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Manulife declares preferred share dividends

C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC     SEHK: 945 TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife's Board of Directors today announced quarterly shareholders' dividends on the following non-cumulative preferred shares of Manulife Financial Corporation, payable on or after September 19, 2...

2021-08-05 05:03 44664

Manulife declares common share dividend

C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC     SEHK: 945 TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife's Board of Directors today announced a quarterly shareholders' dividend of$0.28 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the "Company"), payable on and after Septembe...

2021-08-05 05:02 44062

Manulife reports 2Q21 net income of $2.6 billion and core earnings of $1.7 billion driven by continued growth in Asia and Global Wealth and Asset Management

C$ unless otherwise stated                    TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC          SEHK: 945 This earnings news release for Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife" or the "Company") should be read in conjunction with the Company's Second Quarter 2021 Report to Shareholders, including our unaudited inte...

2021-08-05 05:01 43597

ABL Bio Receives IND Approval for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ABL501, an anti-LAG-3/PD-L1 Bispecific Antibody

* South Korea's MFDS clears IND application for a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of ABL501 as a monotherapy for solid tumor treatment * ABL's third IND this year for bispecific antibody therapeutics SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ABL Bio, Inc...

2021-08-04 21:30 2763

Novavax and European Commission Finalize Advance Purchase Agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for the purchase of up to 200 million doses...

2021-08-04 21:10 10591

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Cisco/

In the new release, "Cisco Appoints New Malaysia Managing Director to Lead Growth and Accelerate Digital Transformation forMalaysia", issued on 4-Aug-2021 by Cisco over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the 7th paragraph, should read "an illustrious career spanning nearly 12 years" ...

2021-08-04 21:01 26178

Alterity Therapeutics Announces New US Patent to Expand its Portfolio of Compounds for Neurodegenerative Diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative conditions, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Of...

2021-08-04 20:39 25603

China Liberal Provides Straits Institute of Minjiang University with Smart Campus Solutions

BEIJING, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Liberal Education Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CLEU) ("China Liberal", the "Company", or "we"), an educational services provider in China, providing, among other services, smart campus solutions, today announced that it entered into a contract (the "Contra...

2021-08-04 20:30 25318

VolitionRx Limited Schedules Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call and Business Update

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced it will host a conference call onThursday, August 12, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2021, in addition to providing...

2021-08-04 20:15 41241

100+ Global Enterprises Take Advantage of Infosys Living Labs to Accelerate their Digital Innovation Agenda

Infosys Living Labs is delivering digital innovation as-a-service to help them meet next normal consumer expectations BENGALURU, India, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys  (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services...

2021-08-04 20:04 10070

Iridium announces partnership with Canadian Coast Guard

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced that theCanadian Coast Guard has adopted Iridium Certus® connectivity with support from Iridium partner MetOcean Telematics. The Coast Guard deployed dozens of Iridium Certus™ Thales VesseLINK™ 700...

2021-08-04 20:01 12100

OneSmart Announces Receipt of NYSE Non-compliance Letter Regarding ADS Trading Price

SHANGHAI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OneSmart International Education Group Limited ("OneSmart" or the "Company") (NYSE: ONE), a leading education company inChina, today announced that, it has received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") datedAugust 3, 2021, notifying OneSmar...

2021-08-04 20:00 11850

LAIX Inc. Announces Receipt of a Preliminary Non-Binding Proposal to Acquire the Company

SHANGHAI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LAIX Inc. ("LAIX" or the "Company") (NYSE: LAIX), an artificial intelligence (AI) company inChina that creates and delivers products and services to popularize English learning, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has received a prelimi...

2021-08-04 20:00 41401

Farmmi Drives Increased Sales with Latest Multi-Product Sales Win

LISHUI, China, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture products supplier inChina, today announced the Company's subsidiary Zhejiang Forest Food Co., Ltd. won a multi-product order for export to Israel.  This latest sales win is for drie...

2021-08-04 20:00 10571

Lixiang Education Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

LISHUI, China, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: LXEH) (the "Company"), a prestigious private primary and secondary education service provider in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Luoyuan Ye as the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company,...

2021-08-04 20:00 4809

Winners of Altair Enlighten Award Feature Weight-saving Design Innovations That Cut Automotive CO2 Emissions

Industry's only award dedicated to vehicle lightweighting and sustainability honors greatest advancements in reducing the carbon footprint, mitigating water and energy consumption, and promoting material reuse and recycling TROY, Mich., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair, the global leader conv...

2021-08-04 20:00 11165

36Kr Content Included on Bloomberg Terminals Globally

BEIJING, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KRKR), a prominent brand and pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants inChina, today announced that 36Kr's content has been included in Bloomberg Terminal news feeds. The Bloomberg...

2021-08-04 19:30 35197

Crazy Sports Issues Positive Profit Alert

HONG KONG, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crazy Sports Group Limited, ("Crazy Sports" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 82) issues a positive profit alert, forecasting its return to profit based on the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group ...

2021-08-04 18:51 36781

Kuke Reports Second Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

BEIJING, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuke Music Holding Limited ("Kuke" or the "Company") (NYSE: KUKE), a leading provider of classical music content, licensing, subscription, and smart music learning solutions inChina, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended...

2021-08-04 18:30 35638

Acer Reports Q2 Results: Net Income NT$2.90 Billion Marks the Highest in 11 Years, with 142.5% YoY Growth

TAIPEI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2021: consolidated revenues were NT$79.78 billion; gross profits were NT$9.59 billion with 12.0% margin; operating income wasNT$3.98 billion, with a historical high margin of 5.0%;...

2021-08-04 18:15 35503

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