Author: Marie Jones

Core Business Model Drives Strong Revenue and Profit Growth JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (“JS Global Lifestyle” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announces the unaudited interim results for the six months ended June 30,2020 (the “Reporting Period”). During the six months ended June 30, the total revenue of the Group was US$1514.7 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 22.6%. The Group has overcome the difficulties and obstacles brought by the pandemic to the global economic market with its well-organized management skills and implementation capabilities. At the same time, we achieved robust organic growth in North America,…

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Novotech, the largest biotech specialist CRO in the Asia-Pacific region, was awarded the ‘2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Company of the Year’ in an overnight virtual global ceremony. This is the fourth consecutive year Novotech has been recognized with the prestigious CRO regional award. Accepting the award at the ceremony last night, Novotech’s Executive Director Asia Operations Yooni Kim said: “On behalf of Novotech I am extremely pleased the company has again been recognized as the CRO leader in the region. Novotech is growing rapidly due to its reputation for specialist teams on the ground across the Asia region…

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Good Production Rate, Iron Ore Price and FX Rate Maiden Underlying Profit of C.US$6 Million The largest iron ore mining operator in the Russian Far East, IRC Limited (“IRC” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “the Group”; stock code: 1029) is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. Financial Highlights – Revenue increased by 19% to US$106.2 million (30 June 2019: US$89.2 million) – Cash cost down by 4.7% to US$48.8/t (30 June 2019: US$51.2/t) – EBITDA has more than doubled, increasing to US$33.2 million (30 June 2019: US$13.2 million) -…

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“Construction first and property development to follow”, fully utilise the synergies between property development and construction contracting A renowned property developer and construction company based in Zhuozhou, a city in Hebei Province, China – China Tianbao Group Development Company Limited (“Tianbao Group” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1427.HK), today announced its interim results for the six ended 30 June 2020 (“the Reporting Period”). In the Reporting Period, the performance of the Tianbao Group increased rapidly, with total revenue increasing by 101.8% to RMB 1,340.3 million, gross profit rose by 88% to RMB 297.9 million,…

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The premium domain marketplace from Indonesia, called domain.id, has been introduced to the public as the first Domain marketplace in Indonesia. The marketplace officially saw the soft launch on August 25, which was held during the annual Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (PANDI) event, PANDI Meeting 11. Domain.id is a marketplace that focuses on selling, buying and auctioning domains, this marketplace offers competing and competitive domain name prices, and the ease of buying and selling domains. Not only that it is super easy to set up by the registration form, it is also very convenient to the buyers. Another strength…

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Embraces the Cloud Gaming Wave, Continues to enhance Self-development Capabilities iDreamSky Technology Holdings Limited (“iDreamSky”, or the “Group”, stock code: 1119) announced its unaudited consolidated results of the Group for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Revenue up 11.2% year-on-year to approximately RMB1,591.6 million, mainly driven by the games and information services business. As the Group putting more efforts in marketing and research and development (“R&D”), profitability was affected with net profit for the year was RMB147.9 million, and adjusted net profit was RMB215.4 million. On the other hand, the active data of casual games has increased year-on-year, the…

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Wintermar’s cash flow has improved after rescheduling short term loans, while oil prices have recovered as COVID-19 restrictions are easing across the world. On 25 August 2020, PT Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk (WINS:JK) held a Virtual Public Expose as a participant in the Indonesian Stock Exchange Public Expose LIVE 2020 event. The Company updated on three key issues: I. Oil Shock The sharp decline in oil prices at the end of March resulted from the lack of agreement from OPEC+ and the sudden decline in oil demand caused by global lockdown measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Epazz is an enterprise cloud business process provider that helps business and organizations manage their employees, assets and resources. Epazz Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a prime provider of cloud-based business solutions and blockchain mobile apps and the parent company of DeskFlex room booking software and Provitrac onboarding software, announced today that because of the high demand for its desk and room booking software and its new video interview software, many of its customers are asking for employee monitoring software to handle employees who are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee monitoring software is the newest addition to its software…

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Bring Smart Building and Workplace Design Solutions to Clients in Asia Pacific and Oceania Pactera, a leading IT solution company with 25 years of history and nearly 30,000 employees, and Eutech today jointly announced a partnership to bring smart building and workplace design solutions to clients in the Asia Pacific and Oceania region. The partnership brings together the proven Pactera OctoIoT platform and unique data management technique with Eutech IVIVA, a workplace cloud that provides a broad range of applications and technologies for the implementation of solutions for the Digital Workplace, Smart Buildings and Smart Precincts. “We are very pleased…

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Viva Wallet set to bring JCB acceptance to merchants spanning 23 countries across Europe from late 2020 JCB and Viva Wallet announce an extended European roll-out, which will enable contact and contactless payment between Viva Wallet’s European merchants and JCB’s 140 million cardmembers through both face-to-face and online commerce transactions. The roll-out will be extended with an additional 6 European nations, over and above the 17 countries which have already been enabled, from September 2020. This means that Viva Wallet will bring JCB acceptance to merchants spanning a total of 23 countries across Europe from late 2020. This collaboration will…

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Revenue and Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company from Continuing Operations are RMB1,054.5 million and RMB170.5 million, respectively; Multiple R&D and Production Platforms as Core of the Group, with Investment and Incubation, etc. Supporting the Group’s Development; Innovation-driven, Imitation and Creation Co-exist, Multiple Carefully Incubated R&D Platforms have Significant Progress; Focus on the Rapid Development of the Therapeutic Areas with a Rich Product Pipeline Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (HKEX: 0460 “Sihuan Pharmaceutical” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce its interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2020 (the “Period”).…

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Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Limited (“Zhaojin Mining” or the “Company”, stock code: 1818, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading gold enterprise in the PRC, announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (the “period under review”). In the first half of 2020, under the impact of the spread of COVID-19, the geopolitical crisis, the substantial fluctuation in commodity prices and the monetary easing policies of various countries, adhering to the main direction of “campaign, test and opportunity”, the Group solidly proceeded with the “five-optimal competition”, “tackling problems” and “partner assistance” and achieved hard-won development…

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Gross margin and growth momentum across core segments maintained Tiangong International Company Limited (“Tiangong International” or the “Group”; Stock Code: 0826.HK), the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end new materials, is pleased to announce its interim results for the year ended 30 June 2020. Financial Highlights – Revenue from four core businesses increased by 4.2% to RMB1,983 million; – Gross profit increased by 17.1% to RMB542 million; – Net profit attributable to equity shareholders increased by 41.2% to RMB211 million. Affected by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the global macroeconomy, capital markets and industry chains have encountered significant challenges during the…

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With strong European sales, Mitsubishi has become a global leader in plug-in hybrids PAICE, a pioneer in hybrid electric vehicle technology, announced today that it has reached an agreement to license its patented hybrid technology to MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION, a global leader in plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Mitsubishi Outlander is the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid. “Mitsubishi is one of the most successful hybrid vehicle companies in Europe, and we are pleased to be adding them to the long list of leading automakers who have recognized the value of Paice’s hybrid technology,” said Paice Executive Chairman Frances Keenan. “We continue to…

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Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the “Company” or “Benchmark”) is pleased to provide guidance on its increased financing to $48 million announced on August 19th, 2020. Funding will extend and expand the 2020 drill program up to 100,000 metres and prepare for a resource estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) early in 2021. In addition, the funding provides capital to build toward a feasibility study during 2021 at Benchmark’s flagship Lawyers gold-silver project, which is located in a road-accessible area of the Golden Horseshoe in north-central British Columbia, Canada. John Williamson, CEO, commented, “The keen interest…

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Local creativity shines amid pandemic challenges As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect industries and economies across the globe, Hong Kong’s fashion talents have been striving to overcome the challenges by forging new and more creative opportunities. One example comes from Enzo Chan, New Talent Award winner at last year’s Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC), who has collaborated with renowned fashion retailer JOYCE to launch a crossover collection that is now on sale at JOYCE, Pacific Place. A graduate of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Mr Chan created the “SINCE 1996” collection…

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Enabling enterprises to Pay As You Use & Scale Bandwidth in near-real-time Colt Technology Services has extended ‘on demand’ capability to its premium business internet offering in Singapore, becoming the only provider in Singapore and the region to provide customers with IP Access On Demand via its SDN-enabled On Demand platform. As a ‘pay as you use’ commercial model, enterprises can benefit from high bandwidth and agile internet connectivity, provisioned quickly without signing up for any long term contracts. Enterprises now take full control over their internet connections, flexing bandwidth up and down in near-real-time with a feature-rich self-service portal…

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The media industry remains extremely positive, despite piracy and challenges in advertising The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its first country focused seminar of the year with Thailand in View, a deep dive into the media and video industry in Thailand, and the pursuit of growth in the market across both traditional and online platforms. Thailand’s media industry is undergoing seismic transformation driven by technological and commercial change. With the first commercial 5G networks becoming available to consumers as early as next year, there is no doubt the market will see continued acceleration in the consumption of content across…

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Moonstake, a blockchain technology company focused on staking technologies, and EMURGO, a global blockchain solutions provider & a founding entity of the Cardano protocol, have signed a partnership MoU. The partners aim to drive blockchain staking activity and accelerate industry adoption of staking within Cardano’s ecosystem. Moonstake was established to develop a staking pool protocol to satisfy increasing demands in regional and global blockchain markets. Signature products include Moonstake Web Wallet and Moonstake Mobile Wallet (iOS/Android), which enable full staking and are designed as all-in-one gateways. Moonstake’s staking pool currently supports Cosmos, IRISnet, Ontology, Harmony and Tezos, while partner OIO…

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Moonstake, a blockchain company focused on staking technologies, has announced staking support of Cardano’s cryptocurrency ADA, one of top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, in Moonstake’s Web Wallet. After Cosmos, IRISnet, Ontology, Harmony and Tezos, Cardano became the 6th available coin on Moonstake Web Wallet. On July 29, the Cardano development team launched the long-awaited Shelley Mainnet. Shelley brings about opportunities for users to stake their ADA and help Cardano transition from a centralized, federated system to a fully decentralized system, with delegated staking features & rewards incentives. Shelley is the most significant upgrade by Cardano since its inception, bringing…

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