Press Releases

Omdia: LTPO-AMOLED to dominate growth in sluggish smartphone display market

LONDON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omdia's latest Smartphone display market tracker indicates that LTPO-AMOLED for smartphones will grow by 94% year-on-year (YoY) by the end of 2022 and will maintain growth levels of 25% YoY in 2023 in sluggish smartphone display market. In 2022, Smartphone display demand is decreasing to 1,425 million that fall by 18% YoY due to the reaction to the excessive procurement of display in 2021 in anticipation...

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Amcor Sustainability Report reflects on landmark year, reveals higher target for recycled content

ZURICH, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, detailing continued progress against key sustainability metrics and announcing an enhanced target to achieve 30% recycled content across its portfolio by the end of the decade. The new recycled content target, which is three times its previous target of...

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Open Visibility Network welcomes Surge Transportation & its real-time pricing APIs

BOSTON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Visibility Network (OVN) has announced that Surge Transportation, a real-time pricing and load booking solution, has joined the rapidly growing international network. Launched in collaboration between Tive, Project44, and FourKites in 2021, the OVN is a consortium of supply chain, transportation, and logistics technology providers on a mission to optimize global supply chain efficiency via open...

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New steel coalition promotes a transparent and climate-focused standard to measure and reduce carbon emissions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An international group of leading steel manufacturers today announced the formation of a coalition to urge the United States and European Union to adopt a global emission standard that incentivizes steelmakers to use the cleanest steel production process available.   The new coalition – the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) – supports a global standard that accelerates the transition to low-emission...

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MED-EL Presents: ideas4ears and calls for child inventors to aim high for people living with hearing loss

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MED-EL, a leading provider and inventor of hearing implant systems, today launched its annual worldwide search for inventions of the future through a global children's contest, ideas4ears.        The contest invites children aged 6-12 years old from around the world to create an invention to improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. Entries can be sent via a video, drawing, or...

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Global Times: Son of first foreign CPC member resolved to keep original aspiration thanks to letter from General Secretary Xi

BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Editor's Note:Chinese people believe that letters are as valuable as gold. For thousands of years, letters, across mountains and oceans, they have been delivering the writers' sentiments, friendship, and expectations. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, has managed to find time to reply to some letters from different parts of society...

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Beko joins forces with Water.org to provide 10 000 Kenyans with access to safe water

ISTANBUL, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beko, one of the top three large-home appliances brands in Europe*, today announced a new partnership with Water.org to support a community programme that will empower 10,000 Kenyans in need with access safe water and sanitation solutions.

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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella Visits Singapore, encourages businesses throughout the region to 'do more with less'

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella visited Singapore today to experience first-hand how innovative technologies and insights are supporting the region's technology ecosystem of developers, startups and companies across every industry. While speaking at a Microsoft Innovators event, Nadella met local and regional developers and business leaders, where he reinforced the digital...

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Progress Report shows that Maritime Green Corridors are taking off - but essential stakeholders must not be left behind

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Global Maritime Forum, prepared on behalf of the Getting to Zero Coalition, assesses progress towards the development of Green Shipping Corridors - maritime routes between major port hubs where zero-emission solutions are supported and demonstrated – and finds that activity during 2022 exceeded expectations. However as maritime Green Shipping Corridors progress towards...

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Hyundai Motor Group Outlines Plans to Accelerate New Economy through Smart Mobility Solutions

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) presented its vision to accelerate the new economy through smart mobility solutions, such as its Smart City concept and advances in robotics and AI, at the 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Forum (The Forum) in Singapore, Nov. 14-17.

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WiSE® Technology to Feature in Upcoming APHRS Scientific Session

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBR Systems, Inc. (ASX: "EBR", "EBR Systems", or the "Company"), developer of the world's only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, is pleased to announce that the Company's WiSE® technology will be featured at the 15th Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) Scientific Session in Singapore from the 18th to the 20th of November. The APHRS is a leading non-profit organisation that...

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Aramco affiliate S-OIL to build one of the world's largest petrochemical crackers in South Korea

DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aramco is making its biggest ever investment in South Korea to develop one of the world's largest refinery-integrated petrochemical steam crackers through its S-OIL affiliate, in line with the company's strategy to maximize the crude to chemicals value chain.

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Singapore Advances Plans to Become a Leading Innovation Digital Sustainability Hub in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is collaborating with Microsoft to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable software solutions across industries in Singapore and beyond. This first-in-the region private-public partnership will look to ensure that underlying software and applications are also sustainable in nature.

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Collabera Technologies rebrands itself to Collabera Digital; reveals its new brand identity

NEW DELHI, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Collabera Technologies, an engineering and talent orchestration company, has rebranded itself to Collabera Digital, to reflect its new go-to-market strategy, vision and focus. The new identity reinforces its commitment to delivering next-generation engineering solutions while continuing to underscore its strong foundation of innovation and customer-centricity. Adopting a 'digital-first' approach, the...

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Acclime announces strategic acquisition of OCRA Worldwide

HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 17th November 2022, Hong Kong – Asia Pacific's premier corporate services provider, Acclime, announces today that it has completed the strategic acquisition of OCRA Worldwide (OCRA). This is the latest step in Acclime's active expansion as the Asia specialist in compliance and corporate services throughout the region. Established in 1975 and led by Bart Dekker and Dharmesh Naik, OCRA is one of the...

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Alphawave IP announced as one of Deloitte's Technology Fast 50™ and North American Technology Fast 500™ 2022 award winners

TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphawave IP (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world's technology infrastructure, today announced the company has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ and North American Technology Fast 500™ award programs for its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and bold innovation.

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Microsoft opens Asia's first Datacenter Academy in Singapore with ITE

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft today announced the launch of its first Datacenter Academy (DCA) in Asia. Located in Singapore and created in partnership with ITE, the DCA is a five-year commitment to empower some 300 ITE students with a focus on building applied datacenter skills.   Through a shared commitment to upskill students for technical jobs and prepare them for careers in the digital economy, the DCA is an extension...

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Masdar Empowers Next Generation of Global Sustainability Leaders to Innovate Climate Solutions at COP27

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Masdar, one of the world's fastest-growing clean energy companies, and its global Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) initiative convened global industry leaders, regional policymakers, students and young professionals for a series of events to empower youth climate engagement and action on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27).

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COP27 Press Conference on Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Transition Successfully Held

BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- November 15th marks the Energy Day of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27).  On that day, All-China Environment Federation (ACEF) held a on-site press conference on "Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Transition" in Press Conference Room-Luxor . Representatives from the Energy Research Institute of State Grid Corporation of China and China...

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Mubadala acquires stake in AirCarbon Exchange which is establishing the first regulated carbon exchange based in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, LONDON and SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala) and AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the global exchange revolutionizing the voluntary carbon market, have successfully completed a transaction under which Mubadala has acquired a strategic stake in ACX, supporting ACX's establishment of the first fully regulated carbon trading exchange and carbon clearing house in Abu...

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