Author: Marie Jones

Achieves Combined Strengths and Promotes Rapid Development of Natural Gas and LPG Industry Chain China Gas Holdings Limited (“China Gas” or the “Group”; stock code: 384), a leading piped-gas operator in China, announced today that it has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement (“Agreement”) with China Petrochemical Corporation (“Sinopec”) on 4 March 2021. The Agreement will enable both parties to join forces and fully leverage each other’s advantages in resources and downstream market, helping them engage in all-round cooperation in areas including natural gas procurement, liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) receiving terminal utilisation, downstream gas projects, oil and gas (natural…

Tianda Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Tianda Pharmaceuticals”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”, Stock Code: 455.HK) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tianda Pharmaceutical (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., has entered into a Technology Transfer Contract with Heilongjiang Jiren Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to acquire the latter’s whole technology ownership and all the intellectual rights in Xiaoer Qingre Zhike Granule, National medicine registration approval number: Z20033093). The product will be manufactured in the Group’s new R&D and production base in Jinwan, Zhuhai, which is expected to commence operation within this year. Xiaoer Qingre Zhike Granule is formed after the addition of Baikal…

Engineering has been an important profession, helping to tackle major issues such as poverty reduction, climate resilience, public health and sustainable development. “The foremost problem facing the world today is sustaining human development and preserving the planet. Whenever there is a problem, there is a need for engineering solutions,” says Gong Ke, President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). On 4th March 2021, the annual World Engineering Day (WED) will convene under the auspices of UNESCO. As the UNESCO Director-General, Ms. Audrey Azoulay explains, WED will “celebrate the achievements of engineers and their contributions to sustainability and a…

TOKYO, Mar 4, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby announces that, as of today, the Company has entered into: (i) a basic agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Agreement”) setting forth the application for 3,160,306 shares of SHOKO CO., LTD. (Code number 8090, listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange; hereinafter referred to as “SHOKO”), the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, among the shares of SHOKO owned by the Company, in a tender offer for the common shares issued by SHOKO (hereinafter referred to as the “SHOKO Shares”), that will commence on March 5,…

SINGAPORE, Mar 4, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – BitWell has announced that Hsann, the former head of operations of Binance global fiat exchanges, has become COO at BitWell. Hsann established multiple fiat exchanges, such as Binance US / Singapore / Jersey / Korea / Uganda and Tokocrypto, which enable local customers to buy crypto using fiat currency (USD, SGD, EUR, GBP etc.) under the conditions of legal compliance through all above channels with no entry barriers. He was also responsible for operations of the exchanges. BITWELL CEO JEFF YOUNG SAID, “HSANN IS A CO-FOUNDER OF BITWELL, AS THE FORMER HEAD OF OPERATIONS OF BINANCE GLOBAL…

A&S Group (Holdings) Limited (A&S Group or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Company, with its professional and efficient services, is honored to engage in the air freight forwarding ground handling services for vaccines arriving in Hong Kong at Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, thus contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The first batch of one million doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived in Hong Kong on the afternoon of February 19th. After the vaccines arrived at the airport port, they were immediately towed to Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, which are transported and processed with the assistance of…

Apollomics, Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been successfully enrolled into a Phase 1 clinical trial of APL-106 (uproleselan injection) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in China. In February of this year, the two Phase 1 study sites were initiated. The Phase 1 clinical trial is a part of the Phase 1 and Phase 3 bridging clinical study of APL-106 in combination with chemotherapy in adults with relapsed or refractory AML. Its principal investigator…

Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V: PGE; US OTC: PGEZF; FSE: 5D32) is pleased to announce results from the 2020 drill campaign at the Chrome Mountain target area of the Company’s flagship Stillwater West Platinum Group Element (“PGE”)-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project in Montana, USA. TABLE 1 – Highlight Drill Intercepts from the 2020 Drill Campaign at Chrome Mountain Intervals from 120 to 530 meters of continuous nickel and copper sulphide mineralization, enriched in palladium, platinum, rhodium, gold, and cobalt, were intercepted in the five drill holes starting at or near surface, with each hole also encountering higher-grade intervals over widths of…

Multinational biopharmaceutical company Alvotech and Gulf FZ LCC (“Cipla Gulf”), subsidiary of Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087; NSE: CIPLA EQ) referred to as “Cipla” today announced that they are expanding their partnership for the marketing and distribution of four biosimilar medicines in Australia and New Zealand. As part of this strategic alliance, Cipla Gulf will be responsible for commercialization of patented biosimilars of leading products covering therapeutic categories across immunology, osteoporosis, oncology as well as ophthalmology. The products are developed and manufactured by Alvotech and will be distributed by Cipla Gulf through Australia and New Zealand distribution networks. These innovative products…

Reports stability and progress in overall performance with continuous growth in profit Profit attributable to equity shareholders reaches HK$1,023 million Total dividends per share rises by 5.0% yoy to HK21.0 cents CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (HKG:1883), a leading international integrated telecommunications and information and communications technologies services provider in Asia, reported profit attributable to equity shareholders of HK$1,023 million for the year ended 31 December 2020, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.1%, or a 4.4% increase if the effect of investment property valuation is excluded. The Group generated revenue from telecommunications services of HK$7,978 million, representing an approximate 7.9%…

The CropLife Asia 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) commenced virtually today, bringing together plant science industry leaders from across the continent. This year’s edition of the annual gathering includes a unique focus on how the global pandemic has impacted various aspects of the regional food supply chain as well as the official presentation of the newly-elected Board of Directors. The 2021 Board consists of: Mr. Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro – President, CropLife Asia (BASF) Mr. Alexander Berkovskiy – Vice President, CropLife Asia (Syngenta) Mr. Jens Hartmann – Treasurer, CropLife Asia (Bayer) Mr. Peter Ford – Secretary, CropLife Asia (Corteva Agriscience) “It…

– Exceptional 2nd half sales growth of +42.3% – Full year organic sales growth of over US$2.1 billion, +28% – Gross margin improved for the 12th consecutive year to 38.3%, up +52 basis points – Net profit growth of 30.2% to US$801 million Hong Kong-based global power equipment and floor care company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY) announced its results for the financial year ended December 31, 2020. The Group reported sales of US$9.8 billion, an increase of 28.0%. Second half sales grew an exceptional 42.3%, outpacing the market. Gross margin improved for the 12th…

When it comes to musical artists, Bryce Soderberg is a veteran. Not only is he a member of Lifehouse, a band that had a Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hit of the Year, but he has also had massive success as a multi-platinum producer and songwriter in his own right. Now he is choosing UREEQA to protect his body of work. The relationship between technology and musicians has been tumultuous over the course of recent history. Advancements in technology have allowed musicians to experiment with different sounds, create new instruments and even genres. Without technology, musicians would not be able to…

Pastel Network, the first truly decentralized and scalable blockchain project designed specifically for rare digital art, has officially announced its pending listing on Bitcoin.com, scheduled for March 5th, 2021. Pastel Network is a blockchain for rare digital art (also known as NFTs) that is built on the secure, battle-tested codebases of the Bitcoin, Dash, and ZCash cryptocurrency projects. Pastel introduces several important innovations to the world of blockchain art, such as the decentralized storage of art image files natively in the network, as well as a decentralized validation process for registering new artworks that prevents near-duplicate images from being added…

Seascape Network, the popular game platform designed around the DeFi & NFT economy, announced its launch on the Binance Smart Chain. The expansion improves Seascape’s scalability, while also allowing it to remain connected to the value and liquidity of Ethereum. With its launch on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Seascape will provide unmatched scalability in its games, while also allowing it to remain connected to the value and liquidity of Ethereum, enabling its users to decide where and how they want to trade their gamified DeFi assets. The BSC makes use of dual-chain architecture technology and is praised for its…

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), a department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR), hosted a hybrid symposium entitled “Hong Kong: Your Greater Bay Area Partner in Expanding Your Global Business” in Sydney on March 1, attracting over 400 participants from Hong Kong and Australia. The symposium focused on the attractiveness of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as well as the strategic role of Hong Kong in the overall development of the GBA. It brought together the Director of the Australian Chamber Business Leaders Council, Mr Paul Nicolaou, and other speakers renowned in their respective fields to…

World AI Show is supported by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo), the Government of Indonesia and Jakarta Smart City. The show is taking place on 4 March 2021 from 9am – 5pm (Western Indonesia Time). As one of the highly ranked markets in the ASEAN for AI adoption, Indonesia has unveiled a national strategy for the development of AI and implement it on education, research, health services, food security, mobility, smart cities and public sector reforms. The virtual conference will convene stakeholders of the AI ecosystem in SE Asia including IT leaders from some of the most…

On February 26, Hang Seng Index Company announced that Joy Spreader (06988. HK) would be included in the Hang Seng Composite Small Cap Index, meaning that it will also be soon eligible for southbound trading under Stock Connect (“Shenzhen Connect”). As we know, Southbound Stock Connect Trading has always been an important channel for mainland investors to participate in the Hong Kong stock market. The stocks selected in Southbound Stock Connect Trading generally require to fulfill a certain scale of market value and trading volume, and, to a certain extent, represent the core assets with long-term competitiveness in the Hong…

On February 26, 2020, Broad Homes (02163.HK) released its annual results announcement for 2020. In 2020, it achieved total revenue of RMB2,613.9 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 22.4%, gross profit of RMB926.8 million, a year-on-year decrease of 19.0%, net profit of RMB216.4 million, a year-on-year decrease of 68.0%, and an increase in gross profit margin from 34.0% in 2019 to 35.5% in 2020. Broad Homes remarked that the decline in revenue was on one hand attributable to delayed construction progress of certain of its joint factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the other, a decrease in gains from…

As 2021 starts, the media continues to carry horrific stories of ongoing environmental abuse. We can no longer deny that the climate crisis is real, but somehow we manage to do just that. ‘Extinction: The Facts’ is a BBC Earth documentary, in which Sir David Attenborough explores how the loss of biodiversity has consequences for us all. He mentions the impact of global warming and the resulting climate crisis that has led to a loss or change of three-quarters of the world’s terrestrial surface. Sadly, the cause is human greed, our purchasing habits are killing off our natural resources. There…