Author: Marie Jones

SINGAPORE – (ACN Newswire) – BH Global Corporation Limited (“BH Global”, or the “Group”), an established group providing comprehensive solutions in supply chain management, design and manufacturing, engineering, and surveillance and cyber security to a multitude of industries across the globe, is pleased to announce recent contract wins for the supply of cables for a FPSO (floating production storage and offloading vessel) project to a repeat customer, and the supply of LED lighting systems to an overseas customer. The FPSO offshore cables supply contract was secured by Beng Hui Marine Electrical Pte Ltd (“BHM”), the Supply Chain Division of BH Global. The track…

AIA Vitality Taps MyDoc To Reward Employees in Singapore For Healthier Lifestyles SINGAPORE – (ACN Newswire) – MyDoc, Asia’s first value-based digital managed care platform has been tapped to digitally deliver health screening results of AIA Vitality members in Singapore, creating the first digitally integrated corporate health screening programme for the global insurer. As a digital healthcare provider, MyDoc is part of Singapore’s Ministry of Health’s (MOH) regulatory sandbox for telemedicine, allowing it to offer digital managed care services in Singapore. MyDoc has shown a potential reduction in patient healthcare costs by at least 16 percent, according to a study done by a…

SEATTLE, WA – (ACN Newswire) – via NEWMEDIAWIRE — CFN Media Group (“CFN Media”), the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces publication of an article discussing Creso Pharma Ltd. (ASX: CPH), a small-cap company founded in 2016 that has amassed one of the most experienced management teams in the cannabis industry. By bringing together experts across pharmaceutical, cannabis, and investment banking industries, the company is well positioned to execute on its unique approach to the market and become a leading provider of cannabis to people and animals worldwide. The due diligence process looks very different…

Secures 26 New Projects with Total Contract Value Exceeded HK$1.0 Billion; Strong Project Pipeline Carries Order Book with Total Value of HK$5.0 Billion; Outstanding Order Book at HK$2.3 Billion HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – BGMC International Limited (“BGMC” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) (HKEX: 1693), a Malaysia-based construction services company, has announced its annual results for the financial year ended 30 September 2018 (“FYE2018”). During FYE2018, the Group’s revenue was RM515.1 million (approximately HK$983.8 million) (FYE2017: RM694.9 million), with gross profit amounted to RM52.3 million (approximately HK$99.9 million) (FYE2017: RM128.1 million). The less-than-stellar results were mainly due to…

SEOUL, KOREA – (ACN Newswire) – Suprema, Inc., a leading global provider of biometrics and security solutions, today announced that the company won the Best Fingerprint Solution of the Year from Security Award Korea 2018. Organized by Security World, a South Korea’s leading security media, Security Award Korea recognizes the industry’s leading security solutions providers by segments. For the Best Fingerprint Solution of the Year Award, Suprema has been selected due to its advancements in technology leadership, outstanding performance, higher level of security and dominant global market share. “We are honored to be recognized as one of the key player in security industry…

JAKARTA – (ACN Newswire) – PT Bank Mandiri Persero (Tbk) (“Bank Mandiri”) and PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., have started to issue Mandiri-JCB Precious Card targeting the premium segment, especially to online shoppers and travelers. The initial launching ceremony was carried out by Bank Mandiri Retail Banking Director Donsuwan Simatupang and JCB International Co., Ltd. President & COO Kimihisa Imada in Jakarta, Tuesday (December 18). Mandiri JCB Precious Credit Card gives delightful online shopping experience by giving complimentary Wifi.id access, complimentary insurance premium protection for online transactions, and also…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has launched the Knowledge Transfer Forum (the Forum) to provide a platform for matching the expertise and research outputs of eminent business scholars with global companies. Knowledge transfer has long been a strong DNA strand of PolyU that strives to bring together teaching, research, and real-life application as its core missions. Established by PolyU Faculty of Business (FB), the Forum aims to generate exchanges and potential partnerships between academics and businesses to translate knowledge and research into commercial applications that foster economic and social development. The Forum will feature…

(ACN Newswire) – In its continuing work with Ethfinex, Blockpass is pleased to announce that it is now helping to facilitate decentralised asset management as RigoBlock launches its ICO on Ethfinex’s token sale platform. Created to streamline the ICO process for all parties, Ethfinex’s platform utilises Blockpass’ user-centric, verified identity profiles to enable compliance with global regulations. Thanks to the Blockpass-Ethfinex partnership, RigoBlock can safely and simply offer its Rigo Token (‘GRG’) to purchasers. The RigoBlock ICO launches on the 18th of December with a soft cap of US$2,000,000 and a hard cap of US$10,000,000 to realise this goal. Swiss-based RigoBlock has…

SYDNEY – (ACN Newswire) – Asia-Pacific specialist CRO Novotech announced as part of its ongoing IT infrastructure investment program that it has implemented the Oracle’s Trial Management and Monitoring Cloud Service (TMMCS) to support its growth in the Asia-Pacific. Oracle Health Sciences VP of Services, David Tuckfield said Novotech will have the largest TMMCS implementation in the Asia-Pacific and is the first biotech-focused CRO in the region to go-live on Oracle’s TMMCS technology in the cloud. “We are delighted to be able to implement Novotech’s vision of next generation trial management,” he added. Novotech, the recipient of the 2018 Frost &…

Direct electrolysis has mixed results for extracting fuel sources from microalgae. Selangor, Malaysia – (ACN Newswire) – Researchers are investigating ways to improve biodiesel production by using electrical fields to break open microalgae cells, with varied results, according to a new study in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology. Lipids inside microalgae are a promising source of biofuel. Microalgae cells must first be broken apart in order to extract the lipids. Conventional technologies are energy intensive and time consuming, so a group of researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sabah investigated a novel method using direct electrolysis. During electrolysis, cells are…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Avichina (2357.HK) announced that on 13 December 2018, that a number of institutions have increased their shareholdings on the Company, in which their existing strategic shareholder, Airbus Group spent HK$180million in enlarging their shareholdings to 5% in approximate. The increase in shareholdings has been the third time since they entered into strategic cooperation since the IPO of Avichina in 2003. In the past 15 years, Avichina and Airbus Group has been expanding and enhancing their level of collaboration based on the capital and project cooperation entered at the first place. From the A320 assembly line,…

BANGKOK – (ACN Newswire) – Tactilis Pte. Limited, developers and manufacturers of a new biometric computer card technology, have entered an agreement for three pilot projects with the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), a related agency of the United Nations. The pilot activities will evaluate the concepts, performance and viability of biometric system-on-card technology when deployed in three different migrant and foreign worker environments, namely visa card, cross border card and migrant camp card. There are close to 260 million migrants globally, with 75 million of those across Asia, many of whom are undocumented or displaced and require resettlement with trusted identity credentials.…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Daohe Global Group Limited (“Daohe Global” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 915) has today announced the resignation of Mr. Yu Lei as an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the appointment of Mr. Wong Hing Lin, Dennis, as the new CEO, both effective from 1 January 2019. The Board wishes to express its gratitude to Mr. Yu for his valuable contributions to the Company and extends a warm welcome to Mr. Wong for assuming the additional role of CEO, after being appointed as an Executive Director of…

Cautiously Optimistic Outlook Despite Anticipated Challenges HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today published its annual export forecast, saying it expects Hong Kong exports to increase 5% in value and 3% in volume in 2019. Meanwhile, the latest HKTDC Export Index for the fourth quarter of 2018, also published today, edged down slightly on the previous quarter, showing that exporters remain uncertain in the short term over the impact of continuing trade friction between the United States and Mainland China. HKTDC Director of Research Nicholas Kwan said Hong Kong’s total exports grew 9.8% year on year…

The World’s First Deal to Reform Traditional Lottery Isle of Man – (ACN Newswire) – Quanta has signed contracts to acquire a stake in International Lottery and Gaming Limited (ILGL), and concluded the world’s first deal to see a blockchain company acquire a traditional lottery company. The acquisition will usher in an era where innovation sits alongside tradition, injecting the power of blockchain technology into the lottery business. Quanta sees this ambitious move as an opportunity to reinforce and extend its efforts to promote blockchain starting with Nigeria where ILGL is rooted, and very soon afterwards expand to other countries in Africa. ILGL,…

Offers a Total of 54,000,000 Shares; Offer Price to Range from HK$2.8 to HK$3.4 per Share HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Sino Gas Holdings Group Limited (“Sino Gas” or the “Group”), an integrated LPG and natural gas supplier in the PRC, has announced the details of its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”). The Group is primarily engaged in providing petroleum gas and natural gas products in Guangdong Province, Henan Province and Jiangxi Province in China through its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicular refuelling…

Received Positive Response in the Public Offer HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Huakang Biomedical Holdings Company Limited (“Huakang Biomed” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 8622) is pleased to announce the Offer Price and allotment results of the Share Offer (“Share Offer”). The Public Offer received a positive response and the Public Offer Shares initially offered under the Public Offer have been very significantly over-subscribed. A total of 17,979 valid applications have been received pursuant to the Public Offer for a total of 1,315,176,000 Public Offer Shares, equivalent to approximately 131.52 times of the total number of…

Integrates and establishes its global business in dyed woven fabrics; Enhances edges of its vertically integrated operations HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Texhong Textile Group Limited (“Texhong Textile” or the “Group”; stock code: 2678), one of the world’s largest core spun yarn suppliers, formed a new joint venture company, Texhong Winnitex Holdings Limited (“Texhong Winnitex”), to acquire the entire equity interest in Winnitex Holdings Limited (“Winnitex”), Winnitex Limited (“Winnitex HK”) and Zhejiang Qing Mao Weaving, Dyeing, Printing Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Qing Mao”) (collectively “the Winnitex Group”) at a total consideration of about HK$1.35 billion. The Winnitex Group is a renowned…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Blockpass and Infinito Wallet have announced the launch of the world’s most secure and convenient KYC-enabled security token wallet, providing regulatory compliance while putting traders in full control of their security tokens. The wallet is an integration of the Blockpass KYC Connect solution and the world leading universal wallet. As can be evidenced in a spate of recent partnerships and developments, Blockpass believes that the future of decentralised trade – and therefore the future of all trade – lies in the exchange of securities tokens. Infinito Wallet, in its desire to provide the most versatile and innovative…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – China Minsheng Financial Holding Corporation Limited (“CM Financial” or “Group”, stock code: 00245.HK) is pleased to announce that Mr. ZHENG Li, CEO & Executive Director of the Company, has won the award of “CEO Of The Year 2018” presented by CEO Magazine and CAPITAL Entrepreneur. Held by CEO Magazine and CAPITAL Entrepreneur, “CEO X Entrepreneur of the Year 2018” and “Supreme Brand Awards” is a signature annual awards ceremony. It gathers all cover persons of the two magazines, as well as celebrities of town for a memorable time to encourage and sustain the entrepreneurial spirit…