CHANGSHA, China, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zoomlion”; 1157.HK) is driving a new wave of intelligent transformation by integrating AI with construction machinery, the industrial internet, big data, and cloud computing. Its full-chain AI system spans smart products, manufacturing, management, and embodied-intelligence robotics, reshaping the company into a fully digital and intelligent enterprise. Zoomlion is also scaling humanoid robotics as its “third growth curve,” backed by proprietary hardware-software integration capabilities.

Zoomlion’s full-chain AI application system covers four major pillars, namely, AI plus construction machinery, AI plus intelligent manufacturing, AI plus intelligent management, and AI plus embodied-intelligence robots. At Zoomlion Smart City, 12 smart factories and over 300 smart production lines, including 20 lights-out lines, operate as an end-to-end intelligent manufacturing system. In the AI plus intelligent manufacturing domain, processes such as cutting, welding, machining, painting, and assembly are fully connected to the industrial internet platform. This allows unified management of over 100,000 material types and intelligent manufacturing of over 400 products. 

AI-driven scheduling and optimization enable the park to produce an excavator every six minutes, a scissor lift every 7.5 minutes, a concrete pump truck every 27 minutes, and a truck crane every 18 minutes, marking a breakthrough in large-scale, multi-variety, small-batch agile manufacturing. Zoomlion also applies AI across R&D, production, sales, service, and supply chain management. For customer service, the Company has launched a voice-based AI expert diagnostic system with over 95 percent accuracy, enabling remote fault identification, rapid troubleshooting, and 24-hour technical support. 

Since 2024, Zoomlion has expanded into embodied-intelligence humanoid robotics, leveraging its full-stack self-development capabilities. Dozens of humanoid robots are now deployed in factory logistics, loading and unloading, pre-assembly, and quality inspection, forming early productivity use cases. Supported by a self-built training ground with over 100 workstations and large-scale industrial datasets, Zoomlion enables rapid iteration of human-robot collaboration. All humanoid and industrial robots are connected to the Zhongke Yungu Embodied Intelligence Platform, which integrates data, training, simulation, and OTA deployment into a closed loop, powered by a national supercomputing center with 59P GPU computing capacity and tens of thousands of distributed nodes.

Beyond humanoid robotics, Zoomlion is developing a wider range of specialized robots for firefighting, mowing, construction, and agriculture. With deep integration across hardware, AI models, and real-world scenarios, the company is positioning embodied intelligence as its next major growth engine.

YONGIN, South Korea, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — GCCL, a leading South Korea-based provider of clinical trial sample analysis, and OPIS, a global full-service contract research organization (CRO), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the sidelines of the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026 in San Francisco, USA, to expand their collaboration and strengthen their position in the global clinical trial market.

With the rising proportion of multinational clinical trials, sponsors face varying regulatory requirements, clinical environments, and data demands across regions, driving growing demand for tailored CRO services. GCCL and OPIS will address these needs by combining their expertise to deliver integrated solutions that optimize clinical trial planning, sample analysis, and data management, offering comprehensive and customized services for biopharmaceutical companies in Europe and Asia.

At the signing ceremony, representatives from both companies discussed establishing a collaborative framework across multiple areas, including joint global clinical trial services, conducting joint projects, development of new business opportunities, and additional initiatives.

Through this collaboration, GCCL aims to expand strategic partnerships with global CROs and research organizations, strengthen its capability to deliver fully integrated clinical trial solutions across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and extend tailored services to a broader range of biopharmaceutical companies.

Commenting on the partnership, Giovanni Trolese, Vice President at OPIS, said, “This collaboration combines OPIS’s Europe-focused global network with GCCL’s clinical trial analysis expertise, creating a significant opportunity to deliver integrated and efficient clinical trial services to clients. We look forward to further expanding the global clinical trial network and continuously enhancing client-focused, innovative solutions through our close collaboration with GCCL.”

KwanGoo Cho, CEO of GCCL, added, “This MOU represents more than a partnership; it is a strategic collaboration to deliver optimized clinical trial solutions for global biopharmaceutical companies. By leveraging our close cooperation, we aim to maximize operational efficiency and provide tailored solutions to a diverse range of sponsors, generating tangible business synergies.”

About GCCL

GCCL, a subsidiary of the GC Group, is a leading clinical trial sample analysis provider offering an integrated “one-stop lab solution” with central, bioanalysis, and BSL-3 labs under one system. With tailored solutions, GCCL delivers precise and efficient analytical services across all phases of clinical trials, solidifying its position as a trusted partner in new drug development. Leveraging advanced platforms and LIMS, the company supports partners across Asia and beyond with customized and compliant solutions. In recognition of its leadership, GCCL recently received Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Best Practices Customer Value Leadership Award in the Asia-Pacific clinical sample analysis services industry. For more details, visit: https://eng.gccl.co.kr/.

About OPIS

OPIS was founded in 1998 by medical doctors from the Pharma Industry and is a global clinical CRO with 26 years of experience in a wide range of therapeutic areas. OPIS provides full-service, 360° clinical trial support from study concept creation and protocol development to full project execution, study data handling, and up to study closure, analysis, and reporting. OPIS manages Phase I-IV, interventional, non-interventional, and medical device studies on an international level. OPIS is committed to continuous growth and expansion, and currently has affiliates in 18 countries around the world. For more details, visit: www.opisresearch.com

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LONDON, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Elliott Investment Management L.P. and Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (“Elliott”), which advise funds that together have a significant ownership stake in Toyota Industries Corporation (“Toyota Industries” or the “Company”), today issued the following statement:

Although the revised tender offer price of ¥18,800 per share acknowledges the inadequacy of the original transaction terms, the new tender offer price continues to very substantially undervalue Toyota Industries.

Toyota Industries owns high-quality, market-leading businesses and valuable financial assets that Elliott believes, based on its empirical work, together are worth more than ¥25,000 per share. This valuation has grown by more than ¥5,000 per share since June 2025, reflecting the approximately 40% increase in the value of the Company’s holdings in Toyota Motor and other Toyota Group companies, as well as the increase in the valuation of the Company’s key peers.

Elliott opposes the revised tender offer price as not in the best interests of minority shareholders. Elliott does not intend to tender its shares under the current transaction terms and will be encouraging other shareholders not to support the tender.

About Elliott

Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Elliott”) manages approximately $76.1 billion of assets as of June 30, 2025. Founded in 1977, it is one of the oldest funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds’ investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, high net worth individuals and families, and employees of the firm. Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited is an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P.

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First F&B Group with Social Impact Quantified under Nan Fung Group’s Net Positive Lease

HONG KONG, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tam Jai International Co. Limited (“TJI” or the “Company“, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“), one of the leading and renowned restaurant groups in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce that its pioneering surplus pork belly upcycling project has won multiple prestigious sustainability and public relations (“PR“) awards in recognition of its outstanding strategy, green innovation and social impact on the community. Most recently, the initiative was honoured with the Merit Award in the Public Relations Campaign – Corporate Sustainability category at The 6th Hong Kong Public Relations Awards 2025.

This latest accolade adds to an impressive roster of industry recognition for the project, including the UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong 2025 – Project Award and Silver Awards for both Best PR Campaign – ESG and Best PR Campaign – Public Awareness at the Marketing Interactive PR Awards 2025.

First F&B Group with Social Impact Quantified under Nan Fung Group’s Net Positive Lease

Beyond garnering industry-wide accolades, the upcycling project marks the first initiative by a food and beverage (“F&B“) company under Nan Fung Group’s tenant-landlord engagement programme, Net Positive Lease (“NPL“), to undergo comprehensive impact measurement by SEWIT Consultancy — a member of Nan Fung Group. This process enables a systematic and quantitative evaluation of social impact and provides actionable insights for continuous improvement.

TJI fostered a unique cross-sector collaboration in this project by engaging Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (“IVE“) students in food technology research and development, and Hong Kong Design Institute (“HKDI“) students in the product’s advertising creative and packaging design, while involving trainees from the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (“NLPRA“) in the production process.

According to the measurement data, the project achieved a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of 1:2.03x, generating HK$2.03 in social value for every HK$1 invested. Notably, 100% of the participating trainees in mental recovery reported increased confidence in securing future employment, while the NGO partner recognises the programme as a highly replicable income model for corporate partnerships. In addition, 78% of participating tertiary students reported increased knowledge in their respective fields, and an average of 56% expressed greater confidence in future employability, driven by the exposure to real-world business cases that enabled them to practise their knowledge and build up their portfolios under the guidance of TJI mentors. 

The impact was further amplified through a series of upcycling workshops, co-facilitated by the trainees, which engaged over 300 participants, including TJI’s employees, business partners, and community members. These sessions successfully raised awareness of food waste upcycling, with 91% of participants reporting improved knowledge. The project also resulted in elevated recognition of TJI’s sustainability efforts, with 77% of the public and 83% of students expressing greater awareness of the Group’s work in social inclusion and environmental sustainability.

Mr Daren Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TJI, said, “Guided by our ESG pillars of ‘Nourishing Communities’, ‘Uplifting People’ and ‘Preserving Nature’, we have harnessed our innovative spirit to transform a food waste challenge into opportunities for green innovation and enduring social impact through this project. By integrating educational, rehabilitative, and community-engagement elements, it delivers holistic benefits across multiple dimensions. We are honoured that its exceptional performance in advancing sustainability has been recognised with multiple distinguished awards and underpinned by robust, quantifiable impact measurement. Building on this success, we look forward to further advancing our ESG efforts and inspiring broader positive change across the community.”

Ms Vanessa Cheung, Managing Director of Nan Fung Group, said, “Nan Fung Group has always been committed to empowering our tenants to make informed decisions, providing bespoke tools needed to effectively capture and validate their social impact. Our partnership with Tam Jai International brings together two innovative initiatives—our Net Positive Lease and TJI’s upcycling project—demonstrating how robust impact measurement can highlight tangible, positive outcomes. This is only the beginning of a blossoming partnership: we congratulate TJI on these well-deserved recognitions and look forward to continuing our shared journey of generating impactful, lasting positive change.”

About Tam Jai International Co. Limited
As one of the leading restaurant groups in Hong Kong, TJI has rapidly expanded its network to over 240 stores across various markets, including Mainland China, Singapore, Japan, Australia and Malaysia, with plans to enter the Philippines. Apart from self-operating restaurants, the Group also adopts alternative models such as joint venture, franchise or strategic partnership for overseas markets. The Group’s portfolio of distinguished brands includes TamJai Yunnan Mixian (譚仔雲南米線), TamJai SamGor Mixian (譚仔三哥米線), and international brand TamJai Mixian, as well as Japanese dining brands, Marugame Seimen and Yakiniku Yamagyu, through franchise and licensing in Hong Kong.

With highly standardised operations, an innovative spirit and an efficient management model, TJI is committed to providing customers with a quality yet affordable dining experience while ambitiously expanding its footprints across the globe.

About Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group is one of the largest privately held conglomerates in Hong Kong with global interests in real estate development and investment, which holds a well-diversified and substantial financial investment portfolio. The Group was founded in 1954 and has a track record spanning more than 60 years with over 170 projects including residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The Group also strategically focuses on first-tier cities in Chinese Mainland and recognises attractive opportunities for development and investment overseas, including New York, Boston and London.

About SEWIT Consultancy
SEWIT Consultancy, a member of Nan Fung Group, transforms business, tenant, and community outcomes through expert measurement, strategy, and value creation. First built to drive net-positive change within Nan Fung, SEWIT Consultancy now empowers organisations of all sizes—tenants, partners, and external charitable organisations and NGOs—with data-driven solutions, tailored tools, and hands-on advisory. Meeting Hong Kong’s demand for transparent, actionable ESG leadership and shared value, SEWIT Consultancy helps clients capture and maximize social impact while simplifying measurement and avoiding unnecessary cost and complexity. By redefining how social value is delivered and reported, SEWIT Consultancy sets new standards for transparency, accountability, and meaningful impact—leading sustainability innovation across Hong Kong and beyond.

About Social Return on Investment
Social Return on Investment (SROl) is a framework for measuring and accounting for values created and destroyed by our actions and activities. SROl measures change in ways that are relevant to the people or organisations that experience or contribute to it. It tells the story of how change is being created by measuring social, environmental and economic outcomes and uses monetary values to represent them.

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