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ATFX Enhances Global Trading Infrastructure: Expanding Trading Server Hosting At Equinix Data Center in Hong Kong (China) and London

HONG KONG, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATFX, a leading global online trading platform, has announced completion of relocation of all MT Trading servers to Equinix Data Center in Hong Kong (China) and OneZero Equinix Data Center in London, further enhancing its global trading infrastructure. This initiative aims to optimize services across China, Southeast Asia, Australia, MENA and LATAM ensuring that clients experience faster and more...

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XCMG Delivers XDE260 Dump Truck Designed for Open Pit Mines to Customer in Oceania

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG Machinery ("XCMG", SHE:000425) has delivered a batch of XDE260 double-bridge rigid dump trucks, a large-scale equipment designed for open pit mine operations, to customers in Oceania, marking a new milestone as XCMG's mining equipment wins recognition by the top international mining market and filling the blank of the group's market development map in the global mining machinery sector....

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Huawei Updates FTTO 2.0 and Releases New Scenario-based Products, Driving Campus Networks to Wi-Fi 7 Era

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- During HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei updated fiber to the office (FTTO) 2.0 and launched a series of new scenario-based products for industries such as education, healthcare, and hospitality. The next-generation green 10G all-optical network oriented to Wi-Fi 7 accelerates fiber-in copper-out and contributes to campus intelligence. "In the Wi-Fi 7 era, Fiber-in Copper-out is a must for campus networks,...

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FluoRok raises £7.7m ($9.8m) to transform the safety and sustainability of fluorochemical production

OXFORD, England, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FluoRok, an Oxford-based start-up, has raised £7.7m to scale-up, manufacture and commercialise novel fluorochemical reagents and battery electrolyte salts. The oversubscribed round was led by BGF alongside Green Generation Fund and included battery specialist Volta Energy Technologies, current investors (Oxford Science Enterprises and University of Oxford), Excellis Holding and angels. Founded...

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JETOUR RHD Models Debut in South Africa, Boosting Globalization Through Wildlife Conservation

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 20, 2024, local time, JETOUR held a launch event in Johannesburg, South Africa, introducing two RHD models: JETOUR DASHING and X70PLUS, which marks JETOUR's acceleration in global expansion. At the launch event, JETOUR also announced a strategic partnership with the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), one of the world's leading wildlife conservation organizations. This collaboration...

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Broad-based ETFs Benefit from Resilient Chinese Fundamentals and Rising Risk Appetite

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 18th, the Fed lowered its benchmark policy rate by 50 basis points, bringing it down to a range of 4.75% to 5%. This move in US interest rates could boost international investors' risk appetite for Asian stocks. Meanwhile, the fundamentals of the Chinese economy remained resilient. According to China Association for Public Companies, more than 5,300 A-share listed companies have...

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Bitget and Foresight Ventures Invest $30 Million in TON Blockchain to Accelerate Growing Telegram-based Projects

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, and Foresight Ventures, a leading Web3 investment firm, have announced a strategic investment of $30 million into TON (The Open Network) Blockchain. This investment will be allocated through the acquisition of TON tokens and aims to accelerate further the adoption of Tap-to-Earn, GameFi, and new emerging trends...

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First Sino-Australian Cross-Border E-Commerce Development Conference Concludes Successfully in Sydney; Witsbb Wins Star of the Year Award

SYDNEY, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 9, the first Sino-Australian Cross-Border E-Commerce Development Summit, hosted by Douyin Global Shopping and co-organized by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), was grandly inaugurated in Sydney. The summit, themed "Unlimited Evolution, Embarking on a New Journey Together," featured the Australian brand Witsbb as a...

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Jingzhunxue debuts world's first open-source, end-to-end and education-focused speech LLM FlowMirror

HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jingzhunxue, a Hangzhou-based education technology company, has launched "FlowMirror-s(V02)," the world's first open-source end-to-end large language model (LLM) for speech detection and interaction catering to the education industry, marking the company's endeavor to promote industry knowledge-sharing and the adoption of AI-powered learning services. In a departure from traditional Automatic...

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Advantech Unveils Expanded Singapore Office to Boost ASEAN Presence and Support AIoT Innovations with Strategic Partnerships

SINGAPORE, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advantech (TWSE: 2395), a global leader in industrial IoT and embedded computing solutions, has officially inaugurated its expanded regional office in Singapore. This strategic investment is set to enhance Advantech's core competencies within the ASEAN region. Located at 7002 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, the new office will double the company's current facility space, enhancing its infrastructure to meet the...

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KM Malta Airlines, the Maltese Islands' New National Carrier, Implements CellPoint Digital's Payment Orchestration Solution

LONDON, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CellPoint Digital, a global pioneer in Payment Orchestration, is proud to announce it has partnered with KM Malta Airlines to support the airline's payment processes across multiple sales channels, including on its website and App, allowing passengers in future to pay with key alternative payment methods (APMs) like Apple Pay.

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Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Forest Whitaker, UN Agency Heads and other dignitaries join survivors and advocates for ending child violence in New York, during the UN General Assembly

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, UN Agency Heads and other dignitaries met survivors and advocates for ending violence against children in New York on Sunday night (22 September). They are in New York for the UN General Assembly, where world leaders have come together for its 79th session (UNGA 79).They met survivors, public figures and Government leaders from around the...

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Huawei Launches Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution, Facilitating Precision Healthcare with AI

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei teamed up with partners to launch the Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution at the healthcare session named Enhancing Inclusivity to Amplify Healthcare Intelligence. This solution implements AI-assisted diagnosis and intelligent quality control, facilitating precision healthcare as well as hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. Participants of the launch ceremony...

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Huawei Launches the ICT Talent Cultivation Solution and Smart Campus Exhibition Center

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei launched the ICT Talent Cultivation Solution at the global education summit themed Cultivating ICT Talent to Amplify Education Intelligence. In addition, Huawei and University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) jointly launched a smart campus exhibition center to help cultivate well educated ICT talent and accelerate intelligent transformation of the education...

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Data Center Asia 2025 Set for Ground-breaking Launch in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Positioned as an essential knowledge exchange platform and a cross-continental meeting place for the industry, Data Center Asia (DCA), organized by Informa Markets Asia, is set to make its grand debut from 15 to 17 July 2025 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Building on the success of the long-running, AFCOM-affiliated Data Center World event in the US, Data Center Asia will serve as the epicenter for data...

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On Track for A Low Carbon Future: CRRC to Unveil Passenger and Freight Rail Transit and Full Life-Cycle System Solutions at InnoTrans 2024

BERLIN, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the theme of On Track for A Low Carbon Future, CRRC Corporation Limited ("CRRC", SHA: 601766) will display its line-up of passenger and freight transportation offerings, alongside full life-cycle system solutions, at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Highlighting the event, two innovative, eco-friendly, and intelligent trains will make their world premiere: the CINOVA H2 New Energy Intelligent...

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