Author: Marie Jones

SINGAPORE, Aug 12, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Hatten Land Limited (“Hatten Land” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), the leading developer in the Malaysian city of Melaka, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed an agreement with Tayrona Capital Pte Ltd (“Tayrona Capital”) relating to the Harbour City project (“Harbour City”), which is held under Gold Mart Sdn. Bhd. (“Gold Mart”), in a US$323 million transaction. Incorporating elements of retail, hospitality and entertainment within an integrated mixed development, Harbour City aims to transform Melaka’s tourism and entertainment landscape. The marine-themed mixed development comprises the thematic Harbour City…

Organizations looking to embark on or continue financial transformation projects partner with Trintech including ABB, Covestro and DXC Technology Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated Record to Report software solutions for the office of finance, today announced that industry-leading organizations are continuing to partner with Trintech to automate the Record to Report process. As these complex organizations focus on scaling their business and face the new challenges of the pandemic era, they demand a seamless, integrated, and configurable solution with end-to-end encryption, supporting 100s of ERP instances including SAP(R), Oracle(R) and NetSuite(R). Trintech counts the majority of the Fortune…

Epazz Engages PCAOB Auditor in Order to Uplist to the OTCQB; Releases Contact Tracing Update to DeskFlex for Covid-19 Back to School Epazz Inc. DeskFlex (OTC: EPAZ), a cloud-computing software provider company, announced today that it has engaged a PCAOB Auditor to audit 2018 and 2019 financials. Once the audit is complete, the company will uplist to OTCQB to provide more substantial transparency to investors. DeskFlex desk and room scheduling system releases its newest software feature, the Contact Tracing tool to prevent and contain a possible outbreak in the workplace, schools, and campuses. DeskFlex’s Contact Tracing software screens students, faculty,…

Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), one of the leading commercial banks in Vietnam, and JCB International Co, Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., announced the launch of Agribank JCB Ultimate Credit and Debit Cards today. Ultimate Credit Card is the highest line of JCB for individual customers in Vietnam with special promotion and premium privileges. Agribank JCB Ultimate Card holders will enjoy global travel insurance, one special and complimentary dish at selected high-end Japanese restaurants in Vietnam, up to 100% off green fee at 10 luxury golf courses and one free stay at…

Azelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, is proud to release its first sustainability report as a testimony of its global sustainability efforts and actions. With this sustainability report, Azelis covers its 2019 group-wide sustainability performance and demonstrates how its commitments to sustainability are put into action, by creating shared value with our innovative and sustainable products and having a positive impact on the communities around the globe. Highlights & rationale – After its second and consecutive EcoVadis Gold rating and membership to Together for Sustainability as announced earlier this year, Azelis now releases its first sustainability…

WiMi Hologram Cloud, Inc. (“WiMi” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: WIMI) today announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary to accelerate development of its holographic vision intelligent robots and fabless semiconductor businesses. The wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Lixin Technology Co., Ltd. (“Lixin Technology”), with an initial registered capital of RMB200 million, will focus on research, development and sales of holographic vision intelligent robots and related holographic vision technology services. Lixin Technology will also leverage its parent company’s related patents and copyrights to develop semiconductor products and sell such products to customers across the broader holographic ecosystem. Lixin Technology will focus…

Software AG has announced a strategic partnership with Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM), Indonesia’s leading public University, to drive digitalization in the Indonesian Government Sector and prime UGM graduates entering the job market. The partnership will begin with two initial steps: The first is an Educational Webinar on August 14, open to all government officials. Software AG and UGM will host a Webinar on Digital Transformation in the Indonesian Government Sector. UGM will present their most recent findings, including challenges to the digitalization efforts of government bodies in Indonesia, and recommend strategies for a fast start to becoming a truly digitalized…

GOME Retail (HKEx stock code: 493) stated in the announcement that the Group’s sales revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2020 is expected to be impacted by the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, the Group withstood this stress test and its affected bulk home appliance business has improved in the second quarter this year following the gradual alleviation of the epidemic, achieved 103% sales growth quarter on quarter. Especially in June 2020, sales revenue was basically flat as compared with the corresponding period last year. The consolidated gross profit margin has shown a trend of month-on-month recovery…

Nissin Foods Company Limited (“Nissin Foods”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; Stock code: 1475) has today announced that the Group invested in ValleyFarm Holdings Limited (“ValleyFarm”), an indoor hydroponic farm in Hong Kong. The invested fund would be used to build a new farm with upgraded facilities for hydroponic vegetable production. While ValleyFarm’s products are currently available in supermarkets in Hong Kong, the new farm will commence operation within this year and target to increase its production capacity by 10-folds in three years. Nissin Foods considers it as an opportune time to meet the growing market demand for fresh,…

Software AG today announced that it is forming a strategic partnership with Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM), Indonesia’s leading public University, to drive digitalization in the Indonesian Government Sector and upskill students. There are two initial and concrete steps that are to be realized with this cooperation: The first step is an educational webinar, open to all government officials on August 14. Both Software AG and UGM will share thought leadership on Digital Transformation in the Indonesian Government Sector. In the session, UGM will present their most recent findings including challenges in the digitalization efforts of the government bodies in Indonesia…

– Consolidated Gold Production Increased 28% – Gross Profit increased 312% – Strong Treasury Position of $30.2M – COC Decreased by 25% to $586/oz Au and AISC Decreased 35% to $882/oz Au Jaguar Mining Inc. (“Jaguar” or the “Company”) (TSX:JAG) today announced financial and operating results for the three months (“Q2 2020”) and six months ended June 30, 2020. All figures are in US Dollars, unless otherwise expressed.   Q2 2020 Operating Summary – Consolidated gold production increased 43% with 23,483 ounces produced (208,000 tonnes milled, average grade of 4.00 g/t) in Q2 2020 compared to 16,365 ounces produced in…

Nasdaq-listed Shineco, Inc to acquire 73.7% stake in Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Biowin”), a Chinese biotech company focusing on diagnostic product R&D and high-tech biomedical manufacturing, has announced that their rapid COVID-19 nucleic acid detection kit has passed the laboratory evaluation tests. Designed for individual use at home or in the office, the RT-LAMP nucleic acid and easy-sample test kit is fast, portable and affordable. Early detection is of primary importance to the prevention and control of COVID-19. Rapid detection reflects in the efficacy of follow-on events including treatments following diagnosis and isolation or quarantine to…

Revises Forecast of Consolidated Performance and Dividend Payment for First Half of 2020 TOKYO, Aug 6, 2020 – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that it will record expenses of 21.6 billion yen, consisting of 4.3 billion yen operating expenses and 17.3 billion yen non-operating expenses, in the first half of 2020 with regard to its acquisition of shares in Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd. (Hitachi Chemical). SDK will also record an extraordinary loss of 4.7 billion yen as it adjusts graphite electrode production capacity. Furthermore, SDK has decided to revise its forecast of consolidated performance for the first half of 2020 as…

Seamless Online and Offline Integration Physical Stores Also Deliver Satisfactory Performance Kidsland International Holdings Limited (“Kidsland” or the “Group”; stock code: 2122), the largest toy retailer in China, is pleased to announce that its newly launched Hong Kong LEGO certified online store (http://LEGO.kidslandgroup.com) recorded strong sales on the first day of operation, with turnover exceeded HK$4 million in just one day. The Group launched its Hong Kong LEGO certified online store at 11:00 am on 3 August, offering the most comprehensive LEGO product ranges and exclusive promotions to customers. The store received enthusiastic response and recorded excellent sales performance on the…

亚太地区领先的生物技术委托研究机构 CRO Novotech被领先的职场文化机构卓越职场(R)研究所 (The Great Place to Work(R) Institute) 认证为“2020 年最佳职场”。这项殊荣是在通过包括文化评估和员工调查在内的全面评估之后授予的。 在获得认证后，Novotech首席执行官 John Moller 博士说： “这项最佳职场奖对我们而言举足轻重，它是对我们在人员和文化议程上所做的巨大投资的认可。Novotech团队在为数众多的不同地区、文化和语言环境中工作，为我们的生物技术客户提供高质量的临床试验服务。 Novotech持之以恒地致力于打造卓越的职场。在过去的 12 个月中，我们专注于多个领域，包括职场弹性、信息透明度、性别平等、职业发展和我们的实体环境。 为进一步验证我们的工作，在 2 月份，我们还获得了享有盛誉的 WGEA 性别平等最佳雇主奖。 在过去的 12 个月中，受生物技术客户对经验丰富的区域 CRO 的需求的推动，Novotech在亚太地区的员工人数增长了 20% 以上。 自从发生 COVID 危机以来，Novotech发现亚太地区对临床试验支持的需求更加强烈，该地区的研究中心正在有效地应对危机以确保试验的连续性。” 在 CRO 领域，Novotech也拥有最高的客户忠诚度，这是通过净推荐值来衡量的，该分数始终显示出很高的客户参与度。 卓越职场(R)研究所的员工调查从以下五个关键维度对Novotech团队进行了评估：诚信、尊重、公平、自豪感和友爱。文化评估包括对Novotech整体环境的深入评审，以评价公司如何鼓励员工发挥个人最大才能、实现团队合作并帮助他们达到组织目标。 Novotech人力资源总监 Angela Edwardson说： “Novotech目前在亚太地区拥有 750 多名员工，并且在不断增长，事实上，我们最近已经招聘了 100 多个职位，包括项目经理、临床研究助理和临床数据助理。（请参见Novotech职位 https://novotech-cro.com/careers ） 这项“最佳职场”认证，以及我们的 WGEA 性别平等最佳雇主奖，是对真正团队合作的认可。 它表明我们的企业文化强大，并且与我们在亚太地区的团队保持一致，我们正在实现使Novotech成为具有丰厚回报和令人兴奋的职场的关键指标。” Novotech还非常重视工作场所的平等，Novotech执行委员会的大多数成员是女性，而且Novotech在亚洲的当地领导人中大多是女性。 Novotech在这一领域采取的一些关键举措包括： – 成立一个由首席执行官担任主席、有高级管理人员和广泛的员工代表参与的职场弹性和就业平等指导小组。 – 制定本组织中所有级别的男性和女性的薪酬平等目标。 – 女性在Novotech领导层中的参与程度很高。 – 建立确保在招聘、培训机会、奖金和晋升决策方面消除偏见的各项机制。 – 为所有员工提供灵活的工作选择。 关于 Novotech – https://novotech-cro.com Novotech 是国际公认的亚太地区领先区域性全方位服务合同研究组织 (CRO)。Novotech 在帮助生物技术公司成功开展一千多项 I – IV 期临床试验中发挥了关键作用。Novotech 成立于 1996 年，在本地区的 11 个地点设有办事处，并与主要医疗机构建立了研究中心合作关系。Novotech 在所有临床试验阶段和治疗领域提供临床开发服务，包括：可行性评估、伦理委员会和监管文件提交、数据管理、统计分析、医学监测、安全服务、中心实验室服务、符合 ICH 要求的报告撰写，以及项目和供应商管理。Novotech 已获得 ISO 27001 认证，这是 ISO 家族中最著名的信息安全管理体系标准。结合 ISO 9001 质量管理体系，Novotech 致力于为患者和生物技术公司提供最高的 IT 安全性和质量标准。 有关 业务合作咨询：请访问 https://novotech-cro.com/talk-to-an-expert 填写相应表格。 媒体联系人 David James communications@novotech-cro.com 澳大利亚：+61…

亞太地區領先的生物技術委託研究機構CRO Novotech被領先的職場文化機構卓越職場(R)研究所(The Great Place to Work(R) Institute) 認證為“2020 年最佳職場”。這項殊榮是在通過包括文化評估和員工調查在內的全面評估之後授予的。 在獲得認證後，Novotech首席執行官 John Moller 博士說： “這項最佳職場獎對我們而言舉足輕重，它是對我們在人員和文化議程上所做的巨大投資的認可。Novotech團隊在為數眾多的不同地區、文化和語言環境中工作，為我們的生物技術客戶提供高質量的臨床試驗服務。 Novotech持之以恆地致力於打造卓越的職場。在過去的 12 個月中，我們專注於多個領域，包括職場彈性、信息透明度、性別平等、職業發展和我們的實體環境。 為進一步驗證我們的工作，在 2 月份，我們還獲得了享有盛譽的 WGEA 性別平等最佳雇主獎。 在過去的 12 個月中，受生物技術客戶對經驗豐富的區域 CRO 的需求的推動，Novotech在亞太地區的員工人數增長了 20% 以上。 自從發生 COVID 危機以來，Novotech發現亞太地區對臨床試驗支持的需求更加強烈，該地區的研究中心正在有效地應對危機以確保試驗的連續性。 ” 在 CRO 領域，Novotech也擁有最高的客戶忠誠度，這是通過淨推薦值來衡量的，該分數始終顯示出很高的客戶參與度。 卓越職場(R)研究所的員工調查從以下五個關鍵維度對Novotech團隊進行了評估：誠信、尊重、公平、自豪感和友愛。文化評估包括對Novotech整體環境的深入評審，以評價公司如何鼓勵員工發揮個人最大才能、實現團隊合作並幫助他們達到組織目標。 Novotech人力資源總監 Angela Edwardson說： “Novotech目前在亞太地區擁有750 多名員工，並且在不斷增長，事實上，我們最近已經招聘了100 多個職位，包括項目經理、臨床研究助理和臨床數據助理。（請參見Novotech職位 https:///novotech-cro.com/careers ） 這項“最佳職場”認證，以及我們的 WGEA 性別平等最佳雇主獎，是對真正團隊合作的認可。 它表明我們的企業文化強大，並且與我們在亞太地區的團隊保持一致，我們正在實現使Novotech成為具有豐厚回報和令人興奮的職場的關鍵指標。 ” Novotech還非常重視工作場所的平等，Novotech執行委員會的大多數成員是女性，而且Novotech在亞洲的當地領導人中大多是女性。 Novotech在這一領域採取的一些關鍵舉措包括： – 成立一個由首席執行官擔任主席、有高級管理人員和廣泛的員工代表參與的職場彈性和就業平等指導小組。 – 制定本組織中所有級別的男性和女性的薪酬平等目標。 – 女性在Novotech領導層中的參與程度很高。 – 建立確保在招聘、培訓機會、獎金和晉升決策方面消除偏見的各項機制。 – 為所有員工提供靈活的工作選擇。 關於 Novotech – https://novotech-cro.com Novotech 是國際公認的亞太地區領先區域性全方位服務合同研究組織 (CRO)。 Novotech 在幫助生物技術公司成功開展一千多項 I – IV 期臨床試驗中發揮了關鍵作用。 Novotech 成立於 1996 年，在本地區的 11 個地點設有辦事處，並與主要醫療機構建立了研究中心合作關係。 Novotech 在所有臨床試驗階段和治療領域提供臨床開發服務，包括：可行性評估、倫理委員會和監管文件提交、數據管理、統計分析、醫學監測、安全服務、中心實驗室服務、符合ICH 要求的報告撰寫，以及項目和供應商管理。 Novotech 已獲得 ISO 27001 認證，這是 ISO 家族中最著名的信息安全管理體系標準。結合 ISO 9001 質量管理體系，Novotech 致力於為患者和生物技術公司提供最高的 IT 安全性和質量標準。 有關 業務合作諮詢：請訪問 https://novotech-cro.com/talk-to-an-expert 填寫相應表格。 媒體聯繫人 David James communications@novotech-cro.com…

Indonesian Minister of BUMN (State-Owned Enterprises) Erick Thohir, promoting the vision behind his BUMN Go Global program and cooperation between the ministries required to make the program work, has been articulate in encouraging the country’s massive State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) sector, presently more than 100 companies and 800,000 employees, into action towards developing more rapidly in the global business arena, while inking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Economic Diplomacy and Support of the program with Retno Marsudi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (photo below.)   Based on dynamic data collected from key govt representatives, Indonesia’s SOE sector accounted for some…

Recognized for TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo’s leading share of the global market for fuel cell catalysts TOKYO, Aug 5, 2020 – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) announced today that TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates the TANAKA Precious Metals manufacturing business, has been selected and awarded by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) as one of its “Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100” (GNT Companies Selection 100) and has just received the certification. Companies selected in the GNT Companies Selection 100…

SINGAPORE, Aug 4, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – ECXX Global Pte. Ltd. (ECXX), a pioneer in operating digital asset exchange using blockchain technology, is pleased to announce that it has secured admission by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to the Fintech Sandbox Express as a Recognised Market Operator (RMO).* With the approval, ECXX targets the launch of blockchain-based digital securities exchange platform ecxx.co, which offers various asset-based digital securities such as real estate, private equity, venture capital and investment funds to institutional and accredited non-individual investors. These digital securities could represent a share in the ownership of a real estate, a share in…

KYC-as-a-service provider Blockpass (https://blockpass.org) announces that its series of community airdrops will be carried out through ‘the home of Crypto’ Holdex (https://holdex.io/). Holdex and Blockpass have been working together since May 2018 when the Blockpass KYC Connect identity solution was integrated into the Holdex tool suite, offering streamlined compliance services to Holdex customers. Showcasing its belief in Holdex’s potential, Blockpass also invested in Holdex in July 2018. Holdex is a startup that builds marketing automation and community-management tools for Blockchain applications, with a focus on aggregating knowledge on Crypto products in its unique marketplace. For Blockchain applications and service providers…