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PRA Group Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2022 International Business Awards®
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award for Management Team of the Year in the 19th Annual International Business Awards® today. Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July. Read More
Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program in Asia Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Huawei launched its largest-ever Seeds for the Future Program in Asia Pacific, in collaboration with ASEAN Foundation and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). From August 19 to 27, it will bring together 120 outstanding students from 16 countries across the Asia Pacific region for a 9-day cross-cultural, digital boot camp. While there, they will propose technical solutions to social... Read More
American Physical Society Appoints Rachel Burley Chief Publications Officer
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Physical Society (APS), publisher of the prestigious Physical Review journals, has appointed Rachel Burley as its first Chief Publications Officer (CPO). In this new role, Burley will manage more than a dozen leading peer-reviewed journals. "I am delighted to welcome Rachel to the American Physical Society as our inaugural CPO," said APS CEO Jonathan Bagger, who chaired the search... Read More
Xinhua Silk Road: E.China Jiangxi Nanchang county holds promotional event to show charm, attract investment
BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanchang county in east China's Jiangxi province recently kicked off its "lotus festival", an annual economic, trade and cultural event to promote business environment and attract investment. With opening ceremony held on August 18, this year's festival covers rural revitalization, digital economy and fine business environment with activities such as cultural and tourism product trade and expo, art... Read More
MINUTE MEDIA AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS ANNOUNCE FORMAL PARTNERSHIP
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding on their prioritization of diversity and inclusion, leading global technology company Minute Media and its sports entertainment network, FanSided are proud to partner with Special Olympics International to help end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities and further inclusivity in sports. This global partnership exemplifies the power of authentic storytelling and will... Read More
Celgard Enters into Strategic Alliance Agreement for High-Performance Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Battery Separator Technology with American Battery Factory
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celgard, LLC (Celgard), a subsidiary of Polypore International, LP, (Polypore) is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with American Battery Factory (ABF). Celgard and ABF will undertake joint research projects to commercialize state-of-the-art next generation products for reliable high-technology prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S. Under... Read More
TUMI Debuts Documentary-Style Fall 2022 Campaign Entitled "Built for the Journey"
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, TUMI, the international travel and lifestyle brand, will launch its global campaign entitled "Built for the Journey," which chronicles the personal and professional journeys of four world-renowned sports and entertainment professionals aptly known as the TUMI Crew. Brought to life by esteemed film director Jessy Moussallem, who traveled across the globe to bring their unique stories to life,... Read More
Smart China Expo 2022 Opens to Promote China's International High-Tech Cooperation
CHONGQING, China, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing: The Smart China Expo (SCE) 2022 is held in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality from August 22 to 24, where development plans, latest achievements, and hot topics are discussed on the application of frontier technology of intelligent science on the building of smart city. Online exhibition is available here SCE. The world-renowned scientists representing at the... Read More
Barings Appoints Ken Griffin as Head of Insurance Solutions
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Barings, one of the world's leading investment managers, today announced the appointment of Ken Griffin as the firm's Head of Insurance Solutions, effective immediately. Griffin will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of customized solutions to meet the needs of Barings' insurance clients globally. "We are thrilled to welcome Ken to lead our global team of insurance solutions specialists... Read More
DxGen Corp. and Precision Diabetes, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch New Diabetes Point-Of-Care Testing Analyzer into the U.S. Market.
RALEIGH, N.C. and SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Diabetes, Inc. and DxGen Corp. are pleased to announce that they have entered in an exclusive agreement in the U.S. to launch Epithod® AutoDx, a fully-automatic point-of-care (POC) analyzer that measures a comprehensive profile of diabetes tests. The initial test menu will begin with hemoglobin A1c (A1C), C-reactive protein, and urinary albumin, with additional diabetes... Read More
Prominent ophthalmologist will guide Turn Bio's search for therapies to cure eye diseases
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Turn Biotechnologies, a cell rejuvenation company developing novel mRNA medicines to cure untreatable, age-related conditions, today announced that Albert Wu, MD, PhD, will oversee its development of ophthalmic therapeutic products as an advisor to the company. A board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained specialist in oculoplastic and orbital surgery, Wu's academic work has... Read More
HireRoad Acquires PeopleInsight
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HireRoad, a leading provider of cloud-native end-to-end talent management and insight software, today announced the acquisition of PeopleInsight, a provider of powerful yet intuitive workforce analytics software. PeopleInsight's technology seamlessly ingests, normalizes, and correlates data from any HR system, making it easy for customers to analyze data across all their HR systems in one place. By... Read More
97 Taiwanese Companies Honored as Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022
TAIPEI, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 97 companies in Taiwan received the coveted HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022 awards. With the theme, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the awards this year focused on the efforts of companies in promoting diversity and inculcating inclusion in the workplace, while retaining HR Asia's stringent evaluation criteria. In all, 26,200 employees from 330 Taiwanese companies took part in HR Asia's... Read More
LTS takes next step in its Growth Journey with the acquisition of Tapemark Inc.
ANDERNACH, Germany, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme AG ("LTS") announces the closing of the acquisition of Tapemark Inc. ("Tapemark") located in St. Paul, MN, USA. This acquisition combines Tapemark, a world-class CDMO specialized in transdermal drug delivery systems and oral thin films as well as unit dose semi-solid drug and iontophoresis products with LTS, a leading pharmaceutical technology company that develops... Read More
Successful launch of PingAn-3 satellite empowers inclusive finance
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced the successful launch of PingAn-3, also known as Taijing-1 01, Ping An's first earth observation optical remote sensing satellite. PingAn-3, launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, will join Internet of Things (IoT) satellites PingAn-1 and PingAn-2, to support the supply chain financial services of... Read More
GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES: AFRICAN RUNNERS SHINE ON THE EUROPEAN TRAILS
ANNECY, France, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a small revolution in the world of trail running. While European and American runners have seemed to dominate the Golden Trail World Series races for years, this weekend African runners took control in the 4th stage in Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland. The Africans performed magnificently While they have dominated road running for decades, African runners have never really succeeded in establishing... Read More
PLDT, Smart win gold, silver Stevies on consumer safety, digital inclusion
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The initiatives of PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. on consumer safety and digital inclusion recently received recognition from the International Business Awards. The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program, receiving entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories. Bagging a Gold Stevie® for Security/Safety is Project... Read More
Console Connect collaborates with Master Concept to deliver agile cloud networking solutions to businesses across Asia Pacific
HONG KONG, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HKT (SEHK: 6823) – Console Connect by PCCW Global has today entered into a distribution agreement with Master Concept, an award-winning cloud technology advisor, to deliver agile cloud networking solutions to businesses across the Asia Pacific region. Master Concept provides cloud strategy, implementation and integration support, as well as training and platform enhancements to thousands of businesses... Read More
POP MART Australia opens first physical store in Melbourne
BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On 20 Aug, the art toy brand POP MART officially opened its first Australian physical store at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital, the renowned shopping destination in Melbourne. Also known as designer toys, art toys are figurines with diversified creativity that embody art, design, pop trends, drawing, sculpted reliefs, etc. As the leading art toy brand, POP MART has been discovering and nurturing art toy... Read More
KFPI to Hold the '2022 Korean Food Video Contest' from Aug. 22nd to Sept. 30th
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The MAFRA and the KFPI(Republic of Korea) announced on the 22nd that they will hold the '2022 Korean Food Video Contest' around the world from Aug. 22nd to Sept. 30th. The contest has two themes: video of Korean food being made using 'kimchi' or 'jang' and video of Korean food being eaten. The total prize is USD 106,000, and participants can apply through personal YouTube and website. For... Read More
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