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SMIC Reports 2021 Second Quarter Results

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SEHK: 00981; SSE STAR MARKET: 688981) ("SMIC", the "Company" or "we"), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, today announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months...

2021-08-05 19:50 6983

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. Reports First-Half 2021 Financial Results

* Total net revenues grew by 260.88% or $3.33 million year-on-year to $4.61 million * Gross profit and margin were $3.12 million and 67.75%, respectively * Net income was $1.31 million, turning around from net loss of $0.03 million for the same period in 2020 HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /P...

2021-08-05 19:30 45839

AXA launches first-in-market "SurgiCare Surgical Insurance Plan" to provide lump-sum payout for VHIS defined surgeries

HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Hong Kong (AXA) launches "SurgiCare Surgical Insurance Plan" ("SurgiCare"). "SurgiCare" is the first-in-market surgical insurance plan based on the four levels under the existing Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) schedule of surgical procedures –...

2021-08-05 19:24 3518

Windward to Enhance Shell's Trade Compliance Processes

With an industry shift towards digitalization underway, major energy companies are integrating Windward's Predictive Intelligence platform to enhance business practices LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited is to integrate Windward's propri...

2021-08-05 19:00 2594

OutSystems Adds Atlassian VP and Former Microsoft Leader Anu Bharadwaj to Board of Directors

SINGAPORE, Aug. 5, 2021  /PRNewswire/ -- OutSystems , a global leader in modern application development, today announced it has appointed Anu Bharadwaj, Vice President of Product at Atlassian, to its board of directors. Anu joins the OutSystems board with nearly 20 y...

2021-08-05 18:58 2760

Noah Holdings' Outlook Upgraded to Stable by S&P Global Ratings; Investment Grade "BBB-" Rating Affirmed

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard and Poor's Global Ratings ("S&P") has revised its outlook on Noah Holdings ("Noah" or "the Company") to stable from negative, and affirmed the "BBB-" long-term and "A-3" short-term issuer credit ratings on the Company. "The stable outlook reflects ...

2021-08-05 18:51 42478

H+K China launches strategic advisory services to help businesses deliver a Better Impact around COP15

BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- H+K China is launching an exciting new offering which will provide clients with a dynamic suite of strategic communication and public affairs services aroundCOP15, the world's most important biodiversity conference in a decade.

2021-08-05 18:30 4138

CleanEquity Monaco 2021 - Sustainable Technology Innovation Awards

LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanEquity® , hosted by Innovator Capital , the London based specialist investment bank and theMonaco Economic Board , closed on Friday 23rd  July with its award cere...

2021-08-05 18:24 3475

Insilico Medicine and Usynova Announce Strategic Partnership on Accelerating R&D of Small Molecule Innovative Drugs with AI

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Insilico Medicine, an industry leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, and Usynova announced to reach strategic cooperation in advancing the development of novel therapies.

2021-08-05 18:23 4247

Pharmaxis Cancer Drug Decreases Tumour Burden in Pre Clinical Liver Cancer Model

SYDNEY, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical stage drug development company Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX: PXS) today announced the first public presentation of data from a preclinical study of PXS-5505 in the liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) at the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHBP...

2021-08-05 18:00 2131

Traveloka, Southeast Asia's lifestyle superapp, recognized by Fast Company as a Best Workplace for Innovators

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Traveloka, Southeast Asia's lifestyle superapp, has been recognized by Fast Company as an outstanding international Best Workplace for Innovators. The 2021 Best Workplaces for Innovators list, which includes more than 100 companies selected from ne...

2021-08-05 17:00 3385

CUHK Discovers Children with Autism Have Delayed Gut Microbiome Maturity and Identifies Faecal Bacterial Markers for Autism

HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine) reports a ground breaking discovery that children with autism spectrum disorder (autism) showed delayed gut microbiome maturity compared with typically developing children. They ha...

2021-08-05 16:40 5474

LONGi partners with Essentia Energia to supply 477MW of Hi-MO 4 modules for solar power plant in Brazil

XI'AN, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LONGi, the world leading solar technology company, has announced the completion of  the exclusive supply of 477 MW of Hi-MO 4 modules for Sol do Sertão, the largest utility power plant in the Brazilian state of Bahia, as part of a sole source contract wi...

2021-08-05 16:32 2110

Inverter All-in-one Heat Pump Water Heater-airExpert Inverter Is Available For the Global Market Now

DAGANG TOWN, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PHNIX has launched its new high specification airExpert – Inverter all-in-one heat pump water heater, which claims exceptional energy efficiencies across the range. The new model is powered by PHNIX Inverter technology, which promotes fast and effe...

2021-08-05 16:30 2302

L.E.K. Consulting: Economic Development has Led to Strong Growth in Vietnam's Private Education Sector

* Vietnam's private K-12 market grew at a CAGR of ~11% from 2016-2020 and is poised to witness a further uptick * Despite COVID-19, Vietnam's economy expanded by 2-3% in 2020 - one of the highest growth rates in the world * According to a new report by global consulting firm L.E.K. Consultin...

2021-08-05 16:22 8604

GLP and Sequoia China Close Nearly RMB800 Million Strategic Investment in Leading Consumer PE Firm Harvest Capital

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a $480 million investment from Hongtai Hengye in 2018, Harvest Capital,China's leading consumer PE firm, closed a strategic investment of nearly $800 million from GLP Pte. Ltd. and Sequoia China last month.

2021-08-05 16:04 4622

Up to 1 Billion Payment Cards at Risk of Not Being Issued as Chip Shortage Impact Looms Over the Payment Cards Industry

Due to the potential disruption to the GDP, the payment cards industry should be a top chip supply priority LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by significant chip shortages, up to 1 billion payment cards are at risk of not being issued over an 18-month timeframe, with 347 million at ris...

2021-08-05 16:00 1902

uCloudlink Partners with AIR-U to Launch its First HyperConn™ Product in Japan

HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC. (NASDAQ: UCL, "uCloudlink"), the world's first and leading mobile data traffic sharing marketplace, has partnered with AIR-U to bring its industry-leading HyperConn™ solution toJapan, with the new ATab-1 CLOUD Air-WiFi Tablet. uCloudli...

2021-08-05 16:00 26985

HONOR launches HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite with Industry Leading Battery Life and Enhanced Audio

SHENZHEN, China, Aug 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global technology brand HONOR today announced the global launch of the all new HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earphones. Featuring industry leading battery life, Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) and enhanced connectivity, all packed in...

2021-08-05 16:00 2247

Epic Seven Releases Long-Awaited Re:ZERO Collaboration!

* Epic Seven releases three Heroes and two special Side Stories in two-week long collaboration with popular animated series 'Re:ZERO' * Special Check-In Event to run concurrently, providing collaboration Hero 'Ram' and other in-game rewards SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Epi...

2021-08-05 15:49 2216

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