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MWC 2025: Huawei Wins 33 Media Awards

Huawei Products, a Big Winner at MWC, with 33 International Media Awards

BARCELONA, Spain, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Spain hosted this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025), the world’s largest and most influential mobile event, from March 3 to 6 (Beijing time). Technology company Huawei was a key participant at the event, garnering 33 international media awards for a diverse array of products, including HUAWEI Mate XT | ULTIMATE DESIGN, HUAWEI Mate 70 Pro, HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch, HUAWEI WATCH GT 5 Pro, HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate, HUAWEI WATCH D2, and HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 4. This impressive showing cements Huawei’s leading position in the smart device, health & fitness, and digital creation sectors.

As a vigorous innovator and front-runner in foldable phone technologies, Huawei’s market-exclusive advantages stem from their profound R&D capabilities and a level of innovation that no other company can offer. In Q3 2024, Huawei’s foldable phone sales contributed to an impressive 85% share of the CNY 10,000 foldable phone market segment and a 41.0% share of China’s overall foldable phone market, cementing the company’s position as the market leader. The release of HUAWEI Mate XT | ULTIMATE DESIGN, the first-ever commercial triple foldable phone on the market, broke new ground and expanded the scope of what users could expect from a smart device. This extraordinary flagship model from Huawei is a versatile tool that supports seamless switching between different screen modes, heralding a new era for triple foldable smartphones by integrating cutting-edge materials, ultimate craftsmanship, and patented technologies.

XMAGE, Huawei’s exclusive mobile imaging brand, features cutting-edge technologies that make it easier than ever for users to capture the joy and whimsy of everyday life. The groundbreaking Ultra Chroma XMAGE Camera, which was first introduced on HUAWEI Mate 70 Pro, works flawlessly with 1,500,000 spectral channels, to intelligently identify and adjust color details even in complex environments, ensuring that every hue is true to life. The in-house AI Moving Picture feature snaps creative shots, adding an element of fun and excitement to photography.

HUAWEI Mate XT I ULTIMATE DESIGN & HUAWEI Mate 70 Pro
HUAWEI Mate XT I ULTIMATE DESIGN & HUAWEI Mate 70 Pro

Smart wearables are a powerful engine of growth for Huawei’s consumer business. HUAWEI WATCH GT 5 Pro bolstered by the TruSense System offers elevated accuracy for basic indicators, high-level health & fitness monitoring, and a wealth of never-before-seen fitness features. HUAWEI WATCH D2 has been medically certified as a wrist-based ambulatory blood pressure monitor, and delivers accurate BP readings and ABPM data. As the second-gen product of the HUAWEI WATCH D Series, D2 also supports all-hour health & fitness tracking and smart lifestyle features, offering handy but all-encompassing health management solutions for users around the world. The HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate Series delivers an unparalleled tech experience and meticulous craftsmanship to your wrist, with its case forged with the exclusive Zirconium-based Liquid Metal and its bezel made of nanocrystal ceramics. The exciting addition to the series — HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate Green Edition — features a dual-color nanocrystal ceramic bezel and a premium titanium alloy strap, evoking the charm of a golf course on your wrist.

HUAWEI MatePad products have also topped China’s tablet market, garnering a 27.8% market share in Q4 2024. HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch comes equipped with a Flexible OLED PaperMatte Display, featuring pro-level color accuracy and ultra-high resolution. This outstanding display, coupled with flagship-level system performance, effortlessly supports all kinds of tasks from complex mobile office work to creative designs and entertainment. Harnessing the technical and artistic prowess of the in-house GoPaint app, Huawei tablets make digital creation accessible to all users.

HUAWEI WATCH & HUAWEI MatePad
HUAWEI WATCH & HUAWEI MatePad

In 2024, Huawei CBG broke through longstanding technical barriers and dived deep into the industry’s most challenging issues, managing to achieve continuous business growth. Huawei aims to build on these achievements in 2025, and continue to develop groundbreaking products that raise the bar on technological progress and user experience.

Ping An Tops Global Patentee Top 10 List, Leading in Fintech and Healthcare

  • Ping An ranks first in global patents in healthcare and fintech, according to two new reports from the Intellectual Property Publishing House.
  • In the fintech sector, Ping An has 8,582 patents, accounting for more than 2% of patents of the entire industry.
  • In the healthcare sector, Ping An holds 4,176 patents, leading among domestic and international patentees.

HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An“, “the Company” or the “Group” HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) ranks first in global patents in healthcare and fintech, according to two new reports from the Intellectual Property Publishing House. The “Fintech Industry 2024 Patent Analysis White Paper” and the “Healthcare Industry 2024 Patent Analysis White Paper” included each industry’s Global Patentee Top 10 list from 2019 to 2024. The figures demonstrate Ping An’s strength in cutting-edge technology innovation and applications.

Demonstrating outstanding competitiveness

The Intellectual Property Publishing House operates under the China National Intellectual Property Administration. Its white papers show that Ping An has 8,582 patents in fintech, accounting for more than 2% of patents of the entire industry. Ping An’s patent numbers also rank first in core business scenarios such as risk prevention and control, smart customer service, insurance claims and digital operations. In risk prevention and control, Ping An has 1,078 patents, exceeding the closest competitor by more than a hundred patents. In the fields of intelligent customer service and insurance claims, Ping An Group’s patent volume is twice that of the number two entity. The fintech industry white paper points out that “Ping An Group demonstrates outstanding competitiveness in the fintech industry with its strong innovation capabilities and comprehensive patents.”

In healthcare, Ping An surpasses other domestic and international patentees with 4,176 patents. It also ranks first in the number of patent applications in niche technology areas such as medical image processing, healthcare and senior care, and smart consultation. The healthcare industry white paper points out that artificial intelligence (AI) technology has become a key driver in promoting innovation and progress in the healthcare industry, and Ping An’s patent portfolio in healthcare is particularly strong, with leading numbers of patents in AI, blockchain and big data, significantly outstripping its closest competitors.

Expanding scenario and application innovation for service quality and efficiency

According to the two white papers, the global fintech and healthtech industries have entered a new stage, showing a trend of deep integration of core technologies and business scenarios. Ping An is fully expanding scenario innovation, with a large proportion of innovations in application areas that involve AI, blockchain, big data analysis and cloud computing.

Ping An has been deeply involved in integrated finance and healthcare for many years, with a comprehensive digital transformation strategy. It continues to focus on developing AI-driven new quality productive forces in finance, promoting the integration of cutting-edge technology to achieve digital operations, digital management, digital governance, and create competitive advantages. With five industry-leading laboratories and nine major databases, covering finance, healthcare, senior care and other fields, Ping An is building technology capabilities for financial advisory, family doctor and senior care concierge services. As of the end of September 2024, Ping An employed over 21,000 technology developers and over 3,000 scientists, and had filed 53,521 patent applications.

Ping An maintains a customer-centric approach, continuously upgrading to smarter, more personalized and efficient financial, healthcare and senior care services, for a “worry-free, time-saving, and money-saving” customer experience. Ping An’s AI service representatives interacted with customers approximately 1.34 billion times in the first three quarters of 2024, covering more than 80% of the total customer service volume. Ping An also pioneered the AI image-based vehicle damage assessment technology for auto insurance claims, shortening the damage assessment time from several hours to several minutes, with an accuracy rate of over 95%. In 2024, Ping An Life launched its upgraded 1-1-1 Superfast Claim service, with one-sentence reporting, one-click uploading and one-minute validation. Now 93% of insurance policies can be underwritten within seconds, and the average claim processing time is only 7.4 minutes. In medical services, Ping An Health’s AI-assisted consultation and treatment system has an accuracy rate of over 99% in triage – guiding patients to the appropriate medical department – and an accuracy rate of 95% in diagnosis.

Ping An said that in the face of the era of AI transformation, the Company will continue to promote the deep integration of finance and technology and provide services to its 240 million retail customers with the brand promise of “Expertise Makes Life Easier”.

About Ping An Group

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318 / 82318; SSE:601318) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. It strives to become a world-leading provider of integrated finance, health and senior care services. Under the technology-driven “integrated finance + health and senior care” strategy, the Group provides professional “financial advisory, family doctor, and senior care concierge” services to its 240 million retail customers. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation and employs technologies to improve financial businesses’ quality and efficiency and enhance risk management. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of the end of September 2024, Ping An had more than RMB12 trillion in total assets. The Group ranked 29th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2024 and 53rd in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2024. 

For more information, please visit www.group.pingan.com and follow us on LinkedIn – PING AN.

Thailand Further Delays High-Speed Rail Project, Now Expected in 2026

Thailand Further Delays High-Speed Rail Project, Now Expected in 2026
A Fuxing Hao CR300 train made by CRRC Corp, the Chinese state-owned company that is the world’s largest supplier of rail transit equipment, is expected to be used on the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed line. (Photo credit: The Bangkok Post)

The first phase of the long-delayed Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, which will run from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, has been pushed back by another year, Thai media reported.

Japan Grants Funds for Infrastructure Repairs in Laos

Japan Grants Funds for Infrastructure Repairs in Laos
Japan Grants Funds for Infrastructure Repairs in Laos

In September 2024, Typhoon Yagi swept across Laos, primarily affecting the northern regions. The storm caused widespread devastation, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The northern provinces bore the brunt of the typhoon, experiencing severe flooding that inundated homes, schools, temples, hospitals, and farms. 

Following the disaster, Laos received support from both the Lao government and the international community which provided assistance for infrastructure rebuilding. 

Japan, among others, pledged its help in restoring critical infrastructure, including the provision of equipment for bridge repairs.

To strengthen post-typhoon recovery efforts, Japanese Ambassador Koizumi Tsutomu and Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phongsavanh Sisoulath signed the “Exchange of Notes on Economic and Social Development Plan (Bridge Repair Equipment)” on 6 March at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane. 

The Government of Japan is providing JPY 1.7 billion (approximately USD 11 million or LAK 2.5 trillion) in grant assistance to enhance Laos’ disaster relief capabilities.  

This support includes essential construction and disaster prevention equipment, such as steel bridge girders, rough terrain cranes, super long front crawler excavators, and emergency shelters.  

Japan has long contributed to Laos’ sustainable economic growth by developing high-quality road infrastructure, including the Second Mekong International Bridge, Pakse Bridge, Route No. 9, and Route No. 1 in Vientiane Capital. Strengthening these key logistics routes will not only improve safety and convenience for residents but also boost economic, industrial, and trade development, aligning with Laos’ policy of transforming from land-locked to land-linked.  

The partnership between Japan and Laos continues to deepen, with both countries recently elevating their relationship to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.”

Low Wages, High Costs: Lao Workers Struggle as Economic Pressures Mount

A Women has to pay her bill.

State government worker Noy, who also works as a part-time taxi driver, struggles to make ends meet on Laos’ minimum wage. 

XJTLU team sets code-breaking record for testing post-quantum online security

SUZHOU, China, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On 4 March, a research team led by Professor Jintai Ding, Dean of the School of Mathematics and Physics at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), set a new code-breaking world record for the Lattice Shortest Vector Problem (SVP) in the International Open Darmstadt SVP Challenge. This marks a significant achievement in strengthening cybersecurity in the age of quantum computing.

Professor Jintai Ding
Professor Jintai Ding

The rapid advancement of quantum computing technology poses a serious threat to the current encryption methods used for e-commerce, telecommunications and digital signatures. Finding alternative encryption solutions has, therefore, become a global priority. Lattice SVP-based cryptography has been identified as a promising next-generation cryptographic standard capable of safeguarding sensitive data from quantum computer attacks.

To address vulnerabilities in cryptographic standards, the cryptography community established the global SVP challenge in 2010, attracting leading mathematicians and computer scientists worldwide to explore the limits of lattice SVP.

Professor Ding says: “From a research perspective, our new record for solving the problem enhances our understanding of lattice-based cryptography’s security foundations, providing empirical evidence to inform future post-quantum cryptographic standards.”

“In practical terms, it helps security experts more accurately assess the boundaries of existing cryptographic systems and guide the development of secure digital infrastructure.”

“The security of lattice-based cryptography fundamentally depends on the computational difficulty of solving the SVP,” explains Professor Ding. “The problem’s difficulty can be increased by raising the number of dimensions of the lattice. The more dimensions there are, the harder it becomes to solve, thereby enhancing the system’s security.”

With the new record, Professor Ding’s team has successfully solved the SVP for 200 dimensions, the highest dimension currently supported for submission on the SVP Challenge website.

“Each additional 10 dimensions increases the computational difficulty by roughly an order of magnitude,” says Professor Ding. “A decade ago, the record stood at about 130 dimensions and reaching 200 dimensions seemed almost impossible. Yet today, we’ve solved it with relatively modest academic computing resources. This represents not only technological progress but also a triumph of human ingenuity.”

Professor Ding notes that current cryptographic standards would become vulnerable if SVP problems of around 400 dimensions could be solved, potentially compromising global digital infrastructure.

He says: “Solving the 200-dimensional SVP problem not only showcases XJTLU’s research strength at the forefront of cryptography but also provides important references for global lattice-based cryptographic security research.”

Watch Exchange Singapore Welcomes Jack Neo as Official Brand Ambassador


SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 March 2025 – Watch Exchange proudly announces the appointment of renowned Singaporean filmmaker Jack Neo as its official brand ambassador. This strategic collaboration underscores Watch Exchange’s commitment to trust, authenticity, and excellence in the pre-owned watches Singapore market—values that align closely with Neo’s dedication to storytelling and integrity.

As brand ambassador, Jack Neo will build trust and strengthen connections with luxury watch enthusiasts, leveraging his reputation as a trusted public figure. His influence extends beyond entertainment, making him the ideal representative for a brand focused on transparency, consumer education, and trust

A Partnership Built on Excellence & Consumer Protection

Jack Neo is a highly respected filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter with a career spanning over three decades. Known for directing films such as “Money No Enough” and “Ah Boys to Men“, Neo’s ability to connect with audiences through compelling storytelling has made him a household name.

Neo’s first collaboration with Watch Exchange includes the brand’s co-sponsorship of his latest film, “I Want To Be Boss”, which premiered on January 24, 2025. The film incorporates a subplot about AI-generated scams targeting unsuspecting individuals, drawing attention to the growing issue of fraudulent transactions. This theme resonates with challenges faced by first-time luxury watch buyers, many of whom struggle to differentiate genuine timepieces from counterfeits.

We are honored to welcome Jack Neo as our brand ambassador,” said Watch Exchange’s founder. “His values of authenticity and integrity align perfectly with our mission to provide a trusted place for buying, selling, consigning, and trading brand new and pre owned luxury watches. This partnership goes beyond brand representation—it aims to empower consumers with knowledge, ensuring they make informed, secure decisions when investing in a timepiece.

With the growing demand for pre owned Rolex and other luxury timepieces, concerns over counterfeit and stolen goods have increased. The pre-owned luxury watch market has expanded rapidly in recent years, attracting both seasoned collectors and first-time buyers who may be more vulnerable to fraud.

As a fully licensed business by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and regulated by the Ministry of Law for purposes of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, Watch Exchange follows strict authentication and verification procedures to ensure that every watch sold is 100% genuine and legally sourced. These rigorous standards provide peace of mind to individuals looking to buy or sell watches in Singapore, reinforcing Watch Exchange’s commitment to consumer protection and industry integrity.

Collectors and watch enthusiasts can explore a curated selection of pre-owned luxury watches at Watch Exchange’s watch shop in Far East Plaza or browse online for a seamless and secure experience.

For more information about Watch Exchange and its range of products and services, please visit https://watchexchange.sg/
Hashtag: #watchexchangesg




The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Watch Exchange Singapore

Watch Exchange is Singapore’s premier destination for buying, selling, and trading luxury timepieces. By combining cutting-edge technology with exceptional customer service, it offers a trusted marketplace for iconic brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and more. With one of the largest curated selections of pre-owned and brand new luxury watches, Watch Exchange caters to both collectors and enthusiasts. Its seamless online platform and physical boutique ensure secure, transparent transactions for all watch lovers.

DouYu International Holdings Limited to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on March 14, 2025

WUHAN, China, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DouYu International Holdings Limited (“DouYu” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DOYU), a leading game-centric live streaming platform in China and a pioneer in the eSports value chain, today announced that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the U.S. market opens on Friday, March 14, 2025. The earnings release will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.douyu.com/.

DouYu’s management will hold a conference call on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time or 7:00 p.m. Beijing Time to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:

International:

+1-412-317-6061

United States Toll Free:

+1-888-317-6003

Mainland China Toll Free:

4001-206115

Hong Kong Toll Free:

800-963976

Singapore Toll Free:

800-120-5863

Conference ID:

7678857

The replay will be accessible through March 21, 2025, by dialing the following numbers:

International:

+1-412-317-0088

United States Toll Free:   

+1-877-344-7529

Access Code:

2353891

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.douyu.com/.

About DouYu International Holdings Limited

Headquartered in Wuhan, China, DouYu International Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: DOYU) is a leading game-centric live streaming platform in China and a pioneer in the eSports value chain. DouYu operates its platform on both PC and mobile apps to bring users access to immersive and interactive games and entertainment livestreaming, a wide array of video and graphic contents, as well as opportunities to participate in community events and discussions. By nurturing a sustainable technology-based talent development system and relentlessly producing high-quality content, DouYu consistently delivers premium content through integration of livestreaming, video, graphics, and virtual communities with a primary focus on games, especially on eSports. This enables DouYu to continuously enhance its user experience and pursue long-term healthy development. For more information, please see http://ir.douyu.com/.

Investor Relations Contact

In China:

Lingling Kong
DouYu International Holdings Limited
Email: ir@douyu.tv 
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677

Andrea Guo
Piacente Financial Communications
Email: douyu@tpg-ir.com 
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677

In the United States:

Brandi Piacente
Piacente Financial Communications
Email: douyu@tpg-ir.com 
Tel: +1-212-481-2050

Media Relations Contact

Lingling Kong
DouYu International Holdings Limited
Email: pr_douyu@douyu.tv 
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677