As monsoonal rains drench Laos and rivers continue to rise across the country, several hydropower projects have been forced to release water. Where are these dams, and when have they released water?
Samsung Singapore Unveils Bespoke Home Expansion
More customisation and colour options available to help homeowners achieve their personal aesthetics
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 August 2022 – Samsung Electronics Singapore today announced the expansion of its Bespoke Home, including new Bespoke Refrigerator personalisation options and a new colour for Bespoke Jet™ to provide homeowners versatility to express their individuality within their living spaces.
Homeowners can build their dream homes with the new personalisation options through Samsung’s Bespoke home appliances
To mark the launch, Samsung will also hold a limited-time only Bespoke Home Pop-up held at the heart of Orchard Road. The pop-up offers consumer an opportunity to see for themselves how Samsung Bespoke home appliances can transform homes into a space that expresses their personal styles.
Gavin Yeong, Head of Digital Appliances, Samsung Electronics Singapore said: “Since the introduction of our Bespoke line-up last year, we have seen greater demand and adoption of our Bespoke home appliances among homeowners who want to personalise their living spaces. The line-up challenges the notion of how white goods should look like. With this latest expansion, we aim to delight more consumers by offering expanded design and colour options to help them build their dream homes.”
The Swirl design from the new Bespoke Wallpaper Collection
A Bespoke Home for every lifestyle needs
Since the introduction of Samsung’s Bespoke range, consumers in Singapore have welcomed the ability to bring customisation to the next level for their homes with unique colours, designs and even the ability to create their very own designs through the Bespoke Creators Collection launched earlier this year.
The latest expansion for the Bespoke Refrigerator now includes a new Wallpaper Collection, a range of Disney-inspired designs as well as new colour options.
- Bespoke Wallpaper Collection
For those who are into vivid, patterned designs, the new Wallpaper Collection consists of eight trendy designs for different aesthetic preferences at launch, with more designs to be added at a later date.
Be it lush, monochrome, or pop art inspired designs, the Bespoke Wallpaper Collection adds vibrancy to homes. (More details on the various designs in the Appendix section below)
The Bespoke Wallpaper Collection feature a set of varied designs that suits modern home interior aesthetics
- Bespoke Disney and Marvel-themed Collection
For Disney fans, Samsung will bring fan favourite characters and designs to your home with four Disney-inspired designs for its Bespoke Refrigerator range.
Homeowners can look forward to welcoming their favourite Disney characters to their homes with these new designs
Marvel fans can also look forward to an expanded collection featuring their favourite Super Heroes. The Marvel-themed collection will be available for purchase at a later date.
- New Bespoke Refrigerator Colours
Three new colour options will be made available for consumers to choose from
Samsung is also adding three more colour options[1] for Bespoke Refrigerators: Clean Vanilla, Clean Peach, and Satin Beige, providing consumers even more choices to complement their interiors. This is on top of an existing palette of five classic and vibrant hues: soft and silky (Satin Glass) or glossy (Glam Glass) finishes such as Glam White, Glam Pink, Glam Navy, Satin Sky Blue or Satin Grey.
Beyond its refrigerators, Samsung will also be introducing the Bespoke Jet™ premium in Midnight Blue, a new sophisticated hue that joins the existing line-up of Woody Green and Misty White colour options for the vacuum cleaner.
The new Bespoke Jet™ premium in Midnight Blue elevates homeowners’ living spaces with its sleek design
With Bespoke Jet™, consumers can store, charge and empty this cordless vacuum with its All-in-one Clean Station™ easily, a design that will fit in most modern home aesthetics.
Make it yours. Make it Bespoke.
Samsung will be holding a pop-up to showcase the versatile Bespoke range of appliances, featuring the new designs and colours, at Orchard Road, outside Ngee Ann City (in front of the fountain) from 20 August to 15 September to bring to life the Bespoke ethos for more consumers.
Visitors can look forward to seeing Samsung’s extensive Bespoke home appliances range in different themed rooms, showcasing how Bespoke Home can transform living spaces, as well as inspire homeowners to tap on into a smarter, more convenient home life. (More details about the different themed rooms in the Appendix section below)
For the duration of the pop-up, visitors can stand a chance to win a new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G (128GB) worth $1,398 each week, when they take part in the Bespoke Home Contest on Instagram[2]. Simply snap a picture at the Bespoke Home pop-up in one of the thematic rooms set up that best matches your personality, share it as a post on Instagram about your ideal Bespoke Home, tagging @samsungsg with both #SamsungBespokeSG and #BespokeHomeSG hashtags to qualify for the contest.
Local Availability and Pricing
The Bespoke Refrigerator with its new designs are now available on the Samsung Online Store for purchase and at selected consumer electronics retailer stores starting from $2,249. Marvel collection will be available for purchase at a later date.
The Bespoke Jet™ premium in Midnight Blue is available at a recommended retail price at $1,349. Customers will also receive a free Jet Dual Brush worth $149 & Dust Bag (5pcs) worth $30[3].
Consumers can find out more about Bespoke Home here.
Appendix
Samsung Bespoke Wallpaper Collection[4]
Samsung Bespoke Home Pop-up at Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City
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| Venue | Orchard Road, Outside Ngee Ann City Fountain | ||||||||||||
| What to Expect | Visit Samsung Bespoke Home’s first pop-up store at the heart of Orchard Road and see how you can make Samsung home appliances your very own, and create unique pieces that will fit your home aesthetics.
Visitors will be able to experience for themselves five different themed rooms across two levels and see in real-life how Samsung’s Bespoke products can bring about a variety of looks that will appeal to different aesthetics.
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[1] Clean Peach, Clean Vanilla and Satin Beige panel colours are only applicable for RZ32T7445AP/SS and RB33T3070AP/SS.
[2] A total of four Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G (128GB) will be given for the duration of the event, leading to the conclusion of the pop-up event. Samsung reserves the rights to amend the contest mechanics, prize selection process, and contest photo judging. No person shall be entitled to, and Samsung shall not be liable for, any payment or compensation (whether in cash, credit or kind) whatsoever arising from the foregoing.
[3] While stocks last.
[4] Price for each Bespoke Refrigerator will vary depending on the selection of colour panels and finish, and option for further customisation with designs from Bespoke Creators Collection, Bespoke Wallpaper Collection, or Design Your Own. Top up cost for design customisation is fixed for each Bespoke Refrigerator type and applicable for full or partial design customisation. Check in-store for more details.
[5] Only the daily first 25 visitors with prior RSVP who attend the Event on the selected weekends shall receive the special gift. Each RSVP is entitled to only one (1) special gift. The special gift is non-transferrable or exchangeable. Other terms and conditions apply. A Samsung representative shall verify your RSVP before entry to the Event. Walk-ins are subjected to availability.
[6] While stocks last.
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China Lilang Announces 2022 Interim Results
Revenue Up 3.2% to RMB1,398 Million
Net Profit Amounts to RMB257 Million
Interim Dividends of HK18 Cents Per Share
Net Profit Amounts to RMB257 Million
Interim Dividends of HK18 Cents Per Share
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 August 2022 – China Lilang Limited (“China Lilang” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries the “Group”; stock code: 1234) has today announced its 2022 interim results.
Results Highlights
- Revenue increased by 3.2% to RMB1,398 million
- Net profit was RMB257 million
- Earnings per share was RMB21.5 cents
- Interim dividends totalled HK18 cents per share
- During the first half of the year, the total retail sales of the Group’s products achieved low single-digit growth year-on-year
Mr. Wang Dong Xing, Chairman and Executive Director of China Lilang, said,
“In the first half of the year, the international environment was complex and severe, with frequent domestic outbreaks of the novel coronavirus pandemic (the “Pandemic”). This put pressure on consumer market operations. However, as the Pandemic prevention and control situation improved and the policies to promote consumption took effect, consumer demand was gradually released and the consumer market gradually recovered, with the domestic economy as a whole showing a steady recovery. In the first half of 2022, China Lilang actively responded to the challenges posed by the Pandemic, and steadily implemented a series of reform initiatives. During the period, the total retail sales of the Group’s products maintained positive growth, achieving low single-digit growth year-on-year.”
For the six months ended 30 June 2022, the Group’s revenue increased by 3.2% year-on-year to RMB1,398 million. Profit from operations was RMB294 million. Due to the impact of the delayed recognition of sales resulting from the shift from the core collection distribution model to the consignment model, which has a higher proportion of total retail sales with a lower gross profit margin, and the rise in raw material prices during the period, the overall gross profit margin decreased by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 48.7%. Net profit decreased by 5.3% to RMB257 million. The net profit margin declined by 1.6 percentage points to 18.4%. Earnings per share was RMB21.5 cents.
During the period, the Group maintained a healthy financial position with sufficient cash flow. The Board of Directors has resolved to pay an interim dividend of HK13 cents per share (2021 Interim: HK13 cents) and a special interim dividend of HK5 cents per share (2021 Interim: HK5 cents), continuing to maintain a stable payout ratio.
During the period, the Group steadily implemented a series of reform initiatives. Last year, the Group converted stores from the core collection to the consignment model for operation. Thus far, nearly 40% of core collection stores are operating under the consignment model. The Group continued to pragmatically support distributors in optimising the retail network by closing certain underperforming stores while opening stores in carefully selected quality shopping malls and prime shop locations. The Group also promoted the increased use of the WeChat platform in physical stores to achieve higher store efficiency. To further enhance the efficiency of the smart casual collection stores, the Group revamped its store network, optimised the store locations by moving closer to first- and second-tier markets, and enhanced the space layout of stores during the period. The Group had a total of 2,627 retail stores nationwide, representing a net decrease of 106 stores during the period. Among them, the number of stores in shopping malls amounted to 818, accounting for 31.1% of the total store count and 33.3% of the total retail area; and the number of outlet stores reached 48.
New retail remains one of the Group’s top priorities for business development. The Group strives to promote the business of its LILANZ core collection and smart casual collection by actively integrating online services with offline in-store experiences and comprehensive logistics services. Following the shift of the e-commerce online store operations to the direct-to-retail model, the Group can organise sales promotion and e-commerce live streaming in a more flexible manner, and e-commerce was used more effectively for inventory clearance. On the other hand, logistics was hampered by the Pandemic, and the retail sales value of online stores for the period slightly increased by 1% year-on-year. While sales acceleration in the past two years mainly focused on inventory clearance, the Group is increasing the proportion of seasonal product sales during the period. In addition to gradually adding more new products to its online sales channels and launching new products during the 618 shopping festival, the Group reorganised its in-house production plant in a prompt manner and added seven production lines. This demonstrated the Group’s ability to replenish orders in a swift manner, marking the continuous development of the new model of selling new products online.
As for brand management and promotion, the Group continued to enhance the personalisation and original design of its products to provide greater value for money. During the period, the Group formed a co-branding partnership with Chinese National Geography magazine and artist Cao Yu (Leo), and LESS IS MORE formed a co-branding partnership with the science fiction “The Three-Body Universe” for its shop image. Han Han, the Group’s brand ambassador, has a new film, “Only Fools Rush In”, scheduled for release on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Lilang has officially announced that it is the official menswear partner for the film. In addition, the LESS IS MORE summer collection by brand ambassador Gao Hanyu was launched. This series of brand promotion activities has effectively boosted the rejuvenation of the brand and enhanced its brand power.
Looking ahead to the second half of 2022, despite the uncertain macro environment, the Group will continue to adopt flexible sales strategies, striving to maintain channel health and reduce inventory risk. The Group will also consolidate its store network, accelerate new retail development and enhance its brand image while striving to outperform its peers.
With approximately 40% of the core collection stores operating under the consignment model and the smart casual collection stores and online shops operating under the self-operated model, the Group’s control over its sale channels has been strengthened. In the second half year, the Group will take full advantage of the mutual exchange of inventory and the complementary advantages of its WeChat Mall stores and physical stores to promote channel optimisation, improve the store network, and enhance store efficiency, brand promotion and product sell through rates in order to better capture the recovery of the consumer market. In consideration of uncertainties in the macro environment, the total retail sales growth target for the year 2022 has been revised from more than 10% to single-digit growth.
In the second half of the year, the Group will adopt a prudent store opening strategy with a view to maintaining steady growth and profitability. It will optimise its store network in Hefei, Nanchang, Jiangsu and other regions to increase the number of stores in quality shopping malls and expand the virtual inventories of its stores to enhance store efficiency. Due to the uncertainty of the Pandemic, the Group has adopted a more prudent approach to store openings to maintain the same number of stores as the previous year, which means an increase of approximately 100 stores in the second half of the year.
As for new retail, the Group will continue to promote e-commerce. Other than being a channel for inventory clearance, online stores are becoming an important tool for the Group to launch more new products. The Group will launch a special online edition of its environmentally friendly collection in the second half of the year. Prior to the 11 November shopping festival, the Group will launch unique, quality items online, creating an outstanding consumer experience with precise online promotions to respond to individual needs in the market, develop consumer loyalty and raise gross profit margins, providing a new growth point for the full year’s performance.
As for retail management, the Group will enhance the Lilang Member Programme by organising more member activities and providing exclusive promotions and discounts. The Group will enhance its marketing capabilities and strengthen its retail information system. In terms of product design, the Group will bring environmental protection and sustainable development elements into its products, and will launch an ecofriendlyproducts collection starting from the spring and summer seasons and thereafter quarterly. Such plan reflects the Group’s commitment to responding to the national goal of achieving carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
In addition, the new logistics centre aims to commence full operation before September 2022, which will see its logistics arrangements ready for the peak e-commerce season. The new logistics centre will be powered by an intelligent system that can optimise the Group’s nationwide logistics network and facilitate the effective delivery of goods to stores, thus further enhancing its inventory control and logistics efficiency.
Chairman Wang Dong Xing concluded:
“Although the macro environment is uncertain as the Pandemic in Mainland China is not yet fully under control, the real estate market is unstable and there are frequent international political issues. However, with the Pandemic gradually easing and the central government implementing economic stimulus measures to accelerate economic recovery and revive consumer confidence, the Group is cautiously optimistic about the retail market. In the long run, China Lilang will retain its multi-brand strategy as it endeavours to strengthen its product competitiveness and value for money to further consolidate its leading position in the menswear industry and realise sustainable long-term growth to reward its shareholders, staff and customers for their support.”
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Husband Kills Wife in Luang Nam Tha Shooting
A 56-year-old husband shot and killed his wife at an up-land rice field hut in Kuisoung Village, Lae District, Luang Nam Tha Province, on 29 July.
Terraoil Swiss AG: Terraoil Provides Update on Next Shareholders’ Meeting
Preparations for Next AGM Advance with Significant Progress in Audits
STEINHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 19 August 2022 – Terraoil Swiss AG, an energy company with a strong focus on the Mediterranean is pleased to announce that the Company is making significant progress toward holding its Annual Shareholders’ Meetings for the fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
The main milestone for the circulation of the invitation for the meeting is the completion of the audits for both years which are presently being conducted in Albania and Switzerland by a&o kreston audit ag. The audit of the 2020 statutory financial statements in Switzerland has been substantially completed and the 2021 audit is set to commence immediately upon completion of the 2020 audit. Correspondingly, the audits of the statutory financial statements in Albania are also nearing completion. The consolidated financial statements for the group will be audited as soon as the individual component audits are completed. The invitation for the AGM will be sent to shareholders as soon as the statutory audits are completed in Switzerland.
Chief Executive Officer, Peter Krempin commented:
“The audits are progressing extremely well in both Switzerland and Albania, particularly in consideration of the fact that they are taking place during the summer months and are dependent on staff availability. We are looking forward to circulating the invitation for the Annual General Meetings for 2020 and 2021 in the coming weeks. The AGM will be our first opportunity for a face-to-face meeting with our shareholders since the crisis triggered by the pandemic and we look forward to meeting with our shareholders to provide the financial statements and an update on our accomplishments and future outlook.”
If you are an Terraoil shareholder and would like additional information, contact Peter Krempin either via email investors@terraoil.swiss or by telephone at +41 71 544 01 20.
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About Terraoil Swiss AG
Terraoil is an international energy company with a focus to identify and rapidly advance business opportunities in the upstream oil and gas and renewable energy sectors in the Mediterranean region.
https://terraoil.swiss
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India Seeks Expansion of Highway To Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
India is now looking to expand the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, in order to increase connectivity of the region.
Trend Micro Fast-Tracks Industrial IoT Security with Schneider Electric Partnership
EdgeIPS offering could save industrial organizations millions
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 August 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced another landmark in its continued drive to secure Industry 4.0 and industrial IoT projects after signing a new deal with Pro-face by Schneider Electric.
To learn more about Trend Micro EdgeIPS, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_hk/business/products/iot/industrial-network-security/edge-ips.html
Akihiko Omikawa, executive vice president of IoT security for Trend Micro and chairman of TXOne Networks: “Digital technology is driving a new industrial revolution. But it also creates new cyber risks. As an IoT security innovator, Trend Micro has the tools needed to safeguard critical business growth. Our partnership with Pro-face by Schneider Electric will put these tools in the hands of even more asset owners to help protect critical control system environments from vulnerability exploitation, connecting to secure operation.”
Industry 4.0 represents a radical convergence of IT and OT technologies to drive efficiency and cost savings on the factory floor. Yet it also exposes critical manufacturing systems to the risk of compromise.
Software vulnerabilities impacting human-machine interface (HMI) technology are major contributors to cyber risk in this sphere. Almost 89% of 2021′ CVEs affecting the critical manufacturing sector can be used to cause an impact, enabling denial of service, sabotage of production processes, or data theft.
Recent Trend Micro research reveals that ICS/OT breaches cost an average of nearly three million dollars per incident.
However, in industrial environments, taking business-critical systems offline to test and apply patches can be challenging.
As part of Trend Micro’s ICS/OT security solutions, Trend Micro EdgeIPS, developed by OT-focused subsidiary TXOne Networks delivers peace of mind to industrial system security managers. This transparent industrial intrusion prevention system offers virtual patching to protect critical assets from known and unknown threats without changing network topology. In so doing, it secures both legacy assets and IoT-powered digital transformation initiatives.
The new partnership will see EdgeIPS delivered as part of HMI Centric Architecture by Pro-face in order to:
- Protect critical HMI systems from vulnerability exploitation
- Streamline patch management, saving time and money
- Accelerate industrial IoT (IIoT) projects with confidence
Tomoa Ishii, vice president of HMI Activity at Schneider Electric: “OT and IIoT environments are uniquely exposed to vulnerability exploitation, as legacy systems gain connectivity and digital transformation expands the attack surface. Trend Micro delivers visibility, control, and protection where OT security leaders need it most. With this alliance, we help asset owners accelerate their secure industrial transformation.”
To learn more about Trend Micro ICS/OT security, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_hk/business/solutions/iot/ics-ot.html
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Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. 
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SEMNet Announces Upcoming Webinar On How IoT & Automation Works Together To Power Security Systems
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 August 2022 – SEMNet announces their upcoming webinar which will cover IoT (Internet of Things), Automation, and how they work together to power security systems for businesses using online platforms. Through this webinar, SEMNet hopes to share and educate businesses on the benefits of automation in IoT/OT.
The webinar primarily focus on how IoT’s processes can be automated through a security approach and targets individuals such as the Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Information Security Heads, IT Operations Directors, and Information Security Heads. Having been appointed as an authorised partner of Sumo Logic for ASEAN countries, SEMNet also hopes to work hand in hand to further inform the public regarding their solution of security orchestration automation, and response; as well as integration with IoT devices. With the webinar, the cyber security company aspires to provide a better understanding of IoT and automation.
Since 2008, SEMNet has established itself as a cyber security consulting firm and IT solutions provider, offering services such as management of security infrastructure, cloud security, AI phishing simulation services, risk management, IoT Security process & automation, AI email security, patching management, and so on. They also aim to differentiate themselves by offering services with no coding requirements and easy deployment with many external technologies.
With the aim to provide professional IT and Cyber Security services, the company has the knowledge and experience using multiple integrations helping companies to gain visibility into their OT and IoT assets by applying security automation to secure the environment. Those interested in learning further about SEMNet’s upcoming webinar can look forward to it at 24th August, 3pm via Zoom.
To register for the webinar, please visit: https://info.sumologic.com/2022-08-24-SemnetPartnerEvent_Registration.html and for more information about SEMNet’s services, do visit https://www.semnet.co/.
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