– 2019 MAMA ranked #1 on Twitter across 46 countries, with the highest Tweet volumes coming from South Korea, the United States of America (USA), Japan, Southeast Asia and Latin America – 3 million people tuned in to watch 2019 MAMA Red Carpet Live and #TwitterBlueRoom ‘Thank You stage’ – K-Pop fans around the world were treated to exclusive, never-seen-before videos on Twitter from K-Pop artists/bands, including popular Red Carpet 360 cameras Twitter and Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest K-pop award show in the world, joined hands again to engage K-Pop fans worldwide on Twitter for the #2019MAMA…
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in developing Asia this year and next year as growth in China and India is weighed down by both external and domestic factors. In a supplement to its Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update released in September, ADB now expects gross domestic product (GDP) in the region to expand 5.2% in both 2019 and 2020, down from the September forecast of 5.4% growth this year and 5.5% next year. “While growth rates are still solid in developing Asia, persistent trade tensions have taken a toll on the region and…
HANGZHOU, CHINA, Dec 11, 2019 – (ACN Newswire) – Bityuan is a simple blockchain network, but the first public chain in the world to realize parallel chain (parachain) technology. Parachain stands for ‘parallel public chain’, an independent public chain that shares the Bityuan consensus network, with a decentralized operating system that is fair, shared, free. Bityuan team implemented parachain architecture 3.0 in 2018, having started 5 years earlier, and aim in future to create a public chain alliance, with nearly 6,000 shared consensus nodes around the world and still growing, with higher performance, making blockchain a type of cloud service.…
JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., the only international payment brand based in Japan, will release the Muslim Friendly Japan Special Offer Guide, which introduces Muslim friendly restaurants*1 and special offer services for Muslim JCB cardmembers visiting Japan with their JCB Card. – Muslim Friendly Japan Special Offer Guide JCB introduces Muslim-friendly restaurants in Japan and JCB special offer information for Muslims who need to adhere to food restrictions for religious reasons. Muslim Friendly Japan Special Offer Guide Homepage URL English https://www.global.jcb/en/consumers/promotions/muslim_friendly.html Indonesian http://www.id.jcb/id/consumers/promotions/muslim_friendly.html – Muslim travelers visiting Japan The scale of the travel market for…
FirstHive today announced that it will begin deployment of its Intelligent Customer Data Platform as part of a pilot program aimed to help Avianca Airlines improve customer behavior understanding. Under this initiative, Avianca Airlines bets on strengthening its competitive edge by enhancing their customer’s experience throughout every stage of their journey. During the first phase of the project, FirstHive will showcase its customer identity creation using a range of Avianca’s online and offline Customer Data Streams to create Unified Customer Personas. FirstHive’s proprietary AI/ML-powered prediction and recommendation engine will also help Avianca surprise and delight its customers by providing hyper-personalized…
KABN (Gibraltar) PLC (“KABN” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has created its KABN Equity Token using the Polymath Token Studio and will make its Equity Token available for sale through a public Equity Crowdfunding sale via UK based Tokenise, which is fully compliant with the UK FCA regulatory framework. The Company’s Token Offering information site can be found at www.kabntoken.com. Unlike a network or utility token, each KABN Equity Token will represent a KABN (Gibraltar) PLC Preference Share as equity or ownership in the Company. After spending well over 2 years to develop, test and launch…
A grand total of 25 awards were presented at the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China(https://events.irmagazine.com/greaterchina/), held in Hong Kong on December 6, which honored the industry’s finest IR practitioners and celebrated the incredible range of remarkable talent and innovation of the Greater China IR community. IR Magazine wishes to congratulate all of this year’s winners and nominees. A special congratulation to China Resources Beer, who took away four gongs, winning best in region: China, best in sector: consumer, best overall investor relations (large cap) and their IR officer winning the prestigious best investor officer (large cap). Closely following with…
Supports Education Innovation and Upgrade in African Countries NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon” or “the Company”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that, the Company participated in the “Africa 2019” forum held in Cairo, Egypt on November 22-23, 2019. The theme of the forum was “Investment for Africa”. NetDragon showcased its digital education products including Intelligent Classroom Solution, Virtual Laboratory and Promethean ActivPanel at the forum. His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, visited and experienced Intelligent Classrooms and Promethean ActivPanel, products that are well suited for education in…
Singapore, Dec 9, 2019 – (ACN Newswire) – The third edition of Phar-East is back once again in Singapore on March 31-April 1, 2020 at Resorts World Convention Centre. Here are five great reasons why you need to join us for the show: 1. Learn from over 120 expert speakers from across the Asian market with the ever-popular conference: Immunotherapy, Pharma 4.0, Market Access & Pricing, Biotech Investment and new for 2020 Bio-Data. 2. Meet the hottest pharma and biotech start-ups at the Innovations Startup Zone. You can also catch them at the Bio-Investment conference track where they’ll be pitching hard to become the next…
Biopipe Global Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lifequest World Corp, with JV partner Biopipe Global India has successfully installed and commissioned 10m3 and 30m3 plants at hotels in India. We are also ready to ship a 30m3 plant to South Africa and await the release of a 108m3 plant by customs in Bangladesh. Mr. Senthil Kumar, President and CEO of Biopipe Global India, stated “We are thrilled with the results and how quickly we have been able to procure, install and commission the first two plants. We have targeted the hotels first because as of Jan 1, 2020, all hotels…
IDEG Investment Ltd, a professional digital asset management company, announced on Nov 27 in Hong Kong the launch of Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas Mining Trust I, two trusts designed as a traditional and comfortable way for ‘old money’ to invest in digital assets. Asia Bitcoin Trust I is an actively managed vehicle which offers accredited and institutional investors compliant, secure, and professionally wrapped bitcoin exposure supported by selected service providers. Atlas Mining Trust I is a first of its kind vehicle allowing traditional investors to participate and share profits from Bitcoin mining activities. The total size of the…
TransCanna Holdings Inc. (CSE: TCAN) (FSE: TH8) (“TransCanna” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the company has increased its revenues from October by 90% to CAD $473,000.00. The company had recurring revenue in flower and edibles however the majority of the increase is attributed to the initiation of the manufacturing and distribution units of the company. “We are very pleased with the November results,” said Steve Giblin, president and CEO of TransCanna. “In addition to the ongoing sales of flower from Lyfted Farms, we exceeded revenue expectations from the commencement of our manufacturing and distribution divisions. These new…
The 1st edition of International Jatiluhur Jazz Festival (IJJF) 2019, organized by Indonesian state-owned enterprise (SoE) Jasa Tirta II, drew to a close on December 2, having successfully attracted audiences of thousands from across Indonesia. Corporate Secretary of Jasa Tirta II Dadan Hidayat said that he never expected such great interest from the public in enjoying an array of domestic and international multi-genre music performers against the ‘green’ of the largest dam in Indonesia, Jatiluhur Dam. “With audiences of approximately 2,500 on the first day and 3,000 on the second day, we are extremely surprised with the public’s interest,” he…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has officially announced 2020 gold and silver commemorative coins for the Year of the Rat, which starts on Jan 25, 2020 and lasts until Feb 11, 2021, when the Year of the Ox begins. A coin issuing ceremony was held at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Nov 18, while the coins were displayed on the NASDAQ screen in Times Square, New York on Dec 4th. The Rat (‘Gengzi’) is the first in the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac and the Chinese lunar calendar. In traditional zodiac, an important…
Deep diving into the latest e-commerce trends in Asia The third Asian E-tailing Summit, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded yesterday with close to 1,500 e-tailers and business professionals from related sectors in attendance. The event brought together myriad business leaders, offering a one-stop platform for participants to focus on e-commerce prospects in the region and explore the latest industry trends. The summit featured two plenary sessions along with multiple breakout sessions and workshops. With contributions from more than 60 renowned guests and speakers, the discussions covered successful e-tailing developments and solutions in Hong Kong, Mainland…
KFC Indonesia, celebrating a major milestone 40th year in serving Indonesian consumers, officially inaugurated its 700th store in Surakarta (Solo City), Central Java, Indonesia, on December 5, 2019. KFC continues to expand its restaurant chain store coverage in every area of Indonesia in order to offer greater convenience, and be closer to its customers. The 700th store is unlike any other KFC store, with a thematic concept of Javanese culture that can be seen from the ornaments such as traditional Javanese puppet ‘Gunungan’, roadster bicycles, and English signages written in Javanese Hanacaraka script, as KFC wished to respect local traditions…
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon” or “the Company”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that the Company recently won the tender of interactive multimedia equipment project for primary schools in Changle District, Fuzhou. Promethean’s new series of interactive flat panels, ActivePanel Elements series, which are equipped with NetDragon’s flagship education products including 101 Education PPT and AcitvInspire, will be entering nearly 70 schools in Changle District to cover approximately 430 classrooms. Since the beginning of the year, the amount of NetDragon’s cumulative winning bids from the Fuzhou “Smart Campus” project…
Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (“Xinyi Glass” or the “Group”) (stock code: 00868.hk), a leading integrated automobile glass, energy-saving architectural glass and high-quality float glass manufacturer, was the winner of this year’s “Enterprise Award” at the “DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2019”. Xinyi Glass’ successful selection after undergoing a stringent evaluation process testifies to the market recognition of the Group’s outstanding business performance and development strategies. Dr LEE Yin Yee, B.B.S., Chairman of Xinyi Glass, said, “We have just celebrated our 30th anniversary last year and have been honoured with the renowned ‘DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Award’ this year as a…
CareClix, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Solei Systems, Inc. (OTC PINK:SOLI) is pleased to announce, effective November 4th, 2019 it has received the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) report. The audit conducted by Schellman & Company, LLC found that CareClix meets the SOC 2 standards for security and availability trust services principles with zero exceptions listed. This report provides detailed compliance to AICPA policies and controls relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy of data. The certification further reinforces CareClix’s leading position on compliance and security within the telemedicine…
Mainetti Group is proud to host the Sustainability & Smart Retailing Meeting 2019 in Shanghai, China, supported by the RFID General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Retail Technology Industry Association, 3M, BASF and SAB. The summit will bring together local retailers, importers, buyers and manufacturers to converse with forefront experts in the fields of sustainable materials, sustainable finance, sustainable retail solutions and technologies such as RFID, cloud computing, retail transformation, and supply chain management. Participants will discover how leading companies and brands are enhancing both customer experience and operational efficiency by harnessing new technologies and solutions, as well as…