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Adyen supports Etsy in reaching ten million buyer donations through donation feature Giving
AMSTERDAM, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, and Etsy, which operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, announced today that Adyen has enabled ten million Etsy buyer donations to the Uplift Fund, administered by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. Read More
Geospatial Industry Luminary Hired as Senior Strategic Advisor at AAM, a Woolpert Company
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, Ph.D., a global geospatial leader, has joined the leadership team at AAM, a Woolpert Company. Mohamed-Ghouse will serve as a senior advisor for strategy and innovation within Woolpert's geospatial leadership team, further strengthening the global geospatial company's services and capabilities. Mohamed-Ghouse brings more than 25 years of experience with... Read More
CGTN: Xinjiang, a hub in Belt and Road cooperation
BEIJING, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is China's bridge to Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, owing to its strategic location as the country's westernmost frontier. It plays a vital role in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a framework of trade and infrastructure networks connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes. During his... Read More
UNESCO-Huawei Technology-enabled Open Schools for All Project Progress Reviewed in Cross-country Seminar
Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt to ensure the continuity and quality of learning under normal and crisis situations. SHENZHEN, China, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A three-day cross-country seminar hosted in Accra, Ghana on the subject of the Technology-enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project drew to a close on July 7. Following the... Read More
Fast-growing trading platform Lirunex reassures investors looking forward to a positive second half of 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lirunex , an online trading platform and brokerage reassures investors looking to be productive for the second half of the year by offering a secure and regulatory-compliant platform to trade various assets from forex to commodities. With the volatility of the forex industry, Lirunex provides a compelling proposition through transparent and reliable services to traders with no hidden... Read More
FWD Group Jumps to Number 6 in 2022 MDRT Rankings
HONG KONG, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FWD Group Holdings Limited ("FWD Group" or "the Company") rose to number six in the 2022 Million Dollar Round Table ("MDRT") Top 10 Multinational Companies rankings. The Company climbed four positions from last year, maintaining positive growth despite the overall industry headwinds caused by the continued global pandemic.... Read More
UL Enterprise Launches New Brands
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the UL enterprise revealed new brands for its three organizations — UL Research Institutes, UL Standards Engagement and UL Solutions. The brands reflect and clarify the unique role that each organization plays in working for a safer world. "Our expertise in safety science has enabled the advancement of the human experience, including safety at work and home, for more than 128 years,"... Read More
PR Newswire Expands Sponsored Placement Network of Premium Publishers to Europe and Canada
HONG KONG, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire, a Cision company, is now expanding its sponsored placement product line globally, including Europe and Canada. This expanded network will allow companies to bridge the gap between earned and paid media opportunities by seamlessly converting their press release from PR Newswire into a digital media asset that can be simultaneously and strategically placed across paid publications.... Read More
Now Appointing Resellers for EPOP™ - the Selection Hero for Organisations Everywhere
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Meet the upgraded beast - Hardox(R) 500 Tuf at the Upcoming Queensland Mining Expo 2022
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global steel manufacturer and supplier SSAB today announced that it would be showcasing its latest generation of wear plate Hardox® 500 Tuf at the Queensland Mining and Engineering Expo (QME) happening between the 19th and 22nd July this year. For almost 30 years, QME has been at the... Read More
Fortemedia launches a cutting-edge MEMS microphone solution which meets the stringent air pressure requirements accepted by worldwide tier-one customers.
SINGAPORE, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MEMS Microphone Reliability: Reliability is always one of the key success factors to gain customer satisfaction in microphone products which will be equipped and used in various environmental conditions. There are frequent challenges and risk to damage microphone physically or degrade the acoustic performance in the process of MEMS microphone' mass production and its final assembly of end products.... Read More
CGTN: Xi stresses strengthening sense of community for Chinese nation
BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the lyrics of a popular folk song in China go, "the brothers and sisters from the 56 ethnic groups belong to the same family." China is home to 56 ethnic groups, with the majority Han making up around 91.5 percent of the country's population, according to 2021 data. Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been a multi-ethnic region since ancient times and is home to over 45 ethnic... Read More
CCTV+: Xi inspects Shihezi City of Xinjiang
BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, paid a visit to Shihezi City on Wednesday afternoon during his inspection tour of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xi visited the Army Reclamation Museum and a local regiment of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to learn about the history of the corps' achievements in reclaiming the land,... Read More
Xinhua Silk Road: Shanghai remains the 3rd place in ISC20 ranking for 2022, Xinhua-Baltic report
BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai, China's leading trade and shipping hub, remains the third place in the top 20 international shipping centre (ISC20) ranking for 2022 as shown in the 2022 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report (Xinhua-Baltic ISCDI Report) just unveiled on Monday. Shanghai is positioned after Singapore and London, and is followed by Hong Kong and Dubai, the 2022 ranking... Read More
Trip.com Group and Singapore Tourism Board strengthen collaboration to promote Singapore as a destination of choice
SINGAPORE, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the three-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2020, Trip.com Group and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) are deepening their collaboration across key markets including Thailand, South Korea and Hong Kong, while expanding their partnership to include new markets Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia. Trip.com Group Chief Marketing Officer Sun Bo met STB's Assistant... Read More
Ping An Co-CEO Jessica Tan: Diversity key to changing evolving Ping An's business models to serve 200 million+ in China
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adopting new technologies and their associated cultures has been key to transforming Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter " Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318), said Jessica Tan, Ping An Co-CEO, speaking to Swiss business school video magazine I by IMD. Read More
ROSEWOOD HONG KONG APPOINTS ANGUS PITKETHLEY AS NEW DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING
HONG KONG, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosewood Hong Kong has named Angus Pitkethley as its new Director of Sales and Marketing, responsible for implementing sales and marketing strategies for both hotel and residences operations, including managing their overall sales and distribution strategies, marketing programmes, annual budgets and revenue generation. Mr. Pitkethley brings more than 27 years of experience in global hotel sales... Read More
LONGi rises to 168th on 2022 Fortune China 500 list
XI'AN, China, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 2022 Fortune China 500 list released on July 12, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (LONGi) ranked 168 th, up 42 places from the 2021 ranking. LONGi has been in the Fortune China 500 list for six consecutive years, rising significantly from 495th to 168th position since its first inclusion in 2017. The Fortune China 500 list takes into account the performance and achievements of... Read More
Asian Fintech FLOW Achieves Profitability, Appoints New CEO
SINGAPORE, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FLOW, the ethical collections fintech start-up announced today it achieved both EBITDA profitability and positive cash flow. The company's move into the black was driven by an increase in Flow Outsourcing business line revenue by ca. 2.5x in the last 12 months, as well as a significant operational performance improvement and cost optimization. The company also announced the promotion of Przemek... Read More
New World Development Wins Seven Awards in the "All-Asia Executive Team" Rankings and Is Named "Most Honored Company" by Institutional Investor
HONG KONG, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Development Company Limited ("New World Development", "the Company" or "the Group", Hong Kong stock code: 00017) is pleased to announce that the Company won seven awards, including being once again granted "Most Honored Company" recognition in the "2022 All-Asia Executive Team (Rest of Asia)" rankings conducted by Institutional Investor, a prestigious international financial magazine. As... Read More
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