KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Sun Group, one of Vietnam's leading real estate and tourism developers, was recently honoured at the World Travel Awards Asia and Oceania 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City.
In recognition of the best providers in tourism and high standard products, World Travel Awards (WTA), the travel industry's most prestigious awards programme, has named Sun Group as “Asia's Leading Integrated Tourism Group 2022”.
In addition, Sun Hospitality Group, a resort brand under Sun Group, was also awarded "Asia's Leading Hospitality Development Company", according to a statement.
Four hotels & resorts created and owned by Sun Group, including Capella Hanoi, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay, New World Phu Quoc and Premier Village Halong were also honoured with prestige awards by WTA.
It’s an honour for Sun Group and also Vietnam's tourism industry as this is the first time a Vietnamese enterprise has won this award by WTA, which was likened to the “Oscar of the world travel industry”.
“This is a pride and a meaningful gift for Sun Group,” said chairman of the director board of Sun Group, Dang Minh Truong.
“This award will surely motivate Sun Group to continue its journey of 'beautifying our lands' by providing more classy products and services, contributing to gradually changing and raising the position of Vietnam tourism on the world tourism map.”
With the pioneering world-class leisure travel in Vietnam, the tourism ecosystems of the world-class resort and entertainment programmes created by Sun Group have brought a fresh change and a new position to many destinations.
Established in 1993, the WTA was created by Graham Cooke to reward and celebrate excellence across various sectors within the travel industry. It is an internationally-recognised award.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
SUN GROUP BAGS ASIA’S LEADING INTEGRATED TOURISM GROUP 2022
OKC LAUNCHES NEW FEATURES INCLUDING IBC TRANSFERS
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- OKC (OKX Chain), the programmable smart contracts platform backed by leading cryptocurrency platform OKX, has launched new features including IBC transfers and announced that OKC users stand to receive both airdropped ETHW and OKT following the ETH Merge.
“At OKC, we believe that cross-chain and multichain interoperability is the future of the blockchain. That is why our team is constantly working towards establishing better interoperability without compromising either scalability or security.
“Powerful new features like IBC allow us to take steps towards this, while also bringing us closer to our vision of a multichain network that delivers equal opportunity to all,” said Chaige Li, OKC Ecosystem Lead, in a statement.
OKC’s inclusion of the IBC protocol has opened a bridge between OKC and other public chains that support the IBC protocol. This allows users to transfer assets between OKC and other chains more efficiently.
Other new features include OKC Swap and OKC Bridge Upgrade. OKC Swap is an official DEX, backed by OKX, which delivers safe and stable swaps with reduced slippage.
OKC is also launching a bridge upgrade that allows every user who bridges over US$100 worth of any supported token to OKC to receive OKT in an airdrop. (US$1 = RM4.520)
More details at https://okx.com/okc.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
POLYPLASTICS' NEW 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR DURACON (R) POM ACCELERATES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
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Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has developed three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for production of DURACON (R) polyoxymethylene (POM) products. The technology, known as Material Extrusion (MEX), delivers physical properties close to those of injection-molded articles despite being 3D-printed. Polyplastics will highlight the new 3D printing technology at the upcoming K 2022 exhibition (Hall 7A/B02) which runs October 19-26 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
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The MEX process can also be applied in preliminary evaluations of physical properties, functions, durability, and other properties without needing a mold, thus helping to accelerate the product development cycle. The MEX process is a typical 3D printing technology that uses thermoplastic resin materials. With resin filaments as the material input, this method produces 3D structures by repeatedly tracing and layering while depositing a melted material extruded through a tiny nozzle. Typically, only amorphous resins or resins with low crystallinity (e.g., ABS, polyamide) had been suitable for use in the MEX 3D printing process. POM's high crystallinity and rapid rate of crystallization have made it unsuitable for use in the MEX 3D printing process.
To address POM's limitations, Polyplastics' MEX 3D printing technology combines a more appropriate selection of POM grades with printing conditions optimized for their crystallization behavior. In addition to accelerating the product development cycle, the MEX technology could also be targeted for low-volume manufacturing of custom products.
Polyplastics is seeking a patent for the DURACON (R) POM 3D printing technology and at the same time the company is developing additional DURACON (R) POM filament materials for use in 3D printing, including reinforced grades. The company is also accepting requests for actual product trial samples.
For more information, visit
https://www.polyplastics-global.com/en/approach/13.html
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*DURACON (R) is a registered trademark of Polyplastics Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.
Source: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FORUM AND CBD FORUM DECLARED OPEN SEPT 6
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The Beijing International Cooperation Forum and CBD Forum, the main forum of 2022 Beijing CBD International Business Season, was opened on Sept 6.
Chaoyang District government has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission.
In the future, the two sides will promote the gathering of even more international resources in CBD, facilitate enterprises to implement the "going global" and "bringing in" strategies, and carry out a series of pilot projects in application of new consumption scenarios, green finance and green consumption.
The Beijing CBD International Business Festival (formerly known as the Beijing CBD Business Festival) has been successfully held for 22 times and it is one of the most important business activities in Beijing.
At present, Beijing CBD is accelerating the pace to gather new consumer products, new brands and new business forms, in the endeavour to create a world-class business circle worth hundreds of billions of yuan.
According to the Beijing CBD Management Committee in a statement, in recent years, Beijing CBD, by taking advantage of favourable policies, has launched the Beijing CBD international business service platform, and the cross-border trade digital service platform, among others.
Besides, China's first L4 high-precision city-level digital twin platform has been built, featuring the CBD Digital Virtual Conference Room, and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cloud Center.
Themed “Deeply integrating into global cooperation and enhancing the city's opening-up vitality”, the forum focused on the CBD development in the context of globalisation.
It also fully tapped Beijing CBD's strengths in gathering international high-end resources, and promoted the integrated development of various international factors, with a view of enhancing the openness and vitality of Beijing CBD.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 9 September 2022
Napier's advanced screening tool supports St. James's Place financial crime defences
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Napier, provider of advanced financial crime compliance solutions, has partnered with one of UK’s top wealth management and financial planning specialists, St. James’s Place.
According to a statement, the partnership will upgrade SJP’s client and entity screening capabilities, strengthening and enabling agility within its financial crime compliance function.
“The regulatory landscape moves at a rate of knots, and organisations must be agile, continuously adapting their approaches to financial crime compliance,” said founder and chief executive officer at Napier, Julian Dixon.
“Napier’s customer screening solution enables faster screening and decision making, which is why SJP’s journey with us has already seen its use of our solution expand.”
Meanwhile, Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer at St. James’s Place, Chris Thomas said: “At SJP we prioritise offering the most secure and compliant financial services solutions, and part of that commitment is investing in the best and most robust technologies available to always stay one step ahead of financial criminals.”
With Napier’s AI-enhanced screening solution, St. James’s Place can leverage large-scale, ongoing customer screening and re-screening capabilities.
The solution provides SJP with the tools to continuously screen entities against global watch lists of sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, as well as any internal whitelists and blacklists, across the entire organisation.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Adagene reports financial results, provides corporate updates
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Adagene Inc (Adagene), a platform-driven, clinical-stage biotechnology company, has reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and provided corporate updates.
“We are prioritising development of two anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, which have best-in-class profiles and are on track to deliver proof-of-concept clinical results in combination therapy in 2023,” said Peter Luo, Ph.D., Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene in a statement.
“We are also excited to advance our next generation anti-CD137 agonistic antibody, ADG206, into clinic given its first- and best-in-class potential in both monotherapy and in combination with multiple agents.”
Among highlighted in Preclinical Discovery Programs, for ADG153: Given updated programme timelines and ongoing business development activities, Adagene now plans the regulatory submission for its masked, IgG1 anti-CD47 SAFEbody, ADG153, in the first half of 2023.
In addition, the company has established collaborations including a technology licensing agreement with Sanofi in March 2022; and, advanced global partnerships and collaboration with Sanjin and Dragon Boat Biopharmaceutical for two antibodies out-licensed in Greater China.
Adagene is updating its business outlook to reflect prioritisation of its anti-CTLA-4 clinical development programmes and achievement of meaningful milestones with its current cash resources.
For financial highlights, cash and cash equivalents were US$168.0 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to US$174.4 million as of Dec 31, 2021, while net revenue was US$3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to US$1.4 million for the same period in 2021. (US$1 = RM4.486)
Meanwhile, R&D expenses were US$45.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to US$31.5 million for the same period in 2021. The rise in R&D expenses was primarily due to increased R&D activities for the company’s clinical programmes, as well as preclinical testing for candidates in the IND-enabling phase.
More details at https://investor.adagene.com.
-- BERNAMA
Monday, 5 September 2022
MORE THAN A 'PLAN B': THE FUTURE OF CBI - CS GLOBAL PARTNERS
London, Sept 2 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CBI industry is changing, and its players must look to the next generation to see how it will evolve in the future.
Escaping to a deserted island is a powerful metaphor, and one that an increasing number of successful businesspeople are exploring. Against a global backdrop of growing political, economic, social and environmental instability, there’s growing interest in investment migration. In 2023, it is predicted that 125,000 millionaires will look to relocate to more secure and attractive destinations around the world. And it is not just the ultra-wealthy who are looking to move.Taking a medium-term view, to 2030, it’s a trend that is set to continue. Political fragmentation and growing authoritarianism; economic policy uncertainty and corruption; social polarisation and civil unrest; and changing weather conditions will make many home shores an unreliable bet into the future. It bodes well for Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes. The continued popularity of second, or even multiple citizenships, can be expected as hard-working businesspeople continue to shore up their defences — protecting their finances; growing their businesses and securing better education, healthcare and lifestyle prospects. CBI programmes have long been regarded as a ‘Plan B’ for unpredictable times. In the turmoil of the 2020s, there will be increasing need for a bolt hole of safety, for those that can afford them.
Meeting global imperatives CBI is often framed as an insurance strategy benefiting individuals and their families. The reciprocal benefits of investment, accrued by small, economically challenged countries receive less attention. In a world still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, distracted by Russian aggression in Ukraine and scrambling to address impending food and energy crises, two major existential deadlines are being put on the back burner. We must have halved our heat-trapping emissions by 2030 to avoid what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has deemed irreversible damage. By 2030, we also must have met the 17 Sustainable Development Goals focused on ending poverty. It will take the full mobilisation of every country, according to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, who has called for “networked, inclusive and effective multilateralism.” But at global, and even regional level, this co-operation is proving difficult to achieve. For individual nations, especially low- to mid-income countries, the task is daunting.
Post-pandemic recovery in these countries will be hampered by high levels of sovereign debt. With inflation driving interest rate hikes in advanced economies, loans will be hard to pay back. Global macroeconomic conditions will be challenging, driven by what’s likely to be a protracted crisis in Ukraine and almost certain recession. Without foreign direct investment, these countries will be hard-pressed to provide funding for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development projects.