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Royal Commission for AlUla grows its portfolio of hospitality offerings with plans for AZULIK AlUla, a new eco-luxury resort
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) will develop a new resort within the Journey Through Time (JTT) masterplan, designed in harmony with the natural environment and aligned with the Sustainability Charter for AlUla, Saudi Green Initiative, and Vision 2030. Read More
Hollywood teams and Chinese filmmakers cooperate to build new hubs of film industry between the Greater Bay Area(GBA) and China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone
SHENZHEN, China, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 18, 2023, "building new hubs of film industry between the Greater Bay Area(GBA) and China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone" and also the launch ceremony of the Train to the Frontier was held in Guangzhou. After providing virtual production for Everything Everywhere All at Once and King of the Sky, virtual production of Unilumin will be applied to the Train to the Frontier again, which gains... Read More
Sinopec Signs Key Terms Agreement with Kazakhstan for Polyethylene Project
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- China Petroleum Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") has signed a key terms agreement with KazMunayGaz, the national operator of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, for developing a polyethylene project in the Atyrau Region on May 18 in Xi'an, China. The agreement, signed during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's visit to China, marks that Sinopec will participate in and push forward... Read More
EBR Systems' Pivotal SOLVE-CRT Trial Meets Endpoints: Excellent Interim Analysis Results Lead to Early Trial Halt for Success
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EBR Systems, Inc. (ASX: EBR), the medical device company developing wireless cardiac pacing systems, has met its primary safety and efficacy endpoints in its pivotal SOLVE-CRT trial of the WiSE® Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) System. EBR Systems' WiSE system is on track to submit a Premarket Approval (PMA) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early 2024 after... Read More
Nobu Hospitality Expands into Lisbon
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobu Hospitality, the fastest growing luxury lifestyle brand founded by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper, is pleased to announce its expansion into Portugal marking another significant milestone in the company's global expansion strategy. The Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Lisbon is the first stage of Nobu Hospitality's planned expansion into Portugal which is part of the group's global... Read More
Bankai Group's President & CEO, Bankim Brahmbhatt Featured in Capacity's Power 100 List of 2023
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankim Brahmbhatt, Visionary Founder, President CEO of Bankai Group, is recognized as Capacity Power 100 for being the frontrunner in driving digital transformation and revolutionizing global connectivity. Bankai Group is a global leader in the ICT industry, offering futuristic telecom, A2P messaging, fintech, and technology solutions. The prestigious Power 100 recognition is by Capacity Media, a... Read More
Proem Behavioral Health and Dr. David V. Sheehan Issue Joint Statement
ATLANTA, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Proem Behavioral Health and Dr. David Sheehan have issued the following joint statement: "Nview Health, Inc., now known as Proem Behavioral Health, has exclusive rights to all Sheehan Technology in digital, electronic and pdf versions, except that Dr. Sheehan retains a right to license the paper format of the Sheehan Technology to third parties for distribution as follows: (1) in paper... Read More
Freshippo Partners with 13 World-leading Organizations to Bolster Import Business
HONG KONG, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freshippo, Alibaba Group's digital intelligence-powered new retail company, has formed strategic partnerships with 13 world-renowned retailers, brands, associations and consulting firms, with an aim to expand its range of quality imports, at the same time as it leverages its global supply chain to tailor premium products with its own brands for consumers in China. ... Read More
Bitget's Blockchain4Youth Project Debuts Educational Blockchain Courses
VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitget, top crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, officially launched its blockchain courses through Bitget Academy on the occasion of Bitcoin Pizza Day and celebration events. The courses are part of Bitget's Blockchain4Youth project aimed at educating and empowering the next generation of blockchain leaders.... Read More
Xinhua Silk Road: 4th Shanghai Y50 Forum held to build Shanghai into hotspot for youth innovation and entrepreneurship
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4th Shanghai Y50 Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Shanghai Y50 Forum) was held on Saturday in east China's Shanghai, aiming to help build the metropolis into a hotspot for youth innovation and entrepreneurship. A large number of young innovative entrepreneurs, economists, scientists, and business leaders were invited to participate in the forum to discuss launching more precise measures and... Read More
Huawei and Partners Announce First Confirmed Jaguars in Mexico's Dzilam State Reserve
MEXICO CITY, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of nature conservation experts announced that they have identified at least five jaguars in Dzilam State Reserve in Yucatan, Mexico. Enabled by Huawei's cloud platform and AI, the team have identified two adult males, one adult female, and two cubs as part of a Tech4Nature project launched by IUCN and Huawei in Dzilam State Reserve in 2022. Prior to the project, experts did not know whether the... Read More
Vantage clinches the highest accolades for its partnership programs
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-asset broker Vantage (or "Vantage Markets") is pleased to announce its partnership programs have been recognised in LATAM, MENA, and globally. Vantage received the "Best Introducing Broker Program MENA 2023" and the "Best Affiliate Program LATAM 2023" at the International Business Magazine Awards... Read More
PepsiCo and UEFA Unveil a Series of Innovative Sustainable Food & Beverage Practices at the 2023 UEFA Champions League Finals
PURCHASE, N.Y., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, in partnership with UEFA (Union of European Football Association), is finding innovative ways to achieve the goal of making UEFA Champions League Finals zero waste to landfill by 2026, through the power of its brands, Pepsi, Lay's, Doritos and Gatorade. At the Women's UCL Final at PSV Stadium in Eindhoven on June 3, and the UCL Final at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium on June 10, PepsiCo... Read More
ATFX Appoints Gonzalo Canete as Global Chief Market Strategist
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ATFX has recently made another major personnel appointment, announcing the hiring of industry-renowned expert Gonzalo Canete as the Global Chief Market Strategist. The company aims to bring even more exceptional services to its global clients by injecting fresh talent. Prior to joining ATFX, Canete has collaborated with esteemed brands such as Saxo Bank and Hanseatic Brokerhouse. With over... Read More
OPENING OF SHERATON KAGOSHIMA SPEARHEADS ARRIVAL OF SHERATON'S GLOBAL BRAND TRANSFORMATION IN JAPAN
HONG KONG, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheraton Hotels Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy's global portfolio of 31 extraordinary hotel brands, announces the opening of Sheraton Kagoshima, hallmarking the brand's 150th property in Asia-Pacific and the first Sheraton property in Japan that exemplify the brand's modernized design concept as part of its global transformation journey. Situated on a picturesque bay with a backdrop of Mount... Read More
CORVIA MEDICAL RELEASES TWO-YEAR CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS CONFIRMING SUSTAINED BENEFIT AND SAFETY OF ITS ATRIAL SHUNT IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corvia Medical, Inc, a company dedicated to transforming the treatment of heart failure, today announced two-year results from its REDUCE LAP-HF II randomized clinical trial confirming safety and sustained efficacy of the Corvia® Atrial Shunt in properly selected heart failure patients with preserved (HFpEF) or mildly reduced (HFmrEF) ejection fraction. The results presented today at the European... Read More
Global Times: Sprawling transport network prompts Central Asia from 'land-locked' to 'land-linked'
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst the roar of machines, cranes are busy hoisting containers while trucks shuttle back and forth at Xi'an International Trade and Logistics (ITL) Park, China's largest inland port in Xi'an city, Shaanxi Province. Each day, more than a dozen of cross-border freight trains, run among 20 Chinese cities and 45 countries along the "Belt and Road," uploading and unloading containers. Such a busy scene has... Read More
Peng Liyuan, spouses of Central Asian leaders visit historic theater
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Friday morning invited the first ladies of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to visit the historic Yisushe Theater in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The guests were Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Ziroatkhon Mirziyoyeva, wife of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Japarov and Mirziyoyev were in Xi'an for the China-Central... Read More
CGTN: China, Central Asia vow to build a closer community with a shared future at milestone Xi'an summit
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It is no coincidence that Xi'an has been chosen to host the first in-person gathering among heads of state of China and five Central Asian countries since their diplomatic ties were established 31 years ago. Over 2,100 years ago, Zhang Qian, a Han Dynasty envoy, made his journey to the West from Chang'an, now the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an, opening the door to friendship and exchanges between China... Read More
MINISO Celebrated the Grand Opening of its Global Flagship Store in Times Square, New York
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifestyle retailer MINISO (NYSE: MNSO; HKEX: 9896) officially opened its new global flagship store in New York's iconic Times Square on Friday, May 19 (EST). Marking a major milestone in the brand's history, the new store brings MINISO's signature joyful attitude and fun, affordable, well-designed products straight to the heart of one of the world's most famous shopping districts. Located on the first... Read More
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