ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Manar Abu Dhabi is a public light art exhibition that aims to foster creativity while celebrating the emirate’s diverse landscapes. For its second edition, Manar Abu Dhabi will bring together 15 Emirati and international artists and artist collectives from 10 countries, featuring 23 works spanning site-specific light sculptures, projections, and immersive installations.

Iregular, CONTROL NO CONTROL, 2012. Photo courtesy of Iregular

‘The Light Compass” presents contemporary artworks that explore light as both guide and medium in bridging its navigational and poetic dimensions. Curated by Khai Hori, Artistic Director, and co-curated by Alia Zaal Lootah (Curator), Munira Al Sayegh (Curator), and Mariam Alshehhi (Assistant Curator), Manar Abu Dhabi 2025 will take place across four key locations: Jubail Island, Souq Al Mina, and for the first time, Al Ain, with dedicated trails across Al Qattara and Al Jimi Oases.

Manar Abu Dhabi 2025 will run from 1 November 2025 to 4 January 2026 in Al Ain and from 15 November 2025 to 4 January 2026 in Abu Dhabi.

Jubail Island

Jubail Island will be the anchor location for Manar Abu Dhabi 2025. Celebrated for its natural landscape and unique biodiversity, visitors can wander along the sprawling boardwalks that meander through the mangroves and engage with 15 installations Highlights include:

• EDEN (2025), a large-scale outdoor installation by Malaysian artist Pamela Poh (b.1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) featuring steel structures and suspended glass spheres illuminated at night
• Inside a dome-like structure, UNFOLD (2025) by multidisciplinary studio DRIFT (est. 2007, the Netherlands) transforms visitors’ biometric data into unique, ephemeral flowers and soundscapes, while WHISPERS (2025) features a sea of delicate dancing lights that respond to the subtlest currents of air and movement. Alongside a captivating drone performance WIND OF CHANGE (2025)
• Emirati sculptor Shaikha Al Mazrou’s (b. 1988, Sharjah. Lives and works in Dubai) CONTINGENT OBJECT (2025), a striking 30-metre circular land art installation that transforms over time as water crystallises into a salt disc
• Montreal-based digital art studio Iregular (est. 2010. Based in Montreal, Canada) will activate the Island with four interactive installations; AS WATER FALLS (2022), FACES (2022), CONTROL NO CONTROL (2012), FORTUNES (2024) that utilise artificial intelligence, sensors and data visualisation

Other artists featured on Jubail Island include Ezequiel Pini (a.k.a. Six N. Five) (b.1985, Buenos Aires. Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain); Christian Brinkmann (b.1989. Lives and works in Hamburg, Germany); Kirsten Berg (b.1969, Berkeley, California, USA); Encor Studio (Est. 2016, Switzerland); and Lachlan Turczan (b.1993, Los Angeles, USA);

For its debut in Al Ain, Manar Abu Dhabi will transform Al Qattara and Al Jimi Oases with dedicated trails of light-based installations

Al Qattara Oasis Trail presents three artworks, with each installation responding to the oasis’ landscape and heritage:

• Returning to Manar Abu Dhabi, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (b. 1971, Mexico City. Lives and works between Montreal and Quebec, Canada) will present two works: TRANSLATION STREAM (2023), which presents poems by contemporary Emirati poets Nujoom Alghanem, Khalid Albudoor, and Adel Khozam as a slow stream of letters. Alongside PULSE CANOPY (2025), a hovering canopy of light that responds to the visitor’s heartbeat, upon placing their hand beneath a sensor
• Stretching over 70 meters within a historic building, Emirati designer Khalid Shafar (b. 1980, Dubai, UAE) presents SADU RED CARPET (2025), reinterpreting Sadu, a traditional weaving technique within the United Arabi Emirates, and inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Al Jimi Oasis Trail

Boasting a dense canopy of palm trees, the Jimi Oasis Trail invites visitors to continue their journey through the oasis and encounter five artworks: 

• Installed within the courtyard of a historic house, CYCLE OF CIRCLES (2025) by multidisciplinary Emirati artist Ammar Al Attar (b. 1981, Ajman, UAE) is a photographic series of five self-portraits captured while the artist rode a bicycle in a circular path.
• Emirati artist Maitha Hamdan (b.1989, Abu Dhabi, UAE) presents BREATH OF THE SAME PLACE (2025) two light-based installations inspired by the Oasis environment.
• Dubai-based Emirati architect Abdulla Al Mulla (b.1990, UAE) presents GUIDING DRAPES (2025), an architectural installation inspired by the luminous decorations that adorn Emirati brides’ houses before and after the wedding.
• FLORAL RESONANCE (2024), an interactive audiovisual installation by Christian Brinkmann (b.1989, Hamburg, Germany), where visitors’ interactions with a living plant, placed at the centre of the installation, generate a multi-sensory experience, both physical and digital

Souq Al Mina

Set against the city skyline of Mina Zayed (Zayed Port), KAWS (b. 1974, Jersey City, USA) with long-time partner AllRightsReserved presents KAWS: HOLIDAY Abu Dhabi, featuring an illuminated COMPANION, the artist’s signature character, reclining on its back and lifting a lit moon in its hands.

About Manar Abu Dhabi

Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Manar Abu Dhabi is a public light art exhibition that aims to foster creativity and celebrate the emirate’s landscapes.

About the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) drives the sustainable growth of Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism sectors and its creative industries, fuelling economic progress and helping to achieve Abu Dhabi’s wider global ambitions.

By working in partnership with the organisations that define the emirate’s position as a leading international destination, DCT Abu Dhabi strives to unite the ecosystem around a shared vision of the emirate’s potential, coordinate effort and investment, deliver innovative solutions, and use the best tools, policies and systems to support the culture and tourism.

DCT Abu Dhabi’s vision is defined by the emirate’s people, heritage and landscape. We work to enhance Abu Dhabi’s status as a place of authenticity, innovation, and unparalleled experiences, represented by its living traditions of hospitality, pioneering initiatives and creative thought.

For more information about the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and the destination, please visit: dct.gov.ae and abudhabiculture.ae 

PARIS, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Themed “Thrive with Net5.5G for All Intelligence,” the Net5.5G Intelligent IP Network Summit was held during UBBF 2025 in Paris on October 14. Huawei introduced its fully upgraded AI WAN Solution featuring an AI-Centric architecture. By redefining experience awareness, computing-network limits, security resilience, and the O&M model, the solution drives new growth for carriers.

Leon Wang, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, delivered a speech entitled “AI-Centric Xinghe Intelligent Network: Boosting New Growth for Carriers.” He stated that Huawei’s AI WAN Solution has undergone a comprehensive AI-Centric upgrade. Through a three-layer architecture—comprising AI-Centric devices, AI-Centric connections, and an AI-Centric brain—the solution redefines IP bearer networks in the Net5.5G era, accelerating carriers’ transition toward the Net5.5G R2 AI UBB phase.

To address stagnant home broadband growth and severe package homogenization, Huawei’s AI WAN Solution incorporates Xingluo identification and profiling engines, enabling application-level monetization. It helps carriers design differentiated service packages and uses multi-dimensional profiling to raise potential customer identification accuracy to above 90%.

To meet surging enterprise demand for AI computing, Huawei’s AI WAN Solution helped China Telecom Shanghai launch intelligent computing private lines, resolving performance bottlenecks in traditional networks. Its Xingluo lossless algorithm ensures precise flow-level congestion control and, with the vector conversion engine, safeguards data. Supporting edge-cloud collaborative training, the solution is projected to raise carriers’ ARPU tenfold and deliver ROI within just two years.

To counter increasingly complex network attacks, Huawei’s AI WAN Solution strengthens security resilience across device, network, and configuration layers. It supports session-level fault isolation and quantum-resistant encryption. Online configuration simulation verifies tens of thousands of devices within 10 minutes, eliminating human error. This multi-dimensional security framework protects customer services with reinforced resilience.

As networks continue to scale, traditional O&M models face immense pressure. Huawei’s NetMaster system provides 24/7 network protection, enabling a shift from passive response to proactive O&M. In fault handling, China Mobile Guangdong cut diagnosis time from 45 to 5 minutes using a 300,000-case knowledge base. For risk identification, MasOrange Spain deployed an L4 IP autonomous driving network powered by Huawei’s AI WAN Solution, reducing mean time to repair while lowering costs and improving efficiency.

The summit concluded with the Net5.5G Pioneer Award Ceremony, honoring winners from over 10 global carriers and accelerating global commercial rollout of Net5.5G.

HONG KONG, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Emerging crypto entertainment platform D1CE.COM has officially signed a sponsorship agreement with Spanish football club Levante UD, in a deal valued at a multi-million-euro sum. This strategic move highlights D1CE.COM’s ambition to accelerate its global expansion and strengthen its presence in the European sports market.

The partnership will see D1CE.COM’s branding featured across Levante UD’s official channels and international exposure assets, positioning the platform alongside one of Spain’s most historic football clubs.

“Football is the world’s most influential sport, and we are thrilled to partner with Levante UD,” said the CEO of D1CE.COM. “Through this collaboration, we aim to connect our brand spirit with the passion of football fans while driving the mainstream adoption of crypto entertainment.”

Expanding into Europe through sports partnerships

Levante UD, a long-standing LaLiga contender with strong fan bases in Spain and Latin America, offers D1CE.COM a powerful entry point into European markets.

Crypto entertainment and sports: a natural alliance

Industry analysts note that the fusion of crypto entertainment and sports sponsorship is becoming a powerful trend. The high-risk, high-reward nature of cryptocurrency resonates with the excitement and unpredictability of sports. By aligning with Levante UD, D1CE.COM aims to attract younger, tech-savvy audiences who embrace innovation.

This multi-million EUR agreement underscores D1CE.COM’s commitment to heavy investment in sports marketing and its determination to become a leading global brand in the crypto entertainment sector.

In addition, D1CE.COM has been officially granted an international online gaming license by the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, further demonstrating its commitment to compliant and lawful operations while strengthening its foundation in the global market. D1CE.COM will continue to drive brand growth through its internationalization strategy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-25) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 15 to 17, with the theme of “Powering ASEAN: Bridging Boundaries, Building Prosperity.” Focusing on regional energy interconnection, clean transition, investment and financing, and technology implementation, the forum attracted more than 1,500 representatives, including energy ministers, policymakers, industry organizations, and business leaders from the ten ASEAN countries. As a key participant, Huawei Digital Power Asia Pacific showcased high-quality all-scenario Smart PV+ESS solutions and innovations, and deeply engaged with industry customers and partners in ASEAN countries, underscoring its commitment to helping drive the zero-carbon transformation of ASEAN.

Xia Hesheng, Vice President of Huawei Digital Power and President of Huawei Digital Power Strategy & Marketing Dept, delivered a keynote speech on October 15, titled “Enabling the ASEAN Power Grid: The Critical Role of Grid-Forming Technologies for Cross Border Power Trading”. He mentioned that grid interconnection in the ASEAN region and cross-border transmission of renewable energy are key to achieving carbon neutrality. Notably, the stable transmission and consumption of electricity for power grids with a high proportion of renewable energy are crucial. Over the past decade or more, Huawei Digital Power has led the PV+ESS industry from grid following to grid forming. Introducing the technical capabilities of all-scenario grid forming, high reliability, and high safety, Huawei Digital Power has established a high-quality benchmark in the industry. In the world’s first GWh-level microgrid project, grid forming technologies power The Red Sea destination, a regenerative tourism megaproject in Saudi Arabia that uses 100% green energy. In Cambodia’s first 1 GWh grid forming energy storage project, Huawei Digital Power’s solution was certified by TÜV SÜD. In the future, Huawei Digital Power will continue to work with customers and partners in ASEAN countries to build a benchmark of energy transformation with advanced grid forming technologies and commitment to high-quality.

Chen Xieming, Huawei Digital Power Global Power Grid Expert, mentioned in the roundtable discussion themed “Strengthening ASEAN Power Grid Resilience: Policy and Investment Strategies for Energy Security and Renewable Integration” that, unified regional grid standards need to be established to lay a solid foundation for grid safety, so as to promote ASEAN interconnection. Especially in energy systems with a high proportion of renewables, grid forming technology standards are the key to safeguarding regional grid resilience.

Chong Chern Peng, Vice President of Huawei Digital Power Malaysia Business, emphasized Malaysia’s strategic position in the ASEAN power grid during the roundtable discussion of “CEO & Leaders Thoughts with Boston Consulting Group “. As the hub of regional energy interconnection, Malaysia has carried out key energy cooperation with neighboring countries such as Thailand and Singapore through cross-border power transactions. To realize the ASEAN power grid vision, the power grids of each country must be resilient and dynamic. For this reason, grid forming technologies are indispensable. Huawei Digital Power’s continuous investment in PV+ESS grid forming is helping build a more resilient power grid system that adapts to the low-carbon renewable future.

In the “Ministers and CEOs Dialogue”, Xia Hesheng pointed out that the key to promoting the prosperity of the energy economy in ASEAN is to build stable and high-quality energy infrastructure and formulate relevant policy guidelines and standards. Huawei Digital Power uses all-scenario grid forming solutions to enhance the short-circuit level, inertia, and black start capabilities of the power grid. In The Red Sea destination, Saudi Arabia, thousands of PCSs are connected in parallel in off-grid mode and a black start can be implemented in minutes. Huawei Digital Power has established an ESS safety protection system from cells to grids. The smart string architecture and strict quality control help lay a solid foundation for product safety. Quality management covering the entire lifecycle from R&D to service ensures long-term reliable operation of the system. For example, the Golmud project in Qinghai has maintained a failure rate of less than 0.5% over 13 years of stable operation. Huawei Digital Power is committed to supporting ASEAN in developing the PV+ESS industry into a global benchmark for energy transformation, powered by end-to-end high-quality products and technologies.

ASEAN’s green future is rooted in stable and efficient energy. At the AEBF-25, Huawei Digital Power not only showcased its industry-leading grid forming technologies and system-level strength, but also underscored its commitment to building a green, smart, and sustainable future. Moving forward, Huawei Digital Power will double down on its investment in research and development, and deepen cooperation with local partners to jointly promote the transformation of ASEAN’s energy mix. We firmly believe that technology is the key to realizing a zero-carbon world. With its robust grid forming technologies, Huawei Digital Power will be a reliable companion on this journey.

WUHU, China, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Traversing bustling cities and serene landscapes, the Global Journey of Elegant Driving (China Stop) hosted by Chery Group’s brand new NEV brand LEPAS concluded successfully on October 16 in Wuhu, Anhui, marking the prelude to LEPAS’s brand story at the 2025 Chery International User Summit. Spanning over 900 kilometers across Shanghai, Suzhou, Moganshan, Xuancheng, and Wuhu, the immersive test drive gathered media, KOLs, and users to experience the outstanding product strength of the LEPAS L8—a panoramic showcase of elegant driving and a vivid interpretation of its positioning as the “Preferred Brand for Elegant Mobility Life.”

In Shanghai, guests explored urban road conditions and acceleration performance. The LEPAS L8 impressed with its smooth start, spacious cabin, and exquisite acoustics, embodying urban sophistication. On the highways to Suzhou, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) delivered a relaxed, intelligent driving experience against the poetic backdrop of Suzhou’s classic gardens. In Moganshan, precise power response and steering calibration ensured effortless control on winding mountain roads. At the campsite, the vehicle’s external power supply illuminated the site, creating a warm, elegant atmosphere where guests shared stories under the lights.

Crossing Xuancheng’s misty hills, the LEPAS L8’s stability and endurance reflected the poetic serenity of southern Anhui, mirrored in its “Ink White” body. Upon reaching Wuhu, guests enjoyed a scenic riverside cruise, concluding the journey with Automatic Parking Assist (APA) and Remote Parking Assist (RPA) demonstrations—showcasing LEPAS’s intelligent convenience against the glow of Wuhu’s “Riverside Orange.”

The China Stop integrated diverse road conditions with lifestyle experiences like camping and urban exploration, serving as both a product showcase and a living interpretation of LEPAS’s elegant lifestyle philosophy.

Looking ahead, LEPAS will continue to elevate its brand value of “Elegant Driving,” merging technology and lifestyle to inspire every user’s journey toward elegance. During the 2025 Chery International User Summit, LEPAS will present a series of highlights—including the world’s first LEPAS Elegant Lifestyle House, LEPAS DAY, interactive test drives, and its first public safety test—alongside Chery’s AiMOGA robot and the Ecosystem Exhibition, together illustrating Chery Group’s integrated innovation across products, technology, and lifestyle.