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Vingroup collaborates with Intel; Signs agreement to develop advanced technologies

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 31 May 2022 – Vingroup today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Intel to create a wide range of advanced computing systems including 5G enabled smart city and smart building solutions, smart manufacturing processes, cloud services and AI as well as ADAS based on Mobileye technology.

Madam Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vingroup Vice Chairwoman and Mr. Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO at the signing ceremony.
Madam Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vingroup Vice Chairwoman and Mr. Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO at the signing ceremony.

The collaboration is part of a continued effort from Vingroup to work with top tier global suppliers who can aid with manufacturing development, smart services and electric vehicle initiatives. Intel is at the forefront of data analytics, artificial intelligence and in-vehicle computing advancements that are changing the experience and business of driving.

Under the agreement, Vingroup and Intel will work to explore opportunities for 5G-enabled smart city and smart building solutions, which can be applied to Vinhomes’ Smart City projects. The companies will also work to collaborate around creating and deploying smart factory IOT solutions for VinES batteries manufacturing and VinFast electric vehicles manufacturing.

Vingroup and Intel will collectively define and build both an optimized and scalable computing architecture for AI training and inference for Vingroup’s in-vehicle and cloud applications that enables a specific in-vehicle experience for consumers and an optimized multi-cloud strategy to potentially migrate and deploy open-source in-vehicle and in-building applications. The applications can include high-performance data management systems for ADAS and Infotainment, manufacturing and supply chain management along with enterprise solutions for Vingroup facilities.

Both companies will also work together to define a shared vision of future in-vehicle computing platforms and build scalable in-vehicle computing platforms for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) based on Mobileye technology and infotainment systems that deliver a unique in-vehicle experience for Vingroup and VinFast customers and create a suite of services that will differentiate them from competitors.

Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup said: “Vingroup has always been a pioneer in bringing consumers smart products and services integrated with world-class technologies, advanced features and outstanding experiences to improve their lives. We work towards realizing this vision through partnerships like this, to create a smarter and more sustainable future for everyone.”

“The digitization of everything is contributing to the insatiable need for semiconductors, especially in the automotive sector. Intel has the depth and breadth of software, silicon and platforms, and process with at-scale manufacturing our partners need for their next-generation innovations. This collaboration with Vingroup can help deliver needed technology innovations for safer roads, more sustainable manufacturing and smarter cities,” said Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO.

Vingroup recently adjusted its orientation and redefined three key groups of activities, namely technology and industry, trade and services, and social enterprise. To develop the technology and industry group, Vingroup focuses on two main strategies: building Vingoup’s technology ecosystem and connecting global intelligence – cooperating with the world’s leading technology partners to accelerate the application of the most advanced and new technologies to Vingroup’s products and services.

About Vingroup

Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region, with a total capitalization of $35 billion USD from three publicly traded companies. Vingroup currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services, and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: .

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Coding Skills Grow in Prevalence for Many Job Roles Across Organisations in Singapore

  • More than four in five (84%) employers say that there is an increasing need for employees across various job roles and departments to have basic coding skills and knowledge.
  • Nearly a third of employers (31%) say that a large proportion of job roles across departments within their organisation require basic and advanced coding skills.
  • More than half of employers (53%) say that the number of job roles requiring basic coding skills or tech-lite jobs is growing. In addition, two in five employers (41%) say that the number of jobs requiring advanced coding skills or tech-heavy jobs is growing.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 31 May 2022 – With the rapid digitalisation of workplace processes today, more than four in five employers (84%) say that there is an increasing need for employees across various job roles and departments to have basic coding skills and knowledge. Almost a third of employers (31%) reveal that more than 50% of job roles within their organisation require basic and advanced coding skills.

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These are some of the key findings from NTUC LearningHub’s recently launched Industry Insights report on Coding, to uncover the importance of acquiring coding knowledge, the demand for tech-lite and tech-heavy roles, as well as the priority skills required of employees.

The report is based on a survey with 200 business leaders across various industries in Singapore, and interviews with industry practitioners and experts from NTUC LearningHub and its training content partners. It also offers recommendations on how aspiring coders from varying backgrounds and level of competency can upskill in coding to further their careers.

Many employers are optimistic about the growth of technology-related job roles in Singapore. Half of the employers surveyed (53%) say that the number of job roles requiring basic coding skills or tech-lite jobs is growing. Similarly, two in five employers (41%) say that the number of jobs requiring advanced coding skills or tech-heavy jobs is on the rise.

Commenting on the report findings, NTUC LearningHub’s Director of Infocomm Technology, Anthony Chew says, “In today’s highly digitalised world, the ability to code is a critical skill even for non-tech employees as it will enable them to create value for their organisations. As companies increasingly adopt the use of low-code platforms, it is now possible for business users to develop applications, carry out data analysis, create machine learning models, and automate tasks. This results in employers looking for individuals with coding skills to utilise this technology. Additionally, by learning how to code, employees are able to communicate more effectively with technical teams and gain a greater understanding of technology, which increases efficiency for companies when it comes to implementing digitalisation initiatives.”

Wen-Ming Wong, Vice President and Managing Director of South-East Asia, UiPath, says, “With the power to help organisations operate more strategically and maximise their teams’ potential, low code automation stands at the forefront of software development. Low code platforms are ushering in the future of work – one that’s democratic, efficient, and automated. Adoption of low code tools increases business output and extends the practice of software development to less technically inclined individuals. Not only does it take the responsibility of developing lower-level applications from IT teams, but it also empowers employees who already desire the opportunity to work more with automation. The automated enterprise is an empowered one, and low code is the key to unlocking it.”

To download the Industry Insights report on Coding, https://www.ntuclearninghub.com/coding-2022. To find out more about the courses, training and grants, contact NTUC LearningHub at www.ntuclearninghub.com/.

About NTUC LearningHub

NTUC LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people. Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Cloud, Infocomm Technology, Healthcare, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence, Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources and Foreign Worker Training.

To date, NTUC LearningHub has helped over 26,000 organisations and achieved close to 2.6 million training places across more than 2,900 courses with a pool of about 900 certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we also forge partnerships to offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training. Besides in-person training, we also offer instructor-led virtual live classes (VLCs) and asynchronous online learning. The NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform (LXP) — a one-stop online learning mobile application — offers timely, bite-sized and quality content for learners to upskill anytime and anywhere. Beyond learning, LXP also serves as a platform for jobs and skills development for both workers and companies.

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Laotians Continue to Visit Thailand for Petrol

Feature image from a Thai news story on vehicles from Laos purchasing petrol in Thailand
Feature image from a Thai news story on vehicles from Laos purchasing petrol in Thailand (Channel One 31).

Laotians are flocking to Nong Khai, Thailand, to fill their vehicles with petrol in response to chronic fuel shortages in Laos.

Major Breakthrough in Search To Develop “Clean Gas” Energy Source

NEW DISCOVERY WILL HELP TACKLE GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS WITH ZERO CO₂ EMISSIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER GAS

KINETIC 7™ WILL ENABLE GLOBAL GAS INDEPENDENCE, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS & MAINTAIN SECURITY OF SUPPLY

ABU DHABI, UAE – News Direct – 31 May 2022 – A disruptive technology company has today confirmed it has made a major breakthrough in its search to innovate a ground-breaking “clean gas” energy source that will not only provide an alternative supply to natural gas, but also boasts zero CO₂ emissions and is estimated will be cheaper than current domestic household and business energy supplies by as much as 80%.

The clean gas, which is carbon neutral with net zero emissions, will give global economies access to a cheap, endless supply of clean energy. Importantly, it will allow countries to maintain security of their gas and energy supplies whilst also meeting their carbon-neutral net zero targets. This discovery could play a major role in reversing the global energy crisis, significantly reducing energy costs to the consumer and businesses sectors at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is worsening, and inflation has reached a 40-year high.

The scientific breakthrough, which is 10 years ahead of its time, has been made by a team from Voltage Enterprises, a disruptive tech company based in Abu Dhabi. The company, which has been funded by Aquarius Global, an investment company and tech incubator also based in Abu Dhabi, is also working on further innovations and disruptive technology projects.

Code-named KINETIC 7™ , the scientific breakthrough is a clean gas energy source that is a stable and an efficient gas derived solely from water. Whilst creating a gas from water such as hydrogen is not new, KINETIC 7™ has a unique molecular chemistry that is way more advanced than hydrogen gas. For example, hydrogen gas is obtained through electrolysis, where pure distilled water (H2O) is broken down into (H2) and (O2) gases. Not only does this use a huge amount of energy to create the molecular process; it requires high pressure storage and has a low flash point, making it very unstable.

KINETIC 7™ patented technology reconstructs and converts water into molecular clusters, which are electrically charged to create a constant oxidisation and friction. This makes the molecules more efficient, causing them to vibrate, which in turn creates a very reactive gas, providing a clean gas and flame.

Unlike hydrogen gas KINETIC 7™ is also inert, making it a safe and controllable gas for domestic and industrial supply. Most importantly, the cost savings by using KINETIC 7™ will be substantial against current gas and energy costs. The KINETIC 7™ generators which create the clean gas, will be manufactured to high standards in Europe. The current process of making the gas is both EU-approved and CE-certified.

The KINETIC 7™ discovery, which has taken more than eight years of research and development, will not only enable countries and global economies to maintain their own gas independence and sovereignty, but will also ensure global energy security, with an unlimited supply of carbon neutral gas to both domestic and industrial customers.

It comes at a time of global instability in the energy markets, fuelled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has sent gas prices soaring. EU energy ministers have also held talks over recent weeks to tackle the energy crisis that has been negatively impacting 218 million households throughout the bloc. Households in the UK faced a record energy bill spike of 54% at the beginning of April and prices are set to rise again in October. Many engineering, industrial and manufacturing businesses have also been severely impacted by the energy crisis. Soaring gas costs have led to partial factory shutdowns, reductions in production and output, all of which has impacted on the supply chain.

It follows an unprecedented demand for energy and a perfect storm of war in Ukraine, a post-pandemic recovery in manufacturing and industrial production, coupled with an unusual downturn in wind power supply to national grids.

Rick Parish, Founder and Executive Chairman of investment incubator Aquarius Global, which has funded the research and development of Voltage Enterprises, said:

“KINETIC 7™ represents more than eight years of scientific research, development and tech innovation by a dedicated team of scientists and tech disruptors, all working to produce a clean energy source that is carbon-neutral, significantly cheaper, stable and efficient – but disruptive in every sense to the status quo.

“KINETIC 7™ is a major gamechanger in the global energy market. Just as we saw with the oil boom, the technologies and science that we are innovating, developing and disrupting in the energy sector through Voltage Enterprises are truly ground-breaking – a world first for the energy sector!”

Governments around the world are desperately considering other options of energy supply and security, including the highly controversial fracking for shale gas, which is not only hugely damaging to the environment and public health, but has also been known to cause earthquakes. Other options include the importing of gas from Iran and the building of further nuclear reactors, both of which carry huge risks and have inherent downsides attached. These include the geopolitical sanctions on Iran, with the US oil and gas ban and the huge cost of building nuclear reactors. Sizewell C in the United Kingdom is estimated to cost UK taxpayers £20 billion with costs set to increase. Construction time to build a nuclear reactor takes on average 10 years, coupled with the safety concerns and health issues that have long plagued nuclear energy.

Rick Parish added:

“In much the same way that solar power is currently being used in domestic housing, KINETIC 7™ will allow households to produce their own clean gas energy source, using water and a small amount of electricity. The cost to create the clean gas is minimal. The KINETIC 7™ generator unit will be retrofitted into homes. The plug-n-play product, which uses a small amount of AC or DC power and water, will allow the householder to enjoy the same natural gas/LPG benefits without the high costs, supply disruptions and dramatic price increases. An external wall unit can be fitted to a domestic household and used for stove cooktops and ovens, hot water systems, ambient heating and underfloor heating.”

KINETIC 7™ represents a significant breakthrough in providing an alternative and viable energy source of clean gas that has zero carbon emissions. KINETIC 7™ can then be utilised in three ways:

  • The KINETIC 7™ flame can be used for domestic energy supply in ambient heating, cooking and hot water heating.
  • KINETIC 7™ gas also has a major role to play in providing clean energy for industrial production. Large-scale manufacturing, engineering and industry are all hugely reliant on vast amounts of energy in their production and manufacturing processes. Food production, restaurants and hotels are also gas- and energy-intensive, and KINETIC 7™ can now provide a cleaner more efficient energy source that is carbon-neutral and significantly cheaper than existing natural gas supplies.
  • KINETIC 7™ can also be used as a clean energy gas source for heating and cooking from portable stoves in remote locations and developing countries which do not have access to gas or energy.

Rick Parish said:

“With KINETIC 7™ we have the world’s first commercially viable clean gas energy source that can be used in domestic households. At the same time, KINETIC 7™ can power large-scale industrial production and manufacturing, providing clean energy that is carbon neutral from water. We anticipate KINETIC 7™ will be 80% cheaper than current energy supplies.

“This will not only help solve the global gas and energy crisis, but the innovation will allow countries and global economies to maintain stability in the energy sector, reduce costs and maintain security of supply.”

KINETIC 7™ will also bring efficient cooking and heating across Africa to developing nations, war-torn countries and places where poor infrastructure has inhibited or restricted access to clean energy. The company will be manufacturing miniaturised KINETIC 7™ portable cooking and heating stoves that will change the lives of millions for the better, providing low-cost energy and heat using clean or untreated water.

Ultimately, in developed countries, the cost of KINETIC 7™ gas will be cheaper than current energy providers. KINETIC 7™ is low-maintenance, safe, efficient and significantly reduces household energy costs.

Aquarius CEO, Rick Parish, added:

“As an investment incubator in disruptive industries, Aquarius Global has been supporting companies like Voltage Enterprises to work on a number of disruptive technologies and innovations in energy and healthcare. Our corporate objective is to support companies using science and technology in a disruptive manner, to develop and deliver beneficial innovations for mankind and the environment. We are currently working on ground-breaking projects to capture carbon emissions and reduce CO₂, whilst also creating anti-microbial and immune-boosting water that can be used in a whole range of applications.

“The whole ethos of Voltage Enterprises is to innovate and disrupt using technology and science to change the lives of millions of people for the better, to arrest the environmental damage that has been caused by oil and gas exploration and leave a positive legacy for future generations.”

The founders of Voltage Enterprises both have a philanthropic desire to help change the world for the better. They will be donating 20% of their global profits from KINETIC 7™ to provide African nations and those in need with free clean energy.

A series of “real-world” R&D trials are currently underway using KINETIC 7™ in residential properties for domestic cooking stoves, hot water systems and residential heating. A number of factories and engineering plants are also part of an R&D program to integrate the technology and use the clean gas in a number of commercial and industrial applications.

It is envisaged that after further R&D trials have been completed, a programme of rolling the technology and clean gas out into domestic households and commercial premises could feasibly start within 6-12 months’ time. Voltage Enterprises has confirmed that it is around three months away from manufacturing the miniaturised portable cooking and heating stoves that it will be supplying to developing countries.

Further announcements are expected from the company over the coming months as it also looks for global energy partners to work with and assist in the rapid rollout and deployment of the clean gas technology.

VOLTAGE ENTERPRISES

Voltage Enterprises Limited was founded in 2021 under the Abu Dhabi Global Market, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The company was established as a technology and scientific disruptor in energy, healthcare and smart MedTech. It was established as an alliance with investment incubator Aquarius Global Limited, whose investments and interests span oil, gas, marine and offshore energy.

Voltage Enterprises is also partnered with one of the leading scientific research laboratories in disruptive technologies. The partnership has innovated a number of patented solutions related to clean energy, human immune systems, water treatment and restructuring via antioxidants, proprietary technologies, hygiene disinfection and ecological solutions.

Voltage Enterprises Limited is also creating innovative, unique products for the water, health and cosmetic industries. Within its first year of formation, Voltage Enterprise secured UAE patents for a restructured drinking water and has a number of other disruptive tech patents approved.

AQUARIUS GLOBAL

Aquarius Global Limited is a proprietary investment incubator under Abu Dhabi Global Market, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, established in 2018.

Aquarius Global Limited’s business investments include disruptive technology, scientific and technical activities, educational training and management, and business consulting services. Aquarius Global Limited provides consultancy in healthcare, oil and gas, aviation and other heavy industries.

As a holding company, Aquarius has partnered with several industry experts to drive sales and distribute various products around the globe. In these challenging times, Aquarius Global Limited continues to play a role in sourcing and supplying vital medical products and PPE.

Melco Style Presents: 2022 The Black Pearl Diamond Restaurants Gastronomic Series to Debut at Macau’s City of Dreams on June 24-25

Jade Dragon at City of Dreams, Macau and Jin Sha from Hangzhou to jointly deliver Macau’s first-ever six-diamond feast

MACAU SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2022 – Proudly organized by Melco Resorts & Entertainment in partnership with the 2022 Black Pearl diamond restaurants, Melco Style Presents: 2022 The Black Pearl Diamond Restaurants Gastronomic Series is supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and set to be unveiled on June 24-25 in Macau. Tickets for the unprecedented six-diamond crossover collaboration of Macau between the acclaimed Jade Dragon at City of Dreams, Macau and Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake will go on sale starting June 1 (Wednesday).

Executive Chef Kelvin Au Yeung of Jade Dragon, City of Dreams, Macau
Executive Chef Kelvin Au Yeung of Jade Dragon, City of Dreams, Macau
Fresh Fish Maw Filled with Wild Yellow Croaker, Bamboo Piths Supreme Fish Maw, Chinese Medicine Fish Soup
Fresh Fish Maw Filled with Wild Yellow Croaker, Bamboo Piths Supreme Fish Maw, Chinese Medicine Fish Soup



Priced at MOP 2,625* for Melco Style WeChat members and MOP 3,088* for non-members, the eight-course tailor-made menu is crafted by the powerful duo of Black Pearl three diamond restaurants and will bring together the best flavours of authentic Cantonese and Zhejiang cuisines in a once-in-a-lifetime gourmet extravaganza at Jade Dragon.

Pan-fried Hokkaido Sea Cucumber Filled with Egg Plant Pork Paste and Garlic Chili Sauce, Deep-fried Pomelo Peel with Shrimp Roe
Pan-fried Hokkaido Sea Cucumber Filled with Egg Plant Pork Paste and Garlic Chili Sauce, Deep-fried Pomelo Peel with Shrimp Roe
Chinese Executive Chef Wang Yong of Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake
Chinese Executive Chef Wang Yong of Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake



The exquisite six-diamond experience is highlighted by a harmonious combination of some of the most well-loved signatures by Chinese Executive Chef Wang Yong of Jin Sha and also off-menu delicacies that are exclusively created for the evenings by Executive Chef Kelvin Au Yeung of Jade Dragon:

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Hazelnut Foie Gras Pate and Spring Onion Pancake,
Marinated Soft-boiled Egg in Longjing Tea with Sturgeon Caviar,
Low Temperature Cooked Japanese Scallop with
Lotus Root in Garlic Chili Sauce
by Jin Sha

Fresh Fish Maw Filled with Wild Yellow Croaker, Bamboo Piths,
Supreme Fish Maw, Chinese Medicine Fish Soup
by Jade Dragon

Stir-fried Lobster with Sea Urchin and Glutinous Rice Wine Sauce
by Jade Dragon

Pan-fried Hokkaido Sea Cucumber Filled with
Egg Plant Pork Paste and Garlic Chili Sauce, and
Deep-fried Pomelo Peel with Shrimp Roe
by Jade Dragon

Chinese Wampee Sorbet
by Jade Dragon

Shanghainese Braised Pork Belly and Abalone in Sweet Soy Sauce, Peas
by Jin Sha

Roasted Goose Roll Filled with Black Truffle, Shrimp and
Pork Paste Braised Nepal Rock Rice
by Jade Dragon

Chilled Bird’s Nest with Osmanthus and Lily Bud
by Jin Sha

Petit Fours
by Jade Dragon

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For the third consecutive year in 2022, Jade Dragon at City of Dreams, Macau received the top three diamonds accolade from the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide and was hailed as a ‘Once-in-a-lifetime Dining Experience’. The restaurant has also earned the coveted Michelin three stars, Trip.com Gourmet’s only Black Diamond restaurant title in Macau, and the Forbes Travel Guide five star rating, amongst others.

Hazelnut Foie Gras Pate and Spring Onion Pancake^
Hazelnut Foie Gras Pate and Spring Onion Pancake^
Shanghainese Braised Pork Belly and Abalone in Sweet Soy Sauce, Peas^
Shanghainese Braised Pork Belly and Abalone in Sweet Soy Sauce, Peas^



This inaugural four-hands dinner is part of the gastronomic activities of “Tasty June”, one of the monthly themes of the MGTO’s “Experience Macao, Unlimited” promotional campaign this year, which will also coincide with the United Nations’ Sustainable Gastronomy Day on June 18, thus reinforcing Macau’s reputation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.

Starting in June and running throughout 2023, Melco Style Presents: 2022 The Black Pearl Diamond Restaurants Gastronomic Series will put together a total of 10 four-hands dinners which cover a wide variety of cuisines between Melco’s signature restaurants in Macau across City of Dreams, Studio City and Altira Macau and the 2022 Black Pearl diamond restaurants. These extraordinary collaborations will offer gourmands the opportunity to discover and savor the regional specialties from all over China, and also help promote some of the greatest restaurants of Macau in the Greater China market. Preserving Macau’s diversity in food culture through “Inheritance, Innovation, and Exchange”, Melco is dedicated to promoting Macau as a Creative City of Gastronomy both locally and beyond.

Advance bookings of at least 24 hours is required for the Jade Dragon x Jin Sha four-hands dinners and seats are limited. For reservations, please call (853) 8868 2822. Details of the Melco Style WeChat membership can be found at www.cityofdreamsmacau.com/en/melcostyle.


* Subject to 10% service charge.
^ Presentation of the Jin Sha dishes in the June 24-25 dinners may differ from the photos above.

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Mead Johnson Nutrition Hong Kong Glean Wide Industry Recognition of Its Initiatives Built on The Brand’s Understanding of Hong Kong Parents

Nabbed Four Accolades at the Marketing Magazine’s Loyalty and Engagement Awards 2022

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 May 2022 – Mead Johnson Nutrition Hong Kong (MJNHK) earned strong industry recognition for its consumer engagement programs at Marketing Magazine’s Loyalty and Engagement Awards 2022. In total MJNHK took home three gold in Best CRM strategy, Best Loyalty Programme (Food and Beverage), Best Engagement Campaign – Specific Audience and one silver awards in Best Eco-Loyalty Campaigns to recognize the brand’s engagement programs, the Club MOMs and We CAN Protect the Future.

At Mead Johnson, we care about the consumer and the whole community. We have successfully attracted support from expectant and new mothers for these two important initiatives. Club MOMs, Hong Kong’s first 24×7 brand-driven WhatsApp community for mothers, and We CAN Protect the Future, the first-in-the-market can recycle pilot program.

“We were able to successfully connect with busy Hong Kong parents and encouraged them to contribute to a sustainable future. These awards are a recognition of MJN Hong Kong team’s continuing commitment to our purpose. MJN is dedicated to providing the best start to life and building a better future together.” said Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, General Manager, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Cross Border of Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited.

Club MOMs: Building meaningful connections through tailored communications and customized activities

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Understanding mothers’ solid needs and desires to be associated with communities on social media, MJNHK took the lead in launching the Club MOMs program. This allowed us to build a relevant and close-knit community for local mothers on their pregnancy-to-motherhood journey, a time filled with excitement and happiness, which can also bring about apprehension and uncertainty.

Armed with in-depth understanding of parents’ concerns throughout the pregnancy journey and newborn period, MJNHK utilized its network of healthcare professionals to amass and share timely and useful information to this newly created mother’s community , ranging from pre-natal care and nutrition tips in the early stages of pregnancy to self-care and fitness advice for post-natal care, including customized activities to address mother’s needs, such as yoga classes to members who gave birth within 3 to 6 months – the ideal time for new mothers to start exercising.

The personalized nature of the information made brand communications significantly more effective and engaging, demonstrated the brand’s professional insights and cares to the community, resulting in a 92% retention rate and a more substantial loyal customer base.

We CAN Protect the Future: Tapping into daily consumer routines to build a cleaner and more sustainable world for the future generations

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As the leading infant and child formula company, MJNHK saw its responsibility to build a more sustainable future for Hong Kong and its next generation, nurturing their best start in life, and therefore pioneered the city’s first territory-wide infant formula can recycling program.

MJNHK surveyed over 1,100 parents to identify barriers preventing them from recycling. Based on these insights, the company designed a highly accessible, relatable, and trusted recycling program that addressed local parents’ needs and concerns towards recycling formula cans.

MJNHK initiated a strategic partnership with e-commerce leader HKTVmall to launch collection points across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, making formula cans recycling more direct and convenient than ever. A consumer-focused reward scheme was also designed to motivate parents to recycle used formula cans when they picked up new supplies at stores. Through aligning parents’ buying and recycling patterns, the program made recycling a natural part of the customer journey as well as driving environmental and business sustainability.

The action-oriented program saw over 5,800 infant formula cans returned for recycling within the 12-week pilot period. 82% of the participants started building formula can recycling habit after joining the program. 85% of participants built a positive perception towards the brand because of this sustainability program, and the brand acquired 75% more new consumers on HKTVmall platform.

These outstanding initiatives demonstrate MJNHK’s ongoing efforts in understanding customer needs and creating effective campaigns to improve customer loyalty and engage the community.

About Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited

Mead Johnson Nutrition has been established for more than a century. Since its founding in 1905, the renowned infant and child nutrition brand has led the way in developing science-based pediatric nutrition products, guided by the mission to nourish the world’s children for the best start in life. Currently, Mead Johnson Nutrition provides more than 70 products in over 50 countries.

Excellent quality has helped Mead Johnson Nutrition earn the trust of nutritionists and parents. Its dedicated and rigorous approach, continuous innovation, tireless pursuit of excellence, and caring feedback to the community have also helped establish a good brand image.

Mead Johnson Nutrition (Hong Kong) Limited has been in Hong Kong for half a century. It provides Hong Kong parents with high-quality, science-based products, various parenting information, and professional advice, gaining trust and support from parents.

Mead Johnson Nutrition’s scientists and healthcare professionals are focusing their efforts on the formula for children with special nutrition needs. Mead Johnson Nutrition is one of the very few brands that insists on producing the formula for children with metabolic disorders, giving them hope.

For more information, visit

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Thailand to Commence Bus Services to 10 Destinations in Laos from 15 June

Transport co ltd to run services from Thailand to Laos
Transport Co Ltd to run ten new services from Thailand to Laos next month.

Thailand’s state-run Transport Co. Ltd will commence bus services to 10 destinations in Laos from 15 June.

Spackman Media Group Artist Son Suk-ku Dominates Both Big And Small Screens In Korea, Starring In The #1 Film, THE ROUNDUP, And Most Popular K-Drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES

  • Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku’s latest film, THE ROUNDUP, maintained its top position at the Korea box office for two weeks in a row and achieved the most tickets sold on the second weekend since PARASITE (2019)
  • His latest K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, broke its own highest viewership record in Korea with an audience rating of 7.6% in the metropolitan area for its final episode
  • Son Suk-ku has been ranked the most popular actor in Korea for four weeks straight, and his drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, maintained its #1 spot in TV drama rankings in Korea for three consecutive weeks as of May 24

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 May 2022 Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (the “Group“), one of Korea’s leading entertainment production groups founded in 2011 by media & technology investor Charles Spackman, wishes to announce that Son Suk-ku of the Group’s associated company, Spackman Media Group Limited (“Spackman Media Group“) is starring in both the week’s #1 film, THE ROUNDUP, and the most popular K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, while placing first in Korea’s most popular actor rankings.

Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku’s latest film, THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to the 2017 hit THE OUTLAWS, maintained its top position at the Korea box office for two consecutive weeks and achieved the most tickets sold on the second weekend since PARASITE (2019). According to statistics from the Korean Film Council, THE ROUNDUP recorded a total revenue of US$54.4 million and cumulative ticket admissions of more than 6.5 million. The film, which first premiered on May 18, was released on over 2,500 theatre screens and captured 83% of market share in Korea as of May 29.

Starring Son Suk-ku and Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) of Marvel Studios’ ETERNALS (2021), THE ROUNDUP was pre-sold to 132 countries around the world, including Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and France, as well as the regions of North America and Eastern Europe. THE ROUNDUP is a sequel to THE OUTLAWS, which was co-presented and distributed by the Group’s subsidiary, Novus Mediacorp Co., Ltd. THE OUTLAWS broke the all-time highest Video On Demand sales record in Korea in 2018.

In the film, Son Suk-ku takes on the role of extreme villain Kang Hae-sang who confronts Detective Ma Suk-do, played by Ma Dong-seok.

Son Suk-ku also was atop the small screen as Good Data TV Popularity Research, an audience rating research company, has rated his latest K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, #1 in the TV drama rankings in Korea for three consecutive weeks as of May 24 and has ranked Son Suk-ku as the most popular actor in Korea for four weeks in a row. Moreover, the K-drama surpassed its previous highest viewership record in Korea with an audience rating of 7.6% in the metropolitan area for its final episode, based on Nielson Korea.

Produced by Chorokbaem Media and JTBC Studios, MY LIBERATION NOTES relates the story of a secretive stranger (Son Suk-ku of Spackman Media Group) and three siblings (Kim Ji-won, Lee Min-ki and Lee El), who long to escape from their dead-end lives.

Son Suk-ku is also set to headline in upcoming Netflix original K-drama, MURDEROUS TOY, which also stars Choi Woo Shik of the film PARASITE (2019). Produced by Showbox, MURDEROUS TOY, which is expected to begin in the second half of this year, is a comedy thriller drama based on the popular webtoon series of the same name. The story revolves around an ordinary man (played by Choi Woo Shik) who murders a serial killer on the loose. After committing the crime, he runs for his life as he is chased by a skilled detective (played by Son Suk-ku).

Son Suk-ku is represented by SBD Entertainment Inc. (“SBD Entertainment“), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, that represents and manages the careers of 12 artists. In addition to Son Suk-ku, SBD Entertainment also represents one of Korea’s rapidly rising young actors, Han Ji-hyun of popular K-drama THE PENTHOUSE 3, who won the Best Rookie Female Actor in the 2021 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards in Korea and endorsed luxury brand Gucci in April 2021.

About Spackman Entertainment Group Limited

Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“SEGL” or the “Company“), and together with its subsidiaries, (the “Group“), is one of Korea’s leading entertainment production groups. SEGL is primarily engaged in the independent development, production, presentation, and financing of theatrical motion pictures in Korea.

The Company was founded in 2011 by renowned media and technology investor Charles Spackman who served as the Company’s Executive Chairman until 2017. For the past two decades, Mr. Charles Spackman has been a powerhouse in the Korean entertainment industry starting in the early 2000’s with the pioneering success of Sidus Pictures, the largest movie production company at the time and the first to be listed in Korea. Mr. Spackman is also the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the global investment firm, Spackman Group. For more information, please visit and .

Since its founding, SEGL had produced more than 30 major motion pictures including a number of the highest grossing and award-winning films in Korea, namely #ALIVE (2020), CRAZY ROMANCE (2019), DEFAULT (2018), MASTER (2016), THE PRIESTS (2015), SNOWPIERCER (2013), COLD EYES (2013) and ALL ABOUT MY WIFE (2012).

Our films are theatrically distributed and released in Korea and overseas markets, as well as for subsequent post-theatrical worldwide release in other forms of media, including online streaming, cable TV, broadcast TV, IPTV, video-on-demand, and home video/DVD, etc. Generally, we release our motion pictures into wide-theatrical exhibition initially in Korea, and then in overseas and ancillary markets.

The Group also invests into and produces Korean television dramas. In addition to our content business, we also own equity stakes in entertainment-related companies and film funds that can financially and strategically complement our existing core operations. SEGL is listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited under the ticker 40E.

Production Labels

SEGL owns Novus Mediacorp Co., Ltd. (“Novus Mediacorp“), an investor, presenter, and/or post-theatrical distributor for a total of 79 films (58 Korean and 21 foreign) including ROSE OF BETRAYAL, THE OUTLAWS and SECRETLY, GREATLY, which was one of the biggest box office hits of 2013 starring Kim Soo-hyun of MY LOVE FROM THE STARS, as well as FRIEND 2: THE GREAT LEGACY. In 2012, Novus Mediacorp was also the post-theatrical rights distributor of ALL ABOUT MY WIFE, a top-grossing romantic comedy produced by Zip Cinema. In 2018, THE OUTLAWS, co-presented by Novus Mediacorp broke the all-time highest Video On Demand (“VOD“) sales records in Korea. For more information, please visit

The Company owns a 100% equity interest in Simplex Films Limited (“Simplex Films“) which is an early stage film production firm. The maiden film of Simplex Films, JESTERS: THE GAME CHANGERS (2019), was released in Korea on 21 August 2019. Simplex Films has several line-up of films including HURRICANE BROTHERS (working title).

The Company owns a 100% equity interest in Take Pictures Pte. Ltd. (“Take Pictures“) which produced STONE SKIPPING (2020) and THE BOX (2021), and shall release THE GUEST in the second half of 2022 and A MAN OF REASON, with the previous working title GUARDIAN in 2022 tentatively.

The Company owns a 100% equity interest in Greenlight Content Limited (“Greenlight Content“) which is mainly involved in the business of investing into dramas and movies, as well as providing consulting services for the production of Korean content. Through the acquisition of Greenlight Content, the Group’s first co-produced drama, MY SECRET TERRIUS, starring top Korean star, So Ji Sub, achieved #1 in drama viewership ratings for its time slot and recorded double digits for its highest viewership ratings. Greenlight Content was one of the main investors of MY SECRET TERRIUS.

The Company owns a 20% equity interest in The Makers Studio Co. Ltd., which plans to produce and release four upcoming films, the first of which will be THE ISLAND OF THE GHOST’S WAIL, a comedy horror film.

Talent Representation

The Company holds an effective shareholding interest of 43.88% in Spackman Media Group Limited (“SMGL“). SMGL, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, together with its subsidiaries, is collectively one of the largest entertainment talent agencies in Korea in terms of the number of artists under management, including some of the top names in the Korean entertainment industry. SMGL operates its talent management business through renowned agencies such as MSteam Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Son Ye-jin, Wi Ha-jun, Lee Min-jung, Ko Sung-hee), SBD Entertainment Inc. (Son Suk-ku, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Cho-hee, Park Keun-rok), UAA&CO Inc. (Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Hye-ri, Kim Ji-young, Wang Ji-won), Play Content Co., Ltd. (Kang Min-ji, Hwang-hwi) and Kook Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Baek Si-won, Shin Ji-woong). Through these full-service talent agencies in Korea, SMGL represents and guides the professional careers of a leading roster of award-winning actors/actresses in the practice areas of motion pictures, television, commercial endorsements, and branded entertainment. SMGL leverages its unparalleled portfolio of artists as a platform to develop, produce, finance and own the highest quality of entertainment content projects, including theatrical motion pictures, variety shows and TV dramas. This platform also creates and derives opportunities for SMGL to make strategic investments in development stage businesses that can collaborate with SMGL artists. SMGL is an associated company of the Company. For more information, please visit

The Company owns a 100% equity interest in Constellation Agency Pte. Ltd. (“Constellation Agency“). Constellation Agency, which owns The P Factory Co., Ltd. (“The P Factory“) and Platform Media Group Co., Ltd. (“PMG“), is primarily involved in the business of overseas agency for Korean artists venturing into the overseas market. The P Factory is an innovative marketing solutions provider specializing in event and branded content production. PMG is a talent management agency which represents and manages the careers of major artists in film, television, commercial endorsements and branded entertainment.

Strategic Businesses

The Company also operates a café-restaurant, Upper West, in the Gangnam district of Seoul and own a professional photography studio, noon pictures Co., Ltd.

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