Author: Marie Jones

Don Agro International Limited (the “Company” or “Don Agro”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”), one of the largest agricultural companies based in the Rostov region of Russia, is pleased to announce that it has upgraded the winter wheat class of its harvest to third class, commanding up to USD5 more per tonne. With the completion of harvesting works for this year, the Company has harvested 72,300 tonnes of winter wheat as of November 2021, driven by land bank acquisitions and the implementation of innovative technologies. The upgrade in the Company’s winter wheat class to third class is due to…

Igloo signs key partnership with Pine Labs to offer affordable Phone Screen Protection and Mobile 360 protection to its platform users Newly-appointed industry veteran, Amitabh Singh, to lead growth in Malaysia Igloo to expand team in Malaysia, making key hires across Business Development, Operations, Customer Service & Sales Management Regional insurtech firm Igloo today announced a new partnership with digital payments service provider, Pine Labs, marking the extension of its regional footprint in Malaysia. Pine Labs is currently used by over 246,000 merchants in 3700 cities and towns across India and Malaysia. The partnership comes on the heels of its appointment of Amitabh Singh as…

Automated Systems Holdings Limited (“ASL” or “the Group”) (HKEX stock code: 771), a trustworthy and professional global Information Technology (“IT”) partner, held “ASL Innovation 2021” webinar today. In the webinar, ASL introduced its newly-launched comprehensive cloud service online platform – ASL Marketplace, which has been put in place in late October, comprising a series of self-developed “as a Service”. ASL also shared its marketing strategies and direction for future developments. The launch of ASL Marketplace signifies the Group’s transformation into a service integrator, by unifying DevSecOps technologies that enables the Group to bring unique “Unified Technology Services” and brand-new service…

COVID-19 volatility and spiking logistics costs impact sentiment The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) forecasts that Hong Kong exports will grow by 8% in value in 2022, down from the 25% expansion experienced in 2021. An uneven recovery, lingering threats from the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions and logistics bottlenecks, as well as rising concerns over inflation, are expected to restrain growth, HKTDC Director of Research Nicholas Kwan said. In the most recent HKTDC Export Index survey, more local exporters (87%, up 20.4 percentage points from the previous quarter) said the pandemic had negatively affected their business. Soaring…

Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”, Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “Ev Dynamics” or the “Group”), a provider of new energy vehicles and integrated technology solutions, has received notice from Colombian entrepreneur Mr. Frank Kanayet Yepes that he has acquired an additional 150 million shares of the Company at a purchase price of HK$0.150 per share, adding to his first investment early this year. Following this latest move, Mr. Kanayet Yepes holds a total of approximately 270 million shares; increasing his shareholding in the Company’s shares to 3%. Mr. Kanayet Yepes will pay a premium of approximately…

An established mobile game developer and publisher in China, Qingci Games Inc. (“Qingci Games” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 6633.HK), today listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”). Qingci Games offered a total of 85,000,000 shares (subject to the over-allotment option) in the global offering. The offer price has been determined at HK$11.20 per offer share. The net proceeds received are estimated at approximately HK$863.1 million from the global offering, after deduction of underwriting fees, commissions and estimated expenses payable by the Company…

Pacific Green Marine Technologies Inc. a fully owned subsidiary of Pacific Green Technologies Inc. (“PGTK”) has appointed wind propulsion technology expert George Thompson as a lead consultant to assist the group entering the rapidly expanding wind propulsion market in the marine sector. George Thompson joins Pacific Green from BAR Technologies, the technical spinoff of the UK based America’s Cup team where he worked on the company’s aerofoil system developing technology and modelling foil performance using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. George said “It is great to join Pacific Green and work with such a dynamic and forward-thinking group of…

DX Award 2021 culminated with the Business Excellence Awards: Final Award Night, where Netcetera emerged as the overall winner. E. Fabrice Filliez, Ambassador of Switzerland, and Georg von Wattenwyl, Chairman & Co Host at SwissCham, among the guests of honour at DX Award 2021 DX Award 2021 received 45 submissions across eight subcategories, with 22 projects showcased at the virtual pitching nights. Leading digital payment solutions provider Netcetera has bested 44 other companies at the culmination of the Digital Transformation (DX) Award 2021 organised by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SwissCham) in Singapore, in collaboration with Deloitte, and supported by PRecious…

Shenzhen this week hosted the 2021 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference, to attract and focus greater international investment. The Conference highlighted the development directions of Shenzhen’s strategic emerging industries and those of the future as well as key industries and projects in each district, while gathering global investors and quality resources to further develop Shenzhen as a premier choice for global investment. 2021 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference was hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government and jointly organized by the Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, Information Office of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, and Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal…

Established in Hong Kong at the end of 2020, fintech start-up KPay has broken the industry record among local comprehensive payment solution service providers in just one year by providing more than 8,000 local small and medium merchants with comprehensive and advanced offline payment and settlement services. With its business growing tremendously, the company has been invited to be one of the main sponsors of this year’s “Winter Wonderland” and to become the designated electronic payment provider for this large-scale event. KPay’s electronic payment service has attracted more than 8,000 small and medium-sized merchants since its launch less than a…

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dec 16 – A newborn project has been launched on Pancakeswap with the only goal: give traders in the crypto world a hand to make their job more effective and less effort. To illustrate, they will have a virtual assistant serve their trading 24/24, it will help them notice the chance, potential, loss, and % increase/decrease of your portfolio even when they sleep. It is called MeoTools. MeoTools is a powerful tracking dashboard with an all-in-one system. According to the CEO of the company, it has the multi-purposes function to make your journey in the crypto…

1982 Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia, has announced the initial close of its first seed stage venture fund with US$12.5 million in committed capital. The fund is targeting to raise a total corpus of US$15 million. Scott Krivokopich and Herston Elton Powers, Managing Partners of 1982 Ventures, Southeast Asia’s leading seed fund which is focused on fintech. (1982 Ventures) Established in early 2020, 1982 Ventures is a Southeast Asia focused venture capital fund that invests in seed stage fintech startups in Southeast Asia. The fund was recently identified as the most active Southeast Asia based…

On December 14, Legend Capital portfolio company SF Intra-city (09699.HK) successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx). SF Intra-city issued a total of 131 million shares at an issue price of HK$16.42 per share. The net proceeds from the global offering are approximately HK$2031.3 million. SF Intra-city, the largest all-scenario third-party intracity delivery platform in China, has focused on the field of on-demand delivery services since 2016 and realized independent operations in 2019. It covers various distribution needs in the new consumption industry, including customized and standardized on-demand delivery services to merchants, and errands services to consumers, such…

Pentamaster Corp Bhd (PENT.MK) (“PCB” or the “Group”), the Malaysia-based parent listed company of Pentamaster International Limited (1665 HK), a semiconductor equipment vendor and automation house, has announced by Bursa Malaysia of its inclusion in the following indices launched by Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell. The inclusion will be effective beginning the start of business on December 20, 2021. Launched in December 2014, the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia is aimed to: — Support investors in making Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) investments in Malaysian listed companies; — Increase the profile and exposure of companies with leading ESG practices; — Encourage best…

Homegrown medical technology Company, Acumen Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. (“Acumen Diagnostics” or the “Company”), a 51% owned subsidiary of Q&M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited (“Q&M Dental”) and 49% owned by Aoxin Q&M Dental Group Limited (“Aoxin Q&M Dental”), today announced that it has been granted a license by the Ministry of Health, Singapore to provide offsite COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) swab services and serology sample collection. The Company will roll out its testing services via Q&M Dental’s network of clinics, and also at Acumen Diagnostics’ headquarters located at The Gemini, 41 Science Park Road, Singapore. Dr Ong Siew Hwa, Chief…

Aurelius Technologies Berhad (“ATech” or the “Company”), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) for industrial electronic products, was successfully listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) at RM1.41 per share, or RM0.05 above the offer price of RM1.36 per share. Thanking the Securities Commission, Bursa Securities, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and other professionals for their guidance and advice on the initial public offering (“IPO”) exercise, Chairman of ATech Datin Normaliza binti Kairon (“Datin Normaliza”) said, “I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the investors who have trusted us and have confidence…

WidiLand has gained lots of attention from the public by releasing two important events: IGO Early Bird Sale and Closed Beta Version in December 2021, which brings enormous benefits to players. With evolving gameplay and future Metaverse plans, WidiLand is a potential NFT gaming project in which players play the role of the first inhabitants of the land of Widi, starting the journey to build a life on a new promised planet. 1. Project Overview WidiLand is a blockchain-based cross-device colony management game opening its beta in December 2021. WidiLand is set in the year 2130 when Earth’s resources have been exhausted and the planet…

The Humanoids [Humanoids], a blockchain-based company offering a set of unique NFTs, have announced the launch of its 3D art and 4K renders. The first of a few projects to release 4K renders in the non-fungible token market, The Humanoids has released a set of 10,000 unique Humanoids that live on the Ethereum blockchain. A utility-offering project, The Humanoids offers holders of Humanoids NFTs exclusive access to benefits ranging from giveaways to raffle draws, airdrops, etc. Furthermore, the 3D art has been made as relatable as possible. Rendered in 4K, The Humanoids ensure that minute details [shadows, lightings, accessories] about…

Yinan Li, the Ex-CTO of Baidu and Former Founder of NIU Technologies, enters into the electric automotive industry. As a technology industry heavyweight, Li’s NIUTRON is expected to be one of the most valuable electric automotive startups after NIO, Xpeng and Li Auto. After a long influential career in high-tech industry and venture capital, Li founded NIU Technologies in 2014, created one of the most innovative and stylish electric two wheelers. NIU was later listed on Nasdaq in late 2018. After he departed from NIU technologies, Li started the automotive venture in 2018, namely NIUTRON. The Company has since grown…

ACROMEC Limited (“ACROMEC”, or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), an established specialist engineering service provider in the field of controlled environments serving mainly the healthcare, biomedical, pharmaceutical, research and academia sectors, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ACROMEC Engineers Pte Ltd has secured two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts totalling approximately S$14 million. The first project is for Neste Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (“Neste”). In its continued effort to expand and improve their Sustainable Fuel and Oil products, Neste has entrusted ACROMEC to design & build a R&D Laboratory and Regional Office. In line with…