The US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J Kritenbrink will visit Cambodia and Laos from 1 – 7 May.
Breaking the NFT mold – Liquidity launches LQT IDO Launchpad update
Liquidifty platform is one of the best BNB NFT marketplace and a Launchpad with a focus on utility in projects and collectibles, offering a wide range of events and investment tools in crypto like INO, IDO, airdrops, and others.
The interface of the platform is very friendly and simple – anyone can easily trade NFTs, create NFTs or its own NFT-store in a few minutes.
The highest-ranking NFT collections on the platform: GameFi projects like Drunk Robots, and Cyber City, as well as the gaming guild Skill Guilds and the NFT launchpad Equinox.
Cross-chain Opportunities
Liquidifty allows you to sell or/and buy NFTs from the BNB chain and Polygon, very soon Ethereum, Avalanche, Fantom and others will be implemented. We are also developing cross-chain oracles that will analyze prices for NFTs on different blockchains and estimate the price of each NFT held by the users.
Individual artists can also easily create NFT collections and list them on Liquidifty. All assets are traded in BNB, Liquidifty (LQT), Metal and Polygon so far.
NFT Marketplace
With Liquidifty you can create an NFT-store for your project and make it custom by changing the appearance, description and attached links to your sources – the page is completely yours. Liquidifty specialists will support you during all the stages: from the launch to the analytics of the sales and more.
You can mint anything in one minute: 1/1 or multi-edition, song, movie, whatever you want with flexible royalties and changeable prices.
Liquidifty provides additional marketing support and sales mechanics like Mystery boxes, gleam campaigns, ama sessions and whitelists.
Launchpad
LQT Launchpad is a place where users can earn money by participating in IDOs, INOs, and Airdrops from the most anticipated GameFi, DeFi, and NFT projects. Users can also participate in weekly cash prizes and get tickets for Private sales.
To become a LQT Launchpad member, you need to buy NFT on the Liquidifty marketplace and hold it until you want to get special bonuses. There are Gas, Liquid, and Solid NFT-cards, which refer to three statuses for LQT Launchpad membership.
LQT Launchpad members can buy, sell, and trade these NFTs on the open market as they see fit.
Marketing Activities
Liquidifty team provides not only tech but also marketing and sales support. You will be offered collaboration with games for marketing exposure, additional promotion from influencers and paid socials, activities to raise the engagement and sales for your project.
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Tiger Bank leads successful real-world professionals into the world of Web3 The actual exchange of assets in the virtual world for real resources

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Web3, also known as the Third-Generation Web, differs totally from Web2 world. Web2 is dominated by tech giants, and everything is centralized and controlled by specific companies and organizations. However, with the vigorous development of blockchain technology, the world of Web3 has arrived, and decentralized services and products are gradually extended, in which builders, creators and participants can take part in the formulation of game rules. “Forbes” reported in January this year that the number of users of Web3 products worldwide has exceeded 10 million.
Holding “Tiger Bank NFT” and getting two increasing added-value plans
To help NFT enthusiasts who want to get a seat in the Web3 world as soon as possible, the project team has designed complete long-term value-added plans when the project is released. Therefore, relevant added value can continue to increase with the participation and interaction of the holders. This mechanism stems from the project’s unique “salary mechanism” – each NFT has its “salary leaderboard” besides its rarity, called “TigerDollar”.
These TigerDollars obtained in the Web3 world can be actually exchanged for real-world resources. For example, holders can pay TigerDollars for NFT master lecture tickets. If the holders have their own NFT projects, they can also by paying a certain amount of TigerDollar to get the resource support from the project party.
The first added-value plan is “community support”, which is a community that gathers successful people from all walks of life. As long as the holders join the Tiger Bank community, through the mechanism and communication activities designed by the project party, they can rapidly establish a personal network in Web3, where there are business partners and success stories, and holders from all over the world. This strong community also provides each other with opportunities and business potential to explore different regions and countries.
The second added-value plan is “game value-added”. The project party will hold various tasks in Discord. Holders can earn “TigerDollar” for their tigers through tasks. By interaction and participation, they can get more community support.
Tiger Bank was founded by Eagle Sky, an Asian digital marketing group. So Tiger Bank is not only a brand or project but also an experienced marketing and project management team. It is active in the marketing field of both Web2 and Web3. In the future, it will continue to support its NFT holders with valuable services and actions in the web2 world.
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VPBank announced important business plans and targets for 2022 at AGM

At the AGM, VPBank was given a go-ahead by its shareholders to issue/offer its shares to staff under the ESOP scheme, and at the same time carry out the plan to further strengthen its capital via the share issuance from equity and the private placement with a strategic investor.
30 million of treasury stocks, accordingly, will be available for the bank staff at the preferential price of VND10,000 a share. Meanwhile, the bank decided to distribute 50% stock dividend to existing shareholders, using the bank’s undistributed profit after tax and reserve. The total value of the share issuance will increase the chartered capital from VND45.06 trillion to VND67.43 trillion.
In addition, the private placement worth up to 15% of the chartered capital to strategic foreign investor, once completed, will eventually bolster the bank’s chartered capital to VND79.33 trillion. The bank will accordingly lift its foreign ownership limit to 30% of the chartered capital to accommodate the private placement to the foreign investor accordingly. The proceeds obtained from the share issuance will be utilised to enhance VPBank’s financial and management capabilities, in order to extend the operation scale of the bank to serve growing credit demand.
Within the scope of the AGM, VPBank was also permitted to go through with the acquisition of OPES Insurance Company to expand its business lines to non-life and health insurance, to pair with its current life insurance business collaborated with AIA Vietnam. On the other hand, the bank will contribute VND20 trillion towards its securities arm of ASC – a subsidiary obtained earlier in the year, to tap into the investment banking and wealth management segments.
Aiming high for the year, VPBank set its business targets for 2022 with total assets growing at 27 per cent to VND697.4 trillion, credit growth at 35% to VND518.4 trillion and profit before tax bolstering by 107% to approximately VND29.7 trillion.
Last year, VPBank recorded a consolidated profit before tax of VND14.36 trillion, an increase of 10.3% year-on-year. Its total assets grew by 30.6 per cent to VND547.4 trillion while credit to customer jumped 18.9% to VND384.03 trillion, accomplishing 111% and 102% of the annual target, respectively.
About VPBank
Established in 1993, VPBank is currently one of biggest private banks in Vietnam. The bank operates in wide ranges of business including retail banking, corporate banking, wealth management and consumer finance. The objective of VPBank is to become a top-ranking retail bank among joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam in terms of business scale, market share and service quality. On that basis, VPBank shall make the highest profits for its shareholders, create stable jobs and career development opportunities for employees, and make considerable contributions to the State Budget and to the general development of the economy and society as well.
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Schneider Electric: New Research Uncovers Edge Computing Challenges and Highlights Strategies for Future Proofing Edge Capabilities
- Responses from more than 1,000 global IT professionals and decision-makers reveal drivers of edge computing deployments, challenges, and solutions for maintaining resilience, connectivity and supporting digital-first connected operations, that are secure, reliable, resilient and sustainable
- Edge computing is a critical enabler of a transition to digital-first connected operations.
- Designing, planning, building and maintaining the technology capabilities necessary to support the transition to connected operations can be challenging — from lack of access to skilled individuals for implementation and maintenance, to concerns around managing edge infrastructure at scale.
- Resilient, secure, sustainable resources, remote software and digital service solutions, and trusted partners are critical to overcome the challenges and succeed at the edge.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 April 2022 – Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today unveiled findings from a newly commissioned IDC White Paper entitled, Succeeding at Digital First Connected Operations, that highlights the power of edge computing in enabling the shift to a digital-first world. The white paper details responses from over 1,000 IT and operations professionals across industrial, healthcare, education, and other verticals as well as a series of in-depth interviews with industrial enterprises. Respondents were global, representing firms in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, The United Kingdom, India, and Ireland. The organizations ranged in size from 100 to more than 1,000 employees. Responses provided insights about the factors driving edge investments, the challenges firms faced while deploying to the edge, obstacles to continued investment, and strategic recommendations to future-proof edge capabilities.
“As organizations seek to create new or improved experiences for customers and to become more operationally efficient, improve safety and security, and become more sustainable, they are leaning more on digital technologies. The white paper examines the crucial role that edge computing and edge deployments play in enabling digital-first, connected operations,” says Chris Hanley, SVP, Commercial Operations & Global Channels, leading edge commercial strategy, Schneider Electric. “It highlights strategies that IT professional and decision makers can adopt to future proof their edge computing capabilities to support remote, connected, secure, reliable, resilient, and sustainable operations.”
Edge computing is one of the major enablers of a digital-first paradigm. In fact, the most common use cases of edge infrastructure include cybersecurity systems to monitor the operational network locally as well as storing and processing operational data to bring it to the cloud. Further, when organizations were asked why they were investing in edge computing to support these workloads, respondents cited, “improve cybersecurity” (50%) and “systems resiliency and reliability” (44%). Yet, there are various challenges that organizations must overcome to ensure their edge infrastructure, and thus, their connected operations, are resilient and reliable. Despite the promise of the edge, many organizations report connectivity and power outage concerns. In fact, 32% of respondents have experienced a “lack of connectivity or slow connectivity” with their edge deployments. Further, 31% have experienced a “utility power outage or power surge lasting more than 60 seconds.”
Challenges to overcome when transitioning to digital-first connected operations
1) Security: Physical and cybersecurity concerns are high when connecting operations. This concern will require systems and processes that are tailored for this new paradigm. Yet, once connected to the cloud, the power of operational data can be harnessed to drive a host of new and enhanced use cases. Such data can enhance collaboration in the enterprise and enable remote operations capabilities that result in labor efficiencies while ensuring companies have resilient, remote operations capabilities.
2) Skills: The workforce needs to have the right skills to execute across technology settings and to be able to build alignment internally to drive change. This focus will require companies to engage with new ecosystem partners inside and outside of their organization.
3) Reliability: As more of the local operations capabilities are directly supported remotely through the connected edge, reliability is a critical concern.
“Resilient edge resources are the foundation for shifting to digital-first, connected operations,” said Jennifer Cooke, Research Director, Edge Strategies, IDC. “Organizations will become vulnerable if and when their technology fails. To future proof edge deployments, leaders must develop a strategy that addresses concerns, such as cybersecurity and connectivity issues, and ensures access to the skills required to maintain resilient edge infrastructures.”
How organizations can future-proof edge capabilities to support their transition to digital-first connected operations
- Resilient, secure, sustainable power and connectivity resources: By including resilient power and connectivity resources early in the edge planning phases, companies can reduce the risk of downtime.
- Remote Monitoring and Management of edge resources at large scale: The ongoing management of edge infrastructure at scale will challenge all organizations. Having the
right skills in the right place at the right time will be difficult if not impossible. Ensure that your edge resources are equipped to support continuous remote monitoring and autonomous operation. - Trusted partners that can provide the necessary skills for the above edge resources: Consider trusted partners to provide industry best practices and service in situations or locations where it is not economically or physically feasible to do it yourself. Trusted service partners can often predict problems before they occur. Further, look for partners that also have a commitment to sustainability since among those surveyed, 82% cited commitment to sustainability as a selection criterion for edge solution providers
As a trusted partner and full solution provider, Schneider Electric works closely with customers in designing their strategies to ensure certainty, resiliency, security and sustainability throughout the design, deployment and management at the edge via:
- Resilient, secure, connected and sustainable physical infrastructure solutions for any edge environment – delivering certainty in a connected world;
- A cloud-based monitoring and management platform EcoStruxure IT providing remote visibility including security, data-driven insights and recommendations, reporting capabilities and digital service capabilities; and
- An integrated ecosystem composed of IT Technology alliances, a global network of trusted experienced channel partners and service engineers as well as rules-based design tools.
Download the entire IDC White Paper, sponsored by Schneider Electric, Succeeding at Connected Operations with Edge Computing, doc #US48982222 , April 2022) here.
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EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture and platform. It delivers enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity for customers. EcoStruxure leverages advancements in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity to deliver innovation at every level. This includes connected products, edge computing control and apps, analytics, and services. EcoStruxure has been deployed in more than 480,000 sites, with the support of more than 20,000 system integrators and developers, connecting over 1.6 million assets under management through over 40 digital services.
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Yong Tai Berhad: Encore Melaka unveils exciting live entertainment performances to usher in the return of theatre
- Yong Tai will collaborate with local and international artists to produce various live shows at Encore Melaka Theatre as it reopens on 30 April 2022
- The Group will continue to pursue collaborations with local production houses to push for the creative live entertainment shows
- Encore Melaka will serve as a one-stop solution for venues and sales channels to marketing strategies and will be able to cater for all event staging needs
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 29 April 2022 – Yong Tai Berhad (“YTB” or “Group” or “Company”) has strategically positioned itself to tap on the return of the public to theatres as the reopening of society created an unprecedented demand for in-person and shared experiences.
Yong Tai’s strong engagement with various production houses that feature local and international artists and performers allowed the Group to collaborate with various performers to produce exciting, diverse and various live shows at its Encore Melaka Theatre this year. The Group also offers flexible packages to help local production houses get back on their feet after two years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
YTB’s Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Zoe Tan, said, “The uniqueness of Encore Melaka has given us the leverage to produce various live shows in collaboration with artists via its unique features. Encore Melaka is a world-class theatre engineered using the latest technology. The performance is presented in a new genre, and innovative art production – a 360-degree rotating auditorium and 4 main stages comprising a water & mist stage, lifting platforms, a multi-storey stage and Yarn houses and are well equipped with advanced audio and also a 3D video mapping projection. The theatre gives a truly amazing experience to every audience who visits.”
The Encore Melaka show lineup is filled with exciting names and diverse performances. Among some of the live entertainment, art and cultural shows that have been scheduled up until December 2022 include “Mending the Broken Sky“, a Chinese music and drum theatre produced by arts outfit Orang Orang Drum Theatre, “Mentega Terbang“, a Malay language movie presented by Anomalist Production and “Will you marry me?” , a music talk show presented by Toh Harnniann.
There are other strong lineups of performances until September. These include the likes of “Tanjong” (Malay Theatre), “Tribute to Terese Teng & Fei Yu-Ching” (Chinese Concert), and the English theatre entitled “Emily of Emerald Hill” which runs from June to the mid of September.
The live performances slated to be performed in Encore Melaka is diverse, ranging from whimsical music and drum theatre, film, concert, talk show, piano recital and many more. To find more on the live performances scheduled, the audience can go to the link attached here: https://encore-melaka.com/show/.
“These live entertainments that we bring will help provide the “shared experience” that is missing during the pandemic. Sales of the tickets have been on track, and we see a lot of interest in these live shows despite the absence of foreign tourists. As we continue to reopen our international border and ease the process to travel into Malaysia, this will drive the recovery of our theatre business,” Datuk Zoe said.
While the Group has previously focused on the Impression Series, the strategy has shifted towards a broader range of live entertainment, art and cultural shows using its state-of-the-art theatrical capabilities.
On top of that, the Group will also leverage its strategic location and multi-event venues such as multi-purposed halls, gardens, VIP lounges, seaside, hostel and many more that inspire and revitalize the audience with the best experiences. These venue spaces are well-infrastructured, and it is ready to gain momentum.
Encore Melaka Theatre can accommodate various events, including live streaming programmes, grand launching, beauty pageants, movie premiers, film shoots, award ceremonies, seminars, exhibitions, conferences and corporate events. At the same time, the other venue spaces can cater to many mega-events such as charity runs, triathlons, competitions and festivals.
According to Datuk Zoe, enquiries regarding the availability of Encore Melaka events have increased with the reopening of the economy.
“We have received a lot of enquiries on the availability of Encore Melaka for events at the beginning of this year. There are a lot of plans, such as 2 mega-events – City Drift in June 2022 & Year-end countdown in December 2022 that are in the pipeline. Both events were able to draw domestic and international tourists’ visits to Encore Melaka.” she said.
Beyond positioning itself as the venue for events, Encore Melaka will serve as a one-stop solution for all event staging needs and even cater for outdoor activities and marketing and ticketing sales. From superior audiovisual solutions, 3D-video mapping projections, outstanding stage design, and high-quality multimedia production to marketing and promotional activities and ticketing sales, local production houses can leverage the collaboration with Encore Melaka to produce engaging, entertaining live performance shows.
For event enquiries, please contact Encore Melaka event team +606 277 6657 / +606 277 7718. For more information, please visit www.encore-melaka.com
About Yong Tai Berhad
Yong Tai Berhad (“Yong Tai” or “Company”) is a Bursa Malaysia Main Market listed company whose core business is in tourism-related property development.
Yong Tai has successfully transformed into a Melaka-centric township property developer via its integrated 138-acre Impression City (RM7.7 billion GDV), featuring first-of-its-kind Impression Melaka via a 30-year licensing agreement. In addition, this iconic tourist landmark showcases large-scale live cultural music performances (the first Impression Series outside China).
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PolyU supports startups to translate industry-recognised research excellence into societal impact
Grand Rise Technology wins environment award from JUMPSTARTER
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 April 2022 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) puts a strong emphasis on the societal impact of its educational, research and knowledge transfer endeavours and encourages the PolyU community to translate research excellence into real-world applications for the benefit of society by establishing startups. Not only do PolyU startups excel in different disciplines, but they also gain industry recognition with outstanding performance in various competitions. Most recently, Grand Rise Technology Limited (Grand Rise Technology) entered the final round as one of the top 10 teams and won the Environmental Impact Award in the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2022 Global Pitch Competition.

Grand Rise Technology Limited, a PolyU startup, recently developed the CareCoatexTM Pro Ultra bio-based anti-microbial coating, and manufactured the CareCoatexTM bio-based anti-microbial FFP2 3D face mask in collaboration with a partner, to meet the huge demand for safe and eco-friendly anti-microbial products from the general public and different industries.
Professor LI Pei, Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology at PolyU, said, “It is very encouraging that the research team received an award in this major competition. We have been devoted to turning our research excellence into positive impacts with the aim to contribute to society. Under PolyVentures, the University strives to create a conducive and enabling environment for knowledge transfer endeavours through launching different funding schemes, organising activities such as seminars and mentorship programmes, and providing co-creation spaces with facilities and incubation support for startups. These initiatives facilitate our interaction with industries, investors and stakeholders, and help us grow.”
Co-founded in 2019 by Professor LI Pei and Mr Tenny LAM, a PolyU DBA student, Grand Rise Technology developed a novel technology based on the patented core-shell particle technology platform, enabling a new class of amphiphilic core-shell nanoparticles for a wide range of anti-microbial coating applications.
The nanoparticle anti-microbial technology developed by the research team has multiple features: it will not release toxic chemicals which are harmful to the human body; no toxic chemicals will be leaked into the ecosystem, contaminating water and other natural resources; it is developed for prolonged protection.
People are now more concerned about hygiene than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Grand Rise Technology recently developed the CareCoatexTM Pro Ultra bio-based anti-microbial coating, and manufactured the CareCoatexTM bio-based anti-microbial FFP2 3D face mask in collaboration with a partner, to meet the huge demand for safe and eco-friendly anti-microbial products from the general public and different industries.
CareCoatexTM Pro Ultra is eco-friendly, bio-based and has long-lasting anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties (including against COVID-19). It is also engineered with ultra-high rub resistance, enabling the coating to be highly resistant to water, bleach water and alcohol, providing much longer protection. CareCoatexTM Pro Ultra is specially designed for clinics, hospitals and laboratories, and is suitable for frequently touched areas such as door handles and elevator buttons. CareCoatexTM Pro Ultra is currently being used at a hospital under the Hospital Authority and is now available for various applications.
As for the CareCoatexTM bio-based anti-microbial FFP2 3D face mask, the outer layer fabric is processed using the CareCoatexTM technology. The mask is anti-viral (including against COVID-19 and Influenza A), substantially lowering the possibility of cross-infection arising from the mask coming into contact with the human body or other objects. Jointly manufactured by Grand Rise Technology and Foshan Nanhai Plus Medical Company Limited, the brand-new mask meets the European FFP2 standard. The mask has recently been launched in Shanghai and will be rolled out in other markets.
Mr Tenny LAM, CEO of Grand Rise Technology Limited, said, “I am most grateful that PolyU proactively supports innovative research and knowledge transfer activities to help build a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem, providing us with strong support in terms of resources, technology, experience and networking. Furthermore, when we were preparing for the JUMPSTARTER competition, PolyU’s Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office fully backed us with invaluable professional advice from formulating the overall strategy to preparing for the business pitch.”
The achievements of Professor LI Pei and her research team have been highly acclaimed throughout the years, earning various international awards, including the Gold Medal in the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2021 and the China Functional Nanomaterials Best Investment Value Award (First Prize) in the CHInano 2021 Conference & Expo. In 2020, Grand Rise Technology was granted funding of HK$3 million in total from the PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund Scheme in 2020 and 2021 to drive the company’s business growth.
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Laos Confirms 315 New Cases of Covid-19
Laos has recorded 315 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.