Author: Marie Jones

With the first product using RE Series materials being PGC-RE, a gold compound for plating, the series will contribute to creating the Sound Material-Cycle Society while reducing the environmental impacts of carbon dioxide (CO2) TOKYO, Jun 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates the TANAKA Precious Metals manufacturing business, announced today the launch of its RE Series of recycled precious metals, which uses 100% recycled materials as the source of gold, platinum, and other precious metals. The RE Series is composed of materials refined from recycled…

World’s first purpose-built database will vastly improve user engagement and retention CleverTap, the world’s No. 1 retention cloud, today announced it has unveiled TesseractDB(TM), the world’s first purpose-built database designed to dramatically improve user engagement and retention for digital consumer brands. TesseractDB(TM) brings true technology innovation to growth marketing leaders looking to deliver in-context, timely, personalized messaging and recommendations across all user touchpoints. TesseractDB(TM) transforms massive amounts of first-party user data in a privacy-friendly, accessible, and affordable way to power real-time user personalization. Leveraging machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), it offers limitless scale and enables digital brands and businesses…

Several months of intensive preparations are over, and the official countdown to the start and opening of registration for the FMC-Film Music Contest 2022 has begun. FMC is a unique international music competition for composers of original music for film, TV, advertising and video games, and for filmmakers, videomakers and producers of audio-visual works of any genre. The FMC international organizing team has prepared a number of changes and surprises for this year’s competitors, and after rigorous work, we are happy to present the shape of our new collaborations and gradually publish all of this year’s news. Announcing the Launch…

GGTOOR, Inc. Announces Management Report for the Week Ended June 4, 2022 GGTOOR, Inc., (OTCMKTS:GTOR) (GGTOOR, Inc., GTOR, or the Company), an emerging leader in the eSports markets, announces the Company has successfully closed a deal valued at $102,300,000. The Company believes this is the largest virtual land purchase in history surpassing a publicly announced purchase of $5,000,000 just two weeks ago. The combined parcels will be GGTOORCITY the first ever virtual city devoted to entertainment. When sold out the Company envisions hundreds of businesses in sports, music, gaming, movies, theater, dance, amusement parks, retail, concessions, all making up a…

Hua Medicine (the Company, HKG: 2552) today announces that several clinical findings were presented on its global first-in-class drug, glucokinase activator (GKA) dorzagliatin, at the 82nd American Diabetes Association (ADA) Annual Scientific Sessions. A post-hoc analysis that involved two Phase III clinical trials of dorzagliatin indicated that dorzagliatin can significantly improve early-phase insulin secretion and glucose sensitivity in patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Professor Wenying Yang of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, and former Chairman of the Chinese Diabetes Society and currently serving as Vice President of the Asian Association for Study of Diabetes and Hua Medicine’s medical team, conducted…

Yew Lee Pacific Group Berhad, an established manufacturer principally involved in the manufacturing of industrial brushes as well as trading of industrial hardware and machinery parts, was successfully listed today on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with an opening price of RM0.285 sen per share, compared with the initial public offering (IPO) price of RM0.28 sen per share. Thanking the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bursa Securities, M&A Securities Sdn Bhd, Eco Asia Capital Advisory Sdn Bhd and other professionals involved in the IPO, Chairman of Yew Lee Encik Mahdzir Bin Othman said, “I am extremely grateful to share…

Yowie Group, the confectionary company that brings families sustainably sourced sweet treats combined with a unique educational experience, is excited to help kids and families celebrate all sorts of special occasions this year. From birthdays to holidays to cozy winter get-togethers and more, Yowie is eager to help kids and families put the SURPRISE in each party. Make each party memorable for the kids in your life with Yowie’s surprise-inside chocolate eggs, Yowie-themed crafts and decor, fanciful Yowie-inspired recipes, cartoons, games and more. “The year is full of opportunities to celebrate, and the best way to add a surprise to…

Semiconductor Business is Growing Steadily Winning Long-term Trust and Strong Support from Stakeholders HG Semiconductor Limited (HG Semiconductor, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 6908) is pleased to announce that two of the shareholders of the Group, including major shareholder GSR Capital Special Opportunity Fund L.P. (GSR Capital) and strategic shareholder Great Ocean Prime Holding Limited (Great Ocean), have voluntarily decided not to sell the Group’s shares held before May 2024. Moreover, in respect of the 24,000,000 Shares currently held by Great Ocean, Great Ocean has voluntarily decided to use 8,000,000 Shares each year in 2022 and 2023 to…

The Digital Practice Summit 2022 returns live online this 15th June. Asia’s only dedicated event focusing on technology transformation for accounting, bookkeeping, audit and corporate service firms, the Summit will bring together over 700 leaders virtually, to learn, network and develop strategies for success. Throughout the day, attendees can choose from over 20 presentations and live discussion sessions, delivered by pacesetting firms who have transformed the way they work through technology. All the solution providers serious about supporting Asian accounting firms in their digitalisation journey will be there. “As businesses continue to change the way they work and with an…

Ching Lee Holdings Limited, HKG: 3728 (Ching Lee or The Group) entered into definitive joint venture agreements (1) with five partners(2) in early April and has agreed to set up a Project Company(3), with a proportional contribution of HK$24 million to share in the form of 20% equity, jointly invest about HK$112 million to acquire the land in To Kwa Wan, and plan to develop into commercial and residential properties. After participating in the AVA228 residential project in 2018, Ching Lee has successfully transformed from a builder into a real estate developer of the whole industry chain. The project acquired…

EC Healthcare (the Company, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the Group, HKG: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce that the Group formed a joint venture company (the JV Company) with a real estate investment management company, KaiLong Group (KaiLong) and Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited (AAI, HKG: 711) to co-build a premium purpose-built medical-grade building (the Medical Building) in Hong Kong. The Group will be the anchor tenant of the Medical Building upon completion. The Group has conditionally agreed to make initial capital contributions to the JV Company of…

Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO which has recently expanded its services to the US, is sponsoring the Endpoints ASCO22 “Accelerating clinical development in China and the US”. Register here https://asco22.endpts.com/ TUESDAY, JUNE 7 11:00am – 11:45am ET (1:00 – 1:45 local time) Novotech Booth at ASCO #14115 The virtual session will cover the latest on the clinical trial landscape and infrastructure in China and includes Novotech’s DCT partner, Obvio Health, on DCT strategies for patient-centric, oncology study design and execution. According to the Endpoints ASCO session: “China and the US are the world’s largest oncology research destinations, and…

– The NFT Association of Hong Kong (NFTAHK) is the first registered non-profit organization in Hong Kong specializing in the field of the non-fungible token (NFT). – NFTAHK will collaborate with TADS Awards to launch the new NFT Awards category in the 2022 TADS Awards. Global NFT artists and projects are welcome to participate in the nomination. The NFT Association of Hong Kong (NFTAHK), the first registered non-profit organization in Hong Kong specializing in the field of the non-fungible token (NFT), announced its official launch on 3rd June 2022. With its base in Hong Kong, NFTAHK is an inclusive association…

The 34th global edition of World AI & RPA Show, supported by Kolaborasi Riset dan Inovasi industri Kecerdasan Artifisial (KORIKA) & Indonesia AI Society (IAIS), is taking place on 8 – 9 June 2022 at JW Marriott, Jakarta. Government & future-tech leaders are coming together to explore future the National AI Strategy Framework, which aims to tie together many of the country’s digital initiatives and maps closely to Vision Indonesia 2045, which is a step closer to shaping the future of Indonesia. The event will focus on AI and RPA as the “Next Hotspot in Jakarta’s Innovation Ecosystem”, adoption of…

ESTN announced the official launch of the Electronic Sports Tournament Network – a global blockchain-powered metaverse esports arena owned via NFT ‘Seat Licenses’. The ESTN platform allows gamers and organizers to host their own online tournaments and the ability to earn a share of fiat winnings, prize pools and arena earnings and NFT distributions via the ESTN Vault. Esports tournament competitor pairings will be based upon the ESTN-derived Universal Player Ranking engine (UPR score) to assure like-skilled athlete match play. 18,100 NFT-based ESTN arena seat licenses are available and unlike traditional NFT’s, ESTN seat holders will earn a percentage of…

Professor Elaine YK Chow from the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has received the “2022 Women’s Interprofessional Network of the American Diabetes Association Abstract Award” in the category of Clinical Diabetes, Epidemiology, and Diabetes Complications in recognition of her outstanding results and significant contributions in the SENSITIZE study and the whole field of diabetes research. The WIN ADA abstract award category of Clinical Diabetes, Epidemiology, and Diabetes Complications is an important part of WIN ADA awards, voted by WIN ADA Advisory Group, consisting of expert clinicians, scientists, educators, public health practitioners, and other diabetes professionals.…

Society Pass (SoPa) makes its first Singapore acquisition, Gorilla Networks, a leading next generation Blockchain/Web3 mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”). Gorilla Networks is the first blockchain/Web3-enabled MVNO to offer contract-free, on-demand mobile service as non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). Users convert unused mobile data into digital assets- Gorilla GO tokens With mobile data network coverage in over 160 countries, Gorilla Networks expects to dramatically increase its user base and expand throughout Southeast Asia with the rebound of the travel market in 2Q/3Q 2022 SoPa will incorporate Gorilla Networks’ proprietary blockchain/Web3 technology onto the rest of SoPa ecosystem to drive SEA’s growing demand…

Moonstake is excited to host a staking contest with our partner, FIO, with a prize pool of 100,000 FIO tokens. This competition will run from June 1 – June 15 and there will be 108 prizes for users who stake the most as well as lucky draw rewards. Moonstake and FIO became strategic partners in February 2022 to integrate support for FIO tokens on Moonstake Wallet, and Moonstake became an official Block Producer for the FIO Network in the same month. Since then, Moonstake and FIO have collaborated extensively to host various successful community programs to promote adoption of the…

The Asia Video Industry Association was finally able to host its annual Satellite Industry Forum in-person in Singapore on 31st May 2022 after a two-year hiatus, bringing together over 120 delegates from around the world and some of the satellite industry’s most foremost leaders. Opening the Forum this year was keynote speaker, Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer, SES, to address the issue of where future growth was coming from and kicked off the session with his views on demand and supply in the market. As platforms were getting longer to get built and become operational, it showed how difficult it…

Jointly Promote the “Re-industrialisation” of Hong Kong’s Next-generation Semiconductor Industry Launch New Generation of Smart City HG Semiconductor Limited (HG Semiconductor, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 6908) is pleased to announce that the Group entered into a cooperation framework agreement (Cooperation Framework Agreement) with China Titans Energy Technology Group Co., Limited (China Titans Energy; HKG: 2188) on 31 May 2022, to commence three-year strategic cooperation. China Titans Energy focuses on the development of power electronics, aiming to use the advanced technology of power electronics and automation control to address the needs of power transformation, supervision, controlling, optimization, energy-saving…