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ZJLD Group been Included in the Hang Seng Composite Index and Nine Other Indexes

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 September 2023 – ZJLD Group Inc. (“ZJLD” or the “Company”, together with the Company’s subsidiaries, collectively the “Group”; SEHK stock code: 06979. HK), the fourth largest private-owned baijiu enterprise in China, is pleased to announce that ZJLD has been included in the Hang Seng Composite Index, Hang Seng Consumption Index, Hang Seng Connect Hong Kong Index, Hang Seng Connect Hong Kong MidCap & SmallCap Index, Hang Seng Large-Mid Cap (Investable) Index, Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index, Hang Seng SCHK Consumption Index, Hang Seng SCHK Consumption (Investable) Index, Hang Seng SCHK Consumer Staples Index and Hang Seng SCHK Consumer Staples (Investable) Index with effective from today.

On August 18th, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (“Hang Seng Indexes”) announced the results of its quarterly index review, based on the Benchmark Index (Hong Kong Market) as of 30 June 2023. A total of 27 companies were removed, whereas 22 qualified companies, including ZJLD, were included as constituents of the Hang Seng Composite Index. Starting today, ZJLD has been officially authorized for mainland Chinese investors to trade through the “Hong Kong Stock Connect”. Both the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange have included the ZJLD as eligible investment targets for the “Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect” and “Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect” programs. The Company was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 27, with a total fundraising amount of approximately HK$5.31 billion, making it “the first baijiu stock listed in Hong Kong and outside China and the second sauce-aroma baijiu stock being publicly listed.” Within six months of its listing, the Company has been included as a constituent stock in the Hang Seng Indexes, indicating that the Group’s sound financial fundamentals, its investment value, and liquidity have received significant attention and recognition from domestic and overseas capital markets.

The Group has recently announced its interim results for FY2023 (for the six months ended June 30, 2023, or the “Period”). Leveraging on its strategic brand premiumization initiatives to optimize the product portfolio and resources invested to accelerate and promote sell-through and sell-out. The Group’s baijiu sales increased by approximately RMB457.98 million, up 15.0% compared to the same period in 2022, with the adjusted net profit (non-IFRS measure) reaching approximately RMB803 million, showing a year-on-year increase of about 22.0%. The flagship brand, Zhen Jiu, introduced three new “package-free” baijiu products (光瓶酒) within the deluxe and premium price ranges, which gained significant market response and impressively contributed to the revenue growth during the Period.

Along with the increasing popularity of sauce-aroma baijiu in China and the rising consumer preferences towards premiumization, the Group has timely capitalized on favorable market trends to expand its production capacity. Currently, the Group has seven production sites in China. With the continuous expansion of production capacity, the Group is able to secure an adequate reserve of vintage baijiu and base liquor to achieve product premiumization to the greatest extent while at the same time enriching its product portfolio, strengthening competitiveness, and meeting the growing market demand for deluxe and above baijiu products, thus consolidate its profitability.

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ZJLD Group Inc.

Zhenjiu was established in 1975 in Zunyi, Guizhou, China’s prime production area of sauce-aroma baijiu. In 1988, it was honored with the Silver Award of the National Quality Award at the 5th National Wine Appreciation Conference. It is one of the “Three Great Sauce Flavor Brands in Guizhou”, along with Moutai and Xijiu. In the same year, it was admitted by the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Communication Department of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, and the Great Hall of the People Management Bureau to become one of the four baijiu brands served at China’s national banquets.

ZJLD Group Inc. is a leading baijiu group in China devoted to offering baijiu products, including sauce-aroma, mixed-aroma, and strong-aroma, with sauce-aroma being its core. In terms of revenue in 2022, the Company was deemed the fourth-largest private baijiu company in China, according to Frost & Sullivan statistics. The Company operates four major baijiu brands in China, including Zhenjiu, Lidu, and two leading regional names, Xiangjiao and Kaikaixiao. ZJLD prides itself on inheriting the time-honored baijiu-brewing techniques and reinvigorating them to develop iconic recipes and classical flavours. It strives to develop a wide variety of aromatic and mellow baijiu products to meet the diverse preferences of consumers, seize broader market opportunities, and promote traditional Chinese baijiu culture.

Microplastics Found in Clouds For First Time by Japanese Researchers

Microplastics Found in Clouds, Say Japanese Researchers
Clouds above Mt. Fuji, an active volcano about 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. (Photo: Freepik)

In a groundbreaking discovery, Japanese researchers have detected microplastics in clouds through outdoor observations, shedding light on potential implications for human health and delicate oceanic ecosystems.

Houaphanh Authorities Rescind Bamboo Shoots Harvesting Ban

Representational image of bamboo shoots (Photo: Pha Khao Lao)

The Aed District Governor in Houaphanh Province has rescinded the ban on the harvesting of bamboo shoots within the district, which was issued by the Office of Agriculture and Forestry in Aed District on 23 August.

Arrow Electronics Earns Great Place to Work Certification in India

Arrow awarded top industry recognition for its dedication to offering a great work environment for employees

BENGALURU, INDIA – Media OutReach – 5 September 2023 – Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. has been recognized as one of this year’s Certified Great Place to Work® for Best Mid-size Organizations in India.

Arrow Electronics Earns Great Place to Work Certification in India
Arrow Electronics Earns Great Place to Work Certification in India

“Great Place to Work Certification™ is a highly coveted recognition in the business world, and it’s earned by organizations that truly value their employees and create a positive and inclusive work environment,” said Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Great Place to Work, India. “By empowering and supporting employees, these organizations can create a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration, which leads to improved business outcomes, employee satisfaction, and overall success. It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time responses about their company’s overall culture. Congratulations to Arrow Electronics and all other organizations for this coveted recognition for their efforts in creating a great workplace culture!”
“We are honored to be recognized a Great Place to Work, as this prestigious award reflects feedback of the current employees at Arrow,” said Vivian Kwok, Arrow’s vice president, human resources. “Special thanks for all the tremendous effort and accomplishments in creating a purpose-driven workplace where everyone can succeed. Earning this award is a result of supporting our team’s success by giving them the tools to grow professionally and personally.”
The Trust Index© Survey has been recognized as a global standard tool for measuring and analyzing the level of trust and satisfaction of employees. The measurement has been adopted across 150 countries, reaching 100 million employees. This year’s results in the segment of mid-size organizations revealed that Arrow in India outscored in overall performance in all five of the diagnostic categories compared with its industry counterparts.

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About Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 210,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2022 sales of $37 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that help improve business and daily life. Learn more at arrow.com/fiveyearsout

About Great Place to Work

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.

New Range Rover SV 23MY Sees Grand Launch in Laos

Lao Land Rover showcased the epitome of luxury and power with the unveiling of the Range Rover SV 2023 in a captivating event that exuded opulence and innovation on Wednesday, 30 August. (Photo: Lao Land Rover)

In a highly-anticipated event that exuded opulence and innovation, Lao Land Rover unveiled the new Range Rover SV 2023 on Wednesday, 30 August. The grand affair took place at the Lao Land Rover showroom in Vientiane Capital and was attended by an exclusive group of 20 distinguished guests.

KLEVV Launches All New CRAS C910 Lite M.2 SSD

Blazing fast speed and Massive Capacity

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 September 2023 – KLEVV, an emerging memory brand introduced by Essencore today, is excited to unveil its latest M.2 Solid State Drive, the CRAS C910 Lite, packed with advanced specs for unparalleled performance.

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EXPERIENCE BLAZING FAST DATA-TRANSFER RATES

As a new addition to KLEVV’s M.2 SSD lineup, the all-new CRAS C910 Lite utilizes PCI Express® Gen4 x4 interface supported by NVMe™ 1.4, ensuring lightning-fast data transfer rates excellent for competitive gaming and content creation.

MASSIVE CAPACITY IN A SLEEK COMPACT FORM-FACTOR

Available in multiple storage capacities, including 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB, the CRAS C910 Lite features strictly-selected 3D NAND Flash components, enabling impressive sequential read/write speeds of up to 5000/4200MB/s and 4K Random Read/Write IOPS of up to 680,000/880,000.

A feather-light weight of a mere 7gram thanks to its revolutionary ultra-thin, single-sided SSD architecture based on the M.2 2280, the CRAS C910 Lite redefines compact performance, making it a perfect fit for a wide array of devices from nimble mini-PCs to sleek laptops.

ADVANCED TECH FOR DATA INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY

The CRAS C910 Lite carries a powerful LDPC ECC engine for enhanced data durability. It protects data integrity with error handling, wear leveling, thermal throttling, and an AES 256-bit encryption for added security. Additionally, the use of S.M.A.R.T. technology provides real-time updates on the SSD’s health and performance.

KLEVV includes a complimentary “Acronis True Image HD” software license with each CRAS C910 Lite SSD to bolster its value further. This software delivers extensive disk-image backup features, allowing users to restore or transfer data from their existing drive effortlessly.

The CRAS C910 Lite is an excellent pocket-friendly choice for entry-level and mid-tier desktop and laptop upgrades. A comprehensive 5-year warranty is also provided for users to rest assured that their systems are in good hands.

The CRAS C910 Lite SSD by KLEVV raises the bar with impressive speed, robust data security, and user-friendly software for efficient data management. Offering high performance and multiple storage options, this SSD is a versatile and reliable solution for all data-intensive tasks.

PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND WHERE TO BUY

The CRAS C910 Lite SSD will be available from September 2023. KLEVV products can be found on Amazon US/UK/FR/ES/DE site and distributed by Integral Memory plc in the United Kingdom/ France/ Spain/ Germany.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Product page: https://www.klevv.com/ken/products_details/ssd/Klevv_Cras_C910Lite

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ABOUT ESSENCORE

Established in 2014, Essencore Limited aims to become the world’s top vendor of DRAM modules and NAND flash application products. The company started with one goal: to “Change the world and be a leader in semiconductor distribution”. The business strategies of Essencore is to adopt the newest technologies to differentiate themselves from competitors, deliver dedicated Memory products, and offer various product portfolios for customer’s competition readiness. For more information, please visit .

ABOUT KLEVV

KLEVV, is a premium brand of Essencore, the major Module and NAND Flash application product vendor. The KLEVV range focused on superior gaming memory modules and solid-state drives. KLEVV is committed to delivering world-class products with first-rate quality, and all products are engineered for enthusiasts who are pursuing the best things in life. KLEVV memory/SSD have been recognized by Germany’s Red Dot Design Award for its innovative product design in 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2022. For more information, please visit .

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart joins HKU as Chair Professor of Chemistry

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 September 2023 – The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart, a distinguished chemist and Nobel Laureate, as a Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science.

Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart
Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart

“I look upon my role as a professor to be more about mentoring and helping young people to come up with fresh ideas and fulfil their ambitions in their research endeavours. By my providing lots of support, they can explore their ideas, bring them to fruition, and produce results that end up being published in the high-profile scientific literature,” said Professor Stoddart.

Professor Stoddart brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of chemistry, materials science and molecular nanotechnology. He has served as a Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University in the United States for the past 16 years.

As a result of his transformative research that led to the establishment of a new bond, i.e., the mechanical bond, in chemistry, Professor Stoddart has changed the way chemists think about chemical bonding. By employing the tenets of molecular recognition, he was able to develop highly efficient syntheses of mechanically interlocked molecular topologies and architectures, e.g., catenanes and rotaxanes. He went on to demonstrate that some of these molecular topologies and architectures can be endowed with bistability, leading to the construction of molecular switches that can be integrated into nanoelectronic devices and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS).

Recently, his research has been targeted towards the fabrication of molecular pumps and electric molecular motors. By leveraging the concepts of kinetic asymmetry and trajectory thermodynamics, he has designed pumping cassettes which preside over the unidirectional movements of the components of mechanically interlocked molecules. The precision with which these pumping cassettes operate can be harnessed to synthesize molecularly homogeneous polyrotaxanes with prescribed numbers of rings. Some of these contemporary polymers exhibit unique stimuli-responsive properties.

Professor Stoddart’s ground-breaking research has earned him numerous accolades and awards, including the prestigious 2007 King Faisal International Prize in Science. In 2016, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Bernard L. Feringa and Jean-Pierre Sauvage, for his fundamental investigations on the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

At HKU, he will continue to expand the repertoire of molecular machines with a keen interest in collaborating with willing partners in the broader scientific community in Hong Kong and beyond.

“The HKU community will share my enthusiasm in extending a warm welcome to Professor Stoddart at the University, and we anticipate the valuable contributions he will bring to our research and academic pursuits,” said Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU.

“Professor Stoddart’s global reputation and recognition will enhance our internationally leading research strengths. His appointment demonstrates our commitment to attracting the best and brightest minds to HKU and testifies to HKU’s academic excellence.” Professor Zhang added.

The appointment of Professor Stoddart reinforces HKU’s position as a leading institution in research and teaching. The University looks forward to the fundamental advances that his work will bring to chemistry, materials science and molecular nanotechnology.

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Aon Names Vincent Banton as Head of Construction and Infrastructure for Asia to Help Clients Navigate Volatility

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 September 2023 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has named Vincent Banton as head of Construction and Infrastructure for Asia, effective Aug. 1. He reports to Paul Young, head of Commercial Risk Solutions, Asia and James MacNeal, global industry specialty leader for Construction and Infrastructure (C&I) and will join the global C&I leadership team.

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Based in Singapore, Banton works closely with local, regional and global teams to develop strategies and provide end-to-end services to clients in the region ensuring seamless transition from project development to commercial operations.

“We are thrilled to have Vincent on the Aon team. His deep experience in both the insurance and construction industries will further strengthen Aon’s capabilities to help clients make better decisions as they navigate the volatility and unpredictability of the market. We are excited to tap into Vincent’s strong understanding and insights to drive more synergy and continue to help organisations be better informed on the issues that matter,” Young said.

Banton brings 23 years of experience across the insurance and construction industries and has held roles at Munich Reinsurance, Balfour Birse UK, Leighton Contractors Australia (CIMIC) and Broad Construction Australia. He joins Aon from Zurich Insurance, where he worked for the past five years, most recently as national technical manager for Australia and New Zealand.

“Rapid urbanisation, infrastructure development and foreign investments will make Asia one of the fastest growing construction markets over the next 15 years. I’m excited to join the Aon team as the firm continues to innovate and combine advanced data with analytical solutions, providing our clients with better advice. The construction industry is one of the least digitized industries in the world and I look forward to working with the team to continue delivering insights with scalable solutions that help improve transparency and certainty and help organisations protect and grow their business,” said Banton.

Banton is an experienced leader specialising in Construction and Erection All Risk policies along with Delay in Start-Up for business interruption. He also has extensive experience in constructing large infrastructure programs and has completed projects involving highways, railways, airports, bridges, deep foundations and large reinforced structures.

For more information about Aon in the Asia Pacific region, please visit www.aon.com/apac.

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