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 […]
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 […]
SHENZHEN, China, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (“Lexin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LX), a leading online and offline consumption platform and a technology- driven service provider in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 on Monday, May 30, 2022. The Company’s […]
TOKYO, May 23, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Hokuden) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce that we will be establishing a new joint venture in November 2021 that will be dedicated to hydroelectric power generation. The company, Donan Hydroelectric LLC (Donan Hydro), will be headquartered in Hakodate […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi holding a press conference ahead of departing to Qatar at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, on Feb 21, 2022. (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – At the invitation of Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit the […]
Women buy shoes at a market ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim's holy festival of Ramadan in Karachi on April 30, 2022. (RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP) ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani government has imposed a complete ban on the import of more than three dozen non-essential luxury items as part of […]
SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), a patient-focused, innovative, commercial-stage, global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that, due to the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the recent pandemic-related restrictions in Shanghai, the format of the 2022 […]
In recent years, the annual "Han Kuang" military exercises staged by the Taiwan island's "defense forces" have been plagued by embarrassing mishaps. Last year, the command center even caught fire. It remains to be seen what will bedevil this year's exercises, which began on Monday. The yearly contretemps are a sign of the political intention […]
Tallinn, Estonia, May 18, 2022 – (NovationWire) – Winerz, a play-to-earn [P2E] gaming platform that enables competitive 1v1 head-to-head games powered by a token economy, has announced the launch of its platform. Released in early 2021, Winerz currently supports FIFA. And it is working to incorporate the novel blockchain ecosystem as it seeks to strengthen its international […]
In this file photo taken on Sept 10, 2021, people wearing face masks walk in front of the Opera House in Sydney. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) CANBERRA – Millions of Australian workers will be granted access to paid domestic violence leave following a landmark decision by the workplace tribunal handed down on Monday. According to […]
Liverpool ensured the English Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season as the under-strength quadruple chasers survived a scare to beat Southampton 2-1 on Tuesday. After Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in a gruelling FA Cup final just three days earlier, Jurgen Klopp took a gamble with nine changes […]
Nobody could fairly say that the role of the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is an easy job; terrifically well-paid, though it is. That, perhaps, explains just why it is that there was only one candidate for election to the position. But be that as it may, we can hope […]
Medical workers check residents' information with a community staff member in Beicai Town of Shanghai, April 26, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The lockdowns and mobility control measures that are in place in some of the countries' most economically active areas do not change their economic fundamentals nor do they change the resilience, potential and space […]
Hong Kong, May 17, 2022 – (NovationWire) – Tailor Insight, the Asia based market research institute, has released a report on ‘Predictions on XR, VR, AR Applications 2022’. In 2022, people expect the reskilling process via VR training to become more widespread as content becomes more scalable and accessible for businesses. As such, VR will be increasingly used for high […]
Back in 2019 at the height of the anti-government riots, Hong Kong had its first glimpse of John Lee Ka-chiu’s toughness as a leader when the then-secretary for security valiantly defended the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in the Legislative Council. Shouted down and heckled by radical opposition lawmakers, he patiently explained the need […]
Editor's note: The US consumer price index rose to a 40-year high in April, prompting the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates, which has created serious economic problems for economies around the world, especially developing economies. Will the Fed's move reduce inflation in the US? Or, will it end up derailing the global economic recovery? […]
At the end of the Cold War, with the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Europe should have said farewell to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It didn't. As a result, it now faces a security crisis. "Brain dead", it has allowed ideologue plotters in the United States to propel it into a security crisis that […]
US President Joe Biden (center) and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a group photo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, May 12, 2022. (NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) The special summit between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations aims at upgrading […]
In this March 25, 2022 photo, Indonesian President Joko Widodo gives a speech at the launch of the first public electric vehicle charging station, which will be used for electric vehicles transporting world leaders during the G20 conference in November this year, in the town of Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. (SONNY […]
In this photo taken with slow shutter speed, cars pass under campaign posters for candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 9, 2022. (HASSAN AMMAR / AP) HONG KONG – Lebanon's parliamentary elections on May 15 will play a crucial role in reversing the country's socioeconomic misfortunes, experts say, as some 3.7 […]