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Vihari Jewels’ new flagship store opens at Paragon amidst the ongoing pandemic

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – Fourth generation private jeweller, Vihari Sheth-Poddar is ready to bring her eponymous brand, VIHARI JEWELS, to the next level with the opening of its 1340 sqft store at Paragon Shopping Mall, in the heart of Orchard Road. With the opening of a flagship store, Vihari hopes to evolve her brand from an in-the-know business to one that will be accessible to everyone and introduce the beauty of coloured diamonds to more.

Founded in 2006, VIHARI JEWELS has created a niche market for discerning clientele who values heirloom pieces composed of rare, opulent, one-of-a-kind, investment grade stones. More recently, the brand has also started offering a seasonal line of trendier jewellery that, while more affordable, still boasts rare stones that will carry their value across generations. Founded and designed by ex-model Vihari Sheth Poddar, the mother of three brings whimsicality, uniqueness and muted glamour to her collections inspired by travel.

The store was envisioned to feel like a museum and designed to be a creative space, simulating an industrial mine – the heartbeat of where gemology and jewellery begin, so that customers have the opportunity to learn about the origins of the various stones. With an island bar taking centre stage on the shopfloor, Vihari hopes customers would feel relaxed and comfortable to hang out in store, whether it’s jewellery shopping or whiskey tasting.

To celebrate its flagship store’s opening, VIHARI JEWELS has launched another exciting collection this holiday season with a glamorous and luminescent selection of pieces that are reminiscent of the brand’s commitment to celebrations and festivities while being enveloped in familial love.

Titled “The Eternal Orchid”, the collection pays homage to Singapore’s national flower – the Vanda Miss Joaquim, to celebrate the jewellery house’s very first boutique in the city that has become home to its founder. Inspired by the orchid’s rare attribute of exhibiting symmetry which mirrors the exceptional symmetry found in VIHARI JEWELS’ diamonds, the 7-piece collection showcases bold and sophisticated pieces with understated glamour. Orchids also served as the muse as they can thrive for up to a hundred years in the right environment – considered a lifetime to plants; similar to the lasting power of natural diamonds that are forever.

Hailing from a long line of jewellers, Vihari credits her father as her greatest mentor and her brother as her reliable partner who is responsible for the sourcing and cutting of all the diamonds she uses, giving her an edge over other jewellers. “The pandemic has led to certain constraints, especially on cross-border travel, but it has also given rise to new ways of doing business, hence I felt it was the right time to expand my business and reach out to more customers who are looking for alternative assets investments. We have also used this time to establish a strong digital presence and focused on customer relationship management,” Vihari shares.

With the ongoing Covid19 pandemic and the decline of large-scale events, Vihari notes that there’s been a shift in consumer behaviour when it comes to gems and trendier, quirkier and less formal pieces are more in demand and the jewellery house continues to create conversation pieces that are perfect for intimate gatherings.

Tying old traditions with new memories, the 15 year old jewellery house looks set to herald a new dawn with more engaging lifestyle events and one-of-a-kind designs at its new location. Vihari also aims to educate clients on how to select jewellery and provide consultations for those who would like to know which pieces are a good fit for their private collections.

About VIHARI JEWELS

VIHARI JEWELS is the eponymous fine jewellery label created by Vihari Sheth Poddar in 2006. Headquartered in Singapore, with a base in Hong Kong, VIHARI JEWELS specialises in meticulously crafted heirloom pieces which showcases the beauty of the exquisite stones that the house sources around the world for. The design aesthetic of the brand is classic contemporary and counts many of Singapore’s social elites among its customers.

Operating initially as a by-appointment-only boutique, VIHARI JEWELS served as an in-the-know jeweller with a penchant for acquiring extremely rare coloured diamonds, Colombian emeralds and Burmese rubies. The brand launches its first flagship store at Paragon, at the heart of Orchard Road, at the end of month, expanding its collections and clientele at a prominent location.

VIHARI JEWELS is located at 290 Orchard Road, Paragon Shopping Center, #01-21 (S) 238859

Tel: 6732 2877

Website: Vihari.Sg


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LESSO Upgrades its Brand Strategy in the Hope of Accelerating Development in the Next Decade

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media Outreach – 6 December 2021 – China Lesso has upgraded its brand strategy comprehensively, unveiled a brand-new logo, and sped up its pace towards Branding 4.0 on its 35th anniversary.

Throughout the long history of human development, the relationship between human and nature is one of the main universal themes that evolve constantly. Impacted by social development, balancing environmental sustainability and social progression has become the core of daily life for Chinese citizens. For people’s well-being, it is imperative to build green, livable, and efficient ideal cities.

 

China Lesso (https://en.lesso.com/) believes that the world will be a better place while all sectors of society work together to build a healthy and organic human environment and living space. To achieve the Big Ideal, Lesso shall adhere to new brand values of “Focusing on product quality, insisting on creativity, creating high-value products and services for society”, and to fulfill its brand promise of “Striving for a sustainable, healthy and beautiful life”. It is hoping to gather insight across the industry to create a wonderful living space for people to live in harmony with nature. China Lesso will continue providing high-quality building materials as well as household products and services for human-nature coexistence, helping upgrade cities and residences, and exploring the potential for sustainable urban development.

 

China Lesso has also explicitly stated its brand positioning and strategic orientation for a promising future. In the next decade, China Lesso is committed to becoming a global group for manufacturing and supplying piping and building materials and offering an eco-industrial platform for humanistic environment and living spaces. Giving full play to its core values as much as possible, China Lesso will facilitate the construction of humanistic and healthy green buildings with high-quality pipelines, building materials, and home furnishings. In addition, China Lesso will also endeavor to optimize the construction of urban infrastructure and promote sustainable urban and town development; strengthen intelligent industrial management and support the modernization and upgrade of traditional industries; and provide high-quality technical products and services for national megaprojects.

 

In terms of visual identity, the redesigned logo not only extends brand equity with 35 years of history, it also brings forward new connotation, which better illustrates the trends of modern design. It consists of two components, “LESSO” in English and “Liansu” in Chinese. For the innovative design of the English logo, China Lesso was inspired by its brand slogan “Envisioning the better, Building the future”, and adopted a circle as the framework of the English logo to highlight the characteristics of the pipeline industry and create a great sense of visual coordination.

 

To fully embody the concept of “Envisioning the better, Building the future”, Lesso has incorporated every English letter into the circle, with all right-angle corners of letters softened, to greatly enhance brand affinity. In addition, the proportions between letters are optimized with well-designed spacing to improve integrity and legibility of the brand name.

 

For the design of the Chinese logo, China Lesso chose to unify the width of each stroke visually by weakening the traditional sense brought by the contrast of the width of strokes and increasing the sense of modernity. The design technique of the English letters was also adopted for the stroke design of the Chinese characters to integrate them with the perfect circle to augment the large rounded corners feature, which works with the affinity of the font and shortens the distance between the brand and consumers.

 

In terms of color optimization, red is an important brand visual asset of Lesso. Therefore, China Lesso retained the colour red as the theme and made the tone more conspicuous by increasing its brightness and saturation, which reduces the traditional industrial sense that the color normally conveyed to us, making the brand stands out among other brands at first glance, and improving Lesso’s brand recognition. Learn more about Lesso’s rebranding from this video: https://youtu.be/UX5AltnPWmM

 

The brand upgrade channels China Lesso’s good expectations for brand and social development. In the future, China Lesso will move forward with practical actions, and constant innovation, providing better urban construction and living space for everyone, building green, livable, and efficient ideal cities, gathering wisdom and strength of the whole society, and striving for sustainable healthy and beautiful life.

#ChinaLesso

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WNFT – Hong Kong’s First Full Range NFT Service Provider Supporting Artists and Investors to Create Values

“Tai Chi” Lead Vocal Mr. Patrick Lui – Cross Generation NFT

Sold Out Quickly in 5 minutes on The Pre-Sale Website

Warrant Holders Pushed up The Prices 210-fold

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – As the NFT (non-fungible tokens) hype cascades worldwide, local band Tai Chi’s vocalist Patrick Lui has ridden on the wave to create his first-ever NFT collection with the support by WNFT Agency, a specialist in Crypto Art production and NFT minting. The collection tokenized 38 pieces of Lui’s works which have been presented in his 38 years music career. They include the Shure SM58 microphone used in a concert, costumes of the band’s anniversary concert and motion images. The NFT creation is aimed to pass on the legacy of local Rock’N Roll music.

 

The first batch of Patrick’s NFT collection was auctioned on 3rd December 2021 at the bottom price of ETH 0.0038. All tokens were sold out in 5 minutes on the world’s largest NFT marketplace Opensea. The price of auction items No. 6, 8, 9, 13, 17, 21 and 33 has been pushed up by 78 folds (equivalent to ~ETH 0.3, or HKD10,324) while items No. 19 and No. 38 had a 210-folded increase in price (equivalent to ~ETH 0.8, or HKD27,530). Upon receiving the good news, Patrick Lui expressed his appreciation,”The results are so encouraging. I’d like to thank WNFT for its genuine support for artists and for helping me to enter the NFT world. Indeed, this is a shot in the arm for both the art and culture community and the token community.”

 

Thanks to WNFT’s support, Patrick is having his second batch of NFT works in the pipeline, continuing to pay tribute to local popular music culture. 

 

Patrick Lui NFT Collection: https://opensea.io/collection/patricklui2021

An Arts Collaborative Platform – Bringing together Yip Yiu Chung, Snow Chung and Patrick Lui to Work on NFT

 

Further to the success of Patrick’s NFT debut, WNFT Agency is working with local famous musician Yip Siu Chung and sand drawing artist Snow Chung to produce their NFT collection, which will make the agency’s portfolio much more diversified.

 

Arts has no boundaries. The WNFT team has high hopes for the outlook of the growing collaborative platform. The team has been supporting artists to create their personal NFTs while exploring possibilities of collaboration with professionals from various areas. As a facilitator, WNFT has connected Yip Siu Chung, Snow Chung and Patrick Lui to co-create a NFT collection, which will be an unprecedented, cross-sector collaboration, as well as a big event in the arts and culture arena in 2022. 

 

WNFT: Providing One-Stop NFT Service & Exclusive Solution for Artists

WNFT is dedicated to nurturing a culture which embraces the NFTs and the development of arts & culture in Hong Kong, and taking advantage of blockchain technology to create NFT projects for both individuals and companies. The tokenization of artwork contents and the information of corresponding creators and collectors makes each NFT unique, irreplaceable and intellectual property rights protected. Apart from NFT minting, WNFT Agency offers a full range of services from shelving, management to legal service.  It also serves as a business consultant for artists, giving necessary support such as market analysis and devising development roadmap, with an aim to help artists harness the market of digitalization, enhance their publicity, profile and personal brand values in the art market.  It is WNFT’s mission to create more opportunities and to inspire.

 

A Cross-Disciplinary Team with Well Recgonized Expertise and Strength

NFT involves processes of minting, release, promotion and marketing & sales, which are undertaken by professionals with expertise in design, Fintech, law, brand marketing and more.  At WNFT, CEO Samuel Cheung leads a full-fledged team consisting of heavy-weighted professionals and experts from the related fields, supported by a high caliber legal service unit. All members are committed to optimizing service delivery as well as the benefits to be brought to the artists they work with.

 

NFT is not just about minting tokens, but an effort to develop a sustainable brand for an artist in the NFT world. Sonny Ng, NFT Creative Expert at WNFT, tells a successful brand story of his digital art creation– Sonny’s R Studio HK, in partnership with Hanson Robotics, produced Sophia Facing the Singularities, in which robotic technology and AI are applied to integrate physical artwork and digital artwork into a NFT. The internationally recognized artwork, meant to explore the meaning of consciousness and life in natural history, was sold for HKD 5 million (base price HKD 3.8 millions) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Contemporary Art Day Sale in October this year. 

 

With the view to encourage more artists to break the convention and enter the era of digitalization, WNFT will earmark 10 percent of its revenue for injection of an Arts & Culture Development Fund to nurture a culture embracing blockchain-based tokenization of art and the art & cultural development in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the WNFT will grab the untapped opportunity to develop NFT games. It is planning to concentrate its efforts and resources on the NFT gamification of personal growth programs in the coming year. Its goal is to get connected with Metaverse in three years, leading Hong Kong to move forwards in the thriving virtual space.

 

About WNFT Agency

WNFT Agency is a fast-growing NFT casting platform, co-created and operated by a full-fledged professional team with a wealth of experience and expertise in design, branding, laws and Fintech. It takes advantage of blockchain technology, along with strategic digital marketing strategy to provide one-stop NFT services ranging from minting, shelving, promotion, sales, to management. WNFT’s vision is to go on Metaverse, leading Hong Kong’s art community to embrace the virtual space with unlimited possibilities.

Official website: www.w-nft.io

#WNFTAgency

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SunMirror AG: Latitude 66 Announces High-Grade Cobalt Intercepted at K9 Target

ZUG, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 6 December 2021 – SunMirror AG (“SunMirror”; Vienna Stock Exchange: ROR1; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: ROR; Düsseldorf Stock Exchange: ROR; ISIN CH0396131929), is pleased to advise that Latitude 66 Cobalt Limited (“Lat66”), which is in the process of being acquired by SunMirror, today announced the discovery of a new high-grade cobalt zone at its 100%-owned Kuusamo Schist Belt Cobalt-Gold-Copper Project in Finland. This new high-grade discovery is located approximately 23 kilometres south-west of the existing K1 resource zone.

The intercept returned from the diamond drill hole (51.7 metres @ 0.44% Co, 0.24 g/t Au, 0.07% Cu from 123.2 metres) is thick, relatively shallow and inclusive of an exceptionally high-grade zone (8.3 metres @ 1.02% Co). This new prospect remains open in all directions.

Thomas Hoyer, CEO of Lat66, stated: “This is a very significant initial result, testing one of three known geophysical anomalies in the area. We will commence down hole electromagnetics to gain a better understanding of the local prospectivity and establish high potential drill targets with the aim of expanding this intersection and to test the other two anomalies.

Mr Hoyer added “The Finnish Geological Survey has previously performed extensive scientific research in the region targeting battery minerals and this additional high-grade intersection, 23 kilometres south west our existing K1 resource, underpins our belief that the Kuusamo Schist Belt hosts a series of high-grade cobalt zones.”

Dr Heinz Kubli, CEO of SunMirror, stated that: “This high-grade intercept and discovery of a new mineralized zone, reinforces our view that Latitude 66, which holds 9400 square kilometres of exploration permits in Finland and an existing cobalt resource, has the potential to be a significant part of the sustainable and ethical supply of critical raw materials for the EU as part of the green transition.”

In June 2021, The International Energy Agency published a report estimating that in order to achieve the goals agreed at the Paris Climate Agreement, the demand for Cobalt will grow 21 times by the year 2040. Such unprecedented growth in demand will require substantial volumes of material originating from new mines. Finland today has 3 cobalt refineries and is the second largest refiner of Cobalt after China. Additional sources of supply of cobalt from within Finland feeding this Cobalt refining capability, together with available renewable energy to drive the mining and refining process, will help to enable the EU to have a secure domestic sustainable and ethical supply of low carbon footprint cobalt.

The detailed exploration update is available for download on the sunmirror website ( www.sunmirror.com ).

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About SunMirror AG

The SunMirror Group invests into pre-production mineral exploration assets with a focus on battery metals, iron ore and gold deposits in developed markets for the purpose of evaluation and exploration with the aim to either produce minerals at a later stage or sell those properties. The company’s shares (ISIN CH0396131929) are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (ticker: ROR1) and the Düsseldorf and Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For further information, please visit: www.sunmirror.com.

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Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery announces plans to develop Australia’s first-ever renewable diesel processing and storage facility

The facility will produce renewable fuels with lower carbon emissions than conventional fossil fuels by utilising local feedstock.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery Pty Ltd, an Australian-based company, today announced plans to develop a renewable diesel processing and storage facility in the country. When in full operation, the facility aims to produce 500,000 tonnes per annum of renewable fuels with lower carbon emissions than conventional fossil fuels. This will position Australia as one of the major renewable fuel producers and exporters in the world, which is in support of Australia Government Policy to forge a sustainable future.

 

While the exact location has yet to be announced, the facility will cover more than 20 hectares in land size and will be located close to adequate port infrastructure, as the primary countries for exporting renewable diesel will be the United States and Europe to meet the rising demand of renewable fuels in both regions. Sherdar is currently in the final stages of engineering governmental discussions and receiving relevant approvals for the project.

 

Some of the considerations in mind in determining the eventual site were availability of supporting infrastructure and sufficient qualified local workforce. This project, estimated to cost 600 million USD, will be looking to hire 120 people for plant operations and will create job opportunities for more than 600 people including raw materials suppliers and those working in logistics.

 

The facility will adopt the Shell Renewable Refining Process that can input a wide range of animal fat, seed oil and waste greases as feedstock to produce high quality renewable fuels. This advanced technology can process 100% biofeeds into profitable renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel with Shell’s hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) technology.

 

Amon Aslanov, CEO of Transasia Minerals Ltd (one of the main project lead drivers) says of the project, “We are eager to get this project started as this will be a huge opportunity for us to establish a hub in Australia for export of renewable diesel to other parts of the world. The benefits of renewable diesel are clear – it is the cleaner and higher performing alternative to petroleum diesel – and this affirms our sustainability commitment to produce renewable fuels with lesser impact to the environment, with Australia as our preferred site location. With the support of the government, we also hope to contribute job opportunities to the local workforce.”

 

About Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery Pty Ltd

Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery Pty Ltd is a special purpose investment vehicle recently established in Australia by Transasia Minerals group in order to locally develop the Bio Refinery project and be responsible for the full scope of its management and operations.

About TransAsia Minerals Ltd

Transasia Minerals Ltd is a privately owned investment company, with main focus on mining, oil & gas and energy sectors, with head office in Jakarta, Indonesia and representative offices in Singapore and South Africa.

For more information on TransAsia Minerals, please visit: http://www.transasiaminerals.com/home/.

#Sherdar

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Youth Co:Lab “Hong Kong Dialogue” Promotes Holistic Youth Health

Regional Dialogue to Inspire Youth Leadership Building an Inclusive Society and Developing Social Creativity

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – Co-led by Citi Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), the 2021 Youth Co:Lab Hong Kong Dialogue took place last week themed “Youth’s Wellbeing and Health”. The event brought together hundreds of educators, social workers, government officials, social entrepreneurs and young people to examine critically the health and wellbeing issues affecting young people in Hong Kong. Various perspectives, ranging from policy, service and social innovation to finding solutions for building a more inclusive and pluralistic society, were explored through online seminars, creative experiential workshops and interactive sharing sessions.

Officiating at the opening session of the Hong Kong Dialogue were: Mr. Chris Fung, Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong SAR Government; Ms Susan Kwek, Managing Director and Head of Operations & Technology at Citi Hong Kong; Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi, Programme Specialist of Youth and Civic Engagement of the United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub; and Mr. Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

 

Hong Kong Dialogue is one of 11 Youth Co:Lab national dialogues being held around the region this year. Youth Co:Lab, which was co-created in 2017 by Citi Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is the largest youth social entrepreneurship movement in Asia Pacific and aims to drive a shared agenda for Asia-Pacific countries to empower young people to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mr. Chris Fung, Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong SAR Government remarked: “Youth is an exciting yet turbulent stage in life, especially when it is coupled with the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Government has spared no effort to handle the mental health needs and wellbeing of our young people.

The Government has been adopting an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach towards mental health. Other than treatment, we also focus on promotion, prevention, early identification, timely intervention, and rehabilitation. In doing so, we rely not only on the support of our healthcare professionals, but also of other key stakeholders in the society, including professionals in the social welfare and education sectors.”

Ms Susan Kwek, Managing Director and Head of Operations & Technology, Citi Hong Kong, said: “We are excited to bring Hong Kong Dialogue to the city and to engage youth social entrepreneurs and people from different walks of life together to discuss their opportunities as well as the social challenges that the city is facing. Citi Foundation will continue investing in Youth Co:Lab to reach more young people across the Asia Pacific, to deepen mentorship capacity for youth entrepreneurs through the Springboard program and to engage ecosystem partners in the development of young people’s future skills training.”

Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi, Programme Specialist of Youth and Civic Engagement of the United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub, remarked: “The inspirations we receive and actions we take today will ensure we are better placed to respond to the challenges of tomorrow.”

“Under the new normal, it is inevitable that people will be under pressure to adapt to a new lifestyle. We hope the Hong Kong Dialogue can create a platform to bring the issue of youth mental health and well-being to the forefront, and find answers together,” said Mr. Hoi Wai Chua, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. “In recent years, we have noticed young people expressing their aspirations through different creative approaches, engaging in social innovation and community programmes. We hope this year’s Hong Kong Dialogue will showcase the multi-faceted nature of young people.”

Youth Co:Lab “Hong Kong Dialogue” was held from December 3 to 4. The event included a series of online seminars, sharing sessions and creative experiential workshops to explore how young people can prepare themselves to cope with adversity and rise to the challenges of the new normal. It also covered the impact of social innovation and how it can help build a resilient society.

A number of scholars in the field of adolescent mental health were invited to attend the keynote session, including Professor Eric Chen, Chair Professor of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Dr. To Siu Ming, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). In the keynote session, the two academics shared their key research findings on the stress and mental health risks young people face in the context of social change, as well as innovative ways in which society can reconnect to its young people.

 

Young social entrepreneurs from different parts of Asia Pacific and young people with non-mainstream aspirations were invited to share their experiences on how to live out their values through different forms of social innovation and contribute to the promotion of social inclusion and diversity. In addition, a number of local social innovation groups organized a variety of creative experiential workshops, utilizing music, art, and sports to explore issues of youth wellbeing and mental health.

 

Over the last four years, Youth Co:Lab has been implemented in 28 countries and territories across the region, reaching over 202,000 participants. The initiative has benefitted more than 9,500 young social entrepreneurs and helped launch or improve nearly 1,240 social enterprises. Youth Co:Lab has also established partnerships with more than 200 key ecosystem players to strengthen the Youth Empowerment Alliance.

 

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This year’s Youth Co:Lab “Hong Kong Dialogue”, with the theme of “Youth’s Wellbeing and Health”, has now successfully concluded. The two-day event explored mental health and wellbeing issues faced by young people in Hong Kong from multiple perspectives, and developed a spirit of co-creation, promoting holistic health, and finding appropriate solutions to build an inclusive and pluralistic society.

Officiating guests, facilitator and speakers of the keynote session:

(Upper row from left to right) Mr. Hoi Wai Chua, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service; Mr Chris Fung, Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health, Hong Kong SAR Government; Ms. Susan Kwek, Managing Director & Head of Operations & Technology, Citi Hong Kong and Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi, Programme Specialist of Youth and Civic Engagement, United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub.

(Lower row from left to right) Mr. Wong Kin Wai, Anthony, Business Director, HKCSS; Prof. Eric Chen, Chair Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong; Dr. To Siu Ming, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Mr. Cliff Choi, Business Director, HKCSS.

Citi Foundation

The Citi Foundation works to promote economic progress and improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world. We invest in efforts that increase financial inclusion, catalyze job opportunities for youth, and reimagine approaches to building economically vibrant cities. The Citi Foundation’s “More than Philanthropy” approach leverages the enormous expertise of Citi and its people to fulfill our mission and drive thought leadership and innovation. For more information, visit www.citifoundation.com

Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) works to promote a just and inclusive society by promoting collaborative efforts among NGOs in service planning and development, facilitating cross-sectoral partnership, advocating equality, justice, social integration and a caring community. The Council has now become an umbrella organisation of over 490 Agency Members that provide quality social welfare services for those in need through service units all over Hong Kong.

Additional information may be found at www.hkcss.org.hk | Facebook: www.facebook.com/hkcssfans

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP

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Hong Kong Successfully Hosts the 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine for the First Time

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – The 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine (WCCM), one of the world’s largest academic events in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), was successfully held in Hong Kong for the first time at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 4 December 2021.

Officiating guests including: the Hon Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People’s Republic of China (6th from left), Mr. C Y Leung, GBM, GBS, JP, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the People’s Republic of China (4th from right), Mr. Tan Tieniu, Vice Director of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R. (4th from left), Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, JP, Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The People’s Republic of China (3rd from right), Dr. Chui Tak-yi, JP, Under Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The People’s Republic of China (3rd from left), Dr. Ronald Lam, JP, Director of Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The People’s Republic of China (2nd from left), Dr. Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former Director-General of the World Health Organization (2nd from right), Ms. Feng Jiu, Permanent President of Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association (5th from left), Mr. Tommy Li Ying-sang, Chairman of the Federation of the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Chinese Medicine Traders Association (1st from right), and Professor Lyu Aiping, Dean of School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University (1st from left) joined hands to kick off The 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine.

The 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine

 

Thanks to the bidding efforts of the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association, which is a member of the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador (HKCA) programme, initiated by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), in collaboration with the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS), the hybrid event attracted more than 2,000 TCM academics and experts, generated over 3.8 million views from over 60 countries and regions.  

 

As physical gatherings resumed for the first time since the pandemic started, WCCM provided a platform for participants to engage in meaningful dialogue, covering TCM practices, benefits, opportunities and challenges, and the development potential of TCM.

 

Mr. Ma Jianzhong, President of WFCMS, said, “We are pleased to host this edition of WCCM in Hong Kong for the first time. Embracing Chinese philosophy and culture, Hong Kong is the ideal place for academic and cultural exchanges to explore the way forward for furthering the global development of TCM, and its role in combating the pandemic through collaboration between practitioners and public sectors.”

 

Mr. Sang Binsheng, Vice President and Secretary General of WFCMS added, “Hong Kong is renowned for being the ‘World’s Meeting Place’ thanks to its globally accessible and convenient transport network, large-scale world-class venues, facilities and professional services. We look forward to gathering again in Hong Kong and navigating the future of TCM development together.”

 

With its unrivalled fundamentals, Hong Kong is the core international city in the Greater Bay Area, a super-connector in the Belt and Road Initiative, and the ideal platform to promote TCM on the global stage.

 

HKTB Executive Director Mr Dane Cheng said, “Hong Kong enjoys unique geographical and cultural advantages, and is the ideal destination for international conventions. Many such events have taken place recently, demonstrating Hong Kong’s ability to host large-scale global events safely and efficiently. Apart from TCM, Hong Kong will continue to leverage the city’s advantages as an East-meets-West showcase to promote the very best of Chinese heritage.”

The congress received extensive support from government and industry bodies. The National Administration of TCM and the Hong Kong Food and Health Bureau acted as advisors, and it was organised by the WFCMS, along with the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association and the WFCM (Hong Kong) Council Members Association as local hosts.

 

Hong Kong – A World-Class Medical Convention Hub

Hong Kong is a cultural melting pot, bringing together the best that the world has to offer, demonstrating the true definition of ‘East meets West’, even in the field of medicine. With its high global professional standing in medical science, Hong Kong plays a bridging role to contribute to the further development of TCM, as well as many Western medical disciplines.

 

This winter, the city will also play host to key medical conventions, including the International Annual Congress of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA) 2021, and the Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium (HKIDEAS) 2021, both of which are led by Convention Ambassadors of the two organisations under the HKCA programme.

About the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador (HKCA) programme

Initiated by the HKTB, the HKCA programme brings together distinguished leaders from business and professional bodies to make Hong Kong the premier choice for regional and global meetings, conventions and exhibitions. HKTB provides comprehensive professional support and services to HKCAs, from event planning, bidding and preparation to execution. For more details, visit www.mehongkong.com/hkca.

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Man Charged for Theft of Fencing Along Laos-China Railway

Fencing along the Laos-China Railway
Fencing along the Laos-China Railway.


A man in Vientiane Capital has been formally charged by police for the theft of fencing along the Laos-China Railway.