Author: Marie Jones

The First-ever Hong Kong Project to Win the Highest Honour “Award of Excellence” at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation Better Poised to Secure Large-Scale International Construction Projects; Achieves Results with Extraordinary Capabilities HONG KONG — C Cheng Holdings Limited (“C Cheng Holdings” or the “Group;” stock code: 1486), a leading comprehensive architectural service providers in Hong Kong and the PRC, has announced that the Revitalisation of the Blue House Cluster Hong Kong project in which its subsidiary LWK & Partners (HK) Limited (“LWK”) serves as the Project Architect, Lead Consultant and Conservation Consultant has garnered the “Award of…

HONG KONG — Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (“Hua Hong Semiconductor” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 1347.HK), a global leading pure-play 200mm foundry, and Shanghai SinoMCU Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (“SinoMCU”, stock code: 430276) jointly announced today the successful verification and volume production readiness of the first MCU (Microcontroller Unit) based on the 95nm OTP (One-Time Programming) process platform. To address the increasingly demanding low-power requirements by the strong IoT (Internet of Things) momentum, Hua Hong Semiconductor introduced the low-power 95nm CE 5V OTP MCU process platform, one of the optimum foundry solutions developed especially for IoT…

Strong performance underscores the success of combined OOH platforms and digital services. BANGKOK — VGI Global Media PCL (SET:VGI) has posted strong financial results in 2Q 2017/18 with record-high revenue of THB 978 million, up 24% YoY, and net profit of THB 228 million, up 10% YoY. The strong performance underscores the success of its new strategy in combining out-of-home platforms with measureable digital services while senior management is confident of hitting the THB 4,000 million revenue target for the full fiscal year 2017/18 supported by the strong economic recovery and election. Mr Nelson Leung, deputy chief executive officer (deputy CEO)…

New self-nomination awards introduced for this year’s IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2017 HONG KONG — The upcoming IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2017 will take place at the Conrad in Hong Kong on 7 December, 2017. Following the prestigious event last year in which IR professionals from across the region gathered to recognize IR Excellence, this year’s nominations are highly anticipated and will be announced on 7 November, 2017. Due to popular demand, two types of awards categories will be presented this year – researched and self-nominated – both celebrating the success of those individuals and companies that…

HONG KONG — Bortex Global Limited (“Bortex”) (the “Group”), a developing manufacturer and exporter of LED lighting products. The details of its proposed listing of its shares (the “Listing”) on the Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) are as follows: . Details of the Offer The Group intends to issue a total of 200,000,000 Shares (subject to the Adjustment Options), of which 180,000,000 Shares (subject to reallocation and the Adjustment Options) are for Placing; and 20,000,000 Shares (subject to reallocation) are for Public Offer (collectively the “Share Offer”). The indicative Offer Price ranges from…

Most small- and mid-cap companies spend HK$100,000 or less preparing ESG Report in FY2016/2017 and 80% of respondents believe that ESG Report could facilitate better internal control and risk management, or enhance investment value of the company HONG KONG — BDO Limited (“BDO”, “The Group”), the world’s fifth largest accountancy network, has announced today the survey findings of its “Review on ESG Report Compilation by Hong Kong-Listed Companies” (the “Survey”) following its “ESG Reporting Performance Survey” announced in July 2017. The main purpose of the latest survey is to better understand the challenges that Hong Kong-listed companies1 encounter when compiling their…

Offering of 120,000,000 Shares through Public Offer and Placing; Price Ranges from HK$1.05 to HK$1.45 per Share HONG KONG — Sun Hing Printing Holdings Limited (“Sun Hing” or the “Group”), a one-stop printing services provider in Hong Kong, today announced the details of its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”). Offering Details Sun Hing intends to offer a total of 120,000,000 shares. The Share Offer comprises an offer of 12,000,000 shares under the Public Offer (subject to reallocation) and 108,000,000 shares under the Placing (subject to reallocation and the Over-allotment Option) at…

SINGAPORE — Singapore Exchange-listed Singapore eDevelopment Limited (“SeD”) announced today that its U.S. biomedical subsidiary, Global BioLife Inc. (“Global BioLife”) has completed development and testing of mosquito deterring technologies including fragrances, paints, and fabric. In August 2017 SeD announced that Global BioLife was collaborating with U.S.-based Chemia Corporation (“Chemia”) to develop a suite of fragrances for medical applications, referred to as 3F (Functional Fragrance Formulation). In addition to 3F, the two companies have also worked together to create photonic mosquito deterring paints and fabric. 3F Mosquito Fragrance (“3F Mosquito”), which is made up of specialized oils sourced from botanicals that…

TOKYO — JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd, the only international payment brand based in Japan has concluded an agreement with Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP), a major mobile payment service provider, to accept JCB Card in Taiwan Pay twallet+, an HCE mobile payment platform *1. Both parties see business opportunities in Taiwan’s mobile payment industry. TWMP has been strengthening its service in alliance with international card brands, and JCB aims to enhance the convenience of mobile payment. The JCB-TWMP partnership enables registration of JCB Card in Taiwan Pay twallet+ provided by TWMP, allowing mobile…

Meeting with buyers for more business opportunities; Signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement for Expansion into German Retail Market HONG KONG — Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) (Stock code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruits products in China, is pleased to announce that the Group’s subsidiary Shandong Tiantong Food Co.,Ltd.’s (“Shandong Tiantong”) processed fruit products under its own-brands “Tiantong Times”, “Bingo Time” and “Fruit zZ” were showcased at Anuga International Food Fair in Cologne, Germany. Shandong Tiantong has also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with a well reputed German corporation for capitalizing its…

Share Offer of 200,000,000 Shares; Offer Price Ranges from HK$0.3 to HK$0.5 per Offer Share HONG KONG — Bortex Global Limited (“Bortex”) (the “Group”), a developing manufacturer and exporter of LED lighting products, has announced the details of its proposed listing of its shares (the “Listing”) on the Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”). Details of the Offer The Group intends to issue a total of 200,000,000 Shares (subject to the Adjustment Options), of which 180,000,000 Shares (subject to reallocation and the Adjustment Options) are for Placing; and 20,000,000 Shares (subject to reallocation) are…

Offering Total of 250,000,000 Shares; Price Set between HK$0.24 and HK$0.36 Per Offer Share HONG KONG — Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited (“APE” or the “Company”), announced today the details of the proposed listing of its shares by way of Share Offer on the Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”). APE plans to offer a total of 250,000,000 Shares, comprising 25,000,000 Public Offer Shares and 225,000,000 Placing Shares, at an Offer Price between HK$0.24 and HK$0.36 per Offer Share. The Public Offer will open at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 31 October 2017 and close…

Industrial Income Sustained High and Stable Growth; Research and Development Capabilities Reaffirmed HONG KONG — Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Pharmaceuticals” or the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 601607.SH; 2607.HK), the integrated pharmaceutical company in the PRC that has leading positions in both pharmaceutical products and service markets, today announced its results for the third quarter of 2017. During the period under review, the Company’s operating income was RMB99.031 billion, up by 9.41% on a YOY basis. The net profit attributable to the shareholders of the listed company was RMB2.689 billion, representing an increase of…

Business Outlook Positive, Smart Products Tipped to be Top-sellers HONG KONG — Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 19th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), the second Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo and the 12th Eco Expo Asia concluded with close to 69,000 buyers from 151 countries and regions visiting the three events. The figure is 7 per cent higher than last year’s attendance. The number of buyers from several countries recorded double-digit growth, including India, Iran, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, the Chinese mainland, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, Italy and France.…

JAKARTA — Wintermar Offshore Marine (IDX:WINS) has reported 9M2017 financial results. Gross profit at WINS reverts to positive at US$1.56million for 3Q2017 on the back of higher quarterly revenue of US$14.7million and fleet utilization of 58% for the quarter compared to 56% in 3Q2016. A sustained rise in fleet utilization for the third quarter 2017 boosted revenue for 3Q2017, which grew 12% QoQ to US$15.3million. Gross Profit returned to the black in 3Q2017, making YTD gross profit of US$0.5million for the first 9 months of the year. Revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2017 was US$44million. The upturn in…

TOKYO — Next-Generation Contents for Creating the Future at DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO 2017! ‘8K:VR Ride “Tokyo Victory”‘, a motion-based ride using 8K visuals, and ‘Ensemble of the Future’, which demonstrates the possibilities in musical contents using music ensembles created by artificial intelligence, appeared at DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO 2017, an event that brings the latest in contents technology under one roof. ‘8K:VR Ride “Tokyo Victory”‘(NHK Media Technology, Inc. NHK Enterprises, Inc.): As an evolution of the 8K:VR concept, we have come up with the idea for an 8K:VR amusement ride. The ride uses 8K visuals, a dome-shaped wide screen, a motion-based ride,…

SINGAPORE — The Lo & Behold Group, a Singaporean hospitality company, is joining Humane Society International, one of the world’s largest animal protection organizations, to improve animal welfare in its supply chain by committing to sourcing 100 percent cage-free eggs. The Lo & Behold Group owns and operates restaurants, bars and a boutique hotel in Singapore. Their concepts, including Loof, The White Rabbit, OverEasy, Tanjong Beach Club, The Black Swan and Odette, will use exclusively cage-free eggs by 2020. With this commitment, The Lo & Behold Group will be the first Asian company to join the global cage-free egg movement. HSI…

HONG KONG — On behalf of AAG Energy Holdings (HKEX stock code: 2686), we would like to inform you that AAG Energy is pleased to announce its operations update for 2017Q3, i.e. three months ended September 30, 2017. Key Quarterly Highlights: – HSE (health, safety, environment) continues to outperform the target with zero injury in Q3 – Gross production on track to deliver the 614 MMCM guidance for 2017 (Panzhuang: 557 MMCM, Mabi: 57 MMCM) — Q3 gross production of 166 MMCM, 11% YoY increase for Panzhuang and 52% YoY increase for Mabi — Q3 total daily production averaged 1.8 MMCM…

Orders of High Volume Consumer Rise HONG KONG — Tongda Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) (SEHK: 698) has presented the operating position for the nine months ended 30 September 2017. Based on the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Company for the Period, the turnover of the Company was HK$6,127 million, rose 13.7% Period-over-Period; turnover of the third quarter 2017 was HK$2,509 million, up 36.8% sequentially compared to the second quarter 2017 and up 16.8% from HK$2,148 million in the same quarter 2016. The third quarter results reflect the positive impact of the high volume…

The event continues to be a strategic platform for up-to-date discussions across the value chain SINGAPORE — The Gas Asia Summit & Exhibition (GAS 2017) kicked off its 5th Edition this week with hard-hitting insights from across the natural gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) value chain. With global demand for gas expected to grow by 1.6% per annum over the next five years (according to the International Energy Agency), GAS 2017 provided attendees with a critical overview of their industry, and knowledge to better navigate this dynamic sector and understand the opportunities present in gas markets across the region. Themed…