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Fair Finance Asia's study reveals gender equality is ignored by financial institutions enabling big Asian agricultural conglomerates that employ women majorly as informal workers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Between 2016 to 2020, 125 of the largest agribusinesses operating in the ASEAN,India, Japan, and Pakistan received$22.6 billion in loans and underwriting services from financial institutions active inAsia and worldwide. Specifically, Fair Financ...

2022-03-08 13:18 3005

Gaotu Techedu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

BEIJING, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) ("Gaotu" or the "Company"), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider inChina, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year endedDecember 3...

2022-03-08 13:02 5018

Gaotu Techedu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

BEIJING, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) ("Gaotu" or the "Company"), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider inChina, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year endedDecember 3...

2022-03-08 13:00 3155

Acclime completes the doubling of its presence in Malaysia with the integration of HMC Corporate Services

HONG KONG, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclime, the premier corporate services provider inAsia, is delighted to announce today that HMC Corporate Services inMalaysia has completed its integration with the Acclime group of companies. HMC Corporate Services is now fully rebranded as Acclime. This...

2022-03-08 12:20 2743

International Women's Day: Moviebook Intends to Advance Women in Tech Under the Leadership of Its Female CEO Ji Xiaochen

BEIJING, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moviebook, a leading AI-powered infrastructure and service provider of intelligent video production, seeks to provide women with equal access to employment and promotion opportunities, under the leadership of its female CEO Ji Xiaochen. Moviebook is also cre...

2022-03-08 12:13 3328

Public-private partnerships with cloud providers key to driving smarter cities in Asia

SINGAPORE, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's Technology for Change Week Asia,Tencent Cloud discussed the increasingly critical role the private sector plays in driving digital transformation, asAsia moves towards smart cities.Tencent Cloud believes that private sector stakeholders cont...

2022-03-08 12:00 3859

Akeso Announces IND Approval from China NMPA for Phase II Clinical Trial of Cadonilimab in Combination with Docetaxel to Treat NSCLC

HONG KONG, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative antibody drugs, today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) ofChina's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the IND...

2022-03-08 11:49 2347

Adrenalin eSystems, a Global HR Tech Platform Company has been Certified by LHDN Malaysia

- Built on robust principles of Design Thinking, Adrenalin HRM suite will enable organisations inMalaysia to manage their Payroll and HR processes with ease KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrenalin eSystems Limited, a group company of Intellect Design Arena Ltd and a speci...

2022-03-08 11:48 2702

8 Rivers Secures $100M Investment from SK Group and Establishes Asian Joint Venture with SK Group to Accelerate Global Decarbonization

HOUSTON, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 8 Rivers Capital, LLC announced a USD$100 million investment from SK Group, along with the establishment of an 8 Rivers-SK joint venture to focus on decarbonization of Korean and key Asian markets.  This investment establishes 8 Rivers as the premier Net Zer...

2022-03-08 11:27 1058

Huawei and XData Sign an Agreement to Boost the Data Center Industry

BARCELONA, Spain, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei Digital Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the technology company XData Properties, with the aim of collaborating together to boost the Data Center industry.Eric Li, CEO of Huawei Spain, and Santiago Hernández Onís, CEO...

2022-03-08 11:14 2979

Wavemaker Partners closes fourth fund above goal at US$136 million

SINGAPORE, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wavemaker Partners today announced that it just closed its fourth fund atUS$136 million, making it the largest fund focused on early-stage (Seed/Pre-A) enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups inSoutheast Asia. Surpassing its US$120 million fun...

2022-03-08 11:00 6755

Hello Kitty Land Tokyo promises a "blast" for Easter 2022

TOKYO, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, also known as Sanrio Puroland (https://en.puroland.jp/ ) returns for the third time running with a new edition of its much-loved Sanrio Easter event. "Egg'n'Roll Easter BLAST" will be open to visitors from Frida...

2022-03-08 10:30 2977

Smart City Expo Doha 2022 will address the main challenges facing the cities of the future

BARCELONA, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On 29th and 30th of March 2022, Msheireb Downtown Doha will allocate a new edition ofSmart City Expo Doha , the region's leading urban innovation event. With the theme "Sustaining a Future of Resilience," the second edit...

2022-03-08 10:00 3821

Evermos, Social Commerce Platform from Indonesia, Supports Women's Participation for National Economic Recovery

BANDUNG, Indonesia, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Indonesia Social Commerce Platform for halal products, Evermos has announced its commitment to supporting women's roles in the post COVID-19 national economic recovery by giving access, opportunity, and training to women acrossIndonesia. This comm...

2022-03-08 10:00 3293

yoboo celebrates International Women's Day with two major e-commerce platforms

MANILA, Philippines, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Women's Day, 8 March, is a holiday that belongs to women all over the world. With the improvement of economic level and the gradual awakening of self-awareness, the role of women in the family and society has greatly transformed and...

2022-03-08 09:53 2516

Explore South Australia with Trip.com - Save up to 20% AND get $60 off your next trip to SA

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com, the global travel agency, and the South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) are offering travellers the chance to bag big savings on their next trip toSouth Australia. From 8 – 22 March Trip.com users can get up to 20% discount on sele...

2022-03-08 09:43 3083

Goodman empowers disadvantaged women and children through new partnership with Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong and Women Build 2022

HONG KONG, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commencing on International Women's Day, Goodman Group, through the Goodman Foundation is partnering with Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong ("Habitat") for Women Build 2022. Habitat's Women Build is an international campaign that has been attracting volunteer...

2022-03-08 09:33 3536

Creating a Sustainable Workplace, Hisense Encourages Females to Achieve Better-self in Every Aspects

QINGDAO, China, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021  finds that gender equality is over 135.6 years away, meaning the world needs to pay more attention to achieving gender ...

2022-03-08 09:00 4512

CropLife Asia joins the call to #BreakTheBias this International Women's Day

SINGAPORE, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This International Women's Day, CropLife Asia is calling on fellow food and agriculture stakeholders acrossAsia to #BreakTheBias in addressing gender disparity issues that persist in the region. The continuing inequalities between women and men are an obst...

2022-03-08 09:00 3752

Trip.com Group leads travel industry in female representation - new data shows 50%+ female employees and women in 43% of leadership positions

SHANGHAI, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This International Women's Day leading global travel service provider, Trip.com Group, announced its latest company data reflecting its position driving female representation and gender equality in the sector. To further utilize its industry-leading positio...

2022-03-08 09:00 4037

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