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PRAGUE (AFP)- Czech football legend Antonin Panenka, known for his trademark penalty kick, has been discharged from hospital after a Covid-19 scare, his former club said on Wednesday (Oct 14), citing his son. "I picked up dad at the hospital at 11am today and took him home," Tomas Panenka told the website of the Prague-based Bohemians 1905 club of which his father is the president. A former Bohemians and Rapid Vienna playmaker, the 71-year-old Panenka was put in intensive care in a serious condition last week after testing positive for the coronavirus. "He has now tested negative. He is still suffering from pneumonia, but doctors said he didn't have to stay in hospital and released him," Tomas Panenka said. Panenka senior gained fame after winning the Euro 1976 final for Czechoslovakia with a cheeky decisive penalty against Germany in the shoot-out after a 2-2 extra-time draw. Instead of blasting it into the net, Panenka fooled the diving German goalkeeper Sepp Maier by chipping the ball into the middle of the net. The technique referred to as a "Panenka" has since been used by greats such as Zinedine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andrea Pirlo. The Czech Republic - a successor state to Czechoslovakia alongside Slovakia - currently registers a record growth in Covid-19 infections and ranks among the European Union's worst-affected countries. The EU member of 10.7 million people had more than 8,000 new cases on Tuesday. Since the March outbreak, it has registered almost 130,000 confirmed cases and 1,106 deaths. Related Story Football: Penalty king Antonin Panenka in Czech hospital ICU Related Story Coronavirus microsite: Get latest updates, videos and graphics Related Stories: Related Story 5 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 2 in community Related Story 31-year-old man from India tests positive for Covid-19 after completing SHN Related Story Australia in travel talks with Singapore, Japan, South Korea as coronavirus cases ease Related Story Trump back in Oval Office, aims to return to campaign trail next week despite Covid-19 Related Story Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: Source Related Story Malaysian leaders draw flak after post-election coronavirus jump Related Story Interactive: How the world lost one million lives to Covid-19 Related Story Experts in Britain warn coronavirus is out of control Related Story Coronavirus super spreaders drove explosive outbreak in India Related Story South Korea's new Covid-19 cases in triple digits again as Chuseok holiday travels begin Related Story 'Lockdown Lite' is the new strategy for fighting Covid-19
HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 - (亚太商讯) - 肺部疾病精准介入治疗技术引领者堃博（Broncus）公司日前宣布，已完成数千万美元的C轮融资。本轮融资由清池资本领投，百度资本、济时资本、信银投资、德弘资本、启明创投跟投。本轮融资所得将主要用于巩固和扩张堃博旗下肺部疾病诊疗核心产品线，加速新产品的研发、临床研究、注册审批以及多元化的全球市场布局，帮助堃博持续领跑肺部疾病精准介入治疗领域。堃博此前获得启明创投、Intuitive Surgical等全球知名风险投资机构以及产业巨擘的持续投资。肺癌、慢阻肺患者人群巨大，疾病危害严重。以肺癌为例，肺癌是全球范围内发病率和死亡率最高的恶性肿瘤，世界卫生组织（WHO）在2018年发布的全球癌症报告中指出，肺癌是2018年全球发病率最高的癌症，占到当年新发癌症总病例数量的11.6%。仅在中国就约有1亿肺小结节携带者，每年新发肺癌患者近80万例，其中70-80%患者在发现肺癌时已属晚期。早期肺癌的五年生存率约为90%，6倍于晚期肺癌。早诊断早治疗，是延长肺癌患者生存时间最有效的手段。但通过低剂量螺旋CT发现的结节因为大小和位置，大部分难以在早期进行组织活检并完成病理分析。临床医生一直渴望能以精准、微创的介入手术来诊治肺癌、慢阻肺等肺部恶疾，由于肺部解剖结构和病灶位置等原因，病灶难以准确定位和精准到达，阻碍了介入手术在肺部疾病诊疗中的广泛应用。全肺病灶抵达的导航平台推出，是实现肺部疾病介入诊疗至关重要的技术突破。 堃博旗下的LungPro®系统是全球唯一实现全肺抵达的导航系统，拥有全球唯一经支气管出气道导航技术专利保护，该系统使临床医生第一次经气道入路在整个肺部实施介入手术，已获得美国FDA、欧洲CE以及中国NMPA认证，在全球范围内已经获得超过100 项专利授权。此外，InterVapor®热蒸汽治疗肺气肿系统、FleXNeedle®活检针、BioStar®一次性内窥镜吸引活检针、调可达™可调弯鞘管等介入耗材已经在不同国家和地区获批上市，射频消融治疗肺癌等项目也进入上市前临床试验阶段，为呼吸介入治疗带来全套解决方案。堃博CEO湛国威表示：「近年来，包括美敦力、强生、奥林巴斯等国际巨头在内的不同领域国际器械企业在肺部领域深度布局，验证了Broncus领先于市场在介入呼吸领域发力的前瞻视野，来自业界顶尖企业、医生、投资者的认可和支持也夯实了堃博的先锋地位。对比其他产品而言，LungPoint®和LungPro®系统优势明显，堃博以全肺导航为平台，正进一步加速微创、精准的介入诊治技术的开发和商业化应用，不断为医生和患者提供各种肺部恶疾的创新诊治方案。」本轮领投方清池资本创始人李彬博士表示：「堃博是清池资本今年在医疗器械领域的又一重大投资布局。在全球范围内，肺部疾病的介入诊疗存在着巨大的医学缺口。堃博拥有全球领先的肺部导航系统，丰厚的数据积累以及尖端的分析技术，并以此为基础搭载相关介入活检耗材和治疗工具的应用。我们相信，作为肺部疾病诊疗领域的全球领先技术公司，堃博导航平台所积累的关于检测和介入治疗的海量数据将帮助国内外的临床医生更有效地为病患提供创伤小、个性化的诊断与治疗，造福全球庞大的肺病患者群体。」关于堃博堃博是一家专注于肺部疾病诊疗技术研发和生产的高新技术企业，旗下拥有美国Broncus Medical, Inc.，Uptake Medical Technology, Inc.和杭州堃博生物科技有限公司三家研发生产型企业，聚焦肺癌、慢阻肺等肺部疾病精准微创介入诊疗产品，对肺部疾病诊疗模式进行颠覆性变革，提高肺疾患者生存率，缩短诊疗周期，节省医疗资源。堃博与Intuitive Surgical、Olympus Europa在不同领域建立了战略合作关系。堃博全部技术为公司内部研发团队自主开发，其核心技术在包括美国、欧洲和中国在内的全球主要市场拥有超过100项专利授权。其中堃博在肺部导航技术及肺部介入诊疗技术拥有核心知识产权，在全球范围内已经获得超过70 项专利。关于清池资本立足于中国香港和上海，清池资本 (www.lakebleu-cap.com ) 是一家专注于医疗医药领域的投资平台。清池资本旗下的二级市场美元基金，是亚洲地区规模最大的二级市场医疗医药基金之一，其凭借优异的投资业绩多次被权威机构评选为亚洲地区最佳医疗医药基金。清池资本同时亦活跃于国内医疗医药私募股权投资中后期，已成功投资近30家处于成长期的优秀企业，并为被投企业在资本运作和业务合作等方面保驾护航，提供多样化的增值服务。传媒垂询:堃博邓雪蕊 电邮：shirley.deng@dnamedtech.com Copyright 2020 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top Olympic swimmer Daiya Seto has been barred from competitions and official training until the end of the year as punishment for an affair exposed by a tabloid. The star athlete was caught on camera in September by a gossip magazine, which chronicled the married 26-year-old's movements as he picked up his girlfriend, took her to a "love hotel", then went to pick up his daughter from nursery. Seto apologised for his "irresponsible behaviour" in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 13), saying he accepted the sanctions from the Japan Swimming Federation, which include events at home and abroad. It means that Seto - the reigning world champion in the 200m and 400m individual medley - will miss a national competition in December. But he will still be allowed to take part in the Tokyo Olympics next summer and can also practise in private, the swimming federation said. Seto will also have to complete the Japan Olympic Committee's "integrity education" programme among other courses, according to his management. "I intend to sincerely give my full attention to swimming... so that I may regain the trust of my family, whom I hurt deeply with my irresponsible behaviour, and regain the acceptance of my family as well as all of you as a swimmer," Seto said in his statement. The tabloid expose and the federation's punishment has become a subject of lively discussion on daytime TV talk shows, where Seto is not a usual subject. Japanese swimming officials told local media that Seto's actions had violated the code of sportsmanship and harmed the honour of the federation. Related Story Swimming: Dissecting Japan's master stroke The Tokyo Games were originally scheduled for July but the coronavirus pandemic forced a one-year delay. Officials are yet to announce exactly how the postponed event will be held, and at what cost.
HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Broncus Holding Company ("Broncus"), a global leader in diagnostic and therapeutic technology for lung diseases, today announced the closing of a Series C round of funding led by Lake Bleu Capital, and including Baidu Capital, the venture arm of one of the world's largest Internet and data science companies, Ascendum Capital, CNCB Capital and DCP Capital, along with previous investor Qiming Venture Capital. The funds will be used to further develop markets and technology across lung cancer, emphysema and other important lung diseases. Efforts will include expanding global market adoption of the Archimedes Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation System combining Fused Fluoroscopy, real-time bronchoscopy and virtual bronchoscopic navigation for 3D views and access to nodules anywhere in the lungs; expanded commercial adoption and global clinical studies of the InterVapor System for Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation (BTVA) used in emphysema; U.S. and European studies of the EMPOWER RF Catheter used in Bronchoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation (BRFA); and further development of next-generation RF technology to precisely treat lung nodules.Zhan Guowei, CEO of Broncus, said, "In recent years, medical device leaders such as Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson have invested in the market development of technologies for lung disease, which validates our forward-looking vision to focus exclusively on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the lung. Securing investors such as Lake Bleu Capital, Baidu Capital and Intuitive Surgical further supports our strategy to 'own' the lung when it comes to diagnosis and treatment. Our breakthrough navigation technology is enabling us to accelerate the development and commercialization of precise interventional technologies for diagnosis and treatment in order to improve options for patients with lung diseases and the physicians that care for them."Dr. Li Bin, founder of Lake Bleu Capital, said: "Broncus is Lake Bleu's major investment in the medical device sector this year because they are addressing a large and unmet need globally in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases. Their world-leading Archimedes lung navigation technology is supported with robust data and uniquely helps physicians accurately locate and reach targeted lesions, which will open the door to new and exciting interventional lung therapies. We believe that Broncus is well positioned to lead the world in providing less invasive methods to diagnose and treat lung disease broadly."Broncus recently announced a new strategic partnership with Olympus Europa to exclusively distribute Broncus Medical's Archimedes Planner and Archimedes Lite Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation (VBN) system in several European countries. Early investors in the company include Intuitive Surgical, an early pioneer and global technology leader in minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgery.About Broncus Holding CompanyBroncus is dedicated to the development of diagnostic and therapeutic technology for lung disease. Founded in 2012, the company's primary technology platforms focus on the diagnosis of lung cancer and the treatment of emphysema. Its lung cancer portfolio includes the Archimedes System, Archimedes Planner, LungPoint Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation (VBN) System, LungPoint Planner and FleXNeedle. The Archimedes System has been cleared by the FDA (U.S.), CE (Europe) and NMPA (China) and had broad patent protection globally. The InterVapor System has received the CE Mark.About Lake Bleu CapitalLake Bleu Capital is an investment platform that specializes in healthcare in Asia/Greater China. As one of the largest healthcare public equity funds in Asia, the USD public equity fund under Lake Bleu Capital has won multiple industry-leading performance awards for the region of Asia ex-Japan. Meanwhile, Lake Bleu Capital has also focused on private equity investments in the Chinese healthcare industry, successfully completing multiple investments in flagship innovative companies across different healthcare subsectors.Media Contact:BroncusShirley Deng Email: shirley.deng@dnamedtech.com Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
SINGAPORE, Oct 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Moonstake today announced that it has successfully closed its seed round funding and has raised over $1.04 Million (approximately JPY 110 Million). Partnerships with more than 10 public blockchains such as Emurgo (one of Cardano's constituent corporations) and advanced products centered on staking wallets attracted a great deal of attention, leading to this procurement six months since it was founded. This procurement was carried out with Singapore-based venture capital firm Ruby Capital as the lead investor and financial investors with domestic and overseas bases as business partners.Since Moonstake was founded, Moonstake has sought to meet growing demand in Asia and globally by developing its own innovative staking protocols. Moonstake's product is a one-stop solution with staking capabilities that provides a gateway for users to facilitate their use of cryptocurrencies via web and mobile wallets (iOS/Android). Currently, Moonstake supports staking for ADA, Tezos, Cosmos, Ontology, QTUM, IRISnet, Harmon and further innovative products such as connection to DeFi via wallet will be developed in the future.With this funding, Moonstake will step up its existing staking pool operations and wallet service offerings. In addition, while further expanding the products and services for businesses that we have been promoting, we will build a platform for decentralized finance (DeFi), which we have been connecting for some time, and a protocol for solving staking liquidity. We will promote innovative initiatives in the DeFi area with development.Staking has been in full swing since 2019. Earlier this year, the market value of the staking market expanded 3.5 times in the 10 months from the beginning of the year, even in the single year of 2020, due to the PoS transition of well-known projects such as ADA and the start of staking.Against this backdrop, Moonstake has been developing more user-focused staking products to create Asia's largest staking pool network. The number of users continued to grow due to active alliances with public blockchains and marketing cooperation, and in October, Moonstake's total staking amounted to over $50Million.Panjun Wang, Partner at Ruby Capital says:Moonstake has continued delivering recorded achievements in the crypto staking service industry, and Ruby Capital is excited to be part of its journey from Staking to Defi. We look forward to the joint-developments and bringing more values to the users of the Moonstake!About MoonstakeMoonstake was recently established to develop a staking pool protocol to satisfy increasing demands in regional and global blockchain markets. Moonstake develops a staking pool protocol and provides business services through partners and companies.Moonstake aims to create the largest staking pool network in Asia, a robust environment for the cryptocurrency holders is one of its missions. Establishing a clear partnership roadmap with Moonstake represents another significant milestone for continuing to strengthen ties with leading platforms across Asia's burgeoning Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ecosystem. partnership has been announced with Emurgo, Ontology and NEO to boost staking adoption, Binarystar, Japan's biggest blockchain hub, OIO Holdings Limited (SGX: OIO), a Singapore Catalist-Listed company. Industry's reputed advisors, such as Lisk and Lawrence Lim of RAMP DEFI support Moonstake's innovative journey. https://www.moonstake.io/ About Ruby CapitalRuby Capital Pte Ltd., is a licensed venture capital fund manager regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The team employs industrial professionals and specialists in Singapore, Japan and China. Ruby partners with BinaryStar, Infinity Blockchain Group and others from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Europe with strong connections in Finance, IT Technology, Incubators, Education and Supply Chain industries. Ruby capital invests in artificial intelligence, data analytics, Fintech, consumer technology innovations, distributed ledger technologies (DLT), extended realities, quantum computing and other high-potential innovations. https://rubycapital.sg/ Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 14, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as part of its ongoing work with UK Power Networks Services to help manage existing traction power assets on High Speed 1 (HS1), has been awarded a contract worth around $6.6 million to upgrade the Static Var Compensator (SVC) Control systems and load balancer.HS1 is the UK's first high-speed railway and forms an essential part of the country's infrastructure and its efforts to promote greener, more sustainable transport. UK Power Networks Services is responsible for all traction and non-traction power assets on this 109km rail line connecting the United Kingdom with mainland Europe.This agreement includes three feeder stations equipped with Hitachi ABB Power Grids 33kV Static VAR Compensators (SVC), designed to specifically address UK Power Network Services unique needs. SVC solutions quickly adjusting line voltages. These solutions form part of efficient energy control of the HS1 line's power system. The contract scope also provides for a long-term service agreement to maintain and manage software upgrades for the control systems.Ian Funnell, CEO of Hitachi ABB Power Grids in the UK and Ireland, said: "Our most recent work on HS1 with UK Power Networks Services comes on the back of our very successful consortium partnership for the safe and efficient delivery of 25kV traction power distribution substations on the Great Western Electrification Programme be- tween London and Cardiff. We are proud to be playing such a leading role in the UK railway decarbonisation agenda with power, automation and electrification of the UK rail sector delivering more sustainable mobility choices for UK passengers and freight."In addition to this contract, UK Power Networks Services is also working with Hitachi ABB Power Grids to enhance the trackside data collection system and replace traction power SCADA systems on the HS1 line. The team relies on Hitachi ABB Power Grids' RTU500 platform, with MicroSCADA X for automation and control solution overlaid with Asset Performance Management (APM) to help simplify the interaction with the power network and provide operators, regardless of their location, with a fast, clear real-time overview of the network landscape. This fundamentally supports a predict and prevent strategy for maintenance and asset management.David Mitchell, head of client delivery for UK Power Networks Services said, "Having the most reliable assets and understanding how those assets are performing is critical to us. Integrating proven technologies through trusted partners enables us to continue to invest in High Speed 1's electricity infrastructure and deliver a resilient power supply, maintaining cross-border train travel and ensuring a safe and reliable passenger ex- perience."While overseeing HS1's power assets, UK Power Networks Services has achieved considerable efficiencies and outstanding rail network availability of over 99.99%. In addition to providing the British traveler with fast, reliable and sustainable options, UK Power Networks Services has also helped deliver significant economic benefits in the form of jobs to Kent and other local communities. Hitachi group delivered the high-speed Class 395 train fleet to HS1 and is also respon- sible for maintenance.About Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd.Hitachi ABB Power Grids is global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centers. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values. It is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. https://www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 - (亚太商讯) - 中国领先的品牌加工水果产品销售商及制造商天韵国际控股有限公司（「天韵国际」及其附属公司统称「集团」，股份代号 : 6836.HK）欣然宣布，集团旗下全资附属山东天同食品有限公司（「天同食品」）及宜昌天同食品有限公司（「宜昌天同」）获邀参加于山东省济南市举办的2020年秋季全国糖酒会（「糖酒会」）。作为中国食品行业的「晴雨表」以及被业内人仕称为「天下第一会」，本届糖酒会吸引了近3,000家食品酒类企业参展，专业采购商多达15万人，是食品行业经销商采购产品的理想平台。集团于糖酒会的展览区域、产品展示以及经销商代表于展区与集团代表洽谈中于糖酒会上，集团凭借天然优质的产品以及多样化的包装形式，成功获得众多经销商的好评，重点展示了自家品牌「缤果时代」旗下的全新产品，连日来展销摊位人山人海，人流络绎不绝。是次参展有助促进集团与来自全国各地的经销商的直接沟通交流，为集团自家品牌销售的高速增长趋势奠定良好的基础。现时集团自家品牌产品销售覆盖全国27个省份、直辖市及自治区，品牌价值更首度跨越人民币15亿元大关。集团主席兼行政总裁杨自远先生表示：「我们很荣幸再次参与此业界的盛事，并获得一众经销商的青睐。我们将继续为消费者带来不同类别及水果品种的新产品，积极参与各类展览会，完善销售网络的布局，以拓展自家品牌产品地域覆盖范围，带来自家品牌销售强劲的增长动力。同时，通过多形式的线下和在线营销模式，加强与消费者互动，提升销售及在线线下自家品牌的形象，推动自家品牌业务的发展，巩固集团的市场领导地位。」关于天韵国际控股有限公司 (股份代号﹕6836.HK)天韵国际控股有限公司（「本公司」集团「统称（及其附属公司）」主要从事 (i) 生产及销售包装于金属罐、塑料杯，玻璃瓶及铝箔袋的加工水果产品及 (ii) 新鲜水果买卖。加工水果产品以自家品牌「缤果时代」、「果小懒」和「天同时代」及原厂委托制造代工方式出售。 集团致力于为客户提供健康安全的产品，作为国内外资质认证最为齐全的食品企业之一，时刻紧贴严格的国际生产标准，并就生产设施、质量监控及管理获授BRC(A)、IFS 食品（高级）、FDA（FSMA）、HALAL、 SC、KOSHER、BSCI 及ISO22000 等认证，集团还通过多个英国及美国超市内部的食品生产标准审核。 同时，集团作为中国「同线、同标、同质」工程出口食品企业，供应国内市场和供应国际市场的产品达到相同的质量水平。自2016 年起，集团自家品牌的优质加工水果产品继续获得市场的高度认可， 并获国家级机构颁授「中国罐头产品质量证明标志」的荣誉及资格，成为中国加工水果行业内能够在其产品贴上「零添加防腐剂」标志的首家水果加工商。 集团在2017 年分别被国际知名财经杂志《福布斯》评选为福布斯中国百强潜力上市公司及成为山东省临沂市荣获「2017 年度临沂市市长质量奖」荣誉的综合食品生产销售企业。集团全新自有研发及生产的纯水果休闲食品在2018 年也荣获中国国家知识产权局颁发「发明专利证书」。 集团及其「缤果时代」自家品牌于2019年分别被国家机构评为中国罐藏食品领先企业及领先品牌。欲了解更多集团详情，请浏览集团网站 www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2020 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
AUCKLAND (REUTERS) - New Zealand have cancelled their friendly international against England at Wembley Stadium next month citing player unavailability and travel restrictions arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The match was due to take place on Nov 12. "It is not an action taken lightly, this is a match we all wanted to play, however, as it stands... a significant number of the team would be subject to quarantine or restrictions on their return home," NZ Football CEO Andrew Pragnell said. "This would heavily disrupt their domestic seasons and potentially jeopardise their professional careers. "The shifting nature of travel restrictions and commercial flight availability under Covid means that we do not have certainty we could assemble a squad at Wembley on this day and defaulting on this fixture at the last minute is not an option." Pragnell said New Zealand would now look forward to the March 2021 international window as they begin their qualifying campaign for the World Cup in 2022. Related Stories: Related Story 5 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 2 in community Related Story 31-year-old man from India tests positive for Covid-19 after completing SHN Related Story Australia in travel talks with Singapore, Japan, South Korea as coronavirus cases ease Related Story Trump back in Oval Office, aims to return to campaign trail next week despite Covid-19 Related Story Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: Source Related Story Malaysian leaders draw flak after post-election coronavirus jump Related Story Interactive: How the world lost one million lives to Covid-19 Related Story Experts in Britain warn coronavirus is out of control Related Story Coronavirus super spreaders drove explosive outbreak in India Related Story South Korea's new Covid-19 cases in triple digits again as Chuseok holiday travels begin Related Story 'Lockdown Lite' is the new strategy for fighting Covid-19
MHI Group Undertakes Investment in HydrogenPro of Norway, Leading Producer of Advanced Electrolyzers
TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has made a financial investment in HydrogenPro AS of Norway, a company engaged in the development and manufacture of electrolyzers, devices that produce hydrogen by the process of water electrolysis. MHI subscribed to newly issued shares placed by HydrogenPro in an initial public offering (IPO) undertaken to fund expansion of its business operations. MHI already provides various decarbonization technologies that allow for a realistic path towards net-zero and will form the strategic partnership with HydrogenPro to further expand its portfolio and provide green hydrogen production plants to the market going forward.HydrogenPro was established in 2013 based in the Norwegian city of Porsgrunn, Telemark County. The history of water electrolysis technology traces back to 1927, when a fertilizer and heavy water plant employing water electrolysis technology was launched in Telemark by Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian state owned conglomerate. HydrogenPro has already developed a 9 megawatt (MW) class hydrogen production system (production capacity: 4.4 tons/day) adopting water electrolysis technology incorporating a pressurized cells with alkaline electrolyte. Plans are now underway toward achieving a 100 MW class plant (capacity: 48 tons/day).Today, demand is growing for green hydrogen production plants, especially in Europe. France has announced a target of 6.5 gigawatts (GW) in electrolyzer capacity by 2030, Germany is targeting a capacity of 5 GW by 2030, and 10 GW by 2040, while the EU aims at securing 40 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolyzers by 2030.MHI's investment in HydrogenPro provides further financial stability and long-term certainty for projects utilizing green hydrogen to decarbonize various sectors. MHI's investment in HydrogenPro not only signals its confidence in HydrogenPro's offerings, but more importantly, this investment underscores its confidence in the green hydrogen market which will be supported by a multitude of electrolyzer manufacturers and technologies.Going forward, MHI will continue to explore technology innovations that will drive decarbonization of industrial sectors including power generation, refinery, fertilizer, steel and transport utilizing hydrogen as fuel, feedstock, or for hydro processing. In parallel with initiatives promoting green hydrogen, MHI will explore the feasibility of hydrogen derived from fossil fuel in combination with CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) - blue hydrogen - as another approach to decarbonize industries.About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world's leading industrial firms. For more than 130 years, we have channeled big thinking into solutions that move the world forward - advancing the lives of everyone who shares our planet. We deliver innovative and integrated solutions across a wide range of industries, covering land, sea, sky and even space. MHI Group employs 80,000 people across 400 locations, operating in three business domains: "Power Systems," "Industry & Infrastructure," "Aircraft, Defense & Space." We have a consolidated revenue of around 40 billion U.S. Dollars. We aim to contribute to environmental sustainability while achieving global growth, using our leading-edge technologies. By bringing people and ideas together as one, we continue to pave the way to a future of shared success.For more information, please visit MHI's website: https://www.mhi.com For Technology, Trends and Tangents, visit MHI's new online media SPECTRA: https://spectra.mhi.com Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
Toyota City, Japan, Oct 14, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - The nine private companies (listed below) that are engaged in the construction and expansion of a hydrogen society announce that they are launching a new preparatory committee called "JAPAN Hydrogen association (JH2A)" to promote the formation of a hydrogen supply chain and global partnerships in the hydrogen sector. With hydrogen anticipated to play an important and central role in curbing global warming, Japan is expected to continue to take the lead globally through innovative steps. By establishing a hydrogen society as well as partnering with various stakeholders, JH2A will look to cultivate the hydrogen industry and promote initiatives toward its development. Working together with other companies, local governments, and organizations who are willing to support such initiatives, the preparatory committee aims to establish a new organization at the beginning of December.Members of the preparatory committee (in alphabetical order) ENEOS Corporation, Iwatani Corporation*, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd., MITSUI & CO., Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.*, The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation*Aim & scope of the activities of the new committeeThe new JAPAN Hydrogen association will partner and collaborate with existing businesses and organizations as it works toward constructing the hydrogen value chain. JH2A will create plans on providing functions to promote initiatives, coordinate with external stakeholders, and conduct research.- Engage in cross-sectoral initiatives to establish the hydrogen value chain- Accelerate developments toward social implementation to realize a hydrogen society- Promote the establishment of systems for the supply of funds with financial institutionsBackground of the new committeeAs many countries accelerate initiatives toward realizing a hydrogen society, possibilities and issues related to promoting the use of hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions have been debated in Japan. Various corporations are partnering for the expansion of demand of hydrogen, the supply of low cost hydrogen, and promotion of the use of hydrogen. The above-mentioned member companies have recognized the need for a cross-sectoral organization that aims to resolve the issues of creating demand in hydrogen, reducing cost through scale-up of hydrogen use and technological innovation, along with the supply of funds to businesses, and have become to consider concrete steps toward establishing this new committee.*Indicates companies with secretarial rolesAbout Toyota Motor CorporationToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014. Headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937. Today, Toyota proudly employs 370,000 employees in communities around the world. Together, they build around 10 million vehicles per year in 29 countries, from mainstream cars and premium vehicles to mini-vehicles and commercial trucks, and sell them in more than 170 countries under the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com. Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
CHENGDU, CHINA, Oct 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Valarhash, a one-stop digital asset service platform, has announced new mining machine hosting plans and services, internationally available since rolling out from the end of September. Valarhash aims to provide customers with one-stop mining services, competitive electricity plans, and professional mining support and maintenance operations, lowering the barriers of entry to mining. "At the moment, most of the available mining pool hosting sites are located in China," said Valarhash CEO Fiona Lv. "While based in Sichuan Province, our mining machine hosting services are available to international users who may choose to host their miners or join pools through any of Valarhash's 9 global data centers."The mining power capacities of the hosting service are 100MW in hydropower and 100MW in thermal power, while the mining machines supported include the Antminer S17 series, Whatsminer M20 series, Whatsminer M30 series, Antminer T19 series, and the highly sought after Antminer S19 series. A minimum of 100 hosting machines are available for this plan while the stock lasts. The GPU graphics machine is also available for mining Ethereum.The service provides customers with a steady source of electricity for mining, calculated seasonally with peak flood season electricity around 0.04 USD (0.25 RMB) per kWh and off-season prices around 0.05-0.06 USD (0.35-0.4 RMB) per kWh, or annually at around 0.05 USD (0.31 RMB) per kWh. Users may register at the Valarhash website and a representative will be in touch. Stability is at the forefront of Valarhash services. In a recent interview with Binance, Fiona Lv said that with greater stability, mining could yield long-term investment. Since mining operations began in July 2019, Valarhash has launched 1THash mining pool and products linked to 9% hash rate, 1TMine cloud mining platform, and mining farm management software Nelson, which enables users to track data clearly, and optimize investor returns. Please visit our official website or join us on social media:Website: https://www.valarhash.com/valarhash/indexTwitter: https://twitter.com/VaIarhashFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValarhashLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vhash/Medium: https://medium.com/@ValarhashTelegram: https://t.me/valarhashx1tmineAbout ValarhashChengdu-based Valarhash integrates mining machine sales, miner hosting, and mining pool and mine construction services. Led by CEO Fiona Lv, Valarhash aims to provide users with transparent and beneficial mining plans using advanced technology, with a lower barrier of entry. Business operations cover hardware research and development, digital asset transactions and 1TMine hash power contract sharing. With a leading position in the hash power market, Valarhash integrates frontier resources with global vision, linking physical and digital worlds with blockchain technology. Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited and Banking Channel Solutions Limited(1) in collaboration with Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. today announced that they have developed and delivered a tablet solution for Mizuho Bank, Ltd. that enables customers to make deposits and withdrawals, complete bank transfers, open accounts, and change addresses directly from tablet PCs at branch offices. The companies offer tablet devices as subscription services and the total service of operation and multi-vendor hardware maintenance support.Starting in October, Mizuho Bank plans to gradually introduce this tablet solution to its 348 branches throughout Japan and to begin offering this service. By establishing a system that enables Mizuho Bank's new account system "MINORI" to be connected directly online from a tablet, individual customers visiting the bank will be able to complete transactions by simply inputting data into the tablet, without having to fill out an application form. This will lead to improved customer service by simplifying procedures and will lead to a significant reduction in Mizuho Bank's clerical work hours.Going forward, Fujitsu and Banking Channel Solutions will continue to support Mizuho Bank in its efforts for driving digital transformation (DX) and transforming its branch offices to next-generation branches that focus on customer consulting services.BackgroundSince 2008, Fujitsu and Banking Channel Solutions have supported Mizuho Bank's branch offices in the implementation, operation and maintenance of their branch office systems, have supported Mizuho Bank's core system for many years by Fujitsu, and have jointly developed and launched a new account system called "MINORI".Mizuho Bank is making major changes to its branches in recent changes in the needs of individual customers for banks and the use of branch offices, and changes in lifestyles of people that has changed significantly due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2014, Mizuho Bank has introduced tablet devices to the branch offices to improve its customer service and to change its administration procedures. To further improve customer convenience and satisfaction, Fujitsu is adding more in-branch tablets and introducing new services.About the Solution1. Tablet Solution: Process completed directly from the tablet with online connection to the core accounting system In the past, clerical work used to be performed in branch offices by having staff print out information that customers have entered into tablets on paper slips, which are then read via QR code at a terminal.With the newly developed tablet solution, data entered on the tablet by the customer can be sent directly to the accounting system, allowing the customer to complete transactions such as deposits, withdrawals, transfers, accounts opening, and addresses change. In addition, by using the tablet-mounted camera to read customer identification documents and in conjunction with the smartphone biometric authentication function, customers can quickly complete the procedures without having to go through the procedures for customer identification at the counter. As a result, Mizuho Bank can significantly reduce the clerical work hours for branch staffs.2. Managed Device Services: Reducing IT costs with subscription-based terminals Fujitsu will capitalize tablets used by Mizuho Bank, and provide subscription to the handsets, kitting, delivery, maintenance and collection. This service is provided to Mizuho Bank ahead of the official launch of subscription service for terminal devices. The subscription fee is determined based on the number of tablets used, starting from about 3,000 tablets, which are scheduled to be used at Mizuho Bank's branches nationwide. This eliminates the need to purchase and manage spare equipment and minimizes IT costs.Operation status of the equipment covered by the contract and incident progress can be checked at any time through the portal site from a PC or smartphone. By visualizing operations, this reduces the burden of asset management of Mizuho Bank and contributes to reducing operating costs for tablets devices.3. Branch Management Service: Single point of contact of support including multivendor hardware maintenance Banking Channel Solutions will provide one-stop hardware maintenance, operation support, and business application support for tablets and self-service machines(2) in order to provide total support in a safe and secure manner, including the introduction of approximately 3,000 tablets, online connection with accounting systems, and linkage with related equipment. In addition, based on its past experience and know-how, it provides the single point of contact for inquiries about the equipment including those of 3rd party vendors, and integrates the contact point for operation and maintenance including tablet solutions, to smoothly respond to inquiries and problems.(1) Banking Channel Solutions LimitedFujitsu group company established in August 2008 and is 51% owned by Fujitsu and 49% by Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Provides solutions and maintenance services for branch and office systems for financial institutions.(2) Self-service machinesMachines customized for Mizuho Bank provided by Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Enables self-operation such as deposits and withdrawals.About Fujitsu LtdFujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 130,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.9 trillion yen (US$35 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com. Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
SHANGHAI, CHINA, Oct 14, 2020 - (亚太商讯) - 华领医药(「公司」，香港联交所主板股份代号：2552.HK)宣布，经过药品上市许可持有人(MAH) 体系审核和现场核查后，公司已获得由上海市药品监督管理局颁发的在研全球首创新药多扎格列艾汀(dorzagliatin)《药品生产许可证》。今年以来，华领医药成功完成两项 III 期新药上市注册临床试验的关键里程碑，其中包括在未用药 2 型糖尿病患者中开展的多扎格列艾汀单药治疗 III 期临床试验 SEED(HMM0301)，和在二甲双胍足量治疗失效的 2 型糖尿病患者中开展的二甲双胍联合用药临床试验DAWN(HMM0302)。临床研究数据表明，在相应治疗周期内，多扎格列艾汀展现出了显著稳定疗效和安全性，并具有改善胰岛 β 细胞功能、促进胰岛素早相分泌和降低胰岛素抵抗的效果， 有望从根本上治疗糖尿病。8 月 17 日，华领医药与拜耳宣布建立战略合作，就多扎格列艾汀在中国达成商业合作协议。华领将负责产品的临床开发、生产供应、一级商分销、注册和药物警戒等工作；拜耳作为多扎格列艾汀中国独家推销商，负责其在中国的市场营销、推广和医学教育等活动，华领医药因此获得 3 亿元人民币首付款，还将获得最高 41.8 亿元的里程碑付款。获批《药品生产许可证》将进一步加速华领医药的新药上市申请(NDA)进程，为上市后药品的商业化生产供应做好了准备，并为未来产能的逐步提升打下了坚实的基础。根据新修订的《药品管理法》和《药品生产监督管理办法》，持有人作为从事药品生产的主体， 无论自行生产还是委托生产，都需取得《药品生产许可证》。华领医药是 2019 年 12 月 1 日新版《药品管理法》实施以来首批获得《药品生产许可证》的生物技术公司，取得《药品生产许可证》代表着华领医药和其委托生产的 CMO 已完成商业化生产准备的核心工作。华领医药在研全球首创新药多扎格列艾汀获批进入商业化阶段后，可以委托现有 CMO 公司进行药品生产，充分保证了上市后的药品供应。同时，《药品生产许可证》也是递交 NDA 的必要条件，将助力新药的获批进程。作为国内首批 MAH 制度试点企业，华领医药建立了一系列与持有人相匹配的、符合国际、国内标准的药物安全和药品质量管理体系。此次获得《药品生产许可证》，是对华领医药作为持有人管理能力和管理实践的进一步认可，意味着华领医药作为药品上市注册申请人和药品上市许可持有人，在药品生命周期质量管理、受托方生产管理、药物安全药物警戒管理、风险管理和产品上市后追溯体系和责任赔偿等方面完全具备持有人所必须的合规、高质量、高效率的管理体系和管理能力。华领医药 CEO 陈力博士表示：「获批《药品生产许可证》是华领医药的一项重要里程碑，是对华领医药一直以来所坚持的『高标准、高质量、创造高价值』准则的充分认可。华领将继续携手临床研究、药品生产和商业营销等领域的合作伙伴，让全球首创糖尿病新药多扎格列艾汀早日为广大患者带来福音。」关于 DorzagliatinDorzagliatin 是一款在研的全球首创双作用的葡萄糖激酶启动剂，旨在通过恢复 2 型糖尿病患者的血糖稳态来控制糖尿病渐进性退变性疾病发展。通过修复葡萄糖激酶的葡萄糖传感器功能的缺陷，dorzagliatin 具有恢复 2 型糖尿病患者受损的血糖稳态的潜力，可作为该疾病的一线治疗标准，或作为与目前批准的抗糖尿病药物联合使用的基础治疗。关于华领华领医药是一家立足中国，针对全球糖尿病患者尚未满足的临床需求，研发全球原创新药的生物技术公司。华领医药汇聚全球高端人才和科技资源，以国际领先生物医药投资团队为依托，成功将一款全球首创 2 型糖尿病口服新药推进到 NDA 申报准备阶段。目前，公司正在中国开展 2 个 III 期临床试验，同时在美国和中国进行多项早期临床试验，用以治疗成人 2 型糖尿病。其核心在研产品 dorzagliatin 已经达到单药治疗 III 期注册临床试验 24 周主要疗效终点， 并已完成整个 52 周试验。另一项与二甲双胍联合用药的 III 期注册临床试验也已达到 24 周主要疗效终点。公司已启动药品生命周期管理相关临床试验，并拓展糖尿病个性化治疗和管理的先进理念。通过与中国和全世界范围内的糖尿病领域专家和机构的密切合作，华领医药将为全世界糖尿病患者带来全新的治疗方案。详情垂询华领医药网址：www.huamedicine.com投资者电邮：ir@huamedicine.com媒体电邮：pr@huamedicine.com此新闻稿由博达浩华国际财经传讯公司代表华领医药发布。如有垂询，请联络︰博达浩华国际财经传讯公司李耀荣先生 +852 3150 6707 bunny.lee@pordahavas.com陈欣榆小姐 +86 75523807432 louisa.chen@pordahavas.com陈奕禧小姐 +852 3150 6733 cecilia.chen@pordahavas.com俞德怡小姐 +852 3150 6729 catherine.yu@pordahavas.com Copyright 2020 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
SHANGHAI, CHINA, Oct 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Hua Medicine (the "Company", Stock Code: 2552.HK) announces that, after review and on-site verification under the Marketing Authorization Holder ("MAH") system, the Company has obtained the drug manufacturing permit for dorzagliatin, its investigational first-in-class drug, issued by the Shanghai Municipal Drug Administrative Bureau.Since the beginning of this year, Hua Medicine has successfully completed two critical milestones for marketing registration, SEED (HMM0301), the Phase III clinical trial of dorzagliatin monotherapy in drug naive patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and DAWN (HMM0302), the metformin combination clinical trial in T2D patients inadequately glycemic controlled with metformin. The results of the studies showed that, during the relevant treatment period, dorzagliatin has demonstrated its long-lasting efficacy and favorable safety profiles, and can improve the pancreatic beta-cell functions, promote early-phase insulin secretion and reduce insulin resistance, which is expected to fundamentally treat diabetes. On August 17, Hua Medicine and Bayer announced the establishment of their strategic partnership and concluded a cooperative agreement on the commercialization of dorzagliatin in China. Hua Medicine will be responsible for the clinical development, registration, product supply and distribution, whilst Bayer, as the exclusive promotion service provider for the product in China, will be responsible for its marketing, promotion and medical education activities in China. Hua Medicine will receive an upfront payment of RMB 300 million and additional payments could reach up to RMB 4.18 billion if certain milestones are met. The grant of the drug manufacturing permit will further accelerate the dorzagliatin New Drug Application (NDA) process of Hua Medicine, facilitate the commercial production and supply of the drug upon the product launch and lay a solid foundation for the expected increase of production capacity in the future.According to the newly revised Drug Administration Law and Administrative Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Drug Manufacturing, the MAH, as the main party engaged in drug manufacturing, must obtain the drug manufacturing permit, whether it manufactures drugs by itself or entrusts the manufacturing to a third party. Hua Medicine is among the first group of biotechnology companies that have obtained the drug manufacturing permit since the implementation of the new Drug Administration Law on December 1, 2019. The grant of the drug manufacturing permit indicates that Hua Medicine and its CMOs have completed the core work related to commercialization of the drug. After dorzagliatin is approved for commercialization, Hua Medicine may entrust the manufacturing of dorzagliatin to the current CMOs to prepare for product launch. At the same time, the drug manufacturing permit is a requisite for submitting the NDA, which will help speed up the approval process for new drugs.As one of the first batch of MAH enterprises in China, Hua Medicine has established management systems for drug safety/pharmacovigilance and pharmaceutical quality that are in line with its responsibilities as a MAH and also comply with international and domestic standards. The drug manufacturing permit granted for dorzagliatin is a recognition of Hua Medicine's management capabilities and management practices. It also means that Hua Medicine, who will become a drug marketing and registration applicant and a drug marketing license holder, fully possesses the compliant, high-quality and efficient management systems and management capabilities necessary for drug life-cycle quality management, entrusted production management, drug safety and pharmacovigilance management, risk management, post-market traceability system and liability compensation."The drug manufacturing permit granted for dorzagliatin marks an important milestone of Hua Medicine. It is also a full recognition of the principle of 'high standards and high quality to create high value' that Hua Medicine has always adhered to. Hua Medicine will continue to work with partners in the fields of clinical trial, drug production and commercialization to bring dorzagliatin, the first-in-class drug for diabetes, to patients in the world as soon as possible," said Dr. Li CHEN, CEO of Hua Medicine. About DorzagliatinDorzagliatin is an investigational first-in-class, dual-acting glucokinase activator, designed to control the progressive, degenerative nature of diabetes by restoring glucose homeostasis in patients with Type 2 diabetes. By addressing the defect of the glucose sensor function of glucokinase, dorzagliatin has the potential to restore the impaired glucose homeostasis state of patients with Type 2 diabetes and serve as a first-line standard-of-care therapy for the treatment of the disease, or as a cornerstone therapy when taken in combination with currently approved anti-diabetes drugs.About Hua MedicineHua Medicine is a leading, clinical-stage innovative drug development company in China focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of diabetes. Founded by an experienced group of entrepreneurs and international investment firms, Hua Medicine advanced a first-in-class oral drug for the treatment of T2DM into NDA-enabling stage and is currently evaluating the therapy in adults with diabetes in two Phase III trials in China and various earlier stage clinical trials in China and the United States. Dorzagliatin has achieved its primary endpoint in both of its Phase III monotherapy and combination trials in China over the 24-week trial period, and completed its 52-week Phase III monotherapy trial. The Company has initiated product life-cycle management studies of this novel diabetes therapy and advanced its use in personalized diabetes care. Hua Medicine is working closely with disease experts and regulatory agencies in China and across the world to advance diabetes care solutions for patients worldwide.For more informationHua MedicineWebsite: www.huamedicine.comInvestorsEmail: ir@huamedicine.comMediaEmail: pr@huamedicine.comIssued by Porda Havas International Finance Communications Group for and on behalf of Hua Medicine. For further information, please contact:Mr. Bunny Lee +852 3150 6707 bunny.lee@pordahavas.com Ms. Louisa Chen +86 75523807432 louisa.chen@pordahavas.com Ms. Cecilia Chen +852 3150 6733 cecilia.chen@pordahavas.com Ms. Catherine Yu +852 3150 6729 catherine.yu@pordahavas.com Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2020 - (亚太商讯) - 全球领先的互联网社区创建者 - 网龙网络控股有限公司 （“网龙”或“本公司”，香港交易所股票代码：777）欣然宣布，网龙旗下教育业务子公司 - 网龙华渔教育与全球知名的索尼集团旗下教育子公司索尼国际教育于10月13日举办的第三届数字中国建设峰会数字丝路分论坛上共同发布了“教育云平台”产品，该平台将于10月在日本关东地区的重要县市开始逐步推行，为当地院校提供教育信息管理和教育大数据等服务。此次上线的“教育云平台”，是2019年9月双方签署“日本智慧教育云平台合作协议”后的首个落地项目，中日两国的教育资源也因此得到了进一步互利共通。为配合日本各地区迅速引入教育信息化解决方案，为学校提供优质教学管理工具，保证教学工作的正常开展，网龙近年在日本积极进行教育信息化布局，利用AI、互联网和大数据等技术，帮助当地解决教学信息管理问题，有效提升当地教育质量。此次与索尼国际教育共同合作发布的“教育云平台”，是基于网龙的SaaS服务平台并进行优化的产品。该平台利用“标准化+服务化+组件化”的方式提供教、学、练、测、评、推荐等核心教学活动，打造符合日本当地教育特色的综合管理服务平台。同时，该平台还将提供统一数据、统一接口规范、统一应用管理等功能，方便整合各种第三方能力和第三方资源，全面实现校园数字信息化，并运用大数据分析，提升学校管理信息化和决策科学化水平。该平台未来将进一步通过索尼国际教育的渠道向日本其他地区推广，并通过提供平台运营服务以及增值内容和服务进行变现。针对“教育云平台”的启动，索尼国际教育董事长兼CEO礒津政明表示：“与网龙华渔教育共同合作的‘教育云平台’具备强大的教育管理和大数据分析能力，可以很好地匹配个性化学习服务，并能进行可视化和多模块的灵活组装，同时操作简洁，系统稳定，是学校管理者及教师的得力助手。‘教育云平台’对未来的教育信息化发展起到了积极推动作用，未来将在日本更多地区进行推广与合作。”网龙CEO熊立博士表示：“对教育的不断探索、推出被行业认可的产品，是网龙始终坚持的初心。近年来，网龙通过技术输出、教育资源输出等手段，先后与多个国家建立合作关系，推动周边国家的教育科技发展，对世界输出了数字教育解决方案。凭借此次‘教育云平台’的落地，及合作伙伴索尼国际教育在日本市场的强大品牌、资源和渠道优势，网龙教育业务也期待为日本市场提供更多的增值服务，网龙更希望复制该模式，继续出海惠及全球。”关于网龙网络控股有限公司 网龙网络控股有限公司（香港交易所股份代号：777）是全球领先的互联网社区创建者，在开发和扩展多个互联网及移动平台方面拥有悠久的优良往绩，覆盖用户数以亿计，包括建立中国首个网络游戏门户–17173.com及打造最具影响力的智能手机服务平台–91无线。网龙于2020年7月27日正式获纳入恒生科技指数。 网龙成立于1999 年，成功自主研发多个著名的旗舰游戏，包括《魔域》、《征服》和《英魂之刃》，是中国最具声誉及知名度的网络游戏开发商之一。此外，网龙近年积极扩展在线教育业务，管理层秉承“打造全球最大的在线学习社区”的愿景，旨在将“未来教室”普及至世界各地的学校。更多资讯请访问 www.netdragon.com。关于索尼国际教育 索尼国际教育是索尼集团全资子公司，成立于2015年，秉承“教育，创造未来300年”的发展理念，以“让人人都能轻松便捷地享受教育；能与任何人互相学习和竞争；打破现有应用软件和服务的产品格局，创新教育基础平台”为己任，致力于提供跨越国界的、超越文化背景以及年龄差异的教育服务。索尼国际教育与世界各国的企业、教育相关团体、学校和教育培训机构等合作，创建全新的教育服务和平台，致力于推广普及STEM的理念，并提供优质的内容、服务以及探索新的教育方式。如有投资者垂询，敬请联络：网龙网络控股有限公司周鹰女士投资者关系高级总监电话：+852 2850 7266 / +86 591 8390 2825电邮：maggiezhou@nd.com.cn网站：ir.netdragon.com Copyright 2020 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
LONDON, Oct 13, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Black Lives Matter movement has galvanized consumers and employees, demanding brands to identify and double-down on how they respond to racial injustice. Brands now look to move forward effectively in a way that provides empathy, earnestness and empowerment in their engagement with Black communities.WARC Guide to Brand activism in the Black Lives Matter eraConsumers engagement with brands chartTo help marketers navigate these challenges and lead with purpose, WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, has today released the WARC Guide to Brand activism in the Black Lives Matter era, compiling insights and learnings from prominent Black voices in the marketing community.Guest editor Kai D. Wright, Columbia University Lecturer, Ogilvy Global Consulting Partner, Author and Founder of blacklist 100, comments: "From the streets to boardrooms, Black Lives Matter has unified consumers and employees in fighting racial inequity, demanding more accountability from CEOs, organizations, and brands themselves."In the next 30 years, 90% of the US population growth will come from minority audiences, including Black households. This Guide offers research, inspiration, and advice on how to exercise brand accountability. Ultimately, it is a quick-start foundation for ethically activating Black Lives Matter to be relevant among, and resonate with, diverse communities by creating a new growth imperative based on their empowerment." Cathy Taylor, US Commissioning Editor, WARC, says: "Research shows consumers are demanding brands respond in ways that go beyond donations. This is not just about changing messaging or momentary gestures, it is about the very core of the business -- addressing challenges and taking the right steps to drive long term positive change. "We are delighted to have worked with guest editor Kai and our many esteemed contributors in our quest to help businesses respond in authentic and meaningful ways to the BLM movement." Providing guidance for advertisers, agencies and media owners, the report features case studies from brands who've done it well - including, Procter & Gamble, Ford and Netflix - data on changing attitudes around Black Lives Matter, what consumers want brands to do, the internal work that brands have to do towards diversity, equity and inclusion, and how that affects marketing outcomes.The eight key takeaways highlighted in WARC's Guide to Brand activism in the Black Lives Matter era are:1. The US is moving toward a majority-minority culture According to US Census data, in 2014 minorities made up 38% of the country, but by 2060 they will be in the majority at 56%. Marketers should no longer default to white culture. Non-US marketers should note the call for better representation is present in many markets, and lessons from the next wave of brand activism will be relevant globally.2. Black Lives Matter is bigger than messaging, affecting how brands operate internally and externally It is not just a multicultural issue; it's a human rights issue. And it's not just about posting a black square in protest on Instagram. For some brands, confronting racial injustice is new territory, but other brands came prepared. What they share is a strong brand purpose and often a history of addressing social issues.3. Addressing racial injustice is a business imperativeMore than a third of consumers have taken action based on a brand's approach to combating racial injustice - and they influence others to act in the same way. Especially in younger demographics, people say they will vote with their wallets and voices in terms of what brands they purchase.4. Brands need to accept discomfort and be prepared for polarization in addressing racial inequitiesConsumers firmly want brands to show solidarity but are torn as to what pace or scale. According to PSB Insights, there is clear polarization around how brands are seen as "responding to the current conversations and protests around racial injustice".5. Ads that reflect diversity workA global analysis of over 11,000 ads on Kantar's Link platform showed ads are more likely to get viewers' attention and be remembered if they feature people from diverse backgrounds. They're more enjoyable and involving, and show sales benefits.6. A brand purpose, alone, is not enoughIt only works when brands show true commitment and willingness to change. Visa, Levi's and P&G are committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Visa is reviewing progress every quarter.7. Media budgeting is overwhelmingly skewed toward the general populationOnly 6% of all US media spend of the total $480bn per year is geared toward minority groups. Brands need to act on bringing more equity to media investment.8. Consumers prefer concrete actionConsumers prefer community investments and internal diversity, over donations. Research by WARC and Wunderman Thompson shows that of 1,006 adults surveyed in the US from Sept 3-9, 47% of Black/African American versus 32% of the general population want brands to change current internal practices and policies.A sample of the WARC Guide to Brand activism in the Black Lives Matter era is available to download from content.warc.com/brand-activism-in-the-black-lives-matter-era-sample-report.html. The full report is available to WARC subscribers.To complement the Guide, WARC will host two webinars: October 27 with Monique Nelson, Chair and CEO at UWG and Kai D. Wright entitled Marketing to Multicultural Consumers Now and in the Coming Majority-Minority; October 28 with Kantar entitled A Global look at Racial Representation in Advertising.Paul Coxhill, Managing Director, WARC & Lions Intelligence, added: "WARC is committed to help advance diversity and inclusion in our industry. This Guide, together with our other BLM initiatives, will help brands, agencies, as well as the next generation of marketers, address the challenges and take the right steps to drive long term positive change." In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, WARC has joined forces with Cannes Lions (www.lovethework.com/) and industry bodies to partner with the HBCU Business Deans Roundtable (www.hbcubusinessdeans.org/) in the US to support future Black marketers, as well as partnering with the Black Cultural Archives (blackculturalarchives.org/) in the UK to produce the video series Hidden Figures: A look at Black British Marketing & Design (released from Oct 15). More information on www.warc.com/reports/BlackLivesMatterAbout WARC- a global authority on marketing effectivenessWARC is part of Ascential: the path-to-purchase company that combines intelligence, data and insights to drive growth in the digital economy. 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On September 28, the 2020 World Culture and Tourism Forum was launched in Chanba Ecological District in Xi'an, with the theme of “Culture & Tourism Recovery with Innovation Transformation". The Forum was directed by the Shaanxi Provincial Culture and Tourism Department, sponsored by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government and leading international travel services provider Trip.com Group, and organized by the Xi’an Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, the Xi'an Chanba Ecological District Management Committee and Trip.com Group, focused on the revitalization and transformation of culture and tourism industry in the post-pandemic era, as well as issues to do with inbound tourism, domestic in-depth tourism and smart tourism under the new normal of internationalization. The Forum seeks to make an explore in depth new opportunities, new situations and new business models for the culture and tourism industry. Wang Hao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Xi'an Municipal Party Committee; Cheng Fubo, Deputy Governor of Shaanxi Province; Hao Zhanyan, Deputy Director-General of the Shaanxi Provincial Culture and Tourism Department; Li Anjun, Deputy Counsel of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shaanxi; and Zhang Lin, a member of the Standing Committee of Xi'an Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Xi’an Publicity Department attended the launch ceremony of the 2020 World Culture and Tourism Forum & “Meeting in Xi'an · Dreaming for National Games" culture and tourism promotion event. The launch ceremony was hosted by Xi'an Deputy Mayor Ma Xianping. More than 500 people were in attendance at the event, including Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group and representatives from the World Tourism Cities Federation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat, foreign embassies and consulates in China, the World Tourism Organization, World Tourism Alliance and other international organizations, as well as leaders from domestic and international tourism enterprises, tourism marketing agencies, and the culture and tourism departments of various cities. Exploring new avenues for innovation and transformation of the culture and tourism industry With the progression of globalization, the culture and tourism industry has become an essential engine for the promotion of global economic development and exchange between world civilization, and also an important means for countries and regions to promote their international image. Zhang Lin, a member of the Standing Committee of Xi'an Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Xi’an Publicity Department, said that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic this year has had a huge impact on the world 's culture and tourism industry, and Xi'an, as a well-known tourist city, faces an unprecedented challenge. The theme of the Forum is "culture and tourism revitalization · innovation and transformation", which has special and important practical significance. Working towards the goal of building a world-class tourist destination city, Xi'an will make us of the opportunity of the 14th National Games to be held next year and join hands with cities and regions of other countries to face the new challenges of regular epidemic prevention and control, and to explore the new path for innovation and transformation of the culture and tourism industry. "After promoting cross-provincial tourism, China's tourism market is recovering and consumer confidence is gradually being rebuilt," said Liu Shijun, a Counsel of the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of Culture and Tourism Department and Secretary-General of World Tourism Alliance. In the future, confidence and reform are the key concepts that the industry cannot afford to ignore. The Forum aims to deepen cooperation and exchanges between Xi'an and the world culture and tourism industry, as well as to promote innovation and the transformation of the domestic culture and tourism industry. Zhu Shanzhong, Executive Director of the World Tourism Organization, and Dr. Muhammad, Chairman of the World Organisation of United Cities and Local Governments, Mayor of the city of Alhoceima, Morocco and Chairman of the Union of Moroccan Mayors, extended their best wishes to the Forum through VCR. Xi'an makes remarkable achievements in culture and tourism revitalization During the forum, the opening ceremony of the Trip.com Group Research Institute and the Xi'an Culture and Tourism Research Center was held, marking the beginning of the “Meeting in Xi'an · Dreaming for National Games" culture and tourism promotion campaign, and signifying the determination of Trip.com Group to explore Xi'an's culture and tourism market in detail. The Trip.com Group Research Institute and the Xi'an Culture and Tourism Research Center released a report on the revitalization of culture and tourism industry of Shaanxi and Xi'an. In the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the domestic tourism industry. The number of domestic tourists fell by 62% year-on-year, and domestic tourism revenue fell sharply. The recovery and revitalization of the tourism industry became the focus of culture and tourism businesses. Shanxi Province has taken advantage of opportunities to promote the recovery of domestic cross-provincial tourism. By the end of August, the number of tourists and income in Shanxi Province had recovered substantially. In regard to the general trend of tourism recovery in Shanxi Province, Xi'an contributed more than 80% of tourism revenue and more than 65% of tourist trips. According to the tourist trend map for the “National Day” Golden Week released by Trip.com Group, Xi'an is among the TOP 10 destinations for search enquiries nation-wide and among the TOP 5 in the FIT tourism list, ranking among the top ranks of popular tourist cities. An in terms of Trip.com Group's ‘Trip Moments’ photography platform and live broadcast series, Xi'an ranks as the most popular destination, reviving the ancient capital’s popularity among Internet users. In 2019, Xi'an made the development of the culture and tourism industry one of its ten key goals, and increased support from policies, funds, talents and other area, and as a result, the number of tourists visiting Xi'an exceeded 300 million, and the total tourism revenue reached RMB 314.6 billion. Xi’an subsequently gained popularity on online platforms, and was rated to be one of top 10 most popular cities nation-wide, ranking No. 5 according to the night visitor number index, one of top ten national summer tourist destinations, and one of the first batch of research pilot cities in the country. These impressive achievements are the result of the innovative practices employed by Xi'an in seizing development opportunities and accelerating the transformation of the culture and tourism industry, as well as multi-party efforts in the promotion of the high-quality development of the culture and tourism industry. With the grand launch, the 2020 World Culture and Tourism Forum & "Meeting in Xi'an · Dreaming for National Games" culture and tourism promotion campaign was officially inaugurated. At the event, Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, introduced the "Meeting in Xi'an · Dreaming for National Games" culture and tourism promotion campaign. It is reported that in order to usher in the 14th National Games to be held in the coming year, Trip.com Group will invest promotion resources worth several hundred million RMB to jointly carry out dozens of online promotion activities with Xi'an to boost the strong recovery and innovative transformation of Xi'an’s culture and tourism industry. The flagship store of “Meeting in Xi'an · Dreaming for National Games” was launched simultaneously on the 28th, and the guests were able to enter the flagship store by scanning a QR code. Trip.com Group will help Xi'an’s culture and tourism industry to recover and transform in an innovative manner, and comprehensively enhance the international influence of Xi'an’s culture-oriented tourism sector by taking series of measures in online and offline communication. Tourist destinations strive for development opportunities Wu Bihu, Founding Chairman of International Tourism Studies Association and Fellow of International Academy for the Study of Tourism, delivered a keynote on the theme of "Culture and Tourism Revitalization and Development Trends in the Post-pandemic Era". Wu Bihu said, in the post-pandemic era, opportunities and challenges will coexist, and the normalization of anti-pandemic and sustained recovery will coexist as well. The culture and tourism industry in the country has demonstrated strong resilience. Domestic culture and tourism consumption has reached a turning point, and people are more eager to visit more natural destinations and maintain ecological balance. Tourism will also become more recreational in nature. In the post-pandemic era, where are the opportunities and directions for the global and Chinese tourism? In response to this question, Wu Bihu noted that he believes that tourism in Central Asia will see new growth under the influence of a new round of migration. After the opening ceremony, Ma Xianping, Deputy Mayor of Xi’an City; Zhang Xuanmin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Xi’an Municipal Government; Wang Kaiwen, Deputy Secretary-General of the Euro-Asia Economic Forum; Wang Qinghua, Director of the Xi’an Culture and Tourism Bureau; Song Rui, Director of the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Sun Bo, Chief Marketing Officer of Trip.com Group; He Shengkang, Consultant of the World Tourism Cities Federation; and leaders from the culture and tourism departments of Lanzhou and Xiamen attended a closed-door meeting to discuss the topic of "Recovery and Revitalization of the Xi'an Culture and Tourism Industry in the New Normal", and provided insights. Wu Bihu noted the significance of an alliance between cities initiated by Xi’an. "This alliance promotes information exchanges, cultural exchanges, people-to-people understanding and the formation and consolidation of a community with a shared future for mankind, and has drawn on history to realize a sort of reaction." "Xi'an has presented a good example of how to promote industrial transformation and upgrade under the new normal by making use of the Internet." He Shengkang noted, "until this point, no government has placed such strong emphasis on the strategic integration of the Internet, and Xi’an has emerged as a trendsetter. We placed emphasis on the integration of this business model, the new normal, and the Internet, in particular. " Ma Xianping pointed out that the closed-door meeting was of great significance, both for the discussion of the revitalization of culture and tourism under the new normal, and for the opening of a window toward the world through culture and tourism. "I believe that closer ties in culture and tourism between cities which indeed be of mutual benefit to all cities involved." This year marks the third year for Trip.com Group to establish a strategic cooperation with Xi'an. Sun Bo, CMO of Trip.com Group, said that from the permanent settlement of the 2018 World Culture and Tourism Forum in Xi'an to the holding of 2019 World Culture and Tourism Forum with the theme of "Culture and Tourism Driven by Intelligence", Trip.com Group has continued to explore the direction of the development of culture and tourism in Xi'an. Trip.com Group is optimistic about the potential of the culture and tourism sector of Xi'an, and believes that Xi'an, an ancient but young city, will evolve with stronger vitality and passion. The Forum will also launch a series of campaigns, including: new engine for the development of leisure industry under the new normal, a collaborative agreement in culture and tourism, and the integrated development, transformation and upgrading of the culture and tourism industry. It will also continue to explore the new path for the transformation and upgrading of culture and tourism in the new era. At the same time, there will be a series of culture and tourism marketing activities to show the world a new Xi'an with vitality and charm. Media Contact Company Name: Am-News Contact Person: JANE Country: United States Website: www.am-news.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SEA PRWire makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. 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HONG KONG, Oct 12, 2020 - (亚太商讯) - “久在樊笼里,复得返自然”。中秋国庆8天长假激发起人们内心出游的热情，大城市、小城市、甚至农村的人们都行动起来，来一趟红红火火的国内游。黄金周以来，中国领先的在线旅行平台同程艺龙（00780-HK）多项业务连续创下历史新高。仅9月30日单日，同程艺龙国内大交通（含机票、火车票、车船票）出行人次单日突破410万。长假前7日，同程艺龙平台国内酒店的预订量接连突破历史新高，较去年同期相比，预订量增长达到43%；国内大交通出票量比去年同期增长27%，其中汽车票出票量同比增长超过100%。国内游迎来6.37亿人次，下沉市场功不可没2020年中秋国庆长假8日，国内游迎来6.37亿人次，国人出游的热情可见一斑。据文旅部统计，国庆黄金周八天假期，全国共接待国内游客6.37亿人次，实现国内旅游收入4665.6亿元，旅游行业可谓迎来真正意义上的“黄金周”。国庆黄金周期间，中国出行市场迎来强势复苏。同程艺龙数据显示，2020年9月30日，国内大交通（含机票、火车票、车船票）出行人次单日突破410万，总出行人次同比增长22%，创历史新高。国内市场的强劲复苏，得益于下沉旅行市场需求的爆发。同程艺龙数据显示，10月1日至10月7日，同程艺龙平台来自三线及以下城市的大交通出票量同比增长超过35%——显著高于整体增速。经过疫情，低线城市消费者开始习惯线上预订机票、火车票、车票、酒店、门票……小程序即买即走的特性，大大促进低线城市用户线上消费习惯的养成。在下沉市场，同程艺龙有着天然优势。首先，公司拥有庞大的下沉市场客户群。截止2020年二季度末，同程艺龙新注册用户中来自非一线城市比例已达85.9%。疫情期间，同程艺龙持续巩固中国在线旅游市场，特别是低线市场领导地位。公司紧抓低线城市疫情复苏及增长机会，推出针对低线城市用户的定制推荐及推广活动。二季度，约63.1%微信平台付费用户来自中国三线或以下城市，较去年同期61.5%有所增加。同时，低线城市售出的间夜同比上升约15%。其次，借助多元化且有效的流量优势，同程艺龙很容易俘获下沉市场更多受众，并满足该市场出行需求。自2020年8月以来，同程艺龙火车票、机票、汽车票三大交通业务板块，已全部接入微信搜一搜。用户在微信中搜索“机票”、“火车票”或“汽车票”，可直接查询并预订相关出行产品。为了更好服务低线城市用户出行“第一公里”的需求，同程艺龙加强与公交集团、汽车营运商合作，将服务从机票、火车票的主动脉，延伸到汽车票、船票等毛细血管，并通过技术推动旅游资源的全面数字化。2020年国庆期间，该平台汽车票出票量实现了高速增长，同比增长达100%。“国庆中秋八天假期，激发了更多用户的出行需求。”同程艺龙CEO马和平表示，“在即将到来的第四季度，低线城市旅行需求的爆发，将持续推动行业的强势复苏。同程艺龙将继续助力中国旅游产业的数字化新基建，通过技术手段促进旅游线上化服务创新。”下沉市场高速增长带动酒店业复苏随着黄金周国内旅游热度的持续升温，中国的国内酒店预订量也持续攀高。同程艺龙数据显示，2020年10月1日至10月7日，同程艺龙平台国内酒店的预订量接连突破历史新高，较去年同期相比，预订量增长达到43%。和旅游业复苏一样，业内人士普遍认为，下沉旅游市场的高速增长是此次国庆酒店业复苏的重要因素之一。根据同程艺龙数据显示，十一期间来自三线及以下城市的酒店预订量同比增长超55%，显示出强劲的增长势头。在国庆前四日，在酒店预订量增速最快的城市中，郑州、周口、新乡、信阳等城市的酒店预订量同比增长超100%；长春、赣州、哈尔滨、台州、兰州、湛江、柳州、贵阳、海口、苏州等城市的酒店预订量同比增长超50%。同程艺龙COO（首席运营官）王强表示：“酒店高增长战略是同程艺龙的重要战略之一，我们的愿景始终是希望通过大数据和科技能力，为用户提供更好的住宿服务，并与产业链一起深挖住宿行业的机会，帮助合作伙伴提升服务和管理水平。”针对下沉市场，同程艺龙通过“扫码住”、“智慧酒店”等产品和服务，加速推动低线城市酒店预订的数字化进程，并通过提供全场景服务帮助用户更好完成酒店预订与入住。对低线城市的不断深耕，让同程艺龙在下沉市场的渗透率在行业保持领先。“一站式”智慧出行平台，或将先于同业复苏同程艺龙是中国在线旅行行业的创新者和领先者，由同程集团旗下同程网络与艺龙旅行网于2018年3月合并而成。2018年11月26日，同程艺龙成功在香港联交所主板挂牌上市。同程艺龙业务涵盖交通票务预订（机票、火车票、汽车票、船票等）、在线住宿预订、景点门票预订，及多个出行场景的增值服务，用户规模超过2亿，是中国两大出行平台之一。自新型冠状病毒疫情受控以来，中国内地恢复经济活动及生活秩序，与2020年第一季度显著下降相比，同程艺龙第二季度业绩呈复苏趋势。二季度公司收入约为12亿元，环比第一季度增加19.4%。得益于灵活的营运策略、严格的成本管控，以及轻资产营运模式，公司二季度经调整溢利净额约为1.96亿元，净利润率16.3%，远超市场预期。二季度平均月活跃用户、平均月付费用户分别恢复至1.76亿人次、1860万人次，环比一季度分别增加18.3%和25.7%。公司借助复苏趋势，持续优化品牌、产品及科技，灵活应对疫情下的国内旅游市场需求变化。2020年4月，同程艺龙推出全新的服务品牌“同程旅行”，启用新的品牌标识和品牌口号“再出发，就同程”，希望用更年轻的方式服务更多的用户。在业务推广方面，同程艺龙准备把握行业流量渠道变化机遇，除了现有依靠微信获得稳定流量来源外，公司还通过自有应用程序、轻应用程序以及不同平台直播等多种方式来拓展流量渠道。此外，公司还与华为、Vivo、Oppo等手机厂商及线下渠道合作，以具有效益的方式获取用户。经历疫情期间的积累蓄势，同程艺龙凭借较快复苏的下沉旅游市场、低获客成本、以及进一步提升营运效率，公司二季度表现优于同业平均值。背靠国内旅游市场复苏行情，同程艺龙复苏势头强劲，尤其是凭借其独有的下沉市场客群优势，公司恢复速度会较同业更快。 Copyright 2020 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com