Asia Tab – 第 1795 页 – News & Press Releases in Asia

ACN Newswire

The Economic Times Iconic Brands 2022

17 8 月, 2022

MUMBAI, INDIA, Aug 17, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The 5th edition of The Economic Times Iconic Brands of India that will be held on September 29 in Mumbai will feature remarkable brands which have redefined the benchmark in their respective fields through their legacy and sustainability in India and global market. We will honour such brands from PAN India which have shaped the growth of India and are fulfilling the dream of millions of Indians.Why Attend?- Share best practices followed by innovative and employee-friendly companies- Inclusive session that will enable attendees to interact and engage with leaders through interesting and thought-provoking discussions- Case studies of how iconic brands are outperforming in their industries- A networking opportunity with fellow winners and others in the business community- Gain insights into what your customers will be clamoring for in coming years & how you can deliver now- Meet and greet forefront leaders from across the country and Learn about the practices followed by iconic brandsAre you an iconic brands? Nominate yourself - et.edge@timesgroup.comJoin us for the most Iconic Event in the town!For more information: https://et-edge.com/conferences/iconicbrands/. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

Qenta Acquires Digital Currency Company Noble Money to Advance Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets

17 8 月, 2022

The acquisition allows Qenta to increase its global footprint and leverage Noble’s existing partnerships. Noble leads national deliberations for Qenta’s G-Coin® digital gold token to be recognized as an official national currency in Palau. Houston, TX, August 17, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Qenta, Inc., (“Qenta”) a financial infrastructure platform with cutting-edge technology and a proprietary enterprise-grade blockchain, the Qenta Operating System, today announced the acquisition of Noble Money, Inc., (“Noble”). With employees and advisors including world renowned cryptographers, former senior government officials, and founders of large multinational organizations, Noble intends to scale the use of digital currencies starting with governmental adoption. The company is backed by leading investors that include 8 VC, Tribe Capital, Social Capital, Green Sands Equity and more, who now all join Qenta’s investor group. “The synergies between our businesses are clear, and we are excited to bring Noble onto the Qenta platform. Combining our regulatory footprint and technology with Noble’s will amplify our efforts around financial inclusion and access tremendously,” said Brent De Jong, CEO of Qenta. The combined companies are already making a strong regional push as the country of Palau considers legislation that would adopt a gold backed digital currency, to be administered by Noble, as an official national currency alongside the US Dollar. Qenta’s digital gold token, G-CoinⓇ launched in the U.S. in 2019 and currently available in 76 countries through digital asset exchanges, is purported as the appropriate solution for this. The G-Coin is a digital certificate of ownership to one gram of ethically sourced physical gold that is stored in insured and regularly audited vaults. Qenta has developed digital wallet functionality to enable users to save gold as well as to send fractions of gold between peers or across borders, and in time spend in gold through debit cards and point of sale systems. “The fastest way to achieve our vision of making sound money accessible to every human is to partner alongside an established player with large payment and regulatory infrastructure, and substantial private-public experience,” said Spencer Kaye, CEO of Noble Money. The two companies’ CEOs bring a wide breath and depth of experience, both having founded their own investment firms, De Jong Capital and Transform Capital. De Jong Capital is invested across commodity supply chains and payments industries, having taken two companies public in the last 12 months. Transform Capital is invested in companies like SpaceX and Carta and has provided seed capital for several well-known companies in the FinTech arena. Their combined experience will allow for a smooth business combination and a successful outcome for all Qenta and legacy Noble stakeholders. About Qenta Qenta is a financial technology platform offering asset tokenization, multi token wallets and alternative banking, cashless payments, and capital & risk management solutions, uniquely positioned to serve emerging markets. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Qenta has offices and operations on 5 continents and more than 400 employees. Qenta offers the highest level of security and compliance and is governed by financial authorizations in Bermuda, Brazil, Dubai, Luxembourg, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and the US. By reducing friction and delivering better access to financial products and services, Qenta aims to create borderless and democratized financial ecosystems to elevate global businesses and citizens. For more information, please visit www.qenta.com. Social Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/qenta_inc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergent-technology/ Media Contact Brand: Qenta Contact: Nirali Shah, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Email: nirali.Shah@qenta.com Website: https://www.qenta.com/ SOURCE: Qenta The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SEAPRWire ( https://www.seaprwire.com/ ) makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Any questions, please contact cs/at/SEAPRWire.com Sectors: Top Story, Daily News SEA PRWire: PR distribution in Southeast Asia (Hong Kong: AsiaExcite, EastMud; AsiaEase; Singapore: SEAChronicle, VOASG; NetDace; Thailand: SEAsiabiz, AccessTH; Indonesia: SEATribune, DailyBerita; Philippines: SEATickers, PHNotes; Malaysia: SEANewswire, KULPR; Vietnam: SEANewsDesk, PostVN)

ACN Newswire

免税第一股中国中免获机构追捧已超购政策利好备受瞩目

17 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 免税行业龙头股中国中免（股份代号：1880）于2022年8月15日公开招股，招股期至18日，每股介乎143.50港元至165.50港元，每手100股，入场费约16716.8港元，集资最多170.1亿港元，为目前本港今年最大IPO。公司不仅引入9家基石投资者长线支持，传闻首日国际配售开簿一小时即获足额认购，目前获高倍数认购，如此实属罕见，据闻国际顶级长线投资机构及中资意见领袖机构均积极下单，看好其长线投资价值。中金公司、瑞银集团为中国中免联席保荐人，并获基石投资者认购约62.38亿元股份。此次募集资金主要用于巩固内地渠道、拓展海外渠道，以及进行市场推广，并改善供应链效率、升级信息技术系统。中国作为全球重要的旅游零售商品市场，2021年市场规模达人民币808亿，其中，免税商品的销售已成为中国旅游零售市场日益重要的一环，于2021年占中国旅游零售市场的59.5%，预期2026年将达至73.8%。2021年，中国中免蝉联全球旅游零售行业市场榜首，占全球份额24.6%，力证龙头地位。目前中国中免是内地唯一覆盖全免税销售的零售运营商，拥有先天稀缺对标性，核心利润能力领跑市场。收入由2019年约人民币480.13亿元增长至2021年约人民币676.76亿元，复合年增长率达到18.7%。2019年至2021年间，中国中免的年净利润从约人民币54.71亿元增长至约人民币124.41亿元，复合年增长率达到50.8%。2020年，政府部门进一步提高离岛免税额度，计划将海南省建设为自由贸易港及国际旅游消费中心。中国中免在海南离岛免税市场占有超90%份额，拥有三亚国际免税城和海口在建的最大旅游零售综合体，市场前景广阔。在海南免税商品强劲需求以及政策红利带动下，中国中免海南离岛店的收入由2019年的人民币132.5亿元增加至2021年的人民币470.6亿元，增幅达255.1%。加之海南自贸港建设方案的提出，对港内实质经营性企业实行税收优惠，中国中免旗下的6家公司可以享受15%的优惠税率，将持续优化公司净利表现。得益于消费回流趋势以及免税政策显著扩容升级，红利加速释放，免税行业进入全新发展阶段。中国中免赴港上市是其实现国际化和确保稳定发展的重要举措。港股上市能为公司搭建国际资本运作平台，加速融入国际资本市场，获得全球化的渠道及产业链资源，加强其核心业务，巩固国内渠道，拓展海外渠道，充分利用优质销售渠道和市场资源的优势，升级现有供应链和上游采购体系，进一步强化包括运营管理、采购、物流配送、信息管理及数字化、市场营销等核心能力建设。未来，中国中免以发展自身优势稳固免税龙头地位，抓住市场行业变化趋势，提升全球市场竞争力，创造投资价值最大化。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

ACN Newswire

Ching Lee Holdings (3728.HK) earns HK$1.54 billion of total contract values

17 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Ching Lee Holdings Limited ("Ching Lee" or "The Group"(1), stock code 3728.HK) signed about ten contracts for construction projects with various property developers at the end of June this year. The accumulated unfinished contract values of approximately HK$1.54 billion marked a historic record of doubling from year on year and compared to the general period before the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2018, it was a 50% increase. These are unprecedented results in history.Thanks to the confidence of major Hong Kong property developers in the properties industry and their support of the Group, Ching Lee has been awarded several high-quality superstructure construction projects, covering traditional luxury residential areas such as Prince Edward Road West in Ho Man Tin, the Happy Valley district, the Central district and the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island, etc. Highlights of the reconstruction include developing a 25-storey boutique-style building for 69 residential units, as well as participating in the renovation of the hotel and rebuilding it into a residence for rental purposes. In addition, the Group has added superstructure, substructure, and RMAA(2) projects in Soy Street in Mongkok, Ma Tau Wai Road in Hunghom, Cheung Sha Wan Road, and To Kwa Wan in response to the Hong Kong Government's Urban Renewal Plan.Since the outbreak of COVID-19 for more than two years, all walks of business have been struggling. The operation of the construction industry has been adversely affected by the problems of delaying transportation and the price rise of raw materials. Despite the difficulties, Ching Lee did not retreat, but also swam upstream and achieved a great year. In recent years, Ching Lee has seized opportunities to invest in property markets including the success of the investment in the AVA228 residential project of Sham Shui Po in 2018 and the acquisition of the commercial and residential project in To Kwa Wan this year with invested capital of HK$24 million, accounting for 20% of the total investment. Ching Lee has gradually and successfully transitioned from being a contractor to a developer through its experience and expertise in the construction industry.Commented by the Group Chairman Mr. Ng Choi Wah who is a developer and a contractor, "I am confident to be able to run the whole process in the property industry from construction to sales." Mr. Ng also expressed optimism about the overall market demand and the current business situation. He also expected the operation to continue performing well in the coming year.Media enquiries: New Smile Limited Strategic IR & PR ConsultancyTel: +852 2126 7076Jenny Lai jenny.lai@newsmilehk.comJenny Cheung jenny.cheung@newsmilehk.comRichard Wong richard.wong@newsmilehk.comNotes to editors: (1). Ching Lee Holdings Limited ("Ching Lee" or "The Group")Ching Lee Holdings Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is a contractor in Hong Kong with over 23 years of experience in public and private sectors. The principal activities of Ching Lee Holdings and its subsidiaries are the provision of construction and consultancy works and project management services in Hong Kong, engaged in providing substructure building works services, superstructure building works services, and repair, maintenance, alteration and addition (RMAA) works services. Ching Lee Holdings Limited was transferred from GEM board to the main board in HKEx on 18 September, 2017 with stock code 3728.hk. Company website: http://www.chingleeholdings.com(2). RMAARMAA services work for existing structures. The scope of RMAA works consists of improvement, fitting-out works, renovation works, restoration works and external works. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

ACN Newswire

正利控股 (3728.HK) 签订多个工程项目共逾15亿4千万港元

17 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 截至本年六月底，正利控股有限公司「正利控股」或「本集团」(1)（股份代号 3728.HK），已与多个地产发展商签订约十份建筑工程合约，累计未完成工程金额首度突破 15.4 亿港元，较上年同比，年增长超过一倍，与 2018 年在疫情爆发之前的正常时期相比，增幅也有五成之多，此营业增值为本集团带来史无前例的卓越成绩。凭借香港各大地产发展商对香港房地产业务的信心及对本集团的支持，正利控股在这一年接获多个优质的上盖建筑工程项目，大多覆盖于传统豪宅区，包括位处何文田太子道西、跑马地区、中环区及港岛半山地段等等。正利控股将为各个项目进行大翻身，除了发展一幢楼高 25 层拥有 69 伙住宅单位的精品大厦外，更会把酒店改建并将其包装成住宅以作出租用途。除此之外，本集团响应香港政府的巿区重建计划，参与在旺角豉油街、长沙湾道、红磡马头围道及土瓜湾等地区的上盖建筑、地下建筑及 RMAA(2) 工程。在过去疫情肆虐长达两年多的期间，各行各业都举步难行，建造业也遭受运输及原物料价格上涨等问题所影响，以致业界营运受到冲击。可是，正利控股并未因而却步，反而积极面对困难，努力不懈寻求出路，终于今年得到成果。于近年，正利控股更看准时机涉足房地产市场，曾于 2018 年投资「AVA系列」旗下深水埗大南街项目，并且在今年出资 2,400 万港元占总投资额 20%股权，收购土瓜湾北帝街地皮作商住项目。正利控股不但有专业和丰富的建筑经验，更在地产界别打响头炮，成功逐步转型为地产发展商。对于摇身一变兼任发展商与承建商的正利控股主席吴彩华先生形容：「我有信心在未来由建筑起楼到销售项目都能一手包办。」吴主席更表示看好整体市场需求，目前掌握度理想，来年的营运还是可以保持不错的表现。媒介查询：New Smile Limited Strategic IR & PR Consultancy 电话：+852 2126 7076Jenny Lai jenny.lai@newsmilehk.comJenny Cheung jenny.cheung@newsmilehk.comRichard Wong richard.wong@newsmilehk.com编辑垂注：(1). 正利控股有限公司「正利控股」或「本集团」正利控股有限公司为一间根据开曼群岛法律注册成立的有限公司，是香港的一名总承建商，在公营和私营部门有超过23年的承建经验。正利控股及其附属公司的主要业务是在香港提供建造及顾问工程及项目管理服务。主要从事提供的业务包括底层结构建筑工程服务，上盖建筑工程服务及以总承建商身份提供维修、保养、改建及加建现有结构 (RMAA) 的工程服务等。正利控股于2017年9月18日在香港联合交易所有限公司从创业板转主板上市，股份代号为3728.hk。公司官网：http://www.chingleeholdings.com (2). RMAA工程RMAA工程针对现有建筑物，工程范围包括翻修、装修工程、翻新工程、修复工程及外墙工程。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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SEAPRWire Shares How Crypto Businesses Stay ahead of Its Core Challenges

17 8 月, 2022

Singapore, August 17, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) -SEAPRWire releases a research report on ‘How Crypto Businesses Stay ahead of Its Core Challenges’. Gary Yanposky, CEO of a fast-growing blockchain technology company, has led his team from $1 million to $30 million in sales in 2 years. Gary Yanposky summarizes some of the experiences that can help cryptocurrency businesses grow rapidly, including:Increase value of transaction-based businesses through high-touch, service-based technology;Utilize a capacity-planning model for just in time producing and marketing;Keep everything simple so just-in-time.Gary attributes part of his success to the efficient press release distribution service. SEAPRWire offers automated press releases and outreach to media professionals through its proprietary system, which utilizes a SAAS model. The program is called Branding-Insight Program, which will empower PR and communications professionals to further understand their audiences while doing press release distribution. Gary says SEAPRWire is offering crypto-related clients another key ingredient: a new way to solve an old problem in cryptocurrency and DeFi industries. Many businesses, from startups to multimillion-dollar entities, lack a cohesive and consistent strategy to generate news from the seemingly infinite amount of media possibilities. Yaqin Tan, COO of SEAPRWire addresses that they use algorithms to match its clients with media contacts on a regular basis. “This transforms us from a press release company to a market-anynalsis and industry-insight service provider,” Yaqin says, “It will help in many aspects.” Improve brand recognition Influence your target audienceControl the conversation and Improve the reputationIncrease social media engagement Gain exposure with your target market Build awareness and generate attentionIncrease visibility online and via traditional mediaImprove search engine optimization Boost businesses Increase leads and salesAttract new customers and Expand audiencesReach end consumers Gain earned media Inject your news directly into editorial newsroom systems of major media outletsGenerate publicity throughout all forms of media Several months ago, SEAPRWire and EQS Group (www.eqs.com) announced a media partnership in Asia (East and Southeast Asia). The partnership includes media list expansion and media outreaching business cooperation. The partnership covers mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Both parties look forward to further cooperation in the future. About SEAPRWire SEAPRWire is a leading tech company that delivers press release distribution and press release campaigns. SEAPRWire powers the media advantage with greater brand awareness, online visibility, SEO recognition, site traffic. Through its ‘Branding-Insight’ Program, SEAPRWire is automating media and marketing communications for large and small businesses all over the world. SEAPRWire’s platform allows clients to identify key factors of their press releases and measure meaningful impact. It has a strong media network in Southeast Asia, indexing news from thousands of worldwide sources. SEAPRWire’s media network support multi-lingual press release distribution, including English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Filipino and more. To learn more about press release distribution or the ‘Branding-Insight’ Program, please visit https://seaprwire.com/ Media Contact Tina Lee, PR manager cs@seaprwire.com https://seaprwire.com SOURCE: SEAPRWire

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SEAPRWire发布分析报告：加密货币企业如何在其核心挑战中保持领先

17 8 月, 2022

新加坡, August 17, 2022 - (SEAPRWire) - SEAPRWire 发布了一份关于“加密货币企业如何在其核心挑战中保持领先”的研究报告。 Gary Yanposky 是一家快速发展的区块链技术公司的 CEO，他带领他的团队在 2 年内实现了从 100 万美元到 3000 万美元的销售额。 Gary Yanposky 总结了一些可以帮助加密货币业务快速发展的经验，包括：通过高接触、基于服务的技术增加基于交易的业务的价值；利用产能规划模型，及时生产和营销；保持一切简单，及时。 Gary 将他的成功部分归功于高效的新闻稿分发服务。 SEAPRWire 通过其使用 SAAS 模型的专有系统向媒体专业人士提供自动化新闻稿和外展服务。该计划被称为Branding-Insight计划，它将使公关和传播专业人士在进行新闻稿分发时更好的了解他们的受众。 Gary 表示，SEAPRWire 正在为与区块链和加密货币相关客户提供另一个关键工具：一种解决加密货币和 DeFi 行业老问题的新方法。许多企业，从初创公司到价值数百万美元的实体，缺乏凝聚力和一致的策略来从看似无限的媒体可能性中生成新闻。 SEAPRWire 的首席运营官 Yaqin Tan 表示，他们使用算法定期将客户与媒体联系人进行匹配。 “这将我们从一家新闻发布公司转变为一家市场分析和行业洞察服务提供商，”亚琴说，“这将在很多方面有所帮助。” 提高品牌认知度影响你的目标受众控制谈话，提高声誉增加社交媒体参与度获得目标市场的曝光率建立意识并引起关注通过在线和传统媒体提高知名度提高搜索引擎优化促进业务增加潜在客户和销售额吸引新客户，扩大受众触达终端消费者付费媒体覆盖将您的新闻直接注入各大媒体的编辑编辑室系统通过各种形式的媒体进行宣传几个月前，SEAPRWire 和 EQS Group (www.eqs.com) 宣布在亚洲（东亚和东南亚）建立媒体合作伙伴关系。该合作伙伴关系包括媒体名单扩展和媒体外展业务合作。合作范围涵盖中国大陆、香港、新加坡、泰国、越南、马来西亚、印度尼西亚和菲律宾。双方期待未来进一步合作。关于 SEAPRWire SEAPRWire 是一家领先的科技公司，提供新闻稿分发和新闻稿活动。 SEAPRWire 通过更高的品牌知名度、在线知名度、SEO 识别度和网站流量来增强媒体优势。通过其“Branding-Insight”计划，SEAPRWire 正在为世界各地的大小企业实现媒体和营销传播的自动化。 SEAPRWire 的平台允许客户识别其新闻稿的关键因素并衡量有意义的影响。它在东南亚拥有强大的媒体网络，索引来自全球数千个来源的新闻。 SEAPRWire 的媒体网络支持多语种新闻稿发布，包括英语、中文、越南语、泰语、马来语、印度尼西亚语、菲律宾语等。要了解有关新闻稿分发或“Branding-Insight”计划的更多信息，请访问 https://seaprwire.com Media Contact Tina Lee, PR manager cs@seaprwire.com https://seaprwire.com SOURCE: SEAPRWire

ACN Newswire

Trintech Announces Latest Release of CadencyDirect to Drive Greater Efficiency and Control across the Financial Close Process for ServiceNow Customers

17 8 月, 2022

DALLAS, TX, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Trintech, a leading provider of cloud-based financial close solutions for the Office of Finance, today announced the latest release of CadencyDirect which extends digital workflows for the Office of Finance with new bi-directional workflows for close tasks, enhanced Journal Entry management capabilities, and a greater user experience."With this release, we are helping F&A teams continue to achieve enhanced visibility and control of critical financial data in order to handle risk with confidence," said Michael Ross, Chief Product Officer of Trintech. "With these new bi-directional workflows, ServiceNow customers are positioned to reduce complexity and risk, accelerate the overall process, and drive a greater experience for their teams."Key capabilities of this release include:- Bi-Directional Workflows: Users can individually or bulk close or reopen tasks within the ServiceNow(R) Application- Enhanced Journal Entry Dashboard: Users can now filter and view all Journal Entry detail components- Enhanced User Experience: Users can now access the CadencyDirect platform in a one-click, SSO-enabled user experience"We are continuing to see companies driving digital transformation initiatives, including within the Office of the CFO," said Erica Volini, Senior Vice President, Global Alliances & Partner Ecosystem at ServiceNow. "Instrumental in our partnership with Trintech, CadencyDirect is representative of the technology investments companies must make to drive business transformation. CadencyDirect connects a historically siloed finance team to the broader enterprise for better collaboration, improved employee experience and enhanced operational excellence."CadencyDirect is certified as part of the ServiceNow Built on Now(TM) program that complements and extends financial operations management so that CFOs and their teams can digitize workflows across the financial close process - helping to reduce complexity and risk, accelerating the overall process, and driving a greater experience for the entire enterprise. The platform combines all financial close activities into a single, seamless process, including operational matching, intercompany transaction management, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entry management, close task management and compliance and provides a connected, collaborative ecosystem by leveraging a mature and very robust set of financial controls, along with deep automation and integration capabilities that seamlessly connects with leading ERPs such as SAP(R), Oracle(R), and NetSuite(R).Whether you're an experienced ServiceNow user looking to synchronize your mature or in-progress digital transformation, or just starting your transformation journey, CadencyDirect is where Financial Transformation meets Digital Transformation. For more information, please contact either your appropriate ServiceNow or Trintech representative or go to www.trintech.com/CadencyDirect for more information.About TrintechTrintech Inc., a pioneer of Financial Corporate Performance Management (FCPM) software, combines unmatched technical and financial expertise to create innovative, cloud-based software solutions that deliver world-class financial operations and insights. From high volume transaction matching and streamlining daily operational reconciliations, to automating and managing balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, journal entries, disclosure reporting and bank fee analysis, to governance, risk and compliance - Trintech's portfolio of financial solutions, including Cadency(R) Platform, Adra(R) Suite, and targeted tools, ReconNET(TM), T-Recs(R), and UPCS(R), help manage all aspects of the financial close process. Over 3,500 clients worldwide - including the majority of the Fortune 100 - rely on the company's cloud-based software to continuously improve the efficiency, reliability, and strategic insights of their financial operations.Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Trintech has offices located across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the Nordics, as well as strategic partners in South Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific. To learn more about Trintech, visit www.trintech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, Now Platform, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.Media Contact:Kelli ShoevlinSr. Manager, Global Corporate Marketing & Communicationskelli.shoevlin@trintech.comSOURCE: Trintech, Inc. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

中国华融持续聚焦主业「瘦身强体」把握行业机遇护航实体经济

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 8月16日，中国华融发布2022年上半年业绩预告。2022年上半年，在引战增资的基础上，深化改革重组，公司治理结构得到进一步优化，经营管理能力逐步提升、风险管理体系更趋完善。围绕「主业转型、风险攻坚」总目标，扎实推进风险化解，资产基础进一步夯实；聚焦主责主业，有序推进牌照类子公司转让，主动调整业务结构、全力压降负债规模，资产负债结构进一步优化；强化公司治理，全面梳理制度流程，管控能力进一步加强。受制于新冠疫情反弹、地缘政治冲突、宏观经济承压等诸多因素迭加造成的资本市场波动、房地产市场下行等影响，2022年中期业绩未及预期。公告指出，业绩下滑主要原因有二：一是持有的部分权益类金融资产公允价值变动浮亏，二是涉房业务受房地产行业整体下行影响，出于审慎考虑，减值计提同比增加，收购重组类不良债权资产收入同比减少。国家支持+独特优势业绩短期波动不改长期利好尽管短期内公司业绩受到宏观经济和资本市场波动影响，但长远来看，特别是经济下行阶段，国家对AMC赋予了更加重要的历史使命，支持其补充资本、拓展业务领域，旨在充分发挥其独有的逆周期及救助性金融服务功能，为稳经济、活存量、化风险作出更大贡献。此前中国华融通过引战增资，引入大股东中信集团，国有金融资本布局得到进一步优化，国有权益比例增加，控制力增强，国家支持力度在增大。监管部门出台《关于引导金融资产管理公司聚焦主业积极参与中小金融机构改革化险的指导意见》，将收购范围从金融机构「后三类」资产拓宽至符合条件的风险资产，并在盘活方式、风险防控、组织保障、政策支持等方面打开了政策空间，支持资产管理公司积极参与纾困化险，服务实体经济。从华融自身看，未来增值潜力较大。一是华融的股权业务布局重心在新材料、高端装备制造、新能源、电子通信等战略新兴领域，符合中国经济转型升级的长期趋势，一时的波动不会改变公司股权业务的长期业绩，待公司资产质量逐步修复后，按照香港审计原则，相关拨备计提会重新计入利润，将改善公司业绩表现。二是在前期监管部门、地方政府相继出台支持房地产行业平稳规范发展措施后，6-7月份房地产板块已出现反弹，市场信心正逐步提升。三是AMC行业市场前景广阔，在问题资产处置、问题项目盘活、问题企业重组、危机机构救助等方面大有可为，未来仍具有很强的市场竞争力，长期发展空间值得期待。四是主动夯实资产质量。在中期业绩中更审慎的对待和处理风险，将为未来可持续发展奠定基础。深耕主责主业护航实体经济今年以来，中国华融坚守资产管理公司功能定位，主业转型更加聚焦，结构进一步优化。出台「稳经济、活存量、化风险」多项举措，积极稳健开展不良资产经营主业，不良资产业务收入占比持续上升，在破产重整、国企主辅剥离、大型实体企业纾困、法拍资产、违约债券收购等领域取得明显成效。中国华融江苏分公司30亿战略投资雨润集团获得通过，此举不仅成功化解雨润集团债务危机，坚守住了不发生区域性重大金融风险的底线，还保障了雨润控股等78家公司企业员工和产业链5万人的就业，落实了中央保就业、保民生、保市场主体的要求，并为雨润集团继续发挥作用全面助力乡村振兴注入了活力。中国华融河南分公司积极助力国企河南能源纾困，针对企业受疫情、国际油价波动等影响导致的化工板块亏损，通过整体债务重组12.9亿元，推动企业经营效益破局，新增融资破冰，企业2022年一季度实现盈利15亿元，为近10年来单季最好水平。上半年，中国华融坚持精耕细作，优化行业和区域布局，积极践行央企社会责任与企业发展有机融合的经营理念。不良资产包业务保持稳定，在市场环境不利的情况下，市场占比保持行业领先，本金回收情况较好。重组业务积极适应形势变化，主动调整业务结构，探索共益债、非居改保、到期债券收购重组等新业务模式。市场化债转股业务围绕国家战略迈出新步伐，助力中海油成功回归A股。积极参与房地产行业风险处置，落实保交楼政策，对多个地产项目实施隔离盘活。转型步伐进一步加快，问题企业重组业务占比持续提升，新增投放的区域布局更加合理。加大营销力度，变「坐贾」为「行商」，储备项目规模超1000亿。在目前突出的「保交楼」问题上，中国华融充分运用「债权+股权」「金融+产业」等特色金融工具箱，化解风险、盘活资产。与阳光集团、新华联集团签订重组框架服务协议，全面参与推动企业重组纾困。各分公司立足属地，服务区域涉房风险化解，持续推动项目风险隔离和纾困。针对重点房企项目逐户明确化解思路，均取得有效进展，积极维护经济社会稳定。公开数据显示，上半年，中国华融江苏分公司与南通市政府签署《支持南通建筑企业转型升级战略合作协议》，联合地方政府及国资企业组成市级合作主体，开展在建工程复工复产、优质项目并购、PPP或BT项目盘活等业务，支持当地建筑业转型升级。此外，综合运用「债券收购+债权重组+财产信托」模式，顺利化解房地产上市公司禹洲集团的债券兑付风险，保障了社会投资人的合法利益。湖南分公司通过「资产重组+债务重组+管理重构」多元手段，为已停工的长沙市某大型「商业+住宅」综合体引入重组方，推动项目全面复工，目前已实现交房500多户，有力维护了当地经济发展和民生稳定。华融的「金融活水」还流入了城市更新领域。北京分公司投入19.8亿元支持盘活北京经济技术开发区某科研楼，通过债务重组、产权重组及管理重组，解决了资产长期闲置、无效运营问题，推动经开区进一步实现职住平衡，打造高端产业科技园区。先行一步瘦身健体轻装上阵上半年，中国华融落实监管要求，有序推进牌照类子公司股权转让工作，在同业中「先行一步」，如期实现合理压缩资产负债目标要求。截至目前，中国华融已成功转让华融湘江银行、华融证券、华融消费金融、华融交易中心等4家子公司股权，退出非主业资产持续提速。2021年9月，中国华融与银登中心签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融交易中心79.6%的股权，转让价格为3.32亿元；2021年12月，中国华融与宁波银行签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融消费金融70%股权，转让对价为10.91亿元；2022年1月，中国华融与国新资本签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融证券71.99%股权，转让对价为109.33亿元；2022年6月，中国华融与财信金控和中央汇金签署《产权交易合同》，转让40.53%华融湘江银行股权，转让总价为119.8亿元。此外，2022年5月，中国华融公告拟转让华融信托76.79%股权，总价为61.52亿元。作为曾经规模最大的全国性AMC，2017年华融巅峰时期资产总额达1.87万亿。转让非主业子公司之后，合理压缩资产负债规模，不仅回到了熟悉的赛道，还通过「瘦身」实现了「健体」，公司回收大量现金，释放了资本，缓解了流动性偿付和资本达标压力，更有利于做强做精主业，集中资源保障主业投放。今年以来，中国华融不仅通过「瘦身」实现了现金回收，还切实通过加大不良资产处置力度回收了大量现金，部分硬骨头「长龄包」得到有效处置，实现了「落袋为安」，存量不良资产得到有效盘活，现金回收成效明显。主动把握「大不良」业务机遇，长期利润空间大在内外部环境复杂多变的大背景下，目前我国不良资产供给明显增加，监管部门也在给予AMC更多的支持，不良资产行业前景广阔。同时，在经济下行期间，AMC将拥有更高议价能力，作为「国家队」的中国华融，并依托大股东中信集团「产业+金融」资源优势，将迎来重大的发展机遇期，长期利润空间大。随着外部环境更趋复杂严峻，我国经济发展面临较大的下行压力，迭加疫情的冲击和房地产市场的偏冷，多数企业面临经营困难、流动性收紧的风险。在此背景下，银行不良贷款规模、非银金融机构及非金融企业的不良资产规模仍有进一步增加的可能。众所周知，不良资产的盈利策略有着明显的「投资特征」，即低买高卖。而在目前经济增速下行压力较大的情况下，AMC将拥有更高议价能力，从而获得更大的利润空间以支撑AMC持续发展。此外，「跨行业」是资产管理公司处置资产的最关键要素之一。中国华融作为AMC领域「主力军」，在加入中信集团后，依托其强大的「金融+实业」的综合资源，为公司提供了其他四家国有AMC不具备的独特优势。业绩预告同日，华融还发布了与中信集团签订资金及资产交易框架协议公告，这意味着，华融与中信集团将充分整合优势资源，发挥中信集团综合金融平台协同效应，实现合作共赢，有效提高华融公司经济效益，促进提升不良资产经营主业综合竞争能力。据悉，目前华融已正式加入中信集团协同委，建立业务协同、支持月度定期沟通机制，重大项目对接机制，产融、融融协同化解风险对接机制等。目前华融与中信城开、中信泰富等协同拓展困境房企救助业务，围绕困境房企救助、盘活存量资产积极化解房企风险。经过4年多的努力，中国华融的发展思路逐步清晰，问题及风险已充分暴露并得到有效应对，实现了轻装上阵。未来，中国华融将主动把握「大不良」业务机会，始终牢记「国之大者」，全力服务实体经济，切实发挥逆周期调节的稳定器作用，紧扣大股东中信集团战略发展方向，提质增效，努力成为行业标杆。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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AscendEX Lists Lovely Inu (LOVELY), a DeFi Meme Platform

16 8 月, 2022

New York, NY, August 16, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – AscendEX is excited to announce the listing of Lovely Inu under the trading pair: $LOVELY/USDT. Trading begins at 1:00 PM UTC on August 11th, 2022. Lovely Inu (LOVELY) is a decentralized meme-based blockchain platform that aims to bring frictionless return, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and much more to users. Little Love, Big Dream Lovely Inu is part of the meme token revolution. The project is dedicated to bringing cryptocurrency to mainstream audiences as a one-stop solution. The new DeFi protocol developed an infrastructure where users can trade various cryptocurrencies . As a community-driven initiative, Lovely Inu maintains open communication with users and encourages collaboration, providing a high-performance platform for other projects to launch from. The platform aims for long-term growth and worked with Nebula Solutions to audit the platform for safety and reliability. About LOVELY token The LOVELY token is an BEP-20 token that is traded on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). LOVELY benefits from BSC’s speed and low transaction fees, making it highly adoptable for meme enthusiasts. As Lovely Inu has its own marketplace where users can stake LOVELY to earn NFTs, artists can leverage contests on the platform to earn more profits. About AscendEX Launched in 2018, AscendEX is a global cryptocurrency exchange, servicing over 1.5 million retail and institutional clients globally, through its comprehensive product suite including spot, margin, and futures trading, wallet services, and staking support for over 200 blockchain projects such as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, Cardana, and more. With the new listing of LOVELY token on AscendEX, it opens a new entry point for investors and meme addicts of all stripes to get paid to stay healthy and active. For more information and updates on AscendEX, please visit: Website: ascendex.com Twitter: twitter.com/_AscendEX Telegram: t.me/AscendEXEnglish Medium: medium.com/ascendex For more information and updates about Lovely Inu, please visit: Website: https://lovely.finance Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lovely_finance?s=09 Telegram: https://t.me/lovelyinu_coin Media Contact Brand: AscendEX Contact: Dan Mulligan, Director of Digital Marketing E-Mail: dan.mulligan@ascendex.com Website: https://ascendex.com/en/global-digital-asset-platform PR Contact info@finpr.agency https://finpr.agency SOURCE: AscendEX The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SEAPRWire ( https://www.seaprwire.com/ ) makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Any questions, please contact cs/at/SEAPRWire.com Sectors: Top Story, Daily News SEA PRWire: PR distribution in Southeast Asia (Hong Kong: AsiaExcite, EastMud; AsiaEase; Singapore: SEAChronicle, VOASG; NetDace; Thailand: SEAsiabiz, AccessTH; Indonesia: SEATribune, DailyBerita; Philippines: SEATickers, PHNotes; Malaysia: SEANewswire, KULPR; Vietnam: SEANewsDesk, PostVN)

中国华融持续聚焦主业「减肥强体」把握行业机遇护航实体经济

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 8月16日，中国华融发布2022年上半年业绩预告。2022年上半年，在引战增资的基础上，深化改革重组，公司治理结构得到进一步优化，经营管理能力逐步提升、风险管理体系更趋完善。围绕「主业转型、风险攻坚」总目标，扎实推进风险化解，资产基础进一步夯实；聚焦主责主业，有序推进牌照类子公司转让，主动调整业务结构、全力压降负债规模，资产负债结构进一步优化；强化公司治理，全面梳理制度流程，管控能力进一步加强。受制于新冠疫情反弹、地缘政治冲突、宏观经济承压等诸多因素迭加造成的资本市场波动、房地产市场下行等影响，2022年中期业绩未及预期。公告指出，业绩下滑主要原因有二：一是持有的部分权益类金融资产公允价值变动浮亏，二是涉房业务受房地产行业整体下行影响，出于审慎考虑，减值计提同比增加，收购重组类不良债权资产收入同比减少。国家支持+独特优势业绩短期波动不改长期利好尽管短期内公司业绩受到宏观经济和资本市场波动影响，但长远来看，特别是经济下行阶段，国家对AMC赋予了更加重要的历史使命，支持其补充资本、拓展业务领域，旨在充分发挥其独有的逆周期及救助性金融服务功能，为稳经济、活存量、化风险作出更大贡献。此前中国华融通过引战增资，引入大股东中信集团，国有金融资本布局得到进一步优化，国有权益比例增加，控制力增强，国家支持力度在增大。监管部门出台《关于引导金融资产管理公司聚焦主业积极参与中小金融机构改革化险的指导意见》，将收购范围从金融机构「后三类」资产拓宽至符合条件的风险资产，并在盘活方式、风险防控、组织保障、政策支持等方面打开了政策空间，支持资产管理公司积极参与纾困化险，服务实体经济。从华融自身看，未来增值潜力较大。一是华融的股权业务布局重心在新材料、高端装备制造、新能源、电子通信等战略新兴领域，符合中国经济转型升级的长期趋势，一时的波动不会改变公司股权业务的长期业绩，待公司资产质量逐步修复后，按照香港审计原则，相关拨备计提会重新计入利润，将改善公司业绩表现。二是在前期监管部门、地方政府相继出台支持房地产行业平稳规范发展措施后，6-7月份房地产板块已出现反弹，市场信心正逐步提升。三是AMC行业市场前景广阔，在问题资产处置、问题项目盘活、问题企业重组、危机机构救助等方面大有可为，未来仍具有很强的市场竞争力，长期发展空间值得期待。四是主动夯实资产质量。在中期业绩中更审慎的对待和处理风险，将为未来可持续发展奠定基础。深耕主责主业护航实体经济今年以来，中国华融坚守资产管理公司功能定位，主业转型更加聚焦，结构进一步优化。出台「稳经济、活存量、化风险」多项举措，积极稳健开展不良资产经营主业，不良资产业务收入占比持续上升，在破产重整、国企主辅剥离、大型实体企业纾困、法拍资产、违约债券收购等领域取得明显成效。中国华融江苏分公司30亿战略投资雨润集团获得通过，此举不仅成功化解雨润集团债务危机，坚守住了不发生区域性重大金融风险的底线，还保障了雨润控股等78家公司企业员工和产业链5万人的就业，落实了中央保就业、保民生、保市场主体的要求，并为雨润集团继续发挥作用全面助力乡村振兴注入了活力。中国华融河南分公司积极助力国企河南能源纾困，针对企业受疫情、国际油价波动等影响导致的化工板块亏损，通过整体债务重组12.9亿元，推动企业经营效益破局，新增融资破冰，企业2022年一季度实现盈利15亿元，为近10年来单季最好水平。上半年，中国华融坚持精耕细作，优化行业和区域布局，积极践行央企社会责任与企业发展有机融合的经营理念。不良资产包业务保持稳定，在市场环境不利的情况下，市场占比保持行业领先，本金回收情况较好。重组业务积极适应形势变化，主动调整业务结构，探索共益债、非居改保、到期债券收购重组等新业务模式。市场化债转股业务围绕国家战略迈出新步伐，助力中海油成功回归A股。积极参与房地产行业风险处置，落实保交楼政策，对多个地产项目实施隔离盘活。转型步伐进一步加快，问题企业重组业务占比持续提升，新增投放的区域布局更加合理。加大营销力度，变「坐贾」为「行商」，储备项目规模超1000亿。在目前突出的「保交楼」问题上，中国华融充分运用「债权+股权」「金融+产业」等特色金融工具箱，化解风险、盘活资产。与阳光集团、新华联集团签订重组框架服务协议，全面参与推动企业重组纾困。各分公司立足属地，服务区域涉房风险化解，持续推动项目风险隔离和纾困。针对重点房企项目逐户明确化解思路，均取得有效进展，积极维护经济社会稳定。公开数据显示，上半年，中国华融江苏分公司与南通市政府签署《支持南通建筑企业转型升级战略合作协议》，联合地方政府及国资企业组成市级合作主体，开展在建工程复工复产、优质项目并购、PPP或BT项目盘活等业务，支持当地建筑业转型升级。此外，综合运用「债券收购+债权重组+财产信托」模式，顺利化解房地产上市公司禹洲集团的债券兑付风险，保障了社会投资人的合法利益。湖南分公司通过「资产重组+债务重组+管理重构」多元手段，为已停工的长沙市某大型「商业+住宅」综合体引入重组方，推动项目全面复工，目前已实现交房500多户，有力维护了当地经济发展和民生稳定。华融的「金融活水」还流入了城市更新领域。北京分公司投入19.8亿元支持盘活北京经济技术开发区某科研楼，通过债务重组、产权重组及管理重组，解决了资产长期闲置、无效运营问题，推动经开区进一步实现职住平衡，打造高端产业科技园区。先行一步减肥健体轻装上阵上半年，中国华融落实监管要求，有序推进牌照类子公司股权转让工作，在同业中「先行一步」，如期实现合理压缩资产负债目标要求。截至目前，中国华融已成功转让华融湘江银行、华融证券、华融消费金融、华融交易中心等4家子公司股权，退出非主业资产持续提速。2021年9月，中国华融与银登中心签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融交易中心79.6%的股权，转让价格为3.32亿元；2021年12月，中国华融与宁波银行签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融消费金融70%股权，转让对价为10.91亿元；2022年1月，中国华融与国新资本签署《产权交易合同》，转让华融证券71.99%股权，转让对价为109.33亿元；2022年6月，中国华融与财信金控和中央汇金签署《产权交易合同》，转让40.53%华融湘江银行股权，转让总价为119.8亿元。此外，2022年5月，中国华融公告拟转让华融信托76.79%股权，总价为61.52亿元。作为曾经规模最大的全国性AMC，2017年华融巅峰时期资产总额达1.87万亿。转让非主业子公司之后，合理压缩资产负债规模，不仅回到了熟悉的赛道，还通过「减肥」实现了「健体」，公司回收大量现金，释放了资本，缓解了流动性偿付和资本达标压力，更有利于做强做精主业，集中资源保障主业投放。今年以来，中国华融不仅通过「减肥」实现了现金回收，还切实通过加大不良资产处置力度回收了大量现金，部分硬骨头「长龄包」得到有效处置，实现了「落袋为安」，存量不良资产得到有效盘活，现金回收成效明显。主动把握「大不良」业务机遇，长期利润空间大在内外部环境复杂多变的大背景下，目前我国不良资产供给明显增加，监管部门也在给予AMC更多的支持，不良资产行业前景广阔。同时，在经济下行期间，AMC将拥有更高议价能力，作为「国家队」的中国华融，并依托大股东中信集团「产业+金融」资源优势，将迎来重大的发展机遇期，长期利润空间大。随着外部环境更趋复杂严峻，我国经济发展面临较大的下行压力，迭加疫情的冲击和房地产市场的偏冷，多数企业面临经营困难、流动性收紧的风险。在此背景下，银行不良贷款规模、非银金融机构及非金融企业的不良资产规模仍有进一步增加的可能。众所周知，不良资产的盈利策略有着明显的「投资特征」，即低买高卖。而在目前经济增速下行压力较大的情况下，AMC将拥有更高议价能力，从而获得更大的利润空间以支撑AMC持续发展。此外，「跨行业」是资产管理公司处置资产的最关键要素之一。中国华融作为AMC领域「主力军」，在加入中信集团后，依托其强大的「金融+实业」的综合资源，为公司提供了其他四家国有AMC不具备的独特优势。业绩预告同日，华融还发布了与中信集团签订资金及资产交易框架协议公告，这意味着，华融与中信集团将充分整合优势资源，发挥中信集团综合金融平台协同效应，实现合作共赢，有效提高华融公司经济效益，促进提升不良资产经营主业综合竞争能力。据悉，目前华融已正式加入中信集团协同委，建立业务协同、支持月度定期沟通机制，重大项目对接机制，产融、融融协同化解风险对接机制等。目前华融与中信城开、中信泰富等协同拓展困境房企救助业务，围绕困境房企救助、盘活存量资产积极化解房企风险。经过4年多的努力，中国华融的发展思路逐步清晰，问题及风险已充分暴露并得到有效应对，实现了轻装上阵。未来，中国华融将主动把握「大不良」业务机会，始终牢记「国之大者」，全力服务实体经济，切实发挥逆周期调节的稳定器作用，紧扣大股东中信集团战略发展方向，提质增效，努力成为行业标杆。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Singapore embraces untapped potential of AI at Trescon’s 36th global edition of World AI Show

16 8 月, 2022

The 36th global edition of World AI Show was hosted at Marina Bay Sands on 3 – 4 August 2022, as a part of the world tour conceptualized and managed by global business events and consulting firm, Trescon. These events have successfully completed several editions across the world including Dubai, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Moscow, Nairobi, Frankfurt, Mauritius, Kuala Lumpur, Qatar, Thailand, Jakarta, Malaysia, Manila, Riyadh, Australia, to name a few.Singapore, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The 36th edition of World AI Show wrapped with a two-day power-packed conference that acted as a vital driver for Singapore's bold vision of using innovation and technology; to broaden its goals by bringing together government leaders and an inspirational line-up of AI experts and solution providers. Over 50 speakers from all over the world, including important stakeholders in Singapore's digital revolution spoke at the event.The conference was based on assisting major organisations and enterprises from both the public and private sector in developing and delivering best practices to drive AI innovation and adoption in Singapore. It presented varied insights and points of view from a diverse industry by exchanging ideas, addressing significant learning, and emphasising new developments from the business, government, and professional sectors.Some of the top speakers who attended World AI Show that took place on the 3rd and 4th of August 2022 included:Jason See; Senior Director, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Division (DSAID), GovTech, SingaporeSutowo Wong; Director, Data Analytics, Ministry of Health, Singapore, SingaporeDennis Khoo; Director (Port Systems), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore Simon Chesterman; Senior Director of AI Governance, AI Singapore, Dean, Faculty of Law & Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of Singapore, SingaporeMiao Song; Global Chief Information Officer, GLP, SingaporeJames Ang; Senior Vice President, APAC, Dataiku, SingaporeAlex Aung; Director; Sales Engineering (South Asia), Dataiku, SingaporeAdrian Tan; Solutions Engineer, Alteryx, SingaporeAlex Hoehl; Regional VP, ASEAN & Korea, Denodo, SingaporeAmit Sawarkar; Director of Strategic Partnerships, TigerGraph, Singapore Steven Hoi; MD of Salesforce Research Asia, Salesforce, SingaporeAshish Pandey; Advisory Solution Consultant, ServiceNow, SingaporeSerene Keng; Country Manager, Singapore, Channel and Alliance Head APAC, TigerGraph, SingaporeVidhu Gautam; MD, Easy Data Analytics Pte Ltd, SingaporeDanielle Jiang; Deputy Director - AI Development Office, FinTech Innovation Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)Shivam Bansal; Senior Data Scientist, H2O.ai, SingaporeVidhu Gautam; MD, Easy Data Analytics Pte Ltd, SingaporeTauhid Abddul Jalil; Principal Consultant, Southeast Asia, Laiye and more.Jason See; Senior Director, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Division (DSAID), GovTech, Singapore, spoke at length on the topic ‘Outlining how the government is using AI to enhance government services’. He made strong points and was quoted saying, “By automating government processes and using data analytics, the government is able to improve the quality and efficiency of its services. The government is also using AI to better understand the needs of its citizens and to provide them with personalised services.”Sutowo Wong; Director, Data Analytics, Ministry of Health, Singapore, Singapore on ‘Building the Foundation for Resident Centric Health’. He was quoted saying, "AI has the potential to transform and automate the healthcare industry, but it's no silver bullet. AI works most effectively when it's coupled with human experts, who can use its analytical power to refine and augment its results. AI can improve efficiency for providers, but it can't be expected to help providers alone transform a broken health-care system."While delivering his tech talk on 'How to Formulate a Winning AI Strategy?', Alex Aung, Director, Sales Engineering (South Asia), Dataiku, Singapore, stated, "Try to remove frictions, build resilience, create culture and bet your AI journey and AI models will optimize all your businesses across the board."One of the most prominent panel discussions witnessed at the event discussed ‘AI & Data Strategy: Driving innovation in data science maturity to create value in organizations.’ The speakers on the panel included Sutowo Wong, Director, Data Analytics, Ministry of Health, Singapore, Singapore; Son Tran, Chief Information Technology Officer, Prudential Vietnam, Prof. Simon Chesterman, Senior Director of AI Governance, AI Singapore, Dean, Faculty of Law & Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of Singapore, Singapore; Dr. Steven Hoi, Managing Director, Salesforce Research Asia; Dr. Meri Rosich, Chief Data Officer, Standard Chartered Bank and Moderated by Arivuvel Ramu, Group Chief Technology Officer TONIK (Digital Bank).In this panel discussion, panellists gave their insights on how AI and data strategies help organisations make smarter business decisions and how AI can be used to forecast business outcomes and consumer outcomes which will help organisations improve their products and services, increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs, create new revenue streams, and reduce risk.Another notable panel discussion during the event covered the topic ‘Unlocking the true benefits of AI in the field of customer experience.’ The speakers on the panel included Dietmar Bohmer, Chief Analytics Officer, Tyme; Sourabh Chitrachar, Regional VP (Asia) – Technology Strategy & Ops, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Ashish Kulkarni, Director and Product Owner, Standard Chartered Bank; Moderated by Geetha Gopal, Head of Infrastructure Projects Delivery and Digital Transformation, Panasonic Asia Pacific.The panel addressed how regional digibanks are using AI to compete with well-established market competitors, propelled by the power of data, increased customer satisfaction, and optimization of customer service hours spent by proactive use of sentiment analysis and conversational AI. Industry-specific regulations are driving their applicable AI boundaries, as well as the possibility and need for industry-agnostic AI standards. Changing operating models to use trustworthy data and processes and complement a clearly defined AI business strategy.Miao Song, Global CIO, GLP, Singapore shared insights on ‘AI and Digital Transformation in a changing world.' She was quoted saying, "Digital transformation is the art of understanding today's challenges, building for the future, and capturing today's opportunities. This requires firms to use AI, automation, analytics, and supply chain visibility to achieve a competitive edge. AI is a journey, not a destination."Adrian Tan; Solutions Engineer, Alteryx, Singapore, while delivering his tech talk on 'The Democratization of Analytics: Scale the impact of analytics across the organization', stated, “We need to make analytics easy. We have to go from data to insights in a matter of seconds and minutes as compared to days and weeks. We need to be able to cover everything right from ELT and data prep, all the way through advanced analytics, spatial analysis, and even automated insights.""We are happy to close yet another fantastic World AI Show in Singapore. The love and respect this series have received once again is extremely good for not just for Trescon, but the entire tech community in Singapore and beyond. We’re sure that we’re well on the way to make this event one of Singapore’s most important, and well-attended AI conference," stated Mithun Shetty, CEO, Trescon.The 36th global edition of World AI Show is officially sponsored by:Lead Sponsor – Dataiku | TechData;Gold Sponsors – Denodo, Alteryx, Servicenow, Soroco, TigerGraph, ai | H2O.ai;Silver Sponsors – Laiye & Mulesoft;Bronze Sponsors - Altair, Vuram, Aerospike & Sitecore.Exhibitor - UniphoreAbout World AI ShowWorld AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events that take place in strategic locations across the world. It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – to discuss the impact of AI on commercial applications and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.About TresconTrescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provide a wide range of business services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, governments and individuals. Trescon is specialized in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, roadshows, expos, demand generation, investor connect and consulting services.For more information visit: worldaishow.comFor further details about the announcement, please contact:Jagriti JaiswalMarketing Lead, Tresconmedia@tresconglobal.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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HKTDC and Huatai International launch strategic partnership

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council ("HKTDC") and Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited ("Huatai") have unveiled a new one year strategic partnership to jointly promote the Dual Circulation Strategy laid down in China's 14th Five-Year Plan. The two parties aim to achieve three key objectives: 1) Complement the strategy by helping Mainland China enterprises go global, while attracting foreign investment into the domestic market, such as Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), thereby achieving a triple-win outcome for the project owners, investors and the Hong Kong service providers and advisers; 2) Reinforce and promote Hong Kong as an effective platform for mainland enterprises to invest overseas; and 3) Create strong synergy through the integration of the two parties' business platforms and investor and resource networks.Dr Patrick Lau (L), HKTDC Deputy Executive Director, and Levin Wang (R), CEO of Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, unveiled the new strategic partnership between the HKTDC and Huatai.Dr Patrick Lau, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director, said: "Hong Kong is not only a trading hub, but also an international investment hub. Our success in deal-making showcases the best of Hong Kong's ecosystem by providing all-round professional and finance services to Mainland China and the Asia region, facilitating part of the country's objectives of the Dual Circulation Strategy. Huatai Securities is one of the top securities houses in Mainland China, with Huatai International being its international business platform with financial expertise and capable teams in corporate finance. Therefore, it will be an ideal partner for HKTDC to achieve our objectives. I believe Hong Kong's dealmaker role is one way to make better use of Hong Kong's advantages to help not only mainland enterprises, but also create opportunities for Hong Kong and international firms, investors and project owners under today's complex international environment."Levin Wang, CEO of Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, said: "As a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government with a global network, the HKTDC is an important conduit for Hong Kong's services industry to demonstrate its strengths and capabilities to the world. Huatai International is an important platform of Huatai Securities to develop overseas business. As a leading securities house with advantages in fintech, we provide high-quality, innovative and competitive financial products and services to our global clients. We are delighted to join hands with the HKTDC to demonstrate the strength of Chinese financial institutions in the international capital market, with the help of the HKTDC's wide networks, and contribute to consolidating Hong Kong's status as a financial centre."To help enterprises seize opportunities in the GBA, which is a strategic national development initiative, the HKTDC is preparing to host the SmartHK event to promote Hong Kong's services sectors to mainland enterprises in Guangzhou, with Huatai as the Greater Bay Area business matching and investment partner. A senior representative from Huatai will join other star speakers to examine the collaboration opportunities and challenges awaiting Hong Kong and other GBA cities in the areas of finance, transportation, trade, aviation and innovation and technology (I&T).In addition to seminars, SmartHK will feature a service consulting area to provide business-matching services for Hong Kong's professional service providers, research institutions and start-ups. The area will help them connect with mainland enterprises in the GBA to promote Hong Kong's financial, I&T and creative servicesand products. Huatai will set up a booth at SmartHK to foster stronger ties with participating mainland enterprises and provide pragmatic advice and diversified solutions for investment sourcing, financing arrangements, asset and risk management and other business requirements. Additionally, Huatai will help companies leverage different financial strategies to allocate assets or raise capital in order to expand their presence in the GBA and other domestic and overseas markets.In the past five years, Huatai's total assets and revenue expanded 10-fold and nearly 30-fold respectively, while its number of staff doubled, making it the fastest-growing Chinese securities firm in recent years. As fintech expands into more application scenarios, Huatai has adhered to the group company's technology empowerment strategy and launched a one-stop global wealth management platform - the Zhangle Global app. Drawing on advanced technology, the app combines a brokerage service with wealth management and uses open architecture to empower local small and medium-sized securities firms, making Huatai a leader in fintech development in Hong Kong.Huatai will also participate in HKTDC-organised business matching activities that are organised periodically in the mainland for the benefit of Hong Kong's services industry. These activities include financial services or cross-border investment missions, fundraising roundtables and "Hong Kong Team" missions. The aim is to provide practical advice and support to facilitate mainland enterprises' internationalisation, fundraising and business-expansion needs.To date, Huatai has been invited by the HKTDC to join year-round deal-making and networking events, where Huatai explains to mainland enterprises the strengths of Hong Kong's financial services, including its comprehensive range of financial products, deep pool of financial talent, free capital markets and simple tax system. This enables mainland enterprises to better understand the benefits of using Hong Kong as a springboard for going global, including reducing overall costs, improving operational efficiency, capturing business opportunities in the international market and consolidating Hong Kong's position as an ideal fundraising platform for mainland enterprises under the 14th Five-Year Plan.Among these events, the Hong Kong-Hubei Virtual Fundraising Roundtable, organised by the HKTDC, successfully organised 60 one-to-one business matching sessions between 25 mainland enterprises and 10 Hong Kong professional services providers. During the event, the HKTDC connected Huatai with mainland companies with fundraising needs from various sectors, including biotech, healthcare, new media, consumer staples and more. Huatai also held online matching meetings with several mainland enterprises and reached preliminary intent to cooperate.Photo download: https://bit.ly/3JUeeOFAbout HKTDCThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on Twitter @hktdc and LinkedIn.About Huatai InternationalHuatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited ("Huatai International") is a wholly owned subsidiary and overseas business platform of Huatai Securities Co., Limited (601688.SH and 6886.HK) (the "Group" or the "the parent company" or "HTSC"). Huatai International operates its Hong Kong business via its wholly owned subsidiary Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited ("Huatai Financial")which holds the SFC licence to carry out type 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 regulated activities. It also carries out the US wealth management business via AssetMark and the US investment banking business via Huatai Securities (USA). Because of its strong capital base, excellent business operations, and mature risk management, the Standard & Poor's credit rating of BBB+ for long-term issuer and A-2 for short-term issuer were assigned to Huatai International[1], which shows the group's well-recognized international business development by the international market.[1] November 2021: https://tinyurl.com/mstuvk9Media enquiriesHong Kong Trade Development CouncilJanet Chan, Tel: +852 2584 4369, Email: janet.ch.chan@hktdc.orgHuatai International Financial Holdings Company LimitedSidney Leng, Tel: +852 3161 3541, Email: sidneyleng@htsc.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

ADC研发浪潮席卷下，四环医药（0460.HK）差异化布局创新

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - ADC药物已成为近年来抗肿瘤领域热门的研究方向之一，尤其是今年以来，全球ADC药物投融资、授权引进等事件频出，赛道热度持续攀升。聚焦于中国ADC药物领域中，该市场在近年来以超出想象的速度，从无人知晓发展到如今医药行业的半壁江山都已参与其中，形成“华山论剑”的全新格局。伴随着去年国内首个国产ADC药物获批上市，标志着中国ADC药物商业化元年已经到来。不难想象，未来国内ADC药物领域即将上演一场群雄纷争的大战，谁又有望突出重围成为笑到最后的赢家？ADC药物领域之战国争雄，格局初定相较于传统的小分子药物和生物药，被称作为“生物导弹”的ADC药物兼具了小分子的细胞毒性和单抗的靶向性，安全性和有效性明显更高，正激发着国内第二波创新药研发热情。历经多年发展，目前全球共已获批上市14款ADC药物。据公开数据显示，2021年全球ADC药物的销售额突破50亿美元。并且据Natrue子刊的市场预测，全球ADC药物市场规模于2026年将达到164亿美元，市场潜力巨大。在庞大的市场前景背后，ADC药物研发浪潮的卷席而来。根据药智数据显示，截至目前，全球ADC临床开发项目共471个，中国立项的ADC项目也已上百个。其中，荣昌生物、百奥泰、东曜药业、云顶新耀、恒瑞医药、四环医药等多个国内领先的创新药企均已布局其中。与此同时，今年以来，全球ADC领域合作及并购的热情也居高不下。据公开数据显示，近半年间，Sutro Biopharma与天士力生物和安斯泰来先后达成了就ADC产品的重磅交易，两笔交易的潜在总金额或超17亿美元；7月底，石药集团将Claudin18.2 ADC新药SYSA1801的大中华区外全球权益授权给Elevation Oncology，交易金额高达约11.95亿美元；科伦药业于今年陆续将两款ADC药物海外权益授权许可给国际知名药企默沙东，累计潜在交易金额超过20亿美金。以上交易充分证明ADC赛道的前景十分广阔。于收购方面，7月初华尔街日报消息称默沙东将以400亿美元的金额完成对全球ADC龙头Seagen的收购。不难看出，ADC药物的发展前景深受全球各大药企的认可，成为兵家必争之地。毫无疑问，ADC药物研发浪潮席卷全球的背景下，随着资本入局、商业化提速，ADC药物研发领域正处于黄金时段，将迎来巨大发展机遇。笔者相信，未来赛道中势必会有少数几家国产ADC创新药企能够长期成为市场中的主要玩家。四环医药：ADC赛道新势力，或为下一个突围者不过值得注意的一点是，由于ADC药物生产有着非常高的技术壁垒，整套流程下来对技术、工艺、场地等各个环节的合规性要求都极高。因此当前全球ADC药物研究靶点仍主要集中在经验证的成熟靶点上，热门靶点药物竞争日趋激烈。靶点差异化布局也成为创新药企在ADC领域脱颖而出的关键。在此之中，笔者注意到，四环医药旗下的轩竹生物不同于大多药企，其自布局ADC领域以来，就差异化的专注于开发具有全球权利的新兴靶点上，希望能够在全球庞大市场中抢占先机。据了解，轩竹生物作为一家国内少有的拥有从药物发现、临床前研究、临床开发，以及生产和销售的全产业链布局创新药企。在2020年就已开始进军ADC领域，并于2021年初宣布完成了对康明百奥的收购，引入了极具潜力的“MabEdit”和“Mebs-Ig”两大抗体技术平台。其平台可对抗体定向精准的进行修饰与改造，定点全面敲除悬浮CHO工程细胞株的FUT8+/+基因，获得的细胞株可以生产去岩藻糖的抗体分子，去岩效率达到100%，处于国际领先水平。该平台的方法专利已获得中国授权，籍此可开发系列产品。不难想象，在国际首创双抗技术平台加持下，轩竹生物创新药产品管线覆盖的深度及广度将持续拓展，创新驱动力也有望得到进一步提升。另外，在自主开发ADC创新药物的同时，轩竹生物还与业内领先药企进行合作，加速ADC领域的扩张速度。例如，去年9月，轩竹生物与药明合联达成KM501双抗ADC项目开发与生产战略合作，目前正处于新药临床试验申请前开发阶段，有望于今年Q4申报IND。这背后不仅体现出轩竹生物在创新药物研发上的实力强劲，更是侧面反映出来公司的综合资质与品牌形象广受业内青睐。同时，近年来轩竹生物于资本市场上的相关动态频频，无一不在印证轩竹生物的持续创新能力和母公司四环医药的前瞻性布局获得资本市场的深度认可。例如，去年底，轩竹生物完成超6亿元B轮融资，这是继2020年获国投招商领投的9.63亿元A轮战略投资后的新一轮融资；近两个月以来，轩竹生物先后入选2022未来医疗百强榜“中国创新生物医药TOP10”并获“2022中国生物医药产业价值榜——最具成长性小分子创新药企业TOP10”。总而言之，轩竹生物除了在肿瘤、消化、代谢等领域布局了多款创新药外，，还瞄准了研发技术难度更高、商业化生产门槛更高的生物制药领域，布局了双特异性抗体及ADC等赛道，已形成了国内少有的同时涵盖小分子化药、单抗、双抗、融合蛋白、ADC等多种类型的产品管线。在笔者看来，轩竹生物在国内创新药领域已拥有着一席之地，未来或将成为赛道中下一个突围者。小结毫无疑问，在资本的加持及产品的赋能下，市场对轩竹生物的认可，也是对其母公司四环医药的肯定。因此，轩竹生物作为中国ADC赛道的新势力，也是大大增添了母公司四环医药奔赴创新之路的底气。未来随着四环医药的成长潜力持续释放，其估值水平也有望获得进一步的提升。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Elite Partners continues acquisition spree with the purchase of a warehouse in Poland

16 8 月, 2022

Singapore, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Elite Partners Capital has completed an off-market acquisition of a warehouse in Radomsko, Poland for close to EUR30 million. This marks the firm's third purchase within a span of six weeks, after announcing acquisitions in UK and Netherlands.The asset is well-located in Central Poland, being in the immediate vicinity of the A1 motorway, national roads DK 42 and DK 91, as well as key railway junctions. It is the first facility within "LOOGIC Park Radomsko" logistics park which will eventually house 11 warehouse halls totalling 380,000 sqm over 80 hectares of land. The warehouse provides a total usable area of approximately 54,000 sqm and achieved an 'Excellent' BREEAM certification. It was constructed by FB ANTCZAK, Polish general contractor, as a Built-to-Suit facility for JYSK, a big box retailer of household goods. JYSK is the largest Danish retailer operating internationally with over 3,000 stores in 48 countries globally. The warehouse is used primarily for high-volume storage and is strategically located near the main JYSK Distribution Center. This allows JYSK to distribute goods efficiently and lower transport costs, ultimately having a positive effect on the environment through reduction of CO2 emissions. This is the first Polish acquisition for the second series of EPC's Logistic Funds. "Following our recent string of successful investments, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Polish warehouse facility that is fully let to JYSK," said Mr Victor Song, CEO of Elite Partners Capital. "We are no stranger to the Polish market and have forged trusted relationships on the ground. Because of this, we are able to efficiently source for select opportunities that provide attractive returns even in today's volatile market."Elite Logistics Fund II continues to focus on building a portfolio of high-quality logistics warehouse or infrastructure across Europe and the UK.For this transaction, DLA Piper (Legal) advised Elite Partners Capital and AXI IMMO Group acted for the Vendor.About Elite Partners CapitalIncorporated in 2017, Elite Partners Capital is a Singapore-based licensed fund manager. The Elite Logistics Fund series has a Pan-European strategy focusing on prime logistics assets in the high-growth and defensive sectors. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Bintai Kinden Appointed by South Korean Company to Market Piping and Fitting Products

16 8 月, 2022

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering services specialist Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad (Bursa: BINTAI, 6998) is pleased to announce that Bintai Energy Sdn Bhd has been appointed by World Standard Materials Co. Ltd. (WSM) to sell and market flanges, plates, tubes, pipe, coils and fittings for the chemical and petrochemical industries.En. Azri Azerai, Executive Director of Bintai KindenBintai Energy is 51% owned by Bintai Kinden through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd. WSM was founded in 1999 in Busan, South Korea. The company is involved in manufacturing and trading of industrial steel products. The company supplies to various industries internationally, including oil and Gas, power generation, shipbuilding, chemical and petrochemical industries.As part of the appointment, WSM will work with Bintai Energy to seek opportunities as well as provide the necessary technical and competitive price support of the products while Bintai Energy will be responsible for the promotion of WSM's products. The collaboration is for a period of three years.En. Azri Azerai, Executive Director of Bintai Kinden said, "The collaboration with WSM enables us to widen our product offerings to the chemical and petrochemical industries important for their role in the value-chain of other industries such as plastics and automotives as they supply the raw materials.""We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with WSM, whose research and development efforts have been rewarded with quality flanges, pipes and fittings that are used in the chemical and petrochemical industries. We look forward to working together to grow the market for WSM's products in Malaysia."Mr. Ahn Byung Hwan, President of WSM said, "We are looking forward to working with Bintai Energy to bring our products to the Malaysian market. We believe that together, both parties will be able to make inroads into the chemical and petrochemical industries."Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad: 6998 [BURSA: BKC], http://bintai.com.my/ Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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威讯控股与微软合作推出两款企业智慧升级方案

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 中国领先的综合智能信息科技解决方案供货商威讯控股有限公司（「威讯控股」，连同其附属公司统称「集团」；股份代号：1087.HK）欣然宣布，集团旗下拥有智能办公软件解决方案旗舰产品威思客的子公司威发系统有限公司（「威发系统」）与微软（NASDAQ：MSFT）在智慧办公领域达成最新合作，连手为企业提供智慧升级方案。携手推出企业智慧升级方案赋能企业实现数字化升级集团旗下威思客与微软携手推出两款企业智慧升级方案—「基于AIoT的智能楼宇数字孪生解决方案」与「基于Teams的数字化行政办公解决方案」，旨在助力各行业的客户实现企业数字化转型。集团和微软锐意为客户突破传统管理模式，告别依赖人力运维的模式，为众多企业带来变革性成果。作为数字化行政办公解决方案，「基于AIoT的智能楼宇数字孪生解决方案」以威思客AIoT智能物联平台为核心，以Microsoft Azure系统为基础，集成楼宇空间管理系统以及各类智能硬件和终端，对楼宇内人员行为、终端设备、空间状态等信息进行采集分析，形成具有信息汇集、资源共享及优化管理的数字平台，并实现对设施管理、节能减排、办公服务、监测告警、应急服务、信息发布等企业场景的数字化管理，有效帮助企业实现人、物、空间的智能协作，帮助企业实现行政管理的智能化变革，同时提高楼宇运营管理效率，降低运营成本。「基于Teams的数字化行政办公解决方案」则通过物联网等先进技术，构建基于Microsoft Teams的企业数字孪生智能管理平台，形成具有信息汇集、资源共享及优化管理的系统平台，实现设备运行实时动态监测和控制。该平台涵盖企业行政管理多个领域，如工位管理、会议管理、访客管理、通行管理、储物柜管理、厕位管理和空间资产管理等，帮助企业实现人、物、空间的智能管理，提升决策的效率和准确度，同时支持企业实现行政管理的智能化变革，实现办公大楼的绿色低碳运营。威发系统展现出的专业水平和能力，以及业界领先的解决方案，获得微软高度评价，荣获「微软年度最佳IoT合作伙伴」，成为国内唯一获此殊荣的伙伴。而威发系统与微软的合作不止于此，出于对彼此实力和理念的认可，双方已在多个领域达成深入合作。强强联合在智能办公等领域合作无间2021年11月，集团以「威思客自动化访客登记解决方案」在Microsoft Teams黑客松大会中荣获大赛第一名，并于同年12月荣获微软金牌合作伙伴（Golden Partner）称号，凭借顶尖研发能力和先进解决方案获得微软高度认可。2022年初，威发系统凭借「威思客AIoT解决方案」正式入驻微软实验室，得到微软实验室技术赋能和平台设备的支持。在微软专家及实验室工程师的全方位支持下，集团加快威发系统落地新一代楼宇园区的空间管理及设备设施管理解决方案，通过现有解决方案与微软AIoT服务的整合，节省后续更多实施成本投入。此次入驻促进威思客与微软双方在AIoT方案上的整合，推进更多技术方案的孵化和落地，共同探索AIoT的无限可能。目前，威思客多个软件包括MetaVisitor、MetaWorkspace和MetaMeeting等已陆续上架Microsoft Teams，为众多Microsoft Teams用户带来全新的办公体验。此外，集团近期参与微软物联网乘龙计划（Project Dragon），「威思客智慧空间解决方案」作为智慧空间领域重点方案发布，备受业界关注。透过持续强化和巩固双方优势，集团与微软合作无间，互利互惠；并展开了多领域全方位的合作，围绕办公空间、楼宇、园区等场景，打造互联互通的可视化智慧办公空间，提高企业效率，引领企业数字化转型，成功赋能众多世界500强客户。威讯控股董事会主席、总裁兼执行董事陈锡强先生表示：「微软强大的技术实力和完善的产品矩阵，赋能我们有效优化旗下解决方案，为客户提供更优质的产品和服务，从而在潜力庞大的中国市场抢占市占率。作为微软的金牌合作伙伴以及智能办公领域的领军者，集团期望借助微软云的物联网、数字孪生及AI等技术，与现有传统总部大楼应用及管理系统集成，共同打造智能空间管理解决方案。未来，集团将与微软建立更紧密合作关系，充分发挥互补优势，在智慧办公等领域深入合作，携手探索企业元宇宙领域。」微软亚洲区物联网合作伙伴事业部总监尹冰女士表示：「很高兴可以和威发系统这样优秀的合作伙伴展开合作，共同打造行业创新的解决方案。微软的使命一直是予力全球每一人、每一组织，成就不凡。威发系统创新的智慧办公解决方案，结合了微软行业领先的Azure IoT，Teams等产品，为企业提供高效管理的便捷工具。今后，微软会持续支持威发系统在产品上的创新，为更多企业客户提供基于微软平台的行业领先方案。」关于威讯控股有限公司威讯控股有限公司（股份代号：1087.HK）于2010年在香港联合交易所有限公司主板上市。作为在信息科技行业拥有超过30年经验的领先综合智能信息科技解决方案供货商，集团主要从事信息科技基础设施系统整合和智能办公软件解决方案业务。集团在中国根基雄厚，设有逾10个办公室，并在西安设有研发中心。有关更多资料，请浏览：http://www.investech-holdings.com/ Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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本港今年最大IPO 中国中免（1880.HK）国际配售足额

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 中国中免（新上市编号：01880，沪：601888）昨起招股，全球发售约1.03亿股，每股定价介乎143.5至165.5港元，最高集资约170亿港元，是今年为止本港最大集资规模的IPO。据悉上周五开簿不到1小时，公司国际配售部分已足额，据有关人士了解，国际及中资意见领袖型机构均积极下单参与，支持公司此次H股发行，目前簿记仅两日传闻已实现高倍数订单覆盖。中国中免每手100股，入场费16716.8元，8月18日截止招股，预计8月25日挂牌上市，联席保荐人为中金公司和瑞银集团。公司是次招股引入9位基石投资者，包括中国国有企业混合所有制改革基金有限公司、AMOREPACIFIC集团、中远海运（香港）有限公司、融实国际控股有限公司、上海机场投资有限公司、泸州老窖股份有限公司、中国国有企业结构调整基金股份有限公司、海南自由贸易港建设投资基金有限公司及Oaktree基金。中国中免是中国免税行业的领军者。自1984年成立以来，公司持续推动中国免税行业的发展，成功于2011年在三亚开设中国第一家离岛店，于2014年在三亚开设中国第一个旅游零售综合体，即三亚国际免税城，成为中国免税行业旅游零售综合体业务模式的先驱。三亚国际免税城已成为海南旅游的一个新地标，也是截至2020年全球单体销售面积最大的旅游零售综合体，拥有超过7万平方米的零售面积，专注免税业务，同时经营有税零售、餐饮、娱乐及休闲等其他业务，为旅客提供多元化的一站式购物及休闲体验。2021年，三亚国际免税城的收入规模为人民币34,811.2百万元，为中国国内购物中心排行第一名。政府近年积极鼓励国内消费，大力推动内需循环，并计划将海南省建设为自由贸易港，海南的运输基础设施迅速发展，加上海南成为游客休闲和购物目的地的吸引力与日俱增，预计未来将持续带动海南旅游零售市场的稳健增长。海南的旅客规模预期将由2019年的83.1百万人次增长至2023年的111.1百万人次，2019年至2023年的复合年增长率为7.5%，并将于2026年进一步增加至163.4百万人次，2023年至2026年的复合年增长率为13.7%。目前，中国中免受益于有利的国内免税政策，已将重点转移至离岛店。公司在海南的离岛店销售由2019年的人民币13,249.6百万元增加126.1%至2020年的人民币29,961.9百万元，并由2020年的人民币29,961.9百万元增加57.1%至2021年的人民币47,057.7百万元。中国中免将继续受惠于有利的免税政策，根据旨在将海南建成自由贸易港（FTP）的有利政府政策，大幅扩展离岛市场，为海南访客带来更全面的商品种类、更完善、健全的基础设施和更丰富的购物体验。总结三亚国际免税城的卓越往绩经验，集中发展海口国际免税城，维持公司在离岛市场的领导地位。免税品的国内销售是境内消费并引导境外消费回流的重要推动力，也是走出国门，为世界各地游客服务，打通经济外循环的重要手段，将在经济发展新格局中扮演愈发重要的角色，面对巨大机遇，中国中免来港上市，凭借自身在零售网络、市场资源、品牌组合和股东支持等方面的优势下，依托“A+H”资本平台，深入广阔的国际市场，吸引境外投资者，将有利于其继续巩固领先的市场地位，进一步启动在旅游零售业务方面的潜能，实现长期可持续增长。 Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Zijin Mining Announces 2022 Interim Results: Achieved 89.95% Increase in Net Profit Attributable to Owners

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. (2899.HK; 601899:SH; "Zijin Mining" or "The Company") announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 ("Reporting Period"). The Company realised RMB132.46 billion in operating income, up 20.57% year-on-year, while net profit attributable to owners surged to RMB12.63 billion, representing an increase of 89.95% compared with the same period last year. The profit increase was largely driven by the completion of major mine projects, including Serbia Zijin Mining, Kamoa Copper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Julong Copper in China, which have commenced production and reached their designated production capacities on schedule. During the reporting period, the production volume of mine-produced copper and mine-produced gold amounted to 410,000 tonnes and 27 tonnes, representing an increase of approximately 70.47% and 22.79%, respectively. Zijin Mining 2022 Interim Results Highlights:For the six months ended 30 June 2022, the Group realised an operating income of RMB132.46 billion, representing an increase of 20.57% compared with the same period last year (same period last year: RMB109.86 billion).For the six months ended 30 June 2022, the Group realised a profit before tax of RMB18.57 billion, representing an increase of 61.90% compared with the same period last year (same period last year: RMB11.47 billion).For the six months ended 30 June 2022, the Group realised a net profit attributable to owners of the listed company of RMB12.63 billion, representing an increase of 89.95% compared with the same period last year (same period last year: RMB6.65 billion).As of 30 June 2022, the Group's total assets was RMB271.57 billion, representing an increase of 30.19% compared with the beginning of the year (beginning of the year: RMB208.60 billion).As of 30 June 2022, the Group's net assets attributable to owners of the listed company was RMB77.47 billion, representing an increase of 9.06% compared with the beginning of the year (beginning of the year: RMB71.03 billion).CHEN Jinghe, Chairman of Zijin Mining, commented, "Our strong performance in the first half of 2022 is attributable to the strengths of the Company's global growth strategy. By leveraging Zijin Mining's strong financial resources and track record of mining expertise, we will continue to seek opportunities and add to our global asset mix. As the world races towards a 'net-zero' transition, we have also allocated resources globally to increase our competitiveness in new energy minerals. Looking forward, Zijin Mining will continue to work closely with in-country local communities and government authorities to ensure our mission of 'Mining for a Better Society'."Heralding new energy minerals boomWith a 15% equity stake in the DRC Manono Lithium-tin project and the completed acquisition of Neo Lithium Corp and its flagship 3Q Lithium Project in Argentina, the Company has continued to prioritize new energy minerals such as copper, lithium and other metallic minerals. Zijin Mining currently owns over 10 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent resources, with long-term development plans to boost annual production capabilities to over 150,000 tonnes per year, laying the foundation for becoming a leading lithium producer and meeting growing demand amid the global 'clean energy transition'.Construction at the 3Q Lithium Project has accelerated and first-stage trials of brine mining and solar evaporation have been concluded. Completion of the 3Q Project and commercial production is planned for the end of 2023. The Company has also accelerated the construction and development of the Lakkor Tso project and Xiangyuan project, with the Company having finalised a 70% acquisition of the former and is near completion on a 71% acquisition of the latter.Increased investment to tackle global climate change During the reporting period, the Company prioritized strict controls of pollution emissions. SO2 and NOx emissions intensity by revenue decreased by 25.59% and 4.22%, respectively. The Company's investment in environmental protection measures also continued to increase during the first half of 2022, amounting to RMB577 million, of which RMB271 million was used for ecological restoration, representing an increase of 67% compared with the same period last year. Zijin Mining's efforts at the Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex in the DRC have also ensured the project is on track to become one of the world's 'greenest copper producers'. With RMB120 million already invested as of the end of 2021, the Company continues to enhance and invest in the rehabilitation of the Mwadingusha, Inga G25 and related networks to realise the overall electrification of the mining fleet, and further reduce the GHG emissions per tonne of copper produced from the project.During the reporting period, the Company obtained a 25.04% equity share in Fujian Longking Co., Ltd. (Longking) and secured controlling rights through corporate governance and other arrangements. Zijin Mining aims to leverage this new acquisition's leading environmental management service expertise to further minimize the Company's global carbon footprint; and promote Longking's strategic 'environmental protection + new energy' transformation to achieve greater industrial synergy.During the reporting period, the Company continued its biodiversity and restoration efforts, with a total area of restored vegetation amounting to 7.92 million m2, and over 839,000 trees planted. Mining for a Better SocietyAdhering to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Zijin Mining remains steadfast in promoting its core value of 'Mining for a Better Society'. The Company's efforts have been widely applauded for its contributions to the social and economic development of local communities and host countries where projects are located. With global operations, the Company has continued to deliver on its social development and responsibility commitments, including the USD4.4 million development plan for the Musonoie community in the DRC and support of the 'Sustainable Livelihoods Program' at the Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex providing approximately 12,000 community members with clean water. Zijin Mining also supports the coffee growers of Western Antioquia, Colombia, through training, construction of infrastructure and maintenance of coffee plantations, helping coffee-growing families increase their scale and ability in 'going abroad'. In Serbia, the Company also maintains investments for environmental protection and community support, amounting to over USD200 million since 2018. During the reporting period, the Company also launched the 'For a Better Future Program' to support local Serbian students, by offering scholarships and providing school supplies.ZOU Laichang, President of Zijin Mining and Director of the ESG Management Committee, commented, "We have made significant steps towards our goal of 'Mining for a Better Society' as Zijin Mining strives for even higher-quality sustainable development. The Company actively promotes local industries, local employment and local procurement policies across our global network, aiming to contribute to global economic growth and supporting the betterment of all people in all countries."* USD1 = RMB6.7423 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Essex Bio-Technology Included in “Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2022”

16 8 月, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Essex Bio-Technology Ltd ("EssexBio" or the "Group", Stock Code: 1061.HK) is pleased and honoured to announce that it is included in "Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion 2022" - for the Group's outstanding long-term sustainable development across a variety of metrics.（Source: forbes.com）Only 200 companies were selected out of 20,000 publicly traded companies (with annual sales of between $10 million and $1 billion) in the Asia-Pacific region. The 200 companies were carefully picked based on Forbes' List Methodology ^ of quantitative criteria and qualitative screens. EssexBio would like to extend its gratitude to all stakeholders for their contributions. For sustainable long-term growth and enhancing shareholder value, EssexBio will continue to strive for excellence by embracing innovation to develop first-in-class and best-in-class products - providing solutions for Tomorrow's healthcare problems, Today. About Essex (1061.HK)Essex Bio-Technology Limited is a biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercialises genetically engineered therapeutic b-bFGF (FGF-2), having six commercialised biologics marketed in China since 1998. Additionally, it has a portfolio of commercialised products of preservative-free unit-dose eye drops and Shilishun (Iodized Lecithin Capsules) etc. The products of the Company are principally prescribed for the treatment of wound healing and diseases in Ophthalmology and Dermatology, which are marketed and sold through approximately 10,500 hospitals and managed directly by its 43 regional sales offices in China. Leveraging on its in-house R&D platform in growth factors and antibodies, the Company maintains a pipeline of projects in various clinical stages, covering a wide range of fields and indications.^Forbes' List Methodology (Source: forbes.com)This list is meant to identify companies with long-term sustainable performance across a variety of metrics. From a universe of 20,000 publicly traded companies in the Asia-Pacific region with annual sales above $10 million and below $1 billion, these 200 companies were selected. The companies on this list, which is unranked, were selected based on a composite score that incorporated their overall track record in measures such as debt, sales and earnings-per-share growth over both the most recent fiscal one- and three-year periods, and the strongest one- and five-year average returns on equity. Aside from quantitative criteria, qualitative screens were used as well, such as excluding companies with serious governance issues, questionable accounting, environmental concerns, management issues, or legal troubles. State-controlled and subsidiaries of larger companies were also excluded. The criteria also ensured a geographic diversity of companies from across the region. The list uses full-year annual results, based on the latest publicly available figures as of July 11, 2022. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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