Author: Marie Jones

Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) (SoPa or the Company), a leading, Southeast Asian data-driven loyalty platform, today announced the filing of its first quarterly Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission since completing its initial public offering on November 9, 2021. The filing is for the three month period ended September 30, 2021, during which Society Pass launched Leflair, its lifestyle e-commerce platform that markets and sells products in three verticals including Fashion & Accessories, Beauty & Personal Care, and Home & Lifestyle. Dennis Nguyen, CEO of Society Pass, commented, “As you can see from the revenues from our…

TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad today announced that they are extending and expanding their long-term partnership with the joint development of new platforms and future technologies, including Electric Vehicles. Based on this decision, TVS Motor Company’s scope will include the design and development of future BMW Motorrad products and delivering world-class quality, supply chain management, and industrialisation. Under this enhanced cooperation, both companies have identified a range of products and technologies to deliver significant business benefits. BMW Motorrad and TVS Motor Company will develop common platforms by mutually tapping the emerging technologies in the future mobility space, keeping in…

Edvantage Group Holdings Limited (“Edvantage Group” or the “Group”, stock code: 0382.HK), the largest private higher and vocational education group in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”), is pleased to announce that acquire 100% equity interest in Guangdong Sun City Industrial Co., Ltd (“Target Company”), with a total consideration of 150 million yuan (RMB, the same below), or approximately HK$180 million. The Target Company holds 100% equity interest in Guangdong Huashang Technical School (“Huashang Technical School” or the “Target School”). The acquisition is in line with national trend of vigorously developing vocational education. With Huashang Technical School becoming a…

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (“Champion REIT” or “Trust”) (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, is pleased to announce that Langham Place Mall has obtained the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (“EDGE” Level 1) post-construction certification, launched by International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group. This makes Langham Place the first property in Hong Kong to attain this EDGE rating by its global certification services provider Sintali-SGS consortium. As the first Hong Kong property to be bestowed the EDGE green building certification, Langham Place Mall succeeded in attaining its requirement by…

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – JCB Co., Ltd. Japan’s only international payment brand (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) and Keychain GK (Head Office: Singapore) implement offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology. Figure 1. Offline Payment Concept With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, machine-to-machine payments will automatically execute contracts and make payments without human intervention, and possibly without network connectivity. JCB and Keychain have developed the first payment infrastructure for machine-to-machine transactions that supports offline payments using NFC. Leveraging Keychain’s blockchain and self-sovereign identity technology, the system addresses challenges related…

Stock Code: 03111.HK (HKD counter) 83111.HK (RMB counter) E Fund Management (HK) Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce today (Tuesday) the launch of E Fund (HK) MSCI China A50 Connect ETF (EFUND MSCI A50) on the HKEX. The stock code is 3111. The product is launched by E Fund HK. The fund tracks the MSCI China A50 Connect Index, which selects 50 stocks from the component stocks in the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, focusing on China’s core assets. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 1.E Fund (HK) MSCI China A50 Connect ETF (the “Fund”) is a passively managed exchange…

AELF FlightService (FlightService) announced today it has partnered with Avensis Aviation to purchase ten Medius passenger to freighter conversion kits for 2022. FlightService, operated by its sister company, Malta-based Maleth Aero, is focused on reliable, innovative air cargo solutions, with an emerging ground transportation segment. The company will work with Avensis to convert its Airbus A330 and A340 fleet beginning early 2022. The soon-to-be released Avensis Medius Class E Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), will allow the modified passenger to freighter aircraft to fly beyond the current EASA exemption deadline of July 2022.…

Cloud Comrade today announced that it has been awarded the SAP® Recognized Expertise designation in SAP HANA® in Singapore. The designation was granted based on the company’s demonstrated expertise and skills in SAP HANA® in Singapore and the successful completion of SAP Recognized Expertise requirements in the SAPPartnerEdge® program. “We are proud to be awarded this SAP Recognized Expertise designation. Achieved after rigorous training and fulfillment of stringent requirements, the recognition shows our expertise and depth of experience in SAP HANA®. The designation will go a long way in assuring current and prospective customers of our expertise and give them confidence to work with…

TOKYO & LONDON, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., and Planet, a global integrated payments leader, announced the expansion of their European partnership. This new deal ensures Planet will perform as a JCB acquirer across European territories for both face-to-face and ecommerce transactions, including JCB Contactless, with J/Secure(TM) 2.0-enabled ecommerce to be offered online in early 2022. Planet provides integrated digital payment services on a unique single platform that offers acquiring, processing, digital wallets, VAT refund and currency conversion services to merchants in the retail, hospitality, food and beverage, parking, and…

Yeahka (09923.HK)’s portfolio company Fshi Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (Fshi Technology), announced the completion of its Series B funding. It is reported that the investor of this financing round is RYK Capital Partners Limited, with an investment amount of US$21 million (RMB134 million). The proceeds will be put towards general working capital, product development, marketing, daily liquidity needs as well as acquisitions. This round of funding for Fshi Technology was its third round of financing this year, following its over RMB 100 million Series A funding in February and nearly RMB100 million in Series A+ funding in March. Meanwhile, Fshi…

DBS and Olam International Limited have been named as Regional Best Employers in 2021 for the Asia Pacific region, according to Kincentric’s premium assessment that identifies organisations who demonstrate outstanding people practices and workplace excellence. DHL Express (Middle East), The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company and Intact Financial Corporation (North America) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (Europe) are among the other regional Kincentric Best Employers, after getting recognized in multiple markets. Among the Regional Best Employers in APAC, DBS has been recognised as a Best Employer across China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK and USA. Olam International Limited…

Hybrid format generates new business opportunities for SMEs Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the HKTDC Lifestyle Sourcing Show | Physical + Online came to a successful conclusion on 10 December. The physical show (1-3 December) and online show (6-10 December) welcomed some 9,500 buyers to visit in person or browse through a huge array of products online, while more than 3,100 business meetings were arranged during the show. More than 580 exhibitors from nine countries and regions participated the show to display the latest toys, baby products, gifts and premium, houseware, optical products, wine and spirits.…

Shimao Services Holdings Limited (Shimao Services or the Company; HKG: 873) announced that the Company has conditionally agreed to acquire the property management services business and related value-added services being carried out by Shanghai Shimao in the PRC (the “Acquisition”). Upon the completion of the Acquisition, Shimao Services will enter into market segments such as commercial property management as well as facilities and equipment management. As a leading comprehensive property management and community living service provider in the PRC, the Acquisition will be complementary to the Company’s existing operation and business layout, consolidate its existing advantageous position, generate synergies, accelerate…

Meme Lordz in-game NFT minting with Chainlink integration Meme Lordz ($Lordz) announces the integration of Chainlink Verifiable Randomness Function (VRF) into their game’s smart contracts, and in-game NFT minting system on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). With Chainlink VRF’s random number generator (RNG), users can now mint provably rare Meme Lordz Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Along with the Chainlink integration, they have also unveiled their full minting and rarity system, which adds a new dimension to gameplay. The game design studio decided to integrate Chainlink because they offer world-class, open-source decentralized oracle technology that enables developers to build more advanced applications including…

Ni Hsin Group Berhad’s (formerly known as Ni Hsin Resources Berhad) (“Ni Hsin”) subsidiary BlackBixon2Go Sdn Bhd (“BlackBixon2Go”), is pleased to announce the launch of BB2GO EV (“electric vehicle”) Coffee Bike for use in the sale of BlackBixon coffee. The launch was attended by YB Tan Sri Noh Bin Haji Omar, Minister of Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives; various directors from BlackBixon2Go Sdn. Bhd., the EV Bike subsidiary of Ni Hsin Group Berhad and Ni Hsin Group Berhad. These electric bikes are powered by a battery system specially configured to also provide the power for the coffee-making machine and…

Fastbase Inc. (OTC PINK: FBSE), a web analytics company and big data provider, puts value and benefits in the reach of smaller businesses using the ultimate renewable resource – data. Data has been called the new oil, alluding to the enormous business opportunity and potential revenues from providing and processing big data. This has not always been within the reach of small-medium businesses. Not all companies are big enough to research and drill for oil. The view of data as ‘oil’ is beginning to change. Recently Forbes compared data to the “ultimate renewable resource”, a more succinct view of the…

TOKYO, Dec 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE: 4004) has developed hard disk (HD) media for hard disk drives (HDDs) which support data recording with Microwave Assisted Switching-Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAS-MAMR) technology, which is a next-generation data-recording technology based on a new data recording principle suggested by Toshiba Corporate Research & Development Center and Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Hereinafter collectively called Toshiba). MAS-MAMR is a next generation data recording method that can realize further increase in data-storage capacity of HDDs. At present, Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAMR) is a leading edge data-recording technology, which has already…

The financial department of Soldo company announces the completion of the development stage of the Soldo.uno blockchain. This was announced by the project director Boris Batalof. The blockchain launch is scheduled for December 19, 2021. The concept of the Soldo project is based on the monetary policy of the great Emperor Constantine the First. This idea was formed during the economic crisis in Western Europe, which was successfully localized thanks to the introduction of a new currency – the Soldo. As the founder of the Soldo.uno project, Boris Batalov said during the Fifth Middle East Blockchain IoT Conference, “In recent years, the world has…

Metakings has launched the world’s first action-based artificial intelligence (AI) metaverse game built on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). With this forward step, Metakings aims to be the king of BSC games in terms of daily, weekly, and monthly active players. What is Metakings anyway? Metakings is an AI-powered action role-playing game in which anyone can earn rewards such as tokens and NFTs through competent gameplay and contributions to the ecosystem. This fighting system was modeled by the unique battle method used in popular games like “Demon Souls” and “God of War”. Metakings employs high-quality PvP and PvE characters, scenes,…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), is honored to announce its winning of 3 substantial accolades in December 2021. These awards affirm longstanding industry recognition of CITIC Telecom CPC’s commitment to spearhead innovative development in the ICT industry’s technological and AI algorithm capabilities, actualized by the company’s innovation philosophy and the abilities and contributions of its talented staff, all focused on empowering enterprises and their workforces with high-quality business solutions. “These global and local accolades are testaments to the wide recognition…