Financial Services

Compliance Solutions Strategies Named to REGTECH100

2021 marks the second consecutive year CSS has been awarded for its innovative regulatory compliance technology and services NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliance Solutions Strategies ("CSS"), a leading RegTech platform providing technology-driven solutions which enable financial ser...

2021-01-05 22:00 3271

Senmiao Technology Announces Over 620,000 Completed Rides on Its XXTX Ride-Hailing Platform in December 2020

CHENGDU, China, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Senmiao Technology Limited ("Senmiao") (Nasdaq: AIHS), a financing and servicing company focused on the online ride-hailing industry inChina as well as an operator of its own online ride-hailing platform, today announced operating metrics for its propr...

2021-01-05 22:00 12494

iQIYI's VR Startup Completes Series B Funding Round to Drive Innovation and Expand Content Ecosystem

BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, today announced that it has recently completed a multi-hundred million RMB Series B funding round for its virtual reality (VR) division iQIY...

2021-01-05 21:53 8038

Planet Green Holdings Corp. Enters Into Share Exchange Agreement and Closes Acquisition Transaction

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Green Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE American: PLAG) announced today that onJanuary 4, 2021, the Company has entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Target") and each shar...

2021-01-05 21:45 9921

Global Cord Blood Announces NHC Policy Update

HONG KONG, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (the "Company"),China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, today reported thatChina's National Health Commission ("NHC") ...

2021-01-05 20:30 11932

Huami Enters in Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Minority Stake in Jiangsu Yitong High-Tech Co., Ltd. to expand the healthcare ecosystem for Chinese market

BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Huami Corp. (NYSE: HMI) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquired 29.99% of the outstanding shares of Jiangsu Yitong Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., (Shenzhen: 300211) for an aggregate consideration ofRMB959.68 million (US$147.08 million) in cash. ...

2021-01-05 20:05 11487

Professor Amin Rajan Joins Paradigm Consulting as Senior Advisor

HONG KONG and LONDON, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Consulting, an independent communications consultancy based inHong Kong, today announces that ProfessorAmin Rajan, the academic economist and CEO of CREATE-Research in the UK, has joined Paradigm Consulting as a Senior Advisor. ...

2021-01-05 18:51 2933

SMIC Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Webcast Conference Call

SHANGHAI, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Please join SMIC's earnings conference call. The fourth quarter 2020 results will be released and available at http://www.smics.com/en/  after the close of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and Shanghai Stock Exchang...

2021-01-05 18:37 6944

Chiauranib, an Anti-tumor Drug Developed by Chipscreen, is Given CDE "Breakthrough Therapy Designation"

SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 5, 2021 /RPNewswire/ -- Last December 25, the anti-tumor drug candidate Chiauranib, developed by Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd., was granted with the "Breakthrough Therapy Designation Drug" by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) and currently enter a phase III cl...

2021-01-05 17:49 3009

Wei Zhou from CCV was awarded 2020 China's Best Venture Capitalists by Forbes for a fourth consecutive year

BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Forbes China released the "2020 China's Best Venture Capitalists" list, and Mr.Wei Zhou, Founding Managing Partner of China Creation Ventures (hereinafter referred to as "CCV"), was ranked 23rd in "China's Best Venture Capitalists". It is the fo...

2021-01-05 15:36 2630

Terumo Enters 100th Anniversary Year

TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Corporation (TSE: 4543) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year - marking 100 years of 'Contributing to Society through Healthcare' onSeptember 17, 2021. The company has established 'Stride Ahead' as a slogan, to celebrate and connect all Terumo ...

2021-01-05 15:00 11674

AsiaPay partners with Zip for buy-now-pay-later payment

SYDNEY, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AsiaPay, the leading digital payment service and technology player inAsia, is pleased to offer merchants in Australia the ability to accept digital mobile wallet payment via Zip, with a simple, secure, and private way to pay that's fast and convenient. Zip ...

2021-01-05 14:30 9162

Looking Back at 2020: An Extraordinary Year for Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 2020 was undoubtedly a year of challenges, but it was also a year of triumphs. Whilst the pandemic caused global chaos and uncertainty, it also saw courage, determination and resilience. It forced us all to think outside of the box, identify growth opportuni...

2021-01-05 13:07 2619

White Ops Announces Acquisition by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking, ClearSky Security, and NightDragon

SINGAPORE, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- White Ops  ("White Ops" or the "Company"), a global leader in protecting enterprises and internet platforms from digital fraud and abuse, today announced its acquisition by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in partnership w...

2021-01-05 10:43 4383

Ascentage Pharma Announces its 9th Orphan Drug Designation from the US FDA in 2020, Setting a Record for Chinese Biopharmaceutical Companies

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the US Food and Drug Adm...

2021-01-05 08:32 3103

Markel hires Trevor Gandy to lead talent, diversity, and inclusion initiatives

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatTrevor Gandy has joined the company as Managing Director, Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, effectiveJanuary 1, 2021. In this new role, Gandy will further shape the company's diversity, equity, and incl...

2021-01-05 05:17 11356

China Liberal Education Holdings Limited Enters into Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Wanzhong (Hong Kong) Education Investment Management Co., Ltd

BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Liberal Education Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CLEU) ("China Liberal", or the "Company", or "we"), an educational services provider inChina, today announced that the Company has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the "LOI") to acquire Wanzhong (H...

2021-01-04 22:25 13822

iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited Adds Mr. SL Philip Kan to its Board of Directors

Hong Kong, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited ("iClick" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ICLK), an independent online marketing and enterprise data solutions provider inChina, today announces the addition of Mr. Philip Kan to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effecti...

2021-01-04 22:00 11051

Regent Pacific Announces Key Progresses On FORTACIN(TM) / SENSTEND(TM) - Solution to Premature Ejaculation

CHINA * Regent Pacific received US$0.72 million (approximately HK$5.62 million, (net of 10% PRC withholding tax) from Wanbang Pharmaceutical on29 December 2020 * The Clinical Trial Approval ("CTA") will be obtained from the Center of Drug Evaluation by the end ofQ1 2021 * Regent Pacific to ...

2021-01-04 21:30 13755

CLPS Incorporation Announces Chairman's Letter to the Company's Shareholders

HONG KONG, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CLPS Incorporation (Nasdaq: CLPS) ("CLPS" or "the Company"), today released a letter to shareholders from the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), the full text of which is provided below. All CLPS shareholders are encouraged to read ...

2021-01-04 21:11 10599

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