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NEC debuts highly secure and scalable Advanced Visitor Experience Platform with biometrics authentication at SingHealth Tower and Outram Community Hospital
SINGAPORE, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Asia Pacific (NEC APAC), the regional headquarters for NEC Corporation in Southeast Asia, has worked with the Integrated Health Information Systems to deploy its highly accurate biometric authentication system to the new Facial Recognition Automated Visitor Management System (FRAVMS) for visitors to SingHealth Tower and Outram Community Hospital (OCH). NEC's solution enables visitors to pre-register... Read More
Global Times: China, Tanzania elevate ties, underline mutual benefit
BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Beijing on Thursday, and the two leaders agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Noting that Hassan is the first African head of state to be received by China after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi said this fully shows the closeness of China-Tanzania... Read More
Visa invites Asia Pacific's top startups to shape the future of payments
SINGAPORE, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is today announcing an open call for startups across Asia Pacific to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023. Now in its third year, the Visa Accelerator Program selects a small group of startups to collaborate on some of the most pressing challenges in the payments industry. The 2023 program will focus on developing solutions in the following areas: Web 3.0,... Read More
LUMC to Fund New Clinical Trial of Cynata's Cymerus™ MSCs in Kidney Transplantation
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: "CYP" or "Cynata"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialising in cell therapeutics, is delighted to announce that the LUMC is funding an important clinical trial to investigate Cynata's Cymerus™ MSCs as a treatment for renal graft rejection and to potentially reduce the requirement for anti-rejection drugs. The clinical trial, entitled the "Safety... Read More
The 24th edition of Pet Fair Asia and VNU Exhibitions Asia's Series Exhibitions successfully opened in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the recently ended 20th National Congress of the CPC, trade shows have once again been mentioned and reaffirmed for their role in promoting future industrial development and high-quality economic growth. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, offline business activities have faced many challenges but people's demand for face-to-face communication and offline business trades opportunities has not... Read More
ThitsaWorks was awarded the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Proof of Concept (POC) grant for Inclusive Cross-Border Remittances
SINGAPORE, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThitsaWorks, in partnership with INFITX (previously ModusBox) and Visa, was awarded the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Proof of Concept (POC) grant on 29-June-2022. The FSTI POC grant supports the experimentation, development, and dissemination of nascent innovative technologies in the financial services sector. While many remittance options exist for... Read More
Crazy Domains Celebrates Every #CrazyGoodIdea in Latest Brand Campaign
SYDNEY, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's top web solutions provider, Crazy Domains, revealed their 'Crazy Good Idea' campaign, a multi-channel effort that provides businesses simple solutions to break the barriers to eCommerce success. The campaign unveiled its brand video on November 1. The clip narrates how the main character, Josh, followed his "gintuition", made use of the right online solutions from Crazy Domains, and ultimately... Read More
TIMEKEEPER OF THE METAVERSE: SWISS LUXURY WATCHMAKER REVEALS HUBLOT LOVES FOOTBALL STADIUM
NYON, Switzerland, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Another first for the Official Timekeeper in the world of football, Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot enters the metaverse with the unveiling of the 'Hublot Loves Football Metaverse Stadium'. A hybrid sport, art, and digital events space, the stadium structure is inspired by the intricate design of the case body and digital face of Hublot's recently launched Big Bang e watch. Read More
Awarded for consistent sustainability management: Kneipp is among the top one percent in the EcoVadis Ranking
WÜRZBURG, Germany, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of its long-standing commitment to sustainability, Kneipp has achieved Platinum status in the world's largest sustainability rating, attaining 75 out of a possible 100 points. This places Kneipp amongst the top one percent of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis and the top two percent of businesses in the cosmetics and personal care industry. The high benchmark set by the EcoVadis... Read More
WDO seeks next World Design Capital for 2026
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Design Organization (WDO)® announced today the launch of the World Design Capital® (WDC) 2026 bid process, which marks the 10th biennial designation since the programme's inception. Interested cities from around the globe are invited to mobilize local design stakeholders during the five-month application period in an attempt to create and submit a robust bid showcasing the design merits of... Read More
$55M Adena Springs Kentucky Farm announces, "Call for Offers" Coming Soon
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twelve months after publicly announcing the property was for sale during the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Night of the Stars event, and five months after the June 2022 announcement of the $55M price tag for the famed Kentucky thoroughbred breeding farm Adena Springs – the Icon Global Group, today confirm a "Call for Offers" is likely coming soon. "We have made significant progress within our stated process.... Read More
Microsoft overtakes Amazon in Interbrand's 2022 Best Global Brands Report
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interbrand has today announced its Best Global Brands 2022 ranking at Web Summit 2022. Apple holds onto the number one position for its 10th consecutive year, while Microsoft has moved up into second place, overtaking Amazon. Microsoft, Tesla and Chanel have seen the greatest YoY percentage growth, all increasing brand value by 32%. Despite Tesla's continued growth, it could not replicate the 184%... Read More
Werfen to Acquire Immucor, Inc., Expanding its Presence in Specialized Diagnostics
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Werfen announced today that it has agreed to acquire Immucor, Inc., from TPG. Immucor is a privately held corporation with a strong global presence in transfusion and transplant in vitro diagnostics, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, USA. This acquisition will allow Werfen to expand its portfolio of Specialized Diagnostics solutions for hospitals and clinical laboratories. Read More
Michter's Named World's Most Admired American Whiskey
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Michter's has been named the World's Most Admired American Whiskey and the #2 Most Admired Whisky overall in the second edition of The World's Most Admired Whiskies, an annual top 50 list released by Drinks International. "We are awestruck by this recognition and grateful to everyone who enjoys our whiskeys," commented Michter's Executive Vice President Matt Magliocco. "It is a wonderful honor to... Read More
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
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