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Rovanpera extends WRC lead with rapid home run for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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TOKYO, Aug 8, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team's Kalle Rovanpera has further extended his FIA World Rally Championship lead with a well-calculated drive to second place on a ferociously fast Rally Finland, as team-mate and fellow Finn Esapekka Lappi survived remarkable late drama to join him on the podium at their home rally.Tasked with sweeping the gravel roads around their hometown of Jyvaskyla, Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen ended Friday 21 seconds from the lead and fourth overall on a rally known for high speeds and narrow margins. Willed on by the local support in the spiritual home of rallying, Rovanpera was then rapid through the longest day of the rally on Saturday and fastest in six out of eight stages to climb to second overall and slash the gap to the leader to 8.4s.He thus went into the final day still eyeing a famous home win, but was not in a position to risk everything while on course to strengthen his grip on the championship and ultimately had to settle for second place, only 6.8s behind Ott Tanak. He did however take the maximum five bonus points for the fastest time in the rally-ending Power Stage, which incr...

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Rovanpera reigns again in TOYOTA GAZOO Racing one-two

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TOKYO, Jul 18, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Kalle Rovanpera has continued his remarkable 2022 season in the FIA World Rally Championship with his fifth victory from the last six events, leading a one-two finish at Rally Estonia for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team after a high-speed battle with team-mate Elfyn Evans.After a series of rougher gravel events, the smooth and fast stages of Estonia provided a test for the outright performance of the new generation of Rally1 cars, one the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID passed with flying colours by dominating the weekend. It recorded the fastest time in all 22 full-length stages, beaten only narrowly in the two short super special stages held on Thursday and Saturday evenings.The weather ensured a challenging weekend from start to finish with short and sharp rain showers making conditions extremely changeable and unpredictable for the drivers.Evans excelled in a mostly dry start to Friday, winning all four stages during the morning to lead Rovanpera, who did well sweeping the loose gravel stages as championship leader and then capitalised on wet weather in the afternoon to move ahead. He and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were th...

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing claims first and second on Safari return

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Toyota City, Japan, Jun 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is celebrating victory in the first Safari Rally Kenya to be held as part of the FIA World Rally Championship for nearly 20 years. Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia pulled off a superb fightback to take their fourth win from six events and extend their championship lead, while Takamoto Katsuta scored his first ever WRC podium to complete a one-two finish for the Toyota Yaris WRC.Podium CeremonyThe event lived up to its reputation as an extremely demanding rally, with many of the crews experiencing difficulties over the weekend. Ogier was seventh overall and more than two minutes off the lead after suffering an issue on Friday morning, but he charged back through the field.He was third overall going into the final day, consisting of five short but very challenging stages. Already in the first stage of the day, trouble befell the erstwhile leader, and this promoted Katsuta into the lead of a rally for the first time, with Ogier close behind.With just two stages to go the Toyota pair were tied on overall time, and were able to compete fully with each other for th...

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International Artist Arnel Pineda, Lead Singer of the Rock Band Journey, Book “Journey of My Life” Represented by Agent Alan Morell of Creative Management Partners (CMP)

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - via NewMediaWire - Announced today, international recording artist Arnel Pineda, lead singer of the rock band Journey, whose book "Journey of my Life" is represented by agent Alan Morell of Creative Management Partners (CMP). Mr Pineda's book is being adapted for TV/Film by CMP.Arnel Campaner Pineda (born Sept 5, 1967) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He performed locally in the Philippines and Hong Kong during the 1980's but rose to international fame in 2007 when he was selected as the new lead singer of the American rock band Journey.Said Mr Pineda: "My manager Rene Walter (Sanre Entertainment Group) has been a trusted friend and associate for more than a decade. He led the search for the right person to represent my life story. Our clear choice was Alan Morell, for which I am very pleased and honored."Said Rene Walter: "We looked for this attribute when we searched for the best Literary Agent to help us bring Arnel's 'Rag to Riches' story to life, and this led us directly to Alan Morell and Creative Management Partners (CMP.) Alan is highly respected within the Entertainment, Sports and Literary fields, wh...

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 7

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, March 7. Easier tax claims process for work-from-home expenses in Singapore This includes the cost of air-conditioning and Wi-Fi. READ MORE HERE PES review by SAF: Better matching roles with soldiers’ abilities Screening and classification review could lead to a more optimal deployment, say observers. READ MORE HERE Fewer blood donors in S'pore in 2020, but collection at 5-year high This could be due to rise in percentage of those donating more than once, said the Singapore Red Cross. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Some Singaporeans staying on in Myanmar despite violence in the streets There are 500 Singaporeans registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Myanmar. READ MORE HERE Robert Chua used to rule television, now he wants to build a food empire Launching a food business in the midst of a pandemic is a bad idea, friends said. But in August last year, his Joy Luck Teahouse opened in Ion Orchard. READ MORE HERE Same old, same old, maid abuse cases are a blight on Singapore Past cases make clear that current safeguards are inadequate - all the mo...

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天韵国际：Rainbow Lead Ventures Limited成为集团新策略性股东

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HONG KONG, Mar 5, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 中国领先的品牌加工水果产品销售商及制造商天韵国际控股有限公司（「天韵国际」及其附属公司统称「集团」，股份代号 : 6836.HK）欣然宣布Rainbow Lead Ventures Limited成为集团的新主要股东。由于四川发展国际控股有限公司调整其整体投资策略，同意按每股1.58港元的价格出售天韵国际的全部普通股股份予Rainbow Lead Ventures Limited，涉及股份数目263,914,740股及已发行股本总额之27.0%，总代价约417.0百万港元。是次交易价格较2021年3月4日的收市价有约2.6%的溢价。集团认为是次新策略性股东的加入，将对集团未来发展创造更多新的机遇，更好迎接集团新一轮的快速发展周期，集团董事会主席兼首席执行官杨自远先生及主要高级管理团队将继续留任公司，并继续发挥各自的重要角色。集团感谢四川发展国际于过去两年与集团合作无间，共同探索于四川省建设一个特色果蔬产品的深加工基地，惟在疫情的影响下，集团和四川发展亦考虑到未来的长远规划及策略，在彼此的努力下为集团物色到更合适的策略性股东。未来，集团将继续发展已具竞争优势的核心业务，开拓能量饮料市场，研发及推出更多新产品，并加速在热带气候区建立水果食品及饮料的新加工生产基地，积极推进并购及战略合作的策略。在管理团队上，我们衷心感谢过去两位董事王虎先生和刘竹萌先生对集团给予的指导及贡献。未来集团会积极物色在创新食品及饮料研发及销售方面具经验的人士加入，带领集团开拓更多新的市场，为各持份者和股东创造更好的回报。关于天韵国际控股有限公司 (股份代号﹕6836.HK)天韵国际控股有限公司（「本公司」集团「统称（及其附属公司）」主要从事 (i) 研发、生产及销售包装于金属罐、塑料杯，玻璃瓶及铝箔袋等包装的加工水果产品、饮料及 (ii) 新鲜水果买卖。加工水果产品以自家品牌「缤果时代」、「果小懒」和「天同时代」及原厂委托制造代工方式出售。 饮料产品以自家品牌「享派 Shiok Party」出售。集团致力于为客户提供健康安全的产品，作为国内外资质认证最为齐全的食品企业之一，时刻紧贴严格的国际生产标准，并就生产设施、质量监控及管理获授BRC(A)、IFS 食品（高级）、FDA（FSMA）、HALAL、 SC、KOSHER、BSCI 及ISO22000 等认证，集团还通过多个英国及美国超市内部的食品生产标准审核。 同时，集团作为中国「同线、同标、同质」工程出口食品企业，供应国内市场和供应国际市场的产品达到相同的质量水平。自2016 年起，集团自家品牌的优质加工水果产品继续获得市场的高度认可， 并获国家级机构颁授「中国罐头产品质量证明标志」的荣誉及资格，成为中国加工水果行业内能够在其产品贴上...