Author: Marie Jones

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – On December 12th the mobile advertising company Mobvista became the latest tech company to list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, following in the footsteps of Xiaomi and Meituan. At the official ceremony to mark the listing of the company Robin Duan, the founder and CEO of Mobvista, thanked all the staff for making the vision of the IPO a reality. Like Duan himself, Mobvista has achieved a lot in a short space of time. So how did he and his company grow up so quickly? A company built to serve the new mobile economy…

HONG KONG – (Media OutReach) – The second Yidan Prize Summit took place in Hong Kong on 10 December 2018, featuring the Prize’s second cycle of laureates – Professor Larry V. HEDGES of Northwestern University and Professor Anant AGARWAL of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – as well as an impressive line-up of the foremost minds in education, policy, business and philanthropy, who discussed how innovative educational approaches can better equip students for the future. The 2018 Yidan Prize Summit, which was attended by over 400 delegates from 6 continents, had an overarching theme was “Educating for the Future: HOW?”…

SINGAPORE – (ACN Newswire) – Homegrown Muay Thai fighter Lena Tan has won the Gold medal at the recent International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (“IFMA”) Asian Muaythai Championships 2018, a historic first-ever championship win by a Singaporean at the international level of the sport. In a resolute and inspiring outcome, Lena Tan defeated India’s Vaishali Shiv to win the coveted title for the Senior Female Bantam Weight (54kg) category. Lena has practised the combat sport for 15 years and is a national team member under the National Sports Association, Amateur Muaythai Association Singapore (“AMAS”). Demonstrating the fighting never-say-die Muaythai spirit, Lena defeated several…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Security Token consultancy service provider GoSecurity has today announced the planned integration of a seamless KYC and identity verification procedure for onboarding new customers with Blockpass. GoSecurity is a white-label technical platform for the tokenization of securities, and aims to offer a highly scalable solution for launching security tokens and managing campaigns. Through top of the line KYC, AML and accreditation procedures, GoSecurity provides completely compliant end-to-end services. That’s where Blockpass comes in, with seamless, one click customer verification. Blockpass is a digital identity application and service which brings control back to the user. Blockpass provides a…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Security Token consultancy service provider GoSecurity has today announced the planned integration of a seamless KYC and identity verification procedure for onboarding new customers with Blockpass. GoSecurity is a white-label technical platform for the tokenization of securities, and aims to offer a highly scalable solution for launching security tokens and managing campaigns. Through top of the line KYC, AML and accreditation procedures, GoSecurity provides completely compliant end-to-end services. That’s where Blockpass comes in, with seamless, one click customer verification. Blockpass is a digital identity application and service which brings control back to the user. Blockpass provides a…

HONG KONG, Dec 10, 2018 – (Media OutReach) – The world’s leading educational award, Yidan Prize, announced earlier this year that the 2018 Yidan Prize for Education Research and Yidan Prize for Education Development would be awarded to American professor Larry HEDGES and Indian professor Anant Agarwal respectively. Today, the two laureates traveled to Hong Kong, and under the witness of 350 guests, received the awards from Mrs Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The two laureates each received a gold medal and an award of HK$30 million (approximate US$3.87 million) in recognition and support of…

Offers 1,880,077,547 Shares by Way of Global Offering; Offer Price Ranges from HK$1.89 to HK$2.42 Per Share; To Adopt High Dividend Payout Policy after Listing; Intends to Distribute 100% of Distributable Income HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Xinyi Energy Holdings Limited (“Xinyi Energy” or the “Group”), a leading non-State owned solar farm owner and operator in the PRC today announced the details of the proposed listing of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) by way of global offering (the “Global Offering”). Investment Highlights – In terms of approved capacity of owned and managed…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – In January, Charles Li, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced the most important reform of the city’s listing system in 25 years. In the end of 2018, we are going to see the glorious achievements of the Hong Kong market. According to the performance report of the first three quarters of 2018, HKEx realized revenue and other income of HKD 12.296 billion with a net profit of HKD 7.484 billion in the first three quarters of 2018, increasing by 27% and 35% compared with last year respectively. HKEx continues…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – In January, Charles Li, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced the most important reform of the city’s listing system in 25 years. In the end of 2018, we are going to see the glorious achievements of the Hong Kong market. According to the performance report of the first three quarters of 2018, HKEx realized revenue and other income of HKD 12.296 billion with a net profit of HKD 7.484 billion in the first three quarters of 2018, increasing by 27% and 35% compared with last year respectively. HKEx continues to play…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Emperor International Holdings Limited (“Emperor International” or the “Group”) (Stock code: 163) today entered into a provisional agreement regarding the disposal of Inn Hotel Hong Kong (the “Hotel”), one of its existing hotels, at a cash consideration of HK$1,100 million. Located in Kowloon, the Hotel is a 30-storey hotel offering 199 guest rooms, with a gross floor area of approximately 48,600 sq.ft. As at 30 September 2018, its carrying value on the balance sheet of the Hotel amounted to approximately HK$421 million. From this disposal, the Group expects to record an unaudited gain of approximately…

China Entercom recognized alongside other Alliance members for rectification efforts HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), today announced its subsidiary China Enterprise ICT Solutions Limited (“China Entercom”), a member of the China Cross-border Data Telecommunications Industry Alliance, participated in the annual Members Meeting. A representative of China Entercom was also invited to speak at this key event. The China Cross-border Data Telecommunications Industry Alliance annually holds its Members Meeting to summarize the Alliance’s activities over the past 12 months and discuss plans for the…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Aptorum Group Limited (“Aptorum”, or the “Company”), a Hong Kong based pharmaceutical company currently in the preclinical stage, dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutic projects and diagnostic technologies to tackle unmet medical needs, today announced that on December 3, 2018, its registration statement on Form F-1, relating to a proposed initial public offering (“IPO” or the “Offering”) of its Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$1.00 per share (the “Shares”), at a price to the public of $15.80 per share, for gross proceeds of a minimum of US$10 million and up to US$30 million, has been declared…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Yancoal Australia Ltd (“Yancoal” or the “Company”, Stock code: 3668.HK) successfully listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”) yesterday (“HK Listing”). With the HK Listing, Yancoal, Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer, now has a dual primary listing on both the HKEx and the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”). As part of its HK Listing, Yancoal also conducted a global offering and has issued 59,441,900 shares yesterday at an offer price of HK$23.48 per share (before the exercise of the over-allotment option). Yancoal will receive net proceeds of approximately HK$1.183 billion. Yancoal…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., one of the leading asset managers in the region, is pleased to announce that the Company launched two exchanged-traded funds (ETF) – Ping An Nasdaq 5HANDL ETF (HKS:3198) and Ping An Nasdaq AI and Robotics ETF (HKS:3023) listed on the HKSe today. Leveraging on Systematic, Quantitative and Scientific investment methodologies, Ping An ETFs are meant to offer investors transparency, consistency, low fees and passive management. Ping An Nasdaq 5HANDL ETF is the first multi-asset ETF in Hong Kong market that aims to offer exposure to…

Industry Experts Discuss Trends and Opportunities in Online Retail HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – The second Asian E-tailing Summit concluded yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the one-day event offered a one-stop platform to explore the future development of e-commerce and was attended by more than 1,400 e-tailers and business professionals from various sectors. The summit featured two plenary sessions in the morning, the first of which was chaired by Yew Hong Koh, Managing Director and Retail Lead of Greater China at Accenture. Mr Koh was joined by a…

Strong Corporate Governance and Innovative Spirit Affirmed HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (“Champion REIT”) (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, has won nine awards in all the past year for excellence in corporate governance, social responsibility and investor relations. The honours spoke volumes to Champion REIT’s continuous commitment to enhancing operational performance and overall corporate governance at the best of its ability. Champion REIT is also dedicated to giving back to society, creating long-term value for both its business and the communities where it operates. Among all the awards won, the Directors…

HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd (“Ausnutria” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 1717.HK), a company engages in the research and development, production and distribution of all dairy products (including infant formula) and nutrition products with production facilities principally based in the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the PRC, is pleased to announce Mr. Shi Liang (“Mr. Shi”) has been appointed as a non-executive Director, the vice-chairman of the Board, a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee; Mr. Qiao Baijun (“Mr. Qiao”) has been appointed as a non-executive Director and a…

JAKARTA – (ACN Newswire) – PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. [“WIKA”] booked a net profit of Rp1.06 trillion in the nine months of 2018, according to its financial statement for the period ended 30 September 2018. Compared with the same period in 2017, the Company’s net profit in the third quarter grew 38.57% with a net profit margin of 5.03%. WIKA’s net revenue (excluding joint operation projects or KSO) in the nine months of 2018 was Rp21 trillion, a 32.30% jump compared with Rp15.88 trillion recorded in the same period last year. The largest contributor of revenue was the infrastructure and building sector,…

80+ IP Experts Gather to Foster R&D Commercialisation HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – The eighth edition of the Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum) jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Design Centre, opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The two-day forum brings together more than 80 intellectual property (IP) experts from leading global companies, including Virgin Hyperloop One, Amazon Web Services, Nestle SA, Procter & Gamble and Ant Financial, to share insights on a range of industry…

Inspiring Hong Kong through Creative Designs and Innovations HONG KONG – (ACN Newswire) – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the second edition of DesignInspire opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The three-day event gathers over 230 exhibitors from nine countries and regions, featuring more than 635 designs and projects to showcase the latest design concepts and innovations from around the world. “Under the theme ‘Co-create a Happy City’, DesignInspire offers a platform for design and innovation elites, trendsetting brands and design associations and institutes to showcase their interactive exhibits and design masterpieces,” said Raymond…