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OPPO Unveils Winners of imagine IF Photography Awards 2023, Inspiring Smartphone Users to Create Timeless Masterpieces

SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 18 August 2023 – OPPO today announced the winners of the imagine IF Photography Awards 2023. Fifteen photographers have been awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, and thirty-two inspiring entries spanning eight different categories were revealed to inspire the creativity of OPPO users worldwide.

Launched on April 17, the imaging IF Photography Awards has received more than 700,000 entries from 51 countries and regions. The competition aims to inspire OPPO users and mobile photographers to push beyond conventional boundaries associated with mobile photography and unleash their imagination to create memorable masterpieces.

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Gold Award: “Daughters of the Moon” by Ahei Huan (China), Shot on OPPO Find X6 Pro

Celebrating the Fifteen Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award Winners

With exceptional skill and talent showcased throughout the competition, Ahei Huan emerged as the winner of the OPPO image IF Master of the Year (Gold Award). The artist’s winning series, “Daughters of the Moon”, was selected through a rigorous process overseen by a distinguished panel of internationally acclaimed judges.

“Daughters of the Moon” includes a series of portrait photos that capture the characteristics of Yi minorities, depicting the serenity and positivity of Yi women and their ethnic fashion and lifestyle.

“What first catches my eye about this work is its professionalism,” said Alec Soth, a renowned contemporary photographic artist and member of Magnum Photos. “These images are crafted with precision and great sensitivity.”

As the Gold Award winner, Ahei Huan will receive a prize of RMB 160,000, a 2023 OPPO flagship product set featuring a smartphone, headset, watch, and tablet, and will be invited to participate in the Hasselblad Image Training Camp and signed as OPPO Photographer of the Year.

OPPO is committed to delivering innovations in smartphone imaging technology that empower everyone to create timeless masterpieces. Its latest flagship, OPPO Find X6 Pro, has garnered considerable acclaim among professional photographers and photography enthusiasts since its launch earlier this year. Notably, more than 80% of the award-winning entries were shot on this exceptional device.

Beyond Find X6 Pro, the precise reproduction of light and shadow on other OPPO smartphones give images a distinct, impactful look. The four Silver Award winners have expertly leveraged this capability to infuse artistry and imagination into their work. They will each receive a prize of RMB 60,000 and an OPPO Find X6 Pro in addition to opportunities for training and international exposure.

Upper-middle: “Dancing with the wind” by BeiShanHuangTu (China), Shot on OPPO Find N2
Lower-middle: “Catch Fish In The Net” by DO ANH VU (Vietnam), Shot on OPPO Find X6 Pro
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Sliver Award winners:
Left: “People around Tashilunpo Monastery” by Zhijie Yang (China), Shot on OPPO Find X6 Pro
Upper-middle: “Dancing with the wind” by BeiShanHuangTu (China), Shot on OPPO Find N2
Lower-middle: “Catch Fish In The Net” by DO ANH VU (Vietnam), Shot on OPPO Find X6 Pro
Right: “Harp Concerto” by Huo Qiu (China), Shot on OPPO Find X6 Pro

In addition, ten photographers from China and Bangladesh were honoured with OPPO Bronze Awards [1]. Their creative work includes portraits, architecture, landscape, magnificent nature and more, all showcasing inspiring colour contrast, strong colour composition, and unique expressions of emotion. Each Bronze Award winner will receive a prize of RMB 20,000 and an OPPO Find X6 Pro, as well as opportunities for training and exposure.

Beyond the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, OPPO also unveiled a total of thirty-two creative works across eight entry categories, including The Distant View, Portrait, Night Scenery, Colors, Landscape, The Taste of Memories, Light & Shadow, and Chapters of a Life. To view all the inspiring works, please visit the official OPPO imagine IF Photography Awards website at https://imagine-if.oppo.com/en/.

As the Associate Partner of the largest international art fair, Paris Photo, OPPO will bring some of the winning photographic works from the OPPO imagine IF Photography Awards 2023 to the exhibition and celebrate them together with global audiences.


[1] Ten winners of OPPO Bronze Awards are Di Lu “Eye-shaped Storm”, Feng Zhu “Boy Playing in the Water”, Weikai Chen “Light Catcher”, Sheng Da “Portrait of A Young Man”, Jian Cui “Make a Summer Dream”, Shenlong Shi “Facing the Sun”, Fuxiaofu Zhong “Landing”, Shiguangzhuying “Time Tunnel”, Mithail Afrige Chowdhury “A Dangerous Journey”, and Tanvir Ahmed “The balloon seller is a small child”.

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Laos to Increase Minimum Wage for Workers in October

The Lao Prime Minister’s Office has approved raising the minimum monthly wage in the country from LAK 1,300,000 (USD 67) to LAK 1,600,000 (USD 83) starting in October.

Laos Records 560 Road Accidents, 92 Deaths in July

Six passengers, including a Lao driver and five Thai nationals were killed in an accident in early August in Bokeo Province.

According to the Traffic Police Department (TPD), Laos saw 560 road accidents in July, an increase of 37 from June. These accidents resulted in 92 fatalities, up from 55 in June.

Trend Micro ZDI Surpasses 1000 Published Advisories in 1H 2023 In Continued Commitment to Coordinated Disclosure

Security leader to announce critical Microsoft zero-days at Black Hat USA 2023

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 August 2023 – Trend Micro (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, announced at Black Hat USA 2023 that its Zero Day Initiative program has published advisories addressing over 1000 unique vulnerabilities in 2023. The real-world impact if these vulnerabilities were to be weaponized would amount to time and financial losses of over 10 times the cost of prevention.

“Our proactive investment of millions each year into vulnerability research and purchases saves billions in recovery for both our customers and the industry as a whole,” said Kevin Simzer, COO at Trend. “A concerning trend is being documented of companies lacking transparency around vulnerability disclosure vendor patching, which pose a threat to the security of the digital world.”

Today, Trend is calling for an end to silent patching – the practice of slowing or diluting public disclosure and documentation of vulnerabilities and patches. It is a major roadblock to fighting cybercrime but is all too common among major vendors and cloud providers.

During a session at Black Hat USA 2023, Trend Research representatives revealed that silent patching has become particularly common among cloud providers. Companies are more frequently refraining from assigning a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID for public documentation and are instead privately issuing patches.

The lack of transparency or version numbers for cloud services hinders risk assessment and deprives the wider security community of valuable information for enhancing overall ecosystem security.

At last year’s Black Hat event, Trend warned of a growing number of incomplete or faulty patches and an increasing reluctance among vendors to deliver authoritative information on patches in plain language. The gap has since worsened, with some companies deprioritizing patching altogether, leaving their customers and industries exposed to unnecessary and increasing risk.

Urgent action is needed to prioritize patching, address vulnerabilities and foster collaboration among researchers, cybersecurity vendors and cloud service providers to fortify cloud-based services and protect users from potential risks.

Trend is committed to transparent vulnerability patching and aims to enhance security postures industry-wide through its Zero Day Initiative program. Through its commitment to transparent disclosure, Trend’s ZDI issued today advisories on several zero-day vulnerabilities including:

ZDI-CAN-20784 Github (CVSS 9.9)

  • This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft GitHub. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability
  • The flaw exists within the configuration of Dev-Containers. The application does not enforce the privileged flag within a dev container configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the hypervisor

ZDI-CAN-20771 Microsoft Azure (CVSS 4.4)

  • This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on Microsoft Azure. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target environment in order to exploit this vulnerability
  • The flaw exists within the handling of certificates. The issue results from the exposure of a resource to the wrong control sphere. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise.

For a full list of advisories published by Trend Micro’s ZDI, visit: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/published/

Trend Micro’s ZDI pioneered the vulnerability marketplace with a focus on disrupting attackers by legitimately purchasing vulnerability research that can then be disclosed to affected vendors to address before the information is made public.

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About Trend Micro

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 7,500+ employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world.

Pro-military Party to Join Populist Pheu Thai Party to Form Thailand’s Next Government

United Thai Nation Party spokesperson Akaradej Wongpitakroj talks to reporters during a press conference at the United Thai Nation Party Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, 17 August 2023. A pro-military party affiliated with the outgoing prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thursday it has agreed to join a coalition led by the populist Pheu Thai Party to form Thailand’s next government. (Photo: AP)

BANGKOK (AP) — A pro-military party affiliated with outgoing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thursday it has agreed to join a coalition led by the populist Pheu Thai party in an attempt to form Thailand’s next government after a three-month stalemate.

Bokeo Authorities Seize 720 Kg of Meth Pills as Drug Traffickers Evade Capture

Bokeo Province Authorities Seize 720 Packages of Methamphetamine Pills as Drug Traffickers Evade Capture
The confiscated drugs (photo: Bokeo Security News)

Bokeo Province authorities seized 720 kg of Methamphetamine pills last week and confiscated two pick-up trucks, while the drivers responsible for trafficking the drugs are still on the run.

Lao Government Takes Action Against Teacher Shortage Crisis

Lao Government Takes Action Against Teacher Shortage Crisis
Lao teacher teaching primary students in a classroom. (Photo: Tetra Tech)

The Ministry of Education and Sports in Laos has introduced measures to tackle the teacher shortage crisis by promoting training courses so that schools across the country have access to qualified teachers.

BingX launches World’s first 0 slippage BTC Derivatives Trading

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 August 2023 – BingX, a copy trading cryptocurrency exchange, is thrilled to announce enhancements to its derivatives trading systems, aimed at meeting the needs of its ever-growing trader community. This strategic upgrade reaffirms BingX’s commitment to delivering good trading experiences and raising its reputation as a cutting-edge platform in the cryptocurrency industry.
Key Improvements include:

1. Pin-Point Accuracy for Seamless Trading:

  • No Slippage: BingX now guarantees precision in trade execution, ensuring traders experience no slippage while opening or closing orders. This enhancement provides traders with the exact entry and exit points they desire, minimizing discrepancies between intended and executed prices.
  • Precise Stop Loss and Take Profit: With no slippage mechanism in place, BingX also introduced an advanced mechanism for setting stop loss and take profit levels, allowing traders to exercise complete control over their trades and risk management strategies.

2. Enhanced Leveling Mechanism and Improved Fund Management:

  • Effective Large Funds Management: BingX’s upgraded derivatives trading system offers enhanced fund management capabilities, minimizing the risk of abnormal liquidation during volatile market conditions. This enhancement ensures that large funds are efficiently managed, safeguarding traders’ investments.

3. Seamless Compatibility with Financial Tools:

  • TradingView Signals for Automated Trading: BingX introduces seamless integration with TradingView signals, empowering traders with automated trading strategies based on real-time data analysis. This integration provides an added layer of convenience and precision in executing trades.
  • MT5 Compatibility: BingX now supports MetaTrader 5 (MT5), a widely renowned trading platform. This compatibility expands traders’ choices and access to advanced trading tools.

These improvements come to us live on BingX trading platform as of August 2023. As the crypto market evolves, BingX remains dedicated to providing a secure, seamless, and feature-rich platform that caters to the diverse needs of traders.

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About BingX

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