Sidechain Collectables NFTs and DigiCol's lending platform, users can earn DGCL rewards for providing liquidity based on the monetary value of the NFT to borrowers.J.D. Salbego, CEO at AnRKey X, said the following about the partnership: "We're excited to be partnering with DigiCol. With this new partnership, AnRKey X has further developed its gamified staking ecosystem plans. The cross-platform interoperability for NFTs between both platforms is also our latest milestone in bringing the future of DeFi gaming to mass adoption. Needless to say, we have great expectations of this partnership, and we look forward to a very fruitful collaboration with DigiCol"DigiCol will be launching the beta Platform in Q1 and the AnRKey X will be launching gamified staking (gStake)...

The Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of Henan Province Opens, Tian Lun Gas expects to benefit from the Provincial “14th Five-Year Plan”

indie 19 1 月

5 minutes

Zheng Zhou, Jan 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Fourth Session of the 13th People's Congress of Henan Province and the Fourth Session of the 12th Henan Provincial CPPCC (hereinafter referred to as the "Henan Two Sessions") opened in Zhengzhou on January 18 and January 17, 2021, respectively. At the meeting, the "14th Five-Year Plan" and long-term goals for 2035 were put forward, in which the implementation of rural construction activities was placed in an important position. The government work report mentioned that in 2021, the upgrade of rural infrastructure will be accelerated, the implementation of the "gasification village" project will be accelerated, and 2 million rural natural gas users will be added. As a pioneer and important participant in the gasification of rural areas in Henan Province, China Tianlun Gas Holdings Co., Ltd. (1600.HK, hereinafter referred to as "Tianlun Gas" or "Company") will benefit from this policy.According to reports from Henan Dahe Finance Cube,in Henan, Tianlun Gas is the pioneer and leader of rural gas construction. In July 2018, Yuzi Holding and Tianlun Gas jointly established Henan Yutian New Energy Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yutian...

Moonstake Enters a Strategic Partnership with RockX to Support the Polkadot (DOT) Ecosystem

indie 19 1 月

4 minutes

Moonstake started in the staking business last year with the aim to create the largest staking network in Asia. Moonstake has developed both Web wallets and Mobile wallets (iOS/Android) providing staking services. After a full-scale operation launched in August 2020, Moonstake's total staking assets grew rapidly to reach USD 50 Million. By December, staking assets grew to USD 100 Million. Currently, Moonstake has over USD 200 Million in staked assets.In Jan of this year, Moonstake announced the support of staking Polkadot's cryptocurrency in Moonstake's Wallet. DOT is top 5 cryptocurrencies by market cap. After Cosmos, IRISnet, Ontology, Harmony, Tezos, Cardano and Qtum, DOT became the 9th available coin on Moonstake Web Wallet.RockX is a digital assets platform that offers risk-adjusted crypto investment for the masses and allows users to compound their crypto holdings through mining, staking, and other DeFi products. Recently, RockX announced that they launched a USD20 Million investment program for the Polkadot ecosystem. The funding, capped at a maximum of USD 500,000 worth of DOT tokens per project, will be provided alongside technical support.Polkadot is a next-generation blo...

Indonesia’s Rimba Raya: World First REDD+ Project Validated for its Impact on all 17 SDGs

indie 19 1 月

5 minutes

Central Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Jan 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - In September 2020, the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve project obtained independent verification for contributing to the environment, biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and upholding the rules and procedures of the SD VISta (Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard) Program.Rimba Raya is the first REDD+ project validated under the SD VISta Program for its impact on each of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), resulting from the project's various activities. The initiatives introduced prevent deforestation and land-use change and encourage community development and economic growth."We are very proud of the verification results. This makes the Rimba Raya project become even more determined as a verifiable REDD+ conservation project with additional benefits for the environment and society, supporting people's lives and achieving an impact toward the 17 SDG goals," said Sylviana Andhella, Executive Director of Rimba Raya Conservation.In January 2020, an independent third-party assessment was carried out by AENOR at the Rimba Raya project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Th...

New LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution Product Enables Transparency Between Online Marketplaces and Their Trusted Partners within a First-Party Data Framework

indie 19 1 月

4 minutes

Portland, OR, Jan 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - LeadsRx, a marketing analytics company, announced the availability of LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution(TM) - the first comprehensive platform that maps the customer journey and performs attribution analysis across the websites of network owners and their trusted partners promoting and selling products and services within an industry ecosystem.Marketing ecosystems are composed of network owners and their partners. In this model, partners sell and promote a product or service, while network owners perform collaborative marketing and are paid a fee to do so by the partner. This is a cooperative relationship, but a single network owner often performs marketing for multiple, even hundreds or thousands, of partners. An ecosystem is formed when multiple competing networks strive to earn the business of partners. Examples of network owners include companies like Zillow, Auto Trader, NZI, and Domino's Pizza, and they function within an ecosystem for real estate, vehicle sales, dentists, insurance brokers and agents, and franchises.LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution, with its innovative distributed attribution pixel technology, allows a network owner to ...

Sword GRC to Enhance Product Roadmap, Grow Team, and Extend Global Reach With Multi-Million Pound Investment

indie 19 1 月

3 minutes

Maidenhead, England, Jan 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Sword GRC, a provider of specialist risk, compliance and governance software and services, today announces significant financial investment from its parent organisation Sword Group. The funding underpins its programme of ongoing product research and development, involving the creation of 60 new software developer roles and will help accelerate the Company's growth trajectory.Nick joined Sword GRC in 2012 and has overall responsibility for all operational activities. Nick has over 25 years of industry experience having worked in senior roles at such companies as Computer Associates, SAP, and Lawson Software.Since its acquisition by Sword Group in 2013, Sword GRC has experienced year-on-year growth and enjoyed increasing demand for its products internationally. Over the first quarter of this year, it will actively strengthen its talent pool to support the next phase of its planned development.Nick Scully, Sword GRC Chief Executive Officer, said: "These are exciting times for all at Sword GRC. Over the past seven years the business has grown well organically, further paving the way for our expansion."Sword GRC hit its 2020 earnings ...

Blockpass and Matic Announce Integration

indie 19 1 月

5 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The start of the new year proves to be auspicious for Blockpass and Matic as the two companies reveal Blockpass' integration with Matic - the scaling solution for public blockchains. Providing fast, efficient and effective KYC services for Matic is the latest example of Blockpass' pioneering of on-chain KYC. Signing an MoU before Christmas, the companies are hard at work to provide this new opportunity for the Matic Blockchain as soon as possible.Matic is a Hybrid Plasma/Proof of Stake side chain which uses an adapted version of the Plasma framework, providing a solution for fast and low-cost transactions. Horizontally scalable, the network currently uses one side chain, with more able to be added when or if they are required. Matic is completely EVM compatible, providing users with the same options they would find or use on the Ethereum Mainnet.Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token...

AC Milan to Join Sports Crypto Movement with Launch of $ACM Fan Token

indie 18 1 月

5 minutes

MILAN, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Italian football giants AC Milan, in partnership with fintech blockchain company Chiliz, have announced plans to launch an $ACM Fan Token on the fan engagement and rewards platform Socios.com in the coming weeks.Socios.com & Chiliz CEO Alexandre Dreyfus (left) with Chief Revenue Officer for AC Milan Casper Stylsvig (right) at the official signing of the partnership in the new studio at the club's Casa Milan headquarters.AC Milan are among the most successful clubs of all time, with 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies to their name in addition to 18 Serie A titles and a massive global fanbase estimated at 450 million, including a significant following throughout Asia.$ACM Fan Token owners will be able to access a wide range of benefits including the right to vote in multiple club decisions each season, VIP rewards & experiences, exclusive club and sponsor promotions, games, competitions and 'super-fan' recognition.The club joins a list of 19 major sporting organizations who have partnered with Socios.com to launch Fan Tokens, including FC Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, AS Roma, Atletico de Madrid, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. Leading e...

14th Asian Financial Forum opens today

indie 18 1 月

11 minutes

Paul Romer, 2018 Nobel Laureate for Economic Sciences and policy entrepreneurChaired by Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the HKSAR Government, the panel's distinguished speakers included Pierre Gramegna, Minister for Finance of Luxembourg; Jin Liqun, President & Chairman of AIIB; Bandar M H Hajjar, President, Islamic Development Bank Group; Marcos Troyjo, President, New Development Bank; Teresa Czerwinska, VP, European Investment Bank; and Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance of Ireland The policy dialogue session this morning was themed "Policy Responses to COVID-19", with distinguished speakers including Ahmed Alkholifey, Governor of the Saudi Central Bank; Jessica Chew, Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Malaysia; Ryozo Himino, Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency of Japan; and Martin Raiser, Country Director, China and Mongolia, and Director, Korea of the World BankCarrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, officiated at the forum's opening ceremony, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought both risks and opportunities. She explained that although participants from around the world were not physically...

DTXS Successfully Held the Auction in Beijing Amid the Pandemic, the Company as well deeply involved in the wine industry

indie 18 1 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - At the beginning of 2021, DTXS auction in Beijing attracted much attention amid the epidemic, the art auction in autumn 2020 and New Year 2021 was conducted in an orderly manner according to the prevention and control requirements.The auction lasted two days, a total of 11 special events and 1,026 pieces of auction, a total turnover of 141 million yuan with a turnover rate of 73%.Preparations for the auction coincided with the outbreak of the epidemic. In this regard, the organizers organized personnel to take hundreds of auction pieces to Guangzhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to tour in two roads, lasting a week, visiting six cities, a journey of more than 10,000 kilometers, so that local collectors can view the auction pieces in advance at home.Influenced by the epidemic, many collectors cancelled their trip to Beijing to participate in the auction. The organizer conducted all-weather live online preview on the Baopai platform, and many collectors subsequently turned online to watch the preview and register for bidding.At a time when the epidemic is disturbing, it is not easy for the organizers to stick to their commitment to the col...

ABC International is Giving Redsun Properties “Buy” Rating with Target Price at HK$3.8

indie 18 1 月

3 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Redsun Properties Group Limited ("Redsun Properties", or the "Group", stock code: 1996) a leading comprehensive property developer in Mainland China has been given a "Buy" rating by ABC International, with a target price of HK$3.8 backed by its impressive sales and steady rental.Driven by favorable geographic exposure to Yangtze River Delta region ("YRD"), Redsun Properties' contracted sales rose from RMB 25.7 billion in 2017 to RMB 86.5 billion in 2020, implying a CAGR of 50%. In 1H20, YRD accounts for 77% of the total contracted sales amount. As of June 2020, the Group had a landbank GFA of 18.37mn sqm, of which 55%, 18% and 27% of the landbank is located in Jiangsu, YRD ex. Jiangsu (mainly Zhejiang and Anhui), and other key cities in China. ABC International believes that the "Property+ Commercial" model of Redsun Properties enhances the chances of acquiring land at a low cost. While developing residential properties, the Group also operates a range of commercial properties that include shopping malls, amusement parks, community entertainment centers, hotels and office buildings. Most of these commercial property buildings are adjacent ...

Greenbriar Provides Montalva Update

indie 18 1 月

3 minutes

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that on January 20th, 2021, a new President will be sworn into office in the United States. The Company believes the new administration and the House and the Senate, which is majority controlled by the same political party of the new President, will strongly advocate for the FOMB (Federal Oversight and Management Board) to approve the previously approved 593MW of solar projects, including Montalva.Although the exact day is not known by Greenbriar, we do know that the US Congress is specifically aware of the significant financial savings and health benefits to the Puerto Rican ratepayer in having these approved contracts accepted by the FOMB.Puerto Ricans have had to suffer for decades with extremely high priced electrical generation that was also dirty, hazardous, inefficient and costly to human health and dependent on foreign oil sources. The technology was 60 years old and virtually no modern society in North America, except Hawaii and some Caribbean islands, burn dirty oil to produce electricity.All of the solar projects, inclu...

SinoMab Dosed First Healthy Subject in Phase I Clinical Trial of SN1011 in China

indie 18 1 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - SinoMab BioScience Limited ("SinoMab" or the "Company", stock code: 3681.HK), a Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of immunological diseases, is pleased to announce that the first healthy subject was successfully dosed in the Phase I clinical trial of SN1011, an innovative third-generation covalent reversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase ("BTK") inhibitor drug candidate, today in Shuguan Hospital in Shanghai, China. The subject is currently in a normal condition.Medical staff from Shuguan Hospital in Shanghai conducted the Phase I clinical trial of SN1011.SN1011 is the third generation, covalent reversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase ("BTK") inhibitor designed for higher selectivity and superior efficacy for the long-term treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, pemphigus, multiple sclerosis and other immunological diseases. SN1011 differentiates from existing BTK inhibitors currently available in the market, such as Ibrutinib, in terms of selectivity and affinity. The Phase I clinical trial was conducted in...

Proposed Privatisation of HKC (Holdings) Limited by Genesis Ventures Limited

indie 17 1 月

5 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 17, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - HKC (Holdings) Limited ("HKC" or the "Company"; stock code: 190) and Genesis Ventures Limited ("Genesis Ventures" or the "Offeror") jointly announced that the Offeror requested the Board of the Company (the "Board") to put forward a proposal (the "Proposal") to the holders (the "Scheme Shareholders") of Scheme Shares for the privatisation of the Company by way of a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme").Terms of the ProposalUnder the Proposal, the Scheme Shares will be cancelled in exchange for the payment to Scheme Shareholders of HK$8.00 in cash for each Scheme Share (the "Cancellation Price").The Cancellation Price represents a premium of approximately 128.57% over the ex-second interim dividend closing price of HK$3.50 per share on 12 January 2021, being the last full trading day prior to the suspension of trading of shares pending the issue of the joint announcement (the "Last Trading Date"). On 13 January 2021, the Board resolved to declare the payment to the shareholders a second interim dividend of 13 HK cents per share in lieu of a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020. The second interim dividend is not conditional on ...

Jacobson Pharma’s Proposed Spin-off and Separate Listing of JBM (Healthcare) Limited on The Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

indie 16 1 月

3 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 15, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited ("Jacobson Pharma" or the "Company"; Stock Code: 2633), a leading company engaged in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of generic drugs and proprietary medicines, today announced the declaration of a conditional special interim dividend by way of a distribution in specie of an aggregate of 241,777,625 JBM Shares, representing approximately 27.1% of the total number of JBM Shares in issue immediately upon completion of the proposed spin-off, to the qualifying shareholders.As of today, the total number of issued shares of the Company ("Shares") is 1,934,221,000. Assuming there is no change in the total number of shares from today up to 29 January 2021 (the "Record Date"), the qualifying shareholders will receive one JBM Share for every eight Shares held on the Record Date.The distribution is conditional on the public offer becoming unconditional in all respects. If such condition is not satisfied, the proposed spin-off will not take place and the distribution will not be made.For more details, please refer to the link of announcement: https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/seh...

TES Agrees Minority Equity Investment with Sojitz

indie 15 1 月

3 minutes

With recent concerns surrounding resource depletion and uneven commodity resource distribution, the resource recycling business is expected to become increasingly important. This investment means TES can combine its extensive capability base with Sojitz's deep experience in metals and comprehensive resource recycling businesses to develop and innovate outcomes for commodities that will become a significant source of raw materials in the coming decades. Sojitz will partner with TES to promote TES services in Japan, and Sojitz's extensive network will leverage TES's lithium-ion battery recycling and energy storage businesses."TES's mission is to make a decade of difference by securely, safely and sustainably transforming and re-purposing 1 billion kilograms of assets by 2030," said Gary Steele, TES' Chief Executive Officer. "Sojitz's experience and shared vision of a more sustainable world make them an ideal partner for TES. The Sojitz investment reaffirms that, and we couldn't be more excited about partnering with them to offer sustainable technology solutions that drive the circular economy in Japan."TES is backed by Navis Capital Partners, one of Southeast Asia's largest private e...

Moonstake Wallet Officially Commences Staking Support for QURAS

indie 15 1 月

3 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 15, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Moonstake announced the support of staking Quras's cryptocurrency XQC in Moonstake's Web and Mobile Wallets. In April of last year, Moonstake announced a strategic partnership with QURAS, and two companies have been working together on the Moonstake's development of all necessary functions as a node.QURAS is a next generation blockchain that enables anonymous, privacy-protected transactions. After three years of conception and development, their mainnet was officially launched on 19th December 2020. It features the benefits of blockchain while ensuring a certain level of confidentiality by providing privacy technology.There are two coins in QURAS: XQC and XQG, a gas token. Users can earn XQG approximately every 18 seconds by holding XQC. XQG is designed to decrease for every 2 million QURAS blockchain blocks generated, and more XQG is allocated to holders who support QURAS through their holding XQC from early phases.So far, Moonstake has supported Cosmos, IRISnet, Ontology, Harmony, Tezos, Cardano, Qtum, and Polkadot for staking. All of these coins require staking steps in your wallet, but with XQC, you will be rewarded with XQG if ...

Concord Adex Unveils Toronto’s Mystery Bridge Suite

indie 15 1 月

3 minutes

TORONTO, Jan 15, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - It's a lair fit for Mr. James Bond himself. The long-awaited Bridge Suites (https://concordbridgesuites.com/), Concord's iconic addition to the Toronto skyline, is finally unveiled. Globally recognized as an architectural feat, the Bridge Suites were built into Parade's SkyBridge at the foot Canoe Landing Park in Toronto, Ontario and have been a source of curiosity throughout the city - and the world - since inception.As the country's highest (and largest) suspended residence, the jaw-dropping Bridge Suites are an engineering and architectural marvel. The 450 tonne, 40 metre structure that took over 14 hours to lift into place is no longer a mystery. Its unique outlook suspended in the sky allows for unobstructed vistas to Lake Ontario in one direction and miles of city views to the other."Rarely in a city can you point in the sky and say definitively, 'I live there," however, the uniqueness of this residence makes it very hard to miss," said Isaac Chan, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Concord Adex. "The Bridge Suites have long sparked intrigue from Torontonians and we're excited to pull back the curtain and finally give everyone the ...

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