Author: Marie Jones

ScreenSingapore today announced finalists for the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market 2020. Ten projects from China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand were selected based on the project’s co-production viabilities and the strength of the filmmaking team. This year’s SAFF Project Market sees entries coming in from 14 countries and regions across Asia, Europe and North America, including first-timers from Finland, France, and Iran. Taking Asian Storytelling to the World Since its launch in 2015, the SAFF Project Market has emerged as a recognised regional platform for established and upcoming content creators to come together and present…

The Jiashan China 2020 International Investment and Trade Fair was held at the Jiashan Yunlan Bay International Convention Center, Zhejiang Province on October 28th. More than 600 business people, including representatives of the relevant provincial and municipal departments, management of domestic companies and foreign businessmen from the UK, Japan, Germany, Italy and Spain attended the event. Jiashan County, one of the top 100 counties in China, has held the Jiashan Trade Fair annually since 2003, and has been ranked among the top 10 counties attracting foreign investment to Zhejiang Province for 18 consecutive years. Opening the 2020 Trade Fair, Hong…

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2020 – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2020 third quarter financial results. – 2020 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Statements and summary https://www.sdk.co.jp/assets/files/english/ir/library/fss2020-3q.pdf About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY) is a major manufacturer of chemical products serving from heavy industry to computers and electronics. The Petrochemicals Sector provides cracker products such as ethylene and propylene, the Chemicals Sector provides industrial, high-performance and high-purity gases and chemicals for semicon and other industries, the Inorganics Sector provides ceramic products, such as alumina, abrasives, refractory/graphite electrodes and fine carbon products. The Aluminum Sector provides aluminum…

Shrinkflex (Thailand) PCL (SET: SFT) is a leading provider of integrated labeling solutions featuring plastic shrink films in ASEAN. On October 29 the company was listed in the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI). SFT executives are moving ahead with plans to invest in expanding the company’s manufacturing facilities and adding new lines of products. The investment plans will add better value and boost the company’s brand image in anticipation of continuing market growth in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s growth is expected to be in the double-digits. Mr. Sung Cheong Tsoi, SFT’s Founder and Chief Executive Office, says…

A project aiming to address the challenges as well as bring the advantages of blockchain to the CBD industry Irish company Greenheart CBD (greenheartcbd.ie) has announced November IEO pre-sales of the Greenheart PUNT, an ERC-20 token available now on the LATOKEN exchange platform. The PUNT is a DeFi sustainable token which aims to encourage the adoption of CBD products in the global community, and bring the advantages of blockchain to the wider CBD industry. The Greenheart PUNT token is backed by a real commodity – 1,000 liters of Greenheart’s CBD oil a year at a retail value of US$4 million…

City Developments Limited (CDL) announced today the appointment of Deloitte & Touche Financial Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. (Deloitte) as its External Financial Advisor to assist in further evaluating and reviewing its 51.01% joint venture equity investment in Sincere Property Group (Sincere) based in China. The CDL investment of an effective 51.01% stake in Sincere, completed in April 2020, is a strategic investment which provides CDL with a platform established over 26 years, comprising different asset classes across 18 cities in China. Sincere is ranked in China among the Top 100 Developers by China’s Real Estate Association and one of the…

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that NetDragon has signed a licensing agreement with Pearson Global Schools, part of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. Pearson’s high-quality interactive math and science content from its Quikik app will be distributed through NetDragon’s global learning community, led by subsidiaries Edmodo, Promethean, and JumpStart among others. Pearson’s multimedia learning tools focus on the individual needs of learners. For digital native students (ages 10-15), Pearson’s Quikik app provides interactive content that is highly visual with real-life applications to make…

TOKYO & EUROPE, Nov 4, 2020 – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Paymentwall announce the activation of JCB cards in the digital media and home entertainment sector. This partnership will simplify the online transactional journey for digital media and home entertainment communities as they make in-app and online purchases from small and medium-sized companies across the world. Globally, throughout 2020 to date, the video game industry sector has seen a 7.4% increase in sales year-on-year and a user increase of 12.7% year-on-year, and it is forecasted that…

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Nov 3, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) (“Greenbriar”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement announced on October 27, 2020. Greenbriar has issued 500,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $1.50 per Unit for gross proceeds of $750,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”) entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share in the capital of Greenbriar at a price of $1.75 per until November 2, 2022. The common…

Raffles Financial Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raffles Financial Group Limited (CSE: RICH) (FSE: 4VO) (OTC: RAFFF) (“Raffles”, “the Company” or “RF”), today announces that the Company has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Raffles Infrastructure Investment Pte Ltd. (“RII”), a subsidiary of Raffles Infrastructure Holdings Limited listed in Singapore under symbol LUY. The Parties intend to collaborate in a joint venture company (“JVC”), MFUND Limited, which upon completion shall be renamed into “Raffles Infrastructure Capital Limited”, a company incorporated in Hong Kong. The joint venture is in line with the Company’s long-term objective of seeking opportunities…

80 Acres Farms, the sustainable solution for fresh, pesticide-free food, announced that it added Barclays as a strategic investor in the business, joining Virgo Investments, Orange Wings Capital, QuietStar Capital, and other family office investors. 80 Acres Farms is a 2019 fellow from the Unreasonable Impact Americas program and award winner recognized for their work addressing the global pandemic’s effects. 80 Acres Farms addresses both sustainability and food security through growing food differently with vertical farming technology and reducing water usage by 97% on less than 1% of the land, with 300x the yield. Mike Zelkind, CEO of 80 Acres…

Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited (the “Company”; Stock Code: 8246) together with its subsidiaries (collective namely the “Group”) today announces that on 2 November 2020 (after trading hours), the Company entered into Subscription Agreement with the wholly-owned subsidiary of Kai Yuan Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1215) (“the Subscriber”), pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to issue and the Subscriber has conditionally agreed to subscribe for the three-year Convertible Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of HK$97,800,000. The initial conversion price is HK$0.27 each (subject to adjustments). As at the date of this announcement, the Company has a total of…

Ziptrak(R), the original patented track-guided blind system based in Australia, has been making balcony and semi-outdoor spaces in Singapore more usable, protecting homes and businesses from sun glare, rain, noise, UV radiation and heat. To date, it has been installed in over 4,500 residences and commercial spaces with a proven track record of durability, where less than one percent of units installed required full replacements. Track-guided blinds are designed so that the blind material moves along a track, preventing wind and insects from entering, and cold air to escape from. Unlike traditional cabled blinds, which flap about in the wind…

UNISOC completed multi-vendor 5G standalone (SA) chip interoperability testing and ZUC verification testing on October 15, with major system vendors. The tests confirm that UNISOC 5G chips are fully interoperable with system equipment vendors and support the ZUC encryption algorithm, laying the foundation for large-scale commercialization of 5G SA terminals. The tests were organized by IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), using smartphones powered by the UNISOC T7510. UNISOC successfully completed the 5G SA chip interoperability testing with ZTE, Nokia Shanghai Bell and Ericsson, and the ZUC verification test with ZTE. In…

Dusit Thani Kyoto is slated to open its doors in the heart of the city in September 2023. Bangkok, Thailand, 2 November 2020 – Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Yasuda Real Estate Co., Ltd., a community-focused property developer based in Tokyo, to operate the luxury Dusit Thani Kyoto – its first Dusit-branded hotel in Japan. Dusit Thani Kyoto is designed to blend seamlessly with its traditional surrounds in the heart of the city Signed through D&J Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dusit International based in Tokyo,…

To expand Minimally Invasive Surgery field by reinforcing its orthopedics business Olympus Corporation (Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) today announced that it has acquired FH ORTHO SAS, an international orthopedic company headquartered in Heimsbrunn, France, following the close of a definitive agreement the two companies signed in the summer of 2020. The acquisition underscores Olympus’ commitment to expanding in the growing field of orthopedic minimally invasive surgery (MIS) both organically and through mergers and acquisitions, with the overarching goal of developing innovative solutions that improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall costs and enhance quality of life for…

BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (“BioVaxys” or “the Company”), a world leader in haptenized protein vaccine research and development, announced today that it has filed a Provisional Patent Application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTION OF CELL MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE related to the potential development of a diagnostic for evaluating the presence or absence of a T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The BioVaxys method is based on measuring an immune response in a human showing no signs or symptoms of an active SARS-CoV-2 infection by administering a skin…

Captiva Verde Land Corp. (CSE: PWR) (OTC: CPIVF) (the “Company”), is pleased to report an update on all of our major operating business segments plus our recommendation of a financial newsletter written by an award winning portfolio manager. Financial Newsletter – Grit Capital Captiva Verde sponsored an investor event in Las Vegas in December 2019 with Grit Capital. Beginning November 1, 2020, Grit Capital has launched a very efficient and easy to read, fun, exceedingly informative, and highly impactful Investment Newsletter that covers emerging trends, themes and investment ideas which is based on where big money and momentum is moving…

Tianjin Development Holdings Limited (“Tianjin Development”, stock code: 882.HK) has announced that an internal integration between its intermediate controlling shareholder, Tianjin Tsinlien Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Tsinlien Investment Holdings”) and Tianjin TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (“TEDA Holding”) is to be implemented. Tianjin Development, said, “In order to implement the three-year action plan for state-owned enterprise reform, the Tianjin Government will further strengthen state-owned capital so as to build up a strong reputation for the reform and growth of Tianjin’s state-owned enterprises, as well as implement multiple measures to enhance their overall strengths. Upon completion of the integration, TEDA Holding…

According to South China Morning Post, China’s digital economy is currently developing rapidly. As the information infrastructure is closely related to the development of the Internet, IDC demand has experienced strong growth, and IDC business revenue has continued to grow rapidly. GDS Holdings Limited (GDS), the absolute leader in China’s IDC industry, initiated its secondary listing amid the good timing of the industry’s development, and was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today, which has been enthusiastically sought after by market investors. GDS actively makes its presence in the first-tier cities to seize high-quality resources. Its data centers…