Author: Marie Jones

The Indian aviation and aeronautics sector has emerged from a challenging pandemic period and is flying high once again. The number of travellers is expected to double to 400 million in the coming years and the market size is anticipated to grow to US$ 4.33 billion by 2025. To meet the needs of this rapidly expanding sector, premier B-School IIM Ahmedabad, in association with Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC) France, has launched a programme that aims to equip new-age management professionals with skills necessary to lead the sector through its next phase of development. This 6-month programme is curated…

With limited hospital capacity and growing demand for care, Hospital at Home (HaH) programmes have gained traction over the world as an alternative care delivery model. Scaling up HaH is a complex affair though. Various stakeholders have to be involved and engaged – besides patients and clinicians, there are the caregivers, third-party payers and policymakers and solutions providers – to ensure tertiary hospital care can be delivered seamlessly into a patient’s home, with the best outcomes and care experience. This is why Hospital Management Asia is organising the Hospital@Home Asia conference, with Singapore’s MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation as knowledge partner. The…

BPipe Corporation, an equity joint venture partner of Biopipe Global USA, enters into an agreement with a major global food company to install a 10 m3/day Biopipe biological sewage wastewater treatment plant. BPipe Corporation is focused on innovative, scalable and disruptive decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Its flagship system is the Biopipe STP, which is a highly scalable onsite sludge, odor and chemical free sewage wastewater treatment technology. BPipe is an equity joint venture partner established in the Philippines to pursue both sewage and industrial wastewater treatment opportunities for technologies within our portfolio. According to Mr. Freddie Canta, President…

Group’s quarterly performance supported by higher demand for ICT products from local customers SNS Network Technology Berhad (SNS), an ICT system and solutions provider, today announced that the Group registered a 19.7% rise in revenue to RM296.93 million for the second quarter ended 31 July 2022 (2Q FY2023) compared with RM248.16 million in the immediately preceding quarter (1Q FY2023). For the quarter under review, the Group recorded a 21.8% gain in gross profit (GP) to RM23.43 million compared with GP of RM19.24 million in 1Q FY2023 while profit before tax (PBT) increased 43.0% to RM11.76 million compared with PBT of…

The concert is an impressive and unique experience not to be missed, marking a major step for masses of users into the metaverse. MetaBoundless has partnered with the Algorand Foundation for this concert to mint NFTs for each concert-goer, serving as their digital ticket into the show. MetaBoundless has also partnered with Apparel group, the retail industry leader in the region, as the platinum sponsor and the leading eCommerce platform 6thstreeet.com as the official merchandise partner of this first concert of the future in the Arab world. Fans are to expect unique web3/ NFT fashion that will further push the…

The glasses combine state-of-the-art USound audio technology, optical display system and hardware that enables spatial computing in a small form factor for assistive AR applications. USound, the leading provider of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) loudspeakers for hearables and wearables, announces the cooperation with the Indian company Focally on the first generation of their Universe AR Glasses. The Universe AR glasses prototype by Focally are developed to explore next-generation assistive AR applications such as AR navigation, geo-location-based applications, streaming videos and audio, Geo-location-based gaming, AI applications, and more. These smart glasses prototype showcase the essential elements needed for AR wearable devices such…

Malaysia’s 2025 target to have 31% of total power capacity from renewable energy sources is expected to be supported by the strong solar sector growth. Based on SEDA Malaysia, the total potential of solar PV in Malaysia reaches 269GW, deriving from 210GW for ground-mounted, 42GW for rooftop, and 17GW for FPV. How exactly should the quota availability be matched? Energy Box is organizing a face-to-face real event Solar Energy Future MALAYSIA 2022 on November 8th in Kuala Lumpur, striving to be the equivalent of a hub for efficient exploration of the renewable energy market. The event aims to help the…

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s is preparing for the very first edition of the country’s largest tech expo for start-ups, Jordan StartUp Expo 2022 (https://jordanstartupexpo.com), organised by The Future Event Media & Productions (https://thefuture-event.com), on 19-20 October 2022 at the St. Regis, Amman. Jordan’s start-up ecosystem being ranked 3rd in the Middle East & 64th Globally, this expo is bringing together the country’s emerging yet innovative start-ups along with leading cutting-edge solution providers, Venture Capital firms, Angel Investors, Accelerators & Incubators. With 1600+ Attendees, 250+ Start-up Founders, 55+ Speakers and 30+ solution providers, this business expo is aimed to deconstruct…

Dubai has made exceptional progress in cloud adoption and is well on its way to emerge as a role model for the entire world. Keeping up with this pace, the 17th global edition of World Cloud Show is scheduled to take place at The Address Mall on September 27- 28, 2022 – to discuss, deliberate, and share insights within this forward-moving industry. The event is all set to explore best practices in establishing, developing, and documenting an organization-wide approach to integrate cloud and related emerging-tech across the country. The conference will bring together over 200 C-level tech decision makers, along…

Rapidly acquires more than 12,000 MSME customers and actively develops Asia Pacific market Fintech start-up KPay Merchant Service Limited (KPay) is pleased to announce that it has completed a US$10 million financing round, with the support of its founders. KPay has developed rapidly since its establishment in Hong Kong at the end of 2020. With its leading technology and comprehensive one-stop digital payment and business management solutions, KPay has effectively catered to the operational needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and has amassed more than 12,000 local merchants within a short period of time – achieving a lead…

HKTDC’s Transformation Sandbox (T-box), Digital Academy and E-Tailing Academy help “go GBA” via Hong Kong The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office co-organised the inaugural GoGBA Day on Thursday (22 Sept). This support event aims to engage members of the international business community in Hong Kong that are currently underserved in terms of up-to-date business information on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The physical part of the hybrid on-site/online event was held at the HKTDC SME Centre at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event featured a…

Since the late September, the Hong Kong stock IPO market has become increasingly active, successively welcoming large-scale IPO offerings, such as Onewo (2602. HK), Leapmotor (HKG:9863), and CALB (HKG:3931). CALB Co., Ltd. (CALB or the Company, HKG:3931), which is currently offering shares, is expected to be officially listed on October 6, and will become the first EV battery company in the Hong Kong stock market. CALB proposed to issue 265 million shares, of which the initial proportion of the Hong Kong offering and the international offering is 5% and 95%, respectively. The maximum offer price is HK$51 per H share,…

Amber Lounge, the best-known F1 After Party in the world, is launching exclusive NFT-based VIP memberships with web3 company SO-COL. NFT holders can enjoy access and privileges at Amber Lounges at the F1 Grand Prix, FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and other destinations. The Amber Lounge NFTs represent an exclusive club with over 2,000 memberships-on-the-blockchain available for purchase, granting NFT holders lifetime access to a range of Amber Lounge international VIP and global Pop-Up events frequented by high net worth and influential individuals across the globe including billionaires, celebrities and other jet-setters. Amber Lounge is partnering with web3 NFT infrastructure…

As a final event for 2022, EDX will launch the pilot CX Leaders Strategy Forum Philippines on 17 November 2022 at the Diamond Hotel Philippines. In this event, at least 120 Filipino companies will attend the one-day event to collaborate, discuss, strategise and find the right customer experience solution. Each delegate will have the opportunity to participate in three roundtable discussions, two plenary sessions, one fireside chat, one panel discussion and five networking sessions. The roundtables, or EDXchange sessions as EDX calls them, will be attended by 18 delegates and moderated by industry and technology experts. Technology companies offering solutions…

 Continuously expanding the medical digital marketing solutions and online healthcare platforms Seizing the growth opportunities to create greater value A China’s leading provider of digital medical service solutions – Mediwelcome Healthcare Management & Technology Inc. (Mediwelcome or the Company, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group) (Stock Code: 2159), announced the unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (the Reporting Period or the “First half of 2022). In the first half of 2022, Mediwelcome has narrowed in revenue and other aspects to varying degrees due to the continuous lockdown in many provinces in response to…

GalaxySpace, a Chinese commercial aerospace company, recently completed its latest financing round with a post-investment valuation of approximately RMB11 billion. As an existing shareholder, Legend Capital continued to support the company by following up on this financing round. Legend Capital first invested in GalaxySpace in 2018 and continued to follow up on the company’s subsequent financing rounds in 2019, 2020 and 2022, increasing its investment layout of cutting-edge technology and supporting the development of GalaxySpace. Founded in 2018, GalaxySpace is the first unicorn enterprise in the field of commercial aerospace and satellite internet in China. Xu Ming, founder, chairman and…

Through Successful Mass Promotion Activities and Brand Building To Drive Business Growth with Enhanced Customer Engagement AEON Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited (AEON Credit or the Group; HKG: 900) today announced its interim results for the six months ended 31st August 2022 (1H2022 or the reporting period). During the reporting period, the Group’s revenue was up by 11.8% year-on-year to HK$571.7 million and profit after tax increased by 2.6% to HK$176.8 million, with earnings per share rising to 42.21 HK cents (1H2021: 41.15 HK cents). In view of the Group’s sound fundamentals and to share its fruitful results with shareholders,…

The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) announced at the Directors’ Conference 2022 that it has joined the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) and launched the CGI Hong Kong Chapter (CGI HK). CGI is a global initiative the World Economic Forum started in 2019, with the aim of encouraging boards worldwide to address climate change issues in their businesses. It upholds eight principles: 1. climate accountability on boards, 2. command of the subject, 3. board structure, 4. material risk and opportunity assessment, 5. strategic integration, 6. incentivisation, 7. reporting and disclosure, and 8. exchange. Dr Moses Cheng, Honorary President and Founding…

Kyoto’s Chiseikan Dojo Founder to speak at UN General Assembly Science Summit Those in power have a choice, whether to use that power for their own benefit at the expense of all others or to use that power to help society constantly improve for the betterment of all. Based on which of these choices they make, the social impact of their efforts will change drastically. As the world faces increasingly complex challenges, the belief that one country, company or individual should win at the expense of others continues to be at the heart of our collective thinking about competition. But…

Leadrive Technology, a leading supplier of power semiconductor and motor control solutions for new energy vehicles, recently announced its completion of the series C financing. As the existing shareholder, Legend Capital continued to support this round of financing. This round of financing will be mainly used for the construction of the IGBT/SiC power module packaging production line, the operation of the rapid production of motor control products, and the R&D of the latest generation of silicon carbide power modules and motor control products. Founded in 2017, Leadrive Technology has been committed to the forward development and production of power semiconductor…