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Groundwater Expert, Dr John Cherry, Wins 2020 Stockholm Water Prize

STOCKHOLM, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr John Cherry receives the Stockholm Water Prize 2020 for discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of groundwater vulnerability. His research has raised awareness of how groundwater contamination is growing across the world and has led to n...

2020-03-23 16:30 2260

Nippon Express' East Asia Region Launches BCP Solutions in Response to Logistics Restrictions Imposed in Wake of Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

TOKYO, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The East Asia Region of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. has begun providing BCP solutions utilizing a full range of transport modes to cope with the various restrictions that have been imposed on logistics withinChina since the novel coronavirus outbreak began. Log...

2020-03-23 15:00 3198

WPI-MANA Finds 'Liquid Electret' Could Offer New Power Source for Wearable Electronics

TSUKUBA, Japan, March, 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), a unit of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), have created a material that could power a new generation of wearable electronic mobile devices. (Im...

2020-03-23 14:00 991

Luxembourg's Carlisle Management Successfully Concludes Full Deployment of Absolute Return Fund I

LUXEMBOURG, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlisle Management Company SCA, a leading investment manager in the life settlements space, has finalized the deployment of its Luxembourg Life Fund: Absolute Return Fund I FCP SIF. The portfolio has been deployed within 12 months, fully in line withCar...

2020-03-23 12:00 2065

Sol Kerzner 1935-2020: Visionary South African Hotelier Left an Indelible Mark on the Global Hospitality Industry

LONDON, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Solomon (Sol) Kerzner, one of the world's most innovative hoteliers, founder of the Southern Sun hotel group, Sun International and Kerzner International, has died of cancer at the Kerzner family home, Leeukoppie Estate, inCape Town, South Africa. Always a m...

2020-03-23 11:42 2452

Natsuko Shoji of Été, Tokyo, Is the 2020 Recipient of Asia's Best Pastry Chef Award, Sponsored by Valrhona

TOKYO, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese chef Natsuko Shoji of Été in Tokyo is the 2020 winner of the Asia's Best Pastry Chef Award, sponsored by Valrhona. Shoji will be honoured as part of the eighth annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards. As a result of current travel restrictions inAsi...

2020-03-23 09:30 3289

Nippon Express' East Asia Region Begins Rail-based "Relief Supply Transport Service" to Wuhan in Tie-up with Sinotrans Limited

TOKYO, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The East Asia Region of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. has begun a rail-based "Relief Supply Transport Service" fromShanghai toWuhan in collaboration with Sinotrans Limited (hereinafter "Sinotrans"). Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202003178117-O2-2J9opQDy

2020-03-19 15:00 3665

WPI-MANA Finds How Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks Find Routes to Convey Signals

TSUKUBA, Japan, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), a unit of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), have investigated the dynamical behavior of neuromorphic systems made of memristive nano-switches conn...

2020-03-19 14:00 1243

Casio to Release G-SHOCK Full Metal Construction GMW-B5000 Series with Grid Design

TOKYO, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new addition to the full metal construction GMW-B5000 series that inherits the form of the first model of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new GMW-B5000CS features a laser-carved grid ...

2020-03-19 11:00 3230

INOXCVA Signs MoU With Shell Energy India for LNG Distribution

MUMBAI, India, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- INOX India Pvt Ltd (INOX), global leaders in Cryogenic Liquid Storage, Distribution and Re-Gas solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary ofRoyal Dutch Shell plc, for partnerin...

2020-03-18 20:37 2528

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Honours Chef Yusuke Takada of La Cime With Inedit Damm Chefs' Choice Award

OSAKA, Japan, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's 50 Best Restaurants has announced that chefYusuke Takada of La Cime in Osaka, Japan, is the 2020 recipient of theInedit Damm Chefs' Choice Award. Voted for by his fellow chefs on theAsia's 50 Best Restaurants list, the award acknowledges Chef Ta...

2020-03-18 15:30 2670

Nippon Express (Malaysia) Completes Construction of Shah Alam Logistics Center

TOKYO, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., has completed construction of the Shah Alam Logistics Center, the Nippon Express Group's most extensive single-structure multifunctional logistics warehouse outsideJapan, in ...

2020-03-18 14:00 3437

OANDA launches MetaTrader 5 multi-asset platform in Japan

TOKYO, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A global leader in online multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics, OANDA now offers MetaTrader 5 (MT5) to clients in Japan. Having first introduced MT5 to demo account holders in December, the firm has now enabled Japanese clients to trade...

2020-03-18 07:00 3880

Vakrangee Revolutionizes Rural Healthcare by Introducing vHealth By Aetna's (a CVS Health Company) Telemedicine Services at Vakrangee Nextgen Kendras

MUMBAI, India, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vakrangee Limited introduces vHealth by Aetna primary care services through its network of Vakrangee Kendras. vHealth is a fully owned subsidiary of Aetna Inc, a CVS Health Company, one of the world's leading health services providers (Fortune 8 Ente...

2020-03-17 23:42 2732

BANDAI to Release "ZENONZARD: Artificial Card Intelligence" - Card Battles Meet AI in New Mobile Game - Worldwide in May 2020

TOKYO, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BANDAI CO., LTD. announced on March 17 that its Card Business Division will release "ZENONZARD: Artificial Card Intelligence," a digital mobile card game utilizing a specialized artificial intelligence, in 56 countries and regions around the world inMay 2020....

2020-03-17 16:00 1608

AFP Releases Asia-Pacific Treasury Management Handbook

SINGAPORE, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) has released the2020 AFP Asia-Pacific Treasury Management Handbook, sponsored by Kyriba and released in collaboration with China National Association of Finance Companies (CNAFC), the Association of Corpor...

2020-03-17 10:07 3175

Changzhou National Hi-Tech District donates 100,000 masks to Japan and South Korea

CHANGZHOU, China, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With COVID-19 now spreading outsideChina, and the increasing number of new cases in Japan and South Korea, fighting the epidemic has become a common global responsibility. OnMarch 2, Changzhou National Hi-Tech District donated 100,000 masks toJapan...

2020-03-16 12:20 2700

LONGi to supply 65MW Hi-MO 4 modules to a solar project financed by a leading Japanese Bank

TAKASAKI, Japan, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China solar giant LONGi has signed an order to supply 65MW high performance PV modules to a solar project financed by one of the world's top commercial bank inJapan. According to the agreement, the solar project will adopt LONGi's innovative Hi-M...

2020-03-16 09:47 2723

JR Central to Launch Online Reservation Service for "Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen" Bullet Train Tickets

TOKYO, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 21, Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) will launch an official online reservation service (*) allowing oversea travelers to purchase, before coming toJapan and from all over the world, tickets for the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen (bullet train) w...

2020-03-13 14:00 2454

NetEase Cloud Music Signs Digital Music Distribution Agreement with Studio Ghibli

HANGZHOU, China, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase Cloud Music, one of China's leading music streaming platforms owned by leading Chinese internet company NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), today announced that it has signed a digital music distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli, one of the mo...

2020-03-13 09:00 7194
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