Author: Marie Jones

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept 26, 2020 – SOCAR – the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – is now the main gas supplier to Turkey. A year ago Azerbaijani gas was in 4th-5th place in the Turkish market, now we are in first place, which is very important for us and for Turkey, because gas provides energy security for any country. Just 20 years ago, our country did not even think about the role of main gas exporter to one of the largest gas markets in Europe. The situation in Azerbaijan has changed a lot in recent decades. Azerbaijan’s role…

– China’s first consumer CBD store set to open on Alibaba’s Tmall Nordic Cosmetics GmbH (“Nordic Cosmetics”), a subsidiary of Nordic Oil, the top-selling European CBD product manufacturer, and Asia Horizon Group Inc. (“Asia Horizon”), a trailblazer in China’s emerging CBD industry, are pleased to announce the launch of Nordic Cosmetics’ flagship e-commerce store on Tmall, the business-to-consumer online retail platform operated by Alibaba Group. This store is the first CBD flagship store approved on the invite-only Tmall platform. The launch aims to bring the numerous benefits of CBD skincare products to the 1.4 billion Chinese consumers who have not…

Today, Moonstake announces that its signatured product, Mobile Wallet, now supports Cardano’s cryptocurrency ADA, one of top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap. In addition to Moonstake Web Wallet, which provides user-access to ADA staking since last month, users can have more flexibility through their mobile application for staking, sending, receiving and storing ADA. Along with Cardano Shelley Mainnet launch in July, Moonstake soon deployed the staking functionality with Web Wallet that makes Moonstake one of the first cryptocurrency wallets to support ADA in the world. Moonstake Web Wallet has also continuously updated its features to enhance the user experience, and…

New global survey looks at future digital transformation efforts of finance and IT leaders amid pandemic and beyond Sept 25, 2020 – Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated Record to Report software solutions for the office of finance, today released a study evaluating organizations’ use of ERP systems and financial software during the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. Nine out of ten respondents said they experience challenges with the financial close process, with the top challenges being 1) a time-consuming process, 2) the risk of experiencing manual errors, and 3) under-supported to achieve their goals. A commissioned study conducted…

HONG KONG, Sept 24, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883) and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI) have introduced a jointly developed Augmented Reality (AR) solution designed to transform field engineers’ operations and maintenance processes. Branded DataHOUSE AR Remote Hand Service (AR Remote Hand), the solution leverages wearable Augmented Reality (AR) technology and brings CITIC Telecom CPC’s field engineers and its customers to a new era, enabling them to slash the time and cost of troubleshooting…

HONG KONG, Sept 24, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (“HKIRA”) today announced the winners of the 6th Investor Relations Awards 2020 (the “IR Awards” or the “Awards”). Now in its sixth consecutive year, the Awards has been recognising and honouring investor relations (“IR”) excellence and best practices among Hong Kong-listed companies and IR professionals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s IR Awards Conference and Awards Presentation Ceremony was held online for the first time, where experts and professionals were invited to conduct discussions with regard to strategies, leading changes, effective processes and best practices…

– JCB and Banco Santander have evolved their partnership to additionally support e-commerce exchange between JCB’s 140 million global cardmembers and Banco Santander’s online merchant portfolio in Spain. – Banco Santander’s merchant partners in industries such as retail, hospitality, transportation, travel, restaurants, and education can now welcome increased revenue by utilising J/Secure™ 1.0 on their online platforms. – According to Banco Santander, the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain has moved customers to online sales, increasing e-commerce transactions by over 40%. Many face-to-face merchants have been forced to a quick digitisation of their businesses to offer their products online or over the…

Looks to help local SMEs navigate regional trade through ASEAN-China supply chain networks Asia’s leading B2B e-commerce group, ZALL Smart Commerce Group (ZALL), announced that it will be expanding the scale of its operations and investments in Singapore. ZALL will invest in its Singapore business, including Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC), a Joint Venture between ZALL, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Global eTrade Services (GeTS). It has increased its recruitment efforts, with a number of open roles for its operations and trading teams in Singapore. ZALL is also investing into technology to further enable Singapore SMEs to trade more freely across…

TOKYO, Sept 24, 2020 – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) decided at its Board of Directors meeting held today that its consolidated subsidiary Showa Denko Carbon Holding GmbH (SDCH) will merge with its consolidated subsidiary Showa Denko Europe GmbH (SDE), and that the surviving company SDCH will change its company name into Showa Denko Europe GmbH (new SDE) effective as of January 1, 2021. Since this is a case of merger between SDK’s wholly owned subsidiaries, part of the details are not disclosed in the following announcement. 1. Purpose of merger and change of company name SDE provides business support services such…

ADERA AI Pte. Ltd. (ADERA), an innovative technology services group headquartered in Singapore with a track record of more than 35 years, and BreadTalk Group Pte Ltd (BreadTalk Group), an award-winning F&B Group with more than 1,000 retail stores spread across 17 territories, are pleased to announce the establishment of a technology joint venture to develop innovative fintech and digital solutions targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Highlights: – COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of technology adoption as initiatives to tap new growth opportunities amid the pandemic were largely reliant on digitalisation and technology – The technology joint venture…

Award-winning Agilex Biolabs, the Asia-Pacific region’s leading bioanalytical laboratory for clinical trials, based in Australia, has developed the world’s most accurate cannabinoid assay. The announcement was made at BioPharm America (September 21-24, 2020). The assay is already being used by 4 sponsors in drug development. Agilex Biolabs CEO Jason Valentine said the company was now very much at the forefront of assay development for cannabis clinical trials, with more assays in the pipeline. “We have developed a high sensitivity, quantitative assay for the detection of CBN, CBD and THC and metabolites in human plasma. The Agilex Biolabs cannabinoids assay achieves…

Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited (“Jacobson Pharma” or “the Group”; Stock Code: 2633.HK), a leading company engaged in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of essential medicines and branded healthcare products in Hong Kong, has today announced that its subsidiary, JBM (Healthcare) Limited (“JBM”), has submitted the application (Form A1) to apply for the listing of and permission to deal in its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX). The separate listing of JBM constitutes a proposed spin-off of JBM by the Group under the Listing Rules. JBM is a Hong Kong-based branded…

HONG KONG, Sept 22, 2020 – In view of the announcement on “Weichai Westport Secures Chinese Certification for WP12 Natural Gas Engine Powered by HPDI 2.0” issued by Westport Fuel Systems Inc. on 18 September 2020, in order to avoid confusion among customers and investors, Weichai Westport Inc. (the “Company”) hereby issues a clarification statement as follows: Firstly, the “WP12HPDI” engine referred to the Westport Fuel Systems Inc.’s announcement is the “WP12.460E60HPDI” engine produced by the Company. Although the engine has obtained Certification from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the PRC, it cannot be sold to market according to…

DeskFlex Course Scheduling Software for universities receives more requests from schools, colleges and universities to reopen safely amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Epazz, Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a mission-critical provider of cloud-based business solutions, announced today that DeskFlex room booking software for universities is receiving a growing number of requests from schools, colleges and universities that are struggling to reopen their campuses after COVID-19 lockdowns. Many educational institutions are seeking tools and technologies to help manage social distancing and contact tracing in order to go back to school. DeskFlex’s room booking software has anti-COVID features that help secure schools, colleges and universities…

Being the first wire and cable company in Asia to receive the Greenhouse Gas verification from UL TIME Interconnect Technology Limited (“TIME Interconnect”, Stock Code: 1729.HK, with its subsidiaries collectively referred to as the “Group”) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Linkz Industries (Suzhou) Limited (“Linkz Ind (Suzhou)”) has recently achieved ISO14064 accreditation on environmental control, being the first wire and cable company in Asia to receive the Greenhouse Gas (the “GHG”) verification from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (“UL”). With the increasing problems on global environment, the society has higher requirements for environmental protection. In particular, the Chinese government…

The leading Australian CRO for biotechs, and Frost & Sullivan 2020 Asia-Pacific CRO Market Leadership Award winner, Avance Clinical has expanded its eClinical solutions offering, with advanced digital clinical tools for enhanced patient engagement, visibility, data capture, and analysis. www.avancecro.com/eclinical-solutions Avance Clinical made the announcement at BioPharm America (September 21-24, 2020) Avance Clinical’s biotech clients now have the option to deploy the latest eClinical solutions to maximise the value of study data and deliver real-time visibility on study progress. Avance Clinical CEO Yvonne Lungershausen said: “Our Data Management team works with eClinical leaders such as Medrio to offer regulatory compliant and…

Software AG receives highest score in the “Current Offering” category, named a Leader for its webMethods API Management platform According to the Forrester report: “Good API strategy and design are a key foundation for digital transformation. By opening access to digital business capabilities, APIs drive agility to optimise customer experiences, create dynamic digital ecosystems, achieve operational excellence, and build platform business models. With cloud-native architectures gaining momentum, API management vendors have been investing in features for combined microservices-plus-APIs implementations.” The Forrester Wave™: API Management Solutions, Q3 2020 report is a timely reminder of the importance of both APIs and microservices…

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (“WiMi” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:WIMI) today announced that Lixin Technology Co., Ltd. (“Lixin”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the Institute of Semiconductor Manufacturing Research of Shenzhen University and Haikou Integrated Free Trade Zone Management Committee have entered into a cooperation agreement for the establishment of the Postgraduate Training Practice Center for the promotion of innovation and development of talents. In the future, the parties will cooperate in the training and mentoring of postgraduate students and expect to expand cooperation areas, including the joint application of national and local scientific research projects and joint construction of…

INDIA, Sept 21, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Clavent, an India based global conferences company, has been hosting their flagship event TESTCON across the world for the past few years in countries like India, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, UK and more. Considering the COVID-19 outbreak, Clavent has cancelled all their physical editions worldwide and is hosting one global virtual edition of the conference TESTCON VIRTUAL SUMMIT on 25th-26th September. The conference will reportedly be hosting 400+ attendees from 20+ countries and 25+ speakers from around the world to discuss the disruptions and latest buzzwords in software testing. The virtual conference will…

In India it’s not a question of linear television or streaming, it is both, and both continue to grow and prosper as monetisation models develop and learn to cope with the current pandemic. The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its annual Future of Video India seminar amidst a time of great change in the region. The media and video industry in India has undergone more change in the last 6 months than it has seen in the last 30 years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Sunil Lulla, CEO, BARC India, with the surge in viewing…