Ddrops® Brings Medical Experts from Damansara Specialist Hospital and Motherhood.com.my Together in Malaysia for Science-Backed Vitamin D Forum
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ddrops ® brought together Damansara Specialist Hospital , recognised among the World's Best Hospitals (2026) powered by Statista, and Motherhood.com.my , Malaysia's #1 trusted parenting platform, for a health education forum focused on translating science-backed vitamin D insights into practical, evidence-led guidance for Malaysian families. Ddrops® × Damansara Specialist Hospital × Motherhood.com.my The forum featured two expert-led medical sessions from Damansara Specialist Hospital, followed by in-depth interviews that extended the discussion from general awareness to clinical decision-making. Dr. Rakhee Yadav, Consultant Paediatrician, presented "Vitamin D Essentials: Building Lifelong Foundations for Children's Growth, Immunity & Development." In her interview, she examined why abundant sunshine does not always translate into adequate vitamin D status in children. Dr. Nur Hafizah Amom, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, led "The Sunshine Vitamin: More Important Than You Think." Her interview explored how vitamin D should be considered from preconception through pregnancy and postpartum care. Together, the two interviews provided complementary clinical perspectives on risk assessment, appropriate supplementation and testing, while highlighting the importance of continuity between maternal and child health across different stages of life. At the heart of the forum was a principle that has long shaped the Ddrops ® brand: science matters when it can be made simple and practical for families. Insights from medical experts and trusted parenting voices addressed common misconceptions about vitamin D, from absorption to supplementation. For today's families, the discussion highlighted the need for evidence-based solutions that make effective nutritional care easier to incorporate into family life. Beyond the medical sessions, healthcare experts, parenting key opinion leaders and parents came together to explore topics ranging from preconception nutrition and supplement literacy to newborn care and digital health decision-making, fostering meaningful exchanges and giving parents new perspectives on health, nutrition and modern parenting. The forum highlighted an evolving approach to children's health among Malaysian families: parents are increasingly seeking authoritative knowledge to navigate a complex nutritional landscape with greater confidence. For Ddrops ® , this reinforces the brand's mission—to bring science-led parenting closer to families through meaningful education and collaboration across the health and parenting ecosystem. As Ddrops ® continues to grow in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, the brand remains committed to delivering science-led, high-quality and convenient nutritional solutions that make science-backed nutrition a natural part of family life, supporting healthier choices at every stage of life.
2026-09-07 04:00:00

XCOTTON Helps Global Brands Protect Every Customer After Purchase
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As IFA 2026 enters its final days in Berlin, global brands are showcasing the next generation of products designed to improve everyday life—from smart home solutions and robotics to personal mobility and connected living. Behind every innovative product, however, is another important challenge: ensuring customers continue to have a positive experience after purchase. At IFA 2026, Xcotton is connecting with brands, retailers, and technology companies to discuss how businesses can better protect customer purchases, reduce delivery-related risks, and create smoother resolution experiences. From shipping and delivery issues to unexpected damage, loss, and customer support challenges, every post-purchase interaction can influence how customers perceive a brand. As a U.S.-based post-purchase protection platform, Xcotton helps modern e-commerce brands protect every order after checkout through shipping protection, product protection, extended warranty, and insurance-backed coverage solutions. With over 1,000 five-star ratings on Trustpilot and strong reviews from Shopify merchants, Xcotton has earned recognition for helping brands deliver a more reliable post-purchase experience. For growing consumer brands, delivering a great product is only the beginning. International expansion, increasingly complex logistics networks, and rising customer expectations require reliable solutions that help protect every order, resolve unexpected issues, and maintain customer trust. Xcotton's protection capabilities extend beyond the U.S. Through its licensed insurance intermediary in France, Xcotton is authorized to provide compliant insurance solutions to merchants and consumers across the European Union, giving internationally focused brands access to protection solutions designed for their customers and markets. Protecting the Customer Experience Beyond the Product Today's consumer brands compete on more than product innovation. Customers expect a complete experience—from discovering a product and completing a purchase to receiving their order and getting support when something unexpected happens. For brands selling internationally, challenges can arise at every stage of fulfillment. Packages may be delayed, lost, or damaged during transit. High-value products may require additional protection, while customers may expect fast, straightforward resolutions when delivery issues occur. Without a clear process, these moments can create friction for both customers and merchants. A delivery problem can leave customers uncertain while increasing support costs, replacement expenses, refunds, and operational complexity for brands. Customers rarely know which carrier handled the package, where the issue occurred, or which operational step failed. They know only one thing: they purchased from the brand. That makes the brand responsible for helping find a solution. This is where post-purchase protection becomes an important part of the customer experience. Xcotton helps brands address these challenges with a structured post-purchase protection platform designed to simplify resolution, reduce delivery risk, and give customers greater confidence after checkout. XCOTTON: A Smarter Approach to Post-Purchase Protection Xcotton helps merchants give customers greater confidence after checkout. Through shipping protection, product protection, extended warranty, and insurance-backed coverage solutions.Here are some of the ways Xcotton helps brands manage the post-purchase experience: Shipping protection Packages can face unexpected issues throughout the delivery journey, including loss, damage, theft , and other transportation-related problems. Xcotton provides shipping protection solutions that give customers a clear path to support when delivery problems occur, reducing uncertainty and improving confidence after purchase. Product protection & Extended Warranty For higher-value products and complex consumer goods, protection can extend well beyond delivery. Xcotton helps brands offer product protection and extended warranty coverage that supports customers throughout the ownership journey, providing added peace of mind beyond the standard warranty period. These flexible protection options help merchants safeguard products that represent a significant investment while strengthening customer confidence and creating additional value for both shoppers and brands. Streamlined claims resolution When something goes wrong, speed and clarity matter. A complicated claims process can frustrate customers while creating additional workload for support teams. Xcotton simplifies post-purchase claims and resolution, giving brands a centralized platform to manage their post-purchase protection and claims activity through one platform. Flexible protection solutions Every brand has different products, customers, and business requirements. Xcotton provides flexible protection solutions that can be adapted to different business models and product categories. For example, eligible claims can remain open beyond 30 days, giving customers more time to report certain post-purchase issues. For eligible product claims, shoppers can also have the option of receiving a replacement or refund, depending on the applicable coverage and claim circumstances. This flexibility allows brands to build a protection experience that better matches their products and customers. For customers, Xcotton provides greater confidence when placing an order and a clearer path forward when something unexpected happens. For merchants, Xcotton provides a more reliable way to manage delivery and product-related risks, streamline claims resolution, and protect the customer relationships they work hard to build. The goal is simple: Help brands turn post-purchase protection into a better customer experience and a smarter business advantage. Supporting Brands Across Consumer Categories IFA 2026 brings together companies from many different industries, reflecting the diversity of modern consumer commerce. Several brands demonstrate how companies are reimagining everyday products through innovation and customer-focused design. Belffin is a pioneer in flexible home solutions, specializing in versatile modular sofa designs that transform modern living. Belffin is designed specifically for urban American households and consumers who value efficient space utilization, perfectly blending ergonomic comfort with functional innovation. Our core signature—the modular sectional sofa—features integrated hidden storage, tool-free assembly, and customizable layouts that seamlessly adapt to evolving spatial needs. Combining pet-friendly, easy-to-clean performance fabrics with robust eco-conscious frames, every sectional sofa offers an ideal balance of durability, style, and practical luxury. At IFA 2026, Belffin continues to redefine adaptable furniture, empowering customers to shape living spaces that truly grow with them. Eskute was founded in 2019 and has grown into a leading global personal mobility brand. Committed to making technology more accessible, Eskute provides high-quality mobility solutions at more affordable prices. Eskute offers an extensive product portfolio covering multiple riding scenarios, including the T Series electric trikes, V Series retro moped-style e-bikes, NOVA Series high-performance electric dirt bikes, C Series urban commuter e-bikes, and F Series urban all-terrain e-bikes. In addition, Eskute has earned an impressive 4.8 rating on Trustpilot. With global phone support and dedicated after-sales service centers, the brand has built strong customer loyalty and consistently high levels of customer satisfaction. Yarbo is a pioneering global brand in yard robotics, dedicated to making outdoor maintenance smarter and more autonomous. Starting with the Robot Snow Blower, Yarbo expanded its vision to address the limitations of conventional single-purpose yard robots, developing an innovative "1+N" modular system that transforms one universal Core into an All-Season Yard Robot. With interchangeable modules for lawn mowing, leaf collection, snow removal, and more, Yarbo provides a versatile solution for year-round yard care, bringing its vision of smart outdoor living to life. Turning Post-Purchase Challenges Into Opportunities For brands, unexpected issues are unavoidable. The difference is how those moments are handled. With the right protection and resolution strategy, brands can transform challenging moments into opportunities to demonstrate reliability and customer commitment. This is especially important as DTC (direct-to-consumer) businesses expand globally. More markets mean more customers—but also more complex logistics, more delivery scenarios, and more expectations around service quality. Brands that invest in post-purchase experiences can create stronger relationships and improve customer confidence long after the original purchase. Xcotton helps brands create better outcomes during these critical moments with protection solutions designed to support both merchants and customers. By turning protection into part of the customer experience, Xcotton helps shoppers feel confident that the brands they choose will stand behind their purchases. XCOTTON Connects With Global Brands at IFA 2026 IFA 2026 provides an opportunity for companies from around the world to connect, exchange ideas, and shape the future of consumer products. As commerce continues to evolve, protection and customer experience are becoming increasingly important to sustainable growth. Xcotton connects with global brands across consumer technology, e-commerce, smart home, lifestyle, retail, and logistics to build partnerships and deliver better post-purchase protection. By helping brands reduce operational challenges and streamline resolutions, Xcotton aims to create stronger customer experiences after every purchase. Xcotton helps businesses make the post-purchase journey more secure, efficient, and customer-focused through protection solutions designed for your business. Every order represents more than a transaction. It represents a customer relationship worth protecting. Media Contact: merchantsupport@xcotton.ai
2026-09-07 03:59:00

AIA Australia, Long Service Corporation, New Zealand Police and RMBL Investments Named 2026 Appian APJ Innovation Award Winners
Four organisations recognised for transforming mission-critical operations through process and AI SYDNEY , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian [Nasdaq: APPN] today announced AIA Australia, Long Service Corporation New South Wales (NSW) , New Zealand Police and RMBL Investments as the winners of its 2026 Asia Pacific and Japan Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards celebrate customers driving AI automation and process transformation with measurable results on the Appian Platform. Appian APJ 2026 Innovation Award Winners The entrants span financial services, government, public safety, land administration and worker entitlements. The four Australian and New Zealand organisations were recognised for leveraging the Appian Platform to accelerate insurance claims, administer portable long service leave at scale, transform non-emergency police case management, and support the growth of investment and lending operations. They demonstrate how organisations can redesign complex processes, connect fragmented data and apply AI to deliver measurable improvements for employees, customers and communities. "Real innovation earns its place in an organisation by making critical work faster, simpler and more accountable," said Charlie Hutchinson, SVP Asia Pacific and Japan at Appian. "This year's winners have moved beyond incremental improvements to redesign the processes at the heart of their operations. They demonstrate the measurable impact that process and AI can deliver when applied to work that really matters." The 2026 Appian APJ Innovation Award winners are: AIA Australia AIA Australia, a leading life and health insurer that protects the lives of more than 3 million Australians, is transforming claims management through a digital-first approach that makes the claims experience simpler, more transparent and easier to navigate. Leveraging the Appian platform, AIA has created a connected ecosystem that streamlines interactions between customers, fund partners and claims teams, enabling greater efficiency and more personalised support for its customers when they need it most. By innovating across the end-to-end claims journey, AIA is strengthening its ability to deliver timely assistance at critical moments while establishing a foundation for ongoing innovation and future growth. Long Service Corporation (LSC) NSW Long Service Corporation, working with Deloitte, built a digital application on Appian to administer the NSW Community Services Industry portable long service leave scheme. The application connects workers, employers and Long Service Corporation through dedicated digital portals supporting registration, identity verification, worker nominations, service returns, payments and notifications. By bringing these functions together in one platform, the application enables Long Service Corporation to administer the scheme more efficiently and at scale. Since its launch in April 2026, more than 2,200 employers have submitted over 8,800 service returns and more than 220,000 workers have been nominated into the scheme. The platform has also processed more than $110 million in levy payments to fund workers' portable long service leave entitlements. New Zealand Police New Zealand Police built a nationwide case management system on Appian for its 105 non-emergency service, replacing separate regional processes previously managed through Microsoft Outlook and shared folders. The Appian Platform centralises incoming emails and case information, applies 35,000 assignment rules and intelligently directs cases according to factors including offence type and location. The solution has reduced case processing time from up to two weeks to four hours, cut backlogs from approximately 4,000 cases to fewer than 50 during most shifts and saved 18,000 hours annually in email management. It has also enabled the equivalent of at least 10 full-time employees to move from administrative triage into higher-value frontline support. RMBL Investments RMBL Investments, working with Persistent, has used the Appian Platform to connect its investor, borrower, introducer and employee operations. The Appian environment spans customer self-service, investment and loan applications, portfolio management, servicing, communications, IT service management, document generation and AI-enabled processes. It now supports more than 5,000 clients and approximately A$3 billion in funds under management. The multi-year transformation has helped streamline operations, with efficiency improvements of up to 72% in some areas, giving RMBL greater capacity to grow without manual effort increasing at the same pace. About Appian Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world's largest organisations. On the Appian platform, customers build AI-powered processes that accelerate work, reduce cost, and manage risk. Our platform is known for its unique power, reliability, and scale. We've been automating processes for more than 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com . [Nasdaq: APPN] Follow Appian: LinkedIn , YouTube , Instagram , Facebook , and X .
2026-09-07 03:28:00

LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University Open the Door to Commercializing Next-Generation LMR Batteries
Joint research team suppresses gas evolution, one of the biggest challenges to commercializing lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries The technology was applied to and optimized for 40 Ah-class large-format cells, which retained 92.2 percent of initial energy after 883 cycles Research published in prestigious international journal Nature Communications SEOUL, South Korea , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University have secured a key technology that can significantly improve the stability of next-generation lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries. On September 7 Seoul time , LG Energy Solution announced the results of a joint study with Professor Jongwoo Lim and his research team in Seoul National University's Department of Chemistry. The findings were published in Nature Communications, a prestigious international academic journal, and support the feasibility of applying LMR batteries to large-format cells for electric vehicles (EVs). Controlling oxygen reaction reversibility suppresses gas evolution, a key challenge to commercialization, laying the foundation for large-cell commercialization The joint research team identified factors contributing to gas generation and capacity degradation during LMR battery charging and discharging and developed optimal operating conditions for large-format cells to control these issues. LMR is a next-generation cathode material that can lower material costs by using lower-cost manganese as a primary material without using cobalt. It can achieve high energy density by storing energy through both transition metals, such as nickel and manganese, and oxygen in the cathode material. However, if oxygen oxidized during charging does not fully return to its original state during discharge, it can damage the battery's internal structure and generate gas. In large-format cells for EVs, where available internal space is limited, this can increase internal pressure and degrade performance. As a result, gas generation has been a key challenge in commercializing LMR batteries. The joint research team analyzed oxygen redox under different charging and discharging conditions and found that oxygen recovery depends on both the upper cutoff voltage during charging and the discharge cutoff voltage during discharge. In testing, lowering the upper charging voltage from 4.6 V to 4.3 V increased the reduction of oxidized oxygen from 86 percent to 97 percent. The team also confirmed that lowering the discharge cutoff voltage from the conventional 3.0 V to 2.0 V enabled oxygen to recover to nearly its original state. Based on these findings, LG Energy Solution researchers redesigned the operating voltage range and formation process conditions for 40Ah-class large-format LMR cells. They applied a lower-temperature formation process to effectively suppress gas generation associated with large-format cells. As a result, the optimized 40 Ah-class large-format LMR cells retained 92.2 percent of their initial energy even after 883 charge and discharge cycles. This outstanding cycle-life stability opens the path for the commercialization of LMR materials in large-format cells for EVs, expanding their potential beyond small-format applications. "This study identified the causes of degradation in LMR batteries from the perspective of oxygen reversibility and demonstrated that cell stability can be improved through electrochemical protocol design alone," said Professor Jongwoo Lim of Seoul National University. "We confirmed that achieving long-term stability in LMR batteries requires comprehensive consideration of not only charging conditions but also discharge conditions." "This research addresses one of the key challenges facing LMR batteries," said an LG Energy Solution spokesperson. "It demonstrates that stable battery life can be secured even in large-format cells by effectively suppressing gas generation, providing an important foundation for growth in the next-generation LMR battery market." About LG Energy Solution LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220) is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, mobility, IT, and energy storage systems. With more than 30 years of experience in revolutionary battery technology and extensive research and development (R&D), the company is the top battery-related patent holder in the world with over 100,000 patents. Its robust global network, which spans North America, Europe, and Asia, includes battery manufacturing facilities established through joint ventures with major automakers. Committed to building sustainable battery ecosystem, LG Energy Solution aims to achieve carbon neutrality across its value chain by 2050, while embodying the value of shared growth and promoting diverse and inclusive corporate culture. To learn more about LG Energy Solution's ideas and innovations, visit https://news.lgensol.com .
2026-09-07 02:58:00

2026 China Marine Economy Expo to Open in Shenzhen; Concurrently Hosting the Global Marine Cities Forum
SHENZHEN, China , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The China Marine Economy Expo (CMEE) will be held from October 22 to 24, 2026 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao'an New Venue). As a national-level marine economy event, CMEE has been successfully staged multiple times since its permanent establishment in Shenzhen in 2019, earning the reputation as "China's premier marine industry exhibition." This year's edition coincides with the APEC meetings taking place in Shenzhen, bringing together international dignitaries, business leaders, and industry figures—creating a unique opportunity for global marine economy exchange. 2026 China Marine Economy Expo to Open in Shenzhen; Concurrently Hosting the Global Marine Cities Forum The exhibition spans 50,000 square meters and is expected to attract over 350 exhibitors, with professional visitors from engineering contractors, service operators, and system integrators accounting for more than 40% of total attendance. For the first time, the Expo adopts a panoramic layout structured around "core scenario solutions," featuring eight cutting-edge thematic zones that cover: Deep and Far Marine integrated energy development and application; Green shipping and low-carbon logistics; Marine electronics and information technology; Marine ecology and sustainable development; Low-altitude economy maritime application demonstrations; Full-space ocean monitoring and disaster early warning; Marine biomedicine; Modern marine services and coastal cultural tourism. This arrangement ensures precise matching for diverse procurement needs. Running concurrently with the Expo are the Global Marine Cities Forum and over 20 specialized sessions. The Forum serves as a key international dialogue platform within CMEE, attracting heads of renowned marine organizations, ambassadors and diplomats from maritime nations, Fortune Global 500 executives, and senior representatives from financial and investment institutions. The discussions focus on global ocean governance, blue economy development, marine technology innovation, and other critical topics, offering exhibitors and buyers a high-level setting for face-to-face engagement with international marine policy-makers and thought leaders. Shenzhen, situated at the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is a strategic hub for global shipbuilding, port operations, and marine engineering supply chains. The Expo features dedicated B2B business matching and investment-financing networking services, covering the entire chain from technology showcase to commercial implementation. International professional buyers will also benefit from complimentary catering and accommodation arrangements. This golden October, we cordially invite marine-related enterprises, procurers, and industry leaders from around the world to gather in Shenzhen and explore new opportunities in the marine economy. For more information, please visit the official CMEE website ( www.cmee.com.cn/en ).
2026-09-07 02:31:00

Nuix Expands Generative AI for Legal Review, Debuts AI Chat for Case Data
SYDNEY , Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuix announced the general availability (GA) of its Generative AI (Gen AI) capabilities in Nuix Discover SaaS on September 4. Bringing Document Summaries, Similar Documents, Semantic Search, Clustering and Visualizations to its legal review and eDiscovery solution. Continuing the innovation, and now in Early Adopter release, is Nuix Discover's AI Chat – a conversational interface that lets reviewers, attorneys, and investigators interrogate their case data in natural language and receive synthesized answers drawn directly from document content; with citations to documents and every interaction logged for a complete, court-ready audit trail. "AI Chat lets teams simply ask questions and get answers grounded in their case data; answers that are defensible and auditable. That's the standard the legal profession demands, and it's what sets Nuix apart," said Ilona Meyer, Executive Vice President, Nuix Discover. The Gen AI release for Nuix Discover includes: Document Summaries: Every document receives a concise, plain-language summary as it is ingested, so reviewers can interpret long contracts, dense attachments, and lengthy email threads at-a-glance and orient to a matter faster. Similar Documents: automatically surfaces documents that are similar in meaning, based on the summary of the document being reviewed. Semantic Search: Locate responsive material by meaning, not just exact terms, surfacing relevant documents that use different phrasing and reducing the risk of missed documents. Clustering and Visualizations: Documents are grouped by meaning and mapped visually, giving the review team an early read on the composition of a collection, including key issues, hot topics, concentrations, outliers, and the relationships between clusters. Helping to inform review strategy, batching, and prioritization from day one. "These Gen AI innovations change how review teams engage with case data," said Ilona Meyer, EVP, Nuix Discover. "Document Summaries, Semantic Search, Similar Documents, and AI Clustering are built into both ECA and Review, so teams work faster at every stage. In ECA, they triage matters with far greater speed and accuracy than traditional approaches, giving teams the confidence to decide what to escalate for full review. Every insight is grounded in the source material, so the results are defensible." Together, these capabilities support the full matter lifecycle, from early triage ECA, through full review, on a single foundation of document understanding that is defensible and auditable. AI Chat is available now as part of our Early Adopter (EA) program, with GA in December 2026. Gen AI capabilities including Document Summaries, Semantic Search, Similar Documents, AI Clustering and Visualizations, are GA for Nuix Discover SaaS, and will be available in Nuix Discover on-prem next quarter. Learn more https://www.nuix.com/solutions/nuix-discover About Nuix Discover Nuix Discover lets legal and investigative teams keep their data on-premises, in the cloud, or in a sovereign environment. Data sovereignty matters, and Nuix built Discover to support it. The platform runs on the Nuix Engine, which focuses on processing accuracy so professionals can trust their findings are complete and exhaustive. https://www.nuix.com/solutions/nuix-discover
2026-09-07 01:40:00

Cambodia's int'l visitors down 46 pct in first 7 months

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's international tourist arrivals plunged 46 percent year on year to 1.99 million in the first seven months of 2026, according to a report from the Tourism Ministry released Saturday.

The report identified China, Vietnam, and the United States as the top three inbound tourism markets from January to July.

Cambodian Tourism Minister Huot Hak recently noted that the downturn stems from heavy regional and global headwinds.

He primarily attributed the drop to negative publicity surrounding online scam networks, as well as friction along the Cambodia-Thailand border.

Additionally, geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East have driven up fuel prices and dampened global travel enthusiasm.

Tourism remains one of the four economic pillars supporting Cambodia, alongside agriculture, construction and real estate, and manufacturing exports like garments, footwear, and travel goods.

In 2025, the Southeast Asian nation recorded 5.57 million international visitors, generating 3.87 billion U.S. dollars in gross revenue. 
 

2026-09-06 02:00:00

Roborock Reports 27.6% Revenue Growth in H1 2026, Reinforcing Global Market Leadership
BERLIN , Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Roborock, a global leader in home robotics engineered to simplify daily life, reported revenue of RMB 10.084 billion in the first half of 2026, up 27.6% year on year, while net profit attributable to shareholders rose 45.6% to RMB 986 million. The company also reached a new global milestone, with Roborock recognized as the world's No.1 robotic vacuum cleaner brand by both IDC and Euromonitor International. Global Expansion Continues to Strengthen Growth Roborock's international business continued to deliver strong growth in H1 2026 across both mature and high-potential markets. During Amazon Prime Day 2026, Roborock ranked No.1 in the robotic vacuum category in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States and Canada. In Europe, Roborock reached a 45% share of the robotic vacuum market, with unit sales up 24% year on year, while wet-dry vacuum unit sales grew 112%. In North America, Roborock reached a 33% share of the robotic vacuum market, with unit sales increasing 30% year on year. Momentum was also strong across key Asia-Pacific markets. Roborock ranked No.1 in both unit shipments and sales value in Australia, Korea, Taiwan region and Türkiye from Q1 2023 to Q1 2026. In Korea, the brand maintained more than 70% share of the premium robotic vacuum segment, while the S10 MaxV Ultra generated approximately KRW 28 billion in sales within ten days of its February 2026 launch. In Japan, Roborock continued to deepen its premium retail presence through cooperation with Yamada Denki, including dedicated brand displays and nationwide availability of flagship products. Across Asia-Pacific, the company continued to combine its global technology platform with localized channel, marketing and service strategies. Roborock's global leadership has also been independently recognized by IDC and Euromonitor International. According to IDC, Roborock ranked No.1 globally by both unit shipments and sales value among robotic vacuum brands in H1 2026, while Euromonitor International ranked the brand No.1 globally by retail sales value in 2025. Together, the two rankings reinforce Roborock's global market leadership and reflect sustained consumer demand worldwide. Sustained R&D Investment Supports Long-Term Competitiveness Roborock continued to invest heavily in technology in the first half of 2026, with R&D spending reaching RMB 720 million, up 5.11% year on year and accounting for 7.14% of revenue. The company continues to build capabilities in intelligent navigation, AI-powered environmental perception, cleaning systems and robotic mobility, while increasingly bringing these technologies together at the system level rather than improving individual specifications in isolation. This integrated approach allows technologies proven in flagship products to be brought into a wider range of models and price segments, helping Roborock strengthen its portfolio while making advanced features available to more consumers. IFA 2026 Highlights the Next Phase of Innovation At IFA 2026, Roborock is showcasing its latest advances across indoor and outdoor cleaning. Its new robot vacuums and wet-dry vacuums bring advances in steam-powered care, adaptive cleaning and whole-home versatility, while the Roborock Saros Rover introduces a two-wheel-leg architecture designed to expand robotic mobility beyond flat floors. Roborock is also broadening its intelligent cleaning ecosystem with the debut of the RockAqua P1, its first intelligent pool cleaner, alongside the RockNeo Q2 LiDAR robotic mower, extending its autonomous cleaning capabilities across floors, pools and gardens.
2026-09-06 01:30:00

viaim Rise Receives Two 2026 IFA Innovation Awards; Indiegogo Campaign Launches September 8
BERLIN , Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- viaim today announced that viaim Rise, its AI Agent Earbuds, won Best in Audio and was named a Best in Design Honoree at the 2026 IFA Innovation Awards. The recognition highlights Rise's combination of acoustic engineering, AI-assisted work features and a distinctive smart charging case. The recognition at IFA 2026, one of the world's most significant technology trade shows, validates viaim's unique vision for the future of work. Following this successful unveiling in Berlin, viaim has confirmed that the viaim Rise will be available for global consumers via a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, launching on September 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET. viaim Rise wins Best in Audio and Is Named a Best in Design Honoree at the 2026 IFA Innovation Awards Beyond Audio: Listen. Think. Act. viaim Rise combines premium wireless earbuds with an AI Agent workflow designed for everyday work. Built around Listen. Think. Act., Rise helps users capture conversations they choose to record, understand them in context and prepare next steps that remain under the user's control. Engineered for the modern professional, Rise supports user-initiated recording, transcription and translation for phone calls, in-person meetings and multilingual conversations, covering 78 languages and 145 accents. The system's breakthrough lies in its ability to connect these recordings directly to project context, surface actionable insights, and hand off tasks—by voice—to the AI platforms users already rely on after the user confirms, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Award-Winning Hardware Meets Intelligent Software The dual IFA Innovation Awards reflect the product's commitment to both sonic excellence and functional design. The 'Best in Audio' win acknowledges the product's premium acoustic architecture. The viaim Rise features a powerful 11mm + 6mm dual-driver configuration, delivering Hi-Res Audio Wireless with LDAC and LHDC support. Coupled with an advanced ANC system featuring transparency and voice pass-through modes, the earbuds ensure high-fidelity sound, while a comprehensive multi-microphone array with bone-conduction VPU guarantees crystal-clear call quality, regardless of the environment. At the same time, Vision Intelligence officially announced a partnership with Bose, a world-leading audio brand. viaim is working with engineers from Bose's Audio Technology business to enhance the audio performance of viaim products. Working with Bose, viaim will leverage the company's decades of technical expertise in active noise cancellation and acoustics to improve AI Agent hardware and enable robust perception and decision-making capabilities. The 'Best in Design' honor recognizes the product's innovative form factor: a unique dual-device ecosystem. When users press the two side latches, a mechanical structure raises the earbuds from the charging case—a physical expression of the Rise name. The smart charging case also serves as a recording entry point: with at least one earbud inside, users can start a recording without opening the case or reaching for a phone. When connected to a computer over USB-C, its three-microphone array can support desktop meeting capture through the viaim PC app. Indiegogo Launch Details The viaim Rise will officially go live on Indiegogo on September 8 at 9 AM ET. Super Early Bird Offer: Early backers can secure viaim Rise with a $259 pledge, compared with a planned MSRP of $399. Added Value: Every backer will receive a 3-month of the viaim Pro subscription for free, unlocking the complete potential of the AI Agent ecosystem. "We are honored by the recognition from IFA," said the viaim team. "Rise is built to move work forward. By merging professional-grade acoustic hardware with a sophisticated AI agent workflow, we are transforming the way professionals capture their ideas and execute their daily tasks." For those interested in experiencing the future of AI-powered productivity, join the Indiegogo campaign at https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/viaim/viaim-rise , or visit viaim's official website at https://store.viaim.ai/ to learn more About viaim viaim develops AI-native hardware and intelligent agent services designed to help people capture information, understand context and move work forward. As of May 2026, viaim has served more than 1.5 million registered users across over 200 countries and regions worldwide.
2026-09-05 17:04:00

HKC and KOORUI Receive Dual Honors at the 2026 Global Product Technology Innovation Awards
HKC receives the Advanced Display Technology Brand Award, while KOORUI is honored with the Innovative Monitor Brand Award during IFA 2026. BERLIN , Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HKC and its consumer display brand KOORUI received two distinctions at the 2026 Global Product Technology Innovation Awards, presented in Berlin during IFA 2026. HKC received the Advanced Display Technology Brand Award, recognizing its continued commitment to display technology and integrated display solutions. KOORUI received the Innovative Monitor Brand Award, highlighting the brand's ongoing efforts in monitor innovation and user experience. According to the organizer, the Global Product Technology Innovation Awards were established by IDG in 2014 to recognize outstanding brands and products across the global consumer electronics and home appliance industries. Presented annually in Berlin during IFA, the awards highlight notable achievements in technology and product innovation for audiences across Europe and global markets. As display technologies and applications continue to evolve, users increasingly expect products that combine strong performance, high quality and meaningful visual experiences. With more than 20 years of focus on display technology, HKC has developed into a global provider of integrated display solutions. KOORUI builds on this technological foundation to bring innovative monitor products to a broader range of consumers and usage scenarios. "We are honored to receive these two awards," said a representative of HKC Group. "They recognize HKC's long-term commitment to display technology and KOORUI's continued focus on product innovation. We will keep developing advanced display solutions that respond to evolving user needs and create high-quality visual experiences worldwide." The two honors mark another milestone for HKC and KOORUI as they continue advancing display technologies, improving product experiences and strengthening engagement with global partners and consumers. About HKC HKC has focused on the display industry for more than 20 years and provides integrated display solutions for global markets and diverse applications. About KOORUI KOORUI is HKC's consumer display brand, creating innovative monitor products and visual experiences for users worldwide.
2026-09-05 15:17:00

GreenCore Solutions Corp. (GSC) AI Agent Stack Passes 24.5 Million Inbound AI Agent Transactions In 30 Days
Brendan Farrugia, Co-founder and Director of GSC Joint Venture Company GSC Agentic Pty. Ltd., joins the GSC Board of Advisors VANCOUVER, BC and SYDNEY , Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenCore Solutions Corp. ("GSC" or the "Company") today announced a record month for its AI Agent Stack and a new appointment to its Board of Advisors. What GSC does. GSC builds AI Agents that sell Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Beauty & Personal Care (BPC) brands. The agents are provided as a managed service — nothing to install, no tech department, no firewall to open, for the brand or the buyer. When a retailer's buying AI Agent asks whether a brand is available and orderable in its market, the GSC AI Agent answers — in that market, for that brand — and elevates the order to the GSC Trading Deck for humans in the loop on order volume. This is AI Orderability (AIO): new volume added to a brand's existing capacity and team, not a replacement for either. The record. In August the AI Agent Stack soared past 24.5 million inbound AI Agent transactions — nine every second — up from 9.5 million per month in May, June and July. Cumulative transactions since May now reach 50 million+. In 1999, Amazon.com took four years to reach its first 10 million customers. Where the traffic comes from. Half of it is European: European Union → 11.76 million, led by France at 7.11 million, the Netherlands at 2.35 million, Germany at 777,570 and Belgium at 436,460 United Kingdom → 167,200, with Switzerland at 241,450 and Norway at 136,530 alongside United States → 4.9 million Canada → 1.48 million Singapore → 1.15 million, the first Asia-Pacific market past one million Why Europe. The Stack was designed on Microsoft Azure France Central, GSC's founding region and European home — the global hub of BPC brands and of ESG leadership. GSC AI Agents now run resident in 18 countries on 18 Azure regions, plus Google Cloud Spain: Founding regions → France Central, Australia East, South Central US, Mexico Central Europe → UK South, Switzerland North, West Europe (Netherlands), Germany West Central, Italy North, Spain Central, Poland Central Americas → Canada Central, Brazil South Asia-Pacific → Southeast Asia (Singapore), Korea Central, Japan East, Central India Middle East → UAE North Speed for customers and lower compute for buyers: a retail buying AI Agent in Tokyo, Los Angeles or Paris is answered by a GSC AI Agent in Japan, America or France. Every transaction follows one path: Powered by the CPG Knowledge Graph Carried with its ESG record on SM-ESG-CPG Resolved for its jurisdiction → in France, at FR-ECO-10060 Answered once → a human reviews and signs every order Telephone codes and postal codes were built for letters and phone calls. GSC provides the codes for AI Agents. The market it serves. Morgan Stanley Research estimates AI shopping agents will account for $190 billion to $385 billion of U.S. e-commerce by 2030, with groceries and consumer packaged goods already leading AI-driven purchases. Bain & Company puts the U.S. figure at $300 billion to $500 billion. GSC's traffic is that market arriving for its BPC brand customers, in the category it was built for. The appointment. Brendan Farrugia is the Sydney co-founder behind GSC Agentic Pty. Ltd., the joint venture that carries the GSC AI Agent Stack across Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe including the UK. He is Director, Co-Founder & General Partner of Unify Ventures and sits on the GSC Agentic International Board of Directors. "We augment a brand's sales with new volume — we don't duplicate what its team already does, and we do it sustainably, with the compute resident in the buyer's own market," said Matthew Keddy, CEO, GreenCore Solutions Corp. "Twenty-four and a half million inbound AI Agent transactions a month is 34,000 sales calls an hour, nine every second, answered on eighteen Microsoft Azure hyperscale regions active today for our customers. No brand could staff that. We deliver that new volume with AI Agents on a managed-service basis — faster time to market, lower cost, available now." "Every BPC board I sit in front of asks the same question: when does the retail buying agent era commence," said Brendan Farrugia. "It hit scale in August — twenty-four and a half million agents asked, and our AI Agent fleet delivered. The question a board should be asking now is whether its brands can be found and ordered when those retail AI Agent buyers ask — because if the answer is no, the brand becomes invisible to its primary customers." About GreenCore Solutions Corp. (GSC) GreenCore Solutions Corp. (GSC) builds AI Agents that sell Beauty & Personal Care (BPC) brands into retail grocery procurement, powered by the CPG Knowledge Graph with SPARKS and delivered on MCP + A2A + ACM-68000. GSC carries 24.5 million+ inbound AI Agent transactions a month across 2 billion datapoints spanning 38,350 BPC brands, 15,688 retail grocery banners and 3.29 million points of sale in 50 global markets. GSC AI Agents run sustainable, transact safe, human in the loop, and live on Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. GSC is a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner. D-U-N-S 24-336-6774. For more information visit gsc-em.com. About GSC Agentic Pty. Ltd. GSC Agentic Pty. Ltd., headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is the joint venture delivering the GSC AI Agent Stack across Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe including the UK. For more information visit gsc-global.ai
2026-09-04 21:34:00

King Resources Global, Inc. (OTCQB: KRFG) Subsidiary Heavenly Grace Limited Acquires 23 Collectible Items Valued at $68.9 Million
HONG KONG , Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- King Resources Global, Inc. (OTCQB: KRFG) ("KRFG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Heavenly Grace Limited ("HGL"), has entered into a purchase agreement with Herbertini Limited to acquire twenty-three (23) collectible items. Transaction Highlights The collection has been independently valued at an aggregate amount of $68,908,500. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, HGL will acquire the collection for $23,399,165, representing approximately 33.96% of the appraised value. Management Commentary "We are pleased to have successfully negotiated the acquisition of these collectible items at what we believe is an attractive purchase price," said Polin Wong, Chief Executive Officer of Heavenly Grace Limited. "This transaction reflects our continued commitment to identifying opportunities within the collectibles market and enhancing the value of our investment portfolio." The Company also recently completed its reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada and now operates under the name King Resources Global, Inc. About King Resources Global, Inc. King Resources Global, Inc. (OTCQB: KRFG) is a diversified holding company focused on acquiring, developing, and growing high-potential businesses. Through its subsidiaries, including Heavenly Grace Limited, the Company seeks to generate sustainable revenue streams and create long-term shareholder value through business consulting services and investments in high-value collectible assets. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These statements are often identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with operating in Hong Kong, potential regulatory developments, competitive pressures, capital requirements, and other factors described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Media Contact Parkson Yip Email: parkson.yip@xbe.com
2026-09-04 16:54:00

Dahua Technology Showcases Integrated Smart Living and Innovations at IFA Berlin 2026
BERLIN , Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, is showcasing its expanding portfolio of intelligent products and solutions at IFA Berlin 2026, highlighting the company's continued innovation in its core technology strengths while extending AIoT capabilities into a broader range of business areas. Dahua Technology Showcases Integrated Smart Living and Innovations at IFA Berlin 2026 At this year's exhibition, Dahua is presenting innovations spanning wireless surveillance, intrusion alarm, video intercom, monitor, and fire safety. The lineup demonstrates how Dahua is building on its expertise in video, AI, and intelligent security to address a wider range of residential, commercial, and professional needs. WITHS: Extending Professional Security through Wireless Innovation Developed around the concept of "Simple, Smart, Secure", WITHS brings Dahua's professional imaging and intelligent security expertise into a flexible wireless portfolio designed for easier deployment and management. Supporting Wi-Fi, 4G, and DMSS app control, WITHS helps reduce cabling requirements and enables smaller installations to be conveniently managed through mobile devices, while NVR-based management supports larger applications. Its intelligent capabilities include human, pet, and vehicle detection, auto tracking, gesture recognition, facial recognition, AOV/AOR recording, WizColor imaging, and two-way talk. It covers indoor, outdoor, wire-free, and off-grid scenarios, including solar-powered and high-capacity battery options. Dahua AirShield: Integrated Wireless Intrusion Protection Dahua AirShield provides wireless intrusion protection by integrating alarm devices with surveillance, video intercom, and other security systems. Its Airfly private RF protocol supports event transmission between alarm hubs and wireless peripherals, while RF-HD enables rapid image and audio transmission from compatible devices. The solution supports wired devices through expansion modules, helping users modernize existing systems while reducing upgrade costs. Powered by DoLynk Cloud, AirShield connects end-users, installers, and Alarm Receiving Centers through DMSS and DoLynk Care. AP Mode provides flexible network configuration, while Cloud Update enables one-click upgrades of alarm hubs and wireless peripherals. Dahua WizTalk: Intelligent Residential Video Intercom Dahua WizTalk, the company's flagship IP video intercom series, combines high-resolution imaging, AI capabilities, integrated security, and intelligent residential control. Selected door stations feature 5MP or 5MP+2MP dual-camera configurations, full-color night vision, ultra-wide viewing angles, and panoramic vertical dual-lens designs. WizTalk supports detection of people, loitering, vehicles, packages, and pets, while selected models also provide crying detection. Its indoor panels integrate video surveillance, PTZ control, digital zoom, and intrusion alarm functions. SCP Series Smart Control Panels running Android 14 also support compatible third-party applications, allowing multiple functions to be managed through a unified interface. More Technological Innovations Beyond Security Beyond these core highlights, Dahua is also presenting fire safety solutions and gaming monitors, further demonstrating the breadth of the company's growing product portfolio. Wisualarm extends Dahua's capabilities into professional fire detection and alarm applications, including connected fire protection and AI-assisted early fire detection, while Dahua monitors address commercial, gaming, and residential display needs. " IFA gives us an opportunity to show both the depth of our technology expertise and the breadth of our growing portfolio," said Eason Rao, Overseas Product General Manager at Dahua. "We are continuing to strengthen our core businesses while exploring new opportunities and developing solutions that bring intelligent technology to more applications and customers." Experience Dahua at IFA 2026! Visitors can experience Dahua's latest technologies through live demonstrations and speak directly with the company's product and business teams about their applications and development. Through its diverse portfolio, Dahua continues to strengthen its core businesses while exploring new opportunities to bring intelligent technology to more customers and scenarios. IFA Berlin 2026 | September 4–8, 2026 | Berlin, Germany Dahua Booth: H1.2-173
2026-09-04 16:41:00

AtomVie Global Radiopharma Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New State-of-the-Art Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in Hamilton, Ontario
HAMILTON, ON , Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - AtomVie Global Radiopharma (AtomVie), a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) in the radiopharmaceutical industry, today celebrated the Grand Opening of its new purpose-built, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 10 Aeropark Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario. The milestone marks a defining moment in AtomVie's evolution that transforms clinical success into life-changing precision therapies for patients worldwide. Ribbon cutting at the Grand Opening of AtomVie Global Radiopharma’s new purpose-built radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ontario. Representing an investment of more than $160 million, the 72,300-square-foot facility is the largest single-site CDMO facility in North America for radiopharmaceutical development to date, featuring low-to-high throughput production and delivering more than a tenfold increase in AtomVie's manufacturing capacity. Purpose-built for lifecycle growth, the facility enables seamless progression from early development to commercial manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals, with customizable space dedicated to clients' future needs. A distinctive success story, AtomVie is a spinout of the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), a McMaster University-based Centre of Excellence established to advance Canada's leadership in radiopharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing. Today, AtomVie employs a growing team of highly skilled professionals, with the organization targeting more than 200 employees by the end of 2026 as the new site continues to scale toward full operations. Built on more than a decade of experience and renowned technical expertise in process and analytical method development, AtomVie has supported over 70 clinical development and technology transfer programs, manufactured more than 1,000 cGMP batches, and delivered over 4,400 cGMP doses to patients across 28 countries and six continents with a delivery success rate of over 99%. With its new facility, AtomVie is well-positioned to scale production with its partners from clinical development to commercial manufacturing. "This Grand Opening represents the next chapter of AtomVie's journey and a proud milestone for Canadian innovation in nuclear medicine," said Bruno Paquin, Chief Executive Officer of AtomVie. "Our new purpose-built facility amplifies a proven track record of reliable global delivery and deep scientific expertise, enabling us to support the development and commercialization of our partners' pipelines. Above all, it advances our purpose of transforming patients' lives by delivering high-quality radiopharmaceuticals to those who need them, all around the world." "AtomVie's new facility inauguration reflects the discipline and dedication of the AtomVie team and the confidence of the partners who have supported our growth," said Kevin McNeill, Chairman of AtomVie's Board of Directors. "This facility continues AtomVie's status as a leading radiopharmaceutical CDMO, now built at commercial scale to serve partners with the reliability the field requires." The Grand Opening celebration welcomed government representatives, clients, partners, and members of the radiopharmaceutical community for facility tours and a firsthand view of how AtomVie's expertise is helping deliver the next generation of precision cancer therapies to patients worldwide. About AtomVie Global Radiopharma (AtomVie) AtomVie is a global leading CDMO offering the full range of scientific, technical, regulatory, quality and logistics services combined with a specialized infrastructure for the development of radiopharmaceuticals from phase I through phase III clinical studies and commercialization. AtomVie currently serves international clients conducting clinical studies in over 28 countries worldwide. For additional details visit our website https://www.atomvie.com . For more information, please contact: Tina Chainani, Business Development Manager, Email: tina.chainani@atomvie.com
2026-09-04 16:29:00

Electronic Recycling Association Expands Its Mission to New Zealand
Bringing Technology Reuse, E-Waste Reduction and Digital Inclusion to New Zealand AUCKLAND, New Zealand , Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is bringing its mission of reducing electronic waste and bridging the digital divide to New Zealand. Through a reuse-first approach, ERA aims to work with businesses, schools, charities and community organizations to recover unwanted technology, extend the useful life of electronics and provide refurbished devices to those who can benefit from greater access to technology. Founded in Canada in 2004, ERA has more than two decades of experience in electronics reuse, refurbishment, recycling, secure data destruction and IT asset management. ERA prioritizes refurbishment and reuse of computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets and other electronics whenever possible before responsible recycling. Its operations are supported by internationally recognized certifications, including ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 , reflecting ERA's commitment to information security, environmental responsibility, quality management and workplace health and safety. ERA's mission extends internationally through initiatives that give technology a second life while improving access to digital resources. By connecting reusable electronics with schools, charities, non-profits and community programs, ERA helps reduce e-waste while supporting education, employment, communication and community development. Expanding into New Zealand represents another step toward building a global model where technology reuse creates both environmental and social value. About the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA): Founded in 2004, ERA is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing e-waste and bridging the digital divide through the recovery, refurbishment and reuse of electronics. As ERA establishes its presence in New Zealand, businesses, charities, schools and community organizations are encouraged to donate unwanted technology, apply to receive equipment or explore partnership opportunities. Learn more: https://electronicrecycling.nz/ | Email: tibor@electronicrecyclingassociation.org.nz
2026-09-03 22:06:00

路透社:尼泊爾水電工人從隧道逃生的噩夢
中尼邊境上周爆發洪災與泥石流,導致尼泊爾近千名水電項目工人被困隧道,上千人死亡。路透社採訪到一個水電工人講他從被困隧道逃生的經過。
2026-09-03 21:03:39

路透社:尼泊尔水电工人从隧道逃生的噩梦
中尼边境上周爆发洪灾与泥石流,导致尼泊尔近千名水电项目工人被困隧道,上千人死亡。路透社采访到一个水电工人讲他从被困隧道逃生的经过。
2026-09-03 21:03:38

Fly-E Group, Inc. Announces Receipt of Delinquency Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q
NEW YORK , Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fly-E Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLYE, the "Company"), an electric vehicle company engaged in designing, installing, selling and renting smart electric motorcycles, electric bikes, and electric scooters, announced today that on September 1, 2026, the Company received a written notice (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications staff (the "Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), notifying the Company that it currently does not satisfy Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule"), as a result of not having timely filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2026 (the "Form 10-Q"). The Notice is a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company filed the Form 10-Q with the Commission on September 1, 2026. As a result of this filing, the Company received written confirmation of compliance from Nasdaq on September 3, 2026. About Fly-E Group, Inc. Fly-E Group, Inc. is an electric vehicle company that is principally engaged in designing, installing, selling, and renting smart electric motorcycles, electric bikes and electric scooters under the brand "Fly E-Bike." The Company's commitment is to encourage people to incorporate eco-friendly transportation into their active lifestyles, ultimately contributing towards building a more environmentally friendly future. For more information, please visit the Company's website: https://investors.flyebike.com . Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as "approximates," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or other similar expressions. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct. The Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results, and that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the Commission including the section under "Risk Factors" of its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2026, as amended by the Company's subsequent filings, including updates to the Risk Factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. For investor and media inquiries, please contact: Fly-E Group, Inc. Investor Relations Department Email: ir@flyebike.com Seaquant Consulting Email: investors@sea-quant.com
2026-09-03 21:00:00

OGA 2026 OPENS WITH STRONGER FOCUS ON MARKET ACCESS, REGIONAL PROJECTS AND ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES
Joint opening with MOGSEC and EIC strengthens links between Malaysian OGSE capabilities, international project pipelines and growing regional energy opportunities KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil & Gas Asia (OGA) 2026 opened with a stronger focus on market access, project opportunities and cross-border business connections, bringing Malaysian and international energy companies together as the industry responds to shifting demand, supply-chain pressures, technological change and the transition towards more resilient energy systems. The 22nd edition of OGA , taking place from 2 to 4 September 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre , is co-located with the Malaysian Oil, Gas & Energy Services Exhibition & Conference (MOGSEC) and EIC Connect OGA . Together, the three platforms bring Malaysian OGSE capabilities, international project opportunities, technology, investment and industry expertise into closer contact. The joint opening was officiated by PETRONAS President and Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik , alongside Informa Markets Malaysia Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat , Energy Industries Council (EIC) Regional Director, Asia Pacific Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad , Malaysian Oil, Gas & Energy Services Council (MOGSC) President Zahris Sham Abu Musa and Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC) President and Chief Executive Officer Mohd Yazid Jaafar . For Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat, Chairman of Informa Markets Malaysia , the value of OGA lies in bringing companies, capabilities and markets together at a time when the energy industry is undergoing significant change. "OGA connects businesses with decision-makers, technology providers with potential users, investors with opportunities, and Malaysian companies with regional and international markets. And very often, a conversation that begins here can lead to a partnership, an investment or a new business opportunity," said Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat . The commercial potential of such connections was demonstrated at OGA 2025 , which attracted more than 33,000 attendees from 81 countries and 2,000 participating brands and companies , generating US$42.17 million in reported potential business for exhibitors . OGA 2026 is expected to attract more than 30,000 trade attendees , alongside 2,000 participating brands and companies, more than 40 industry speakers and eight international pavilions from Australia, China, Germany, India, Italy, Singapore, South Korea and the United Kingdom . Notably, 35% of exhibitors are new to OGA this year , bringing a wider mix of companies and capabilities to this year's edition. The international profile of the event is further strengthened by a new pavilion from Western Australia , bringing additional companies, capabilities and perspectives to OGA. The event is also collaborating with Timor-Leste , strengthening links with an emerging energy market and creating another avenue for cooperation. The participation of new and international players is supported by PETRONAS , as Corporate Sponsor, and Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC) , as National OGSE Development Partner. For Malaysia's OGSE sector, stronger regional and international links are increasingly important as companies seek to build capabilities, adopt new technologies and identify new markets. "For MPRC, being the National OGSE Development Partner at OGA 2026 gives us an opportunity to bring Government and industry closer and move forward together on an important conversation: Not just about where the oil and gas services industry is today, but about where Malaysian companies will find their next source of growth." said Mohd Yazid Jaafar, President and CEO of MPRC . That focus on domestic capability is reflected in MOGSEC , which returns for its eighth edition , co-organised with MOGSC . Bringing together emerging companies from Malaysia's OGSE sector , MOGSEC puts local capabilities in the spotlight, creating opportunities for service providers to showcase their expertise and connect with regional and international stakeholders. Its SME Pavilion further provides a dedicated platform for smaller companies to build connections and pursue new business opportunities. The international business dimension is strengthened through EIC Connect OGA , delivered in partnership with the Energy Industries Council . The platform brings international energy companies, technology providers and service organisations together to explore project pipelines, market intelligence, investment opportunities and potential partnerships , with a focus on markets including Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Indonesia . Beyond the exhibition floor, OGA's conference and knowledge programme, including the SPEAK OGA C-Suite Series , brings industry leaders, technical experts and policymakers together to examine market developments, operational efficiency, digital transformation, energy transition, talent development and emerging technologies, with a focus on how businesses are responding to a changing operating environment. OGA Industry Plus , supported by SBM International Trading FZCO , further expands industry engagement by encouraging broader participation and peer-to-peer networking across the energy community. Across the three days, OGA 2026 will also host a series of targeted business engagements, leadership roundtables, investment forums, talent sessions and technical dialogues, bringing together stakeholders from specific markets, sectors and communities across the wider energy ecosystem. The event is supported by industry partners across the energy value chain, including Platinum Sponsors Velesto Energy and EPIC Berhad; Gold Sponsors Octave and ANP; Silver Sponsors Yokogawa, MHH Condition Monitoring Sdn Bhd and Vantris Energy Berhad; General Sponsors ENE Petro Services Sdn Bhd, FPT Corporation, Prometheus Group and KMIRA; and OGA Industry Plus sponsor SBM International Trading FZCO . OGA 2026 continues at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre until 4 September , bringing together the regional energy community for three days of business, industry dialogue and technology showcase. For more information and visitor registration, visit www.oilandgas-asia.com Notes to Editors About Oil & Gas Asia (OGA) Oil & Gas Asia (OGA) is one of Southeast Asia's premier platforms for the oil, gas and energy sector. Organised by Informa Markets Malaysia, the exhibition and conference convene policymakers, national and international energy companies, engineering and technology providers, investors and solution partners to explore emerging opportunities, showcase innovation and drive business growth across the energy value chain. As the industry's leading meeting place for knowledge exchange, investment and technology advancement, OGA supports the development of a resilient, competitive and sustainable energy ecosystem by facilitating market access, strategic partnerships and industry insights that shape the future of energy in Southeast Asia. For more information, visit www.oilandgas-asia.com . About Informa Markets Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate, and grow. Our portfolio comprises more than 450 international B2B events and brands across markets, including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience, and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content, and actionable data solutions. As the world's leading exhibition organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them thrive 365 days a year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com .
2026-09-03 17:35:00

Jobless Youth Seek Removal Of Upper Qualification Bar
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- With the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) advertising around 2,800 Class IV vacancies, a growing demand has emerged from unemployed educated ...
2026-09-02 20:06:14

Kishtwar Rape-Murder Case: Crime Branch Raids Accused's Home
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- The Crime Branch on Wednesday raided the residence of the prime accused and his brother in the rape-and-death case of a 15-year-old tribal girl in Jammu and ...
2026-09-02 20:06:13

CM To New Mos: Take Healthcare Closer To People
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday handed over appointment orders to newly appointed Medical Officers of the Health and Medical Education Department at ...
2026-09-02 20:06:12

Tajikistan's Retail Trade Gains Strong Momentum In 1H2026
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 3. The retail trade turnover in Tajikistan reached 38.3 billion somoni ($4.15 billion) in the first half of 2026. According to data from the ...
2026-09-02 20:01:59

Why Did RARE Stock Slump 46% After-Hours?
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Chief Executive Emil Kakkis said the company was disappointed,–even more– for families who had invested years in the research. Ultragenyx will now review the program and ...
2026-09-02 19:45:43

Microsoft Discloses Exact Azure Sales Figures For The First Time Following Longstanding Investor Demand
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Microsoft will start providing specific quarterly revenue metrics for its Azure cloud platform, addressing years of Wall Street criticism over incomplete disclosure. ...
2026-09-02 19:45:42

India Has A 'Really Hot Hand' Right Now, Says USIBC's Atul Keshap
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) India's 'Hot Hand' Draws Global Investors Hailing India's 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) at the ...
2026-09-02 19:45:42

Punjab HC Hears Rajoana's Plea For Eye Treatment At Private Hospital
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) High Court Rules on Rajoana's Eye Treatment Plea The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday heard a petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana seeking permission for eye ...
2026-09-02 19:45:42

HP Assembly: BJP Slams Govt For Withholding Recruitment Information
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Row Over Recruitment Data in Assembly BJP legislators on Wednesday accused the Himachal Pradesh government of withholding crucial information on recruitments conducted by the ...
2026-09-02 19:45:42

CM Mann Claims BJP-Akali Nexus Exposed, Alliance Tied To Farm Laws
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) BJP will come in alliance with Akali Dal if the latter accepts the condition of passing three farm laws, claimed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The Chief Minister also ...
2026-09-02 19:15:30

Newmark Closes Acquisition of Altus Group's Development Advisory Business
NEW YORK , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark" or the "Company"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors, global corporations and other owners and occupiers, today announced it has acquired the Development Advisory business of Altus Group Limited ("Altus Group"). The acquisition brings approximately 335 Development Advisory professionals based in North America and Asia Pacific to Newmark's Project Management business, which is part of its Occupier Solutions platform, adding deep market expertise, longstanding client relationships and specialized capabilities that support owners, investors and developers throughout the development lifecycle. The acquired business provides strategic advisory services across areas including development feasibility, project strategy, cost and risk analysis and other complex real estate development decisions. This acquisition follows the March 2026 acquisition by Newmark of Altus' Canadian Appraisal business . About Newmark Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries ("Newmark"), is a world leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors and other owners, global corporations and other occupiers, and lenders. Built with purpose and driven by excellence, Newmark's comprehensive platform is uniquely tailored to provide superior outcomes to clients across the industry. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.6 billion. As of June 30, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 195 offices with more than 10,000 professionals across four continents. Learn more at nmrk.com or follow @newmark . Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about Newmark Statements in this document regarding Newmark that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity, and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, Newmark undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Newmark's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
2026-09-01 17:58:00

Taiwan's Best Companies to Work for in Asia Transformed a Talent Crisis into a Strategic Advantage
TAIPEI , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As Taiwan registers its fastest economic growth in 39 years driven by exports in AI and semiconductors, its labor market is simultaneously facing an unprecedented crisis. The HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2026 Taiwan organised by Business Media International celebrates 97 resilient companies that have successfully navigated these turbulent waters, transforming their employer branding and business adaptability to secure top talent in a highly competitive landscape. Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Taiwan HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia Taiwan has over 20% of its population aged 65 or older, employers are grappling with a severe talent drought. The National Development Council projects a staggering shortfall of 480,000 workers by 2030, and currently, 71% of Taiwanese employers report difficulty filling critical positions, especially at the mid-to-senior levels. The skills mismatch and talent shortages are even more pronounced with the demand for highly skilled workers capable of adapting to rapid technological developments continuing to outpace the available domestic pipeline. Despite these economic headwinds, the winners of the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2026 have demonstrated remarkable adaptability. These organizations have successfully pivoted their employer branding to attract and retain a multi-generational workforce. By actively listening to employee sentiments and deploying targeted retention strategies, they have bridged the gap between the expectations of incoming new generation talent and the institutional wisdom of seasoned professionals. The HR Asia Total Engagement Assessment Model (TEAM) survey has been instrumental in this transformation. By measuring employee morale, needs, and engagement with 360-degree insight, the program provides actionable, data-driven solutions for its participants. In Taiwan, these insights have enabled 330 companies to tailor their corporate initiatives, championing inclusivity and fostering continuous dialogue to boost satisfaction across all age groups. "With an ever-growing number of Zoomers entering the workforce, there comes a number of challenges for human resources," said Datuk William Ng, Chairman, HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia. "The life experiences and expectations of the younger generation are entirely different from the previous generations, potentially creating discord in the workplace. It is good to see that a larger number of organisations in Taiwan are actively mitigating potential issues and recording higher employee satisfaction by championing inclusivity along with actively listening to their needs." The 2026 winners serve as a blueprint for business adaptability, proving that an organization's most valuable asset remains its people. By investing in tailored career development, flexible working arrangements, and diverse work environments, these companies not only secure the talent necessary to sustain Taiwan's economic momentum but also set the standard for corporate excellence across the region. The award covers several markets across the region including mainland China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, making this the largest recognition program and survey in the region for employee engagement. For more information about the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2026 - and a complete list of winners, please visit https://hr.asia/award s/ . LIST OF WINNERS OF HR ASIA BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA 2026 (TAIWAN EDITION) IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: ABBVIE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS GMBH TAIWAN BRANCH ADATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD AETHERTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. AIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED TAIWAN BRANCH ALLIANZ TAIWAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ARROW ELECTRONICS TAIWAN LTD. ASIA CEMENT CORPORATION ASML TAIWAN ASTRAZENECA TAIWAN LIMITED ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. AVERY DENNISON TAIWAN BAXTER HEALTHCARE LTD BENQ QISDA GROUP BORA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD. CAPITAL SECURITIES CORPORATION CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CATHAY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CATHAY SECURITIES CORPORATION CHANEL INC. CHIA HSIN CEMENT CORPORATION CHINA AIRLINES CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE TAIWAN COMPANY COACH NETHERLANDS B.V., TAIWAN BRANCH CORTINA WATCH TW PTE LTD, TAIWAN BRANCH CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. DBS BANK (TAIWAN) LTD. DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. DENTSU GROUP TAIWAN DFI IKEA, TAIWAN DKSH TAIWAN LTD DOLPHIN LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. ECOLAB TAIWAN EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (TAIWAN) CORP. EISAI TAIWAN INC. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (TAIWAN), INC EVERRICH D.F.S. CORPORATION FAR EASTERN BIG CITY SHOPPING MALLS CO., LTD. FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL BANK FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION FIH MOBILE LIMITED FIL SECURITIES INVESTMENT TRUST CO. (TAIWAN) LIMITED FORTUNE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION (GIS) HOLDING LIMITED GIGA SOLUTION TECH. CO., LTD. GLOBAL MALL CO., LTD. GSK TAIWAN H2U CORPORATION HALEON UK SERVICES LIMITED TAIWAN BRANCH HERMENEUTIC RESEARCH HITACHI ENERGY TAIWAN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY GROUP (FOXCONN) IMS NANOFABRICATION J&V ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. JARDINE FOOD SERVICES (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. KAMEE INC. KEDGE CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. KINDOM DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. L'ORÉAL TAIWAN LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. MEDIALAND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION GROUP METAAGE CORPORATION NAN SHAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. NEW DEANTRONICS TAIWAN LTD. PACIFIC SOGO DEPARTMENT STORES CO., LTD. PEPSICO FOODS TAIWAN PHILIP MORRIS TAIWAN S.A. TAIWAN BRANCH PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SEETEL NEW ENERGY CO., LTD. SHIHLIN ELECTRIC AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION SHOPLINE TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD. SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED SINOPAC FINANCIAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED SOLID STATE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP. SUNTORY SWIRE COCA-COLA BEVERAGES LTD. TAIWAN BRANCH TAIKOO MOTORS GROUP TAIWAN EXPRESS CO. LTD. TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL PORTS CORPORATION, LTD. TAIWAN OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS TAIWAN, LTD TCC GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD. TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD. TITANSOFT PTE LTD TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION VANTIVE HEALTHCARE LIMITED VENA GROUP WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION WEI ZHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED WPP MEDIA YUANTA FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. YUNGCHING REALTY WINNERS OF HR ASIA DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS 2026 AETHERTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ALLIANZ TAIWAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ASIA CEMENT CORPORATION ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. CAPITAL SECURITIES CORPORATION CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CHANEL INC. CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE TAIWAN COMPANY CORTINA WATCH TW PTE LTD, TAIWAN BRANCH DENTSU GROUP TAIWAN DFI IKEA, TAIWAN FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION (GIS) HOLDING LIMITED H2U CORPORATION HON HAI TECHNOLOGY GROUP (FOXCONN) LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. NEW DEANTRONICS TAIWAN LTD. PACIFIC SOGO DEPARTMENT STORES CO., LTD. SHOPLINE TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD. TAIWAN OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD. VENA GROUP WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION WEI ZHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD WINNERS OF HR ASIA PEOPLE TRANSFORMATION AWARDS 2026 ABBVIE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS GMBH TAIWAN BRANCH AIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED TAIWAN BRANCH ALLIANZ TAIWAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ASIA CEMENT CORPORATION ASTRAZENECA TAIWAN LIMITED ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. CAPITAL SECURITIES CORPORATION CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CATHAY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE TAIWAN COMPANY CORTINA WATCH TW PTE LTD, TAIWAN BRANCH DENTSU GROUP TAIWAN EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (TAIWAN) CORP. FAR EASTERN BIG CITY SHOPPING MALLS CO., LTD. FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION FIL SECURITIES INVESTMENT TRUST CO. (TAIWAN) LIMITED FORTUNE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. GLOBAL MALL CO., LTD. HITACHI ENERGY TAIWAN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY GROUP (FOXCONN) LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. METAAGE CORPORATION NEW DEANTRONICS TAIWAN LTD. PACIFIC SOGO DEPARTMENT STORES CO., LTD. PHILIP MORRIS TAIWAN S.A. TAIWAN BRANCH SHIHLIN ELECTRIC AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION SWIRE COCA-COLA BEVERAGES LTD. TAIWAN BRANCH TAIKOO MOTORS GROUP TAIWAN OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD. TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION VANTIVE HEALTHCARE LIMITED WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION WEI ZHENG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED WINNERS OF HR ASIA SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE AWARDS 2026 ADATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD ALLIANZ TAIWAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ASIA CEMENT CORPORATION ASTRAZENECA TAIWAN LIMITED ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. BAXTER HEALTHCARE LTD BORA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD. CAPITAL SECURITIES CORPORATION CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CHANEL INC. CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE TAIWAN COMPANY DENTSU GROUP TAIWAN ECOLAB TAIWAN EVERRICH D.F.S. CORPORATION FAR EASTERN BIG CITY SHOPPING MALLS CO., LTD. FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION (GIS) HOLDING LIMITED GLOBAL MALL CO., LTD. HON HAI TECHNOLOGY GROUP (FOXCONN) J&V ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. PACIFIC SOGO DEPARTMENT STORES CO., LTD. TAIKOO MOTORS GROUP TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD. WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED WINNERS OF HR ASIA TECH EMPOWERMENT AWARDS 2026 ABBVIE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS GMBH TAIWAN BRANCH ALLIANZ TAIWAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ASIA CEMENT CORPORATION ASTRAZENECA TAIWAN LIMITED ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. BAXTER HEALTHCARE LTD CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE TAIWAN COMPANY DENTSU GROUP TAIWAN FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPORATION GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION (GIS) HOLDING LIMITED HITACHI ENERGY TAIWAN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY GROUP (FOXCONN) KAMEE INC. MEDIALAND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION GROUP METAAGE CORPORATION PACIFIC SOGO DEPARTMENT STORES CO., LTD. PHILIP MORRIS TAIWAN S.A. TAIWAN BRANCH SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SEETEL NEW ENERGY CO., LTD. SOLID STATE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP. TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL PORTS CORPORATION, LTD. WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED WPP MEDIA YUNGCHING REALTY About BUSINESS MEDIA INTERNATIONAL Business Media International is a subsidiary of Audience Analytics Limited (1AZ.SG), a regional leader in promoting growth for companies in Asia through data-driven brands and initiatives. We own renowned media brands such as SME Magazine, HR Asia, Capital Asia, Energy Asia, Logistics Asia, TruthTV, and CXP Asia as well as business impact assessment brands such as SME100, HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia, Golden Bull Awards and CXP Asia Best Customer Experience Awards. We organise various exhibitions and have the proprietary software-as-a-service — Total Engagement Assessment Model – in our portfolio. Adrian Cheng Marketing Manager Business Media International Mobile No.: 012-2692701 Email: adrian@businessmedia.asia
2026-09-01 17:47:00

FRVO Stock Clocks Best Day In A Month After Google Deal: Analyst Says Agreement Arrived Earlier Than Expected
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) RBC Capital analyst Christopher Dendrinos said the stock should respond well to the Google agreement. Dendrinos noted that the 396-megawatt contract builds on Fervo's ...
2026-09-01 17:45:33

TN CM Joseph Vijay Visits Farmer, Gifts Glasses To Elderly In Mettur
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay on Tuesday visited the house of a farmer and gifted his glasses to an elderly woman in Mettur. He undertook a significant visit to the Salem ...
2026-09-01 17:45:28

Shell to more than double US company-owned convenience retail sites with acquisition of Tri Star Energy
HOUSTON , Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US (Shell), has signed an agreement to increase its equity from 33% to 100% in Tri Star Energy, LLC, a convenience store operator and fuel distributor operating across the southeastern United States and anchored in the Nashville market. The acquisition makes Shell the full owner of an additional 320 fuel and convenience retail sites in Tennessee and surrounding states, as well as supply agreements with 552 more dealer-owned locations. "Tri Star has built a strong business with high-quality assets, a dedicated team and a loyal customer base. The transaction is fully aligned with our growth strategy to focus capital on businesses in which we have distinctive advantages and can create long-term shareholder value," said Machteld de Haan, President of Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions, Shell plc. Shell already has the largest branded fuel network in the US, with approximately 12,000 primarily wholesaler- and dealer-owned fuel and convenience retail sites across 49 states serving more than 7 million customers daily. This acquisition significantly strengthens its company-owned presence in the US. The investment is in line with Shell's strategy to reallocate capital from lower-return areas to businesses and markets where the company has proven it can deliver strong performance and has clear competitive advantages, as announced at its Capital Markets Day in 2025. Shell stated that 80% of its growth cash capex in the Mobility & Convenience business will be spent in 10 key markets, such as the US, where it generates the majority of its cash flow. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory clearance and the satisfaction of closing conditions. Notes to editors Shell is acquiring the remaining interest in Tri Star Energy from The Parman Corporation, Kimbro Oil Company, and their subsidiaries. Once the acquisition is complete, Tri Star Energy will be operated by Texas Petroleum Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Mobility & Convenience US LLC (SMC). SMC's portfolio will consist of nearly 550 company-owned convenience retail sites and supply agreements with approximately 650 dealer-owned sites across the southern US. The acquisition is projected to generate an internal rate of return above the hurdle rate set for Shell's marketing business. With a long history in the US, Shell is delivering secure energy supplies and meeting the evolving needs of customers today and into the future. Globally, Shell and its affiliates serve around 29 million customers per day at Shell-branded mobility sites, who visit for quality fuels, electric vehicle charging, and convenience and non-fuel products and services. Cautionary Note The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this press release "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Group" are sometimes used for convenience to reference Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities. ''Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this press release refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. The terms "joint venture", "joint operations", "joint arrangements", and "associates" may also be used to refer to a commercial arrangement in which Shell has a direct or indirect ownership interest with one or more parties. 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No assurance is provided that future dividend payments will match or exceed previous dividend payments. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are contained in Shell plc's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (available at www.shell.com/investors/news-and-filings/sec-filings.html and www.sec.gov ). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this press release and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, September 1, 2026. Neither Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Shell's net carbon intensity Also, in this press release we may refer to Shell's "net carbon intensity" (NCI), which includes Shell's carbon emissions from the production of our energy products, our suppliers' carbon emissions in supplying energy for that production and our customers' carbon emissions associated with their use of the energy products we sell. Shell's NCI also includes the emissions associated with the production and use of energy products produced by others which Shell purchases for resale. Shell only controls its own emissions. The use of the terms Shell's "net carbon intensity" or NCI is for convenience only and not intended to suggest these emissions are those of Shell plc or its subsidiaries. Shell's net-zero emissions target Shell's operating plan and outlook are forecasted for a three-year period and ten-year period, respectively, and are updated every year. They reflect the current economic environment and what we can reasonably expect to see over the next three and ten years. Accordingly, the outlook reflects our combined Scope 1 and 2 target, NCI target and our oil products ambition over the next ten years. However, Shell's operating plan and outlook cannot reflect our 2050 net-zero emissions target, as this target is outside our planning period. Such future operating plans and outlooks could include changes to our portfolio, efficiency improvements and the use of carbon capture and storage and carbon credits. In the future, as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell's operating plans and outlooks to reflect this movement. However, if society is not net zero in 2050, as of today, there would be significant risk that Shell may not meet this target. Forward-Looking non-GAAP measures This press release may contain certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures such as free cash flow and underlying operating expenses. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures because certain information needed to reconcile those non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside the control of Shell, such as oil and gas prices, interest rates and exchange rates. Moreover, estimating such GAAP measures with the required precision necessary to provide a meaningful reconciliation is extremely difficult and could not be accomplished without unreasonable effort. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future periods which cannot be reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent with the accounting policies applied in Shell plc's consolidated financial statements. The contents of websites referred to in this press release do not form part of this press release. We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this press release that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov .
2026-09-01 17:45:00

Nepal busca el milagro en los túneles de sus centrales hidroeléctricas
El rescate de doscientos supervivientes de la riada en los túneles de una central hidroeléctrica reaviva unas labores que parecían condenadas a la recuperación de cadáveres
2026-08-31 16:09:11

LightMake Unveils L4: A Linear Motor-Powered, Independent Four-Head Desktop 3D Printer
SHENZHEN, China , Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LightMake today has launched L4, a professional desktop 3D printer with four independent print heads powered by linear motors. It prints up to four models at once, blends four materials in a single print, and reaches travel speeds of 1,000 mm/s with a maximum print speed of 500 mm/s. The L4's optimized toolhead movements under vibration-damping mechanism also provide stability, resulting in a lower failure rate. By replacing traditional belts with a vibration-damping linear motor system, the L4 delivers highly stable, low-failure printing. The LightMake L4 3D printer features four independent print heads and a 354 × 350 × 386 mm build volume for large-format, multi-color printing. Key Features 4 Independent Print Heads System The L4's four print heads operate independently, allowing four copies of a model to be produced in the time a single-head printer takes to produce one. For multi-material work, the heads can combine up to four filaments in a single print. Because each head carries its own material, the L4 provides zero filament waste during color changes, unlike a single-nozzle printer that must extrude materials to clear the previous color, reducing filament waste by over 79%. Toolhead changes take just one second, saving valuable time in the studios, as the latest market solutions need at least five seconds. Industry-first Adoption of Linear Motors In most 3D printers, stepper motors and rubber belts move the print head. The L4 uses electromagnetic force to drive each head directly along a track. This allows the L4 to operate significantly faster at a travel speed of up to 1000mm/s, with a maximum print speed of 500mm/s. The linear motors also deliver ±1μm motion precision to largely eliminate unwanted ghosting and ringing. With a stable 50,000-hours printing service life, it is also far more durable than traditional desktop printers. Extra-Large Build Volume With a 354 × 370 × 386 mm build chamber for single-colour jobs and 354 × 350 × 386 mm for full-colour output, the L4 is engineered for scale. To maximize throughput, users can also print four models in parallel, with each part measuring up to 177 × 195 × 386 mm. Stability & Vibration-Damping The L4's Vibration Cancellation Algorithm counteracts the forces generated at high speed by coordinating toolhead movement across the X and Y axes so that opposing motions cancel one another, thereby improving stability and print smoothness. An integrated die-cast frame ensures high-speed precision, while four toolheads independently lift 5 mm to improve first-layer levelling success and reduces the risk of a failed print. AI-Driven Smart Control For print farm users, Smart Cluster Management and Smart AutoQueue tools can dispatch jobs to up to 1,000 machines, automatically allocating printers to meet a given deadline. L4's integration with OpenClaw enables creators to build a one-person studio through WhatsApp. Users can manage print jobs across an entire print farm and fully leverage AI capabilities. Pricing and Availability Pre-orders for LightMake L4 are now available immediately on Kickstarter , starting at $1,299 for super early-bird discount. L1 is available at $1,099. Initial shipment date is expected to be in Q4 2026. Back the project during the early-bird stage and save up to $1,100 versus MSRP: claim your spot now while early pricing lasts, plus save on shipping in the first 48 hours of the launch. About LightMake LightMake Co., Ltd. is a technology company pioneering high-quality, streamlined desktop 3D printing solutions. The LightMake team brings together experienced professionals from 3D printing, consumer tech, and precision engineering backgrounds, along with founder Vic Wang who was formerly senior executive at Anker and Huawei. They operate with a global focus, empowering makers, studios, educational institutions and SMBs worldwide with professional-grade 3D printing technology. Guided by a design philosophy of efficiency, simplicity, and sustainability, LightMake develops streamlined applications that break down the barriers between inspiration and creation. Visit: https://lightmake.tech/
2026-08-31 16:00:00

Beat the Heat, Cut Energy Costs: SUNON Brings Smarter Industrial Cooling to the Workplace
KAOHSIUNG , Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot, stuffy factory floors can make work uncomfortable, reduce productivity, and drive up energy bills. SUNON's bionic HVLS ceiling fans and ultra-mobile industrial fans deliver powerful, wide-reaching airflow to keep large spaces cooler and more comfortable—while using less energy. Cooler workplaces. Lower energy costs. Better everyday comfort. With SUNON, smarter industrial cooling is here. The HVLS ceiling fans use seven curved, aircraft-grade aluminum blades with an aerodynamic profile, generating broad, turbulence-free airflow at low speeds rather than relying on high rotational speed like conventional fans. The result is a gentle, natural breeze-like sensation with significantly reduced noise. Powered by SUNON's in-house BLDC motor, the fans achieve over 90% motor efficiency with a maintenance-free, gearless direct-drive design. Users can experience a 5-8°C perceived temperature drop in summer, while a reverse mode in winter redistributes warm ceiling air for year-round energy savings—ideal for factories, warehouses, and large exhibition spaces. The industrial portable fans are built around a hexagonal honeycomb frame, reinforcing the hub and structure against wind load while keeping the unit lightweight and stable even during extended high-speed use. Standing about 2 meters tall with heavy-duty casters and double-row ball bearings, the fan can be repositioned by a single person for flexible, on-demand cooling at events, sports facilities, and production lines. It also features a BLDC motor, high airflow, low noise, and IP55 waterproofing, and was honored with the 2026 Taiwan Excellence Award. SUNON's full product line uses EU RoHS-compliant, non-toxic materials, with an engineering team supporting customers in selecting the optimal setup for their space. About SUNON Founded in 1980 under the brand promise of "Sun On Everyday," SUNON's signature green identity represents its dual commitment to environmental protection and product safety—plus an ongoing pursuit of sustainability in everything it builds. Guided by this philosophy, the company has focused on core energy-saving motor technologies and pioneered MagLev fan technology, providing industrial, green building, and residential cooling solutions worldwide.
2026-08-31 16:00:00

Relativity Brings Powerful Legal Data Intelligence to Microsoft Copilot, Expanding AI Assistant Support for Legal Teams
News Summary RelativityOne now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This integration enables legal teams to automate RelativityOne administrative workflows in Copilot through natural language. The company's continued efforts in expanding MCP integrations serve to extend Relativity solutions into the surfaces where legal professionals already do their work. CHICAGO , Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity , a legal data intelligence company, today announced that RelativityOne , its extensible AI platform for legal work, now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). With this integration, legal teams can now use natural language in Copilot to execute administrative reporting capabilities directly within the RelativityOne environment without switching contexts or platforms. "Copilot is now one more place our users can take action in RelativityOne in plain language without leaving Microsoft 365," said Chris Brown, President, Relativity. "This accelerates administration, while aiR continues to transform the high-stakes legal work that demands deep context, and tight governance stays in RelativityOne." According to the International Legal Technology Association's 2025 Legal Technology Survey of global law firms, Microsoft Copilot is the most widely used generative AI tool in the industry. It reports that Copilot is used by 68% of firms and 84% of the largest firms. Integrating RelativityOne with Copilot serves to enable legal professionals to work more seamlessly across the two surfaces. "As legal teams embrace AI to transform how work gets done, the ability to securely connect enterprise knowledge, workflows, and data systems becomes increasingly important," said Mala Anand, Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer at Microsoft. "By bringing RelativityOne into Microsoft 365 Copilot through MCP, we are enabling legal professionals to use natural language to orchestrate complex workflows, accelerate time to insight, and unlock the value of their data within a trusted AI-powered experience." By streamlining the work required to understand data structures, and manage users, teams can move faster from trigger event to analysis, while decisions still drive impact. The integration also delivers insights into data and usage patterns to reinforce best practices, strengthen governance, and support more informed decisions across matters, clients, and practice groups. RelativityOne has long been a platform designed to be extended through APIs and a partner ecosystem. This Copilot integration further empowers Relativity's user community to manage and tailor their RelativityOne environments to meet their unique needs, simplify operational tasks and ultimately focus more time on the consequential work that drives successful outcomes. Relativity's integration with Microsoft Copilot currently enables orchestration and reporting capabilities in Copilot Cowork, including standing up workspaces, organizing case data and managing legal operations through natural language. Reporting capabilities—such as analyzing workspace access and generating administrative reports—are enabled in Copilot Chat. Support for orchestration capabilities is planned to be added to Copilot Chat later this year. Following the company's recent moves to launch Relativity claiR in advanced access, plans to integrate Gavel 's Word capabilities into RelativityOne, recent MCP expansions , this Copilot integration is the latest advancement in Relativity's strategy of expanding RelativityOne to meet legal teams where and how they work. Learn more about enabling the Copilot connector in RelativityOne. About Relativity Relativity is a leading legal data intelligence company that builds technology to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. Its extensible cloud platform, RelativityOne , transforms complex data into actionable insights at massive scale for litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, data breach responses, and other legal use cases. The world's largest law firms and corporations, government agencies, and a robust network of channel partners rely on Relativity's legal AI software to securely surface and manage the most relevant and impactful information in their matters. The company also expands access to technology by providing its platform at no cost to academic institutions through its Relativity Academic program and to organizations supporting pro bono legal work through its Justice for Change initiative.
2026-08-31 15:30:00

Global Times: Xi says China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation entering 'golden period' of rapid development
BEIJING , Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation has ushered in a "golden period" of rapid development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday as he landed in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 and a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Upon arrival, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his wife welcomed Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at Manas International Airport. According to Xinhua, Kyrgyz honor guards on horseback welcomed the Chinese President. Kazinform International News Agency, the leading news agency in Kazakhstan, reported that as part of the official welcome ceremony, the national flags of Kyrgyzstan and China were raised, an honor guard was formed, and a red carpet was rolled out. The ceremony featured performances by a military orchestra and the Dobulbaschylar ensemble. The guests of honor were also greeted by komuz players (a traditional stringed instrument), dance groups, and representatives of the traditional hunting culture known as Salbuurun. Also, video footage by the state broadcaster CCTV showed that traditional felt yurts lined the red carpet, highlighting local customs in Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian country known as the "nation on horseback." Eagle trainers also showcased golden eagles during the traditional ceremony. China and Kyrgyzstan are linked by mountains and rivers. They not only share a common border, but also a common aspiration for peaceful development, a common pursuit of national rejuvenation, and a firm determination to safeguard their common interests in the face of a complex international situation. It is precisely these weighty "commons" that led Kyrgyzstan to welcome the Chinese guests with such a high level of protocol - a natural expression of brotherly partners whose hearts and efforts are aligned as one, Liu Xinlu, vice president of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, told the Global Times on Sunday. Djoomart Otorbaev, former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, told the Global Times on Sunday that the country appreciates the role China plays in cooperation with Kyrgyzstan. That is why Kyrgyzstan prepared such a special ceremony. "We try to show our kind feelings toward the leader of great China," he said. Gao Wanni, deputy dean of the School of Politics and International Relations at Lanzhou University, who was in Bishkek on Sunday, told the Global Times that while the red carpet and honor guard are standard arrangements for a state visit, the fact that Kyrgyz President and his wife personally went to the airport to welcome the Chinese President and his wife and received them with a relatively complete display of traditional Kyrgyz ceremonial customs, underscores the high importance the Kyrgyz side attaches to the visit. 'Time-honored traditional friendship' In a written speech, Xi extended sincere greetings and best wishes to Japarov and the people of Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the Chinese government and people. Noting that China and Kyrgyzstan share a time-honored traditional friendship, Xi said that the majestic Tianshan Mountains stand as witnesses to the millennia of friendly exchanges between their peoples. Over the 34 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the China-Kyrgyzstan relationship has withstood the test of a changing international landscape, maintained sound and stable development throughout, and reached the high level of a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era. In recent years, bilateral trade volume and people-to-people exchanges have reached new highs, Xi said, noting that major projects including the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway have been successfully implemented, and the tangible results of mutually beneficial cooperation have broadly benefited the two peoples. China has long remained Kyrgyzstan's largest trading partner. China-Kyrgyzstan trade reached $11.7 billion in the first seven months of 2026, while Chinese exports of the "new three" products - electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic products - as well as mechanical and electrical products to Kyrgyzstan grew rapidly. Cooperation in the services trade and cross-border e-commerce has continued to advance, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. China is also Kyrgyzstan's largest source of foreign investment. By the end of July, China's direct investment across all sectors in Kyrgyzstan had exceeded $2 billion, with major projects progressing in infrastructure, energy, mining, agriculture and green development, according to the ministry. Chinese-invested projects ranging from oil refining and photovoltaic power generation to waste-to-energy plants and wastewater treatment facilities have supported Kyrgyzstan's energy supply and green industrial transformation. China has also built or renovated more than 10 road projects in the country, improving transportation conditions for both passengers and goods. "Over the past decade, China's economic cooperation with Central Asia has indeed grown noticeably. Today it's no longer just about trade, but also about the joint development of infrastructure, technology, energy and new production chains," Ayaz Baetov, chairman of the Management Council of the Tamchy Special Financial and Investment Territory and Kyrgyz justice minister, told the Global Times. "As a result, Central Asia is gaining additional opportunities for more active integration into the global economy," Baetov said. For landlocked Kyrgyzstan, Baetov said one of the most important areas of cooperation is transport connectivity, which is closely tied to the country's prospects for economic growth. Projects such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway could allow Kyrgyzstan to make more effective use of its geographical position while expanding access to new trade routes and markets, he said. 'A new blueprint' In the written speech, Xi said that during the visit he will have in-depth exchanges of views with Japarov on China-Kyrgyzstan relations, cooperation in various fields between the two countries, and international and regional issues of common concern, and draw a new blueprint for building a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future. "I look forward to attending the SCO Bishkek Summit, working with all parties to revisit the 25-year development experience of the SCO, jointly discuss cooperation plans, create the future of the organization, and promote the continuous new development of the organization," Xi said. Erdenet Kasymov, first deputy director of Kyrgyzstan's national tourism development agency, told the Global Times that China-Kyrgyzstan relations are currently at their best period in history. The upcoming SCO summit, he said, will not only provide an important platform for strengthening multilateral dialogue among member states, but will also inject fresh momentum into concrete cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan in areas including tourism, transportation and logistics. Monday marks the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan independence. This is highly symbolic and we really appreciate the Chinese President attending this special occasion for us, Otorbaev noted. Gao noted that the Chinese President's previous visit to Kyrgyzstan was in 2019. Over the past seven years, China-Kyrgyzstan relations have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, while the two heads of state have reached an important consensus on building a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future defined by good-neighborliness, friendship and shared prosperity. This visit, coming as Kyrgyzstan marks the 35th anniversary of its independence, which Gao said, reflects China's respect and support for Kyrgyzstan's independent choice of development path. Compared with seven years ago, the scope of cooperation covered by this visit is expected to be broader, extending beyond traditional areas such as trade, investment and connectivity to new fields including green development, the digital economy, artificial intelligence and coordination in multilateral affairs, Gao said.
2026-08-31 15:11:00

Vervoe launches Skills Advisory and Intelligent Interview Scheduling to extend skills validation across the hiring process
Company strengthens its leadership team, appointing Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D., as Head of Skills Advisory and Nick Bailey as Chief Revenue Officer Skills Advisory : a new advisory function that helps enterprises solve their most important skills and selection challenges. Intelligent Interview Scheduling : a new capability that brings interview booking into the platform and carries validated skills evidence into the interview. Two senior appointments to lead the next phase of growth, with the United States a priority market. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vervoe, an AI-powered skills validation platform, today launched two new capabilities, Skills Advisory and Intelligent Interview Scheduling, and announced two senior leadership appointments, as more enterprises move to skills-based hiring and look for credible ways to evaluate how candidates and employees actually perform the work. Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D., joins as Head of Skills Advisory, and Nick Bailey joins as Chief Revenue Officer. As organizations move away from resumes and credentials as proxies for capability, they increasingly want evidence of demonstrated skills, both when hiring and across their existing workforce. The new capabilities extend Vervoe's validated skills evidence deeper into the hiring process, and the two appointments give Vervoe the firepower to scale into the enterprise segment globally. The United States is a priority growth market for Vervoe. Skills Advisory Skills Advisory is a new function that helps enterprises solve their most important skills and selection challenges, pairing Vervoe's platform with senior assessment expertise so clients get guidance, not just technology. Led by industrial-organizational psychologist Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D., Vervoe's skills advisory function works with talent and transformation leaders on the harder questions behind skills-based evaluation: defining the skills that matter for a role, designing assessments that measure them accurately, and building selection processes that are consistent, evidence-based, and defensible. It positions Vervoe as a long-term, strategic partner to its enterprise customers, especially as organizations extend skills validation from hiring into their existing workforce. Intelligent Interview Scheduling Recruiters can now schedule interviews for candidates who performed well in the assessment using Vervoe's new Intelligent Interview Scheduling product. Unlike scheduling tools that just handle calendars, Vervoe's Intelligent Interview Scheduling puts each candidate's assessment results in front of interviewers before they meet. Every interview builds on what the candidate has already shown, instead of starting from scratch. Because Vervoe has already assessed each candidate, interviewers know exactly what to focus on in the interview, making it much more valuable. It handles the logistics too. Scheduling happens directly in Vervoe, so hiring no longer fragments once a candidate is shortlisted: candidates self-book in minutes, interviewers connect their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace calendars, and confirmations, reminders, and rescheduling run automatically. Senior leaders to drive the next phase Harboe Guentert is an industrial-organizational psychologist who has spent her career building enterprise assessment and selection systems, including senior global assessment and selection leadership at Airbnb, global talent selection at Meta, and seven years at each of SHL and Korn Ferry. Immediately before joining Vervoe she was an executive consultant at APTMetrics, and she is co-author of The Hiring Handbook. As a former chair of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's Committee for the Advancement of Professional Ethics, she helped develop guidelines for the ethical use of AI. At Vervoe she leads the new Skills Advisory function and helps establish the company as an authority on skills, assessment, and AI ethics. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. "I've long been passionate about helping organizations understand and evaluate talent in a rapidly changing economic and technological environment," said Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D., Head of Skills Advisory at Vervoe. "There is a fundamental difference between telling someone what you can do and showing them. Vervoe moves beyond resumes, credentials, and traditional assessments to understand what a candidate or employee can actually do, and what excites me is the chance to bring the latest science and organizational context to how our clients make those decisions." Bailey is a revenue leader with more than 20 years of experience in the talent and HR technology markets. He has held revenue leadership roles at Korn Ferry, Oracle, and Workforce Software, an ADP company, and has led both new-business growth and customer retention and expansion across global markets. As Chief Revenue Officer, he is responsible for Vervoe's revenue growth globally and leads sales, account management, and business development. "After nearly 20 years building and leading talent acquisition and HCM businesses, I joined Vervoe because it represents where hiring is genuinely heading: skills-based, AI-driven, and focused on outcomes rather than resumes," said Nick Bailey, Chief Revenue Officer at Vervoe. "It's the clearest expression of that shift I've seen, with proven technology, credible enterprise customers, and a founding team building for global scale. My focus now is taking Vervoe's strong ANZ foundation and scaling it internationally, particularly across North America and the wider APAC region." Harboe Guentert and Bailey work closely to align Vervoe's advisory and commercial teams around a consistent client experience. "We've built a new enterprise platform business on top of our original point solution foundation, and now we have the senior team to scale it," said Omer Molad, co-founder and CEO of Vervoe. "For our new skills advisory function we wanted a proven expert in behavioral science and assessments who can work with senior executives and has the grit to build something from the ground up. We ran a global search and Kasey was the standout. And in Nick, we found one of those rare revenue leaders who genuinely cares as much about existing customers as winning new ones, which is exactly how we want to grow." About Vervoe Vervoe is an AI-powered skills validation platform that helps organizations uncover skills at scale and identify the people most likely to succeed. Instead of inferring ability from resumes, credentials, or self-reported profiles, Vervoe enables candidates and employees to prove their skills through realistic, job-related tasks. The platform uses AI-powered screening, autograded skills assessments, cognitive assessments, and job simulations to show how people perform real work, grades responses consistently at scale, and advances the strongest candidates with Intelligent Interview Scheduling. That same verified skills evidence extends beyond hiring and across the existing workforce, including AI readiness, turning demonstrated performance into decision-ready intelligence. The outcome is better quality of hire, fewer costly mis-hires, and lower risk of attrition from poor hiring decisions, backed by explainable and auditable AI. Vervoe is trusted by global organizations including Lumen Technologies, OneMain Financial, Kroll, the NHL, Subaru, dentsu, Rentokil, and Australia Post. Learn more at vervoe.com . Media contact: Ashish Shetty, Head of Growth, ashish@vervoe.com
2026-08-31 15:05:00

Global Times: How Chinese NEVs gain ground in global markets, providing greener, smarter mobility
BEIJING , Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the 47th Bangkok International Motor Show was held at the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center. BYD's booth was packed, with crowds lining up to check out the vehicles on display. Increasingly, Chinese new-energy vehicles (NEVs) are winning over consumers around the world. In Southeast Asia, consumers are willing to wait in long lines to buy popular Chinese NEV models. In Europe, five Chinese automakers sold a combined 138,000 vehicles across 31 countries in May, up 64 percent year-on-year. For the first time, Chinese automakers surpassed Japanese carmakers in monthly new vehicle registrations in Europe. In South America, Brazil has become the largest destination for China's NEV exports. In July, BYD's plant in Brazil rolled its 100,000th vehicle off the production line. These developments illustrate how China's auto industry is embracing a new development pattern: strengthening domestic production cycle while promoting better interaction between domestic and international markets, with the two markets always reinforcing each other. Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows that China exported 977,300 and 7.098 million vehicles in 2013 and 2025, respectively, marking an increase of more than sixfold in 12 years. From 2021 to 2025, China's vehicle exports saw explosive growth, increasing by about 1 million units annually. And, in the first seven months of this year, China's vehicle exports reached 6.14 million units, surging 66.8 percent year-on-year. The strong growth of NEVs has played a major role in propelling China to become the world's largest automobile exporter. From 2020 to 2025, China's NEV exports rose from 69,000 units to 2.615 million units, an increase of more than 36-fold in five years. In June of this year, China's monthly automobile exports exceeded 1 million units for the first time, up 75.1 percent year-on-year. Of the total, NEV exports reached 523,000 units, up 160 percent year-on-year and accounting for more than 50 percent. Racing into global markets Chery, BYD and SAIC, among the earliest Chinese automakers to expand into overseas markets, have emerged as the frontrunners in the global push. Now, Geely, Chang'an and Great Wall Motor are accelerating globalization, expanding their overseas market footprints. And, emerging electric vehicle makers including NIO, XPeng and Leapmotor are leveraging their strengths in smart technological innovation to make inroads into premium overseas markets. Behind the surge in export volume is the significant leap in vehicle production quality. In terms of product mix, the vehicles exported are primarily middle to high-end car models that have been tested in China's highly competitive domestic market. On July 16, XPeng held the global launch of its MONA L03 in Munich, Germany, with the model launched simultaneously in China and Europe. And, in terms of retail prices, they generally sell at higher prices overseas than in the domestic market. BYD's ATTO 3, known as the Yuan PLUS in China, sells at around 120,000 yuan in China, while its price in Europe exceeds 300,000 yuan. Regarding brand reputation, Chinese NEVs have become synonymous with premium quality and high-end products in the global market. As Chinese NEVs gain ground abroad, they are helping reshape the global brand value of "Made in China." Over these years, China's NEV expansion overseas has undergone three major shifts: from vehicle exports to the globalization of the industrial chain, and then to the globalization of the broader ecosystem. For example, SAIC has set up localized R&D, operations and after-sales teams overseas. "We adhere to the principle of 'global thinking, local action,' developing tailored strategies for different markets based on local regulations, road conditions and consumer preferences," a SAIC executive said. BYD has established an extensive presence in Brazil, covering R&D, production, sales, services and supply chains. Its operations include manufacturing of electric bus and truck chassis, as well as integrated production capabilities such as lithium iron phosphate battery material processing. In markets like Europe and the US, many multinational companies are proactively adopting and adapting Chinese technologies. Stellantis has partnered with Leapmotor on electric powertrains. In July, CATL and Octopus Energy, the UK's largest energy supplier, announced the establishment of a joint venture to introduce China's Qiji battery-swapping technology to Europe and jointly develop battery-swapping hubs there. Overcoming challenges Going global has never been an easy journey, as the overseas policy environment has become increasingly volatile in recent years. In 2023, Turkey imposed an additional 40 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. In 2024, the EU imposed countervailing duties of up to 35.3 percent on Chinese EVs, while the US imposed a 100-percent tariff on China-made EVs. In 2026, Mexico imposed tariffs of up to 50 percent on passenger vehicles from countries with which it does not have free trade agreements. "Chinese companies face different challenges in different regions. This is an inevitable stage in their global expansion, a comprehensive test as well as an opportunity to gain experience," said Luo Hao, assistant to the general manager of BYD's branding and public relations department. Chinese automakers have managed to achieve impressive growth despite headwinds in the global market. For instance, Geely has invested in Malaysian national carmaker Proton, providing support in technology, management and supply chain resources. The going-global of China's NEV industry has followed an inclusive approach to economic globalization, providing consumers around the world, particularly in Global South countries, with high-quality, cost-effective vehicles that suit local economic conditions, everyday needs and purchasing power. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, office worker Lucas used to buy second-hand cars. Now, after switching to a Chinese NEV, he finds its compact and agile design well suited to the narrow streets of the city's older neighborhoods, while its low charging costs have significantly eased his living expenses. In South Africa, Shane, a local resident who runs a roadside assistance business and relies heavily on his vehicle, previously struggled with frequent breakdowns of his older cars. After switching to a Chinese NEV, its reliable quality and stable performance resolved his transportation problems, helping him keep his business running smoothly. Forging ahead at full speed At the end of 2025, China's auto industry reached some major milestones: FAW-Volkswagen rolled its 30 millionth vehicle off the assembly line, Chang'an Automobile produced its 30 millionth Chinese brand vehicle, and in 2025, China's annual auto production and sales both surpassed 31 million units. "We need to establish spare parts centers, service centers, and call centers to build up our service system and take root in the local market," said Jia Lishan, vice president of Chang'an Automobile. And, Chang'an plans to establish more than 1,000 sales and service outlets in Europe by 2030. In 2025, BYD overtook Tesla to become the world's largest seller of electric vehicles. On June 9 this year, BYD founder, chairman and president Wang Chuanfu reiterated at the company's shareholders' meeting his ambition to make BYD truly "No. 1 globally" in terms of scale within five years. Notably, BYD plans to set up 6,000 flash-charging stations overseas by March 2027. As more NEVs take to roads around the world, and smarter mobility benefits more people in the world, the global expansion of China's NEVs represents not only an achievement of industrial development, but also a vivid illustration of the green low-carbon development and the concept of ecological civilization.
2026-08-30 14:12:00

Băng lở, gây lũ bùn đất nhấn chìm cửa khẩu Cát Long (Gyirong) như thế nào ?
Sáng 26/08/2026, tại cửa khẩu Cát Long (Gyirong, biên giới Trung Quốc - Nepal). Tại độ cao 5.140 mét, một khối băng có diện tích khoảng 620.000 m2 phía trên sông Cuojian bị tách khỏi sườn núi và đổ xuống. Với độ cao chênh gần 3.300 mét trên quãng đường khoảng 20 km, dòng lũ bùn đá lao về phía cửa khẩu với tốc độ trung bình 50 m/giây. Chỉ khoảng 7 phút sau khi sông băng sụp đổ, dòng lũ ập đến cửa khẩu, khiến người dân địa phương gần như không có thời gian tìm nơi trú ẩn.
2026-08-30 14:10:37

Iceland vẫn nói « Không » với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu
Iceland sẽ không nối lại đàm phán gia nhập Liên Hiệp Châu Âu (EU). Ngày 30/08/2026, một ngày sau cuộc trưng cầu dân ý, 52,8% người dân đã không ủng hộ tiến trình này. Gia nhập Liên Âu hay không là chủ đề gây chia rẽ tại đảo quốc từ năm 2013.
2026-08-30 10:45:55

Trung Quốc và Nga cân nhắc mở tuyến vận tải hàng hóa trên sông Irtych tới Bắc Cực
Bắc Băng Dương đang trở thành một lựa chọn vận tải hàng hóa thay thế trong bối cảnh bất ổn tại các eo biển chiến lược Hormuz và Bab el Mandeb ở Trung Đông. Song song đó, Bắc Kinh và Nga đang xem xét khai thác tuyến sông Irtych dài 4.248 km nhằm mở thêm một hành lang vận tải mới nối châu Á với vùng cực Bắc.
2026-08-30 10:39:49

Kerala: Couple Faces Sudden Attack During Onam Night Drive! Read Details
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Thiruvananthapuram: Police have arrested two men for attacking a couple who were travelling in their car at night, and also for beating up two bikers who tried to intervene. ...
2026-08-29 13:00:27

Salt Remedies: Try These Easy Tricks For Wealth, Luck, Positive Energy!
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Salt is not just a common kitchen ingredient, boss. It does more than just add taste to your food. In our culture, salt is a big deal. We use it as a symbol for purification, ...
2026-08-29 13:00:26

Rajnath Singh On Ambedkar's Mantra: Question Injustice Via Constitution
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised that Dr BR Ambedkar's mantra of 'Educate, Agitate and Organise' means acquiring knowledge, questioning injustice not by ...
2026-08-29 12:45:30

Himachal Govt Leases 68.75 Acres To IIT Mandi For Palampur Campus
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) The land lease process for the proposed IIT Mandi campus at Palampur has been completed, with the Himachal Pradesh government formally leasing 68.75 acres (550 kanals) to the ...
2026-08-29 12:45:30

Uttarakhand: Congress To Hold Silent Fast Over 'Purification' Ritual
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Congress to Hold Silent Fast in Haldwani Uttarakhand Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yashpal Arya on Saturday said that around 300-400 Congress leaders and workers will observe a ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

VP Radhakrishnan Urges Institutions To Become Global Innovation Centres
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday said that educational institutions should go beyond imparting basic education and evolve into global centres of knowledge, ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

Jitendra Singh Lauds PM Modi For Road Expansion In J&K Constituency
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the highest priority to the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Parliamentary constituency over the ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Offers Prayers At Bahucharaji Shakti Peeth
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) CM offers prayers at Bahucharaji Shakti Peeth Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday evening visited the renowned pilgrimage centre and Shakti Peeth at ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

World Listens When India Speaks, We Make Rules Now: Rajnath Singh
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India was moving forward with a strong identity at the global level, asserting that the world now listens attentively when ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

Nepal Flash Floods: Catastrophe Leaves 675 Dead, 2,418 Missing
(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Death Toll and Missing Persons Report The death toll from the catastrophic Rasuwa Bhote Koshi flash floods has risen to 675, with emergency teams recovering bodies and human ...
2026-08-29 12:45:29

Lasfit Expands Its Vehicle-Specific Ford F-150 Upgrade Solutions Across Lighting, Protection and Outdoor Use
LOS ANGELES , Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lasfit has rolled out brand-new LED ditch lights tailored for Ford F-150 off-road and outdoor adventures, further enriching its dedicated product ecosystem for the iconic pickup truck. This new launch adds a professional outdoor lighting option to Lasfit's existing F-150 product portfolio, which already covers full-vehicle LED lighting upgrades and custom interior protection accessories. Lasfit Vehicle-Specific Engineering: Better Fit, Improved Visibility and Enhanced Protection for Ford F-150 Owners Lasfit develops F-150 accessories based on each vehicle's specific configuration and intended use. The process considers factors such as factory specifications, vehicle layout and real-world driving needs. Instead of manufacturing universal accessories first and making minor tweaks to fit different vehicles, the brand builds every product around the F-150 itself. Every design iteration takes into account the truck's original factory specs, precise body dimensions, interior structural layout, reserved installation space, and real-world usage scenarios that F-150 drivers encounter daily. This vehicle-centric strategy now runs through all of Lasfit's F-150 upgrades, ranging from daily driving lighting and interior floor protection to newly expanded off-road functional accessories. Revamped F-150 Lighting Range Caters to Diverse Usage Scenarios The newly released LED ditch lights are engineered specifically for F-150 owners who love trail exploration, camping, and all kinds of off-road activities, delivering reliable extra visibility for outdoor low-light environments. They complement Lasfit's comprehensive F-150 LED lighting series, which already includes high/low beam headlights, fog lights, reverse lights, cargo lights, turn signals and other full-range exterior lighting upgrades, covering both daily road travel and outdoor operational lighting needs. Many F-150 owners make the mistake of judging LED headlight quality solely by brightness. In reality, multiple key factors determine whether an LED bulb can perfectly match the truck, including the vehicle's production year, original factory lighting configuration (halogen or stock LED), original bulb specifications, light source placement, headlight housing internal clearance, and heat dissipation performance. This explains why two seemingly identical F-150 trucks may require completely customized LED lighting solutions. Lasfit's Pro-DC Series LED headlights perfectly embody this customized development logic. Designed for F-150 models equipped with factory halogen headlights, the complete set features vehicle-exclusive LED bulbs paired with a custom extended dust cover. This tailored design maximizes the internal installation space of the original headlight housing, eliminating common installation barriers of generic bulbs. Rather than simply providing standalone replacement bulbs, Lasfit integrates light source positioning, housing space matching, and professional thermal management into the overall product design. This proactive development method effectively avoids post-installation problems such as light scattering, glare, poor fitting and overheating, which are prevalent with universal LED upgrades. For F-150 drivers shopping for LED lighting upgrades, factory compatibility, precise fitment, scientific light source layout and stable heat control are just as critical as raw brightness output. The new ditch light pack extends this professional, vehicle-first design concept to off-road scenarios. While its application shifts from daily on-road lighting to outdoor cross-country visibility assistance, the core development logic remains unchanged: start with the F-150's inherent structural characteristics and actual usage demands, then create targeted accessory solutions. All-Weather Floor Protection Matches Outdoor and Work Usage Needs The harsh outdoor and working conditions that demand enhanced off-road lighting also take a toll on the F-150's interior cabin. Daily commutes, muddy construction sites, wilderness camping and trail driving inevitably bring rainwater, mud, sand, dust and debris into the vehicle, making reliable interior floor protection an indispensable upgrade for F-150 owners. Lasfit refuses to adopt a one-size-fits-all design for F-150 floor mats. It fully recognizes that F-150 models across different years come with varied cab styles, seat layouts, floor materials, rear under-seat storage structures and factory fixing buckles—all of which affect mat fitment and protection effect. To achieve seamless full coverage, every set of Lasfit F-150 floor mats is developed based on precise 3D scanning of the actual vehicle interior. The mats are molded to fit every contour of the truck's floor, with raised edge baffles and deep drainage grooves designed to trap all kinds of dirt and liquid, preventing stains from penetrating the original factory carpet. Crafted from GRS-certified 100% recycled TPE material, these floor mats balance flexible foot feel with rugged all-weather durability. The waterproof, stain-resistant surface is extremely easy to clean—simply rinse with water and air dry to restore a brand-new state, ideal for work trucks and outdoor adventure vehicles. Meanwhile, reserved factory matching fixing points ensure the mats stay firmly in place during driving, avoiding sliding and displacement issues. When selecting F-150 floor liners, drivers should prioritize vehicle-specific fit precision, full-area coverage, anti-slip fixation, material quality and dirt containment capacity, instead of blindly choosing universal mats based only on the vehicle model name. Authoritative automotive media evaluations have also verified the excellent real-world performance of Lasfit F-150 floor mats, praising their precise driver's side fit, convenient cleaning and flexible durable material. Consistent Custom Development Logic Across All F-150 Upgrades LED lighting upgrades and floor protection accessories serve different functional purposes, yet they share Lasfit's core development principle for the Ford F-150. For lighting products, the brand focuses on original lighting configuration, bulb specifications, housing structure and installation space; for floor mats, it centers on cab specifications, seat layout, floor structure and fixing design. Though the core technical indicators vary by product category, the development starting point is always the same: analyze the unique configuration of each F-150 vehicle first, then develop exclusive accessories to match its characteristics. This targeted design approach is especially vital for the Ford F-150, as the same model name covers decades of iterations, multiple cab layouts, diverse interior configurations and different factory equipment packages. Moreover, this design philosophy caters to the diverse usage scenarios of the F-150. As a multi-functional pickup, it seamlessly switches between daily commuting, heavy-duty work, family travel and outdoor off-roading, and Lasfit's customized accessories can precisely meet the differentiated upgrade needs of each scenario. Continuous Expansion of Lasfit's Ford F-150 Product Ecosystem Lasfit's full lineup of Ford F-150 accessories keeps expanding, covering customized interior protection, multi-scenario LED lighting and professional outdoor off-road parts, fully covering every aspect of vehicle use and maintenance. Custom floor mats guard the interior cabin from daily dirt and outdoor abrasion, while the comprehensive LED lighting system solves visibility challenges for daily driving, outdoor activities and off-road use. The new off-road ditch lights are not a directional shift for Lasfit's F-150 product lineup, but an extension of its existing accessory offerings. The brand always adheres to its vehicle-customized development concept: take the vehicle's inherent configuration as the foundation, combine real user usage habits, and create high-precision, high-adaptability and high-durability aftermarket accessories. About Lasfit Founded in 2015, Lasfit develops vehicle-specific automotive accessories for cars, trucks and SUVs. Based in Ontario, California, the brand offers custom-fit floor liners, LED lighting upgrades, truck protection products and off-road accessories designed for different vehicle configurations and driving environments. Through a focus on fitment, functionality and everyday practicality, Lasfit continues expanding its aftermarket solutions for vehicle owners.
2026-08-28 11:00:00

InxMed Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology Featuring Encouraging Antitumor Activity of Ifebemtinib in Combination with Garsorasib in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Harboring KRAS G12C Mutation
NANJING, China , Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- InxMed Co., Ltd ("InxMed"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative therapies targeting cancer treatment resistance and metastasis, today announced that the clinical results of ifebemtinib (IN10018), a highly selective focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor, in combination with garsorasib (D-1553), a potent KRAS G12C inhibitor, in previously treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), have been published online in The Lancet Oncology. The data were derived from a phase Ib/II trial (NCT06166836/NCT05379946) evaluating the efficacy and safety of ifebemtinib plus garsorasib in KRAS G12C-mutant solid tumors, where ifebemtinib plus garsorasib, as an all-oral, chemotherapy-free regimen, demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with previously treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic CRC. This is the first clinical study, to our knowledge, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FAK inhibitors in combination with KRAS G12C inhibitors in KRAS G12C-mutant solid tumors. Encouraging Antitumor Efficacy and Manageable Safety Profile The CRC cohort of this trial contains two parts: Part 1-single-arm study and Part 2-randomized study. In Part 1-single-arm study, 15 previously-treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic CRC patients were enrolled and received ifebemtinib (100mg once a day) plus garsorasib (600mg twice a day) orally. And in Part 2-randomized study, 36 previously-treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic CRC patients were enrolled and randomly assigned (1:1) to receive ifebemtinib plus garsorasib or garsorasib alone (600mg twice a day) orally. By the data cutoff on June 30, 2025, the median follow-up was 23.8 months in the single-arm study, and in the randomized study the median follow-up was 10•3 months for the combination group and 10•9 months for the monotherapy group. Key findings published in this paper were summarized below: Objective Response Rate (ORR): In the single-arm study, 15 patients were enrolled with 14 patients evaluable, and the confirmed ORR was 46.7% (95% CI: 21.3–73.4) in the full population and 50.0% (95% CI: 23.0–77.0) in the evaluable population. In the randomized study, the confirmed ORR was 38.9% (95% CI: 17.3–64.3) in the ifebemtinib plus garsorasib group versus 16.7% (95% CI: 3.6–41.4) in the garsorasib monotherapy group, representing an absolute improvement of 22.2% in the combination group. Progression-Free Survival (PFS): In the single-arm study, the median PFS was 6.9 months (95% CI: 2.8–12.0). In the randomized study, ifebemtinib plus garsorasib achieved a median PFS of 7.7 months (95% CI: 3.0–NE) versus 4.0 months (95% CI: 2.0–5.6) with garsorasib monotherapy group (HR 0.48, 95% CI: 0.22–1.04), pointing to a favorable PFS trend in favor of the combination. Overall Survival (OS): In the single-arm study, the median OS was 14.3 months (95% CI: 4.7–NE). In the randomized study, the median OS was not estimable (95% CI: 10.2–NE) in ifebemtinib plus garsorasib group versus 7.5 months (95% CI: 5.3–NE) in garsorasib monotherapy group (HR 0.34, 95% CI: 0.11–1.12), suggesting a favorable OS trend in the combination group. Manageable safety profile: Across all 33 patients receiving ifebemtinib plus garsorasib, 32 patients (97%) reported treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) with most of them reported as grade 1-2 and grade 3 TRAEs reported in 30% of patients. No grade 4 TRAEs, treatment-related deaths or TRAEs leading to study drug discontinuation were reported across all cohorts. The most common TRAEs occurring in all 33 patients receiving ifebemtinib plus garsorasib were diarrhoea, proteinuria, and nausea. Overcoming Resistance by FAK Inhibition When Targeting KRAS KRAS G12C mutations occur in approximately 3–4% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Currently, KRAS G12C inhibitor monotherapy shows limited efficacy in this patient population, and two KRAS G12C inhibitors plus anti-EGFR antibody regimens demonstrated synergistic activity and have been approved by FDA for the treatment of adult patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic CRC who have received prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy. However, anti-EGFR antibody requires intravenous administration and are commonly associated with dermatological toxicities. How to further enhance the efficacy of KRAS G12C-targeted therapy while providing a more convenient and tolerable treatment option has become a clinical imperative. InxMed's translational research found out that KRAS G12C inhibition alone triggers adaptive hyperactivation of the FAK–YAP signaling pathway, promotes fibrogenesis in the tumor microenvironment, and thereby enhances tumor cell survival. FAK inhibition by ifebemtinib disrupts this resistance mechanism, sensitizing tumor cells to KRAS G12C inhibition and prolonging the duration of treatment response. The clinical data reported herein provide further support for ifebemtinib in combination with KRAS G12C inhibitors in the treatment of previously treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic CRC. Advancing the Clinical Development The study demonstrates that the dual-oral, chemotherapy-free regimen of ifebemtinib plus garsorasib has shown encouraging antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile in patients with previously treated KRAS G12C-mutant metastatic CRC. These findings warrant a pivotal trial of this combination regimen to further establish its clinical benefit. The company has submitted an IND application in China, for a phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of ifebemtinib plus garsorasib versus investigators' choice of standard therapy for treatment of previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer harboring KRAS G12C mutation. Based on a robust translational medicine foundation and compelling clinical evidence, Ifebemtinib is poised to become a revolutionary therapeutic that could fundamentally reshape the RAS-targeted treatment paradigm. InxMed is strategically driving a comprehensive development program for Ifebemtinib across RAS-mutant tumors, with combination regimens already initiated or in preparation not only with KRAS G12C inhibitors, but also with KRAS G12D inhibitors and multi-RAS inhibitors, among other novel classes, underscoring the company's commitment to transforming the future of RAS-addicted cancers. About Ifebemtinib (IN10018) Ifebemtinib (IN10018) is an orally available, highly potent, and selective small-molecule inhibitor of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). InxMed holds exclusive global development and commercialization rights. Clinically, ifebemtinib has demonstrated excellent safety and tolerability in over 700 subjects globally, showing vast potential as a "backbone" combination partner across multiple modalities, including RAS inhibitors, immune checkpoint blockades, and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). It has received multiple Breakthrough Therapy Designations from the NMPA and Fast Track Designation from the U.S. FDA. About InxMed Founded in 2017, InxMed is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to tackling a central challenge in cancer therapy—drug resistance caused by tumor defense mechanisms. Our strategy focuses on critical signaling hubs shared across multiple tumor types, most notably the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and integrin pathways, which play pivotal roles in tumor cell survival and contribute to treatment failure across various therapeutic modalities. In parallel, we target cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to dismantle the protective barrier around tumor cells. Through these integrated efforts, we aim to redefine cancer treatment and pioneer new frontiers in therapeutic innovation. For more information, please visit en.inxmed.com.
2026-08-28 11:00:00

InxMed Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology Featuring Encouraging Antitumor Activity of Ifebemtinib in Combination with Garsorasib in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Harboring KRAS G12C Mutation
NANJING, China, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InxMed Co., Ltd (“InxMed”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative therapies targeting cancer treatment resistance and metastasis, today announced that the clinical results of ifebemtinib (IN10018), a highly selective focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor, in combination with garsorasib (D-1553), a potent KRAS G12C inhibitor, in previously [...]
2026-08-28 11:00:00

Lasfit Expands Its Vehicle-Specific Ford F-150 Upgrade Solutions Across Lighting, Protection and Outdoor Use
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lasfit has rolled out brand-new LED ditch lights tailored for Ford F-150 off-road and outdoor adventures, further enriching its dedicated product ecosystem for the iconic pickup truck. This new launch adds a professional outdoor lighting option to Lasfit’s existing F-150 product portfolio, which already covers full-vehicle LED lighting [...]
2026-08-28 11:00:00

Nga dọa oanh kích cơ sở quân sự Anh để đáp trả Ukraina sử dụng tên lửa của Anh
Nga cáo buộc Anh Quốc chỉ còn « một bước nữa » là trở thành đồng lõa với hành động mà Matxcơva gọi là « khủng bố » thường dân Nga. Ngày 27/08/2026, người phát ngôn bộ Ngoại Giao Maria Zakharova đe dọa Matxcơva có thể oanh kích các mục tiêu quân sự của Anh để đáp trả việc Ukraina sử dụng tên lửa hành trình tầm xa của Anh tấn công nước Nga.
2026-08-28 10:59:32

Digital Mirror Pioneer YFORE Unveils Full Intelligent Mirror Lineup in North America
SUWANEE, Ga. , Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- YFORE Technology, a leading global Tier-1 automotive electronics supplier, officially commissioned its new U.S. manufacturing facility near Atlanta, Georgia today. Marking the milestone, YFORE debuted its full digital mirror lineup across North America, spanning Interior Digital Mirrors (CMS-I), Exterior Side Mirrors (CMS-III), and Auto-Dimming Mirrors, led by the global debut of its Multifunctional Mirror. Global Premiere: Multifunctional Mirror Redefines Cockpit Integration YFORE's Multifunctional Interior Mirror integrates Driver (DMS) and Occupant Monitoring (OMS) to empower Euro NCAP five-star safety compliance while enabling distraction tracking, Face ID, gesture interaction, and in-cabin conferencing. This unified design reduces harness complexity, optimizes headliner packaging, and streamlines vehicle platform integration for automakers. Proven Mass Production & Benchmark Performance Deployed across 60+ vehicle models for 16+ leading automakers, YFORE brings proven mass-production maturity to North America. The lineup features proprietary Liquid Crystal (LC) technology, providing superior optical clarity and anti-glare response over traditional EC solutions. The platform supports up to 8MP inputs with an ultra-low latency of ≤25ms and brightness exceeding 2,250 cd/m2. Paired with proprietary ISP tuning, it ensures crisp vision in low light, glare, and harsh weather—packaged within a 5mm ultra-slim bezel weighing under 500g. Rooted Locally to Empower North American Mobility YFORE U.S. integrates local R&D, manufacturing, and customer service to provide automakers with agile co-development and reliable delivery, building a resilient supply chain for intelligent vision systems. About YFORE YFORE is a global Tier 1 automotive electronics supplier dedicated to driving the future of intelligent mobility. Partnering with more than 30 leading automotive OEMs worldwide, YFORE delivers high-performance, automotive-grade solutions across Intelligent Access, Intelligent Mirror and Intelligent Sensing systems. With operational footprint spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, YFORE combines global engineering depth with local execution to empower the next era of connected vehicles. For more information, please visit www.yftech.com/en or follow YFORE on LinkedIn .
2026-08-28 10:46:00

Mỹ dự tính điều một tầu sân bay mới đến Trung Đông
Hôm nay, 28/08/2026, là đúng 6 tháng ngày Mỹ cùng Israel phát động cuộc chiến chống Iran với mục tiêu đặt ra là thay đổi chế độ Teheran bằng vũ lực. Sáu tháng sau, chế độ thần quyền vẫn tồn tại, eo biển Hormuz vẫn bị phong tỏa. Và Hoa Kỳ giờ phải chuẩn bị điều một tầu sân bay mới đến Trung Đông « trong những tuần sắp tới » nhằm thay thế một tầu khác đã hiện diện trong khu vực.
2026-08-28 10:44:21

Dell Technologies: From Technical Debt to Agility - Why CIOs Are Rethinking Private Cloud
SINGAPORE , Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Kelly, Senior Vice President of Data Center Solutions, Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC), Dell Technologies, discusses why legacy infrastructure is no longer enough to support today's hybrid cloud and AI-driven enterprise. As organizations face growing pressure to modernize while controlling costs, meeting governance requirements, and avoiding vendor lock-in, he explains how a disaggregated private cloud approach can help CIOs build a more agile, automated, and future-ready IT foundation. Chris Kelly, Senior Vice President of Data Center Solutions, Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC), Dell Technologies For most CIOs, the question is no longer whether to adopt hybrid cloud. It is how to make it work as business demands keep shifting. The practical shift is not away from cloud, but toward workload-optimized placement across public cloud, private infrastructure, and the edge. The focus is on building an IT foundation that can absorb change without slowing the organization down. AI adoption, changing cost models, sustainability pressures, and disruption in the virtualization market have turned infrastructure into a strategic lever, one that shapes how fast a business can respond, scale, and compete. The Infrastructure Squeeze – Why Old Architectures Struggle to Keep Up Enterprises now run a complex mix of traditional systems alongside AI, containerized apps, and distributed edge workloads. Architectures built for the older environment simply can't keep up. The gap is real. As of 2025, only 30% of organizations have proactively built modernization into their IT strategy, and less than one-third have a clear plan to retire older systems [1] . Leaving this unaddressed carries a cost. A recent IDC report found that excessive technical debt and the cost of keeping older apps running were cited as the second-biggest driver of digital infrastructure overspending in APJC, with 47.8% of organizations identifying this as a factor [1] . Rigid IT stacks, whether traditional three-tier or tightly coupled hyperconverged systems, struggle to adapt without triggering expensive, disruptive refresh cycles. The answer lies in rethinking the architecture itself. Disaggregated infrastructure takes a different approach: rather than bundling compute, storage, and networking into fixed, tightly coupled systems, it separates these resources so each can scale independently, but combines the management of shared compute, networking, and storage resources with software-driven automation. It brings the flexibility of traditional three-tier architecture together with the operational simplicity of a unified, automated experience. That flexibility is exactly what modern enterprises need, and it raises an important question for CIOs deciding how to put it into practice. Disaggregated Infrastructure: Practical Choices for CIOs Put simply, disaggregated infrastructure lets compute, storage, and networking scale independently. CIOs are no longer locked in fixed ratios that force them to overbuy in one area just to get what they need in another. That has a meaningful impact on total cost of ownership by allowing organizations to refresh at the component level instead of replacing the whole stack. Enterprises can then adapt as needs shift without the architectural and financial lock-in that has long held agility back. An open ecosystem supports multiple virtualization, cloud, and AI stacks, helping organizations preserve choice and reduce dependence on a single proprietary vendor. Automation is what makes this manageable at scale. When lifecycle automation runs from initial design through daily operations, deployments become standardized, manual effort drops, and existing IT skills stretch further, a real advantage given the ongoing skills shortage facing infrastructure teams. The Dell Automation Platform provides the orchestration layer, using validated blueprints and lifecycle automation to make private-cloud deployment and ongoing operations more consistent. The result is a private cloud that moves with the business, letting CIOs modernize on their own terms without losing control or adding complexity. How Omega Healthcare Modernized Its Global Service Infrastructure Consider Omega Healthcare, which delivers enterprise solutions to leading U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers across 13 global delivery centers. Its IT estate had become fragmented across hyperconverged and standalone servers, making operations harder to manage and less adaptable. The team needed to simplify operations, gain control over virtualization licensing and vendor choices, and build a standardized, repeatable architecture it could deploy anywhere. Omega selected Dell Private Cloud, delivered through the Dell Automation Platform, as the foundation for a standardized, automated global environment. The platform provides orchestration, automation, and lifecycle management. Its disaggregated architecture, built on Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell PowerStore storage, lets Omega scale compute and storage independently while improving reliability, operational efficiency, and global continuity for 24/7 patient-care operations. Private Cloud's Role in the AI Journey A common barrier in the AI journey is data readiness, including data proximity, quality, governance, and controls. Moving large data volumes to centralized systems is complex and costly, and it can slow down AI projects before they prove their value. Concerns like security, data privacy, and regulatory compliance add further pressure. A strategic private cloud lets organizations deploy AI closer to where their data already lives: on-premises, at the edge, or connected to public cloud, depending on workload needs. That means faster insights, lower latency, stronger security, and better resource utilization, while supporting the governance requirements of sensitive data. What makes this more urgent is where AI is heading. As AI moves from experimentation into production, infrastructure must support different requirements for training, inference, data movement, and governance across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Agentic AI adds even more complexity. Infrastructure must evolve quickly, not just run reliably. A private cloud built on disaggregated components offers a practical and flexible foundation for making this possible. Why 94% of APJC Organizations Are Rethinking the Public Cloud The region's growth and appetite for innovation are significant, and so is the technical debt. Legacy systems across APJC were never designed for modern hybrid cloud. Today, 38.7% of APJC organizations are actively building a robust hybrid cloud environment [2] . This means organizations are not simply layering new technology onto old foundations. They are combining application modernization with stronger data governance and making more deliberate decisions about where each workload should run. Hybrid cloud integration ranks among the top cloud challenges, alongside integrating with legacy systems and managing multi-cloud environments. This is fueling a clear cloud repatriation trend. IDC research found that 94% [3] of APJC organizations plan some form of cloud repatriation, with Southeast Asia at 97% [4] and India at 96% [5] . These moves are driven by the need for more controllable, flexible environments, with concerns around governance, compliance, cybersecurity, and performance. Cybersecurity is the top driver for repatriation in India and ANZ, while power and space availability leads in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Three Must-Knows for CIOs Building Tomorrow's Infrastructure Start with architecture, not applications. A shift to disaggregated, open ecosystems helps CIOs avoid the overprovisioning trap and vendor lock-in that fuel technical debt. It lets businesses scale components independently, match resources precisely, and change workloads without constant overhauls. Get data proximity right. Many AI ambitions run aground when data strategies overlook proximity, leading to stalled projects, poor data quality, weak controls, and rising costs. Getting proximity right can reduce those risks, strengthen security, and improve performance. Finally, invest in automation as a strategic move, not just an efficiency play. When IT teams are freed from manual work, the private cloud stops being a cost center and becomes a platform for continuous innovation. Automation that spans the lifecycle, from design through operation, standardizes deployments, cuts manual effort, and helps teams focus on the work that matters most. That's the mindset shift that separates infrastructure keeping pace with the business from infrastructure holding it back. [1] IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Unlocking business agility through private cloud modernization in Asia/Pacific, #AP2425431B, February 2026, pg.10 [2] IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Unlocking business agility through private cloud modernization in Asia/Pacific, #AP2425431B, February 2026, pg.5 [3] IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Unlocking business agility through private cloud modernization in Asia/Pacific, #AP2425431B, February 2026, pg.7 [4] IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Unlocking business agility through private cloud modernization in Asia/Pacific, #AP2425431B, February 2026, pg.29 [5] IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Unlocking business agility through private cloud modernization in Asia/Pacific, #AP2425431B, February 2026, pg.20
2026-08-28 10:30:00

Đất hiếm : Chiến lược của phương Tây để thoát khỏi thế phụ thuộc Trung Quốc đã bước đầu đạt kết quả
Năm 2025, 60% sản lượng đất hiếm của thế giới được khai thác tại Trung Quốc. Ưu thế của Trung Quốc còn thể hiện rõ hơn ở lĩnh vực tinh luyện đất hiếm từ quặng thô. Năm 2025, 85% tổng lượng đất hiếm trên thế giới được tinh luyện tại Trung Quốc. Và dĩ nhiên, Bắc Kinh không ngần ngại sử dụng vị thế thống trị này như một vũ khí ngoại giao và thương mại.
2026-08-28 10:26:48

Hizero Spells the End of the Vacuum Era With a Full Portfolio of No-SuctionTM Hard-Surface Cleaners at IFA 2026
Challenger brand introduces autonomous, powered, completely mechanical cleaners built around a fundamentally different approach to hard-surface cleaning. BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – The vacuum cleaner has dominated hard-surface cleaning centuries. Today Hizero is bringing that era to an end. At IFA 2026, challenger cleaning brand is unveiling a full [...]
2026-08-28 10:25:00

Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood?
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal. The valley is the main link between Kathmandu in Nepal and Lhasa in Tibet. At least 34 Australians are missing. There was [...] The post Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood? appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-27 09:09:04

Vệ binh Cách mạng Hồi giáo Iran thông báo đạt một số thỏa thuận về eo biển Hormuz với Oman
Iran hôm qua, 26/08/2026, thông báo đã đạt được « một số thỏa thuận » với Oman về việc quản lý eo biển Hormuz, trong đó có vấn đề phân chia các nguồn thu liên quan đến hoạt động hàng hải, đồng thời cáo buộc Hoa Kỳ cản trở việc hoàn tất các thỏa thuận này.
2026-08-27 09:08:21

Simple Recycle Company Limited Recognized for Building a Digitally Enabled Circular Ecosystem in Thailand
SINGAPORE , Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple Recycle Company Limited has been recognized under the Circular Economy Leadership category at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2026, organized by Enterprise Asia, for its innovative initiative, "The Yasothon Model: A Digitally Enabled Circular Ecosystem for a Zero Waste Future". For more than two decades, Simple Recycle has worked toward its vision of creating a clean society in Yasothon, one of Thailand's poorest provinces. Through the Yasothon Model, the company has united local government, businesses, and schools in a collaborative effort to transform waste into economic, environmental, and social value. At the heart of the initiative is "POP", a free digital recycling management platform developed by Simple Recycle and provided to partners at no cost. The platform supports community waste banks, recycling operations, and waste collection activities while making it easier for organizations to track and manage their environmental impact. The company has partnered with Yasothon Municipality to strengthen community waste management, with Sabina Public Company Limited to establish a workplace waste bank, and with schools across the province to promote recycling education through a milk-carton recovery program. These efforts are supported by hands-on training and community engagement activities that encourage waste separation and sustainable habits from an early age. The impact of the Yasothon Model has been significant. In 2025 alone, the initiative diverted 2,729 tonnes of waste from landfills and prevented 7,005 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. More than 1,000 people across seven districts participated in training programs, while school recycling efforts increased milk-carton recovery by sixteen times over two years. In the years ahead, Simple Recycle plans to expand the model across Thailand by extending community waste banks, enhancing the "POP" platform, and bringing its school recycling program to new provinces. Through continued collaboration and innovation, the company remains committed to proving that a cleaner, more sustainable society can be built anywhere. About Enterprise Asia Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information. About Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards program recognizes and honors Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship in the categories of Green Leadership, Investment in People, Health Promotion, Social Empowerment, Corporate Governance, Circular Economy Leadership, Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Responsible Digital Practice, Sustainable Investing, and Responsible Business Leadership. For more information, visit https://enterpriseasia.org/area/ .
2026-08-27 08:58:00

Ph fintech Mynt scales GStocks into country's largest online retail platform for local stock market
MANILA, Philippines , Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond powering frictionless digital payments in areas like public transportation, online and offline cashless purchases, and peer-to-peer transfers, Mynt, the parent company of the Philippines' number one finance super app GCash, is also expanding access to investing through its wealthtech platform. By integrating wealthtech innovations that open access to investments in stocks, bonds, funds, and more directly through its app, GCash helps Filipinos plan and prepare for their long-term financial security. GStocks PH currently serves over 2 million Filipinos through broker AB Capital Securities Inc., accounting for over 50% of all online retail stock market accounts with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), reinforcing GCash as the Philippines' largest online retail platform for investing in local stocks. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) recorded 3.64 million stock market accounts, according to its 2025 Stock Market Investor Profile report. The report found that 99.2%, or 3.61 million accounts, belong to retail investors, of which 3.22 million accounts are held online through digital platforms and e-wallets. The same report also found online retail accounts grew 30.5% YoY. "This rapid growth reflects a broader shift toward digital platforms that lower barriers to participation. With simple signup and paperless registration that eliminates the need to physically visit a bank or brokerage, GCash enables more Filipinos to invest via GStocks, GFunds, GBonds, and more in-app," said Winsley Bangit, Group Head of New Businesses at Mynt. Beyond stock investing, GCash has also become a leading platform for investment funds, with 8.8 million registered GFunds users and as much as 4 in 5 unit investment trust funds (UITF) in the Philippines conducted through GFunds via partners ATRAM, BPI-IMI, and Manulife IM as of 2025. GCash is accelerating its momentum in the country's retail investment space with innovations like GStocks, which enables seamless access to stock investments, and Pera Coach, its AI-powered wealth coach that provides on-demand financial guidance in-app. It is also preparing for the anticipated sandbox introduction of GStocks Global with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, which will give more Filipinos access to US-listed stocks. GCash continues to pioneer efforts to help everyday e-wallet users transition into more capable, confident investors. For more information, visit www.gcash.com .
2026-08-27 08:49:00

100 signs of Silicon Shock
We are biased. Given our faith in the rapidly rising utility of AI that can only be done on a completely new type of hardware, we wrote in January about the theme of this era: Silicon Shock. Given what we saw as the implications, we even dared to compare it with the oil shock of the [...] The post 100 signs of Silicon Shock appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-27 08:37:07

ATFX World Trading Cup Gains Momentum as Traders Worldwide Compete for USD 210,000
Registration extended to 14 September 2026 following strong global response, giving more traders the opportunity to compete HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 August 2026 – ATFX World Trading Cup is under way, bringing together new and existing ATFX clients from around the world to compete for a USD 210,000 cash prize [...]
2026-08-27 08:35:00

¿Por qué las inundaciones de Nepal son tan catastróficas? Científicos atribuyen las devastadoras inundaciones repentinas a una "compleja cadena de peligros"
Un colapso glaciar que se confundió con un terremoto desencadenó la riada que arrasó pueblos, carreteras y puentes
2026-08-27 08:32:31

Sunway Medical Centre Penang Receives Dual Honours at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2026 Regional Edition for Healthcare Excellence and Brand Leadership
SINGAPORE , Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunway Medical Centre Penang (SMCP) has been honoured with the Corporate Excellence and Inspirational Brand awards at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2026 Regional Edition by Enterprise Asia, recognising its strong growth trajectory as a leading tertiary healthcare provider and its commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Malaysia. As the Northern hub of Sunway Healthcare Group's integrated healthcare network, SMCP provides comprehensive medical services spanning more than 50 specialties and subspecialties, supported by over 110 consultants and eight Centres of Excellence. Its multidisciplinary approach, coupled with advanced medical technologies and robotic-assisted surgery, enables the hospital to deliver coordinated care for complex medical conditions while continuously strengthening its specialist capabilities to meet evolving healthcare needs. The hospital's development is guided by the philosophy of "Improving the Lives We Touch" and underpinned by its core values of Compassion, Humility, Excellence, Respect and Integrity. These principles shape a culture focused on clinical quality, service excellence, process quality, and continuous professional development through structured mentorship, leadership programmes, and multidisciplinary collaboration, fostering a workforce committed to excellence in patient care. Beyond clinical care, SMCP actively promotes preventive healthcare through community outreach initiatives and health screening programmes while advancing environmental sustainability through energy conservation, responsible waste management, and low-carbon healthcare practices. These efforts reflect its commitment to creating a healthier and more sustainable future for the communities it serves. The hospital continues to strengthen its position as a regional referral centre through strategic collaborations with healthcare partners and insurers, improving access to specialized care across domestic and international markets. This commitment to excellence is reflected in the hospital's Net Promoter Score of 95 in 2026, demonstrating a high level of patient satisfaction and confidence in its healthcare services. The dual recognition at APEA 2026 highlights SMCP's continued investment in clinical innovation, operational excellence, and compassionate healthcare. The awards reaffirm its commitment to advancing healthcare standards, strengthening its capabilities, and delivering meaningful impact to patients, families and communities. About Enterprise Asia Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information. About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region's most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia .
2026-08-27 08:27:00

Dusit brings ASAI Hotels to Malaysia with the opening of ASAI Gamuda Cove – the brand’s largest property to date
Opening in September within one of Selangor’s most ambitious developments, ASAI Gamuda Cove brings together 280 rooms, locally inspired dining, and easy access to wetlands and waterpark attractions in a well-connected destination near Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Sepang International Circuit BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 August 2026 – Dusit Hotels and [...]
2026-08-27 08:20:00

Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption
Ukraine celebrated this year’s independence day on August 24 in the presence of key allies and amid the unfolding of another major corruption scandal. It all started when Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s defense minister until his dismissal as part of a government reshuffle last month, posted a nine-minute video on August 19 that was widely seen [...] The post Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-26 07:28:44

Meet Whole Earth Allulose: the 100% natural sugar swap
Mood Boosting Nutritionist and MasterChef alumni Malissa Fedele swears by the ingredient set to reshape Australia's sweet tooth MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Earth launched its Allulose range in Australia, introducing a 100% natural, low-calorie sweetener that performs similarly to regular sugar. This launch comes as recent research from the Australian Bureau of statistics shows we are consuming significantly less sugar in our diets. [1] There has been a consistent movement away from purchases of sugar-sweetened food and drinks to those of non-sugar-sweetened and unsweetened varieties, with more and more Australians opting for naturally derived sugar-free options. [2] Whole Earth Allulose Across restaurants, supermarket aisles and dining tables, a natural sugar-free trend is emerging, and one that's gaining real momentum toward change, with the local sugar-free food and drink market tipped to grow substantially over the next decade. [3] The goal for consumers isn't to cut foods they love, but to swap to a better-for-you version that delivers on taste and texture. According to Whole Earth Ambassador and Mood Boosting Nutritionist Malissa Fedele, this is a shift she's noticed taking shape for a while now. "People still want food that's enjoyable as part of a balanced diet. But they are also paying more attention to high-quality ingredients that are nourishing and leave them feeling satisfied." Sugar is shaping up as the next category to go through a renaissance, following in the steps of gluten free, plant based and protein forward health trends. The appeal spans a broad range of consumers, from cooks looking for a natural sugar-free substitute, to parents wanting to reduce added sugar intake in their kids' diets, to anyone looking to cut back on calories without sacrificing on taste. Whole Earth is meeting this next change head on with its Allulose range. As a naturally occurring 'rare sugar' found in small amounts in foods like figs, raisins, maple syrup, and molasses, Allulose offers several key benefits: Key product features Zero sugar 100% natural Contains just three calories per serve Non GMO, gluten-free, keto and vegan friendly Performs similarly to regular sugar in cooking and baking, while delivering on taste and texture Blood sugar fluctuations are often assumed to only affect people managing diabetes, but according to Malissa, "they can affect anyone, showing up as energy crashes, brain fog, mood swings, irritability and cravings. Keeping blood sugar more stable helps support more consistent energy and mood throughout the day." Unlike regular sugar, Allulose has a much lower impact on blood glucose, and according to Malissa, that's part of what makes it an easy swap for people opting for a balanced, lower added sugar lifestyle. With so many sugar alternatives available, it's worth knowing that they don't all stack up the same way. Many people assume they all behave, cook and taste the same, but according to Malissa, the reality in the kitchen is very different. Different sweeteners have different cooking properties. "One of the things I enjoy most about Allulose is how well it performs in cooking and baking. It caramelises beautifully, browns similarly to sugar and provides the texture many other sweeteners struggle to achieve. That means people can still enjoy delicious homemade recipes while reducing added sugar. Because it's also low in calories, it's a great way to keep enjoying the foods we love while keeping an eye on overall intake" says Malissa. For Malissa, the proof is in the baking. Her go-to recipes for putting Allulose to the ultimate test are Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread and Bakery Style Cookies, both proving you don't have to compromise on taste to make a wholesome, sweet swap. For more information, visit www.wholeearthsweetener.com.au ABOUT WHOLE EARTH Whole Earth believes all products are so much better when they are derived from nature. From sweetening up your tea to baking delicious cakes, Whole Earth ® sweeteners are the delicious and sweet way to enjoy what you love, without compromising on taste, and without all the calories. Whole Earth ® products are made with high-quality ingredients, vegan, and gluten free. ABOUT MALISSA FEDELE Malissa Fedele, known as the Mood Boosting Nutritionist, is a clinical nutritionist (BHSc) dedicated to helping Australians connect the dots between food and mood. Her approach is all about balance rather than restriction, encouraging simple, delicious, feel-good recipes that make healthy living fun, sustainable and packed with flavour. [1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, September 2025, Sugar-Sweetened and Intense-Sweetened Beverages [2] Scientific journal Nutrients, January 2026, Evolving Sweet Preferences [3] Market Research.com, April 2025, Australia Sugar Free Food and Beverage Market Report
2026-08-26 07:11:00

ROHM Introduces 650V IGBTs, Achieving Industry-leading Low-loss Characteristics
KYOTO, Japan , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ROHM Co., Ltd. has developed 4th-generation 650V IGBTs for automotive electric compressors and HV heaters, as well as inverters for industrial equipment. As automotive-grade 650V-class products, the new IGBTs achieve class-leading* low conduction loss with VCE(sat)=1.55V, while providing high short-circuit tolerance and complying with the AEC-Q101 automotive reliability standard. *ROHM's August 25, 2026 study Figures1: Product features https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106254/202608194399/_prw_PI1fl_XfM2m2kD.jpg As electric vehicles shift to higher voltages, SiC is increasingly adopted in high-power applications such as traction inverters. Meanwhile, 650V IGBTs are widely used as switching devices in auxiliary systems with lower-power capacity, including electric compressors and HV heaters, and in industrial equipment such as motors and compressors, and demand is expected to continue expanding. These applications require greater energy savings and smaller equipment designs, creating strong demand for power devices that offer higher reliability, smaller size, and higher efficiency. In particular, inverter and heater circuits require short-circuit tolerance sufficient to endure the time needed to detect and interrupt overcurrent. To meet these demands, ROHM redesigned the device structure, process, and edge termination structure to develop 4th-generation IGBTs that combine low-loss characteristics with high short-circuit tolerance while addressing higher-voltage requirements. These products increase current density while reducing conduction and switching losses. Despite the trade-off between lower loss and short-circuit tolerance, the products achieve a short-circuit withstand time of 7 microseconds at Tj = 25C, helping improve application efficiency and reliability. The lineup includes 12 products in the TO-247N package, the "RGAxxTS65HR" / RGAxxTS65EHR series, and 10 bare wafer products, the SG83xxWN series. ROHM is also developing 12 products in the TO-247-4L package, the RGAxxTR65HR / RGAxxTR65EHR series. "RGAxxTS65HR": https://www.rohm.com/products/igbt/field-stop-trench-igbt?CollectorEmitterVoltage_num=650.0&PS_IgbtType=A:%20For%20inverter%20(tsc%207-10%C2%B5s)&PS_BuiltInDiode=-#epfProductSeries "RGAxxTS65EHR": https://www.rohm.com/products/igbt/field-stop-trench-igbt?CollectorEmitterVoltage_num=650.0&PS_IgbtType=A:%20For%20inverter%20(tsc%207-10%C2%B5s)&PS_BuiltInDiode=FRD#epfProductSeries "SG83xxWN": https://www.rohm.com/products/igbt/igbt-bare-die?CollectorEmitterVoltage_num=650.0&PS_IgbtType=A:%20For%20inverter%20(tsc%207-10%C2%B5s)#productFamily Going forward, ROHM plans to further expand the lineup in the same packages and develop compact, surface-mount IGBTs in the TO-263L package and top-side cooling (TSC) packages. ROHM will continue expanding the lineup of high-performance IGBTs to support higher efficiency and miniaturization in automotive and industrial equipment. Figures: TO-247-N package discrete products lineup https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106254/202608194399/_prw_PI2fl_34OH2Okk.jpg Figures: TO-247-4L package discrete products lineup https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106254/202608194399/_prw_PI6fl_76Ha3uxp.jpg Figures: Bare wafer products lineup https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106254/202608194399/_prw_PI4fl_12gp0324.jpg About EcoIGBT (TM) brand and support information: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202608194399-O1-T04yoz6p.pdf Release: https://www.rohm.com/news-detail?news-title=2026-08-25_news_igbt&defaultGroupId=false About ROHM: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202608194399-O2-07aO23A1.pdf Logo: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M106254/202608194399/_prw_PI5fl_7ltyL0G9.jpg Official website: https://www.rohm.com/
2026-08-26 07:00:00

ReThink HK 2026: New Thematic Format Unites 10,000+ Attendees Around Actionable Climate Solutions
Event expected to convene 10,000+ decision-makers, 500+ speakers, and 350+ solution providers at HKCEC on 10–11 Septembe r HONG KONG , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The seventh edition of ReThink HK, Hong Kong's flagship climate action and sustainable business event, will open on 10–11 September at Hall 1, HKCEC. Restructured around five dedicated Thematic Zones — Cities, Energy, Impact, Innovation, and Resources — the event is expected to convene 10,000+ attendees, 500+ speakers, and 350+ solution providers as Asia's business sector shifts from climate target-setting to operational delivery. The restructured format is designed to help business leaders convert ESG strategies into operational results amid intensifying regulatory pressure globally. Since 2020, attendance has grown more than 12-fold - a 1,150% increase in six years. Nearly one-third of attendees hold board-level or sustainability leadership roles, reflecting the event's position as a decision-maker forum for the region's net-zero transition. Streamlining Climate Action: The 5 Thematic Zones "As companies transition from setting climate targets to executing operational roadmaps, the demand for practical, scalable solutions has never been higher," said Mr. Chris Brown, Founder & CEO of ReThink HK . "We have restructured the entire conference around five thematic zones to help business leaders forge meaningful partnerships and convert ESG strategies into measurable business value." The five Thematic Zones are structured as dedicated solution centres. The following showcases the highlights of each zone, while the full programme spans a broader spectrum of cross-cutting technologies, partnerships and innovations. The Cities Zone targets actionable solutions in sustainable infrastructure, green building technologies and liveable urban engineering for Asia's densely populated cities. The Energy Zone explores the region's evolving energy ecosystem, from renewable integration and grid decarbonisation to sustainable aviation fuel, clean maritime fuels and the electrification of transport. The Impact Zone convenes strategic ESG governance, green finance for SMEs, social value creation and community-level climate action. The Innovation Zone features cutting-edge climate technology, AI-driven sustainability tools and the university spinout and startup ecosystems commercialising research into deployable solutions. The Resources Zone presents circular economy solutions, waste reduction innovation and sustainable materials management across Asia's manufacturing and supply chain networks. Global Innovations & AI-Powered Networking Highlighting international green technology and cross-border solutions, ReThink HK 2026 will host Overseas Pavilions from ADVANTAGE Austria, Business France, ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Team Sweden. On-site feature showcases will also highlight tangible, large-scale sustainability applications, including clean transit innovations from Volvo Bus, hospitality-scale ESG management via the Marriott Serve 360 Portal, and massive green infrastructure engineering from Jardine Schindler, featuring its deployment of 55 mega escalators at HKIA Terminal 2. Cross-Sector Coalitions Turning Commitments into Delivery ReThink HK 2026 continues to receive strong endorsement from the HKSAR Government, underscoring a unified public-private effort to advance Hong Kong's climate goals. Miss Diane Wong, JP, Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, will deliver the Day 1 opening address. Mr. Victor Tai, JP, Under Secretary for Housing, will keynote on sustainable development in the built environment. Mr Joseph Chan, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, will address the conference on Day 2 on sustainable finance's role in driving the region's net-zero transition. Continuing its long-standing strategic partnership, Business Environment Council (BEC) returns for its seventh consecutive year as Exclusive Co-organiser. Mr Simon Ng, Chief Executive Officer of BEC , said, "Our ongoing partnership with ReThink HK reinforces our joint commitment to driving a net-zero transition. At BEC Climate & Nature Theatre, we will bring together executive leaders to discuss climate risk assessments, corporate governance, and bankable financing for nature and resilience. Aligned with BEC's Environmental Focus Areas, we will also spotlight the practical business actions needed to strengthen climate resilience and nature conservation." The event's mission is also supported by prominent corporate sponsors, including DHL, MTR, Swire, CLP, Prudential, DFI, Hang Lung Properties, and Towngas. Attendees can curate their ReThink HK 2026 experience with a variety of passes available, from Delegate pass to Expo-Only, Vendor and Investor. Workshops and Roundtable Sessions — smaller-format, topic-led deep dives — are available as add-ons for all* pass holders, subject to a selection process. To register or learn more about the 2026 programme, please visit https://rethink-event.com/ . -ENDS- Notes to Editors: About ReThink HK ReThink HK is a unique annual event that helps organisations embed sustainable business practices at every stage of their value chain, showcasing innovation and solutions accelerating sustainable transformation. ReThink HK unites the ecosystem so all stakeholders and communities can contribute to and look forward to a climate-smart and equitable city, for everyone. All delegate fees contribute to funding local impact projects with Hong Kong charities. PR Newswire is a Media Partner of ReThink HK 2026 Logo pack: Logo Pack Conference Agenda: https://rethink-event.com/2026-conference/ Media Pass : email marketing@rethink-event.com Other Passes and Pricing : https://rethink-event.com/passes-pricing/ Cities Zone resources: Overview & Participating Exhibitors: https://rethink-event.com/thematic-zone-cities/ Session Programme: https://rethink-event.com/2026-cities-theatre/ Energy Zone resources: Overview & Participating Exhibitors: https://rethink-event.com/thematic-zone-energy/ Session Programme: https://rethink-event.com/2026-energy-theatre/ Impact Zone resources: Overview & Participating Exhibitors: https://rethink-event.com/thematic-zone-impact/ Session Programme: https://rethink-event.com/2026-impact-stage/ Innovation Zone resources: Overview & Participating Exhibitors: https://rethink-event.com/thematic-zone-innovation/ Session Programme: https://rethink-event.com/2026-innovation-stage/ Resources Zone resources Overview & Participating Exhibitors: https://rethink-event.com/thematic-zone-resources/ Session Programme: https://rethink-event.com/2026-resources-theatre/ For more event information, please visit ReThink HK's website: https://rethink-event.com/ ReThink HK Contact: Ms Maggie Tse Event Director maggie.t@rethink-event.com Ms Jessica Chan Head of Marketing & Partnerships jessica.c@rethink-event.com About ReThink Foundation The ReThink Foundation serves as a platform for rethinking how Hong Kong's NGOs can harness partnerships to maximize collective social impact. Through their leading initiative, the ReThink NGOs Program, the foundation empowers NGOs to leverage strategic partnerships, offering a funding and fellowship programme for chosen highly-impactful partnership-focused NGO projects. All proceeds generated from the ReThink HK 2026 delegate pass sales will contribute to support and fund the ReThink NGOs Program. From their flagship event, ReThink HK, to the foundation's ReThink NGOs program, the ethos of collaboration lies in the heart of all initiatives. For more details, please visit ReThink Foundation's website https://rethink-foundation.org/ . Event Details ReThink HK 2026 10–11 September 2026 (Thursday & Friday) Hall 1, HKCEC, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Website: https://rethink-event.com Email: hello@rethink-event.com Phone: (852) 2886 1511 Social: @rethinkhongkong | @rethink_event Hashtag: #OnlyWayForward
2026-08-26 07:00:00

Legal AI Challenger Ask.Legal Expands to Australia and Singapore with AI Legal Analysis and Document Generation
Ask.Legal expands jurisdiction-specific legal AI across four common-law markets with AI legal analysis and document generation LONDON and HONG KONG and SINGAPORE and SYDNEY , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask.Legal , the legal AI platform developed with limited funding, has expanded to Australia and Singapore after gaining traction in Hong Kong and England and Wales , extending its jurisdiction-specific legal analysis across four major common-law markets: Hong Kong | England & Wales | Singapore | Australia Ask.Legal is gaining wider adoption across Asia-Pacific common-law markets, driven largely by organic discovery, referrals and word of mouth. Users can describe a legal issue in ordinary language and receive structured analysis based on the legislation and case law of the selected jurisdiction. While many leading legal AI companies have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to build enterprise platforms for the world's largest law firms and corporate legal departments, Ask.Legal is taking a different approach: making advanced legal AI accessible to smaller law firms, businesses, professionals and everyday users without requiring an expensive enterprise subscription. Its document generation capability builds on the expertise developed through DocLegal.ai , Ask.Legal 's sister AI legal document platform. Users can move from analysing a legal issue to preparing a tailored first draft of a letter, agreement, notice, legal submission or other legal document within the same workflow. " Legal AI should be available to everyone—not just Big Law," said Kim Chan, Founder of Ask.Legal . " Whether you are an individual, a business, a lawyer or an AI agent, you should be able to access jurisdiction-specific legal analysis when you need it and pay only for the tokens you use, rather than thousands of dollars per seat in subscription fees ." Ask.Legal can assist with legal issue identification, preliminary legal analysis, document review, document generation and preliminary drafting. The platform reports a tested hallucination rate of under 3%, and user data is not used to train its AI models. Ask.Legal operates on a pay-as-you-go token model , with no compulsory monthly or annual subscription. New users can currently receive 100,000 introductory tokens upon registration for free trial . The Australia and Singapore launches mark the next stage in Ask.Legal 's development from a Hong Kong and England & Wales legal AI platform into a broader common-law legal technology ecosystem. Ask.Legal covers all 6 Australian states and 2 territories, as well as Australian federal law. About Ask.Legal Ask.Legal is an AI-powered legal analysis, document generation and legal automation platform developed by DocPro Limited. It provides jurisdiction-specific legal capabilities for Hong Kong , England & Wales , Singapore and Australia . The platform combines conversational legal analysis with document generation, providing one of the best and most affordable access to legal AI in the market. Ask.Legal provides general legal information and AI-generated analysis and documents. It is not a law firm and its output does not constitute legal advice.
2026-08-26 07:00:00

Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap
NEW YORK — The moment the US debt crossed US$40 trillion, it stopped being a number and became a gravitational force — one powerful enough to bend Asia’s bond markets, currencies and policy priorities. Officials in Tokyo know this better than anyone. After decades of wrestling with its own debt‐heavy equilibrium, Japan offers a preview [...] The post Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-26 06:59:08

New Echoes of Porcelain
JINGDEZHEN, China , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center (JXICC): Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites has been inscribed on the World Heritage List on July 25, making it the world's first porcelain-themed World Cultural Heritage. From Hands to Legacy From a lump of clay to a single bowl, porcelain is shaped by human hands, passed down through generations, and carried across oceans to the world. It is the bone of time and the lifeblood of culture. Also, porcelain embodies the poetry of the East—a timeless verse that China offers to the world. Rooted in history, that poetry continues its journey toward the future. From Hands to Legacy The story of Jingdezhen, the thousand-year-old porcelain capital, begins with generations of artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving the craft. Inside the Sungong Kiln workshop in Taoyang Alley Historical and Cultural Tourist Area, Sun Lixin lifts his fine brush and gently lays the first blue line onto a pristine porcelain body. Since apprenticing under his father at the age of 13, he has spent more than four decades working alongside clay and kiln fire. Generation after generation, the Sun family has preserved every step of the traditional porcelain-making process. Teaching without reservation and accepting apprentices free of charge has long been the family's enduring principle.A single blue-and-white porcelain piece—four generations of dedication have kept the kiln fire alive for more than a century. "As long as the passion of Jingdezhen's artisans lives on, its kiln fire will never go out. That is how we carry the tradition forward." From Encounter to Connection Blue-and-white porcelain was born from the encounter of civilizations. Today, it continues to find new possibilities through encounters with the world. In 2014, a chance encounter at the Canton Fair brought Turkish ceramic trader Hakan together with Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain inheritor Cheng Linyao. One brings the world's evolving needs to Jingdezhen. The other brings Jingdezhen's creativity to the world. As cultures draw closer, blue-and-white porcelain becomes more than Chinese porcelain. It becomes a cultural language the world can understand—and embrace. "Jingdezhen has opened a window onto the world of ceramics. In many ways, the story of China is the story of Jingdezhen ceramics." From Memory to Innovation A fragment of ancient porcelain carries the memory of a thousand years of kiln fire. Today, technology is helping these fragments speak again—turning scattered shards into data that can be studied, shared and used to decode the story of ceramic civilization. At the other end of the spectrum, clay is being transformed through ultrafine milling, ultrathin coating, multilayer stacking and high-temperature firing into tiny MLCCs—essential components in smartphones, new energy vehicles, aerospace equipment and servers. From an ancient porcelain shard to a microscopic ceramic component. The applications may change, yet Jingdezhen's pursuit of craftsmanship and materials endures. The kiln fire that has burned for a thousand years has never remained in the past. It continues to burn, and it continues to move forward. From Memory to Innovation From Encounter to Connection
2026-08-26 06:44:00

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Islamabad, Pakistan: A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation.

The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Islamabad district office said in a statement.

The statement gave a death toll of 14, who according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif were all infants.A father reacts after the death of his child following a fire incident outside the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed "deep grief and sorrow over the deaths of 14 infants" in separate statements.

"Such a situation involving children is irreparable," the prime minister said.

"The circumstances that led to the incident should be thoroughly reviewed, those responsible should be identified, and the strictest possible action should be taken."

Authorities have not identified the cause of the fire.Workers remove shards of broken windows following a fire incident outside the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Sohail Ashraf, the Islamabad chief commissioner, said the emergency call was made just before 7:00 am (0200 GMT), with rescue and police teams reaching the scene "immediately" and bringing the fire under control.

Outside the hospital, an AFP reporter saw a woman in tears and a man clear glass from two broken windows, as security guards stood at the entrance to the leading medical facility.

2026-08-26 06:37:57

China's BCI Race Accelerates: Gestala Raises US$84 Million in Six Months
SHANGHAI and CHENGDU, China , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Gestala officially launched on January 1, 2026. Six months later, the company had completed two financing rounds totaling RMB 570 million, or approximately US$84 million. The financing reflects growing investor interest in alternatives to implantable electrode-based BCIs—particularly approaches that aim to cover larger areas of the brain, reach deep neural circuits and reduce invasiveness. Six Months at Startup Speed Gestala was co-founded by Phoenix Peng and Tianqiao Chen, founder of Shanda Group and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. Peng holds a doctorate from Fudan University's Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence and is a Principal Investigator (PI) at Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory. Gestala is his sixth startup. The company has moved at an unusually fast pace since its launch. In March, Gestala completed a RMB 150 million angel round. Between April and May, a former Neuralink clinical lead and senior R&D and regulatory leaders from Nano Retina, a leading visual BCI company, joined the team. In June, Gestala's global headquarters and the first phase of its ultrasound BCI superfactory began operations in Chengdu. In July, the company opened its Shanghai headquarters and completed a RMB 420 million Angel+ round. Gestala’s Chengdu Headquarters and Superfactory The latest round included participation from HSG, Lens Technology, Sinovation Ventures and C Capital. Existing shareholders including Dalton Venture, Seas Capital, Tsing Song Capital and Gobi Partners made follow-on investments. Gestala has done more than raise capital. Within six months, the company has simultaneously developed capabilities in fundamental research, ultrasound engineering, medical-device manufacturing, clinical trials and AI. It has also assembled an interdisciplinary team of 29 scientists and engineers and plans to expand the team to approximately 45 by the end of the year. That pace raises a question: Why does a company whose first product is still in development and clinical preparation need to build research, manufacturing, clinical and AI capabilities at such an early stage? The answer lies in how Peng defines the company. In his view, Gestala is not simply developing a medical device. It aims to become a bridge between neuroscience and AI — and a "Neolab" for the life sciences. From Electrical BCIs to Ultrasound Peng previously co-founded NeuroXess, a BCI company pursuing an invasive approach. His move to ultrasound does not mean he dismisses the value of electrodes. Invasive electrodes can record localized neural activity at high temporal resolution and have already demonstrated clinical potential in motor and speech decoding. But if the goal expands from controlling a cursor or an external device to understanding higher-order functions such as memory, emotion, language and movement planning, is it enough to observe only a small number of neurons or isolated brain regions? Higher-order brain functions generally emerge from interactions across multiple brain regions and neural circuits. Electrodes are well suited to capturing localized electrical signals. Functional magnetic resonance imaging can observe activity across broader areas of the brain, but the equipment is large and its temporal response is relatively slow. Ultrasound offers another possibility. Functional ultrasound imaging can observe brain function through changes in cerebral blood flow associated with neural activity. Focused ultrasound, meanwhile, has the potential to act on specific brain regions, including deep neural circuits. This also explains the name Gestala, which is derived from Gestalt psychology, a school of thought that originated in Germany and holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The company's long-term goal is to build a platform with the potential for whole-brain "read and write" capabilities: decoding activity across large areas of the brain while precisely modulating selected neural circuits. That goal, however, remains some distance from clinical reality. Ultrasound-based readout measures hemodynamic changes associated with neural activity rather than recording neuronal firing directly. Differences in skull thickness and anatomy can also attenuate, scatter and distort acoustic waves. AI is therefore central to whether an ultrasound-based BCI can decode and modulate the brain. Gestala plans to develop a multimodal brain foundation model that identifies relationships among neural activity, cerebral blood flow, medical imaging and observable behavior. As foundation models continue to evolve, a growing number of researchers are recognizing that the human brain remains the only known general-intelligence system validated through natural evolution. Understanding the brain could not only lead to new treatments for neurological disorders, but also provide new theoretical foundations and technical paradigms for the next generation of artificial intelligence. In Peng's view, neuroscience and artificial intelligence are two sides of the same coin. One helps us understand intelligence; the other helps us create it. Gestala aims to connect the two. Neuroscience and artificial intelligence are two sides of the same coin. "Brain-computer interfaces, ultrasound, artificial intelligence and life sciences are all different paths toward understanding human intelligence," Peng said. "Our true subject of study is human intelligence itself." The Tests That Follow the Funding A broad technological vision still needs to begin with specific clinical problems. Gestala has selected chronic pain as its first target indication and plans to explore other neurological and psychiatric conditions, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and stroke rehabilitation. According to the company's current plan, its first-generation ultrasound BCI product and brain foundation model will be unveiled by the end of 2026. The product will subsequently need to progress through clinical trials and medical-device registration. Completing the financing therefore does not mean the technology has been proven. The real tests are only beginning. The first is an engineering test: Can the system consistently target specific brain regions across individuals with different skull anatomies and produce reproducible readout and neuromodulation results? The second is a clinical test: Can ultrasound neuromodulation deliver meaningful and durable benefits to patients while remaining safe over time? The third is an AI test: Can Gestala's brain foundation model bring electrical signals, cerebral blood flow, medical imaging and behavioral data into a unified representation? Can it establish verifiable relationships among neural activity, cognition, intention and behavior, while generalizing across individuals, tasks and diseases? Gestala's Chengdu headquarters is responsible for product development, engineering, manufacturing and industrial translation. Its Shanghai headquarters connects fundamental research, brain foundation model development, clinical resources and scientific collaboration. Building on its existing dual-headquarters structure, Gestala also plans to establish an overseas headquarters in either Singapore or Hong Kong. The new location will connect the company with international research, talent and industry resources while supporting global collaboration and overseas development. Through this structure, Gestala is building an integrated operation spanning technology development, engineering, manufacturing, clinical validation, AI models and international collaboration. But regardless of how much capital it raises or how far its global footprint expands, Gestala's ability to join the front ranks of the global BCI industry will depend on more than reproducible clinical data. It will also depend on whether the company can turn complex, multimodal brain data into a verifiable and generalizable brain foundation model. The former will determine whether the technology can deliver meaningful benefits to patients. The latter will determine whether Gestala can establish a shared language through which neuroscience and artificial intelligence can explain one another. About Gestala Gestala is China's first life sciences company dedicated to ultrasound-based brain-computer interface technology. Guided by the vision of "Better Brain for Better Humanity," Gestala is committed to building an ultrasound-based BCI platform with whole-brain read and write capabilities. Beyond developing innovative therapies for a wide range of neurological disorders, the company is dedicated to decoding the brain and exploring a future in which neuroscience and artificial intelligence evolve in deep convergence. For more information, please visit www.gestala.com
2026-08-26 06:36:00

OutSystems Ranks #1 in G2's Enterprise Grid® Report for AI App Builders, Named a Leader in Agentic AI
With more than 120 G2 badges, recognition across AI App Builders, Agentic AI and AI Agent Builders reflects OutSystems market leadership in enterprise agentic systems SINGAPORE , Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OutSystems, a leading Agentic Systems Platform for the enterprise, announced today that it has earned top honors across three distinct G2 Fall 2026 Grid ® Reports, including securing the #1 spot for AI App Builder in the Enterprise category alongside Leader rankings in G2's Grid ® Reports AI Agent Builders and Agentic AI categories. The recognition from G2 , the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace, reflects OutSystems momentum as enterprises look to build, orchestrate, and govern AI-powered applications and agentic systems at scale. "Standing up an agent is the easy part. Enterprises don't get value from the AI alone, they get value from the work it's part of," said Woodson Martin, CEO of OutSystems. "The real opportunity is a single governed system, where agents, applications, workflows, and people work together rather than in parallel. This recognition reflects what matters most: customers trusting us with the processes they can't afford to get wrong." "G2 insights show up where modern buyers research—from our marketplace to AI-powered search," said Godard Abel, co-founder and CEO, G2. "A strong ranking in G2 Reports helps products like OutSystems get discovered at the moments that matter most." The recognition builds on growing momentum for OutSystems Agentic Systems Platform , which brings together Mentor and Agent Workbench to help enterprises build and manage agentic systems at scale. With nearly 4,000 developers building more than 30,000 agentic systems on the platform, OutSystems was also recently named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, including recognition among the top companies in the AI and Data category. "The ability to orchestrate an agentic enterprise with OutSystems is transforming our operations," said Mike Schmitt, CEO at Butler Plus . "We are no longer just using AI for isolated tasks; we are deploying governed agents that handle mission critical processes, while maintaining strict compliance." Experience the agentic future on October 7 in Las Vegas at the OutSystems World Tour US, to see how global leaders are building, governing, and scaling secure AI systems on a leading Agentic Systems Platform. About OutSystems OutSystems is the Agentic Systems Platform built for the enterprise. Global organizations trust OutSystems to rapidly build mission-critical apps and agents, modernize legacy processes with agentic systems, and govern their entire AI portfolio across complex regulatory environments, all on a unified platform. OutSystems is consistently recognized as a leader in enterprise software development and agentic enterprise orchestration by Gartner , IDC , and Forrester , and ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction by users on G2 . Business leaders, IT executives and developers choose OutSystems to accelerate internal innovation without compromising reliability and security. Founded in 2001, the OutSystems ecosystem includes more than 90 million end users, over 600 partners, and thousands of active customers in 75+ countries across 20+ industries. Learn more at www.outsystems.com .
2026-08-26 06:30:00

Chunghwa Telecom Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Recognitions for Telecom Market Leadership and 5G Technology Innovation
Taiwan's leading telecom provider is recognized for advancing 5G innovation, AI-driven digital transformation, and resilient digital infrastructure. SAN ANTONIO , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to recognize Chunghwa Telecom with the 2026 Taiwanese Telecoms Company of the Year Recognition in the telecom industry and the 2026 Taiwanese 5G Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition for its strong performance in 5G innovation, commercialization, strategic execution, and customer impact. The recognitions highlight Chunghwa Telecom's continued leadership in Taiwan's telecommunications market and its evolution from a traditional mobile operator into an end-to-end digital transformation partner. Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Chunghwa Telecom demonstrated strength across both dimensions through sustained investment in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise solutions, resilient digital infrastructure, and customer-centric innovation. "As Taiwan's premier 5G service provider, Chunghwa Telecom is proactively translating technological innovation into practical 5G services and solutions, raising the benchmark for connectivity and enterprise applications in the market," said Mei Lee Quah, Senior Director, ICT Research at Frost & Sullivan. Chunghwa Telecom's growth strategy is anchored in 5G-Advanced, AI, enterprise solutions, and network expansion. Its integration of 5G, multi-access edge computing, and AI enables localized data processing with millisecond-level latency, supporting private 5G networks, smart applications, and stronger security resilience. The company is also advancing network slicing, edge computing, autonomous networks, and AI-RAN capabilities to strengthen 5G monetization and create new enterprise use cases. Commercialization remains a key strength. Chunghwa Telecom is developing tailored private 5G and campus networks for manufacturing, logistics, and universities while combining connectivity with AI and advanced computing. Its 5G AIoT solution export project demonstrates how these capabilities can support smart transportation and smart environments in international markets. The company has also expanded into smart healthcare, smart buildings, AI data centers, and enterprise AI applications. The company's technology portfolio supports diverse applications across smart manufacturing, smart cities, transportation, healthcare, environmental monitoring, and enterprise AI. Its 5G private network service revenue grew 88% year over year in 2025, while recurring ICT revenue increased 15%. Chunghwa Telecom is also expanding its AI Factory platform, which brings together computing power, AI models, intelligent agents, and applications to accelerate enterprise AI adoption. Chunghwa Telecom's growth momentum is reinforced by strong market performance. In 2025, revenue reached TWD 236.11 billion, representing 2.7% year-over-year growth, while operating income increased 3.6% and net income attributable to shareholders increased 4%. Mobile revenue and subscriber market share reached 40.8% and 39.7%, respectively, reflecting continued strength in Taiwan's telecommunications market. Frost & Sullivan commends Chunghwa Telecom for combining technological innovation with disciplined execution and customer-focused growth. Investments in 5G, AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, satellite connectivity, and resilient digital infrastructure position the company to address emerging enterprise and consumer needs while strengthening Taiwan's digital ecosystem. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents its Best Practices Recognitions to organizations demonstrating exceptional strategy development and execution, technological innovation, customer value, and market leadership. The recognitions are based on comprehensive benchmarking and analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan industry experts. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognition Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Recognitions honor companies across regional and global markets that exhibit exceptional achievement and consistent excellence in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer experience, and strategic product development. Each recognition is the result of a rigorous analytical process in which Frost & Sullivan industry experts benchmark performance through comprehensive interviews, deep-dive analysis, and extensive secondary research. The goal is to identify true best-in-class organizations that are driving transformative growth and setting new industry standards. Contact us: Start the discussion . Contact: Tarini Singh E: Tarini.Singh@frost.com
2026-08-25 05:30:00

STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- STARTRADER evolves alongside global markets, expanding its product range to reflect client interests and trading habits. On 24 August , the company will add 30 new U.S. stock and ETF CFDs to MT5 , expanding its range of CFD exposure to companies and themes across technology, infrastructure and innovation. STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates The expansion spans eight areas. Quantum computing additions include IONQ, QBTS, QUBT, ARQQ and QMCO ; software infrastructure includes ZS, S, RBRK and GTLB ; space and defence includes LUNR, PL, RCAT and BKSY ; while XE and NNE expand the range of CFDs linked to nuclear and energy themes. The launch also adds SERV and POET across AI and semiconductors; VCX across asset management; DOCN and FROG across cloud and DevOps; and FUTU, ONDS, OUST, VSAT, LASR, AEHR, UCTT and GSAT across fintech, communications and advanced technology. Thematic ETFs DXYZ and NASA complete the release. The addition caps STARTRADER's most active year of product development. In 2026, the company announced 330+ instruments , extended trading hours across selected stock and ETF instruments, and launched XAUUSD247, its 24/7 gold CFD, all driven by one goal: giving clients greater choice as markets evolve. The new instruments will be available on MT5 with 1:5 leverage , trade sizes from 0.1 to 1,000 lots , and trading hours from Monday to Friday, 16:30–23:00 GMT+3 . Availability depends on account type, client classification and jurisdiction; the instrument is not available to clients in all countries. The latest release reflects STARTRADER's pillars of Strength, Trust, Ambition and Resilience through broader choice, continuous innovation and an offering designed to adapt with clients and markets. Risk Warning: CFDs are complex instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Ensure you understand the risks before trading. Disclaimer: For informational purposes only. Not financial or investment advice or a recommendation to trade. Not for distribution or use where prohibited by applicable law or regulation. About STARTRADER STARTRADER is a global multi-asset broker empowering retail and institutional partners to access global markets through a range of platforms, including MetaTrader, STARTRADER APP, and STAR Copy. STARTRADER operates through entities licensed and regulated by authorities including CMA, ASIC, FSCA, FSA and FSC, combining strong governance with a client-first approach, serving both retail clients and partners with a commitment to transparency, reliability, and long-term growth.
2026-08-25 05:28:00

Kehua Launches New-Generation 40kW & 80kW VPFC and Power Modules to Drive High-Efficiency, Reliable EV Charging Infrastructure
Power Modules Evolve for the Era of Ultra-Fast Charging SEOUL, South Korea , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As 800V platforms, electric heavy-duty vehicles, and megawatt charging technologies accelerate, EV charging infrastructure is evolving toward higher power, greater efficiency, and enhanced reliability. To meet the growing demand for commercial fleets, and future megawatt-scale applications, Kehua has launched its new-generation 40kW power module and 80kW VPFC high-power module. New-Generation 40kW Module: Higher Efficiency, Greater Power Density As a core power conversion unit in DC fast chargers, the 40kW module is widely used in public charging stations and commercial charging sites. The upgraded Kehua 40kW module delivers up to 97.5% peak efficiency and 97% weighted charging efficiency, reducing conversion losses and improving energy utilization. Its volume is approximately 7.5% smaller than the previous generation, enabling higher power density and more flexible system integration. Standby power consumption is reduced from 7.5W to 0W, with zero reactive power consumption, minimizing idle energy losses and improving overall system efficiency. All-New 80kW VPFC Module: Built for High-Power and Megawatt Charging Designed for ultra-fast and megawatt-scale charging applications, the all-new 80kW VPFC module features SiC devices, achieving up to 97.5% peak efficiency and 97% weighted charging efficiency. It supports 0W standby and zero reactive power consumption, while VPFC technology helps optimize power quality. The module operates from -40°C to +75°C and maintains full-power output at 55°C without derating. It also meets EMC Class B and IEC 61851-23:2023, making it suitable for highway fast-charging stations, commercial charging hubs, and fleet charging depots. With dual-side potting and silent operation down to 55dB, it delivers reliable performance in demanding environments. Powering the Next Generation of EV Infrastructure Backed by 38 years of power electronics expertise, Kehua offers a comprehensive portfolio spanning power modules, DC chargers, high-power charging systems, megawatt charging solutions, and integrated PV-ESS-charging solutions. Kehua continues to advance high-efficiency, high-power-density, and high-reliability technologies to support the global transition to electric mobility. CONTACT: Cherry Li, cherry@kehuasz.com
2026-08-25 05:00:00

New US ‘Malice’ missile aims at China’s carrier kill chain
The US Navy’s new AIM-424 “Malice” missile could push carrier defense back into the outer air battle, where destroying the aircraft and networks enabling China’s long-range strikes may matter more than intercepting the missiles themselves. The US Navy has officially unveiled the AIM-424, a next-generation Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) engineered by Raytheon to neutralize Chinese [...] The post New US ‘Malice’ missile aims at China’s carrier kill chain appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-25 04:40:48

Classys Nears 50,000 Devices Sold Globally as Full-Lineup Growth Accelerates
Expands global portfolio beyond HIFU and MRF to include MNRF, laser, and dermabrasion devices, strengthening its medium- to long-term growth foundation 1H26 Exports, excluding shipments to its Brazilian subsidiary, grew 29% year over year, underscoring continued growth across global markets SEOUL, South Korea , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Classys Inc. (KOSDAQ: 214150), a global medical aesthetics company, announced today that, supported by its robust global commercial infrastructure, it expects device sales worldwide to surpass 50,000 units this year. This milestone reflects the company's successful expansion into new device categories, including microneedle radiofrequency (MNRF) and laser systems, beyond its traditional core portfolio of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and monopolar radiofrequency (MRF). By offering a comprehensive aesthetic portfolio designed to address diverse customer needs and leveraging its large global installed base, Classys is strengthening the foundation for sustainable medium- to long-term growth. As of the end of June, Classys had a cumulative global installed base of more than 22,000 units for its flagship HIFU line and more than 4,000 units for its MRF line. Its MNRF and dermabrasion product lines have also each surpassed 6,000 cumulative global installations. Classys plans to leverage this established footprint to introduce next-generation platforms and create additional avenues for growth through the global rollout of Quadessy and the planned European launch of Viclara later this year. A well-established sales infrastructure underpins this global expansion. The domestic Korean market, which accounts for approximately 25% of total revenue, serves as a key test market for validating new products and clinical treatment protocols while strengthening the company's global brand competitiveness. Internationally, Classys has established end-to-end commercial capabilities—from initial market entry and product launches to procedure adoption—supported by a global distributor network, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and a broad network of clinic customers. The ability to introduce next-generation devices through this existing distribution infrastructure is expected to serve as a key driver of future growth. This expanding commercial foundation continues to translate into strong financial performance. Classys reported consolidated revenue of KRW 192.7 billion for the first half of the year, representing a 20% year-over-year increase. Even excluding the impact of consolidating its Brazilian subsidiary, growth across existing international markets remained robust. Excluding shipments from Classys headquarters to its Brazilian subsidiary, 1H26 export sales increased 29% year over year, demonstrating that demand for Classys products continues to grow across its existing global markets beyond the impact of the transition to direct sales in Brazil. In Europe, market diversification delivered tangible results, driven by expansion into new countries—including the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, and Bulgaria—as well as sales growth in existing European markets. Despite continued investments in global commercialization and market expansion, Classys maintained strong profitability, achieving a standalone operating margin of 50.8% in the first half of the year. The expansion of the installed base is also significant, as it supports recurring consumables revenue and the adoption of multi-device combination treatments. In the first half of the year, consumables revenue reached KRW 80.2 billion, up 5.3% year over year and 52.7% from the first half of 2024. As cumulative global device installations continue to grow, the foundation for stable, recurring consumables revenue is expanding accordingly. Portfolio diversification through new products is also accelerating, particularly in the dermabrasion category. The previous-generation Aquapure has already built a track record of global sales and established customer relationships, helping to lower barriers to market entry. Set to launch in Europe under the brand name "Viclara" by the end of this year, Classys plans to drive cross-selling and increase utilization by leveraging its existing HIFU, MRF, and MNRF customer base and global distribution network. Moving forward, Classys plans to expand device distribution in line with regional regulatory approvals and launch timelines, while introducing combination treatment protocols to existing customers to increase device utilization and revenue per customer. The company will also intensify localized marketing efforts through global medical congresses, clinical education programs, and KOL collaborations tailored to regional skin characteristics, treatment preferences, and practitioner needs. "The continued growth in cumulative global device sales demonstrates that Classys is steadily expanding its reach among medical professionals and patients worldwide," said Yugene Choi, Head of Investor Relations at Classys. "By continuously introducing new platforms and clinical treatment protocols to our established installed base, distribution channels, and clinical networks, we aim to drive continued growth in both device and consumables sales and sustain our long-term growth in the global medical aesthetics market."
2026-08-25 04:26:00

Midea Building Technologies Holds Green Mark 2021 Technical Seminar in Singapore, Introduces International HVAC Design Contest to Local Industry
SINGAPORE , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Midea Building Technologies officially held its Consultant & Contractor Appreciation Seminar at METT Singapore. The closed-door technical exchange convened senior mechanical and electrical consultants, developers, and data centre operators to discuss the evolving landscape of green building standards and low-carbon technologies. Midea Building Technologies also introduced the HVAC Design Contest to Singapore's consultants and contractors for the first time, inviting the local design community to take part. Navigating Green Mark 2021 and Refrigerant Compliance The seminar directly addressed immediate shifts in the local market. Singapore's Green Mark 2021 and Super Low Energy (SLE) standards have significantly raised the technical baseline for chilled-water projects across the island. Concurrently, the industry transition to low-GWP (Global Warming Potential) refrigerants has introduced critical fire-safety compliance layers that design teams must now navigate. Technical sessions translated these regulatory updates into concrete design decisions. Presenters demonstrated how water-side plant efficiency and air-side delivery integrate into Total System Efficiency—the ultimate benchmark for modern chilled-water design. Special attention was given to the safety protocols required for low-carbon refrigerants such as R1234ze. Classified as a Class 2L mildly flammable gas, its usage falls under the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Petroleum and Flammable Materials regulations. Industry experts emphasized that selecting eco-friendly refrigerants and designing machinery rooms can no longer be treated as separate decisions, requiring integrated planning for leak detection, forced-air exhaust, and fire-rated enclosures. Advancing Efficiency via In-House Magnetic-Bearing Technology As magnetic-bearing centrifugal chillers become a mainstream pathway to achieving SLE plant performance, the seminar explored the core mechanisms driving these efficiency gains. Midea highlighted its permanent magnet synchronous motors, direct-drive architecture, and symmetrical magnetic bearing arrangements that utilize generator mode to keep the rotor safely levitated even during sudden power losses. From a lifecycle perspective, oil-free magnetic-bearing machines eliminate the recurring maintenance costs of oil changes, filters, and pumps. More importantly, they prevent oil migration inside the heat exchanger, preserving peak thermal efficiency over years of continuous operation—a critical factor for data centers and industrial plants. Furthermore, because Midea holds the proprietary technology for both the chiller and the compressor, damaged components can be repaired or replaced directly on-site, drastically reducing maintenance downtime compared to typical factory repair cycles. Industry Perspectives on Local Capability and AI Demand The seminar featured guest sharing segments from independent industry experts who offered a broader view of market development: Dr. Pan Heng , project manager at Global Switch, highlighted Midea's strategic shift from a product exporter to a localized technical force tailored to Singapore's Green Mark standards. He emphasized that this comprehensive engineering capability is most evident in advanced data centre projects, where Midea successfully integrates temperature control, magnetic-bearing tech, liquid cooling, and BMS from factory testing (FAT) through to final site commissioning. Mr. Toh Boo Hor , Senior director of Asia Infrastructure Solutions, noted that as demands for Data Centre rapidly expand, the necessity for reliable vendor support, and close collaboration remain the priority beyond system efficiency. Midea Building Technologies Introduces the International HVAC Design Contest to Singapore Marking a major milestone, Midea Building Technologies introduced the HVAC Design Contest to Singapore for the first time, inviting the local design community to participate. Established in 2002 and expanded globally in 2021, the contest runs under the theme Ensoul Buildings . The competition stands out in the industry through three core features: Brand-Neutrality: The contest is fully open to the industry; engineering projects designed around equipment from any manufacturer are eligible for entry. Performance-Driven: Unlike conceptual competitions, entries in the Professional and Distributor categories must feature completed projects in stable operation with verified performance data. Expert Evaluation: Submissions will be evaluated by an independent panel of industry professionals through a local preliminary round, followed by a multi-region international panel. Strengthening Local Delivery and Service Support To support engineering specifications from design through handover, Midea showcased its comprehensive local infrastructure in Singapore: Expanded Product Lineup: Introduction of the VC Max series and ATOM B single-phase VRF platform, designed to offer high piping flexibility and multi-indoor unit connectivity for condominiums, shophouses, and small offices where full-scale commercial systems are not viable. Tiered Parts Network: A global spare parts framework leveraging headquarters, regional hubs, and dedicated local stock in Singapore to guarantee rapid turnaround times. Certified Field Personnel: All deployed engineers hold verified local safety and trade certifications, including bizSAFE accreditation, ISO 45001 compliance, and Workplace Safety and Health qualifications. By bridging regulatory interpretation, advanced technology assessment, and dedicated local field support, Midea Building Technologies is engaging the Singapore design community as a long-term technical partner rather than a traditional equipment supplier—collaborating to optimize how the nation's buildings perform. For more information, please visit: https://www.midea.com/sg
2026-08-25 02:17:00

Mini PC Brand VZMORE Makes Global Debut at ShowStoppers @ IFA 2026, Bringing Advanced Thermal Innovation to Mini PCs
BERLIN , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VZMORE, a German-owned Mini PC brand focused on high-performance and quiet desktop computing, will make its public debut at ShowStoppers @ IFA 2026 in Berlin. The company will showcase four flagship products—the AX9 Max, iX9 Max, iX9 Ultra and AX9 Ultra—designed for professional productivity, content creation, local AI, graphics-intensive workloads and gaming. VZMORE AX9 Max Leaflet Built on the AMD platform, the AX9 Max features an AMD RyzenTM AI 9 HX 470 processor, RadeonTM 890M graphics and a dedicated Ryzen AI NPU delivering up to 55 TOPS. For Intel users, the iX9 Max combines an Intel® CoreTM Ultra 9 185H processor with Intel® ArcTM graphics, targeting content creation and multi-display workflows. Taking performance further, the iX9 Ultra is powered by the next-generation Intel® CoreTM Ultra X9 378H platform, integrating Intel® ArcTM B390 graphics and an NPU delivering up to 50 TOPS to support more advanced AI and graphics workloads. At the top of VZMORE's AMD lineup, the AX9 Ultra features an AMD RyzenTM AI Max 388 processor with RadeonTM 8060S graphics. Paired with V-Boost MaxTM, it supports performance tuning of up to 120W for high-end content creation, local AI and AAA gaming, delivering flagship-level performance in a compact desktop form factor. Across its product lineup, VZMORE uses its proprietary V-CoolingTM thermal architecture to address one of the key challenges facing conventional Mini PCs: maintaining stable performance after the system heats up. The architecture integrates a large-area VC vapor chamber, high-density cooling fins, 360-degree bottom air intake, vertical airflow and intelligent thermal control into a complete cooling path that efficiently spreads and exhausts heat. According to VZMORE's internal testing, V-CoolingTM provides 40% more heat-spreading area and 50% higher heat-transfer efficiency than traditional dual-heat-pipe cooling solutions. Selected models can operate at noise levels as low as 38 dB under heavy load. "For a Mini PC, performance only truly matters when it can be sustained, and it should not come at the cost of disruptive noise," said Bruce Gong, Brand Manager at VZMORE. "V-Cooling is the foundation of our product strategy: more sustained performance, less noise and a better everyday desktop experience." The four products are scheduled to launch in global markets in mid-October 2026. Final configurations, pricing and regional availability will be announced closer to launch. About VZMORE VZMORE is a German-owned Mini PC brand dedicated to the development and innovation of PC products. With a focus on thermal performance, computing power and industrial design, VZMORE has developed its proprietary V-CoolingTM thermal architecture and V-BoostTM performance technology. By combining VC vapor-chamber cooling with performance delivery of up to 120W, VZMORE brings users worldwide a Mini PC experience with more performance, quieter operation and greater reliability. For more information, visit www.vzmore.com
2026-08-25 02:15:00

New US$22 Million Education Lifeline for Crisis-Affected Children in Sudan
New three-year investment will reach nearly 200,000 crisis-affected children and adolescents, helping them return to safe, inclusive learning while supporting the recovery of Sudan's education system. The announcement comes as Education Cannot Wait launches Hope Starts Here, a global campaign to mobilise US$600 million to reach 10 million children living through the world's most severe crises. GENEVA, Switzerland , Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait ( ECW ), the global fund for education in crises, has announced a new US$22 million multi-year investment to help restore safe, quality and inclusive education for nearly 200,000 crisis-affected children and adolescents across West Darfur, South Kordofan and Gedaref, as Sudan continues to face the world's largest humanitarian and displacement crisis. Children participate in a classroom lesson in Sudan, where communities are working to restore access to safe, quality education amid the ongoing conflict. ©UNICEF/Eslam Elkhair The announcement follows a high-level mission to Sudan. ECW Director Maysa Jalbout met with children, teachers, communities and education partners affected by more than three years of armed conflict and displacement. Since conflict erupted in April 2023, some 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes, while 33.7 million people now require humanitarian assistance. At least 8 million children – nearly half of Sudan's 17 million school-age children – remain out of school. Across the country, large numbers of schools remain non-operational, while millions of children have endured prolonged disruptions to their education, with some missing nearly 500 days of learning. "Education in Sudan has been interrupted by conflict, displacement and unimaginable hardship. Yet it remains one of the most powerful tools we have to protect millions of children, restore hope and support recovery. This investment is about much more than reopening classrooms. It is about supporting children to regain a sense of safety and normalcy while strengthening education systems that can continue serving communities through crisis and into recovery. Sudan's children cannot wait," said Maysa Jalbout, Director of Education Cannot Wait. The three-year programme will reach those left furthest behind in the country – including internally displaced children, refugees and vulnerable host communities, with at least 60% girls and 10% children with disabilities. It will establish safe formal and non-formal learning environments, provide mental health and psychosocial support, strengthen teacher capacity, improve access to quality learning materials, and address barriers facing girls and children with disabilities. A US$5 million crisis modifier will enable rapid responses to emerging emergencies and climate-related shocks. Implementation will be led by Save the Children , in partnership with Plan International , Lakarmissionen International ( LM International ), and local partners Alsalam Organisation for Relief and Development ( AORD ) and Sadagaat . "For millions of children in Sudan, conflict and displacement have disrupted not only their education, but also their sense of safety, routine and hope for the future. Access to safe, quality education is a fundamental right and one of the most effective ways to protect children and support their recovery during times of crises. Through this ECW multi-year investment and partnership, children in Sudan will be able to access learning opportunities that provide critical protection, psychosocial support and a pathway to recovery, resilience and a brighter future," said Francesco Lanino, Deputy Country Director for Save the Children. Localisation is central to the programme, with nearly 48% of the budget going to national and local partners. Local actors will work alongside organisations of persons with disabilities, women-led organisations and community structures to ensure the response is rooted in the priorities and capacities of the communities it serves. "Communities in Sudan have shown extraordinary resilience despite the immense challenges they continue to face. As a Sudanese organisation, we know that lasting impact comes from solutions that are rooted in local knowledge, trust and partnerships with the communities we serve. Through this programme, we will work alongside families, teachers and local partners to help children return to safe, inclusive learning environments where they can recover, regain hope and build the skills they need for the future," said Rudwan Elfaki, General Director of AORD. ECW's US$22 million investment provides seed funding towards a total programme requirement of US$39 million, with partners continuing to mobilise additional resources to expand support as needs evolve. From Sudan to a global call for action The Sudan investment comes days after the launch of Hope Starts Here , ECW's new global campaign to mobilise US$600 million to reach 10 million crisis-affected children with education over the next four years. The campaign launches at a critical moment. ECW's latest global estimates show that 258 million school-aged children and adolescents across 87 countries now have their education disrupted by crises. Hope Starts Here builds on a decade of action by ECW and its partners, reaching more than 14 million crisis-affected children and adolescents with education, protection and holistic support. The campaign will mobilise governments, foundations, philanthropies and private sector partners ahead of ECW's High-Level Replenishment Conference in Geneva on 5 November 2026, hosted by Switzerland. Note to Editors B-roll and high-resolution photos are available here. About Education Cannot Wait: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the global fund for education in crises. The Fund provides rapid, flexible funding to locally-led education responses that protect learning for refugee, internally displaced and other children, while strengthening systems to sustain learning and resilience in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. ECW works with governments, public and private funders, UN agencies, civil society organisations, and other humanitarian and development aid actors so that no child is left behind. As global crises intensify and the education financing gap widens, ECW calls on public and private sector partners to scale up investments so millions more crisis-affected girls and boys can learn and rebuild their futures. Additional information available at: www.educationcannotwait.org For press inquiries: Rafik Elouerchefani relouerchefani@un-ecw.org Estefanía Jiménez: esjimenez@un-ecw.org For other inquiries: info@un-ecw.org
2026-08-24 04:00:00

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Softcare Reports 46% Interim Profit Growth as Emerging-Market Momentum Continues, Payout Ratio Rises to Approximately 66%
HONG KONG , Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Softcare Limited ("Softcare" or the "Company"; HKEX: 2698) recently held its first interim results presentation since listing, following the release of its results announcement for the six months ended 30 June 2026. (Softcare held its first interim results presentation since its listing) During the period, Softcare recorded revenue of US$332.7 million, representing year-on-year growth of 30.7%. Gross profit increased by 36.7% to US$119.1 million, while profit for the period rose by 46.0% to US$75.8 million. Adjusted net profit for the period, excluding the effects of listing expenses, foreign-exchange movements and share-based payment expenses, increased by 53.1% to US$78.6 million. The Board declared an interim dividend of US$0.08 per share, amounting to approximately US$49.7 million and representing a payout ratio of approximately 66%, approximately 21 percentage points higher than the full-year dividend payout ratio of approximately 45% in 2025. The higher payout reflects Softcare's continued focus on shareholder returns alongside its ongoing business expansion. 1. Emerging-market fundamentals underpin long-term demand At the results presentation, Shen Yanchang, Chairman of Sunda Enterprise Limited, Non-executive Director and Chairman of Softcare Limited, said the Company's long-term growth was underpinned by the favourable demographic and economic trends across emerging markets, which are driving the continued penetration of personal hygiene products, and sustained demand for baby care, feminine care and household care products across the markets. Softcare's focus on the local manufacturing of essential consumer goods brings investment, technology, employment and tax revenue to the countries in which it operates, making its business less exposed to policy changes targeting the resources sector. Its presence across multiple countries helps diversify operational risks, while its local manufacturing capabilities allow the Company to respond more effectively to differences in consumer demand and market conditions. Management believes that the operating experience accumulated in established markets can be adapted and replicated across additional countries, with business systems tailored to local consumption patterns and distribution structures. 2. African core remains resilient as Latin America accelerates Growth remained broad-based across Softcare's core African markets. Revenue from Western Africa increased by 24.4% year on year, while Eastern and Central Africa recorded growth of 29.3% and 29.4%, respectively. The Company also continued to use established production bases to serve neighbouring countries where it does not yet have local manufacturing facilities. Revenue from other markets in Eastern, Central and Western Africa increased by 97.5%, 44.5% and 51.3%, respectively, demonstrating the potential of this export-led market development model. Latin America was Softcare's fastest-growing region during the period. Regional revenue increased by 122.7% to US$19.4 million, including growth of 57.0% in Peru. The commencement of operations at the Company's hygiene products plant in Peru in April 2026, following the launch of local production in El Salvador in August 2025, marked a further step in Softcare's local production strategy. Lung Shei Kei, C hief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary of Softcare Limited, noted that the Group's performance was supported by steady expansion in its core markets, the rapid development of Latin America and increasing exports from established production bases to surrounding countries. 3. Broader brand portfolio supports market penetration Softcare is developing a diversified brand portfolio covering premium, mass-market and value segments to address differences in purchasing power, consumer preferences and competitive conditions across its markets. Revenue from the core Softcare brand increased by 22.4% year on year. Cuettie and Veesper recorded growth of 43.8% and 60.2%, respectively, while revenue from Maya increased by 381.5%. A s these brands all grew faster than the core brand, Softcare's overall brand mix became increasingly diversified. The Company also began promoting its new Allround baby-pants brand in Kenya and Ghana in March 2026. In addition to expanding the product portfolio, the initiative is intended to educate consumers about the functional benefits of baby pants in markets where the category remains at an early stage of development. Luo Jichao, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Softcare Limited, said the Company is pursuing product-brand and corporate-brand development in parallel. Its multi-brand strategy is intended to meet increasingly differentiated consumer needs while strengthening the Company's ability to respond to varying competitive conditions. 4. Channel model enters pilot implementation Softcare is also gradually evolving from a predominantly distributor-led model towards a more service-oriented channel system. The Company has identified unmet service demand among small retail outlets in its markets and is developing a standardised, information-enabled distribution system to improve retail coverage and point-of-sale execution. The model has entered pilot implementation and validation in selected markets. Softcare plans to proceed in a measured manner, refining the system through local trials before gradually replicating the model across additional markets. 5. Supply-chain scale may create market-share opportunities Management also addressed potential pressure from geopolitical tensions, shipping disruption and rising raw-material costs. Shen Yanchang noted that these factors may create short-term cost pressure, but could also accelerate the concentration of supply-chain resources towards larger branded manufacturers. W ith its scale procurement, stable supply and local manufacturing capabilities, Softcare may be better positioned to maintain product availability and capture additional market share over the medium term. Looking ahead, Softcare will continue to balance sales volume, pricing, profitability and market share, while advancing its multi-country operations, local manufacturing, global supply chain, brand portfolio and distribution capabilities. With a resilient African core, accelerating Latin American operations and a broader portfolio of brands and markets, the Company is continuing to strengthen the foundations for sustainable long-term growth across emerging markets.
2026-08-24 03:58:00

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LONGi at UNCCD COP17: Li Zhenguo Explains Two Technological Pathways for PV-Powered Food Security
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia , Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From August 17 to 28, 2026, the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) is being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. During the conference, LONGi participated in several side events, systematically presenting the enormous potential of PV technology to enhance the resilience of global food supply, and officially released its solutions for PV-powered food security. At a side event titled “From Desert to Asset – Comprehensive Solutions for Integrated PV-Based Ecological Restoration,” co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University and the China Green Foundation, Li Zhenguo, founder and Chief Technology Officer of LONGi, joined via video link and noted that traditional food production relies heavily on natural photosynthesis and climatic conditions. At a side event titled "From Desert to Asset – Comprehensive Solutions for Integrated PV-Based Ecological Restoration," co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University and the China Green Foundation, Li Zhenguo, founder and Chief Technology Officer of LONGi, joined via video link and noted that traditional food production relies heavily on natural photosynthesis and climatic conditions. Extreme weather events such as droughts and floods have severely impacted agricultural production, and global climate change is placing unprecedented pressure on an already fragile food supply system. However, as costs decline, PV technology can not only reduce carbon emissions but also offer a new solution for enhancing the resilience of global food supply. Li Zhenguo recently published a forward-looking Perspective article titled "Photovoltaics for food security" in the leading international academic journal Nature Sustainability , in which he systematically set out two technological pathways with practical application prospects. Pathway 1: PV-driven artificial synthesis of starch from carbon dioxide. PV-generated electricity is used to electrolyze water and produce green hydrogen, which is then coupled with captured CO2 to synthesize green methanol. This methanol is subsequently converted into starch through oxidation, polymerization, and other processes. Compared with the solar energy utilization efficiency of about 2% in traditional natural photosynthesis, this pathway can raise efficiency to 7–10%. Calculations show that deploying PV on just 3.7% of the Sahara Desert could generate 26 trillion kWh of green electricity, enough to synthesize 3 billion tonnes of food and meet the current global food demand. Pathway 2: PV-driven "energy-water-food" nexus system. By building PV power plants in desert areas, the shading effect of PV modules reduces soil moisture evaporation, improves the soil microclimate, and lowers irrigation requirements. Combined with PV-powered seawater desalination and inter-regional water transfer projects, this approach can gradually transform desert land that was previously unsuitable for cultivation into arable farmland. In fact, LONGi has already been actively exploring this approach in the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, China – generating electricity on the panels, planting crops under the panels, and raising livestock between the panel rows. Under the PV panels, the once barren land is being revitalized. This practice verifies the feasibility of integrated PV-ecology-agriculture development and provides a replicable Chinese solution for the coordinated development of ecological restoration and food production in desertification-prone areas. The theme of this year's COP17 is "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope." LONGi actively participated in multiple side events, engaging in in-depth exchanges with government agencies, scientists, and corporate representatives from around the world, and sharing Chinese experience in the deep integration of PV with desertification control and ecological restoration. From cutting-edge laboratory exploration to on-the-ground validation in deserts, PV is evolving from an energy solution into a cornerstone of sustainable development. Looking ahead, LONGi will leverage Solar (PV)-plus-Storage technologies to actively address climate change, continue to promote the deep integration of PV with ecology, agriculture, water resources and other fields, build a more resilient global sustainable development system, and ensure that more affordable, safer, and more accessible green energy truly benefits everyone.
2026-08-24 03:52:00

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TraceLink MINT Transaction Volume in 2026 Surpasses Full-Year 2025 Volume by 183% as Customers Expand Digital Supply Chain Collaboration
Rapid growth in transaction volume, live company adoption, and transaction types signals increasing use of the Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network for multienterprise supply chain operations BOSTON , Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TraceLink, the world's largest Agentic Business Network for the life sciences and healthcare supply chain, today announced that Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) transaction volume in 2026 through early August surpassed full-year 2025 volume by 183% as companies rapidly expand digital business transaction exchange on the Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network. As more supply chain activity moves onto MINT, manual coordination gives way to trusted, structured information that improves visibility into trading partner activity and drives faster, more intelligent decisions. At scale, this digitalization reduces operational complexity while improving service, productivity, working capital, and resilience—and creates the multienterprise data needed to scale agentic operations. "AI cannot transform supply chains without trusted operational context spanning companies, systems, business transactions, and processes," said Shabbir Dahod, President and CEO of TraceLink. "As MINT grows, the value of the network grows with it, giving companies richer operational context to coordinate work, automate decisions, and deploy AI across multienterprise operations. This is what makes the network essential to the Agentic Supply Chain Operating Model." MINT Adoption Expands Across the Supply Network New MINT live activations in 2026 through early August surpassed the full-year 2025 total by 53%, while the total number of live companies surpassed the year-end 2025 total by 138%. Every new participant increases the reach and value of the network. Current customers gain more opportunities to digitalize relationships already participating in the ecosystem, while new customers enter a growing network of live companies and links that can accelerate time-to-value. Through the Integrate-OnceTM model, those relationships can expand to support additional business transactions over time without recreating the underlying link. MINT Transaction Growth Expands What Companies Can Digitalize MINT is also expanding the range of supply chain activity companies can digitalize. New MINT transaction types in 2026 through early August surpassed the full-year 2025 total by 58% and increased 168% from Q1 to Q2 2026, while the total number of live MINT transaction types surpassed the year-end 2025 total by 141% and grew 55% from Q1 to Q2 2026. Purchase orders, acknowledgments, shipments, invoices, inventory updates, and other business transactions collectively shape the flow of goods and information between companies. Bringing more of these transactions onto MINT gives organizations a more complete digital view of multienterprise operations and allows them to standardize and scale more business processes through the Integrate-OnceTM model. The result is richer operational context for people, systems, and governed OPUS Agents, with less dependence on one-off integrations as digital collaboration expands. Scaling Agentic Operations Across the Supply Network The growth of MINT is increasing the intelligence available across the network. More participating companies, more digital transactions, and more transaction types create richer operational context that Agentic Business Processes, Agentic Control Towers, and governed OPUS Agents can use to monitor conditions, reason over business activity, and perform work across company boundaries. MINT builds on the scale and reach of TraceLink's broader Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network, which links more than 315,000 authenticated business entities and supports hundreds of billions of annual supply chain exchanges. Built through decades of digitalizing serialization, traceability, and supply chain collaboration, this trusted network gives organizations the data, governance, and multienterprise context to scale agentic operations beyond the enterprise and across the end-to-end life sciences and healthcare supply chain. TraceLink was recently recognized with a 2026 Global AI Award for AI in Supply Chain, underscoring the company's continued innovation in applying AI to transform end-to-end supply chain operations. Join the growing community of peers building the Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network at FutureLink Barcelona . About TraceLink TraceLink powers the transformation to an Agentic Supply Chain Operating Model for life sciences and healthcare by combining human expertise with agentic work across the end-to-end supply network. Through Agentic Business Processes, Agentic Control Towers, the Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network, and governed OPUS Agents, TraceLink enables companies to significantly improve productivity, service, inventory, working capital, cost, compliance, quality, resilience, and revenue performance. Powered by the OPUS Platform and the world's largest Agentic Business Network, which links more than 315,000 authenticated business entities and hundreds of billions of annual supply chain transactions, TraceLink enables companies to digitalize business transactions, create trusted operational context, and perform work across multienterprise supply chain processes with greater speed, intelligence, control, and accountability. Learn more at www.tracelink.com .
2026-08-20 18:01:00

Vmake Labs Adds Master Model and New Scenes for Cinematic Video Enhancement up to 8K
Vmake Labs introduces Maste r model, Studio and Portrait Pro for cinema-grade video restoration, realistic portraits and polished real-world footage. PALO ALTO, Calif. , Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vmake Labs is pleased to announce the expansion of its Video Enhancer , with a cinema-grade Master model and two new specialist scenes, Studio and Portrait Pro. The additions are designed to help creators turn everyday phone recordings and other real-world footage into sharper, more cinematic video, with the visual detail associated with professional photography. According to the company, a useful recording does not always begin under studio lights. Product demonstrations, interviews and social clips are often captured quickly, leaving creators with footage that appears soft, compressed or flat. The updated Video Enhancer addresses these common limitations through generative enhancement, scene-specific processing and output resolutions of up to 8K. The newly added options include: Master model: Available exclusively to members, Master provides cinema-grade video quality intended to rival the appearance of professional photography. It supports 2K, 4K and 8K resolutions. Portrait Pro: This member-exclusive scene builds on the existing Portrait option. Its AI large-model enhancement generates richer, more realistic skin texture while improving facial definition and overall clarity. Studio: The new Studio scene applies premium texture restoration to real-life recordings, giving casual footage a more polished and cinematic appearance. These additions give creators greater control over how different types of footage are processed. Portrait Pro concentrates on faces and natural skin detail, while Studio is suited to clips that need broader visual refinement. Master provides the highest enhancement tier for projects requiring greater resolution and a professionally photographed finish. "Many valuable videos are captured in ordinary settings, where lighting, equipment and time may be limited," states a Vmake Labs spokesperson. "The new Master model, Studio scene and Portrait Pro scene are intended to help creators preserve the original moment while producing clearer, more cinematic results." Beyond the new features, the Video Enhancer offers three processing levels for different production needs: Fast: Provides a quick fix for clearer, smoother footage and supports Original, 2K and 4K resolutions. Quality: Uses AI intelligent reconstruction to recover richer detail and supports 2K, 4K and 8K resolutions. Master: Delivers cinema-grade enhancement for a professional-photography look, with support for 2K, 4K and 8K resolutions. The tool also includes specialist scenes for Portrait, Product, Lowlight, De-AI, Game and Anime content. Product focuses on e-commerce footage and visible item details. Lowlight is intended for nighttime and dimly lit recordings, while De-AI reduces the artificial appearance sometimes found in generated video. Game and Anime provide processing suited to gaming footage and animation. Not only that, but batch processing for up to 30 assets allows creators and marketing teams to enhance multiple files within one workflow. Generative enhancement helps restore missing visual information rather than relying solely on conventional enlargement, making the tool suitable for product clips, social posts, advertisements and archival footage. Vmake Labs Video Enhancer combines resolution upscaling, detail reconstruction, scene-aware processing and batch enhancement in an integrated online tool. Users can select a model and specialist scene according to the source footage, intended presentation and publishing platform. For more information, please visit Vmake Labs: https://vmake.ai/ . About Vmake Labs Vmake Labs is an AI social video studio providing tools for generating, enhancing and optimizing video content. Its platform serves small businesses, e-commerce sellers, creators and marketing teams producing social and commercial media. The updated Video Enhancer is available online for users who want to explore its model tiers, scene-specific settings and supported output resolutions. Follow Vmake Labs on: X(Twitter): https://x.com/VmakeLabs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vmakelabs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vmakelabs LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/vmakelabs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VmakeLabs
2026-08-20 18:00:00

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2026-08-19 17:15:27

Apodex Launches TRACES, a Benchmark for Scientific Discovery
TRACES moves beyond static datasets and answer keys, testing whether AI can navigate real-world scientific environments, adapt to feedback and produce verifiable discoveries REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Apodex today introduced TRACES , a novel benchmark designed to evaluate AI on one of the hardest challenges in artificial intelligence: working on real-world problems where the answer may not yet be known. Most AI benchmarks begin with an answer key. They measure whether a model can retrieve established knowledge, solve a predefined problem, write correct code or reproduce a known result. Scientific discovery is different. Researchers often begin without knowing the answer, and sometimes without knowing whether their initial hypothesis is correct. Progress may require searching vast bodies of evidence, using specialized tools, maintaining competing hypotheses, running experiments, learning from failure and repeatedly revising a line of inquiry before reaching a conclusion that can withstand verification. In some scientific problems, the ultimate answer may not become known until months or years later. TRACES is designed for that world. Rather than treating a benchmark as a static dataset with hidden answers, TRACES transforms real-world problems into executable environments where AI systems can observe, act, use tools, learn from feedback and work toward verifiable outcomes. The process of such AI systems interacting with executable environments are also evaluated along six TRACES capabilities, novel evaluation metrics which we design specifically for the purpose of evaluating discoverative AI. Together, these real-world problems, executable environments and evaluation frameworks form the TRACES benchmark. "TRACES is a benchmark designed specifically to evaluate progress in discoverative AI," said Dr. Sheng Wang, Lead Scientist at Apodex, who leads discovery and evaluation. "It brings together sophisticated efforts in scouting high-value real-world problems, assembling the tools and data needed to build executable environments, and developing a novel scoring system that evaluates not only outcomes but also the discovery process. We believe TRACES represents an important milestone in the development of discoverative AI." Beyond Static Benchmarks: Toward Executable Environments TRACES is built around a different conception of AI evaluation. Instead of presenting a model with a question and scoring only its final answer, a TRACES environment gives an AI system an environment in which to work. Depending on the problem, that environment may include scientific literature, structured datasets, code execution, specialized scientific tools, simulators, folding engines, experimental feedback or other interfaces. The system must decide what to do, interpret what happens, update its approach and continue working toward a verifiable outcome. The full trajectory can then be evaluated alongside the final result. TRACES: Six Capabilities for Discovery Discoverative AI aims at answering open-ended, high-value questions, many of which may lack outcome feedback. It is therefore essential to evaluate and verify the process of such systems, essential for the success of discoverative AI. To this end, within these environments, TRACES evaluates six capabilities Apodex considers fundamental to long-horizon, verifiable problem solving: T — Tools: selecting, calling and correctly interpreting external tools R — Repair: locating and correcting its own errors once feedback arrives A — Alternatives: laying out competing hypotheses and keeping or discarding them as evidence accumulates C — Coherence: holding state, constraints and logic intact across a long chain of work E — Evidence: grounding every conclusion in observation, data, experiment or citation S — Scope: stating the conditions under which a conclusion holds, and where it does not apply "The TRACES process verification is what makes the benchmark unique," said Brian Wang, AI Research Scientist at Apodex. "In scientific discovery, the answer is one line at the end of hundreds of judgments — what to try next, when the evidence is enough, when to abandon a hypothesis. The capability lives there, and scoring only the last line throws away almost all of it. Our TRACES verifier systematically scores the quality of process , which is essential for evaluating and improving AI systems for long-horizon, open-ended discoverative jobs." Together, these dimensions evaluate more than whether an AI produced the right final answer. They evaluate how the system got there. A scientifically plausible answer is not enough if the system used the wrong tool, ignored contradictory evidence, failed to consider alternative explanations or made a claim broader than its evidence supports. The objective is to evaluate both outcome and process — what the system discovered and whether the path it took supports the conclusion. Verifying the Path, Not Only the Answer In TRACES, AI systems are evaluated both by outcome and process verifiers. The outcome verifier grades a submission against hidden ground truth; the process evaluation asks whether the conclusion was earned — whether the path that produced it is one that would hold up on the next problem. Both matter, but for discoverative AI, process verification is arguably more important, evaluating submissions along the six fundamental TRACES capabilities. TRACES makes each of the generic capabilities concrete for different environments. Evidence fidelity (E), for instance, could take different forms: where a solver must propose a candidate that will later be tested in the physical world, it asks whether the proposal rests on a prediction the solver actually ran under its limited feedback budget rather than on asserted plausibility; where the deliverable is a report that must survive audit, it asks whether every figure traces to a procedure genuinely executed on the population it claims to describe. Decomposing TRACES capabilities into problem-specific atomic skills or subrubrics, TRACES verification offers targeted process evaluation and diagnostic feedback. Evaluators do not assign a free-form score — they match observed evidence against explicit written descriptions of each scoring band, and every finding is anchored to specific steps in the recorded trajectory. An independent model then reviews the result, and disagreement triggers a re-score and final adjudication. Calibrations between process verification and hidden outcomes, and verification-repair loops are also carried out to ensure the validity of our process verifier. Beyond What AI Knows: Measuring What It Can Discover As AI moves deeper into science, the distinction between knowing and discovering becomes increasingly important. A model can summarize what humanity already knows about a disease and still fail to identify a new therapeutic opportunity. It can understand published protein science and still fail to design a biological candidate that works when tested. It can produce an elegant scientific explanation that collapses when confronted with new evidence. Discovery begins where the answer key ends. TRACES is Apodex's attempt to evaluate AI at that boundary. About Apodex Apodex is building Discoverative AI: artificial intelligence that discovers unknown things from known knowledge, rather than just generating outputs from material already in the training distribution. At the core is the company's Self-Evolving Solver, a system built for real-world problems: questions with no answer in any dataset, where every reasoning step can be audited, and every improvement is earned through verified discovery. Apodex's founding thesis is that scale and data alone cannot cross the barrier from pattern-matching to genuine discovery. Crossing it requires new ideas from neuroscience, information theory, physics, and formal verification — and the people sharp enough to bring them. Apodex is hiring across research, engineering, and open-source contributions. Learn more at www.apodex.com . Participation and Access TRACES is open for participation, and Apodex is actively seeking both solver systems to evaluate and new problems to build . Teams building a solver system — a model, a harness, an agent loop, or all three — can submit it for evaluation on our benchmark, including on the TRACES capabilities, through https://discovery.apodex.com/submit-solver.html . No integration work is required from the submitting team: every system enters through the same fixed episode interface, and Apodex performs that work in collaboration with the submitter. Researchers and organizations holding a consequential problem from their own field — one they believe an AI system should be able to attack — can propose it through https://discovery.apodex.com/submit-problem.html , and Apodex will work with them to turn it into an executable environment with both outcome and process verifiers. For More Information The complete framework, including the problem-scouting process behind the 423 high-value problems assembled from a survey of 561 industries across 16 sectors, the environment and episode design, the process metric, and full results, is documented in the following technical report and websites: Explore TRACES and its environments Read the TRACES technical paper on arXiv Media Contact TEAM LEWIS: apodex@teamlewis.com
2026-08-19 16:50:00

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Poolking Advances Fiberglass Sand Filter Technology for Large-Scale Water Treatment Projects
Bobbin-wound fiberglass pressure vessels offer commercial project developers a lighter, corrosion-resistant alternative to traditional stainless-steel tanks, helping simplify transportation and installation for large-scale aquatic infrastructure. GUANGZHOU, China , Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Guangdong Poolking Filtration Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Poolking), a China-based manufacturer of pool equipment and commercial water-treatment solutions, is expanding the application of fiberglass filtration technology in a segment of the industry traditionally dominated by stainless steel: large-scale water treatment systems for water parks, artificial lagoons, aquariums, public aquatic facilities and other commercial infrastructure. At the center of the company's commercial portfolio is its bobbin-wound fiberglass sand filter range, manufactured using the company's fiberglass bobbin-winding technology based on a continuous filament-winding process widely adopted in composite pressure-vessel production. Poolking manufactures fiberglass filtration vessels in diameters of up to 3 meters, with standard working pressure ratings ranging from 2.5 to 4.0 bar, supporting commercial filter and horizontal filter configurations designed for high-capacity filtration systems handling tens of thousands of cubic meters of circulating water. For engineering firms and EPC contractors, choosing filtration equipment has become a broader lifecycle decision that goes well beyond the specification sheet. As commercial aquatic infrastructure grows in scale, transportation efficiency, installation requirements, corrosion resistance and long-term operating performance carry increasing weight alongside hydraulic capacity and pressure ratings. That shift is unfolding against broader expansion across the global water-treatment equipment industry, of which pool and aquatic filtration is one specialized segment. Grand View Research estimates the global water and wastewater treatment equipment market at approximately US$71 billion in 2025, with projected growth to more than US$106 billion by 2033, driven by industrial development, stricter pollution-control requirements and continued investment in water infrastructure. Against that backdrop, developers of large aquatic and commercial pool projects are placing greater emphasis on equipment logistics, installation efficiency and lifecycle cost. Poolking’s pool equipment and commercial water-treatment solutions Poolking builds these tanks using bobbin winding: fiberglass rovings are wound onto a rotating mold under tension, in patterns engineered for the specific tank size, until the wall builds up to its target thickness. Once the resin cures, what comes off the mold is a composite shell with even wall thickness throughout and corrosion resistance that comes from the material itself, not a coating that can eventually wear through. Chemical processing plants and desalination facilities have relied on similar filament-wound vessel technology for decades, largely because the strength-to-weight ratio holds up under pressure without adding the bulk that steel requires; industrial water treatment is one of several sectors where the same underlying composite-engineering principles apply. Poolking applies the same composite engineering principles to commercial pool and aquatic filtration, extending proven manufacturing methods into the pool filter market. Within commercial filtration projects, stainless-steel tanks have traditionally been selected because of their structural performance. Fiberglass offers an alternative solution by combining pressure capability suitable for commercial applications with lower vessel weight and inherent corrosion resistance. Those characteristics can simplify overseas transportation, reduce onsite handling requirements and improve suitability for coastal, humid or chemically demanding environments. Water efficiency is another factor influencing equipment selection across the sector. A recent World Bank report on water reuse notes that global reuse capacity has roughly tripled over the past two decades and continues to grow at nearly 7 percent annually, reflecting increasing efforts by utilities and industries to reduce pressure on freshwater resources. In addition to its fiberglass sand filters, Poolking has developed its Perlite Filter, a regenerative media filtration solution designed for applications requiring filtration precision of up to 1 micron while reducing water consumption. "Commercial filtration systems are evaluated very differently today than they were a decade ago," said Victor P., General Manager of Poolking. "Hydraulic performance remains fundamental, but engineers are increasingly assessing the complete lifecycle of a filtration vessel, from manufacturing and transportation to installation, maintenance and long-term operation. Material selection has become part of the engineering conversation because it affects far more than the equipment itself." Beyond filtration vessels, Poolking manufactures integrated pool water treatment systems incorporating pool filters, commercial filtration equipment, circulation pumps, variable-frequency pump technology, disinfection systems and LED underwater lighting. The integrated product portfolio enables distributors, OEM/ODM partners and EPC contractors to source coordinated solutions from a single manufacturer. Application requirements vary significantly across aquatic projects. Water parks require systems capable of handling high visitor loads and continuous circulation. Aquariums and aquaculture facilities depend on stable water quality control. Large artificial lagoons and landscape water features require efficient hydraulic management across extensive water volumes, while resorts, spas and residential pools increasingly prioritize automation, energy efficiency and simplified operation. Poolking's commercial filtration equipment has been supplied for projects including large-volume sand filtration systems for marine-life parks in southern and eastern China, batch orders of ozone reactors for multiple marine park projects, and filtration equipment for zoo and aquarium facilities in Europe. These projects span tourism, marine life support and public aquatic infrastructure. The company brings more than 21 years of manufacturing experience and operates approximately 60,000 square meters of production facilities in Guangdong, China. Its manufacturing operations integrate bobbin winding, robotic spraying, CNC-controlled winding and precision water-jet cutting while continuing to advance production automation. Every export product undergoes 100% factory testing before shipment, and products supplied to international markets comply with CE and ISO certification requirements. Today, Poolking supplies fiberglass sand filters, commercial filters, filtration systems and integrated pool water treatment systems to customers in more than 70 countries and regions, serving international distributors, OEM/ODM partners and EPC contractors involved in commercial aquatic and water-treatment projects. About Poolking Guangdong Poolking Filtration Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a China-based pool filter manufacturer specializing in fiberglass filtration systems, swimming pool equipment and commercial water-treatment solutions. The company serves distributors, OEM/ODM partners and engineering contractors in more than 70 countries and regions worldwide. Media Contact Guangdong Poolking Filtration Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Email: sandy@Poolking.co Website: www.Poolking.co Reference: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/water-and-wastewater-treatment-equipment-market https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/scaling-water-reuse?
2026-08-17 13:30:00

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2026-08-17 13:16:02

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2026-08-17 13:16:02

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2026-08-17 13:16:01

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(MENAFN - IANS) Thimphu, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Bhutan on Monday said that three High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) in Panbang, Zhemgang of Bhutan were inaugurated.These ...
2026-08-17 13:15:59

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2026-08-17 13:15:58

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2026-08-17 13:15:56

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2026-08-16 11:30:49

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2026-08-16 11:30:47

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2026-08-16 11:15:48

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2026-08-16 11:15:43

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2026-08-16 11:15:43

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2026-08-16 11:15:43

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2026-08-15 09:00:00

Nocpix Nature Launches Rovex, a Large-Screen Thermal Solution for Faster Bird Discovery
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2026-08-15 07:50:47

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2026-08-15 07:19:00

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2026-08-14 07:12:48

China, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer
This week brought two Indonesia stories that sat side by side but pointed in different directions. In Jakarta, US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby met Indonesia’s defense minister, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, as part of a Southeast Asia tour that also took him to the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia. At almost the same time, [...] The post China, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-14 07:08:42

Zoomlion Mobilizes Emergency Equipment and Personnel for Colombia Earthquake Relief
BOGOTA, Colombia , Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion") has deployed excavators, skid steer loaders, cranes and relief supplies to support rescue efforts in the wake of the magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10. Zoomlion Mobilizes Emergency Equipment and Personnel for Colombia Earthquake Relief The earthquake, which occurred at 7:34 a.m. local time in western Colombia, is the strongest to hit the country in decades. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake had a depth of 80 kilometers with its epicenter near San José del Palmar in the northwestern department of Chocó. Immediately after the earthquake, Zoomlion activated its emergency response mechanism. The company's Colombia subsidiary coordinated with local emergency management authorities in Pereira and Cali — two of the hardest-hit cities — and leveraged its localized operations to mobilize personnel and supplies to the epicenter. Meanwhile, the company dispatched nearly 10 core rescue machines, including five excavators and two skid steer loaders, along with supporting materials and supplies tailored to the deployed equipment and personnel, to the disaster zone overnight. All equipment has arrived and is now engaged in debris clearance, road restoration and search-and-rescue operations. The affected areas are characterized by severely damaged roads, widespread rubble and persistent aftershocks, making rescue operations extremely challenging. Under the direction of trained professionals, Zoomlion's excavators and skid steer loaders have been systematically deployed to remove heavy debris, break through collapsed structures, clear rescue corridors and assess hazardous conditions — steadily opening pathways to reach survivors. Additional Zoomlion rescue teams and service engineers are continuing to arrive in the affected region and will participate in relief operations under the unified coordination of local authorities. Service engineers remain on-site to provide full equipment support throughout the rescue mission.
2026-08-14 07:08:00

Cambodia Government and Church Leaders Celebrate Opening of Phnom Penh Temple
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 August 2026 – Cambodia officials and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commemorated the completion of the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. A diverse group of government and interfaith leaders pose for a photo in front of the [...]
2026-08-14 06:50:00

Michelin launches two new tire lines catering to gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles
Michelin has introduced the Primacy 5 Energy and Pilot Sport 5 Energy in Vietnam, combining performance, durability, and energy efficiency for a wide range of vehicles. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelin has just unveiled two new tire lines: Primacy 5 Energy and Pilot Sport 5 Energy . The Primacy 5 Energy targets mass-market and family vehicles, while Pilot Sport 5 Energy is designed for high-performance cars. The company stated that these products were developed against the backdrop of a shifting transportation landscape, marked by the increasing prevalence of hybrid and electric vehicles. This development strategy aims to minimize the trade-offs typically encountered when attempting to simultaneously optimize tire performance, durability, and energy efficiency. Positioned within the premium segment, Michelin Primacy 5 Energy focuses on balancing ride comfort, safety, and energy efficiency. The product has achieved an "AAA" rating under European Union tire labeling standards across three criteria: energy efficiency, wet grip, and noise reduction. This tire line incorporates Silent Rib Gen 3 and Piano Acoustic Tuning technologies to minimize road noise during operation. Michelin Primacy 5 Energy Another notable feature is Slim Belt technology, which utilizes a thinner belt layer and less material while maintaining durability. According to Michelin, this technology helps reduce rolling resistance, thereby improving fuel economy for internal combustion engine vehicles or extending the driving range of electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Pilot Sport 5 Energy achieves an "AA" rating according to the European Tyre Label Classification Standard for wet grip and energy efficiency. It employs Dynamic Response technology to enhance steering responsiveness and features a dual-compound tread design that balances grip with energy efficiency. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Energy Both product lines incorporate MaxTouch technology, which distributes forces across the contact patch during acceleration, braking, and cornering. This solution helps minimize uneven wear and maintains consistent tire performance throughout its service life. Primacy 5 Energy is available in 30 sizes, making it suitable for various models such as the Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Innova Cross Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Mazda CX-8, and VinFast VF 8. Meanwhile, Pilot Sport 5 Energy comes in 20 sizes and is compatible with vehicles including the BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, Lexus LS 500, VinFast VF 7 Plus, and the electric Porsche Macan. In Vietnam, MICHELIN Primacy 5 E nergy and MICHELIN Pilot Sport 5 E nergy are now available at genuine Michelin tire dealers nationwide. For more information, please visit www.michelin.vn .
2026-08-14 06:44:00

Samsung Officially Launches Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, Flip8, Watch Ultra2 and Watch9 in Australia
Galaxy Z Series and New Watches redefine foldable and wearable experiences, helping people explore, discover, and express their individuality SYDNEY , Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip8, Galaxy Watch9, and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 are now available in Australia. The local availability is live as Samsung Electronics Australia sets a new record – its most successful foldable pre-order to-date, with solid double-digit growth year on year. Attracting its highest number of new to Samsung switchers, with Galaxy Z Fold8 leading the mix. The latest Galaxy Z series have also seen an increase in younger Australians, influenced by the portability and pocketability of the foldable form factor. By colour, Graphite and Lavender were the most popular among Australians who opted for the Galaxy Z Fold8, while Violet Shadow and Graphite were preferred for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Pink and Graphite were the top colour picks for the Galaxy Z Flip8. Eric Chou, Vice President of Mobile eXperience at Samsung Electronics Australia, said, "We are committed to delivering Australians a mobile experience that goes beyond the hardware – spanning security, service, software and Galaxy AI – reflected in our latest, most complete Galaxy foldable and wearable line-up yet. Our all-new Galaxy devices are anchored by AI that aims to make everyday life more convenient and meaningful, while paired with our strong privacy assurance via our Knox-defence grade security solution. Most importantly, Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip8, Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 each offer distinct experiences, designed for different Australian lifestyles, proudly reinforcing we invest in a holistic mobile experience that goes beyond the core use of a smartphone or smartwatch." Samsung Expands its Foldable Leadership with Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip8 With eight generations of foldable innovation behind it, Samsung's latest Galaxy Z Series offers devices designed for immersive entertainment, powerful productivity, and on-the-go creativity. The all-new Galaxy Z Fold8 introduces a first-of-its-kind passport-inspired form factor that transforms how users consume content, seamlessly shifting between quick interactions and immersive viewing, reading and gaming. Lightweight and ready for everyday use, it combines Galaxy AI, powerful performance and an advanced dual 50MP camera system [1] in Samsung's lightest Galaxy Z Fold device yet. [2] For those seeking the ultimate foldable experience, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra delivers Samsung's most advanced foldable yet. Featuring an expansive 8-inch display, [3] Ultra-grade camera capabilities, all-day battery life [4] and flagship performance, it is designed for Australians who want to create, multitask, and stay productive from anywhere. Meanwhile, Galaxy Z Flip8 is Samsung's slimmest and lightest flip phone ever, [5] , [6] weighing just 180g [7] , and it brings together style, convenience and self-expression in a compact design. With a reimagined AI-powered FlexWindow, enhanced camera capabilities, and Samsung's signature Flex Mode [8] experience, Galaxy Z Flip8 makes it easier to capture and stay connected on the go. Across the new Galaxy Z Series, Samsung continues to enhance content creation with Galaxy AI-powered tools and camera features, including My FanCam [9] making it easier to capture, edit, and share content. The lineup also benefits from Samsung's new Flex Titanium technology, delivering slimmer, stronger, and a more refined foldable. [10] "For almost a decade, we have proudly pioneered the foldable category, and are thrilled with Australians' overwhelmingly positive response to our latest Galaxy Z series, especially our Galaxy Fold8," said Nathan Rigger, Head of Product, Mobile eXperience at Samsung Australia. "Our record foldable pre-order performance solidifies our continued confidence in the category, and drive to meet Australians evolving needs. With Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip8 we strive to transform the way Australians consume media, connect and express themselves, by setting new standards in performance and functionality." Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9 Deliver Intelligent Health and Wellness Experiences Samsung's latest Galaxy Watch lineup offers Australians two distinct smartwatch options, designed to support everything from everyday wellbeing to high-performance training. Across both devices, Samsung's latest AI-powered health features help users proactively manage key areas such as activity, recovery, cardiovascular health, and sleep. Built for adventurers and high-performance athletes, Galaxy Watch Ultra2 is Samsung's most advanced smartwatch yet. Designed to perform in demanding environments, it combines specialised sports tracking, health and wellness monitoring, and Samsung's brightest watch display ever with up to 5,000 nits of peak brightness. [11] With a larger battery, enhanced durability, and powerful performance, Galaxy Watch Ultra2 is engineered to help users push further whether they're training, exploring or tackling everyday challenges. For those seeking an everyday wellness companion, Galaxy Watch9 delivers powerful insights in a lightweight and comfortable design. Featuring lasting battery, a bright display, and AI-powered health insights through Samsung Health [12] and Galaxy AI, Galaxy Watch9 helps users build better habits through effortless all-day tracking, and actionable insights. "Health and wellness look different for everyone, which is why we've designed our latest Galaxy Watch line-up to support a broad range of Australian lifestyles, goals, and routines," said Kylie Mason, Head of Wearables, Mobile eXperience, Samsung Electronics Australia. "Whether it's pushing your limits outdoors with Galaxy Watch Ultra2 or building better everyday habits with Galaxy Watch9, these devices combine advanced health insights, AI-powered coaching, and all-day comfort to help Australians build better habits and stay on track." Australian Launch Events, Activations and Campaigns To celebrate the Samsung collaboration with Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", Spider-Man recently paid a visit to two friendly neighbourhood Samsung Experience Stores in NSW and VIC. At the Samsung Experience Store Chadstone on Saturday, 8 August, and the Samsung Experience Store Parramatta on Sunday, 9 August, fans had the opportunity to meet Spider-Man and capture the moment on the latest Galaxy Z Series devices. Galaxy Experts were on hand to showcase why Samsung foldables are breakout stars, bringing the innovation and excitement of the Galaxy Z Series to life for customers. See how Samsung flips into action for Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day " with a cinematic spot starring Jacob Batalon . Samsung's launch of the new Galaxy Z Series, Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 is supported by a national integrated marketing campaign expected to reach 96.7% of Australia's Gen MZ audience. The launch will feature landmark outdoor advertising across Melbourne and Sydney, including premium digital placements at Melbourne's Emporium and Sydney's Broadway & George precincts, complemented by more than 3,300 out-of-home panels nationwide spanning retail, transit and street furniture. Samsung will also bring the Galaxy experience to consumers through a major retail presence at Melbourne's Highpoint Shopping Centre, alongside content partnerships with leading creators and publishers across Twitch, ARN's Footy & Friends and Mamamia's The Spill , integrating Galaxy devices into entertainment, lifestyle and sporting conversations across Australia. Availability From August 14, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip8, Galaxy Watch9, Galaxy Watch Ultra2 are available to order in Australia, with pricing and colour options listed below: Pricing Model RRP Memory Colour Online Exclusive Galaxy Z Fold8 $3599 16GB + 1TB Cream Graphite Lavender Pistachio $2999 12GB + 512GB $2699 12GB + 256GB Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra $3899 16GB + 1TB Cream Graphite Violet Shadow Green Shadow $3299 12GB + 512GB $2999 12GB + 256GB Galaxy Z Flip8 $2249 12GB + 512GB Cream Graphite Pink Mint $1949 12GB + 256GB Model RRP Size Colour In-box Band Galaxy Watch Ultra2 $1299 47mm Titanium Grey Marine Band (Black) Titanium Silver Marine Band (Olive) Galaxy Watch9 $649 Small 40mm BT Graphite Sports Band (Black) Cream Sports Band (Cream) $699 Large 44mm BT Graphite Sports Band (Black) Silver Sports Band (Olive) $749 Small 40mm LTE Graphite Sports Band (Black) Cream Sports Band (Cream) $799 Large 44mm LTE Graphite Sports Band (Black) Silver Sports Band (Olive) Launch Offers: T&CS apply, offer dates vary by channel T&Cs apply on all offers Channel Offer Samsung.com (14 Aug, 2026 – 9 Sep, 2026) Receive $120 bonus trade in credit OR $120 Eco Voucher when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Receive $120 bonus trade in credit OR $120 Eco Voucher when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Receive $80 bonus trade in credit OR $80 Eco Voucher when you purchase a Galaxy Z Flip8 Receive a $50 eco-voucher to spend on Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Ring and Accessories when you purchase a Galaxy Watch9 Receive a $100 eco-voucher to spend on Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Ring and Accessories when you purchase a Galaxy Watch Ultra2 Telstra (14 Aug, 2026 – 7 Sep, 2026) Save $600 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra on an eligible payment plan Save $500 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 on an eligible payment plan Save $300 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Flip8 on a payment plan Save $500 when you purchase a Galaxy Watch Ultra2 Save $200 when you purchase a Galaxy Watch9 Optus (13 Aug, 2026 – 6 Sep, 2026) Save $600 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra on an eligible payment plan Save $600 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 on an eligible payment plan Save $600 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Flip8 on an eligible payment plan TPG (Vodafone) (14 Aug, 2026 – 7 Sep, 2026) Save $500 when you Purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra on an eligible payment plan Save $500 when you Purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 on an eligible payment plan Save $300 when you purchase a Galaxy Z Flip8 on an eligible payment plan Save $400 when you purchase a Galaxy Watch Ultra2 Save $100 when you purchase a Galaxy Watch9 Open Channel (participating retailers) (14 Aug, 2026 – 26 Aug, 2026) Receive a bonus $150 gift card when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Receive a bonus $150 gift card when you purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Receive a bonus $150 gift card when you purchase a Galaxy Z Flip8 Additionally, New Galaxy Club in Australia – an upgrade and protection program – offers up to 50% of an eligible device's recommended retail price back when customers move to an eligible next-generation Galaxy phone between 9 to 13 months after signing up. The program also includes Samsung Care+ for repairs and support, and it's available with the Galaxy Z Series via Samsung.com/au on a monthly or one-year upfront plan. [13] For more information about the Galaxy Z Series, Galaxy Watch Ultra2, and Galaxy Watch9, please visit: Samsung Australia Newsroom , and Samsung.com/au . About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, home appliances, network systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions, and delivering a seamless connected experience through its SmartThings ecosystem and open collaboration with partners. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at news.samsung.com/au . About Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn't forgotten them. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film is written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. Based on the MARVEL Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, serving as producers are Kevin Feige, p.g.a., Amy Pascal, p.g.a., Avi Arad, and Rachel O'Connor, p.g.a. Executive producers are Louis D'Esposito and David Cain. The film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo. Credits not final. See Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in cinemas now. [1] Results may vary depending on light condition and/or shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus or moving subjects. [2] Weight may vary by country or region. [3] Measured diagonally, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra's Cover Screen size is 6.5" in the full rectangle and 6.5" accounting for the rounded corners. The Main Screen size is 8.0" in the full rectangle and 8.0" accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is smaller due to the rounded corners and camera hole. [4] Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, the number of times charged, and many other factors. [5] Compared to previous Galaxy Z Flip models. Galaxy Z Flip8 measures 13.1mm when folded and 6.1mm when unfolded. Thickness measured from top to bottom of the glass at the thinnest point. The Z Flip8 measures 180g in weight and the Z Flip7 measures 188g. [6] Compared to previous models. [7] Weight may vary by country or region. [8] Flex Mode supported at angles between 75° and 115°. Some apps may not be supported in Flex Mode. [9] Results may vary depending on shooting conditions and environment. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed. [10] Compared to previous Galaxy Z Fold models. [11] Based on market research of globally released smartwatches as of June 2026. The 5,000-nit specification refers to the localised peak brightness achieved under high ambient light and full-screen brightness may differ. Actual brightness may vary or be limited depending on environmental factors, device temperature and usage conditions. [12] Samsung Health is not a medical/therapeutic device. It is solely intended for fitness and wellness purposes only and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions; or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease; or for the prevention or control of conception or pregnancy. Samsung recommends that you consult with your doctor or physician before participating in any exercise program. [13] The ability to purchase New Galaxy Club (generally) is available to consumers only via Samsung.com and through the Enhanced Partnership Program (excluding the Samsung Staff Portal). It is not available to customers shopping on Samsung Business Shop. New Galaxy Club and Samsung Care+ are not insurance products. Samsung Care+ coverage, service type and promotion details may vary by country/region and deductible (service fee) may apply. To be eligible for Samsung Care+ and New Galaxy Club promotion benefit, registration may be required. For detailed information, please visit https://www.samsung.com/au/new-galaxy-club/ .
2026-08-14 06:20:00

SEMIFIVE Accelerates Growth with 97% YoY Revenue Surge in H1 2026, Powered by ASIC Turnkey, Mass Production, and IP
H1 bookings reach KRW 118.9 billion with revenue at KRW 94.7 billion, achieving 78% of full-year 2025 revenue in just six months Expanding ASIC turnkey bookings, accelerating mass production, and recurring IP revenue drive SEMIFIVE's scalable growth SEOUL, South Korea , Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMIFIVE , a leading global provider of custom AI semiconductor ( ASIC ) solutions, announced bookings of KRW 118.9 billion and consolidated revenue of KRW 94.7 billion for the first half of 2026. In just six months, the company achieved 71% of its full-year 2025 bookings ( KRW 168.4 billion) and 78% of its full-year revenue ( KRW 120.9 billion), sustaining strong growth momentum. A key highlight of the first half results was balanced growth across SEMIFIVE's three core businesses: ASIC turnkey, mass production, and IP. Expanding ASIC turnkey bookings with strong visibility into mass production, continued purchase orders (POs) backed by exclusive production rights tied to the mask set, and recurring low-power IP licensing revenue from a growing customer base spanning Big Tech and data center operators combined to drive the company's strong performance. ASIC Development: Strengthening the Revenue Model through Production-Driven ASIC Turnkey SEMIFIVE's ASIC development business generated KRW 54.1 billion in revenue in the first half, more than doubling year over year. The performance reflects the company's long-term strategy of building a high-value ASIC turnkey business model designed from the outset with a clear path to mass production. Conventional design services and back-end-focused turnkey models typically engage after fabless customers complete front-end design, with service providers handling back-end implementation and product delivery. In contrast, a growing number of OEMs and service providers that traditionally purchased off-the-shelf chips are now seeking to develop custom silicon optimized for their own products and services. Many of these companies, however, lack the in-house semiconductor design teams and experience required to manage the entire chip development process. Since its founding, SEMIFIVE has built an end-to-end solution spanning chip specification and IP selection, logic and physical design, packaging, testing, and software development. This comprehensive capability has enabled the company to expand its customer base beyond traditional semiconductor companies to a broader range of businesses seeking to develop their own custom silicon. For OEMs and service providers, the customers themselves are often the end users, providing strong visibility into mass-production demand and expected volumes from the early stages of development. As SEMIFIVE continues to build a portfolio of projects designed for mass production from the outset, its growing ASIC turnkey pipeline is positioned to become a key driver of sustainable mass-production revenue in the years ahead. Mass Production: Global Production Pipeline Ramps Up on Overseas Demand Mass production bookings reached KRW 42.3 billion in the first half, nearly twice the KRW 21.2 billion recorded for the full year of 2025. Quarterly bookings climbed approximately 71% from KRW 15.6 billion in the first quarter to KRW 26.7 billion in the second quarter. Overseas customers accounted for approximately 45% (KRW 12.1 billion) of second-quarter bookings, signaling that SEMIFIVE's global production pipeline is gaining momentum as overseas production volumes ramp up. SEMIFIVE's mass production business generates recurring and stable revenue throughout customers' product life cycles, supported by the company's exclusive mask ownership. With customers increasingly moving into mass production on accelerated timelines, SEMIFIVE's secured production roadmaps and development projects are expected to provide a strong foundation for sustainable long-term growth. IP Business: H1 Revenue Already Surpasses Full-Year 2025 SEMIFIVE's IP business, led by its subsidiary Analog Bits, generated KRW 32.5 billion in first-half revenue, already surpassing its full-year 2025 revenue (KRW 30.5 billion). Bookings reached KRW 32.1 billion, equivalent to 77.3% of its full-year 2025 bookings (KRW 41.5 billion). The growth comes as power efficiency and thermal management become increasingly critical competitive factors for AI chips, driving global demand for low-power mixed-signal IP, an essential building block for high-performance AI ASICs. Analog Bits has established a virtuous cycle that turns custom IP development into a growing source of recurring revenue. When a Big Tech customer requests custom IP tailored to its data center, Analog Bits develops the IP to meet those requirements and completes silicon validation. Once silicon-proven, the IP is added to Analog Bits' portfolio and can be licensed to other customers as an off-the-shelf (OTS) solution without requiring additional development. By licensing these proven IP products to a broader base of data center customers, Analog Bits has rapidly strengthened its recurring licensing revenue model. Revenue from advanced-node IP at 2 nm and 3 nm has also continued to grow on the back of proactive technology investments, further driving the IP business. Improved Profitability and Growth Outlook Alongside strong topline growth, SEMIFIVE delivered a significant improvement in profitability. Gross margin rose 18.7 percentage points year over year, from 11.9% to 30.6% in the first half of 2026, while operating margin improved by 47.0 percentage points to -11.5%, substantially narrowing operating losses. SEMIFIVE's mass-production business is entering a full-scale ramp-up phase, supported by continued follow-on POs for vision AI, on-device AI, and data center AI chips. At the same time, the company is expanding its new ASIC development pipeline, with rapidly growing demand from customers across North America, Europe, and Asia for high-performance AI semiconductor projects based on 3D-IC technology. "Our first-half performance demonstrates that SEMIFIVE's scalable business model spanning ASIC turnkey, mass production, and IP licensing has delivered tangible results," said Brandon Cho, CEO and co-founder of SEMIFIVE. "With our backlog and production volumes progressively translating into revenue, along with an expanding pipeline of new ASIC development opportunities, we expect our growth momentum to strengthen further in the second half of the year."
2026-08-14 06:10:00

Laos Asks Police to Probe Suspected Match-Fixing at ASEAN Cup, Details Still Unclear
The Lao Football Federation (LFF) has reported suspected match-fixing by national team players to police, following the team’s four straight losses at the ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026. The letter, dated 7 August, said the LFF notified the Ministry of Public Security that it suspects players may have taken bribes or been involved in gambling tied [...]
2026-08-14 05:07:29

Putin visits disputed Kuril islands sparking Japanese protest

2026-08-13 04:53:10

Japan protests Putin visit to disputed islands
The Russian leader visited the Kuril islands for the first time, according to state media.
2026-08-13 04:50:16

Angelaligner Will Appeal Chinese Court Decision about Premolar Extraction Solution, Which Has No Impact on Customers
SHANGHAI , Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Angelalign Technology Inc. (6699.HK) ("Angel") http://www.angelaligner.com said today that it will appeal the August 10 first-instance judgment by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court (Jinan City, China) that directed Angel's Chinese subsidiaries to stop using the masterForce biomechanics simulation system and the ATreat digital diagnosis and design system to generate A7 and A7 Speed premolar extraction solutions. The preliminary decision, which applies only in China, has not taken effect and, therefore, has not impacted the company's customers or patients. The court's ruling would take effect if Angel's appeal is unsuccessful. Angel is confident that the A7 Premolar Extraction Solution does not infringe any valid patent. The Company has won several patent disputes against the Plaintiff in various jurisdictions around the world and strongly advocates for fair competition in the aligner and scanner market. "The court's decision is limited to China. Even in China, there is no immediate impact on our customers," said Fox Hu, CEO of Angel. "We feel very good about growth in orthodontist support for our professional solutions around the world. We feel confident about winning this appeal against our competitor, given we've won a series of similar cases." On May 12, 2026, the Local Division Düsseldorf (Germany) of the Unified Patent Court issued a preliminary ruling expressly rejecting the Plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction requiring Angel to cease using the A7 Premolar Extraction Solution. The Plaintiff did not appeal the ruling, which is now final. The European patent at issue and the Chinese patent at issue in the Jinan case belong to the same patent family. On June 26, 2026, the Zhengzhou Intermediate People's Court of China rendered two first-instance judgments in two disputes over patent infringement brought by the Plaintiff against Angel, dismissing all the Plaintiff's claims. The Plaintiff has appealed the judgments. Angel respects intellectual property and has a history of innovation in its 20-plus years in business. Some of the best orthodontists in the world, including even from competitors, consider Angel a leader in the treatment of complex orthodontic cases. Some competitors are even following in our footsteps, including our angelButtonTM and A6 Mandibular Advancement System. Angel has a market capitalization of $2 billion, strong profitability, a solid balance sheet, and a global team of caring professionals. This allows Angel to be a fortress of a long-term partner to orthodontists to create extraordinary clinical outcomes. The Chinese case is part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by Align Technology Inc. (ALGN) ("Plaintiff") against Angel that alleges patent infringement, which Angel denies. For additional information, please go to: https://www.angelaligner.com/legal-proceedings/ About Angelalign Technology Inc. Founded in 2003 and celebrating over 2 million smiles worldwide, Angelalign Technology Inc. (HK:6699) (Angel Aligner) provides digital technology-driven clear aligner products and services to meet the needs of dental professionals and patients worldwide. The Company's innovative portfolio — including the KiD aligner system, angelButton, A6 Mandibular Advancement, angelHook, and the iOrthoTM digital planning platform — reflects 23+ years of clinical innovation and a mission to deliver Complexity with Confidence for orthodontists and their patients. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2021, Angelalign launched its global expansion strategy in 2023, with products and services now reaching over 60 countries and regions. Angel Aligner entered the North American market three years ago and is expanding rapidly, including with a new 52,000 sq. ft. U.S. manufacturing facility. Learn more at www.angelaligner.com Media Contact: Sue Kolb sue.kolb@angelaligner.com
2026-08-13 04:35:00

Nobel Heroes Day 2026 - AI For Science Summit (AFSS) Launches in Singapore This October
Focusing on AI for Science: Nobel Laureates and Global Capital Explore the Frontiers of Scientific Innovation SINGAPORE , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Heroes Day - AI For Science Summit (AFSS), co-hosted by Laureates City Holdings Limited and Symbiosis Science , will take place from 5 to 11 October 2026 , bringing together Nobel laureates, leading scientists, AI pioneers, government leaders, universities and long-term investors for a week of dialogue on the future of science, artificial intelligence and innovation. Centered around the theme "Science • Intelligence • Capital," this summit focuses on the transformative wave of " AI for Science ." It aims to build a global platform seamlessly connecting breakthrough research, frontier AI technologies, and patient capital to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into real-world productivity. The programme will feature a two-day flagship forum, an invitation-only Gala Dinner, closed-door leadership roundtables, and a week-long public exhibition of Nobel laureate portraits at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay. As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms scientific research — from drug discovery and advanced materials to life sciences and climate technologies — the organisers believe that the next generation of breakthroughs will increasingly emerge through collaboration across science, technology, policy and investments. "Scientific discovery no longer happens in isolation," the organisers said. "Today's most important innovations require scientists, entrepreneurs, governments and long-term capital to work together from the earliest stages of research through to global implementation." Singapore has been selected as the host city for its internationally connected research ecosystem, neutral global position and strong innovation environment, making it a natural meeting point for international collaboration. Confirmed Nobel Laureates Confirmed Nobel laureates include: Sir Christopher Pissarides , Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2010), internationally recognised for his work on labour markets, technological transformation and the future of work. Professor Benjamin List , Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2021), pioneer of asymmetric organocatalysis and one of the world's leading scientists in sustainable chemistry. Professor Omar M. Yaghi , Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025), founder of reticular chemistry and a leading advocate of AI for Science. Sir Konstantin Novoselov , Nobel Prize in Physics (2010), co-discoverer of graphene and a pioneer in functional intelligent materials and AI-driven scientific discovery. Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025), pioneer in peripheral immune tolerance and discovery of the FOXP3 gene key to regulatory T cells. Additional international speakers from academia, industry and government will be announced in the coming months. Representatives from Singapore's research community, international organisations, universities, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and global technology companies are also expected to participate. Focusing on Five Core Global Topics Driven by AI Discussions throughout the summit will focus on five strategic themes shaping the future of innovation: AI for Science Open Science and Global Research Collaboration Sovereign AI and National Innovation AI, Human Longevity and the Future of Civilization Future Economic Growth Driven by Frontier Science Together, these themes explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping scientific research, industrial transformation and global competitiveness. Two-Day International Forum The flagship forum will be held across Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) and is expected to welcome approximately 500 invited participants from around the world. The programme will include keynote addresses, Nobel laureate conversations, leadership panels, fireside discussions and invitation-only roundtables designed to encourage meaningful dialogue between scientific, industrial and investment communities. Nobel Laureates Portrait Exhibition Running from 5 to 11 October at Gardens by the Bay , the Nobel Laureates Portrait Exhibition will present the internationally acclaimed work of Peter Badge , official photographer of Nobel laureates. The outdoor exhibition will combine large-scale portrait installations with digital storytelling and interactive experiences, introducing visitors to the people and discoveries behind some of the world's most influential scientific achievements. Designed as a public science and culture initiative, the exhibition aims to make scientific excellence more accessible while inspiring broader engagement with research and innovation. Building a Global Platform for Science, AI and Long-Term Capital Nobel Heroes Day Singapore 2026 is co-hosted by Laureates City Holdings Limited and Symbiosis Science , with academic support from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings . Building on previous editions in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, the Singapore edition marks the next step in expanding Nobel Heroes Day as an international platform connecting scientific excellence, technological innovation and long-term capital. By bringing together leaders from research, industry, government and investment, the event seeks to strengthen international collaboration and accelerate the translation of frontier science into real-world impact. Nobel Heroes Day Singapore 2026 will take place from 5–11 October 2026.
2026-08-13 03:19:00

"Got Beef?" Aussie Beef Invites Southeast Asia to Settle Football Rivalries Over Great Food
Through Australian Beef, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) celebrates the shared meals, spirited rivalries and unforgettable match-day moments that unite communities across Southeast Asia SINGAPORE , Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Across Southeast Asia, football is more than just a game. It brings friends and communities together, sparking passionate conversations, friendly rivalries and unforgettable match-day moments. Whether cheering for opposing teams, debating a referee's latest call or celebrating a last-minute winner, one thing remains constant: every great football experience is made even better when shared over good food. From home watch parties to bustling stadiums, Aussie Beef is the ideal choice for bringing people together. This August, Aussie Beef is inviting fans to put their differences aside with the launch of "Got Beef?", a new two-year regional campaign that transforms football rivalries into shared moments over premium Australian beef. Rolling out across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, the campaign is part of MLA's ongoing partnership with ASEAN United FC , spanning the ASEAN Hyundai CupTM 2026, ASEAN Club Championship Shopee CupTM, ASEAN Women's MSIG CupTM and the ASEAN U-23 ChampionshipTM . In Southeast Asia, food is more than a meal - it is a way people come together. Football and food carry that power to unite people through passion and shared experiences, and Aussie Beef brings these moments to life by giving fans something everyone can celebrate together, no matter which team they support. At the heart of the campaign is football's most debated figure: the referee who represents the friendly disagreements and rivalries that make football so exciting. But through "Got Beef?", the referee takes on a new role – becoming the unexpected connector who helps fans settle their "beef" over great food. "Australian Beef has always been about bringing people together. Football provides the occasion, but it's the moments shared around the table that stay with us long after the final whistle. Through 'Got Beef?', we're celebrating how Aussie Beef can bring fans together," said Valeska, Regional Manager – SEA, Meat & Livestock Australia. Through regional storytelling and local market activations, the campaign will showcase how Aussie Beef can be part of the sport's biggest moments – from match-day gatherings to celebrations shared between rival supporters. Across Southeast Asia, the campaign will come to life through retail promotions, digital content, football-inspired experiences and social engagement. About Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Aussie Beef Meat & Livestock Australia is a service provider to the Australian red meat and livestock industry. Australia's red meat brand 'Aussie Beef' underpins MLA's international marketing activities representing the industry's core strengths, including world-leading food safety and traceability systems, and a reliable, export-focused supply chain. In 2025, Australia exported more than 1.5 million tonnes of beef to 83 countries Australian beef is produced under rigorous food safety, quality assurance and traceability systems Renowned for its premium quality and exceptional taste, Aussie Beef is enjoyed by consumers worldwide Official websites: mla.com.au / aussiebeefandlamb.com.au
2026-08-13 02:19:00

i2Cool Launches i2Coating CorroCool, Combining Electricity-Free Cooling with Industrial-Grade Corrosion Protection
New silane-based coating integrates passive radiative cooling, C5 high-durability corrosion protection and weather resistance in a single system for industrial metal surfaces HONG KONG , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- i2Cool, a technology company specializing in electricity-free cooling solutions, has launched i2Coating CorroCool , a new functional coating designed to protect industrial metal surfaces from both excessive heat and corrosion. Developed with technical support from Kinte Materials Science and Technology Co, CorroCool combines i2Cool's passive radiative cooling materials with a high-solids silane polymer system. The result is an integrated coating that delivers cooling, corrosion protection and weather resistance without requiring electricity, water or mechanical cooling equipment. The product is intended for metal roofs, petrochemical storage tanks, outdoor electrical equipment, telecommunications cabinets and other metal infrastructure exposed to intense sunlight or corrosive environments. Addressing Heat and Corrosion in One Coating Industrial metal assets often face two interconnected challenges. Under direct summer sunlight, the surface temperature of metal roofs, storage tanks and outdoor cabinets can reach approximately 60–80°C. Because metal conducts heat efficiently, this heat can quickly transfer into buildings, stored materials or sensitive equipment, increasing cooling demand, accelerating component ageing and affecting operational stability. At the same time, exposure to moisture, salt spray, chemicals and airborne pollutants can lead to corrosion, particularly in coastal areas, chemical facilities and other high-corrosivity environments. Conventional corrosion-resistant coatings primarily act as protective barriers but do not actively manage solar heat. Thermal-control coatings, meanwhile, may not provide the level of corrosion protection required for demanding industrial applications. CorroCool was developed to address both issues within one coating system. "Industrial metal surfaces should not have to choose between corrosion protection and temperature control," said Prof. Martin Y.H. Zhu, Co-founder and CEO of i2Cool. "CorroCool brings these two functions together, helping industrial assets remain cooler while maintaining long-term protection against demanding environmental conditions." Silane-Based Protection at the Metal Interface Metal surfaces contain microscopic irregularities, chemically active areas and potential defects. Effective protection therefore depends on how well a coating wets, penetrates and bonds to the substrate, as well as its ability to block the movement of oxygen, water and ions. CorroCool uses a high-solids silane polymer as its primary film-forming material. During curing, silane groups hydrolyse to form silanol groups, which react with hydroxyl groups on the metal surface and create strong Si–O–metal bonds. This molecular-level bonding helps anchor the coating to the substrate. Condensation between silane molecules also forms a dense three-dimensional network, creating a physical barrier against moisture and corrosive substances. Applied at a recommended total dry-film thickness of 200–250 μm, the coating combines: Chemical bonding with the metal substrate A dense physical barrier against corrosive agents Nano-functional particles that provide passive radiative cooling Laboratory testing has recorded adhesion strength above 10 MPa under specified test conditions. Cooling Inspired by the Sahara Silver Ant The cooling mechanism incorporated into CorroCool is inspired by the Sahara silver ant, whose microscopic hair structure helps it survive extreme desert heat by reflecting sunlight and emitting body heat as mid-infrared radiation. i2Cool's passive radiative cooling technology applies a similar principle to engineered materials. CorroCool provides two complementary thermal functions: High solar reflectance: Solar reflectance of at least 92% helps prevent a large proportion of incident solar energy from being absorbed by the metal surface. High thermal emittance: Emittance of at least 95% within the 8–13 μm atmospheric window allows heat to be released as mid-infrared radiation toward the cold outer atmosphere. By simultaneously reducing solar heat absorption and enhancing thermal emission, CorroCool can continuously cool coated surfaces without consuming electricity. For industrial facilities, this can help reduce surface and internal temperatures, lower cooling loads and limit temperature-related losses, including the evaporation of volatile materials from storage tanks. Tested for Demanding Industrial Environments CorroCool has been engineered for high-corrosivity and outdoor industrial conditions. Its tested performance includes: C5 high-durability corrosion protection in accordance with the relevant requirements of ISO 12944-6 Salt-spray resistance of at least 1,440 hours Acid and alkali resistance of at least 240 hours Adhesion strength above 10 MPa Solar reflectance of at least 92% Atmospheric-window emittance of at least 95% 1,500 hours of xenon-arc weathering , with approximately 12% gloss loss and a colour-change rating of Grade 1 These properties make the coating suitable for coastal infrastructure, petrochemical facilities, power equipment, industrial buildings and arid environments with high solar exposure. The product also features a primer-and-topcoat integrated design. This reduces the need for separate anticorrosive primer and thermal-control topcoat systems, helping simplify application and shorten project schedules. Key Application Areas Metal-Roofed Industrial Buildings Metal roofs can absorb substantial solar heat, raising indoor temperatures and increasing the cooling demand of workshops and warehouses. Roof joints and exposed areas may also be vulnerable to corrosion. CorroCool provides solar-heat management and corrosion protection through the same coating system, helping create a cooler indoor environment while protecting the roof substrate. Petrochemical Storage Tanks High tank-surface temperatures can increase evaporative or "breathing" losses of volatile materials, leading to product loss and additional emissions. By lowering solar heat absorption, CorroCool can help reduce tank temperatures and associated evaporation while providing protection against chemical exposure, humidity and salt spray. Outdoor Telecommunications and Electrical Cabinets Electronic components housed in outdoor cabinets are highly sensitive to temperature. In coastal and industrial areas, these enclosures may also be exposed to severe corrosion. CorroCool helps manage external heat gain, protect the metal enclosure and support more stable conditions for internal equipment. Additional potential applications include power facilities, offshore and coastal infrastructure, industrial pipelines, metal containers and outdoor manufacturing equipment. Seamless Field Application for Industrial Deployment Designed for efficient field execution, CorroCool features a primer-and-topcoat integrated formulation that simplifies surface preparation and coating application. By eliminating the need for separate anticorrosive primers and heat-reflective topcoats, the single-system application significantly streamlines project workflows, reduces labor costs, and shortens maintenance downtime for large-scale industrial facilities. Advancing Industrial Metal Protection CorroCool marks an expansion of passive radiative cooling technology from conventional building-energy applications into industrial asset protection. The product was developed through the integration of i2Cool's electricity-free cooling materials with established industrial coating expertise. Kinte Materials Science and Technology Co, a subsidiary of China National Electric Apparatus Research Institute under SINOMACH, contributed formulation and industrial anticorrosion capabilities to the product's development. Rather than adding a cooling layer to a conventional anticorrosive coating, CorroCool treats the metal surface as an integrated functional interface: silane chemistry anchors the coating to the substrate, a dense polymer network provides corrosion resistance, and nano-functional materials regulate heat through solar reflection and radiative emission. With this launch, i2Cool aims to offer industries including petrochemicals, telecommunications, power generation and manufacturing a lower-maintenance approach to managing two persistent sources of asset degradation: heat and corrosion. About i2Cool i2Cool is a technology company specializing in electricity-free cooling materials and solutions based on passive radiative cooling. Its product portfolio includes functional coatings, cooling films, membranes, ceramics, textiles and material additives for applications across buildings, industrial facilities, transportation and consumer products. The company's technology reduces solar heat absorption while releasing thermal energy through the atmospheric window, enabling continuous cooling without electricity or refrigerants. Media Contact i2Cool Limited Email: pr@i2cool.com Business and Partnership Enquiries Email: info@i2cool.com
2026-08-12 03:25:00

Trump-class battleship designed for a bygone era of warfare
The Trump-class battleship risks becoming more of a prestige project than a practical answer to the US Navy’s longstanding challenges in fleet modernization, emerging technologies and power projection. This month, the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report estimating that the US Navy’s proposed Trump-class nuclear-powered guided missile battleship program will cost roughly US$275 [...] The post Trump-class battleship designed for a bygone era of warfare appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-12 03:21:13

DapuStor Showcases 512TB SSD and Named Device Engineering Award Finalist at FMS2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DapuStor, a leading manufacturer of enterprise SSD products showcased at FMS2026: Future of Memory and Storage, announcing its highest-capacity 512TB E2 SSD, liquid-cooled EDSFF designs and more, demonstrating how flash storage evolves to support greater data density, performance and efficiency at scale. 01 New Innovations for AI Infrastructure 512TB E2 R6060 SSD : Doubling the previous 245TB capacity and enabling 1PB with just two drives, the SSD is designed for scale-out storage and AI training clusters, with a test video on performance demonstration. High Capacity E3.L and E1.L SSD : Built for space-efficient enterprise and AI infrastructure deployments. R6 E1.S Liquid-Cooled SSD : Integrates cold-plate liquid cooling support into the compact E1.S form factor, delivering sustained performance and thermal efficiency for high-density GPU servers supporting GPUDirect Storage (GDS) workloads. R6 E3.S 32TB TLC SSD : Balances density and endurance for enterprise and AI inference tiers. R6 E3.S 64TB QLC SSD : Maximizes QLC density for warm/cold data and capacity-optimized AI storage. J5060 U.2 QLC SSD : Supports SLC/QLC mixed-mode operation on Gen4 platforms, enabling flexible deployment for enterprise workloads. 02 FMS Award Recognition for System-Level AI Storage A joint solution from DapuStor and UBIX was selected as a finalist in the Device Engineering Award category of the FMS 2026 Best of Show Awards. Built on DapuStor R6100 PCIe 5.0 TLC enterprise SSDs and UBIX's UbiPower 18000 distributed all-flash storage platform, the solution previously achieved leading results in MLPerf Storage v2.0, demonstrating the performance potential of DapuStor SSDs in AI storage workloads. 03 From PCIe Evolution to QLC Optimization Dr. Yang, Chairman and CEO of DapuStor, shared the evolution of PCIe technology and reflected on DapuStor's development alongside successive generations of enterprise storage. He recognized FMS as a global platform for advancing innovation and collaboration across storage industry. DapuStor VP of R&D Xiang Chen, together with Zhenyu Shu, Technical Lead at Xiaohongshu (RedNote), delivered a technical deep dive into large-capacity QLC SSDs and the engineering challenges of AI infrastructure workloads. The presentation covered Flexible Data Placement (FDP), host-SSD collaboration, bandwidth coordination, QoS consistency, cache management and power-loss protection. With more than a decade of experience specializing in enterprise SSD, DapuStor will continue advancing storage technologies across capacity, performance, thermal design and system-level optimization, working with ecosystem partners to address the evolving AI demands. Contact: DapuStor Brand Marketing mkt@dapustor.com
2026-08-12 03:21:00

Nexteer's High Mount Direct Drive Actuator Unlocks Cockpit Design Freedom for Software-Defined Vehicles
Compact high-mount actuator architecture enables greater cockpit design flexibility, premium steering feel and scalable Steer-by-Wire integration for software-defined vehicles. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in advanced steering and motion control technologies, has introduced its High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire Hand-Wheel Actuator (HMDD). This compact actuator architecture helps OEMs rethink steering system packaging and cockpit design for software defined vehicles. By combining a high-mount motor location, direct-drive responsiveness and stationary hub, HMDD enables greater design freedom, premium steering feel and scalable integration across vehicle platforms. As OEMs move toward software-defined, electrified and increasingly flexible vehicle architectures, steering systems have an opportunity to evolve from fixed mechanical layouts to more adaptable, software-enabled motion control solutions. Lightweight, Flexible and Adaptable Design HMDD is the latest addition to Nexteer's Direct Drive Hand-Wheel Actuator portfolio for Steer-by-Wire systems, which translate driver steering input into digital commands to the road wheels while delivering steering feel feedback to the driver. Alongside Nexteer's low-mount option positioned under the dash, HMDD gives OEMs additional flexibility to select the actuator architecture that best supports their vehicle packaging, cockpit design and driver experience strategies. By combining a compact high-mount architecture, direct-drive responsiveness and a stationary hub, HMDD creates new opportunities for automakers to reimagine the cockpit, including: Greater steering interface design flexibility , including center-hub control and display concepts, stowable or reconfigurable steering interfaces and expanded steering wheel placement options. Next-generation airbag integration, enabled by a stationary hub that removes the need for symmetrically designed driver airbags required for rotating systems. Mass reduction opportunities of up to 23 percent compared with legacy column-based architectures, depending on vehicle application and packaging requirements. Scalable integration across internal combustion, hybrid and electric vehicle platforms, with support for 12V and 48V electrical architectures and left- and right-hand-drive configurations. Unlocking Motion Control for Software-Defined Vehicles HMDD strengthens Nexteer's SbW portfolio, which is part of the company's broader Motion-by-WireTM chassis control strategy, spanning steering, braking, rear-wheel steering and software-enabled motion control. When combined, these technologies enable coordinated motion control that advances safety, performance and efficiency beyond what mechanical systems alone can achieve. "Nexteer's HMDD gives OEMs a new way to rethink the cockpit and driver experience while enhancing the steering feel, packaging flexibility and safety-critical performance," said Michael Hales, Executive Director, Research & Development, Nexteer Automotive. "As vehicles become more software-defined, technologies like HMDD help create a more flexible foundation for differentiated steering experiences and future vehicle architectures." For drivers, HMDD is designed to deliver a premium steering feel through smooth, direct torque response and adjustable modes that provide realistic road feedback and driver connection. Its direct-drive configuration and flexible software tuning can support future feature evolution through software including potential over-the-air updates as OEM software strategies advance. For OEMs, Nexteer's HMDD creates opportunities to standardize and scale SbW hardware while allowing brand differentiation through software-defined steering feel, cockpit experience and user features. This approach can help reduce part complexity, support faster development and create a more flexible foundation for future software-enabled vehicles. Nexteer's HMDD was recently named a finalist for the 2026 Automotive News PACE Pilot Award, recognizing its potential as a pre-commercial innovation with strong market relevance. To learn more about Nexteer's HMDD, visit Nexteer's Steer-by-Wire webpage . About Nexteer Automotive Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316) is a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative portfolio supports by-wire chassis control, including electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts, driveline systems, software solutions and brake-by-wire. Celebrating 120 years of automotive innovation in 2026, Nexteer builds on a strong legacy of engineering excellence while continuing to shape the future of mobility. The company solves motion control challenges across key industry shifts – including electrification, software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for global and domestic OEMs around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China including BYD, Xiaomi, ChangAn, Li Auto, Chery, Great Wall, Geely, Xpeng and others. www.nexteer.com Link to Nexteer Media Center
2026-08-12 03:01:00

House of Rose Professional® Launches CEOSource®, a Premium Leadership Search Brand for CEO, Board and C-Suite Appointments
Premium leadership search for leaders who accelerate enterprise value, move markets and build a better world SINGAPORE , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Rose Professional® – The Global Leadership Company, today announced the global launch of CEOSource® , its premium leadership search business focused on CEO, Board and C-suite appointments. CEOSource® Premium leadership search from House of Rose Professional for CEO, Board and C-Suite appointments Personally led by founder Anthony A. Rose and supported by an exceptional network of former CEOs, Board Directors and senior global executives, CEOSource® partners with corporations, private equity firms and portfolio companies to identify and appoint exceptional leaders who can accelerate enterprise value, lead transformation and build enduring businesses. CEOSource® differentiates its approach through founder-led search, trusted access to exceptional leadership talent and the first-hand judgement of leaders who have themselves run global businesses, served on Boards, appointed senior executives and coached CEOs. Its model also provides clients with an important additional commitment: CEOSource® guarantees delivery of a final candidate who meets the agreed search criteria, bringing greater accountability and confidence to the search process. The launch of CEOSource® complements BeliEVE® , House of Rose Professional's specialist executive search business dedicated to accelerating more exceptional women into the C-Suite and CEO Office, and expands the company's executive search capability as part of its integrated leadership ecosystem spanning Talent, Training and Transformation . Beyond appointment, CEOSource® clients can access House of Rose Professional's capabilities across executive coaching, leadership development, executive reputation and crisis anticipation—helping organizations accelerate the impact of their leaders and build enduring leadership capability. Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO of House of Rose Professional®, said: "Leadership has never mattered more. For CEOs, Boards, CHROs and investors, the right leadership appointment can accelerate growth, strengthen culture and create significant enterprise value. The appointment of a CEO or senior leader is one of the most consequential decisions any Board will make. We created CEOSource® to bring together deep business experience, trusted leadership relationships and senior-level judgement to help clients make those decisions with confidence. I will personally lead every assignment, working alongside experienced senior advisors—former CEOs, Board Directors and senior executives—to find the right leader for the business, its people and its future. It is another important step in our mission to build the world's best leaders to build the world's best businesses and a better world." CEOSource® builds on House of Rose Professional's established executive search experience, global C-suite relationships and more than a decade of working with senior leaders and leading organizations worldwide. Its approach is strengthened by the perspective of accomplished CEOs, Board Directors and global business leaders who understand first-hand the consequences of getting critical leadership appointments right. Bob McDonald, Chairman of the Board, West Point Association of Graduates; Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, U.S Department of Veterans Affairs; former Chairman, President and CEO of Procter & Gamble and member of the "Mission 2029 for a Better World" Global Advisory Council said: "Leadership remains the single most critical sustainable competitive advantage available to organizations. The world's best leaders are rarely looking for their next opportunity—they are busy building great businesses and organizations. Identifying and engaging those leaders depends on trusted relationships built over decades, not simply databases or processes. CEOSource® combines an exceptional global leadership network with deep leadership expertise, giving Boards and investors access to extraordinary talent and perspectives that few organizations can reach." Nishi Vasudeva, former Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), and Independent Director of Tata Power, L&T Finance and CRISIL Limited, said: "Selecting a CEO or senior executive is among the most important responsibilities of any Board. The decision demands far more than assessing experience. It requires judgement about character, values, leadership capability, the ability to lead through change and cultural fit. CEOSource® brings that broader perspective to every assignment, helping Boards make leadership decisions that strengthen organizations, inspire people and create lasting enterprise value." Alex von Behr, former Global Chief Customer Officer of Unilever PLC and Strategic Advisor to CEOSource®, said: "In today's competitive environment, every day a critical leadership position remains vacant it represents lost momentum. Organizations that outperform are able to identify and engage exceptional leaders quickly, without compromising quality, confidentiality or long-term fit. CEOSource® combines extensive leadership relationships with disciplined execution to help clients move decisively when leadership matters most." About CEOSource® CEOSource® is the premium leadership search business of House of Rose Professional® – The Global Leadership Company , focused on CEO, Board and C-suite appointments. CEOSource® partners with corporations, private equity firms and portfolio companies to identify, assess and appoint exceptional leaders with the capability to accelerate value creation, navigate transformation and build enduring businesses. Personally led by House of Rose Professional® founder Anthony A. Rose and supported by experienced former CEOs, Board Directors and global business leaders, CEOSource® combines trusted leadership access, senior-level judgement, deep operating experience and disciplined execution. As part of House of Rose Professional's integrated leadership ecosystem, CEOSource® can also help clients accelerate leadership impact beyond appointment through executive coaching, leadership development, executive reputation and crisis anticipation capabilities. About House of Rose Professional® House of Rose Professional® – The Global Leadership Company builds the world's best leaders to build the world's best businesses and a better world through its integrated portfolio across Talent, Training and Transformation. Its Talent businesses include CEOSource®, focused on CEO, Board and C-suite appointments, and BeliEVE®, its specialist executive search business dedicated to accelerating more exceptional women into the C-suite and CEO Office. Its Training portfolio is led by Break the ceiling touch the sky®, its global leadership ecosystem for advancing women into senior leadership. Its Transformation businesses include CEOSmith®, executive coaching for senior management, and King of Crisis®, predictive crisis anticipation and planning. Together, these businesses help organizations identify exceptional talent, appoint and develop outstanding leaders, accelerate leadership impact and build high-performing leadership cultures. Founded in 2014 by former Walmart and Procter & Gamble executive and best-selling author Anthony A. Rose, author of Break the ceiling touch the sky®: success secrets of the world's most inspirational women (2014) and How to Get, Grow and Succeed in Your Dream Job (2017), House of Rose Professional® has empowered more than 70,000 leaders across over 750 organizations worldwide, working with leading organizations across the Americas, Asia, the Middle East & Africa, Europe and ANZ. Client/ Media Contact: Anthony A. Rose Chairman & CEO House of Rose Professional® Email: anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com www.houseofroseprofessional.com
2026-08-12 03:00:00

Ping An Mobilizes Rapid Response to Typhoon Dolphin
Receives More Than 27,000 Claims With Estimated Payouts Exceeding RMB 650 Million HONG KONG and SHANGHAI , Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Typhoon Dolphin, the 13 th typhoon of the year, which has triggered red alerts for torrential rainfall across multiple provinces in China, including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, and others, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An," the "Company" or the "Group"; HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) immediately activated its emergency response mechanism and established a dedicated task force to coordinate disaster relief and customer support efforts. Across its life, property and casualty, health, and annuity insurance businesses, Ping An has activated fast-track claims services and 24-hour customer hotline, 95511, to provide timely assistance and claims support to customers affected by the storm. As of 2:00 p.m. on August 11, Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance ("Ping An P&C") received more than 27,000 typhoon-related claims, with estimated payouts exceeding RMB650 million. Ping An Life Insurance has received one claim and is actively assisting the customer through the process. As of the same date, no related claims have been reported to Ping An Health Insurance or Ping An Annuity Insurance. Technology-Driven Risk Prevention Supports Disaster Preparedness Ahead of the typhoon's landfall, Ping An P&C leveraged its proprietary "Eagle Eye DRS Risk Reduction Platform" to continuously monitor the storm's trajectory and deliver targeted weather alerts and disaster prevention guidance. As of 2:00 p.m. on August 11, the company issued more than 48.99 million alerts, reaching 22.25 million individual customers and 1.16 million corporate clients. Ping An P&C also inspected 2,458 flood-prone locations, assisted in relocating more than 2,770 vehicles exposed to flood risks, and supported local traffic authorities in closing more than 200 high-risk road sections. In the agricultural sector, Ping An delivered more than 6.64 million disaster alerts and risk mitigation notifications to 534,000 farmers through its app and SMS channels. The company also helped high-risk farming communities reinforce facilities and supported the emergency harvesting of more than 88,000 mu of rice ahead of severe weather conditions. Deploying Resources to Accelerate Relief and Recovery To address flood-related losses and secondary geological hazards caused by heavy rainfall, Ping An P&C has deployed 1,866 specialists, including flooded-vehicle claims specialists, new-energy vehicle battery system experts, and auto glass repair specialists. The company has also mobilized 425 rescue tow trucks and more than 4,000 pieces of emergency equipment and supplies, including flood-control sandbags and water barriers, to support rescue and recovery efforts. Ping An will continue to closely monitor weather developments and coordinate resources across the Group to provide timely emergency assistance, efficient claims settlement, and ongoing customer care. Individuals in need of assistance, whether they are Ping An customers or not, may contact the Group's 24-hour service hotline on 95511. If necessary, Ping An will also activate its Global Emergency Assistance Service to provide additional support. About Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEX:2318 / 82318; SSE:601318) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. It strives to become a world-leading provider of integrated finance, health and senior care services. Under the technology-enabled "integrated finance + health and senior care" dual-pronged strategy, the Group provides professional "financial advisory, family doctor, and senior care concierge" services to its over 250 million retail customers. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation and employs technologies to improve financial businesses' quality and efficiency and enhance risk management. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of the end of December 2025, Ping An had more than RMB13 trillion in total assets. The Group ranked 26th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2026, 48th in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2026, and ranked AAA in MSCI ESG Ratings in 2025. For more information, please visit the www.group.pingan.com and follow our LinkedIn page - PING AN .
2026-08-12 02:59:00

Azerbaijan Determines List Of Roads For Upcoming Overhaul In Nakhchivan
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. A list of inter-village, urban, and rural roads to be overhauled in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan has ...
2026-08-12 02:47:29

Turkmenistan Highlights Transport Cooperation With Georgia
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. Turkmenistan has highlighted the importance of cooperation with Georgia in developing transport corridors connecting Asia and Europe. This ...
2026-08-12 02:47:29

President Ilham Aliyev Signs Decree To Accelerate Socio-Economic Development Of Nakhchivan
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. The work to expand the use of alternative and renewable energy sources, upgrade the road, transport, and education infrastructure, as well ...
2026-08-12 02:47:29

Mumbai Landslide: Four Dead, Rs 4 Lakh Aid Announced For Kin Of Victims In Ghatkopar
(MENAFN - IANS) Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) At least four people were killed and eight others were rescued after a landslide struck houses in the Chirag Nagar area of Ghatkopar amid heavy rains early on ...
2026-08-12 02:46:29

In Malaysia, wave of hate speech threatens Rohingya refugees
The spread of hostile content on social media in Malaysia has intensified tensions towards the Rohingya refugee community, leading to the eviction of more than 100 people from their village and the temporary closure of schools attended by refugee children.
2026-08-10 15:58:37

GSMA: Mobile Industry to Contribute US$1.4 Trillion to APAC Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile technologies and services are projected to contribute US$1.4 trillion to the Asia Pacific economy by 2030, a 40% increase from the US$1 trillion generated today, according to the GSMA's new Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2026 report. Released today in Kuala Lumpur ahead of next month's M360 ASEAN 2026 , the report finds that the next phase of digital growth will be shaped not only by connectivity, but by how governments, operators and technology providers respond to four converging priorities: the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI), declining digital trust, demand for more resilient digital infrastructure, and growing interest in digital sovereignty. Key findings: 5G connections are forecast to reach 1.5 billion by 2030, representing 50% of all mobile connections in Asia Pacific. Operators are expected to invest more than US$200 billion in capital expenditure between 2025 and 2030. The mobile ecosystem supported 18 million jobs across the region in 2025. More than 700 million adults remain offline despite being covered by mobile broadband networks. Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific, GSMA, said: "The mobile industry is playing an increasingly important role in shaping Asia Pacific's digital future. As this report shows, economies and societies across the region are becoming increasingly digital, with mobile networks serving as the foundation for AI adoption, digital trust and resilient digital infrastructure. As governments place greater emphasis on digital sovereignty and citizens expect stronger protection from scams, fraud and cyber threats, the responsibilities placed on our industry continue to grow. M360 ASEAN brings together policymakers, industry leaders and innovators to address these challenges, strengthen trust and ensure digital transformation delivers long-term economic and social benefits for everyone." Many of the issues highlighted in the report, including AI adoption, digital trust, digital sovereignty, network resilience and digital inclusion, will be explored in depth at M360 ASEAN, taking place in Kuala Lumpur on 9-10 September 2026. Register now Registration for M360 ASEAN 2026 is now open here . Members of the press can apply for a complimentary Media Pass here . Registration is also now open for MWC26 Doha, which returns to DECC from 8-10 November 2026. Find out more here . Read full press release here .
2026-08-10 15:51:00

India: Students clash with police over exam leaks
🇮🇳 Thousands of students and unemployed young people have been protesting in Jharkhand since late July, demanding reforms to the state’s recruitment exam system. The unrest comes after weeks of demonstrations in Delhi that led to the resignation of India’s education minister last month.
2026-08-10 15:41:47

Frost & Sullivan Marks 20th GIL Summit in China with Landmark Shanghai Gathering
Business leaders, policymakers and innovators explore AI, industrial transformation and global growth as Frost & Sullivan celebrates its 65th anniversary SHANGHAI , Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan welcomed more than 2,000 business leaders, policymakers, investors, academics and innovators to the 20th Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL) Summit in China, held August 4–5 at the Jing An Shangri-La in Shanghai. Frost & Sullivan's GIL Global: China 2026 Coinciding with Frost & Sullivan's 65th anniversary, the summit featured more than 300 speakers and 150 keynote presentations and panel discussions. Topics included artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, life sciences, consumer markets and investment - highlighting the forces reshaping global competitiveness and transformational growth. The event combined a flagship plenary programme with 10 parallel forums and the fifth edition of Frost & Sullivan's New Investment Event, fostering collaboration across business, finance, government, academia and research. Leadership Perspectives on Transformational Growth David Frigstad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frost & Sullivan , highlighted the opportunity for Chinese companies to build global brands, teams and market presence. "The next great chapter of China's economy will belong to world-class enterprises with global brands, global footprints and compelling narratives," Frigstad said. "Through Frost & Sullivan's Transformational Growth Platform, we are helping ambitious companies turn local expertise into sustainable global leadership." Aroop Zutshi, Global Managing Partner and Executive Board Member, examined how organisations can embed AI across strategy, brand development and operations to create lasting business capabilities. Dr Neil Wang, Global Senior Vice President, Co-Chairman of Asia Pacific and Chairman of China , introduced the Resilience Triangle - Mission, Innovation and Trust - and the principle "AI + HI = CI," combining artificial and human intelligence to create collaborative intelligence. "Frost & Sullivan's mission is to communicate China's growth, innovation and leadership to the world while helping Chinese companies embrace global opportunities," Wang said. More than 20 industry reports, three professional publications and several research initiatives were unveiled. Flagship releases included "White Paper on China's Industrial Development Trends for the Next 50 Years (5th Edition)" , covering opportunities in AI, intelligent manufacturing, consumer markets, healthcare and semiconductors. Other releases addressed biotechnology, consumer intelligent technology, brand building and the application of AI in research and investment management - reflecting the summit's focus on turning technological progress into resilient, commercially viable growth. Strengthening the Growth Ecosystem Frost & Sullivan announced collaborations with organisations spanning industry, academia and research, while launching a Professional Institution Expert Committee to deepen cooperation across capital markets, auditing, legal services and consulting. The summit concluded with a gala celebrating Frost & Sullivan's 65th anniversary and two decades of GIL programming in China. The 2026 Frost & Sullivan GIL Awards recognised organisations demonstrating innovation, customer impact and leadership. Since launching in China in 2008, the GIL Summit has become an influential platform for identifying growth opportunities and connecting China's innovation ecosystem with international markets. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Pipeline Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation, and leadership. The company's Growth Pipeline as a Service provides the CEO's Growth Team with transformational strategies and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth opportunities. For over 60 years, Frost & Sullivan has partnered with investors, corporate leaders, and governments to identify, prioritize, and execute transformational growth strategies. Your Transformational Growth Journey Starts Here: Schedule Your Growth Pipeline DialogTM with the Frost & Sullivan team . Contact: Rachel Zhang Frost & Sullivan China E: rachel.zhang@frostchina.com T: +86 021-3209-6800
2026-08-10 15:38:00

No need to overread the Middle East’s marriages of convenience
There is a familiar ritual in Washington’s foreign policy think tanks whenever two Middle Eastern states sign a memorandum of understanding, launch a joint economic council or hold their first-ever ministerial dialogue: the announcement is instantly upgraded, in the retelling, into a “strategic partnership.” A defense-industry side deal becomes an “alliance.” A trade corridor becomes [...] The post No need to overread the Middle East’s marriages of convenience appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-09 16:44:30

From Xuan Paper to Xidi Village: Diplomats in China Explore Anhui's Cultural Heritage
BEIJING , Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from CRIOnline: On August 3, fifteen diplomats based in China — representing Ethiopia, Fiji, Latvia, Türkiye, Botswana, Guinea, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and Malaysia — took part in an exchange event with local businesses in Hefei, Anhui Province, kicking off a week-long tour of the province. On August 5, the group traveled to Xuancheng, where, after experiencing the traditional craft of Xuan papermaking firsthand, H.E. Mr. Karlis Eihenbaums, Ambassador of Latvia to China, said that the preservation of traditional craftsmanship carries great significance for any nation. H.E. Mr. Karlis Eihenbaums,ambassador of Latvia to China, tries his hand at the traditional craft of Xuan papermaking. As a trained historian, Eihenbaums joined fellow diplomats from several countries on a cultural tour spanning the cities of Xuancheng and Huangshan. Xuancheng is the birthplace of Xuan paper, while Huangshan is one of China's best-known tourist destinations. In Xuancheng, the diplomats observed — and personally engaged in — the traditional techniques behind the "Four Treasures of the Study": brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. During an exchange with an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, Eihenbaums spoke about the importance of passing down historical traditions, adding that he was pleased to see local children learning about the history of papermaking and getting hands-on experience at the Xuan Paper Museum. H.E. Prof. Lekoko S. Kenosi, Ambassador of Botswana to China, suggested that Xuan paper could potentially be applied to rock art and wildlife conservation projects in Botswana. H.E. Mr. Robert Lee, Ambassador of Fiji, proposed incorporating Xuan paper into fashion design as a way of weaving it into tourism experiences. The diplomats then traveled on to Huangshan, where their first stop was Xidi Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There, they toured the village's traditional Huizhou-style residences and learned about local efforts to preserve intangible cultural heritage. In Qiyun Town, the group experienced a night cruise and a fireworks display. The itinerary also included an exchange session with young local entrepreneurs. Li Dong, an entrepreneur based at the DN Huangshan Digital Nomad Community, said the diplomats' interest in his AI hardware products had given him greater confidence in the road ahead. At the conclusion of the Huangshan leg of the trip, Nicolas Brea, the diplomat from Argentina, said he had been deeply impressed by the region's scenery, environment, and cultural heritage, and that he looks forward to visiting Anhui again in the future.
2026-08-09 16:26:00

The political black hole over the Strait of Hormuz
The absence of Iran’s supreme leader, doubts about his condition and internal power divisions are turning the country into a failing state — spreading chaos as far as China. What will Beijing do? Iranian regime media have claimed the emerging Iran-Oman deal would let Iran maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz. Still, many in [...] The post The political black hole over the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-08 14:06:48

Laos National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane Dies at 69
Xaysomphone Phomvihane, President of Laos’ National Assembly and one of the country’s most senior political figures, has died aged 69, officials announced on 8 August. Lao authorities said Xaysomphone’s body was taken to National Assembly Hall No. 6, where official funeral preparations are underway. According to state media, Laos will mourn his death from 9 [...]
2026-08-08 13:30:50

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ : Thỏa thuận quốc phòng với Ả Rập Xê Út và Pakistan không nhằm vào bất kỳ nước nào
Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ hôm 07/08/2026 khẳng định thỏa thuận quốc phòng ba bên vừa ký với Ả Rập Xê Út và Pakistan « không mâu thuẫn » với các cam kết của Ankara trong NATO, đồng thời bác bỏ những suy đoán cho rằng thỏa thuận này nhằm vào một quốc gia cụ thể.
2026-08-08 11:43:35

Các hàng hàng không Mỹ bất bình vì chính sách nhập cư khắt khe của chính quyền Trump
Chính sách nhập cư khắt khe của Hoa Kỳ gây khó khăn cho ngành hàng không dân dụng. Cảnh sát biên phòng và nhân viên sở di trú ICE mở rộng tầm hoạt động nhắm vào các hành khách tại các sân bay Mỹ để hoàn thành chỉ tiêu câu lưu đến 2.000 người nhập cư không giấy tờ hợp lệ mỗi ngày do tổng thống Donald Trump đề ra.
2026-08-08 10:44:25

Thủ tướng Đức trở thành mục tiêu của chiến dịch tung tin giả từ Nga
Đức một lần nữa trở thành mục tiêu của một chiến dịch tung tin giả được cho là có nguồn gốc từ Nga. Berlin cáo buộc Matxcơva đứng sau một video giả mạo, được dàn dựng như một sản phẩm của truyền thông Đức, loan tin thủ tướng Friedrich Merz sắp từ chức. Giả thuyết này đang khấy động giới chính trị và truyền thông tại Berlin.
2026-08-08 10:27:32

Di dân : Khủng hoảng ngoại giao giữa Tây Ban Nha và Ý ngày càng trầm trọng
Căng thẳng ngoại giao giữa Tây Ban Nha và Ý tăng thêm một nấc do hồ sơ di dân Ceuta. Madrid tạm thời khôi phục kiểm soát tại các biên giới nội khối, tại các cảng và sân bay, đối với hành khách đến từ Ý. Biện pháp có hiệu lực từ ngày 08/08/2026. Chính quyền Tây Ban Nha biện minh cho quyết định này bằng một lý do tương tự như lập luận Roma đã đưa ra về « áp lực di cư bất hợp pháp dai dẳng » mà họ « đang phải đối mặt ».
2026-08-08 10:15:50

Tổng thống Ukraina thăm Serbia, một đồng minh truyền thống của Nga
Tổng thống Ukraina Volodymyr Zelensky hôm nay 09/08/2026 bắt đầu chuyến thăm chính thức tới Serbia, một đồng minh truyền thống của Nga. Đây là một nỗ lực tăng cường sự ủng hộ quốc tế dành cho Kiev.
2026-08-08 10:03:42

Tình báo Mỹ nên lên khả năng Nga thử thách NATO bằng một cuộc tấn công hạn chế
Tình báo Hoa Kỳ nhận định tổng thống Nga Vladimir Putin có thể thử thách khả năng phòng thủ của Liên minh Bắc Đại Tây Dương bằng một cuộc tấn công có giới hạn, nhắm vào một quốc gia thành viên NATO trong vài năm tới. Trên đây là tiết lộ của báo Wall Street Journal hôm thứ Sáu 07/08/2026, trích dẫn các quan chức Mỹ.
2026-08-08 09:54:09

Tribesigns Expands Collaboration with Leading U.S. Home Retailers at Las Vegas Market 2026
NEW YORK , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribesigns, a globally acclaimed furniture manufacturer and retailer, expanded its engagement with leading U.S. home retailers at Las Vegas Market 2026 as senior representatives from key retail partners visited the company's booth to view the latest furniture collections. Tribesigns Booth Among the visitors were Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah and his team, Amazon Justin, and The Home Depot Furniture team led by Christa Endler, Online Merchant Digital Decor. Their visits underscored Tribesigns' growing relationships with major U.S. home retailers and provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives on product innovation, evolving consumer preferences and future collaboration. Group Photo of the Tribesigns Team and The Home Depot Team At the show, Tribesigns showcased furniture collections spanning living, dining and storage spaces, highlighting its approach to creating functional, versatile furniture designed for modern living. Las Vegas Market is a premier home furnishings trade event in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing together retailers, buyers, designers, distributors and brands to discover new products, exchange industry insights and explore business opportunities. Inspired by its "Designed for Life" philosophy, Tribesigns develops functional furniture across a broad range of home categories. Over the past 15 years, the brand has built a diverse portfolio that now reaches more than 30 million households worldwide through retail partners across global markets. "We sincerely appreciate the trust and continued support from our strategic partners," said Peter Wang, CEO of Tribesigns. "Las Vegas Market gave us another valuable opportunity to meet with the Wayfair, Amazon and The Home Depot teams, exchange ideas and better understand how consumer needs continue to evolve. Those conversations help shape our product strategy, and we look forward to building on these relationships while bringing thoughtfully designed furniture to more customers across the U.S. market." About Tribesigns Tribesigns is a leading global furniture designer and manufacturer. With the slogan "Designed For Life," its philosophy embraces the diversity of personal lifestyles and the importance of making environmentally conscious choices. For more information about Tribesigns, please visit Tribesigns.com , explore Tribesigns B2B opportunities, or follow the brand on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , Pinterest , and TikTok .
2026-08-07 13:15:00

Tineco Launches Its Most Advanced Floor Washer to Date, the FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro
Bringing together advanced cleaning technology, intelligent water control and automated maintenance for cleaner, drier hard floors SEATTLE , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tineco today announced the launch of the FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro , its next-generation smart wet-dry vacuum and floor washer for hard floors. As the brand's most advanced floor washer to date, the new model combines a sleek, technology-inspired design with Tineco's latest cleaning innovations and the Smart Refresh Station to deliver a smarter, more seamless cleaning experience. It features targeted HydroBurst cleaning, intelligent water control, improved reach and automated self-cleaning, it helps households remove stubborn messes, reduce streaks and complete everyday floor care with less effort and fewer interruptions. From dried-on spills to water marks, hair and debris along baseboards, the FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro is engineered to solve the everyday frustrations that determine whether a floor feels truly clean. HydroBurst releases a high-pressure water jet to help break down stubborn grease, dried-on stains and residue before they are lifted away by 25,000 Pa of suction. Working alongside Tineco's iLoop Smart Sensor, the system automatically adjusts suction power and water flow based on the mess it detects, reducing the need to stop and manually change settings. To leave floors cleaner and drier, Tineco's Smart-Sensing StreakFree Scraper automatically lifts as the floor washer moves forward and presses down as it is pulled back, helping collect water and reduce streaks. Backtrack Water Erasure then automatically removes any remaining water at the end of the cleaning path. The FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro is also designed to reach areas that are often difficult to clean thoroughly. Its 11-centimetre, or 4.3-inch, lay-flat design makes it easier to clean beneath low furniture, while SmoothDrive Technology provides 360-degree all-directional propulsion for moving forward, pulling back and navigating tight corners with less effort. Triple-sided edge cleaning and a DustReveal headlight also help clean along baseboards and illuminate dust in darker areas. For homes with hair or pet fur, the DualBlock anti-tangle design helps prevent wrapping around the brush roller, while Tineco's MHCBS technology continuously cleans the brush roller during use to help maintain consistent performance. After cleaning, the upgraded FlashDry system uses air heated to 230°F, or 110°C, to dry the brush roller and filter in five minutes. SilentDry offers a quieter drying option, operating at no more than 45 dB(A). Additional features include Quiet Mode for low-noise cleaning, an easy-to-see thumb screen with real-time status updates and app connectivity for monitoring progress and accessing product support. The floor washer also features a 0.85-litre clean-water tank and a 0.72-litre dirty-water tank. Upgraded pouch-cell batteries provide up to 100 minutes of runtime in Quiet Mode or 75 minutes in Auto Mode, while 2A flash charging helps prepare the floor washer for its next use. Setting the floor washer apart is the Smart Refresh Station, which automatically replenishes hot water throughout the cleaning process, eliminating the need for manual refilling. The Tineco FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro is available now for an MSRP of $1,199 USD at Tineco.com , Amazon , and through select retail partners. The launch of the FLOOR ONE STATION S9 Scientist Pro reflects Tineco's continued commitment to advancing smart home cleaning through intelligent technologies that make everyday floor care more efficient, more convenient and more effective. About Tineco Tineco ("tin-co") was founded in 1998 with its first product launch as a vacuum cleaner and, in 2019, pioneered the first-ever smart vacuum. Today, the brand has evolved into a global leader in intelligent appliances spanning floor care, kitchen, and personal care categories. With a growing user base of over 24 million households and availability in approximately 30 countries worldwide, Tineco remains committed to its brand vision of making life easier through smart technology and continuous innovation. For more information, visit Tineco U.S.
2026-08-07 13:00:00

NYSE Content Update: Pinnacle Acquisition + Ticketplus to Debut for Trade
NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. Loma Negra posts 2.1% YoY net revenue increase Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on August 7th Investors digest the July jobs report ahead of the final trading session of the week. Pinnacle Acquisition and Ticketplus will begin trading on the NYSE and NYSE American respectively. Loma Negra (NYSE: LOMA) Chairman Marcelo Mindlin will join NYSE Live to discuss the company's 100 th anniversary and recent success. The NYSE is on the ground at Camp Commerce, an event bringing together approximately 200 brand founders and senior executives. Opening Bell Loma Negra (NYSE: LOMA) celebrates its 100 th anniversary Closing Bell Officials and guests of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival ring the NYSE Closing Bell For market insights, IPO activity, and today's opening bell, download the NYSE TV App: TV.NYSE.com Life Science Cares + Project Onramp at NYSE
2026-08-07 12:58:00

Çfarë po ndodh me Mojtaba Khamenein? Mediat opozitare iraniane: Mund të vdesë në çdo moment
Mediat opozitare iraniane po raportojnë se Udhëheqësi Suprem i Iranit, Mojtaba Khamenei, ndodhet në gjendje të rëndë shëndetësore dhe mund të jetë pranë vdekjes. Sipas “IranWire”, që citon burime pranë administratës......
2026-08-07 12:55:01

Các đảo quốc Thái Bình Dương không ra được tuyên bố chung lên án Trung Quốc thử tên lửa
Họp hôm nay, 07/08/20026, tại thủ đô Suva của Fiji, ngoại trưởng của 18 quốc gia thành viên Diễn đàn Quần đảo Thái Bình Dương (PIF) đã không thể ra một tuyên bố chung lên án Trung Quốc bắn thử một tên lửa chiến lược ở vùng Thái Bình Dương hồi đầu tháng 7.
2026-08-07 12:37:10

BougeRV 9th Anniversary Sale Kicks Off
Go further , stay longer, and enjoy ultimate outdoor comfort! HOUSTON , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dedicated to top-tier outdoor living solutions, BougeRV is celebrating its 9th Anniversary with our biggest sale of the year from July 29 to August 31 . To thank our global community, we're offering unbeatable deals across key categories—including portable fridges, air conditioners, flexible solar panels, and camp lights for camping, RVing, and off-grid living. BougeRV 9th Anniversary Sale 9th Anniversary Top Perks Up to 70% OFF: Massive price drops on selected top-selling outdoor gear! 30-Day Price Guarantee: Shop with confidence—we cover the price difference! Exclusive Member Perks: Register & subscribe to unlock an extra 5% OFF promo code, member-only pricing on select items, and 3x Reward Points on every order! Free Tiered Gifts: Spend $500 or more to qualify for a free gift based on your order total, such as an outdoor fan, a 100W solar panel, or a portable espresso maker! Lock in your savings now: https://www.bougerv.com/pages/bougerv-day Featured Anniversary Deals Up to 70% OFF on selected items across the site—including our 2026 new arrivals! Here are 3 of our top summer best-sellers you won't want to miss: 1. PC35 Portable Air Conditioner Original: $599.99 | Sale: $299.99 (50% OFF) Highlights: 3,500 BTU cooling power that chills a 2-person tent in just 15 minutes. Features ultra-quiet operation and low power draw to beat temperatures up to 109°F. 2. CRD2 V2.0 Dual-Zone Fridge with 240Wh Battery Original: $639.99+ | Sale: $479.99+ (25% OFF) Highlights: Dual-zone independent temp control (-4°F to 68°F) with a built-in 240Wh LiFePO4 battery and all-terrain wheels for ultimate off-grid freedom. 3. Yuma 200W CIGS Flexible Solar Panel (Pre-Punched Holes) Original: $579.99 | Sale: $389.99 (33% OFF) Highlights: Bendable CIGS technology that fits curved RV roofs seamlessly. Delivers up to 38% more power in low-light and cloudy conditions than rigid panels. 9th Anniversary Pet Campaign: "Pets Go with BougeRV" The party continues on social media! Join our "Pets Go with BougeRV" giveaway on Instagram & Facebook. Share photos and stories of outdoor adventures with your pets for a chance to win exclusive anniversary prize packs and top-rated gear! — worth $2,909.91 in total! BougeRV 9th Anniversary Giveaway About BougeRV Created by outdoor adventure enthusiasts, BougeRV is dedicated to providing ultimate outdoor living solutions. From portable fridges and air conditioners to flexible solar panels and power stations, BougeRV empowers campers, RVers, and off-grid explorers to live comfortably anywhere.
2026-08-07 12:30:00

SuperX Announces Progress on Share Repurchase Program, Initiates New Buyback Plan to Reinforce Confidence in Long-Term Growth Value
SINGAPORE , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SuperX AI Technology Limited (Nasdaq: SUPX, the "Company" or "SuperX"), a provider of AI infrastructure solutions, today announced an update on the progress of its share repurchase program and the adoption of a new share repurchase program. As previously announced on November 26, 2025, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$20 million of its ordinary shares (the "2025 Repurchase Program"). As of August 4, 2026, the Company has repurchased an aggregate of 2,326,089 ordinary shares under the program. The average net repurchase price was $8.58 per ordinary share. Meanwhile, the 2025 Repurchase Program has been completed on August 4, 2026. On August 6, 2026, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$20 million of its ordinary shares over the next twelve months (the "2026 Repurchase Program"). The ongoing execution of the share repurchase program underscores the Board's confidence in SuperX's long-term growth and business model. The Company believes that its current market valuation does not fully reflect its intrinsic value or its strong growth potential as a full-stack AI infrastructure solutions provider. This program allows the Company to strategically deploy capital to enhance long-term shareholder value while maintaining the financial flexibility required. The repurchases have been made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades, and/or through other legally permissible means, in compliance with applicable securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Repurchases under the 2026 Repurchase Program may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with applicable securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. About SuperX AI Technology Limited (NASDAQ: SUPX) SuperX AI Technology Limited is an AI infrastructure solutions provider, offering a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary hardware, advanced software, and end-to-end services for AI data centers. The Company's services include advanced solution design and planning, cost-effective infrastructure product integration, and end-to-end operations and maintenance. Its core products include high-performance AI servers, 800 Volts Direct Current (800VDC) solutions, high-density liquid cooling solutions, as well as AI cloud and AI agents. Headquartered in Singapore, the Company serves institutional clients globally, including enterprises, research institutions, and cloud and edge computing deployments. For more information, please visit www.superx.sg Safe Harbor Statement This press release may contain forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, we or our representatives may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. We base these forward-looking statements on our expectations and projections about future events, which we derive from the information currently available to us. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes," "plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," or "hopes" or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including: our ability to change the direction of the Company; our ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; and the competitive environment of our business. These and other factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events discussed in this press release and other statements made from time to time by us or our representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release and other statements made from time to time by us or our representatives might not occur. Follow our social media: X.com: https://x.com/SUPERX_AI_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/superx-ai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Super-X-AI-Technology-Limited/61578918040072/#
2026-08-07 12:07:00

Bridging Cultures Through Films: ASEAN Film Festival 2026 to Open this August with its Largest Programme to Date
This year's festival features Timor-Leste's first participation, a lineup of over 30 films, and free screenings across from 20 August to 27 September. Tickets will be available on the official AFF website in two stages: today and 24 August. HONG KONG , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong-ASEAN Foundation (HKAF) is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the ASEAN Film Festival (AFF), opening on 20 August. AFF 2026 will present over 30 films — the largest selection since the festival's inception — featuring works from all 11 ASEAN member countries, including first-time participation from the newest member country, Timor-Leste, alongside films from China (Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland) and other countries. With free screenings across Hong Kong, the programme brings together stories, cultures and creative voices from across the region and beyond. Through these diverse perspectives, audiences are invited to explore the richness and cultural diversity of ASEAN and other communities through cinema. This year's edition also highlights the connection between film and music, with many ASEAN selections using sound, songs and performance to deepen their storytelling. Films and music at the core of exploring cultural diversity AFF 2026 offers Hong Kong audiences a curated selection of films that reflect the stories, traditions and contemporary life of participating countries and regions. This year's expanded lineup broadens the dialogue and deepens cross-regional appreciation among audiences in Hong Kong, particularly younger generations. Film and music together form the emotional core of this exchange, helping to convey the cultures of ASEAN and beyond in engaging and accessible ways. The festival provides an accessible platform for audiences to learn and explore varied perspectives. Mr Daryl Ng, Chairman of the Hong Kong-ASEAN Foundation, said, 'Film and music are universal languages that bring people together across cultures and generations. As the ASEAN Film Festival continues to grow, we are pleased to invite audiences to discover the rich stories, creativity and cultural diversity of ASEAN and beyond. This year's programme marks the festival's largest edition to date, offering an even broader and more dynamic selection of films. We hope the festival will provide an enjoyable and insightful experience, offering audiences an engaging way to explore different cultures and perspectives through film and music. We are grateful for the continued support of our valued partners, including the Consulates-General of the 18 countries in Hong Kong, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, M+, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, the Belt and Road Office of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Financial Services Development Council, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Invest Hong Kong, Our Hong Kong Foundation and various chambers and associations, whose collective efforts enable us to broaden the festival's reach and strengthen its impact.' Hong Kong as a hub for economic and cultural exchange As an international city where cultures from different parts of the world come together, Hong Kong provides a strong platform for cultural exchange through film. AFF 2026 will feature post-screening sharing sessions with directors and filmmakers from selected films, offering audiences insights into the creative process behind these productions, as well as conversations with Hong Kong filmmaking professionals on the role of music in storytelling. In addition to ASEAN selections, this year's programme also includes selected works from Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, China (Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland), Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Russia, offering audiences a broader range of cultural and cinematic perspectives. Many of the directors and actors of the featured films have garnered international recognition for their creativity and unique storytelling techniques. Among the highlights is Timor-Leste's AFF debut with "Intangible Cultural Heritage: Short Films from Timor-Leste," a music-themed collection introducing the country's rich cultural traditions to festival audiences. The festival will open with the Philippines' "Song of the Fireflies", and the programme will also include audience favourites such as "SuckSeed" (Thailand), a coming-of-age comedy about a teenage rock band, and "881" (Singapore), a nostalgic musical drama celebrating the getai stage tradition. Audiences will be moved by emotional stories like "Babah" (Malaysia), "I Wanna Be Your Lobster..." (Myanmar), and "The Gula Anau Story" (Brunei Darussalam). The festival also presents Indonesia's fantastical family adventure "Jumbo," Cambodia's tender romance "Turn Left Turn Right," Lao PDR's "Khuan Nang," and Viet Nam's music-themed "Sound Across the Ocean," alongside Hong Kong's music-driven drama "Last Song for You" and China's "Dear You" — together reflecting AFF 2026's growing embrace of local and Chinese Mainland storytelling. Beyond ASEAN, the programme also features Pakistan's blockbuster action epic "The Legend of Maula Jatt," Australia's "33 Postcards," and Russia's "Diodorova: Against the Current," rounding out a selection that spans the region and beyond. For the full list of films, please refer to the appendix. AFF 2026 is a collaborative endeavour involving the Hong Kong-ASEAN Foundation, the Consulates-General of the 18 countries in Hong Kong, and partners across the cultural and business sectors. Co-presenters include the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, M+ and Asia Society Hong Kong Center. Supporting organisations comprise the Belt and Road Office of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Financial Services Development Council, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Invest Hong Kong, Our Hong Kong Foundation, and various chambers and associations. The public is invited to visit the official AFF 2026 website to register for free tickets, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets for screenings from 21 August to 6 September are now available, while tickets for the remaining screenings from 10 to 27 September will be available on 24 August. For full details on the featured films and screening schedule, please visit the AFF 2026 website: www.aseanfilmfest.org . Scenes from previous editions of the ASEAN Film Festival. AFF 2026 will bring together films from across ASEAN and beyond, showcasing diverse cultures, stories and creative voices, with music playing an important role in many of this year's selections.
2026-08-07 12:05:00

Insta360 Launches AI Voice Assistant for GO Ultra
A software update brings real-time translation, voice and photo Q&A to the palm-sized wearable camera, turning GO Ultra into a smarter travel companion. LOS ANGELES , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Insta360 today announced the AI Voice Assistant, a major software update that turns Insta360 GO Ultra into a more capable companion for travel, exploration and storytelling. The AI Voice Assistant is built with Google Gemini , it lets users translate conversations and get instant answers through voice and photo Q&A, all from one wearable device. Long-press the shutter button, or say "Hey, Kira" while GO Ultra is powered on, and the camera on your chest becomes an interpreter, guide and source of instant answers. GO Ultra is a palm-sized wearable vlogging camera built for lightweight, hands-free, first-person capture. Its magnetic mounting system makes it easy to wear, remove and reposition, while AI-powered editing helps turn everyday footage into shareable stories. With the AI Voice Assistant, users can now capture, communicate and discover without constantly reaching for their phone. Four core capabilities power the experience, covering everything from conversations on the road to questions inspired by the world around you. Real-Time Translation The AI Voice Assistant helps break down language barriers in the moments travelers encounter them most, from ordering food and shopping to navigating transportation and handling everyday conversations. Instead of typing into a translation app and passing a phone back and forth, users can simply speak. GO Ultra interprets the exchange in real time, helping conversations feel more natural and face to face. Its magnetic wearable design makes it easy to switch between hands-free use and quickly removing the camera to pass it to someone else, without stopping to type or navigate a screen. Ask with Photo Some questions are easier to show than explain. Point GO Ultra at what you're seeing and ask. GO Ultra can interpret signs in unfamiliar languages, identify unfamiliar buildings and provide context on exhibits, landmarks and cultural details. Answers arrive in seconds, helping travelers better understand what's in front of them without stopping to search manually. Ask by Voice When a question comes to mind, just ask. GO Ultra can help with practical details such as the weather, prices, local dishes and souvenir recommendations, or provide background on the history, culture and stories behind a destination. Whether deciding what to order or learning why a particular place matters, travelers can get useful answers without pausing the experience to search on their phone. Voiceprint Recognition Travel is rarely quiet. GO Ultra learns the sound of the user's voice and can pick it out from traffic, crowds and nearby conversations. On a busy street or packed train, it stays focused on the person asking, helping ensure the right question receives the right response. A Deeper Way to Travel GO Ultra now helps travelers do more than capture memories. It can support conversations with locals, help users discover places beyond the usual guidebook and add context to the culture, history and customs around them. Everything runs through the same wearable camera already capturing the trip, reducing the need to stop, search and switch between devices. Because these exchanges happen as part of the experience, they can also become part of the footage, turning isolated clips into a fuller record of the journey. Once the day is over, Moments Pro adds another AI-powered layer to the workflow. Separate from the AI Voice Assistant, it identifies standout moments, organizes scattered clips into a coherent edit and pairs them with music that follows the movement and rhythm on screen. What once required manually finding music and cutting clips together can come back ready to share. Family Trips That Teach For families, GO Ultra can turn travel into an interactive learning experience. Parents spend less time searching on their phones, while children can ask about wildlife, plants, historic sites, architecture and local culture as soon as something catches their attention. The result is a more engaging, curiosity-led way for families to learn and explore together. Availability The AI Voice Assistant begins rolling out to Insta360 GO Ultra on July 29, 2026, through a software update in the Insta360 app. Feature availability may vary by region and language. Visit the Insta360 website for more details. The key improvement here is that Ask with Photo is now about identifying what the camera sees, while Ask by Voice is about open-ended questions and recommendations. Moments Pro is retained, but it is explicitly separated from the Voice Assistant rather than misleadingly presented as one of its four core features. About Insta360 With a "Think bold" mindset, Insta360 empowers people to capture and share their lives in extraordinary ways. Recognized as a market leader and innovator, Insta360's vast lineup includes the world's best-selling 360 cameras in the X Series, the thumb-sized GO Series for everyday capture, as well as an extensive range of action cameras, gimbals, webcams, and professional photography solutions. With intuitive, AI-powered software, Insta360 simplifies the creative process, allowing users to focus on storytelling without technical barriers. Insta360 is dedicated to helping a new generation of athletes, creatives, travelers and professionals bring their ideas to life. For more details, visit: http://www.insta360.com About the Think Bold Fund: https://www.insta360.com/ThinkBoldFund Read our blog: https://www.insta360.com/blog Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Insta360 Follow us on X: https://x.com/insta360 Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/insta360 Follow us on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@insta360_official Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insta360 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/insta360 Press Contact Insta360 pr@insta360. com
2026-08-07 12:00:00

QC Ware Demonstration of Hybrid Quantum-Classical Workflow Using Promethium and IBM Quantum
PALO ALTO, Calif. , Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QC Ware ("QC Ware" or the "Company") today announced a technology demonstration of a hybrid quantum-classical computational chemistry workflow using Promethium ® and IBM Quantum hardware. The demonstration calculated electrostatic interaction energy for nitric oxide reductase by combining GPU-accelerated molecular modeling and classical chemistry methods with quantum measurements performed on IBM's 156-qubit Heron superconducting quantum processor . The work highlights how Promethium can be used alongside quantum hardware in scientifically relevant workflows. This was a technology demonstration and is not currently a fully integrated Promethium product capability. "This demonstration shows how classical and quantum computing can be combined to address meaningful computational chemistry problems," said Dr. Kin-Joe Sham, Co-Founder and COO at QC Ware. "We believe Promethium delivers high-performance computational chemistry today while providing a foundation for exploring future hybrid workflows." Nitric oxide reductase is a chemically complex metalloenzyme system, making it a relevant benchmark for evaluating advanced computational methods. The workflow focused on electrostatic interaction energy, an important molecular property in drug discovery, catalysis, and materials science. The demonstration builds on QC Ware's previously published research in hybrid quantum-classical chemistry and reflects the Company's broader strategy of delivering practical, GPU-accelerated quantum chemistry today while advancing the use of artificial intelligence and quantum computing to address increasingly challenging scientific problems. Available today, Promethium's GPU-native architecture enables researchers to apply quantum chemistry across larger molecular systems and more compounds than has traditionally been practical. For selected workloads, Promethium runs demanding calculations up to 20× faster than the main conventional platforms , helping researchers generate molecular-level insights in hours instead of weeks and accelerating decision-making across drug discovery, catalysis, and materials science. About QC Ware QC Ware is a quantum computing software company. QC Ware develops applications that unlock the power of quantum computing for drug discovery, material design and other industry verticals. QC Ware's Promethium platform provides GPU-accelerated quantum chemistry for molecular modeling and drug discovery, helping customers make better discovery decisions today while exploring the hybrid quantum-classical workflows of tomorrow. QC Ware also organizes and hosts Q2B quantum computing conferences in Japan, Europe and the United States. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements relating to QC Ware's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: QC Ware's expectation that Promethium is providing a foundation for exploring hybrid workflows. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of QC Ware's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the rapid evolution of quantum computing and flaws or errors in Promethium or flaws in or misuse of quantum computing in general; and risks related to working with quantum hardware providers. Contact: Kin-Joe Sham kj.sham@qcware.com Quantum Computing as a Service
2026-08-07 12:00:00

Căng thẳng về quân sự giữa Hàn Quốc và Hoa Kỳ
Tổng thống Hàn Quốc Lee Jae Myung kêu gọi đồng minh Hoa Kỳ tôn trọng cam kết trả lại cho Seoul những căn cứ quân sự mà Mỹ không còn sử dụng. Phát biểu hôm qua 05/08/2026 của tổng thống Lee là dấu hiệu căng thẳng mới trong quan hệ giữa hai đồng minh Seoul và Washington.
2026-08-06 11:08:30

Ukraina ra lệnh sơ tán trẻ em để tránh oanh kích dữ dội của Nga vào Kramatorsk
Tại thành phố Kramatorsk ở miền đông Ukraina, hôm 05/08/2026, chính quyền đã ban hành lệnh sơ tán mới, mang tính bắt buộc, để di tản trẻ em. Kramatorsk là một trong những thành trì cuối cùng của Ukraina ở vùng Donetsk và đang hứng chịu các đợt pháo kích dữ dội của Nga gần như hàng ngày.
2026-08-06 11:04:18

Run AI Where It Matters–At the Edge
Deploy real-time inference on-site with Winmate Edge AI Panel PCs and WNAI-E800 Series GPU-ready Box PCs—built for industrial connectivity, rugged performance, and AI-driven operations. TAIPEI, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AI workloads no longer have to rely on the cloud alone. In industrial environments, milliseconds matter. By moving inference closer to machines, sensors, and operators, [...]
2026-08-06 11:00:00

Sharon AI Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Total contract value reaches ~$8.8bn Six-year strategic NVIDIA compute collaboration Secured AI Factory capacity increases by 80MW to 212MW NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sharon AI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SHAZ) and its subsidiaries (“Sharon AI” or “the Company”), a leading Australian Neocloud, today reported its financial and operational results for the second quarter [...]
2026-08-06 11:00:00

Daqo New Energy to Announce Unaudited Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026 on August 20, 2026
SHANGHAI, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (“Daqo New Energy” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, before U.S. markets open on Thursday, August 20, [...]
2026-08-06 11:00:00

CUHK unveils 2026-2030 Strategic Plan: Leaping to Greatness
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2026-08-06 10:50:00

脫下軍裝的敏昂萊抗議聲中首訪泰國:推動雙邊關係正常化以繞過東盟層面的掣肘
緬甸前軍政府首腦敏昂萊(Min Aung Hlaing)周四在曼谷與泰國總理阿努廷會面,這是他作為平民領導人首次訪問鄰國泰國,旨在為其被國際社會孤立的國家重返外交舞台尋求支持。與此同時,16個泰國公民社會團體發表聯合聲明,反對敏昂萊正式訪問泰國,呼籲曼谷政府不要賦予緬甸軍政府“虛假的正當性”,並應與緬甸人民站在一起。
2026-08-06 10:49:04

脱下军装的敏昂莱抗议声中首访泰国:推动双边关系正常化以绕过东盟层面的掣肘
缅甸前军政府首脑敏昂莱(Min Aung Hlaing)周四在曼谷与泰国总理阿努廷会面,这是他作为平民领导人首次访问邻国泰国,旨在为其被国际社会孤立的国家重返外交舞台寻求支持。与此同时,16个泰国公民社会团体发表联合声明,反对敏昂莱正式访问泰国,呼吁曼谷政府不要赋予缅甸军政府“虚假的正当性”,并应与缅甸人民站在一起。
2026-08-06 10:49:03

A temple scandal rocks India’s ruling party
One of Narendra Modi’s proudest achievements is under scrutiny
2026-08-06 10:34:07

中國海警船與軍艦南海相撞發生近1年後 官方證實2名烈士被追授武警忠誠衛士
中國官方已確認兩名海警人員於去年8月在南中國海執行“一線”任務時殉職;這是中方首次明顯承認在涉及兩艘中國船隻的一起備受關注的碰撞事故中有人員喪生。
2026-08-06 10:33:19