PARIS, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Laura Villars, Swiss racing driver aged 28, officially announces her candidacy for the Presidency of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). She becomes the first woman in FIA history to seek this office, marking a historic milestone for motorsport and sports governance alike.

Laura Villars

“The FIA must once again be the federation of clubs and license holders. My ambition is a governance that is more democratic, more transparent, more responsible, and open to women and new generations. I strongly believe that motorsport needs diversity and innovation to keep inspiring younger generations worldwide,” said Laura Villars.

An international racing career

• 58 race starts across Ultimate Cup Series F3R, F4 UAE, Ferrari Challenge Europe, and Ligier European Series.
• 5th overall in her first full season in Ultimate Cup Series F3R (2023).
• Recent entries: F4 UAE (Abu Dhabi) 2023; F4 Saudi Arabia 2024; Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli AM (296 Challenge – Ladies Trophy) 2024.
• Currently competing in Ligier European Series JS P4 with Team Virage (2025).

A pivotal election

The FIA presidential election will be held on 12 December 2025, during the General Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem is seeking a second term; former FIA steward Tim Mayer has also announced his candidacy.

A clear and innovative agenda

• Empower clubs through regular consultations and participatory governance.
• Strengthen transparency in finance and decision-making.
• Introduce a “FIA Eco-Performance” label recognizing sustainability leadership.
• Enhance the Women in Motorsport program (Girls on Track, mentoring) and establish a FIA Young Leaders Academy.
• Position the FIA as a global benchmark in sustainable mobility and road safety.

About Laura Villars

Born 29 August 1997 in Switzerland, Laura Villars is a racing driver and entrepreneur. She advocates for women and youth in motorsport, embodying a new generation of independent, modern, responsible leadership.

Official website: www.lauravillars.ch

Laura Villars racing

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — During the International Digital Energy Expo (IDEE) 2025, China Energy Research Society, Global Solar Council (GSC), and Huawei Digital Power co-hosted the Global Low-Carbon Industry Forum themed “All-Scenario Grid Forming Technology, Accelerating Wind and Solar Power as Main Power Sources.” At the event, industry leaders from government energy departments, power grid companies, energy enterprises, standards organizations, and industry associations around the world gathered to discuss the development status and future prospects of the renewable energy industry, as well as the practical application of the all-scenario grid forming technology worldwide and its profound impact on the renewable energy industry. At the forum, the participants jointly proposed the all-scenario grid forming initiative. The initiative aims to close the global energy divide by further implementing the all-scenario grid forming technology, delivering clean and stable power to all and building a better, greener future.

At the opening of the forum, Hou Jinlong, Director of the Board of Huawei, President of Huawei Digital Power, remarked: “Looking ahead, energy storage will grow rapidly and integrate deeply with wind and solar power, transforming them into stable and reliable energy sources. In this transition, the most critical areas of innovation include grid forming technologies, AI technologies, and high-quality products that deliver performance throughout the lifecycle. The all-scenario grid forming technology will accelerate wind, solar, and energy storage as the main power sources. AI will transition from the auxiliary system into the production system, making wind, solar, and energy storage plants truly autonomous. High quality throughout the product lifecycle is the cornerstone for sustainable and healthy development of the renewable energy industry. Huawei Digital Power will adhere to technological innovation and the principle of quality first, and work with peers across the industry to improve the industry standards and close the global energy divide, delivering green, stable, and affordable power to all.”

Following Development Trends and Promoting the Transition Toward a Green Energy Mix

• Xiang Haiping, Chief Expert of China Energy Research Society, Vice President of China Society for Hydropower Engineering shared an overview of the status quo and anticipated trajectory of China’s energy transformation and development.
• Andrés Rebolledo, Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), introduced the transformation from traditional power grids to smart and resilient systems in Latin America.
• Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), stated that ASEAN is ready to enhance its renewable energy supply and power grid integration to meet the demand for corporate net-zero commitments, attract new investments, and bolster economic competitiveness.
• Peter Wall, Head of Grids Research of BloombergNEF, shared the future of grid stability. He believed that as the proportion of renewable energy in the energy mix continues to rise, the inertia of the power system is experiencing a sharp decline. Synchronous condensers and grid forming ESSs have emerged as critical technologies for providing inertia support. Meanwhile, inverters have proven indispensable in ensuring grid stability.

Following Grid Operators and Standards and Empowering a New Power System

• Wang Jifeng, Former Chief Engineer of China Southern Power Grid, focused on the development of a new power system. He stated that energy and electric power are critical to achieving carbon neutrality.
• Li Jian, Chief Engineer of State Grid Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd, shared how technological innovation can fuel the high-quality development in the energy and electricity sector.
• Ansgar Hinz, CEO and Chairman of the Board of VDE, presented the global grid forming and standardization approach and high-quality industry development.

Building a High-Quality Development Path for the Renewable Energy Industry with Grid Forming Technologies and Global Applications

• Steven Zhou, President of Smart PV & ESS Product Line, Huawei Digital Power, shared the all-scenario grid forming solutions and applications through Huawei’s innovation journey in string architecture, digital technologies, and grid forming technologies.
• Dennis B. Jordan, President and CEO of MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. and Terra Solar Philippines, Inc., introduced MTerra Solar as the world’s largest integrated PV and BESS Grid Forming infrastructure project, including 3.5 GW PV and 4.5 GWh GFM BESS.
• Wang Haiyun, General Manager of Technology Innovation Department, Xizang Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd., presented the commercial operation practice of the 30 MW PV + 6 MW/24 MWh grid forming ESS project in Gertse County, Xizang.
• José Donoso, CEO of Spanish Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) and Co-Chair of Global Solar Council (GSC), shared his thoughts and practices on the Spanish power system mechanism.
• Urban Windelen, Executive Director of German Energy Storage Systems Association (BVES), shared Germany’s experience in developing its energy storage electricity market mechanisms, highlighting the country’s position as a key player in Europe.

73% of adults feel safe walking alone at night; wide gender and regional gaps remain

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a year marked by unprecedented global conflict, more people reported feeling safe than ever before. Gallup’s 2025 Global Safety Report finds that 73% of adults worldwide report feeling safe walking alone at night where they live, the highest level recorded since Gallup began tracking in 2006.

Safety Gains in Several Regions

Gains in Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa largely drove the increase. Latin America and the Caribbean reached a milestone: for the first time, 50% of residents now say they feel safe walking at night.

“Even amid conflict and uncertainty, people around the world are building safer communities from the ground up,” said Jon Clifton, Gallup CEO. “These findings show that safety isn’t only the absence of violence, it’s the presence of trust, institutions and collective resilience.”

Singapore Leads World in Safety

Singapore ranked No. 1 globally for perceived safety, with 98% of residents saying they feel safe walking alone at night. This marks the 12^th time Singapore has topped the list. In contrast, South Africa reported the lowest safety perception in the world, with just 33% of adults feeling safe. Neighboring countries Lesotho and Botswana followed closely at 34%.

Wide Gaps Remain by Gender

Gender-based differences in safety perceptions also remain pronounced. Globally, 67% of women said they feel safe walking alone at night, compared with 78% of men. In more than 100 countries and territories, the gender gap in safety perceptions exceeded 10 percentage points. Several high-income countries, including the U.S., Australia and multiple European Union member states, had some of the largest gender disparities, with gaps of 26 points or more. 

In the U.S., 71% of adults said they feel safe walking at night, which aligns with ratings in the past several years. Still, the U.S. has one of the largest gender disparities among high-income nations. Fifty-eight percent of women reported feeling safe, compared with 84% of men.

GCC Countries Dominate Top 10 Safest List

Five of the 10 countries with the highest safety perceptions in 2024 were members of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Safety ratings in each of these countries exceed 90%.

New Partnership Brings Data and Policy Together

Gallup partnered with the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University to produce this report. The collaboration combines Gallup’s global data with CIC’s expertise in violence prevention and peacebuilding. Together, the organizations highlight how local-level efforts, strong institutions and targeted policies can improve safety across all regions.

“Gallup’s findings confirm what we often see in our research: even amid rising conflict, people’s sense of safety is deeply connected to their local communities,” said Daniel Friedman, Program Director at CIC. “Understanding what makes people feel safe—and how decision makers can work together to foster that sense of security—is essential to creating more resilient and peaceful societies, and it shows that positive change is possible.”

About Gallup

Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 80 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world’s constituents than any other organization.

About NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC)

The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at NYU is a think tank and research center that, for over two decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.

BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Coremail, China’s leading enterprise email solutions provider, announced its participation in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), held in Beijing from September 10-14. Coremail is showcasing its AI-powered email system and advanced Secure Email Gateway solutions in the Telecommunications, Computer, and Information Services exhibition area, engaging with international partners on the latest advancements in email security and AI-driven productivity.

CIFTIS, recognized as the world’s first and largest comprehensive platform for trade in services, has played a vital role in fostering global exchange. As one of China’s three major platforms for opening-up, CIFTIS has been held successfully 11 times, attracting nearly 1.19 million participants from 198 countries and regions. This year’s fair, themed “Embrace Digital Intelligence, Empower Trade in Services,” puts a stronger spotlight on technological innovation and smart applications, showcasing real-world use cases, solutions, and value-added services. AI and other emerging technologies stand out as headline attractions.

With 26 years of continuous R&D in email solutions, Coremail’s portfolio includes Email System, Enterprise Email, Archive System, Delivery System, and the advanced Secure Email Gateway, serving over 1 billion end-users worldwide. As AI reshapes industries, Coremail is at the forefront of integrating Generative AI into its email solutions, enhancing user experiences and security defenses.

AI-Enhanced Productivity for the Modern Workplace

As technology evolves, Coremail seamlessly integrates AI into its email platform, using its proprietary LLM middleware to unify data resources and enable intelligent, automated functions. The system supports a wide range of practical applications including smart drafting, polishing, proofreading, summarization and translation, helping organizations boost productivity and streamline their email workflows.

The Coremail LLM integration module is compatible with leading LLMs, including DeepSeek, OpenAI, Ollama, Microsoft Azure OpenAI and other Chinese AI models, offering clients flexibility and seamless integration without requiring system overhauls.

Coremail also provides tailored technical consulting and solutions to meet the needs of different industries and clients, covering compute resource assessment, model stability analysis, and system optimization. With proven expertise in high availability architecture design, the company ensures seamless integration and reliable performance of AI models, helping clients reduce both technical risks and maintenance costs. The module is already delivering significant results for clients across finance, manufacturing, and electronics.

Strengthening Email Defense with Advanced AI Security

Coremail’s “2024 China Enterprise Email Security Report” reveals a concerning trend: Chinese enterprise users received about 75.5 billion phishing emails in 2024, a 30.8% increase from 2023. Generative AI has emerged as a major driver of this surge. By exploiting LLMs, attackers can now automate, disguise, and refine their tactics, leading to tens of thousands of AI-generated threats every minute. In response, Coremail’s CACTER GenAI LLM-Powered Secure Email Gateway has been upgraded with LLMs and multimodal technology, building on traditional machine learning to better spot novel phishing campaigns and other evolving threats.

The CACTER SEG combines advanced email threat analysis, real-time blocking of malicious URLs, and actionable data insights—empowering administrators to build effective, proactive security strategies. With pre-event defense, in-event detection, and post-event management, CACTER SEG provides full lifecycle threat detection, creating a robust, AI-driven, closed-loop defense system.

Backed by an AI-driven defense framework, the CACTER SEG effectively blocks advanced email threats, boasting a 99.8% spam detection accuracy with a false positive rate below 0.02%.

As AI reshapes industries globally, Coremail remains committed to continuous innovation and R&D in AI technologies, empowering enterprises across all sectors in their digital transformation journeys.

For more information, please visit: https://www.coremail.ai/

About Coremail

Coremail is a leading enterprise email and collaboration solutions provider with over 26 years of innovation in secure communication technologies. Serving millions of users across government, finance, education, healthcare, and energy sectors, Coremail is recognized for its stability, scalability, and AI-driven features.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a community-driven initiative titled Inclunema: A Sensory-Friendly Movie Experience, the Lions Club of Singapore Lotusia partnered with MINDS Raintree Special Student Care Centre (SSCC) to bring 15 children aged 7 to 18 with intellectual disabilities on a meaningful cinema outing held on 11 September 2025.

The event was held at EaglesWings Cinematics at KAP Mall. The theatre was specially adapted for the occasion with reduced audio, softened lighting, and a relaxed seating environment tailored to the children’s sensory needs. Each child was accompanied by a volunteer from the Lions Club of Singapore Lotusia throughout the experience, which included a movie screening of an animated film and a hosted lunch at Carl’s Jr Singapore.

“This outing is about walking the talk, so every child feels included and valued,” said Jacob Tao, President of the Lions Club of Singapore Lotusia and Co-CEO of Lotusia Group.

The event reflects the club’s mission to embed structured, inclusive and values-based philanthropy within Singapore’s evolving social fabric. Established in 2023 under the charter of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest volunteer service organisation, the Lions Club of Singapore Lotusia is uniquely positioned at the intersection of business, social responsibility and community service. The club is supported by Lotusia Group, a Singapore-based consultancy that helps businesses go global through cross-border strategy and compliance solutions.

The event was made possible through the collective support of several partners. Special thanks go to Mr. Xie Wenfei, a fellow Lions Club member, for his sponsorship and support. Appreciation is also extended to Carl’s Jr Singapore, a quality-driven burger brand known for its juicy, made-to-order offerings and signature chargrilled flavour. Thanks also go EagleWings Cinematics, a boutique cinema at KAP Mall, for helping to create a safe and welcoming experience for the children.

The participating children are supported by MINDS Raintree SSCC, a before-and-after-school care centre for students from Special Education Schools. The programme offers structured learning and social engagement while providing respite for caregivers.

For many of the children, Inclunema was their first time experiencing a movie outing designed entirely around their needs. Some clapped and swayed to the music during the film, other lit up with smiles as they engaged with their buddies over lunch. Simple moments like high-fives, laughter or just sitting side by side became small celebrations of connection and trust. For the volunteers and caregivers, it was a day filled with joy, connection, and a shared sense of purpose.

Singapore has made steady progress in supporting persons with intellectual disabilities through education pathways and family services. However, inclusive experiences like this, where children are not just accommodated, but welcomed and celebrated, remain rare. Incluenma serves as a reminder that inclusion is not only about policies, but about creating shared human experiences that allow everyone to belong.  

The Lions Club of Singapore Lotusia will continue working with partners across the public, private and non-profit sectors to co-create more inclusive initiatives that foster connection and make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve.

About Lotusia Group
Headquartered in Singapore, Lotusia Group supports high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses across Asia in navigating international growth. With a regional footprint spanning major Asian business hubs including Singapore, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Tokyo and Bangkok. The group specializes in global expansion, investment migration and cross-border business structuring.

By integrating tailored overseas landing services with end-to-end execution, Lotusia Group ensures clients experience a seamless journey across company setup, relocation, and operational compliance.

About MINDS
MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disability (PWIDs) and their families since 1962. Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation. Today, MINDS is one of the largest charities in Singapore, serving more than 9,000 PWIDs and caregivers.

For media enquiries or collaboration opportunities, please contact:

Shermin Chen
Head of Marketing, Lotusia Group
shermin@lotusia.com.sg
+65 9762 7783