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United States of America To Rejoin UNESCO In July

Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO (Photo: UNESCO).

The United States of America has decided to rejoin UNESCO in July 2023, based on a concrete financing plan, according to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay.

Netizens Question Suicide Ruling in Notorious Jewel Thief’s Death in Custody

Social Media Doubts Suicide Ruling in Death of Notorious Gold Robber in Prison
The serial gold thief, Silasone Akong Khamsouksavath, a resident of Xay District, Xayaboury Province (photo: bangkokbiznews)

Social media users have questioned the death of an infamous Lao jewelry thief found dead in a prison cell in Vientiane Capital after images of his body surfaced online.

Cambodian Leader Says People Who Don’t Vote Will Be Barred From Being Candidates in Future Elections

Cambodian Leader Says People Who Don’t Vote Will Be Barred From Being Candidates in Future Elections
FILE - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen claps during the 71st anniversary celebration of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) at its headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Cambodia’s long-serving leader says his government will amend the country’s election law to bar anyone who fails to vote from standing as a candidate in future elections, in what would be the latest marginalization of his political foes. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-serving leader said Tuesday his government will amend the country’s election law to bar anyone who fails to vote from running as a candidate in future elections, in his latest move to marginalize his political foes.

Oldest Human Fossils, Dating Back 86,000 Years, Found in Laos in Breakthrough Discovery

Researchers at the Tam Pà Ling cave. Photo Credit: CNN

A team of researchers has discovered fossilized human skull and leg bone fragments from the Tam Pà Ling cave, Houaphanh province, that date back 86,000 years, and are now being considered as the oldest examples of modern humans in Southeast Asia.

Capture Hong Kong Launches with Google Photos upload to Lead Analogue Media Digitisation in Hong Kong

This new cloud solution finally provides a long term solution for preserving family memories

HONG KONG – Media OutReach – 14 June 2023 – CaptureTM Hong Kong, a leading technology startup in the analogue media digitisation industry, has announced a new feature with Google Photos that enables Capture HK’s customers to achieve a complete solution for family memories.

The analogue media digitisation service offered by Capture HK includes photo albums, photographs, videotapes and digital media. Customers can bring their analogue media to Capture Experience Centre for consultation, where Capture Memory Specialists will review and process the digitisation. After around one week, all memories can be uploaded and backed up to Google Photos after digitisation! And customers can find Capture.HK listed in the Google Photos App > Utilities > Import Photos > Digitise Physical Photos > Capture.

Long-standing Collaboration Between Two Industry Leaders

Google Photos is one of the most widely-used and popular cloud-based photo and video storage and sharing app. That is why Capture.com, a sister company of Capture.HK in the US, added the Google Photos support in 2018. Capture.com has been helping to build the analogue media digitisation industry for more than 20 years and achieved both the highest quality standards in the industry and an excellent customer experience. Capture.HK launched Hong Kong in 2022 and is thrilled to announce this valuable collaboration. Customers can benefit from the expertise of Capture.HK. and enjoy the accessibility, organisation, enhanced search, and easy sharing of their digitised memories with their family and friends, from any device, at any time on Google Photos.

Digitise your memories before it is too late!

“It’s truly remarkable to see my faded photos look brand new, as if by magic!”, said Sheldon Li, CEO of BuyandShip.today, whose family lives in different parts of the world “I am thrilled that Capture has launched their Google Photos integration and now the whole family can share, enjoy and talk about our family history together no matter where they are.”

Don’t wait until your analogue media such as photographs and videotapes are irreversibly damaged by the passage of time and the humid environment in Hong Kong! Capture.HK’s digitisation service is high quality and affordable: each photo costs HKD $2 and each videotape/digital media costs HKD $200. In addition to Google Photos output, customers can also select a USB flash drive as the output format.

To celebrate the new feature with Google Photos, Capture.HK is offering a discount of 10% on orders placed before June 30, 2023. Register at Capture.HK to get the discount code now!

Learn more about Capture.HK:

Website: https://www.capture.hk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaptureLimited

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Capture_HongKong/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9npy9yWNsH9qG-ZcaxfC7A

Learn more about Google Photos:

Website: https://photos.google.com/

Hashtag: #Capture




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About Capture.HK

Capture.HK is the most advanced analogue media digitisation service provider in Hong Kong. We digitise your analogue media (photo albums, photographs, videotapes, and digital media like Memory Sticks, Compact Flash, DVD, etc), using our proprietary technology. Capture is the only service that saves your memories directly to Google Photos. In the USA, we have cooperated with Fujifilm, Google and retail giants like Walmart and Costco, to help more than 12 million families to safeguard their memories.

Moobidesk Enhances AI-Powered Omnichannel Solution with WhatsApp In-App Chat Payment Integration

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 June 2023 – Moobidesk, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company based in Singapore, has unveiled its plans to integrate the recently launched WhatsApp in-app chat payment feature into its solution for businesses in Singapore. This strategic integration marks an important milestone for Moobidesk as it seeks to optimise customer engagement and streamline payment solutions within its platform.

With a focus on delivering advanced, omnichannel customer engagement solutions, Moobidesk leverages the potential of AI technology to support businesses in their customer engagement efforts. The introduced feature will enable businesses to handle payments directly within the chat interface, reducing the need to switch between multiple platforms. As a result, Singapore-based businesses will be able to provide their customers with a payment process that is smooth, efficient, and user-friendly.

Through this integration, Moobidesk will introduce an additional capability that enables its customers to intuitively manage product inventories and payments within the WhatsApp Business platform. By consolidating these operations, businesses can streamline workflow, simplify customer interactions, and deliver a unified and cohesive customer experience.

This integration aligns with Moobidesk’s existing META analytics tool, which allows businesses with actionable insights into customer behaviour and preferences. By combining the intuitive inventory management and payment capabilities of Moobidesk’s WhatsApp integration with the analytical power of META, businesses can develop a comprehensive understanding of their customers. This knowledge enables them to optimise their strategies, make data-driven decisions, and prioritise customer satisfaction, fostering sustainable business growth.

The introduction of these features by Moobidesk underscores the company’s dedication to innovation and adaptability in addressing the evolving needs of businesses in the digital age. With a suite of tools and services, including contact centre solutions and omnichannel customer support software, Moobidesk reaffirms its commitment to helping businesses in streamlining customer engagement, improving conversion rates, and driving growth. These services further strengthen Moobidesk’s position as a comprehensive provider of end-to-end customer engagement solutions.

For more information about Moobidesk and its features, please visit https://www.moobidesk.com/.

Hashtag: #Moobidesk #Technology

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Calastone brings new level of automation to Class B funds with introduction of CDSC solution in Taiwan

  • Calastone’s Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) solution digitalises the record of investor holdings and automates the calculation process for transfer agents creating efficiencies and cost savings for asset managers
  • New registry technology complements traditional transfer agent technology with added benefits providing end-to-end automation and supporting scale
  • First solution to automate Class B Share mutual fund deployment sees early-adoption in Taiwan as Calastone continues to extend its service offering in the market

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 14 June 2023 – Calastone, the largest global funds network, today announces the introduction of its Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) solution. The new CDSC solution is built using the technology enabled by Calastone’s Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI).

CDSC funds (for example, Class B Share funds) are known for reducing market volatility as investors are incentivised with reduced fees if they retain their investments for longer. In Taiwan alone, the number of Class B Shares has grown 98% since 2017[1] as the Financial Supervisory Commission continues to incentivise investment into these funds.

However, the benefits of Class B Share funds have been typically overshadowed by the complex processes required to administer them. Until now, asset managers have not had a digital, accurate, or real-time view of investor holding periods. Similarly, transfer agents have relied on an inefficient, costly and manual process to collect information and accurately calculate the fee charges, as they have not had a clear view of the investment holding periods.

Calastone’s CDSC solution is the first digital solution that enables asset managers with end-to-end automation by creating a shadow register of the client holdings that can be easily accessed by both asset managers and transfer agents.

This unique offering also leverages the open microservice architecture of the DMI. The solutions uses several components of its Fund Services product suite – including Connectivity, Register, and Fees, Costs & Charges.

Justin Christopher, Managing Director, Head of Asia at Calastone, said:

“Despite the benefits that Class B Share funds present, the traditional model for distributing them has been very manual and expensive. Calastone CDSC is the first digital and automated solution that provides an efficient, cost effective, and scalable way for asset managers to distribute Class B Share funds, and enables transfer agents to support their asset management clients more effectively at scale. The solution will enable asset managers to launch and operate Class B Share funds with ease whilst reducing frictional costs and operational risk.

We are thrilled to see early adoption in Taiwan from one of our leading clients. Taiwan is a unique, rapidly evolving market and we continue to expand our presence in the region. Following the successful launch of the solution in Taiwan, we look forward to supporting more asset managers and investors in Asia with launching CDSC funds in an automated and scalable way.”


[1] Source: Lipper 2023

Hashtag: #Calastone

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About Calastone

Calastone is the largest global funds network, connecting the world’s leading financial organisations.

Our mission is to help the funds industry transform by creating innovative new ways to automate and digitalise the global investment funds marketplace, reducing frictional costs and lowering operational risk to the benefit of all. Through this, we make investing more accessible, generating the opportunity for the industry to deliver greater value for the investor.

Over 3,800 clients in 54 countries and territories benefit from Calastone’s services, processing £250 billion of investment value each month.

Calastone is headquartered in London and has offices in Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, New York, Milan, and Sydney.

Lao Movie ‘The Signal’ Named Among Top 5 Must-See Films at Shanghai Film Festival

Laos Film 'The Signal' Named Among Top 5 Must-See Films at Shanghai Film Festival
A screenshot from The Signal teaser

In an exciting development for the Lao film industry, the much-anticipated film, “The Signal”, has been highlighted as one of the five must-see films at the ongoing Shanghai Film Festival by The Hollywood Reporter, a renowned US magazine.