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Chairman of Vietnam’s FLC and Bamboo Airways Arrested, Replaced Amid Stock Manipulation Suspicions 

Trinh Van Quyet, one of the richest people in Vietnam, has been arrested on suspicion of stock manipulation. (AFP)
Trinh Van Quyet, one of the richest people in Vietnam, has been arrested on suspicion of stock manipulation. (AFP)

Vietnamese businessman Trinh Van Quyet has stepped down as Chairman of Bamboo Airways and real estate development company FLC after his arrest on suspicion of stock manipulation.

Sky Technologies Appoints Renowned Architect Bernard Zyscovich as Chair of Newly Formed Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board

Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board to Promote Adoption of the SkyPlug and Sky Platform in Single Family and Multi-Family Residential Applications

MIAMI, US – EQS Newswire – 30 March 2022 – SQL Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SKYX) (“Sky Technologies” or “the Company”), a Company significantly enhancing safety in homes and buildings as well as smart home lifestyle, with highly disruptive smart platform technologies and over 60 issued and pending patents globally, today announced that renowned architect and urban planning thought leader Bernard Zyscovich will Chair Sky’s newly formed Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board.

Bernard Zyscovich, Founder and CEO of Zyscovich Architects, is an internationally recognized design and thought leader in holistic master planning and Real Urbanism. His major urban design projects as well as his writing on architecture and urban design have been published widely in numerous books and magazines. Zyscovich has lent his expertise to a varied group of professionals in the private and public sectors, such as the Florida Redevelopment Association, the National Association of Homebuilders and the New York Metro Transit Authority TOD Coordination Council, among many others. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Zyscovich is also a recipient of AIA Miami’s highest honor, the Silver Medal Award, for Lifetime Achievement in Design. After studying urban design at the Universita’ di Architettura in Venice, Italy, Zyscovich received his architecture degree at New York’s Pratt Institute. Zyscovich’s numerous major projects include the development of Midtown, Miami, Dumbo Heights Mixed-Use Development, New-York, and the Bogota International Airport, Colombia.

Chaired by Mr. Zyscovich, Sky’s Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board is expected to drive the adoption of Sky’s Plug Smart Platforms into multi-family residential buildings and communities.

Zyscovich said: “I am incredibly excited to join Sky Technologies to chair its Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board, as I strongly believe that Sky’s disruptive smart platforms are game-changing for the integration of smart technologies into homes and buildings. Sky’s plug & play platforms empower new and existing homeowners, apartment building owners and builders to make their homes and buildings become smart-safe instantly.

“We are already in preliminary discussions with leading real estate developers and apartment building owners regarding the possibility of converting their buildings to smart-safe as a new standard. I look forward to working closely with the team at Sky to ensure these compelling technologies become ubiquitous in the marketplace,” concluded Zyscovich.

Rani Kohen, Founder and Executive Chairman of Sky Technologies, commented: “It is truly a great honor to welcome a thought leader like Bernard to the Sky technologies team. The breadth and depth of his experience in modern residential projects is without equal. Examples of his urban design projects can be viewed by clicking here. With the formation of our Architectural and Real Estate Advisory Board, I believe we are well positioned to enhance industry adoption at launch and create sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders.”

About SQL Technologies Corp.

As electricity is a standard in every home and building, our mission is to make homes and buildings become safe-advanced and smart as the standard.

(NASDAQ:SKYX) d/b/a Sky Technologies has a series of highly disruptive advanced-safe-smart platform technologies, with over 60 U.S. and global patents and patent pending applications. Our technologies place an emphasis on high quality and ease of use, while significantly enhancing both safety and lifestyle in homes and buildings. We believe that our products are a necessity in every room in both homes and other buildings in the U.S. and globally. For more information, please visit our website at or follow us on .

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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including with respect to the proposed initial public offering. Management has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While they believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management’s control. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and include statements relating to the Company’s ability to successfully launch, develop additional features and achieve market acceptance of its smart products and technologies, the Company’s efforts and ability to drive the adoption of Sky’s Plug Smart Platforms into multi-family residential buildings and communities, and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Investor Relations Contact:
Lucas A. Zimmerman
MZ North America
(949) 259-4987

Volt Inu Announces Migration Plans and Release of P2E Game

Malmo, Sweden – Newsfile Corp. – March 30, 2022 – Volt Inu (VOLT), a hyper-deflationary token, announced it is migrating to a new smart contract. This process should allow the project to develop faster and reach its goals, among other benefits. Furthermore, the development team also released Volt Inu 2D Racers, a browser-based online game using the play-to-earn (P2E) model.

Volt Inu released the VOLT token in December 2021 on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Then, the total supply of tokens across both networks was 69,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 units.

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Volt Inu

Now, the developers have chosen to migrate the protocol to a new smart contract to accelerate its growth. Volt Inu is already working on the process with an experienced but unnamed partner. The migration should start in the first week of April when the team will also reveal the partner’s name.

The migration will divide the current VOLT supply by 1 billion. However, the users’ holdings will maintain the same USD value and market cap. Also, the process consists of a tax-free transaction sending the users’ VOLT V1 tokens to the migration address. Then, they will automatically go back as VOLT V2 tokens to their wallets.

The holders missing this migration period will have to wait up to one month to receive their VOLT V2 tokens. The team will have to manually check and approve their transactions, explaining the lengthy waiting time. Furthermore, those buying VOLT V1 after migration ends will not be able to convert them into VOLT V2 tokens.

Lastly, VOLT trades on Uniswap and PancakeSwap will not pause during migration. The only exception will be 1-2 hours at the end of the migration period.

Volt Inu Migration Benefits and Features

The primary reason for migrating to a new contract is the token’s present excess of decimals (19). Having such a long price creates technical difficulties on CEX listings. So, the migration will remove 9 decimals, thus making the listing on centralized exchanges more convenient. Lastly, those holding VOLT on CEXs will see the conversion to VOLT V2 automatically.

Another migration goal is making the VOLT token more deflationary. The token’s ETH smart contract currently comes with a 13% tax on all transfers. Out of this total tax, 4% goes to the liquidity pool. The migration should cut this tax in half. This will see the liquidity pool on Ethereum receive 2% and the other 2% will be sent directly to the burn address. The result will make VOLT more deflationary.

The migration will also help Volt Inu get closer to its long-term goal of becoming a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization). The new contract will support treasury, marketing, and development tax allocations being directed to a DAO governed wallet when the time of the transition comes. As a result, Volt Inu would have better conditions for becoming a community-managed DAO.

Volt Inu 2D Racers Game

Volt Inu also announced the release of its new game, which will engage VOLT token holders as well as any other existing crypto project. Volt Inu 2D Racers is a P2E online game that users can play in their browsers. It features free races and pay-to-play projects, which they can choose or create before paying. The game’s goal is to get crypto prizes as well as buybacks & burns for participating projects by obtaining high positions on various leaderboards.

About Volt Inu

Volt Inu (VOLT) is a hyper-deflationary token running on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Its goal is to support investments in various blockchain-based assets, such as NFTs, nodes, altcoins, staking, and stablecoin farming. Accessing a diverse investments pool enables VOLT to mitigate risk while benefiting from the possible non-correlated growth of trending assets.

For more information about Volt Inu, please follow the links below:

| Website | Twitter | Telegram | Whitepaper | Volt Inu Game |

Contact name: Jo Evans
Email: contact@voltinu.in

Velocity Global to double its workforce by empowering employees to work anywhere

DENVER, US – News Direct – 30 March 2022 –

  • Company offers unique benefits for remote work, currently employs 600+ in 47 countries
  • Company will double its team for second year running
Velocity Global to double its team in 2022


Velocity Global, the leading provider of global employment solutions, today announced that it will more than double in size throughout 2022 to help companies around the world put their people first by letting them work from anywhere. The company currently employs over 600 people in 47 countries across six continents.

“We’re doubling our team to meet the new reality for our clients and talent — anyone can work anywhere,” said Ben Wright, Velocity Global founder and CEO. “We fulfill dreams of a new way to work that puts our people in control of how they live their lives. We do it for our team as an example for our clients of how to attract and nurture the best talent in the world.”

This year, Velocity Global will add more than 600 team members, following last year’s growth in which the company also doubled in size adding more than 300. Velocity Global proudly offers unique benefits to meet the growing demand for remote work. This includes initiatives that enhance well-being and resilience to reduce work-from-home burnout, workspaces for those who need them, primary and secondary caregiver support, and of course, the opportunity to work from wherever they choose around the globe.

“What we are doing at Velocity Global is meeting our people where they are, empowering them to define who they are, and how we as an employer can be a meaningful part of their lives,” said Sarah Fern, chief people officer. “We put our people first in all of our employment practices, whether that is unlimited time off or our signature annual outreach program to travel anywhere in the world to take a coworker or client out for coffee. We work anywhere as a way of living life to the fullest, and deliver that same experience for our clients and talent around the world.”

In 2021, the Velocity Global careers page attracted more than 100,000 visits, in addition to talent who found job listings through LinkedIn or other platforms. Of these, a staggering 26,000 people applied for a job, and 300 were employed by Velocity Global.

Talent who are ready to be the CEOs of their own careers can visit the company’s careers page.

About Velocity Global

accelerates the future of work for anyone, anywhere, anyhow. Its Global Work Platform™ simplifies the employer and talent experience through its proprietary cloud-based talent management technology, backed by personalized expertise and unmatched global scale. The platform offers a full suite of talent solutions, including global Employer of Record and Contractor Management, to help companies onboard, manage, and pay talent in more than 185 countries and all 50 United States. Thousands of brands rely on Velocity Global to build international teams without the cost or complexity of setting up foreign legal entities or state registrations. Velocity Global was named a “Leader” in Global Employer of Record services by prominent analyst firm NelsonHall. Founded in 2014, the company has hundreds of employees across six continents. For more information, visit .

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Datang Announces 2021 Annual Results: Achieved Rapid Growth in Contracted Sales and Revenue Hit a New Record High; Stable Financial Situation with Sufficient Liquidity

Financial Review

(RMB million) For the year ended December 31
2021 2020 Change (%)
Revenue 11,254 10,588 +6.3%
Gross Profit 2,699 2,695 +0.1%
Net Profit 1,026 949 +8.0%
Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company 726 715 +1.5%

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 March 2022 – Chinese property developer ─ Datang Group Holdings Limited (“Datang” or the “Company”; together with the subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKEx stock code: 2117) is pleased to announce today the audited annual results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the “year”).

In 2021, under the circumstances of the intertwined influence of century-old changes and the pandemic of the century, real estate developers in China have faced unprecedented challenges. Under the new situation and new challenges, the Group can only adhere to the original intention, return to the essence of the enterprise, pay attention to the quality of operation, and create value by putting customers as the center. During the year under review, the Group achieved stable growth in results. Revenue increased by 6.3% year-on-year to RMB 11.25 billion due to the increase in delivery of projects during the year; gross profit was RMB 2,699 million. Net profit amounted to RMB 1,026 million with a year-on-year growth of 8.0%; net profit attributable to owners of the Company slightly increased to approximately RMB 726 million as compared with that of 2020. Basic earnings per share were RMB 0.53. The Board of Directors does not recommend the payment of final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021.

In 2021, the Group followed the geographical layout of 3+X, continued to focus on existing areas, consolidated the two urban agglomerations of the Western Taiwan Strait Economic Zone and Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, and established a relatively stable economies of scale. Meanwhile, the Group seized the opportunity of relocating the headquarters to Shanghai, and adopted various methods to expand into new cities including Guangzhou, Nanjing and Nanchang to further improve its regional layout in the Yangtze River Delta as well as the national layout. At the same time, the Group implemented a precise marketing strategy, and strengthened the integration of online and offline marketing methods. The Group also accelerated the pace of development and achieved rapid growth in contracted sales during the year, with contracted sales reaching a new high. For the year ended 31 December 2021, the Group’s contracted sales (including the contributions from projects of joint ventures and associates) amounted to approximately RMB50.58 billion. The average contracted selling price was approximately RMB10,255 per sq.m.

In response to the changes in the way of centralized land supply in key cities during the year, on the one hand, the Group actively studied the changes to the centralized land supply policy and its impacts; on the other hand, it also adhered to the investment standard of giving priority to cash flow indicators to efficiently replenish land reserves. During the year, the Group adopted land acquisition methods such as public bidding, auction and listing, and by forming joint ventures, to obtain a total of 24 pieces high-quality land parcels with a total planned gross floor area (“GFA”) of 6.08 million sq.m., successfully entering into the Yangtze River Delta region and Chengdu-Chongqing region and newly penetrated into three new cities, which further optimized the landbank distribution. As of 31 December 2021, the Group had a total of 146 real estate projects at different development stages in six major city clusters, with a total land bank of construction area of approximately 23.71 million sq.m., prepared for the Group’s sustainable and stable development in the coming year.

Besides property development business, the Group has businesses in investment and operation of commercial properties and hotel operation, thus diversifying the Group’s businesses. For the year ended 31 December 2021, the Group achieved a rental income of approximately RMB 91.10 million, representing an increase of 61.5% compared to 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to the additional rent from commercial space of Nanning Dynasty Tiancheng Phases I & II. The Group has eight commercial properties projects mainly located in Xiamen, Fujian province and Nanning, Guangxi province respectively. For the year ended 31 December 2021, the Group also achieved revenue from hotel operation of approximately RMB54.50 million, representing an increase of 14.0% compared to last year. The increase was mainly attributable to the improved performance of Xiamen Dynasty Ginlan Jia Hotel and Nanning Dynasty Congyue Hotel. Currently, the Group has two hotels in operation, namely Xiamen Dynasty Ginlan Jia Hotel and Nanning Dynasty Congyue Hotel.

While the performance has grown steadily in 2021, the Group continued to strengthen the cash collection from sales and the management of operating cash flow, the coordination capability of domestic and overseas funds, and improve the efficiency of capital utilization. The Group has maintained at least two fulfillments of the “Three Red Lines”, and made full use of domestic and overseas diversified financing channels. The Group continued to optimize the liability structure and well-prepared for dynamic risk warning and prevention. As at 31 December 2021, the net gearing ratio was 51.6%, and the cash to short-term debts ratio was 1.13 times, maintaining at a stable level. The Group had sufficient cash of approximately RMB5.51 billion, showing sufficient liquidity in a healthy financial position.

Looking ahead to 2022, Mr. Wu Di, Chairman of the Group concluded, “The Group will follow closely on the ’14th Five-Year Plan’ development strategy of China and continue to firmly implement the strategy of deploying urban agglomerations and cultivating metropolitan areas. The Group will grasp the trending opportunities in the new era of China’s real estate development and strive to open-up broader development room so as to further consolidate its industry and market positions and realize sustained and steady business growth. As housing demand for essential and improved housings will dominate the overall market, the Group anticipates that the Chinese government would continue to increase land supply and optimize the centralized land supply mechanism, which would lead to the overall performance of the land market becoming more rational and guide real estate enterprises into a development era of quality competition. Meanwhile, the Group will maintain good corporate governance, continuously improve comprehensive management capabilities, and enhance the construction of self-owned sales channels, ensuring that we achieve the annual sales target. Moreover, the Group will actively seek for promoting the Company to achieve steady development through introduction of strategic investors and platform resources, etc. in order to build a high-quality listed company with sustainable growth capabilities and to achieve a win-win situation for customers, employees, society, and shareholders.”

About Datang Group Holdings Limited

Datang Group Holdings Limited is a property developer in China focused on the development of residential and commercial properties in selected economic regions. Headquartered in Shanghai, the Group has expanded its business into major regions in China, including Western Taiwan Strait Economic Zone , Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Yangtze River Delta Region, Chengdu-Chongqing Region and neighboring cities, etc. As of 31 December 2021, the Group has 146 major projects in various stages of development in major cities of The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and was ranked 67th among the Top 200 Real Estate Property Developers in PRC in 2021 in terms of contracted sales by CRIC, a real estate research institute in PRC. The Group’s shares were listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 11 December 2020 and were included in the MSCI China Small Cap Index on 27 May 2021.

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Laos Confirms 2,697 New Cases of Covid-19

Covid-19 update Khammouane

Laos has recorded 2,697 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.

Savannakhet and WCS Release Baby Crocodiles into Xe Champhone Wetlands

Savannakhet and WCS Release Baby Crocodiles into Xe Champhone Wetlands.

The Savannakhet Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has released young crocodiles in the Xe Champhone Wetlands.

Some 47 juvenile crocodiles were released into the wetlands today, Lao National Radio reports.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Sousath Xayakoumman, Head of the Department of Forestry, said that the crocodiles were raised in captivity for two years before they were ready for release into the wild. 

“Biodiversity in Laos is under threat from a variety of factors, including deforestation, habitat destruction, and changing water quality or flow rate in streams, rivers or wetlands. Increasing population leads to a growing demand for agricultural land and depletion of natural resources,” said Mr. Sousath.

According to WCS, the Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) once occurred throughout Southeast Asia and Borneo but populations have declined during the past 50 years.

Under a thousand individuals now remain in the wild, with only very small, fragmented populations surviving. 

The species has been observed in Laos recently in four southern provinces, with the largest number recorded in Savannakhet and Attapeu Provinces, particularly in the Xe Champhone wetlands in Savannakhet Province.

In 2020, the government of Laos approved a community-based biodiversity conservation project in four target districts in Savannakhet, namely Champhone, Xaybouly, Sonbouly, and Songkhone. The five-year project has been implemented by WCS with support from the European Union (EU), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP).

Mr. Sousath said that the young crocodiles released today under the community-based biodiversity project would add to the population of approximately 100 animals believed to be living in the Xe Champhone wetlands.

 

Bybit appoints Alphan Gogus As Its First General Manager For The Turkey Market

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 March 2022 – Bybit welcomed senior management executive, Alphan Gogus, as the regional general manager for Turkey. This appointment is part of Bybit’s global expansion to support the emerging markets and develop a stronger presence locally with the crypto communities and regulators.

When it comes to driving growth for the crypto business, and the development trajectory towards Web 3.0, in his words, “Turkey is fast emerging as a strategic market in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The local community has adopted not only mainstream coins but also embraced other utilities such as NFTs, fan tokens and gaming in the metaverse,” said Gogus.

“Bybit’s momentous growth in 2021 was largely fueled by soaring market share in the Turkish market, and I am beyond excited to come on board at this exciting time. Our Turkish users are crypto-savvy and demand nothing short of best-in-class services and support, and the Bybit team is committed to delivering just that. My job is to put my management experience in cryptocurrency operations to use and build the best team crypto has to offer for our Turkish community,” he added.

“We want to deliver an unparalleled experience for our local users in every part of the world. As part of our global expansion plan, I am certain that with Alphan’s vision and under his leadership, Bybit will bring our next-level innovative and reliable crypto experience to our Turkish users,” said Ben Zhou, co-founder, and CEO of Bybit.

Bybit is looking forward to stemming more local presence in all promising markets with the ambition to provide a global, inclusive experience as a one-stop crypto destination. Part of this strategy includes setting up strong localized leadership teams to serve customers with unparalleled customer service. More leadership appointments can be anticipated in the near future as Bybit scales its mission to empower more crypto believers to achieve their dreams and their freedom.

Before Bybit, Gogus has worked in Huobi Global since 2019 and shortly after, as General Manager for Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine. Under his leadership, he has delivered impressive results for the expansion of the cryptocurrency business in these markets with his decade-strong experience from his previous leadership roles at other crypto platforms and startups. With a steadfast track record in the Turkish market, Gogus will bring his wealth of expertise in blockchain, digital assets and vision for the future of finance to Bybit to take its Turkish operations to the next level.

About Bybit

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. The company provides innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, an NFT marketplace as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strives to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One racing team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Virtus.pro and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) teams Borussia Dortmund and Avispa Fukuoka.

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