At Anker Day 2026, Anker Innovations marks its 15th anniversary by unveiling THUS™ – ANKER’s first neural-net Compute-in-Memory AI audio chip – and a new generation of products across soundcore and eufy.

NEW YORK and Bellevue, Wash., May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Anker Innovations is hosting Anker Day 2026: Where Ultimate Meets Possible, its annual brand event to showcase the newest product launches and technology break-throughs across its portfolio. Where Ultimate Meets Possible will bring together media, retail buyers and key influencers for an exclusive look at what’s next in consumer electronics, spanning premium audio, home energy and the smart home appliances.

Where Ultimate Meets Possible will be held at STORIED in New York City, an invite-only experience featuring keynote presentations, hands-on product demonstrations and a deep dive into the company’s latest innovations.

Anker Day 2026 debuted innovations across three brands: soundcore’s Liberty 5 Pro and Pro Max — the first earbuds powered by Anker’s new THUS™ AI chip — alongside VibeOS AI platform and Nebula SpaceFlow; Anker SOLIX’s S2000, the world’s longest-lasting 2kWh home backup power station; and eufy’s EdgeAgent™, a local AI home security agent, plus new baby care products.

Started With Power

Anker was founded in 2011 and released its first product in the following year: a 4,500mAh ultra-slim power bank. It was a modest beginning, but behind it was an engineering conviction that would shape everything that followed. If technology is going to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, it has to be built to the highest possible standard.

2012 – The Beginning
Anker’s first product: a 4,500mAh ultra-slim power bank – the start of a commitment to putting well-engineered, reliable power in people’s hands.

2013 – PowerIQ™
Introduced PowerIQ™, enabling fast-charging compatibility across both iOS and Android – setting the standard for universal charging intelligence.

2018 – GaN from Aerospace
An early adopter of Gallium Nitride (GaN) from aerospace applications for consumer charging – delivering a 40% size reduction without sacrificing output.

2019 – World’s Smallest 18W Charger
Delivered the world’s smallest 18W charger at the time – proving that ultimate performance and ultra-compact form are not a trade-off.

2022 – GaNPrime™
Pioneered high-power multi-port chargers with dynamic power distribution – intelligently allocating power across multiple devices simultaneously.

2023 – 240W Wall Charger
Delivered the industry’s highest-power 240W wall charger at the time – meeting the demands of the most power-hungry professional setups.

2024 – InstaCord™ & UltraDura™
In 2024, InstaCord™ became Anker’s most advanced retractable‑cable technology and UltraDura™ achieved industry‑leading durability.

2025 – GaNPrime™ 2.0 • PowerIQ™ 5.0 • AnkerSense™ View • TurboBoost™
GaNPrime™ 2.0 (most advanced fast charging), PowerIQ™ 5.0 (smartest compatibility), AnkerSense™ View (intelligent display technology), and TurboBoost™ for ultra-fast power bank recharging. The pursuit never stops.

Fifteen years. Eight technology generations. Every breakthrough driven by one and only promise: seeking the ultimate innovation, not as an end in itself, but because technology built to its highest standard is how we put the possibilities people want in their lives within reach. Technology in service of people. That is what this pursuit has always meant.

Today’s Milestone: Anker Thus™

For 80 years, chip design has followed the same logic established by John von Neumann in 1945: separate the processor from memory, and shuttle data between them one instruction at a time. For eight decades across mainframes, desktops, and data centers, this model worked. AI breaks that assumption. A neural network draws on millions of learned parameters all at once – and in a wearable device, moving that data between memory and processor consumes more than 90 percent of chip power, leaving almost nothing for actual computation.

THUS™ applies a different principle: embed computation directly inside NOR Flash memory cells, where the model already lives. The model parameters never have to move. The energy previously consumed by data movement is redirected entirely to computation.

The first THUS™ AI chip debuts in earbuds, delivering up to 150 times more AI computing power on the environmental noise cancellation task than Anker’s previous-generation flagship earphones.

Clear Calls – the chip’s first disclosed feature – runs a large neural network entirely on-device, anchored by eight MEMS microphones and two bone conduction sensors, for a significantly clear call in any environment. Additional AI-powered features including Signature Sound and Voice Control debuted at Anker Day.

“Every AI chip built until now stores the model on one side and does the computation on the other. To think, the device has to carry all those parameters across, many times per second, every single inference. THUS™ puts the computation where the model already lives. The model never has to move again.”

– Steven Yang, Founder and CEO, Anker Innovations

THUS™ takes inspiration from “Thus have I heard”, a Buddhist phrase that reflects direct transmission – knowledge conveyed as it was experienced, without distortion.

All performance figures are based on internal Anker lab tests. The 150× AI computing power figure applies specifically to the environmental noise cancellation task and reflects the architectural change from rule-based to neural-net AI processing. It is not a general performance claim and does not reflect a process node upgrade. The environmental noise cancellation workload referenced here runs as an on-device neural network model on the first THUS™ chip.

Anker soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: The First Product Powered by Anker Thus™

The soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max are the first two products to ship with the THUS™ chip. Their positioning is organized around three on-device intelligence layers the chip enables – understanding, adapting, and tuning – each representing a function earbuds could not credibly perform before neural-net AI became viable at this scale. Coming to the market soon.

15 Years, One Promise

From our first power bank to a proprietary AI chip in 2026 – the categories we build in keep expanding, and so does the scope of what technology can do for people’s lives. Our promise has been one and only, seeking the ultimate innovation, with the conviction that technology built to its highest standard makes the possibilities people want in their lives the ones they can actually live. Fifteen years is long enough to know that trust is earned slowly. Fifteen years in. The pursuit continues.

About Anker Innovations

Anker Innovations is a global consumer technology company driven by ultimate innovation, creating products that help people power, create, connect, and live more freely. Founded in 2011, Anker Innovations serves more than 200 million consumers across 146 countries and regions. Learn more at anker.com.

DISCLAIMER

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Enabling Secure and Regulated Data Flows Between China and Southeast Asia Data Ecosystem

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zetrix AI Berhad (“Zetrix AI”) and Shenzhen Data Exchange Co. Ltd. (“SZDEX”) today announced their plans to jointly establish a platform for the secure monetisation of data as a strategic asset class in ASEAN and enable the orderly movement of data products between the region and China, marking a major step towards creating a vibrant cross-border data trading ecosystem.

The massive amount of data that exists within the ASEAN bloc — home to nearly 700 million and the fifth-largest economy in the world — and its corresponding value creation potential is undeniable. Yet, to date, this valuable asset remains largely untapped.

In contrast, within China alone, the total value of data transacted in 2025 was estimated at approximately RMB50 billion. Companies deploying Artificial Intelligence to enhance the efficiency of business processes have been the most active purchasers of data. Now, this collaboration between Zetrix AI and SZDEX aims to set ASEAN as well on course to becoming a leading data trading centre. 

Both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of data, with the aim of promoting the development and utilisation of data resources, enhancing data security and privacy protection, and strengthening cooperation in relevant policies, regulations, and technological innovation.

More concretely, by combining Zetrix AI’s decades-long track record as a pioneering innovator in the provision of digital government and related commercial services with SZDEX’s proven market leadership as operator of China’s national-level platform for data assetisation and trading, the partners agree to collaborate in three key areas:

1. Co-building a Regional Data Trading Infrastructure and Developing a Platform for Data Circulation

They will jointly build a standardised and compliant platform for data circulation and utilisation in the ASEAN region, establish data trading rules, quality control systems and security assurance mechanisms tailored to regional characteristics, realise the efficient integration and orderly circulation of data resources within the region, and set a benchmark for the development of the data element market in ASEAN. Accordingly, the two parties will jointly explore and assess the feasibility and regulatory requirements for establishing and operating a data exchange in the ASEAN region.

2. Promoting the Two-Way Circulation of Cross-Border Data Products and Building an ASEAN-China Data Interconnection Scheme

This will entail aggregating and integrating high-quality data resources within the Southeast Asia and China markets in areas such as culture and tourism, trade, finance, government affairs, manufacturing, and agriculture, and facilitating the entry of such high-quality data products from one market into the other to unlock the value of these assets. 

The two parties will, thus, jointly establish a two-way interconnected system for the circulation of cross-border data products, clarify full-process standards for data compliance review, property right registration, transaction settlement and other links, to enable the efficient flow of data elements between China and ASEAN.

3. Deepening Ecological Resource Sharing and Jointly Building a Cross-Border Data Element Ecosystem

To enhance the sharing of data resources for the establishment of a China-ASEAN data ecosystem, the parties will work together to address core pain points in cross-border data governance, compliant circulation, transaction innovation and technological application through joint initiatives such as co-hosting of events, including roadshow, seminars and China-ASEAN cross-border data cooperation forums, building an industry exchange and cooperation platform, and gathering upstream and downstream resources along the cross-border data industry chain. In addition, the parties will jointly conduct research and model innovation in the field of cross-border data circulation, explore cross-border data trading rules, security assurance systems and commercial operation models compatible with China and the ASEAN region as well as promote the formulation and implementation of industry standards.

Recognising that safety and compliance are paramount in the handling of data, Zetrix AI and SZDEX are firmly committed to carrying out this initiative in a manner that enables the potential value of data assets in the region to be fully realised while prioritising at all times data safety and privacy protection.

This collaboration follows Zetrix AI’s entry into the newly-launched World Data Organization as a founding member, a member of its inaugural council and the lead representative for ASEAN, reinforcing the Group’s growing role in enabling the secure, responsible and efficient use and trading of global data assets.

From the establishment of the flagship ASEAN China AI Lab to the positioning of its Layer-1 blockchain platform Zetrix as an international supernode of China’s national Xinghuo blockchain to the roll-out of the ZTrade customs clearance processing application in collaboration with the General Administration of China Customs and to more recently, the joint roll-out with the Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology of the Avatar blockchain-based trust protocol for AI agents, Zetrix AI has been leading the way in fostering greater cooperation between ASEAN and China in deploying state-of-the-art technologies to help drive economic growth in the region.             

About Zetrix AI Berhad

Zetrix AI Berhad (“Zetrix AI”), formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, is leading the way in the deployment of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence in powering the public and private sectors across ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Zetrix AI started operations in 2000 as a pioneer in the provision of electronic government services and complementary commercial offerings in its home country. Today, it has advanced to the forefront of technology transformation in the broader region, leveraging its Layer-1 blockchain platform Zetrix and embracing the convergence of Web3, AI and robotics to enable optimally-efficient, intelligent and secure cross-border transactions, digital identity interoperability and automation solutions that seamlessly connect people, businesses and governments.

About Zetrix

Zetrix is a layer-1 public blockchain that facilitates smart contracts and delivers privacy, security and scalability. Zetrix’s cryptographic infrastructure can be introduced to multiple industries to connect governments, businesses and their citizens to a global blockchain-based economy. Developed by Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, the cross-border and cross-chain integration with China enables Zetrix to serve as a blockchain gateway that facilitates global trade by deploying critical building blocks for Web3 services such as Blockchain-based Identifiers (BID) and Verifiable Credentials (VC).

About Shenzhen Data Exchange Co. Ltd.

Shenzhen Data Exchange Co., Ltd. (“SZDEX”) is a state-owned enterprise established to implement the spirit of the Implementation Plan (2020-2025) for Comprehensive Pilot Reform in Shenzhen to Build the City into a Pilot Demonstration Zone for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics issued by the Central Government of China, to advance the market-oriented allocation reform of data elements. SZDEX was officially licensed to operate on November 15, 2022. SZDEX aims to build a nationwide data trading platform, grounded in compliance assurance and technical support, driven by application scenarios, and focused on promoting the integration of data and the real economy. SZDEX seeks to establish a cross-regional, cross-sector, and cross-industry data trading ecosystem, explore feasible paths for large-scale cross-domain data circulation, develop comprehensive service capabilities covering the entire data trading chain, and accelerate the establishment of a nationwide data trading platform for cross-regional and cross-border data circulation.

 

NEW YORK and BELLEVUE, Wash., May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For 80 years, every chip ever built has moved data back and forth between memory and processor – consuming more than 90 percent of available power before a single calculation begins. At Anker Day in New York today, Anker Innovations announced it has ended that for consumer hardware. THUS™, the company’s first proprietary AI chip, computes directly inside NOR Flash memory, eliminating the transfer entirely – a neural-net compute-in-memory (CIM) architecture the company says is the first ever commercialized in a consumer device. The product carrying it, the soundcore Liberty 5 Pro, has already earned a Guinness World Records certification for the highest objectively measured speech quality score in TWS earbud history. Anker calls them Earbuds That Think.

THUS™: Breaking an 80-Year Assumption in Chip Design

Every chip built today descends from an architecture established in 1945 by mathematician John von Neumann. Its defining logic was divide and conquer: break any problem into discrete steps, translate those steps into code, and execute them one at a time. Memory and the processor can therefore be physically separated. Programs live in memory; the CPU fetches one instruction at a time, executes it and advances to the next.

AI breaks that assumption entirely. A neural network does not divide a problem into steps – it processes end-to-end, drawing on millions or billions of learned parameters all at once. Every inference requires every one of those parameters to make the round trip between memory and the processor. In a data center, that movement is an engineering cost. In a wearable device that is powered by a battery smaller than a fingernail, it is a wall: more than 90 percent of chip power is consumed by simply moving data.

Introducing THUS™ AI Chip Platform

The answer has long existed in nature. Neurons in the human brain do not separate where information is stored from where it is processed – they do both in the same place. THUS™ applies that same principle to silicon.

Rather than shuttling model parameters between physically separate memory and processor, THUS™ embeds computation directly inside NOR Flash memory cells. The model parameters never have to move. The energy previously consumed by that movement is redirected to actual computation. NOR Flash-based compute-in-memory also requires approximately one-sixth the physical footprint of SRAM-based alternatives, making it viable for the most constrained consumer devices.

“Every AI chip built until now stores the model on one side and does the computation on the other. To think, the device has to carry all those parameters across, many times per second, every single inference. THUS™ puts the computation where the model already lives. The model never has to move again.”

                                                                                                                                                                                  – Steven Yang, Founder and CEO, Anker Innovations

Earbuds That Think: The First Consumer Products to Run THUS™ CIM AI

The soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max are the first two products to ship with the THUS™ chip. Their positioning is organized around three on-device intelligence layers the chip enables – understanding, adapting, and tuning – each representing a function earbuds could not credibly perform before neural-net AI became viable at this scale.

It Understands – Call Freely. Be Heard Clearly. / Meeting Ends With Plans, Not Messy Notes.

In April 2026, the soundcore Liberty 5 Pro earned Guinness World Records certification for the “Highest speech quality score (G-MOS) for TWS earbuds” in objective testing – the measurable proof of what it means for an earbud to truly understand its speaker. The Liberty 5 Pro Max features identical earbud hardware and achieves equivalent call performance.

Behind that result is a system built differently from the ground up. Conventional earbuds rely on microphone arrays alone to separate voice from noise – a process where both signals share the same medium (air), making clean isolation increasingly difficult as the acoustic environment grows louder or more complex.

The Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max deploy a 10-sensor matrix – eight MEMS microphones and two bone conduction sensors – feeding a large neural-net model running entirely on-device via the THUS™ chip. The MEMS array captures the full acoustic environment; the bone conduction sensors simultaneously detect the mechanical vibration of the speaker’s cranial bones – a signal physically coupled to the speaker’s voice and structurally independent of airborne noise. The THUS™ chip cross-references both streams simultaneously, producing a far more precise isolation than microphone-only systems can achieve. Call Freely. Be Heard Clearly.

AI Note-Taker (Liberty 5 Pro Max)

The Liberty 5 Pro Max extends the understanding layer into meetings. Its charging case – operated through a 1.78-inch AMOLED display – records sessions without a connected phone, then generates transcripts, speaker identification, and action items via the soundcore app. The case’s 512MB of onboard flash supports up to 12 hours of local recording; cloud transcription deletes audio immediately upon completion, with local files encrypted via AES-256 and all transmission secured by TLS 1.3. Meeting Ends With Plans, Not Messy Notes.

It Adapts – Instant Focus, Zero-Pressure All Day Long

Adaptive ANC 4.0 monitors external and residual in-ear noise at 384,000 samples per second, adjusting cancellation depth in real time across noise types – low-frequency mechanical vibration, mid-frequency office ambient, high-frequency voice – while simultaneously managing the in-ear pressure that sustained fixed-level ANC typically generates, reducing listening fatigue over extended use. Rated at up to 2x deeper cancellation than the Liberty 4 Pro.

It Tunes – Pure Sound, Just Right

HearID 5.0 builds a personal EQ profile from an in-app hearing test. AI Sound Enhancement reconstructs frequency content lost in Bluetooth compression, restoring up to 65% of the audio quality typically discarded in wireless transmission.

Both models: three-device Multipoint connectivity, Apple Find My, Google Fast Pair, IP55 dust and water resistance, Bluetooth 6.1. Battery: 6.5 hours with ANC on, 28 hours total with the charging case.

Pricing and Availability

The Liberty 5 Pro is available starting today for SGD 239 in Singapore on Shopee and Lazada, RM 699 in Malaysia on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, and ฿5,999 in Thailand on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, in Pearl Blue, Pearl White, Midnight Black and Rose Gold.

The Liberty 5 Pro Max is available starting today for SGD 299 in Singapore on Shopee and Lazada, RM 899 in Malaysia on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, and ฿7,999 in Thailand on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, in Titanium-Gold and Black.

15 Years, One Promise

The Liberty 5 Pro series launches at a milestone for Anker Innovations. For 15 years, Anker soundcore has been driven by a single promise: Seeking Ultimate Innovation in audio experience backed by the confidence of an 18-month warranty.

About soundcore

soundcore is a smart audio brand under Anker Innovations, committed to providing an immersive audio and video experience with premium wireless headphones, indoor and outdoor Bluetooth speakers and high-definition projectors. Soundcore is the world’s No.1* wireless headphone brand by shipment volume among mainstream premium audio brands. For more information visit www.soundcore.com.

About Anker Innovations

Anker Innovations is a global consumer technology company driven by ultimate innovation, creating products that help people power, create, connect, and live more freely. Founded in 2011, Anker Innovations serves more than 200 million consumers across 146 countries and regions. Learn more at anker.com.

The Anker logo is a registered trademark of Anker Innovations.

DISCLAIMER

Statements in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the company. We wish to caution you that such statements are just predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. The Company reserves all of its rights.

[1] All performance figures are based on internal Anker lab tests. The 150x AI computing power figure applies specifically to the environmental noise cancellation task and reflects the shift from rule-based DSP to neural-net AI processing. It is not a general performance claim and does not reflect a process node upgrade.

soundcore Liberty 5 Pro was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2026 as the “Highest speech quality score (G-MOS) for TWS earbuds (objective test).”

[2] Source: Euromonitor International (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., in terms of mainstream premium audio brands’ global shipment volume of wireless headphones in 2025; mainstream premium audio brands refer to brands with ≥75% of revenues from audio equipments (headphones, speakers, etc.) and meet the criteria of mid-to-high-end brands in terms of pricing, brand positioning, and distribution channels; wireless headphones are headphones that pair with electronic devices (mobile phone, computer, etc.) using wireless connection technology (e.g., Bluetooth); research completed in Mar. 2026.

The fund will invest in startups in SMU’s flagship Urban SustaInnovator accelerator programme, which began incubating them from February 2026.

SINGAPORE, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced the launch of the Urban SustaInnovator (USI) Fund, a US$10 million (S$12.69 million) investment programme designed to support startups emerging from USI, SMU’s flagship accelerator for urban solutions and sustainability (USS) ventures for expansion in Singapore and across Asia. The fund will invest in USI’s globally sourced and competition-vetted pipeline of early stage deep-tech startups from the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC).

USI was launched at the 12th edition of LKYGBPC held in September 2025 at SMU by Minister for National Development, Mr Chee Hong Tat, and was designed to incubate high-potential startups in the USS sector. The accelerator began incubating its first batch of startups in February 2026.

The USI Fund, believed to be South-east Asia’s first university-anchored co-investment fund dedicated to urban solutions and sustainability, is integrated with the purpose-built accelerator that supports early-stage ventures addressing critical urban challenges – including decarbonisation, energy transition, the built environment, mobility, and circularity – as they move from validation to real-world deployment across Asian cities.

Professor Sun Sun Lim, SMU’s Vice President (Partnerships & Engagement), said, “Urban sustainability innovation often fails not for lack of ideas, but for lack of capital that understands early–stage risk and long deployment cycles. The USI Fund addresses this pain point by co–investing with leading venture capital partners and backing deep-tech startups from SMU’s robust global pipeline, providing targeted early–stage capital to help founders scale proven solutions into Asian urban markets.”

Professor Lim, who is also the Chair of the USI Programme Management Committee, said that the Fund will co–invest alongside established venture capital partners under prevailing market terms, providing catalytic capital while benefiting from the commercial rigour and sector expertise of lead investors. The Fund is expected to make its first investments from the inaugural USI accelerator cohort, with deployments expected to commence by Q4 2026.

Built-in Pipeline from the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition

The competition attracted over 1,500 applications from more than 90 countries, creating a strong pipeline from which seven high-potential startups were selected for incubation under the USI accelerator programme. This gives the USI Fund privileged access to quality startups with demonstrated traction and strong alignment with priority urban sustainability themes.

The USI programme brings together public, private, and philanthropic partners to support these high–potential startups to anchor in Singapore and scale across Asia. The 12–month, hybrid, non–residential, zero–fee and equity–free programme provides founders with regional market access through SMU’s growing network of overseas centres in the region, fundraising and pilot support, as well as mentorship and ecosystem connectivity.

The programme is supported by a ‘Singapore Inc’ Advisory Board comprising venture capitalists, scientists, corporates, and regulators, providing founders with multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary guidance from early validation through to regional expansion.

Inaugural Cohort Demonstrates Early Traction

The seven startups in the inaugural USI accelerator cohort are showing significant progress across capital raise, deployment and international validation.

Qarbotech, a Malaysia–based nanotechnology company developing photosynthesis–enhancing materials for agriculture, has gained global visibility after winning the Grand Prix at SusHi Tech 2026 and securing a pilot project with Tokyu Fudosan Group. MacroCycle, a US–based startup specialising in chemical upcycling of PET plastics, has attracted institutional backing from Volta Circle, the investment platform of the Lohia family which owns Indorama Corporation, while also being recognised as a finalist at Temasek Foundation’s The Liveability Challenge 2026.

Commercial progress is also evident among ventures that have moved beyond proof–of–concept.

Inviscid AI, a Singapore company focused on real–time thermodynamic simulation using physics–informed neural networks, has reported eightfold revenue growth since joining the USI programme. Sesame Sustainability, an AI–driven industrial decarbonisation software platform founded by alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has secured paid pilot engagements with Swedish multinational ABB and received strong interest from a strategic investor. Smart Tire Company, a US–based venture commercialising airless tyres derived from shape–memory alloy technology, is advancing pilot projects linked to NASA–affiliated programmes. Mimicrete, a UK based company working on self–healing concrete solutions, has commenced a pilot in Singapore with The GEAR by Kajima. Pronoe, a French company focused on carbon capture through modular ocean alkalinity systems, is working on a carbon removal pre–purchase agreement project with Frontier, backed by Meta and Google.

Both Qarbotech and Mimicrete are also in the process of establishing or expanding their presence in Singapore, underscoring the city’s role as a regional launchpad for deep tech commercialisation and scale–up.

Advancing the ‘Teaching Accelerator’ Model

In line with SMU’s emphasis on experiential and practice–oriented learning, another important benefit of the USI Fund is that it enables SMU students to learn directly from live ventures and real investment decisions through interactions with the founders and mentors on the USI programme, said Prof Lim.

She said, “Selected SMU students are embedded across stages of the USI platform – from startup evaluation and market analysis to diligence and portfolio support – allowing them to develop venture literacy, climate and sustainability insight, commercialisation know-how and applied decision–making skills beyond the classroom.”

“By integrating capital deployment with deep experiential learning, the USI Fund reinforces SMU’s mission as a global city university, where education, innovation, and real–world impact are closely intertwined,” she added.

For more information, please visit https://iie.smu.edu.sg/usi

About SMU IIE

The Singapore Management University’s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) empowers aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators to create positive change. It offers tailored training programmes, an equity-free incubator, and a vibrant community that connects innovators through events and networking opportunities, including the renowned Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC). For more information: https://iie.smu.edu.sg

About SMU

Established in 2000, Singapore Management University (SMU) is recognised for its disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research that addresses issues of global relevance, impacting business, government, and society. Its distinctive education, incorporating innovative experiential learning, aims to nurture global citizens, entrepreneurs and change agents. With more than 13,000 students, SMU offers a wide range of bachelors, masters and PhD degree programmes in the disciplinary areas associated with six of its eight schools – Accountancy, Business, Computing, Economics, Law and Social Sciences. Its seventh school, the SMU College of Integrative Studies, offers degree programmes in deep, integrative interdisciplinary education. The College of Graduate Research Studies, SMU’s eighth school, enhances integration and interdisciplinarity across the various SMU postgraduate research programmes that will enable students to gain a holistic learning experience and well-grounded approach to their research. SMU also offers a growing number of executive development and continuing education programmes. Through its city campus, SMU focuses on making meaningful impact on Singapore and beyond through its partnerships with industry, policymakers and academic institutions. https://www.smu.edu.sg/

HONG KONG, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vinexposium is giving its 2026 Hong Kong event a whole new dimension. Vinexpo Asia is growing, restructuring and evolving to align with new consumption trends. Three spaces – Vinexpo Asia, Be Spirits and Be No – will be hosted under the same roof to embrace the ever-expanding range of alcoholic and no-alcohol drinks.

In this volume, you will find all the essential information about this edition:

• Key figures and event highlights.
• Major 2026 trends shaping the W&S industry in Asia.
• Markets overview.
• Practical information to attend and cover the show.

ACCESS THE PRESS KIT HERE

For more information, visit the Vinexpo Asia, Be Spirits and Be No websites
View photos from the previous edition in Hong Kong here