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Will China Continue to Lead the World in Box Office Revenue in 2022?

BEIJING, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2022, following the release of severalHollywood blockbusters, the global movie box office witnessed yet another boom since the end of last year, with the North American market already rebounding to multiple times the level of the same period last y...

2022-03-18 15:57 2448

Quarz & unitholders seek MAS' support to ensure Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust upholds corporate governance in the inferior merger proposal with Mapletree Commercial Trust

SINGAPORE, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarz Capital Management, Ltd today released a letter sent to the Monetary Authority ofSingapore, the full text of which is provided below.   To MAS Officer-In-Charge, PROPOSED MERGER OF MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST (SGX:N2IU) AND MAPLETREE NORTH ASIA COM...

2022-03-18 15:39 4452

The Third Installment of the National Day Celebration trilogy, My Country, My Parents, Debuts in European Theatres

BEIJING, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 25, 2022, Chinese anthology film,My Country, My Parents, critically acclaimed by moviegoers and a strong driver of box office revenue in mainlandChina, is scheduled to be re-released in North America, Australia and New Zealand, and to make its debut...

2022-03-18 15:31 1974

Will China Continue to Lead the World in Box Office Revenue in 2022?

BEIJING, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2022, following the release of severalHollywood blockbusters, the global movie box office witnessed yet another boom since the end of last year, with the North American market already rebounding to multiple times the level of the same period last y...

2022-03-18 15:29 2010

Trailblazer Games Raises $8.2M to Develop Web3-Native Fantasy Universe

SINGAPORE, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Startup Trailblazer Games has closed an$8.2M seed round led by Makers Fund, including Play Ventures, Fabric Ventures, and a roster of prominent industry leaders in gaming and blockchain. Trailblazer is leading the evolution of games built natively for blo...

2022-03-18 15:00 3031

Angimex Signs Billion-Dollar Rice Export Contract with the Republic of Sierra Leone

* President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio paid a visit to the rice factory of An Giang Import - Export Joint Stock Company (Angimex) * The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding with Sierra Leone is the premise for An Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Ang...

2022-03-18 14:33 2876

Aker Offshore Wind AS: Notice of Annual General Meeting

OSLO, Norway, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual general meeting of Aker Offshore Wind AS will be held on Tuesday,19 April 2022 at CET 1400, as a virtual meeting, where the agenda includes the election of new auditor. The meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting only, accessible onli...

2022-03-18 14:33 2601

Aker Offshore Wind AS: 2021 Annual and Sustainability Report Published

OSLO, Norway, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Offshore Wind AS hereby publishes its Annual and Sustainability Report. The report is attached and also available at www.akeroffshorewind.com/investors/reports-and-presentations/. For further information, please contact: Maria Lanza Knudsen, m...

2022-03-18 14:24 3292

RIETI-CEPR Online Symposium "Exploring New Capitalism" Set for March 23

TOKYO, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo-based Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) has announced that it will host an online symposium onMarch 23 together with the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) to discuss "new capitalism" and other topics. T...

2022-03-18 14:00 1795

SWAP Energy closed its Pre-A Funding Round led by Kejora-SBI Orbit, advancing more partnerships and deployment of thousands of battery swapping stations in Jakarta and other cities.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SWAP Energy, Indonesia's first smart battery swapping network, announced the successful closing of a Series Pre-A funding led by Kejora-SBI Orbit, with participation from Baramulti Group, Living Lab Ventures (an affiliate of Sinar Mas Group), New...

2022-03-18 13:38 7740

Lynk Pharmaceuticals and Simcere announced Strategic Commercialization Partnership upon novel JAK1 inhibitor LNK01001

HANGZHOU, China, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 18, 2022, Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Lynk Pharmaceuticals) and Simcere (2096.HK) announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a highly selective JAK1 inhibitor LNK01001 inChina. Under the terms of the agreement, Lynk...

2022-03-18 13:28 8608

100-day Countdown of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games

CHENGDU, China, March 18, 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- March 17th at 8 p.m. local time marks the start of the 100-day countdown to theChengdu 2021 FISU World University Games, and ushers in the arrival of the giant panda mascot, another sport-related Chinese figure after Bing Dwen Dwen of the recent 202...

2022-03-18 12:52 2191

Analytic Partners - The right place at the right time: What APAC Marketers need to know about the power of search

SINGAPORE, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An abundance of information and options are causing confusion in the customer journey. Indeed, choice overload is blamed by the80% of peo...

2022-03-18 12:06 4259

Hwasung Industrial Co. Chairman Lee Hong Joong Submits Shareholder Proposal Seeking to Maintain His Board Seat and Appoint New Board Members

* Chairman Lee seeks construction industry leadership for Hwasung based on his business vision, track record, and trust from customers and employees * The proposal highlights the urgent need to establish checks and balances and institute a board that will not abuse its powers and privileges ...

2022-03-18 10:51 3027

CStone Pharmaceuticals Announces the Acceptance of New Drug Application (NDA) for Pralsetinib for the Treatment of RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in Hong Kong, China

SUZHOU, China, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CStone Pharmaceuticals ("CStone", HKEX: 2616), a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on research, development, and commercialization of innovative immuno-oncology therapies and precision medicines, announced today that the new drug application (...

2022-03-18 10:35 4133

ZEPP HEALTH RANKED TOP FIVE IN GLOBAL SMARTWATCH SHIPMENTS IN 2021

Global sales continued to excel in Brazil, Turkey, Italy, and the Czech Republic in Q4 2021 CUPERTINO, Calif., March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), a global smart wearable and health technology leader, completed the final quarter of 2021 with yet another season of sharp and s...

2022-03-18 10:09 4313

Toshiba's New Palm-sized Projector Unit Pushes LiDAR's Detection Range to 300m, the World's Longest, with Industry-leading Image Quality

Flexibility to combine multiple projectors allows customization of detection range and angle, realizes wide application from autonomous driving to infrastructure monitoring. TOKYO, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has revealed major advances in shrinking the laser...

2022-03-18 10:00 3915

CStone announced the global multi-regional registration trial of anti-PD-1 antibody nofazinlimab in combination with lenvatinib as first-line treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma successfully reached the prespecified enrollment target

SUZHOU, China, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CStone Pharmaceuticals ("CStone", HKEX: 2616), a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on research, development, and commercialization of innovative immuno-oncology therapies and precision medicines, today announced that the global multi-regional ...

2022-03-18 08:37 4378

Led by OrbiMed, HiRO Raised Tens of Millions of US Dollars in Series A Financing, to Offer Multinational Global Clinical Development Strategy

SHANGHAI, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Integrated Research Organization ("HiRO" or the "Company") announced the completion of its Series A financing in the tens of millions of US dollars. This round of investment is led by OrbiMed, with the participation from existing shareholder, Fontu...

2022-03-18 08:00 6113

Holland & Knight Advises Swire Pacific Limited on the Pending Sale of its Worldwide Offshore Support Vessels Business to Tidewater Inc.

NEW YORK, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland & Knight is advising Swire Pacific Limited on the pending sale to Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) of its equity interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited, aSingapore headquartered worldwide offshore support vessel...

2022-03-18 08:00 5128