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Asia300 Forum Gathers Asian Business and Political Leaders in SW China

2019-05-20 19:08 1852

CHONGQING, China, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported by iChongqing, Asia300 Global Business Forum Chongqing Summit, kicked off inSouthwest China's Chongqing Municipality on May 16,2019, as part of the 2nd Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade. The Chongqing Summit gathe...

VTech Announces FY2019 Annual Results

2019-05-20 19:05 10097

HONG KONG, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- * Group revenue increased by 1.5% to US$2,161.9 million * Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company decreased by 17.0% to US$171.3 million * Final dividend of US50.0 cents per ordinary share, resulting in a full-year dividend of US67.0 cen...

HKUST and WeBank Launch First HK-Guangdong Joint Laboratory in Banking

2019-05-20 18:47 5874

HONG KONG, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 20, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and WeBank Co. Ltd (WeBank) announced they are establishing the HKUST-WeBank Joint Laboratory to explore cutting-edge technologies and nurture talent. This collaboration also serves as a high...

Chengdu Panda Asian Food Festival Held in Chinese City Chengdu

2019-05-20 18:39 1596

CHENGDU, China, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On the morning of May 15, the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) commenced at Chinese capitalBeijing. As a complementary program of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the Chengdu Panda Asian Food Festival (CPAFF) also ...

EML Payments Acquires Flex-e-Card Limited to Become the Largest Provider of Shopping Mall Gift Card Programs Globally

2019-05-20 18:37 2321

BRISBANE, Australia, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- EML PAYMENTS LIMITED (ASX: EML) ("EML") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Flex-e-Card Limited ('FEC'). EML Payments Europe Limited has agreed to acquire 100% of Flex-e-Card Limited ('FEC') which trades as flex-e-card and flex-e-vouchers. ...

Puxin Limited Announces First Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

2019-05-20 18:22 9170

BEIJING, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Puxin Limited (NYSE: NEW) ("Puxin" or the "Company"), a successful consolidator of the after-school education industry in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter endedMarch 31, 2019. First Quarter 2019 Financial and Operat...

Three HKTDC initiatives boost local start-up ecosystem

2019-05-20 18:22 2179

HONG KONG, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) ran three initiatives in May as part of its annual event, "International Start-up Week", with the aim of cultivating a vibrant start-up ecosystem inHong Kong. The HKTDC initiatives included the launch of the H...

Qudian Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

2019-05-20 17:30 9820

XIAMEN, China, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Qudian Inc. ("Qudian" or the "Company") (NYSE: QD), a leading provider of online small consumer credit products inChina, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2019. First Quarter 2019 Operational Highlights: ...

Jiuye SCM Lands C+ Financing from CMH Growth Fund

2019-05-20 15:49 3585

SHANGHAI, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiuye Supply Chain Management ("Jiuye SCM" or "the Company"),China's leading cold chain service provider, has completed its Series C+ funding led by CMH Growth Fund. Proceeds from the financing are to be used for the development of the cold chain logistics ...

Moet Hennessy Acquires Chateau du Galoupet, Cotes-de-Provence, Cru Classe Since 1955

2019-05-20 15:00 2073

Côtes-de-Provence PARIS, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Moët Hennessy has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Château du Galoupet, Cru Classé in the Côtes-de-Provence. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2019.

AR optical waveguide manufacturer Lingxi AR raised A+ round led by Sunny V Fund

2019-05-20 14:37 1621

BEIJING, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lingxi AR, the manufacturer of AR optical waveguide module, announced its financing of tens of millions yuan from A+ round led by Sunny V Fund and followed by Zhongguancun Development Group. Lingxi AR won A round led by Sequoia Capital China in 2017. Since i...

NI and OPAL-RT Sign Strategic Agreement to Work Together to Advance Electric Vehicle Testing Through Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

2019-05-20 13:00 5431

Partnership to drive innovation with NI software-defined automated test platform and OPAL-RT hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation expertise MONTREAL, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NI (NASDAQ: NATI), the provider of a software-defined platform that helps accelerate the development and performa...

Kneron Debuts Edge AI Chip, Bringing AI to Devices Everywhere

2019-05-20 12:54 2468

TAIPEI, , May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst the fierce competition in the world of artificial intelligence dominated by global tech companies, an AI startup inTaiwan has emerged as the pioneer in the field of edge AI. Kneron was founded by a youngTaiwan native Albert Liu, and received fundin...

Kazia Enters Clinical Collaboration for Metastatic Brain Cancer with Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

2019-05-20 11:41 4114

SYDNEY, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: KZA; NASDAQ: KZIA), an Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation (Alliance), a US-based cance...

CEIBS and Credit Suisse Co-host Zurich Forum on Innovation

2019-05-20 08:13 2658

ZURICH, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A comparison of Switzerland's long history of innovation and China's emerging global recognition as a major player in innovative processes and products provided the framework for spirited discussions during theZurich leg of CEIBS Insights 5th Europe Forum 2019...

IBS Software to Acquire Canadian Aviation Software Major

2019-05-19 10:00 3368

The deal will make IBS Software one of the foremost technology providers in the global aviation industry MONTREAL, May 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel technology specialist IBS Software (IBS) has entered into a definitive agreement withMassachusetts-based Kronos Incorporated to acquire AD OPT, a...

Inspur Showcases Open Hardware Innovations at Open19 Summit 2019

2019-05-18 06:34 1881

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's Open19 Summit opened with the theme of "Accelerating Open19 Adoption" to explore innovation and deployment of Open19 in data centers of varying scales, edge computing, artificial intelligence and other arenas. As the initial member of the...

LBS Case Study: Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat

2019-05-18 04:39 4013

LONDON, May 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- London Business School introduced its latest case study "Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat" in its Strategy and Innovation Class. The case represents the beginning of a partnership between the school andTencent. Both sides will explore deeper cooperat...

Seng Yee Lau Decodes Tencent's Global Innovation Model at the China Business Forum 2019

2019-05-18 02:37 2447

LONDON, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent and London Business School (LBS) collaborated for the first time in developing theInnovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat case study, which has been officially added to the LBS curriculum onMay 16. This is a first in Tencent's collaboration with LBS...

GCL System Unveils Cast-Mono Products to Welcome Grid-Parity Era

2019-05-17 21:37 3742

MUNICH, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China's Photovoltaic (PV) industry is embracing market-oriented operations as the country's new policy introduced last year has resulted in a new round of industry shuffling, according toEric Luo, chairman of GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd. (GCL Sys...