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Singapore's first agri-tech exhibition showcases food security solutions in debut edition

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's first focused exhibition platform for emerging and established industry players in the region's agri-food industries to launch, showcase and testbed their innovations and solutions makes its debut this month. Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA), a Constellar event with international partner DLG (the German Agricultural Society), opens 26 October as a key participating event of Singapore... Read More

Shanghai Electric Opens Block B in Phase Five of MBR Solar Park in Dubai 17 Days Ahead of Schedule

SHANGHAI, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening ceremony for commercial operations of Block B in phase five at Shanghai Electric's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Phase V) facility in Dubai was held at the site on October 10. The equipment started producing electricity for commercial use 17 days earlier than expected, marking another milestone in the construction of the Shanghai Electric facility. "We are excited to... Read More

Anti-Oxidant Extracts from Young Durians - Potential Value-Added Cosmetics from Agricultural Waste by Chula

BANGKOK, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The durian has been called the king of fruits, and Thailand's vital cash crop for booming export.  Farmers usually need to trim off around 200-300 young durians per tree to relieve the excessive weight of the fruits, and generate tremendous agricultural waste in the process. So, the research team, led by Associate Professor Dr. Supaart Sirikantaramas of the Department of Biochemistry, Chula Faculty of... Read More

The Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2022 Vietnam Honors Business Leaders and Enterprises Spearheading Vietnam's Exceptional Growth

SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 88 outstanding business leaders and enterprises were recognized for their commendable dedication toward accelerating Vietnam's development at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2022 Vietnam Chapter. The Awards were presented by Enterprise Asia, the leading regional non-governmental organization for entrepreneurship. The award recipients were selected from over 300 nominees through a rigorous evaluation... Read More

In Less Than 2 Days, Experts from AWS, Digital Realty, DBS, Huawei, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Visa to Speak at Tech Week Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CloserStill Media today announced the Main Stage line-up for Tech Week Singapore, featuring industry leaders from AWS, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Digital Realty, Equinix, GitLab, Google Cloud, Groupon Singapore, Huawei, Lenovo, Microsoft, The Sandbox, Tencent Cloud, Visa, and more. Read More

MONEYME (ASX:MME) executes profitability strategy, on track for $200m revenue in FY23

SYDNEY, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital lender and non-bank challenger MONEYME is on track to deliver on its promise to shareholders to return to statutory profitability and achieve greater than $200 million in Net Revenue for FY23. The shift in strategic focus, announced in July following triple digit growth in FY22, comes as a measured response to the evolving macroeconomic climate in which market volatility is expected to continue,... Read More

Trip.com data reveals APAC and European travellers hurry to book trips to Japan as it announces the end of travel restrictions

TOKYO, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com data reveals an enormous booking spike and high search volumes to Japan as the destination ends travel restrictions. Bookings to Japan from South Korea increased by a massive 194% on those made in August, followed by a 183% increase in bookings from the UK, 169% in bookings from Spain and 103% in bookings from Germany. Trip.com has seen consistently high search figures to Japan across Europe, APAC... Read More

Pepperstone launches 'Open Outcry' - the newest edition to its suite of podcasts

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021 Pepperstone launched its first podcast called The Trade Off (https://thetradeoff.tv/), a fast-paced and entertaining weekly show (video and podcast) with a focus on helping traders make sense of the news flow across global markets, as discussed, and debated by Pepperstone's Head of Research, Chris Weston and Blake Morrow of Forex Analytix.... Read More

Wellness A Top Priority With Tenergy Biotech's Latest Kampo Health Product Tenergy 24

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ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS OPENS SINGAPORE OFFICE AND ADDS TO INTRINSIC EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY TEAM

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allspring Global Investments (Allspring), a leading independent asset manager with more than US$476 billion in assets under management,* today announced the appointment of Tan Song Chao (Gary Tan), CFA, as a portfolio manager on the Intrinsic Emerging Markets Equity team. Gary will also serve as executive director and CEO of Allspring's local entity in Singapore. Gary joins Allspring with over 18 years... Read More

Straive appoints Josh Blair as its Chairman

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Straive (erstwhile SPi Global), a leader in delivering technology-driven solutions for Content, EdTech, and Data to leading global organizations, has appointed Josh Blair as its Non-Executive Chairman. Josh is the CEO and Co-Founder of EdTech innovator Impro.AI. Additionally, Josh is the Vice Chair at TELUS International, the Governance Chair at Neighbourly Pharmacies, and a partner at Esplanade... Read More

Airwallex sustains US$5.5 bn valuation with US$100 mn Series E extension

MELBOURNE, Australia and HONG KONG, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Airwallex, a leading global fintech platform, today announced that it recently closed its Series E extension ("Series E2") with the same US$5.5 billion valuation, and secured more funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent. HostPlus, an Australian industry superannuation... Read More

Wialon announced 12 best telematics solutions at the IoT project of the year 2022

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's only contest for IoT solutions IoT project of the year was held for the third time and named 12 best projects over the last 12 months. The companies that won managed to create the most functional solutions, implement non-standard ideas using telematics and IoT technologies in different industries. These projects were implemented globally, from Switzerland, Israel and Lithuania to... Read More

GovTEAMS Has Teamed Up with MURAL and LUMA Workplace

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MURAL, a collaborative intelligence company, has teamed up with GovTEAMS, the Australian Government's digital collaboration platform, to give federal and state government employees access to the MURAL Collaborative Intelligence System™. GovTEAMS is a comprehensive digital collaboration service built for the Australian Public Service (APS) to provide secure communication and collaboration between... Read More

China Matters' Feature: Dongguan as A Forefront of China's Opening-up and Innovation

BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than 40 years' history as a prefecture-level city, Dongguan has witnessed the milestones of China's historical and economic development.   180 years ago, the Opium War took place in Humen Township in Dongguan, an epoch-making event that marks an important phase of China's modern history. In the 1970's, Dongguan began its leapfrog development in economy and technology, in compliance with the... Read More

The 132nd Canton Fair to Bring Efficient and Convenient Trading Experience for Global Businesses

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 15th, the 132nd Canton Fair will open with the theme of "connecting the domestic and international circulations". This session, over 35,000 enterprises are expected to participate in the virtual event featuring 16 different product categories and 50 exhibition sections. With its updated website enabling more efficient product search and various supplier-buyer matchmaking events, the... Read More

Binance and Talent Network Break GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for World's Largest Cryptocurrency Lesson

MONTERREY, Mexico, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest cryptocurrency lesson in the world was achieved on Friday, October 7th at Blockchain Land Nuevo León, Mexico. 289 people attended the class given by Binance, the world's leading blockchain and crypto infrastructure provider and the largest digital asset exchange by volume. Read More

Translumina further strengthens senior leadership to drive next phase of growth

NEW DELHI, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Translumina - a global developer and manufacturer of innovative cardiovascular medical devices, implants and access products - appointed Indranil Mukherjee as Group CEO and Armin Kiser as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for the company's Europe operations.  Indranil is a veteran in the healthcare industry. In his most recent role as Managing Director at B. Braun Group in India, he turned... Read More

Fueled by a Future-Forward Offer, Omnicom Media Group Is Ranked #1 in Growth and Effectiveness by Industry Analysts

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently released rankings from leading media and advertising industry analysts reveal Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), is outperforming all global media agency groups in both incremental growth and the effectiveness of the work it produces for the world's leading brands.   As reported in the recently published H1 2022 edition of the Media Agency... Read More

MAYBELLINE NY LAUNCHES FREE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING IN COLLEGES

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of first-year college students (54%) frequently felt anxious since starting college – and 60% don't turn to professionals for help*. They turn to their friends. To encourage conversation and ensure support is accessible to all, Maybelline New York has partnered with The Jed Foundation (JED), to create Brave Talk, a free expert-developed training designed to give students the skills to... Read More