Author: Marie Jones

Greenbriar Capital Corp (TSXV: GRB) (OTC: GEBRF) (“Greenbriar”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a fully executed Cooperation Agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (“CMEC”) of Beijing, China to be the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) company to design, build, equip and construct the 80MW to 160 MW AC Montalva Solar project in Puerto Rico. After two massive hurricanes in 2017 and a crushing 6.4 magnitude earthquake on January 6, 2020 which destroyed the 990 MW Costa Sur power plant, Puerto Rico is acutely short of long term stable power generation. Finally, the value of our solar project…

NGO CFI writes to CJI seeking intervention for releasing undertrials and those who are convicted for petty crimes New Delhi based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Corruption Free India (CFI) has urged the Supreme Court to direct States’ Prisons’ Head or Director General of Prisons to strictly implement the apex court’s order to bail out undertrials and those convicted prisoners except the Once’s Convicted for Death in Prison and Death Sentences. The Supreme Court would be taking up a suo-motu writ petition – CONTAGION OF COVID 19 VIRUS IN PRISONS – on April 17. The Organisation has urged the Supreme Court to…

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 6, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Content public blockchain Contentos (COS) announced that they signed an agreement with Theta Network (THETA) to accelerate development of video optimization and user experience with Contentos and its video platform, COS.TV. Since its launch 10 months ago, COS.TV has had more than 1.5 million minutes of videos uploaded from creators around the world. More than 20,000 videos are uploaded every week, and users watch over 500,000 minutes of videos every day. Every user can earn platform incentives on COS.TV by watching videos, uploading videos, leaving comments, liking videos, voting for BP, and participating in…

TOKYO – (JCN Newswire) – A group of strategy consultants at Azabu Insights, Tokyo, Japan have been analyzing the coronavirus outbreak since its onset. We are continually looking for insights to share in the hope that they can help people or companies through this difficult time. On March 13th an Azabu Insights survey showed that only sixty-four percent of commuters in central Tokyo were wearing masks. While no February survey was conducted, we believed that masks usage was significantly higher in February when the early cases of coronavirus were detected in Japan. Our researchers concluded that the reason mask usage…

Adelaide, AUS – (ACN Newswire) – Leading Australian CRO Avance Clinical today detailed the top reasons its APAC biotechs selected Australia for their early phase clinical trials, based on client onboarding feedback. Avance is a specialist Australian CRO with more than 20-years of early phase clinical trials expertise. Avance Clinical said a primary reason that APAC biotechs chose Australia was the attractive Australian Government financial rebate of more than 40% on clinical trial spend. Avance Clinical CEO Yvonne Lungershausen said this makes good financial sense for biotechs in early clinical phases. Another key factor is that, during the current COVID-19…

Australian-listed companies Skin Elements Limited (ASX: SKN) (‘Skin Elements’) and Holista Colltech Limited (ASX:HCT) (‘Holista’) announced today a Binding Collaboration Term Sheet (Agreement) to launch a natural alcohol-free hand sanitiser that combines Skin Elements’ new skin-sensitive anti-microbial formula with the Path-Away(R) active ingredient distributed by Holista. Skin Elements is leveraging on its research into skincare formulas which has already achieved global market recognition. This will make the Invisi Shield(R) Natural Hand Sanitiser a world-first in combining advanced natural skincare formulations with the Path-Away(R) active ingredient. Skin Elements’ Invisi Shield(R) Natural Hand Sanitiser will hit stores in Australia and New Zealand…

US Lighting Group, Inc. (OTCPINK:USLG) today announced it is developing a new UV LED Plug-n-Play 4-foot, commercial bulb to replace traditional florescent lights to help combat viral pathogens like COVID-19 using ultraviolet light technology to sterilize surfaces. Paul Spivak, CEO of the US Lighting Group, currently holds two patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patent No. 6828576 and Patent No. 7229467 were issued for UV LED Light Projection Method and Apparatus using ultraviolet and LED lighting technology. “We are ecstatic to announce that we have engineered the latest Plug-n-Play 4-foot, commercial replacement bulb with our UV…

Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated Record to Report software solutions for the office of finance, today announced a technology partnership with Sage to help companies simplify and accelerate financial close processes. As part of this partnership, Trintech has created a pre-built, Sage Intacct-certified connector for its Adra Suite, allowing companies to reduce the cost and time associated with data integration between the two solutions. “With this Trintech partnership, businesses leveraging the powerful cloud financial management capabilities of Sage Intacct can seamlessly integrate with Trintech’s Adra Suite to achieve greater visibility and control over their financial close process,” said…

The Swiss Bitcoin exchange platform exceeded 114,342,004TH/s and EUR 80 million in exchange value last Thursday, its highest-ever figures. Bitnuk, the Swiss bitcoin exchange and wallet, is here to stay. While the coronavirus was taking over economies and stock markets crashed, Bitnuk was becoming a most trusted wallet and exchange platform for the worlds currency buyers. Trust and stability – Crypto and Fiat There is no better time than these coronavirus days to evaluate the stability of companies and markets – It is more significant looking at financial platforms when we want to keep our money…

Adelaide, AUS – (ACN Newswire) – Award-winning Australian bioanalytical laboratory Agilex Biolabs announced today it has appointed US-based Dr Caroline Popper, MBBS, MPH as Board Chair as part of its APAC clinical trials bioanalytics growth plans. More than 38% of Agilex Biolabs’ biotech clients already come from the APAC region – primarily from China and South Korea. APAC clients are particularly attracted by Agilex’ FDA-inspected status, and the more than 40% rebate on clinical trial spend that applies in Australia. Agilex Biolabs specializes in bioanalysis of small molecules and biologics for PK, immunogenicity, biomarkers and immunological pharmacodynamics assessments, and the…

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 3, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Contentos has partnered with the decentralized video delivery protocol Theta Network, which will be integrated with the COS.tv video platform to improve user experience and reduce the bandwidth cost of video content delivery. COS.TV platform has achieved huge growth in 2019. According to Alexa ranking, in January 2020, the traffic of COS.TV has surpassed Steemit.com. However, the issue coming is the rapid rise in content delivery costs. By adding Theta Network to Contentos’ video infrastructure, we can reduce these costs by 50% or more, thereby enabling COS.TV to achieve more stable and sustainable growth,…

WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its message balancing the inevitability of the virus’ global ramifications, with the observation that governments, businesses, and individuals still possess the critical ability to alter the outbreak’s trajectory. With businesses abruptly curtailing operations across most sectors, only a select set of companies are well positioned to take advantage of the current situation, while the majority are not. TNB Aura has launched a new Special Situations Fund, backing tech companies impacted by the pandemic with ~US$2M each. “While we continue investing in growth companies in South East Asia via our first fund, and soon to be…

Founded by mothers for mothers, Stand Up! For Accurate Prenatal Answers (Stand Up! 4APA) is on a mission to ensure that all women in the U.S. have access to accurate and non-invasive prenatal genetic screening tests concerning fetal health. Stand Up! For Accurate Prenatal Answers is pleased to see evidence of leading tech companies such as Cisco and Google affirming the right of women’s rights during pregnancy and pushing back on leading insurance companies who have generally restricted access to only pregnant women over the age of 35. Nearly four million women in the United States, particularly women under 35,…

SEOUL, KOREA – (ACN Newswire) – Suprema, a leading global provider of security and biometrics, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with an anniversary emblem, to commemorate the innovation and technical excellence of its partners and employees and the unique quality which represents the company, as it prepares for the next step – and the next 20 years. Suprema was founded in 2000, and has since built a worldwide sales network spanning 140 countries, with a global population using Suprema technology now surpassing one billion. Its extensive portfolio includes access control, time & attendance, mobile access and fingerprint scanners.…

Apr 1, 2020 – Today, Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO of Showa Denko K.K. (“Showa Denko”; TSE: 4004) sent a message to the company’s newly-hired employees as summarized below: Let us become the top functional chemical manufacturer in the world In our ongoing medium-term business plan “The TOP 2021,” we declared that the Showa Denko Group would change its course toward growth, and embark on the road to a first-class chemical manufacturer. In addition, at the end of 2019, we decided to advance to the next stage with Hitachi Chemical as a partner. We clearly set the goal at becoming the…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited (the “Company”; Stock Code: 8246.HK) together with its subsidiaries (collectively as the “Group”) today announces its 2019 annual results. For the year ended 31 December 2019 (“the Current Year”), the Group recorded a 7.3% year-on-year increase in total revenue from continuing operations, from HKD366.7 million in the Previous Year to HKD384.9 million. The New Energy Business contributed over 99.9% to the Group’s total revenue. Profit and total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the Company decreased by 46.7%, from HKD94.6 million for the Previous Year to HKD49.4 million for the…

EASTLAKE, OH / ACCESSWIRE – (ACN Newswire) – US Lighting Group, Inc. (OTCPINK:USLG), a leading manufacturer of electronics and high-tech robotics, announces its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intellitronix Corporation, appointed Mike Videmsek as Director of Operations. “We are extremely happy to have Mike join Intellitronix during this critical juncture in our corporate growth as we are entering into new business ventures and high-tech electronics product development. Mike has a wealth of knowledge and experience in engineering and manufacturing operations having worked as Managing Director at Arconic, formerly, Alcoa,” said Paul Spivak, CEO of the US Lighting Group. “Mike will be responsible for…

Malaysia lockdown of RM300 billion shadow economy can help finance COVID-19 economic stimulus package Retail and Trade Brand Advocacy (RTBA), a non-governmental organisation that safeguards business from criminal conduct, says strict action on illicit trade is critical at this time to recover billions of Ringgit that can then be channelled towards the COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. Heath Michael, Managing Director of RTBA said: “The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by plummeting oil and commodity prices and trade restrictions, is having a devastating impact on global and regional economies. Every Ringgit will count in the recovery, and radical action is needed from our…

Analogue Holdings Limited (“Analogue” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries collectively the “Group”) (stock code:1977), a leading electrical and mechanical (“E&M”) engineering service provider in Hong Kong with operations in Macau and mainland China, today announced the acquisition of 51% of equity interests in Transel Elevator & Electric Inc. (“TEI”) with an aggregate consideration of US$35.7 million, equivalent to approximately HK$278.46 million, setting its first foothold in New York, the United States of America (“USA”). Upon Completion, TEI will become an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Dr. Poon Lok To Otto, Chairman of Analogue Holdings Limited, said,…

Sterling Group Holdings Limited (“Sterling Group” or the “Group”, HKEX: 1825), an apparel manufacturer for international apparel brands, has announced that it has entered into a Direct Vendor Agreement with iMedia Brands, Inc. (“IMBI”, NASDAQ: IMBI), pursuant to which, the Group has become the exclusive supplier of apparel products under IMBI’s proprietary brands for five years. IMBI is a global interactive media company that manages a growing portfolio of niche, lifestyle television networks and media service businesses, primarily in North America. Its brand portfolio spans multiple business models and product categories. ShopHQ, its flagship network with a reach of millions…