Financial Services

Further Opening-up makes Suzhou a dream place for investors and city dwellers

SUZHOU, China, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, Conference on Further Opening-up in Suzhou was held and 30 policy decisions were announced for further opening-up in the city. On Jan. 3, the scene of Confer...

2020-01-03 16:52 1901

Newborn Town Inc. listed on Main Board of HKEX

HONG KONG, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New Born Town Inc. ("Newborn Town") (HKEX: 9911) has officially listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Tuesday(Dec. 31, 2019). China’s AI information distribu...

2020-01-03 14:33 14822

HKIB for the first time welcomes six local virtual banks as Corporate Members

HONG KONG, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) is pleased to announce that six virtual banks inHong Kong have recently joined the Institute as Corporate Members: Airstar Bank Limited, Fusion Bank Limited, Livi VB Limited, Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limi...

2020-01-03 10:59 3382

Vietnam's First P2P Lending platform - Vaymuon.vn declares its profitable business and celebrates strategic partnership with Vietnam Payment Gateway - Nganluong.vn

HANOI, Vietnam, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vaymuon.vn (known as Lendmo.asia in English) - the First and Largest P2P Lending Platform inVietnam has disclosed that it becomes profitable after 2 years of official operation, successfully connected more than 2 million borrowers to 400,000+ individua...

2020-01-03 10:28 6721

Margaret Ma Connolly appointed President - Asia, Informa Markets

HONG KONG, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Markets has today announced the appointment ofMargaret Ma Connolly as President - Asia, Informa Markets, effective1 January 2020. The Informa Markets business in Asia delivers over 300 exhibitions acrossMainland China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan an...

2020-01-03 09:24 5294

China XD Plastics Company Limited Announces Departure of Independent Director

HARBIN, China, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China XD Plastics Company Limited (NASDAQ: CXDC) ("China XD Plastics" or the "Company"), one ofChina's leading specialty chemical players engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of modified plastics primarily for automotive applications, today ...

2020-01-03 05:05 11645

Firstrade Completes Major Upgrade Of Technology and Infrastructure To Match Rapid Growth

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Firstrade Securities Inc., a leading online commission-free brokerage firm, has completed a comprehensive infrastructure and technology upgrade of all its core trading platforms and security systems. This initiative was undertaken to provide the best possibl...

2020-01-03 01:15 1288

Fuling Global Appoints Peng Hu as Chief Financial Officer

WENLING, China and ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuling Global Inc. (Nasdaq: FORK)  ("Fuling Global" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of environmentally friendly disposable plastic and paper foodservice products, today announced thatPeng (Gillian) Hu has been named...

2020-01-02 21:00 11600

Additional information about True North Financial's investment of $8 million in a PIPE security

NEW YORK, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF) ("XRF" or the "Company") and True North Financial, LLC (True North) https://tnafinance.com/  , jointly offer the following additional information on True North's investment of$8 million in a "PI...

2020-01-02 21:00 12185

Hyatt Regency Hengqin Opens in Greater Bay Area of Southern China

ZHUHAI, China, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Hyatt Hotels Corporation  (NYSE: H) announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Hengqin in Zhuhai,Guangdong Province, China, Dec 31,2019. With 493 rooms, six dining outlets, and 40,440 square feet (3,757 square meters) of event space, the h...

2020-01-02 19:30 5527

WuXi Biologics Congratulates OncoImmune on FDA Clearance of IND Application for Next Generation anti-CTLA-4 Antibody ONC-392

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269.HK), a leading global open-access biologics technology platform company offering end-to-end solutions for biologics discovery, development and manufacturing, congratulates its partner OncoImmune on the U.S. Food and Drug ...

2020-01-02 08:08 2779

Farmmi, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2019

Financial Highlights (Twelve Months ended 9/30/19 compared to 9/30/18): * 3.4% Increase in Revenue to $30.8 Million * 7.0% Increase in Gross Profit to $5.4 Million * 59 Basis Point Improvement in Gross Margin to 17.58% LISHUI, China, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. (the "Com...

2020-01-01 05:00 11520

Future FinTech Granted Extension of Time to Regain Compliance with NASDAQ

XI'AN, China, Dec. 31, 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 on December 17, 2019, the Company received a notification letter from NASDAQ Listing Qualification S...

2020-01-01 02:00 12724

Tarena Announces Changes to Board Composition

BEIJING, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarena International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), today announced changes to its board composition. Mr.Ricky Lee, Chairman and Executive Partner of ShangGu Capital, has been appointed as an independent director. Mr. Lee has also been app...

2019-12-31 18:00 12723

SINA Announces US$500 Million Share Repurchase Program

BEIJING, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SINA Corporation (the "Company" or "SINA") (NASDAQ GS: SINA), a leading online media company servingChina and the global Chinese communities, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may re...

2019-12-31 17:30 12547

UnionPay International expands acceptance footprint in the Balkans

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International (UPI) announced today that it has cooperated with Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), the largest acquirer inCroatia, to enable local merchants to accept UnionPay cards. Meanwhile, UPI partners with ISPBIH to enable all the Bank's ATMs to a...

2019-12-31 15:33 1809

Four Million Merchants Outside Mainland China Accept UnionPay Mobile Payments

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International (UPI) announced today that there are 28.5 million merchants outside mainlandChina accepting UnionPay cards. Among these merchants, four million support UnionPay mobile payment services too, an increase of about one million compared to...

2019-12-31 15:08 3078

SeABank Completes Buying Back All Bonds at VAMC

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank  (SeABank - Vietnam) has completed the early redemption of all special bonds at Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), thereby helping the Bank to actively monitor and handle bad...

2019-12-31 09:00 2965

VeChain is Co-Founder of The Belt and Road Initiative Blockchain Alliance (BRIBA)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum of Tsinghua University, guided by the People's Government of Shanghai, Tsinghua University and the China Association for Social Workers, has been successfully held inShanghai from December 19 to December 20. ...

2019-12-30 23:00 4011

Hexindai Appoints New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) ("Hexindai" or the "Company"), a fast-growing consumer lending marketplace inChina, today announced the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP ("WWC") as its new independent registered public accounting firm, effectiveDecember 27, 2019...

2019-12-30 19:30 12289