Author: Marie Jones

TOKYO & COPENHAGEN, June 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. and Nets Group, the Nordic-based payment service provider, announce the latest expansion of their partnership to bolster JCB Contactless acceptance in the Nordic region. JCB cardmembers can now use JCB Contactless on 244,000 merchant POS systems across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. This growing partnership with Nets marks a significant increase in JCB acceptance in the region, built upon the previous rollout to 18,000 Nets merchants in Finland in January 2020[1] and introduction of mobile payments in Denmark in 2016[2]. JCB cardmembers…

Net Profit Rose by 32% to RMB101.2 million in FY2021 Tat Hong Equipment Service Co., Ltd. (Tat Hong or the Company, together with its subsidiaries, the Group) (Stock Code: 2153), the first foreign-owned tower crane service provider established in the PRC, has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2021 (FY2021 or the “Year”). Results Highlights: — Total revenue increased by 6.4% to RMB793.0 million — Gross profit margin improved to 34.5% — Net profit rose by 32% to RMB101.2 million with net profit margin increased to 12.8% — EBITDA increased 4.6% to RMB394.7 million attaining EBITDA…

Avance Clinical, the leading Australian CRO for international biotechs and Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Market Leadership Award recipient, announced the appointment of Andy Hu as Business Development Manager APAC, to support increasing biotech clinical trial demand from the region. Formerly with Informa Pharma Intelligence, the international biopharma data company, Andy will head up the APAC business development program for Avance Clinical. Andy says the main drivers for Asian biotechs looking to Australia are speed, data quality and access to international regulatory authorities. “They select Avance Clinical in Australia because its CRO data is accepted by the FDA, and it…

Singapore-based transport disruptor Bussr is joining the BMW Foundation and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to participate in their global mobility and sustainability initiatives. The initiative will kick start with a global workshop panel of cross-sectoral leaders on June 23. The global workshop will “Explore how digital and socio-ecological transformations will change the ways in which humans interact with civic and social mobility, within the existing infrastructure as well as within entirely new infrastructure systems.” Uniquely qualified to present new ideas and perspectives on the topic of mobility, Bussr is one of the world’s leading innovators in the global transit…

When midsummer comes, the cultural and tourism markets of Pingtan in Fujian Province heat up again. During the three day Dragon Boat Festival (June 12-14), the Pingtan district received 158,400 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 76.63%, with tourism revenue of RMB 114.84 million, a year-on-year increase of 34.52%, and increases of 25.16% and 21.33% respectively compared with 2019. The Pingtan Tourism and Sports Bureau assure that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the tourism market in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone was safe and orderly, and the tourism reception picked up steadily. During the festival, self-driving tourists were still the…

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (Mengniu or the Group, HKEx: 2319), one of the leading dairy product manufacturers in China, announced that it has issued its 2020 Sustainability Report, which highlights Mengniu’s practices and achievements in five key areas, including sustainability management, corporate governance, economy: more nutritious products, society: a better life, and environment: a more sustainable earth. In 2020, Mengniu adhered to its vision of “Promising a Healthier World” and its mission of “Producing More Nutritious Products, Guiding Consumers Towards a Better Life, and Safeguarding a Sustainable Planet”, and reaffirms its commitment to sustainable development. Mr. Lu Minfang, Chief…

– To assess and verify that Oxygen ‘does what it says it does’ functionally, and – To assess cybersecurity exposure and advise any needed remediation. Oxygen.org, the alternative market infrastructure ecosystem, has signed a strategic agreement under which Kudelski Security, a division of the Kudelski Group in Switzerland, will provide security assessment and architecture support for the Oxygen platform going forward. Kudelski will conduct a series of reviews and audits of the Oxygen Protocol functionality and interfaces, as well as collaborating with Oxygen to assess future enhancements, changes, or additions to Oxygen’s protocols. Beginning with prime brokerage, Oxygen will replicate…

In the morning on June 25th, 2021, the Board of Joy Spreader (HKG: 6988), a Hong Kong publicly traded company, made a voluntary announcement regarding its latest business performance and development that the Company has dedicated to serving the “618” e-commerce shopping spree on DouYin this year. The announcement says that according to the Company’s records and database, during the period of promotion event starting from June 1st to June 18th, Joy Spreader completed transaction matching with a total gross merchandise value (GMV) of approximately $350 MM HKD on DouYin short video platform. DouYin together with other short video e-commerce…

Report identifies opportunities especially in tech and sustainability HONG KONG, June 25, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – A research report identifying synergies and collaboration opportunities between the San Francisco Bay Area and China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was published and presented at a webinar today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, based in San Francisco, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Entitled “Bay to Bay: China’s Greater Bay Area Plan and Its Synergies for US and San Francisco Bay Area Business,” the report analyses the trade, investment and policy landscape of the two bay areas, and identifies sectors with…

Pertama Digital has signed two MoUs to secure investment for its proposed digital bank Pertama Digital Berhad announced today that it has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Perfect Hexagon Commodity and Investment Bank Limited (PHCIB) and Alsirat Sdn Bhd (ASB) to secure investment for its proposed digital bank. Licensed as a Labuan investment bank under the Labuan Financial Services Authority, PHCIB is wholly owned under Perfect Hexagon Limited (“PHL”), a Hong Kong based entity. PHL is a global commodity and trade finance leader. PHL is also an Associate Participant of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad and a Liquidity Provider for…

Launches BSL to Further Diversify Business Portfolio IBI Group Holdings Limited (IBI or the Company, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; Stock Code: 1547), a publicly listed company that holds investments in companies focusing on the Built Environment, today announced its business results for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 (FY2021), nothing short of remarkable in light of the devastating impact to the global economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the year under review, the Group recorded revenue of approximately HK$556.7 million (FY2020: HK$591.1 million). Though its revenue dropped slightly, its gross profit increased by 53.1% to…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Main Market-listed Central Global Berhad (“Central Global”) is pleased to announce the appointments of Yang Hormat Mulia (“YHM”) Tengku Dato’ Indera Abu Bakar Ahmad (“Tengku Abu Bakar”) and Encik Shaharuddin bin Abdullah (“Encik Shaharuddin”) as non-executive directors of the Group. YHM Tengku Abu Bakar, 36, has a background in strategic planning, specialising in health-related, e-commerce and information technology businesses. He is currently chairman of Fomema Sdn Bhd, which operates a foreign workers’ medical examination screening system in Peninsular Malaysia, as well as chairman of several other related companies. He is also a director of Bookdoc…

With an aim to aid Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in promoting the National Cybersecurity Plan 2022 and to develop counter-intelligence against the burgeoning state of cyber-crimes in the Philippines, Tradepass has taken the initiative to launch PhilSec 2021, scheduled for 13-14 July, 2021. The virtual event will be a one-of-a-kind platform that will have dignitaries from the leading public and private organisations across the Philippines including the government bodies like National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Armed Forces of the…

Leading Offline Mapping Platform Launches Exciting New Reward Program Maps.me has announced a new partnership with Booking.com that will enable users to earn cashback rewards in their Maps.me digital wallet. Users of the world’s most popular offline mapping tool will be able to earn up to 10% cashback when booking travel through a special integration of leading digital travel platform Booking.com in the Maps.me app. With the launch of MAPS Rewards, users will be able to earn cashback in US dollars to their Maps.me digital wallet when they book accommodation with Booking.com in the Maps.me app. Initially, users who hold…

HKTDC forecasts Hong Kong’s exports to grow 15% in 2021 HONG KONG, June 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) announced today that its Export Index has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, soaring from a record low of 16.0 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year to 48.7 in the second quarter of 2021, which is close to expansionary territory. The sustained upturn indicates that local exporters have gradually regained confidence in the city’s export outlook. Presenting the HKTDC Export Index for the second quarter of 2021 and an analysis on opportunities in the “new…

Please replace the release dated June 23, 2021, with the following corrected version by the Company due to multiple revisions. HONG KONG, June 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – We’re very excited to be able to reveal that Blockpass has been accepted into the latest cohort of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) regulatory sandbox. The regulatory sandbox allows businesses to test innovative propositions in the market with real consumers (https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/innovation/regulatory-sandbox). Blockpass is proud to be one of 13 firms that have been accepted from a pool of 58 of the regulatory sandbox to test innovative products and services (https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/regulatory-sandbox/regulatory-sandbox-cohort-7). As an identity management platform…

The countdown has started for the Borneo Jazz Festival Virtual Journey to be held from 25-27 June 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. BJF 2021 will be a combination of flashbacks to past musical acts that performed at BJF as well as original pre-recorded sessions and interviews with renowned jazz musicians from Sarawak and around the world. Viewers will be serenaded by a string of jazz musicians including Clinton Jerome Chua, O-Ha Soul Band, Nisa Addina, Borneo Jazz Talent Search 2018 winner Ta’Dan and the “Prince of Borneo” himself – Pete Kallang. Meanwhile, the BJF2021 Virtual Journey will also…

The Board of Directors of Hypebeast Limited (Stock Code: 0150.HK) has announced the Group’s annual results for the year ended 31 March 2021 (FY2021). Revenue for the year totaled HK$674.2 million; notably, revenues from the fiscal second half (2H2021) were 36.2% higher than revenues recorded in the first half of the fiscal (1H2021), chiefly due to strength in recovery of the Media business heading out of the COVID-19 pandemic, both by way of volume of campaign execution and by way of increasing contract values. Media recovered steadily, with total signed contract value during FY2021 increasing by approximately 20% compared to…

Group’s shareholders passed all resolutions at AGM Main Market-listed Central Global Berhad’s (Central Global) shareholders have passed all the resolutions at the Group’s AGM for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 held virtually today. Central Global shareholders passed resolutions to re-elect executive chairman Dato’ Faisal Zelman, executive director Mr. Tobby Tan and independent director Mr. Lee King Loon to the board of directors. All three were appointed to the board on 26 February 2021. Shareholders also passed the resolution to appoint Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng PLT as the Group’s auditors in place of the retiring auditors, KPMG PLT. Central…

Xebia, global IT consultancy firm, acquires software product engineering company coMakeIT to support clients’ continuous innovation and business growth. coMakeIT, founded in the Netherlands in 2006, helps product and software companies thrive by providing software product expertise, people and tools needed to meet ambitious objectives. Today, the company’s primary focus is on product software companies creating the right mix of technology and team support with the right talents so that its clients can achieve sustainable growth. CoMakeIT has profound knowledge of software development, product engineering, application modernization, digital transformation, and recruitment and operates from offices in the Netherlands, the UK,…