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WuXi AppTec Achieves Strong Double-Digit Growth in Revenue and Profit for Q1-Q3 2025 Backlog for Continuing Operations Up 41.2% YoY Further Raises 2025 Full-year Guidance

  • Q3 Total Revenue: RMB12.06 Billion, Up 15.3% YoY;
    • Revenue from Continuing Operations[1] Reached RMB12.04 Billion, Up 19.7% YoY
  • Q1-Q3 Total Revenue: RMB32.86 Billion, Up 18.6% YoY; 
    • Revenue from Continuing Operations Reached RMB32.45 Billion, Up 22.5% YoY
  • Q1-Q3 Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Reached RMB12.08 Billion[2], Up 84.8% YoY;
    • Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) of RMB4.21[3], Up 87.9% YoY
  • Q1-Q3 Adjusted Non-IFRS Net Profit Attributable to the Owners of the Company Reached RMB10.54 Billion, Up 43.4% YoY;
    • Adjusted Non-IFRS Diluted EPS of RMB3.68, Up 46.0% YoY
  • Backlog for Continuing Operations Reached RMB59.88 billion as of September 30, 2025, Up 41.2% YoY
  • Q1-Q3 Operating Cash Flow Achieved RMB10.87 Billion, Up 35.0% YoY

SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi AppTec (stock code: 603259.SH / 2359.HK), a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, today announced financial results for the first three quarters ending September 30, 2025 (“Reporting Period”): 

  • For the first three quarters of 2025, total revenue reached RMB32.86 billion, up 18.6% year-over-year. Revenue from Continuing Operations reached RMB32.45 billion, up 22.5% year-over-year.
  • Adjusted non-IFRS gross profit reached RMB15.46 billion, with the adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin up 6.1pts year-over-year to 47.0%.
  • Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company was RMB12.08 billion, up 84.8% year-over-year; diluted EPS was RMB4.21, up 87.9% year-over-year.
  • Adjusted non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company was RMB10.54 billion, up 43.4% year-over-year; adjusted non-IFRS net profit margin up 5.6pts year-over-year to 32.1%; adjusted non-IFRS diluted EPS was RMB3.68, up 46.0% year-over-year.
  • With continuous capacity expansion to better meet customer demand, backlog for Continuing Operations reached RMB59.88 billion as of September 30, 2025, up 41.2% year-over-year.
  • Operating cash flow climbed 35.0% year-over-year to RMB10.87 billion, driven by business growth, increase in operating efficiency, and continued improvement of financial management capabilities.
  • Sustained and steady business growth as a result of our unique, fully integrated Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) platform. Driven by “follow the molecule” and “win the molecule” strategies, WuXi Chemistry’s small molecule CRDMO pipeline continues to efficiently convert and capture high-quality molecules, delivering sustained business growth. In the first three quarters of 2025, a total of 621 new molecules were added to the small molecule Development and Manufacturing (D&M) pipeline. As of September 30, 2025, our small molecule D&M pipeline reached 3,430 molecules, representing an increase of 15 projects in phase III and commercial stages during the first three quarters of 2025.
  • Acceleration of global expansion, capacity construction and capability development. In March 2025, both the Changzhou and Taixing API manufacturing sites successfully passed FDA on-site inspections with no single observation. By the end of 2025, total reactor volume of small molecule APIs is expected to reach over 4,000kL. In September 2025, the construction of peptide capacity in Taixing was completed ahead of schedule; the Company’s total reactor volume of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesizers has been increased to more than 100,000L.
  • Robust shareholder returns. The Company remains committed to rewarding shareholders and actively supporting the Company’s value. This year, the Company has implemented a total of RMB6.88 billion in cash dividends, share repurchases and cancellations, representing more than 70% of the Company’s 2024 net profit attributable to the owners of the Company. Among these, the Company has distributed a total of RMB4.88 billion in cash dividends, including RMB2.83 billion for the 2024 annual cash dividend, RMB1.01 billion for the 2025 special cash dividend and RMB1.03 billion for the 2025 interim dividend. Meanwhile, the Company also completed the repurchase of RMB2.0 billion worth of A-shares in total, all of which have been cancelled.

[1] As disclosed in 2025 Third Quarterly Report, Continuing Operations include WuXi Chemistry, WuXi Testing, WuXi Biology and Others, the scope of which may change following adjustments to the Company’s business strategy.

[2] Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company is prepared in accordance with China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (CAS).

[3] In 2024 Q1-Q3 and 2025 Q1-Q3, WuXi AppTec had a fully-diluted weighted average share count of 2,906,724,914 and 2,873,641,499 ordinary shares, respectively.

2025 Full-Year Outlook

With confidence in customers’ ongoing demand for enabling services, our CRDMO business model and management execution, the Company has further raised its full-year guidance.

The Company expects Continuing Operations revenue to resume double-digit growth in 2025, with its year-over-year growth rate raised to 17-18%, up from the prior 13-17%. As a result, the Company expects full-year total revenue of RMB43.5-44.0 billion, up from the prior RMB42.5-43.5 billion.

As it focuses on the core CRDMO business and continuously improved production and operating efficiency, the Company is confident and expects to further improve the adjusted non-IFRS net profit margin in 2025.

The Company is actively advancing global capacity construction; while due to longer-than-expected settlement cycles of certain projects, capex for 2025 is expected to reach RMB5.5-6.0 billion (adjusted from the prior RMB7.0-8.0 billion). Together with business growth, efficiency improvement, and considering the timing differences in project payments, free cash flow for 2025 is expected to increase from RMB5.0-6.0 billion to RMB8.0-8.5 billion.

Management Comment

Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi AppTec, said, “Reflecting robust customer demand and the strength of our unique CRDMO business model, WuXi AppTec delivered strong double-digit growth in revenue, profit and operating cash flow in the first three quarters of 2025, while our backlog for Continuing Operations reached a record RMB59.9 billion. Based on this momentum, we have further raised our full-year revenue and free cash flow guidance. The strategic divestment of clinical research services enables us to fully focus on our core CRDMO strategy and better meet the evolving needs of our customers. By concentrating on drug discovery, laboratory testing, process development, and manufacturing services, we are accelerating the growth of our global capabilities and capacities, delivering greater value for customers and shareholders, and advancing our vision that ‘every drug can be made and every disease can be treated’.”

Business Performance by Segment

  • WuXi Chemistry: CRDMO Business Model Drives Continuous Growth; Q1-Q3 2025 Revenue Up 29.3% YoY, with TIDES Revenue Up 121.1% YoY
    • Q1-Q3 revenue of WuXi Chemistry reached RMB25.98 billion, up 29.3% year-over-year. With continued optimization of production process and improvement in capacity efficiency driven by the growth of late-stage clinical and commercial projects, Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin of WuXi Chemistry steadily improved 5.8pts year-over-year to 51.3%.
    • Small molecule drug discovery service (“R”) continues to generate downstream opportunities. In the past 12 months, we successfully synthesized and delivered more than 430,000 new compounds to customers. In the meantime, 250 molecules were converted from R to D phase in the first three quarters of 2025. Through our “follow-the-customer” and “follow-the-molecule” strategies, we established trusted partnerships with our customers globally, supporting the sustainable growth of our CRDMO business.
    • Small molecule D&M service remains strong.
      1. The small molecule CDMO pipeline continued to expand. Q1-Q3 revenue of small molecule D&M services rose 14.1% year-over-year to RMB14.24 billion. In the first three quarters of 2025, 621 new molecules were added to the small molecule D&M pipeline. As of September 30, 2025, our small molecule D&M pipeline reached 3,430 molecules, including 80 commercial projects, 87 in phase III, 374 in phase II and 2,889 in phase I and pre-clinical stages. This represents an increase of 15 projects in the commercial and phase III stages during the first three quarters of 2025.
      2. We continued to build small molecule capacity. In March 2025, both the Changzhou and Taixing API manufacturing sites successfully passed FDA on-site inspections with no single observation. The total reactor volume of small molecule APIs is expected to reach over 4,000kL by the end of 2025.
    • TIDES business (oligo and peptides) sustains rapid growth.
      1. With the ramp-up of new capacities released sequentially each quarter last year, Q1-Q3 TIDES revenue grew 121.1% year-over-year to RMB7.84 billion. As of September 30, 2025, TIDES backlog grew 17.1% year-over-year.
      2. TIDES D&M customers grew 12% year-over-year, while the number of TIDES molecules grew 34% year-over-year.
      3. In September 2025, the construction of peptide capacity in Taixing was completed ahead of schedule; the Company’s total reactor volume of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesizers has been increased to more than 100,000L.
  • WuXi Testing: Drug Safety Evaluation Service & Site Management Organization (SMO) Maintain Leading Positions
    • WuXi Testing revenue reached RMB4.17 billion in Q1-Q3, and Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin was 26.5%.
    • With development of differentiated capabilities and enhanced operational management, Q3 revenue of lab testing services reached RMB1.08 billion, growing 7.2% year-over-year and 7.5% quarter-over-quarter; while its Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin continued to improve quarter-over-quarter. Of which, the revenue of drug safety evaluation services grew 5.9% year-over-year and 13.2% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Q1-Q3 revenue of lab testing services grew 2.7% year-over-year to RMB2.96 billion. Due to market impact, its Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin declined as pricing was gradually reflected in revenue along with backlog conversion. Of which, drug safety evaluation services revenue resumed positive year-over-year growth, while maintaining an industry-leading position in the Asia-Pacific region.
    • The Company is committed to actively enabling customers’ global licensing. New modality business continued to develop, while the Company maintained its leading position in areas including nucleic acids, conjugates, mRNA, multispecific antibodies and peptides.
    • The Company continued to advance automation. DMPK successfully launched its proprietary all-in-one compound identification software, enhancing efficiency in spectral interpretation and metabolite identification for nucleic acids and peptides by 83%.
    • The Suzhou facility has successfully passed 4 consecutive FDA on-site inspections.
    • Q1-Q3 revenue for clinical CRO & SMO was down 6.4% year-over-year to RMB1.21 billion due to market pricing impact; of which, SMO revenue was down 0.7% year-over-year as backlog gradually converted into revenue, while maintaining its industry leading position in China.
    • During the first three quarters of 2025, our clinical CRO business supported customers in obtaining 19 IND approvals and submitting for 2 NDA filings; the SMO business supported 75 new drug approvals for customers. The SMO business has supported 331 new drug approvals in total over the past decade, maintaining significant advantages in multiple areas (endocrinology, dermatology, lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, etc.).
  • WuXi Biology: Continues to Generate Downstream Opportunities; In Vitro & In Vivo Business Synergies and New Modality Business Drive Growth
    • WuXi Biology follows the science, continuously strengthens drug discovery capabilities in emerging areas and actively grows overseas businesses. It efficiently generates downstream opportunities for CRDMO model by continuously contributing more than 20% of the Company’s new customers.
    • Through cross-regional collaboration, comprehensive platform integration and integrated project transformation, we efficiently enable our customers worldwide. WuXi Biology revenue reached RMB1.95 billion in Q1-Q3 2025, a year-over-year increase of 6.6%.
    • Due to market pricing impact, Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin of WuXi Biology was down 1.0pts to 37.0%. With continuously improved operational efficiency, its Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin improved 1.5pts quarter-over-quarter.
    • We accelerated advancements in in vitro integrated screening technologies and continued to improve in vivo pharmacology capabilities, resulting in rapid year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter revenue growth. With its competitive edge continuously strengthened, the non-oncology business has achieved strong revenue growth, becoming an important contributor to business growth.
    • New modality drug discovery services continue to perform well, contributing more than 30% of WuXi Biology’s total revenue.

This release provides a summary of the results and does not intend to provide a complete statement relating to the Company, its securities, or any relevant matters herein that a recipient may need in order to evaluate the Company. For additional information, please refer to the WuXi AppTec 2025 Third Quarterly Results Presentation and 2025 Third Quarterly Report disclosed on the Company’s official website, as well as the Company’s disclosure documents and information on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited website. Investors are advised to exercise caution and be aware of the investment risks in trading Company shares.

Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company is prepared in accordance with China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (CAS), in currency of RMB. Besides, all other financial information disclosed in this press release is prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards Accounting Standards (“IFRSs”), in currency of RMB.

The 2025 Third Quarterly Report of the Company has not been audited.

Third Quarter 2025 Results by Segments

Unit: RMB million

Segment

Revenue

Change

Adjusted non-
IFRS Gross
Profit

Change

Adjusted
non-IFRS
Gross Profit
Margin

WuXi Chemistry

9,676.68

22.7 %

5,329.83

40.6 %

55.1 %

WuXi Testing

1,480.83

2.1 %

428.69

-10.0 %

28.9 %

WuXi Biology

695.67

5.9 %

264.49

1.8 %

38.0 %

Others

191.78

163.8 %

161.60

658.4 %

84.3 %

Discontinued Operations (Note 1)

12.47

-96.9 %

12.47

N/A

100.0 %

Total

12,057.43

15.3 %

6,197.08

38.4 %

51.4 %

First Three Quarters 2025 Results by Segments

Unit: RMB million

Segment

Revenue

Change

Adjusted non-
IFRS Gross
Profit

Change

Adjusted
non-IFRS
Gross
Profit
Margin

WuXi Chemistry

25,978.06

29.3 %

13,314.69

45.7 %

51.3 %

WuXi Testing

4,169.47

0.0 %

1,104.58

-26.1 %

26.5 %

WuXi Biology

1,947.27

6.6 %

720.38

3.8 %

37.0 %

Others

355.26

-10.5 %

258.90

24.1 %

72.9 %

Discontinued Operations (Note 1)

406.65

-66.5 %

56.49

N/A

13.9 %

Total

32,856.72

18.6 %

15,455.04

36.3 %

47.0 %

Note 1: In accordance with the IFRSs, the Company has classified the operations for which equity sale agreements were signed or sales were completed during the first three quarters of 2025 or the comparison year as discontinued operations.

Note 2: Any sum of the data above that is inconsistent with the total is due to rounding.

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss[4] – Prepared under IFRSs

RMB Million

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Revenue

12,057.4

10,461.1

32,856.7

27,702.0

Cost of sales

(6,050.8)

(6,063.8)

(17,737.9)

(16,603.8)

Gross profit

6,006.6

4,397.3

15,118.9

11,098.2

Other income

280.4

247.6

920.0

758.6

Other gains and losses

188.0

(602.5)

2,637.0

(394.1)

Impairment losses under expected credit losses

(“ECL”) model, net of reversal

(169.0)

(72.5)

(459.6)

(154.6)

Impairment losses of non-financial assets

(80.0)

(153.5)

Impairment losses of assets classified as held for sale

(120.7)

Selling and marketing expenses

(175.0)

(189.1)

(569.4)

(546.6)

Administrative expenses

(721.8)

(687.4)

(1,969.5)

(1,964.9)

R&D expenses

(311.2)

(317.7)

(825.7)

(954.0)

Operating Profit

5,018.1

2,775.7

14,577.4

7,842.5

Share of results of associates

199.9

87.1

440.1

202.9

Share of results of joint ventures

0.6

0.2

0.6

(4.0)

Finance costs

(88.8)

(58.2)

(257.6)

(187.2)

Profit before tax

5,129.7

2,804.7

14,760.5

7,854.3

Income tax expense

(1,583.8)

(484.0)

(2,830.9)

(1,252.7)

Profit for the period

3,545.8

2,320.8

11,929.6

6,601.6

Profit for the period attributable to:

Owners of the Company

3,514.6

2,293.1

11,801.9

6,532.9

Non-controlling interests

31.2

27.7

127.6

68.7

3,545.8

2,320.8

11,929.6

6,601.6

[4] If the sum of the data below is inconsistent with the total, it is caused by rounding.

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss[5] (continued) – Prepared under IFRSs

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for calculating EPS

(expressed in shares)

– Basic

2,839,378,755

2,883,580,115

2,839,864,290

2,899,626,297

– Diluted

2,877,629,997

2,889,573,492

2,873,641,499

2,906,724,914

Earnings per share (expressed in RMB per Share)

– Basic

1.24

0.80

4.16

2.25

– Diluted

1.22

0.79

4.12

2.24

[5] If the sum of the data below is inconsistent with the total, it is caused by rounding.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position[6] – Prepared under IFRSs

RMB Million

September 30,

December 31,

2025

2024

Non-current Assets

Property, plant and equipment

25,662.5

25,267.8

Right-of-use assets

1,837.0

1,874.8

Goodwill

866.0

972.4

Other intangible assets

420.1

601.0

Interests in associates

1,939.2

2,322.2

Interests in joint ventures

3.9

3.4

Deferred tax assets

512.9

473.1

Financial assets at fair value through profit or
     loss (“FVTPL”)

8,350.8

8,943.4

Other non-current assets

115.7

114.7

Biological assets

1,085.7

1,063.0

Total Non-current Assets

40,793.8

41,635.7

Current Assets

Inventories

6,011.0

3,532.1

Contract costs

929.0

912.2

Biological assets

903.7

955.5

Amounts due from related parties

115.5

89.3

Trade and other receivables

10,731.6

9,643.7

Contract assets

819.0

988.8

Income tax recoverable

42.8

87.2

Financial assets at FVTPL

3,561.0

1,234.0

Derivative financial instruments

1.8

Other current assets

742.3

734.1

Pledged bank deposits

57.5

22.1

Term deposits with initial term of over three
     months

3,921.4

4,865.6

Bank balances and cash

25,459.9

13,434.3

53,296.6

36,498.8

Assets classified as held for sale

515.7

2,191.3

Total Current Assets

53,812.3

38,690.2

Total Assets

94,606.1

80,325.8

[6] If the sum of the data below is inconsistent with the total, it is caused by rounding.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (continued)[7]– Prepared under IFRSs

RMB Million

September 30,

December 31,

2025

2024

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

7,746.5

7,025.5

Amounts due to related parties

7.9

15.3

Derivative financial instruments

2.9

202.0

Contract liabilities

2,565.7

2,251.0

Bank borrowings

5,282.1

1,278.6

Lease liabilities

179.9

224.2

Income tax payables

2,249.9

870.8

Convertible bonds

1,294.5

3,493.1

19,329.3

15,360.6

Liabilities directly associated with assets
     classified as held for sale

109.0

865.5

Total Current Liabilities

19,438.3

16,226.1

Non-current Liabilities

Bank borrowings

1,799.1

2,959.5

Deferred tax liabilities

433.7

522.4

Deferred income

929.9

985.6

Lease liabilities

532.7

546.6

Total Non-current Liabilities

3,695.4

5,014.1

Total Liabilities

23,133.6

21,240.2

Net Assets

71,472.5

59,085.6

Capital and Reserves

Share capital

2,965.7

2,888.0

Reserves

67,982.4

55,744.7

Equity attributable to owners of the Company

70,948.1

58,632.7

Non-controlling interests

524.4

452.9

Total Equity

71,472.5

59,085.6

[7] If the sum of the data below is inconsistent with the total, it is caused by rounding.

Adjusted Non-IFRS Net Profit Attributable to the Owners of the Company[8]

RMB Million

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company under CAS

3,514.6

2,293.1

12,075.5

6,532.9

GAAP difference[9]

(273.6)

Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company under IFRSs

3,514.6

2,293.1

11,801.9

6,532.9

Add:

      Share-based compensation expenses

249.9

79.4

426.3

244.4

      Issuance expenses of convertible bonds

8.7

28.4

      Foreign exchange related losses

100.0

629.8

548.0

658.7

      Amortization of acquired intangible assets from merger and
      acquisition

6.7

13.3

20.5

40.3

     Gains or losses from divestiture, restructuring and resource
     integration initiatives

88.4

228.3

Non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company

3,968.5

3,015.6

13,053.5

7,476.3

Add:

     Realized and unrealized losses(gains) from venture capital
     investments

254.4

(41.9)

(2,515.7)

(134.6)

     Realized and unrealized share of (gains)losses from joint ventures

(0.6)

(0.2)

(0.6)

4.0

Adjusted non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the
     Company

4,222.3

2,973.5

10,537.1

7,345.7

[8] If the sum of the data below is inconsistent with the total, it is caused by rounding.

[9] Due to differences in accounting treatment of long-term equity investments under IFRSs, it occurs GAAP difference of RMB(273.6) million for first three quarters of 2025.

About WuXi AppTec

WuXi AppTec is a trusted partner and contributor to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, providing R&D and manufacturing services that help advance healthcare innovation. With operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, we offer integrated, end-to-end services through our unique CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization) platform. We are privileged to work alongside nearly 6,000 partners across 30+ countries, supporting their efforts to bring breakthrough treatments to patients. Guided by our vision that every drug can be made and every disease can be treated, we are committed to advancing breakthroughs for patients—one collaboration at a time. Learn more at https://www.wuxiapptec.com.

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Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations

In accordance with the IFRSs, the Company has classified the operations for which equity sale agreements were signed or sales were completed during the first three quarters of 2025 or the comparison year as discontinued operations (“Discontinued Operations”). The remaining operations of the Company will continue to be reported as continuing operations (“Continuing Operations”).

Use of Non-IFRS and Adjusted Non-IFRS Financial Measures

We provide non-IFRS gross profit and non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, issuance expenses of convertible bonds, foreign exchange-related gains or losses, amortization of acquired intangible assets from merger and acquisition, gains or losses from divestiture, restructuring and resource integration initiatives, etc. We also provide adjusted non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company and earnings per share, which further exclude realized and unrealized gains or losses from our venture capital investments and joint ventures. Neither of the above is required by, or presented in accordance with IFRSs.

We believe that the adjusted financial measures used in this presentation are useful for understanding and assessing our core business performance and operating trends, and we believe that management and investors may benefit from referring to these adjusted financial measures in assessing our financial performance by eliminating the impact of certain unusual, non-recurring, non-cash and non-operating items that we do not consider indicative of the performance of our core business. Such non-IFRS financial measures, the management of the Company believes, is widely accepted and adopted in the industry the Company is operating in. However, the presentation of these adjusted non-IFRS financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRSs. You should not view adjusted results on a stand-alone basis or as a substitute for results under IFRSs, or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies.

Global Minds Unite to Drive the EV Revolution in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As the global shift towards electric mobility reaches a pivotal crossroads, breakthroughs in technology, infrastructure and sustainability are converging to create a landscape rich in both opportunities and challenges. To bring together global expertise and accelerate the transition, the 2025 International Forum on New Journey of Electric Vehicle Revolution was successfully held in Hong Kong today, hosted by The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians (GBAAA) and co-organised by the International Academicians Science and Technology Innovation Centre and the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The forum, themed “Strengthening Electrification & Advancing Intelligence,” brought together leading scholars, industry pioneers and policy experts from around the world. Discussions centred on three topics — Recent Advances in Electric Mobility, Powertrains, Batteries and Hydrogen, and Electric Vehicles’ Interaction with Power Grids and Clouds. The forum aims to advance from intelligent connected vehicles to intelligent transportation, smart cities, and ultimately an intelligent society — realising the vision that “Mobility is Freedom, Mobility is Happiness. “

At the opening of the forum, Professor Nancy IP, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chair of GBAAA, and President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, delivered the welcome remarks. She noted that Hong Kong exerts unique advantages in promoting electric vehicle technology and industrial collaboration across the Greater Bay Area, and even globally. Professor IP added that GBAAA is proud to provide this opportunity to strengthen electrification, advance intelligence, and build the integrated systems that will truly power the next chapter of the electric vehicle revolution.

In his opening remarks, Dr GE Ming, Acting Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, emphasised that although Hong Kong is not a traditional automotive hub, it has long contributed to advancing electric vehicles through research and innovation. The research teams continue to explore breakthroughs in battery technology, new energy, materials science, and intelligent systems—bringing Hong Kong’s ingenuity to the forefront of EV innovation.

Dr GE further noted that the electric vehicle revolution is a global endeavour — a complex, collaborative undertaking that calls for innovation across technology, policy, infrastructure, markets, and talent. As both an international innovation and technology centre and a leading international financial centre, Hong Kong is well positioned to serve as a bridge that foster collaboration among government, industry, academia, research, investment and applications. Hong Kong aims to help accelerate the new journey of the electric vehicle revolution and contribute to building a greener, smarter, and more sustainable future of mobility.

In his keynote address, Professor CHEN Xuedong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Vice President of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), remarked that new energy vehicles have become a shared global solution to climate change and sustainable development. He noted that China’s electric vehicle industry has made remarkable strides — expanding its market scale, advancing technological capabilities, and optimising its industrial ecosystem — all of which are injecting fresh momentum into global growth. Looking ahead, Professor CHEN said that CAST will continue to drive progress by formulating clear technological goals and roadmaps, fostering innovation zones for talent, and strengthening platforms for international collaboration. Through interdisciplinary and cross-sector cooperation, these initiatives aim to accelerate industrial innovation. He also expressed his hope that Hong Kong will leverage its institutional and geographical advantages to promote high-quality development of the electric vehicle industry.

At present, the global electric vehicle industry is undergoing a pivotal shift — from policy-driven growth to a dual engine powered by market forces and technological innovation. How to overcome the initial barriers of cost, range, and infrastructure, and move towards a deeper integration with energy, transportation, and urban systems, has become a shared challenge across the industry. Professor C.C. CHAN, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Co-Founder of GBAAA, Distinguished Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and widely known as the Father of Asian Electric Vehicles, delivered a keynote speech titled “New Journey of Electric Vehicle Revolution.” He outlined a scientific development paradigm of “Electrification + Intelligence + Connectivity,” calling for scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to collaborate closely and, through continued iteration, jointly seize the opportunities of industrial transformation. He further called for cross-sector partnerships and sustained innovation to drive smart mobility from technological breakthroughs to large-scale, citywide implementation. Professor CHAN also emphasised the need to strengthen international cooperation and secure a strategic position in the next phase of automotive evolution, fostering the healthy and sustainable growth of the global EV ecosystem.

The Forum featured a rich and wide-ranging agenda, bringing together distinguished speakers from academia, industry, and research institutions for keynote speeches and in-depth panel discussions. The impressive line-up of speakers included Mr Sean GREEN, President and CEO of BMW Group Region China; Mr YIN Tongyue, Chair of Chery Automobile; and senior executives from Chongqing Changan Automobile, Dongfeng Motor, and Geely Research Institute, representing the forefront of the automotive industry. From the academic community, Professor James L. KIRTLEY JR., Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dr Don TAN, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Vice President of IEEE , shared their insights. Also joining were renowned international experts such as Dr Kenji MORITA, Senior Expert of Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) and Dr Myron GRAW, Executive Director of Intelligent Production Systems, INC Innovation Centre, who contributed global perspectives on the evolution of electric mobility.

In his closing remarks, Professor Jin-Guang TENG, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice Chair of GBAAA of Academicians, and President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, summarised the key takeaways of the day’s discussions. He noted that, in the face of climate change and global carbon reduction goals, electrification and smart mobility present significant opportunities for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. While Hong Kong boasts world-class research capabilities and access to international capital, there remains a pressing need to strengthen the connection between research, technology transfer, and industrialisation. Leveraging the innovation and technology platforms in the Northern Metropolis, he suggested, could accelerate this process. Professor TENG also called for broader collaboration and greater alignment of standards across sectors to foster a globally connected ecosystem for green and intelligent mobility.

The successful convening of the 2025 International Forum on New Journey of Electric Vehicle Revolution marks a significant milestone in the global industry’s journey towards “Strengthening Electrification & Advancing Intelligence.” GBAAA will continue to leverage its strengths in scientific research and Hong Kong’s international connectivity to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. At the same time, it will promote science education and public engagement in innovation, supporting collaborative innovation and technology development across the Greater Bay Area. Through these efforts, GBAAA aims to help Hong Kong and the wider region advance towards becoming a world-class innovation and technology centre, contributing to the nation’s scientific and technological progress.

Deep-Rooted in Community Caring for a Decade “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” Debuts on Campus

Inaugural “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care” Graduation Ceremony Students Showcase Their Learning Outcomes


HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 October 2025 – Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited (“Beijing Tong Ren Tang”) (3613.HK) yesterday hosted the 10th anniversary retrospective exhibition of its “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” community health activity at its Tai Po Production and R&D Base. Over the past decade, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has consistently promoted stroke prevention awareness in communities, uniting diverse sectors through innovative activities to spread traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture and knowledge. Marking this 10th anniversary milestone, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has further stepped into schools this year, integrating culture with technology to pass on TCM and foster a future health community grounded in traditional wisdom. Through theoretical classes and interactive practices, it gradually builds sustainable community health mobilization while promoting the TCM concept of “Preemptive Health Practices.” This enhances Hong Kong citizens’ healthcare awareness and contributes TCM’s strengths to society’s overall health.

Students from the inaugural Beijing Tong Ren Tang “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care” attended the graduation ceremony and were awarded certificates of appreciation, officially becoming "Hong Kong Student Ambassadors for Chinese Medicine and Health Care." They pledged to continue actively promoting traditional Chinese medicine health culture in the future.
Students from the inaugural Beijing Tong Ren Tang “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care” attended the graduation ceremony and were awarded certificates of appreciation, officially becoming “Hong Kong Student Ambassadors for Chinese Medicine and Health Care.” They pledged to continue actively promoting traditional Chinese medicine health culture in the future.

New Programme Cultivates the Next Generation of TCM Ambassadors
As a key project of this year’s “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign,” Beijing Tong Ren Tang launched the inaugural “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care,” fully supported by China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited (“China Mobile Hong Kong”) through its education brand “Edubile”, bringing the “Tong Ren Smart Green Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Course” to Hong Kong campuses. Since its launch in March this year, the programme has attracted over 50 students from Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School, Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College, Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si Primary School, S.K.H. Tin Shui Wai Ling Oi Primary School, and Yaumati Catholic Primary School. Through the course, students systematically learn traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, herbal planting techniques, and the development and application of modern Chinese medicine. In response to “World Stroke Day,” the participating students held a graduation ceremony yesterday at the Tai Po Production and R&D Base, sharing their learning outcomes and community service insights over the past few months.

Distinguished guests pose for a group photo at the celebration ceremony, including: Mr. Tsang Yok Sing, Independent Non-Executive Director, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. (middle), Mr. Yan Han, Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. (8th from left), Mr. Zeng Shendian, Vice President of Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (7th from right) and Mr. Carl Su, Director of Cloud Products, China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited (7th from left) celebrating the successful holding of the 10th “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” series of activities, practicing the concept of “Inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inspiring a Smarter Future.”
Distinguished guests pose for a group photo at the celebration ceremony, including: Mr. Tsang Yok Sing, Independent Non-Executive Director, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. (middle), Mr. Yan Han, Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. (8th from left), Mr. Zeng Shendian, Vice President of Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (7th from right) and Mr. Carl Su, Director of Cloud Products, China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited (7th from left) celebrating the successful holding of the 10th “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” series of activities, practicing the concept of “Inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inspiring a Smarter Future.”

Over the past few months, students not only learned to plant herbs firsthand but also utilized the 5G+AIoT technology provided by Edubile to observe, record, and analyze plant growth data, effectively cultivating a scientific research spirit and innovative thinking. Throughout the programme, they visited Beijing Tong Ren Tang’s Tai Po Production and R&D Base, toured the Beijing Tong Ren Tang Cultural Museum and production lines, and visited China Mobile Hong Kong’s 5G Lab for hands-on experiences, engaging with traditional Chinese medicine experts and technology specialists. The programme has effectively and comprehensively deepened students’ understanding of the integration of the traditional Chinese medicine industry with technology. In off-campus visits and practical activities, students personally experienced the intangible cultural heritage pill-rolling technique, from material preparation to forming honey pills—each step required precise control of force and technique—allowing students to appreciate the craftsmanship and unique charm of traditional skills. Additionally, students learned about the practical benefits of traditional Chinese herbal sachets and specially made them to bring into the community. There, they joined stroke prevention health lectures, gifted the sachets to the elderly, and disseminated stroke prevention knowledge, truly putting into practice the programme’s concept of “Inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inspiring a Smarter Future.”

The Inaugural Beijing Tong Ren Tang “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care” concluded successfully.
The Inaugural Beijing Tong Ren Tang “Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care” concluded successfully.

Mr. Tsang Yok-sing, Independent Non-Executive Director of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited, said: “In traditional concepts, milestone years—every five and ten—are big occasions. ‘Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign’ community health initiative has reached its tenth year. I sincerely congratulate them on their unwavering commitment over the decade, finding new directions through exploration and truly taking root in Hong Kong communities. Today is also the graduation ceremony for the ‘Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care,’ where students have opened their eyes to traditional Chinese medicine culture through learning, which is highly meaningful. By collaborating with Edubile, Beijing Tong Ren Tang is helping young people understand traditional Chinese medicine, herbs, and advanced technology—this is the action of a responsible enterprise. Inspire a spark of curiosity now, and tomorrow’s leaders will shine on their own.”

Mr. Yan Han, Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited, said: “Beijing Tong Ren Tang is rooted in Hong Kong and concerned with citizens’ health, adhering to the original aspiration of ‘Nurturing Kindness and Virtue, Preserving Tranquility and Wellness,’ and earnestly fulfilling corporate social responsibility to give back to the broad support and trust of citizens. Over the past decade, we have continuously hosted the ‘Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign’ series of activities, extending from high-risk groups, vulnerable populations, and silver-haired communities to enterprises, workplaces, and youth in academia, connecting communities through diverse interactions and actively promoting the traditional Chinese medicine concept of ‘preventive treatment of disease,’ with cumulative investment exceeding 10,000 hours and generating over five million engagements. This year, we entered schools and jointly launched the inaugural ‘Hong Kong Student Ambassador Programme for Chinese Medicine and Health Care’ with China Mobile Hong Kong, combining traditional Chinese medicine cultural education with innovative technology practices, allowing students to deeply appreciate the craftsmanship of traditional Chinese medicine—this is a concrete action that embodies our concept of ‘Inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inspiring a Smarter Future.’ and we also hope this programme can set a successful example in the education sector. Looking ahead, we will focus on nurturing young students, actively promoting traditional medicine cultural education programmes, deeply cultivating the soil of traditional Chinese medicine culture, while helping enhance Hong Kong citizens’ healthcare awareness through integrated, everyday promotion models, contributing the strengths of traditional Chinese medicine to the overall health of Hong Kong society.”

At the graduation ceremony, students actively shared their learning experiences, including how to apply traditional Chinese medicine knowledge in daily life and how technological practices help cultivate environmental awareness and interdisciplinary thinking. A student from Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si Primary School said that the off-campus visit to the Beijing Tong Ren Tang Cultural Museum and the hands-on pill‑rolling experience had opened their eyes. They had originally thought pill rolling looked easy, but when they tried it themselves, they realised it was difficult to master the force and technique and that they still needed to learn from the master. They added that they were truly grateful to the master for patiently teaching traditional skills and that the programme had taken them on a precious journey into traditional Chinese medicine culture.

Another student from Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College said that the programme had not only taught them herbal cultivation and 5G technology applications but had also encouraged them to serve the community, broadening their horizons and enhancing their innovative thinking and sense of social responsibility. A student from S.K.H. Tin Shui Wai Ling Oi Primary School also said that planting herbs and visiting the 5G lab had helped them understand how technology supports the development of traditional Chinese medicine, and that they would continue to promote this knowledge to help more people prevent strokes.

Students who completed the course were awarded certificates of appreciation and officially became “Hong Kong Student Ambassadors for Chinese Medicine and Health Care,” committing to actively promote traditional Chinese medicine health culture in the future.

Entering Workplaces and Communities to Build Multi-Level Prevention Networks
In addition to nurturing a new force in traditional Chinese medicine culture, this year’s “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” also moved into workplaces and continued to support elderly communities, providing tailored health support for people of different ages and lifestyles. For office workers, Beijing Tong Ren Tang collaborated with a number of enterprises to hold occupational health lectures, with Chinese medicine practitioners explaining stroke prevention knowledge, accompanied by Ba Duan Jin demonstrations and acupoint health guidance, along with on-site interactions and distribution of “Tong Ren Care Packages,” bringing practical workplace wellness and stroke prevention knowledge to offices. For the elderly, activities took place in community centers, combining health lectures, free clinics, herbal sachet workshops, and Ba Duan Jin exercises, with student ambassadors interacting with “Bronze Boy” to promote intergenerational harmony and comprehensively strengthen community stroke prevention mobilization.

A Decade of Caring: Linking Communities for Healthy Living

Yesterday, distinguished guests, teachers, and students also visited the “Tong Ren Tang Stroke Prevention Campaign” 10th anniversary retrospective exhibition, looking back together at the major milestones, wonderful moments, and community health achievements over the past decade. Over ten years, the initiative has cumulatively invested over 10,000 hours and generating over five million engagements. Even during the pandemic, the activities never stopped and distributed nearly 10,000 “Tong Ren Care Packages” to community elderly and those in need. In addition, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has continuously held stroke prevention health lectures and free clinics, conveying the traditional Chinese medicine concept of “Preemptive Health Practices” and key stroke prevention knowledge to citizens in lively and simple ways. Innovative activity formats include: creating the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Ba Duan Jin Learning Class,” launching the first stroke prevention traditional Chinese medicine mobile free clinic promotion vehicle, producing the “Care. Act in Time” microfilm and educational short films, organizing the “Walk with heart, Walk with love” and a children’s large-scale love mural co-creation activity, launching “Free Tram Day” to integrate health messages into everyday city life. At the same time, the “Tong Ren Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Regimen and Culture Exhibition” was established at Ngong Ping Village, and the “Tong Ren Healthy” traditional Chinese medicine culture carnival and “Tong Ren A-Maze-ing Health Tips” mall activities were held, consistently and effectively spreading care, popularizing traditional Chinese medicine culture and wellness knowledge, and deepening public awareness of the importance of stroke prevention.

From now until 31 October 2025, customers shall enjoy a buy-2-get-1-free offer upon purchase of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Sporoderm-Broken Ganoderma Lucidum Spores Powder Capsules (90 capsules) or Tong Ren Tang Ganoderma Lucidum Vitality Capsules (90 capsules); enjoy 24% off upon purchase of Lingzhi Jianghuang Fufang Huoxue Anshen Capsules, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Sporoderm-Broken Ganoderma Lucidum Spores Powder Capsules (48 capsules), Ginseng-Antrodia Camphorata Capsule, Schisandra-Antrodia Camphorata Capsule, Cranberry Collagen Prebiotics, Reviving Prebiotics, Rhodiola Rosea Capsules, Blueberry Rhodiola Capsules, Marine Collagen Peptides, or Ultra-Fine Pearl Powder at designated Beijing Tong Ren Tang stores. The above discounts are based on standard price.

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About Beijing Tong Ren Tang

Tong Ren Tang was founded in 1669, and has a history of 356 years. The company has always adhered to its corporate motto of “No compromise on cost and labour despite the complexity of processing herbal medicine. No compromise on quality and standard despite the scarcity of medicine ingredients.” This commitment has led Beijing Tong Ren Tang to steady development, lasting through every generation, achieving excellence, and becoming a national treasure while expanding globally.

At the same time, Beijing Tong Ren Tang has taken on the mission of promoting traditional Chinese medicine culture, actively participating in domestic and international traditional Chinese medicine promotion activities, facilitating cultural exchanges around the world, and striving to expand the international influence of traditional Chinese medicine. To date, it has been operating over 160 retail branches in 26 countries and regions overseas, making it one of the most recognized traditional Chinese medicine brands internationally.

About Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Company Limited

In 2004, Tong Ren Tang expanded its operations overseas by establishing Beijing Tong Ren Tong Chinese Medicine Company Limited in Hong Kong. Ahering to the corporate belief of “Nurturing kindness and virture, Preserving tranquility and wellness”, and with the mission of “Healthy Life, Globally Choice”, the company is based in Hong Kong while strategically positioning itself worldwide. It carries the mission of promoting traditional Chinese medicine culture outside mainland China. By employing a model that integrates medical services with medicine and emphasizes cultural outreach, the company is driving forward the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine. (Beijing Tong Ren Tong Chinese Medicine Company Limited website:

Hong Kong Tourism Board Remixes Business Events with World-Class Gastronomy at Wine & Dine Festival

Blending mega events appeal with business opportunities and MICE visitors are invited to top-class wine-pairing experiences; in tandem, the HKTB launches new products to drive high-yield MICE tourism.


HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 October 2025 – The annual flagship “Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival” returns this year (23-26 October) with the vibrant theme “REMIX. BEST OF ALL WORLDS.” The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) took the opportunity to solidify Hong Kong’s reputation as a world-class epicurean capital and premier destination for business and leisure.

Hong Kong Top Travel Agent Awards Celebration & Gala Dinner 2025
Hong Kong Top Travel Agent Awards Celebration & Gala Dinner 2025

The HKTB unveiled a series of strategic initiatives designed to engage high-yield visitors, and invited convention and exhibition visitors and travel agents from nine strategic markets to join in the festival. An exclusive sommelier wine-pairing private tour was arranged and an annual top agent award gala dinner was hosted to drive high-yield tourism and maximise the impact of mega events.

Along with the mega experience enhancement, the HKTB captured the opportunity to launch new incentive products in the “Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0: New Discovery Product Update” on 24 October at Ocean Park Marriott Hotel, to drive high-yield MICE tourism.

MICE Meets Gastronomy: Top Agents Celebrate with Master Chefs’ Tasting Menu at Gala Dinner

The HKTB hosted over 80 top-tier travel agents from nine short-haul markets – Chinese Mainland, India, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and The Philippines for a familiarisation trip from 22 October to 27 October, offering them a taste of the new incentive products in town, as well as recognising their achievements in bringing incentive groups to Hong Kong for the past year.

To celebrate their success, the HKTB hosted the prestigious “Toast to Success: Hong Kong Top Travel Agents Celebration & Gala Dinner”, where guests savoured an exquisite Cantonese dinner crafted by five master chefs, while being recognised for their roles in promoting Hong Kong. This underscored the city’s dual appeal as a global gastronomic hub and MICE powerhouse.

Guests enjoy an exquisite Cantonese dinner
Guests enjoy an exquisite Cantonese dinner
Masterfully crafted dish by acclaimed chef
Masterfully crafted dish by acclaimed chef
Performance by musicians at the Gala Dinner
Performance by musicians at the Gala Dinner

Jennifer Ma, Executive President of Grand China MICE Holdings Co. Ltd., remarked that corporate groups from Chinese Mainland place particular importance on food, making the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival highly attractive to them. Participants can enjoy wine, and the format of the event allows them to deeply experience a sense of integration with local Hong Kong life. It also offers a cultural experience that blends East and West. “This kind of opportunity is especially popular among many young people in Chinese enterprises”, she noted. Additionally, she mentioned that the upgraded Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 together with its new ‘Empowerment’ theme and HKTB’s curated familiarisation trip in Hong Kong provided insights into many new tourism resources, such as events and venues, which will help Chinese Mainland enterprises better plan future MICE travel activities to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0: New Discovery Product Updates to Refresh Appeal

Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 trade briefing
Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 trade briefing

Coinciding with the Festival, HKTB unveiled the upgraded “Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0: New Discovery” on 24 October at a gathering of close to 300 agents and industry partners. Expanding on the first edition’s success, Playbook 2.0 delivers 200+ fresh experiences, from fencing workshops and billiard masterclasses to tours of grand auction houses, iconic movie sets and traditional Chinese temples, immersing MICE travellers in Hong Kong’s vibrant culture. Two new themes —Cruise and Empowerment— have been added to broaden itinerary possibilities, blending team-building thrills with personal enrichment and taking the excitement to the sea, ensuring both professional growth and unforgettable moments in Victoria Harbour. Some of the ideas were curated for a sneak peek during the mega familiarisation trip from 22-27 October.

Anthony Lau, Executive Director of the HKTB, delivers opening remarks
Anthony Lau, Executive Director of the HKTB, delivers opening remarks
Distinguished guests enjoy the Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 trade briefing
Distinguished guests enjoy the Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 trade briefing
Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0
Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0

Ornnichcha Chomraka of Bonus Travel, Thailand said that the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, held in late October, coincides with public holidays in Thailand, making it an ideal time for Thai food lovers to visit Hong Kong and enjoy the experience. She also observed a growing interest among companies in cruise tourism products. Many cruises operating out of Hong Kong include itineraries that visit other countries and regions, which helps her company expand and enrich its MICE travel offerings — for example, combining a two-day Hong Kong land itinerary with a cruise voyage.

Convention and Exhibitions Visitors Staying Longer for Wine & Dine Thrills

To highlight the city’s seamless integration of business events and leisure experiences, the HKTB invited thousands of conventions and exhibition visitors from six business events to join the Festival 2025. The events spanned five key sectors – Legal Services, Aviation, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Trade. The allure of the vibrant Wine & Dine Festival encouraged overseas participants to prolong their stay, in order to explore and experience Hong Kong fully.

Thematic website of “Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0”: https://www.hkincentiveplaybook.com
Thematic video of “Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 – New Discovery” (English version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rOJSZTD5Y
Thematic video of “Hong Kong Incentive Playbook 2.0 – New Discovery” (Simplified Chinese version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFag1XULpHQ

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Global Times: Turning institutional strength into driver of development

BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As profound global changes unseen in a century roll on, China remains resolute in managing its own affairs well and expanding high-level opening-up. Guided by the new development philosophy, the country pursues high-quality development and creates new opportunities for the world.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China’s GDP has successively surpassed the 110-trillion-yuan ($15.4 trillion), 120-trillion-yuan, and 130-trillion-yuan marks. It is projected to reach 140 trillion yuan in 2025, with a five-year growth increment exceeding 35 trillion yuan, maintaining a contribution rate of about 30 percent to global economic growth and serving as a “certainty oasis.” 

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, pointed out: “In the face of new developments and tasks, we must further deepen reform comprehensively to continue refining institutions and mechanisms in various sectors, so as to help consolidate foundations, leverage strengths, and shore up areas of weakness. This will enable us to better translate our country’s institutional strengths into effective governance.” 

From a global perspective, China’s “scenery is uniquely beautiful,” demonstrating that under the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, it adheres to a people-centered development philosophy and gives full play to its institutional strength like mobilizing resources for major undertakings, carrying through a blueprint to the end, and ensuring the whole country works together – the profound historical, theoretical, and practical logic at play.

‘Carry through a blueprint to the end’

On October 9, China Huaneng Group Co and China National Chemical Corporation (CNCC), the first batch of centrally administrated enterprises relocated to Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province, officially moved to the area. Settling into their new home in the area, Yang Gaomin, an employee at CNCC, feels a sense of fulfillment in life: parks are just a short walk from home, the bus ride to work takes only 10 minutes, and “skyscrapers are rising everywhere, shops are bustling, and the city is brimming with vitality.” 

Starting from scratch, the “city of the future” has risen from the ground – a vivid embodiment of the principle of “carrying through a blueprint to the end.”

The key to running China’s affairs well lies in the Party. The centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for carrying out economic work well. At critical junctures, it promptly assesses situations and makes decisions, ensuring the Chinese economy navigates the challenges steadily and sails toward prosperity. This has become the broadest consensus of the Party. 

The scientific formulation and consistent implementation of the five-year plans stand as an important piece of experience in the CPC approach to governing the country. It’s also significantly representing the political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Five-year plans are not unique to China, nor did China invent them, yet China alone persists in their successive formulation and implementation. They have become a hallmark of China’s socialist modernization drive, deeply embedded in its socialist system.  

While some countries suffer from shortsighted macroeconomic policies and frequent flip-flops, the Party, through five-year plans as a governance approach, has propelled economic, technological, and comprehensive national strength, as well as people’s living standards, to new heights, ushering in a new era of Chinese modernization. 

From a global perspective, one conclusion grows ever clearer: Under the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, China’s consistent development blueprint—with stable expectations, clear pathways, and an open stance—has achieved simultaneous advances in economic scale and quality, providing crucial support for the global economy to navigate uncertainty. 

‘Mobilizing resources for major undertakings’

In the Yangtze River Delta, along both sides of the G60 Expressway, new factories stretch endlessly. Evolving from a single highway into a sci-tech innovation corridor, the delta’s “G60 Hi-tech Corridor” tells a vivid story of innovation. 

Today, the factory clusters along the G60 Expressway are no longer isolated production spaces but integrated chains linking R&D, manufacturing, logistics, and services. The nine cities have joined forces, painting a grand picture of a “sci-tech economy.” By 2024, the nine cities’ combined economic output reached 9 trillion yuan, contributing nearly 2.2 percent to global manufacturing value added, based on manufacturing estimates. 

The shining innovative light of the corridor is a vivid snapshot of fully leveraging the advantages of the new system for pooling resources nationwide to expedite high-level sci-tech self-reliance.

Mobilizing resources ensures focus on priorities – from refining modern industrial systems and tackling major sci-tech projects to building national megaprojects and advancing green development. Since the new era began, we have adhered to coordinating an efficient market and an effective government, effectively organizing endeavors and initiatives, and guided high-quality development to new levels with the new development philosophy. 

Mobilizing resources enables breakthroughs. Since the new era, China has achieved major original breakthroughs in fields like quantum technology, life sciences, materials science, and space science, driving historic accomplishments and transformations in sci-tech. 

On a global scale, China’s institutional strengths in coordinating an efficient market and an effective government and mobilizing resources for major undertakings stand out even more. While some countries remain mired in policy shortsightedness and flip-flops under multiparty systems, China ensures that the whole country works together, mobilizing all sectors’ enthusiasm and steadily advancing along the right path. 

From a global perspective, one conclusion grows ever clearer: By working as one nation and dynamically leveraging the institutional strength of mobilizing resources for major tasks, China mobilizes all sectors’ enthusiasm, propelling its economic ship to brave winds and waves while sailing steadily ahead. 

Modernization of peaceful development

In the golden autumn, across Yan’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and its over 3 million mu of orchards, red apples hang sweetly and crisp. A single apple embodies the original aspiration to serve the people, reflecting the struggles of the new era. 

Yan’an was once a deeply impoverished area. When the bugle for the battle against poverty sounded, the apple industry took the lead. Under a series of policy supports, a single apple has linked a complete “people-enriching industry chain,” creating jobs for over 1 million people and benefiting 800,000 farmers. 

General Secretary Xi once pointed out: ” we must always place the people front and center, respond promptly and effectively to public needs and concerns, and work hard to deliver solid results concerning people’s lives, thereby constantly improving people’s living standards and ensuring that more benefits of modernization are shared among all the people in a more equitable way.”

While some countries grapple with rampant gun violence, racial discrimination, and even fail to ensure basic social stability, China steadfastly upholds “reform for people’s well-being and opening-up for common prosperity” as its value compass, delivering a distinctive response. 

Since the new era, over 2,000 reform plans have placed “people” front and center: healthcare reforms have driven centralized drug procurement to lower prices and curb runaway medical costs; education reforms have advanced integrated urban-rural compulsory education for more equitable high-quality resources; pension service reforms have expanded inclusive supply to address aging society needs.

By advancing a community with a shared future for mankind and proposing four global initiatives, encompassing global development, security, civilization and governance, China demonstrates its responsibility as a major country through concrete actions. In agriculture, it aids developing nations in boosting grain yields via tech cooperation and shares poverty alleviation experience; in energy, its photovoltaic and wind power technologies are exported to multiple countries, facilitating local energy transitions. This “teaching to fish” approach not only elevates development levels in those nations but also creates jobs and improves livelihoods. 

From a global perspective, one conclusion grows ever clearer: Development is for the people and by the people and that its fruits are shared by the people. China steadfastly upholds a people-centered development philosophy, standing firmly on the right side of history and human civilization’s progress. It advances a world of lasting peace, universal security, shared prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and clean beauty, following the righteous path of humanity. 

China’s practice proves: Socialism with Chinese characteristics is vibrant and full of vitality, anchoring its course with scientific blueprints, igniting momentum through reform and opening-up, and taking improving people’s lives and well-being as the starting and ending point of development.

This system excels at both stimulating endogenous drive and integrating global resources; it emphasizes continuity in strategic planning while sustaining innovative vitality in keeping with the times. This is not only the solid foundation for China’s high-quality development but also a major contribution to the progress of human civilization. 

WePlay x Care Bears Halloween Carnival Party Officially Kicks Off!

TAIPEI, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As Halloween night falls, WePlay teams up with the globally beloved IP Care Bears™ to launch a heartwarming and magical “Halloween Carnival Party”! More than just a festive celebration, this collaboration marks a cross-dimensional encounter filled with love and joy. WePlay’s mascot Will invites everyone to join the adorable Care Bears, unlock the magic within, chase away sadness, and ignite the warmth of this autumn season!

WePlay x Care Bears Halloween Carnival Party
WePlay x Care Bears Halloween Carnival Party

Event Highlights: Exclusive Rewards & Limited-Time Items

From October 24 to November 5, WePlay’s Halloween Carnival Party event brings a series of exciting themed activities, including:

  • Special Top-up Offers: Enjoy multiple recharge rewards and experience seamless fun across games and social interactions.
  • New Care Bears-Themed Virtual Gifts: Adorable and heartwarming gifts inspired by Care Bears are now available—share kindness, encouragement, and positivity!
  • Limited Edition Skins: Combining Halloween mischief with the signature cuteness of Care Bears.

Why We Gather: A New Story for This Halloween

“Inside everyone lives a little magician who can chase away sadness.”

Since the 1980s, Care Bears have carried a timeless message of love, courage, hope, and care, symbolized by the unique “belly badges” on each bear. In WePlay’s virtual celebration, this warmth comes to life once again—players will join the Care Bears to overcome negativity, enjoy interactive games, make new friends, and rediscover the simple joy of play.

About WePlay: Making the World More Fun Through Connection

As a flagship product under WeJoy, headquartered in Singapore, WePlay blends gaming and social interaction to create an engaging entertainment space for young people aged 18–25. With a variety of interactive games such as Space Werewolf, Guess My Drawing, and Mic Grab, WePlay helps users meet new friends effortlessly while having fun.

Currently, WePlay continues to top the App Store and Google Play free charts across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan, becoming one of the most popular platforms for social gaming among young users. This collaboration with Care Bears follows previous partnerships with well-known IPs such as BugCat Capoo and Chibi Maruko-chan, marking another major step in WePlay’s ongoing effort to expand global IP collaborations and enrich its social ecosystem.

Contact: qipeinan@wejoysg.com
Website: https://weplayapp.com/

East Timor Formally Joins ASEAN as 11th Member

East Timor Formally Joins ASEAN as 11th Member
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) poses with other heads of state during the opening ceremony of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on 26 October, after 14 years of campaigning.

Visionary Holdings Inc. Receives Nasdaq Notification Regarding Delayed Form 20-F Filing

TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Visionary Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GV) (“Visionary” or the “Company”), a private education service provider integrating technology and innovation, today announced that on August 5, 2025, it received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to its delay in filing its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (the “Form 20-F”).

The Nasdaq letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In accordance with Nasdaq rules, the Company was provided 60 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. The Company submitted its compliance plan on October 6, 2025, and is awaiting Nasdaq’s review.

Visionary is working diligently with its independent auditor to complete the audit process and file the Form 20-F as promptly as possible. The Company remains committed to full compliance with its reporting obligations and to maintaining its listing on Nasdaq.

About Visionary Holdings Inc.

Visionary Holdings Inc. is a private education service provider headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Company operates through its subsidiaries in the private and public education sectors, delivering quality academic programs supported by technology-driven platforms to both local and international students.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to the Company’s plans to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements and the anticipated timing of its SEC filings. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.