SHANGHAI, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Concordia International School Shanghai’s high school iGEM team earned a Gold Medal at the prestigious 2025 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition in Paris, the world’s premier synthetic biology event.

The team’s achievement was further recognized with a nomination for the “Best Environment Award” at the Grand Jamboree, held at the Paris Convention Centre. There, the students presented their innovative approach to tackling one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges: plastic waste.

Guided by Mr. David Doyle, Applied Learning Synthetic Biology teacher at Concordia Shanghai, 17 student researchers spent the past 10 months designing, building, and testing genetically engineered bacterial cells capable of converting plastic waste into valuable products. Their project, titled PURPLE (Plastic Upcycling, Reducing Pollution, Looping the Economy), offers an eco-friendly alternative to traditional recycling methods that avoids toxic byproducts and greenhouse gas emissions.

Demonstrating responsible scientific innovation, the team conducted a Life Cycle Analysis and dual-use risk assessments to ensure the safety and sustainability of their approach. They also developed a business plan for bringing their bio-based products to market and created an educational outreach program that makes synthetic biology accessible to high school students.

“All student research was conducted entirely on Concordia’s campus,” said Mr. Doyle. “The foundational pillars of our Applied Learning program—authentic application, academic rigor, and a focus on process skills—enabled our students to tackle real-world challenges with scientific excellence and creativity.”

One Concordia Grade 12 student reflected, “Attending the iGEM conference exposed me to the vast potential of synthetic biology and inspired me to pursue work that connects science to real-world application.”

This gold medal achievement highlights Concordia Shanghai’s leadership in innovative education. The school is one of the few in Asia to offer a comprehensive biotechnology program that empowers students to address global challenges through applied science.

About Concordia International School Shanghai

Founded in 1998, Concordia International School Shanghai is a co-educational day school that offers a comprehensive American-style education to students from Preschool through High School. Located in Jinqiao, an international community in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, Concordia is dedicated to cultivating the unique gifts and passions of its students. Concordia’s approach focuses on nurturing every student through a journey of personal and academic growth, offering innovative academic programs, enriching extracurricular activities, and instilling strong character and values. The school is dedicated to helping each student achieve a bright and prosperous future of personal excellence.

MILAN, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Segway Powersports, a global innovator in intelligent off-road vehicles and connected riding systems, recently introduced the AT10 W MUD at EICMA 2025 in Milan. The new ATV is purpose-built for deep mud, wetlands, and forest trails, pairing high output performance with rider friendly intelligence to help hobbyists and professionals go farther in harsh conditions with greater control and confidence.

The AT10 W MUD features a 97 hp high-performance powertrain that delivers strong, immediate thrust, supported by a wide stance for stability, and 320 mm of ground clearance to clear roots and ledges. A standard 4,500 lb winch provides reliable extraction when a crossing is deeper than expected. The machine is configured for up to one meter of water wading, with intake routing, electrical protection, and drainage measures that support repeated immersion in mud and standing water.

Customizable components and accessories are able to be tailored for year-round use. Mud-focused tires and robust chassis geometry ensure traction and composure to support the riding experience. Users can also add a snowplow for winter operations, as well as underbody protection, a rear bumper, and cargo storage that increase durability and load flexibility for high-frequency and heavy-duty use. The optimized cooling layout is designed to reduce heat on the rider during long days, which improves comfort during extended work or recreational journeys.

Intelligence is a core part of the AT10 W MUD experience and all Segway Powersports products. Riders can connect to the Smart Moving App, enable navigation and communication, visualize progress with off-road map guidance, and pair Bluetooth audio headsets or helmet systems to stay contactable.

The AT10 W MUD is versatile, designed to excel across a wide range of user profiles. Landowners and forestry teams value its dependable power delivery and exceptional route flexibility. Weekend off-road enthusiasts can enjoy a fun time with confidence through deep mud and tight technical terrain, where it remains predictable and composed. For competitive riders, the AT10 W MUD is fine-tuned to maintain momentum through the sections where traction and visibility are hardest to hold.

Alongside the AT10 W MUD, Segway Powersports unveiled an expansive lineup at EICMA, featuring ATVs, utility and sport side-by-sides, and on-road products. The collection reflects the company’s focus on high-strength frames, refined powertrains, electronic power steering, and rider-centric software, underscoring Segway’s foundational technology for outdoor sport vehicles and its unique and cutting-edge products.

About Segway Powersports

Segway transformed micro-mobility in 1999 with the revolutionary Personal Transporter, igniting global curiosity about the future of personal transportation. With a mission of “Simply Moving,” Segway is dedicated to simplifying how people and goods move, improving efficiency and enhancing the overall experience of everyday life. For decades, Segway has continuously set new benchmarks in short-distance transportation and consumer robotics, constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation. Today Segway is pioneering the future of mobility with breakthrough technology, delivering innovative products that reaffirm the way we move.

Please visit https://powersports.segway.com.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FOMO Pay, a leading Singapore-based payment institution, has collaborated with J.P. Morgan Payments to strengthen remittance and multi-currency payment solutions for corporate and institutional clients navigating complex treasury and settlement needs.

This strategic cooperation allows FOMO Pay to tap into J.P. Morgan Payments’ best-in-class global direct clearing network and advanced treasury infrastructure, unlocking faster, more secure domestic and cross-border transactions across a vast array of currencies. J.P. Morgan Payments combines treasury services, trade & working capital, card and merchant services capabilities to help clients pay their customers or employees, in different currencies, around the world. It processes more than $10 trillion payments daily, operating in over 160 countries and over 120 currencies, and is #1 in USD payments volume.

The collaboration also enables FOMO Pay to further the service offerings, including Payment-on-Behalf-Of (POBO) and Collection-on-Behalf-Of (COBO) capabilities, as well as Virtual Reference tools to streamline payer identification and reconciliation. These enhancements deliver greater operational flexibility and efficiency for their clients.

By integrating J.P. Morgan Payments’ world-class clearing expertise, foreign exchange, and multi-currency banking capabilities with FOMO Pay’s innovative digital payment infrastructure, the collaboration furthers FOMO Pay’s seamless global payment and collection solutions. This will help businesses thrive in an increasingly digital economy, enhancing their ability to manage payments and collections with speed, security, and precision.

About FOMO Pay

Founded in 2015, FOMO Pay is a Major Payment Institution licensed in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. The firm has become a leading one-stop digital payment, digital banking, and digital asset solution provider. It is currently building Asia’s fully licensed financial platform, helping institutions and businesses connect between traditional and next-generation financial services. The firm offers its three flagship products:

• FOMO Payment – One-stop digital payment solution for merchants, corporates and financial institutions
• FOMO iBank – Facilitate businesses’ everyday requirements for transactional banking needs
• FOMO Treasury – One-stop digital asset services provider bridging Web 2.0 & Web 3.0

Visit www.fomopay.com for more information.

For media inquiries, contact marketing@fomopay.com.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 1exchange (“1X”), Asia’s leading regulated private market exchange for Real-World Assets (RWA) security tokens listing and trading, and Dinari, the leading provider of tokenized U.S. public equities and ETFs, today announced a strategic partnership to expand compliant, cross-border access to trading of tokenized US securities in a regulated marketplace.

RWA tokenization is reshaping global finance, but many issuers are faced with the challenge of connecting tokenized assets with investors through secure, compliant marketplaces. Dinari bridges this gap by providing compliant access to U.S. public equities while preserving shareholder rights through dShares™, tokenized representations of individual stocks held one to one with regulated custodians. This approach closely aligns with 1X’s vision of delivering global liquidity through compliant RWA token listing and secondary market trading.

1X, Singapore’s first MAS-licensed digital private markets exchange, provides an on-chain platform for fast and secure listing of RWA security tokens, along with a regulated secondary market that enables investors to trade with efficiency and confidence. The partnership with Dinari will provide seamless integration of its offering of nearly 200 stocks and ETFs to 1X investors. This partnership will also serve as a backbone for an end-to-end “Tokenization-Listing-Trading” ecosystem that provides key infrastructure to both issuers and investors.

“Partnering with Dinari helps us enrich our suite of high-quality RWA tokens with seamless access to trading on our regulated secondary market.” said Sheena Lim, CEO of 1exchange. “This partnership brings the best of Dinari and 1exchange together to streamline the process of RWA security token listing and trading, enhancing efficiency for issuers and expanding market access for investors.”

“The long-term success of tokenized markets depends on regulated venues that can bridge traditional and onchain systems,” said Gabe Otte, Co-Founder and CEO of Dinari. “1exchange operates within one of the world’s most established financial jurisdictions, and together we’re proving how compliant, transparent infrastructure can expand access to global markets while maintaining investor protections.”

About 1exchange

1exchange, a member of FOMO Group, is a leading exchange for Real-World Assets (RWA) security tokens and private listings, licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Offering full-stack on-chain infrastructure, the platform enables issuers to list enterprise-grade RWAs, while enabling investors to trade modern digital assets in a regulated secondary market, unlocking global liquidity.

Visit www.1x.exchange for more information. For media inquiries, please contact media@1x.exchange.

About Dinari Inc.

Dinari Inc. is the largest tokenized U.S. public securities provider, with a mission to enable investing in anything from anywhere through its compliance-first, blockchain-based tokenization technology. With Dinari Inc., neobanks, fintechs, and other financial services providers can offer their customers seamless access to U.S. public markets through Dinari’s fully-backed dShares™.

By tokenizing real-world equities at scale, Dinari Inc. provides global investors with seamless access to over 200 tokenized U.S. public stocks and financial assets. Turnkey integration and a focus on working with partners to navigate regulatory challenges make it easy for neobanks, fintechs, and other institutions to remain at the forefront of financial technology. Dinari Inc. has raised $22.65 million to date from leading investors including VanEck Ventures, Hack VC, F-Prime Capital, Blockchange Ventures, and Balaji Srinivasan.

Dinari Inc. is a Registered Transfer Agent with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (Section 17A(c)). Dinari dShares are not currently available in certain jurisdictions as limited by law. Dinari Securities LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dinari Inc., and is a separately registered broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Dinari Inc and Dinari Securities LLC are separate entities. Dinari Securities LLC does not issue, offer, or distribute dShares or tokenized securities.

BELÉM, Brazil, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On November 10, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) officially opened in Belém, Brazil. As a pioneer in long-range electric two-wheelers, TAILG was invited to the High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change to present its Green and Low-Carbon Global Development Plan, contributing Chinese innovation to the global climate agenda.

COP30 is one of the world’s most influential platforms for climate governance, gathering delegates from nearly 200 countries, international organizations, and enterprises to explore solutions for climate challenges.

Innovative Evaluation System for Industry Transformation

At the conference, TAILG President Yao Li introduced the TAILG Green and Low-Carbon Development Plan, centered on the Smart E-Vehicle Green Assessment System. Using digital and AI technologies, the system covers the entire product lifecycle—manufacturing, usage, and recycling—to promote sustainable transformation in the e-mobility industry.

In manufacturing, TAILG is building a green system focusing on zero-carbon factories, low-carbon design, and sustainable supply chains, reducing emissions and energy consumption. During usage, it has developed digital mileage, battery, and energy management systems to encourage users’ participation in low-carbon travel. In recycling, TAILG is establishing eco-friendly recovery systems for batteries and vehicles to advance a circular economy.

The system is scheduled for full implementation by 2026, aiming to help the global electric two-wheeler industry achieve traceable, recyclable, and sustainable green growth within five years.

Advancing Global Green Mobility

Since its founding in 2003, TAILG has embedded low-carbon principles across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and service. Since signing an MoU with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2017, it has made significant progress: building two certified zero-carbon factories in Huizhou and Wuxi, and launching green mobility pilot projects in Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.

In Africa, TAILG has developed solar-powered tricycles and the TK90 battery-swap series to address local energy shortages.

“Faith leads the way forward.” This belief drives TAILG’s long-term commitment to green development,” Yao emphasized. “As a global innovator in electric mobility, TAILG will continue to lead with technology, advancing a greener, smarter, and more inclusive future for all.”

― Tokyo and Okinawa Top Domestic Rankings; Seoul and Taipei Lead Overseas Destinations, Hot springs, theme parks, and nature experiences drive family travel demand―

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda, operated by Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. (Headquartered in Singapore, CEO: Omri Morgenshtern), announced the results of its analysis on Japan family travel search trends for the 2025–2026 Year End and New Year holiday period.

This year, experience-led family trips are on the rise both domestically and overseas. In Japan, destinations such as Tokyo, Okinawa, and Osaka have gained popularity for their wide range of leisure options, while overseas, Seoul, Taipei and Bangkok stand out as family-friendly destinations offering both comfort and entertainment.

Top 5 Domestic Family Travel Destinations

•  Tokyo

A city brimming with experiences for families of all ages. From popular attractions such as Tokyo Disney Resort and teamLab Planets to aquariums and shopping complexes around Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo offers an abundance of family-friendly spots during the Year End and New Year period. Hotels in central Tokyo are also increasingly offering family packages and buffet-inclusive stays, making it a go-to choice for short yet memorable family getaways.

• Okinawa Main Island

Known for its warm climate even in winter, Okinawa allows visitors to enjoy outdoor activities throughout the holiday season. Attractions such as Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, kid-friendly resort programs, and local cultural experiences continue to attract families seeking educational and interactive travel experiences. Spacious accommodations make Okinawa particularly popular for multi-generational family trips.

• Osaka

Centered around Universal Studios Japan, Osaka remains a family favorite combining fun, food, and entertainment. With popular attractions like Dotonbori and Kaiyukan Aquarium, the city offers both classic sightseeing and culinary enjoyment. The growing number of hotels with kitchenettes and convenient city-center access also caters to short-stay urban family travelers.

• Nagoya

Benefiting from excellent transportation access within the Chukyo area, Nagoya has become a key base for family road trips and train-themed journeys. Attractions such as LEGOLAND Japan, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park offer a mix of learning and play. Hotels with family rooms and breakfast-inclusive plans are particularly in demand for two-night stays for Year End & New Year holiday period.

• Sapporo

Snow activities and winter illuminations make Sapporo a unique family travel destination. Seasonal events such as Sapporo White Illumination and nearby ski resorts attract families seeking a magical winter experience. Hotels with hot springs and spas are seeing strong bookings, reflecting the rising interest in relaxing family stays during the colder season.

Top 5 Overseas Family Travel Destinations

• Seoul, South Korea

A perfect blend of shopping, cuisine, and entertainment, Seoul offers vibrant city experiences for all ages. Indoor attractions such as Lotte World and COEX Aquarium make it an enjoyable destination even in winter. Hotels offering kids’ rooms and connecting suites are also on the rise.

• Taipei, Taiwan

As a short-haul destination, Taipei is ideal for compact family getaways combining weekends and also the Year End and New Year period. From night markets and cultural workshops to the Taipei Zoo, the city offers plenty of child-friendly attractions and easygoing exploration. Japanese-language support at many facilities adds to its convenience.

• Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok continues to attract families with its convenient access and strong value for money. Large shopping complexes like ICONSIAM and Siam Paragon feature extensive children’s facilities, while diverse dining options and riverfront resorts make the city ideal for extended family stays.

• Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

 A timeless family resort destination, Honolulu continues to charm travelers with its beaches, nature-based activities, and festive atmosphere. Hotels offer comprehensive holiday programs and kids’ clubs, allowing both parents and children to relax. Seasonal fireworks and events for Year End & New Year holidays make it a perfect setting for creating lasting family memories.

• Hong Kong

A popular family travel destination that combines vibrant city energy. Families can enjoy iconic attractions such as the stunning night view from Victoria Peak and a ride on the Star Ferry, while children’s favorites like Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park offer plenty of excitement. The city also invites visitors to experience local delights such as dim sum and explore new cultural landmarks like the West Kowloon Cultural District, where learning and play come together.

Comment from Satomi Nakabayashi, Country Director, Agoda International Japan

“This year’s Year End and New Year holiday season, we’re seeing a growing preference for travel that emphasizes quality time spent together as a family. Whether in the city or surrounded by nature, more families are seeking opportunities to learn and experience together. Agoda will continue to support diverse travel styles that help families create memorable experiences.”

With Agoda, travelers can seamlessly search and book from over 6 million accommodations, 130,000 flight routes, and 300,000 activities worldwide – all in one place. Great deals on stays can easily be found through Agoda’s mobile app or official website (Agoda.com).