SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda invites travelers to explore Asia’s most iconic cityscapes, each offering a distinct cultural and architectural experience. From towering skyscrapers to historic landmarks, these skylines are not just visually stunning but also culturally enriching, perfect for those eager to embark on city adventures.

Asia is home to some of the most diverse and iconic cityscapes in the world. Each skyline is a testament to the unique heritage of its market, offering awe-inspiring views to captivate any urban explorer. For travelers who are fans of futuristic architecture and historical landmarks alike, Asia’s skylines are a must-add to every travel bucket list.

1.       Singapore, Singapore

Singapore’s skyline is a harmonious mix of cutting-edge architecture and lush greenery. The Marina Bay Sands, with its iconic rooftop infinity pool, the futuristic Gardens by the Bay, and the mythical Merlion make it a must-see. The city’s commitment to more sustainable urban design is evident in its vertical gardens and eco-friendly buildings, making it a unique destination for travelers.

2.       Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Known for its dramatic skyline, Hong Kong offers a stunning view of towering skyscrapers set against the backdrop of Victoria Peak. The International Commerce Centre and the Bank of China Tower are architectural marvels that define the city’s skyline. The vibrant harbor and bustling city life make Hong Kong an exciting place to visit.

3.       Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is renowned for the Petronas Twin Towers, which dominate its skyline. The city’s architectural diversity is showcased in the mix of colonial buildings and modern skyscrapers. Kuala Lumpur’s skyline is a testament to its rich cultural heritage and rapid modernization, making it a captivating destination.

4.       Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok’s skyline is a vibrant mix of traditional and modern architecture. The Baiyoke Tower II and the MahaNakhon with its pixelated design stand out among the city’s high-rises. The juxtaposition of ancient temples and modern skyscrapers offers a unique cultural experience that is both captivating and enriching.

5.       Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo’s skyline is a blend of futuristic skyscrapers and historic sites. The Tokyo Skytree and the iconic Tokyo Tower offer panoramic views of the city. The seamless integration of technology and tradition in Tokyo’s architecture makes it a fascinating destination for travelers seeking a glimpse into the future.

6.       Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei’s skyline is defined by the towering Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building. The city’s blend of traditional temples and modern architecture offers a unique cultural experience. Taipei’s vibrant night markets and rich history make it a must-visit for those seeking an authentic Asian adventure.

Jun Dong, Associate Vice President at Agoda, shared, ” Skylines reflect the heartbeat of a city, and our curated list spotlights the destinations where these architectural marvels showcase the most awe-inspiring of Asia’s cityscapes. From the soaring heights of Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers to Singapore’s landmark Marina Bay Sands, each skyline offers a captivating backdrop for those exploring Asia’s metropolises. Agoda is excited to lead adventurers to these stunning cityscapes, ensuring every journey is as inspiring as the views they encounter.”

For those looking for the perfect photo op with a spectacular skyline, Agoda offers over 6 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes, and over 300,000 activities, all of which can be combined in the same booking. Find the best deals on its mobile app and discover more at Agoda.com.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BE C&I Solutions Holding Pte. Ltd. (“BECIS”) is pleased to announce US$45 million in new equity financing from existing shareholders, namely KLP Norfund Investments, Pula Investments (represented by Berkeley Energy) and Siemens Financial Services.

Operating in eight strategic markets across Southeast Asia, China, and India, BECIS specialises in a range of decarbonisation solutions that reduce risk and complexity for our customers while enabling them to achieve their key objectives of sustainability, cost efficiency, resilience and security in energy infrastructure.

The new equity financing enables BECIS to continue its strong growth trajectory and further strengthen its position as a leading Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform, demonstrating both scalability and operational efficiency across a wide range of energy solutions. BECIS is a reliable partner in supporting its clients on their sustainability journey through a comprehensive suite of energy solutions.

Anders Blom, Senior Vice President of Norfund said: “KLP and Norfund are proud to support BECIS in their mission to drive sustainable growth in the region. By providing climate-friendly services, BECIS empowers their clients to operate more sustainably with clean and reliable renewable energy.”

Richard Collenette, Chief Executive Officer of Pula Investments said: “Pula Investments is pleased to announce its continued support of BECIS and the common goal of global decarbonisation and ensuring a sustainable future.”

Steffen Grosse, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Financial Services Equity said: “Siemens Financial Services is proud to increase our investment in BECIS as the company continues to scale and grow. With a commitment to advancing sustainable, resilient energy solutions across Asia, our investment supports our common goal of scaling decarbonisation and delivering critical energy solutions that help industries transition to a low-carbon future.”

Eren Ergin, Chief Executive Officer of BECIS commented: “We are pleased with the continued equity commitment from our existing shareholders, which demonstrates the confidence and support the shareholders have in the company’s performance and growth plans. With the new equity injection, BECIS is well positioned for its next phase of growth which will see further scaling up of our platform and solutions across the region.”  

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About KLP: 

KLP, the pension fund for Norway’s municipal employees, is the country’s biggest occupational pension fund with NOK1,147bn (USD114bn) under management as of 31 December 2024. KLP is a mutual company, owned by Norwegian municipalities, health trusts and publicly owned companies. KLP has strict self-imposed guidelines for responsible investments, climate, and sustainability, and has released one of the industry’s most ambitious net zero emissions roadmaps “The Road to Paris“.

About Norfund:

Norfund is the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries with a mission to create jobs and improve lives by investing in businesses that drive sustainable development. Owned and funded by the Norwegian Government, Norfund is the Government’s most important tool for strengthening the private sector in developing countries and reducing poverty. Norfund’s committed portfolio amounts to over USD 4 billion, with investments across Sub-Saharan Africa, South/Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Additionally, Norfund manages the USD 1 billion Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, which focuses on reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions by investing in renewable energy in developing countries with large emissions from coal and other fossil fuel production. For more details, please visit: www.norfund.no.

About Pula Investments:

Pula Investments Limited is the family investment office (investing across several sectors and committed to sustainable practices) of Stephen Lansdown CBE, the co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail investment service.

About Siemens Financial Services (SFS):

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) – the B2B financing arm of Siemens – provides financing that makes a difference. At SFS, we empower customers around the globe to access technology with purpose and increase their competitiveness. Based on our unique combination of financial expertise, risk management and industry know-how we provide tailored financing solutions – including flexible leasing and working capital products, project-related and structured financing, corporate lending, equity investments, finance advisory, as well as trade and receivables financing. With highly experienced and passionate teams in 20+ countries, SFS paves the way for industrial productivity, smart infrastructure and sustainable mobility, facilitates the energy transition and enables high-quality healthcare. SFS is also one of the leading providers in financing of renewable energy and resource-efficient industries. www.siemens.com/finance.

About BECIS

BECIS is a leading Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider to high-quality commercial and industrial customers. With the EaaS model, BECIS develops, constructs, operates and owns distributed energy solutions. This reduces the risk and complexity for our customers whilst achieving their key objectives of sustainability, increased cost efficiency, resilience, and security of their energy infrastructure. For more information: please visit https://be-cis.com/.

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China Daily:

A nationwide initiative led by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions has made strides this year, using a “centralized collective bargaining” campaign between platform companies and their workers.

The campaign brings platform companies — businesses that coordinate work through digital apps — to the table to negotiate the algorithms managing their workforce, granting workers a say in their work rules.

To date, 15 out of 16 targeted major platform companies have completed negotiations, with outcomes expected to benefit over 20 million workers in new forms of employment.

Key agreements established across multiple platforms guarantee hourly remuneration not lower than local minimum wage standards, introduce subsidies for severe weather conditions, and outline the gradual elimination of penalties for exceeding time limits.

Within the ride-hailing sector, agreements include publishing clear pricing rules, reducing commission rates, and comprehensively upgrading anti-fatigue protocols with features like abnormal order interception and mandatory rest reminders.

Algorithms and labor regulations, which encompass aspects such as remuneration, rest periods, work intensity, and safety conditions for platform workers, are tied to the vital interests of workers. Conducting negotiations on the regulations is identified as crucial for addressing worker concerns and safeguarding their legitimate interests while supporting the sustainable development of platform enterprises.

By enabling workers to participate in adjusting and optimizing algorithm rules through signed agreements, the initiative enhances algorithmic transparency, safeguarding both workers’ core rights and companies’ operational needs.

Landmark deals

In April, following multiple rounds of negotiations between front-line delivery riders and platforms in Shanghai, China’s first platform algorithm and labor rules agreement — the 2025 Ele.me (Shanghai) on-demand delivery algorithm and labor rules agreement — was established, formulating multiple provisions that address riders’ core interests.

Advancing these efforts, a broader negotiation meeting was held by Ele.me in Shanghai on Sept 10. It gathered front-line delivery riders from across China to address widespread concerns regarding compensation, working hours, safety, and welfare benefits. The discussions resulted in a consensus and the execution of the 2025 labor rules agreement.

This agreement is reported to benefit over 4 million delivery riders on the Ele.me platform. It clarifies rights concerning rest and remuneration, phases out penalties for late deliveries, and optimizes route planning. In an industry-first initiative, Taobao Flash Shopping and Ele.me have joined hands to roll out pension and medical insurance subsidies with nationwide coverage.

The platforms and riders have established consensus on multiple fronts in the agreement including labor remuneration, rest periods, occupational protection, welfare benefits and negotiation mechanisms. Notably, under the upgraded scheme effective by year-end, Taobao Flash Shopping and Ele.me will subsidize at least 50 percent of insurance premiums for riders nationwide who maintain consistent order fulfillment and opt into pension and medical insurance schemes, while team leaders and award-winning riders will receive full subsidy coverage.

“Taobao Flash Shopping and Ele.me extend our respect and gratitude to every urban delivery rider. Through these concrete measures, we aim to strengthen support and services for riders, and promote delivery work as a skilled, socially protected and dignified profession within the modern service industry, where every rider can achieve better development and rewards,” said Xiao Shuixian, trade union chairman of Ele.me.

A similar negotiation process was carried out by Meituan (Hebei) in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, resulting in the platform’s first provincial-level agreement for 2025.

Following three negotiation rounds, the meetings’ minutes signed with seven rider representatives clearly define rights concerning income and compensation, rest periods and leave, occupational protection, care and benefits, career development and protections for female riders. A highlight is the pilot for pension insurance subsidies. Riders whose monthly income meets the local contribution base threshold for three out of six months will receive a 50 percent subsidy on insurance costs.

The platform will also require partners to provide heatstroke insurance and high-temperature care payments.

“This meeting has given us riders more security and peace of mind,” said rider representative Wang Yixuan.

An Zhihui, deputy secretary-general of the Hebei Online Delivery Industry Association, said the consensus reached in the meeting will serve as a foundation for future efforts, ensuring the platform and its partners fully implement the agreed-upon terms.

Local innovations

In recent years, trade unions across the country have aided “two-way negotiations” between enterprises and workers.

Jiangsu province has established a multiparty collaborative mechanism focusing on drivers’ core concerns like income and safety. Meanwhile, Guangdong province has employed a “higher-level union representing lower-level unions” approach to set negotiation agendas, addressing issues such as opaque pricing.

Additionally, Shanghai has focused on broad inclusivity, ensuring over 80 percent of negotiation representatives are front-line workers and creating a participatory framework involving government, consumers and experts.

Promoting algorithmic negotiation serves as a key measure for trade unions to advance a “technology for good” labor framework and strengthen protection for workers in new forms of employment, according to the report to the 20th Communist Party of China National Congress. Trade unions at all levels should build on their experience to advance algorithmic transparency, protect workers’ rights, and foster harmonious labor relations in new employment sectors.

YONGIN, South Korea, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — GC Biopharma, a leading global pharmaceutical company based in South Korea, announced today that the Phase 2 clinical trial results for its anthrax vaccine ‘BARYTHRAX inj. (GC1109)’ have been published in the international journal Vaccine. BARYTHRAX is the world’s first recombinant anthrax vaccine, jointly developed by GC Biopharma and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial, approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) was conducted to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine. A total of 240 healthy adult subjects were recruited across five hospitals in Korea: Seoul National University Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent’s Hospital, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Seoul, and Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital. After administration of either BARYTHRAX or a placebo, the clinical research team assessed the participants for antibody production and any adverse reactions.

The Phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated that the vaccine elicited antibodies that neutralized the anthrax toxin at a level exceeding the pre-defined protective threshold. This finding indicates robust immunogenicity and suggests that BARYTHRAX can provide clinically meaningful protection against anthrax infection.

In addition, safety assessments showed that the adverse events in the BARYTHRAX group, such injection site pain, myalgia, fatigue, and malaise, were mostly mild and temporary. No cases of acute adverse reactions or deaths were reported, confirming a favorable safety profile for the vaccine.

GC Biopharma emphasized that, BARYTHRAX has the significant advantage of being more safe than traditional methods that use live attenuated bacteria and allowing for rapid mass production when needed.

Dr. Nam Joong Kim, the principal investigator of the clinical trial and a professor at Seoul National University Hospital, stated, “This clinical research exemplifies successful academia-industry collaboration and represents a significant milestone in the development of safe and effective vaccines.”

He added, “We anticipate that the successful development of Korea’s first recombinant anthrax vaccine will serve as a stepping stone for advancing research on infectious diseases and boosting vaccine localization.”

“We are thrilled to have our study result published in a globally renowned academic journal Vaccine, once again recognizing its clinical significance and value,” said Dr. Chang Kyung Kang of Seoul National University Hospital, the lead author of the publication.

“The clinical trial has successfully demonstrated the efficacy and safety of BARYTHRAX,” commented Jae-Uk Jeong, Head of R&D at GC Biopharma. “This domestically developed anthrax vaccine is poised to make a significant contribution to strengthening our national pandemic preparedness.”

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Barythrax Inj.

This vaccine is the world’s first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine and Korea’s 39^th New Drug and 3^rd New Drug Vaccine.

The vaccine is produced using recombinant technology to express and purify solely the Protective Antigen (PA) protein from Bacillus anthracis, the key component of the anthrax toxin.

Anthrax

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that can infect both humans and animals. It is classified as a potential bioterrorism agent as the aerosolized anthrax spores can cause fatal respiratory infections.

About GC Biopharma

GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Yong-in, South Korea. The company has over half a century of experience in the development and manufacturing of plasma derivatives and vaccines, and is expanding its global presence with successful US market entry of Alyglo™(intravenous immunoglobulin G) in 2024. In line with its mission to meet the demands of future healthcare, GC Biopharma continues to drive innovation by leveraging its core R&D capabilities in engineering of proteins, mRNAs, and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug delivery platform to develop therapeutics for the field of rare disease as well as I&I (Immunology & Inflammation). To learn more about the company, visit https://www.gcbiopharma.com/eng/

This press release may contain biopharmaceuticals in forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma’s management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is pleased to announce its participation in the Vietnam Industrial & Manufacturing Fair (VIMF) 2025, along with its valued partners Analog Devices, BEL, Phoenix Contact, Samtec, and TE Connectivity, taking place from November 5 to 7, 2025, at the Kinh Bac Cultural Center in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Join Mouser at Booth #824 to explore the latest advancements in automation and manufacturing that are redefining industrial operations worldwide.

“Vietnam continues to stand out as one of the most dynamic and fast‑growing industrial economies in Asia, with the electronics sector playing a pivotal role in advancing the nation’s position in the global supply chain,” said Daphne Tien, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Mouser APAC. “VIMF 2025 provides an excellent platform to exchange ideas, showcase innovations, and inspire progress. Together with our trusted partners, Mouser is committed to empowering engineers and manufacturers with the products, insights, and technologies shaping automation across the automotive, consumer electronics, wearables, and high-tech sectors.”

At the Mouser booth, visitors can experience how the company supports automation and design advancement through its broad product portfolio and rich library of technical resources – from in-depth articles and blogs to expert-led videos. Attendees can also discover Mouser’s Empowering Innovation Together™  series, which features the latest trends and breakthroughs influencing the engineering world today.

Don’t miss your chance to learn, connect, and discover new technologies shaping the future of automation. To register, visit: https://www.mouser.com/vimf-vietnam/.

For more Mouser news and our latest new product introductions, visit https://www.mouser.com/newsroom/.

About Mouser Electronics

Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor’s website, mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit https://www.mouser.com/.