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Fujitsu and Mizuho Bank embark on collaboration for sustainable management information services

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TOKYO, Jan 26, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Mizuho Bank) today announced a collaboration focused on the development of services for corporate customers to manage ESG and SDG related data including greenhouse gas emissions.Figure: Image of the joint projectThe joint effort will combine Mizuho Bank's customer networks and knowledge of environmental and energy solutions with Fujitsu's cloud services for visualizing CO2 emissions across the entire supply chain, supporting customers in their efforts towards de-carbonization and to improve the efficiency of their sustainable management strategies.Responding to the call for urgent climate actionEnvironmental management represents an increasingly important issue in corporate activities. In addition to financial information, the proactive disclosure of non-financial information, related to environmental and social tasks, has become an important factor in corporate evaluations. At the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in 2021 (COP 26), countries agreed on the "goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees C ab...

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Mitrade Hits 2.4 Million Users, Up 900,000 from Last Year

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, January 12, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Mitrade, a leading global CFD trading platform, has reached a major milestone by amassing 2.4 million users. This marks a significant increase from the 1.5 million users the platform had at this time last year, representing a growth of 900,000 users in just one year. This impressive growth is a testament to the exceptional trading system that Mitrade offers to its traders. From advanced trading tools to top-notch customer support, Mitrade has made it their mission to create a seamless and enjoyable trading experience for all of its users. The company is thrilled to have reached this milestone and is excited to continue providing users with the best possible trading experience. Mitrade wishes to extend their gratitude to all of its 2.4 million users for their support and trust in the platform. The future looks bright for Mitrade as the company continues to grow and innovate. New Trading Features and Upgrades Over the past year, Mitrade has implemented numerous new features and upgrades to their platform, including advanced charting tools, launching a PC client available on both Windows and MacOS, improved security measures, and ...

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Wintermar Offshore (WINS:JK) Fully Repays USD 45 Million Loan to IFC

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JAKARTA, Dec 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On 5th December 2022, Wintermar Group (WINS) fully repaid the US$45 million loan facility by IFC signed in December 2011. The IFC loan enabled Wintermar to transform the fleet into higher valued vessels through the purchase of 8 OSVs. Although the loan maturity had been extended to 2025, through better cash management the Company has been able to fully repay the loan early on December 2022.Sugiman Layanto, Managing Director of WINS said, "Wintermar values IFC as a partner that has played an important role in the growth of Wintermar. Our relationship with IFC facilitated the Company's growth to become a recognised international shipowner and operator in the Offshore industry. With IFC's support, Wintermar has continued to develop and reaffirm its best practices in Environmental, Social as well as Corporate Governance standards. We are thankful that we have been able to complete this early repayment of the loan ahead of the repayment schedule. We look forward to continuing our relationship."Azam Khan, IFC Country Manager for Indonesia and Timor-Leste said, "We are very pleased with IFC's long term partnership with Wintermar. I...

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Olympus to Join Government Project to Verify Dissemination of Endoscopic AI Diagnosis in Vietnam

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TOKYO, Dec 6, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced their part in a project in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC), entitled, "Survey Study for International Expansion of Endoscopes Utilizing High-definition Imaging Technology AI Diagnosis Support System in Vietnam."Participants in kick-off meetingThis is the third year, after similar projects in Thailand in fiscal year 2021 and India in fiscal year 2020, that Olympus has acted as a corporate partner to investigate the effectiveness and potential dissemination of an AI diagnostic support system. As part of these projects, Olympus has researched clinical applications in collaboration with major local medical institutions. Past clinical use by doctors in India and Thailand, along with consultation with Japanese physicians, showed the effectiveness and potential for future use of EndoBRAIN-EYE and other endoscope diagnostic imaging support software.From November 2022 to March 2023, Olympus, in collaboration with CYBERNET SYSTEMS CO., LTD., w...

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HKTDC welcomes ground-breaking measures in 2022 Policy Address

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HONG KONG, Oct 19, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) welcomes the Policy Address announced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu today, and believes the proposed ground-breaking and wide-ranging policies can help drive Hong Kong's long-term development while resolving some of its pressing issues.Dr Peter KN Lam, Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council said, "The Policy Address clearly sets forth strategic priorities to ensure Hong Kong's growth by defining the city's role in supporting and leveraging the development of the mainland, especially the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) while contributing to global initiatives in innovation and technology, healthcare and environmental protection. The new structures and resources in coordinating infrastructure, economic, social and youth development as well as sector synergy will also create sustained momentum for Hong Kong. At the same time, policies to support SMEs, attract talent, encourage investment and tackle social issues will help resolve some of the immediate problems we are facing."I am particularly plea...

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Honda to Extend Power Unit Technical Support Agreement with Red Bull Power Trains to End of 2025

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TOKYO, Aug 3, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Following discussions between Red Bull and Honda, it has been agreed by both parties that Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), the Honda subsidiary that runs its racing activities, will continue to provide technical support for Red Bull Powertrains (RBPT) relating to Formula 1 power units from 2023 to the end of 2025. In 2022, HRC has been providing PU-related technical support in line with Red Bull's request to Honda, with both Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri therefore using the PU from the support program. The extension of the existing agreement for HRC to continue providing technical support from 2023 to 2025 has now been mutually agreed between Red Bull and Honda.Honda officially ended its participation in Formula 1 at the end of 2021, with the resources allocated to PU development diverted to meet the company's future carbon-neutral goals. The ongoing agreement between the two parties does not involve PU development, therefore HRC will be able to provide this service from within its current resources.Dr. Helmut Marko, Motorsport Advisor, Oracle Red Bull Racing: "We thank Honda for their positive response to work...

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Zisre Tech Begins Crowdfunding to Develop Revolutionary Robotics to Support People with Physical Disabilities 

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Glasgow, Scottland, June 27, 2022 - (SEAPRWire) - Zisre Tech, a robotics company dedicated to creating affordable robotic technology for the average household, has begun the next phase of development in robotics designed to assist those living with physical disabilities. For Zisre to complete the next stage in development, a crowdfunding effort has been created to raise awareness for the development and research phase of the project and help bring in support to provide the funds they need to complete the work. The development, research, and advances made within the robotic industry are designed to enhance everyday life in the home and workplace. However, robotics technology is not an affordable option for many households worldwide. Zisre Tech lays out a roadmap over the next two years dedicated to help get robots in the homes of people who need them the most, those living with physical disabilities unable to complete daily tasks. The affordability of Zisre Tech’s enhanced robots and inventive use of materials will make this possible. Once they are ready to market, these advanced robots will be affordable for the average person. They are designed to be able to perform tasks that may...

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Kagome and NEC establish a joint venture in Portugal to provide farming support for processed tomatoes using AI

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Tokyo and Aichi, Japan, Jun 15, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Kagome Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation will establish DXAS Agricultural Technology, a joint venture in Portugal to provide farming support for processed tomatoes using AI. Establishment is scheduled for July of this year.The new company will contribute to sustainable agriculture in countries around the world by promoting environmentally friendly and profitable farming through the integration of Kagome's agronomies and NEC's technologies.BackgroundThe production of processed tomatoes is expected to continue expanding in line with population growth and economic growth, particularly in emerging countries. However, for sustainable tomato cultivation, we need to address a variety of issues, such as responding to a decline in producers and reducing environmental impact.In 2015, Kagome and NEC began technological development and business verification of farming advice using AI(1) with the aim of realizing environmentally friendly and highly profitable farming. Since then, the companies have begun conducting demonstration tests in Portugal, Spain, Australia, the United States, and are currently expanding business in 7 ...

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ETP Group Partners with Matahari to Accelerate Its Retail Digital Transformation Journey

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Jakarta, Indonesia, May 20, 2022 – (NovationWire) – ETP Group is proud to announce a new partnership designed to grow and enhance Matahari’s ability to deliver world-class, omni-channel experiences to its customers. PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (“Matahari”; “LPPF.JK”) and ETP Group – two organizations will be deeply engaged with the retail industry and consumer journeys. Matahari, Indonesia’s first and leading modern department store, has a deep legacy in Indonesian retail. Over the years, Matahari has established itself as a truly groundbreaking national brand with 140 large format stores in 77 cities across Indonesia and has a growing online presence through MATAHARI.COM. ETP Group is an Omni-channel Retail Software company serving market leaders in 24 countries across the Asia Pacific, India, and the Middle East. ETP has successfully implemented its V5.5 Omni-channel platforms across 35,000+ stores for 500+ brands. ETP’s unique value proposition is its ability to consistently deliver enterprise class omni-channel retail solutions to its customers and build long-term strategic partnerships. Matahari has a clear vision of becoming the leading omni-channel lifestyle retailer as...

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Marubeni, OPExPARK, Beyond Next Ventures and DENSO Collaborate to Promote DX in the Healthcare Industry

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TOKYO, Apr 1, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Marubeni Corporation ("Marubeni"), OPExPARK Inc. ("OPExPARK"), Beyond Next Ventures Inc. ("BNV") and DENSO CORPORATION ("DENSO") have agreed for Marubeni to invest with BNV andin OPExPARK to support the digital transformation ("DX") of operating rooms and a surgical education platform business for doctors ("this project"). OPExPARK was jointly established by DENSO and BNV.From left, BNV Executive Officer Katsuya Hashizume, OPExPARK President and CEO Yasunori Honda, Marubeni Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of the ICT & Real Estate Business Div. Tatsuya Abe, and DENSO Manager Hideki OkudaIn recent years, the need for DX has been rapidly increasing in the healthcare industry, as represented by the development of new medical services such as telemedicine and online medication guidance, and the utilization of medical data. In addition, with the decrease in the number of surgeries and restrictions on movement, delivering surgical education has been challenging, with young doctors having fewer opportunities to learn techniques from operations that senior doctors perform. Therefore, there is a growing expectation for an ...

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Human Resource Initiatives Bolster Fujitsu’s Status as DX Leader

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TOKYO, Mar 8, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced its plans to strengthen its status as a leading digital transformation (DX) company that drives DX both in its own and customers' businesses with the aim of realizing a sustainable society.Amidst an ever-changing business environment and growing demand for talent with the skills needed to thrive in the digital age, Fujitsu continues to offer new ways to empower its employees to take ownership of their career development, enhancing the mobility of talent throughout the Group to quickly and optimally allocate the right people to the right positions. Fujitsu also provides employees with opportunities for continued growth, such as a group-wide posting program and a system that supports reskilling of its talent. Fujitsu also actively hires on a rolling basis through its new graduate and mid-career recruitment activities.1. Program to transform talent into "business producers"Fujitsu implemented a system to support employees with training programs to raise and change their skills and to visualize the skills of its approx. 8,000 sales personnel in Japan, aiming to foster the development of "business producers"...

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PlatoData, Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Form Alliance to Support the Growing GBA Community

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Washington, D.C., Jan 27, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - PlatoData and the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has formed an alliance to support the growing GBA community. The partnership extends the working relationship between both organizations across Plato's growing data ecosystem. Plato's curated approach to both data intelligence, press syndication and engagement strategy was setup to support communities throughout the blockchain ecosystem. "It's a great honor to be part of such a wonderful and entrenched organization such as the GBA," stated Bryan Feinberg CEO of Plato. "The Impact GBA is playing across the Government Enterprise market is substantial and represents what we consider a best of class opportunity to support the GBA community with integrated access to Plato's Data Platform. Our goal as a company is to help those communities in need of both awareness and understanding of the regulatory compliance our industry faces on a daily basis. Our plan is to extend Plato's extensive data repository to all GBA members and to support members with a full suite of news, analytics and electronic content syndication."Gerard Dache, GBA's executive Director said, "We ...

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Moonstake to Support Staking of Everscale (EVER) in 2022

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SINGAPORE, Dec 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Moonstake announced today it will implement staking support for EVER, the native coin of the Everscale blockchain, which was rebranded from FreeTON earlier this month, in early 2022. With this update, Moonstake Wallet users can now send, receive, and own EVER on both the web and mobile versions. Moonstake is the world's first multi-asset wallet for EVER, as EVER has only been supported by dedicated EVER wallets until now.Moonstake launched its staking business in 2020 with the aim to create the largest staking network in Asia. Since then, it has developed the most user-friendly Web Wallet and Mobile Wallet (iOS/Android) with support for over 2,000 cryptocurrencies. Currently, Moonstake supports 14 high-demand staking coins: Cosmos, IRIS, Ontology, Harmony, Tezos, Cardano, Qtum, Polkadot, Quras, Centrality, Orbs, IOST, TRON, and Shiden. After a full-scale operation launched in August 2020, Moonstake's total staking assets have grown rapidly to reach $1.8 Billion and by June 2021, Moonstake was the third best staking provider in the world out of 15,000 staking providers worldwide. In March 2021, the company entered DeFi wit...

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Traditional Chinese medicine has role to play in managing chronic conditions in S’pore: Ong Ye Kung

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SINGAPORE - Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a role to play in managing chronic conditions here and the Ministry of Health (MOH) will continue to support the sector, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday (Dec 12). Speaking in Mandarin at an event at Raffles City Convention Centre to mark the 75th anniversary of the Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association, Mr Ong thanked all TCM associations and practitioners for their support and cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 over the last two years. "As trusted healthcare providers to your patients, you have been able to persuade and encourage your patients, especially the elderly, to receive the Covid-19 vaccinations and booster. Every vaccination could be a life saved," he said. Mr Ong added that while the biggest enemy today is Covid-19, the rise in incidence of chronic diseases will always be a constant healthcare challenge. "When it comes to chronic diseases, all doctors, regardless whether you are a Chinese, Indian or Western doctor, know that prevention is better than cure. This means leading a healthy lifestyle, having a good diet, and staying happy and optimistic," he said. A similar concept was already reflected ...

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Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean’s wife, founder of a stroke support charity, dies aged 67

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SINGAPORE - Ms Chew Poh Yim, the founder of a stroke support charity who held leadership roles in NTUC FairPrice and the wife of Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, died peacefully on Sunday (Oct 31). The 67-year-old founded Stroke Support Station (S3) in 2015, an initiative that was started by volunteers to support stroke survivors and caregivers. S3 programmes are supported by medical professionals and therapists from various acute and community hospitals in Singapore. Ms Chew started the charity after realising that there was a need for increased community support to reintegrate stroke survivors into society and ensure their well-being. She helmed various portfolios at NTUC FairPrice, including in procurement and marketing and corporate communications, and was general manager of NTUC FairPrice Foundation. She had more than 25 years of experience in management, marketing and branding in the consumer and retail market. Ms Chew was a supporter of community programmes for the elderly through collaborations with institutions such as the National University Health System and People's Association. She was also on the board of trustees of SingHealth Foundation (now known as SHF-Foundation) a...

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Government to consider PME task force recommendations for workplace fairness

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SINGAPORE - Proposals from the labour movement and employer's federation to ensure workplace fairness and support local workers will be considered by the Manpower Ministry (MOM). It noted on Friday (Oct 22): "The recommendations will be taken into consideration in the ongoing review of manpower policies, the workplace fairness framework and employment support initiatives." The remarks were in response to nine proposals put out by a PME task force led by the National Trades Union Congress and Singapore National Employers Federation to pinpoint better ways to assist professionals, managers and executives (PMEs). One of the key thrusts of the task force's recommendations is to enhance workplace fairness through improving human resources standards, re-looking the review process for employment pass applications and differentiating foreign worker access by occupations. The MOM noted on Friday that a tripartite committee had been formed in July to review the framework for workplace fairness. "(The committee) will study the recommendations put forth by the PME task force as it designs a legal framework that is balanced, and in the best interests of Singapore and Singaporeans," MOM said. It...