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Cofttek Announces Mass-Production and Supply of Urolithin A & B

LUOHE CITY, China, Jun 15, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Cofttek Holding Limited, a Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer, will mass-produce and supply the latest Urolithin A & B product to dietary supplement companies from June 2021. With 5 years of research into ellagitannins, the source of urolithins, Cofttek is the only pharmaceutical facility in the world able to mass-produce Urolithin A & B.Following 5 years of research, Cofttek has become the only facility in the world able to mass-produce Urolithin A & B. (Cofttek.com)Urolithin A possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, hypoglycemic and other biological properties. Urolithin A can improve the quality and function of mitochondria, and increase the strength and endurance of ageing muscles. Urolithin B has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is also a regulator of skeletal muscle mass.Studies have shown Urolithin A & B in combination can be used in treating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), Alzheimer's and dementia-related disorders, and other diseases. After 5 years of technical research, Cofttek's production capacity of Urolithin A & B now exceeds 2000 kg/month ...

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Fujitsu to Initiate On-Site Vaccinations for Employees in Japan

TOKYO, Jun 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that in accordance with the Japanese government's COVID-19 vaccination policy targeting a June 21, 2021 start for large companies and universities, Fujitsu will initiate on-site inoculations for employees at select locations in Japan from June 29, 2021, supplementing efforts by local governments. COVID-19 vaccinations will start in areas with at least 1,000 employees and where vaccinations can be administered by in-house medical staff. Beginning with Fujitsu's Kawasaki Plant, Fujitsu plans to offer vaccinations to over 1,000 employees per day to fully vaccinate 30,000 employees by October 2021 (60,000 doses). As soon as preparations are made, Fujitsu plans to expand the initiative to other areas, including its Kansai Systems Laboratory.Additionally, if Fujitsu Group employees receive vaccinations at work or from their local municipality on a working day, special measures will be taken to permit them to take accumulated leave as vaccine leave. This will make it easier for employees, who can take advantage of flextime and remote working, to flexibly schedule their vaccinations. Accumulated leave ...

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Snaking queues form at Bukit Merah Block 125A for Covid-19 swabbing

SINGAPORE - Long queues formed at the temporary Covid-19 testing area set up at Block 125A Bukit Merah View on Tuesday (June 15), after the site was opened to residents. Set up on Monday, the site was intended for the mandatory testing of about 85 stallholders at 116 Bukit Merah View after a new cluster formed at the nearby 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre. As it turned out, many residents, including the elderly, had gone on Monday for testing but were turned away. On Tuesday, the temporary testing site at Block 125A opened up to residents after Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Joan Pereira made an appeal to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The site is open to residents until Thursday. When The Straits Times (ST) visited Block 125A's multi-purpose function hall at 10am on Tuesday, two queues had formed. One was for people who had made an appointment. The second queue, for people who had not made an appointment, snaked past the estate's playground and spilled over to the nearby blocks. About 120 people, mostly elderly residents, were in this queue. The estimated wait time was one to two hours. Residents in the second queue were told to come back within the next two days as appointments ...

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More charges expected for woman caught on video not wearing a mask at MBS

SINGAPORE - More charges, including those involving the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, are expected to be handed to a woman who was caught on video refusing to wear a mask at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort amid the Covid-19 outbreak, a district court heard on Tuesday (June 15). The prosecutor mentioned the additional charges on Tuesday in asking for a three-week adjournment. Details about these charges were not revealed in court. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 53, currently faces seven charges over various offences, including failing to wear a mask at public places such as MBS, Bras Basah Complex and outside the State Courts building. The Singaporean, who was not represented by a lawyer, told District Judge Janet Wang on Tuesday that she wants to apply for these charges to be dropped. Stressing that she is a former naval officer, Phoon said that she had been "an eyewitness or plaintiff" in earlier cases linked to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and that it would be difficult for her to have a fair hearing due to these cases. "I am not privy to discuss all these cases in court here without causing embarrassment or being prejudicial to the SAF and to the Government of Singapore....

ISD detains S’porean Dickson Yeo, who spied for China, for acting as paid agent of foreign state

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean man who had worked for China's intelligence services since 2016 has been detained for two years under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for being a threat to Singapore. Dickson Yeo, 40, had acted as a paid agent of a foreign state, said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Tuesday (June 15). He was arrested by the ISD on Dec 30 last year, after he was deported to Singapore from the United States upon completion of a 14-month jail term for spying for China in the US. Yeo was issued an order of detention under the ISA on Jan 29. "ISD's investigations established that Yeo had worked for the intelligence apparatus of a foreign state and had carried out various taskings given to him by his foreign handlers in exchange for monetary gains," said the department. "Yeo admitted to being fully aware that his foreign handlers were working for the intelligence apparatus of the foreign state." ISD said that Yeo was tasked to source information and provide reports on issues of interest to his foreign handlers, including information relating to Singapore. He had approached various individuals in Singapore to try and obtain information for the purpose of writing his rep...

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医思健康收购宠物相关业务 发挥客户业务协同性 整合及企业化宠物市场

HONG KONG, Jun 15, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 香港最大非医院医疗服务机构* ── 医思健康(「公司」,连同附属公司,总称「集团」;香港联交所股份编号:2138)欣然宣布进入宠物市场赛道,集团以现金总代价6,600万港元向张兽医及陈兽医收购亨润、溢丰、香港兽医影像中心及锋冠 (「该等目标公司」)51%股权。该等目标公司主要提供兽医服务,于香港经营两间动物医院及两间动物影像中心,并聘有14名注册兽医,目标公司各自经营一间动物医院/动物影像中心。截止2021年3月31日止年度之未经审核财务资料,该等目标公司除税后溢利及资产净值分别为约2,187万港元及3,028万港元。交易完成后,该等目标公司的财务业绩将于集团的综合财务报表综合入账。张兽医及陈兽医各自就亨润的纯利向集团提供保证,截至2028年3月31日共七个财政年度,亨润的总保证累计纯利应不少于1.21亿港元;而张兽医就溢丰、香港兽医影像中心及锋冠的纯利总额向集团保证,截至2026年3月31日共五个财政年度,溢丰、香港兽医影像中心及锋冠的保证累计纯利总额应不少于4,969万港元。医思健康执行董事兼首席财务官李向荣先生表示︰「香港宠物服务市场潜力庞大,然而行业存在分散性且运营失效性问题,如缺乏高效绩效营销管理、多元客户流量入口、客户行为大数据分析、客户服务系统化等问题。医思健康冀运用本身于香港医疗市场改革的领先经验、集团品牌服务以及其数码科技平台,运用高效企业系统整合能力,赋能分散且低效的宠物服务资产,为宠物服务市场带来改革与提升。」医思健康一直致力围绕客户打造闭环生态系统服务,集团对新目标收购业务持乐观态度,相信宠物服务业务将使集团业务组合多样化,提高客户服务需求满足度及客户品牌粘度。新业务板块预期为集团提供新收入来源,且能与集团现有业务互相发挥协同效应,进一步巩固集团作为综合医疗健康集团的行业领导地位。关于医思健康香港最大非医院医疗服务供应商*医思健康以预防及精准医疗为业务核心,透过多元服务整合发展医疗人工智慧,配套高端品牌及优质客户服务,致力为客户提供最专业、安全、有效的医疗健康服务。集团目前直营的诊所/服务中心主要位于大湾区,提供一站式医疗及健康服务。服务涵盖面极广,旗下主要知名服务品牌包括连续多年荣膺全港第一的一站式医学美容解决方案DR REBORN,及多元化多维度的医学服务包括:普通科门诊企鹅杏仁、脊骨神经关节痛症全科中心、纽约脊骨物理治疗中心、健康管理中心香港仁和体检中心、疫苗中心香港安苗医疗中心、全方位牙科服务中心UMH DENTAL CARE、诊断影像中心博思医学诊断中心、仁生肿瘤及癌症中心、内视镜及日间医疗中心仁辉专科中心、专科中心联汇专科及新医疗中心、心脏专科香港国际心脏专科中心、儿科专科汇儿儿科医务中心、妇产科专科卓越医务中心及产前...

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EC Healthcare Acquires Pet Industry Business, Allowing Clientele and Business Synergies, To Consolidate and Corporatize Pet Industry

HONG KONG, Jun 15, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - EC Healthcare (the "Company", which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the "Group", SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong*, is pleased to announce that the Group enters the pet industry and will acquire 51% equity interests in King Equity, Eternal Harvest, HKVIC and Crown Leader (the "Target Companies") from Dr. Tiong and Dr. Tan for a total consideration of HK$66.00 million in cash. The Target Companies are principally engaged in the provision of veterinary services in Hong Kong and operate two veterinary hospitals and two veterinary imaging centres in Hong Kong with 14 registered veterinary surgeons, each Target Company operates a veterinary hospital/veterinary imaging centre. According to the unaudited financial information for the year ended 31 March 2021, the profit after tax and net assets of the Target Companies amounted to HK$21.87 million and HK$30.28 million respectively. Upon completion of the acquisitions, the financial results of the Target Companies will be consolidated into the consolidated financial statements of the Group.Each of Dr. Tiong and Dr. Tan gu...

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Eisai to Divest Rights for Zonegran in Europe and Other Regions to Advanz Pharma

TOKYO, Jun 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to divest its rights for the antiepileptic agent Zonegran (generic name: zonisamide) in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and Australia to Advanz Pharma. Zonegran is an antiepileptic drug (AED) originally created by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.), for which Eisai holds the exclusive rights in a number of European countries, the Middle East, Russia, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and Asian countries. Under this agreement, Eisai will divest its rights associated with Zonegran in such European countries, the Middle East, Russia, and Australia to Advanz Pharma. Eisai will continue to act as the distributor in Russia, through its local affiliate Limited Liability Company Eisai, and Australia through its local affiliate Eisai Australia Pty. Ltd., for an agreed transition period. In addition, Eisai and Advanz Pharma have agreed to enter into a supply agreement under which Eisai's UK affiliate, Eisai Manufacturing Ltd., will serve as Advanz Pharma's supplier of Zonegran for the transferred territory for an agreed trans...

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World-first Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox striving to improve care for the 1 million+ who fracture a hip in Asia Pacific each year

An innovative world-first Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox has been launched today (Tuesday, June 15, 2021) to address the alarming death and disability caused by the more than 1 million hip fractures sustained in the Asia Pacific each year.(1)Developed by the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA) in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), the practical and informative resource explains the fundamental need, and how to best advocate for, the establishment of a national hip fracture registry. Tailored to clinicians, hospital administrators, healthcare systems and governments alike, the Toolbox covers pertinent topics, including stakeholder engagement and consolidation, building a case for change, planning and funding a registry, to setting up a pilot registry and navigating governance and ethics approval. Examples of current registries and other useful resources also feature in the Toolbox.Concerningly, one-in-four patients who sustain a hip fracture die within a year, and less than half of those who survive, regain their previous level of function.(2-5) The expected direct incurred cost associated with the more than 1.1 million hip fractures estimated to ha...

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 15

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, June 15. Bukit Merah View market Covid-19 cluster grows to 16 cases, one unlinked case in the community Of the 25 new coronavirus cases, 18 are in the community - the highest number in Singapore since June 3. READ MORE HERE Two teens get electric shock from lamp post in Lorong 5 Toa Payoh on Sunday The incident occurred at about 8.25pm at the fitness corner in front of Block 63. READ MORE HERE Care groups see spike in mental health crises in Singapore amid heightened alert curbs Loss of support from outside home worsens stressors such as fears about virus, job loss. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Nato adopts tough line on China at Biden’s debut summit with alliance Biden urged his fellow Nato leaders to stand up to China’s authoritarianism and growing military might. READ MORE HERE Data centre operators eyeing Batam as new digital hot spot The data centre market in South-east Asia is poised to grow by US$10.57 billion (S$14 billion) between 2019 and 2023. READ MORE HERE People's Association withdraws offer to meet couple over wedding photo incident The c...

Didi duo set for billion dollar fortunes on ride-hailing IPO

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Cheng Wei, the co-founder of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi, is poised to shoot up the ranks of the super-wealthy when his firm lists shares in the US. The company under the business name Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc, revealing that the Chinese entrepreneur has a 7 per cent stake. With Didi reportedly trading at a valuation of about US$95 billion (S$126 billion) in the secondary market in recent months, that shareholding could be worth as much as US$6.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Jean Liu, a co-founder and Didi's president, owns a 1.7 per cent slice that could be worth US$1.6 billion. Eight other executives collectively hold about 1.8 per cent of the company, which translates to a total US$1.7 billion hoard. It's the latest example of ride-hailing riches being minted in Asia as companies backed by Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group prepare to go public. Singapore-based Grab Holdings is poised to merge with a special purpose acquisition company, while Indonesia's GoTo Group is pursuing a listing by the end of the year. "Ride mobility is one of the most significant growth industries in Asia," said Gary Dugan, chief executive officer of the Glob...

SGX launches world’s first ESG Reit derivatives

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched what it calls the world's first environmental, social and governance (ESG) real estate investment trust (Reit) derivatives. The new SGX Nikkei ESG-Reit Index Futures contract aims to meet rising demand for integrating ESG considerations into investment portfolios, the Singapore bourse operator said in a statement on Monday (June 14). It added that the derivatives will fast-track access to the growing Japanese Reit sector for global asset managers and investors. In the statement, SGX head of equities Michael Syn noted "strong investor demand for yield, deep liquidity and keen issuer participation". The underlying Nikkei ESG-Reit Index uses tilt methodology to adjust the weights of its constituents, using ESG ratings as evaluated by GRESB, or the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. This index consists of 60 Tokyo-listed stocks, which make up nearly all of the US$160 billion (S$796,000) market capitalisation of Japan's listed Reit securities market. The launch deepens SGX's decades-long partnership with Nikkei Inc, Japan's flagship news organisation and index calculator. Their collaboration began with ...

Lianhe Zaobao replies to open letter over its editorial on race

SINGAPORE - Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao has responded to an open letter signed by local academics and scholars who took issue with its recent editorial on race relations, saying it has consistently upheld racial equality and advocated for mutual understanding among all ethnic groups in Singapore. As the anchor Chinese newspaper, it has publicly and unequivocally condemned several recent local incidents of racial discrimination, and jointly defended racial harmony through its editorials, Zaobao said on Monday (June 14). "Singapore is a multiracial nation. We truly believe in the ideals expressed in the national pledge and cherish the hard-won racial harmony, but that does not mean that we believe that there are no tensions in racial relationships," it said. "Lianhe Zaobao has always taken a consistent stance on upholding equality among all races and advocating that there should be mutual understanding among ethnic groups. This is evident from our editorials, news reports and feature articles. In the midst of the pandemic, we have seen more racial tensions simmering, which is why we have published a total of seven editorials related to this issue in the past year and a half." The ope...

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Some employers plan to make hybrid work arrangement permanent; office spaces still in demand

SINGAPORE - Some employers plan to make hybrid work arrangements permanent even when Covid-19 restrictions are eased in the future, but this has not led to a spike in office space vacancies. Six companies that The Straits Times spoke to said many of their employees have indicated a preference for a flexible working policy. Working from home remains the default in the coming weeks, even as Singapore gradually loosened Covid-19 curbs that were imposed last month. At the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force press conference on June 10, Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong urged employers to exercise flexibility in their employees' work arrangements, even if work from home is no longer the default. At technology company Cisco, nine in 10 staff across its Asia-Pacific offices said they favoured a combination of office-based and remote work in a survey last September. "Over the past year, employees have grown accustomed to and even prefer a hybrid model. They appreciate the flexibility that working from home offers, although some do miss face-to face interactions and the informal chats that happen in an office setting," said Cisco Singapore managing director Andy Lee. Around 90 per ...

Tech shares lead Nasdaq to record as markets await Fed decision

NEW YORK (AFP) - Major US indices finished at fresh records Monday (June 14) as global equity markets began the week cautiously ahead of a much-anticipated Federal Reserve meeting. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended at all-time highs, benefiting from a resurgence in technology shares. The first session of the week reflected the latest pivot after a stretch earlier in the year when tech shares lagged other sectors such as financial companies and manufacturers. Investors now appear to be taking profits on some of those bets, and steering funds back into large tech names, which outperformed other sectors earlier in the pandemic. Apple, Facebook and Netflix all gained at least one per cent. This week’s calendar is dominated by the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, which is expected to show central bankers raising their inflation forecasts. The Fed is expected to maintain its current easy money policy, but central bank chief Jerome Powell will face myriad questions about rising prices during the news conference following the meeting’s conclusion on Wednesday. While no change in the bank’s lending rate is expected, Powell could offer more assurances that the Fed will be vigilant a...

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Reshaping Identity Management with Blockchain Technology – A Panel Discussion with GBA Ireland

Ireland, Jun 14, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - GBA Ireland, led by Jillian Godsil and Lisa Gibbons, is to host its first event in Ireland on the topic of Blockchain and Identity. The event will be held on Thursday June 24 at 2pm (Dublin time) on Zoom and while it is free, registration is required - please see the link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sovereign-identity-in-a-blockchain-world-solution-or-revolution-tickets-158123362233The topic of Identity will be explored by three guest experts in this field and hosted by international blockchain expert, journalist and senior editor at ITN, Simon Cocking. "Blockchain technology can help to protect sensitive information. With the power of blockchain based identity we can transform how our data is used across many industries: finance, banking, travel and healthcare are just a few industries that can use this break-through technology," says Simon."It can help to map your physical identity to your digital footprint, allowing for reduced checks for proof of identification and enabling easier management of records and certificates."Think about your online banking, when you want to upgrade your insurance, filing your taxes, booking...

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JAXA and Honda to Begin a Feasibility Study on a Circulative Renewable Energy System

TOKYO, Jun 14, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced the plan to begin a joint feasibility study on a "circulative renewable energy system" in space, which is designed to supply oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity for human outposts and rovers. JAXA and Honda have been conducting a joint research on this system to create an environment in space where people can stay and conduct activities over an extended period of time.Image of utilizing a circulative renewable energy system on the lunar surface. Credit: JAXA/HondaIn addition to water and food, people need oxygen, as well as hydrogen for fuel and electricity for various activities for life in space. One of the solutions to obtain them in space without resupply from Earth is creating a circulative renewable energy system, which combines a high differential pressure water electrolysis system that produces oxygen and hydrogen using solar energy to electrolyze water and a fuel cell system that generates electricity and water from oxygen and hydrogen.Based on this concept, in November 2020, JAXA and Honda signed a three-fiscal year joint...

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RoboFi Launches its Power Ecosystem Fueled by VICS Token

Seoul, South Korea / SEAPRWire / June 14, 2021 / - RoboFi, a decentralized finance (Defi) platform that envisions a marketplace for revolutionary Dao crypto trading bots with IBO (Initial Bot Offering), has announced the launch of its cutting-edge ecosystem which is fueled by VICS Token. RoboFi has determined the serious need for a transparent Defi platform that is backed by enhanced security. To achieve its goal, extensive knowledgebase and technology were added as leverages in creating its current ecosystem–RoboFi. RoboFi combines traditional fintech and blockchain technology, to provide a next-level revolutionary crypto trading bots marketplace technology that is secure and transparent. Developed using the DAO (decentralized and autonomous organization) principle, RoboFi provides a robust, secure environment for bot creators and users alike. The RoboFi ecosystem runs on the VICS token. VICS Token is a BSC token, built on the Binance Smart Chain. Using VICS token, RoboFi users can purchase DAO Crypto Trading Bots, stake, or participate in the IBO and be a governance shareholder of a crypto trading bot. Dr. Minh Sang Tran, Director of RoboFi, said, "We are very grateful to provide...

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DIBA – Proper NFT (Taproot-ready) at the Bitcoin Conference

MIAMI, FL, Jun 14, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - DIBA is a platform working on the first ecosystem to collect proper unique digital assets (UDA), popularly known as non-fungible tokens (NFT) on the Bitcoin blockchain and layer 2 scaling solutions.Gideon presenting DIBA at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami on June 3 (Whale Day).Out of hundreds of submissions, DIBA was selected to present their project as one of the Top 10 Finalists at the 2021 Bitcoin Conference in Miami on Whale Day. The judges for the pitch included Tim Draper, Paul Veradittakit (Pantera Capital), Oleg Mikhalsky (Fulgur Ventures) and David Roebuck.Organized by Bitcoin Magazine, the conference is the biggest crypto event on earth, welcoming 12,000 attendees and attracting more than 20,000 global crypto believers to Miami.The founder and chief executive of DIBA explained the company's mission is to help millions of people understand, own and use non-custodial digital assets built on top of the Bitcoin network. Assets in the virtual world are worth over $125B and yet, centralized in a few hands. As a space-faring civilization, the onus is on us to build a decentralized and censorship-resistant ownershi...

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Aaron Herps steps up as General Manager of AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy

HONG KONG, Jun 14, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Aaron Herps as the General Manager of its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), following the departure of Neil Gane, who leaves AVIA to take up a position with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.Herps joined AVIA in 2019 as the Operations Manager for CAP, working alongside Gane on all CAP initiatives from government outreach to criminal investigations and associated enforcement actions against syndicates and streaming website operators in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.In his role as General Manager of CAP, Herps will build on the strong legacy that he and Gane have built, maintaining the coalitions and alliances across the industry which have made CAP so effective and continuing to provide expert technical and forensic analysis of the shifting state of the piracy ecosystem to members and government officials."Aaron has been instrumental to the success of CAP over the last two years so it gives me great pleasure to see him now taking over the role of General Manager. The fight against piracy never remains static but Aaron has the creativity and skills to...