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Singtel posts $445 million Q1 profit, reversing year-ago loss

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Singtel swung into the black with a net profit of $445 million for the first quarter ended June 30, compared with a net loss of $20 million a year ago on the back of an improved operating and business environment with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The telco on Thursday (Aug 12) also posted a 7.5 per cent increase in operating revenue to $3.8 billion, from $3.5 billion a year ago. Revenue growth was driven mainly by Singtel's Australian consumer business, where its operating revenue grew by 7.7 per cent to $1.7 billion, from $1.6 billion a year ago due to an 11 per cent appreciation of the Australian dollar. Assuming a constant exchange rate, operating revenue for the Australian consumer business fell 2.6 per cent. Still, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for the business segment grew by 12 per cent on improved mobile postpaid average revenue per user, cessation of Covid-19-related customer fee waivers and rebates, as well as lower bad debts provision. Singtel's operating revenue in Singapore also rose 1.3 per cent year on year to $414 million, from $409 million the year before on higher mobile service, fixe...

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Global investors bet on China’s rental property amid shifting political winds

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SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - Beijing's regulatory firestorm is hitting large swathes of China's economy, but global investors including Blackstone and Warburg Pincus are ramping up bets on Chinese rental properties, judging the political wind is blowing in their favour. China has cracked down on private tutoring, brought monopolistic tech giants to their knees, and stepped up curbs on home buying. But Beijing is wooing capital to help provide rental housing and is attracting plenty of institutional interest. In China, "people need to be housed, but houses have become too expensive to buy. You need to have housing for rent," said Graeme Torre, managing director of APG Asset Management, which has entered China's rental housing market in partnership with US property developer and operator Greystar. "We like to invest with policy rather than trying to avoid it or invest against it. So I'd like to think it's politically correct," Mr Torre said, estimating APG will commit around 1 billion euros (S$1.59 billion) into Chinese rental housing over the next 3-5 years. Centralised long-term rental apartments - or multifamily as they're called in the United States - are the best solution to the housing...

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In South Korea, self-made billionaires are overtaking old-money tycoons

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SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) - A new elite of uber-rich entrepreneurs is shooting up the wealth rankings in South Korea, overtaking the families behind the country's decades-old sprawling conglomerates known as chaebol. Mr Brian Kim, the founder of mobile messaging app company Kakao, is the most prominent example, with a fortune of US$12.9 billion (S$17.5 billion). He recently replaced Samsung group heir Jay Y. Lee as the nation's richest person. But other self-made billionaires abound. There's Chang Byung-gyu who completed a listing of game developer Krafton just this week, and Bom Kim, a South Korea-born US national who took e-commerce giant Coupang public in the United States earlier this year. Seo Jung-jin, the founder of biotech firm Celltrion, is worth about US$10 billion. The changing of the guard is a sign that South Korea's US$1.6 trillion economy is entering a new era of growth, becoming less reliant on the family-controlled corporations that wield immense power in all aspects of life. Some experts say the new wealthy are more aware of rising inequality and are more willing to give back to society. Others question whether they'll be any different from those who built their old empir...

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 12

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Aug 12. 69-year-old unvaccinated S'porean man dies from Covid-19; 3 new clusters announced The man developed symptoms on July 28 and was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital the next day. READ MORE HERE People vaccinated overseas can verify record at designated clinics in S'pore They will have to undergo a serology test to detect the presence of Covid-19 antibodies. READ MORE HERE Malaysian singer Siti Sarah, who died of Covid-19, was not vaccinated, says husband He said his wife had been experiencing low oxygen levels at home, but he had dismissed the readings. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Not just coughing and sneezing - talking and singing can also spread Covid-19: NUS study The findings reinforce the need for infection control measures especially in an indoor environment. READ MORE HERE PSP member Brad Bowyer resigns from party after flak over Covid-19 views He had made several controversial social media posts questioning vaccination measures. READ MORE HERE Mediacorp responds to ex-BBC journalist's allegations of bias, says it hires based on merit ...

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How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe

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STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) - As Klarna's billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for his runaway success: the Swedish welfare state. In particular, the 39-year-old pinpoints a late-1990s government policy to put a computer in every home. "Computers were inaccessible for low-income families such as mine, but when the reform came into play, my mother bought us a computer the very next day," he told Reuters. Mr Siemiatkowski began coding on that computer when he was 16. Fast-forward more than two decades, and his payments firm Klarna is valued at US$46 billion (S$62.6 billion) and plans to go public. It hasn't given details, though many bankers predict it will list in New York early next year. Sweden's home computer drive, and concurrent early investment in internet connectivity, help explain why its capital Stockholm has become such rich soil for start-ups, birthing and incubating the likes of Spotify, Skype and Klarna, even though it has some of the highest tax rates in the world. That's the view of Mr Siemiatkowski and several tech CEOs and venture capitali...

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New heritage group seeks new lease of life for Singapore’s modern buildings

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SINGAPORE - A new heritage non-profit is looking to shift Singapore's conservation focus towards modern buildings - many of which were designed by local architects and tell the story of the country's urban renewal in its early independence years. While about 7,200 buildings have been conserved here, many of them, including shophouses and black-and-white bungalows, were built during the colonial period, and are not representative of independent Singapore. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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Dow, S&P 500 end at records after US inflation report

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Major US stock indices ended at records for the second session in a row on Wednesday (Aug 11) after a closely-watched US report showed inflation moderating in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 0.6 per cent to 35,484.97 for its second straight record. The broad-based S&P 500 also ended at a fresh record, up 0.3 per cent at 4,447.70, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.2 per cent to 14,765.14. The inflation report showed consumer prices rising significantly for energy and food in July. But when those volatile items were left out of the calculation, the core CPI rose just 0.3 per cent, seasonally adjusted, just a third of the rate in June. The moderation in price growth “feeds into the ‘peak inflation’ narrative,” said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O’Hare, while adding that the report suggested inflation could still linger at high levels. Art Hogan, chief strategist at National Securities, described the report as “a mild positive,” adding that he expects stocks to trade in a flat to slightly higher trend in the coming sessions when there are fewer major economic reports scheduled. “It’s going to be the dog days of summer,” Hogan said. Among...

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Facebook’s Latest Financial Report: VR/AR Business Profit Space Is Limited

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New York, NY / TickerInsider / August 11, 2021 / Recently, facebook (NASDAQ:FB) released its second quarter earnings report as of June 30, and all the data were very bright. However, after the release of the results, its after-hours share price fell more than 3%, contrary to expectations. And this is mainly because it has some problems in business development and user growth. Facebook’s new earnings report: gloom behind the bright results The results show that Facebook’s total revenue for the second quarter was US$29.08 billion, up 56% year-on-year; net profit was US$10.39 billion, up 101% year-on-year. Specifically from a business perspective, the main two business revenues have increased. Revenue from the advertising business increased by 56% year-on-year to US$28.58 billion. On the one hand, the average price per ad rose by 47% year-on-year; on the other hand, the number of ads placed on the platform increased by 6%. The increase in ad prices and the increase in platform advertising volume were both affected by the epidemic, and as the epidemic recovers, facebook (NASDAQ:FB) expects total revenue growth to slow in the second half of the year. In addition, Apple has recently upda...

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创科实业上半年创下骄人的销售额增长

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HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 以香港为基地的全球电动工具及地板护理公司创科实业有限公司（「创科实业」或「集团」）（香港联交所股份代号：669；美国 ADR：TTNDY）公布截至二零二一年六月三十日止六个月破纪录的上半年业绩。集团在二零二一年上半年创下辉煌业绩，销售额增加52.0%至6,400,000,000美元。毛利率连续第十三个上半年度录得增长至38.6%，而除利息及税项前盈利、纯利和每股盈利的增长均超越销售增长。除利息及税项前盈利增长57.4%，至572,000,000美元，纯利增长57.9%%至524,000,000美元而每股盈利则增长57.8%至约28.62美仙。-- 销售额增长骄人，上升52.0%-- 与二零一九年上半年比较，销售额两年间增长达71.5%-- 所有地区及业务单位均录得强劲的销售额增长-- 毛利率连续第十三个上半年度录得增长，上升58基点至38.6%-- 纯利增加57.9%至524,000,000美元集团的营运资金占销售额的比例为18.3%，较我们目标的20.0%为低。我们继续策略性地投资扩大库存，以支持我们超越市场的骄人增长，为客户提供高服务水平，并且避免重要产品组件的潜在短缺影响。创科实业的电动工具分部业务销售额增加55.3%至5,800,000,000美元。所有地区及业务单位均录得出色的业绩。我们的旗舰品牌Milwaukee业务在二零二一年上半年在全球录得64.1%的骄人增长，而RYOBI于所有品牌的产品类别及地区均表现强劲，录得双位数增长。我们的地板护理及清洁业务销售额增长25.3%至574,000,000美元，占创科实业总销售额9.0%。创科实业主席 Horst Pudwill 先生表示：「我们已建立世界级的一流团队，并藉此表扬出色的环球团队所取得的卓越成果。过去十八个月果敢的战略决策，旨在为二零二一下半年做好准备，为此我们深感自豪。」创科实业行政总裁 Joseph Galli 先生表示：「创科实业上半年的业绩充分体现了我们的领导地位、动力及未来潜力。快速创新产品研发系统有助我们成功拓展市场并取得市场份额，同时持续提高毛利率至创纪录的水平。」关于创科实业创立于一九八五年，并于一九九零年在香港联交所挂牌上市。创科实业乃是电动工具、户外园艺工具、地板护理产品及清洁配方等充电式技术的全球领导者，专为消费者、专业人士及工业用家提供家居装修、建筑、维修、工业及基建业产品。集团专注于四大策略基础：强劲品牌、创新产品、优秀人才及卓越营运，以优化充电式技术为长远扩展的愿景。努力不懈追求产品创新的精神为集团全球增长策略，巩固集团的行业领导地位。创科实业旗下强大品牌组合包括 MILWAUKEE、AEG 及 RYOBI 电动工具、配件及手动工具、RYOBI 及HOMELI...

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Techtronic Industries Delivers Exceptional First Half Sales Growth

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HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hong Kong-based global power equipment and floorcare company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. ("TTI" or the "Group") (stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY) announced its results for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The Group delivered extraordinary results for the first half of 2021, growing sales by 52.0% to US$6.4 billion. Gross margin improved for the 13th consecutive first half to 38.6%, and the growth in EBIT, net profit, and earnings per share all outpaced sales growth. EBIT increased 57.4% to US$572 million, net profit rose 57.9% to US$524 million, and earnings per share increased 57.8% to approximately US28.62 cents per share.-- Exceptional sales growth of 52.0%-- Sales growth of 71.5% over two years, compared to the first half of 2019-- Strong sales growth across all businesses and geographies-- Gross margin improved for the 13th consecutive first half to 38.6%, up 58 basis points-- Net profit growth of 57.9% to US$524 million Working capital as a percent of sales finished at 18.3%, below TTI's goal of 20.0% or less. The Group continues to strategically build inventory to support its exceptional above market growt...

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四环医药 (0460.HK)：响应医美专项整治，倡导中国医美“正能量”

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HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 2021年6月10日，国家卫健委牵头八部委发布了《关于印发打击非法医疗美容服务专项整治工作方案的通知》。2021年8月9日，人民日报刊发了题为“医疗美容，要最佳效果也要防不良后果”文章。文章表明，整治的目的只有一个，即高屋建瓴，加强监管，严厉打击非法医疗美容服务，营造风清气正的医美大环境，树医美新风，并促其健康发展。 进口产品乐提葆®（注射用A型肉毒毒素）是由韩国Hugel公司生产的一款医美产品。知名国际投资机构贝恩资本为韩国Hugel公司控股股东。四环医药旗下北京渼颜空间生物医药有限公司，作为该产品的中国总代理，长期致力于打造中国医美领军企业，并在2020年10月从中国国家药品监督管理局获得该产品的正式批准，成为第一家韩国该类产品获得批准的医药企业。四环医美作为中国医美“正能量”的一份子，积极响应八部委“打击非法医疗美容服务”专项活动，责无旁贷。四环医美，与众多医美产品生产企业一样，是中国医美“正能量”的倡导者，但也是非法渠道产品的受害者。非法渠道的所谓医美产品，不仅侵害求美者的身心，而且严重阻碍了中国医美健康持续发展之路。更与我党提出的“人民对美好生活的向往，就是我们的奋斗目标。”背道而驰。 四环医美，将积极主动配合相关政府职能部门，将追根溯源，为严厉打击非法产品走私，非法产品制售，非法产品运输，提供有力证据。四环医美也会努力敦促韩国相关企业尊重和配合中国政府的政策、严格监管出口渠道、共同防范打击走私，确保韩国医美产品的合法性，保障两国消费者的利益。四环医美，将积极与中国整形美容协会行业发展与自律委员会合作，积极参与“中国医美”小程序，公布采购产品的合规医美医疗机构名单，并定期更新，联合推广产品的“扫码验真”功能。四环医美，将与关注中国医美的各界同行一起，为营造中国医美“真”“正”的大环境不懈努力。 四环医药控股集团有限公司四环医药控股集团有限公司（「四环医药」或「本公司」，连同其附属公司为「本集团」）（港交所股份代号：0460）创立于2001年，2010年于香港联合交易所有限公司主板上市，是一家以创新为引领，坚持创新驱动、仿创并举，拥有独立领先的自主生产、研究与开发技术平台，具备丰富的全球化产品管线和成熟卓越销售体系的国际化制药企业。四环医药聚焦医美、心脑血管、消化系统、抗感染、肿瘤、精神神经及糖尿病等高增长治疗领域，以自主创新研发和孵化培养高增长新业务的双轮驱动战略，打造中国领先的医美和生物医药领军企业。如欲获得更多四环医药数据，请浏览公司网站 https://www.sihuanpharm.com/。 Copyright 2021 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Sihuan Pharmaceutical(0460.HK): Respond to the special directives to combat illegal medical aesthetics services, Advocate ‘Positive Energy’ of China’s Medical Aesthetics Industry

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HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On June 10, 2021, the National Health Commission, leading eight ministries and commissions, issued the "Notice on Distributing the Special Rectification Work Plan for Combating Illegal Medical Aesthetic Services." On August 9, 2021, 'The People's Daily' published an article entitled - 'Medical aesthetic sector needs to achieve best effects and prevent adverse consequences.' The article highlighted the current rectification plan in the medical aesthetic sector is to establish high industry standards, strengthen supervision, and crack down on illegal medical aesthetic services in order to create a clean and reliable medical aesthetic environment. This plan will foster new advances in medical aesthetic industry and encourage the sector's healthy development.The imported product - Letybo (botulinum toxin type A for Injection) is a medical aesthetic product produced by South Korea's Hugel Inc. Bain Capital, a well-known international private equity fund, is the controlling shareholder of Hugel Inc in South Korea. Beijing Meiyan Space Biomedicine Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sihuan Pharmaceutical, serves as the product's exclusiv...

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Motul propels Pramac Racing to maiden MotoGP victory

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After a long summer break, the MotoGP paddock roared to life once again in the Styrian Alps, as the Red Bull Ring came alive for Round 10 of the 18-race calendar. The Styrian GP lived up to the hype, delivering loads of nail-biting excitement, unexpected shocks and heart-stopping crashes. The highlight, however, was Pramac Racing claiming their maiden MotoGP win after 20 years competing in the series, coming after a stellar ride by rookie Jorge Martin. Martin edged out defending champion Joan Mir of Team Suzuki and maintained his composure after an early red flag to seal a notably well-deserved win. Motul played a key role as lubricant partner for both the top 2 finishing teams in the race. Jorge Martin claimed his first MotoGP victory It was a vital race for the Pramac Racing rookie, having missed 4 races of his first MotoGP season due to injury. Martin was able to bounce back and deliver a powerful performance in Styria. He claimed pole position on Saturday and followed that up with an outstanding victory on Sunday. Pramac Racing has been making steady strides towards competing amongst the top MotoGP teams. At the start of the 2021 season, Motul was announced as Pramac Racing's O...

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Man admits to insulting family member’s modesty by recording video of teen showering

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SINGAPORE - A man was staying with his extended family in a Tampines flat when he used a mobile phone to record a video of an 18-year-old girl while she was taking a shower. The victim's paternal aunt is married to the offender's brother, the court heard. The 32-year-old offender, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim's identity, pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Aug 11) to one count of insulting a woman's modesty. He was at home some time in 2017 when he placed his mobile phone on the ledge of a bathroom window. The girl later came home from school and spotted the device after she took a shower. She took the phone and saw that it contained a video of her showering. She immediately deleted the clip, threw the device on the floor and left the bathroom. The teenager, however, did not tell her family members about what had happened as she did not think they would believe her. Meanwhile, the man returned to the bathroom to retrieve his phone and noticed that its recording mode was off. After the incident, the victim felt fearful about going to shower at home or sleep there as she was worried that the man would insult her modesty again. Court documents did not disclose...

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9 months’ jail, fine for father who bit, choked, tied young son and said he hated him

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SINGAPORE - A delivery driver who bit his son and later choked him and tied him up with a bicycle cord was jailed and fined on Tuesday (Aug 10). The 36-year-old, who cannot be named due to a gag order, was jailed for nine months and fined $4,500. He pleaded guilty to two charges of ill treatment of a child and one charge each of voluntarily causing hurt and harassment. Another five charges, including one for a road rage incident, were taken into consideration for sentencing. In November 2018, the man's wife brought their two sons, aged five and one, to the polyclinic. The older boy bit his younger brother on the right thigh while they were playing. When the man found out about it that evening, he caned and bit his older son on the thigh, wanting him to feel how painful it was to be bitten. The police were called when the boy was brought for a planned visit to the hospital the next month, and a nurse saw the man handling his son roughly by grabbing him, forcing him to lie down and holding down his legs. The doctor also found injuries on the boy. In March 2019, the man was driving his van to collect parcels when the same boy vomited in the van. The man became angry, and later grabbed...

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47 people, 7 firms in maritime sector punished for breaching Covid-19 rules

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SINGAPORE - Seven companies and 47 individuals in the maritime sector got into deep water after breaching safe management measures. They were fined or had their licences suspended. Pleasure craft, harbour craft and ocean-going vessels were involved, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Wednesday (Aug 11). Fifty-two offenders were fined between $300 and $3,000 each while another two had the licences of their pleasure craft and harbour craft suspended. They were found to have violated the regulations from November last year to June this year. The MPA said that in some cases involving pleasure craft, the number of people aboard exceeded the maximum group size that was allowed for social gatherings. Separately, a shore-based personnel broke the rules by consuming the ship's provisions on board and not wearing the appropriate level of personal protective equipment. In another case, a long-term permit holder residing on board a harbour craft came ashore without MPA's approval. "There were also cases where agents failed to submit mandatory notifications to MPA on the boarding of a shore-based personnel," it said. MPA added that it is investigating several other incid...

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Over 4,900 HDB BTO flats launched, including in Queenstown, Jurong East for the first time in about a decade

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SINGAPORE - A total of 4,989 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats across seven housing projects in five estates were launched for sale by the Housing Board (HDB) on Wednesday (Aug 11). This was the third sales exercise for the year, with a median waiting time of just over four years for flats to be completed. A highly anticipated BTO project is Queen's Arc in Queenstown - one of the most sought-after mature housing estates in Singapore's oldest town - where 610 three-room and four-room flats are on offer across two blocks. The site is next to Alexandra Hospital and is bounded by Queen's Crescent and Queensway Drive. This is the first time in nine years new flats are being launched in Queenstown. The last BTO project launched there was the 1,179-unit Ghim Moh Edge project in November 2012, which sits next to the future housing land parcel that will be carved out from Dover Forest. The prices then started from $310,000, without grants, for a three-room flat and $450,000 for a four-room flat. According to official HDB data, there have been at least seven units in Ghim Moh Edge that have changed hands for at least $1 million. The most recent inked deal was $1.07 million for a five-room unit in A...

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XDC Network (XinFin) Selects the Butterfly Protocol for Initial Blockchain Domain Naming System for the XDC Blockchain

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NEW YORK, NY, Aug 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Butterfly Protocol and the XDC Network announced today that the Butterfly Protocol blockchain domain system will be used for an XDC blockchain-specific domain system. Through a grant from XinFin, a blockchain registry system will be created that allows developers and users of dApps to register domains and use a growing set of open-source tools to develop a standardized URL path to data and processes.In addition, to access dApps built for the XDC blockchain, the initiative will create human-readable wallet naming and the opportunity to create single sign-on access across the dApp ecosystem. Dana Farbo, Partnership Lead for Butterfly Protocol and founder of Avrilar Inc., stated that, "We are excited to be an XDC Network partner. The Butterfly Protocol will be used for creating blockchain top-level domains (bTLD) with a blockchain that is known for scalability, stability, and very low transaction costs. This advancement will accelerate decentralized web usage."As an enterprise-ready, hybrid blockchain, the XDC Network is well-positioned to bridge legacy systems with blockchain technology, enabling institutions to take adv...

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Avance Clinical 荣获 Frost & Sullivan 2021 年亚太地区 CRO 最佳实践奖，以表彰其客户价值领导力

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ADELAIDE, AUS, Aug 11, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - Avance Clinical 是澳大利亚最大的国际生物技术 CRO，荣获著名的 Frost & Sullivan 2021 亚太 CRO 客户价值领导奖，这是 Frost & Sullivan 连续第二次授予该公司亚太 (APAC) CRO 最佳实践奖。Avance Clinical 是一家澳大利亚拥有的合同研究组织 (CRO)，24 年来一直为本地和国际药物开发行业提供符合全球监管标准的高质量临床研究服务。Frost & Sullivan 表示，亚太地区的 CRO 市值目前为 60.1 亿美元，预计到 2026 年将达到近 110.4 亿美元，复合年增长率为 12.2%。“该地区正在成为首选的研发市场，中国、日本、澳大利亚和韩国处于领先地位，到 2020 年将占亚太地区临床 CRO 市场的 16%，”最佳实践的 Supriya Lala Kundu 表示Frost & Sullivan 研究分析师。这是 Avance Clinical 获得的第二个 Frost & Sullivan 奖项，该奖项在过去一年中在亚太地区取得了快速增长。Avance Clinical 的首席执行官 Yvonne Lungershausen 赞扬了她在澳大利亚和新西兰由 150 多名临床试验专家组成的团队。“我们已经证明，凭借 89% 的增长和超过 70% 的重复业务率，我们对黄金标准技术的关注与以解决方案为导向的临床专家相结合，是客户在这个快速发展、竞争激烈和高风险的行业中所需的组合。 Avance Clinical 对这一认可感到非常自豪。该奖项是对我们为客户提供价值的成功方法的真正认可。客户谈到澳大利亚对临床试验支出提供近 50% 的金融退税激励措施的优势——但我相信真正的好处是节省时间。我们的生物技术客户可以利用澳大利亚监管程序的快速启动并获得早期临床数据，而无需先获得其国内 IND。对我们的客户而言，最终效果是他们可以通过比世界其他任何地方提前一年进入诊所来加快他们的临床计划，并节省大量相关成本。 “Avance Clinical 专门支持生物技术公司的早期临床试验，在过去 5 年中进行了超过 195 项早期（第一和第二阶段）试验，涉及 105 个治疗适应症的 10,000 多名参与者。根据 Frost & Sullivan 最佳实践研究分析师 Supriya Lala Kundu 的说法：“自我们上次分析师审查以来，Avance Clinical 在过去一年中增长迅速，包括在澳大利亚和新西兰进一步扩展临床服务。其令人印象深刻的超过 70% 的重复业务率说明了其在该行业的客户价值和声誉，并且是 2021 年奖...

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Singapore ups trade forecasts again as Q2 non-oil exports surge 10.1%

elean
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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Singapore has raised its trade forecasts for the third time this year, on the back of strong second-quarter growth in sectors such as electronics and petrochemicals. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) could grow by 7 per cent to 8 per cent year on year in 2021, trade agency Enterprise Singapore (ESG) said in a review on Wednesday (Aug 11) - a bump up from the projection of 1 per cent to 3 per cent issued in May. And, with oil prices likely to stay high, total merchandise trade is now tipped to expand by 13 per cent to 14 per cent year on year, up from 5 per cent to 7 per cent in May. Besides a better-than-expected showing in the year to date, ESG also pointed to "higher oil prices and robust global semiconductor demand" as drivers of total trade in 2021. The rosier outlook came as Nodx was higher by 10.1 per cent in the April-to-June period, picking up from the 9.7 per cent rise in the first three months. Exports were lifted by an 8.5 per cent increase in shipments of non-electronics, such as specialised machinery for semiconductors, petrochemicals and primary chemicals. Still, the electronics cluster, which made up nearly one-quarter of Nodx, posted a...