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Sephora’s ‘Perfect Shade’ Campaign Redefines Beauty Standards Across Asia

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sephora has launched ‘The Perfect Shade For You,’ a major new campaign across Asia Pacific that sets out to redefine beauty standards by championing individuality, authenticity and inclusivity.

Building on Sephora’s global brand signature, ‘We Belong to Something Beautiful’, the campaign underscores the brand’s commitment to inclusive beauty in the region. Highlighting Sephora’s industry-leading range of over 1,500 foundation shades, ‘The Perfect Shade For You’ aims to empower individuals to discover and celebrate their unique identities through makeup as a tool for self-expression.

“At Sephora, we believe beauty is inherently diverse and everyone possesses a unique beauty worth celebrating,” said Jenny Cheah, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Oceania & India. “In today’s context where consumers increasingly demand authenticity and personalization, especially in a region as culturally rich as ours, it’ll be remiss if we confine beauty to a narrow definition. With ‘The Perfect Shade For You’, we’re investing in a future where every individual in Asia Pacific feels seen, represented, and empowered to embrace their unique beauty. We believe this initiative will drive meaningful conversations and change in the beauty industry and set a new standard for inclusivity.”

In partnership with creative agency, Virtue Asia, the campaign provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse featuring a diverse cast of individuals from across Asia Pacific. This inclusive representation spans a wide range of cultures, ages, and backgrounds from the region and encompasses a broad spectrum of skin tones, body types, and hair textures. Regional Sephora Squad members also shared their stories on the liberation and impact of finding their own perfect shade. By embracing and showcasing this diversity, free from hiding or retouching imperfections, the campaign empowers audiences to explore the true meaning of ‘the perfect shade’ as a uniquely personal celebration of their own beauty.

‘The Perfect Shade For You’ is now live across Sephora stores, social media channels, and digital platforms in nine key markets – Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand and will be rolled out in Indonesia from 7 August. Check out the campaign and find your perfect shade at your nearest Sephora store or online.

About Sephora

Sephora is the world’s leading global prestige beauty retail brand. With 52,000 passionate employees operating in 35 markets, Sephora connects customers and beauty brands within the world’s most trusted and dynamic beauty community. We serve a highly engaged community of hundreds of millions of beauty followers across our global omnichannel network of more than 3 000 stores and iconic flagships, and our e-commerce and digital platforms, offering personalized and immersive seamless experiences across every touchpoint. With our curation of close to 500 brands and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most unique and diverse range of prestige beauty products, tailored to our customers’ needs from fragrance to make-up, haircare, skincare and beyond, as we constantly reimagine the world of prestige beauty.

Since our inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, we have been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, we continue to break with convention to drive our mission: champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty.

 

METABORA GAMES Integrates BORA Ecosystem with Kaia CL Protocol

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– Enhancing BORA tokenomics by establishing a joint liquidity pool and applying a burn mechanism
– Adopting a gas abstraction model, enabling BORA tokens to be used as a substitute for Kaia transaction fees

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — METABORA GAMES (CEO Choi Se-hoon), a leading blockchain game developer, announced today that it has completed the integration of the ‘Consensus Liquidity (CL) Protocol’ of the blockchain platform Kaia into the BORA ecosystem.

METABORA GAMES Integrates BORA Ecosystem with Kaia CL Protocol
METABORA GAMES Integrates BORA Ecosystem with Kaia CL Protocol

The ‘CL’ is an innovative infrastructure protocol based on the Kaia chain that enables simultaneous participation in validator staking and liquidity provision.

By integrating Kaia’s CL technology into the BORA ecosystem, METABORA GAMES will begin full-scale connectivity with external chains through the establishment of a joint liquidity pool, the introduction of a ‘gas abstraction’ model (which enables transaction fees to be paid on behalf of users), and the implementation of a fee-burning mechanism.

With the completion of the CL integration, METABORA GAMES and the Kaia Foundation established a joint liquidity provision plan and provided approximately $2 million in liquidity as of August 5. The partners plan to further boost the BORA ecosystem and enhance the token’s value through additional phased liquidity injections.

Additionally, a burn mechanism will be applied to the fee revenue generated from the joint liquidity pool. A certain portion of BORA-denominated profits will be burned, reinforcing the ecosystem’s deflationary tokenomics. The burn rate and frequency will be adjusted flexibly in accordance with market conditions and revenue scale.

The integration will also introduce a ‘gas abstraction’ feature, allowing users to pay transaction fees on the Kaia mainnet using BORA tokens. This enables users to cover transaction fees with BORA tokens even if they do not hold any Kaia tokens.

A METABORA GAMES representative stated, “The integration of the CL Protocol marks the first step for the BORA chain in achieving functional flexibility and scalability by structurally connecting with external public infrastructure. This signifies a transition and expansion from an independent BORA mainnet model to an interactive structure that engages with external ecosystems.” They added, “Starting with the launch of mini Dapps based on LINE Messenger and onboarding on Kaia, we will further strengthen BORA’s tokenomics by expanding external utility and operating an organic burn mechanism that functions seamlessly across multiple chains.”

About METABORA

METABORA is a casual game developer and the service operator of the blockchain platform BORA.

The BORA ecosystem brings together partners across various industries—ranging from tokenomics and content to blockchain technology—driving innovation and collaboration across games, sports, and entertainment.

BORA is a national game/entertainment token with a high liquidity in the market and reinforcing the accessibility of users and services abroad by increasing the listing on global cryptocurrency exchanges and expanding partnership.

Tria enhances SMARC portfolio with new module based on Renesas RZ/G3E processor for HMI applications

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Collaboration with Renesas enables Tria™ to offer first SMARC solution based on Renesas RZ/G3E to design engineers and system/application architects around the world.


STUTENSEE, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 August 2025 – Tria Technologies, an Avnet company specialising in the manufacturing of embedded compute boards, launches its new SMARC module based on a processor from embedded semiconductor solution provider, Renesas.

Tria enhances SMARC portfolio with new module based on Renesas RZ/G3E processor for HMI applications

Tria Technologies is the leading SMARC (Smart Mobility ARChitecture) module vendor with the largest portfolio of its kind in the market. Through its collaboration with Renesas, it is able to extend its offering of advanced SMARC modules with the launch of the TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module, one of the first solutions based on Renesas’ RZ/G3E processor available to the market.

The new module is based on the newly launched Renesas RZ/G3E microprocessor, which comes with up to four Arm® Cortex®-A55 cores running at 1.8GHz, a dedicated Arm Cortex-M33 Real-Time core and an Arm Ethos™-U55 neural processor unit (NPU). It is particularly suited for applications that require a small compute platform with high performance, strong graphics, video and AI capabilities and a rich I/O feature set. The microprocessor features the Arm Mali™-G52 graphics processing unit (GPU) and 4K-capable video processing unit (VPU), as well as rich security features. The RZ/G3E is capable of running AI workloads using the NPU, which is a new class of machine learning (ML) processor specifically designed to accelerate ML inference in area-constrained embedded and IoT devices. Other features include up to 8GB fast LPDDR4 with inline ECC and up to 256Gb eMMC Flash, as well as LVDS, MIPI-DSI and HDMI interface options. In addition, the TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module offers such high-speed interfaces as PCIe Gen.3 x2/x1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1 and Dual Gigabit Ethernet.

“We are very excited about the groundbreaking products that our relationship with Renesas continues to enable us to develop,” said Daniel Denzler, Senior Director, Business Line Management for Boards and Systems, Tria Technologies. “This new long-life SM2S-G3E SMARC module will be welcomed by system/application architects and design engineers around the world.”

Thomas Staudinger, President, Tria Technologies, added: “It is essential for specialists operating in the rapidly developing embedded market to have a firm foothold in the sector and that means continually pushing the boundaries by offering the most advanced solutions. Our collaboration with Renesas enables us to do precisely that with the new TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module. Because we are a Renesas Early Adopter, we can offer the best time-to-market anywhere and reduce the risk factor associated with new custom designs.”

Daryl Khoo, Vice President of Embedded Processing from Renesas said: “The RZ/G3E brings a new class of Renesas general-purpose MPUs that target cost-sensitive, secure edge computing beyond traditional HMI applications, with seamless cloud integration and high-speed (5G) connectivity. Furthermore, it can run AI/ML workloads independently, which has become a fast-emerging requirement. Our collaboration with Tria brings a proven industry-standard architecture computer into a small form factor module. This innovative and market-ready solution helps our customers get to market quicker.”

SMARC is one of the best and most future-proof standards for small form factor embedded designs and this latest announcement strengthens Tria’s SMARC portfolio with the very latest embedded modules.

For more information, please visit: https://www.tria-technologies.com/product/tria-sm2s-g3e/.

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About Tria

Tria, an Avnet Company, offers embedded compute boards, systems and associated design and manufacturing services. Tria offers market-leading embedded compute and advanced applications solutions, with in-house design and manufacturing campuses in Europe and extended design and manufacturing capabilities in North America and Asia. Whether they need off-the-shelf compute modules or complete, custom-built systems, large, multinational OEMs trust Tria to help them get their product to market.

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170 European enterprises thrive in Wuxi National Hi-tech District

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BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily:

Wuxi National Hi-tech District (WND), located in east China’s Jiangsu province, has become a magnet for foreign investment and a key hub for European enterprises. The district is now home to 170 European-invested enterprises from countries including Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and Sweden, with total European investment reaching approximately 15 billion euros ($17.35 billion).

A recent visit by People’s Daily offered a window into the thriving development of these enterprises and the drivers behind their successful cooperation with China.

“Twenty years ago, when senior executives and clients from our German headquarters came to China, the country’s auto industry was still in its early stages,” recalled Erich J. Koch, general manager of Gaudlitz Precision Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (Gaudlitz Precision).

“What drew us in was China’s enormous market potential. In 2004, our headquarters made a strategic decision to invest in China, establishing our very first overseas production base,” Koch said.

Since then, China’s auto industry has grown rapidly, with the number of vehicles on the road surging year after year,” Koch noted. “Our judgment was spot on. The decision to invest in China is absolutely the right one.”

The transformation of China’s auto industry from big to strong has strengthened Gaudlitz Precision’s confidence in deepening its presence in the Chinese market. The company has seen consistent annual revenue growth of 5 to 15 percent, cementing its position as a leader in its niche segment.

WND’s ongoing efforts to enhance its business environment have also offered strong practical support and solutions to help enterprises expand with confidence.

Bucher Hydraulics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Bucher Industries, chose to settle in Wuxi in 2018, drawn by China’s expansive market demand in construction machinery, automotive aftermarket, and materials handling.

“Some of the pro-business measures here are remarkably efficient. For example, updating business registration details can be done entirely online with just a passport photo. There’s no need for repeated trips, which saves a great deal of time and energy,” said Reinhold Frank Muehlon, an executive of Bucher Hydraulics.

Zhang Xiaojun, general manager of Hunting Energy Services (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of a UK-based technology firm, highlighted Wuxi’s robust legal and innovation environment. “Wuxi boasts a market-oriented and globally competitive business ecosystem underpinned by a sound legal framework. We feel our intellectual property is genuinely respected and protected here. That’s the fertile ground where innovation can truly flourish.”

French company TLD Group, a global leader in airport ground support equipment, established its Wuxi manufacturing base in 2008. Today, it serves as the company’s major manufacturing hub in the Asia-Pacific region. Chief operating officer Wu Jianqiang credited the district’s well-developed industrial ecosystem for the company’s success.

“China is the world’s largest manufacturing country, with the most complete industrial system globally. The Yangtze River Delta region, in particular, boasts one of the most comprehensive manufacturing landscapes in the world,” Wu said.

Take a cargo loader, for instance, he explained. It contains thousands of components including the frame, cab, covers, and brackets, sourced from over 100 first-tier suppliers. All of them are located in China, and 95 percent are within a one-hour drive from Wuxi.

Today, WND features a complete industrial chain and a thriving innovation ecosystem, attracting an increasing number of multinational corporations to scale up their presence. Many are building flagship factories and headquarters here, accelerating the development of world-class industrial clusters.

In March 2023, Schneider Electric inaugurated its fifth research and development (R&D) center in China – located in Wuxi. Later that year in November, the company broke ground on a green smart industrial park in the city. Covering 68,000 square meters, the first phase is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.

“Wuxi is promoting industrial transformation through technological innovation, with a strategic focus on frontier sectors such as artificial intelligence and emerging industries,” said Hu Xiao, senior vice president of Schneider Electric. “It is striving to become a globally influential hub for high-tech innovation. This gives us great confidence in the future of our operations here.”

WND’s strategic industries – including the Internet of Things, integrated circuits, biomedicine, and intelligent equipment – have each surpassed 100 billion yuan ($13.93 billion) in output. Today, high-tech products account for over 80 percent of total industrial output among enterprises above the designated size.

Over the past three years, WND has rolled out a comprehensive suite of talent support policies benefiting 35 European enterprises and nearly 2,000 employees. It has also helped high-level professionals resolve personal and family-related concerns such as children’s education, enabling them to put down roots and focus on innovation.

With its strong industrial foundation, dynamic innovation environment, and abundant talent resources, WND is rapidly emerging as a new engine of global high-tech development.

 

World Breastfeeding Week | Gaza: Over 40% of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Save The Children Clinics Malnourished

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GAZA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 August 2025 – More than four in 10 (43%) pregnant and breastfeeding women seeking treatment at Save the Children’s clinics in Gaza in July were malnourished, said Save the Children. Some breastfeeding mothers are feeling so desperate and scared of dying, they are asking for infant formula to protect their infants if they are orphaned, said Save the Children.

Families in Gaza wait to receive clothing aid (Shaima Al-Obaidi, Save the Children; February 27, 2025)
Families in Gaza wait to receive clothing aid (Shaima Al-Obaidi, Save the Children; February 27, 2025)

Of the 747 women Save the Children screened during the first half of July, 323 (43%) were malnourished [1] – potentially impacting their ability to care for their newborns – which was almost three times as many as in March when the Government of Israel reimposed a total siege on Gaza.

Since April, staff at Save the Children’s two primary healthcare centres operating in Gaza have reported monthly increases in the number of pregnant and breastfeeding women found to be malnourished, with food, water and fuel almost entirely unavailable. Poor nutrition and malnutrition during pregnancy can cause anaemia, pre-eclampsia, haemorrhage and death in mothers, lead to stillbirth, low birthweight, stunted growth and developmental delays for children.

Without breastfeeding support, mothers are reportedly giving their babies bottles of water or water mixed with ground chickpeas or tahini, which can increase risk of malnutrition.

Health experts globally promote breastfeeding to protect child health and improve survival, especially in the first months of life. In addition to essential nutrition, it provides antibodies that protect against common illnesses like diarrhoea, pneumonia and infections. But in Gaza, there have been reports of mothers struggling to produce breastmilk amid severe hunger, stress, dehydration and a lack of privacy caused by multiple displacements.

There are 55,000 pregnant women in Gaza, according to United Nations Population Fund [3]. More than 70,000 children under five and 17,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are facing acute malnutrition, according to the global humanitarian authority on hunger crises, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) [4] which warned “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in Gaza.

Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children’s Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, said:

“Mothers are arriving at our clinics hungry, exhausted, and terrified their babies won’t survive. Some are asking for formula so their baby can still be fed if they die. These are realities no mother should ever have to face.

“We know extreme stress can disrupt breastfeeding, and the relentless airstrikes, and obviously being in a war zone brings on a huge amount of distress – displacement and hunger in Gaza are taking a devastating toll on mothers. Many women are malnourished themselves yet still trying to nourish their babies. Supporting mothers to breastfeed can be a life-saving intervention for both mother and child.”

“When babies have no food, their bodies will start to shut down after a few days. They stop eating, lose energy, and start to waste away. Eventually their organs begin to fail and they become dangerously vulnerable to infection. Malnutrition is treatable and children can recover, but only if we reach them in time. The siege on entry of aid into Gaza must be urgently lifted. With sufficient, safe, and predictable entry processes and routes, humanitarian organisations know how to get the right assistance to people in time to save lives. Anything else, anything less, is a dangerous distraction that is costing mothers their babies, babies their mothers and, in the “best case” scenario, undermining children’s growth, development, and futures. If the world does not act now, more children will die from this preventable, man-made crisis.”

Kalina Tsang, CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong, added:

“It is a mother’s worst nightmare to be unable to feed her own child. The reports from our clinics in Gaza, of mothers so malnourished they cannot breastfeed and so desperate they are preparing for their own deaths, are utterly devastating. This is a complete collapse of humanity. We cannot turn away. I urge the public to help us reach these mothers and babies before it is too late. Your contribution to our Children’s Emergency Fund can provide critical nutritional support and save lives, whenever humanitarian channels are available, in this man-made catastrophe.”

The Gaza Ministry of Health has reported that 180 people have died of malnutrition-related causes since the start of the war in October 2023, including 93 children with at least 25 of these children dying in July as malnutrition rises on a dangerous trajectory.

Save the Children is calling on the Government of Israel to uphold their obligations under international law and allow total access for all aid including breastfeeding support and, in the case of those who have no other option, the entry of infant formula and the essential supplies and services required for their regulated, targeted use in a way that is as hygienic as possible. Infants already devastated by war must not be left without the means to survive. Infant formula and the supplies required to administer it in a hygienic way, like all aid, has been restricted from entering Gaza due to the Israeli government-imposed siege on supplies.

Save the Children has been working in Gaza for decades, running primary healthcare centres and providing essential services to children, mothers, and families, including screening and treatment for malnutrition. We are ready to scale-up lifesaving aid alongside our partners. Our teams deliver water, run child-friendly spaces and mother and baby areas where pregnant and breastfeeding women can receive support on nutrition and infant feeding and psychosocial care. We also set up temporary learning centres to help children continue their education.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

World Breastfeeding Week is held in the first week of August every year, highlighting that breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival.

[1]Save the Children screened 747 women from July 1st to 17th 323 (43%) of which were malnourished.

[2]https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/malnutrition-mothers-soars-25-cent-crisis-hit-countries-putting-women-and-newborn

[3]https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/Palestine_20Situation_20Report_2018_20-_20FA.pdf.pdf

[4]https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_GazaStrip_Alert_July2025.pdf
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Established in 2009, Save the Children Hong Kong is part of the global movement which operates in around 100 countries. We work with children, families, schools, communities and our supporters to deliver lasting change for children in Hong Kong and around the world.

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NineSmart and Uniforce Launch Integrated Smart Property and Security Solutions at Build4Asia 2025

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 August 2025 – NineSmart, a leader in property technology, and Uniforce, top security and facility service provider, together announced their partnership at Build4Asia 2025 exhibition held in July. Jointly showcased NineSmart’s Smart Property and Uniforce’s advanced high-definition CCTV and Carpack System, the display combines NineSmart’s AI innovation platform with Uniforce’s security expertise, providing a comprehensive integrated solution for modern property management.

NineSmart and Uniforce Launch Integrated Smart Property and Security Solutions at Build4Asia 2025
NineSmart and Uniforce Launch Integrated Smart Property and Security Solutions at Build4Asia 2025

NineSmart Flagship Product: Smart Property

Smart Property is part of the NineSmart Go! platform, utilizing IoT and AI technologies, integrating key functions into a mobile app and a single cloud platform. Its modular and AI-driven design offers efficiency, sustainability and enhanced user experience, simplifying property management for residential, commercial, and clubhouse environments.

Unified Platform: Integrates access control, facility booking, video intercom, elevator access and visitor registration into one platform, allowing administrators to easily manage permissions and monitor equipment status.

AI-Driven Design: Uses AI to analyze access patterns, monitor IoT devices and automate tasks such as drafting announcements, enhancing operational efficiency.

Smart Access: Provides contactless access to properties, supporting dynamic QR codes, NFC, Octopus and facial recognition, allowing remote unlocking and creating visitor QR code via a mobile app.

Old Building Upgrades: Cloud technology enables real-time data sync and offline operations, supporting integration with existing property systems, enabling seamless upgrades for old buildings.

User-Centric: Facility booking supports popular e-payment methods and provides real-time notifications and smart intercom to enhance user experience for residents or tenants.

Uniforce CCTV and Carpark Systems

Seamlessly integrates with security management platforms, supporting high-precision applications that complement NineSmart’s property management platform, providing more efficient security and parking management for various properties.

High-Definition CCTV: Leverages Korean IP and analogue technologies with Sony CCD and DSP for 1080p clarity. Metal dome cameras ensure reliable all-weather monitoring, equipped with motion detection and remote live viewing for residential and commercial settings.

Smart Carpark Management: Based on Jieshun Smart Terminal Operating Platform (JAVA-based), features 99% all-weather license plate recognition (LPR) for Hong Kong, China and Macau plates, with Octopus card-based entry/ exit for unmanned operations.

Advanced Parking Operations: Supports dual-lane traffic with built-in fill lights, centralized billing with receipt printing for hourly/ monthly users, parking space allocation analytics, and e-payment integration via Octopus or mobile apps.

Robust and Flexible Customization: Enables remote operation, maintenance and upgrades with proactive fault notifications. Offers offline LPR, dual-machine collaborative algorithms for complex environments like curves, and secondary SDK for third-party integration, ensuring adaptability across property types.

NineSmart CEO Lucas Mo stated, “We are pleased to partner with the renowned Uniforce, integrating next-gen technology, high-quality equipment and industry intelligence to extend the application of Smart Property. Our display garnered widespread attention at Build4Asia 2025, reflecting market demand for such solutions.”

Uniforce General Manager Man Kwok added, “NineSmart injects new technologies and vitality into us. The seamless integration of both systems provides property management and developers with a one-stop, efficient and comprehensive solution that meets market demand, saves labor costs, optimizes security and operational processes in the long run.”

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An incubatee of Cyberport Incubation Programme for Smart Living Start-ups, focusing on IoT solutions and software development, allowing different devices to be centrally managed through a single platform, revolutionizing property management in residential, commercial, and clubhouse environments. Visit for more information.

Uniforce Security Systems Limited

Established in 1989, utilizing advanced electronic equipment and computer-controlled products, leveraging professional knowledge and service to provide property protection, personal safety and security management. Uniforce departments include administration, security consulting, business, engineering, maintenance, technical development, a 24-hour central alarm monitoring station, system design, product support and customer service. Visit for more information.

foodpanda honours delivery partners this National Day with S$16,000 in bursaries, double-tipping and rider safety courses

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 August 2025 – To mark Singapore’s 60th National Day, foodpanda, the nation’s leading food and grocery delivery platform, has launched a series of initiatives, as part of its Riding Singapore Forward campaign, to recognise and uplift its delivery partners. These include S$16,200 in education bursaries, dollar-for-dollar tip matching, and expanded road safety training in the lead-up to Rider Safety Month. The campaign reinforces foodpanda’s commitment to the everyday heroes who keep the city moving.

foodpanda pandarider Awards 2025 Primary Bursary Award Recipient_Emlyn
foodpanda pandarider Awards 2025 Primary Bursary Award Recipient_Emlyn

“Singapore’s 60th birthday is a meaningful milestone to honour our delivery partners, who show up every day– rain or shine – to bring convenience and comfort to homes across the city. This year, we’re doing even more to say thank you,” said Bhavani Mishra, Managing Director, foodpanda Singapore.

Recognising Service and Supporting Education

foodpanda also recognised 31 outstanding delivery partners with awards for exceptional service and contributions to the community. Over 700 attendees received goodie bags containing safety and rider essentials – including rain jackets, road emergency toolkits, first-aid kits, sunscreen, neck fans, along with contributions from partners such as Food Republic, Coca-Cola, HelloRide, Chubb and more.

Additionally, to make every token of appreciation go twice as far, foodpanda will match all in-app customer tips dollar-for-dollar from 8 to 10 August. Delivery partners collecting orders that include two Coca-Cola cans from selected Food Republic outlets islandwide will also receive a complimentary Coca-Cola from 1 to 10 August.

Spotlighting Rider Safety

In the lead-up to Rider Safety Month in September, foodpanda also announced that it will expand its training programme with intermediate safety training courses, a step up from the basic training courses provided last year. Tailored by vehicle type, these sessions cover practical techniques, hazard management, and road confidence – equipping partners with road skills and confidence. This continued investment reflects foodpanda’s commitment to a safer, more supportive working environment for delivery partners.

Support that Goes the Distance

With the SG60 pandarider Awards and National Day initiatives, foodpanda reaffirms its dedication to recognising delivery partners’ resilience, strengthening their role in Singapore’s story, and investing in support that makes a meaningful difference. These efforts are part of foodpanda’s regional flagship programme, panda hearts, dedicated to uplifting and empowering delivery partners across Asia across five pillars – safety, well-being, personal development, community and welfare perks.

Hashtag: #NationalDaySG #pandariderAwards #foodpanda #RiderSafetyMonth #EducationBursary #SG60Celebration #TipMatching #DeliveryPartners #SG60 #Campaign #NationalDay


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Annex A: Quote from a pandarider Awards bursary recipient

Benny Tan Teng Soon, a 25 year-old full-time student who is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering at Nanyang Technological University

“As a Mechanical Engineering student, working as a food delivery rider helps me manage daily expenses and support my family. With my father in a nursing home and limited support at home, it’s been financially challenging, especially while keeping up with a demanding academic schedule. This bursary would really help take some of the pressure off, allowing me to focus more on my studies and stay on track to graduate. It would be a meaningful step toward building a better future for both myself and my family.”

foodpanda Singapore

foodpanda is a leading on-demand delivery platform in Asia dedicated to bringing consumers a wide range of food, groceries and more, quickly and conveniently. Powered by technology and operational excellence, foodpanda is spearheading the growth of quick-commerce (q-commerce) across the region with its network of retail partners, as well as pandamart cloud stores to provide more on-demand options beyond the millions of food delivery options. foodpanda operates across 10 markets in Asia Pacific – Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. foodpanda is a subsidiary of Delivery Hero, a global leader of the food delivery industry. For more information, visit

Sunningdale Tech to acquire Sanwa Group to strengthen its position as an Asian powerhouse in precision plastics solutions

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  • The acquisition will solidify Sunningdale Tech’s position as one of the largest precision plastics engineering companies with a total combined revenue of approximately S$850m
  • This highly synergistic acquisition will allow the Group to further diversify its customer base, broaden its product portfolio, enter the industrial segment, enhance its engineering capabilities and penetrate new markets
  • Post-acquisition, the expansion of the Group’s global footprint to 23 locations in nine countries enhances its position as a global powerhouse with the ability to support multinational customers in various geographic regions
  • The acquisition is in line with the Group’s strategy to accelerate the transformation of its automotive segment to focus more on the manufacturing of complex functional parts and critical EV components

SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sunningdale Tech Ltd (“Sunningdale Tech” or “the Group”), a leading global manufacturer of precision-engineered plastic components, has announced it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Sanwa Plastic Industry Pte Ltd (“Sanwa Group”).

Upon completion of this all-cash acquisition, the merger will effectively solidify Sunningdale Tech’s position as one of the largest precision plastics engineering companies in the region with a total combined revenue of approximately S$850 million based on figures from the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

Today, Sanwa Group is renowned as a trusted precision plastic component manufacturer with deep penetration in fast-growing automotive segments which focus on green mobility and future vehicle design. Sanwa Group also has exposure to stable end segments in the industrial, energy, consumer and biomedical industries. Sanwa Group operates across seven manufacturing sites in China, Indonesia, India and Singapore. The company has established an excellent reputation as an integrated manufacturer with proven reliability and an operating track record of more than 45 years, led by its visionary Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ricky Souw, who will stay on as an advisor to Sunningdale Tech following the completion of the merger.

The acquisition is highly synergistic as customer or product overlap is minimal between the two companies. In addition, the acquisition will allow Sunningdale Tech to further diversify its customer base, enhance its engineering capabilities, enter the industrial segment and penetrate new markets. The acquisition is also in line with the Group’s strategy to accelerate the transformation of its automotive business to focus more on the manufacturing of functional parts and critical EV components.  

Post-completion, Sunningdale Tech will expand its geographic footprint to 23 locations in nine countries as it continues to support multinational customers in various regions amid shifts in global supply chains.

Commenting on the acquisition, Group CEO & Executive Director Mr Khoo Boo Hor said, “We are delighted to partner with Sanwa Group as our vision to become a world-leading precision plastic solutions provider continues to unfold. This strategic and highly synergistic acquisition will put us in a formidable position to take advantage of growth opportunities worldwide and better serve our customers, leveraging on our combined technical knowhow and engineering capabilities.”

Echoing similar sentiments, Sanwa Group’s CEO Dr Ricky Souw said, “For more than four decades, we have built up Sanwa Group to become one of Asia’s leading precision plastics engineering companies and we are remarkably proud for all that we have achieved. Partnering with Sunningdale Tech is a natural progression and an ideal fit as we share a similar set of values and a vision of becoming a global powerhouse. We look forward to ringing in a new chapter for Sanwa Group and soaring to new heights in partnership with Sunningdale Tech.”

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) is acting as the sole financial advisor to Sanwa Group.

About Sunningdale Tech Ltd.

Sunningdale Tech Ltd is a leading global manufacturer of precision-engineered plastic components. The Group provides vertically integrated solutions with capabilities including product and mould design, mould fabrication, injection moulding, complementary finishing, and precision assembly of complete products.

The Group boasts over 1,150 injection moulding machines with a tooling capacity of 2,000 moulds per year across a global footprint which spans 17 manufacturing locations in nine countries. With over four million square feet of manufacturing facilities, the Group operates in Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, and the USA.

The Group produces precision engineered plastic components for multinational customers in the Automotive, Consumer/IT and Healthcare industries. More recently, the Group has been focused on accelerating the growth of its Healthcare segment, the Group’s fastest growing vertical in recent years.

For more information, please visit http://www.sdaletech.com. 

About Sanwa Plastic Industry Pte Ltd (“Sanwa Group”)

Established since 1977, Sanwa Group specialises in precision plastic injection moulding, insert moulding, and component sub-assembly. With a passion and focus to constantly evolve and innovate to improve its competitive edge and service quality, Sanwa Group has grown into an industry leader, offering fully integrated manufacturing solutions for multinational customers in the automotive, energy, industrial, consumer and biomedical industries.

Headquartered in Singapore, Sanwa Group also has offices and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across China, India and Indonesia.

For more information, please visit https://www.sanwagroup.com.sg/.  

For media and investor queries, please contact:

James Bywater, CFA
Director, Corporate Strategy, Marketing & PR
Sunningdale Tech Ltd
Email: James.Bywater@sdaletech.com 

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