Author: Marie Jones

EuroEyes International Eye Clinic Limited, one of the leading brands in the vision correction industry known for German ophthalmology excellence, announced that EuroEyes Group and Union Medical Healthcare Limited entered into a non-binding agreement to establish a joint venture company in Hong Kong. The joint venture will be held as to half by each party for developing ophthalmology services and related business. Pursuant to the MOU, EuroEyes Group and UMH Group shall explore cooperation on expanding business presence in the ophthalmological industry in the PRC, starting in Guangzhou and Shenzhen where the existing establishments are located. In addition, registered practitioners…

Synergy Group Holdings International Limited (“Synergy Group” or the “Group”; stock code: 1539), a leading integrated energy-saving and energy management solutions provider in Hong Kong, announced the appointment of Mr. Sun Ning (“Mr. Sun”) as the Chairman of the Company’s operations in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Upon his employment, he will be responsible for assisting the Group to formulate business strategies for its PRC operations. Graduated from Renmin University of China, Mr. Sun is the founder of several successful properties and investment venture projects in the Northeastern region in the PRC. He also serves an advisory role…

China Ophthalmology Focus Limited (“COPFL”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Limited (“ZKO”), has successfully completed a Phase II trial of Cyclosporine A (CsA) Ophthalmic Gel in China (clinicaltrials.gov registration No.:NCT03676335). Topline data show that the experimental drug has similar or a trend towards better efficacy than that of the marketed CsA Ophthalmic Emulsion. The recently completed trial is a Phase II, randomised, single-blind, positive controlled, dose-finding study to assess the safety and efficacy of CsA Ophthalmic Gel in subjects with dry eye (Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca). The objective of the study is to explore and compare the…

Lever Style Corporation (“Lever Style” or the “Group”), the apparel engine behind digitally native and conventional premium fashion brands, which provides end-to-end supply chain solutions for notable brands across the U.S., Europe and APAC, today announced the details of its proposed Global Offering and listing of Shares (the “Listing”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used shall have the same meanings as those defined in the prospectus dated 31 October 2019 issued by Lever Style. Highlights – Lever Style is the apparel engine behind digitally native and…

The 14th edition of Eco Expo Asia, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, opened today at AsiaWorld-Expo. The four-day expo runs from 30 October to 2 November and features over 300 exhibitors from 17 countries and regions, creating a quality marketplace through which industry players can capture the latest green opportunities. The final day of the expo will open to the public to promote waste-reduction awareness. At the expo opening ceremony held this morning, HKTDC Acting Executive Director Benjamin Chau said: “This year’s Eco Expo Asia aims to bring together the latest…

The 2019 Dongfeng Nissan Chengdu Marathon, China’s first candidate for the Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM), was held early morning October 27 with the participation of 30,000 runners from China and abroad running the marathon together. This year’s Chengdu Marathon weekend ran with the theme, “Universiade to Highest Standards, World Sports City of Highest Quality – Sports New Chengdu, Running to WMM.” The Chengdu Marathon, co-organized by the Chinese Athletics Association and Chengdu Municipal People’s Government, was divided into four disciplines: Marathon, Half Marathon, Happy Run and Wheelchair Marathon. In the end, runners from Ethiopia took the tape: Wondesen Feleke…

MackeyRMS, the leading provider of next-generation research management software, today announced integrations with messaging applications Symphony, Slack and Microsoft Teams. The new integrations enable the seamless capture, sharing and audit of chat collaborations among investment teams about securities and funds within their portfolios. Symphony, Slack and Microsoft Teams have seen rapid adoption in recent years within the financial services industry, and particularly within asset management firms seeking to modernize and streamline the way investment teams collaborate and communicate. Integration with MackeyRMS, a pioneer in modern, mobile-first financial technology, will facilitate a more structured, fully auditable framework for investment process communications.…

SinoMab BioScience Limited (“SinoMab BioScience” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 3681.HK), a Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of immunological diseases, primarily mAb-based biologics, announced the proposed listing of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) today. SinoMab BioScience plans to offer an aggregate of 182,129,400 Offer Shares under the Global Offering (subject to the Over-allotment Option), consisting of 163,916,400 International Offer Shares (subject to adjustment and the Over-allotment Option) and 18,213,000 Hong Kong Offer…

Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS:JK) has announced results for 9M2019. Stronger demand lifts utilization to 73% while WINS 3Q2019 gross profit jumped 231% QOQ to US$312,000 compared to 2Q2019. Utilization picked up in the third quarter to 73% from stronger demand as offshore drilling activity commenced for several Indonesian projects which had previously been delayed. Stable oil prices have created favourable conditions for renewed investment in upstream oil exploration and production. In Indonesia, there are now more tenders for work extending over a year. In other markets in the region, charter rates are starting to move higher in certain vessel segments…

Over recent years, with the steady growth of China’s economy and the continuous escalation of urbanization, the construction demand is constantly on an upward trend, driving the fast-paced growth of the construction industry. As a focus of the construction industrialization development, prefabricated building embraces an opportunity of explosive growth in China. Recently, the PRC government has escalated the development of prefabricated construction as one of the national strategies in construction industry for the development of construction industry and thus introduced a series of supportive policies. Guided by the development plan and incentive policies introduced by the central government, a large…

SGX-listed Singapore eDevelopment Limited (“SeD”, SGX:40V) wishes to announce that its biomedical subsidiary incorporated in Nevada, Global BioLife Inc. (“Global BioLife”) will be presenting its research on its Functional Fragrance Formula (“3F”) against tuberculosis at the 2020 American Society for Microbiology (“ASM”) Biothreats Conference. The 2020 ASM Biothreats Conference will take place from 28 January 2020 to 30 January 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. ASM is one of the largest life science societies, with more than 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals. The ASM Board of Directors supplies strategic direction to the society and focuses on biodefense and emerging…

The Director-General of Investment Promotion of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Stephen Phillips, today (October 28) started his duty visit to Seoul in Korea as part of the latest efforts of Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) to promote Hong Kong’s business attractions. During the visit, Mr Phillips will meet with start-ups and leaders from various sectors including financial services, consumer products and medical. He will also meet with members of local chambers of commerce and industry and trade and investment promotion agencies as well as speak at a seminar organised by InvestHK and in co-operation with the Korea Chamber…

The “Shareholder Engagement and Activism in Hong Kong” conference co-organised by the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) and ONC Lawyers was a big success, with more than 170 attendees from various industries having inspiring conversation and discussions about shareholder engagement and activism issues and hearing expert speakers sharing their relevant knowledge and thoughts from different perspectives. Dr Eva Chan, Founding Chairman of HKIRA, said, “As co-organisers of the conference, HKIRA and ONC Lawyers, are very grateful with the enthusiastic response received from the participants this year. Shareholders and activists have become more and more assertive in recent years, with…

Shandong Ruyi Technology Group (“Ruyi Group”) has announced that Jining City Urban Construction Investment Co., Ltd. (“Jining City Urban Construction Investment”) has become its second-largest shareholder with a shareholding of 26%. The transaction consideration was approximately RMB3.5 billion. Yafu QIU, Chairman of Ruyi Group, remains as the single controlling shareholder of the Group. Founded in 1972, Ruyi Group is now a leader in China’s textile and apparel industry and a fully-integrated enterprise with a portfolio of world-renowned accessible luxury brands. The Group tops its peers in China’s textile and apparel industry in terms of overall competitiveness and has established an…

The 21st HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today and runs until 30 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). More than 2,700 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions are taking part to showcase innovative, fashionable and practical lighting products. Meanwhile, the HKTDC Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo will return in its fourth edition from 29 October to 1 November at AsiaWorld-Expo. The latest products from more than 400 exhibitors from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and a first-time exhibitor from Thailand…

On 24 October 2019, China Everbright Limited (“Everbright”, stock code: 165.HK), the only alternative asset management company from mainland China that is listed in Hong Kong and the flagship overseas investment platform of China Everbright Group, successfully hosted its 8th Everbright Investment Conference in Zhengzhou, China. During the conference, under the theme of “Embrace the Unknown, Change for Chances”, Everbright focused on the topics of cross-border investment, as well as the prospects of development for China’s various industries. Everbright discussed ways to create opportunities and breakthroughs for development with all the different guests and attendees. Everbright also unveiled the company’s…

To Co-develop High Potential Market in Yangtze River Delta region Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited (the “Company”; Stock Code: 8246) together with its subsidiaries (collective namely the “Zhonghua Gas”) today announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Shanghai Jiulian Group Co., Ltd (namely the “Shenergy Jiulian”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenergy (Group) Co., Ltd. (collective namely the “Shenergy Group”) on cooperation in area of Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”). Zhonghua Gas and Shenergy Jiulian cooperate to form a 60: 40 Joint Venture (“JV”) to co-explore end users market in Yangtze River Delta region for maximizing the edges of…

On 24 October, Sheng Ye Capital Limited (“Sheng Ye Capital” or the “Group”, stock code: 6069.HK), a professional enterprise financial services provider offering accounts receivable financing and other related solutions mainly in the energy, construction and medical sectors in the PRC, has transferred its listing from GEM to the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”), adopting the new stock code “6069”. As the first commercial factoring company in the PRC to get listed on the Main Board of the HKEX, Sheng Ye Capital is well-positioned to capture future business opportunities, capitalizing on a greater awareness…

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) will be holding its second Asia Video Summit this year from 4 – 6 November at the Ritz Carlton, Millenia, Singapore. With over 100 speakers representing 80 companies across the Asia Pacific region, the Asia Video Summit brings to its delegates a riveting line-up of sessions covering the themes of Business Models, Advertising, News, Human Capital and Policy. With video delivery migrating on-line, monetisation becomes entirely different to traditional Pay TV, and the right Business Model remains the central question for the industry. And as the industry continues to witness major consolidation, what is…

‘Discover Ningxia’ International Cultural Tourism Festival 2019 ended on a perfect note in Ningxia. 20 international ‘influencers’ and lucky fans of Ningxia, concluding their chosen Ningxia tours, so carefully and intuitively designed for the event, enthusiastically describing their experiences, enriched with video broadcasts, photography and graphics, for each other and for their online followers; sharing Ningxia’s deep cultural heritage, rich touristic resources and beautiful high-quality products, vivid impressions for friends around the world. The Ningxia 2019 International Cultural Tourism Festival selected ‘Discover Ningxia’ as its theme and adopted a combination of online and offline methods to create vivid and dynamic…