DUBLIN, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Temu, the global e-commerce platform, and QIMA, a leading testing, inspection, and certification company, today announced a partnership to strengthen product compliance and safety across the Temu platform. Under the partnership, QIMA’s testing and certification services will be integrated directly into Temu’s Seller Center, making compliance resources accessible to sellers.

QIMA will deliver independent product testing, on-site factory inspections, seller training programs, and digital compliance tools. Product testing will cover four initial categories: electrical and electronic goods, jewelry and gemstones, food contact materials, and light industrial products. Testing will be conducted against applicable regulatory and safety standards. QIMA will also conduct on-site factory inspections for selected sellers to verify production processes and supply chain practices at the source.

The Temu-QIMA partnership also includes structured training programs designed to help sellers better understand testing standards and regulatory requirements across markets, along with regular roundtables and workshops on evolving rules, policy developments, and compliance approaches.

“As e-commerce platforms serve more markets and more product categories, independent compliance infrastructure becomes essential, not optional,” said Pierre-Nicolas Disser, CEO of Consumer Products, QIMA. “This partnership, and particularly the integration into Temu’s Seller Center, is a step toward making compliance testing and certification a routine part of how sellers operate. That’s exactly the kind of work QIMA’s global network was built for.”

The partnership with QIMA builds on Temu’s broader product safety and compliance program. In 2025, the company invested approximately US$100 million globally in compliance, product safety, and quality control, with plans to double that investment in 2026. To date, Temu has established cooperation with more than 60 independent testing institutions worldwide. The partnership with QIMA represents one of the first integration of third-party compliance tools directly into the Temu Seller Center workflow.

“Temu prioritizes the safety of products on our platform, and our partnership with QIMA is a concrete step in that direction,” said a Temu spokesperson. “Together with QIMA, we are focused on providing consumers with a safe and trustworthy shopping experience, while making compliance resources more accessible to sellers on our platform.”

About Temu

Temu is a global e-commerce platform connecting consumers with millions of manufacturers, brands, and business partners. Operating in more than 90 markets worldwide, Temu is committed to providing affordable, high-quality products that enable customers to live better lives.

About QIMA

At QIMA, we are on a mission to help our clients make products consumers can trust. We have developed compliance solutions for testing, inspection and certification (TIC) that enable supply chain agility, sustainability, and product innovation. Our services are used by 30,000 businesses globally in the consumer products, agri-food and life sciences industries. What truly sets us apart is our unique culture of relentless care for our clients, and a commitment to offering intuitive solutions that blend deep tech and human intelligence; this is how QIMA continues to disrupt the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry.

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — myrtle.ai, a recognized leader in accelerating machine learning inference, today announced that a stack featuring its VOLLO® product has recently been audited by STAC®, a leading benchmark authority for the finance industry.^[1] The results, unveiled at the STAC Summit in London today, clearly demonstrate the latency benefits of an FPGA-based solution for ML inference in financial trading and related applications.

Myrtle.ai Halves Latency in Financial Machine Learning Inference Benchmark Record with VOLLO

STAC-ML (Markets) Inference is the technology benchmark standard for solutions that may be used to run inference on real-time market data. Designed by quants and technologists from some of the world’s leading financial firms, STAC-ML Markets (Inference) reports the performance, resource efficiency, and quality of any technology stack capable of performing inference using the provided models.

VOLLO achieved latencies as low as 2 microseconds (99^th percentile) while also exhibiting excellent results in throughput and efficiency. Across all three benchmark models, VOLLO inferred in lower latency (99^th percentile) than all previously audited systems, halving its previous record. Such low, deterministic latency enables users to make more intelligent decisions using more complex models faster than in the past, giving them a competitive advantage in trading, risk analysis, quotes and many other trading-related activities.

With hundreds of thousands of hours of production trading under its belt, VOLLO is generating alpha for many of the world’s leading trading firms today. Those firms have developed and trained a wide range of models in standard ML tool flows before compiling them into VOLLO and then running them on their choice of FPGA-based hardware platform.

In the system under test, VOLLO ran on the standard form factor FBAP4@VP18-2L0S PCIe accelerator card from Silicom, containing an AMD Versal™ Premium series VP1802 Adaptive SoC and installed in a Supermicro AS -2015CS-TNR server. The AMD Versal Premium Series Adaptive SoC provides PCIe Gen5x8 and more than 3.3M programmable LUTs, making it well suited to low latency inference applications.

“Since VOLLO first exploited the full potential of FPGAs in this STAC benchmark in 2023, we have worked with our customers to further reduce latencies, expand the variety and size of models that VOLLO can run, and grow the range of platforms it can run on,” said Peter Baldwin, CEO of myrtle.ai.  “We’re excited to work with AMD, Silicom and Supermicro on this benchmark, to demonstrate how our combined technologies can enable ultra-low latency AI inference in quant trading.”

“The future of financial markets will be shaped by AI systems that can interpret data and act on it in near real time,” said Girish Malipeddi, director for Data Center FPGA business, AMD. “With AMD Versal™ Premium series adaptive SoCs at the foundation, myrtle.ai’s VOLLO demonstrates how advanced, low-latency inference can help unlock a new generation of intelligent trading infrastructure.“

“Supermicro continues to address a wide range of markets with our AMD systems, which were used for this STAC-ML benchmark,” said Michael McNerney, Senior Vice President Marketing and Network Security, Supermicro. “Our servers address the most challenging workloads in the financial services industry, and together with partners, we are able to deliver top-end performance with very low latencies for machine learning workloads.”

Anders Poulsen, VP Solutions at Silicom Denmark, said: “We’re pleased that myrtle.ai selected Silicom’s Artena accelerator card, based on AMD Versal Premium, for these tests. Built around one of the largest FPGAs in a PCIe form factor, Artena is an ideal platform for VOLLO. Together, VOLLO and our low-latency hardware deliver deterministic, microsecond-level inference for demanding trading workloads.”

ML developers can evaluate today how their models could perform on VOLLO, without the need for any FPGA tools or expertise. For more details go to vollo.myrtle.ai or contact myrtle.ai today at fintech@myrtle.ai.

The full benchmark results are available in the STAC Report (SUT ID MRTL260323) at http://www.STACresearch.com/MRTL260323.

About myrtle.ai

Myrtle.ai is an AI/ML software company that delivers world-class inference accelerators on FPGA-based platforms from all the leading FPGA suppliers. With broad neural network expertise, myrtle.ai has delivered accelerators for applications including fintech, wireless telecoms, LLMs, speech processing, and recommendation.

VOLLO, VOLLO Accelerator and the VOLLO logo are registered trademarks of myrtle.ai.

“STAC” and all STAC names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Strategic Technology Analysis Center, LLC. AMD, the AMD logo, Versal, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 

^[1] www.STACresearch.com/MRTL260323

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — myrtle.ai, a recognized leader in accelerating machine learning inference, today announced that a stack featuring its VOLLO® product has recently been audited by STAC®, a leading benchmark authority for the finance industry.^[1] The results, unveiled at the STAC Summit in London today, clearly demonstrate the latency benefits of an FPGA-based solution for ML inference in financial trading and related applications.

Myrtle.ai Halves Latency in Financial Machine Learning Inference Benchmark Record with VOLLO

STAC-ML (Markets) Inference is the technology benchmark standard for solutions that may be used to run inference on real-time market data. Designed by quants and technologists from some of the world’s leading financial firms, STAC-ML Markets (Inference) reports the performance, resource efficiency, and quality of any technology stack capable of performing inference using the provided models.

VOLLO achieved latencies as low as 2 microseconds (99^th percentile) while also exhibiting excellent results in throughput and efficiency. Across all three benchmark models, VOLLO inferred in lower latency (99^th percentile) than all previously audited systems, halving its previous record. Such low, deterministic latency enables users to make more intelligent decisions using more complex models faster than in the past, giving them a competitive advantage in trading, risk analysis, quotes and many other trading-related activities.

With hundreds of thousands of hours of production trading under its belt, VOLLO is generating alpha for many of the world’s leading trading firms today. Those firms have developed and trained a wide range of models in standard ML tool flows before compiling them into VOLLO and then running them on their choice of FPGA-based hardware platform.

In the system under test, VOLLO ran on the standard form factor FBAP4@VP18-2L0S PCIe accelerator card from Silicom, containing an AMD Versal™ Premium series VP1802 Adaptive SoC and installed in a Supermicro AS -2015CS-TNR server. The AMD Versal Premium Series Adaptive SoC provides PCIe Gen5x8 and more than 3.3M programmable LUTs, making it well suited to low latency inference applications.

“Since VOLLO first exploited the full potential of FPGAs in this STAC benchmark in 2023, we have worked with our customers to further reduce latencies, expand the variety and size of models that VOLLO can run, and grow the range of platforms it can run on,” said Peter Baldwin, CEO of myrtle.ai.  “We’re excited to work with AMD, Silicom and Supermicro on this benchmark, to demonstrate how our combined technologies can enable ultra-low latency AI inference in quant trading.”

“The future of financial markets will be shaped by AI systems that can interpret data and act on it in near real time,” said Girish Malipeddi, director for Data Center FPGA business, AMD. “With AMD Versal™ Premium series adaptive SoCs at the foundation, myrtle.ai’s VOLLO demonstrates how advanced, low-latency inference can help unlock a new generation of intelligent trading infrastructure.“

“Supermicro continues to address a wide range of markets with our AMD systems, which were used for this STAC-ML benchmark,” said Michael McNerney, Senior Vice President Marketing and Network Security, Supermicro. “Our servers address the most challenging workloads in the financial services industry, and together with partners, we are able to deliver top-end performance with very low latencies for machine learning workloads.”

Anders Poulsen, VP Solutions at Silicom Denmark, said: “We’re pleased that myrtle.ai selected Silicom’s Artena accelerator card, based on AMD Versal Premium, for these tests. Built around one of the largest FPGAs in a PCIe form factor, Artena is an ideal platform for VOLLO. Together, VOLLO and our low-latency hardware deliver deterministic, microsecond-level inference for demanding trading workloads.”

ML developers can evaluate today how their models could perform on VOLLO, without the need for any FPGA tools or expertise. For more details go to vollo.myrtle.ai or contact myrtle.ai today at fintech@myrtle.ai.

The full benchmark results are available in the STAC Report (SUT ID MRTL260323) at http://www.STACresearch.com/MRTL260323.

About myrtle.ai

Myrtle.ai is an AI/ML software company that delivers world-class inference accelerators on FPGA-based platforms from all the leading FPGA suppliers. With broad neural network expertise, myrtle.ai has delivered accelerators for applications including fintech, wireless telecoms, LLMs, speech processing, and recommendation.

VOLLO, VOLLO Accelerator and the VOLLO logo are registered trademarks of myrtle.ai.

“STAC” and all STAC names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Strategic Technology Analysis Center, LLC. AMD, the AMD logo, Versal, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 

^[1] www.STACresearch.com/MRTL260323

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WENZHOU, China, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On April 15, the 15th China International Garden Expo officially kicked off at Wenzhou Garden Expo Park in Zhejiang Province, China. As a top-tier global event in the landscape architecture sector, this Expo, themed “Poetic Landscapes and a Shared Green Life”, deeply integrates traditional Chinese gardening wisdom with international landscape design. It not only serves as a cross-border cultural bridge, but also showcases China’s remarkable achievements in ecological civilization construction and its philosophy of green development to the world.

Covering a total area of approximately 230 hectares, the Expo is divided into two core zones: the North Park (Cultural Expo Zone) and the South Park (Nature Experience Zone), achieving an in-depth integration of traditional Chinese landscape culture and advanced international gardening concepts. The North Park, embracing the beauty of lakes and mountains, focuses on cultural exhibitions to present the aesthetics of oriental landscape gardens. The South Park, integrating urban and mountain charm, emphasizes nature experience, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in ecological beauty. The holding of this event fills the gap of top-level garden Expos in southern Zhejiang, further enhancing Wenzhou’s urban influence and international reputation, and serving as an important window for Wenzhou to showcase its charm to the world.

The International Exhibition Garden is the highlight of this Expo, featuring 11 international theme gardens. Designed by professional teams from France, the UK, Italy and other countries and donated by overseas Chinese associations, these gardens boast diverse styles and distinct characteristics, demonstrating the rich diversity of global landscape art. The Union County Garden (USA) showcases North American natural scenery and conveys the concept of sustainable living through ecological planting and minimalist gardening. The Milan Garden (Italy) integrates the European “Vertical Forest” design concept, seamlessly connecting elegant architecture with natural landscapes to highlight modern garden aesthetics. The Liverpool Garden (UK) focuses on native plants to restore the style of English rural gardens, with winding paths and distinctive vegetation complementing each other to convey natural wildness. Covering 3,500 square meters, the Maritime Silk Road Cooperation Garden, centered on “connecting diverse cultures”, uses blue and purple flower belts as a romantic foundation and is matched with a special spice exhibition area, vividly reproducing the prosperity of trade on the ancient Maritime Silk Road and serving as an important carrier for cultural integration between China and foreign countries.

To deepen international cultural exchanges and better meet the needs of global visitors, the Expo has carefully planned more than 600 special activities covering culture, sports, art and other fields, running from April 15 to July 30, 2026. Among them, events such as the International Cultural Festival, French Wine Tasting and Italian Opera Performance enable diverse global cultures to interact and blend in the garden space, further expanding the international influence of Chinese landscape culture. Visitors can follow the Expo’s official website or WeChat official account to obtain the latest event schedules and visiting guidelines. In addition, multilingual service desks are set up in the park to offer considerate services to international guests for a pleasant visiting experience.

Adhering to the concept of “sustainable development”, the Expo strictly practices green and environmental protection concepts during the event, advocates civilized and low-carbon visits, and guides visitors to jointly protect the park’s ecological environment. It is also clarified that after the Expo closes, Wenzhou Garden Expo will be transformed into a public leisure space integrating a botanical garden and characteristic parks, realizing “one-time construction and long-term benefits” and ensuring the permanent preservation of garden beauty. It will continue to provide high-quality places for citizens and visitors to relax and experience culture, advancing green living initiatives.

The successful holding of Wenzhou Garden Expo is not only a concentrated display of Chinese landscape art, but also an important platform for global landscape cultural exchanges. Taking gardens as the medium, green as the vein and culture as the soul, this Expo fully demonstrates China’s firm determination to promote green development and harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature. It infuses ecological and cultural strength into the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, forging a new chapter of Chinese and foreign cultural integration and a shared bright future amid poetic landscapes.

QUZHOU, China, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from China.org.cn:

Quzhou, a historic city in the west of Zhejiang province, has launched a global call for creative interpretations of the Chinese character “li” (礼), often understood as “ritual,” “etiquette,” “respect,” or “social harmony.”

Known as the “Home of Southern Confucianism,” Quzhou has a long connection to Confucian culture. More than 800 years ago, descendants of Confucius moved south and settled in the city. Since then, Quzhou has become a center for Confucian thought in southern China. Over time, the idea of li – valuing respect, manners, and social harmony – has become part of daily life and one of the city’s defining features.

In recent years, Quzhou has built its city brand around this idea, promoting itself as a place where courtesy and culture go hand in hand. The city has also been recognized as a national model for civility and good public conduct.

This year, the city will host the 18th Zhejiang Provincial Games alongside the 12th Provincial Paralympic Games. To mark the occasion, Quzhou is inviting people around the world to design their own versions of the Chinese character “li.” Selected entries will be featured in a large-scale installation at the opening ceremony of the games. Submissions can take any form — calligraphy, painting, digital design, paper cutting, sculpture, or other creative formats — as long as the character remains recognizable.

Participants who submit their works will be eligible for a prize drawing, with rewards including tickets to the opening ceremony of the games, passes to local attractions, vouchers for dining, shopping, and accommodation in the historic city, as well as event souvenirs and other surprises.

Submissions can be made by scanning the QR code and providing basic information, including name, age, nationality or region, and contact details. Multiple entries are allowed.

According to the organizer, the campaign is intended to connect people across cultures through a shared creative experience, while offering a new way for domestic and international audiences to engage with Quzhou and its traditions.

Quzhou invites world to reimagine Chinese character ‘li’

http://www.china.org.cn/2026-04/29/content_118469406.shtml

BANGKOK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From 8 to 10 July, Informa Markets will take the global stage, uniting over 950 exhibitors at International Healthcare Week and reinforcing Thailand’s leadership in healthcare and medical manufacturing. The event will feature two major co-located exhibitions: WHX Bangkok and Medtec Southeast Asia 2026.

Ms. Rungphech Chitanuwat, Regional Portfolio Director – ASEAN, Informa Markets, said that Southeast Asia is emerging as a pivotal force in the global healthcare supply chain, driving transformative growth in the region. The Asia Pacific medical device market, valued at USD 127 billion in 2025, is set to nearly double over the next decade. Similarly, Southeast Asia’s MedTech market is projected to expand at an impressive annual rate of 7.31%, reaching USD 18.6 billion by 2029.

Thailand stands at the forefront of this regional evolution, not just as a participant but as a key driver of progress. As the world’s 20^th largest medical device exporter and home to a domestic market worth over USD 2.23 billion in 2024, Thailand has established itself as a dual powerhouse — excelling both as a dynamic healthcare service hub and a trusted medical manufacturing base.

World Health Expo (WHX) Bangkok 2026, a leading international trade show for medical devices, laboratory equipment, and healthcare services, and Medtec Southeast Asia 2026, the region’s premier event for medical device design and manufacturing, will be held simultaneously at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok from 8–10 July 2026, as part of International Healthcare Week 2026, under the concept Thailand Gateway to Southeast Asia Health Hub — in alignment with the Thai Government’s “Ignite Thailand” strategy to establish the country as a regional centre for healthcare and medicine.

The event will showcase innovations from more than 950 exhibitors representing over 35 countries, across 30,000 square metres of exhibition space. Technology highlights this year include a real-time AI system for 12-lead ECG analysis on mobile devices, Liquid Biopsy technology capable of detecting 21 types of cancer from a single blood sample, an AI-powered system for diagnosing antibiotic resistance in Sepsis patients within hours, a blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostic test, as well as manufacturing innovations including automated injection device production systems, precision implant component machinery, and GMP-compliant medical packaging equipment.

This event is made possible by a landmark coalition of Thailand’s public sector and industry bodies, spanning public health policy, regulatory oversight, research and development, and industrial advancement. Supporting organisations include the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), the Department of Health Service Support (HSS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), the National Innovation Agency (NIA), the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Technology and Innovation in Life Sciences National Agency (Public Organization) (TILSNA), the Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association (ThaiSUBCON), and the Thailand Printed Circuit Association (THPCA). The elevation of Thailand to become ASEAN’s medical industry hub is a national agenda that every sector is now ready to drive forward together.

The event also features International Pavilions from seven countries and regions— South Korea, Germany, Poland, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and the United States — alongside over 125 conference sessions covering AI and Future Trends, Business Talks, Healthcare Management, and Scientific and Academic Conference, which includes topics in radiology, infection control, pathology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, and laboratory management. All sessions are accredited for CME, CMTE, CPD, and CNEU credits for healthcare professionals.

“Amid the transformation of the global healthcare supply chain, Thailand has the potential to serve as both a ‘market’ and a ‘manufacturing base’ for healthcare in ASEAN. World Health Expo (WHX) Bangkok and Medtec Southeast Asia 2026 is the stage where we prove that to the region,” said Rungphech.

Dr. Jaruwan Suwannasat, Senior Vice President Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization), added, “Trade exhibitions serve as a strategic mechanism that channels global capital, expertise, and investment into tangible economic value and concrete opportunities for the nation. With Thailand’s comprehensive readiness across every dimension—from world-class infrastructure to a robust exhibition ecosystem—the country is uniquely positioned to connect all stakeholders systematically and effectively, while reinforcing its role as a sustainable Medical & Wellness Hub for the region and on the global stage.” 

Mr. Chanin Khaochan, President of the Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association, said, “Thailand’s medical device industry is built on a strong foundation of manufacturing expertise accumulated through decades of experience in the automotive and electronics sectors—including engineering plastics injection moulding, precision tooling, and high-precision metal components manufacturing. The Association is encouraging Thai manufacturers to develop a ‘second pillar’ in the healthcare segment, while elevating their facilities to meet ISO 13485 standards. Beyond import substitution that strengthens Thailand’s domestic medical services, this transition opens significant export gateways to the United States, Japan, and Europe.

“For Thailand’s medical device industry to grow with stability and earn its place on the global stage with distinction, it must elevate itself from being a ‘contract manufacturer’ (OEM) to becoming an ‘innovation owner’ (Own Brand)—and demonstrate to the world that Thai manufacturers uphold the highest ethical standards in production, which lies at the very heart of the healthcare industry.”

WHX Bangkok and Medtec Southeast Asia 2026 will take place in Bangkok at QSNCC from 8 to 10 July 2026 with 18,000 attendees and from 54 countries.

WHX Bangkok and Medtec Southeast Asia

World Health Expo (WHX) Bangkok (formerly Medlab Asia and Asia Health), is an exhibition that covers medical devices, medical laboratories, hospital services and healthcare system. For more information visit worldhealthexpo.com/Bangkok

Medtec Southeast Asia is an exhibition that brings the world of Medtech—including manufacturing, machinery, parts, components, design, and advanced technologies. For more information visit inthealthcareweek.com/medtecsea2026

About Informa Markets

Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.

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