23 5 月, 2021

Aismixer Launches Its Coin Shuffle Service Platform, Protecting Users’ Privacy

Hong Kong, May 23, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Recently, Aismixer has announced the launching of its coin shuffle platform which can protect users' privacy to the maximum extent. Coin shuffle, is a word that sounds dim and dark. But in fact, most coin shuffle services are legal. According to Chainalysis, an analysis institution, 8.1% of coin shuffle transactions are related to theft, and only 2.7% of coin shuffle transactions are used in the dark network market. Therefore, out of every 11 BTC coin shuffle transactions, only less than 1 BTC can be considered for illegal purposes.Coin shuffle principlePopularly speaking, coin shuffle is the way to completely anonymously hide one's own assets, so that it can be completely traceless. Coin shuffle principle: many people participate, a transaction includes a lot of input and output, it is difficult to find everyone's corresponding matter in the input and output, the relationship between input and output is in fact separated so that it is completely untraceable.Privacy of Aismixer coin shuffleCoin shuffle can protect users' privacy to the maximum extent. People's pursuit of the security and concealment of their assets has never stopped, and coin shuffle has filled the market demand for anonymous transactions to a certain extent. And coin shuffle reduces the traceability of the trading address. This feature not only enables it to be widely used in the grey economy, but also provides excellent asset protection for needy asset tycoons and entrepreneurs (those who do not want to reveal their wealth).Coin shuffle is a high-profit projectAt present, the service charges of decentralized coin shuffle are not low, ranging from 1% to 5%. Aismixer, for example, charges service charge of 1-5% at a time. The amount of coin shuffle service charge is closely related to the size of the service charge pool more or less. Considering of this, Aismixer has opened the coin shuffle pool. To put it simply, users can get coin shuffle commission by investing BTC, ETH, USDT and DOGE in coin shuffle. Now the daily dividend income is 3% and the subordinate commission is more rewarding. This is the most reasonable way to play the currency field in 2021. It not only promotes the anonymous development of the block chain, but there is also logical labor income to achieve.Media ContactCompany: AismixerContact: Media TeamTelegram: @abigali1Whatsapp: +852 54260731Video: https://youtu.be/htBqVj9_J-gWebsite: https://www.aismixer.com/ Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

13 5 月, 2021

CITIC Telecom CPC wins Accolade in AI Challenge Competition

HONG KONG, May 13, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883) today announced the winning of Overall 1st Runner-up at the latest "AI Challenge Computer Vision - Identifying Surgical Instrument" (AI Challenge) competition. The award is a recognition of the company's AI expertise, and reaffirm its long-term commitment to place innovation at the center of its strategy - Innovation Never Stops."The award is a testament to CITIC Telecom CPC's team and our passion for exploring ideas and creating unique solutions for enterprises," said Esmond Li, CEO of CITIC Telecom CPC. Innovation and Intelligence - Transfrom the Future To realize our motto "Innovation Never Stops", CITIC Telecom CPC has recently embarked on an innovative and intelligence transformation journey to cater for the changing needs of the future. At the heart of this transformation is the Intelligence and Communications Transformation MiiND (ICT-MiiND) Strategy. This strategy is guiding the company to transform from being a successful ICT solution provider into an intelligent technology-driven digitalization enabler. ICT-MiiND is also the powerhouse of the recent award-winning AI capabilities. Integrating the latest technologies with innovative ideas, ICT-MiiND is the brain that leads enterprises to successful digital transformation. Building intelligence through advanced container technology; together with network, information security, and cloud computing solutions experience; fused years of practical experiences in digital transformation and resources from global technical partners, ICT-MiiND has developed the company's latest AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) platform, in which integrated with latest technologies like big data, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), internet of things (IoTs) and blockchain. Unlike other AIOps, ICT-MiiND provides different innovative and intelligent modules that integrated tailor-made and customized industry service scenarios to bring enterprises a smarter IT service management platform. ICT-MiiND - Embracing Intelligent Innovation Empowered by innovation and intelligence with smart learning and infrastructure, ICT-MiiND integrates full stack of services data to the ICT service platform. It performs periodic cycle of data collection, experience learning and correlation, as well as algorithmic analysis and modeling. This builds a foundation for developing a perception for dynamic business scenarios through understanding time, scenarios and industry applications. Through integrating this cognitive capability with the company's practical experiences and collective knowledge, ICT-MiiND can perform deep and self-learning to develop a self-evolving power that drives dynamic and continuous advancement.Simply put, through cognitive thinking, digital tools and algorithms to correlate different business scenarios, ICT-MiiND develops automated, multi-dimensional analysis and assessment. ICT-MiiND can also continuously enhance its computational intelligence with machine learning and deep learning, in order to offer relevant responses that solve different business challenges and IT incidents with proactive solutions.-- Strong AI capabilities: Riding on different innovative tools and algorithms, ICT-MiiND is developed to provide analysis in multiple layers to study existing data, review its integrity and detect missing data. Its machine learning capabilities can also identify regular IT operation patterns, align that with changing business priorities to detect different levels of business impact from any IT anomalies.-- Simplicity and Precision: Deliver precise and comprehensive IT operation analysis through capturing massive volume of data from different incidents to develop AI and algorithmic modules and drive intelligent operation and maintenance capabilities. Analysis in dynamic perspectives - including factors like timing, correlations, cause and effect - enables inductive analysis to identify patterns and predictive analysis to forecast progression. A combination of these capabilities enable ICT-MiiND to actively detect anomalies and analyze root cause. It also provides a comprehensive macro view of the entire operations by reducing multiple and duplicating alerts.-- Active and comprehensive monitoring: Aiming to turn passive monitoring into proactive enhancement, ICT-MiiND combines macro monitoring of the entire operations together with intelligent analysis that deepens IT resource planning. This combination can transform ICT services provisioning from simply meeting SLAs to proactively identifying areas to improve IT performance and user experiences. -- Integrate business scenarios and human knowledge: Leverage the experience of managing different networks and IT challenges, as well as the understanding of individual customer's business processes, application architecture, infrastructure and security policies to develop business-driven AIOps algorithm. It demonstrates CITIC Telecom CPC's differentiating AI capabilities to develop AIOps tools that are unique from others in the market.Innovation is part of our DNAICT-MiiND is an intelligent-driven strategy for the future. It rides on CITIC Telecom CPC's practical IT operations experiences, in-depth business knowledge and expertise in network, security and cloud into building different AIOps modules to provide exceptional IT services through intelligence. Embracing years of practical experiences, deep industry knowhow with intelligent analysis and algorithmic capability, CITIC Telecom CPC is also deepening its innovation with the latest technologies like AR, IOTs and Blockchain, to form intelligent IT service management platform and applications, a true proactive digital business enabler.Series of innovative offerings under the ICT-MiiND Strategy: -- AR-driven service platform: Leverage wearable AR technology, the company offers remote operation and maintenance service - DataHOUSE(TM) AR Remote Hand. It transforms field engineers' operations, maintenance and troubleshooting processes, driving a future-ready field service era. -- Blockchain-enabled business workflow tracking system manages application development and APIs to enable service governance. Some applications, including electronic leave application and electronic overseas travel application systems, are already supported by blockchain, while Sales management and CRM systems will be next.-- Integrates facial recognition technology into thermal detection system, CITIC Telecom CPC creates groundbreaking AI thermal detection systems to monitor temperature and identify individual employees or visitors to enable higher level of public health and safety.-- AI + SD-WAN is a network service that integrates AI, big data analytics and SD-WAN technologies. It achieves the integration between algorithmic analysis, WAN operations and linkages as well as application processing and business services delivery. Through intelligent analysis and smart machine learning of data across the network, it creates scenario planning through algorithmic and correlation analysis to design and develop dynamic routing to optimize network performance. It empowers enterprise customers to handle surging network traffic with an optimized network architecture. "Supported by our global experiences, years of business knowhow and dedicated R&D capabilities for different industries, ICT-MiiND Strategy is not only a platform for intelligent IT service management, but the brain to empower digital success," said Daniel Kwong, Chief Information and Innovation Officer from CITIC Telecom CPC. To know more about ICT-MiiND Strategy, please visit: https://www.citictel-cpc.com/EN/HK/Pages/ICT-MiiNDDemonstrating Precision in Computer VisionOrganized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and Hospital Authority, the AI Challenge is a competition that challenged contestants to build machine learning models to identify surgical instrument. The competition aims to explore the role of AI to assist human in performing surgical instrument counting at the hospital operating theatre - a task that takes place over hundred thousand times per year! "Our dedicated Data Science and Innovation team has been building machine learning models since 2019 to digitize our internal operations. Through this competition, we'd like to benchmark our AI capabilities against others into solving other practical business problems," said Kwong. "The award recognizes our expertise in AI to facilitate business operations, as well as our ability to extend these skills into different industries to provide enhanced services for our enterprise customers," added Kwong.ICT-MiiND RoadmapThe introduction of ICT-MiiND marks only the first step of a three-stage development plan. In the second stage, ICT-MiiND is expected to integrate the newly acquired insight with advanced algorithm to offer predictive insights and response recommendations. Moving forward, ICT-MiiND is also expected to realize human-machine interactions and proactively support customers by providing recommendations and analysis using natural language processing (NLP) technologies and knowledge graph. "ICT-MiiND demonstrates our commitment to deepen technology expertise towards endless innovation for our customers. It is the core for our transformation from an ICT solution provider into a technology-driven digitalization enabler," said Kwong.About CITIC Telecom CPCWe are CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), serving multinational enterprises the world over by addressing their ICT requirements with integrated digitalisation solutions built upon our flagship technology suites, comprising TrueCONNECT(TM) private network solutions, TrustCSI(TM) information security solutions, DataHOUSE(TM) cloud data center solutions, and SmartCLOUD(TM) cloud computing solutions.With the motto "Innovation Never Stops", we leverage innovative technologies, embracing AI, AR, Big Data, IoT, and other cutting-edge emerging technologies to transform technical potential into business value for our customers. As enterprises digital transformation partner, we strive to help our customers achieving industry-leading position, high agility and cost-efficiency through digitalisation. Bringing with our Global-Local capabilities, we are committed to providing our customers with one-stop-shop ICT solutions with superior quality. Having worldwide footprint across 160 countries, including Asia, Europe and America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, our global network resources connect over 160 points of presence (POPs), 18 Cloud service centers, 30+ data centers, and two dedicated 24x7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs). As one of the first managed service providers in Hong Kong to achieve multiple ICT-related certifications, including ISO 9001, 14001, 20000, 27001, and 27017, we have been offering professional local services, superior delivery capabilities as well as exceptional customer experience and best practices through our global presence and extensive industry knowhow, becoming a leading integrated intelligent ICT service provider to enterprise customers.For more information please visit www.citictel-cpc.comMedia Contact:Rowena LeungCITIC Telecom International CPC Limited(852) 2170 7536Email: rowena.leung@citictel-cpc.com Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

27 4 月, 2021

JCB and GB Prime Pay announce partnership to expand online merchant network in Thailand

Bangkok and Tokyo, Apr 27, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - JCB International, Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and Global Prime Corporation Company Limited (GB Prime Pay: GBP), an online payment platform provider, are pleased to announce the enablement of JCB payment acceptance at GBP online merchants today.Since the establishment in 2017, GBP is offering online payment service in a wide range of sectors such as travel agencies, hotels and ecommerce. GBP offers to provide solutions for Fintech companies and SMEs for fast, convenient and safe online payment.The ecommerce sector in Thailand has showed a great growth in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - wherein people's payment orientation has also started to lean toward online. This JCB-GBP partnership responds to our intention to further expand and meet the growing demand on online business.About Global Prime Corporation Company LimitedGlobal Prime Corporation Co., Ltd. or GB Prime Pay is a payment service provider operating under Payment Systems Act B.E. 2560 (2017), regulated by Bank of Thailand (BOT). GB Prime Pay was established with our vision of solving and facilitating the limitation of electronic payment in the present time. We aim to assist online businesses to gain access to payment and financial management platform which is convenient, secure and user friendly as ever to enhance effectiveness and growth of online businesses.GB Prime Pay operates with the concept of everyone can design their own payment to suit their business's need as our slogan "GB PRIME PAY: CUSTOMIZE YOUR PAYMENT". Therefore, our platform is designed to be compatible with any type of business, such as online businesses, social commerce, SMEs and corporate.About JCBJCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes about 35 million merchants around the world. JCB Cards are now issued in over 20 countries and territories, with more than 140 million Cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with hundreds of leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase its merchant coverage and Cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.global.jcb/en/ContactKumiko Kida, Ayaka NakajimaCorporate CommunicationsTel: +81-3-5778-8353Email: jcb-pr@jcb.co.jp Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

26 4 月, 2021

Zhongyu Gas bucking the trend in 2020 with a low-carbon economy conducive to future growth

HONG KONG, Apr 26, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - In the past year, the global economy was hardly hit by the impact of COVID-19. In the first quarter of 2020, various localities suspended work and production due to the pandemic, resulting in a sharp decrease in industrial and commercial gas demand. However, after the resumption of work in full swing, the upstream price reduction policy was basically completed, and the retail prices of natural gas began to rise in some provinces, leading to a rebound in demand from industrial and commercial users and a further rise in the spread. Coupled with the surge in natural gas demand during the heating peak season in the fourth quarter, the gas segment was not impacted as a whole in 2020 and maintained a stable development.Breaking through value-added services as a new driver of growth in the year against the adverse market trendZhongyu Gas is a pioneer in the gas industry. Since its establishment in 2002, Zhongyu Gas has always adhered to the philosophy of "developing clean energy to achieve a better life," and endeavored to promote resources optimization and environmental improvement in the regions they serve through the optimization of energy structure in the operating area.In 2020, the PRC government has made continuous efforts to promote environmental policies such as clean energy heating plan and the "Three-Year Action Plan for Winning the Blue Sky War" and other environmental pollution controls. The natural gas industry continued to grow against the trend. At the same time, affected by the policy, the spread of unit price of residential natural gas prices has widened, and the price elasticity has increased under the seasonal price adjustment mechanism, which is also conducive to reducing the gas consumption cost of downstream enterprises, continuing to bring business opportunities to Zhongyu Gas.The Group exploited new business opportunities under a complex and ever changing development environment, swiftly planned the development strategy of "one body, three wings" in 2020, eventually achieving growth in both revenue and profit against the adverse trend. In 2020, Zhongyu Gas recorded a turnover of approximately HK $8,544 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 4.9%; profit attributable to owners of the Group was approximately HK $1,057 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 145.7%.With the three-year rapid promotion of the "coal-to-gas" project in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas and initial achievements in air governance, the penetration rate of users in the original "2 + 26 + 8" provinces and municipalities has increased significantly. The sustainability of the profit growth model was challenged, which focuses on residential connection among city gas enterprises in the downstream market of the natural gas industry .It has become the inevitable choice for enterprises to innovate their business ideas through exploring the market by providing value-added services with light assets and high gross profit margin.Since 2017, Zhongyu Gas has made great efforts to build a value-added business segment and established its own kitchen electric brand "Zhongyu Phoenix." In 2020, Zhongyu Gas strengthened its promotion efforts of "Zhongyu Phoenix" to improve the retail brand awareness in the regions it operates by expanding its product portfolio and enhancing its brand awareness. As at the end of 2020, the turnover of the value-added gas services segment of Zhongyu recorded HK $636 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 54.2%. To date, Zhongyu Gas Service Company has 18,777 industrial customers and 3.96 million residential users. With the growth of customer base and formation of brand effect, the turnover from sales of stoves and other related services by Zhongyu Gas Service Company continued to grow. It is expected that it will be a growth driver of Zhongyu Gas in the coming years.Zhongyu Gas under the Layout of "One Body, Three Wings" to Embrace Industry Opportunities2021 marks the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan when the gas industry welcomed a number of favorable policies. In 2021, the No.1 Central Document proposed to "promote the transportation of gas to the rural areas and support the construction of safe and reliable rural gas storage stations and micropipe network gas supply systems." Unlike "coal to gas" in 2017, which aimed to promote air quality and improve farmers 'living standards, the proposal to "promote the transfer of gas to the rural areas" is one of the important measures to fully implement the rural vitalization strategy and strengthen rural infrastructure construction after China has been fully lifted out of poverty, which implies significant industrial investment opportunities.At the same time, in the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China will continue to push forward "increasing gas and reducing coal," create a new development approach whereby domestic and foreign markets can complement each other, and promote the target of "carbon neutrality", making green transformation of energy more urgent. Benefiting from the clean energy related policies, the gas industry will embrace important development opportunities, and Zhongyu Gas will also benefit from such opportunities.To seize the market opportunities, Zhongyu Gas launched the "One Body, Three Wings" strategy just in time. In particular, "One Body" refers to the enhancement of customer service and emphasis on the civil industrial and commercial customer service system by rooted in the core urban gas business to win market recognition through innovative and personalized service in the whole process; the "Three Wings" covers "Internet +" and new retail markets to explore online sales; vigorously promoting businesses related to distributed energy and intelligent power grid and enhance gas source protection and energy trading.In recent years, with the explosive growth of infrastructure in the urban gas industry, it has become a general trend for urban gas management to implement digital and intelligent transformation, thereby optimizing the supply and industrial chain and improving the economic benefits of enterprises. "Internet +" and New Retail, as one "wing" of the "Three Wings," have achieved significant progress. In April 2020, Zhongyu Gas launched a new retail platform, Zhongyu iFamille, to provide gas-related services and products as well as household products for residential customers, completely upgrading the service to a "new retail model." Zhongyu iFamille not only moves the sales of products such as Zhongyu Phoenix from "offline" to "online," but also establishes a brand-new service collaboration and supply chain system by introducing other merchants and connecting with the "cloud" commodity library, helping Zhongyu Gas to further integrate into customers' daily lives to enhance customer stickiness.With advent of the low-carbon economic era and promotion of policies such as the introduction of gas to rural areas, China's energy structure will continue to transform and upgrade. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, renewable energy will become the main source of energy increment, and comprehensive energy services will embrace great opportunities. Energy enterprises are also taking advantage of the trend of digitalization and intelligentization to build integrated energy solutions. Leveraging the favorable national policy on "Internet +" smart energy, Zhongyu will vigorously promote distributed energy and smart grid related businesses. The Group will actively develop various new projects such as photovoltaic power generation, ground source heat pump, cold storage facilities, charging piles and charging stations for new energy vehicles.In addition, Zhongyu Gas will also adopt the strategy of integrated industry chain, actively respond to market changes after establishment of the national pipeline network companies and promote gas source protection and energy trade. With a strategic focusing on the future, the Group will not only focus on the planned direction of policy energy reform, but also connect the upstream and downstream links of the value chain and support the industry's development towards the energy markets of developed countries and control the risks to middle and downstream enterprises of natural gas.To closely grasp the development trend of the industry, Zhongyu Gas will adhere to the operating principles of "market-oriented, customer-oriented and economic efficiency-oriented," continuing to strengthen the core operation position of the urban gas business; the Company will strengthen the value-added services to the existing customers of the new retail segment and promote new business to them, and carry out supply chain resources integration, service integration and community sales; and integrate related products of downstream users to carry out cross-industry commercial cooperation. Further enhancing the bargaining power of resources procurement and Group's ability to supplement and balance gas volume and gas price, as well as optimizing gas source structure and related cost structure, the Company strives to become the most valuable integrated energy service provider, promotes the high-quality development of the "One Body, Three Wings" development strategy and returns the society and the public with excellent performance. Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

14 4 月, 2021

Honda to Introduce First Energy Service for Europe – e:PROGRESS – in the UK

UK, Apr 14, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda is to introduce its first energy service for Europe with the debut of its domestic intelligent charging solution - 'e:PROGRESS' - in the UK.e:PROGRESS is the most comprehensive and innovative home charging solution from an automotive manufacturer in Europe. At its heart lies a connected charger, and advanced intelligent software developed by smart charging and aggregation specialist, Moixa. The software sets a charging schedule to ensure the car is always adequately charged when it's needed based on the requirements of the owner, while optimising the use of low-price clean energy.Electricity is provided by Octopus Energy, with its UK-first dynamic tariff, Agile Octopus, a combined tariff for both the EV and home which allows customers access to lower prices during renewable-heavy, off-peak periods. Moixa's software selects the most cost-effective times to charge the Honda e based on the tariff, which changes price as often as every 30 minutes in response to fluctuations in wholesale energy prices. This gives customers an estimated annual saving in charging costs of up to EUR475 per year compared to a standard flat tariff*, while Octopus Energy guarantees that 100% of its electricity comes from renewable sources.e:PROGRESS offers a seamless experience in setting up the service, guiding the customer through checking their eligibility online, switching to the dynamic tariff and subscribing to intelligent charging.The preferred connected charger for the service is the Honda Power Charger S+ (4G), which connects remotely to e:PROGRESS to schedule access to low-cost electricity. With a simple yet sophisticated design inspired by that of the Honda e, Honda Power Charger has been designed to create more value in the future with further intelligent charging services which interact with the grid.As well as offering a unique set of benefits to customers, e:PROGRESS will support active grid management to help stabilise demand and to optimise the use of renewables. It also aligns with Honda's 2030 Vision, part of which outlines the company's ambition to create 'new value' by moving into areas other than mobility, including energy services.e:PROGRESS is the first service to be introduced by Honda's new Energy Solutions division, a business unit recently established to offer a comprehensive portfolio of charging and energy management products and services to EV owners in Europe. Other projects in development include Honda Power Manager - a bi-directional vehicle-to-grid system which enables the collection and distribution of electricity between EVs and the grid to intelligently balance demand and supply of energy, and to make better use of renewables.Jorgen Pluym, General Manager of Honda's Energy Solutions division comments: "Introducing e:PROGRESS to the market is a significant statement of Honda's ambition in the provision of energy solutions as part of the continued move towards electrification and the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. This unique and innovative service, our first energy solution for Europe, gives Honda e customers a highly-advanced intelligent charging solution offering considerable cost savings, while our partner Octopus Energy guarantees that 100% of its electricity comes from renewable sources."Offered exclusively to Honda e customers, e:PROGRESS will be available in the UK now. Further services under the e:PROGRESS brand will follow in Germany, with other European countries under consideration.For further information on e:PROGRESS and to check eligibility please visit: www.honda-eprogress.co.uk*The savings shown are based on an average household energy consumption of 4,200 kWh per year plus the energy consumed by a Honda e travelling 8,000 miles per year (22 miles per day) with an efficiency of 4 miles/kWh, or 2,000 kWh. The monetary savings are calculated by comparing the cost of this energy when powered by Agile Octopus against a standard flat tariff with a rate of 16p/kWh and a standing charge of 25p/day. Tariff pricing for Agile Octopus is based on the past 12 months' data (up to April 2020) for the London area. Vehicle charging costs are based on e:PROGRESS intelligent charging selecting the half-hourly periods with the lowest prices on the Agile Octopus tariff between 6pm and 6am each day. The vehicle charging rate is fixed at 6.6kW/h. Your savings will differ based on your household consumption, vehicle usage, driving style, and location. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

5 4 月, 2021

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering Establishes Asia Hub in Singapore for Operation, Maintenance and After-Sales Servicing of Local Transportation Systems in the Region

TOKYO, Apr 5, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Yokohama, Japan, has newly established a Technical Service Center in Singapore within Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), MHI's regional subsidiary, to strengthen operation, maintenance and after-sales servicing operations for its transportation system products in Asia.As MHI's regional hub for transportation service operations in Asia, the Technical Service Center will collaborate with existing service facilities in the region to reinforce local support, acting as a one-stop service center manned by transportation system experts who will cater to customers' enquiries and requests post-delivery, and propose new services in line with customer needs. The hub is also intended to introduce new services, such as failure prevention and diagnosis, as well as remote monitoring incorporating digital and AI technologies. It will collaborate closely with local government authorities and transportation system operators, enabling enhanced safety and reliability of local transportation systems -- a fundamental social infrastructure. In these ways, the Center will seek to provide responses and solutions to regional challenges, provide greater convenience and facilitate countries' overall economic development.MHIENG has supported Singapore's transportation infrastructure building for roughly two decades. Since 2003, the company has participated in a project to boost the transport capacity of the AGT (Automated Guideway Transit(1)) systems used on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (Light Rapid Transit(2)) lines, to cope with increased ridership. MHIENG completed an APM (Automated People Mover(3)) project linking the terminals at Changi Airport in 2007 and related expansion work in 2019, as well as provides operation and maintenance services for the APMs under an ongoing contract. Additionally, MHIENG undertakes transportation system servicing operations in other Asian locations: in the Philippines, the company performs maintenance and repair for Line 3 of Manila's Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system(4), and in Macau it provides maintenance services for carriages used on the Macau Light Rapid Transit system inaugurated in 2019.Mr Yoshiyuki Hanasawa, Executive Vice President and Chief Regional Officer for Asia Pacific and India at MHI, and Managing Director of MHI-AP, expressed: "The new Technical Service Center in Singapore is an integral part of MHI Group's expansion strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. This is an exciting opportunity for us to serve as the bridge between our customers in Asia Pacific and local transportation systems in the region by providing exceptional support to facilitate their overall economic development."Mr Kenji Terasawa, MHIENG President & CEO commented: "The Technical Service Center demonstrates our continued efforts and commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. With Singapore's proximity to key markets in the region, we look forward to supporting the local transportation infrastructure in the various countries by enhancing operations and maintenance."Through the new Technical Service Center, MHIENG will be able to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems in Asia. It will also respond to a broad range of customer needs such as the expansion of existing lines, transport capacity increases, system upgrades and digitalization, through its expertise and provision of reliable services.(1) An Automated Guideway Transit system operates fully automatically on electric power. Use of rubber tires results in a smooth and quiet ride.(2) LRT conventionally is broadly used as the abbreviation of "Light Rail Transit"; but in the case of Singapore's Sengkang-Punggol LRT, the "R" refers to "rapid" in accordance with that network's high-speed operation.(3) An APM is an AGT serving an airport. APMs link terminals or connect airports with their nearby auxiliary facilities. They are adopted at airports worldwide.(4) Line 3 is an urban transit system serving the greater Metro Manila area. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

30 3 月, 2021

Blockpass Aids Prostarter in Providing One Time KYC for Multiple IDOs

HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Blockpass is enthusiastic to disclose it will be providing compliance services to a range of new solutions and projects launching Initial DEX Offerings (IDOs) on Prostarter. With Blockpass and Prostarter working together, KYC and AML provision will be quickly and easily accessible to all participants, ensuring security and regulatory compliance in the DeFi space.Prostarter is a community-centric and transparent DeFi cross-chain platform offering project fundraisings, token sales, and much more for the Crypto community. Prostarter is now launching its IDO platform and wants to include a "One Time KYC" feature supported by Blockpass to overcome the hassle of multiple KYC submissions for every project IDO.Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users."We're excited to be working with Prostarter to bring KYC services to a huge number of people as we see a surge of interest in IDOs with this current wave of DeFi development," said Adam Vaziri, Blockpass CEO. "Our goal at Blockpass is to remove the pain points of compliance and with the range and quality of users on Prostarter's IDO platform, we have the privilege to bring our revolutionary and efficient solution to a new and expanding audience.""We are aiming to provide a safe and transparent DeFi launchpad for our Crypto community which is why we have joined hands with Blockpass. There could be nothing better than Blockpass for us to verify the information of Prostarter users," said Aaamir Ahmad, Prostarter CEO.With a current 90%+ discount on its services, a fact made possible due to the unique reusable nature of its verification method, and put in place to help as many people as possible access KYC in the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to explore the potential of Blockpass. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.About BlockpassBlockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass' KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network - a decentralized oracle solution - in early January, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYC(TM) solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come.For more information and updates, please visit and sign up to the following:Promotional video: https://youtu.be/SvO2cw3e-SIWebsite: http://www.blockpass.orgEmail: sales@blockpass.orgAbout Prostarter.ioProstarter is a community-centric and transparent DeFi launchpad platform, offering token sales, NFT marketplace with launchpads ecosystem, and much more for the crypto community. Along with launching its $PROT token, Prostarter is welcoming IDOs on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and TRON blockchain networks.Follow Prostarter For Upcoming Updates- Website: https://prostarter.io/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProtOfficial- Medium: https://prostarter.medium.com/- TG Group: https://t.me/Prostarter- TG Ann: https://t.me/prot_ann- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Prostarter- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGP3EtVL-A2Bpt83BOeaBkA- Token Contract: https://etherscan.io/address/0x2341dd0a96a0dab62aa1efb93d59ff7f3bdb8932 Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

3 3 月, 2021

Hitachi Developed the Hitachi Electronic Signature Service that Promotes to Eliminate Personal Seals with High Authenticity of Information by Blockchain Technology, and Starts Internal Operations

TOKYO, Mar 3, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it has developed the Hitachi Electronic Signature Service, which implements secure electronic contracts based on blockchain (distributed ledger) technology. The Service digitizes the signatures and seals of paper documents such as contracts exchanged between companies, and promotes to eliminate personal seals. The use of blockchain guarantees the authenticity of signature information and improves resistance to data tampering. The Service provides stable system operation by using the Hitachi Blockchain Service for Hyperledger Fabric for its blockchain platform. The Hitachi Blockchain Service for Hyperledger Fabric is suitable for transactions between multiple corporations and has also been used for traceability systems in inter-company supply chains. The Service will contribute to the establishment of a new sustainable way of working in the age of the New Normal with supporting remote working, operational efficiency and cost reduction.Hitachi started to operate the Service at the Procurement Department at its head office as of March 2021. After reflecting the feedback in the Service, we will launch sales to corporations in Japan after July 2021. In the future, we plan to roll out to global corporations with a focus on North America. Further, the whole Hitachi Group systematizes and sells a wide range of radical know-how and technology as a service to support new workstyle in the New Normal. We also plan to include the Service in this lineup.At present, the introduction of remote working, including working from home, is expanding rapidly as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19 infections. Many corporations are in the process of setting up the infrastructure environment for flexible working regardless of location. However, at Japanese corporations, in particular, the procedures for affixing signatures and personal seals to paperwork, including contracts exchanged between corporations, have proven to be a major obstacle to remote working. Additionally, binding and mailing original documents, buying and affixing revenue stamps, and storing documents require a lot of time and money. In this situation, there is rising interest in electronic signatures that use digital technologies as an alternative method, but there are issues around security to prevent data tampering by third parties.At this time, Hitachi has used its IT expertise to develop the Service, which digitizes the procedures for affixing signatures and personal seals. It is a solution that makes it possible to carry out these procedures anytime and anywhere, thus it realizes remote working, operational efficiency, and cost reduction. At the same time, the Service maintains a high level of security thanks to the blockchain technology. Hitachi offers the Service as SaaS (Software as a Service) with integrated functions and operational administration.The features of the Service are outlined below.1. High authenticity by recording information trails in the blockchainWhen users sign a document in the Service, hash information(1) and time stamp information(2) for the digital data are recorded in the blockchain. Data stored in the blockchain is highly resistant to tampering, and compared to the use of conventional relational databases(3), the authenticity of the data is improved. In addition, the blockchain infrastructure uses Hitachi Blockchain Service for Hyperledger Fabric, the managed cloud service from Hitachi, and provides stable system operation by the experienced Hitachi team. Further, we strive to expedite the development of the Service by using Hitachi's unique Blockchain System Development Support Service, which has a group of functions including operational templates and development frameworks.2. Facilitates unified management of documents by linking to other electronic contract servicesGenerally, when corporations use electronic signatures and contracts, it may be necessary to use several different systems dependent on the services used by the business partner. This Service offers a function for centralized document management that imports signed documents into the Service by connecting to other electronic contract services via an API(4) that facilitates information exchange between different companies. The connected services will be expanded in the future.3. The ease of use reflects feedback from usersThe Service features operations and functions that match commercial practices based on regional characteristics such as sending documents back in case the signature or seal of the other party does not conform to certification, delegate signatures, and customize the approval flow.4. Prevent identity fraud by linking to Hitachi's unique biometric identification technology which identifies individuals by their biological information (option)Hitachi is in the process of developing an optional function to strengthen security by combining blockchain technology with Public Biometric Infrastructure (PBI)(5) that creates private keys using data encryption based on finger veins and other biometric information made available to Hitachi. The technology is expected to apply to areas where strict authentication is necessary such as medical / healthcare /financial fields and public institutions.Hitachi started to operate the Service at the Procurement Department at its head office as of March 2021. After reflecting the feedback in the Service, we will launch sales to corporations after July 2021. In addition we plan to link the Service with Hitachi's TWX-21(6) cloud service for transactions between corporations to increase added value, and to provide the Service as a Lumada(7) solution.(1) Hash information: A value obtained by processing data through a hash function.(2) Time stamp information: A digital certificate that ascertains the existence of digital data at a certain time.(3) Relational database: One of the most widely used databases, the relational database is a model that links sets of tabular data with each other.(4) Application Programming Interface (API): Specifications for accessing software functions and managed data from external programs.(5) Public Biometric Infrastructure (PBI): A proprietary Hitachi technology that identifies individuals safely and securely by encrypting, registering and matching biological information such as finger veins, faces, or irises.(6) TWX-21:A cloud service that provides an online platform for inter-company transactions to approximately 71,000 corporate customers as of October 2020. Provides detailed application services related to corporate activity by business, by role, and by user.(7) Lumada:General name of solution service technology using Hitachi's advanced digital technology to generate value from customer data and accelerate digital innovationAbout Hitachi, Ltd.Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is focused on its Social Innovation Business that combines information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and products. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2019 (ended March 31, 2020) totaled 8,767.2 billion yen ($80.4 billion), and it employed approximately 301,000 people worldwide. Hitachi drives digital innovation across five sectors - Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy and IT - through Lumada, Hitachi's advanced digital solutions, services, and technologies for turning data into insights to drive digital innovation. Its purpose is to deliver solutions that increase social, environmental and economic value for its customers. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

19 2 月, 2021

AirAsia to start food delivery service in S’pore next month

Budget carrier AirAsia's food delivery service, airasia food, is looking to spread its wings and start operations in Singapore. Ms Amanda Woo, AirAsia's chief commercial officer, told The Straits Times yesterday that its food delivery service will launch here next month, and that it has obtained all the necessary approvals from the Singapore authorities. On top of food and beverage outlets, AirAsia is also calling for those in the beauty, fashion, fresh produce and hotel industries to register their interest, as it is preparing to launch more products, said Ms Woo. AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday that his company's latest venture will be coming to Singapore "with a roar". The food delivery service began operations in Malaysia in May last year. According to the carrier, it served 500 restaurants and delivered close to 15,000 orders in its first three months of operation. Coming to Singapore will be airasia food's first overseas foray. "As a disruptive leader, we're ready to take on the new challenge in Singapore, providing value, simplicity and inclusivity for everyone," Mr Fernandes said. Miss Sabrina Khaw, head of airasia food, said that AirAsia pivoted towards food delivery after realising that food delivery platforms in Malaysia were charging "exorbitant commission rates", averaging between 20 per cent and 35 per cent. She added that there was very little control given to merchants over their own store when it came to food deliveries. Miss Khaw said that airasia food runs on a zero-commission model. "Merchants are able to choose from flat-rate plans powering payment and delivery". The budget carrier has been heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic's disruptions to air travel. Last July, its auditors filed a report with the stock exchange in Kuala Lumpur saying that the airline may not survive. Three months later, it was reported that the carrier's long-haul arm was out of money and needed to raise up to RM500 million (S$164 million) to restart. AirAsia is not the only airline forced to provide other services to survive. Singapore Airlines has started restaurant services in its airplanes, and conducted behind-the-scenes tours at its training facility. Other airlines around the world have launched sightseeing "flights to nowhere" and started selling themed merchandise. AirAsia's food delivery service now aims to cut for itself a slice of the lucrative delivery pie here. According to research firm Statista, online food delivery was a US$464 million (S$616 million) business in Singapore last year. Foodpanda, Deliveroo and GrabFood - which entered the market in 2012, 2015 and 2018, respectively - remain the major players in food delivery here, with several new platforms, such as WhyQ, Chope On and Pickupp, having leapt onto the delivery bandwagon. Mr Fernandes said that he was sure airasia food would do well in Singapore, despite the crowded food delivery space. "It took me seven years to get approval to fly to Singapore, but better late than never. So I'd say, we're way ahead of schedule on food. I'm sure we (are) going to get a great welcome," he said. "So Singapore, here we come." NEW CHALLENGE As a disruptive leader, we're ready to take on the new challenge in Singapore, providing value, simplicity and inclusivity for everyone. AIRASIA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TONY FERNANDES, on launching the food delivery service next month.

8 2 月, 2021

Public service to look at hiring more talent from private sector

SINGAPORE - The public service will increasingly look to recruit talent from the private and people sectors, and send more officers on external attachments, as part of efforts to become more agile and diverse. These are areas which the public service needs to "double down or accelerate" work done during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing in an interview. The end goal is to have "greater porosity" between the public sector and the outside world, he added. "It's not a binary thing, where you are either in or out of the public service," Mr Chan said. Mr Chan, who is also Trade and Industry Minister, made these points in an interview last Thursday on what the public service has learnt from the Covid-19 crisis and its key priorities in the months to come. At present, the public sector is grappling with three forces, Mr Chan said. One, the level of uncertainty in geopolitics, economics and society has increased with the onset of the pandemic. Two, external competition has also intensified, meaning that Singapore has to re-examine its relevance to the world. Three, the population is becoming more diverse not just in the traditional categories of race or religion, but also in terms of aspirations and perspectives. In response, the public service has to shore up resilience by staying agile, anticipate opportunities to keep ahead of the competition, and mobilise diversity when developing solutions, Mr Chan said. He gave the example of how, in the early months of the pandemic, government agencies had to be quick on their feet to adapt to changing circumstances and keep things going, even as social distancing measures were tightened. The Manpower Ministry and Enterprise Singapore had to reorganise themselves to answer thousands of phone calls from businesses who had questions on what they could and could not do under the new rules, Mr Chan said. "You never know what the next crisis might be, but this agility to reconfigure for resilience of the system is critical," he added. As the country geared up for a new normal, it also had to adopt a "start-up mindset" and look at how to seize opportunities before others did. "We need to constantly think of new ideas to entrench our relevance, to not be bypassed," he said, adding that the crisis reaffirmed Singapore's position of always trying to think at least two steps ahead. On the topic of diversity in the public service, Mr Chan noted that there is a range of talents and skill sets in society. "The question is how do we bring them together into teams to work?" Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing said the end goal is to have "greater porosity" between the public sector and the outside world. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG More on this topic Related Story Two officers who tap diverse range of experiences, expertise Related Story Public service to revamp how officers are assessed He gave the example of how he encouraged the exchange of people between the public sector and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), where he was secretary-general from 2015 to 2018. NTUC told him the candidate it had received was not skilled enough at operations and mobilisation, while the government agency felt its newest officer was not adept at policy making. "I said: 'Actually, I think that's the point'," Mr Chan said. Any new hire from outside the public service must adapt to a new culture, he added. "But the very fact that we want to bring in a new person is because we want some of the culture in the existing system to evolve a bit." Mr Chan was also asked for his thoughts on the perception that scholarship holders in the public service tend to rise further and faster than regular employees and mid-career hires. "I think there's more than a fair chance that people are promoted based on their performance," he added. "But, of course, whether we invested in a person before or not, we all hope that they succeed." He added that not all scholarship holders rise to the top, and that there are "great expectations" of those who have been given great opportunities. "I'm quite confident that the public service has a certain diversity of backgrounds and there's a continuous meritocracy," Mr Chan said. "And that's one of the reasons we constantly evolve our selection and development system." LISTEN TO THE BIG STORY PODCAST More on this topic Related Story Public service needs mid-career hires from private sector, can benefit from their expertise Related Story To succeed, S'pore needs high-quality public servants to work with first-class political leaders: PM Lee

26 1 月, 2021

MHIEC Receives Order from Kagoshima City to Refurbish Hokubu Waste-to-Energy Plant

TOKYO, Jan 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Kagoshima City for refurbishment of its Hokubu Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Plant. The order calls for renovation of the facility's stoker type incinerator, capable of processing 530 tonnes per day (tpd)(Note1), to extend the plant's service life and enhance its energy efficiency. The contract is valued at 6.75 billion Japanese yen, with completion scheduled for February 2026.Under the newly concluded contract, the service life of Kagoshima's Hokubu WtE Plant will be extended through refurbishment of main equipment: including the waste receiving hopper as well as all equipment handling combustion, combustion gas cooling, flue gas treatment, waste heat recovery, ventilation, ash treatment, water supply and electrical instrumentation. To increase energy efficiency, high-efficiency motors and inverters will be newly adopted throughout the facility. The introduction of a low-temperature catalyst in the plant's desulfurization equipment, a proprietary technology of MHIEC, will enhance the facility's heat recovery ratio, while a low-air-ratio combustion system will improve combustion and enhance boiler efficiency. By increasing the steam turbine output from 8,700 kilowatts (kW) to 10,005 kW, CO2 emissions will be annually reduced by more than 10%, helping to curb global warming.The Hokubu WtE Plant was originally designed and constructed by MHI. On completion in March 2007, the facility incorporated two stoker type incinerators each providing a processing capacity of 265 tpd, plus related equipment. It offered an electricity generation capacity of 8,700 kW. Today, renovation of WtE plants is increasing as operators seek to extend the service life of their facilities and reduce their environmental impact. The trend has accelerated further following establishment of a related subsidy program(Note2) by the Japanese national government in fiscal 2010.MHIEC succeeded to MHI's environmental protection business in 2008, taking over its accumulated technological development capabilities in environmental protection systems as well as its broad expertise in the construction and operation of waste management facilities both in Japan and overseas. Based on this strong track record, MHIEC is well positioned to propose and provide comprehensive solutions encompassing all aspects from plant construction to operation.Going forward, on the strength of this record and boosted by this latest contract, MHIEC will pursue additional refurbishment projects to enhance the energy efficiency and stable operation of existing waste treatment plants. It will also proactively propose solutions for lowering maintenance expenses and other lifecycle costs, in a robust quest to attract new orders.(1) A stoker furnace is the main type of WtE plant. Waste is combusted as it moves along on a fire grate made of heat-resistant castings.(2) This program, administered by Japan's Ministry of the Environment, centers on fostering improvements to existing facilities for more effective use, and as a measure to mitigate climate change in the waste management sector. Municipal governments seeking to extend the service life of their WtE facilities and implement climate change countermeasures are eligible for subsidies on projects that will reduce CO2 emissions (promoting the introduction of leading-edge facilities), or grants for establishing a sound material-cycle society, equivalent to one-half or one-third of project costs. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

26 1 月, 2021

HDB assisted living flats: Subsidies of up to 80% for caregiving service

Seniors who wish to live in Singapore's first assisted living flats may be eligible for government subsidies of up to 80 per cent for a shared caregiving service, which includes showering, dressing and moving around. The means-tested subsidy will be based on household income and the type of help required, said Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli yesterday during a visit to the Community Care Apartments exhibition at the HDB Hub atrium in Toa Payoh. The pilot batch of Community Care Apartments in Bukit Batok West Avenue 9 is targeted at those aged 65 and above who wish to live on their own and yet enjoy some care, support and communal activities. Around 160 units will be launched in next month's Build-To-Order sales exercise and they are expected to be completed in 2024. The optional shared caregiving service will cost around $950 a month before subsidies, and around $1,950 a month if the seniors require feeding services. Other add-on services that are applicable for subsidies include social day care, meal services, home personal care, and medical escort and transport. These services come on top of a mandatory basic service package that all residents will have to subscribe to and pay for in cash fully or partially up front with the monthly fee throughout the lease term. Prices for the package range from $22,000 for a 15-year lease to $59,000 for a 35-year lease. It includes services such as 24-hour emergency monitoring and response service, basic health checks, simple home fixes and activities at the communal spaces within the development. Mr Masagos, who is also Second Minister for Health, said: "Some seniors may need a little more assistance with activities of daily living but may not want a maid to be living with them. We want them to have support within the community where help can be provided on a daily basis if needed." Seniors can choose a lease ranging from 15 to 35 years, as long as it covers the applicant and his spouse, if any, until they are at least 95 years old. Prices for these flats start from $40,000 for a 15-year lease to $65,000 for a 35-year lease, and must be paid for fully up front with cash or with Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies. Government subsidies such as the Silver Housing Bonus, which gives seniors a cash bonus of up to $30,000 when they sell their existing flat and use the proceeds to top up their CPF Retirement Account, are applicable. However, these assisted living flats cannot be resold or rented out. Owners who no longer need the flat can return it to the Housing Board, which will refund them the value of the remaining lease of the flat. Second-time buyers will be subjected to a resale levy, as with all HDB applications, said a Ministry of National Development spokesman in response to a query from The Straits Times. The resale levy typically depends on the previous subsidised flat type, ranging from $15,000 for a two-room flat to $55,000 for an executive condominium. Second-time buyers who wish to buy a Community Care Apartment will pay either the resale levy according to their previous subsidised flat type, or $30,000, adjusted according to the length of lease chosen, whichever is the lower amount. Around 3,000 people have visited the Community Care Apartments exhibition since it opened on Dec 14 last year. It will be open till March 31.

20 1 月, 2021

S’pore appoints new ambassadors to Vietnam, Israel

The Government has appointed two new ambassadors - Mr Jaya Ratnam to Vietnam and Mr Lim Chuan Poh to Israel - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced yesterday. A career diplomat, Mr Ratnam has been with the foreign service since 1991 and was Singapore's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium from July 2016 to December last year. Prior to that, he was Singapore's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam - from June 2012 to March 2016. A graduate of the National University of Singapore and Johns Hopkins University, Mr Ratnam has received awards for his work in the civil service, including the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2012 and Long Service Medal in 2014. He has served in various capacities both in Singapore and abroad, including in roles in the Permanent Mission in Geneva, the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta and the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Mr Lim also received his new appointment yesterday, taking up the role of non-resident ambassador to Israel, said the MFA media statement. He is currently chairman of the Singapore Food Agency, and has served in several high-ranking roles in public office. He was executive chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research from 2007 to 2019, and before that was permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education from 2003 to 2007. Before joining the civil service, he was a career soldier, spending 23 years in the Singapore Armed Forces and rising to become Chief of Defence Force. Mr Lim holds degrees from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and Cornell University in the United States. Ng Wei Kai

25 12 月, 2020

Toyota Launches “C+pod” Ultra-Compact Battery Electric Vehicle in Japan

Toyota City, Japan, Dec 25, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced a limited launch of the "C+pod" ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV), from December 25, to corporate users, local governments and other organizations that have been exploring new options to drive the popularization of BEVs. Toyota plans to further promote the establishment of systems for popularizing BEVs, including development of new business models, and to conduct a full-scale launch including to individual customers by 2022. Today's launch will also demonstrate new services that can only be provided by BEVs.The new C+pod is an environmentally-friendly two-seater BEV designed as a mobility option that improves per-person energy efficiency. In addition to short-distance daily use, the C+pod is also aimed at corporate users visiting customers on a regular basis, and at users in urban or mountainous communities needing safe, unrestricted, and environmentally-friendly transportation options.To drive further popularization of BEVs, Toyota is expanding its product lineup and forming open collaborations as it works to build new business models. In Japan, it is focusing initially on the C+pod, Walking Area BEVs(1), and Toyota i-Road(2), with more than 200 corporate and local government partners(3) currently involved in exploring new transportation models.As one of these collaborative efforts, today's launch of the C+pod will also demonstrate new services specific to BEVs. One of those services is Toyota Green Charge, a joint project developed with Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., Inc. to offer a single point of contact for corporations seeking support when constructing optimal charging facilities or developing electricity plans for BEVs, such as CO2-free power. The service will be jointly implemented in collaboration with Chubu Electric Power Miraiz, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc. Other services in planning include the Electric-vehicle sharing service that combines tourist information with the "Toyota Share(4)" car-sharing service to promote sightseeing and excursions.More information on Toyota's efforts to popularize BEVs is available at the following linkhttps://toyota.jp/personalmobility/(1) Walking-Area BEVs are designed to facilitate movement through pedestrian zones. They provide mobility support in a range of situations, including when people are carrying heavy loads, such as large amounts of luggage, or when they have difficulty walking. The three types that are planned are seated type, standing type, and wheelchair-linked type.(2) The i-ROAD is a compact three-wheeled BEV. It offers a novel and enjoyable riding experience that combines the convenience of a motorcycle with the comfort and stability of a car.(3) As of December 2020.(4) Toyota's car-sharing service that can be easily used via a smartphone Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

25 12 月, 2020

Kerry Express (SET:KEX) debuts on the SET, confident of warm reception by investors

BANGKOK, Dec 25, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Kerry Express (Thailand) Plc. (KEX) has had its First Trading Day on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. With overwhelming responses during the subscription period, both from international and local investors. Viewed as a proxy of investment in the new economy, KEX provides an investment alternative in the local bourse, where a handful of choices are now available. The company is launching an aggressive strategy to expand its business into all provinces in Thailand, aimed at propelling further growth with technology and human resources, expanding express delivery service networks and boosting sorting capabilities to 3 million parcels per day by 2023, increasing efficiency, managing costs and creating continuous growth.Mr. Alex Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Kerry Express, said he was confident that the issue would attract immense interest from investors who want to grow with the company. The company would strive to create continuous growth under the corporate concept "Kerry Express Everywhere". Growth would be sustainable, considering the company's strong commitment to ESG. From the issuance of 300 million shares in the Initial Public Offering (IPO), the company was able to raise a total offering size of approximately 8,400 million baht that will be used for Kerry Express's network expansion, enhancement of operating efficiency, repayment of existing bank loans and working capital and more investment in technology to increase the sorting capabilities to 3 million pieces per day by 2023Ms. Veena Lertnimitr, Executive Vice President of Investment Banking, Siam Commercial Bank Plc., the company's joint financial advisor, and Director, SCB Securities Company Limited, the joint lead underwriter, said Kerry Express is an attractive investment stock with many competitive strengths such as 1. The first and biggest market leader of private express delivery service, 2. The highest growth rate considered from parcel volumes, 3. Being the backbone of e-commerce which is a new megatrend attracting huge interest from investors. 4. The most experienced private sector express delivery service provider, focused on constant development of technology and human resources, and 5, a young executive team with the most experience in the express parcel business. Kerry Express' business has a key role in propelling the New Economy and is an important part of the e-commerce ecosystem. These are the factors making KEX a hot stock much sought after by investors.Mr. Montree Sornpaisarn , Chief Executive Officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) Plc., another joint financial advisor and joint lead underwriter, said that growth trends in Thailand's e-commerce and social commerce sectors should have positive effects on continuously expanding demand for express parcel services. Kerry Express is a company with a strong brand with top-ranked national private express delivery brand recognition. It is the first private sector company to operate an express delivery service for over 14 years, providing its expertise and knowledge and understanding of the business to accommodate the needs of its customers. It also has a competitive advantage from service points covering every province, enabling the delivery service in every area of Thailand. Released by Public Relations Dept., MT Multimedia Co., Ltd. for Kerry Express (Thailand) Plc.Contact: Wasana "Jeab" Wongsiri Tel: +66 84 359 0659, +66 2 612 2081 ext. 131; Email: wasana.w@mtmultimedia.comOr, Orn-anong "Fah" Pattaravejkul, Tel: +66 86 801 8888; Email: ornanong.p@mtmultimedia.com Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com

9 11 月, 2020

XanPool Launches XanPay – New and More Efficient form of Payment Routing

Reducing Cross Border Routing and Settlement Costs For Payment Service Providers and Their Merchants. Hong Kong - Hong Kong-based Fintech Company XanPool (the "Company") having just raised raised it's US$4.3 million in a Pre-A financing last quarter, is pleased to announce that it has launched its latest, product XanPay. XanPay is a unique payment routing technology that utilizes the Company's proprietary C2C-routing-technology and its network of Digital Currency Liquidity Providers to enable cross-border payments between payment service providers, merchants and their customers. XanPay's software allows its partners to instantly route and settle their cross border payments without any custody risk, simply by integrating with XanPay's REST API. What this means in practice, is that payment service providers that use XanPay's routing technology, are now able to settle their merchant payments instantly, at minimal cost. Whereas conventional payment routing requires long settlement times – from days to weeks – to clear payments between merchant and customer. The Company is currently already integrated with over 20 payment service providers and merchant acquirers in Asia, helping them route cross border payments in seconds instead of days, without taking custody of their customers' funds throughout the entire process. XanPay's routing technology currently supports over 15+ countries and currencies including but not limited to Hong Kong S.A.R., Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam, connecting the currencies and local payment methods of over 50% of the world's population into a single software stack. Commenting on the XanPay launch, Daniel De Weyer, previously the Global Clients Director at SWIFT (the world's oldest and most established payment routing company), now having joined XanPay full time, said, "I'm incredibly excited about the XanPay product. Having worked for over 20 years at SWIFT, I instantly saw the value of XanPay's C2C-rounting-technology alongside the usage of Digital Currencies. I have big ambitions for XanPay, and am excited to grow it into an organization with global capabilities making it the go to routing provider for local, regional and global clients". Evonne Tan, Business Manager at XanPay, said, "Our aim is to offer our business partners and merchants the quickest and most affordable infrastructure for the routing of money across the region (to enable cross-border payments); The interesting thing about XanPay's infrastructure is that the more businesses use it, the faster and cheaper it becomes. This occurs when our C2C network volumes increase, which allows us to optimize our network liquidity better." Merchants in Asia are encumbered by legacy payments routing institutions, intermediaries, and infrastructure, forcing these merchants to have to contend with high costs and long settlement periods. Digital Currencies routed through XanPay's C2C network can enable instant, cross-border routing and settlement, cutting out a lot of middlemen. Such as, for example, a Bangladeshi merchant will be able to accept Singapore dollars with Paynow, while receiving Bangladeshi Taka into his bank account within a few minutes. Jeffery Liu, Chief Executive Officer at XanPool, and Daniel De Weyer, Director of Banking Relationships at XanPool are available for interviews. Media contact Company: XanPool Contact: Fred Tan, Marketing & PR Manager Phone: +852 5334 3110 (for Whatsapp Only) Website: https://xanpool.com/ -------------------------------------------------------- The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SEA PRWire makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Any questions, please contact SEAPRWire/at/gmail.com Sectors: Top Story, Daily News SEA PRWire: PR distribution in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore & Malaysia)

6 11 月, 2020

Yincheng Life Service (1922.HK) Celebrates the 1st Anniversary of its Listing

HONG KONG, Nov 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The leading enterprise in the property management industry in Nanjing and Jiangsu Province, the PRC, Yincheng Life Service CO., Ltd. ("Yincheng Life Service" or "the Company", together with its subsidiaries, "the Group"; Stock code: 1922) is pleased to celebrate the 1st anniversary of its listing on the main board of HKEx.With the effective expansion of business scale and continuous deep cultivation in the industry, the Company is providing more diversified and value-added services Yincheng Life Service's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 6, 2019 ushered in a golden period of development as the Company seizes good opportunities, implements a multi-pronged strategies, achieves record highs in various operating indicators, and attaining remarkable development in operational scale. From 2016 to 2019, the CAGR of the Company's contracted GFA and GFA under management were 45.6% and 58.0%, respectively, reaching 37.3 million sq.m. and 33.7 million sq.m. as of June 30, 2020. The CAGR of revenue and core net profit from 2016 to 2019 were 44.9% and 25.4%, respectively.Yincheng Life Service consistently promotes regional deep cultivation and deeply engages in developed cities in the Yangtze River Delta Megalopolis with Nanjing as the regional focus. Within a year of its listing, the Company's business coverage has expanded from the original 10 cities to the current four provinces and 16 cities, serving nearly 190,000 households covering over one million customers. The number of properties under management has increased significantly from 63 in 2016 to 307 as of June 30, 2020.In addition to providing high-quality property management services to residential customers, the Company is also committed to promoting diversified property management services and increasing the development of non-residential projects. In March 2020, the Company completed its first strategic merger and acquisition after listing. It acquired 51% of Nanjing Huiren Hengan for RMB45.9 million to tap into the hospital property management field and improve its comprehensive strength.Standing out from the industry with unique characteristic Yincheng Life Service adheres to the business philosophy of "Exceeding customer expectations with valuable services", and insists on "Strict service quality control, complete complaint mechanism, and continuous customer experience enhancement". The Company allocates one life consultant for every 300 households, the proportion is far exceeding industry standards. Currently, the Company has 450 life consultants in total to respond to customer needs in a timely manner; the Company adheres to at least two customer satisfaction surveys per year to maintain industry benchmarks level. After listing, the Company was even stricter in self-discipline, and continue to maintain high-quality services and reputation with refined management system.As a pioneer of marketization in the industry, Yincheng Life Service actively obtains the appointment from third-party real estate developers and property owners' association while the parent group provides stable business growth. The Company's GFA under management from third party property developers has continued to increase from 54% in 2016 to the current 82%. As a second-hand property management expert, relying on the Company's solid and high-quality services and market reputation, the Company has been appointed to replace existing property management service providers for completed projects, and through effective operations, these projects are attaining sustainable profitability. As one of the few companies in the industry who owns self-established professional companies, Yincheng Life Service has 4 subsidiary companies with qualified licenses, covering installation, repair and maintenance of elevators and escalators and courtyard greening, etc., which enables the Company to save costs and improve efficiency for customers and let the Company to stand out in the process of acquiring new projects. The high-quality services also enable the Company to be appointed by other property companies, expanding the revenue streams.Affirmed by the market in the first year since its listingSince its listing, the investment value of Yincheng Life Service is continuously being recognized by the industry and the capital market. In 2020, Yincheng Life Service was ranked among the "Top 100 Property Services Companies in China", and its ranking jumped from 34th in 2019 to 24th. In the first year of listing, the Company's highest stock price has risen four times the issue price and has received a "buy" or "strong recommendation" rating by a number of investment institutions. The Company actively communicates with investors and shareholders through various channels in a timely manner to demonstrate transparent and efficient corporate governance. In order to return shareholders' long-term support, the Company has made a 30% dividend payout ratio after the first annual resulted was announced. Focusing on Community and Employee DevelopmentAs a socially responsible company, Yincheng Life Service made full use of its understanding of property owner' needs, organized various community activities throughout the year. During the CONVID-19 breakout, the Company stood on the front line and quickly launched a number of new services for property owner' convenience. Yincheng Life Service attaches great importance to talent cultivation, continuously improves the talent system. After the listing, the Company also fulfilled its commitment to provide share incentives to employees. Today, on this special day of the first anniversary of listing, the Company organizes a series of meaningful activities such as charity hiking and group running to show employees its appreciation for their hard work during the year and to make some contribution to the society.XIE Chenguang, Chairman of Yincheng Life Service CO., Ltd, said "2020, is our first year of listing on the Hong Kong Exchange, it will also be a year remembered by the world. Faced with various challenges of public health, domestic economy, and international environment, Yincheng Life Service responded quickly with the united power of our employees and customers. We proactively stepped out of the comfort zone, steadily fought against all the difficulties with the expectation and support of the public, and finally achieved success in all areas. Our aim is to become a century-old company, we are proud to have just completed the first step in the coming-of-age ceremony. The way ahead is fill with challenges, but also full of hope and opportunities. Looking forward to the future, we will continue to adhere to our initiatives and maintain consistent growth as we pursue our goal of becoming a leading regional property management company." Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com

28 10 月, 2020

Eisai and JD Health Establish JV Company in China to Implement Health Service Platform

TOKYO, Oct 28, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. and JD Health announced today that Eisai's Chinese subsidiary Eisai China Inc. and JD Health have established a joint venture company, Jingyi Weixiang (Shanghai) Health Industry Development Limited Company, to build a Health Service Platform for the elderly in China.In China, due to the aging population, as of the end of 2019 the elderly population over the age of 60 was 253.88 million, which accounted for 18.1 % of the total population of China1. With the rapid aging of the population, there is an increasing need for high-quality medical and nursing care for the elderly, and thus the provision thereof is an issue. The onlineization in the medical field utilizing digital technology is rapidly developing in China; for example, the ban on internet hospitals under private medical insurance has been lifted as of 20122.Eisai has over 35 years of experience in drug discovery activities in the area of Alzheimer's disease/dementia with a rich development pipeline thereof. Eisai also has an understanding of the true needs of those living with dementia and their families as derived from the marketing of anti-Alzheimer's agent Aricept, as well as a network of healthcare providers that includes medical specialists in dementia. JD Health has a strong e-commerce business foundation, internet medical service know-how, and logistics infrastructure covering 99% of vast regions in China. Eisai and JD Health have now established a joint venture company in China that integrates the strengths of both companies, with JD Health investing 51% and Eisai China investing 49%. The two companies aim to build a new One-Stop Health Service Platform for the elderly in China, where users can select and use the most suitable individual service from a variety of information and medical services. The two companies will first build a platform with a special feature for dementia, and in the future plan to expand the platform to a wide range of diseases which frequently found in the elderly.The One-Stop Health Service Platform will provide the following four core services online in China. The platform will launch these services beginning January 2021 in the order that they are authorized for provision and made ready.Community Service For the purpose of dementia awareness and early detection, in addition to information regarding disease awareness of dementia from Eisai, tools will be provided via an internet platform for self-assessment of cognitive function, implementation and habitualization of dementia preventive action. Additionally, for caregivers of those living with dementia, the service also offers a place for caregivers and those living with dementia to communicate with each other, a mental health consultation service, and an opportunity for caregivers to receive counseling. This service aims to thus eliminate the concerns and worries of caregivers and support them by providing mental care.Medical Service This service is intended for people who have concerns about cognitive function and those living with dementia. By using this service, users can be referred to medical institutions that provide internet medical services registered on the platform, and will be offered health care consultation, reservations for medical consultation, medical consultation, and treatment (a series of steps from prescription to delivery of necessary drugs) online. This service will lead users to medical consultations and appropriate treatments with relation to cognitive function at an early stage, and enable them to receive services from consultation to treatment smoothly.Caregiving Service In collaboration with major nursing home groups in China, this service will introduce the most suitable nursing facilities and caregivers for those living with dementia and their families, upon request such as regional area, cost, etc. In addition, this service will enhance information for improvement by accumulating evaluations from users after using the service. For those involved in nursing care, including the families of those living with dementia, this service offers a wide range of features such as useful advice from medical staff for nursing care, as well as educational programs and training that lead to the acquisition of nursing care skills. It is expected that providing a wealth of information about nursing care services on the platform will meet the needs of both users of care services and caregivers at a high level.Mall Service Through this service, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, and lifestyle support devices targeted for those living with dementia will be sold online based on potential consumer needs as obtained by analyzing big data on elderly consumers. In addition, the online sales screen is customized to show products that are likely to be required according to the circumstances of disease progression of users living with dementia, such as cognitive function and the amount of nursing care required.Eisai and JD Health will leverage the knowledge and networks of both companies to build a One-Stop Health Service Platform that specializes in providing medical, health, and lifestyle services for the elderly, especially those living with dementia and their families, in order to contribute towards the fulfillment of medical needs in China.About EisaiEisai Co., Ltd. is a leading global research and development-based pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan. We define our corporate mission as "giving first thought to patients and their families and to increasing the benefits health care provides," which we call our human health care (hhc) philosophy. With approximately 10,000 employees working across our global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to realize our hhc philosophy by delivering innovative products to address unmet medical needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology. As a global pharmaceutical company, our mission extends to patients around the world through our investment and participation in partnership-based initiatives to improve access to medicines in developing and emerging countries.For more information about Eisai Co., Ltd., please visit https://www.eisai.com Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

26 10 月, 2020

NEC and Realeyes Jointly Develop Emotion Analysis Service in Support of Video Communications

TOKYO, Oct 26, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Realeyes have jointly developed a new emotion analysis service that combines NEC's biometric identification and video analytics technologies with Realeyes' emotion analysis technology. This is part of a collaboration announced in July 2020, and NEC will launch this service in January 2021. NEC aims to capture top share of the global emotion analysis service market, which is estimated to be worth 360 billion yen (3.4 billion USD)(1).Due to the impact of COVID-19, video communications have become more common in our daily lives. However, there are many challenges to non-face-to-face communications, such as understanding the intent of other parties and fully grasping their reactions. As a result, user stress is becoming a more important issue.The new service works in coordination with video communication tools on PCs and smartphones to analyze user emotions from their facial expressions, only with their full consent(2) and due consideration for privacy.Realeyes' emotion analysis technology, which has been deployed for more than 180 customers worldwide, analyzes user interest and attention based on video communication. Results become available on an Analysis Dashboard almost instantly, and users can review and share results as needed.This makes it possible to immediately grasp and detect areas of uncertainty in communication, even if participants are not meeting each other directly. Even in real-time interactions, the technology signals communication problem areas and opportunities to improve. By reviewing the Analysis Dashboard, the organizer can improve the organization and facilitation of the meeting, and participants can reflect on their own experiences.NEC and Realeyes conducted technical verification of this service in August and September of this year, demonstrating the analysis of emotions for participants in web conferences. The capability to analyze the emotions of meeting participants in web conferences and understand their emotional changes has proven to be useful for organizers to reflect on their own progress.More effective online communications, especially during a global pandemic, improve society's ability to do business, socialize and live better lives.Use CasesCompany Meetings and Training Sessions: The degree of attention and experiences of those who join online meetings can be shared by both organizers and participants to improve engagement and efficient comprehension. After a meeting, organizers can review participant responses for each session and determine strategies for improvement. Meanwhile, participants can reflect on their own responses in order to improve their own efforts to focus, comprehend and tackle business tasks.Online education: Communication and learning challenges are shared by both teachers and students. Reporting and trends related to attention and satisfaction can reveal opportunities to reduce confusion and deliver more engaging educational experiences. Teachers can review student responses and improve instructional content. Conversely, students can review their own responses to deepen their own learning and achieve higher scores and standards.NEC and Realeyes anticipate the service will be used in applications such as online meetings, training, education, customer support and sales activities, events, and other situations where mutual communication is important. NEC will provide a customized Analysis Dashboard where users can get feedback and advice based on sentiment analysis tuned for each application. NEC and Realeyes will provide service and support, while upholding users' privacy and promoting digital wellbeing.(1) According to NEC research as of October 23, 2020(2) From a privacy and human rights perspective, this service will only be offered with the prior opt-in consent of each user to protect their privacy.About NEC CorporationNEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of "Orchestrating a brighter world." NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at https://www.nec.com.About RealeyesRealeyes is a leader in computer vision and emotion AI that empowers companies to create remarkable customer experiences that drive growth. The company uses front-facing cameras and computer vision technology to measure the attention and emotion response of opt-in audiences as they experience digital content and live applications. Over 180 leading marketers and publishers rely on Realeyes to measure human response at the speed and scale of AI.The company operates globally with teams based in New York, Boston, London, Tokyo and Budapest. Customers include global brands such as Mars Inc., AT&T, Hershey's and Coca-Cola; agencies like Ipsos, MarketCast and Publicis; and media companies such as Warner Media and Teads. For more information, visit Realeyes at realeyesit.com. Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com