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Embark a new academic journey in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 October 2021 – Only a forward-looking institute can help students’ research stand ahead in the industry in this ever-changing era. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a globally and regionally recognised research university ranked 39th in the World# and 7th in Asia*. As a pioneering institution, CUHK is the centre of excellence for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research with a global impact while making contributions to society by transposing research findings into practical utilisation.

 

CUHK is a first-class comprehensive research university with both a local and an international outlook, we aim at cultivating higher degree graduates to serve the increasingly sophisticated needs of the society and contribute to the pool of human knowledge through top-quality research. There are around 13,000 current postgraduate students, of whom a substantial proportion are non-local.

 

CUHK offers over 220 postgraduate programmes in a wide range of disciplines by eight Faculties, including Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, Social Science, and Inter-Faculty leading to a variety of study options to suit the different needs of students, ranging from the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) to Taught Doctoral degree, Taught Master’s degree, Postgraduate Diploma, and Postgraduate Certificate.

 

Taking pride in its culture of teaching quality, CUHK attaches great importance to teaching and learning, so that students can benefit from an education of the highest possible quality. Providing professional guidance builds students’ emerging academic identities and wisdom. CUHK is here to help students realise their potential, develop their skills, and find the best-suited career opportunities.

 

Nurturing the next generation of researchers in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world is very challenging. It carries great social responsibilities as the graduates are likely to become the elite learners of society. It also requires careful and responsive guidance to build the students’ emerging academic identities, and wisdom to discern what is doable and worthy.”

[Prof. Ching Sing CHAI, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies), Faculty of Education, and Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction]

 

A supervisor should provide high standards of thesis supervision and a high-quality research environment, communicate with students promptly and regularly in person, have a clear project plan and offer guidance for high impact publications and international conferences.”

[Prof. Jun YU, Assistant Dean (Mainland Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, and Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics]

 

CUHK provides the best platform for all ambitious researchers and scholars to shine their talents. The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) at CUHK which includes financial aids up to US$210,000 is an excellent opportunity for students who wish to pursue a PhD study. The application deadline for HKPFS at CUHK is on 1 December 2021. Please refer to the following website for more CUHK HKPFS details:  https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/hkpfs?utm_source=CM&utm_medium=CM&utm_campaign=HKPFS.

 

An information webinar on HKPFS at CUHK will be held on November 3, 2021 from 5-6 p.m. (HK time).  Please register now for the event!

 

#QS World University Rankings in 2022

*Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021

 

#CUHKGraduateSchool

Six Million Amphetamine Tablets Seized in Bokeo Drug Haul

six million amphetamines tablets siezed in Bokeo
Six million amphetamines tablets seized in Bokeo.

Police in Ton Pheung District, Bokeo Province, seized over six million tablets of methamphetamines this week in a massive drug haul.

ASEAN Summit Begins Without Myanmar as Thailand Urges Reopening

ASEAN leaders virtual summit on 26 October 2021 chaired by Brunei
ASEAN leaders virtual summit on 26 October 2021 chaired by Brunei (Photo: AP)

Leaders from Southeast Asian countries have begun their annual summit without the presence Myanmar, whose military refused to send a representative.

Laos Confirms 733 New Cases of Covid-19 and Three Deaths

Laotian Times Covid-19 Update

Laos has recorded 733 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three people succumbing to the virus.

Tremor International Signs Exclusive Global Partnership with VIDAA for ACR Data

Smart operating system & content platform preinstalled on most Hisense TVs and integrated with premium global OEMs

 

Agreement makes Tremor International the only open end-to-end platform with direct access to global OEM ACR data for targeting

TOYKO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 27 October 2021 – Tremor International Ltd. (AIM/NASDAQ: TRMR) (“Tremor” or the “Company”), a global leader in video and Connected TV (“CTV”) advertising, offering an end-to-end technology platform that enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences and publishers to maximize yield on their digital advertising inventory, today announced a global and exclusive strategic partnership with VIDAA, a smart TV operating system and content platform preinstalled on most TVs manufactured by Hisense, considered one of the top TV manufacturers in the world, and also integrated into a number of premium original equipment manufacturers (OEM) including Toshiba. The agreement sees Tremor International’s technology platform gain exclusive access to VIDAA’s automatic content recognition (ACR) data, both in the US and internationally.  

The agreement provides access to VIDAA’s distribution, reaching approximately 20 million smart TVs worldwide and expected to grow to more than 40 million in coming years. Tremor International will bring VIDAA’s ACR data into its TV Intelligence solution starting May 1, 2022, which will make Tremor International the only end-to-end technology platform with direct access to OEM ACR data for targeting purposes, outside the walled gardens. Following the integration into its TV Intelligence solution, Tremor International will have exclusive rights to the VIDAA ACR data in all global markets, and Tremor will activate in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia and Japan.

The data will be available for activation by both advertiser and publisher clients, through the two pillars of Tremor International’s end-to-end platform: Tremor Video and Unruly.  In addition to targeting, Tremor Video and Unruly will offer proprietary measurement capabilities for TV Intelligence campaigns.

 

Ofer Druker, Chief Executive Officer at Tremor International, commented: “This is an important milestone in Tremor International’s trajectory as a leader in CTV and video, and underscores an important pillar in our strategy. The partnership with VIDAA bolsters the availability of highly desirable data sets that will live exclusively within the Tremor International end-to-end platform, opening new advertising horizons for customers across the globe and accelerating Tremor’s growth around CTV.”

 

In 2020, VIDAA introduced a completely new and revamped user interface named U4, which puts users and their way of consuming content at the core of the design. As of May 2021, the most advanced version on the market is VIDAA U5. VIDAA’s aggregated platform has already grown to encompass a range of CTV services — including all the top content providers.

Guy Edri, EVP at VIDAA, said: “The idea behind VIDAA was to put the customer at the center of the CTV experience. Our mission is to bring the finest content, both global and local, to our customers, who are today overwhelmed by an endless array of options and choices in viewing services. Creating one easy place for user management ensures they have a direct way to view the content they enjoy, and aligning ads with their needs and preferences is an important part of that. Teaming up with Tremor International, with impressive capabilities on both the commercial and CTV technology sides of its business, will enable an even better experience for our customers, as we are committed to bringing best-in-class content to consumers all over the globe.”

About Tremor International

Tremor is a global company offering an end-to-end technology advertising platform, operating across three core capabilities – Video, Data and CTV. Tremor International’s unique approach is centered on offering a full stack of end-to-end solutions which provides it with a major competitive advantage within the video advertising ecosystem.

Tremor Video helps advertisers deliver impactful brand stories across all screens through the power of innovative video technology combined with advanced audience data and captivating creative content. Tremor Video’s innovative video advertising technology has offerings in CTV, in-stream, out-stream and in-app.

The media side of Tremor International, Unruly, drives real business outcomes in multiscreen advertising. Its programmatic platform efficiently and effectively delivers performance, quality, and actionable data to demand and supply-focused clients and partners. Tremor International has a meaningful number of direct integrations with publishers, unique demand relationships with a variety of advertisers and privileged access to News Corp inventory. Unruly connects to the world’s largest DSPs and is compatible with most Ad Age top 100 brands.

Tremor International is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Australia and is traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: TRMR) and NASDAQ (TRMR).

For more information visit: https://www.tremorinternational.com/

#TremorInternational

About VIDAA

VIDAA Smart OS is a Linux-based open smart TV operating system. The independent company VIDAA USA was established in 2019, and it has – in just two years – become a strong global contender in the smart TV platform space. In 2020, VIDAA introduced a completely new and revamped user interface named U4, which puts users and their way of consuming content at the core of the design. As of May 2021, the most advanced version on the market is VIDAA U5, which saw further improvements in user experience by implementing Google Assistant capabilities, its voice service, the new VIDAA remote control smartphone application, as well as advertising and billing services in select markets.  

For more information, visit www.vidaa.com and follow VIDAA on Facebook.com/vidaatv, Twitter, and Instagram at @vidaatv.

Cambodia Officially Begins Issuing Tourist Visas

Tourists in Cambodia

Cambodia has begun to issue tourist visas after closing its borders to general tourists since March last year.

GEODIS Expands Road Network Across Southeast Asia

GEODIS upgrades road network capabilities, connects Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 October 2021 – GEODIS, a global leading transport and logistics services provider, has expanded its road network in Southeast Asia to Vietnam; another step towards its ambition to develop a scheduled road service connecting Singapore to China. GEODIS’ own fleet of vehicles and expanded network of partners enables full and partial loads to be carried by road along the Singapore, Malaysia, Thaïland axis, and now Vietnam. The addition of the service to Vietnam will serve businesses driving the manufacturing boom in that country over recent years, helping the region become a vital supply chain node for many high-tech, retail, and FMCG businesses.

GEODIS Expands Road Network Across Southeast Asia

 

Launched in November 2019, the Road Transport service of GEODIS in Southeast Asia was created to meet the needs of companies looking for a day-definite road transportation solution for their cargo, in the range of 30 to 1000 kilos per shipment.

The expanded road network for Full Truck Load (FTL) and Less than Truck Load (LTL) service provide freight management from first to last mile and offers additional options for existing GEODIS customers, in addition to air and ocean transport modes.  The door-to-door road option has the advantage of loading space flexibility, with benefits of lower rates than air freight, shorter transit times than ocean freight, and on-the-ground expertise for customs clearance.

Since March 2021, GEODIS has expanded its road network capabilities by offering both standard and personalized solutions including its RoadDirect, RoadFast, and RoadSave services. With these differing levels of service, GEODIS balances transit time and costs to ensure customers can tailor the solution that best fits their needs; to include door-to-door service, customs brokerage and onward distribution.

Accompanying the new expansion of the Road Transport service of GEODIS is a dedicated access to a rate calculator and automated quotation system, which will be available towards the end of 2021.

“Our expanded service aims to give our customers greater flexibility and reliability of service in the context of current supply chain disruptions affecting air and sea cargo flows,” said Lakshmanan Venkateswaran, Sub-Regional Managing Director – South East Asia. “The service refinements come at a pivotal time as ASEAN’s manufacturing productivity and market expansion are gaining momentum due to the confluence of events that is motivating global companies to diversify their supply chain options”.

GEODIS – www.geodis.com

GEODIS is a global leading transport and logistics services provider recognized for its commitment to helping clients overcome their logistical constraints. GEODIS’ growth-focused offerings (Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and Road Transport) coupled with the company’s truly global reach thanks to a global network spanning nearly 170 countries, translates in top business rankings, #1 in France and #7 worldwide. In 2020, GEODIS accounted for over 41,000 employees globally and generated €8.4 billion in sales.

#GEODIS

Sentient.io Secures Real Tech Fund as Lead Investor in its Series B1 Round

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 October 2021 – Singapore-based AI startup, Sentient.io, announced today that Real Tech Fund has invested in its Series B1 funding round. Real Tech Fund is managed by Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd out of Japan.  Its investment in Sentient.io is the Fund’s third invested company. Sentient.io is also backed by A*ccelerate Technologies, the commercialising and venture arm of Singapore’s leading Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), global technology venture capital team from BEENEXT and several Japanese companies such as, Digital Garage Group together with ABC Dream Ventures which is a corporate venture capital firm of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation. To date, the Company has raised more than USD$6 million in investment since its inception in May 2017.

 

Sentient.io has built a unique AI and Data platform of over 60 AI functions that software developers can “assemble like Lego blocks”.   This will empower software developers to pick from its pre-trained AI microservices that can help them to create smart applications that are powered by AI and for big data owners like government and multinational companies to generate new values from their data assets. 

 

The new fundraising is used for scaling the platform and business into Asia-Pacific markets, especially to fulfil the surging demand for Digital Transformation from Japanese corporations.

 

Mr Christopher Yeo, Founder and CEO of Sentient.io, said: “We are pleased to welcome Real Tech Fund in our Series B1 funding round.  Real Tech Holdings understands that building AI applications require a high level of expertise and a long period to master the technology.  We believe that our collaboration with them will accelerate innovative solutions and bring these to the market at a quicker pace. This will also help to fulfil our vision of benefiting humanity with augmented intelligence.”

 

The size of the AI market for voice and image recognition is expected to reach US$98.8 billion by 2025.  Despite this expected growth in AI demand, the challenges for companies to adopt AI include the lack of AI knowledge and building capabilities, the lack of algorithms that can be applied to the user’s industry domain, or the high cost of implementing AI solutions.

 

Daiki Kumamoto, Global Fund Leader and Growth Manager of Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd. said: “Sentient.io has developed an easy to use platform and UI/UX that allows pre-trained microservices to be integrated into business applications via Application Programming Interface (API), and is particularly popular in Southeast Asia. One particular popular technology has algorithms that can process and hone in on voice activities from training data in order to recognise the unique English “accent” of Southeast Asia countries such as ‘Singlish” in Singapore.  As a strategic partner and investor, we will support Sentient i.o’s entry into the Japanese market and will continue to accelerate collaboration with Japanese companies”.

About Sentient.io

Sentient.io is a Singapore artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2017 by Mr. Christopher Yeo who has a strong Computer Science and Mathematics background and is also an experienced technology entrepreneur. Its aim is to enable software developers to build AI and Data-driven solutions quickly and easily by offering domain-targeted AI and Data as API services.

Sentient.io’s value proposition to enterprises is to speed up business innovation, reduce IT complexity as well as protect existing AI investments. It also enhances existing applications and is highly scalable. The early backers of the team are A*ccelerate, the commercialising arm of A*STAR, Origgin and BEENEXT. For more information, please click: https://sentient.io/en/

About Real Tech Fund

Real Tech Fund is a venture capital fund managed by Real Tech Holdings and its subsidiary Real Tech Japan. It solely invests in deep-tech start-ups solving societal and environmental issues. For more information, please click: https://www.realtech.fund

About Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd.

Real Tech Holdings support change-makers who give their heart and soul to solve societal and environmental challenges. Real Tech Holdings is a joint venture between euglena Co., Ltd (https://www.euglena.jp/) and Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (https://lne.st/). For more information, please click: https://www.realtech.holdings