China had been applauded by the World Health Organization for its success in beating COVID-19 when China ended the largest cordon sanitaire in Wuhan in the history of humanity. We published our manuscript titled “The end of cordon sanitaire in Wuhan: a wake-up call for the world” in 2020 in the official journal of the […]
The League of Social Democrats displayed a banner on the election day for the chief executive at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. They wanted to protest against the delay in implementing universal suffrage to elect the chief executive and to demand “double universal suffrage”. The banner read: “Human rights are higher than the […]
Raising a small sum of money directly from a large group of individuals, crowdfunding has reshaped the intermediary-based fundraising architecture around the world. We can simply divide crowdfunding into two main types; namely, financial-return and nonfinancial-return crowdfunding. While equity and debt-based crowdfundings are classified as financial-return crowdfundings with significant financial risks, donation-based crowdfunding is a […]
Photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) After the 2008 global financial crisis, the world seemed ready to undertake meaningful reform of the international monetary system. But the promised structural changes never happened. And the recent spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund […]
(MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) Since the international monetary system is dominated by the dollar, the US Federal Reserve's rate hike is bound to have a spillover effect on other economies and constrain the maneuvering space for their monetary policy to varying degrees. Yet the impact of the Fed's rate hike has been declining on […]
Editor's note: The US Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes have negative spillover effects on the global economy, with its monetary policy decisions having a significant impact on the global stock market. But the US, given the dollar's dominance of the international monetary system, cares least about the global economy. Four experts share their views on […]
That shortly after his opponent Scott Morrison conceded defeat in the federal election, Australia's incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that he would fly to Tokyo for the China-focused Quad summit and one-on-one meetings with the United States, Japanese and Indian leaders on Tuesday, seems to have dashed hopes of an uptick in […]
It is natural that the World Health Organization should deny Taiwan's participation in its assembly this year since the ruling Democratic Progressive Party has been attempting to use it for its pro-independence push. There is no question as to how Taiwan can be accepted as a member of the WHO. It can't. The real question […]
ROK's President Yoon Suk-yeol (1st L) and US President Joe Biden (1st R) hold their first summit talks in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, May 21, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) That the United States president has chosen to travel to Asia, instead of Europe where the US' European allies are struggling to cope with the […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (“Agora”), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement APIs, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. “We delivered robust results in the first quarter as we navigated through a complex and fast-evolving market […]
BEIJING, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Genetron Holdings Limited (“Genetron Health” or the “Company”, NASDAQ: GTH), a leading precision oncology platform company in China that specializes in offering molecular profiling tests, early cancer screening products and companion diagnostics development, today announced that it will report unaudited financial results for the first quarter […]
Hong Kong, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — According to official information, Mojor, the Web3 community platform, completed a seed round of financing of $2 million in February, with a valuation of $20 million in this round. This round of financing institutions has not been disclosed to the public. Mojor is a brand-new […]
New York, NY, May 23, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – After getting seed round investments, DeFi startup ANI.Finance announced it opens up for the first private sale among a bigger number of investors. Private sale starts on 05/30/2022. For now, users can sign up to get the priority spot among other investors. In a private sale operation for strategic […]
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, May 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad, a leading genomics and biopharmaceutical specialist, today announced that the Group registered a 211.66% increase in revenue to RM5.08 million for the third quarter ended 31 March 2022 (3Q 2022) compared with revenue of RM1.63 million for the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hektar Asset Management Sdn. Bhd., the Manager of Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT), today announced the first quarter results ended 31 March 2022 (1Q 2022). Hektar REIT recorded revenue of RM29.11 million, an increase of 8.7% compared to the RM26.78 million recorded […]
Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Fintech Ideas, an infrastructure for fintech solutions, has announced the merge of new and old projects into its brand. The aim of this is to consolidate several projects in marketing, media, advertising, and fintech under a brand – Fintech Ideas. Furthermore, the strengthening of competencies, increase in manufacturability, and […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Borqs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRQS, “Borqs”, or the “Company”), a global provider of 5G wireless solutions, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and innovative clean energy, with global operations in the U.S., India and China, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with […]
HONG KONG, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — WIMI Hologram Academy, working in partnership with the Holographic Science Innovation Center, has written a new technical article describing their exploration of the VR technology in the treatment of mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and phobia. This article follows below: There […]
BEIJING, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Datasea Inc., (NASDAQ: DTSS) (“Datasea” or the “Company”), incorporated in Nevada on September 2014, is a digital technology corporation engaged in three converging and innovative business segments: 5G messaging, acoustic intelligence, and smart city technology in China. Today, the Company announced that Shuhai Jingwei (Shenzhen) Information […]
HONG KONG, May 23, 2022 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 香港最大非醫院醫療服務機構*──醫思健康（「公司」，連同附屬公司，總稱「集團」；香港聯交所股份編號：2138）欣然宣佈，收購美邦醫學體檢中心及其附屬公司（「目標公司」）75%已發行股本，總代價為4,125萬港元，將以現金支付。 目標公司自2002年開始於香港提供全面的健康檢查服務，具有悠久歷史。目標公司截至公告日期於香港佐敦，銅鑼灣，荃灣及觀塘經營4間健康檢查中心，並運營位於佐敦的一間醫療中心及位於荔枝角的一間化驗所以支援醫學實驗室測試服務。根據截止2021年11月30日止八個月之未經審計財務資料，該等目標公司的稅後溢利為約6.5百萬港元。 於收購完成後，集團將運營總計6間體檢中心，全面覆蓋香港新界，九龍及港島，實現對香港健康檢查市場的進一步整合。憑藉目標公司廣泛且忠誠的客戶群及歷史悠久的良好服務口碑，集團將有效擴大客戶基礎並在客戶有需求時，通過進一步轉介及預約醫生問診等方式，將體檢服務的客戶流量分流至集團其他的專科及健康管理業務分部，以增高總體收入，創造協同效益。 醫思健康執行董事兼首席財務官李向榮先生表示︰「在曠日持久的新冠疫情下，大衆的健康管理及保健意識不斷提高，推動健康管理及體檢服務的需求持續上升，市場增長前景可期。相信是次收購有助推動集團於大健康市場的整合，鞏固集團在消費性醫療板塊的領導地位。集團將一直致力於打造以客戶為中心的大健康生態閉環，為客戶提供一站式的優質服務。」 關於醫思健康香港最大非醫院醫療服務供應商*醫思健康以預防及精準醫療為業務核心，透過多元服務整合發展醫療人工智慧，配套高端品牌及優質客戶服務，致力為客戶提供最專業、安全、有效的醫療健康服務。集團為恆生綜合指數及MSCI香港小型股指數成份股。 集團目前直營的診所/服務中心主要位於大灣區，提供一站式醫療及健康服務。服務涵蓋面極廣，旗下主要知名服務品牌包括連續多年榮膺全港第一的一站式醫學美容解決方案DRREBORN，及多元化多維度的醫學服務包括：普通科門診企鵝杏仁、脊骨神經關節痛症全科中心、紐約脊骨物理治療中心、健康管理中心香港仁和體檢中心、疫苗中心香港安苗醫療中心、全方位牙科服務中心UMHDENTALCARE、診斷影像中心博思醫學診斷中心、仁生腫瘤及癌症中心、內視鏡及日間醫療中心仁輝專科中心、專科中心聯匯專科及新醫療中心、心臟專科香港國際心臟專科中心、兒科專科匯兒兒科醫務中心、婦產科專科卓越醫務中心及產前診斷中心、栢立醫學化驗所、專業健髮中心髮森、眼科中心唯視眼科和醫思獸醫醫院及影像中心。 *根據弗若斯特沙利文公司按2020年及2021年收入計算進行的獨立研究 若有進一步垂詢，請聯絡：iPR奧美公關劉麗恩 /陸詠詩 /葉子欣電話：(852)2136 6952/2169 0467/3920 7649傳真：(852)3170 6606電郵：ech@iprogilvy.com Copyright 2022 亞太商訊. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)