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Ping An Signs Agreement with Shionogi to Launch Joint Ventures

HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) is pleased to announce that agreements have been signed with Shionogi (Hong Kong) Company Ltd. ("Shionogi (Hong Kong)"), a wholly owned...

2020-07-27 17:10 21279

Opportunities and challenges for Vietnam game industry post COVID-19 era - insights from GAMOTA - the leading game publisher in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to recent statistics fromApp Annie, an app data and analysis services platform, during the first 11 weeks of 2020, the number of mobile game app downloads before and after the 2020 Tet holiday inVietnam increased by 40%. This is in contra...

2020-07-27 16:54 6274

Manulife launches new flagship critical illness plans - ManuBright Care 2 and ManuBright Care 2 Plus

HONG KONG, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced the launch of two new critical illness ("CI") plans, ManuBright Care 2 ("MBC 2") and ManuBright Care 2 Plus ("MBC 2 Plus") (the "Plans"), designed to provide well-rounded and continuous protection for customers up to the ...

2020-07-27 16:52 4742

Sony Music's Cinta Laura Kiehl Unveils New Dance Video, "Cloud 9" with a Powerful Message about Self-Empowerment

JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Indonesia's leading singer fromSony Music Entertainment Indonesia (SMEI) , Cinta Laura, launches her official dance video "Cloud 9" to global audience. Months before this official l...

2020-07-27 16:50 5554

Johnnie Walker Looks to the Next 200 Years of Scotch: Whisky maker launches four exclusive 200th anniversary releases to celebrate key milestone

LONDON, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TODAY, Johnnie Walker, the world's number one Scotch whisky[1], celebrates a 200-year milestone, and looks to the next 200 years of Scotch, with the announcement of four exclusive limited editions. Each of these 200th anniversary releases - a new bottle desig...

2020-07-27 16:48 4096

OPIM Partners with Hongcheng Capital to Launch Offshore Fund

HONG KONG, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OP Investment Management ("OPIM"), Asia's leading fund platform, is partnering with Beijing Hongcheng Capital Co., Ltd. ("Hongcheng Capital") to launch its first offshore fund named HC Capital (the "Fund"), which is Cayman-domiciled and for professional in...

2020-07-27 16:20 10008

A Winning Streak With FP Markets

SYDNEY, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the curtain comes down on another thrilling football season, FP Markets  celebrates the end of another successful association with LED advertising at the Premier League.

2020-07-27 16:00 3838

SearchInform Announces Risk Monitor Solution Deployment in the Cloud

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SearchInform finds a new way through the current obstacles many organizations have to face while dealing with the pressure the COVID-19 pandemic keeps exerting on their workflow. As business processes are still parti...

2020-07-27 14:00 1594

From The Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020: Flu, Pneumonia Vaccinations Tied To Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Dementia

CHICAGO, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research reported at theAlzheimer's Association International Conference ® (AAIC®) 2020. Three research studies reported at AAIC 2020 su...

2020-07-27 13:01 3876

L-com Expands Waterproof USB 3.0 Cable Assembly Offering to Address Harsh Environment Connectivity Applications

IRVINE, Calif., July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand and a preferred manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced today that it has introduced a new series of IP67- rated, waterproof USB 3.0 cable assemblies for use in test and measurement, dat...

2020-07-27 13:00 3366

HKEX Welcomes Hong Kong's First A-share L&I Products

* First listings of A-share L&I Products in Hong Kong * Hong Kong ETP market volumes up 34% YTD HONG KONG, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to welcome today (Monday) the firstHong Kong-listed A-share Leveraged and Inverse Products (L&I P...

2020-07-27 12:30 3566

Consumers in mainland China opt for enhanced digital interactions amid COVID-19, KPMG report finds

HONG KONG, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers in mainland China and Hong Kong markets have increasingly adapted to online shopping amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and see increased use of social or digital channels as their main means of communicating with organisations, while 'value for money'...

2020-07-27 12:08 3718

Dow and Thong Guan introduces sustainable plastic stretch cling films made with renewable feedstock in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE: DOW) and Thong Guan, one of the world's leading plastic stretch cling film producers, today introduced a new range of bio-based polyethylene (bio-PE) inAsia Pacific. This marks a milestone in the region's commercialization of a plastics offering...

2020-07-27 11:43 5056

StashAway raises $16 million USD in its Series C funding round led by Square Peg

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- StashAway, Southeast Asia's largest and fastest-growing digital wealth manager for both retail and accredited investors, has completed a$16 million USD (MYR  68.2 million) Series C fundraising round. Square Peg, the largest venture capital ...

2020-07-27 11:14 4425

StashAway raises $16 million USD in its Series C funding round led by Square Peg

SINGAPORE, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- StashAway, Southeast Asia's largest and fastest-growing digital wealth manager for both retail and accredited investors, has completed a$16 million USD ($22.3 million SGD) Series C fundraising round. Square Peg, the largest venture capital fund inAustrali...

2020-07-27 11:14 5208

Kakao Awarded HK$31.2 Million Contract to Future Data's Korean Subsidiary

HONG KONG, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --GEM listed Future Data Group Limited ("Future Data" or the "Group", 8229.hk), a technology services company, today announced that its wholly own subsidiary Global Telecom Co., Ltd. ("GT", the "Solution Provider") has won a contract to build a new cloud so...

2020-07-27 11:00 9182

Ivanti and Intel Enter Strategic Partnership to Offer Self-Healing of Endpoints for Remote Workers with Ivanti Neurons and the Intel vPro(R) Platform

SINGAPORE, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivanti , the company that automates IT and Security Operations to discover, manage, secure and service from cloud to edge, and Intel announced a new strategic partnership to offer Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) with self-healing capabi...

2020-07-27 11:00 2503

Enjoy New Save the Date with Hilton

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing dream weddings to life is now easily achievable with Hilton's (Malaysia) 'Save the Date' Wedding Package. With a great emphasis on personalisation, the package provides couples with the flexibility to curate every detail of their big ...

2020-07-27 11:00 3254

Pearl Abyss Introduces New Hero "Gorgath" to Shadow Arena

SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl Abyss today announced that the new hero Gorgath has arrived inShadow Arena. Players can now experience the game's 13th character and bombard enemies in a hail of rocks.   Pearl Abyss Int...

2020-07-27 10:00 3807

Hitachi Building included in MIIT's 2019-2020 IoT demonstration project list

GUANGZHOU, China, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 30, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the list of IoT projects that had demonstrated innovation in key technologies and platforms as well as in the integration of innovation and applications during the p...

2020-07-27 09:34 2784