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SF Intra-City reduced losses by over 50% year-over-year in 2022, Increasing benefits from scale effect

HONG KONG, Jan 30, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hangzhou SF Intra-City Industrial Co., Ltd. ("SF Intra-City" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries the "Group"; stock code: 9699), the largest third-party on-demand delivery service platform in China(1), announced today that the Group expects the consolidated net loss attributable to the owners of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022 (the "Year") to decrease by more than 50% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. These results reflect the increasingly apparent benefits of the Group's diversified service landscape and technology-driven efficiency improvements.During the Year, the Group strived to provide high quality, efficient and stable instant fulfilment services, achieving good revenue growth and enhanced economies of scale and network effects thanks to its efforts to build a healthy and robust business structure and its in-depth cultivation of diversified service scenarios such as delivery in a broad range of sectors, including the food and beverage and retail sectors, its expansion in lower-tier cities and personalised services. Furthermore, the significant improvements in th...

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Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS launch a Joint Venture for Last One Mile Delivery Business based at Gas Stations

TOKYO, Jan 5, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS Corporation are pleased to announce our agreement to establish a joint-venture company (JV) aimed at optimizing delivery operations by leveraging gas stations (service stations/SS).The business shall take advantage of ENEOS's SS network, which spans more than 12,000 locations across Japan, to improve overland shipping throughout the country. With each SS functioning as both a last-mile distribution point and temporary storage facility, this new business promises to shorten the final legs of transport, which is from the final delivery point to the final destination. The analysis results(1) has already shown that using SS as distribution points can reduce the overall mileage of overland deliveries compared to direct delivery from large warehouses, which should also reduce the burden on drivers and delivery costs.Furthermore, the fact that SS tend to be already optimized to accommodate smooth inbound and outbound traffic makes them ideal logistics hubs. Using ENEOS's existing SS network should also help to minimize any additional costs associated with setting up the delivery points.In the delivery...

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Sri Trang introduces new Super Driver jobs for traditional natural rubber planters

BANGKOK, Dec 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Sri Trang Agro-Industry Plc. (SET: STA), the world's leading fully integrated natural rubber company, has opened registration for "Super Drivers" to create extra income for rubber planters from a secondary career as rubber transporters, building a rubber delivery network from plantations to factories in the Sri Trang Group. This will connect stakeholders in the rubber industry ecosystem, and drive the industry towards digitalization.Mr. Veerasith Sinchareonkul, President & Executive Director of Sri Trang Agro-Industry (STA) explained that following the Company's launch of "Sri Trang Friends", the first App. to combine support services for farmers, trading partners, and related services across the digital platform, recently expanding with the new "Sri Trang Friends Station" App, which offers a rubber sales and trading platform, and allows interested natural rubber planters across the country to apply for membership, facilitating a more transparent and professional rubber trading business. This is a major development that will propel the Thai rubber industry towards digitalization, connecting networks of stakeholders acros...

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Sri Trang introduces an alternative job “Super Driver” to traditional natural rubber planter

BANGKOK, Nov 23, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL (SET: STA) opens Aappplications for whom is interested to become "Super Drivers", creatipng a secondary career and extra income for rubber planter and building rubber delivery network from plantations to factories of the Sri Trang Group. In order to connect all stakeholders in the rubber industry ecosystem and for STA to play a part in the drive towards the digital age.Mr. Veerasith Sinchareonkul, Managing Director & Executive Director of Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL (SET: STA), one of the world's biggest leaders in the integrated natural rubber business, revealed that following the Company's launch of the "Sri Trang Friends" Application, which was the first and the main Application that integrated various services to support plantation owners and trading partners, as well as other related services through the digital system, until recently when the new "Sri Trang Friends Station" was launched as the rubber trading program to allow interested natural rubber planters across the country to apply to join, to facilitate a more transparent and professional rubber trading business. This is a major d...

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Ev Dynamics Signs Largest Ever Supply Agreement with Bimbo for Electric Delivery Vehicles

HONG KONG, Nov 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the "Company", Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively "Ev Dynamics" or the "Group"), a leading developer and manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs), has signed a definitive agreement to supply electric last-mile delivery vehicles to the world's largest bakery company Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Bimbo"). The first 10 testing units delivered in the first quarter this year match all requirements of Bimbo in meeting daily last mile delivery needs.With Ev Dynamics chassis fitted with its rear body, the delivery vehicle of Bimbo, the world's largest bakery company, has the private label "VEKSTAR Electric Vehicles" boldly displayed on the exterior. The contract has been signed for a period of five years, with the first batch of 200 vehicles expected to be shipped to Bimbo's Mexico City distribution center in the first quarter of 2023, and subsequent quantities to be determined by separate purchase orders. In total, no fewer than 1,000 vehicles are expected to be delivered under this master contract, making it the largest order in the Group's history. The vehicles will h...

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Co-Led by Legend Capital, Top Gene Delivery Enterprise VectorBuilder Secures CNY410mn in Series C Round

HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - VectorBuilder Biotechnology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "VectorBuilder"), a top gene delivery enterprise, recently announced the completion of its Series C round with CNY410 million, co-led by Legend Capital. The proceeds will facilitate VectorBuilder in continuously promoting the upgrading and capacity expansion of the gene delivery R&D and production technology platform, further accelerate the global business presence, and boost the R&D of life sciences and genetic medicines. VectorBuilder was founded by Dr. Bruce Lahn, a world-renowned molecular biologist who was a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and a researcher at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The company provides services such as scientific research and clinical carrier CRO, gene-drug CDMO and gene delivery IP out-licensing, covering the entire field of life science and gene medicine. VectorBuilder has provided more than 1.2 million gene delivery solutions to more than 4,000 scientific research institutes and pharmaceutical companies worldwide, and its gene-drug CRO and CDMO projects are spread all over North Am...

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Spartan Capital: Society Pass (Nasdaq: SOPA) 10Q Shows Early Progress for Four Verticals

SINGAPORE, Aug 22, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Spartan Capital Securities LLC ("Spartan Capital") issues Equity Research Report on Society Pass Inc. (Nasdaq: SOPA) ("SoPa").Click Here (on Society Pass website) to view the full Spartan Capital Equity Research Report. https://tinyurl.com/SocietyPassSummary Points:- Vietnamese e-commerce luxury goods retailer Leflair generated 92% of revenue and has strongly rebounded since being purchased out of bankruptcy and relaunched last year. Leflair posted a minor gross loss and a $694k operating loss. We look for four major catalysts for Leflair for the remainder of 2022: first, the launch of a new app, second, re-entry into the Philippines market, entry into the Indonesian market and the 4Q holiday shopping season.- The second largest contributor was online grocery and food delivery comprising 5% of revenue. This included both Pushkart, which offers supermarket delivery in the Philippines and Handycart which offers restaurant delivery in Hanoi, Vietnam. We suspect that Pushkart generated the bulk of this revenue. During 3Q, the company acquired Mangan, a restaurant delivery company in the Philippines, which should substantially...

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SF Intra-City Delivers Outstanding Annual Results, Highest Revenue In Third-party On-demand Market

HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hangzhou SF Intra-City Industrial Co., Ltd. ("SF Intra-City" or the "Company"; stock code: 9699), the largest third-party on-demand delivery service platform in China , today announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the "Year"). Revenue continued to rise with gross profit and gross profit margin turning positive for the first time. The inspiring set of results demonstrates the successful implementation of its business development strategies.Results Highlights-- Revenue surged by 68.8% YoY to RMB8.17 billion-- Gross profit and gross profit margin turned positive, successfully achieving a gross profit of RMB94.8 million and gross profit margin of 1.2% YoY-- Revenue from intra-city delivery service increased by 58.1% YoY to RMB5.09 billion-- Non-food delivery scenarios achieved YoY revenue growth of 105% to RMB1.87 billion-- The number of active merchants increased 54.5% YoY to over 258,000-- The number of active consumers increased from approximately 5.1 million in 2020 to approximately 10.6 million in 2021, doubling YoY. The Company has achieved over 150% YoY growth in terms of revenue for intra-ci...

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Society Pass (SoPa) Adds Vietnam’s Handycart To Its Next-Generation Digital Ecosystem and Loyalty Platform

SINGAPORE, Feb 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa) (Nasdaq: “SOPA”), a leading Southeast Asian data-driven loyalty platform today, announced that it has acquired Dream Space Trading Company Limited (“Dream Space”), the operator of Handycart, a leading online grocery delivery service based in Hanoi, Vietnam. The newly acquired company will be integrated into SoPa’s F&B delivery vertical with SoPa’s existing merchant software platform #HOTTAB. Handycart founder and CEO, Seo Jun Ho, has been named Head of the new Business Unit managing both Handycart and #HOTTAB in Vietnam. Founded in 2019, Handycart is an online grocery delivery app with its own fleet of delivery vehicles that focuses on servicing the Korean restaurant market and F&B sector in Hanoi. Korean food and pop-culture have taken Vietnam by storm, driven by the growing “Korean Wave”, a recent survey by market research firm Q&Me found that 58 percent of Vietnamese favor Korean cuisine. Commenting on this strategic step, Ngo Thi Cham, SoPa Vietnam Country General Manager, said, “We are excited to welcome Handycart to our larger SoPa ecosystem which will enable it to harness our integrated m...

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NEC and NEC Fielding Begin Testing Quantum Computing Technologies to Improve the Delivery of Maintenance Parts

TOKYO, Feb 16, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the beginning of demonstration tests using quantum computing technology to improve the delivery efficiency of maintenance parts from NEC Fielding, Ltd., a leading provider of maintenance services for ICT equipment.Delivery vehicles loaded with maintenance partsSpecifically, when customer engineers (CE) are dispatched to perform on-site repair work due to equipment failures, quantum computing technology will be used to formulate delivery plans for maintenance parts in line with CE dispatch plans. Based on past data on parts delivery in the Tokyo metropolitan area, it has been calculated that delivery costs can be reduced by approximately 30% by reducing the number of delivery vehicles and shortening travel distances. Going forward, both companies will continue with verification tests aiming for future on-site application.NEC Fielding provides maintenance services in which CE visit customer sites for repair work in the event of a breakdown in ICT equipment and non-ICT equipment manufactured by NEC or other companies. There are several hundred maintenance operations each day in the Tok...

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BYD Partners with Nuro to Manufacture All-Electric Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jan 18, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - BYD Co., Ltd. announced its partnership with leading autonomous vehicle company Nuro to begin producing the company's third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle. The partnership is expected to scale Nuro's more affordable, eco-friendly, and convenient services to millions of people across the country.Nuro'third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle.Nuro's third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle features greater payload.Nuro's third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle features greater payload. "BYD will leverage the manufacturing capacity of our Lancaster plant by finishing assembly of globally sourced hardware components to support Nuro and bring more jobs to the community," said Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD Co. Ltd. and President of BYD North America, "Together we will build this autonomous delivery vehicle, with the mutual goal of creating a safer environment on streets across the United States." Today's announcement follows Nuro's $600 million Series D funding round which closed in Q4 2021 and was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from other investors. Co...

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Sirnaomics Ltd., the RNA Therapeutics Biopharmaceutical Company with Strong Presence in Both China and the U.S. Successfully Listed on Main Board of SEHK

HONG KONG, Dec 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Sirnaomics Ltd. ("Sirnaomics" or "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", stock code: 2257.HK), the RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company with strong presence in both China and the U.S., and the first company to achieve positive Phase IIa clinical outcomes in oncology for an RNAi therapeutics, is officially listed and commenced trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK") today.Sirnaomics's listing ceremony in Suzhou: Ms. Yun Monica Zhang, China Chief Operating Officer, Board Secretary and Joint Company Secretary (Left); Dr. Yang Lu, Founder, Chairman, Executive Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Second left); Mr. George Ji, Chief Operation Officer (Second right); Dr. Edward Yongxiang Wang, Chief Production Officer (Right)The total number of offer shares under the Global Offering amounts to 7,540,000 shares, with the final offer price determined at HK$65.90 per offer share. The net proceeds from the Global Offering to be received by the Company, after deduction of the underwriting fees and expenses paid and payable by the Company in connection with the Glo...

Sirnaomics Ltd. Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of SEHK

HONG KONG, Dec 19, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Sirnaomics Ltd. ("Sirnaomics" or "Company", stock code: 2257.HK), the RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company withs strong presence in both China and the U.S., today announces the proposed listing of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK").Sirnaomics plans to offer an aggregate of 7,540,000 Offer Shares under the Global Offering (subject to the Over-allotment Option), consisting of 6,786,000 International Offer Shares (subject to reallocation and the Over-allotment Option) and 754,000 Hong Kong Offer Shares (subject to reallocation), at a price range between HK$65.90 and HK$72.70 per share.The Company will start its public offering in Hong Kong at 9 a.m. on December 20, 2021 (Monday) and end at 12 noon on December 23, 2021 (Thursday). Dealings in shares on SEHK are expected to commence on December 30, 2021 (Thursday), with the stock code of 2257.HK in board lots of 50 shares each.China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited is the Sole Sponsor, Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Nomura Int...

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Legend Capital’s Portfolio Company SF Intra-city Successfully Listed on HKEx

HONG KONG, Dec 16, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On December 14, Legend Capital portfolio company SF Intra-city (09699.HK) successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx). SF Intra-city issued a total of 131 million shares at an issue price of HK$16.42 per share. The net proceeds from the global offering are approximately HK$2031.3 million.SF Intra-city, the largest all-scenario third-party intracity delivery platform in China, has focused on the field of on-demand delivery services since 2016 and realized independent operations in 2019. It covers various distribution needs in the new consumption industry, including customized and standardized on-demand delivery services to merchants, and errands services to consumers, such as Deliver for Me, Fetch for Me, Purchase for Me and Solve for Me services. Leveraging on the open ecosystem and the intelligent information system integrating smart logistics and data, as well as the efficient transportation networks that covers the entire city, SF Intra-city is keen to meet diversified needs by providing users with on-demand logistics solutions featuring commercial distribution and daily pickup-delivery services.Legend C...

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NEC: Technology Leaders Partner to Conduct Groundbreaking Drone Tests in Japan

TOKYO, Nov 8, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Several leading Japanese technology firms, including BIRD INITIATIVE, Inc. (hereinafter "BIRD INITIATIVE")(1), ANA HOLDINGS INC. (hereinafter "ANAHD")(2), AIN HOLDINGS INC. (hereinafter "AIN HD")(3), and NEC Corporation (hereinafter "NEC"),(4) have partnered with the Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (hereinafter "METI")(5) to conduct a drone operations pilot project in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido prefecture. Tests conducted examined the ability of drones to deliver pharmaceutical supplies to remote areas in accordance with the "Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Supply Delivery using Drones,"(6) and to operate at passenger airports using the decentralized UAS Traffic Management (hereinafter "UTM")(7). UTM enables multiple drone operators to operate drones safely and efficiently within the same airspace. All of the tests were held in accordance with existing Japanese regulations and guidelines for drone use.Conducted operations of the different maturity levelsThese successful pilots were conducted as part of the "Drones and Robots for Ecologically Sustainable Societies project" (hereinafter referred to as the "DRESS Projec...

Gojek may soon offer food delivery services

SINGAPORE - Ride-hailing firm Gojek is looking to serve up food delivery and courier services soon as part of its ambitious expansion strategy here. Gojek Singapore general manager Lien Choong Luen said that these two services "make a lot of sense" in the Singapore market. 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.

Committee to look into better protection of delivery riders, private-hire drivers and cabbies

SINGAPORE - The advisory committee on platform workers will study how to strengthen protection of those in delivery services, private-hire car drivers and cabbies, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon. It will also look into "ensuring a more balanced relationship" between them and the companies they work with, as well as compensation and better protection from workplace injuries, he told the House on Tuesday (Sept 14) in response to MPs who asked about protection for these gig workers. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had announced at the National Day Rally last month that the Manpower Ministry will study how to accord greater protection to delivery workers. PM Lee had noted that workers for platforms such as foodpanda, Grab and Deliveroo have no employment contracts and thus lack basic job protections such as workplace injury compensation, union representation and employer Central Provident Fund contributions. On Tuesday, Dr Koh said about 79,000 people worked with matching platform companies for their main source of income last year. Of these, about half are private-hire car drivers and one-third are taxi drivers. The rest are mostly car and light goods vehicle d...