JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Co-hosted by the China Association of Bakery and Confectionery Industry (CABCI) and Bakery China Exhibitions Co., Ltd., Bakery ASEAN Talk 2025 Jakarta successfully took place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts Indonesia in Jakarta.

As a key international extension of Bakery China—the world’s largest professional trade platform for the bakery and confectionery sector—the program drives sustained knowledge exchange and collaboration across global bakery markets. In recent years, Southeast Asia—particularly Indonesia—has experienced rapid growth, with China–Indonesia partnerships in bakery and confectionery deepening through expanded industrial connectivity and technology sharing, creating strong new business opportunities.

Bakery ASEAN Talk 2025 advanced three pillars in industry development: strengthening cross-border industry connections, showcasing cutting-edge market innovations, and facilitating high-value business partnerships.

During the event, Zhang Jiukui, President of China Association of Bakery and Confectionery Industry delivered the opening speech which has clearly defined the direction and confidence for the cooperation in the baking industry between China and Indonesia. From the “Industry Overview” session, Managing Director of Bakery China Lin Li and Mr. Chen Jinlong, Chairman of the Indonesia Pastry and Bakery Association interpreted the current development status and future trends of the industry from the perspectives of China and Indonesia’s perspective respectively. In terms of enhancing industry ties, the event hosted a Round table Dialogue moderated by Miao Zhuqun, Vice Chairman of the China Association of Bakery and Confectionery Industry. The participating guests included Song Lei, General Manager of Angel Yeast’s East Asia & Southeast Asia Region; Luwei Lin, Production Director of Dali Group’s North China Region; Liu Yongzheng, Co-Partner of AOKA; Kevin Yang, Director of Nanyang Dashifu Indonesia; and Dani Solichin, Director of Prambanan Kencana.

Focused on the theme of “China–Indonesia Bakery and Confectionery Industry Development and Exchange”, the dialogue pointed out that China and Indonesia are highly complementary in supply chain resources, product innovation and equipment manufacturing. As bilateral cooperation mechanisms continue to improve, the bakery sectors of both nations are poised to build a more connected, innovative, and sustainable industrial ecosystem together.

On the innovation front, the event gathered 13 leading supply chain enterprises, including industry heavyweights such as Angel Yeast, Shanghai Xinrong Food, Xishu Food, Beiyi Company, Baisheng Food, Tianhua Technology, Namchow Food Group, Honest Food, Hongtailiangzheng Electric, Wilmar International, Niubaishi Dairy, Liangyan Food Tech, Yi Shi Zhi Dao. These companies showcased their latest ingredient innovations and product application solutions, offering a firsthand look at the industry’s technological advancements.

The lineup of on-site guests also highlighted the deep industry linkage between China and Indonesia. The heads or founders of many baking brand enterprises that have landed or are preparing to enter the Indonesian market, such as Dali Group, Panpan Group, AOKA, and Nan Yang Master Baker, were present onsite. At the same time, the event also attracted the core decision-makers and senior executives of over a hundred well-known local chain brands, food manufacturers and distributors in Indonesia, including Indofood, J.CO, Gardenia Makmur Selaras, and AJ Bakery.

Additionally, the champion mentor team from China’s Wangsen Education Group has led live demonstrations and technical seminars focused on over 30 bakery and pastry creations, equipping participants with insights to stay ahead of market developments.

This comprehensive event has emerged as a key nexus for driving collaboration, innovation, and growth across the Chinese and Indonesian bakery and confectionery industries, delivering tangible value for industry stakeholders seeking to expand their market reach and competitive edge developments.

Mark your calendars for the next milestone:

The 28th Edition of Bakery China will attract more than 2,200 brand manufacturers from 30 countries and regions, and over 400,000 visits from 130 countries and regions, exploring new opportunities for industry development. The exhibition will span 330,000 square meters, underscoring its continued growth and global influence.

• Date: May 20-23, 2026
• Venue: NECC, Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boqii Holding Limited (“Boqii” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: BQ), a leading pet-focused platform in China, today announced that Yoken, its private label, is joining hands with a number of pet-friendly hotels to continue exploring the development of a pet-friendly ecosystem.

As “traveling with pets” has evolved from a niche demand to a mainstream consumption trend, the pet tourism market has seen a continuous release of demand. However, the issue of “pseudo-friendliness” has become an industry shortcoming—some businesses use “pet allowance” as a label to attract customers, lacking supporting services such as pet-specific supplies and cleaning tools, which fails to meet the actual needs of pet-owners. Against this backdrop, Yoken, a domestic pet brand deeply rooted in the pet industry, has promoted the standardization of industry services through a series of solid initiatives.

In 2025, Yoken focused on daily pet-friendly travel scenarios and deepened its collaboration in high-end cultural and tourism ventures. It has successively entered into co-branding partnerships with some well-known high-end luxury hotels, including Banyan Tree Sanya, the flagship store of Banyan Tree Hotel in China, Langham Xintiandi Shanghai under Langham Hotels International, and Fuchun Resort Hangzhou. Together with these partner hotels, Yoken has launched professional custom rooms suitable for pets’ stay. These guest rooms integrate pet-appropriate decorative designs to create a warm living atmosphere for stays with pets. Additionally, Yoken has developed exclusive customized travel kits containing essential items for pets during travel, such as pet-specific wet wipes, deodorizing sprays, pet training pads, and teeth-cleaning finger cots. This initiative has significantly reduced the travel burden of pet owners, and further conveyed the concept of “pets as family members” through detailed services, filling the gap in pet services at high-end hotels.

“Taking pets out used to feel like moving house, but now the hotel even prepares pet pads in advance. The feeling of being understood and valued really makes me want to choose this place again,” said a pet owner who experienced the co-branded hotel service by Yoken. This feedback serves as a vivid testament to Yoken’s service reputation.

As a seasoned player in the pet industry, Yoken’s series of initiatives not only accurately align with Gen Z consumers’ demand for “services with a human touch” but also drive pet-friendly services from “superficial labeling” toward “professionalization,” setting a service benchmark for the pet tourism industry. In the future, as Yoken continues to explore the development of a pet-friendly ecosystem, traveling with pets will become more convenient, and pet travel will enter a new stage of higher-quality development.

About Boqii Holding Limited 

Boqii Holding Limited (NYSE American: BQ) is a leading pet-focused platform in China. It is the leading online destination for pet products and supplies in China with a broad selection of high-quality products including global leading brands, local emerging brands, and its own private label, Yoken, Mocare and D-cat, offered at competitive prices. Boqii’s online sales platforms, including Boqii Mall and our flagship stores on third-party e- commerce platforms, provide customers with convenient access to a wide selection of high-quality pet products and an engaging and personalized shopping experience. Its Boqii Community provides an informative and interactive content platform for users to share their knowledge and love for pets.

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Boqii Holding Limited
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Tel: +86-21-6882-6051
Email: ir@boqii.com

Early dealer commitments of more than $1.5 million and upcoming PGA Show appearance highlight strong momentum for the 2026 MVR Series

GARLAND, Texas, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Massimo Group (NASDAQ: MAMO), a manufacturer and distributor of powersports vehicles and products, today announces strong initial dealer demand for its new MVR Golf Cart and MVR Cargo Max Electric Utility Cart, following the recent launch of the company’s Vietnam production partnership and new Lithium-Ion power options.

Since announcing the new production and product updates, Massimo has already received more than $1.5 million in initial dealer commitments, signaling early confidence in the company’s expanding electric vehicle lineup.

“Our dealer network’s response has been tremendous,” said David Shan, Chief Executive Officer of Massimo Group. “To see this level of enthusiasm and commitment so quickly after launch validates our product strategy and the strength of our global manufacturing partnerships. We’re confident the MVR Series will be a major success in both recreational and utility markets.”

The MVR Series, available with 48V 105Ah Lithium-Ion power systems, delivers improved range, faster charging, and extended battery life compared to traditional lead-acid platforms—providing a premium electric experience for end users and fleet operators alike.

Massimo will showcase the MVR Golf Cart and MVR Cargo Max Utility Cart at the upcoming PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, giving dealers, investors, and industry professionals the opportunity to experience the new lineup firsthand.

The early dealer momentum follows the company’s recent Vietnam manufacturing partnership, which enhances supply chain flexibility, and supports scalable international growth.

“These initial results highlight the excitement surrounding our new MVR models and our broader push into advanced electric mobility,” Shan added. “We believe this is just the beginning of a very strong 2026.”

About Massimo Group (NASDAQ: MAMO)

Massimo Group is a manufacturer and distributor of powersports and electric vehicles headquartered in Garland, Texas. The company’s portfolio includes UTVs, ATVs, e-bikes, and electric utility vehicles known for performance, reliability, and value.

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SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a move reflecting the growing collaboration between joint venture automakers and Chinese AI technology providers, smart announced its first plug-in hybrid model, the smart #5 EHD, featuring DeepRoute.ai’s assisted driving technology, selected specifically for its safety, human-like driving behavior, and mass-production scalability. A joint test drive conducted by Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai, and Yang Jun, Global CTO of smart, achieved zero takeovers across 30.9 kilometers of complex urban driving—demonstrating the technology’s maturity and smart’s vision for the future of intelligent mobility.

This road test shows the assisted driving system navigating real-world urban conditions and challenging scenarios including unprotected left turns, construction zones, dense traffic, and sections without lane markings. The system demonstrated precise recognition of pedestrians, cyclists, emergency vehicles, and dynamic obstacles whilst maintaining smooth, confident driving behavior that mirrored human-like decision making.

“We believe the future of autonomous driving must prioritize both safety and an intuitive, human-like driving style—qualities we see embodied in DeepRoute.ai’s technology,” said Yang Jun, Global CTO of smart. “That is why smart specifically selected DeepRoute.ai as our partner. When the industry was debating whether map-free technology could work, we saw the future and chose to lead. This test drive demonstrated exceptional stability and intelligence. Safety is the greatest luxury.”

“smart chose a partner with proven ability to deliver at scale,” said Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai. “We have now delivered approximately 150,000 production vehicles globally, fully demonstrating our engineering maturity and manufacturing capability. This provides partners like smart with highly reliable, adaptable solutions while establishing a robust data foundation for continuous technology iteration. When others remained uncertain about map-free solutions, smart trusted our vision. This partnership demonstrates what is possible when luxury brands embrace technological leadership.”

The smart #5 EHD represents the latest milestone in the collaboration between smart and DeepRoute.ai, extending proven technology capabilities from pure electric platforms to plug-in hybrid vehicles. DeepRoute.ai‘s approach addresses core challenges facing autonomous driving deployment at scale, including operating in varied urban environments and providing users with a more comprehensive and technologically advanced driving experience.

Looking ahead, DeepRoute.ai is advancing the convergence of intelligent driving and in-cabin large models, moving toward an integrated agent-based architecture. This next phase of development will further enhance contextual understanding and enable vehicles to interact naturally with drivers.

The collaboration between smart and DeepRoute.ai exemplifies how technological maturity and human-centric design can coexist. By uniting luxury brand DNA with proven production-scale technology, the two companies are redefining the assisted driving experience for today’s drivers and tomorrow’s intelligent mobility.

About DeepRoute.ai

DeepRoute.ai is an Artificial Intelligence company dedicated to the research, development, and application of smart driving solutions. Being the first to develop production-ready smart driving solutions and a pioneer in deploying end-to-end and VLA models on mass-produced passenger vehicles, DeepRoute.ai aims to create artificial general intelligence in the physical world.

For more information, visit DeepRoute.ai, follow DeepRoute.ai on LinkedIn, and X, and subscribe to DeepRoute.ai on YouTube.

ISHRS Hosts Live Surgery Workshop in Bucharest, Romania, November 7-9, 2025, focusing on hair repair

CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — According to a recent member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the impact of black-market hair transplant clinics continues to reverberate around the world – with more clinics opening and more complications for the countless victims of these unscrupulous practices.

Case in point: earlier this month, Dubai police arrested a man running an illegal hair transplant clinic from an apartment.

“These fraudulent, illicit hair transplant clinics operate under the guise of an established medical practice, luring unsuspecting patients with false or misleading advertising, rock-bottom prices and tempting travel packages,” said Conradin von Albertini, MD, FISHRS, president of the ISHRS. “The results can be devastating, leaving victims with little recourse for the oftentimes permanent damage imposed by those who are not authorized to perform this highly skilled surgery.”

The ISHRS receives numerous emails from young men who have fallen victim. In late-September 2025, the ISHRS received the following message from a man in the United Kingdom, “Hi, I got a botched hair transplant and my donor area has been over harvested badly. I am in a deep shock loss. How long do I need to wait and get repair surgery? I didn’t know that people who are pretending to be fake surgeon are doing this and snatching people’s life.” He went on to explain that he now has low self-esteem and is feeling suicidal.

To combat this alarming trend, the ISHRS is hosting its fifth annual “World Hair Transplant Repair Day” on November 11, 2025 (11/11). This worldwide event is part of the ISHRS’s Fight the FIGHT (an acronym for Fight the Fraudulent, Illicit, and Global Hair Transplants) global consumer awareness campaign designed to educate and help people who have been victims of this widespread practice.

Consequences of hair transplants performed illegally can include permanent visible scarring, infection, thin patches of hair, bald spots, and over-harvested donor areas that can be very difficult to correct. In cases where damage can be fixed, patients will often require more than one corrective procedure.

In an effort to help victims of black-market hair transplant clinics around the world, the ISHRS encourages people in need of corrective surgeries to connect individually with participating volunteer ISHRS physicians through the campaign’s website, HairTransplantRepairDay.org, for a chance to receive a pro bono corrective hair transplant procedure. Since its launch in 2020, the number of ISHRS participating physician members has increased to dozens of members in all corners of the world.

Dr. von Albertini noted that the latest ISHRS member survey found that in 2024, 59% of ISHRS members reported that there are black-market hair transplant clinics in their cities – up from 51% in 2021. In addition, ISHRS members reported that the average percentage of repair cases due to a previous black-market hair transplant in 2024 was 10%, up from 6% in 2021.

As part of the ISHRS’s commitment to educating the public about the real dangers of these black-market hair transplant clinics, the Fight the FIGHT website offers numerous educational materials in 10 languages, including patient educational live streams from various countries in different languages that patients can access as archived replays to educate themselves on how to avoid being a victim of a black-market hair transplant. In addition, numerous patient case studies document victims’ real-world experience in the hands of fraudulent, illicit hair transplant clinics and the lasting ramifications of their deforming surgeries.

“Giving people the tools to make educated decisions about the health of their hair is the cornerstone of the Fight the FIGHT campaign and has helped countless hair loss patients make educated, informed decisions about who is qualified to perform hair transplants,” said Paul T. Rose, MD, JD, FISHRS, chair of the ISHRS Fight the FIGHT Subcommittee. “Our goal is to continue to raise awareness of the widespread problem of black-market hair transplant clinics and spare hair loss patients the pain and devastation inflicted by these fraudulent practices that often require multiple corrective procedures.”

The ISHRS is committed to patient safety and continually strives for the best outcomes for all patients, offering members superior education and training to improve their techniques. To ensure patients have the information needed to make informed decisions about who performs their hair restoration surgery, the ISHRS urges potential patients to understand the difference between what procedures only a surgeon should perform vs. the procedures that technicians can only perform.

Only the surgeon should:

• Perform medical history & examinations to assure graft success
• Rule out hair diseases that could affect hair growth & failure
• Draw the hairline
• Make incisions in recipient area (blades, needles, implanters)
• Make incisions in the donor area (scoring grafts)
• Place grafts with sharp implanters

Technicians can only:

• Pull grafts scored by the surgeon
• Load sharp implanters and deliver to the surgeon
• Place grafts either with forceps or with dull implanters (after surgeon makes all incisions)

Dr. Rose added that each country has its own laws and regulations pertaining to the pulling and placement of grafts by technicians. In some countries, technicians are not allowed to perform these procedures, and their actions can be viewed as illegal and lead to criminal charges.

For more information or to take part in this worldwide educational campaign and event, contact fightthefight@ishrs.org and visit www.HairTransplantRepairDay.org.

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ISHRS Live Surgery Workshop Spotlights Intricacies of Hair Repair Surgery
Hair restoration surgeons interested in honing their skills in complex repair cases due to black-market hair transplants or as a result of injury to the scalp or face are encouraged to attend the ISHRS’s Masterclass in Hair Reconstructive Surgery in Bucharest, Romania, November 7-9, 2025.

Hosted by ISHRS members Felix Popescu, MD, PhD, chair, and Marco Barusco, MD, FISHRS, co-chair, this three-day live surgery workshop is designed for seasoned and newer practitioners alike interested in the latest advances and surgical techniques to correct hair transplantation results impacted by operators of fraudulent, illicit hair transplant clinics or as a result of injury or trauma.

“From optimizing the placement of anesthesia to managing patient expectations, repairing difficult cases is a multi-step process that requires a delicate balance of skill and science,” said Dr. Barusco. “Attendees will observe multiple live surgeries and have the opportunity to interact with faculty and patients to further enhance their understanding of complex repair cases.”

For more information on this ISHRS live surgery workshop, interested attendees can reach out to the workshop chairs at contact@ishrs-bucharest.com.

About the ISHRS
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) is a global non-profit medical association and the leading authority on hair loss treatment and restoration with 1,200 members throughout 80 countries worldwide. Above all, the ISHRS is dedicated to achieving excellence in patient outcomes by promoting the highest standards of medical practice, medical ethics, and research in the medical hair restoration industry. The ISHRS also provides continuing medical education to physicians specializing in hair transplant surgery and is committed to delivering the latest information on medical and surgical treatments to consumers suffering from hair loss, and most commonly from androgenetic alopecia – male pattern baldness and female pattern hair loss. It was founded in 1993 as the first international society to promote continuing quality improvement and education for professionals in the field of hair restoration surgery. For more information and to locate a physician, visit www.ishrs.org. 

About the Survey
Conducted by Relevant Research Consulting of Evanston, IL, USA, the ISHRS 2025 Practice Census is a compilation of information provided solely by participating physicians. The information published in this survey was developed from actual historical information and does not include any projected information. The margin of error for the sample is within plus or minus 5.4 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. For a full reprint of the ISHRS 2025 Practice Census Report, visit Hair Restoration Statistics. 

The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery hosts its fifth annual “World Hair Transplant Repair Day” on 11.11 to raise awareness of the dangers of black-market hair transplant clinics around the world.

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