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Richard Yuan, Chairman of Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, discusses RCEP and Global Trade

indie 14 1 月

5 minutes

SYDNEY, Jan 14, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Richard Yuan, chairman of Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, discussed RCEP and its impact on global trade in a recent interview. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), probably the largest free trade agreement in history, was signed on 15 November 2020 by 15 countries - members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partner countries.RCEP can connect approximately 30% of the world's population and development and generate substantial income in the right political context. And, it can raise world income by US$209 billion and global trade by US$500 billion annually by 2030 according to Richard Yuan, a Chinese national living and working in Australia who is Chairman of the Australia China Entrepreneurs Club and International Ambassador of the SME Association of Australia.People can estimate that the total losses in the trade war between the US and China are covered, not for China or the United States, by the RCEP and CPTPP together. The new agreements will make north and south-east Asia's economies more efficient by joining the forces in technology, production, agriculture and natural resources...

14th Asian Financial Forum held online next week

indie 13 1 月

12 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 13, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The 14th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) will be held as an online event on 18 and 19 January (Monday and Tuesday). Under the theme "Reshaping the World Economic Landscape", the forum will run round the clock across different time zones, examining the current economic landscape and exploring global business opportunities with more than 160 influential policymakers, financial experts, investors, business leaders and economists.Introducing the highlights of this year's Asian Financial Forum at today's press conference are: Duncan Chiu, Executive Director, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association; Patrick Lau, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director; Mary Huen, Chairperson, 2021 Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, Standard Chartered; and Wilson Chow, Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Leader, PwC [L-R]Under the theme "Reshaping the World Economic Landscape", the 14th Asian Financial Forum will be held on 18 and 19 January 2021 (Monday and Tuesday) on a virtual platform. The picture shows one of the sessions at the 13th Asian Financial Forum.Heavyweight speakers at the AFF'...

Micropillar compression for finding heat-tolerant alloys

indie 13 1 月

3 minutes

Tsukuba, Japan, Jan 13, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Metals containing niobium silicide are promising materials that can withstand high temperatures and improve efficiency of gas turbines in power plants and aircraft. But it has been difficult to accurately determine their mechanical properties due to their complex crystal structures. Now, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan have measured what happens at the micro-level when pressure is applied on tiny samples of these materials. The approach, published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, could help scientists obtain the accurate measurements needed to understand the atomic-level behaviour of complex crystals to develop more heat-tolerant components in gas turbines.The scientists measured the plastic deformation that happened when a tiny probe exerted force on the micropillar specimens with various loading axis orientations."Our results demonstrate the cutting edge of research into plastic deformation behaviour in crystalline materials," says Kyosuke Kishida, the study's corresponding author. Plastic deformation describes the distortion that occurs at the atomic level when a sustained force is applied to a c...

WARC Effectiveness Awards 2021, in association with LIONS, are launched

indie 12 1 月

3 minutes

LONDON, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, has today launched The WARC Effectiveness Awards in association with LIONS (www.canneslions.com/enter/awards), a new worldwide competition showcasing the best marketing campaigns that deliver business results. Shining the spotlight on greatness, these awards are unique for being the first to integrate the WARC/LIONS Creative Effectiveness Ladder, a universal framework of the six approaches for using strategy and creativity to drive specific marketing outcomes. It provides a consistent approach and shared language for benchmarking effectiveness globally.Grand Prix, Gold, Silver and Bronze accolades as well as Special Awards honouring particular areas of excellence will be awarded to best-in-class work across six categories:Customer Experience: awarding new ways of engaging with consumers and innovative experiences created to connect and immerse on the path to commercial success.Collaboration & Culture: awarding strategies and instances of brands entering or impacting on culture that can demonstrate a business outcome.Sustained Growth: for campaigns that have invested in building a bran...

Uzpromstroybank launches JCB merchant acquiring operations across the Republic of Uzbekistan

indie 12 1 月

4 minutes

TOKYO & TASHKENT, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and JSCB "Uzbek Industrial and Construction bank" are pleased to announce the start of JCB merchant acquiring operations across the Republic of Uzbekistan.The introduction of a visa-free regime in 2018 with Japan, as well as the cooperation of Uzpromstroybank with JCB International Co., Ltd. (Japan) will expand the tourism potential of Uzbekistan, increase cashless money circulation and improve the quality of customer service.In 2019, JSCB "Uzpromstroybank" launched a project to modernize card processing, the goals of which were the issuance of international cards with an electronic PIN code, multicurrency accounts and a credit limit on the card, and provision of service using international contactless card systems including JCB and the expansion of the acquiring network. As for today, the project has been implemented and testing and customization of new card products are underway.In January 2021, a new processing "WAY4" has been launched in a productive environment, where all JCB cardholders will be a...

ACI Worldwide and JCB Boosts Merchant Acquiring Capabilities with Successful Global Rollout of Web API Payment Solution

indie 12 1 月

4 minutes

SINGAPORE & TOKYO, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, today announced that JCB has completed the successful global rollout of its JCB Web API Service, including its Web API-based dispute function. JCB's full implementation of ACI Secure eCommerce, which serves as the foundation for the service, helps acquirers, merchants and payments service providers (PSPs) drive payments acceptance in key regions across Asia and globally.JCB is accepted at about 35 million merchant locations globally, utilizes ACI Secure eCommerce as its JCB Web API Service - a processing interface to accelerate JCB Card acceptance in important and growing markets, especially in Asia. Acquirers benefit from an API-based interface for both authorization and clearing. The API-based dispute processing function on JCB Web API Service enables acquirers to receive chargeback notifications and request representment as a remedy for chargebacks via the Web API. The result is a m...

PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, First Hardware-targeted Accelerator for AIoT Innovations Led by Singapore Company, is Launched to Enable Tech Startups Achieve Market Deployment

indie 12 1 月

7 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - PlanetSpark Pte. Ltd., the entrepreneurial and strategic investment arm of SGX mainboard-listed Excelpoint Technology Ltd(1) ("Excelpoint"), today announced the launch of PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, the first hardware-targeted accelerator for Artificial Intelligence of Things ("AIoT") innovations, dedicated to supporting Singapore tech startups speed up market deployment.Supported by Enterprise Singapore and backed by Excelpoint, PlanetSpark will invest an initial S$5 million to expand the centre's engineering capabilities and develop technology platforms, and has secured a lineup of five startups for its upcoming pilot run of accelerator programme. The new centre, situated at Changi Business Park, is officially opened today by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.The path for an AIoT technology to reach market deployment has many hurdles and requires a long gestation period. A major contributor of this phenomenon lies in the high complexity associated with AIoT solution development - from proof-of-concept to production, and eventual commercialisation.PlanetSpark Innovation Centre sets out to address these challenges by offering a...

CITIC Telecom CPC Expands ASEAN Points of Presence to support Regional Proliferation of Innovative Technology Businesses and Smart Cities

indie 12 1 月

7 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), has recently completed its Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta network gateway deployments for its TrueCONNECT(TM) Hybrid (SD-WAN, Software Defined Wide Area Network) enterprise connectivity solution.These latest SD-WAN gateways, powered by VMware, follow CITIC Telecom CPC's ongoing initiatives to anticipate and address demand for innovative, high performance, and agile Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions in the fastest-growing markets in ASEAN. In 2016 the company expanded Russian and Eastern European coverage to serve its customers better, encompassing CITIC Telecom CPC's full range of end-to-end managed services, including MPLS, cloud, and managed network security solutions.By further enhancing the footprint and capacity of TrueCONNECT(TM) Hybrid in ASEAN, CITIC Telecom CPC (CPC) is catering to the significantly growing base of Innovative Technology Businesses and Smart Cities being created in the region. TrueCONNECT(TM) Hybrid's ASEAN coverage now includes Kuala Lumpur, Singap...

BYD Wins the Largest Pure-Electric Bus Order outside of China

indie 12 1 月

5 minutes

Bogota, Colombia, Jan 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - BYD is proud to announce that it has exclusively won cumulative orders to supply 1,002-unit pure-electric buses to the capital of Colombia, Bogota. This tender was open to all bus technologies, yet BYD won the trust and cooperation of its partners in the fiercely competitive bidding process thanks to its cutting-edge technologies, products and services. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China to date, which sets a new record in sales volume for the overseas pure-electric bus industry.Like the 470 bus models delivered by BYD to Bogota in December 2020, this batch of 1002 buses also includes 9-meter and 12-meter modelsBogota City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.) launched a public commercial tender covering diesel, CNG and electric technologies for 1,295 buses in August. Three of BYD's global strategic partners finally adopted BYD's integrated electric bus solutions for their bids and successfully won the tender, totally 1,002 pure electric buses. BYD will partner with local bus manufacturers Superpolo and BUSSCAR respectively on the bus body parts.This batch of buses is scheduled to be delivere...

HKIRA’s first virtual IR Annual Symposium concludes with positive response

indie 11 1 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Hong Kong Investor Relations Association ("HKIRA") announces that its first virtual IR Annual Symposium (the "Symposium") was successfully held last Friday. Over 300 participants joined the event online, sharing their views and insights on the latest trends and practices of the IR industry.Mr. Wilfred Yiu, Managing Director & Head of Markets of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited receives an Appreciation Certificate as the keynote speaker for the Symposium from Dr. Eva Chan, Chairman of HKIRA.HKIRA was honoured to have Professor Louis Cheng, Dr S H Ho Professor of Banking and Finance of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Research Institute for Business) to present the Appreciation Certificate to Mr. Tomakin Lai, Executive Director & CFO of China Resources Beer, the 1000th member of HKIRA.Casual catch-up before the Symposium officially started in the afternoon. From left to right: Professor Louis Cheng, Dr S H Ho Professor of Banking and Finance of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Research Institute for Business), Dr. Eva Chan, Chairman of HKIRA, Mr. Wilfred Yiu, Managing Director & Head of Markets of Hong Kong Ex...

Blockpass Provides KYC Services for Blitz Network

indie 11 1 月

4 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Blockpass is proud to reveal another new partnership, this time with Blitz Network - a union of miners, cross border traders and early cryptocurrency investors. As part of the financial landscape, Blitz Network requires KYC certification for larger volume users, which Blockpass will provide in a seamless and effective manner through its KYC Connect solution. In addition, Blitz Network has made a strategic investment in Blockpass.Blitz Network has been trading over-the-counter for high net-worth individuals (whose eligibility is subject to KYC checks and other requirements) since 2013, and pools its liquidity from clients and partners in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo. By actively networking with banks, exchanges and brokers, Blitz aims to work closely with counter-parties to transfer value globally as fast as possible. It currently supports BCH, BTC, ETH and EOS, and has a USD50,000 requirement for OTC trading.Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. From the Blockpass Mobile App, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure ...

Rhotex Inc Launches Environmentally-Sound Options to Crypto Mining

indie 11 1 月

2 minutes

TORONTO, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Rhotex ( www.rhotex.com ) has officially launched 3 miner cases configured with an in-built factory cooling system to ensure 100% efficiency as the chips generate heat. From Rhotex, this first of its kind innovation designed by seasoned crypto industry experts provides an environmentally responsible solution to today's challenges with the traditional miners by consuming lesser power supply compared to the output performance.Rhotex currently offers a range of products in their new offer: RHO Lite, RHO Pro, and RHO Rack which comes with incredible features such as low power consumption, high-performance output, Wi-Fi / Ethernet connection, easy setup and productive compatibility with various blockchain options. These combined with its inbuilt cooling system increases expected hash rate conversion hence giving it an edge in the industry. All products in the RHO series were painstakingly analyzed and tried under intense conditions.Rhotex Inc.'s algorithm solutions integrate world-class hardware and software technologies for edge and cloud-to-edge enterprise solutions and mines Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash at high levels in ...

Edvantage Group (0382.HK) announced successful college conversion, Renamed as Guangzhou Huashang College

indie 11 1 月

6 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Edvantage Group Holdings Limited ("Edvantage Group" or the "Group", stock code: 0382.HK), the largest private higher education group in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA"), is pleased to announce that the conversion of Huashang College Guangdong University of Finance and Economics ("Huashang College") into a private higher education institution has been approved and the college was renamed as Guangzhou Huashang College. The completion of Huashang College's conversion will provide beneficial impacts to school running perspective and operational perspective of the Group. After the conversion, the college will have more autonomy in school running and establishment of school running model, more flexibility in establishment of professional courses, more resources to improve educational level. It will create beneficial conditions for the future school running level development of the Group. After completion of the conversion, it will also proactively raise the Group's profitability and add value to its efficiency.(Picture: The conversion of Huashang College Guangdong University of Finance and Economics ("Huashang College") int...

Kansai Halifax Holdings Releases Report on Tencent Increasing Stake in Commodity Start-up Xingsheng Youxuan

indie 11 1 月

3 minutes

TORONTO, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Kansai Halifax Holdings have today released a research report on Tencent Holdings Ltd increasing its stake in Xingsheng Youxuan. The global technology conglomerate is investing $100 million in the Chinese online grocery startup, which is valued at around $5 billion."In addition to Tencent, Xingsheng Youxuan is also in talks with other potential investors including Beijing Kuaishou Technology Co. to raise more funding," said Jonathan Scott, Director of EMEA Wealth Management at Kansai Halifax Holdings.The capital injection from Tencent arrives as community buying platforms witness a boom in funding, and comes quickly after e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. acquired stock in the grocery delivery platform with their own $700 million investment.According to researchers at Kansai Halifax Holdings, the current funding round could precede an initial public offering (IPO), although specifics such as timing and listing exchange are yet to be confirmed.Changsha-based Xingsheng is one of several online group-buying apps that have popped up in China in recent years. These platforms enable individual consumers, families, local businesses, and households - typ...

Japan Datacenters: Market Insights 2021

indie 11 1 月

2 minutes

Japan, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Want to learn how Japanese datacenters are reshaping the country's economy?W.Media is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 20th January, 10:30-12PM (GMT+9) dedicated to this explosive industry, with top-level speakers including:- Tsutsomu Toneyama, PTS Consulting Japan - Rui Takei, BICSI- Dominik Steiner, 650; VPC Asia KK- Takuya Yusa, NTT Facilities- Paul Dwyer, EquinixRegistrations are now open! https://bit.ly/38unI1MJapan's Datacenter Market is making a huge impact on the national economic landscape. Increased speculation from foreign companies and accelerated adoption of digital technologies across public and private sectors are the underlying driving factors to this rapid evolution.A majority of development is in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with Osaka close behind.Furthermore, the Japanese government inked a deal to migrate all HR systems to the cloud by 2025, a sign of the cross-industry embrace of cloud technologies currently transforming the country.But while the data center market is experiencing this unprecedented investment, there is simultaneously a growing call for such investment to be sustainable. Japanese Data Centers are pioneerin...

Norwegian Block Exchange Secures Large Private Investment

indie 9 1 月

2 minutes

Oslo, Norway, Jan 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Just before entering 2021, Norwegian Block Exchange has received a 60 million NOK investment that was arranged by Pareto Securities -- the leading investment bank in the Nordics, that acted as the sole manager and book-runner. This puts NBX in a prime position to continue to develop its trading platform for cryptocurrencies and digital assets, as well as new products related to banking and E-money licenses. Ever since their public launch in April 2020, NBX has been working towards becoming a preferred digital assets services provider in the Nordics. Since then, the product has attracted over 7000 clients, including institutional accounts, which, in turn, allowed them to grow their trading volume up to 20 million NOK by November. In doing so, they were able to engage major Norwegian investors and successfully close their most recent, 60 million NOK placement, which will help them to achieve the company's ultimate goal of becoming a digital asset bank, further down the line. On the private placement, NBX's Co-Founder and CEO, Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen said, "I am very pleased that NBX has successfully raised 60 million NOK in a private...

Licensing Show and Conference held online next week

indie 8 1 月

8 minutes

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

Moonstake Wallet Officially Announces Staking Support for Polkadot (DOT)

indie 8 1 月

4 minutes

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

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

indie 8 1 月

2 minutes

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

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

indie 7 1 月

5 minutes

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

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