Jointly promoting “Leave-No-Trace” hiking and environmental conservation for a greener future

HONG KONG, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 33rd Green Power Hike, organised by Green Power and title-sponsored by AXA Hong Kong and Macau (“AXA”), successfully took place on 31 January. The event drew 3,000 participants who competed across the 10km, 25km and 50km categories. This year also marked the introduction of the inaugural “School Cup,” alongside six “Corporate Cup” competitions, further broadening the event’s reach and engagement. As one of Hong Kong’s longest-standing charity hiking and trail-running events, the Green Power Hike continues to enjoy strong support from AXA, which has served as title sponsor for the third consecutive year. This sustained partnership underscores AXA’s commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles and advancing sustainable development within the community.

This year’s event, themed “From Peaks to Nature,” served as a powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to protect Hong Kong’s natural beauty, inspiring participants to become active guardians of the environment. AXA wholeheartedly supported the cause and encouraged employees, financial consultants, distribution partners, and customers to participate, all committed to promoting “Leave-No-Trace” hiking principles and biodiversity conservation. With dedicated volunteers on site to assist with event logistics and cheer on participants, the Company reaffirmed its united spirit in supporting environmental protection and conservation.

On the day of the event, distinguished guests including Dr. Esther To, Assistant Director (Country Parks) for Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department; Ms. Angela Wong, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer of AXA Hong Kong and Macau; Mr. Johnny Mok, Alternate Chief Executive and Head of Financial Institutions at Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong) Limited; Mr. Ellick Tsui, Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers; Mr. Ellis Ip, Council Member of The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies; Dr. Joseph Chan, Vice Chairman of The Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association; and Dr. Cheng Luk-Ki, Director of Green Power, jointly officiated the kick-off ceremony for the 50km race, demonstrating their support and encouragement to participants. This year’s Green Power Hike raised more than HKD 4.9 million in donations, with all proceeds dedicated to environmental education programmes and nature conservation initiatives.

AXA took part in a variety of competitive events. Alongside competing in the 10 km Green Team category, the Company also participated in the HKFI Cup, Team and Individual (Male and Female) categories across 10 km, 25 km, and 50 km routes. Despite challenging weather conditions on the race day, the AXA team demonstrated remarkable resilience and determination, delivering outstanding performances and earning numerous accolades. Notably, they secured first and second places in the 50 km route of the HKFI Cup, as well as first and third places in both the 25 km and 10 km routes of the HKFI Cup. Additionally, the team achieved second place in the 10 km Green Team category, highlighting their endurance and competitive spirit.

Sally Wan, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Greater China, said, “This year marks the third consecutive year that AXA has proudly sponsored the ‘Green Power Hike,’ and we are thrilled to see the growing positive impact on the community. Most notably, we welcomed the highest number of AXA’s participants ever, setting a record high and reflecting our expanding support within the community. Through this partnership, we have brought together various sectors of the community to promote eco-friendly hiking, enjoy the Hong Kong Island’s beauty of nature, raise awareness of environmental protection and champion healthy living. We believe that fostering healthy minds and lifestyles is essential to building a better, more sustainable future. Looking ahead, we remain committed to responsible corporate citizenship, bolster environmental initiatives in Hong Kong and join forces to foster a more sustainable future.”

With the mission to act for human progress by protecting what matters, AXA strives to be a long-term reliable partner for individuals, businesses, and communities through providing comprehensive protection and innovative products. By upholding sound governance and adopting progressive strategies, AXA remains committed to promoting sustainable development, to create tangible and enduring value for the community, the economy and the environment, aiming to develop a better future for the next generations.

For more highlights of the 33rd Green Power Hike, please visit: https://youtu.be/NABtgLnmAY0?si=Ku-tnfOjhYPqg1XL

About AXA Hong Kong and Macau 

AXA Hong Kong and Macau is a member of the AXA Group, a leading global insurer with presence in 50 markets and serving 95 million customers worldwide. Our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters. 

As one of the most diversified insurers in Hong Kong, we offer integrated solutions across Life, Health and General Insurance. We are the largest General Insurance provider and a major Health and Employee Benefits provider. Our aim is to not only be the insurer to provide comprehensive protection to our customers, but also a holistic partner to the individuals, businesses and community we serve. At the core of our service commitment is continuous product & service innovation and customer experience enrichment, which is achieved through actively listening to our customers’ needs and leveraging and investing in technology and digital transformation. 

We embrace our responsibility to be a driving force against climate change and a force for good to create shared value for our community. We are proud to be the first to address the importance of mental health through different products and services and thought leading iconic research. Our overall Sustainability Strategy, with emphasis on climate strategy and biodiversity commitment, is developed based on TCFD recommendations. We are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance factors across our business and strive to contribute to a sustainable future through 3 distinct roles – as an investor, an insurer and an exemplary company.

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Asia Pacific excluding China delivers third consecutive year of record development performance with nearly 200 organic deals signed, adding more than 28,000 rooms to its development pipeline

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR, “Marriott”) today announced that its Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) region delivered another outstanding year of growth and strategic expansion in 2025, marking the region’s third consecutive year of record-breaking development activity. The performance reflects strong intra-region travel demand and continued confidence from owners and developers across diverse markets.

“Our record performance in 2025 underscores the strength of Marriott’s growth engine across the region and the enduring confidence our hotel owners place in our brands and operating platform. Sustained intra-regional and international travel demand and a diversified portfolio have enabled us to scale with purpose across markets, segments and development models”, said Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific excluding China, Marriott International. “As we expand into emerging destinations and accelerate conversions and multi-unit agreements, we remain focused on delivering long-term value for owners while creating compelling experiences that resonate with today’s travelers.”

Record Development Activity and Pipeline Expansion

APEC delivered its third consecutive year of record development signings, with 187 organic deals representing more than 28,000 rooms signed in 2025, a 32% year-over-year increase. Underscoring strong owner confidence in Marriott’s diverse brand portfolio and operating platform, the region closed the year with more than 400 hotels and over 86,000 rooms in the development pipeline.

Conversions continued to be a key growth engine, accounting for 35% of total signed deals, reinforcing Marriott’s value proposition for owners seeking speed-to-market and access to a powerful global distribution ecosystem. Multi-unit agreements also contributed significantly, representing close to 30% of total signings, reflecting growing appetite for owners to scale portfolios across markets and brand segments with a single hospitality platform.

The top five growth markets in APEC with the highest number of signings in 2025 were India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan. India saw the most signings with a record 99 deals representing over 12,000 rooms.

In 2025, Marriott introduced Series by Marriott™ through a founding multi-unit deal in India. The deal resulted in the conversion of 26 hotels to the brand in a single day, adding approximately 1,900 rooms to its portfolio overnight. As of end-2025, the brand has 37 open properties (approximately 2,600 rooms) in 23 cities across India. Operating as Fern Hotels & Resorts, Series by Marriott, the portfolio marks the brand’s inaugural global debut, showcasing a collection of eco-sensitive hotels rooted in sustainability and regional charm, and underscoring Marriott’s ability to scale locally resonant brands at speed.

Brand Momentum Across Segments

Luxury remained a strategic focus in 2025 and accounted for approximately 19% of 2025 organic rooms signings, with JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton and Luxury Collection seeing the highest number of signed deals. Insights from Marriott’s Intentional Traveler research continue to point to sustained long-term demand among affluent travelers, who increasingly prioritize wellness, personalization and purpose-driven experiences.

The company strengthened its luxury pipeline in urban and resort destinations, with key luxury signings in 2025, including:

• JW Marriott Hotel Johor Bahru (est. 2027 opening) – this signing marks the brand’s anticipated arrival in Malaysia’s southern state. The property is set to play a pivotal role in Johor Bahru’s emergence as a dynamic destination for discerning global travellers.
• Pottuvil, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve (est. 2032 opening) – expected to debut in Sri Lanka along its pristine eastern coast, this highly exclusive property underscores the company’s focus on untapped destinations, offering deeply immersive experiences rooted in nature, culture, and place.
• The Ritz-Carlton, Fiji, Namuka Bay (est. 2032 opening) – a brand debut in Fiji, anticipated to expand Marriott’s presence in the destination and mark the company’s entry into the Coral Coast.
• Fraser’s House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Singapore (opened in January 2026) –, this marks the second Luxury Collection hotel in Singapore, enriching the brand’s footprint in the city with a distinctive blend of heritage, design, and modern luxury.

Marriott’s diversified brand portfolio also fueled growth across midscale and lifestyle segments. The successful introduction of Series by Marriott in India and continued momentum for Four Points Flex by Sheraton underscore Marriott’s strategy of scaling flexible, design-forward brands across the region to meet evolving traveler needs.

Milestone Portfolio Expansion and Emerging Destinations

In 2025, Marriott opened 109 properties across the region and marked a major portfolio milestone with the opening of its 700th APEC property, Legacy Mekong, Can Tho, Autograph Collection.  Set on a private islet in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the opening underscores Marriott’s strategy of expanding beyond traditional gateway cities into culturally rich, high-growth emerging destinations. By the close of 2025, Marriott had more than 730 open properties across 22 countries in APEC, spanning 27 brands. Several notable openings during the year marked brand debuts in both established and emerging markets, reinforcing Marriott’s commitment to diversifying its portfolio, capturing new demand drivers, and delivering distinctive, locally inspired experiences across the region. Some key openings include:

• The Laurus, a Luxury Collection Resort (Oct 2025) – marked the brand’s entry into Singapore, strengthening Marriott’s presence in one of Asia’s premier travel and business hubs.
• The Halcyon Private Isles Maldives, Autograph Collection (Oct 2025) – debuted in the Maldives, a world-renowned resort destination, offering two private islands to capture demand for seclusion and experiential stays.
• The Farm at San Benito, Autograph Collection (Dec 2025) – a wellness-oriented resort that represents the brand’s debut in the Philippines, aligning with the rising demand for experiential and wellness tourism.
• Moxy Kathmandu (Dec 2025)- a lifestyle brand debut in Nepal, tapping into the growing demographic of younger travelers drawn by cultural and adventure travel in emerging destinations.

With a robust development pipeline, strong intra-region demand trends and a diversified portfolio spanning luxury, premium, select service, and midscale segments, Marriott’s APEC region enters 2026 well positioned to continue delivering growth and long-term value for owners and guests.

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ABOUT MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of compelling brands across luxury, premium, select, midscale, extended stay, and all-inclusive, with over 9,800 properties in 145 countries and territories, as of December 31, 2025. Marriott franchises, operates, and licenses hotel, residential, timeshare, yacht, outdoor, and other lodging products all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly awarded travel platform. For more information, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on X and Instagram.

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TOKYO, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TOKYO CREATIVE SALON 2026 (TCS2026) will present an expanded lineup of programs under its core concept of FUTURE VINTAGE, offering visitors a city-wide experience of contemporary creativity across Tokyo.

City Wide Program

At the heart of TCS2026 is the City Wide Program, which transforms Tokyo itself into a creative platform. Across nine areas—each with its own history, culture, and identity—fashion, design, art, and craft installations will unfold throughout the city. Visitors are invited to walk between districts, encountering creativity as part of everyday urban life and experiencing Tokyo’s diverse expressions through movement and exploration.

Tokyo Vintage Fashion Week

A new official program, Tokyo Vintage Fashion Week, will take place from March 13 to March 15, 2026, at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Plaza.

Approximately 100 vendors will participate in a vintage market showcasing diverse items, alongside a fashion show that reinterprets the stories, contexts, and craftsmanship embedded in vintage pieces. The program highlights how vintage culture continues to evolve and connect to future styles.

Focus Exhibition: “Tokyo Trace”

Tokyo Trace is a focus exhibition that explores how Tokyo shapes creative expression. Rather than serving merely as a backdrop, the city leaves traces through encounters, landscapes, and cultural layers.

The inaugural edition will spotlight NOMARHYTHM TEXTILE, a globally recognized Japanese textile brand, examining how Tokyo’s influence is woven into its creative process. The exhibition will be held from March 13 to March 15, 2026, at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Plaza.

Collaboration with the Mainichi Fashion Awards

Continuing from the previous year, TCS2026 will collaborate with the Mainichi Fashion Awards, one of Japan’s most established fashion honors founded in 1983. Through this partnership, TCS highlights Japan’s fashion culture from both historical and contemporary perspectives, strengthening its international presence.

About the TCS2026 Logo

The TCS2026 logo symbolizes Tokyo’s ability to continuously generate new styles while embracing accumulated cultural layers. Inspired by cherry blossoms—an icon of spring and renewal—the design reflects the city’s creative energy, where diverse influences converge and past expressions evolve into future forms.

Through these programs, TOKYO CREATIVE SALON 2026 presents Tokyo as a living archive of creativity—where past, present, and future intersect.

SoFi’s First Global Crypto Expansion Empowers Members with a Seamless, Integrated Experience

HONG KONG, Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (“SoFi Hong Kong”), a fintech company offering an all-in-one investment app to help members get their money right, and OSL Group (863.HK), Asia’s leading regulated digital asset platform, today announced a strategic partnership to bring digital asset trading to Hong Kong investors.

SoFi members can now trade a select range of supported digital assets directly within the SoFi Hong Kong app. This launch marks a major milestone as SoFi’s first expansion of its digital asset business outside the United States.

Powered by enterprise-grade technology, the new service is backed by OSL’s Omnibus Pro, a solution tailored for brokers and banks. Through the partnership between SoFi and OSL, through its Hong Kong–licensed subsidiary OSL Digital Securities Limited. SoFi Hong Kong integrates this market-proven infrastructure to handle trade execution, custody, and wallet management. This means SoFi Hong Kong members enjoy a retail experience while their assets are protected by security standards used by regulated financial institutions.

This partnership combines SoFi’s member-first philosophy with OSL’s technical firepower, removing the barriers investors often face when managing money across fragmented platforms:

The “All-in-One” Advantage: SoFi Hong Kong members can now trade Digital Assets alongside US Stocks, HK Stocks, and access a Robo Advisor — all within a single app. Diversifying portfolios is now more streamlined, with no need to switch apps or move funds between platforms.

Regulated & Secure: As a licensed corporation regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), SoFi Hong Kong prioritizes member trust. The partnership with OSL ensures that all digital asset services are conducted in accordance with applicable Hong Kong regulatory compliance standards.

Annie Lok, Vice President, Head of SoFi Hong Kong, said :
“Helping our members realize their ambitions means giving them total control. We are excited to offer an all-in-one experience that removes the friction of fragmented accounts, granting members immediate access to regulated and intuitive Virtual Asset trading experience. Partnering with OSL was the strategic choice that allowed us to deliver this elevated experience. We are proving that compliance and innovation go hand-in-hand, empowering our members to achieve financial independence.”

Eugene Cheung, Chief Commercial Officer of OSL Group, said:
“The partnership between OSL and SoFi represents a significant step in the digital asset industry’s continuous effort of embracing regulation and ongoing journey from the periphery into the mainstream financial ecosystem. It once again validates the superiority of OSL’s Omnibus Pro in terms of security, compliance, and institutional-grade infrastructure. We look forward to deepening our collaboration with SoFi to explore further synergies in institutional services, asset management, and beyond within the digital asset space.

About SoFi Hong Kong 

SoFi Hong Kong (CE no. AXL143) is a leading fintech platform dedicated to helping people achieve financial independence to realize their ambitions. As a licensed corporation regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), SoFi Hong Kong offers US stock trading, HK stock trading, and Robo Advisory services. SoFi Hong Kong is a subsidiary of SoFi Technologies, Inc., the one-stop shop for digital financial services serving 13.7 million members worldwide. SoFi Hong Kong’s virtual asset services are offered solely through SoFi Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and are distinct from any digital asset activities conducted by other SoFi affiliates in other jurisdictions.

About OSL Group 

OSL Group (863.HK) is Asia’s leading stablecoin trading and payment platform, dedicated to providing compliant and efficient digital financial infrastructure globally. Rooted in the core values of “Open, Safe, Compliant,” OSL empowers financial institutions with seamless digital asset exchange, trading, and settlement.