Financial Services

Singaporeans Can Protect Themselves with Free On-Demand Personal Accident Insurance During Haze Period

* Smoke haze creates unhealthy air quality level that has reportedly caused 100,000 early deaths inIndonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. * PolicyPal offers the first swipe-only, personal accident coverage of a $50,000 sum assured for free. SINGAPORE, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The air pollut...

2019-09-23 08:00 1256

Future FinTech Announces Submission of Compliance Plan to NASDAQ

XI'AN, China, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT; the "Company"), a company engages in blockchain based e-commerce and fruit juice business, today announced that onSeptember 18, 2019, the Company submitted its plan of compliance in connection with its failure t...

2019-09-21 04:00 11611

BOI Approves Thailand Plus Incentives to Expedite Investment Relocation

BANGKOK, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) today approved a set of new incentive measures aimed at attracting foreign business to relocate and expedite large-scale investment as well as strengthening workforce development. These new measures include an enhanced in...

2019-09-20 19:14 2763

Global Cord Blood Corporation to Hold Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong on December 5, 2019

HONG KONG, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) ("GCBC" or the "Company"),China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services, today announced that the Company will hold its 20...

2019-09-20 19:00 12592

UnionPay Now Accepted by Over 28 million Merchants Outside Mainland China, with Cash-back Rewards Program

* UnionPay payment is available in about 90% of the merchants in Asia Pacific andEurope * 80% of merchants in the US now accept payments with UnionPay credit cards * More special offers unveiled for the Chinese National Day holiday SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay Internatio...

2019-09-20 18:58 2706

Innovent Provides Update on Two Studies of IBI301 (Rituximab Biosimilar) in the Treatment of CD20-positive Lymphoma at Annual Meeting of CSCO

SUZHOU, China, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic and other major diseases, announced today that the data for tw...

2019-09-20 14:30 8920

Yum China to Report Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results on October 29, 2019

SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. ("Yum China ") (NYSE: YUMC) today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the third quarter endingSeptember 30, 2019 at 4:30p.m. U.S. Eastern Time onTuesday, October 29, 2019 (4:30a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Ti...

2019-09-20 12:01 12151

Two Sigma Completed Private Fund Manager Registration in China

NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Sigma announced today that Two Sigma China Co., Ltd. has successfully registered as a Private Fund Manager (PFM) with the Asset Management Association ofChina (AMAC). Two Sigma China Co., Ltd. is a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in...

2019-09-20 12:00 2667

From Banking to Emerging Technologies, Manish Bhai Launches CoantumLeap Tech Ventures

SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Making a bet into the digital future, veteran bankerManish Bhai launched CoantumLeap , an ambitious CXO focused digital solutions platform. CoantumLeap, that has been in stealth mode for last few months, is an accelerated and ...

2019-09-20 10:30 2539

Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Announces GIPS Verification

HONG KONG, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An of China Asset Management ( Hong Kong) ("PAAMC HK") announced that it has adopted the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS ®). The firm's compliance with the standards has been independently verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") for t...

2019-09-20 09:00 3045

Daiki Axis' Business Strategies and Earnings Reviewed by KCR

TOKYO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Daiki Axis Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4245) , an eco-creation and development company that creates social infrastructure centered on water-related businesses, recently has been reviewed by KCR Inc., an independent research and inv...

2019-09-19 21:30 12053

The Residences At Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu Launch Sales

Limited Collection of Residences Will Introduce a New Era of Luxury High-Rise Living inHawaii HONOLULU, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mana'olana Partners, the ownership entity ofMandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences, Honolulu established by Los Angeles-based Salem Partners, announced the offic...

2019-09-19 21:00 3007

U City invests USD162 million in "VERSO International School", largest international school in Bangkok, Thailand

BANGKOK, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U City Plc., an affiliate of one of Thailand's largest infrastructure developers BTS Group Holdings Plc., in cooperation with Fortune Hand Ventures Ltd fromHong Kong, has today announced a 5-billion-baht investment (USD162 million) in the establishment of a...

2019-09-19 18:00 3584

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Declares Issuance of Bonus Shares

HONG KONG, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) (the "Company") announced today that its board of directors has authorized the issuance of bonus shares (the "Bonus Shares"), which are issuable onOctober 8, 2019 to shareholders of record as of September ...

2019-09-19 18:00 12432

ClickAcademy Asia launches 2-Day Certified Blockchain Professional for Business and Government Leaders Programme with course fee funding up to 90% in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickAcademy Asia has launched the Certified Blockchain Professional(CBP) for Business and Government Leaders in Singapore. The course was developed by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, also known as EC-Council, one of the world's large...

2019-09-19 17:26 2587

Innovent Provides Update on the Results of IBI305 for the First-line Treatment of Advanced Non-squamous Cell Lung Cancer by Oral Presentation at CSCO

SUZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic and other major diseases, announced today that the results of ...

2019-09-19 16:36 8512

KPMG predicts solid pipeline to drive year-end uptick in Hong Kong IPO market after positive signs late in third quarter

HONG KONG, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S, Mainland China and Hong Kong have continued to be key driving forces of the global IPO market in the first three quarters of 2019. According to KPMG's latest review, the A-share market in Mainland China has achieved growth compared to the same per...

2019-09-19 16:09 2287

Puxin Limited Announces a Loan of US$26 Million

BEIJING, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Puxin Limited (NYSE: NEW) ("Puxin" or the "Company"), a successful consolidator of the after-school education industry inChina, today announced that it has entered into a loan agreement, deed of trust note and other ancillary documents with American Hebrew ...

2019-09-19 16:00 12087

She Loves Tech, World's Largest Startup Competition For Women and Technology Helps Startups Raise Over USD100m in Its 5th Year

BEIJING, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- She Loves Tech successfully concluded its global startup competition for the fifth consecutive year, after holding rounds in 20+ international locations in 2019. She Loves Tech opened its 2019 Global Conference announcing over USD100m funding raised by sta...

2019-09-19 15:33 2473

IDEMIA and Zwipe Partner to Offer a Disruptive Biometric Payments Card Platform

COURBEVOIE, France and OSLO, Norway, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity and one of the world's largest biometric payment card manufacturers, and Zwipe, a leading biometric technology company, have signed an exclusive partnership and distribution agreeme...

2019-09-19 15:09 12090