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The First Vanity Fair NFT cover soon in auction on APENFT’s marketplace

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 December 2021 – APENFT Foundation partners with Valuart to launch the Vanity Fair NFT Cover series, which will be on sale in the upcoming APENFT’s marketplace. The collection includes the first NFT ever minted by Vanity Fair (the “Vanity Queen”), as well as 4 exceptional Vanity Fair NFT Covers featuring artworks that celebrate the digital art movement of the crypto world, and a unique Vanity Fair NFT Cover dedicated to His Excellency Justin Sun.

The beautiful “Vanity Queen” cover of Vanity Fair, minted as the first NFT ever of the iconic magazine.

 

“This is a creative and artistic experiment for magazines NFT covers” His excellency Justin Sun, founder of Tron and WTO ambassador for Grenada said. “It is great to see how crypto is reshaping creative industries.”

 

Simone Marchetti, Vanity Fair European Editorial Director & Vanity Fair Italia Editor in Chief, is of the same mind: “Always a pioneer in innovation and digital development, Vanity Fair debuted in the crypto art world in September 2021, with its first cover made in NFT: the artwork, starring the singer and actress Elodie, represented a unique and unprecedented editorial operation. In 2022, the magazine’s commitment goes further: from collectibles (scheduled for January) to the exploration of the Metaverse (scheduled for April) with an experiment that wants to write a new chapter in the history of magazines.”

 

APENFT has opened a waitlist (https://waitlist.apenftex.com) for a marketplace that lets users mint, collect and trade NFTs. According to APENFT, it already has more than 500,000 pre-registered users on the first day that the waitlist is active. APENFT also promised a range of generous benefits, including airdrops of governance token, referral bonus and rewards etc. People who are on the waitlist can also get early access to the Vanity Fair NFT Covers drop, which is scheduled around early January.

 

“We are proud to launch our APENFT marketplace and it marks a new milestone in APENFT’s exploratory journey in the world of NFT and metaverse, said Sydney Xiong, director of APENFT Foundation. “The main differentiator between our marketplace and others is that we want to focus on leveraging NFTs to create a strong and creative IP. This partnership with Valuart is a good start.”

 

“We are very excited to partner up with APENFT for the launch of their new marketplace”, continued Etan Genini, CEO and Co-Founder of Valuart. “Valuart and APENFT both believe in providing exposure and access to the creative and technological movement revolutionizing the art world. This exceptional collection of Vanity Fair NFT Covers aligns perfectly with this mission.”

About APENFT

Officially registered in Singapore on March 29, 2021, APENFT is backed by the underlying technology of top-notch blockchains Ethereum and TRON with support from the world’s largest distributed storage system Bittorrent File System (BTFS) to deliver the mission of facilitating creator economy while catalyzing the financial and cultural inclusion in the metaverse and the integration of the virtual and real world. APENFT’s finest and most diverse collections of modern and contemporary art include key works by Picasso, Andy Warhol, Alberto Giacometti and emerging crypto artists Beeple, Pak, FEWOCiOUS, Mitchell F. Chan, which are made available for the entire community through a series of curated online exhibitions in the metaverse. APENFT Foundation also partners with renowned art institutions, such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s and had successfully sponsored the fourth annual “Art + Tech Art Technology Summit: NFTs and the Future” in New York and Artnet NFT 30 report, receiving global media coverage such as Artnet, ArtReview, ArtNews, Coindesk, Cointelegraph etc. As the leading tech-driven art foundation, APENFT aims to drive high-quality traffic to support the development of the decentralised metaverse’s ecosystem.

About Valuart

VALUART was founded in Switzerland by crypto enthusiasts Etan Genini, Vittorio Grigòlo, and Michele Fiscalini, with the goal of creating an ecosystem meant to safeguard and enhance the intellectual property of artists, collectors and brands. VALUART exponentially grows the (digital) assets of its partners and investors in terms of value and popularity by the means of holistic technical, creative and managerial processes optimized for the growing blockchain environment and the medium of NFT. VALUART connects artists, collectors, brands, communities and other stakeholders of the Art & Design worlds, to find new ways to benefit from and otherwise monetize their unique assets, helping them to realize the true value of their works.

VALUART partnered with Vanity Fair to build a series of NFT-related initiatives, notably minting together the first cover ever of Vanity Fair as an NFT, which are aimed at expanding the reach of the Iconic magazine into the Metaverse and providing amazing new content to the crypto-art-loving community. To learn more visit: www.valuart.com

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Covid Curbs Dampen New Year Celebrations in Vientiane Capital

Vientiane Skyline (Photo - ASEAN Skyline)
Vientiane evening skyline (Photo: ASEAN Skyline)

Authorities in Vientiane Capital are to enforce a ban on the service of alcohol during international New Year celebrations.

Construction to Resume on Latsavong Plaza Project, Tallest Building in Vientiane

Latsavong Plaza
Latsavong Plaza (Photo: Skyscraper City).

Construction of Latsavong Plaza, the tallest building in Vientiane, is to resume after the project was stalled for five years.

QX Augments Senior Leadership Team

Appoints Sagar Ahuja as Director and to the Board with the additional responsibility to lead QX Accounting Services as CEO

BLOOMFIELD, US – News Direct – 27 December 2021 – QX Global Group, a global leader in knowledge process outsourcing services with a significant and growing presence in North America, today announced the appointment of Sagar Ahuja as a Board Director with an additional role of CEO of QX Accounting Services.

Mr. Ahuja will drive the strategic growth of the QX Accounting Services business division as well as play a vital role in ensuring overall client and customer success by further expanding the business into the North American and Australian Markets.

With rich experiences spanning across more than 16 years and deep domain knowledge in providing outsourcing services to accounting firms, CPAs, and EAs across the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Ahuja has led organizational development, strategic planning and leadership development mandates in his previous stints.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Frank Robinson, Group CEO, QX Global Group, said, “We are very excited to have Sagar join our Board of Directors and lead QX Accounting Services, especially at time when QX Global Group is accelerating expansion in North America and Australia. Sagar recognizes the unique opportunity that our services provide to accounting firms in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Australia, which makes him a great fit for QX as we grow our business across all these regions. I know I speak for the other board members when I say that we look forward to the valuable perspective he will provide related to QX’s strategy, operations and management

Sagar is an ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) qualified chartered accountant from the UK with an MBA from Cardiff University. His knowledge and functional expertise include a proven track record of successfully developing and leading multidisciplinary teams with a firm commitment to client servicing, establishing business and stakeholder objectives while delivering growth and profitability. He will be based in Noida, India and report to Mr. Frank Robinson.

“I am thrilled to be a part of QX and have already felt the great sense of community here with my colleagues and the leadership team. This is a great time to join QX as we accelerate our global expansion plans, and develop our amazing talent to become a global leader,” says Sagar Ahuja, CEO, QX Accounting Services.


QX has carved out a formidable niche in providing exceptional services in Finance and Accounting, Recruitment Consulting and Accounting Services. Organizations across fifteen industries vouch for QX’s services in key business areas such as accounts outsourcing, F&A outsourcing, back-office recruitment services, IT & business transformation advisory. The QX family of more than 2,000 professionals based out of the four delivery centres in India continues to unlock business value by improving process efficiencies and automation.

About QX Global Group

QX Global Group is a leading provider of business process management services. With over 17 years of accounting and recruitment process outsourcing experience, we help our clients unlock business value by improving process efficiencies and automation in the accounting and recruitment function to enable business transformation. We are based out of the UK with offices in the USA, Canada, Australia and India.

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Kaplan Singapore appoints Dr Susie Khoo as President

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 December 2021 – Kaplan, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education providers, has appointed Dr Susie Khoo as President of Kaplan Singapore effective March 2022. Dr Khoo joins Kaplan following seven years leading Ngee Ann Academy.

Dr Susie Khoo

(Credits: Kaplan Singapore)

 

David Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Kaplan International said: “We are delighted that Dr Khoo has agreed to lead Kaplan Singapore as we continue to build on our role in delivering quality private education in Singapore. She brings to the role a deep understanding of the Singapore education sector and a strong blend of academic and management experience to take Kaplan Singapore forward.”

 

Dr Khoo brings a background of more than 20 years’ experience in operational and academic leadership in the Singapore private education sector. She has held senior academic and management roles as Chief Executive and Dean of Ngee Ann Academy; Senior Vice President and Dean, PSB Academy; and senior positions at various other institutions. Dr Khoo brings tremendous knowledge and practical experience that align well with Kaplan’s strategic vision to be a student-centred institution that embraces quality, diversity and inclusion.

 

“I’m excited about leading the Kaplan Singapore team and furthering the role Kaplan plays in delivering innovative and quality education opportunities for Singaporean and international students alike. Education has never been more important in helping people reach their fullest potential throughout life and I look forward to enhancing Kaplan’s offering and further developing university partnerships for the future,” said Dr Khoo.  

 

Dr Khoo’s academic qualifications include a Doctor of Business Administration, University of Newcastle, Australia; Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Sydney, Australia; Master of Social Sciences (Applied Economics), National University of Singapore; Graduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts, National University of Singapore.

About Kaplan Singapore

Kaplan in Singapore is part of Kaplan Inc., one of the world’s most diverse education providers and is the largest subsidiary of Graham Holdings, formerly The Washington Post Company. To date, Kaplan in Singapore has students from over 35 countries and regions, and has served over 85,000 graduates. With over 500 academic programmes for higher learning and professional certification courses available for skills development, Kaplan provides opportunities for individuals to pursue lifelong learning. www.kaplan.com.sg

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Laos-China Railway Project to be Profitable After 23 Years

Laos-China Railway bridge crossing the Mekong River in Luang Prabang.
Laos-China Railway bridge crossing the Mekong River in Luang Prabang.

The Laos-China Railway is expected to operate for 23 years before turning a profit, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Police Warn of Increased Surveillance on Expressway During New Year Holiday

Accident on vang vieng expressway


Police have warned that speed tests and breathalyzers will be used on the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway during the holiday period.

Two Earthquakes Strike Phongsaly Province Causing Minor Damage

House damaged by earthquake in Yord Ou District, Phongsaly Province.
House damaged by earthquake in Yord Ou District, Phongsaly Province.

Phongsaly Province has been hit with two earthquakes causing damage to homes in Yord Ou District.