Author: Marie Jones

Rapid innovation, lightning-fast deployments and infinite scale solidifies Genesys Cloud as the world’s leading public cloud contact center platform Genesys(R), the global leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions, announces it is changing the name of its flagship software as a service (SaaS) offering, PureCloud(R), to Genesys Cloud(TM). This shift reflects the evolution of the company and marks the launch of Experience as a Service(SM) powered by Genesys Cloud, which enables organizations to achieve true personalization at scale. Genesys Cloud, an all-in-one solution and the world’s leading public cloud contact center platform, helps organizations provide better experiences to…

Survey shows over half of respondents gloomy on global economy More than 3,500 distinguished speakers and influential global financial experts, policymakers, business leaders, economists and investors attended the 13th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), a two-day event that concluded yesterday. Under the theme “Redefining Growth: Innovation, Breakthrough, Inclusiveness”, the forum enabled participants to examine the current global economic landscape, gauging their views through on-site real-time polling on issues ranging from prospects for the global economy and sustainability challenges to investment opportunities and the risks brought by technology and innovation. Close to 700 one-on-one matchmaking meetings were arranged during the AFF Deal…

The results of this year’s $100,000 USD* prize for the world’s greatest video World’s Greatest Videos™ (WGV™) is pleased to announce the winner of the highly anticipated 2019 $100,000 USD* Grand Prize. The first global, cash-awarded, continually running short video competition, World’s Greatest Videos hosts Regional Weekly Contests and Global Challenge Contests. The first-place winners from each of these contests go on to compete in the Grand Prize Contest held every December. This year’s final five competitors were from countries across the world including the US, UK, Brazil, and Mexico. The videos encompassed a variety of categories: Music, Comedy, Feel…

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon” or “the Company”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that the Company wins “The Best Value Education Stock” award at Golden Hong Kong Stocks Awards 2019. The Fourth Golden Hong Kong Stocks Awards was co-hosted by China-based leading Hong Kong and US stock information platforms Zhitongcaijing and Royalflush Finance. This award represents the capital market’s recognition and support on NetDragon’s achievements in education business. “Golden Hong Kong Stocks Awards Ceremony” is one of the global leading professional assessors of Hong Kong and US-listed companies, which…

Novotech, the largest biotech CRO in Asia Pacific, says the region has had a record year by number of studies, experienced world-class sites and investigators, and patient enrollment. Novotech released its ‘Asia-Pacific Industry Highlights 2019-2020’ during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco as part of its Biotech Industry Briefing session on the benefits of conducting research in Asia-Pacific. The Biotech Industry Briefing covered: – Asia’s vast patient pools, – High-quality infrastructure, – Lower trial concentration, – Comparable quality and lower costs, – Key destination for biotech companies for later phase trials. Novotech also spoke about the benefits of…

The Director-General of Investment Promotion of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Stephen Phillips, today (January 13) started his duty visit to Surabaya and Jakarta in Indonesia as part of the latest efforts of Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) to promote Hong Kong’s business attractions. During the visit, Mr Phillips will meet with business leaders from various sectors including legal services, consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, information and communications technology, and transport and industrial. He will also speak at three roundtable events, each co-organised by the East Java Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Indonesia Fintech Association and…

Policymakers, business leaders & economists assess global outlook The 13th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) opened this morning and runs for two days at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Under the theme “Redefining Growth: Innovation, Breakthrough, Inclusiveness”, the event brings together more than 100 influential global financial experts, policymakers, business leaders, economists and investors to examine the current global economic landscape and share insights on the environment businesses will face in the coming year. This year’s AFF will feature discussions on a wide range of issues including the new global economy, fintech, sustainable and inclusive development and green…

The ‘Link 2020 – Blockchain Salon’, sponsored by Firebird Financial, was held in Hangzhou on January 3. The Hangzhou Blockchain Industry Development Report and 2019 Most Influential Chain Alliances list were both unveiled for this year’s Salon. Hangzhou FUZAMEI, shortlisted in the Influential Chain Alliances top 20 was recognized with the 2019 Outstanding Blockchain Application Award. FUZAMEI, a well-known blockchain technology service provider, has successfully helped nearly 40 small and medium-sized enterprises to realize their blockchain transformations with its core product Chain33 Developer Platform. Cao Jing, FUZAMEI Vice President, participated in the Salon’s round table discussion, and spoke of the…

ORYX Global Traders DMCC (ORYX) has launched Ver 3.0 of its advanced AI (artificial intelligence) trading platform. The new version, integrated with advanced analytical tools, will reduce trading risks and increase consistency. “With the impact of artificial intelligence now being felt in all industries, especially finance, companies like ORYX are proving crucial to helping the industry realise the full potential of technology. ORYX AI is engineered to simplify trading,” said Paul Scott, Chief Marketing Officer at ORYX. “We understand as traders and brokers ourselves that key to a winning trade, it is essential to eliminate doubts and minimise risks. Our…

SinoMab BioScience Limited (“SinoMab” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 3681.HK), a Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of immunological diseases, is pleased to announce that the Group has won the title of the “Most Popular Newly Listed Company” at the 4th Hong Kong Golden Stocks Awards held in Shenzhen. The 4th Hong Kong Golden Stocks Awards was jointly organized by Zhitongcaijing.com, China’s leading information platform focusing on Hong Kong and US stock markets, and 10jka.com.cn. The “Most Popular Newly Listed Company” award aims…

Global Grasshopper, ‘For the Road Less Travelled’, is honoured to be named the Best UK Travel and Leisure Blog in VUELIO’s ONLINE INFLUENCE AWARDS 2019 ( https://www.vuelio.com/uk/online-influence-awards/ ). The ONLINE INFLUENCE AWARDS, evolved from the Vuelio Blog Awards, celebrate talent from across the world of influencer marketing, recognizing the biggest names in blogging, vlogging, podcasting, Instagramming and all other social communications. GlobalGrasshopper.com is an award winning blog and resource for independent travellers. We believe that travel is a way to take our lives to an entirely new level, by gaining new knowledge and experiencing new worlds. Global Grasshopper is the best blog…

Wise Ally International Holdings Limited (“Wise Ally”, or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively referred as the “Group”; Stock Code: 9918.HK) is pleased to announce its successful listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”) today. Its shares commenced trading on HKEx today and the final offer price under the Global Offering was HK$0.25 per share. Both Hong Kong Public Offering and the International Placing tranches of the Global Offering were over-subscribed; in particular, the subscription rate for Wise Ally’s shares under the Hong Kong Public Offering was approximately 35.19 times of the…

Helping industry explore new markets; smart, kidult toys in demand The HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair and the HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair, both organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair, organised by the HKTDC and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, drew to a successful close today. Together with the HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show, which concluded yesterday, the first four fairs of 2020 attracted close to 108,000 buyers from 130 countries and regions, helping the industry to identify new sources of customers. More than 41,400 buyers attended…

IVD Medical Holding Limited (“IVD Medical” or the “Group”), a leading distributor of In Vitro Diagnostic (“IVD”) products in the PRC, has won the “Most Valuable Medical and Pharmaceutical Stocks Company” and “Most Popular New IPO Company” titles at the 2019 “Fourth Hong Kong Golden Stocks Awards”, speaking again to the investor recognition the Group enjoys after it made constituent of the MSCI China All Shares Small Cap Index in November 2019, fully reflecting the wide recognition of the investment community for the Group. The “Hong Kong Golden Stocks Awards” is jointly organized by two leading Hong Kong and US…

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon” or “the Company”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that Huayu, NetDragon’s education subsidiary, and National Center for Educational Technology (“NCET”) signed a cooperation agreement to jointly bolster the development and promotion of virtual experiment teaching system in primary and secondary schools. According to the agreement, with the support of the National Public Service Platform for Educational Resources, the two sides will integrate their respective advantages and build a “Virtual Experiment Teaching Service System”, in order to improve the quality of experiment teaching and laboratory…

As of Jan. 9, 2020, KDDI has become a recognized partner of ABBYY Japan (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; President & CEO: Yo Ohara; hereafter “ABBYY”) and begun offering for sale “FlexiCapture(R)” and other OCR[1]-related ABBYY products in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia. ABBYY is a global leading company in the field of OCR-related software. It has local offices in 11 countries and provides service in over 200. ABBYY’s product “FlexiCapture(R)” is an intelligent platform that can recognize with high accuracy the text on paper documents in a variety of formats and languages and extract specific data fields from it.…

Over 20,000 visitors look to seize business opportunities Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 18th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show, Asia’s flagship licensing event, drew to a successful close today. The three-day fair (6-8 January) attracted a record attendance of more than 20,000 visitors. The ninth Asian Licensing Conference, which ran concurrently with the Licensing Show and concluded on 7 January, featured some 30 speakers from renowned brands and global licensing experts, attracting over 1,200 industry practitioners. Licensing adds value to businesses amid challenges Speaking at the opening ceremony on Monday, HKTDC…

Kwan Yong Holdings Limited (“Kwan Yong” or the “Group”), a main contractor in the provision of building construction works in Singapore has commenced trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) today under the stock code 9998. About Kwan Yong Holdings Limited Kwan Yong Holdings Limited is a main contractor in the provision of building construction works in Singapore which is known for quality of work, especially in building construction works for the public sector. According to Ipsos Report, the Group ranked fourth among contractors in the institutional sector in Singapore in terms of…

At present, AVIC International Holdings Limited (“AVIC IHL” or the “Company”, stock code on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 00161) and AVIC International Holding Corporation (“AVIC International”) are jointly issuing the Composite Document (the “Composite Document”) dated Wednesday, 8 January 2020. The Composite Document containing, among other things, (a) further details of the H Share Offer, the Delisting, and the Merger Agreement and the Merger contemplated thereunder, (b) the expected timetable relating to the H Share Offer and the Merger, (c) a letter from CICC as the Exclusive Financial Adviser to AVIC International, (d) a letter from the Company’s Board,…

The entrepreneur is committed to helping projects connect to markets and drive mass crypto adoption Andy Cheung has resigned as the COO of OKEx, a world-leading cryptocurrency exchange, to start a new blockchain consultancy institute, BitWork. With a team of experienced blockchain experts, BitWork offers exchange partnerships, advisory, marketing management, branding and public relations, fundraising, and event management services to cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. “My goal is to drive mass cryptocurrency adoption. But my contribution can be very limited in a cryptocurrency exchange. I decided, and we agreed amicably, that I can better achieve my goals with a new venture.…