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HAIKOU, China, Dec. 4, 2018 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
The policies on offshore duty free shopping for visitors to Hainan Island have been adjusted, according to a joint statement made by the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC. The adjusted policies are more open and convenient, aiming to transform Hainan into an international tourism consumption center. The new policies came into force on December 1, 2018.
The adjustments are mainly about three aspects. First, the offshore duty-free shopping allowance for visitors is increased from RMB 16,000 to RMB 30,000. Second, multiple rehabilitation medical devices are now covered by the tax-free list, including vision training equipment, hearing aids, orthotic aids, and respiratory aids for home health care. Two such medical devices are covered by the duty-free policies for each visitor each time they leave Hainan. Third, for Chinese citizens who live in or outside of Hainan, the duty-free policies are equally effective.
In addition, according to Hainan Provincial Department of Finance, the preliminary work on the duty-free shopping for passengers by sea and for two more duty-free shops has been finished, and the two policies will be officially implemented after onsite inspection. One of the two new duty-free shops will be in Haikou, and the other in Qionghai.
The offshore duty-free policy is one of the most powerful and influential policies, and has been revised for four times since its implementation on April 20, 2011. The offshore duty-free shopping allowance was increased from RMB 5,000 to RMB 8,000, and later to RMB 16,000, and the types of commodities covered was increased from 21 to 38. Now, train passengers, other than airline passengers, and people who shop online in addition to shopping in-store, can also benefit from this set of policies.
The fifth adjustment of offshore duty-free policy opens a wider channel for international luxury brands to enter the market of Hainan and other places in China and offers greater convenience for the majority of visitors to Hainan. The adjustment helps the transformation to shopping in Hainan from shopping overseas, drives the development of service industries, including Hainan's tourism, transportation, hotels and catering, and warehouse logistics. It also helps build Hainan into an international tourism consumption center, and turn Hainan into a pilot free trade zone and a free trade port with Chinese characteristics.
Hainan's offshore duty-free shops achieved a turnover of RMB 8.016 billion in 2017, a 32% year-on-year growth. From January to October this year, the shops achieved a turnover of RMB 7.949 billion, up by 23% over the same period last year. From April 20, 2011 to the end of October this year, the shops realized an accumulative sale of RMB 38.5 billion, receiving over 12 million tourists.
Source: Hainan Provincial Department of Finance
--BERNAMA
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
Monday, 3 December 2018
CHINA'S LEADING DAIRY COMPANY YILI BUYS THAILAND'S LARGEST LOCAL ICE CREAM ENTERPRISE, ACCELERATING ITS INTERNATIONALIZATION
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec. 3, 2018 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
Yili Group held a grand signing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29th to officially buy Chomthana, which is the largest domestic ice cream company in Thailand.
In 2018, the internationalization process of Yili is frequent. First, it upgraded the European Innovation Center in cooperation with Wageningen University in the Global Dairy Mount Everest. Then its products were listed on the Indonesia market to share the Yili quality with Indonesian consumers. On the 28th, it was announced that overseas acquisitions would make Thailand's largest domestic ice cream company into their charge.
Pan Gang, president of Yili Group, once said, "Enterprises should gather global energy, insist on continuous innovation, and use global high-quality resources to serve consumers better."
Acquiring Chomthana is an important measure for Yili to gather global energy and deepen mutual benefit and achieve win-win situation. Zhang Jianqiu, CEO of Yili Group said, "In the process of promoting internationalization, Yili always adheres to the concept of 'openness, cooperation and win-win', and devotes to the dream of 'making the world healthy'."
With the deepening of global economic integration, Yili accelerates the pace of internationalization with the help of "the belt and road". From the "global networking" to build a "global wisdom chain", Yili continues to promote the global dairy industry with complement resources, innovative synergy and mutual benefits.
Soh Chee Yong, president of Chomthana, said, "Through many contacts and talks, we believe that Yili is a respectable company. Since its creation, Yili has been adhering to the quality belief and has been renowned worldwide for its continuous internationalization and innovation. Under the dream of "let the world share health", Yili products have won the trust of global consumers. Yili is a truly concerted enterprise with consumers."
It is understood that Chomthana is the largest domestic ice cream and frozen food distributor in Thailand. It has more than 37 years of experience and its products cover many fields such as ice cream, bread and dessert. It performs well in Thailand's domestic market and 13 foreign markets, so it is deeply loved by consumers. After signing between Yili and Chomthana, Yili will fully promote complementary advantages between China and Thailand, give full play to the strategic synergy effect, and make the dream of "let the world share health" go further.
Under the trend of economic globalization, China's private enterprises will have good opportunities for development. China's series of initiatives to promote global cooperation have also created convenient conditions for Chinese private enterprises to "go out" and carry out international cooperation. Yili seizes the opportunity, actively carries out the international layout, and has achieved good results. According to the data, Yili's revenue growth rate remained above double digits from 2008 to 2015, and had exceeded 68 billion yuan by 2017, ranking the first in the industry steadily with the year-on-year growth of 12.29%. The return on net assets has remained above 20% for many years, ranking the first in the world's dairy industry. The acquisition of Chomthana will further enhance Yili's performance and deepen the win-win cooperation of the global dairy industry.
Chen Yu, a senior dairy analyst, believes that as a leading dairy company in Asia, Yili has continuously expanded overseas channels and led the Chinese dairy industry to go overseas with the help of "the belt and road" and to accelerate the flow of high-quality resources in the global industrial chain. Yili's internationalization will have a positive impact on the development of global dairy industry. Yili's strategic measure is an important driving force for the development of China's dairy industry and will also be an important new kinetic energy in promoting the development of global dairy industry.
Source: Yili Group
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Yili Group held a grand signing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29th to officially buy Chomthana, which is the largest domestic ice cream company in Thailand.
In 2018, the internationalization process of Yili is frequent. First, it upgraded the European Innovation Center in cooperation with Wageningen University in the Global Dairy Mount Everest. Then its products were listed on the Indonesia market to share the Yili quality with Indonesian consumers. On the 28th, it was announced that overseas acquisitions would make Thailand's largest domestic ice cream company into their charge.
Pan Gang, president of Yili Group, once said, "Enterprises should gather global energy, insist on continuous innovation, and use global high-quality resources to serve consumers better."
Acquiring Chomthana is an important measure for Yili to gather global energy and deepen mutual benefit and achieve win-win situation. Zhang Jianqiu, CEO of Yili Group said, "In the process of promoting internationalization, Yili always adheres to the concept of 'openness, cooperation and win-win', and devotes to the dream of 'making the world healthy'."
With the deepening of global economic integration, Yili accelerates the pace of internationalization with the help of "the belt and road". From the "global networking" to build a "global wisdom chain", Yili continues to promote the global dairy industry with complement resources, innovative synergy and mutual benefits.
Soh Chee Yong, president of Chomthana, said, "Through many contacts and talks, we believe that Yili is a respectable company. Since its creation, Yili has been adhering to the quality belief and has been renowned worldwide for its continuous internationalization and innovation. Under the dream of "let the world share health", Yili products have won the trust of global consumers. Yili is a truly concerted enterprise with consumers."
It is understood that Chomthana is the largest domestic ice cream and frozen food distributor in Thailand. It has more than 37 years of experience and its products cover many fields such as ice cream, bread and dessert. It performs well in Thailand's domestic market and 13 foreign markets, so it is deeply loved by consumers. After signing between Yili and Chomthana, Yili will fully promote complementary advantages between China and Thailand, give full play to the strategic synergy effect, and make the dream of "let the world share health" go further.
Under the trend of economic globalization, China's private enterprises will have good opportunities for development. China's series of initiatives to promote global cooperation have also created convenient conditions for Chinese private enterprises to "go out" and carry out international cooperation. Yili seizes the opportunity, actively carries out the international layout, and has achieved good results. According to the data, Yili's revenue growth rate remained above double digits from 2008 to 2015, and had exceeded 68 billion yuan by 2017, ranking the first in the industry steadily with the year-on-year growth of 12.29%. The return on net assets has remained above 20% for many years, ranking the first in the world's dairy industry. The acquisition of Chomthana will further enhance Yili's performance and deepen the win-win cooperation of the global dairy industry.
Chen Yu, a senior dairy analyst, believes that as a leading dairy company in Asia, Yili has continuously expanded overseas channels and led the Chinese dairy industry to go overseas with the help of "the belt and road" and to accelerate the flow of high-quality resources in the global industrial chain. Yili's internationalization will have a positive impact on the development of global dairy industry. Yili's strategic measure is an important driving force for the development of China's dairy industry and will also be an important new kinetic energy in promoting the development of global dairy industry.
Source: Yili Group
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DOCOMO Digital powers StarHub´s carrier billing for HUAWEI AppGallery in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) – London-based payments platform provider, DOCOMO Digital has partnered with StarHub to enable carrier billing as a payment option for HUAWEI AppGallery users - a first in Singapore.
The project went live this month and it is the fourth in a series of app stores payment integration for StarHub, all powered by DOCOMO Digital, a statement said.
Under the partnership, StarHub’s mobile postpaid users can easily and securely pay for digital content from a broader range of app stores directly through their monthly mobile bill.
The app stores are HUAWEI AppGallery, Apple’s App Store and iTunes Store, Google Play Store as well as Microsoft and Xbox Store.
The company in the statement also said as compared to other payment modes, carrier billing gives customers greater control over spending with monthly transaction limits.
With the company unrivalled set of software modules, operators are able to build their efficient payment strategies and to grow their businesses.
The payments platform provider also provides operators with a range of customer care tools to ensure that end users get the best in class transparency and privacy protection while building engagement with their mobile provider. More details at https://www.docomodigital.com/
-- BERNAMA
ASIA'S TOP COSMETICS REVIEW SITE @COSME ANNOUNCES "THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS 2018"
TOKYO, Dec. 3, 2018 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --
- OPERA's "LIP TINT" Wins Grand Prize -
istyle Inc. (TSE First Section, Company Code: 3660), the Tokyo-based operator of @cosme, one of Asia's largest beauty information and review sites, announced "@cosme THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS 2018" on Dec. 3, 2018.
About @cosme:
@cosme is one of Asia's largest beauty information websites, with a loyal user base of Japanese women. The information and reviews posted on @cosme make it useful for women's daily beauty, earning it widespread support.
(Image1: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201811290901-O1-0aUfq4se)
About @cosme THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS:
The awards cover cosmetics and beauty products that have gained the most support from consumers, based on reviews written in 2018 by members of @cosme who have actually used the products. The winners of the awards were selected according to product rankings. The lineup of award-winning products, which reflects the opinions of ordinary consumers, has drawn attention from a wide range of parties concerned ranging from users to officials in the cosmetics and beauty care industries.
The 2018 Grand Prize went to "LIP TINT" from OPERA for the second year in a row and received the most favorable response from users on @cosme. In addition to its affordable price, LIP TINT's three key features of "moisture, long-lasting color and comfortable wear" won high marks as a lip tint. Moreover, limited shades were released one after another, successively stealing the show and gained the attention of consumers through 2018. As evidence of its popularity, the product also won 1st place as "@cosme store Best Hits" which is decided solely on sales at @cosme stores throughout Japan.
(Image2: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201811290901-O2-0Gng6jx7)
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33358
- OPERA's "LIP TINT" Wins Grand Prize -
istyle Inc. (TSE First Section, Company Code: 3660), the Tokyo-based operator of @cosme, one of Asia's largest beauty information and review sites, announced "@cosme THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS 2018" on Dec. 3, 2018.
About @cosme:
@cosme is one of Asia's largest beauty information websites, with a loyal user base of Japanese women. The information and reviews posted on @cosme make it useful for women's daily beauty, earning it widespread support.
(Image1: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201811290901-O1-0aUfq4se)
About @cosme THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS:
The awards cover cosmetics and beauty products that have gained the most support from consumers, based on reviews written in 2018 by members of @cosme who have actually used the products. The winners of the awards were selected according to product rankings. The lineup of award-winning products, which reflects the opinions of ordinary consumers, has drawn attention from a wide range of parties concerned ranging from users to officials in the cosmetics and beauty care industries.
The 2018 Grand Prize went to "LIP TINT" from OPERA for the second year in a row and received the most favorable response from users on @cosme. In addition to its affordable price, LIP TINT's three key features of "moisture, long-lasting color and comfortable wear" won high marks as a lip tint. Moreover, limited shades were released one after another, successively stealing the show and gained the attention of consumers through 2018. As evidence of its popularity, the product also won 1st place as "@cosme store Best Hits" which is decided solely on sales at @cosme stores throughout Japan.
(Image2: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201811290901-O2-0Gng6jx7)
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33358
TELEDYNE IMAGE SENSORS POWER CAMERAS ONBOARD NASA'S INSIGHT MISSION TO MARS
Color sensors from Teledyne’s world-class semiconductor foundry will capture all images returned to Earth from Mars
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global leader in digital imaging, is pleased to participate in NASA’s InSight Mission to Mars by providing color CCD image sensors for both the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) and the Instrument Context Camera.
Teledyne is pleased to have partnered with Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) to deliver the color image sensors to power the InSight mission. The camera on the Lander’s arm will provide 3D color views of the landing site, instrument placement, and activities to inform engineers and scientists of the best spots for the seismometer and heat flow probe to gather measurements from the interior of Mars.
Teledyne image sensors are not new to Mars. As recently as 2012, and in an earlier partnership with JPL, the company provided twelve black and white CCD image sensors to power the Mars Rover “Curiosity”. The Teledyne Imaging Space & Defense group, comprised of Teledyne DALSA, Teledyne e2v and Teledyne Imaging & Scientific, are renowned for their delivery of innovative sensing and camera solutions for the exploration of space, with capabilities across the spectrum, from infrared to x-ray imaging.
“We are pleased to join our partner JPL in this fact-finding mission,” commented Edwin Roks, Group President, Teledyne Digital Imaging. “We expect this mission to tell us much about the origins of Mars, and indeed, the formation of our own planet.”
While the InSight lander began its surface operations immediately, science data collection will begin rougly 10 weeks after landing. Teledyne’s image sensors will play a major role in helping scientists and engineers decide where to place the very specialized instruments to inform the best results of the study of Mars’ interior.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/surface-operations/
About Teledyne DALSA
Teledyne DALSA is part fo the Teledyne Imaging group, and an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide.
Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge companies aligned under the Teledyne umbrella. Teledyne Imaging forms an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum and decades of experience. Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace through industrial inspection, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers world-wide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
All trademarks are registered by their respective companies.
Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice.
Media Contact:
Geralyn Miller, Senior Manager, Global Media Relations
Teledyne Imaging
t: +1-519-886-6001 x2187
geralyn.miller@teledyne.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/266b885d-7dbb-44c9-bb47-da525889ac82
Source : Teledyne DALSA
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WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global leader in digital imaging, is pleased to participate in NASA’s InSight Mission to Mars by providing color CCD image sensors for both the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) and the Instrument Context Camera.
Teledyne is pleased to have partnered with Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) to deliver the color image sensors to power the InSight mission. The camera on the Lander’s arm will provide 3D color views of the landing site, instrument placement, and activities to inform engineers and scientists of the best spots for the seismometer and heat flow probe to gather measurements from the interior of Mars.
Teledyne image sensors are not new to Mars. As recently as 2012, and in an earlier partnership with JPL, the company provided twelve black and white CCD image sensors to power the Mars Rover “Curiosity”. The Teledyne Imaging Space & Defense group, comprised of Teledyne DALSA, Teledyne e2v and Teledyne Imaging & Scientific, are renowned for their delivery of innovative sensing and camera solutions for the exploration of space, with capabilities across the spectrum, from infrared to x-ray imaging.
“We are pleased to join our partner JPL in this fact-finding mission,” commented Edwin Roks, Group President, Teledyne Digital Imaging. “We expect this mission to tell us much about the origins of Mars, and indeed, the formation of our own planet.”
While the InSight lander began its surface operations immediately, science data collection will begin rougly 10 weeks after landing. Teledyne’s image sensors will play a major role in helping scientists and engineers decide where to place the very specialized instruments to inform the best results of the study of Mars’ interior.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/surface-operations/
About Teledyne DALSA
Teledyne DALSA is part fo the Teledyne Imaging group, and an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide.
Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge companies aligned under the Teledyne umbrella. Teledyne Imaging forms an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum and decades of experience. Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace through industrial inspection, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers world-wide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
All trademarks are registered by their respective companies.
Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice.
Media Contact:
Geralyn Miller, Senior Manager, Global Media Relations
Teledyne Imaging
t: +1-519-886-6001 x2187
geralyn.miller@teledyne.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/266b885d-7dbb-44c9-bb47-da525889ac82
Source : Teledyne DALSA
--BERNAMA
KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO HOSTS "VIVID PERFORMING ART OF KABUKI AND MT. FUJI ART EXHIBITION - CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR"
TOKYO, Nov 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special exhibition entitled “Vivid Performing Art of Kabuki” from December 26 (Wednesday), 2018 to January 28 (Monday), 2019 in the lobby and other venues within our Hotel. Kabuki is a traditional form of classical Japanese dance-drama, and eight highly ornate and gorgeous costumes matching the celebratory nature of the Japanese New Year holidays, including one called “Agemaki” and another used in the “Soga-Mono” Kabuki play, will be displayed during the exhibition to give guests a sense of the beauty of this traditional performing art. Also, a special complimentary live Japanese classical music and dance performance will be held on January 25 (Friday), 2019 in our lobby at 5:00 p.m., in addition to a “Special Lunch and Kabuki Performance” (Admission fee charged) held at one of our Hotel facilities on the same day.
The cooperative partners of this exhibition, Shochiku Co., Ltd. and Shochiku Costume Co., Ltd., will provide various costumes to demonstrate the roles, characters, and colorful patterns reflective of the four seasons that are represented in Kabuki performances. This exhibition is part of the Keio Plaza Hotel’s “Japan Cultural Experience Program” designed to introduce various Japanese culture to its numerous overseas guests, who account for 75% of all guests staying at our Hotel, as well as to our Japanese guests. The various live performances held in our lobby area are highly popular as reflected by the regular attendance by as many as 400 guests, and this performance is expected to be just as popular.
The cooperative partners of this exhibition, Shochiku Co., Ltd. and Shochiku Costume Co., Ltd., will provide various costumes to demonstrate the roles, characters, and colorful patterns reflective of the four seasons that are represented in Kabuki performances. This exhibition is part of the Keio Plaza Hotel’s “Japan Cultural Experience Program” designed to introduce various Japanese culture to its numerous overseas guests, who account for 75% of all guests staying at our Hotel, as well as to our Japanese guests. The various live performances held in our lobby area are highly popular as reflected by the regular attendance by as many as 400 guests, and this performance is expected to be just as popular.
XIUZHAN ZHU BECOMES NEW CEO OF BORGWARD GROUP AG
The Supervisory Board of Borgward Group AG has appointed Xiuzhan Zhu as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Borgward announced this in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart, Dec 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xiuzhan Zhu succeeds Dr. Philip Koehn as CEO with effect from November 6, 2018. Xiuzhan Zhu joined Borgward as Vice President Purchasing & Strategic Projects from the beginning of Borgward Group AG in 2015. Zhu, who lives for about 20 years in Germany, has a long experience in the automotive industry. After studying in China and Germany, gaining an MBA in International Industrial Management, he began his career in Germany at DaimlerChrysler. Later on he held leading management positions at international automotive suppliers.
Borgward PR Team
Borgward Group AG
+49 711 365101041
press@borgward.com
SOURCE : Borgward Group AG
Stuttgart, Dec 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xiuzhan Zhu succeeds Dr. Philip Koehn as CEO with effect from November 6, 2018. Xiuzhan Zhu joined Borgward as Vice President Purchasing & Strategic Projects from the beginning of Borgward Group AG in 2015. Zhu, who lives for about 20 years in Germany, has a long experience in the automotive industry. After studying in China and Germany, gaining an MBA in International Industrial Management, he began his career in Germany at DaimlerChrysler. Later on he held leading management positions at international automotive suppliers.
Borgward PR Team
Borgward Group AG
+49 711 365101041
press@borgward.com
SOURCE : Borgward Group AG
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