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The TANAKA Memorial Foundation’s Representative Director, Hideya Okamoto, announced the recipients of the FY2019 Precious Metals Research Grants. Following a rigorous screening process, Gold Awards, each for 2 million yen, were presented to Professor Yasuhiro Konishi of Osaka Prefecture University and Associate Professor Kazuhiko Yamada of Kochi University. In addition, five research projects received Silver Awards, and two Young Researcher Awards were granted. The TANAKA Memorial Foundation undertakes programs designed to foster developments in new precious metal fields while contributing to the advancement of science, technology, and socio-economics for the overall enrichment of society. The research grant program was launched…

Enabling people to purchase tickets with Discover Card at station ticket offices and ticket vending machines JCB announces that Discover Card will be accepted from 1 April 2020 for purchase of tickets at station ticket offices and ticket vending machines(*) operated by Japan Railways (JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku and JR Kyushu). The majority of Japan’s railway network is owned and operated by Japan Railways. The JR Group is made up of six regional passenger railway companies, which are JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku and JR Kyushu. The group operates…

Proactively Developing Down-market Penetration & Promoting Big Data Information Technology Kingworld Medicines Group Limited (“Kingworld Medicines” or the “Group”, stock code: 01110.HK), a globally leading and well-known omni-channel enterprise with a complete supply chain in the greater healthcare products and services industry in China, has announced its unaudited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (the “Year Under Review”). For the Year Under Review, the global economic environment is complicated and aggravated the downward pressure on the Chinese economy. The Group continued to monitor changes in the domestic and foreign environment and optimise its product portfolio while continuing…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Mar 30, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Award-winning global digital patient recruitment Platform GeoMap Clinical said it was making video visits (telemedicine, telehealth), instantly available to patients with services like Zoom, WhatsApp, Google, Skype and Facebook, via SMS messages and email to screened eligible patients. The GeoMap Platform finds, screens, and then sends patients direct to sites via email and doesn’t keep their information. Recruitment starts in 24 hours and doesn’t require IRB/EC approvals. The Platform’s new video service allows simple one click connections for sites and patients to engage via video for their first screening “visit” and ongoing communications and…

Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on further improving and applying its proprietary C1 gene expression platform to accelerate development, lower production costs and improve the performance of biologic vaccines, drugs, and other biologic products, at flexible commercial scales, today announced that it has entered into a nonexclusive research collaboration with WuXi Biologics, a leading global open-access biologics technology platform company and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Under the terms of the research license agreement, Dyadic will grant WuXi Biologics restricted access to its proprietary and patented C1 gene expression platform and…

Hong Kong listed VPower Group International Holdings Limited (VPower Group), a leading DPG station owner and operator in Asia, announced that the Group has entered into a distribution agreement with the world’s leading engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, covering the sales and maintenance of MTU engines and gensets for marine commercial and gas power generation in China. Since the commencement of partnership in 2008, VPower Group has already integrated over 3GW of MTU power products in its power solutions around the world. Today, VPower Group is the world’s largest operator of MTU power generation systems, with a wide range…

Net Profit Surged by Over 75%; with Financial Technology Boosting Business Transformation GF Securities Co., Ltd. (“GF Securities” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKSE: 1776; SZSE: 000776), one of the most influential securities companies in China, announced its annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). In 2019, GF Securities continued to maintain favorable development momentum with overall good operating performance, and achieved a significant increase in key financial indicators, such as revenue and net profit. During the Reporting Period, the Group’s total revenue and other income recorded RMB30,077 million, representing…

Toll Income up 27.4% to approximately RMB1,255 million with RMB0.12 of Final Dividend Shows a Prominent Sustainable Development Chengdu Expressway Co., Ltd. (“Chengdu Expressway” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1785), a leading expressway operator in Sichuan Province, announced its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019(“the Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the Group achieved toll income of RMB1,255,926,000, up by 27.4%, the Group achieved profit for the year of RMB471,102,000, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, total comprehensive income for the year attributable to owners of the Company of RMB438,791,000,…

Completes Acquisition Of Vastec; Further Expands Product Portfolio, Distribution Network And Hospital Coverage IVD Medical Holding Limited (“IVD Medical” or the “Group”), a leading distributor of In Vitro Diagnostic (“IVD”) products in the PRC, has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (“Period”). During the Period, the Group kept its rapid growth trend and recorded revenue of RMB 2,332,740,000, representing a significant increase of 464.0% as compared with the last year. Profit for the Period significantly increased by 156.1% to RMB 254,819,000. Profit attributable to owners of the parent also surged 165.9% to RMB 275,001,000. Such…

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 its first annual results (unaudited) for the year ended 31 December 2019 (“the Year”) since its listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”) on 12 July 2019. Highlights – Total revenue and profit attributable to equity holders reach HK$4,481.9 million and HK$242.6 million respectively – Satisfactory order intake in FY2019 valued at HK$6.5 billion, up…

Profit Soars in Four Major Segments, with Double Profit in Institutional Services and Trading Segment Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shenwan Hongyuan” or the “Company”; stock code: 6806.HK; 000166.SZ) announced its annual results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the Company achieved total revenue and other income of RMB33.252 billion, up 37.92% YOY; profit before income tax of RMB6.927 billion, increasing 33.54% YOY; profit attributable to the shareholders of the Company for the period of RMB5.735 billion, a YOY increase of 37.86%; basic earnings per share of…

Steadily Develops Tin Mining and Excavation Business; Abundant Resources and Reserves Bolsters Production Expansion Greentech Technology International Limited (“Greentech Technology” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries the “Group”; stock code: 00195) is pleased to announce its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (“reporting period”). During the reporting period, Greentech Technology saw a steady development in its tin mining and excavation business. Turnover and loss attributable to shareholders were HK$443,661,000 and HK$61,589,000 respectively. The loss was primarily attributable to an increase in the provision for rehabilitation in the sum of approximately AUD8 million, arising from the…

The Morningstar International Fund Awards are set to recognize the China 2020 winners on March 26. The China Southern Selected Growth Balanced Fund (202023) from China Southern Asset Management Co., Ltd. won the annual Balanced Fund Award, as the only fund in the Chinese market to win this award. According to Morningstar’s evaluation criteria, China Southern Selected Growth Balanced Fund has a five-star rating for the past three and five years of hybrid growth. In accordance with the data of Galaxy Securities Fund Research Center, by the end of 2019, the cumulative net growth rate of the fund since its…

Key Enterprises Saw Steady Growth, Backflow of Resources Emphasized According to South China Morning Post, Legend Holdings Corporation (3396.HK) announced annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2019. Revenue of the Company was RMB389.218 billion, representing an increase of 8% yoy. The consolidated profit for the year was RMB8.63 billion while net profit was RMB3,607 million, representing a decrease of 17% yoy. The company explained that it was due to the decrease in some of the businesses of the financial services segment and the innovative consumption and services segment. Nevertheless, the strategic investments…

On February 3, 2020, West Capital International (WCI) obtained authorised supervision from Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) with immediate effect, meaning WCI officially entered the Canadian financial market and began to provide services for Canadian investors. Mission-Promoting the Development of World Investment Innovation Model WCI has invested about US$ 500 million in financial education since 2017. It has hired a large number of financial education elites from all over the world to teach people to understand the new economic form and master the most advanced new investment mode in the world. The main group of the…

Revenue up 4% Year-on-Year to HK$3,252.3 Million With Adjusted Net Profit at HK$135.0 Million; To Launch Six New Canned Food Products and Enhance Delivery Service to Mitigate Current Headwinds and Boost Income Stream Tai Hing Group Holdings Limited (“Tai Hing” or the “Group”; stock code: 6811), a multi-brand casual dining restaurant group with roots in Hong Kong and a network of more than 200 restaurants in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan, has just announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (the “Review Year” or the “FY2019”). RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS – Revenue increased by approximately 4.0%…

Revenue increased significantly of 34.0% Y-O-Y Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Haitong UniTrust” or the “Company” and its subsidiaries together, the “Group”; Stock Code:1905) is pleased to announce the audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (“the Reporting Period”). In 2019, the Group realized revenue of RMB7,144.9 million, representing an increase of 34.0% from RMB5,332.3 million last year; and profit of RMB1,354.9 million with robust profitability. Financial Highlights – For the year ended 31 December 2019, revenue was RMB7,144.9 million, representing an increase of 34.0% as compared with 2018; – Realized profit of RMB1,354.9 million and…

Contracted Sales Rose to Exceed RMB 4,390 Million in 2019; Net Profit Increased by 54.6% to RMB 620 Million Huijing Holdings Company Limited (“Huijing Holdings” or the “Group”; Stock code: 9968 ), an integrated residential and commercial property developer in the PRC, with a foothold in the Greater Bay Area, has announced the first annual results for the year ended 31 December 2019 (“FY2019” or “the Year”), since the Group was listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”) on 16 January 2020. Highlights： – Contracted sales (including contracted sales from joint venture) reached…

Group reported revenue up 1.5% year-on-year to HK$1,181.8 million; Group adjusted ebitda decreased 27.9% year-on-year to HK$87.0 million 2019 ANNUAL RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS Group Annual Results Achieved solid results with an increase in total reported revenue – Group reported revenue up 1.5% year-on-year to HK$1,181.8 million – Group Adjusted EBITDA decreased 27.9% year-on-year to HK$87.0 million – Profit for the year was HK$10.6 million Casino Kam Pek Paradise Affected by temporary suspension of LMG terminals for upgrade of the LMG terminals pursuant to the Technical Standards during the year and the accrual for the relevant bonus scheme of SJM for gaming…

Pillar Assets Grow Steadily, Financial Investments Stress on Resource Backflow Legend Holding Corporation (3396.HK) today announced its audited annual results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period “). In 2019, the revenue of the Company increased by 8% year-on-year to RMB 389.218 billion. The net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company amounted to RMB3.607 billion, representing a yoy decrease of 17%, mainly due to the decrease in some of the businesses of the financial services segment and the innovative consumption and services segment. The basic earnings per share was RMB1.54, and recommended dividend of…