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Government to Introduce Couples Counselling in Laos

Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and UNFPA organized a coordination meeting at Vientiane, Laos on Monday to finalize the integration of sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child and Family Planning counselling for married couples and connect it to the national marriage registration efforts led by MoHA. 

Laos Keen to Attract More Investment From Vietnam

Lao Deputy PM, Mr. Sonexay Siphandone and other Vietnamese government authorities at the venue | (photo: THOLAKHONG)

According to the Lao Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Sonxay Siphandone, who visited Ho Chi Minh City last week, the Lao government has placed a high priority on attracting Vietnamese investors, to grow the country’s economy.

Medical Inspire Becomes the Official Promotional Partner For The 40th Anniversary Of The Faculty Of Dentistry At The University of Hong Kong

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 December 2022 – “Medical Inspire” is a team of veteran editors in Hong Kong. By gathering industry leaders’ opinions and key medical news daily, it strives to provide accurate, professional, and real time medical and health related content to the public. In 2022, Medical Inspire has achieved the top engagement among all the medical information platforms in Hong Kong*.

The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong (HKU Dentistry) was established in 1982. It is recognized as the premier dental school globally and the only institution in Hong Kong that provides undergraduate and postgraduate dental degrees. The programmes are recognized internationally and by the Dental Council of Hong Kong, the independent local authority with full legal status to administer dentist registration.

HKU Dentistry is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2022. The faculty has been ranked No. 2 in the world this year, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject in 2022, marking its 5th entry into the top 2 Dentistry programme globally since establishment.

The performance of candidates for the 2022 intake of HKU Dentistry, through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) had been phenomenal, which scored 45 in average for the best 6 subjects (calculated as per the scoring formula of HKU).

As a prestigious academic centre, HKU Dentistry is committed to providing superior dental education to practising dentists and specialists, while securing resources for continuous growth development and providing professional services to the community in the past decades. The faculty had also established a specialist dental clinic – the Institute for Advanced Dentistry Multi-Specialty Clinic (IAD-MSC), which offers advanced dental care to patients with complex and/or severe oral conditions.

It is an honour for “Medical Inspire” to be appointed as the media partner for the 40th Anniversary of HKU Dentistry. “Medical Inspire” would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to HKU Dentistry for the outstanding achievements and successes in the future.

For more information about “Medical Inspire”, please visit the website : https://medicalinspire.com/

For more information about the HKU Faculty of Dentistry’s 40th Anniversary, please visit the webpage: https://www.dentistry40.hku.hk/

*On the basis of data shown by Facebook Insight, 2022. (As at October, 2022)

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Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park recognised with platinum certificate in HKGBC’s BEAM Plus Neighbourhood

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 December 2022 – Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) has attained Platinum certificate at the BEAM Plus Neighbourhood Version 1.0 with the award’s highest rating.

Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park has attained Platinum certificate at the BEAM Plus Neighbourhood Version 1.0 with the award's highest rating.
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park has attained Platinum certificate at the BEAM Plus Neighbourhood Version 1.0 with the award’s highest rating.

Mr. Patrick Siu, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited congratulates project teams. Patrick says, “We managed to acheive this through the Project Team’s hard work, determination, and overall excellent performance. We are now committed to putting these vision and design into reality.”

Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park aims to develop Lok Ma Chau Loop into a resource efficient, low-carbon, and climatic resilient district in a smart, green and resilient approach to achieve a sustainable future-proofing city.
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park aims to develop Lok Ma Chau Loop into a resource efficient, low-carbon, and climatic resilient district in a smart, green and resilient approach to achieve a sustainable future-proofing city.

HSITP aims to develop Lok Ma Chau Loop into a resource efficient, low-carbon, and climatic resilient district in a smart, green and resilient approach to achieve a sustainable future-proofing city.

Based on the master planning study, HSITP has achieved Platinum Rating at BEAM Plus Neighbourhood (ND) with the highest Overall Score among the other existing ND projects. This award has recognized HSITP’s significant contribution to green building development and sustainability in Hong Kong.

Initiated by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKBGC), BEAM Plus Neighbourhood is a green rating tool that helps define performance criteria for the masterplan of a development project through a range of sustainability indicators – Site, Materials and Waste, Energy, Water, Outdoor Environmental Quality, Innovation and Additions, and Community – with an emphasis on socio-economic and environmental aspects. It was developed to encourage environmental sustainability and the incorporation of public space design in the master planning stages of a development project.

Find out more information about HSITP’s BEAM Plus Neighbourhood project here: https://greenbuilding.hkgbc.org.hk/projects/view/464

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ViewQwest appoints Jurist Francisco-Gamban as Chief Operating Officer

SINGAPORE – Media Outreach – 20 December 2022 – ViewQwest has appointed Jurist Francisco-Gamban as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective 1 January 2023, concurrent to her extant role as Chief Marketing Officer.

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Jurist Francisco-Gamban

Jurist joined ViewQwest as CMO in the last quarter of 2018, bringing with her nearly two decades of experience building and executing effective growth strategies for leading telecommunications companies. Under her marketing stewardship, she helped scale the company’s go-to-market capabilities in many areas, stepped up growth of its Consumer Broadband Business, and helped guide the award-winning telco’s transformation into one of the fastest-growing Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) in the region.

“Jurist has a strong track record of challenging and steering organisations to achieve their potential, in her past leadership roles and in her four (4) years at ViewQwest. She promotes data-informed decision-making, empowerment and accountability – and I am excited in anticipating the team aligning and working together under her leadership and guidance as our COO,” said Vignesa Moorthy, ViewQwest Group CEO, as he announced the appointment.

The appointment comes on the heels of ViewQwest’s accelerated expansion plans in the region. Seeing increased demand for its Managed Security Services portfolio, particularly its SASE and SD-WAN offerings, ViewQwest is continuing to strengthen its leadership corps – with Chief Executive Officer Vignesa Moorthy at the helm driving Group strategy and vision and Chief Commercial Officer Benjamin Tan overseeing its Enterprise and International Business segments. The company has also signed a number of strategic partnerships, including with HKBN in Hong Kong and FPT Telecom International (FTI) in Vietnam to support market coverage and customer deployments across Southeast Asia.

“As COO, Jurist will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Group, ensuring that our operations are aligned with business goals and executed effectively. She will oversee the company’s management teams in championing customer commitment, operational excellence, people development and profitable growth,” Moorthy added.

Prior to joining ViewQwest, Jurist was Vice-President for Marketing at Globe Telecom in the Philippines where she spent 13 years leading various lines of business. At Globe, she led the Home Broadband Business to record revenue and subscriber market share growth and launched new products and revenue streams for the company’s International and Enterprise Business Groups across its voice, data, SD-WAN, cybersecurity and cloud service offerings. Further prior to that, Jurist headed Product Management and Marketing teams in Eastern Telecoms and Tridel Technologies.

For more information on ViewQwest, please visit https://viewqwest.com/

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About ViewQwest

ViewQwest is a leading regional provider of Managed Security and award-winning Connectivity services. Headquartered in Singapore and with operations in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, it is a trusted partner of global MNCs and top companies in North and Southeast Asia. As a certified Managed Security Services Provider with expertise in leading cybersecurity technologies, it helps build and manage high-performing network and security infrastructure for the digital enterprise, securely connecting corporate sites and workforces across the world.

ViewQwest also provides Premium Residential & Business broadband & cybersecurity services in Malaysia and Singapore, and has been consistently recognized as Singapore’s Fastest Fixed Network from 2018 to 2022 by Ookla Speedtest Awards.

For more information, visit

Queen Studios: Hyper-Real Statues and Figures Leave Event-Goers In Awe!

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 December 2022 – Recently an award-winning statue and toy company held intimate events for some of the US’ and Asia’s largest pop-culture collectors. The limited edition hyper-real collectibles displayed left attendees in awe before going viral online. Queen Studios, the makers of these collectibles, since announced that more of these collectibles will be available for pre-order in the US, with plans on making them more accessible for US collectors.

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In Fall 2022, Queen Studios brought a collection of their hyper-real collectibles capturing the likeness of characters and actors from Marvel and DC blockbuster movies. Queen Studios, also known as QS, has a well-earned reputation for recreating iconic cinematic moments in a variety of scales and styles.

Of the statues on display, the Spider-Man (Tom Holland) life-size bust, and the Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) life-size bust particularly caught the eyes of fans. These busts are both made of platinum silicone, creating a skin-like look and feel which is soft to the touch. The clothes on the Strange bust are expertly tailored, and both feature hand punched hair and glass eyes that bring them both to life with a scary realism.

Fans of Warner Bros. and DC, fans also lined up for the opportunity to see these ground-breaking collectibles in person, stealing the opportunity to share the images and videos online with fans and collectors around the world.

From QS’ statue brand, the Arthur Fleck 1/3 statue from Todd Phillips Academy Award winning movie Joker stole the show. The statue depicts Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) as he dances gracefully along the white and green tiled bathroom floor just like the movie. To create this statue, the team worked tirelessly hand painting each piece to create a flawless skin texture, before layering fine sheep’s wool on the head sculpt to create a realistic look.

INART, the company’s 1/6 scale action figure brand also debuted at the event. These sixth scale figures will probably bring back fond memories of the superhero toys from your childhood, and that’s part of the appeal.

Made from the finest materials, these collectible figures are near perfect recreations of movie characters, such as the Heath Ledger Joker, Robert Pattinson’s The Batman and Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) from Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings.

While these types of figures have grown in popularity in recent years, the INART brand has taken the character likeness to another level. INART incorporate magnetic bases with movie elements to allow collectors to pose and display their figures just how the character looks in the movie.

As the event came to a close, collectors both in attendance and online had one burning question, “how can I order these collectibles?”. For US Collectors, some of Queen Studios’ Marvel collectibles can be ordered from Sideshow, the go to place for collectibles in the US. International collectors, and US collectors can also visit Queen Studios’ official store and order directly from the company or click to be redirected to a local retailer.

In 2023, QS is expected to release a limited-edition Michael Jackson life-size bust and a Terminator T-800 bust with the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger. All these collectibles are limited and tend to sell out quickly.

Hashtag: #queenstudios #doctorstrange #spiderman #tomholland #benedictcumberbatch #warnerbros #dc #arthurfleck #joker #joaquinphoenix #heathledger #marvel

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About Queen Studios

Queen Studios is the first company in the world licensed to make hyper-real silicone busts for Marvel, and the first company in China to do so for DC. In the 5 years since the company was established, the team have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible for these collectibles, blurring the lines between art and life.

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Lao Dairy Farm to Export Milk to Vietnam From Next Year

Lao dairy farm in in Xieng Khouang Province.

A new dairy farm in Xieng Khouang Province will start exporting fresh milk to Vietnam in May 2023.

Vientiane Beans to Vientiane Bars: First Single-Origin Laos Chocolate an Agricultural Milestone

Chocolate Dream is made in Laos.
These bars, which contain 72% chocolate, are available exclusively at Lak 40 coffee shop in Vientiane Capital.

In an interview with Bridget Dooley, Mikael Bronkhorst tells the story of how Chocolate Dream by Mikael came to introduce Laos’ first single-origin chocolate bar, a breakthrough for sustainable Lao agriculture and for eco-conscious chocolate lovers alike.