BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kling AI, the AI-powered creative platform, today announced the launch of its Kling 3.0 models — including Video 3.0, Video 3.0 Omni, Image 3.0 and Image 3.0 Omni  — giving creators greater narrative control and stronger consistency in AI video generation. The model series features major upgrades in consistency, photorealistic output, extended video duration up to 15s, and native audio generation across multiple languages, dialects, and accents.

Powered by an integrated unified training framework, the Kling 3.0 model series supports full multimodal input and output spanning text, images, audio, and video, bringing the understanding, generation, and editing of video together in one streamlined AI workflow. The models integrate multiple tasks, including text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, and in-video editing, into a single, native multimodal architecture, enabling the models to follow complex narrative logic, deliver precise shot control, and maintain strong prompt adherence.

The Kling AI 3.0 models are now available for exclusive early access to Ultra subscribers and will soon be available to the public.

Video 3.0: Cinematic-quality Video Production

Video 3.0 pushes creative control further with improved element consistency, enabling creators to upload reference videos and multiple image references to ensure characters, objects, and scenes remain visually coherent across frames.

Its key features include:

• Native Audio Across Languages & Accents: The model can generate speech in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and accents such as American, British and Indian accents. It can also produce complex multi-character dialogue scenes in which each character speaks a different language, with precise user control over content, delivery and speaking order.
• Extended Video Duration: Video 3.0 model also supports longer video generation up to 15 seconds in length. The extended video duration also means that the model can handle intricate sequences, including long takes and multiple plot twists, with smooth, film-like transitions.
• Intelligent multi-shot storytelling: Video 3.0 understands multi-scene, multi-shot instructions, dynamically adjusting camera angles and shots to match creative direction — from classic shot-reverse-shot dialogues to advanced cross-cutting dialogue and voice-over.
• Better preservation of text in imagery: The model can retain or generate text—such as signage, captions, and branded elements—with high accuracy. This is particularly valuable for e-commerce advertising use cases, where, for example, a character can wear a branded shirt and the logo remains sharp and readable throughout the video.
• Photorealistic Output: Video 3.0 can produce photorealistic output with lifelike characters in expressive, dynamic performances for heightened realism.

Video 3.0 Omni: Advanced Storyboarding and Reference Control

Building on the “Elements” feature from Kling Video O1, Video 3.0 Omni offers advanced reference‑based generation for unmatched consistency. Creators can upload a reference video, enabling the AI to extract visual traits and voice characteristics of a character and replicate them faithfully across new scenes.

The new Video 3.0 Omni model also rolls out a multi-shot storyboard feature that allows uesrs to generate professional shots where they can specify the duration, shot size, perspective, narrative content and camera movements for each shot in storyboarding.

Image 3.0 Omni: Ultra-High-Resolution Visuals with Cinematic Realism

Alongside its video updates, Kling AI is introducing Image 3.0 and Image 3.0 Omni, now supporting 2K and 4K ultra-high-definition output for professional use cases, from virtual scene visualization to full-scale production assets. The model delivers exceptional realism, preserving textures, lighting, and material qualities with remarkable precision and consistency.

Built on the foundation of the newly introduced Kling O1 and 2.6 series, the Kling AI 3.0 model lineup embodies the Multi‑modal Visual Language (MVL) framework, marking a decisive evolution from basic video generation to sophisticated professional orchestration. It delivers tangible advances in narrative precision, output quality and cinematic control.

Since its launch in June 2024, Kling AI now serves over 60 million creators worldwide. To date, it has produced more than 600 million videos and forged partnerships with more than 30,000 enterprise clients. Its adoption spans the film and advertising industries, accelerating the visualization of storyboards and product concepts, and enhancing production workflows from animation and CGI to the creation of entirely new visual assets.

The debut of Kling 3.0 signals a fundamental shift in AI’s role—from a mere generation tool to an intelligent creative partner capable of grasping artistic intent and turning ideas into reality—ushering in an era where anyone can turn their ideas into films.

For more information on Video 3.0, please visit: https://app.klingai.com/global/release-notes/whbvu8hsip?type=dialog

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Intelligent power management company Eaton highlighted its latest aerospace innovations and strategic partnerships at the 2026 Singapore Airshow, held from February 3-6, reinforcing its commitment to delivering best-in-class aerospace solutions and strengthening regional support for customers across Asia-Pacific.

“We are pleased to participate in the Singapore Airshow, a premier platform for engaging with customers and industry leaders in the region,” said Matt Norman, Vice President, Aftermarket and Commercial Services, Aerospace Group, Eaton. “Through reinforced regional capabilities and business presence, we remain focused on delivering customer-centric solutions and driving operational excellence—ensuring long-term success for our stakeholders.”

At the airshow, Eaton showcased a broad range of advanced technologies and solutions for both commercial and military aviation, designed to meet stringent performance standards and evolving customer needs. Eaton also highlighted its two regional joint ventures that provide aftermarket repair services to airlines and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) providers. This expansion underscores Eaton’s commitment to providing tailored, cost‑effective solutions that meet the needs of regional customers. In addition, Eaton joined the technical program at Singapore Aerospace Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) 2026, a premier aviation conference held in conjunction with the Singapore Airshow. Armen Baronian, director of Power Systems and Engineering Technologies, Aerospace Group at Eaton, presented “Emerging Trends in Aerospace Technologies: Performance Limitations and Realistic Expectations”, focusing on the emergence of key transformative technologies in aviation, space and defense applications.

Eaton continues to strengthen and expand its regional aftermarket network across Asia-Pacific. During the Singapore Airshow, the company celebrated major milestones with signing ceremonies:

• Eaton has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Satair, partnering with Satair to distribute Eaton-repaired, OEM-quality Used Serviceable Material (USM) in China. By leveraging Eaton’s OEM technical expertise, Satair’s extensive distribution network, and Airbus’ full-lifecycle management program, this collaboration aims to deliver safer and more efficient USM solutions to customers in the Chinese market. It also ensures compliance with CAAC regulations and addresses the growing demand for cost-effective aftermarket solutions as China’s fleet continues to expand and age.
• Eaton has entered into a two-year pricing agreement with ST Engineering‘s Commercial Aerospace business covering MRO services starting in 2026. Under the agreement, Eaton will offer high quality OEM repairs to ST Engineering and the airline customers they support. This collaboration underscores Eaton’s commitment to delivering value to customers.

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial and institutional, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.  

Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of $27.4 billion in 2025, the company serves customers in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn. 

BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On January 30, iQIYI, China’s leading online entertainment platform, premiered the realistic drama “Born to Be Alive”, turning the little‑known story of China’s wildlife rangers into a high‑impact, mainstream series.

Rather than using conservation as a vague backdrop, “Born to Be Alive” puts it at the heart of the drama. The story weaves together elements of crime, survival thriller and family emotion as the rangers battle poachers and confront difficult choices between survival and ecological responsibility.

Inspired by true stories from the 1990s, the series is set in the Sanjiangyuan area of Qinghai province in China. Against the backdrop of the country’s rapid economic transformation, it follows a small group of rangers tasked with stopping poaching and protecting a fragile ecosystem amid the complex interplay between development and conservation.

Led by actress Zi YANG and featuring a special appearance by actor Ge HU, the production spent 188 days filming on location in remote, high‑altitude parts of Qinghai. The cast and crew worked through thin air and extreme cold to reproduce the physical reality of patrols, stake‑outs and confrontations on the plateau. This on‑the‑ground approach gives the series a cinematic realism and makes the landscape itself feel like a central character.

Xiaohui WANG, Chief Content Officer of iQIYI, stated: “This series embodies the true spirit of long-form storytelling. Our greatest achievement lies in continually pushing creative and physical boundaries to deliver a work that reflects the power of nature and resilience of life.”

“Born to Be Alive” has broken out as one of the most talked‑about Chinese dramas of the season. Ahead of its launch, the series attracted more than 2 million advance reservations on iQIYI, signaling strong audience appetite for grounded, issue‑driven storytelling. After release, its content popularity index on iQIYI has surpassed 8,500 by February 4 and it generated 887 trending topics across major Chinese platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.

The series is a reflection of iQIYI’s clear commitment to long‑form, high‑craft storytelling. It shows a willingness to invest in socially resonant IP. With “Born to Be Alive”, iQIYI not only pays tribute to the unsung guardians who protected the plateau’s ecology; it also demonstrates the company’s ability to combine commercial appeal with social impact. 

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LINZ AM RHEIN, Germany, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On February 17, 2026, the first new moon of the year marks the beginning of the Spring Festival, celebrated under the Chinese zodiac sign of the Fire Horse. To honor this meaningful occasion and its rich symbolism, BIRKENSTOCK has created a special SPRING FESTIVAL edition, that reinterprets three of the brand’s most iconic silhouettes and underscores the versatility of each classic.

Drawing on deep emotional and aesthetic cues from the corresponding cultures, the concept translates these inspirations into a coherent and compelling design language. The BIRKENSTOCK Spring Festival Special Edition reflects the brand’s commitment to quality, function, craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail. Like all BIRKENSTOCK developments, the capsule collection refers directly to the brand’s archive and heritage. With the selection of the BOSTON, ARIZONA and FLORIDA, BIRKENSTOCK pays tribute to three culturally relevant key silhouettes. Each model in the SPRING FESTIVAL SPECIAL EDITION is presented in a carefully curated design featuring thoughtful color, material or detailing choices that respect the symbolic meaning of the Spring Festival while staying true to BIRKENSTOCK’s brand DNA.

THREE ICONS IN A LUXURIOUS UPDATE

The collection opens with the FLORIDA fine strap sandal in a Full Exquisite execution, featuring the original BIRKENSTOCK cork-latex footbed. Made from high-shine leather and adorned with three golden D-buckles, this interpretation of the FLORIDA attracts uncompromising, luxurious sophistication. Its color, a deep and expressive Zinfandel red, is a direct nod to the Spring Festival.

The inspiration for the special BOSTON edition is drawn from the Fire Horse, the zodiac sign of the 2026 Spring Festival. Crafted from BIRKENSTOCK’s signature suede leather, the BOSTON remains the most popular interpretation of the brand’s first-ever closed-toe silhouette. A textured hair-on-hide strap in a contrasting black, pays tribute to the untamed energy and grace of the Fire Horse and offers a new take on the BOSTON in Taupe.

The cloud motif is also incorporated as a design element in the BIRKENSTOCK Special Edition. Both BOSTON and ARIZONA receive a luxurious upgrade defined by artisanal finesse. The foundation is an original BIRKENSTOCK half-exquisite footbed lined with premium leather, paired with an upper crafted from refined, semi-matte leather in black or vanilla. The gleaming D-buckles are accentuated by a playful, selectively applied gold foil print that elegantly translates the cloud symbolism into the overall aesthetic. The drop is rounded off with versions of the BOSTON and ARIZONA in black and rust red velvet in a full exquisite execution with golden Big Buckles.

A CONSTANTLY GROWING PRODUCT UNIVERSE

The BIRKENSTOCK SPRING FESTIVAL capsule once again underscores the brand’s unwavering commitment to quality and craftsmanship—values inherently linked to its core principles of tradition and function, rooted in the mission to enable every human being to walk as nature intended. Not only at the dawn of a new lunar cycle, but throughout the entire year, day after day. This ambition remains inseparable from BIRKENSTOCK’s ongoing dedication to celebrating and building an archive based on more than 250 years of tradition in shoemaking and orthopedic expertise—an archive that already comprises over 700 models and now gains yet another promising addition thanks to the SPRING FESTIVAL edition.

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ARIZONA + BOSTON, Velvet Full Exquisite, black + rust red: 2249 CNY
FLORIDA D-Buckle Full Exquisite, zinfandel: 1999 CNY
BOSTON Taupe with textured hair-on-hide strap in black: 1599 CNY
ARIZONA Half Exquisite Cloud Paint, black and vanilla: 1349 CNY
BOSTON Half Exquisite Cloud Paint, black: 1599 CNY

Sizes: 36 – 48
Available exclusively at www.birkenstock.com* and select wholesale partners*

*in Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Cambodia.

ABOUT BIRKENSTOCK

BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income and which is committed to a clear purpose – maintaining foot health. Deeply rooted in studies of the biomechanics of the human foot and footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774, BIRKENSTOCK is a timeless «super brand» with a brand universe that transcends product categories and ranges from entry-level to luxury price points while addressing the growing need for a conscious and active lifestyle. Function, quality and tradition are the core values of the lifestyle brand which features products in the footwear, sleep systems and natural cosmetics segments. BIRKENSTOCK is the inventor of the footbed and has shaped the principle of walking as intended by nature (“Naturgewolltes Gehen”).

With around 6,200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is convinced that how things are made matters as much as the product itself. To ensure these quality standards, the Group operates a vertically integrated manufacturing base and produces all footbeds in Germany. In addition, BIRKENSTOCK assembles over 95% of all products in Germany and sources over 90% of materials and components from Europe. Raw materials are processed to the highest environmental and social standards in the industry. For materials testing BIRKENSTOCK operates state-of-the-art scientific laboratories.

Headquartered in Linz am Rhein, the BIRKENSTOCK Group also operates its own sales offices in the United States and Canada as well as in Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Dubai, Singapore and India.

Birkenstock Group B.V. & Co. KG
Burg Ockenfels, Linz am Rhein, Germany

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Grade 11 student Aahan Vuthandam represents Singapore in international cricket while maintaining academic excellence at NLCS (Singapore), reflecting the school’s ethos of academic rigour, pastoral care, and enrichment.

When most Grade 11 students are focused solely on IB Diploma preparations, Aahan Vuthandam is balancing academics with representing Singapore on the international cricket stage and excelling at both.

The talented all-rounder has made headlines in Singapore cricket, including a remarkable 188-run knock that earned him Player of the Match honours and recognition as the leading run scorer in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 qualifiers, as well as Player of the Series at the UAE Under-19 tournament, competing against teams from 14 countries.

The Challenge of Balancing Passion and Academics

For student-athletes like Aahan, the demands are significant. Grade 11 marks a crucial year in the IB Diploma Programme, with rigorous coursework, extended essays, and preparation for final examinations. Add international cricket tournaments, training sessions, and travel commitments, and the challenge becomes formidable.

“We knew NLCS had a reputation for academic rigour, which might seem counterintuitive (as a choice for school) when your child dedicates significant time to sport,” Aahan’s father reflected. “But we believed a more demanding environment would encourage him to develop stronger time management skills and take ownership of his choices.”

Aahan has been playing cricket since the age of five, and over the years, the sport has built not just his skills on the field, but his resilience, discipline, and sense of responsibility off it. Since joining NLCS (Singapore), he has found an environment that nurtures both his passion and his academic journey.

“When you’re passionate about something, there’s a natural sense of responsibility that comes with it,” his father observed. “The encouragement from his teachers and the support from his teammates have motivated him to put in the extra hours needed to keep up with both commitments.”

How NLCS (Singapore) Supports Student-Athletes

NLCS (Singapore)’s approach to supporting student-athletes goes beyond flexible scheduling, reflecting the school’s commitment to a holistic education.

Tutors’ Commitment to Support: Teachers and class mentors actively monitor student-athletes’ academic progress and maintain open dialogue with families to understand the structured nature of athletic commitments. When Aahan recently missed around 10 days for an under-19 tournament in Dubai, his teachers offered reassurance. “Before he left, a couple of teachers told him, ‘Don’t worry, we’ve got you.’ That gave us tremendous confidence,” his father shared. Upon his return, he was supported in prioritising key areas of learning, particularly in demanding subjects such as Computer Science HL. This partnership ensures student-athletes receive the guidance and encouragement they need to develop effective time management strategies and balance their dual pursuits.

Holistic Development: The school recognizes that elite-level sports cultivate essential life skills, discipline, resilience, teamwork, and the ability to perform under pressure, that complement academic learning. “Through cricket, he has navigated success and setbacks, learned about leadership and collaboration. These are lessons that extend far beyond the classroom,” Aahan’s father noted.

A Community That Inspires

Aahan’s journey has been shaped not just by his own dedication, but by the community around him. Within Singapore’s cricket circles, he has watched older players progress to prestigious universities like Imperial College London, University College London, and the University of Melbourne. Their achievements have served as both inspiration and proof that excelling in sport doesn’t mean sacrificing academic aspirations.

International Recognition

Aahan’s recent achievements on the cricket field demonstrate the calibre of talent at NLCS (Singapore). His performances for Singapore’s youth teams have drawn attention from cricket circles across Asia, with the Singapore Cricket Association celebrating his contributions to national squads.

A Model for Aspiring Student-Athletes

Aahan’s journey offers encouragement to students passionate about pursuing sports alongside academic excellence. At NLCS (Singapore), the philosophy is clear: the school provides floors, not ceilings. Students are supported to excel academically while being encouraged to pursue their passions without limits.

The key lies in finding the right support system. For Aahan, success has come from the combination of parental guidance, dedicated teachers, and inspiring peers. “We’ve learned that when children have something they’re truly passionate about, it becomes a source of energy and motivation that positively impacts every other area of their life,” his father reflected.

Aahan himself reflected that, “Cricket’s challenges have taught me to stay grounded and composed. Sport is a powerful leveller that positively influences other areas of life, including studies and friendships.”

The school’s commitment to nurturing well-rounded individuals means recognising that excellence takes many forms, whether it’s achieving top grades, representing your country in sport, excelling in the arts, or contributing to the community. With the right environment and support, students can pursue their passions while building the skills and resilience that will serve them throughout their lives.

About North London Collegiate School (Singapore)

Founded in August 2020, North London Collegiate School (Singapore) is a British International School offering the academically ambitious NLCS curriculum, followed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme and culminating in the IB Diploma Programme.

Drawing on 175 years of educational heritage from its founding school in the UK, NLCS (Singapore) nurtures individuals to be intellectually curious, socially confident, and grounded in compassion through a rigorous academic framework, rich co-curricular opportunities, and exceptional pastoral care.

Situated on Depot Road, the School is part of a global family of schools committed to educational excellence and developing global citizens.

To learn more about NLCS (Singapore), please visit our website (https://nlcssingapore.sg/) and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Email: marketing@nlcssingapore.sg