Author: Marie Jones

For motorsports fans, the start and end of the calendar year are always relatively quiet with little to no racing to watch. However, one competition that makes up for the lack of races is the Dakar Rally. The 2-week long event kicked off the year in classic rallying fashion on the 1st of Jan, ringing in the new year. Motul has been a long term technical partner of the Dakar, having stepped up in 2018 to become a Major Partner of the event. The 12-stage rally competition saw several Motul teams competing across various classes, along with Motul products being…

Avance Clinical, the largest premium Australian Contract Research Organisation (CRO) for international biotechs, has secured a significant investment from global private equity firm, The Riverside Company (Riverside), to support further regional and global expansion. The investment values the company in excess of $200m. Avance Clinical is taking meetings with biotechs to discuss the benefits of conducting trials in Australia, including no IND requirement and an attractive 43.5% rebate, at Biotech Showcase 2022 via PartneringOne. Connect with the Avance Clinical Team here https://www.avancecro.com/contact-us/ Download the APAC clinical trial advantages report from Frost & Sullivan here https://www.avancecro.com/download-apac-clinical-trial-report-frost-sullivan/ Avance Clinical is the Australian-owned CRO…

Wikisoft Corp. (OTCQB:WSFT), a big data and business analytics company, today announced plans to digitize startup funding and accelerate matching startups with investors. Once a startup’s seed investment round is secured then the fledgling company powers ahead to create a minimal viable product (MVP). Once the MVP is proven, the founders of the startup will soon require further investment to accelerate growth. They participate in a series of investment rounds – series A, B or C, depending on the maturity of the business. This is a stressful period and an arduous process involving introductions, pitches, negotiations, term sheets, and all…

AEON Credit Service (Asia) Limited (AEON Credit Service or the Group; HKG: 900) has launched a number of the credit card offers to help customers cope with the new wave of the pandemic as well as welcome the traditional Chinese New Year shopping season. AEON Credit Service has always put customers first and is committed to providing the most suitable offers to ensure a superior user experience. In light of the outbreak of the fifth wave of the pandemic and the approach of the Chinese New Year shopping season, the Group has decided to launch special offers for local food…

ERA7: Game of Truth, the light Esports blockchain game, combines the best of blockchain games and Esports world to introduce a relatively new concept, EsportFi. At EsportFi’s core is the competitiveness of games powered by blockchain and DeFi to produce competitive arithmetic. The model gives users competitive game modes while ensuring security, fairness, and circulation thanks to blockchain’s decentralization feature. ‘Era7: Game of Truth’ is an advanced TCG game and applies an economic model similar to Hearthstone, and it also aims to give users a fighting model more innovative than Gods Unchained.Era7 security of the BSC to leave a mark…

Graviton Zero, a blockchain-based gaming studio, has announced its NFT Land Sale event and is expected to last until mid-February. Starting the 1st phase on Babylons NFT Marketplace, one of the largest on the Binance smart chain, xsal and followed by more top tier INO launchpads giving users the ability to purchase their own plots of land within the Nemeni Universe. Graviton Zero is a space simulation open world rpg metaverse, where players control their space vessels and may take the role of space pirate, merchant or miner of asteroids. The playable space is one star system where players can travel through navigation beacons. Players…

Surprise-Inside Confectionery Brand Announces Release of New, Ultra Rare Collectible Figurine Yowie Group eagerly announces the debut of a new, “ultra” rare collectible, the Pacific Giant Glass Frog. This figurine is the rarest collectible Yowie has ever released and is a part of the newly released “Animals with Superpowers” series. Its superpower is translucency. Native to Ecuador and Columbia, their skin is translucent showing the organs, bones and muscles that lie beneath. This spectacular amphibian is Critically Endangered in the wild. Yowie hopes that being part of this new collection in a special way will bring added awareness to their…

Affordable housing has created huge market potentials for prefabricated and green buildings. Recently, frequent implementation of affordable housing support policies has created huge market potentials for prefabricated and green buildings. Market analysis pointed out that PC component manufacturers in the prefabricated construction supply chain will be key beneficiaries from these new policies. As the most preferred brand in the prefabricated construction industry for three consecutive years, Broad Homes (02163.HK) will likely benefit from the recent policy catalysts. To highlight, the Company operates in both to-B and to-C business under its dual mode business model, which gives the Company potential to…

Innovative AI Algorithms and Smart Analysis Transform Supply Chain Management CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (HKG: 1883), is honored to announce that its data science and innovation team has won the championship of “Material Demand Forecast” award in the 5th China Industrial Internet Data Innovation and Application Contest. The contest was jointly organized by The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and People’s Government of Baoan District, and was strongly supported by Alliance of Industrial Internet and Shenzhen Industrial and Information Technology Bureau. 2021 was a…

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 on 14 January 2022, the Group’s Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tang Chi Fai (“Mr. Tang”) acquired a total of 543,000 shares of the Company on the market for an aggregate consideration of approximately HK$ 4.993 million at an average price of HK$9.1943 per share. As a result, Mr. Tang holds approximately 61.17% of the issued share capital of the Company. On 13 January 2022, Group’s Executive…

Nexum Foundation has successfully launched its utility token NEXM o the Decoin exchange on January 5, 2022. On the first day of trading, the token price reached USD 0.132, representing a 116% increase. This launch makes Nexum the first blockchain-based platform in maritime financing to publicly trade its cryptocurrency. Nexum is a blockchain-based fintech platform built to provide funding securely and efficiently to traders in the shipping and oil industry. Nexum Coin (NEXM) is the platform’s dedicated ERC20 utility token, which traders and other maritime ecosystem participants must use to receive funding in order to obtain access to services offered by the…

CreDA (Credit DeFi Alliance), the leading decentralized credit rating service and FilDA, the largest ever DeFi lending platform on HECO with a peak TVL of over US$2 billion, have partnered to offer exclusive lending rates to CreDA users. Users who mint their Crypto Credit Score as a Credit NFT (cNFT) will have access to leveraged lending and low or no-collateral loans directly within the CreDA platform. The partnership comes only a few months after CreDA officially launched its platform and demonstrates the value Crypto Credit Scores can have by removing many of the barriers in traditional banking and the DeFi space.…

Promoting Market Access & Financial Inclusion for Farmers thru B2B Agri Commodity Platform 1982 Ventures has invested in PasarMIKRO, an Indonesian-based Agri Commodity Marketplace startup that empowers disadvantaged farmers by simplifying transactions for both farmers and traders. PasarMIKRO has raised funds from 1982 Ventures and prominent angels. PasarMIKRO is an ag-tech startup aiming to disrupt Indonesia’s USD$130B agriculture market by connecting farmers and traders. PasarMIKRO will use the funds to expand its team and to reach out to more farming communities in Indonesia. PasarMIKRO was founded by former Altermyth co-founder Dien Wong. Since their pilot in December 2020 the company…

Collaboration will expand JCB’s presence in Southeast Asia and act as a bridge for Soft Space to link Japanese consumers with the region and vice versa KUALA LUMPUR & TOKYO, Jan 13, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – The world’s leading fintech player, Soft Space Sdn. Bhd. (“Soft Space”), has announced a new strategic partnership with Japan’s only international payment brand, JCB Co. Ltd. (“JCB”). Virtual signing ceremony between Yoshiki Kaneko, Senior Executive Officer of JCB Co., Ltd. / President & COO of JCB International Co., Ltd., and Joel Tay, Chief Executive Officer of Soft Space This strategic partnership is the first of its kind…

At 9:00 am on January 8, 2022, Weichai Power (HKG: 2338; SHE: 000338) released the world’s first diesel engine with a base engine thermal efficiency of 51.09% and major achievements in hydrogen technology achievements. Tan Xuguang, CPC Secretary and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, Chairman of Weichai Power and Director of the Academic Committee of the National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Center, reported the research findings of the world’s first diesel engine with a base engine thermal efficiency of 51.09% developed by Weichai Power, the operation of the National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Center and the “Hydrogen for Every…

‘Zzogri’ of Edenview Inc., specializing in the production of convenience equipment for work in Korea, has been garnering global attention with its unrivaled technology. It has been recognized for its expertise and ability to develop new market by actively exporting to Japan, the U.S., Canada, and European countries and playing a role in creating the Korean Wave. In particular, Japanese customers praise for its high-quality and exceptional features that help continuous export of the product by local Japanese brand called Zzogri. Zzogri is a convenient chair for the user who needs to squat while working. It has become a must-item…

Robin.io will provide the cloud-native platform for deploying applications and network functions on the STL Enterprise Marketplace Platform. Robin.io, a leader in Kubernetes data management for enterprise applications and operator of 5G solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with STL (NSE: STLTECH), an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, to offer an XaaS as-a-service solution. The XaaS solution will leverage the STL Enterprise Marketplace Platform with the Robin Cloud-Native Platform (CNP) to deliver enterprise applications and 5G services effectively. “Built on the foundation of cloud-native, zero-touch automation and open architectures, the integrated marketplace solution will enable CSPs to deliver new revenue…

Authorized by well-known game NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, world-leading blockchain publisher Metalist Lab announces sales of NARAKA copies using cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin\BNB. Metalist Lab has reached a cooperation with BinancePay as the main payment tool. Unchained Multiplayer Combat Game on Steam NARAKA: BLADEPOINT NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is an up to 60-player PVP mythical action combat experience with martial arts-inspired melee combat, gravity-defying mobility, vast arsenals of melee & ranged weapons, legendary customizable heroes with epic abilities. It is been sold 6 million+ copies in 4 months, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is also a Steam Weekly Global Top Seller and has a 1.5-million-dollar prize pool…

Greenheart CBD has partnered with Paradigm Sports to sponsor three MMA fighters: Bellator fighters Jornel Lugo and James Gallagher, and UFC fighter Walker Johnny da Silva Barra Souza. This partnership was formed when the fighters, whose interests were piqued by the company’s cryptocurrency ecosystem, reached out. The Fighters James Gallagher, also known as The Strabanimal, is a 25-year-old bantamweight fighter from Northern Ireland. ESPN ranked James in the top 10 best fighters in the world under 25 (es.pn/3zVlODK). Gallagher is a force to be reckoned with, headlining multiple Bellator events. Walker Johnny da Silva Barra Souza, best known as Johnny…

HG Semiconductor Limited (HG Semiconductor, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 6908) is pleased to announce that the Group was awarded “the 2021 Annual (Industry) Enterprise With Most Investment Value Award” in 2021 (5th) Boao Enterprise Forum, recognizing the Group’s outstanding performance in technological innovation and its endeavor to the development of the third-generation semiconductors. The “2021 (5th) Boao Enterprise Forum” is jointly hosted by Global Times and China Enterprise Network and was held in Hainan on 8 January 2022. Leaders from fields of politics, business, academia etc. attended the forum with themes of “Change” and “New” of Chinese…