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EVENTXPO 2024: Malaysia's Premier Business Events Expo to Inspire Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) is thrilled to announce the launch of EVENTXPO 2024, Malaysia's leading business events expo, co-organized with the Malaysia Convention Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB). This highly anticipated event will take place from August 19th to 21st, 2024, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, coinciding with... Read More

KT&G Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Reiterates Commitment to Shareholder Value Enhancement

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KT Corporation ("KT" or the "Company") (KRX:033780), South Korea's leading tobacco manufacturer, today hosted an earnings conference call and announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Read More

Thailand's supercharged EV sales poised for a new surge

BANGKOK, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BYD and BMW are two very different auto companies. BYD is the Chinese upstart that is tussling with Tesla for the title of world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles. BMW is the venerable 108-year-old German company that ranks as the global top selling luxury car brand. Read More

Roborock Reveals How to Coexist with Animals and Technology at Home

SYDNEY, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Animals and technology: a combination that can be challenging for those living in smart homes. In increasingly connected households, where devices communicate with residents, move autonomously, and manage the home with ease, it is essential to consider their interaction with pets, who are sensitive to unusual stimuli and noises. To celebrate International Cat Day (August 8) and Dog Day (August 26),... Read More

Experience Abu Dhabi's new campaign 20 Summers, One Abu Dhabi: One Summer Isn't Enough to Experience It All

ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The most unique summer vacation recently took place, with Experience Abu Dhabi inviting 20 people named 'Summer' from around the world for the trip of a lifetime in the UAE capital. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/9283951-experience-abu-dhabis-new-campaign-20-summers-one-abu-dhabi/ Visiting the destination for the first time, the 20 Summers... Read More

ITOCHU takes equity stake in Javelin Global Commodities

LONDON, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Javelin Global Commodities ("Javelin") headquartered in London and a leading global commodities trading firm, has announced today that ITOCHU Corporation ("ITOCHU") and Javelin have entered into a strategic transaction involving a minority equity investment by ITOCHU in Javelin. Javelin will continue to be majority owned and controlled by its management team members. Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo,... Read More

KONKA Announces Strategic Partnership with FLiCo to Re-Enter Sri Lankan Market

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KONKA Group Co., Ltd. ("KONKA"; 000016.SZ), a leading technology company, has proudly announced its return to the Sri Lankan market through a strategic partnership with FLiCo, a subsidiary of Future Life Holdings. This collaboration will provide Sri Lankan consumers with access to a wide range of KONKA's high-quality products, including televisions, refrigerators, deep freezers, and washing... Read More

AIM Defence takes out million-dollar prize at international Counter Drone Competition

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIM Defence's Fractl:1 Tactical Directed Energy Laser has taken out first place at the international Counter Drone Sandbox in Canada netting a $1 million dollar prize.   Taking out the win cements AIM's position at the forefront of low cost and compact Tactical Counter-Drone Systems and comes just months after the Australian Government's $5.4m announcement to... Read More

Xinhua Silk Road: Xiangcheng in C. China's Henan fixes on new material sector to develop new quality productive forces

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiangcheng County in Xuchang City of Central China's Henan Province has taken the advantage of its new material industry to vigorously develop new quality productive forces. At present, an array of new material projects in the county are under construction, and busy scenes play out at the construction sites of those projects. Xiangcheng County, which has relied on coal mining for economic development, has... Read More

Snap, share, and win! Trip.com unveils "100 Ways of Travel" with Trip Moments campaign

SHANGHAI, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever dreamt of exploring many different travel destinations, experiencing unique cultures, and sharing your adventures with a global audience? Trip.com invites you to embark on an extraordinary journey with its first-ever global campaign, "100 Ways of Travel", on its social platform Trip Moments. Read More

WSPN Appoints Stablecoin Expert Austin Campbell as Head of Strategy to Lead Next Phase of Growth

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WSPN, a globally recognized digital payments company known for its flagship stablecoin product Worldwide USD ("WUSD"), announced the appointment of Austin Campbell, a recognized expert in stablecoin and digital asset markets, as its new Head of Strategy. This strategic hire comes as WSPN embarks on its next phase of growth, aiming to establish WUSD as a leading solution in the... Read More

LG UNVEILS NEW THERMA V™ R290 MONOBLOC MODELS WITH ADVANCED COMPRESSOR AT IFA 2024

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) is unveiling its all-new Therma V™ R290 Monobloc 7- and 9-kilowatt (kW) air-to-water heat pumps (AWHP) at IFA 2024 in Berlin, Germany, from September 6-10. Following the successful launch of the large capacity models (12, 14, 16kW) at last year's IFA, the new Therma V models come with an advanced compressor that unlocks greater efficiency and a more sophisticated design that... Read More

Bespin Global has been Recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services three times

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bespin Global (https://www.bespinglobal.com/), an AI-managed services company, announced today that it has been recognized as a Visionary in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services three times. Since its inception, Bespin Global has consistently pursued a multi-cloud strategy... Read More

SUNRATE integrates with Outpayce from Amadeus

SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNRATE, an intelligent global payment and treasury management platform announced that it has entered into a partnership with Outpayce from Amadeus that will help improve and automate the B2B payments experience for travel companies globally, focusing on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. As part of the partnership, travel sellers (i.e. Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Travel Management Companies (TMCs))... Read More

SPC Group's Paris Baguette Hosts a Convention for U.S. Franchisees

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paris Baguette, a global bakery brand, announced that it has held the '2024 Paris Baguette Franchise Convention' from August 5 to 7 (local time) at Resorts World Las Vegas, U.S., specifically for its local franchisees. As many as 250 individuals, including Paris Baguette executives and staff in the U.S., franchisees, and prospective franchisees managing Paris Baguette stores across the Americas, convened... Read More

WEKA Teams With Contextual AI to Power Production-Ready Enterprise AI Solutions in Google Cloud

CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the AI-native data platform company, today announced it is working with Contextual AI, the company building AI to change how the world works, to provide the data infrastructure underpinning its Contextual Language Models (CLMs). Contextual AI's CLMs are trained using RAG 2.0, a proprietary next-generation retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach developed by Contextual AI, now... Read More

BRAZIL ANNOUNCES PIONEERING DECISION TO TEACH CLIMATE EDUCATION IN EVERY SCHOOL BY 2025, AS EARTHDAY.ORG'S MISSION TO PROMOTE CLIMATE EDUCATION IN ALL SCHOOLS GLOBALLY CONTINUES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG, (EDO), the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, activated by over one billion people worldwide on April 22, recognizes President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil for supporting climate education as a critical tool in dealing with the climate crisis. President Lula da Silva recently sanctioned guarantees that climate change and the protection of biodiversity will be recognized in... Read More

Quantiphi Recognized as APAC LEADER in 2024 ISG Google Cloud Ecosystem Report

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company today announced its recognition as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant study for the Google Cloud Partner Ecosystem 2024 in the  APAC region for driving innovation and transforming businesses with Google Cloud technologies. In the 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant study, Quantiphi received six notable recognitions, including a Leader... Read More

Fierce Competition and Technological Innovation Drive Diabetes Care Devices Market Towards Explosive Growth

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The diabetes care devices industry is witnessing a dynamic evolution, marked by intense competition among established players and emerging start-ups. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are at the forefront, introducing innovative, AI-equipped technology designed to improve patient outcomes and enhance diabetes care. As awareness around diabetes increases, so do diagnosis rates. Global screening... Read More

PeproMene Bio announced study demonstrating strong polyfunctionality of novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PeproMene Bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company developing novel therapies for cancers and immune disorders, today announced that City of Hope-developed BAFF-R CAR T, known as PMB-CT01, demonstrated better polyfunctionality than CD19 CAR T cells, which are used in current Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR T cell therapies, according to a correlative study published in Blood Advances. Read More