Author: Marie Jones

Genesys(R), a global cloud leader in customer experience orchestration, today announced the appointments of Assaf Tarnopolsky, Senior Vice President and General Manager, APAC, and Stephen Hamill, Vice President, ASEAN and South Asia, to the Asia Pacific leadership team. Gwilym Funnell, who previously led Genesys in Asia Pacific, transitions to a global appointment as Head of Strategic Growth. Assaf Tarnopolsky, Senior Vice President and General Manager, APAC, Genesys Stephen Hamill, Vice President, ASEAN and South Asia, Genesys The appointments of Tarnopolsky and Hamill reaffirm the importance of Asia Pacific as a growth market for Genesys. Based in Singapore, Tarnopolsky will lead…

Customers guaranteed fast and reliable last-mile delivery iSend Logistics Malaysia (iSend), a logistics and warehousing specialist and a subsidiary of MAA Group Berhad, is expanding its last-mile delivery services through a partnership with Ikobana Sdn Bhd (IKOBANA), a homegrown courier and freight forwarding services provider established in 2006, with 70 outlets across Peninsular Malaysia. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdowns, has quickened the pace of digital adoption among consumers as well as businesses, with an ensuing boom in e-commerce transactions. According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, for the second quarter ended 30 June 2021, e-commerce income grew by 23.3%…

ZALL Smart Commerce Group (ZALL; 2098.HK), Asia’s largest B2B e-commerce group, today announced its results for the first half 2021 (January 1 – June 30, 2021). ZALL’s revenue rose by 40.3 per cent year-on-year to RMB 50.16 billion (US$7.76 billion), on the back of stronger Group operating capacity. Gross profit rose to RMB 607 million (US$93.96 million), an increase of 8.1 per cent year-on-year, and profitability remained stable. Revenues from ZALL’s offline wholesale markets and online Industrial Internet platforms such as Shenzhen Sinoagri, ZALL Steel, and Huasuhui steadily increased, benefitting from the gradual increase of services in ZALL’s ecosystem, spanning…

Bluehelix formally released Bluehelix Bridge Solution (BBS), a decentralized MPC-based cross-chain bridge solution that supports the decentralized cross-chain access of any public chain, any heterogeneous chain, any homogeneous chain, or any ecological native asset, days ago. As of August 31, independent cross-chain addresses exceeded 1,800, cross-chain deposits and withdrawals exceed 5,000, and cross-chain access has exceeded USD10 million. Bluehelix Bridge currently supports BTC, ETH, HECO, BSC, DOGE, Polygon and TRON, and will soon support Solana, Near, Cosmos and others. Bluehelix Bridge is a cross-chain bridge solution that allows encrypted assets to be transferred between blockchains. It has been released for…

S.A.M. Academy officially launched on 1 September 2021 Asia Digital Financial Summit to be held on 27 November 2021 The Financial Commission endorses Samtrade Academy as certified educational provider, Aug 2021 The 2nd edition of the Asia Digital Financial Summit will take place on 27 November 2021. Featuring keynote speaker Tony Fernandes founder of Air Asia, and a stellar line-up of exciting speakers covering a wide range of investments, currencies and topics such as business and entrepreneurship etc, it will once again reach out to some 2 million potential attendees. Registrations commence on 1 September 2021 via the Asia Digital…

Legend Holdings Corporation (Legend Holdings or the Company; HKG:3396) announced the unaudited interim results of the six months ended June 30, 2021 (the Reporting Period) on August 31, 2021. During the Reporting Period, the Company’s revenue was RMB 228.57 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 24%, which rose for nine consecutive reporting periods. Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company amounted to RMB 4.69 billion, which represented a year-on-year increase of 636% and hit a record. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For the six months ended June 30, 2021: — Revenue stood at RMB 228.57 billion, representing a yoy increase of…

Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the Company, HKG:476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively Ev Dynamics or the Group), a provider of new energy vehicles and technology integrated solutions, is honored to have received the Belt and Road Environmental Leadership Recognition Award 2020 from the BOCHK Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards (the Awards), organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong). The Awards recognize enterprises amongst the manufacturing and services sector in Hong Kong and the Pan-Pearl River Delta that actively utilize environmentally conscious practices and promote the reduction of environmentally damaging footprints in…

Kine Protocol has partnered with Polygon to bring high margin, cross-chain derivatives trading to the Polygon Network for further scalability and increased user adoption. Kine Protocol makes cross-chain asset transformation between Polygon, Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum network possible with lower gas fees, assuaging concerns about increasing gas fees on the Ethereum network. Accepted assets for staking include BTC, MATIC, BNB, Kine, BTC/ETH Quick LP, USDC/ETH Quick LP, MATIC/ETH Quick LP with Kine dAPP managing risk and distributing rewards. Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon, said, “The launch of Kine Protocol is yet another example of the world’s brightest blockchain developers…

DigiMax Global Inc. (the Company or DigiMax) (CSE:DIGI)(OTC:DBKSF), a company that provides artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency technology solutions, is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to operate one or more segregated funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands under registration number 1900360 (the Fund). As originally announced on April 19, 2021, the Fund will provide a fully systematic long/short active investment into a basket of cryptocurrencies capitalizing on crypto volatility and powered by proprietary trading algorithms. The Fund will, on a simultaneous basis with its subscribers, utilize the CryptoHawk prediction engine,…

Xpoint, the leading geolocation and compliance technology company which specializes in the U.S. sports betting and iGaming markets, has announced that it will launch formally in the U.S. at G2E, 2021, taking place in Las Vegas from October 4-7. Xpoint has also announced that it is partnering with SCCG Management, the specialist sports betting, iGaming, casino and sports marketing consultancy, as Xpoint begins its rollout throughout the U.S. market. “Xpoint will change the sports betting and iGaming compliance landscape in the U.S., and we are proud to formally unveil Xpoint for the first time at G2E, 2021, in partnership with…

Further Acceleated Strategic Transformation Setting Sights on Building the World’s Leading Ecosystem Platform in Longevity Science Zhong Ji Longevity Science Group Limited (Zhong Ji Longevity Science, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG:767) is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (Period under Review). During the Period under Review, the Group has been expediting the development of its longevity science business. In addition to operating and managing it existing businesses of money lending, securities and other investment, financial and investment advisory and property investment, the Group accelerated its business transformation by deploying…

Achieves Turnaround amidst Challenging Market Environment Revenue Records a Commendable Growth of Approximately 36% Value Convergence Holdings Limited (VC Holdings, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG:821), a well-established and one-stop financial services institution in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 ( the Reporting Period). During the Reporting Period, the Group successfully achieved a business turnaround, with its total revenue significantly increasing by 35.6% to approximately HK$37.8 million as at 30 June 2021 (1H2020: HK$27.9 million). The Group recorded a profit attributable to owners of the Company of approximately…

The world’s leading onshore oil rig supplier Honghua Group Limited (HKG:196, Honghua or the Company) today announced unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ending on 30 June 2021 (the period). In the first half of 2021, oil and gas companies were reluctant to increase upstream investment despite the gradual increase in oil prices, and capital expenditure did not return to the pre-pandemic level. As a result, it takes a while for overseas sales of drilling rigs and other equipment to recover. During the period, the Company’s revenue decreased 14.1% year-over-year from RMB1.807 billion to RMB1.552 billion in the…

Yiche held a car-themed super party, which promoted the sales of 43,900 cars in August Yiche, China’s leading auto IT company, teamed up with China’s top TV stations to launch the “Super August 18th Car Carnival Night” on August 18. China’s leading auto manufactures and dealers participated in the event, launching a grand August car promotion campaign. More than 50 well-known Chinese stars, singers, bands and pianists, including Jay Chou and Lang Lang, were invited to participate in the two-and-a-half-hour party, and provided songs, dances and piano performances. The evening also included 5 Car Super XR shows and interactive Celebrity…

Business Model Allowing Three-dimensional Growth Curves Builds a Long Lifecycle User Ecosystem and a “24/7 Online & Offline Entertainment Life Circle” iDreamSky Technology Holdings Limited (iDreamSky, or the Company, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG:1119) is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (the Reporting Period). During the Reporting Period, since the Group has stepwise terminated games that were no longer in line with the strategy for its gaming business, revenue decreased by approximately 14.1% to RMB1,367.1 million. Furthermore, the Group enhanced its game development capabilities and strived to improve and…

China’s major furniture product manufacturer Huisen Household International Group Ltd. (Huisen Household or the Group; HKG:2127) announced unaudited interim results for the period ended 30 June 2021 (the Reporting Period) today. During the Reporting Period, the Group’s revenue recorded a year-on-year increase of approximately 47.3% to approximately RMB2.4 billion. Gross profit was approximately RMB630 million, representing an increase of 72.1% as compared with the same period last year. The profit during the period was approximately RMB421 million, representing an increase of 75.9% as compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Earnings per share were RMB0.14. This was mainly due to…

Committed to Building a Deeply Vertical Service Platform for Internet Healthcare Deepen Efforts in the Development of the Chronic Diseases Field Realize Diversified Business Development The largest provider in the Integrated Healthcare Marketing Solutions Market of cardio-cerebral-vascular diseases (CCVDs), Mediwelcome Healthcare Management & Technology Inc. (Mediwelcome or the Company, together with its subsidiaries, the Group) is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (the Reporting Period or the First half of 2021). During the Period, Mediwelcome maintained a positive growth momentum. The Group’s total revenue reached approximately RMB339.8 million, representing an…

DigiMax Global Inc. (the “Company” or “DigiMax”) (CSE: DIGI / OTC PINK: DBKSF), a company that provides artificial intelligence (“AI”) and cryptocurrency technology solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Bitget Exchange based in Singapore (“Bitget”). Established in July 2018, Bitget has become the fastest growing derivatives exchange in the world, with over 1.6 million registered users. According to CoinmarketCap, a world-renowned website for cryptocurrency markets, the average daily trading volume of Bitget has exceeded US$5 billion, ranking seventh after professional derivatives exchanges (FTX and Bybit), and the top three traditional comprehensive cryptocurrency exchanges:…

Infocus International Group has released a brand new online workshop – Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and it will be commencing live on 8 November 2021. This course is intended for those in business, commercial and strategically focused roles within the energy sector; in particular those responsible for environmental matters, business sustainability and business transformation in areas such as oil & gas, hydrogen and industrial energy usage. Attendees will leave with a clearly explained and independent perspective on how, where and why CCUS is happening now and could grow in future – covering the range of technological solutions and…

According to Mitsubishi Chemical in Japan, it will spend billions of yen on increasing the output of lithium-ion battery electrolyte. These funds will invest in upgrading the equipment of factories in the United States, Britain and China, which aims to increase the annual global production capacity to 90000 tons by 2023. It is reported that at present, Mitsubishi Chemical holds a 20 per cent share of the global market in lithium-ion battery electrolyte. Over the past decade, Mitsubishi Chemical has cooperated with Shida shenghua (603026:CH), a exclusive supplier of solvents, which underlines its advantages by the means of the high-performance…