Author: Marie Jones

Jogo Global, the fast-growing platform provider and casino content developer, has partnered with consultancy firm SCCG Management in a move that is set to elevate the company’s strategic business development strategy. SCCG Management is led by former legislator, lawyer and gaming industry veteran Stephen Crystal. With Crystal at the helm, SCCG Management has accumulated decades of expertise in land-based and online gaming operations and talent acquisition, casino marketing and affiliate networking, the intersection of real money wagering with esports and gaming, virtual sports, fantasy and traditional sports, and sports betting and iGaming technology solutions. Crystal’s superior industry knowledge and contacts…

by Erick Thohir and Sharon Florencia* COVID-19 has had a significant impact on people’s lives, how businesses and economies operate, and the global sustainability agenda. Nevertheless, the current conditions will provide an unprecedented opportunity to build a better world by implementing more sustainable policies and actions. In addressing these, the G20 heads of state and government will convene at the Rome Summit this month to discuss various development agendas, from health and education to the economy, emphasizing trade, investments, and the digital economy. The Rome Summit is not the only significant event happening in the world in October. In the…

The Philippines played host to a content-rich virtual conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation on Thursday, 16 September 2021. Hosted by Trescon, World AI & RPA Show convened over 250 online participants that included major stakeholders of the Philippines’ AI ecosystem including government authorities, top AI experts and solution providers. The virtual conference featured leading AI organizations such as Oracle and Denodo coming together to discuss the Philippines’ AI and RPA prospects. The conference was themed on highlighting the next steps driving the Philippines’ plans for the future through the use of emerging technologies. The event focused on…

Welcome to this edition of 101 article exploring one of the staking coins on Moonstake. This time, we’ll be looking at TRON Network and its native coin, Tronix (TRX). A Brief Introduction to TRX and TRON Network TRON is a market-leading blockchain well-known for its large and highly active community of users and developers from all over the world, dedicated to the establishment of a truly decentralized Internet and its infrastructure. The TRON Protocol, one of the largest blockchain operating systems in the world, adopts an energy efficient dPoS consensus mechanism to provide high throughput, high scalability, and high availability…

Collaboration includes establishing battery-swapping platform and participation in MNAE’s growth Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Market-listed Ni Hsin Group Berhad (formerly known as Ni Hsin Resources Berhad) (Ni Hsin), today entered into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with MNA Energy Sdn Bhd (MNAE) to develop battery technology for electric motorcycles (EV Two Wheelers) as well as participate in the business and growth of MNAE. MNAE was established in 2016 and has been awarded research grants by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) for the development of next-generation battery technology. MNAE produces battery…

Malaysians will soon be able to order healthier breads and food products from Starbucks Malaysia, Kenny Rogers and 7-Eleven stores under a collaboration between Berjaya Corporation Bhd (Berjaya) and homegrown natural foods specialist Holista Colltech Ltd. (Holista). Australian Securities Exchange-listed Holista, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Country Farms Sdn Bhd (“Country Farms”), a Berjaya subsidiary that produces and supplies organic and healthy food for the Bursa-listed Berjaya Group. Berjaya operates the Malaysian franchises of Starbucks (320 outlets) and Kenny Rogers Roasters (73 outlets) as well as the 7-Eleven chain of convenience…

Leading payment player gears up to boost brand awareness and acceptance in Europe with its customer-first approach LONDON, Oct 12, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Highlights: – JCB, the major global payment brand and credit card issuer in Japan with 140 million global cardmembers, has appointed global B2B marketing and branding specialist agency, Transmission ( https://transmissionagency.com/en-gb ), to enable JCB to transform its brand presence and improve its customer experience strategy – This unprecedented commitment towards marketing and brand in Europe reflects JCB’s intention to boost profits for partners via effective and tailored communication that further enables strong relationships with its global cardmembers Continued: Working with…

TRON founder Justin Sun tweeted that he had recently purchased three Digital Zones editions, a series of NFT artworks created by artist Mitchell F. Chan, for 569 ETH (or $2 million) and donated them to APENFT Foundation. The NFTs he bought are Edition 92 of Series 7, as well as Edition 83 and 84 of Series 6. In tandem with the NFT, Mitchell F. Chan also wrote a detailed bluebook for his Digital Zones, and its limited hard copies will also be available. The blue book details the history of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets, and their relationship with…

GOME Retail Holdings Limited (HKG: 493, GOME or the Company, together with its subsidiaries, the Group) announced today that the Group entered into a Framework Agreement with GOME Management Limited (GOME Management) which is wholly owned by the controlling shareholder of the Group (Controlling Shareholder). The Group will provide management services to five subsidiaries of GOME Management, namely GOME Eco-net Technology Holding Limited (GOME Home), Hainan Haisi Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (Sharing and Joint Development), Hainan Beizhi Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (Home Decoration), Rocket Gain Investments Limited (Anxun Logistics) and Zhongmaixiu (Ningbo) Technology Co., Ltd. (GOME Collections) (collectively, the Target…

StraitsX, Southeast Asia’s pioneering digital assets platform developed by Xfers, a Singapore-based FinTech licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for e-money issuance, today announced that it has surpassed the SGD 2 billion mark in digital assets-related transactions on its payment platform in 2021 alone. Aymeric Salley, Head of StraitsX, said, “The growth in transactions shows that investors are increasingly exploring digital assets as an alternative form of investment that offers liquidity and returns. Meanwhile, central banks around the world are examining the potential benefits of digital and decentralised financial systems. Recently, we have been shortlisted in the MAS…

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 the Group’s expected to achieve a record-high sales volume from April to September 2021(the Reporting Period). Benefiting from the strong demand on medical services and improving local consumption sentiment by full-fledged retail sector recovery, the Board expects the Group to achieve a record-high overall sales volume of no less than HK$1,520 million for the Reporting Period, representing a no less than 60% y-o-y increase and a no less than 43% increase…

To focus on Greater Bay Area for further business development Luk Hing Entertainment Group Holdings Limited (Luk Hing Entertainment or the Group; HKG: 8052), a premium clubbing and entertainment business operator based in Asia, announces the cessation of its Macau operation today. The Group has, in the past few years, been developing its business presence in the Greater Bay Area. With the opening of Cubic Space+ in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, the PRC in 2019, the Group has successfully formulated its strategy for tapping the Mainland China market. Furthermore, the Group’s Hong Kong restaurant operation has also been performing satisfactorily with…

ForQaly Medical (hereinafter referred to as ForQaly), located in Shanghai Zhangjiang International Medical Zone, is a leading high-tech company focused on developing micro-traumatic circulatory assistant devices. Recently, it completed its Series B fundraising led by Legend Capital, followed by CD Capital, SAIF Partners, Chengwei Chuangban and Co-win Ventures. Existing investors Lilly Asia Ventures and Kaitai Capital also participated in the funding round. This round of financing will be applied to promote the clinical research of ForQaly’s existing products, so that the transvalvular ventricular assist devices (VAD) could be affordable for patients with urgent needs as early as possible. On the…

TOKYO, Oct 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) hereby announces that, in connection with the issuance of new shares by way of the Third-Party Allotment, which its board of directors resolved on August 23, 2021 concurrently with the resolution on the issuance of new shares by way of public offering and the secondary offering of shares (secondary offering by way of over-allotment), the Company has received a notice from the allottee that it will subscribe for all of the shares which were scheduled to be issued, as set forth below: (1) Number of shares to be issued: 2,524,500 shares…

This year’s month-long event runs from October 29 – November 20 The World Blockchain Hackathon returns this month with Babylon Project 2.0, its second annual virtual hackathon, focusing on the decentralized web. , will be held in an interactive web-based virtual world, a metaverse experience with panels and development on CBDC, NFT, DeFI, DAO, Payments, DAPPs and Bitcoin scripts – and crowdfunding set up for the top 20 teams. The Babylon Project is a hackathon initiative committed to democratizing access to global innovation and the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The broadest vision of the World Blockchain Hackathon…

APAC diverges from global trends in challenges concerning talent acquisition, with the quality of hire (46.2%) accorded more importance than skills shortage which is the top global concern Organisations in APAC more willing to implement new recruitment technologies (26.2%), over three times higher than the rest of the world (8.2%) While the top concern in recruitment globally is skills shortage, it ranks joint second alongside time to hire in the APAC region at 35.4% each Cielo, the world’s leading strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider, has found that talent acquisition professionals in the APAC region are challenged with factors that…

DANA adds mobile phone screen protection in DANA Siaga feature through its latest partnership with Igloo. Igloo’s partnership with DANA comes on the heels of its recent partnership with Philippines’ leading e-wallet provider, GCash New phone screen protection insurance aims to protect DANA’s over 80 million mobile phone users from as low as Rp500 and covers up to a maximum of Rp200,000. Mobile phones have become more critical for business and lifestyles in Indonesia. High rate of smartphone ownership at 2% and welcomed 21 million new online shoppers since the start of the pandemic. DANA and Igloo’s partnership aims to…

Motul is delighted to announce that a new version of its flagship motor oil, the 300V, is now available in markets across the Asia Pacific region. The new and improved 300V is not only the ideal motor oil for racing drivers and motorsport enthusiasts, but also for every-day drivers looking for an ideal, hassle-free motoring experience. The 300V, Motul’s flagship product since its introduction 50 years ago, features ESTERCore® technology – an innovation which involves the combination of carefully-chosen esters with an optimal selection of top quality synthetic base oils, while coupled with an innovative additives package. Improvements include: Improved performance:…

Hatten Land Limited (Hatten Land) said today that its subsidiary Hatten Technology (S) Pte. Ltd. (Hatten Technology) has signed an agreement with Prakal Pte. Ltd. (known as EnjinStarter) to develop a dedicated token system and create digital assets, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to promote the development of a digital economy in Melaka where it has substantial hospitality and retail assets. The Exclusive Framework Agreement is part of a strategic shift by SGX Catalist-listed Hatten Land. Hatten Land is re-purposing its extensive mall footprint in Melaka and pivoting towards digital and blockchain activities as the pace of digitalisation in the world…

ACT Genomics Holdings Co. Ltd. (ACT Genomics or the Group) announced today that CerbACT Asia (Taipei, Taiwan), a Cerba Research and ACT Genomics joint venture, had unveiled its new purpose-built facility to empower precision medicine for better patient outcomes. The opening ceremony held on the 30th September 2021, was attended by distinguished guests virtually and in-person, marking the start of operations and expansion of the precision medicine offer in Asia. Deep scientific expertise from both sides of the joint venture supports new growth areas for biotech and pharma clients globally to drive better patient outcomes across all phases of clinical…