HONG KONG, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) today hosted its flagship event, HKBU Engagement Luncheon, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event brought together more than 600 industry leaders, employers and community representatives to foster university-industry collaboration and to showcase the University’s commitment to nurturing talent, driving innovation, and advancing sustainable development.

The luncheon received strong community support, with representatives from leading corporations in attendance. More than 120 students participated in employer conversations to explore market needs and industry trends. By engaging directly with business leaders, HKBU aims to further refine its academic curriculum to remain aligned with global developments and prepare graduates with the vision and skills vital for success in a rapidly evolving world.

Dr the Hon Kennedy Wong Ying-ho, Chairman of the Council and the Court of HKBU, welcomed guests in his address and expressed his heartfelt appreciation for their efforts in creating meaningful social experiences for students. He said the strong support and contributions from different sectors are vital to realising the University’s vision.

Dr Wong noted that in the age of artificial intelligence, HKBU’s education places greater emphasis on empathy, imagination and moral judgement — qualities that define humanity and prepare students to thrive amid rapid change. He added that, as the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan highlights innovation and high-quality development, HKBU will continue to make meaningful contributions to shaping a prosperous and sustainable future for the country.

Looking ahead to HKBU’s 70th anniversary next year, Dr Wong invited the community to join the University in celebrating its legacy of innovation and contributions to society, and to embark on the next stage of its development together.

In his appreciation remarks, Professor Alexander Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU, said that cultivating capabilities for a sustainable future is a core mission of the University. He stressed that HKBU’s transdisciplinary programmes are closely aligned with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), nurturing talent with vision and purpose to serve the community.

Professor Wai added that the University’s Transdisciplinary Innovation Team has been honoured with the 2025 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award in the collaborative teams category, a strong recognition of HKBU’s excellence in whole‑person education and in nurturing future-ready leaders.

The Luncheon featured six Themed Matching Zones embodying HKBU’s latest initiatives in Creative Arts and Media, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities and Cultures, Sustainability and Green Innovation, and Technology and Innovation. An Interactive Zone, co-presented by HKBU’s seven Faculties and Schools and the Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, showcased the University’s cutting-edge research and creative endeavours. The exhibition provided a dynamic platform for academics, students and corporate partners to exchange ideas, illustrating HKBU’s success in transdisciplinary learning, research and knowledge transfer.

Sustainability was thoughtfully incorporated into every detail of the luncheon. Approximately 80% of the event’s decorations and materials were made of eco-friendly or recyclable resources, including seed paper for guest badges, Tyvek reusable tote bags, and creative venue designs crafted from corrugated cardboard. These efforts echoed the SDGs and demonstrated HKBU’s commitment to sustainability in both concept and practice.

HKBU’s sustainability achievements have received growing international recognition. In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025, the University rose sharply from the 101-200 band to 69th globally, and for the second consecutive year, ranked second in the world for SDG 4: Quality Education. HKBU also ranked in the global top 100 for nine SDGs, a significant improvement from last year, reaffirming its leadership in human-centred innovation, transdisciplinary research and social responsibility.

This dedication is also reflected in the University’s continued rise in international higher education rankings. In the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2026, HKBU climbed from 71st to 53rd place, marking its best performance since 2016.

Moving forward, HKBU will continue to embed sustainability as a core strategic priority and will strengthen collaboration with employers and industry partners to advance curriculum reform and applied research. Through transdisciplinary partnerships and global alliances, HKBU aims to translate research into real-world impact and cultivate a new generation of creative, socially responsible talents.

About Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is one of the eight publicly funded universities in Hong Kong supported by the University Grants Committee. Founded in 1956 as Hong Kong Baptist College and renamed Hong Kong Baptist University in 1994, HKBU has been committed to academic excellence, innovative research and community service. As one of Asia’s leading institutions of higher education, the University aims to nurture future generations of socially responsible and creative leaders through a diverse, interdisciplinary and holistic education.

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Showcasing the complete portfolio built on NVIDIA Blackwell architecture for scalable supercomputing and AI enablement

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• Rack-scale performance: ASUS XA GB721-E2 with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 delivers 10-petaflops-class power with liquid cooling and integrated networking
• Enterprise acceleration: New ESC8000A-E13X pairs eight NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs with 400G SuperNIC for efficient large-model AI and HPC
• End-to-end AI: ASUS unites NVIDIA Blackwell platforms, advanced cooling, and professional services for scalable AI infrastructure

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ASUS today announced a showcase of its comprehensive AI infrastructure portfolio accelerated by NVIDIA^® Blackwell and Blackwell Ultra architectures at Supercomputing 2025 (SC25). Driven by the strategy of ‘Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities.’, ASUS infrastructure goes all in AI strategy, aiming to accelerate clients’ time to market with superior computing performance. ASUS stands as a total infrastructure solution provider, offering robust, scalable, cloud and on-premise solutions for diverse AI workloads. This is achieved through the seamless integration of the latest NVIDIA compute platforms with advanced cooling, network orchestration, and large-scale deployment capabilities. By providing a full spectrum of AI solutions, from personal workstations to national supercomputing systems, ASUS is committed to democratizing access to powerful AI technologies for everyone.

Rack-scale AI infrastructure with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72

At the top of the portfolio, the XA GB721-E2, ASUS AI POD built on NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, embodies a field-proven rack-scale AI architecture, accelerated by 72 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs and 36 NVIDIA Grace CPUs. Combining a 100% liquid-cooling system with integrated switch trays, the system delivers deployment-ready scalability and energy-efficient performance, offering 10-petaflops-class computing power for enterprise AI and national-cloud workloads.

Building on this strong foundation, ESC NM2N721-E1 accelerated by NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 marks a major step forward in the sovereign-AI domain, underscoring the capability to support national-scale AI platforms through fully integrated storage and compute architectures. ASUS is also thrilled to announce the successful deployment of the ESC NM2N721-E1, built on NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform reaffirming its strength in delivering NVIDIA Blackwell architecture for large-scale, industry-backed AI initiatives.

All-New ASUS ESC8000A-E13X system With NVIDIA RTX PRO Server supporting NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNIC

Making its debut at SC25, the ASUS ESC8000A-E13X is a 4U NVIDIA RTX PRO^™ Server based on NVIDIA MGX built to accelerate enterprise AI and industrial HPC workloads. Powered by two AMD EPYC^™ 9005 series processors and accelerated by eight NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, it delivers exceptional compute density and efficiency for large-model training and inference. Integrated with NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, the system offers ultra-fast 400G NVIDIA InfiniBand/Ethernet connectivity per QSFP port and supports up to eight NVMe drives for high-speed storage. Its optimized 4U air-cooled design ensures sustained performance and reliability, even under the most demanding AI workloads.

From data center to personal AI development

ASUS also showcases a comprehensive lineup accelerated by NVIDIA technologies that spans every scale of AI computing — from large-scale data centers to personal systems.

At the core, the XA NB3I-E12, based on NVIDIA HGX^™ B300 system, delivers breakthrough performance and air-cooled efficiency for high-density AI training and HPC workloads. Designed as a foundation for AI Factory deployment, it supports large-model training and multi-GPU scale-up through NVIDIA NVLink, and enables organizations to accelerate AI development pipelines from simulation and model training to full production. Complementing it, the ESC NB8-E11, based on NVIDIA HGX B200 system, brings enterprise-grade flexibility to inference and cluster-level AI applications, providing the compute density and scalability required for AI Factory edge and production environments.

Extending the ecosystem to creators and developers, the ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 supercomputer  accelerated by NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip, bringing powerful AI computing to professional creators. Meanwhile, the compact ASUS Ascent GX10 personal AI supercomputer accelerated by NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip enables next-generation AI exploration in a desktop form factor.

ASUS Professional Services: Uniting deployment and excellence

ASUS maintains a strong ecosystem of partners that supports every stage of the data center lifecycle — from design and validation to deployment and management. At SC25, ASUS and Vertiv are partnering to accelerate rack-scale AI for the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 platforms. Vertiv augments ASUS platforms with the industry’s most complete power and cooling portfolio, including advanced CDU solutions. As a first-mover with validated grid-to-chip reference architectures for the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 platform, 800 VDC architecture and gigawatt-scale NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint — our collaboration de-risks thermal and power integration. This partnership improves energy efficiency, enables industrial-scale deployment, and accelerates time-to-first-token for AI factories.

By combining NVIDIA Blackwell and Blackwell Ultra architectures, advanced cooling, storage, networking, and world-class hardware-software integration, ASUS continues to advance AI and supercomputing infrastructure that empowers innovation across enterprise, research, and sovereign applications. Through ASUS Professional Services, customers gain access to expert engineering, validation, and deployment support, while AIDC and ACC streamline rollout, monitoring, and lifecycle management across multi-node and multi-rack clusters – ensuring reliability, scalability, and rapid time-to-value for every AI deployment. Meet us at SC25 Booth #3732 to experience the future of AI infrastructure!

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About ASUS

ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world’s most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, the company is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today’s technologies. Consistently ranked as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, ASUS is also committed to sustaining an incredible future. The goal is to create a net zero enterprise that helps drive the shift towards a circular economy, with a responsible supply chain creating shared value for every one of us.

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Liverpool FC is proud to welcome PayPal as the club’s official digital payments partner in a new global, multi-year deal. This marks PayPal’s first-ever collaboration with a Premier League club, further positioning the company as the smarter way to pay for football fans globally.

LFC x PayPal

A global leader in digital payments, PayPal has over 400 million active accounts across 200 markets, supporting transactions in 25 currencies. With decades of expertise in secure, fast, and flexible payment solutions, PayPal is set to enhance the way Liverpool FC fans engage with the club and football experiences, both online and in person.

One of the ways this will happen is via PayPal+, the company’s brand-new, first-ever free loyalty programme, where fans can earn reward points when using PayPal to pay for matchday purchases¹, adding to the experience and elevating engagement. And loyalty will be rewarded. Starting at the Blue tier, consumers unlock Gold and Black tiers as they earn more points, with each tier recognising loyalty with even bigger rewards. Gold and Black tier members enjoy points worth up to 50% more at checkout, along with access to other exclusive Liverpool FC perks.

PayPal, already available as a payment option across LFC’s digital platforms, will also become the club’s preferred digital payment method. As part of this enhanced integration, PayPal will be featured more prominently on checkout and payment screens across the club’s ecommerce and All Red platforms, making it even easier and more seamless for fans to complete their transactions securely and efficiently. PayPal branding will also appear in Anfield and St Helens during matches.

Through this collaboration, LFC and PayPal will collaborate on initiatives that elevate the profile of LFC Women and expand grassroots football programmes through LFC Foundation, helping to nurture the next generation of talent and grow the game at all levels.

Ben Latty, Chief Commercial Officer at Liverpool FC, said: “PayPal is the original brand known for trust in digital payments, and we’re delighted to welcome them to the LFC family. Their expertise in powering payments around the world makes them the ideal partner to help us elevate the experience for supporters worldwide.”

“This partnership is an exciting step forward in our commitment to innovation, ensuring fans can engage with the club in a seamless and secure way. PayPal’s dedication to supporting women’s football and grassroots development also aligns perfectly with our values and future focus, making this collaboration even more meaningful.”

Geoff Seeley, Chief Marketing Officer at PayPal, said: “Our global collaboration with LFC reinforces our relationship with sports fans everywhere, building on our world class professional and collegiate sports partnerships around the world.

We’re offering customers a seamless and flexible experience that rewards them for doing something they love, whether buying the new kit or grabbing a pint at the match and settling up with friends later—PayPal is the smarter way to pay for LFC and sports fans globally.”

About PayPal
For over 25 years, PayPal has been at the forefront of the digital commerce revolution. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalised, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit: https://www.paypal.com, https://about.pypl.com/, and https://investor.pypl.com/.

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Matt Crowhurst, PayPal – mcrowhurst@paypal.com

¹ Rewards are earned as points under the PayPal+ rewards programme. To start earning, you must be enrolled in PayPal+. If you are not yet enrolled, you can sign up the PayPal app. PayPal+ Terms and conditions apply.

APIA, Samoa, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, announces a month-long anniversary campaign featuring $6 million in rewards, running from November 19 to December 19, 2025. The celebration follows a milestone year in which the platform expanded from 6 million to over 10 million users and completed a full rebrand, underscoring its growth into a diversified crypto trading ecosystem.

The campaign spans five core venues, each offering tailored rewards for different trading behaviors. Prizes range from Rolex watches and iPhone 17 Pro Max devices to broad-based reward pools distributed across everyday trading activities.

On Spot, users gain access to 0-fee trading and CandyDrop token rewards. Futures participants can enter a trading competition, open lucky boxes, and compete for premium prizes. In Earn, users can explore flexible and fixed products with competitive APYs. Fiat users benefit from zero-fee card deposits throughout the period, while Referral missions provide additional bonuses for community-driven participation.

Federico Variola, CEO of Phemex, commented: “Our platform now serves traders with distinct habits and goals, so our anniversary campaign is designed in the same way — multiple venues, real utility, and rewards that match how people actually use Phemex. It reflects the broader strategy behind our ecosystem expansion.”

As Phemex enters its seventh year, the exchange will continue rolling out seasonal events, trading festivals, product upgrades, and global community programs. The 6th anniversary campaign marks only the beginning of a broader series of initiatives designed to strengthen user connection while making the platform more interactive, rewarding, and fun. More updates and celebrations will be announced throughout the season.

About Phemex

Founded in 2019, Phemex is a user-first crypto exchange trusted by over 10 million traders worldwide. The platform offers spot and derivatives trading, copy trading, and wealth management products designed to prioritize user experience, transparency, and innovation. With a forward-thinking approach and a commitment to user empowerment, Phemex delivers reliable tools, inclusive access, and evolving opportunities for traders at every level to grow and succeed.

For more information, please visit: https://phemex.com/

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, has announced a significant upgrade to its Fast Trade suite with the global expansion of Sell Crypto to Card. Users can now seamlessly convert USDT into 41 fiat currencies and withdraw funds directly to their Visa or MasterCard bank cards, delivering a faster, more secure, and more convenient off-ramp experience.

The enhanced feature offers near-instant access to local currencies across major markets with strong crypto adoption. With most transfers arriving within minutes, users can rely on KuCoin’s robust security and compliance framework to ensure smooth and protected settlements.

This expansion underscores KuCoin’s commitment to making crypto-to-fiat transitions simple, accessible, and reliable, giving users greater flexibility to meet everyday financial needs.

By supporting a wide range of localized currencies, the upgraded Sell to Card function provides a fast and secure way for users to move between crypto and traditional finance. The feature is designed for maximum convenience, offering quick arrivals alongside strong protective measures to enhance how users manage and utilize their digital assets.

To mark the launch, KuCoin is rolling out a global promotion featuring zero-fee perks and a 45,000 USDT reward pool. Early participants can enjoy premium benefits, bonus rewards, and a faster, more seamless off-ramp experience. Looking ahead, KuCoin plans to support more cryptocurrencies and local fiat currencies through this feature.

About KuCoin

Founded in 2017, KuCoin is a leading global crypto platform built on trust, serving over 40 million users across 200+ countries and regions. With established recognition for its reliability, the platform leverages cutting-edge blockchain technology, robust liquidity solutions, and advanced user account protections to deliver a secure trading environment. KuCoin offers access to 1,000+ digital assets and solutions, including Web3 wallet, Spot and Futures trading, institutional services, and payments. Recognised by Forbes as one of the “Best Crypto Apps & Exchanges” and a “Top 50 Global Unicorn” by Hurun. KuCoin holds SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2025, and CCSS certifications and is committed to security, compliance, and innovation under the leadership of CEO BC Wong. Notably, KuCoin is the only top global exchange to have achieved all four major security certifications, underscoring its industry-leading standards in safeguarding user assets.

Learn more: https://www.kucoin.com