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Zhuhai Port Completes the Acquisition of 11.96% Interest in Tian Lun Gas, Officially Becomes the Second Largest Shareholder

Enters into Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Zhuhai Port to Explore In-depth Cooperation in the Field of New Energy

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – China Tian Lun Gas Holdings Limited (1600.HK) (“Tian Lun Gas” or the “Company“, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“) announced that the Board of the Company was informed by Mr. Zhang Yingcen, the controlling shareholder of the Company, that the share purchase agreement with IFC Global Infrastructure Fund, LP and International Finance Corporation (“IFC“) and the share disposal agreement with Zhuhai Port Co., Ltd. (“Zhuhai Port“, SZSE stock code: 507.SZ) have been completed on 14 July 2021 and 15 July 2021 respectively. Immediately upon completion of the aforementioned transactions, IFC ceased to be a substantial shareholder and Zhuhai Port (Hong Kong) Development Co., Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhuhai Port, became the second largest shareholder, holding 11.96% of the total issued shares capital of the Company.

Tian Lun Gas also entered into a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement (the “Strategic Cooperation Agreement“) with Zhuhai Port on 15 July 2021, both parties agreed to establish a long-term, stable, win-win and comprehensive strategic partnership, as well as to continuously deepen and explore the cooperation between both parties in the field of new energy. The Company utilizes its gas terminal market and service capabilities deployed nationwide, whereas Zhuhai Port utilizes its investment and technological advantages in the field of new energy, thus both parties will be able to share their resources, achieve co-development, and explore the construction of a new energy service system which combines both new energy technology, such as wind power and photovoltaics, and traditional gas services.

Pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement, the parties will cooperate in the following three aspects:

1. In order to grasp the strategic opportunities arising from the “double-carbon” target, both parties will, on the foundation of the Company’s original natural gas industries, combine Zhuhai Port’s layout in the field of new energy with the Company’s customer resource advantages across the country, jointly investigate the application scenarios and industrial cooperation opportunities of various types of new energy, and focus on exploring cooperating opportunities in areas such as photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, hydrogen energy and carbon emission reduction.

2. Being the fastest growing segment in Zhuhai Port’s three major business segments, the key strategic directions of new energy industry are domains such as the development and operation of affordable photovoltaic power station, energy storage ancillary industries, and the utilization and development of hydrogen energy. The Company relies on the customer resources that have been accumulated in its urban gas business, and both parties will make full use of their respective resources. While deepening the depth of cooperation and communication among their respective quality business segments, both parties will actively explore the green hydrogen production in photovoltaic and wind power stations as well as its application scenario when combining with natural gas.

3. Both parties will combine the Company’s advantage as a pioneer of rural gasification, continue proceeding with rural revitalization, and explore the combined application of rooftop distributed photovoltaic development with natural gas. And by integrating with Zhuhai Port’s technological advantages in clean energy fields such as wind power, photovoltaic, and natural gas power generation, both parties will jointly carry out in-depth research in the areas such as rural distributed photovoltaic, distributed heat supply, and clean energy comprehensive application plans, so as to assist villages in building a multi-energy synergy and complementary efficient energy system, accelerating rural clean energy replacement, and thus improving the life quality of residents.

Zhuhai Port is a company listed on the SZSE (stock code: 507.SZ) and is principally engaged in port shipping logistics, new energy and advanced manufacturing. In recent years, Zhuhai Port has vigorously developed the new energy sector, including power energy, new energy industry and pipeline gas. Power energy is principally engaged in the investment, operation and service of photovoltaic, wind power, natural gas power, coal-fired power and other energy sources, and has controlling interests in seven wind power plants nationwide. The key strategic direction of its new energy sector is the development and operation of grid-parity photovoltaic power stations, energy storage ancillary industry, and hydrogen energy utilization and development etc. Relying on the concession rights for piped gas business in the western region of Zhuhai granted by the Zhuhai Municipal Government, it engages in the pipeline gas construction, operation and maintenance in the Hengqin New District of Zhuhai and the western urban areas of Zhuhai City.

About China Tian Lun Gas Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1600.HK):

China Tian Lun Gas Holdings Limited is one of the early private enterprises engaged in urban gas business in China. The Group’s main business covers urban gas operation, long-haul transmission pipelines and industrial direct supply business, gas filling stations and LNG plant business. Tian Lun Gas was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 10 November 2010. After 10 years of vigorous expansion, Tian Lun Gas has rapidly grown from a regional urban gas company rooted in Henan to one of the major gas operators and distributors with the most growth potential layout in important provinces across the country. Currently, Tian Lun Gas has 67 urban gas projects in 16 provinces in China. Tian Lun Gas was selected in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (港股通), as well as selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index and included in MSCI in 2019.

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Schneider Electric Introduces Imperatives for Data Centers of the Future and New IT Innovations

  • Just released ‘Digital Economy and Climate Impact’ report predicts IT electricity demand to increase but emissions to remain stable, as the electricity system decarbonizes
  • Schneider Electric discusses key requirements for Data Centers of the Future with new innovations to empower businesses in today’s digital-first world and mitigate emission rises
  • New product portfolio offers holistic support to empower digital transformation from the new energy-efficient Galaxy VL UPS, redesigned Galaxy Lithium-ion battery solution, EcoStruxure™ Micro Data Center C-Series 43U and the EcoStruxure IT software updates that for sustainability and resiliency in data centers and edge IT

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released a research report to foster an understanding of how digitized and smart applications will be powered in the future. The report titled Digital Economy and Climate Impact predicts IT-sector related electricity demand is expected to increase by nearly 50% by 2030. Yet, as the electricity system decarbonizes, emissions would not increase by more than 26% by that time. To help mitigate this rise in emissions, the Schneider ElectricTM Sustainability Research Institute recommends continued efforts in achieving efficiencies on the IT and energy sides at both the component and system levels.

[From left] Steven Lee, Director, Secure Power, Schneider Electric Hong Kong and Joanne Ng, Product Marketing Manager, Schneider Electric Hong Kong, introduced the latest ‘Digital Economy and Climate Impact’ report, vision of Data Center of the Future, as well as the latest IT innovations ─ the new energy-efficient Galaxy VL UPS, redesigned Galaxy Lithium-ion battery solution, EcoStruxure™ Micro Data Center C-Series 43U and the EcoStruxure IT software updates.

The highly-efficient, compact 3-Phase Galaxy VL UPS offers up to 99% efficiency , yielding a full return on investment within two years (model dependent) for medium and large data centers and commercial and industrial facilities.

The data center industry had already begun entering a new generation of data center management while COVID-19 accelerates the transformation. Businesses have to be future-ready and embrace technology innovations to march into the new era. Schneider Electric is advancing the industry forward by leveraging the power of connected infrastructure that meeting the demands for sustainability, efficiency, adaptability and resiliency, and pave the way to Data Center of the Future,” said Steven Lee, Director, Secure Power, Schneider Electric Hong Kong.

With the vision of Data Centers of the Future, Schneider Electric unveiled a series of new innovations to meet the needs of customers today and the evolving requirements of tomorrow. The new line-up includes the newest addition to the Galaxy family, the Galaxy VL 200-500 kW (400V/480V) 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS), as well as the newly designed Galaxy Lithium-ion battery solution. The company has also expanded its EcoStruxure™ Micro Data Center C-Series with the launch of a new 43U offering which provides the greatest capacity in its commercial and office line of micro data centers solutions and enhanced the software of EcoStruxure IT to reduce complexity in managing hybrid data center and edge IT environments.

Shaping the Data Center of the Future

According to intelligence and advisory firm Arizton, the global data center market will reach US$174 billion by 2023. As digitization and new IoT technologies propel us towards a new, more integrated future, data continues to become more valuable. Schneider Electric believes that the Data Centers of the Future will require these four key pillars:

  • Sustainability – The Data Center of the Future will be required to integrate into and accommodate a company’s entire upstream and downstream supply chain sustainability data footprint. Beyond just tracking company-based emissions, Scope 3 emissions[1] (or supply chain-based emissions) will need to be monitored, captured, analyzed, benchmarked, and published.
  • Efficiency – Data center efficiencies, which often encompass only process and hardware performance efficiencies, will soon have to include human resource, capital expenditure (CapEx), and total cost of ownership (TCO) efficiencies. By equipping devices with intelligent sensors, and adding more digital services and remote monitoring capabilities, data centers will be able to drive more efficient human resources workflows, including faster alerting and more precise predictive diagnostics. This will result in reduced unplanned downtime.
  • Adaptivity – As businesses across the globe scramble to increase flexibility, navigate unorthodox working conditions, and work with unpredictable supply chains, a new mentality for remaining in business has emerged. Businesses are now striving to accelerate the delivery of goods and services, with remarkable speed and precision. As customers adapt to these new marketplace realities, so must their data center facilities. Much more flexible data center designs will emerge – allowing data center owners to pivot and quickly scale up or down as needed to handle the uncertain future.
  • Resiliency – By bringing in processes, programs, tools, and resources that both minimize exposure to hazards and associated risks and allow rapid response and recovery from unplanned events, data center owners will be in a much stronger position to control their destinies during times of crisis and uncertainty. Powerful AI-based monitoring tools offer new ways to remotely manage at-risk data center assets. For example, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT automatically collects critical infrastructure sensor values and submits that data to a centralized data lake in the cloud.

Latest innovations from Schneider Electric address the vision of Data Center of the Future, empowering the industry to meet sustainability goals while increasing resiliency of IT and data center infrastructure, thus enabling all to capture the opportunities in the new normal.

“Schneider Electric has been focused on sustainability for the past 15 years and was recently named the most sustainable corporation in the world. We have embraced the mindset that future innovation will deliver better efficiency across the broader connectivity landscape,” explains Pankaj Sharma, EVP, Secure Power, Schneider Electric. “By making smart intentional choices, our industry can help mitigate how much electricity and emissions result from the rising appetite for digital technologies.”

Most Compact 3-Phase UPS in its Class: Galaxy VL and Redesigned Galaxy Lithium-ion Battery Solution

The highly efficient, compact 3-Phase UPS offers up to 99% efficiency in ECOnversion™ mode,yielding a full return on investment within two years[2] (model dependent) for medium and large data centers and commercial and industrial facilities.

With data center floor space at a premium, the compact design of the Galaxy VL is half the size of the industry average[3] at 0.8 m2. Its modular and scalable architecture enables data center professionals to scale power incrementally, from 200 kW to 500 kW with 50 kW power modules, providing roomto grow as their business demands.

With the pioneering feature Live Swap, the process of adding or replacing power modules is made touch-safe, even while the UPS is online and fully operational. This offers enhanced business continuity and removes the need for unscheduled downtime. Additionally, Live Swap’s touch safe design offers increased protection for employees who no longer have to transfer the UPS to maintenance bypass or battery operation during the insertion or removal of power modules.

The redesigned Galaxy Lithium-ion battery provides a sustainable, high-density and innovative energy storage solution for data centers, industrial processes, and critical infrastructure. The exclusive cabinets are compatible across the full Galaxy V Series.

A Green PremiumTM offer, the battery solution meets the international energy storage system standard UL9540A, reducing battery footprint and weight by up to 70%[4] while allowing more effective use of space. The new cabinets enable two to three times faster recharge than VRLA solutions as well as faster installation and enhanced system availability with patented redundant self-powered internal power supplies.

EcoStruxure Micro Data Center C-Series 43U with Intelligent Cooling Technology

Featuring intelligent cooling technology for enhanced protection and energy efficiency, the new 43U C-Series is the only solution on the market that automatically switches between three cooling modes depending on the real-time needs of the system.

Helping customers deploy IT simply, securely, and reliably in any edge computing or commercial environment, the new solution is Schneider Electric’s largest, fully equipped model. It eliminates the need for a purpose-built IT room, saving up to 48% on CapEx in 20% less time. In addition, users can save up to 40% in field engineering costs and reduce maintenance costs by 7%.

The new 43U C-Series offers a complete edge management solution that can be remotely monitored with EcoStruxure IT Software and Digital Services. Schneider Electric’s portfolio of software and digital services provides the power and flexibility for customers to seamlessly manage critical infrastructure devices on their own, with a partner, or with the assistance of Schneider Electric’s expert service engineers.

Latest Software Enhancement of EcoStruxure IT

Increasing demands on digital consumption, create a more complex hybrid environment containing enterprise, cloud and edge data centers. To address the unique management challenges of a hybrid IT environment, Schneider Electric has announced updates to its EcoStruxure IT software for enhanced efficiency and resiliency, including:

  • Increased remote management capabilities: New granular remote device configuration features enable users to change configurations on one or more devices – including the new Galaxy VL – from one centralized platform with EcoStruxure IT Expert. This update, combined with previously released software insights on device security health, enables the user to identify faulty devices or configurations and address them in a matter of clicks, keeping their hybrid IT environment secure.
  • Enhanced environmental monitoring: Environmental monitoring systems ensure users to monitor data center and IT deployments from anywhere, anytime. Users can push mass configurations remotely for NetBotz cameras750 and 755 quickly and efficiently increasing security across the critical infrastructure.
  • Enhanced remote capacity for modeling and planning: With EcoStruxure IT Advisor’s new capabilities, users can remotely compare an unlimited number of racks and easily identify available capacity, view what assets are deployed and their dependencies.

[1] Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

[2] Based on a market electricity price: €0.11/kWh (Approximately HK$1.01/ kWh). The annual electricity savings are done in comparison with a 94% efficiency standard UPS.

[3] SE calculation based on available market product information. See Galaxy VL brochure for details.

[4] When compared to traditional lead-acid (VRLA) batteries.

Appendix – Product Information of Galaxy VL 3-Phase UPS and EcoStruxure Micro Data Center C-Series 43U

Galaxy VL 3-Phase UPS

The newest addition to the Galaxy family is a Green Premium product that delivers top performance, supports sustainability objectives, and fills a previous gap in the market for the midrange power segment.

Key Benefits:

  • Maximize space to enable future growth: Galaxy VL is the most compact in its class, 50% more compact than the industry average at 0.8 m2, freeing up valuable data center real estate and IT space. Additionally, Galaxy Lithium-ion Battery Cabinets deliver total space savings of up to 70% compared with VRLA battery solutions.[1]
  • Save money: Galaxy VL’s modular, scalable platform enables you to pay-as-you-grow, reducing CapEx investment, operating costs, energy consumption, and TCO. Scale power instantly in 50 kW increments from 200 to 500 kW with no extra footprint.
  • Reach sustainability goals: Up to 99% efficient in ECOnversion mode for a full return on investment within two years in energy savings (approximately 240,663 HKD[2] annual electricity savings).[3] A Schneider Electric Green Premium product, it includes the option for long-lasting Lithium-ion batteries.
  • Maximize availability: Critical system components built as modules that are Live Swap for fault tolerance and short mean time to repair.
  • Increased Reliability through EcoStruxure: By connecting Galaxy VL to EcoStruxure—Schneider Electric’s open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture and platform—data center operators can benefit from EcoStruxure IT software and services. These EcoStruxure offerings enable customers to monitor, manage, and model their IT infrastructure and get service support 24/7 anywhere, anytime.

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EcoStruxure Micro Data Center C-Series 43U

The new 43U C-Series offers a complete edge management solution that can be remotely monitored with EcoStruxure IT Software and Digital Services. Schneider Electric’s portfolio of software and digital services provides the power and flexibility for customers to seamlessly manage critical infrastructure devices on their own, with a partner, or to leverage Schneider Electric’s expert service engineers to manage it on their behalf.

Key Benefits:

  • Energy Efficient Cooling Technology: Switches automatically between three cooling modes – active, eco, and emergency – based on real-time needs of the system for enhanced energy efficiency and added protection against static buildup and overheating.
  • More space: Offers the greatest capacity within our Commercial (C-Series) EcoStruxure Micro Data Center line – up to 36U useable space.
  • Suitable for indoor, commercial environments: Withstands the challenges of dust, power fluctuations, moderate temperature changes, and unsecure locations that are not purpose-built for sensitive IT equipment.

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[1] SE calculation based on available market product information. See Galaxy VL brochure for details.

[2] Exchange rate as of 14 Jul 2021: 1 EUR = 9.16 HKD

[3] Based on a market electricity price: €0.11/kWh (Approximately HK$1.01/ kWh). The annual electricity savings are done in comparison with a 94% efficiency standard UPS.

About EcoStruxure

EcoStruxure is our open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture and platform. EcoStruxure delivers enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity for our customers.

EcoStruxure leverages advancements in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity to deliver Innovation at Every Level. This includes Connected Products, Edge Control, and Apps, Analytics & Services which are supported by Customer Lifecycle Software. EcoStruxure has been deployed in almost 500,000 sites with the support of 20,000+ developers, 650,000 service providers and partners, 3,000 utilities and connects over 2 million assets under management. From energy and sustainability consulting to optimizing the life cycle of your operational systems, we have world-wide services to meet your business needs. As a customer-centric organization, Schneider Electric is your trusted advisor to help increase asset reliability, improve total cost of ownership and drive your enterprise’s digital transformation towards sustainability, efficiency and safety.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.

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Crypto Derivatives Leader Bybit Enters Spot Trading

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – Bybit, hitherto the world’s largest derivatives-only cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its expansion into the crypto spot trading market.

Bybit Makes Audacious Stride Into Spotlight

Bybit’s new spot trading platform opens to all on July 15 at 6AM UTC, and comes with zero maker fees. Upon launch, BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, XRPUSDT and EOSUSDT will be supported. More trading pairs will follow shortly.

A spot trade allows traders to buy and sell the crypto asset “on the spot” and at the current market rate once an order is filled. In the spot market, ownerships of crypto assets are transferred directly between buyers and sellers. Crypto spot is not only a foundational starting point for new market entrants, but a complementary vector for derivatives traders engaging in hedging strategies.

Bringing World Class Liquidity and Reliability to Spot Trading

Bybit has proven itself to be the most reliable, stable and usable exchange of the bull run. Unique among major exchanges, Bybit experienced no overload nor downtime throughout.

Liquidity is arguably the be-all and end-all attribute for asset exchanges. Bybit’s derivatives trading platform has the world’s best liquidity and tightest spread. Traders are ensured the best quote and best execution in the market even during extreme volatility.

Bybit’s retail focused products and customer support focused services will help lower the entry threshold to crypto trading to a whole host of new customers around the world, allowing them to seamlessly enjoy the immediate delivery of crypto trades.

“It has been Bybit’s utmost privilege to have enjoyed the ardent support of our community and partners as we continue to grow and improve,” said Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit. “We are excited to bring with us to spot trading the world class liquidity and reliability derivatives clients have come to associate with Bybit.”

About Bybit

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 to offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multi-lingual community support. The company provides innovative online trading services and cloud mining products, as well as API support, to retail and professional clients around the world, and strives to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.

For more information please visit: https://www.bybit.com/

For updates, follow Bybit’s social platforms on Twitter and Telegram.

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ACT Genomics Hong Kong Laboratory Earns CAP Accreditation NGS Testing and R&D Capacity Strengthened

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – ACT Genomics Holdings Co. Ltd. (“ACT Genomics” or “the Group“) announced today that its NGS testing-focused operation and laboratory at the Hong Kong Science Park has been accredited by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). With two already CAP accredited laboratories in Taipei and Kanagawa, Japan, and now the latest addition, the Group has notably strengthened NGS testing services and R&D capacity.

The CAP accredited ACT Genomics HK Laboratory, which started operation at the Hong Kong Science Park in July, 2019, made it through stringent CAP tests in the accreditation process. And, external quality assurance tests will be conducted twice a year hereafter to ensure the laboratory meets required standards at all times.

The laboratory has a dual NGS testing platform from Illumina and Thermo Fisher. Spanning 3,500 square feet, it is run by a team of eight qualified laboratory technicians, including one PhD, three with master’s degree, and four registered Medical Laboratory Technologists. The newly accredited laboratory can play a major supportive role in the region.

Apart from boosting the capacity of the Group for providing services and support, the three laboratories will continue to pursue research projects, helping develop new products to enrich the Group’s product portfolio and enable it to seize other business opportunities.

According to the facility’s Director Alfa Bai, PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), the accreditation is substantive, in the 18-month accreditation process, on top of on-site visit to the laboratory, CAP also assigned tests to the team – altogether 20 external quality assurance reference samples and over a thousand achieved research samples for testing at the laboratory – to confirm the accuracy and consistency of its work.

Bai says the CAP accreditation process is more stringent than the others of its kind, requiring not only very high management standard, but also meticulous technical and operational details. Though there had been a delay because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the accreditation came within two years the laboratory opened. In the past, samples of Hong Kong patients were sent to the Taipei laboratory for testing, and now the results could be known sooner. The Taipei laboratory will have a lighter load and for the Group, it will have a bigger capacity to serve cancer patients in the region.

Hua Chien Chen, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of ACT Genomics Holdings Co. Ltd. says, “Our laboratory in Hong Kong is fully functional for NGS testing. Although it is not required by law to obtain international accreditation to conduct clinical tests for patients, ACT Genomics is determined to seek the CAP recognition that it may ensure the laboratory maintains the highest professional standards. With our three laboratories in full-swing, we can serve more patients and are well-backed up in delivering professional and timely services. We will also be able to collect more cancer-related data of Asians to add to the data we have collected over the years, to the benefit of R&D of cancer treatment.”

The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, recognized by the U.S. federal government, was launched in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than government inspection programs.

The CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure a laboratory affords the highest standard of care for all patients it serves. Inspectors from CAP examine a laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures in the preceding two years, and laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management audits are carried out on an ongoing basis.

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About ACT Genomics Holdings Co. Ltd.

ACT Genomics® is an innovation-driven cancer solution provider in Asia with offices in Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. After setting up our laboratories in Taiwan and Japan, we opened our third laboratory in Asia at Hong Kong Science Park in July 2019. With our Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, CAP-accredited laboratories, experienced bioinformatics team and proprietary AI algorithms, we provide optimal cancer treatment planning, immunotherapy evaluation, cancer relapse & drug resistance monitoring, as well as cancer risk assessment services to medical professionals.

Our team is specialized in biomarker identification, underlying disease mechanism discovery and genetic alteration exploration. Pharmaceutical communities are also able to benefit from our expertise in identifying targets for drug development, stratifying patients for clinical studies, and delineating drug responses with efficiency and efficacy. We also participate in various international precision medicine biomarker programs, such as the TMB and HRD Harmonization Programs led by FOCR in the United States. Together, we “Turn Genomics into Action”.

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April Super-spreader “Tyna” Receives Court Sentence in Laos

Tyna Monemina and Phavady Viphakone receive court sentence
Tyna Monemina, Phavady Viphakone, and others receive a court sentence.

The Vientiane Capital People’s Court has sentenced Ms. Monemina “Tyna”, known as Case 59, to three years in prison for her role in the super-spreader event that lead to the second wave of Covid-19 in Laos.

Easybook.com completes USD5M Series-C Fundraise led by Emissary Capital

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – Easybook.com (Easybook) – Southeast Asia’s leading long-range mobility software provider has just completed a Series-C funding round led by investment firm Emissary Capital (Emissary). The round equaling a total of USD5M features a combination of both new and vendor shares, and will be utilized to bolster Easybook’s already significant presence across the region.

Easybook.com is Southeast Asia’s leading long-range mobility software provider. The business provides ticketing and route management software solutions to bus, train and ferry operators across the region. Operating in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei. Easybook currently manages a staggering USD1.6B worth of regional long-range travel inventory in an industry estimated to be worth north of USD11B a year, giving the business a strong market presence and significant room for growth.

The new capital will be utilized to expand the company’s inventory as well as drive revenue through additional monetization strategies. The business will continue its efforts to add to its suite of software solutions including additional functionality in the bus/ferry terminal management space. Easybook will also be making key structural changes to the business by moving its HQ to Malaysia to drive more operational efficiency.

Key pillar to the region’s economy

Long-range travel is a key pillar to the region’s economy. Far too often investors’ attention is focused on air-travel, but for the vast bulk of people, air-travel comes second to buses, trains and ferries. This is especially true for archipelago nations like Indonesia and the Philippines with still developing airport infrastructure. Land and sea travel are industries that have been built on small- to mid-sized operators that don’t have the scale to develop highly integrated software themselves. Easybook is the clear solution for these operators, providing them with an advanced suite of functions. Of the regions estimated 5,000 route operators, the company already services over 1,200 of them. Through these efforts Easybook is focused on digitizing an industry that is the sleeping giant of the region, bringing efficiency to the grassroots of how people travel across Southeast Asia.

Managing Director of Easybook, William Lee said: “We are very happy with the completion of this funding round. The capital from this investment will go a long way in expanding our presence and growing our inventory. This will be key as we line up for an IPO in the coming years. Having a partner like Emissary that brings operational value to the table is what attracted us to the deal. Many investors talk about adding value but there is little substance behind those words. With the Emissary team we felt that was different, they have already begun adding a number of high profile people to the management team”

Erman Akinci – Managing Partner at Emissary stated, “We are very excited about this investment. We have been impressed with what William and the Easybook team have done over the past several years. They have secured what we feel is one of the region’s most valuable travel assets. This deal allows us to get in on an amazing business that has been unfairly affected by COVID-19 and is expected to rebound swiftly as travel restrictions are lifted through 2021 and 2022.”

Easybook plans to utilise the USD5M raised to drive more growth into the business. This will be done by expanding its inventory and developing monetization strategies for the assets that it currently controls. This will be done to move the company towards an IPO in the next 24 to 36 months.

Emissary Capital

Emissary Capital is a Malaysia-based boutique investment firm focusing on ASEAN growth companies. The team is made up of current and ex-founders that have built sizable businesses across Southeast Asia. The firm utilizes an active-management strategy with a key focus on operational value adding. The firm was launched in late 2020 and currently has 200M in AUM.

For more information, visit emissarycapital.com


Easybook.com

Easybook.com is Southeast Asia’s leading long-range mobility software provider. The business provides ticketing and route management solutions to mobility operators across the region. Servicing over 1,200 clients and managing USD1.6B worth of travel inventory, Easybook is Southeast Asia’s grassroots mobility solutions provider.

For more information, visit easybook.com



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Media OutReach Newswire and Macau Business Form Exclusive Content Partnership

The Asia Pacific 1st global newswire continues to increase its guarantee online news posting on leading news sites for its clients

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – Media OutReach, the first global newswire founded in Hong Kong in 2009, today announces an exclusive content partnership with Macau Business – a leading English online news site in Macau. The partnership grants Media OutReach with the exclusive rights to warrant online news posting on Macau Business for all English news releases distributed by Media OutReach. This strategic partnership further strengthens Media OutReach’s leading position in the newswire and press release distribution industry in Asia Pacific region.

Macau Business Media is the leading English language news hub in Macau, published by De Ficção Multimedia Projects since 2004. “We are particularly excited about this new partnership with Media OutReach as it paves the way for a mutually beneficial platform not only for both of our companies but, more importantly, for the business communities in the Asia Pacific region. This partnership enhances and expands the corporate news contents of Macau Business as it brings new and diverse news contents on to our platform. This is a key reason why we chose to work with Media OutReach.” Said José Carlos Matias, CEO of Project Asia Corp. and Director of Macau Business.

“We’re humbled and honored by this exclusive partnership. Working with a trusted media partner like Macau Business is part of Media OutReach’s strategy to cater to the expanding clients base who wants to venture into the Greater Bay Area. Currently, Media OutReach is partnering with more than 465 leading online news media partners across Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and USA. By forming direct partnership with the media, Media OutReach became the first global newswire to claim the ability to provide guarantee online news posting by language.” Said Ms Jennifer Kok, founder and CEO of Media OutReach Newswire.

Media OutReach provides guarantee online news posting by language: English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Japanese, Indonesia, Vietnamese, and Thai. For each distribution, Media OutReach offers guarantee online news posting to more than 115 real English news media site which will now include Macau Business. Some other leading news media that Media OutReach partners with in the region includes Viet Nam News in Vietnam, The Malay Mail in Malaysia, Taiwan News in Taiwan, Sina in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Asiaone in Singapore, Vulcan Post in Malaysia and Singapore, Money FM 89.3 Singapore, Sohu, Hong Kong Business Times in Hong Kong and many more.

Media OutReach content page on Macau Business will be displayed on this page: https://www.macaubusiness.com/mediaoutreach/

Media OutReach – an Innovator and an Expert in Press Release Distribution in Asia Pacific with its Own Distribution Network in 24 Countries

Media OutReach is the global newswire with its own distribution network for Asia Pacific region, USA and UK, with its proprietary distribution network comprising of close to 140,000 journalists contacts, covering 400 news categories, and 65,000 publication titles – updated and monitored daily by a team of in-county media researchers. Media OutReach distributes clients’ news releases directly to the inbox of journalists across unlimited news categories to optimize news write-up and interviews, and support clients in building relations with media in their target countries.

In year 2019, Media OutReach launched the Media and Journalist Insights Dashboard to set a new reporting standard for the global newswire industry. This revolutionary reporting shares key information on how many journalists have read a press release, by publication and by country, and pinpoints the conversion rate between releases opened and those written up. This reporting solved the enigma that had challenged PR professionals throughout time. This is especially compelling for clients who used Media OutReach’s service to distribute to USA and UK as they are able to track which media in the country are following their news through the Media and Journalist Insights. These insights are offered exclusively by Media OutReach through its pioneering technology.

Media OutReach post-release reports offers four formats in words and excel with qualitative and quantitative performance measurements, easy-to-read and can be easily downloaded, shared, and presented by PR professionals to their management. This time saving and professional reporting is offered to clients at no additional cost.

“At Media OutReach, we never stop innovating and improving our services. Our business ethos is to help our clients succeed in their business by connecting their press releases to the right journalists in their target countries, which fundamentally to build brand awareness and enhance online visibility. But the fact is, our press release solutions can do more than just that. We have clients feedback that our service helps them to acquire business opportunities and investors. For example, a client based in Malaysia succeeded in acquiring franchisees through a press release we distributed to the Middle East. This proves how authentic and extensive our distribution network and service is and the importance of entrusting the distribution to an authentic newswire service provider like Media OutReach.” Enthuses Ms Kok.

About Media OutReach

Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 2009, Media OutReach is the first global newswire founded in Asia Pacific with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, China and Taiwan.

Media OutReach is the only newswire that owns its distribution network across 24 countries across Asia Pacific; possessing a database close to 140,0000 journalists, 400 trade categories, 65,000 media titles and 460 online news media partnerships, it is revolutionizing the industry by providing guarantee online news posting by language for each distribution. With proprietary technology at its core, Media OutReach Newswire distributes multi-language and multimedia press release contents directly to the inbox of targeted editors and journalists to optimize news write up, build media relations and automates the reporting process with key performance metrics and its pioneering post-release reports gives insights into journalists accessing the release by publication and by country.

Media OutReach Newswire provides news release and content release distribution for public relations, investor relations, social marketing, digital agencies, and organizations in Asia Pacific and internationally. For more information on Media OutReach, please visit www.media-outreach.com or follow us on Linkedin and Twitter.

About Macau Business Media

Macau Business Media, owned by Project Asia Corporation, is the leading English language news hub in Macau, including its flagship publication Macau Business magazine launched in 2004 and a comprehensive online platform which is constantly upgrading itself. Over the years Project Asia Corp. has continued to aggregate value. Today, it brings the latest and most accurate information on business, economy and current affairs from Macau to the world, with a series of additional specialized news outlets: Macau News Agency (MNA), Chinese language publication Business Intelligence (商訊), lifestyle platform Essential Macau and MB.tv.

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Premium Homecare Brand HIZERO Unveils Award-Winning All-In-One Hard Floor Cleaner

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 July 2021 – HIZERO, a premium home appliances maker, today unveiled its latest revolutionary all-in-one cordless bionic floor cleaner, that offers superior cleaning performance, and other benefits like quiet running and enhanced user ergonomics.

“Powerful yet lightweight, the new HIZERO F803 delivers consumers powerful yet gentle and versatile cleaning of liquids and solids from all hard floor types, leaving surfaces super clean and hygienic,” said HIZERO CEO Sam Li.

In April, the HIZERO F803 all-in-one cordless bionic floor cleaner won the bronze Edison Awards. It was handpicked for the best-of-the-best accolade by 3,000 of the world’s top ranking senior business executives, academics, and innovation professionals.

More than a vacuum cleaner

The HIZERO F803 hard floor cleaner utilises a revolutionary polymer roller head to pick up liquids, dust, and other particles and then seamlessly separates them into separate, waste-specific compartments – leaving behind a clean, air dry floor.

And because its technology is not a vacuum system, the HIZERO F803 reduces the risk of dust particles from laminate and other hard floors being resuspended, which is good news for those suffering breathing conditions sparked by airborne allergens.

HIZERO UltimateClean™ technology differs from traditional vacuum cleaners and mops because it captures dust, allergen particles, and other waste and transports them into specific compartments built into the sleek and slender body of the HIZERO F803, making it a premium choice for people with an allergy or asthma.

The new HIZERO F803 all-in-one cordless bionic floor cleaner harnesses HIZERO UltimateClean™ technology to give consumers a contemporary, hyper efficient, and versatile appliance that mops, sweeps, dries, and self-cleans with greater performance than competitors using traditional wet floor washing technologies.

Key benefits of the HIZERO F803

  • Cordless
  • Extra-long 60 minute run time from a full charge
  • One full charge enables the one-litre water tank to clean 100 square metres of hard floor before recharging is required
  • Easy disposal of water from waste separation compartments
  • All dust is collected in the dirty water tank; dust is not transferred from floor to air
  • Thoughtfully designed to be lightweight and manoeuvrable
  • Only 60db — quieter than traditional vacuum cleaners (about 70db and up)

The HIZERO F803 is the latest in the range of state-of-the-art upright HIZERO Bionic Floor cordless hard-floor cleaner. HIZERO harnesses revolutionary bionic technology design approaches to give consumers a truly versatile appliance that sweeps, washes, dries, and self-cleans. Earlier recognition includes the U.S. 2018 VDTA Innovative Cleaning Technology of the Year Award, Malaysia’s HOMEDEC 2017 Innovative Product Prize, and a nomination for the 2019 IHA global innovation award.

The new hard floor cleaner will be rolled out into key markets starting in China, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere in the USA and Europe from mid-2021. The company will also unveil its own HIZERO branded eco-friendly disinfectant liquid for global distribution.

The HIZERO F803 is now available at major departmental stores, specialised home appliance stores and major online platforms like Lazada and Shopee. Recommended retail price is SGD 999.00.

More product images and videos can be found in the press kit.

About HIZERO Technologies CO.,LTD

HIZERO Technologies CO.,LTD founded in 2013, specialises in innovative cleaning technology. Inspired by bionics, HIZERO created the world’s first dual-use and self-cleanable floor cleaner. Inspired by nature, HIZERO makes life simpler.

About VISO Pte Ltd

VISO Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Visionary Solutions Sdn Bhd, is a distributor that has since established a name for itself as the premier solutions company providing highly effective, premium quality products. We pride ourselves in representing products that actually work!

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