Author: Marie Jones

Taco Bell officially opened its doors to the public in Indonesia on December 18, 2020. PT Fast Food Indonesia (IDX: FAST) will be utilizing its expertise in developing global retail restaurant brands in the Indonesian market by introducing Taco Bell. PT Fast Food Indonesia is committed to advancing Indonesia’s food and beverage industry and contributes to the nation’s economic growth by performing a sustainable development in fast food restaurant retail through the Taco Bell establishment in Indonesia. The first restaurant is located on Jalan Senopati, South Jakarta, a cosmopolitan neighborhood located near the heart of the city’s CBD. This restaurant…

– The ten-million-dollar purchase represents assets in excess of forty million dollars – The addition of these assets makes NaturalShrimp, Inc the largest square footage RAS shrimp company in the United States Dallas, TX, Dec 18, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – via NewMediaWire – NaturalShrimp, Inc. (NSI), (OTCQB:SHMP), an aquaculture Company which has developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, announced today that it has formally closed the acquisition for the assets of Alder Aqua, formerly known as VeroBlue Farms in Webster City, Iowa, including but not limited to the real property, equipment, tanks, rolling stock, inventory, permits,…

Back in 1995, China didn’t even have dial-up networking when China Telecom planned to open two 64-k lines through Sprint, an American company, one in Beijing and the other in Shanghai, which became the earliest commercial Internet in China. AsiaInfo (HKG:1675) won this order, thus creating ChinaNet, the first commercial Internet backbone network in China. So to speak, AsiaInfo was the legend that opened the gate to the world of Internet for China, and it also became the first Chinese high-tech company that was listed on NASDAQ. Twenty years later, AsiaInfo, an old telecome software giant, delisted from the American…

Identify from a drop of blood whether a person’s Covid-19 vaccine is still valid, in 5 Minutes! Swiss high-tech company ZENUM has developed one of the most advanced technologies in the fight against Covid-19, and it could be ready for distribution as early as next month. The world’s first five-minute portable Coronavirus test will also detect how much immunity remains after taking a vaccine. The game-changing ZEKNANO rapid test kit uses a tiny finger-prick blood sample, instead of swabs. It can be taken anywhere, has close to 100% accuracy, and also measures severity of infection. Thanks to nanotechnology, ZEKNANO not…

The 2020 Food Taipei Mega Shows, a major food event which attracts visitors from across the world each year, is now being held in Taipei. Taiwantrade.com, the B2B e-portal operated by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, will be hosting a livestream for its member manufacturers to display their food products at 15:00 (GMT+8) on December 18. The livestream will be welcomed by the proprietors of chain beverage stores, supermarkets and convenience stores, and their purchasing managers; proprietors who are looking for material outsourcers for leisure snacks and bubble tea; and buying agents and professionals who are interested in Taiwan’s…

Hua Medicine (HKG:2552), a leading innovative drug development company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of diabetes, today announced: Successfully completes two Phase III 53-week registration trials in over 1,200+ Chinese patients in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic on time and with high quality data and results Dorzagliatin is safe and well tolerated in both the 24-week and 52-week periods of the DAWN Trial in Chinese T2D patients who have failed glycemic control with maximum daily dose of metformin (1500mg/day) Unlike many other oral antidiabetic drugs, dorzagliatin does not increase hypoglycemia incidence rate when used in…

Endexx Corporation (OTC: EDXC): Music magnate, mega producer and GRAMMY(R) Award-winning artist DJ Khaled announces his entrance into the CBD industry. Inspired by his personal wellness journey, Khaled, in partnership with Endexx, a leading producer and manufacturer of hemp-derived CBD wellness products, will introduce his new company and debut the first collection in 2021. Although most well-known for his contributions to the music world, the self-made businessman turned international music icon is also a dedicated family man — committed to instilling the importance of health and wellness into everyday life. Grateful to be a father, he released two albums in…

Elrond, the blockchain offering a 1000x improvement in speed, scale, cost and user experience, has announced its token eGold (EGLD) will debut in the eToro ecosystem on Wednesday, Dec 23rd, when it becomes available on the eToroX exchange. EGLD is native to the Elrond network and represents a medium of exchange between users & developers who pay to use the network and validators who take fees as payment for the services they provide. eToro is a rapidly growing global $2.5bn unicorn that offers digital asset management services to 15 million users trading stocks, commodities, forex, and cryptocurrency markets. eToroX is…

Carsome, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, recently completed its Series D fundraising. The US$30 million round, one of the largest all-equity financings to-date in Southeast Asia’s online automotive industry, was led by Asia Partners and was joined by existing Carsome investors Burda Principal Investments and Ondine Capital.According to Eric Cheng, Co-founder and Group CEO of Carsome, this fundraising round, the largest equity investment in Carsome’s history, is a strong endorsement of its integrated business model, with end-to-end digital enablement across used car sellers, dealers, and buyers. “We will use this capital to strengthen our existing regional leadership in…

Captiva Verde Land Corp. (CSE: PWR) (OTC: CPIVF) (the “Company” or “Captiva Verde”), is pleased to announce that further to its news release of July 27, 2020, where Captiva Verde has executed a share exchange agreement to acquire 100% of Salud Esmeralda de Mexico SA de CV, (“Esmeralda”) whereby Esmeralda holds a comprehensive pharmaceutical license to sell, market and distribute an entire suite of 300+ pharmaceutical, health, wellness and veterinarian products which include all narcotic, psychoactive and non-psychoactive drugs listed under Groups I, II & III in Mexico, and has executed a sales agreement with the Chairman of both the…

Azooka Labs, a leading safe fluorophore company with specialization in Molecular Biology products, reveals its first range of novel COVID-19 diagnostics products. RNA Wrapr is a molecular transport medium for COVID-19 sample collection, developed as part of the COVID-19 response team from Indian Institute of Science. RNA Wrapr inactivates the virus immediately only preserving DNA/RNA content required for RT-PCR tests. The sample tubes can be stored up to 7 days in Room Temperature and transported without dry ice or gel packs. RNA Wrapr is safe to handle even during unexpected accidental spillage or handling errors. Developing countries can collect samples…

BitDeer.com, the world’s leading all-in-one mining and cloud service platform, celebrates the second anniversary of its business with a week of promotional activities, which includes the opportunity for users of its mobile application to redeem computing power for free, along with other prizes. To commemorate its second anniversary, BitDeer.com is launching a week-long promotional campaign to give back to its users for their continued support. In the past, BitDeer.com has released various incentives for different occasions to bring more benefits to their users, which includes the first-ever Wet Season Festival held this April. For the second anniversary, the prizes up…

ATAL Engineering Group (“ATAL” or the “Group”), a leading electrical and mechanical (“E&M”) engineering service provider in Hong Kong, today announced that its subsidiary Anlev Elex Elevator Limited (“Anlev”) has won the first place in ELEVATOR WORLD “2021 Project of the Year” contest with the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System modernisation project, and became the only winning Asian company this year. The award is the latest recognition of Anlev’s world-class professionalism and service excellence. The “2021 Project of the Year” contest consisted of nine categories and attracted entries from all over the world. By evaluating each entry against the criteria…

On November 30, a new domain name “Douyinpay.com” was added under “eName”, which is a domain name registrar commonly used by ByteDance to store its domain names. With DouYin Pay, DouYin’s short video ecosystem is expected to form a closed loop. Meanwhile, DouYin has offered its users access to mini-programs and H5 games on the Android platform, which brings greater traffic resources to its platform while officially provides we-media publishers with distribution and monetization channels through mini-programs and H5 games. Joy Spreader is deeply integrated into the DouYin ecosystem On December 6, Joy Spreader in its announcement pointed out that…

Moonstake will hold a joint webinar with Onchain Custodian and Ruby Capital about “Institutional Digital Asset Trends for 2021 – What else apart from DeFi?” on 16th of Dec, 2020. It will be held from 1PM Singapore/Beijing time. As the market faces a tough climb out of the pandemic, crypto has put up a stellar performance. Market survey of 800 institutional investors across the U.S. and Europe shows that thirty-six percent of respondents (27% in the U.S. and 45% in Europe) say they are currently invested in digital assets. It further revealed that not only a higher penetration with crypto…

Fully Promotes the Development of Banking Business Realizes the Goals of Diversified Business Development China Brilliant Global Limited (“China Brilliant Global” or “Company” together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKEX stock code: 8026.HK) is pleased to announce that its indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary Brillink Banking Corporation Limited (“Brillink”) has been granted an In-Principle Approval Letter (the “AIP Letter”) by the AFSA for a licence (the “Licence”) to carry on regulated activities in AIFC . According to the AIP Letter, the grant of the Licence is subject to Brillink fulfilling certain conditions and requirements imposed by the AFSA within the specified…

– Firm Warns Airlines of Serious Threat to Air Travel Security from Fake Covid Test Certificates & Health Passports with Unsecure QR Code Technology – Sales of Fake Covid Test Certificates Booming in Russia & Middle East British cyber technology company VST Enterprises (VSTE) has today launched the worlds first public ‘FIT TO FLY’ secure health passport designed for air travel. The cross border platform called V-Health Passport(TM) can already be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play by searching for ‘VPassport’ or by visiting www.v-healthpassport.co.uk. It is the worlds first publicly available secure digital health passport that the…

Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, is dedicated to developing a new blockchain project called Efforce. With the purpose of funding energy-efficiency projects, Efforce launched its token WOZX on HBTC.com, a 100% Token Holder Owned Trading Platform. The cooperation between a high-tech team backed by Wozniak and a leading team from the blockchain industry has shown us an ambition that may end up a revolution in the environment and energy industries. After success with Apple, Wozniak was attracted to the technology of blockchain and use of cryptocurrencies. As a believer in blockchain industry and cryptocurrency economics, Wozniak and other industry veterans founded…

Founder Institute (FI), the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, today announces Pacer Ventures as ‘Investor in Residence’ for the Founder Institute’s African Accelerator program. As part of the program, all startups that graduate the Founder Institute in Africa will be reviewed by Pacer Ventures for potential investment in their seed or pre-seed round of funding. This development follows the announcement of Founder Institute as a strategic partner of Pacer Ventures for African early-stage start-ups that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent. Pacer VC’s purpose is aligned with FI’s mission to empower communities of talented and…

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (601688.CH; 6886.HK; HTSC.LI; “Huatai Securities” or “The Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. (” Huatai Financial”), has commenced its Global Depository Receipts (GDR) market making business, becoming the first Registered Market Maker from Asia on London Stock Exchange. Huatai Securities leverages its leading technology-driven risk analytics and trading platforms to provide liquidity to the markets and trading solutions to its clients. The Company is a top-ranked liquidity provider in its home market and aims to extend its competitive advantage to the international markets. Zhou Yi, CEO of Huatai Securities,…