SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 March 2022 – Homegrown beauty and supplements startup Dr Ora has announced the launch of their new Lactolean probiotic to join its current line of natural supplements. The all-new Dr Ora Lactolean is a weight management kit that will help burn fat, reduce bloating, and boost metabolism significantly.
Dr Ora Lactolean contains live probiotics and prebiotic fiber that work together to maintain the body’s natural flora and digestive balance. Formulated with a proprietary blend of fat burning actives, it is clinically proven to burn visceral fat, improve gut health, and remove toxins from the bowel system. It is also formulated with a patent coating technology that allows the ingredients to avoid erosion by gastric acid and provides better intestinal absorption. As an ingredients-focused brand committed to serving all skin types and body types, Dr Ora’s products continue to be vegan, halal certified, and contain zero preservatives, with only premium ingredients of the highest quality being used.
Similar to its signature Aura White Ultra, a potent and effective supplement for skin whitening and brightening, Dr Ora Lactolean will also come in powdered form for easier absorption by the body. The kit will contain water infused dried fruit packs which are freeze dried at 40°C to preserve natural nutrients and antioxidants. It is made of 100% natural fruit, 0% fat, and no artificial preservatives and flavours. Water infused dried fruit will help to increase water and enzyme intake, promoting healthier and quicker weight loss. Each kit will come with 15 sachets of Lactolean powder and 15 packs of water infused dried fruit.
Since its launch in 2018, Dr Ora has been committed to creating the most efficacious formulas that would deliver results without any fillers or excipients. With the brand new weight management kit, Dr Ora hopes to promote wellness and healthy living to more people and empower them to lose weight healthily and naturally.
Amazon has launched new enhanced mental health benefits providing Amazon employees and their families with additional free mental health and well-being support
The service includes free life coaching and other mindfulness resources in addition to traditional Employee Assistance Program elements such as free one-on-one sessions
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 March 2022 – Amazon Singapore has today launched a new mental health benefits package that provides its employees and their families with personalised, convenient, and confidential mental health and well-being support. The new service provides holistic mental well-being support with services such as life coaching, legal and financial support, and mindfulness resources available in addition to the traditional Employee Assistance Program services such as counselling sessions.
“Access to mental health care has become increasingly important as we all continue to navigate different everyday challenges,” says Henry Low, Country Manager, Amazon Singapore. “Our intent is to remove barriers and unnecessary stigma around getting help and ensure our employees and their families feel safe and supported. In providing a range of services, as well as regular dialogue with employees about mental health, we hope to help in every way we can.”
Through the new Employee Assistance Program, Amazon employees and their families have access to several free resources:
Life coaching sessions with a certified wellness coach to help navigate life transitions and maximise personal and professional growth.
Access to webinars, personalised advise and resources on topics including career development, travel and leisure, parenting, healthy living, consumer tips, personal growth and coping following a natural disaster.
Interactive self-care programs, including computerised Cognitive Behavior Therapy, mindfulness resources, and courses that guide individuals through self-paced, evidence-based treatment for anxiety, stress, depression, substance use, sleep troubles, and more.
Free one-on-one counselling sessions for employees and their families, with access to three sessions per person, per topic with the option to be in-person, via phone, video, or text.
Crisis and suicide-prevention support and access to a licensed mental health clinician any time of day or night.
Work-life assistance for everyday needs, including help with referrals for child and elder care, movers, and other personal services.
Amazon works closely with health and safety experts and scientists, and conducts thousands of safety inspections each day in the company’s buildings across the world. The company has also made hundreds of changes globally as a result of feedback from employees on how to improve their well-being at work.
All Amazon permanent employees receive the same core benefits, regardless of their role, level, or position—from the company’s executives to front-line employees in fulfilment centres preparing orders for customers.
For Amazon employee, Carissa Seah, having a single point of contact for mental health support for not only herself, but her loved ones too, gives her great reassurance.
“It’s very comforting to know that I have a range of mental health resources available not just for me but for my entire family. I’m glad its not a one-size-fits-all solution and offers a genuine range of services for all of us,” says Carissa.
This new mental health offering complements Amazon’s range of benefits that support employees and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. These comprehensive benefits include health care coverage, time-off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. Amazon offers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage to all full-time and part-time employees, regardless of their level, tenure, or position. When employees want to take time away from work, they have paid time-off for holidays, in addition to other leave benefits that are available for various life events.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit Amazon.sg.
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Wildlife for sale at a local market in Laos (Photo: WCS)
A new scientific study funded by the European Union and published in the journal Emerging Infectious Disease has tested animals sold for food from several trade sites and roadside stalls around Laos.
SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 23 March 2022 – By 2025, 5G networks are expected to serve one-third of the world’s population. As part of its never-ending strive for perfection, OPPO develops 5G smartphone solutions that provide an unparalleled experience, offering users with stable, uncompromised 5G connections for maximum enjoyment.
Laying the foundations
The quality of a smartphone’s signal is determined by its antenna, and its positioning within the phone itself. In 2020, OPPO released a groundbreaking 360-degree Antenna Design in Reno 3： where the antenna is arranged along the outer frame of Reno 3’s frame, allowing a better signal regardless of whether it was held horizontally or vertically.
The 360-degree Antenna Design in OPPO Reno 3
This was particularly important for gamers, as many AAA smartphone titles are played horizontally to maximize the use of the screen. In regular phones without such a novel solution, gamers may suffer from poor signal, slower speeds and lag, giving them a noticeable competitive disadvantage.
Adapting to life
But sometimes, users may still experience dropped connections, low signal, and lag while they are on their phones in challenging environments like parking lots or trains. In those challenging environments, the Power Amplifier (PA) plays a critical role in amplifying a smartphone’s signal enough to provide users with a strong and stable connection.
Most phones only have one PA for a corresponding frequency band, and it’s up to this single PA to choose the most suitable of four antennas in a phone to receive the signal. The flaw in this design is that there is a large burden placed on the PA itself, in addition to a delay. That’s because it takes time for the PA to decide which of a phone’s four antennas is best when gamers change grip from horizontal to vertical.
One single Power Amplifier causes delay
In order to combat this issue, OPPO’s engineers worked on a solution that expertly blends software and hardware to improve the layout of the antennas, as well as including not one, but two PA components. After a year of engineering, the Dual PA Four-way Connection System was first launched in OPPO Find X5 Pro, positioning it well ahead of any competition.
Dual PA Four-way Connection System ensures perfect 5G signal
This innovative system is driven by a crucial component which is developed by OPPO Research Institute – Fast Matching Algorithm. It enables the phone to select the PA that’s most suitable for sending and receiving signals at any given time automatically. Not only does this massively increase the efficiency of the PA system itself, but their location also corresponds closely to their respective antenna bands, improving both the quality of the signal, as well as power consumption.
Dual PA Four-way Connection System applied on 4G bands
Moreover, OPPO also applied Dual PA Four-way Connection System on 4G bands. Signal that’s both powerful and fast, with silky smooth video, streaming and gaming experiences without any lag or stutter to be seen. According to laboratory data, Find X5 Pro sees far fewer freezes with lower latency, even in extremely weak signal scenarios — specifically 30% less latency and 50% less freezes compared to the previous generation Find X3 Pro.
Striving for perfection
OPPO has always placed importance on quality communication, and this was cemented further by establishing a communication standards team in 2015. More recently, OPPO has spent the past few years actively promoting the development and adoption of 5G around the world, in addition to submitting 5G communication standard patents in more than 30 countries and regions around the world. In fact, in 2021, OPPO became one of the top ten companies in the world for holding one of the highest numbers of 5G-specific patents.
Despite its world-leading innovation with Reno 5G and Find X3 Pro (the first commercial 5G-supporting and 5G-standalone handsets in Europe), along with, of course, Find X5 Pro, OPPO remains committed to more research and innovation to push industry boundaries to provide the best possible experience for its users. From working with chip suppliers to refine and optimize chips’ capability, to exploring new antenna solutions, partnerships and new possibilities beyond 5G, OPPO’s quest for excellence is always on-going.
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 March 2022 – The ESG Achievement Awards 2021/2022 (Awards) opens its applications for enterprises of all sizes and non-profits to showcase their leadership in sustainable development for their company, employees, the environment, and society at large. Showing their continued support for this year’s Awards are Major Sponsor, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) and ESG Data Provider cum Supporting Organisation, Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA). The online application period is open until 7 May 2022.
The Awards’ saw successful inaugural event last year, with 35 winning companies across multiple sectors from asset managers, developers, consumer goods, and charities. Thus, this year the organiser, the Institute of ESG & Benchmark (IESGB), opens the award with the theme “Pursuit of the ESG E.R.A – Evolution, Resilience, Action” to leverage this momentum wherein Hong Kong companies have made notable strides in their progression towards a more sustainable future.
Established in 2020, the IESGB is a Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation aiming to promote ESG practices in Hong Kong and beyond, to facilitate ESG education, and to nurture balance across commercial & non-commercial organisations.
“It is our hope that the ESG Achievement Awards serve as a platform for innovative ESG solutions for companies and societies at large to take inspiration from when developing their own ESG action plans” says IESGB Co-founder, Mr. Paul Pong. “Moreover, we hope to highlight excellence among high-achieving companies who are blazing a trail for others to follow in the realm of ESG development and create a community with meaningful connections between ESG oriented companies, including enterprises, SMEs, startups, non-profits and individuals.”
Head Juror of the Awards, Mr. Vincent Pang, adds, “With a prevalent demand in matters concerning ESG across industries in Hong Kong and Asia, we expect a surge in the numbers of applicants this year, as ESG practices slowly integrate themselves into the foundation of business practices and decisions. I look forward to observing the innovation with which companies across industries effectively apply ESG practices in their daily operations.”
Award Categories
Category
Sub-Categories
1.ESG Benchmark Awards
1a) The ESG Leader
· Outstanding Performance in Environmental Responsibility
· Outstanding Performance in Social Responsibility
· Outstanding Performance in ESG Governance
2.Special ESG Awards – Outstanding ESG Performer of the Year
2a) Listed Company
2b) Large Enterprise
2c) SME *
2d) NGO /NPO *
(*Required to join finalists’ presentation to jury panel)
3.ESG Product and Service Awards
3a) Outstanding ESG Fund
3b) Outstanding ESG ETF
3c) Outstanding ESG MPF
4.Criteria set by Fund Managers-Outstanding ESG Company
4a) Listed Company
5.Honorary Award (By invitation only)
4a) Company /Organisation
4b) Individual
Jury Panel
Full Name
Post
Head Juror
Mr Vincent Pang
Managing Director, AVISTA Group
Jury Panel Members
Dr Au King Lun
Executive Director, Financial Services Development Council
Prof Karen Q Cheung
Executive President & Secretary-General, UNESCO Hong Kong Association
Director of Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development
Mr Younghai Du
General Manager, Green Living & Innovation Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council
Mr Roy Fung
Chief Executive Officer, Hexon Green Capital Limited
Ms Ashley P W Khoo
Director, CFA Society Hong Kong
Mr Thomas Lee
Founder and Chairman, TLP CPA Limited
Prof Charles W W Ng
Dean of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
Mr Mike Wong
Chief Executive Officer, The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies
Ms Jessie Yu
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Single Parents Association
Mrs Rebecca Choy Yung
Founder & Chair, Golden Age Foundation
For more information on the ESG Achievement Awards 2021/2022, please visit www.iesgbawards.org
About IESGB
The Institute of ESG & Benchmark (IESGB) is a non-profit organisation. Its endeavors is to elevate stakeholders’ awareness and knowledge towards Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in all industry sectors. By organising Environment, Social and Governance relevant trainings and events, IESGB hopes to lead and strengthen the ESG standards and development across Hong Kong.
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