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Top Philippine fintech GCash boosts users to 66 million

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As digital payments rapidly become a staple for many Filipinos, GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines and the country's first ever double unicorn has achieved yet another milestone as it grows its number of registered users to 66 million as of June 2022. This was one of the key highlights shared by the GCash president and CEO Martha Sazon during the recent Mobile 360 Asia Pacific... Read More

Affinidi and Avvanz Sign MOU to Streamline Employment Background Checks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinidi, a decentralised identity solutions provider founded by global investment company Temasek, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Avvanz to jointly establish and issue verifiable credentials ("VCs"), an open standard for tamper-evident digital credentials, to help simplify employment background checks for employers and job candidates in Singapore and the rest... Read More

Globe, Eastern Communications, InfiniVAN kickstart Philippines' longest submarine fiber cable network

MANILA, Philippine, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Philippine digital solutions platform Globe, premier telecommunications and ICT solutions provider Eastern Communications, and growing telecommunications and digital solutions provider InfiniVAN marked a milestone on Thursday, July 14, as they kickstarted the deployment of fiber cables to build the country's longest submarine fiber cable network. The $150-million Philippine Domestic... Read More

Rockwell Automation Study Finds Traceability, Serialization Key Initiatives in APAC Corporate Supply Chain Strategies

SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, finds that digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, and customer experience (CX) improvements are among the top priorities driving the development of new corporate supply chain strategies, according to a new study conducted by Forrester Consulting. Read More

Yili Remains the World's Most Valuable Dairy Brand in Brand Finance 2022 Report

HUHHOT, China, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 10, Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy, issued its Food Drink 2022 report, identifying the most valuable and strongest brands in the food and beverage industries. Yili has been recognized as the World's Most Valuable Dairy Brand, retaining its leading position in the global dairy industry. A company's brand is among the most valuable intangible... Read More

Education Cannot Wait Proud to Participate in Global Citizen Festival 2022: Calling on World Leaders and Donors to Empower Girls and End Extreme Poverty Now

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) - the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises - is proud to support and participate in the 2022 Global Citizen Festival. Participants will call on world leaders at the UN General Assembly to step up and invest $600 million into the future of women and girls, close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to... Read More

Risen Energy's HJT 700W Hyper-ion Series Receives TÜV SÜD certification

NINGBO, China, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Risen Energy, a leading solar module manufacturer in China, announced that the company's 210mm 700W heterojunction (HJT) lineup – Hyper-ion series – has been tested and certified by TÜV SÜD, a global provider of testing, inspection and certification services, making it the first company around the world to be granted TÜV SÜD certification for its 210mm high-efficiency HJT product with ultra-thin... Read More

Tracer DAO votes on historic proposal to merge with core service provider Mycelium and launch new derivative product

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tracer DAO has announced that its DAO has voted on and successfully passed a historic proposal to merge with their core service provider, Mycelium. The consolidation will bring with it the launch of a new Perpetual Swaps derivative product, transition to a new token with greater utility, and reduced focus on DAO governance. Tracer DAO is a decentralized finance protocol that released a... Read More

JA Worldwide and JA Africa Announce Partnership with Z Zurich Foundation to Create Bright, Boundless Futures for African Youth

BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Zurich Foundation (ZZF) announced today—International Youth Day—that it will partner with JA Worldwide and JA Africa, building on relationships already established with JA Canada and Junior Achievement España (JA Spain) and expanding them globally. According to the African Development Bank, each year, 10 to 12 million African students finish their education and compete for three million jobs, resulting... Read More

ROKIT Healthcare to Enable Innovation in Treatment of Diabetes Foot and Osteoarthritis Combining AI and 3D Bioprinting on Google Cloud

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ROKIT Healthcare, a company specializing in bio-healthcare, today announced it will provide a hyper-personalized medical platform that uses 3D bioprinting and AI technology built on Google Cloud, to innovate the treatment of osteoarthritis and diabetes feet (diabetic foot lesion ulcer). ROKIT Healthcare's AI solution accurately recognizes the affected area of the patient, using computer vision... Read More

Led by OMODA 5, Four Prototype Vehicles Will Be Launched in Australia in September

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Some camouflaged vehicles of Chery OMODA 5 are being tested on the road in Victoria, people may speculate that Chery may, like HYUNDAI and KIA, carry out adaptive development by means of "adjusting measures to local conditions" in accordance with the driving habits of Australian consumers. Actually, Chery has always attached great importance to the Australian market, which is reflected in... Read More

Seegene reports H1 2022 financial results

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics company, today reported first-half (H1) revenue in 2022 of KRW 579.9 billion (USD 445.8 million), down 11 percent year-over-year. Operating profit fell 37 percent to KRW 212.7 billion. Read More

Rio South Texas: At the Nexus of North American Freight Railways Reports COSTEP

MISSION, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio South Texas, located at the heart of the North American supply chain, has always been hailed for its multimodality. Major U.S-Mexico border crossings, international airports, deep-water seaports, and interstate highways have made the region the ultimate intermodal trade hub for businesses with North American operations. In addition, the region's connection to the North American Class 1 Rail... Read More

CATL announces its second European battery plant in Hungary

NINGDE, China, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 12, 2022, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) officially announced it will invest 7.34 billion euros to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Debrecen of east Hungary, which is also its second battery plant in Europe following its German plant. Subject to the shareholder meeting approval, construction of the first production facilities will start within this year.   Covering... Read More

GWM HAVAL DARGO Unveiled in South America, Igniting Passion for Diversified Driving

BAODING, China, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, GWM HAVAL DARGO was launched in Chile and Peru in South America, bringing a brand-new driving experience to local customers. To let locals have a more real feeling of this car's power, the GWM held a long-distance test drive for HAVAL DARGO in Chile. The test drive models are all-wheel-drive edition, combining coziness of urban SUVs and driving performance of off-road SUVs. The test... Read More

UTM Vice-Chancellor' Message to the World: Work In-Silo No More, Upgrade Skills, Take Action

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Professor Datuk Ts Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail was invited by the Government of Australia to speak at the World Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia, held from 12th July to 14th July 2022. He was speaking as one of the panel speakers for the session on 'Workforce and Skills'. The Australian government extended the invitation to Professor... Read More

"BUILDING LIVES" Return Visit to Affordable Housing Project in Algeria

CARIO, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the new town of Sidi Abdellah in Algiers, there are some red-brown and beige buildings of its Mahelma community. In the evening, some residents walk leisurely on the paths, and groups of children happily playing near the slides. Many young people run on the football field, enjoying the game. This is the apartment complex of the Sidi Abdellah government subsidized housing built by China State Construction... Read More

JinkoSolar Named as the Top 50 Forbes China Most Innovative Companies

SHANGHAI, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced it was named as the top 50 Forbes China Most Innovative Companies 2022, reaffirming its continuous innovation and achievements. Forbes evaluates the nominee's innovation ability in terms of business model,... Read More

Hyundai Motor Group Launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute to Spearhead Advancements in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

SEOUL, South Korea and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced the launch of Boston Dynamics AI Institute[1] (the Institute), with the goal of making fundamental advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and intelligent machines. The Group and Boston Dynamics will make an initial investment of more than $400 million in the new Institute, which will be led by Marc Raibert, founder... Read More

International Youth Day 2022: XCMG Apprentice Season 7 Brings Insights and Opportunities of Construction Machinery Industry

XUZHOU, China, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Themed with "Time Travelers," the seventh season of XCMG's (SHE:000425) immersive experience and innovative education program, XCMG Apprentice, was held in five countries for the first time. Young talents from China (Team Globe), Germany (Team Europe), Brazil (Team America), Thailand (Team Southeast Asia), and India (Team South Asia) joined the program to learn about XCMG as well as its people,... Read More