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Thousands of visitors marveled at Castello CUBE during Biennale – European premiere for unique golden artwork in Venice

VENICE, ITALY – Newsaktuell – 21 April 2022 – The Castello CUBE is a unique artwork. Never before in history has this much gold been worked into one artwork. Today, thousands of visitors enjoyed the rare opportunity to marvel at the CUBE during the Venice Biennale, where – under the highest security precautions – Niclas Castello’s work was exhibited for a few hours near the Ca’ di Dio.

The Castello Cube in Venice Credit: Sandra Mika

The Castello Cube in Venice Credit: Sandra Mika

The artwork is made of 24-carat, 999.9 fine gold, weighing 186 kilos. To create a work like this has been a pioneering achievement.

The excitement of the people in Venice made the silent object part of a lively happening. Children carefully touched its surface; groups of people took cheerful selfies; art experts discussed the expressiveness and effects of the object.

Art historian Dr. Dieter Buchhart: „The CUBE is a conceptual work that seems to have arrived from another world and is now standing on the cobbles of Venice, without a pedestal.”

Sven Wenzel: “The inimitable artwork by Niclas Castello pioneers a connection between the real artworld and the digital artworld (NFTs).”

This has been made possible by the art and NFT platform “Castello Forum”, which operates with the new crypto currency Castello Coin.

The aim of the platform is to promote talented artists’ projects around the world; to establish them, and to make them accessible to broader audiences.

The artwork is exhibited in public places so that it is accessible to everyone and people have the opportunity to rediscover art in the open space.

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bemyfriends Announces Global Launch of Bespoke Platform Builder b.stage, a New Software Service for Creators and Iconic Brands to Build, Own and Operate Their Own Platform

The SaaS offering provides all the necessary tools to give creators control of their content and data so they can grow their business and connect with fans.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – Today, global fandom business builder bemyfriends announced the global launch of b.stage, a bespoke platform builder created to unleash the power of fandom and boost the creator economy. The new software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution empowers creators and iconic brands to build and operate their own platform, taking the hassle out of creating while making the process more rewarding.

b.stage offers all the tools and services creators need to form deeper connections with their fans, and helps them turn their creations into a sustainable business with simple transactions. By easily building their own platform through b.stage, creators and iconic brands can give fans content they cannot get anywhere else.

Creators can transform their content into a lucrative business by selling it however they wish – individually, through a subscription, and on a limited or full-time basis. Supporting memberships, digital rewards, e-commerce and more, the solution offers ways to connect with fans that go far beyond likes. It also connects creators with an ecosystem of powerful business partners – known as “b.stage enablers” – offering elite business operations to help grow their business. This allows creators to focus on what they love to do, helping them reach new heights of creativity.

“With b.stage, creators can finally feel the true sense of freedom that comes with owning your own platform,” said Steve Seo, co-CEO of bemyfriends. “Now, instead of bouncing from one platform to another to manage their fanbase, creators can build a home for their content and fans that adds value to their business. Our bespoke platform builder combines our years of experience leading the K-pop fandom industry with technologies that make it easier for creators to reach their potential.”

Placing everything from management tools to monetization and data analysis all in one place, b.stage opens up entirely new ways to connect with fans. Creators can give their fans a glimpse into their lives by posting thoughts, ideas and funny memories, while fans can connect with one another through comments, photos and more.

From the moment a creator builds their platform, anything they share becomes their property. Everything they create, including their data, is directly downloadable, and remains their property even if they decide to leave. Creators also have complete control over how their platform is monetized. Solutions covering everything from one-time payments to donation buttons and subscriptions are embedded in users’ platforms for seamless setup, while a bemyfriends experienced team member can assist with any and all transactions. The signup process is quick and straightforward, and the ability to choose exactly what information members are asked to provide helps creators better understand their fans.

Beginning in the second quarter of 2022, b.stage’s easy-to-read dashboard will offer creators everything they need to manage their e-commerce operations, including global shipping, stock management, payments and more. Creators will receive easy-to-digest data about their fans’ journeys, interests and behaviors.

From K-pop to global brands, the bemyfriends leadership team is built on years of experience in the fandom industry. It all started with Weverse Company, the first company of its kind to introduce fandom technology to global entertainment. Those same fandom gurus then set their sights even higher, developing a home for creators and iconic brands that supports them on an even larger scale. Using the same proven K-pop fandom mechanisms that helped boost the profile of talents like BTS, bemyfriends offers users the best technology, a peerless partnership ecosystem, and access to the communities that make the creator economy a better place for all.

With multiple options available, b.stage makes it easy to select the perfect plan to suit your needs. The solution can be scaled up or down to enable everyone from individual creators to iconic brands to grow their fanbase and make money from their content.

b.stage is already being used by notable celebrities and opinion leaders, as well as esports powerhouses like T1. The platforms these brands and creators developed will help unleash the power of their fandom and take their content and business to the next level. bemyfriends was founded in January of 2021 and has raised more than $10 million in funding since its inception. Check out this brand film to learn more about how bemyfriends is making creating more rewarding.

About bemyfriends

Founded in 2021 by global fandom gurus from the Weverse Company, bemyfriends develops products and services that help creators, artists and iconic brands build strong, lasting businesses and happy fans. Our b.stage solution allows you to build your own bespoke platform, creating a place for your content and fans to call home and helping you foster creativity and grow your reach. From digital content sharing, rewards, membership and data analysis to cross border e-commerce, shipments and global payments, we take advantage of the latest technology to make finding and building your fan community simple. Check out the latest b.stage branded videos to learn more about innovations that are optimized for the fandom industry. For more information on bemyfriends, please visit .

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TRON Founder H.E. Justin Sun Announces the Launch of USDD — A Decentralized Stablecoin

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON, announced today in an open letter on Twitter that an all-new stablecoin is launching on the TRON blockchain, USDD (or Decentralized USD), marking its official entry into the field of decentralized stablecoin.

TRON DAO will partner with other blockchain industry leaders to establish USDD. It will leverage the power of mathematics and algorithms to achieve the overarching goal of financial freedom for all. In another open letter, Sun mentioned that a TRON DAO Reserve would be established to ensure the sustainable development of USDD.

At the start, USDD will be issued as a TRC token on the TRON network. The TRON DAO Reserve will serve as a transparent mechanism to manage the reserves backing the USDD.

USDD will not rely on any centralized institutions for redemption, management, and storage. Instead, it will achieve full on-chain decentralization. USDD will be pegged to the underlying asset, TRX, and issued in a decentralized manner.

When USDD’s price is lower than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USDD to the system and receive 1 USD worth of TRX. When USDD’s price is higher than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USD worth of TRX to the decentralized system and receive 1 USDD. Regardless of market volatility, the USDD protocol will keep USDD stable at 1:1 against the US dollar via proper algorithms in a decentralized manner.

Taken together, this decentralized currency protocol with a stable price will significantly expand use cases of crypto, making it truly accessible with far-reaching implications for the blockchain space and the real economy.

After four years of growth, TRON has seen over 87 million on-chain users and 3 billion transactions in its ecosystem. The circulating supply of TRC-20 USDT has exceeded that of ERC-20 USDT, standing at $41 billion, making TRON the world’s largest stablecoin network. It boasts over $55 billion worth of financial assets, including on-chain stablecoins, and has settled and cleared total financial assets of over $4 trillion. In December 2021, the TRON network became fully decentralized and was restructured into the TRON DAO, the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Around that same time, Sun was officially appointed by the government of Grenada as its Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO. Since then, Sun has been actively representing Grenada at different WTO meetings. During his mandate, Sun said that he would proactively promote the integration of cryptocurrencies and sovereign states to build a stronger financial infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and inclusive. Sun has also expressed that he will continue to leverage his experience in digital currency for a joint response to the new challenges facing digital transformation in the post-pandemic era.

USDD on TRON marks a small step for developing TRON-based stablecoins and yet a giant leap for mankind in pursuing the ultimate financial freedom.

People should enjoy more than the four freedoms that Franklin Roosevelt once proposed – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They should also be entitled to freedom of finance, freedom of wealth, and freedom to protect their private properties.

The end goal is to make equitable access to financial services a fundamental human right. In time, financial services will become a necessity like water and air, accessible to people worldwide.

#TRONDAO

TRON Founder H.E. Justin Sun Announces the Launch of USDD — A Decentralized Stablecoin

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON, announced today in an open letter on Twitter that an all-new stablecoin is launching on the TRON blockchain, USDD (or Decentralized USD), marking its official entry into the field of decentralized stablecoin.

TRON DAO will partner with other blockchain industry leaders to establish USDD. It will leverage the power of mathematics and algorithms to achieve the overarching goal of financial freedom for all. In another open letter, Sun mentioned that a TRON DAO Reserve would be established to ensure the sustainable development of USDD.

At the start, USDD will be issued as a TRC token on the TRON network. The TRON DAO Reserve will serve as a transparent mechanism to manage the reserves backing the USDD.

USDD will not rely on any centralized institutions for redemption, management, and storage. Instead, it will achieve full on-chain decentralization. USDD will be pegged to the underlying asset, TRX, and issued in a decentralized manner.

When USDD’s price is lower than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USDD to the system and receive 1 USD worth of TRX. When USDD’s price is higher than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USD worth of TRX to the decentralized system and receive 1 USDD. Regardless of market volatility, the USDD protocol will keep USDD stable at 1:1 against the US dollar via proper algorithms in a decentralized manner.

Taken together, this decentralized currency protocol with a stable price will significantly expand use cases of crypto, making it truly accessible with far-reaching implications for the blockchain space and the real economy.

After four years of growth, TRON has seen over 87 million on-chain users and 3 billion transactions in its ecosystem. The circulating supply of TRC-20 USDT has exceeded that of ERC-20 USDT, standing at $41 billion, making TRON the world’s largest stablecoin network. It boasts over $55 billion worth of financial assets, including on-chain stablecoins, and has settled and cleared total financial assets of over $4 trillion. In December 2021, the TRON network became fully decentralized and was restructured into the TRON DAO, the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Around that same time, Sun was officially appointed by the government of Grenada as its Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO. Since then, Sun has been actively representing Grenada at different WTO meetings. During his mandate, Sun said that he would proactively promote the integration of cryptocurrencies and sovereign states to build a stronger financial infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and inclusive. Sun has also expressed that he will continue to leverage his experience in digital currency for a joint response to the new challenges facing digital transformation in the post-pandemic era.

USDD on TRON marks a small step for developing TRON-based stablecoins and yet a giant leap for mankind in pursuing the ultimate financial freedom.

People should enjoy more than the four freedoms that Franklin Roosevelt once proposed – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They should also be entitled to freedom of finance, freedom of wealth, and freedom to protect their private properties.

The end goal is to make equitable access to financial services a fundamental human right. In time, financial services will become a necessity like water and air, accessible to people worldwide.

#TRONDAO

TRON Founder H.E. Justin Sun Announces the Launch of USDD — A Decentralized Stablecoin

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON, announced today in an open letter on Twitter that an all-new stablecoin is launching on the TRON blockchain, USDD (or Decentralized USD), marking its official entry into the field of decentralized stablecoin.

TRON DAO will partner with other blockchain industry leaders to establish USDD. It will leverage the power of mathematics and algorithms to achieve the overarching goal of financial freedom for all. In another open letter, Sun mentioned that a TRON DAO Reserve would be established to ensure the sustainable development of USDD.

At the start, USDD will be issued as a TRC token on the TRON network. The TRON DAO Reserve will serve as a transparent mechanism to manage the reserves backing the USDD.

USDD will not rely on any centralized institutions for redemption, management, and storage. Instead, it will achieve full on-chain decentralization. USDD will be pegged to the underlying asset, TRX, and issued in a decentralized manner.

When USDD’s price is lower than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USDD to the system and receive 1 USD worth of TRX. When USDD’s price is higher than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USD worth of TRX to the decentralized system and receive 1 USDD. Regardless of market volatility, the USDD protocol will keep USDD stable at 1:1 against the US dollar via proper algorithms in a decentralized manner.

Taken together, this decentralized currency protocol with a stable price will significantly expand use cases of crypto, making it truly accessible with far-reaching implications for the blockchain space and the real economy.

After four years of growth, TRON has seen over 87 million on-chain users and 3 billion transactions in its ecosystem. The circulating supply of TRC-20 USDT has exceeded that of ERC-20 USDT, standing at $41 billion, making TRON the world’s largest stablecoin network. It boasts over $55 billion worth of financial assets, including on-chain stablecoins, and has settled and cleared total financial assets of over $4 trillion. In December 2021, the TRON network became fully decentralized and was restructured into the TRON DAO, the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Around that same time, Sun was officially appointed by the government of Grenada as its Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO. Since then, Sun has been actively representing Grenada at different WTO meetings. During his mandate, Sun said that he would proactively promote the integration of cryptocurrencies and sovereign states to build a stronger financial infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and inclusive. Sun has also expressed that he will continue to leverage his experience in digital currency for a joint response to the new challenges facing digital transformation in the post-pandemic era.

USDD on TRON marks a small step for developing TRON-based stablecoins and yet a giant leap for mankind in pursuing the ultimate financial freedom.

People should enjoy more than the four freedoms that Franklin Roosevelt once proposed – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They should also be entitled to freedom of finance, freedom of wealth, and freedom to protect their private properties.

The end goal is to make equitable access to financial services a fundamental human right. In time, financial services will become a necessity like water and air, accessible to people worldwide.

#TRONDAO

TRON Founder H.E. Justin Sun Announces the Launch of USDD — A Decentralized Stablecoin

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON, announced today in an open letter on Twitter that an all-new stablecoin is launching on the TRON blockchain, USDD (or Decentralized USD), marking its official entry into the field of decentralized stablecoin.

TRON DAO will partner with other blockchain industry leaders to establish USDD. It will leverage the power of mathematics and algorithms to achieve the overarching goal of financial freedom for all. In another open letter, Sun mentioned that a TRON DAO Reserve would be established to ensure the sustainable development of USDD.

At the start, USDD will be issued as a TRC token on the TRON network. The TRON DAO Reserve will serve as a transparent mechanism to manage the reserves backing the USDD.

USDD will not rely on any centralized institutions for redemption, management, and storage. Instead, it will achieve full on-chain decentralization. USDD will be pegged to the underlying asset, TRX, and issued in a decentralized manner.

When USDD’s price is lower than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USDD to the system and receive 1 USD worth of TRX. When USDD’s price is higher than 1 USD, users and arbitrageurs can send 1 USD worth of TRX to the decentralized system and receive 1 USDD. Regardless of market volatility, the USDD protocol will keep USDD stable at 1:1 against the US dollar via proper algorithms in a decentralized manner.

Taken together, this decentralized currency protocol with a stable price will significantly expand use cases of crypto, making it truly accessible with far-reaching implications for the blockchain space and the real economy.

After four years of growth, TRON has seen over 87 million on-chain users and 3 billion transactions in its ecosystem. The circulating supply of TRC-20 USDT has exceeded that of ERC-20 USDT, standing at $41 billion, making TRON the world’s largest stablecoin network. It boasts over $55 billion worth of financial assets, including on-chain stablecoins, and has settled and cleared total financial assets of over $4 trillion. In December 2021, the TRON network became fully decentralized and was restructured into the TRON DAO, the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Around that same time, Sun was officially appointed by the government of Grenada as its Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO. Since then, Sun has been actively representing Grenada at different WTO meetings. During his mandate, Sun said that he would proactively promote the integration of cryptocurrencies and sovereign states to build a stronger financial infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and inclusive. Sun has also expressed that he will continue to leverage his experience in digital currency for a joint response to the new challenges facing digital transformation in the post-pandemic era.

USDD on TRON marks a small step for developing TRON-based stablecoins and yet a giant leap for mankind in pursuing the ultimate financial freedom.

People should enjoy more than the four freedoms that Franklin Roosevelt once proposed – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They should also be entitled to freedom of finance, freedom of wealth, and freedom to protect their private properties.

The end goal is to make equitable access to financial services a fundamental human right. In time, financial services will become a necessity like water and air, accessible to people worldwide.

#TRONDAO

JY Grandmark Announces 2021 Audited Annual Results

Prominent Advantage of “Eco-friendly and People-oriented Property”

Contracted Sales and Contracted ASP Grow against the Market Trend

Adhere to the “Three Red Lines”

Diversified Business Strategies Demonstrate Resilience


HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – JY Grandmark Holdings Limited (“JY Grandmark” or the “Company”; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 2231), a property developer, operator and property management service provider based in the People’s Republic of China, is pleased to announce its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the “Year”). There were no material changes in the Group’s Audited Annual Results as compared with the Unaudited Annual Results contained in the Unaudited Annual Results Announcement.

JY Grandmark positions itself as an “Eco-friendly and People-oriented Property Developer” and acquired land reserves in strategic locations with abundant natural resources, rich culture and potential for growth. The Group takes into account the natural and cultural resources of its project site in the design of properties to develop homes and communities that the Group considers to be truly liveable for buyers. This accurate positioning differentiates the Group from other property developers in the PRC.

During the Year, the Group’s annual contracted sales amounted to approximately RMB4,216.0 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 19.7% as compared to RMB3,523.6 million in 2020. The contracted average selling price (“ASP”) increased by approximately 25.8% year-on-year to RMB12,631 per sq.m. in 2021. The total contracted sales GFA was approximately 334,000 sq.m.. The recognised revenue during the Year was RMB2,043.1 million. Profit attributable to owners of the Company was RMB216.4 million.

Proposed final dividend was RMB 0.97 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2021. Together with the 2021 interim dividend of RMB3.63 cents per ordinary share, total cash dividends for the year of 2021 will be RMB 4.60 cents per ordinary share.

Focus on the “Traffic-Oriented” Urban Property Sector, Impressive Sales Driven by New Projects

During the Year, the Group’s property business was restructured to continue its established strengths in home upgrading and vacation property sectors, while focusing on the expansion of the “traffic-oriented” urban property sector, which improved the comprehensive benefits of the Group.

As to urban property, the Group launched three new projects throughout the Year in two hotspot cities, namely Zengcheng District of Guangzhou (two projects) and Liuhe District of Nanjing (one project). The two projects launched in the first half of 2021 were both located in the new and old centres of the cities, above the metro and targeting urban residents with rigid demand of housing, and continued to record impressive sales throughout the year. In the second half of the year, another project of the Group in Zengcheng District of Guangzhou was fast-tracked to the market. The project, located in the core development zone of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, was recognised by the market for its new Chinese-style landscape in line with the local cultural and aesthetic trend, low density community space planning, extremely high utilisation rate of household space and higher delivery standards than surrounding competing products. Therefore, it realised hot sales despite the tightening of the property market in the second half of the year.

Enhancement in Revenue and Branding of Property Management Services

In 2021, revenue from property management services of the Group amounted to RMB22.2 million, representing an increase of 21.3% as compared to 2020, benefit from the increase of GFA under management by Zhuodu Property under the Group. Through the overall increase in service level, Zhuodu Property achieved a good brand reputation in 2021, with record high customer satisfaction and a steady improvement in reputation in terms of safety service, engineering service and environmental service, etc. Among the communities served by Zhuodu Property, JY Mountain Lake Gulf Project in Zhuzhou was awarded the three-star property demonstration community of Zhuzhou.

Hotel Operations Revenues Grow Steadily

Thanks to the Group’s efforts to enhance customer experience and boost its marketing campaigns, revenue from the Group’s Just Stay Hotel and Just Stay Resort under its hotel operations business amounted to RMB78.8 million in 2021, representing a growth of 28.3% from RMB61.4 million in 2020. In the face of operational challenges posed by the recurrence of the pandemic, Just Stay hotels enhanced customer experience and service quality by upgrading and improving the facilities and equipment, diversifying the operating projects, adding value to the product experience and other operational initiatives. At the same time, the hotels strengthened online marketing and promotion by seizing major nodes such as Canton Fair, holidays and themed peak seasons to increase the occupancy rate and repeated occupancy rate of new and existing customers through online marketing to attract traffic, offline experience and word-of-mouth communication, resulting in a steady growth in turnover for the year.

Exploit the Urban Renewal Layout, Acquire Quality Land Bank through Diversified Channels

In 2021, the Group inaugurated the Zhujiang Village Redevelopment Project in Huangpu District of Guangzhou, which would increase approximately 268,700 sq.m. financing area in the centre of the city, thereby initiating the layout of urban renewal and bringing greater expected value to the Group’s development. Urban renewal, as a channel to acquire prime land in core cities, will continue to be an important driver of land bank expansion and business growth for the Group. The Group will continue to expand into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, actively develop its urban renewal business and seek strong alliances with competent and qualified partners to enhance its comprehensive competitiveness in the same sector. In addition, the Group will continue to pursue a diversified land acquisition strategies, and increase its quality land bank with a flexible approaches through strengthened mergers and acquisitions, joint development and other models, in addition to tenders, auctions or listing-for-sale.

Sound Financial Position Gains Recognition in the Capital Market

The Group has been continuously perfecting its financial structure and further broadening its financing channels, its stable financial situation and diversified financing channels enable the Group to achieve sustainable and high-quality development under the tightening industry background. In February 2021, the Group successfully issued 7.5% senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$155,000,000, including completion of the exchange offer of the existing senior notes amounting to US$137,500,000 due 2021. After the reporting period, in January 2022, the Group successfully issued 7.5% senior notes due January 2023 in an aggregate principal amount of US$152,100,000 (the “2022 New Notes”). The issue of the 2022 New Notes comprised of the exchange offer of the existing 2021 Notes amounting to US$149,600,000 and completion of concurrent new money issuance amounting to US$2,500,000.

Mr. Michael Chan, Chairman and Executive Director of JY Grandmark said, “In 2021, the property market showed the characteristics of normalised regulation, intensified competition and market differentiation during the year. In the challenging market environment, JY Grandmark has achieved steady development: in terms of finance, we held tight to the cash flow and optimised our financial structure adhering to the ‘three red lines’; in terms of land bank, we implemented diversified land bank strategies, and broadened the channels of land bank by both acquisition and expansion as well as strong alliances; in terms of business, we pursued diversified development, with our property development, property management, hotel and other business segments keeping pace with the market, and achieved steady growth on the basis of innovative ideas; in terms of brand, by virtue of our quality management, we continued to be listed on the ‘Top 20 Creditworthy Property Developers of Guangdong (廣東地產資信20強) ‘, and also selected as one of the ‘Top 200 Real Estate Enterprises in China (中國房地產200強企業)’ and the ‘2021 Best Real Estate Enterprises with Greatest Growing Potential in China (2021中國房地產成長力卓越榜)’.

Looking to the future, under the current market environment, ‘stability’ will be the theme of the Company’s development. We will optimise our investment structure based on the principles of cash utilization, debt reduction and leverage lowering, acquire projects with development potential through multiple channels and, leveraging industry trends and policy directions, explore new types of diversified businesses, including urban renewal, asset operation, leasing or old-age care and other sectors with growing demand. Meanwhile, we will strengthen the effective integration of our own diversified businesses, revitalise our assets with an operational mindset and explore new business growth points, so as to cope with market changes under the business environment with normalised regulation in a better way and pursue for long-term, stable and quality development.”

About JY Grandmark Holdings Limited

JY Grandmark is a property developer, operator and property management service provider based in the PRC. It runs four principal businesses, namely (i) property development and sales, (ii) hotel operations, (iii) property management and (iv) commercial property investment. The shares of JY Grandmark have been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since December 2019 and the Group has been included as a constituent of the MSCI China Small Cap Index since May 2020.

JY Grandmark has land resources in Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, Jiangsu and Hunan provinces for its future development. The Group positions itself as an “Eco-friendly and People-oriented Property Developer” and acquired land reserves in strategic locations with abundant natural resources, rich culture and potential for growth. The Group takes into account the natural and cultural resources of its project sites in the design of properties to develop homes and communities that the Group considers to be truly liveable for buyers. This accurate positioning differentiates the Group from other property developers in the PRC.

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MGI announces partnership with Nalagenetics to advance pharmacogenomics in Singapore and Indonesia

The partnership will address some critical issues in pharmacogenetic assay through sequencing workflows improvement

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 April 2022 – MGI, a company committed to being a world-leading life science innovator, today announced a partnership with Nalagenetics (NALA) to co-develop low coverage whole genome sequencing for risk prediction and pharmacogenomics through optimizing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflow based on MGI’s sequencing devices and products*.

The collaboration aims to use NALA’ Clinical Decision Support, a software medical device, to be able to analyze whole genome sequencing data sets generated by MGI’s DNBSEQTM sequencing platform*, and generate clinical-grade reports for pharmacogenomics and polygenic risk scores. Although NGS has been known to be an effective way to capture a large amount of genomic information to guide and tailor clinical management and treatment,[1] NGS workflows are complicated and not trivial to adopt in clinical settings. NALA is dedicated to help implement clinical genetic testing in Southeast Asia with strong expertise in pharmacogenetics, assay development, and AI-linked genetics analysis for pharmacological phenotypes and risk prediction.

“Pharmacogenetic testing adoption in Southeast Asia is still low despite interest from customers, as Next Generation Sequencing is a multi-step process that can be complex and difficult to implement in existing settings. The partnership with Nalagenetics will merge both our expertise and bring about a simplified Next Generation Sequencing workflow with automation, sequencing primer design and process QC within current healthcare framework,” said Dr. Roy Tan, General Manager, MGI Asia Pacific.

“We see more and more hospitals adopting sequencing for personalization of medicine in oncology, cardiovascular conditions, and others. One of the biggest challenges is recommending follow up action that makes sense for the local market, for example list of alternative therapies and screening procedures that lead to cost-effectiveness. We are glad to work with MGI to co-develop products and offer services to answer local needs,” said Levana Sani, CEO of Nalagenetics.

[1] Gagan and Van Allen Genome Medicine (2015) 7:80 DOI 10.1186/s13073-015-0203-x. Accessed at https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13073-015-0203-x.pdf

About MGI

MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), an affiliate of BGI Group, is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation. Based on its proprietary technology, MGI focuses on research & development, production and sales of sequencing instruments*, reagents*, and related products to support life science research, agriculture, precision medicine and healthcare. MGI’s mission is to develop and promote advanced life science tools for future healthcare. As of December 2020, MGI has a footprint that spans across more than 70 countries and regions, serves over 1,000 international users and employs more than 1,700 professionals globally, around 33% of which are R&D personnel. For more information, please visit the MGI or connect on , or .

*Unless otherwise informed, StandardMPS and CoolMPS sequencing reagents, and sequencers for use with such reagents are not available in Germany, USA, Spain, UK, Hong Kong, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Portugal.

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About Nalagenetics

Nalagenetics is a biotechnology technology company focusing on personalized screening and intervention. Nalagenetics aims to provide affordable and actionable end-to-end genetic testing that is relevant to local populations by working with hospitals and labs. The company’s main product, Clinical Decision Support, allows providers to generate clinical-grade genetic reports from raw genetic data files and clinical input. Nalagenetics has presence in Southeast Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit .

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