Author: Marie Jones

Continue to Expand Business into Different Markets; Further Enhance Long-term Profitability HONG KONG — Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited (“Asia Allied Infrastructure” or “the Group”) (stock code: 00711) is pleased to announce today that it has entered into a HK$900 million term loan facility agreement with three banks. Part of the loan will be used to restructure the loan portfolio of the Group, while the rest will be used for new business development. This facility will lower the finance cost of the Group, strengthen its financial position and enable the Group to accelerate its business into the market of the Asia…

SINGAPORE — This World Food Day CropLife Asia commended the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its efforts to bring greater awareness to the need for Food Security in combatting global hunger, and took the opportunity to herald the contributions farmers enabled by plant science technologies are making in Asia and around the world are making to feed a growing population. According to data from the FAO, world hunger is on the rise with an estimated number of undernourished people increasing from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016. Meanwhile, the Food Security situation has…

HONG KONG — China Everbright Limited (“CEL”, stock code: 165.HK), the overseas investment flagship of China Everbright Group, will host its Everbright Investment Conference 2017 at Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong on 26 and 27 October 2017. This year marks the sixth edition of the Everbright Investment Conference, following successful events in Sanya, Xiamen, Shanghai, Chongqing and Qingdao. Leading investors, business leaders and economists will unite under the theme “The Power to Transform” to discuss how Chinese investors and companies can make a difference by capitalising on emerging megatrends in the new global economic conditions. Hong Kong was selected as the…

Electronics Fair Showcases Start-ups; Google, Microsoft and Tencent Offer Insights in Symposium on Innovation and Technology HONG KONG — The 37th HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and the 21st electronicAsia, jointly organised by the HKTDC and MMI Asia Pte Ltd, opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will continue through 16 October. As the world’s largest electronics marketplace, the Autumn Electronics Fair and electronicAsia attracted some 4,300 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions this year. The HKTDC has organised 140 buying missions, representing more than…

Redefines Air Purification Technology HONG KONG — Alltronics Holdings Limited (“Alltronics” or the “Group”) (Stock code: 833), a leading electronic products manufacturer and provider of energy-saving business solutions and property rental services, has redefined air purification technology with the launch of its new Photolysis Air Sterilization Deodorizer at Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2017. The unveiling of the new product also testifies to the outstanding R&D and production capabilities of the Group. Trial production of Photolysis Air Sterilization Deodorizers commenced in January 2017 at the Group’s Shenzhen Allcomm Electronic Company Limited (“Allcomm”) plant, and production will start in the second half of…

Capturing Expansion Opportunities in Hong Kong’s Elderly Care Industry HONG KONG — As a leading operator of care and attention homes for the elderly in Hong Kong, Pine Care Group Limited (“Pine Care Group” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1989) has announced that One Affinity Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Prominent Investment S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (Stock code: 16), to acquire the entire issued capital of Lorient Holdings Ltd. which owns a property located on Nam Cheong…

Introduces top-class connectivity between HKEX and SGX, as well as ASX and JPX Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo,  — Colt Technology Services today announced further network optimisations to two of the company’s key low-latency routes in the APAC region. Connectivity is available for service now and provided through the company’s private Ethernet-based Colt IQ Network*1. Latency for the Hong Kong-to-Singapore route has been reduced to approximately 29ms (RTD) going from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) to the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Latency for the Sydney-to-Tokyo route has been reduced to approximately 99ms (RTD) going from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Institutional equities broker Decker & Co. announced today the completion of an overnight stock placement of shares of Plan B Media PCL (PLANB TB). The transaction closed prior to Bangkok market-open on Wednesday, October 11. “A collection of eight tier-one global investment funds supported this transaction,” said Mark Decker, founder and CEO of Decker & Co., which has offices in the U.S. and Asia. Decker said, “Plan B Media has dynamic leadership, and that is what foreign funds were drawn to the company’s ability to grow market share and become a regional powerhouse is unquestioned.” The selling…

SPRINT as the US National Retail Carrier Partner HONG KONG — Sky Light Holdings Limited (“Sky Light” or the “Group”) (stock code: 3882), a leading smart imaging device and solutions provider for the home surveillance cameras and a pioneer in the virtual reality (“VR”) industry, has announced the worldwide general availability of its own branded ION360 U — the world’s most portable, connected, immersive 360-degree camera — and an agreement with Sprint as the national retail carrier partner for the new camera. The product is now available in all of Sprint’s nationwide corporate retail locations. The new 360-degree camera is a…

A 72-hour Masterclass on Pay-TV and Digital Video across Asia HONG KONG — Regional multichannel TV and digital video trade body CASBAA today announced the key themes (and workshop programme) for the CASBAA Convention 2017 to be staged at Studio City in Macau, from 6-8 November. The line-up for the three-day CASBAA Convention 2017 has been designed “to capture the urgent issues facing our industry at a time of the most dynamic market changes seen in more than 20 years”, said Christopher Slaughter, CASBAA CEO. CASBAA represents 100 corporations across 20 markets in the Asia Pacific, running from China to Australasia,…

– One out of three ALE Business Partners onboard Rainbow in last quarter enabling them to address the growing, multibillion dollar Workstream Collaboration market opportunity* – Partners can offer comprehensive collaboration and communications services that expedite user adoption time and easiest integration with already deployed communication & workflow tools SINGAPORE — ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, today announced strong momentum for its recently released Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow(TM) cloud collaboration platform. In the past few months, over 900 Business Partners worldwide have gained access to the cloud collaboration and communications platform offered by ALE*. As a result, partners are able to…

Acquisition of The Dental Hub’s 3 clinics will expand NSG’s dental portfolio to 9 clinics and 2 dental supplies companies SINGAPORE — Healthsciences International Pte Ltd (“HSI”), through its fully owned subsidiary HSI Nominees A Pte Ltd, will pay approximately S$3.2 million to acquire a 70% stake in three dental clinics in Singapore as part of efforts to accelerate its growth. HSI is a subsidiary of New Silkroutes Group Limited (“NSG” or the “Group”) and holds the Group’s healthcare investments. The move comes just four months after HSI completed the acquisition of majority control of six dental clinics and two dental…

Opportunity to gain deeper insight into potential interaction between implants and body tissues through high-output benchtop screening. Tsukuba, Japan — The quality of the tissue-implant interface is key to the success of implant integration. High-output benchtop screening can help developers in assessing the complex interplay between biomaterials and the body to better prepare for clinical trials, highlights a review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. High-output screening aims to maximize the amount of consistent data and information from the minimum number of tests or specimens. One way to achieve this is to simulate the implant environment in more…

Fresh insight on Asian consumer preferences could guide the content industry into 2018 and beyond SINGAPORE — Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) has announced a major focus on Big Data for this year’s ATF Leaders’ Summit (Nov28 ), a gathering of decision makers that marks the start of the four-day event (through Dec1) at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. ATF is again co-locating with ScreenSingapore (SS) for the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) 2017. Through television and online viewing, today’s consumers generate large amounts of data. Using analytics and data mining, content businesses can leverage this information to gain an understanding of…

Mario Kassar-led open video concept set to disrupt global film industry, streaming media platforms. HONG KONG — Magic Mavo Studio Limited, a Hong Kong-based entertainment production company, today announced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) campaign to build MAVO, a video playback platform that uses blockchain-based technology tied to new layers of smart contracts. MAVO operates using MAVO Tokens (MVT) as utility tokens to bring filmmakers and producers, viewers and advertisers together in a bid to build a better model for the film industry. With MAVO, filmmakers will be able to exercise control over content rights for their own work, while being…

BANGKOK — JWD InfoLogistics PCL (SET:JWD) announced that subsidiary JVK International Movers, Ltd has acquired all shares in freight forwarder Ocean Air International Co Ltd, forming a leading ‘Total Logistic Solutions Provider’ ready to offer new forwarding services to JWD’s existing customers, including international commercial and office moves, hazardous goods storage, LCL Consolidation Hub and Free Zone warehousing, and automotive-related cold storage services. JWD’s existing warehousing and transport services will also be offered Ocean Air’s local and international freight customers, with management describing the acquisition as a win-win deal that would expand both customer bases. Mr. Charvanin Bunditkitsada, Chairman of the…

MANILA — Trillium Inc, a leading automotive cyber security solutions provider, has received the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Asia 2017 award acknowledging the potential of its CSAAS (Cyber Security as a Service) business model and advanced SecureIoT cyber security suite. The Top 100 Asia award, presented at Red Herring’s 2017 Asia summit in Manila, underscores Trillium’s position as a world leading provider of transportation safety and information security systems. “We are humbled by this honor and proud to be recognized for the many years of dedicated research and development by our global engineering team,” said Trillium’s CEO, David M. Uze.…

To Accelerate Growth Momentum by Strategic Acquisitions or Alliances HONG KONG — Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited (“Jacobson Pharma” or the “Group”; Stock Code: 2633), a leading company engaged in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of generic drugs and proprietary medicines, is pleased to announce the completion of issue of the Convertible Notes in a principal amount of HK$500 million to two subscribers namely, Dragons 615 Limited (“Dragons”), a wholly-owned limited liability company of DCP China Credit Fund I, L.P. (“DCP Fund”) and HH InRe JP, Ltd. (“HH JP”), an indirectly wholly-owned limited liability company of Hillhouse InRe Fund, L.P.(…

Seasoned American wine expert, educator and Master of Sommelier to spearhead wine ratings and critics. LOS ANGELES, CA — Alton Wine Academy, a non-profit organization and leader of innovative high-tech wine ratings, named Peter Neptune MS as the Chief Ratings Officer. Neptune is one of only 147 individuals in North America to hold the wine industry’s most prestigious title: Master Sommelier. He is a 31-year veteran of the wine business, beginning as a sommelier in New York City, where he trained and worked for 10 years. Upon returning to his hometown in Newport Beach, California, Neptune entered Wine Education full time,…

TOKYO — JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., (referred to below as “JCB”) and ICCREA Banca S.p.A. (ICCREA) are proud to announce our partnership, aimed at strengthening acceptance of JCB cards in Italy, allowing both companies to focus on growing their businesses and sustaining customer satisfaction. The agreement will allow the acceptance of JCB cards at all ICCREA POS terminals and for all Italian merchants who are customers of ICCREA. The network will involve 106 million JCB cards and an incipient number of 70,000 POS terminals, which will gradually increase up to 150,000. This…