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Bybit Introduces a New Era of Hassle-Free Crypto Lending

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Media OutReach – 2 May 2023 – Bybit, the third most visited crypto exchange in the world, has announced the launch of its new lending service: Bybit Lending. This cutting-edge product lets users earn high-interest payouts on their idle crypto assets.

Bybit Lending offers a high APR, making it a convenient and lucrative way for users to earn passive income. Interest is paid hourly and users can deposit and redeem their funds anytime, allowing them to make the most of market fluctuations. The product also benefits from Bybit’s state-of-the-art risk management systems, ensuring users’ assets are secured throughout the lending process.

By following four straightforward steps, users can embark on their lending journey with Bybit via the website or Bybit App version 4.16, making the lending product accessible for new and experienced clients alike. Lenders simply contribute their idle crypto assets to a pool to earn interest payouts.

Borrowers can utilize loans for multiple earning strategies, such as trading Bybit’s perpetual contracts or capturing a spread using Bybit Earn. All borrowers will post collateral greater than/equal to the loan amount to ensure the safety of lenders’ capital.

Bybit Lending is an intermediary, bridging the gap between borrowers and lenders in the crypto environment. And with Bybit’s enhanced KYC, AML, and proof of reserves, the process is as transparent as it is seamless.

“At Bybit, we believe in offering our users multiple avenues to generate passive income,” said Ben Zhou, co-founder, and CEO. “Bybit Lending allows users to utilize strategies such as borrowing from liquidity providers, carry trading, and taking advantage of high APR, giving our users various new options to grow their wealth.”

“By offering attractive returns on idle cryptocurrencies, we are again bringing next-level opportunities to our users in the area of capital efficiency,” said Zhou. “This is another step on our mission to making the world of Web3 more accessible and uncomplicated.”

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About Bybit

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One’s reigning Constructors’ and Drivers’ champions, the Oracle Red Bull Racing team, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Made in Brazil (MIBR), and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) team Borussia Dortmund.

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Liverpool FC partner with All Star Partners for official retail partnership in China

LIVERPOOL, UK – Media OutReach – 2 May 2023 – Liverpool FC are pleased to announce a new official retail partnership with All Star Partners (ASP) in China.

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All Star Partners are a leading sports and e-commerce retail company in China, focussing on sports licensing, merchandising and retail for top global sports clubs and organisations. Their mission is to help and support brands to get involved in the booming Chinese market.

Working together, this new partnership will bring Chinese fans closer to the Reds with easier access to official retail merchandise via digital ecommerce marketplaces on the Tmall, Douyin and JD platforms.

This partnership will support LFC’s ambitions for growth in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The club will collaborate with ASP on product development, market expansion, e-commerce development and growing the LFC fanbase in the market.

LFC already has a wide fan base in China linked to the 1989-90 season where local TV channels aired the highlights of the FA Cup final attracting Chinese fans to the club. The decades of support have continued to expand and the new e-commerce shop-in-shop will combine LFC’s glory and history to the Chinese vibrant consumer market.

Mike Cox, Senior Vice President Merchandising at Liverpool FC, said, “This is a huge moment for LFC to have a new official retail partner in China, and to do this working alongside ASP. Together we can be closer to our Chinese supporters who now have easier access to official club merchandise.

“This partnership is helping to further grow our digital global retail business. We’re looking forward to seeing what we can bring to the Chinese supporters and make them feel a part of the LFC family”.

Luo Bin, CEO of ASP, said: “For us, it’s a great honor to be an official retail partner of Liverpool FC in China. The Liverpool spirit of unity inspired generations of Chinese fans, many of them can even sing the song ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. So, we believe they deserve the best.

“We will bring them more and more great LFC official products, and make sure they will have shopping experiences better than ever. We are very confident that the Reds lifestyle and spirit will keep inspiring more fans in China.”

A collection of LFC label product will be available at launch, with LFC x Nike product to follow later in the month.

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Liverpool Football Club

  • Founded in 1892, Liverpool FC is one of the world’s most historic and famous football clubs, having won 19 League Titles, including the Premier League, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups, six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four European Super Cups and 15 Charity Shields.
  • As a socially responsible Club, Liverpool FC is proud of its heritage and plays a proactive role in its communities through its official charity, Liverpool FC Foundation, which aims to create life changing opportunities for children and young people in Merseyside and beyond, and the Red Neighbours programme, which creates events and experiences specifically aimed at improving the lives of those living in and around the Anfield area (L4, L5 and L6).

Eight Passengers Killed, Over 20 Injured in Bolikhamxay Collision

Rescue volunteers attempted to remove the passengers in the truck from the collision with a passenger bus. ( Photo : Sebastien Perret).

A collision between a bus and a truck claimed the lives of eight passengers on Monday in Thapabath District, Bolikhamxay Province. 

Enter The Multiverse of Artist Santu Song

Renowned Chinese Contemporary Artist Stages First Open-To-Public Exhibition At ION Art Featuring Digital Art, NFTs & Official Santu Web3 Club

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 May 2023 – For the first time in Singapore, contemporary artist Santu Song, one of China’s most celebrated artistic personalities of our generation, presents her digital artworks, NFTs and her official Santu Web3 Club, in an immersive exhibition at ION Art, entitles Santu’s Multiverse.

Santu’s Multiverse will be held from the 3rd to 12th of May 2023 at ION Art, Level 4, ION Orchard

Santu’s Multiverse will be held from the 3rd to 12th of May 2023 at ION Art, Level 4, ION Orchard

In the Santu’s Multiverse art exhibition, the artist juxtaposes nature, spirituality, and humanity with technology, presenting her bright, cheery creations in a different light, propagating the flourishing of human existence and experiences through her contemporary artworks that are inherently numinous and profoundly rooted in shamanism and otherworldly mysteries of the Universe, evident in her artworks in the form of their totem-like configurations, colours and the liberal use of symbols like ‘eyes’, which reflects the viewers’ souls, and gigantic ‘blossoms’ that represent feminine beauty, strength and unity, while revealing the might of Mother Nature in a digitised world.

Her creations, though cheerfully presented, call into question the significance of digitisation in human flourishing, which is the purest of all human endeavours, and the purpose of a well-lived life, our place in the larger scheme of things.

Best known for her large floral art installations throughout China, the contemporary artist propagates the flourishing of human existence and experiences through her contemporary artworks that are inherently numinous and profoundly rooted in shamanism and otherworldly mysteries of the Universe, evident in her artworks in the form of their totem-like configurations, colours and the liberal use of symbols like ‘eyes’, which reflects the viewers’ souls, and gigantic ‘blossoms’ that represent feminine beauty, strength and unity, and revealing the might of Mother Nature.

Santu has often been likened by the Chinese media to Pablo Picasso, who happens to be one of Santu’s favourite artists, and was hailed as the “Female Picasso of the New Era”. She often draws on inspiration from a particular quote by the Father of Cubism – “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls” – and believes that it is in the Arts that humanity confides, to express lament, faith, and hope, especially in perilous times of war and uncertainties.

Born and raised in Shanghai, Santu was accepted by the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London at the tender age of 15. She continued her education in the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she pursued a Master’s degree in Filmmaking.

Over the years, she has exhibited her artworks in several international art shows, including Art Basel and SCOPE International Contemporary Art Show in Miami, and in several private shows in London, and she was commissioned by corporations and luxury brands, such as K11 Art Mall in Beijing, Shanghai W Hotel, Montblanc and Cadillac to create large, installation artworks for public spaces and events.

Her well-loved works have been hailed as ‘neoteric’ and her message ‘progressive’ and ‘visionary’ by many, and she now hopes to bring her art and vision to an even wider audience in Europe, America and the rest of Asia, through collaborations, exclusive showcases, and commission works by internationally renowned brands such as Dolce & Gabbana.

The Santu Web3 Club is powered by Supercharge, a groundbreaking platform that merges gamification, rewards, and community ownership with the power of web 3 technology, specially crafted to enable communities and businesses to unlock their full potential and establish enduring relationships with their members. Powered by AI, DAO and gamification tools that leverage web 3 technology for an unparalleled experience, Supercharge is poised to revolutionise the brand community and amplify customer loyalty.

Santu Song invites you to delve into her arcane world that is filled with a myriad of otherworldly sensory and existential perceptions, and emblematic denotations – while humankind attempts to coalesce, and perhaps even reconcile, beliefs with futuristic technology

Santu’s Multiverse will be held from 3rd to 12th of May 2023 at ION Art, Level 4, ION Orchard, No 2 Orchard Turn, Singapore 238801, and is open to public daily. Visitors to Santu’s Multiverse will receive an original NFT by the artist.

Please check the official event website for timings as the exhibition may be closed for private events.

Hashtag: #santusong,#Art,#ArtExhibition,#SantusMultiverse,#IONArt

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Gateway Arts Brings To The Stage Its Digital Blockbuster The Monster in the Mirror

A pop musical that shows us how to treat ourselves better

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 May 2023 – “Can someone tell me how to be? Can I be someone who isn’t me?” As The Monster in the Mirror‘s original song Pale Blue Horizon goes, these questions are still of paramount importance to youths today as they struggle to find a space and identity for themselves. Gateway Arts’ much-anticipated live staging of The Monster in the Mirror this May takes on these questions as a hilarious and heart-warming musical, which unravels the psychological journey of a teenage girl through the trials and tribulations of growing up in the modern world. Adapted from Gateway Arts’ highly successful 2021 musical digital production, it was previously seen by an audience of over 11,500 and received rave reviews from audiences and fellow artists alike.

The Monster in the Mirror musical is coming to the Gateway Theatre from 12th to 27th May. Tickets are from S$10 to $35, and can be purchased from Sistic.

The Monster in the Mirror musical is coming to the Gateway Theatre from 12th to 27th May. Tickets are from S$10 to $35, and can be purchased from Sistic.

The musical follows the journey of Jane, an average schoolgirl navigating the stressful world of teenage politics and social media drama. Jane is bullied in school, constantly nagged at home, and tormented by the self-critical voice in her head until she receives a magic mirror from a flamboyant Fairy God Delivery Beng. This mirror brings to life the monster that has been living in her head; the voice that has been turning her world upside down with self-doubt. Through her journey, Jane learns to forgive and love herself, while finding a confident voice amidst the challenges of growing up in today’s world.

Developed based on research, interviews, and talks with teenagers, parents and mental health professionals, the show aims to represent the inner struggles that are relatable to most youths. The production is created by Bitesize Theatre Productions, developed under the Gateway Arts Collective-In-Residence Programme 2020-2021.

Opening at the Gateway Theatre from 12 to 27 May 2023, the theatrical production is headlined by Ah Boys to Men star Noah Yap as the story’s iconic Fairy God Delivery Beng. In his theatrical starring role, the popular “beng” infuses his signature wit and humour into his character while adding charm and glitter. He stars alongside a talented cast featuring Sharon Sum, Andrea Alingalan, Estelle Fly, Sharon Mah, Ryan Ang and Zulfiqar Izzudin, creating a visual spectacle with toe-tapping original tunes, dazzling dance numbers and theatrically magical moments that will leave audiences entertained and moved.

“Having worked with youths, I see many struggles with self-acceptance. Many amplify the flaws in their minds, putting up masks and facades to hide their fears instead of embracing themselves as who they are,” recounts Priscilla Khong-Espinosa, Executive Director of Gateway Arts. “Regardless of age, we are our harshest critics. More so in a digital era where we compare ourselves to unrealistic images on social media of what we believe we should look or be like. I hope that the show and post-show segments can spark discussion and self-reflection amongst audiences.”

Terrance Tan, writer and director of The Monster in the Mirror, expresses his excitement for moving the production from film to stage, “The stage is a very different medium from film. With film, I had to present a certain naturalism. But with the stage, there is more room to play with the surreal and heightened dramatics of the show. Jane is someone who doodles and draws a lot, so we wondered: what if her sketches come to life and we see her life through them? That is the biggest change from the film and I’m very excited for audiences to discover all sorts of surprises from that.”

“This musical has been created by youth for youth. The story and characters are from their world and recognisable to their peers. Many in the team have experienced their own mental health challenges and hope to let others know that they are not alone,” remarks Juliet Chia, Producer of The Monster in the Mirror.

Award-winning creatives Alberta Wileo, Petrina Dawn Tan and Loo An Ni are also elevating the live production of The Monster in the Mirror with their magical touch, promising to deliver a performance that is both visually and theatrically entertaining. Set Designer Petrina, Costume Designer An Ni, and Lighting Designer Alberta have all bagged honours in their respective categories at the “Life! Theatre Awards”, with Petrina and An Ni clinching the award in 2020 and Alberta having won in 2022.

In collaboration with TOUCH Mental Wellness (a service of TOUCH Community Services), the musical tackles important mental health issues and self-love, providing a timely tale that empowers youth and encourages them to seek support. It sheds light on the expectations placed on today’s youth, reducing the stigma and shame surrounding mental health issues and identifying the dangers of social media.

Ms Andrea Chan, Assistant Director of TOUCH Mental Wellness, acknowledges that the struggles depicted in the musical will resonate with some youths in society. “We aspire for youths to have good mental wellness, allowing them to cope well with stress, be productive at school, and realise their full potential. The Arts is an avenue where these topics can be fleshed out and create much-needed discussion. We are excited to collaborate with Gateway Arts on this production to create meaningful and insightful conversations on this topic,” says Andrea.

The production will also offer a relaxed performance on Sat, 20 May, 2:30pm, which will be suitable for everyone, including individuals who have special needs or who generally find typical theatregoing “rules” stressful. During this performance, the atmosphere will be more casual. There is an open attitude towards noise or movements in the audience, and people may leave the auditorium if they feel uncomfortable and re-enter anytime they are ready. For anyone concerned about potential sensory triggers, a pre-performance guide will be available with short descriptions of what to expect during the show. This will help people understand in advance what might happen and reduce the stress of going to an unfamiliar environment.

“It’s a fine balance between keeping the integrity of the play and making it as accessible as possible,” says Daniel Wong, sound designer of The Monster In the Mirror. “A relaxed performance is only possible when every part of the team is aligned in its goal of making the musical accessible. So I’m very glad to be part of this team and we can’t wait to showcase this performance.”

The Monster in the Mirror will premiere at the Gateway Theatre (Main Theatre) on 12 May 2023. Tickets are priced from $10 to $65 (exclude booking fee), sold through SISTIC and ticketing hotline: (65) 6348 5555, as well as authorised agents.

For more information, visit Gateway Arts website at https://gatewayarts.sg/.

Hashtag: #TheMonsterInTheMirror,#GatewayArts,#Sistic,#youth,#Teens,#Self-love,#mentalhealth,#TOUCHMentalWellness

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TO YOU, CECI 1938, The famous Lambrusco from Cantine Ceci

Now available in a blackboard-bottle, a creative space you can customise with your own words and drawings

ITALY – EQS Newswire – 2 May 2023 – The CECI 1938 winery gives your imagination free rein with a unique concept for the brand’s most iconic Lambrusco.

TO YOU is presented in an opaque black glass bottle that works like a blackboard, a blank canvas on which you can write or draw. The bottle comes with two white chalks and a typical rolled felt “board rubber”. The metallic copper-coloured cap cover featuring the CECI 1938 logo adds a touch of glamour. The bottle is closed with a crown cap.

A wine that can carry a message, a declaration of love or a cheerful greeting, with chalk and a board rubber just like in the “good old days”. A wine designed to be a highly meaningful gift, because all that is not given is lost.

The convivial, youthful spirit of the lifestyle championed by CECI 1938 reaches its peak with TO YOU, combining the pleasure of fresh, lively Lambrusco with the opportunity to express yourself on its bottle.

TO YOU presents a wine with a social soul, a Lambrusco that expresses joie de vivre through its energetic red bubbles. A wine to enjoy in company, a wine to share on any occasion, whether it’s a lunch, dinner or pre-dinner drink. A wine that serves as a centrepiece for anniversaries and special occasions.

TO YOU is a ruby-red Lambrusco with a deep, intense bouquet of red fruits and spicy notes as well as hits of floral violet. It has a fresh, fruity, complex flavour. TO YOU is available in a 0.75 litre bottle.

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CECI 1938

Cantine CECI 1938, an international winery for over 80 years, brings the passion of Italian tradition to the world, together with a forward-looking vision and a relentless desire for innovation. CECI 1938 produces one of the world’s best-loved Lambrusco wines – the famous red bubbles – a wine that the company has transformed over time into a unique nectar, setting new standards of recognisability. It’s a smooth wine, an ode to conviviality that lends itself beautifully to pairing; a true icon of the winery’s modernity.

Lao Airlines Restarts Flights From Laos to Changsha, China

Laos Airlines Revives Flights From Laos to Changsha, China
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Lao Airlines resumed its flight service to the central capital of Changsha in China’s Hunan province on Friday, after a long hiatus due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Bitkub CEO Jirayut (Topp) Srupsrisopa Speaks to Xapo’s Bank Maverick Podcast on Blockchain, Democratising Finance and Bitcoin in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 2 May 2023 – Xapo Bank, the world’s first international private bank to combine traditional banking with Bitcoin, has welcomed Jirayut (Topp) Srupsrisopa as a guest on its Maverick podcast to share his thoughts on the evolution and future of blockchain, crypto and decentralised finance in Southeast Asia. The episode is available now via Xapo Bank’s website.

The Mavericks podcast series explores some of the world’s brightest minds across the crypto ecosystem and the impact they are having, particularly within emerging markets. Topp is the head of the largest and most trusted blockchain and digital asset group of companies in Thailand. He is also one of Asia’s foremost Bitcoin and open blockchain experts, with over ten years of experience.

Topp is interviewed by Mavericks host Joey Garcia, a globally recognised expert across the DLT and blockchain space, a Director of Xapo and Head of Policy and Regulatory affairs. During the interview/ Joey and Topp discuss the future of blockchain technology and different perspectives that enable those defined as mavericks to see the world differently and motivate them to push for change.

Topp also shared his views on the future of stablecoins, value exchange in Web 3.0, closed and open financial systems, and the fundamental integration of traditional fiat currency banking with blockchain technology, one of Xapo Bank’s primary value propositions.

Speaking on the future of decentralised finance (DeFi), Topp said: “If you talk short term, my grandmother or my grandfather will not be able to use decentralised finance; we need to humanise this technology. People know how to use Skype or Zoom, but nobody knows what TCP/IP protocol is; people know how to use Gmail or Hotmail, but nobody knows what SMTP protocol is.

“We need to humanise DeFi first. Then, when money is no longer paper-based, and everyone is embedded in Web 3.0 and can log in to their web wallets like they log in to their emails now, DeFi will take off. However, because DeFi only allows you to convert value from digital to digital, not physical to digital, you will still need an exchange platform as a transition, or a bridge, from the old world to the new. Otherwise, how will you be able to convert fiat to crypto?”

On how the move towards digital will further transform lifestyles in Southeast Asia, Topp said: “Blockchain is going to democratise value sharing in the same way the internet democratised information sharing. People will be free to choose which platform they want to exchange value.

We need more education, but restricting or banning the technology doesn’t work. Retail investors drove previous waves of Bitcoin growth, and we’re still seeing more and more retail customers onboard blockchain technology. I believe that the next wave of growth will be driven by institutional investors, even to the extent that some counties’ central banks will be in Bitcoin.

Speaking of the future of global economic growth over the next five years, Topp concluded: “I see the biggest focus development in Asia, the Southeast region in particular.

Right now, we live in a fragmented world – there is a decoupling between China and the US, and there’s an East and West divide and a global North and South inequality. Supply chains have been disrupted after Covid… it is clear that we are moving towards de-globalisation and a more fragmented world.

In ASEAN, we are the ones who swing the vote; we do not pick sides, we do not have the ageing population issues, and we are rich in natural resources. I believe the investors will need stability in this new fragmented world, and they will see the Southeast Asian region as the new S-curve. After 2024 we will see unprecedented growth in investment going into South-East Asia because of these various factors”.

To watch the whole podcast episode, visit https://www.xapobank.com/podcast

To explore the range of accessible and safe private banking benefits that Xapo Bank offers and to apply for membership, visit: https://www.xapo.com/membership

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ABOUT XAPO BANK

Xapo Bank is the world’s first international private bank to combine traditional banking with Bitcoin, experienced via an app built on a next-generation secure digital platform.

Xapo Bank originated as cryptocurrency wallet Xapo, founded in 2013 by Wenses Casares. The dream behind Xapo Bank is a world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection, no matter where you live or who runs your country. Members of Xapo Bank enjoy the freedom of knowing that their wealth is protected, have instant access to US dollars, can immediately buy and sell their Bitcoin, and exchange USDC to USD instantly in the most secure and safe way possible.

Xapo Bank renders its services through fully regulated entities within the legal jurisdiction of Gibraltar, a rock-solid jurisdiction with a 300-year history of stability and UK standards of law and protection of property rights. Xapo Bank and Xapo VASP are fully segregated and regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), and all members’ fiat deposits are protected up to 100K Euros under the Gibraltar deposit guarantee scheme.

Xapo Bank has a global branch in Gibraltar that members can visit anytime and currently has a 100% remote workforce of 200 Xapiens.

ABOUT JIRAYUT (TOPP) SRUPSRISOPA

Jirayut (Topp) Srupsrisopa is the Founder and Group CEO of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Co., Ltd., — the largest and most trusted blockchain and digital asset group of companies in Thailand. He is a speaker: one of Thailand’s leading bitcoin and open blockchain experts with over eight years of experience in the blockchain industry. He previously founded Coins.co.th, Thailand’s largest Bitcoin wallet company. Founded in 2018, Bitkub has become Thailand’s Unicorn startup company in a span of three years.

He is an Executive Board Member and Vice President of the Thai Fintech Association and a Subcommittee member at Thailand’s Office of the Trade Competition Commission.

After completing his MPhil in Economics at Oxford University, UK, Topp worked as an investment banker, a financial consultant, and a central banker. Topp received an Honorary Degree of Philosophy in Digital Economy (PhD in Digital Economy) from Rangsit University. He is the youngest nominee for an Honorary Degree in Digital Economy in Thai history.