3,116 families in need received 10-kg food baskets
KINGSTOWN,SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Media OutReach – 24 April 2023 – Olymp Trade, a trading platform with over 80 million user accounts, has completed Every 1 Counts, a Ramadan charity campaign. The aim was to encourage the community of traders to support and help those in need.
For every 100 trades made by the campaign participants, Olymp Trade committed to sponsoring one food basket for a disadvantaged family. The goal was to assemble 3,000 baskets and thus enable as many families to enjoy iftar meals.
Once Every 1 Count was over, Olymp Trade donated the resulting amount to the Misr El Kheir Foundation (MEK), a well-known Egyptian NGO. Since 2007, the foundation has been contributing to human development, intending to reduce poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and disease.
Every 1 Count: Results
19,760traders from Egypt and other MENA countries joined Olymp Trade’s Ramadan campaign. They collectively assembled 3,116 food baskets.
In April,MEK volunteers distributed more than 30,000 kg of food aid among 3,116 impoverished households during the Iftar Ramadan Charity Campaign. Additionally, they distributed 1,000 free hot meals to provide instant hunger relief.
On its official Facebook page, Misr El Kheir Foundation thanked Olymp Trade for supporting this charitable cause.
According to an Olymp Trade’s representative, the company considers the event successful and plans to organize such campaigns regularly in the future:
“So far, Olymp Trade has held several charity campaigns, including one in Egypt. But Every 1 Counts is unique because it directly engages so many of our users. Their collective activity on the platform boosted Olymp Trade’s donation to 1,000,000 EGP. We are really proud to make this contribution on behalf of the platform’s community. It’s yet another proof that trading is not limited to pursuing personal gain. It also has the potential to bring about positive social changes.”
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FILE - An official of the Union Election Commission counts ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Nov. 8, 2020. A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
BANGKOK (AP) — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.
Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith and Mr. Var Kimhong shakes hand after reaching an agreement (photo: Lao people's Army News)
Laos and Cambodia agreed to continue their border cooperation by deciding to install 387 more border posts last Friday at the Cambodian-Lao Joint Boundary Commission meeting in Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia.
The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will be held in Laos next year and the event will focus on aspects like sustainability, digitalization, and labor shortage to improve the tourism industry in Southeast Asia.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 April 2023 – Fortune Insight, a Hong Kong-based FinTech company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Nikkei China (Hong Kong) Limited, to offer selected Nikkei Asia content to Fortune Insight customers.
Nikkei Asia is Japan and Asia’s definitive source of trusted news and information to help people make decisions and know the latest situation in Japan and Asia market. This new agreement will offer Fortune Insight customers access to a selection of Nikkei Asia’s uniquely trusted content through FI x NIKKEI ASIA website and mobile app.
“As one of the top financial news websites in Hong Kong, Fortune Insight applies AI and big data technology to instantly provide the public with daily first-hand financial news synchronizing the pulse of world markets. Our partnership with Nikkei Asia, adding with Fortune Insight’s group of professional investment and financial columnists, will bring readers faster and more practical financial and cultural content,” said Nathan Tsang, CTO of Fortune Insight. “We are very pleased to be able to reach this strategic collaboration with Nikkei China (Hong Kong) Limited.”
“We are delighted to collaborate with Fortune Insight, a fast-growing business news organization committed to high quality journalism. Like Fortune Insight, Nikkei Asia prides itself for timely, on the ground news reports and in-depth analysis with an Asian perspective. We are confident that together, we can provide a wealth of useful information that will enrich our readers’ business activities across the globe.” Said Nozomu Kitadai, Managing Director of Nikkei China (Hong Kong) Limited.
FI x NIKKEI ASIA Annual Subscription Scheme Officially Launched
Fortune Insight partners with Nikkei China (Hong Kong) Limited by launching a new FI x NIKKEI ASIA scheme, which will provide a paid subscription service with an annual fee of HK$600. Subscribers can enjoy full access to English language online content provided by Nikkei Asia. In addition, FI x NIKKEI ASIA subscribers also enjoy 7-Day Free All Access across all columns on Fortune Insight Prime (which is valued at HK$7,900).
FI x NIKKEI ASIA subscribers will also enjoy a series of exclusive offers provided by Fortune Insight. Interested parties may refer to the latest updates on FI x NIKKEI ASIA Website.
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About Nikkei Asia
Nikkei Asia brings you news and insights on the region’s most influential companies, and comprehensive coverage of business, economy, markets, technology, politics, and trends – all from a uniquely Asian perspective. Nikkei Asia is published by Nikkei Inc.
For more than 145 years, Nikkei has been providing unparalleled coverage of Japan’s economy, industries and markets. The group’s business portfolio includes publishing, broadcasting and the Nikkei 225 stock index. Its flagship media, The Nikkei, has a circulation of approximately 2.5 million. With 37 bases globally and 1500 journalists, Nikkei is ideally positioned to provide Asian news and analysis to a global audience.
The Financial Times (FT), the global business newspaper, joined the Nikkei Group in 2015. As content partners, the Nikkei Asia and the FT share selected articles with their respective audiences and collaborate on joint editorial projects.
About Fortune Insight A FinTech and financial information media platform based in Hong Kong, Fortune Insight provides readers with the latest news headlines, features, and market analysis by applying its own in-house AI and big data system. In 2020, the platform launched Fortune Insight Prime cooperating with more than 40 financial writers and analysts in Hong Kong to produce a series of financial columns and podcasts. Fortune Insight Prime mobile app was launched in early 2022. In May, Fortune Insight officially partners with Dow Jones & Company.
The commercial area with large space of the old airport that will be turned into a tourism spot (photo: Laophattana News)
On Wednesday, the Vang Vieng government issued a notice directing stalls at a commercial area near the old airport to vacate the premises to make way for a new tourism spot.
Total Prize Money of US$120,000 and Free Entry for All
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 21 April 2023 – Established in 2008, the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) has currently entered its 16th year, it continues to be acknowledged by the global design industry as a student exclusive competition that is not only world-renowned but also highly credible. The competition serves as a paradigm for design education sponsored and promoted by the Taiwan’s Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. The theme of this year, Compassion, is tightly connected to the SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the UN. It is hoped that students worldwide can observe and tap into people and things in need in daily lives as well as apply design thinking that embodies empathy and compassion to make this world a better place.
The Call for Entry Information for 2023 TISDC
Since 2015, iSee Taiwan Foundation and Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation have been sponsoring the TISDC and helping the competition set up special prize authorized by international design associations. The TISDC has forged a strong partnership with 21 international design associations, located in Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, all of which are world renowned and have a large scale. The international design associations that endorsed the special prize are: Cumulus Association, International Council of Design, World Design Organization, Bureau of European Design Associations, Pan-Afrikan Design Institute, International Poster Biennial in Mexico, and so forth. The judging panel delegated by the international design associations will select works that meet the evaluation criteria of each association among the shortlisted entries in the Product Design, Visual Design, and Digital Animation categories. Through this collaboration mechanism, an international design platform is built to provide a stage for students around the world to showcase their design ideas.
Brand Specified Special Prize: This year the prize sponsored by the TPCA Environment Foundation will include Environmental Sustainability Award with 3 winners and Special Region Award with 6 winners. The Environmental Sustainability Award winners will be selected from the shortlisted entries in the Product Design, Visual Design, and Digital Animation that best reflect the concept of “Development of Circular Economy”. As for Special Region Award, judging panel will prioritize selecting entries from countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India. The final selection process will be adjusted according to the shortlisted entries received in the year.
Collaborators: This year the TISDC has also extended a special invitation to Chiayi City Government, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Chiayi City Government, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen County, and Foundation for European Cultural Exchange. Additionally, Chiayi City Government offers “Chiayi City Special Prize” with 1 winner. The jury panel will select winner out of entries in Visual Design category that can best meet the criteria of Chiayi City Government.
The competition has three categories: Product Design, Visual Design, and Digital Animation Grand Prix (1 winner) will be selected from the finalists of the three categories: NT$400,000, a trophy, and a certificate. Gold Prize (1 winner from each category): NT$250,000, a trophy, and a certificate Silver Prize (1 winner from each category): NT$150,000, a trophy, and a certificate Bronze Prize (3 winners from each category): NT$60,000, a trophy, and a certificate Honorable Mention (several from each category): NT$10,000, and a certificate
International Design Association Special Prize (21 winners) (Sponsored by iSee Taiwan Foundation and Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation)
Each special prize from the 21 design associations comes with a prize of NT30,000, a trophy, and a certificate endorsed by the respective design association.
Brand Specified Special Prize (Sponsored by TCPA Environment Foundation): Environment Special Prize (3 winners) NT$100,000, a trophy, and a certificate. Special Region Award (6 winners) NT$30,000, and a certificate.
Chiayi City Special Prize (1 winner) (Offered by Cultural Affairs Bureau of Chiayi City Government): NT100,000, a trophy, and a certificate.
The 2023 Taiwan International Student Design Competition is about to launch its call for entries. Online registration will soon be available on May 15th, 2023 (Monday) and the deadline for submission is July 15th, 2023 (Saturday) at 23:59 Taipei time (GMT +8:00).
Overall Retail Performance and Same-store-sales, Recovered Steadily in Q4 Both Recorded Mid-to-low Teens Growth
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 21 April 2023 – The leading international sportswear brand enterprise in the PRC, China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. (“China Dongxiang” or “the Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, HKEX stock code: 3818) announces the operational data for the three months ended 31 March 2023 (”FY2022/23 Q4”) and the twelve months ended 31 March 2023 (the ”Twelve Months of FY2022/23”).
In FY2022/23 Q4, the retail performance of Kappa-branded stores of the Group (excluding Kappa kids’ apparel business) for the overall platform recorded a mid-to-low teens increase on a year-on-year basis. The total retail performance of the overall platform for the Twelve Months of FY2022/23 (excluding Kappa kids’ apparel business) recorded a mid-to-high single-digit decline on a year-on-year basis.
In respect of Kappa-branded stores (excluding Kappa kids’ apparel business) which have been in operation since the beginning of the same quarter last year, the same-store-sales for the overall platform recorded a mid-to-low teens increase in FY2022/23 Q4. For the Twelve Months of FY2022/23, the same-store-sales for the overall platform (excluding Kappa kids’ apparel business) recorded a mid single-digit decline on a year-on-year basis.
As at 31 March 2023, the number of Kappa-branded stores of the Group was 1,025 (excluding Kappa kids’ apparel business), which was a net decrease of 158 as compared to those as at 31 March 2022.
Ms. Cherry Chen, Executive Director, Co-chairman and Co-president of China Dongxiang, said, “The consumer market in China has rebounded significantly after the pandemic, while the sportswear market is gradually recovering. In the face of changing consumer needs and market conditions, the Group continued to drive its long-term strategy and uphold long-termism as its core value, advanced its brand and product innovation in an orderly manner, including the strategic planning of product lines, marketing activities and channels, and focused on sustainable development. The Group’s KAPPA brand has made initial achievements since the beginning of the year. Looking ahead, the Group will steadily progress alongside the market development in China to adapt to new market consumption patterns.”
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About China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. (Stock code: 3818)
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. is a leading international sportswear brand enterprise in China which has been listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 10 October 2007. The Group is primarily engaged in the design, development, marketing and wholesale of branded sportswear in China. Currently, China Dongxiang owns all rights to the internationally renowned Kappa brand in Mainland China and Macau. Since April 2008, the Group became the owner of the brand PHENIX. PHENIX is a well-known skiing brand in the international market.
