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CloudMinds Partners with Retail Pharmacy Giant in U.S., Introducing Powerful Cloud AI Solution for Healthcare

BEIJING, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is pioneering a new wave of innovation in the medical industry prompting large healthcare providers to quickly implement AI to adapt to this technological revolution. AI has become a key strategic focal point for retail pharmacies,...

2019-05-09 16:47 2275

XCMG Sets New World Record as XCA1600 Installs Highest Impeller on Windfarm

BAIXIANG, China, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG, China's leading construction machinery manufacturer, has set a new world record as its XCA1600 all-terrain crane successfully installed an impeller at the record-breaking height of 140 meters at the Baixiang onshore wind farm project inHebei, Chi...

2019-05-09 16:34 2689

Vivo Empowers Gamers at PUBG MOBILE Club Open SEA League 2019

SHENZHEN, China, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Empowered by leading smartphone brand Vivo,Southeast Asia's best PUBG MOBILE teams, including RRQ Athena from Thailand (the global champion of PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge 2018) began their battle in the PUBG MOBILE Club Open SEA League 2019 (PMCO 2019 S...

2019-05-09 16:16 3436

18th Asian Media Awards: South China Morning Post makes clean sweep of Newspaper Infographics category; Singapore media companies take top three spots for Best News Photo

SINGAPORE, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd took home six awards at the 18th Asian Media Awards, organised by WAN-IFRA, half of themwere for the top three spots in the Newspaper Infographics category. The other wins were for Newspaper Overall Design (Gold award)...

2019-05-09 15:33 1785

Huawei Atlas Gains Double Victories at Red Dot Design Award

ESSEN, Germany, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, in Germany's prestigious Red Dot Award Design Competition, the Huawei Atlas 300 AI Accelerator Card and Atlas 500 AI Edge Station were recognized by the design industry's most stringent jury and won the Red Dot Design Award. With their innovat...

2019-05-09 15:21 3644

Dachser names Jan-Michael Beyer as Thailand lead

HONG KONG, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jan-Michael Beyer was appointed Managing Director Air & Sea Logistics Thailand onApril 27, 2019. In his new role, he reports toEdoardo Podesta, Managing Director Air & Sea Logistics Asia Pacific. Jan-Mi...

2019-05-09 14:59 3467

Herbalife Nutrition Survey Reveals 8 In 10 Asia Pacific Consumers Strive for Healthier Breakfasts, But Majority Still Make Breakfast Decisions Based on Convenience

HONG KONG, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As a company whose purpose is to make the world healthier and happier, premier global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, today released findings from itsAsia Pacific Healthy Breakfast Survey 2019. Conducted in March 2019 with 5,500 respondents in 11...

2019-05-09 14:07 7055

Kahoot! and DragonBox join forces to create an awesome math learning experience for all

OSLO, Norway, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the global learning platform, today announced its acquisition of DragonBox, the award-winning game-based learning studio and maker of the popular DragonBox family of math apps. The two learning communities combined, bring together DragonBox's en...

2019-05-09 14:00 2892

BSP: S&P upgrades Philippine credit rating to "BBB+ stable," a notch away from 'A' territory rating

MANILA, Philippines, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In a vote of confidence, international debt watcher S&P Global upgraded the country's credit rating from "BBB" to "BBB+" with a "stable" outlook. In a report released Tuesday, 30 April 2019, S&P recognized the strengths of the Philippine economy t...

2019-05-09 13:00 1362

Polyplastics' New DURACON (R) POM Grade Combines Durability and Sliding Performance

TOKYO, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering plastics, announced the launch of a new polyoxymethylene (POM) grade, DURACON (R) POM WW-09, which combines high strength with good creep and sliding properties. Polyplastics, a leading developer ...

2019-05-09 13:00 2009

Sparrow introduces its security and quality analysis tools at Japan IT Week

TOKYO, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparrow Co., Ltd. is showcasing its application security and quality solutions and servicesat the 28th Japan IT Week Spring 2019 Japan IT Week Spring 2019, the largest IT trade show in Japan, is being held at Tokyo Big Sight fromMay 8 to 10. Sparrow has partici...

2019-05-09 12:49 2068

Kickstart Ventures, Inc. to manage new $150M venture capital fund of Ayala Corporation

MANILA, Philippines, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kickstart Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, was chosen by Ayala Corporation (AC) to manage its newUS$150 million venture capital fund to support startups pursuing innovations along key technology areas in data and analytic...

2019-05-09 12:20 1972

JNA Awards donates to Hunan Aimier's inclusive theatre project to help handicapped children

HONG KONG, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The JNA Awards, Asia's most prestigious awards for the jewellery and gemstone industry, has made a donation that will support Hunan Aimier's inclusive theatre project over two years, starting in 2019. The project aims to raise public awareness for physically...

2019-05-09 12:09 2889

People with lupus feel the disease greatly affects their emotional and mental well-being

World Lupus Federation global survey highlights the need for education, specialty care and emotional support for millions of people living with lupus WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 6 in 10 (61.6%) people living with lupus say the disease has had 'a lot' of effect on their emoti...

2019-05-09 12:01 936

Caravelle Saigon's Newly-Renovated Guest Rooms are Open

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This May marks the official release ofCaravelle Saigon's newly-renovated guest rooms that they are extremely excited to share with travelers. So far it's taken nine month of renovations, masterful juggling of rooms and bookings by their amazi...

2019-05-09 10:54 4037

Wave Money Commits to GSMA Connected Women Programme

YANGON, Myanmar, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wave Money, the leading mobile financial service provider inMyanmar, is rolling out an action plan as part of its GSMA Connected Women Commitment to fast track wider access to financial services for women in the country. The move comes on the heels of ...

2019-05-09 10:44 1499

Mozilla's voice data crowdsourcing project Common Voice launches in Simplified Chinese Mandarin

* Mozilla is now supporting voice data collection in Simplified Chinese Mandarin to build a publicly available voice dataset for everyone to use * Voice data collection in so far 27 languages, with 72 more in progress * With 18 different languages, adding up to almost 1,400 hours of recorded ...

2019-05-09 10:15 3395

CITIC Securities Brokerage Announces Grand Opening of CITICS Plus Center

HONG KONG, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CITIC Securities Brokerage (HK) Limited ("CITIC Securities Brokerage HK")is pleased to announce the opening of CITICS Plus Center, a new-concept wealth management service center to provide investment solutions and premium wealth management services in a spac...

2019-05-09 10:15 6365

AB Tasty Enriches Personalization Offering With New Advanced Targeting Capabilities

NEW YORK, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Tasty users can now build audience segments based on transactional and behavioral data, for more granular, sophisticated personalization scenarios that drive more conversions. As part of its Audience Builder functionality, AB Tasty recently rolled out new...

2019-05-09 10:00 1402

Olive Oils From Spain's World Tour Visits Shanghai

Olive Oils From Spain Partners With the European Union to Educate on European Healthy Lifestyle & Mediterranean Diet SHANGHAI, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The three-year global promotional campaign of"Olive Oil World Tour" launched by Olive Oils fromSpain in c...

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