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CGTN: China embraces better business environment with higher standard opening-up
BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will be held on November 5 to 10 in Shanghai, is set to welcome major companies from across the globe. Over 280 of the world's top 500 enterprises and industry giants will participate in the event, among which nearly 90 percent are returning participants from last year, according to the CIIE Bureau and General Administration of Customs. Since 2018, the... Read More
Eco-conscious GIGABYTE Committed to Building an Eco-friendly Brand Through Sustainable Practices
TAIPEI, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand upholding the corporate mission of "Upgrade Your Life", is committed to providing eco-friendly products of high performance, high quality, and ultra-durability through its creative innovations. Over the years, GIGABYTE has been actively involved in projects related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to establish itself as an eco-friendly brand.... Read More
SVOC: COLLABORATION TO ENSURE FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The G20 Sustainable Vegetable Oils Conference (SVOC), which took place today (3 November 2022) in Bali, was a resounding success, with the participation of the most important stakeholders in the vegetable oil sector. Taking part in the conference, organized by the Indonesian government and co-organized by the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantations Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS), Council of Palm Oil... Read More
Polkadot Hosts the Metaverse Championship in Budapest with a $36,000 Prize
BUDAPEST, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Polkadot, one of the world's best-known cryptocurrencies, will be hosting a Metaverse Championship in Budapest from 5-7 December. The event will see some of the best minds in the blockchain space compete for a share of the $36,000 prize. After Polkadot Decoded and the success of the side events, Six/David Pethes, Darren Seah and Jonan Scheffler came together to figure out how to push web3 further through... Read More
China Matters' Feature: How Is Ningbo Redefining Fashion?
BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding ourselves surrounded by an ever-growing number of advertisements for designer brands and expensive handbags, we are often asking the question: "What is fashion, anyways?" Ningbo in China has found different answers by redesigning the city neighborhoods and its fashion industry. Located in southeast China's Zhejiang province, Ningbo has historically been an important hub for international trade... Read More
MindsDB is now the leading and fastest growing applied ML platform in the world
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MindsDB, the open-source machine learning (ML) startup bringing ML to the database, is now the fastest growing applied machine learning platform in the world with more than 11,000 GitHub Stars. Confirming the company's growth trajectory, MindsDB also announced that it now has more than 70 technology and data integrations with many of the world's leading compute, storage, and the most scalable,... Read More
DARWINIUM, A NEXT-GENERATION FRAUD AND SECURITY PLATFORM, SECURES AN INITIAL $10 MILLION FUNDING ROUND
SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON and SYDNEY, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darwinium, a pioneering new Customer Protection Platform, has today announced a seed funding round of $10 million USD led by Blackbird alongside Airtree, both Australian headquartered Venture Capitalist firms. The initial funding round, raised to elevate the global launch of the company into the security and fraud sector, will be targeted towards both product and customer... Read More
Space Era Wins World Trade Centers Association Foundation's 2021-2022 'Peace Through Trade' Student Competition
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Trade Centers Association® Foundation (WTCAF) is proud to announce architectural shelter-tech start-up, Space Era, as the winner of its third annual "Peace Through Trade" Student Competition. The competition program is designed to identify and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders from the 300-plus cities where a World Trade Center® (WTC®)-branded business is located. Student... Read More
TerraPraxis will launch the first of its applications to help coal plants decarbonize at COP27
LONDON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPraxis is making available for the first time on Nov. 7 its new EVALUATE application, which enables coal plant owners and investors around the world to evaluate hundreds of coal plants for fast, low-cost, and repeatable conversion to emissions-free power generation sources. The non-profit seeks to accelerate solutions for hard-to-decarbonize sectors, which includes the global fleet... Read More
Harvest Capital Establishes Hong Kong Office to Help Its Portfolio Companies Meet Their Global Expansion Goals
HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Capital, a Chinese Private equity capital (PE)firm focused on value investing in the consumer goods and services sectors, recently opened its Hong Kong office. The office will serve as a regional hub from which the company will explore Hong Kong and foreign capital markets as well as connect with overseas investors.... Read More
Masdar Calls upon Global Community at COP27 to Pledge Support for Women Tackling Climate Change
ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Masdar's Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform today called on the global community attending COP27 in Egypt next week to support its campaign, I Am WiSER. The initiative was launched to raise support for women at the forefront of efforts to tackle climate change and encourage world leaders to press forward with initiatives to build a more inclusive and... Read More
IBM Launches New Software to Break Down Data Silos and Streamline Planning and Analytics
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced new software designed to help enterprises break down data and analytics silos so they can make data-driven decisions quickly and navigate unpredictable disruptions. IBM Business Analytics Enterprise is a suite of business intelligence planning, budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and dashboard capabilities that provides users with a robust view of data sources across their... Read More
Fibre Path Rebrands as XenithIG Australia
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fibre Path today announced a corporate rebranding to XenithIG Australia. Additionally, the corporate name of Fibre Path Pty. Ltd. will be changed to Xenith Infrastructure Group Australia Pty. Ltd., effective November 1, 2022. Read More
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and p-Chip Corporation Collaborate to Improve Trust and Transparency in Machine-to-Machine Driven Industrial Value Chains
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and p-Chip Corporation, a company that is revolutionizing the tracking of physical products and materials with its breakthrough microtransponder technology, today announced the conclusion of a joint development agreement to develop and implement a new solution that offers never-before-seen levels of digital trust in machine-to-... Read More
Qipao-Inspired Design Exhibition Opens at China National Silk Museum
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Timeless Elegance: Global Qipao Invitational Design Work Retrospective Exhibition" opened at the China National Silk Museum (CNSM) on September 28th, 2022. Inheriting the elements of the ancient Chinese robe, combined with the tailoring method of the western costume, the Qipao is a fusion of eastern and western clothing culture. Firstly rising in popularity in the 1920s and in recent years... Read More
XGEMs Powers the Future of Reward Programmes
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The future of reward programs is here: powered by XGEMs, the world's first multi-merchant rewards currency. Spending online? Get cashback in XGEMs. Getting bubble tea? Earn XGEM loyalty points. Playing your favourite mobile game? Win XGEM prizes. Singapore-based Game-Fi platform Ethlas has announced the launch of XGEM Rewards, a radical multi-merchant rewards program, connected by the first truly... Read More
MIR M, Wemade's Blockbuster Mobile MMORPG, Starts Pre-registration
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wemade is starting pre-registration today for its blockbuster mobile MMORPG MIR M: Vanguard and Vagabond (MIR M). MIR M added a modernized twist to the original IP, The Legend of Mir 2, and is a sequel to MIR4, the most popular blockchain game in the world. It launched in Korea back in June and was ranked in Top Games and Top Grossing charts on Google Play and Apple App Store. Read More
Malaysia Seeks Strategic Global Partnerships to Accelerate Its Growth Trajectory As A Preferred Healthcare Destination
LONDON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaysia Healthcare is strengthening its global proposition for preventive healthcare via strategic partnerships at the World Travel Market 2022 ("WTM") in London. As a nation, Malaysia eagerly encourages global citizens to prioritise preventive care by taking charge of their health and well-being. Malaysia Healthcare is at the forefront of this phenomenon with a health system that has been evolving from... Read More
Ascend Bit Company announces strategic partnership with #dltledgers, A leading Multi-Party Extended Supply Chain Business Network Platform.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Bit Company, a blockchain company of the CP Group, today announced a strategic partnership #dltledgers, a Multi-Party Extended Supply Chain business (MESCBN) platform at Singapore Fintech Festival. This partnership aims to bring this platform to all group companies of CP, specifically in Retail, International Trade, Automotive, Manufacturing, Financial Services, and distribution and logistics. Read More
World's leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming, warning speed of progress 'must triple' to tackle the impacts of climate change
LONDON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of the world's largest and most influential agribusiness companies and organisations has today launched an action plan to scale regenerative farming globally to tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. The SMI Agribusiness Task Force's report "Scaling Regenerative Farming: an action plan" warns that adoption rates are currently lagging far behind the rate needed to effectively... Read More
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