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GigaMedia Announces First-Quarter 2020 Financial Results

TAIPEI, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) today announced its first-quarter 2020 unaudited financial results. Comments from Management For the first quarter of 2020, GigaMedia reported revenues of $1.60 million, with a gross profit of$0.93 million, an operating loss...

2020-04-30 21:00 15257

IT Tech Packaging Announces Pricing of Approximately $2.6 million Registered Direct Offering

BAODING, China, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products inNorth China, announced today it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain insti...

2020-04-30 21:00 11700

Planful Welcomes Shane Hansen as Chief Financial Officer

Hansen Brings Significant Go-to-Market, Analytics, and Business Performance Expertise to New Role REDWOOD CITY, California, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Planful, Inc.  (formerly Host Analytics), a leading financial planning and analysis (FP&A) cloud platform provider, today announced thatShane ...

2020-04-30 21:00 2849

New AACSB CEO is Academic Leader and Industry Advisor

TAMPA, Florida, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AACSB International (AACSB) announcesCaryn L. Beck-Dudley as its new president and CEO, effective June 2020 . AACSB is the world's largest business education association and celebrates more than 100 years of excellence in higher education. The organiz...

2020-04-30 21:00 3422

Shenzhen Daily: Innovation-driven growth marks 5th anniversary of Qianhai

SHENZHEN, China, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by Shenzhen Daily on the 5th anniversary of the inauguration of the Qianhai & Shekou Free Trade Area. Qianhai-headquartered WeBank has grown into a top private bank in China over the past five years since its establishment, servicing ...

2020-04-30 20:52 2188

58.com Announces Receipt of Updated Preliminary Non-Binding Proposal

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) ("58.com" or the "Company"),China's largest online classifieds marketplace, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter datedApril 30, 2020 (the "Proposal Letter")...

2020-04-30 20:40 7283

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Filing of 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager operating primarily inChina and also in other countries, today announced that onApril 29, 2020, it filed its Annual Report on F...

2020-04-30 20:30 11889

With Wi-Fi Capacity Stressed by Remote Workforces and Changing Connectivity Needs, 6 GHz will Provide Faster, Lower Latency, and More Reliable Wi-Fi Coverage

New ABI Research whitepaper explores why 6 GHz is so important to the future of Wi-Fi OYSTER BAY, New York, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for faster, more reliable, more efficient, and more widespread Wi-Fi coverage is becoming increasingly vital in a world filled with more Wi-Fi devic...

2020-04-30 20:30 2675

iQIYI Becomes the First Chinese Video Streaming Site to Support AV1 Video Codec

The new encoding format allows viewers to stream ultra-HD video using 20% less data without sacrificing quality BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or 'the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, has recently launched su...

2020-04-30 20:16 6672

Consumers Want AI Bias Eliminated and Will Reward Businesses for Doing So, Finds Genpact's Third Annual AI 360 Study

Improving customer experience emerges as top AI business benefit, while senior executives of both genders agree that companies do not provide the same AI reskilling opportunities to men and women SYDNEY, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three-quarters (78%) of consumers worldwide say com...

2020-04-30 20:15 7313

Trio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services Enter into a Development Collaboration for a Novel Antibody Therapeutic

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Trio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("TRIO"), a cancer therapeutics company developing novel dual action antibody drugs, TRIObody™, and novel dual action antibody drug conjugates, TRIObody Drug Conjugate™ (TDC™) and Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services ...

2020-04-30 20:05 2712

INOVIO Expands Manufacturing of COVID-19 DNA Vaccine INO-4800 With New Funding from CEPI

INOVIO and Richter-Helm BioLogics will expand existing DNA manufacturing agreement to support large-scale manufacturing of INO-4800 INO-4800 Phase 2/3 U.S. clinical trial being prepared to start this summer PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- INOVIO (NASDAQ:INO) today ...

2020-04-30 20:00 4029

Origin Agritech Further Strengthens its Board of Directors

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology and rural e-commerce company, today announced that Dr,Min Lin will join the Company's Board of Directors as independent board members. Dr. Min Lin is currently a pro...

2020-04-30 20:00 6949

Data From Merck at ASCO 2020 to Showcase Significant Clinical Advances in Cancer Care

- Not intended for US-, Canada- or UK-based media - ASCO Abstract # BAVENCIO® (avelumab): LBA1, 5061; Bintrafusp alfa (bifunctional fusion protein):9558; Tepotinib (MET kinase inhibitor): 9556, 9575.   - Late-breaking presentation of Phase III JAVELIN Bladder 100 data for BAVENCIO® showing over...

2020-04-30 20:00 2925

The 2020 Golden Trowel Asia Awards Registration is Open

SHANGHAI, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2020 World of Concrete Asia will be held fromDecember 9 to 11 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. In 2020, WOCA will showcase the latest technologies and exhibits related to concrete general, concrete surface, mortar & related masonry, non-c...

2020-04-30 19:23 3873

CIOE 2020 to be held in new venue as scheduled without postponement

SHENZHEN, China, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 22nd China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE 2020) will be held fromSeptember 9-11, 2020 at Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, with a total exhibition area of 160,000 square meters from Halls 1-8, expecting more than 3,000 o...

2020-04-30 19:21 3601

BBC micro:bit challenge winner presents a smart alarm to protect birds

SHANGHAI, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Global BBC micro:bit challenge do your :bit announced its winners from each region earlier this week. According to DFRobot, partner and organiser of the event, the winner ofAsia and Pacific is a smart alarm protecting birds from colliding with glass window...

2020-04-30 19:15 1375

RYB Education, Inc. Files Its Annual Reports on Form 20-F

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- RYB Education, Inc. ("RYB" or the "Company") (NYSE: RYB), a leading early childhood education service provider in China, today announced it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2019 with the Securities and Exchange ...

2020-04-30 19:15 11764

CPhI & P-MEC China to host 'Virtual Expo Connect' in June

SHANGHAI, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CPhI and P-MEC China -- co-organized by Informa Markets, CCCMHPIE and Sinoexpo Informa Markets -- will host a special Virtual Expo Connect in June (18-24, 2020). The new online platform is designed to facilitate ongoing and new business connections in an a...

2020-04-30 19:13 4676

WuXi Biologics and Aravive Form Strategic Collaboration to Develop Novel High-Affinity Bispecific Antibodies Targeting Cancer and Fibrosis Using the WuXiBody™ Platform

SHANGHAI and HOUSTON, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269.HK), a global company with leading open-access biologics technology platforms, and Aravive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARAV), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced a strategic collaboration agreement...

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