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HONG KONG, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HYROX has officially announced that Hong Kong will host the 2027 PUMA HYROX World Championships. The sport’s pinnacle event will take over the AsiaWorld-Expo from 10 – 13th June 2027.

The decision to bring the World Championships to Hong Kong marks a true full-circle moment for the sport. It was here in 2022 that HYROX hosted its very first event in the APAC region, welcoming fewer than 1,000 competitors. Just four years later, the city’s sixth race, a monumental success this past May, drew nearly 20,000 participants. This explosive trajectory, from those humble beginnings to becoming a global fitness powerhouse, makes Hong Kong the natural home for this pinnacle event.

HYROX continues to disrupt the mass-participation sports landscape. Following a record-breaking 2025/2026 season featuring 1.5 million participants across 95 cities, projections for the upcoming season exceed 2 million athletes. From this massive worldwide community, only the top 0.5% will earn the chance to travel to Hong Kong and battle for the ultimate title of World Champion, reinforcing HYROX’s commitment to delivering world-class, high-stakes experiences for competitors and fans alike.

Hosting this prestigious event brings significant economic value to the city, cementing its status as a global hub for sports. The PUMA HYROX World Championships represent a multi-day festival of fitness that merges elite professional racing with massive age-group participation, offering host cities a high-reward, zero-infrastructure-risk alternative to traditional sporting mega-events. With the upcoming 2026 PUMA HYROX World Championships in Stockholm expected to draw 1 million viewers worldwide, Hong Kong is poised to step into an even brighter global spotlight in 2027 as the sport’s explosive growth continues to accelerate.

Miss Rosanna Law, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said, “We welcome HYROX’s decision to bring its World Championship 2027 to Hong Kong. This choice not only showcases our capacity to host large-scale sporting events but also underscores Hong Kong’s appeal as a premier tourist destination. As an emerging and highly popular sports, HYROX and its World Championships will further elevate the sporting atmosphere and help cultivate a dynamic sports culture in Hong Kong.  We look forward to welcoming participants and their friends and families from all over the world. We hope they will share their high energy and triumphant moments with us, while also enjoying our city’s attractions and culinary delights before and after the intense competitions.”

Dr Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said, “We are excited that Hong Kong will host the PUMA HYROX World Championships 2027, the flagship finale of HYROX’s global season and the first time this premier event will be staged in the APAC region. It adds another world-class mega event to our city’s calendar and underscores Hong Kong’s standing as the Events Capital of Asia. We look forward to welcoming elite athletes and HYROX fans from around the world to Hong Kong, where they can stay longer, explore more, and experience all that our vibrant and diverse city has to offer.”

Christian Toetzke, Co-Founder and CEO at HYROX, commented, “The PUMA HYROX World Championships represent the pinnacle of our season – a moment where our entire global community comes together to celebrate athletic excellence and the sheer spectacle of hybrid racing. Hosting our 2027 season finale in Hong Kong is a historic step forward, demonstrating not only the growth of our sport in the APAC region, but also our commitment to bringing world-class hybrid racing to new global hubs. We cannot wait to deliver an unforgettable experience in this vibrant city. ”

Marwin Hoffman, VP Train Marketing BU at PUMA, said, “Our partnership with HYROX is rooted in a shared commitment to performance, and we are incredibly proud of the years we’ve spent working alongside them to grow the sport. Having recently extended our global partnership, we are more energized than ever to support HYROX’s explosive growth, and we look forward to doing that as we build to the World Championships in 2027 and beyond.”

More details on ticketing, event schedule, and qualification pathways for the 2027 PUMA HYROX World Championships will be announced soon.

For more information on the campaign, media enquiries, interviews or samples requests please contact: pr@hyroxhk.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As global legal complexity intensifies alongside rapid digital transformation and rising international standards, the quality of Indonesia’s legal profession is becoming an increasingly important determinant of the country’s competitiveness. The message took center stage at the Hukumonline Practice Leaders 2026 and Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms 2026 awards ceremony held at Raffles Jakarta.

Syamsul Maarif, Chief of the Development Chamber of the Supreme Court of Indonesia, said the future of Indonesia’s legal system would depend not merely on technological sophistication or an expanding regulatory framework, but on the integrity and professionalism of the entire legal ecosystem, including lawyers and law firms.

“In the legal profession, there are at least three forces that guide every decision we make: reason, instinct, and conscience,” Maarif said in his keynote address, titled Dignified Justice: From Digital Innovation to Global Standards Amid Legal Complexity.

Maarif said reason allows legal professionals to approach legal issues with clarity and rational judgment, while instinct helps them navigate changing circumstances and contextual nuances. Conscience, meanwhile, serves as a moral compass, reminding practitioners that behind every legal matter are individuals whose lives may be affected by the decisions they make.

For that reason, he said, intellectual capability alone is insufficient. The effective use of knowledge and technology must be guided by wisdom, ethical judgment, and a commitment to human values.

At an event themed “Leading Beyond Complexity: Indonesia’s Global Legal Edge,” Maarif said Indonesia’s legal system is increasingly aligned with global standards. He highlighted the Supreme Court’s digital transformation initiatives, including e-Court, e-Litigation, and other integrated judicial services, as key measures aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and access to justice across the judiciary.

The Supreme Court and courts nationwide handled more than three million cases in 2025, resolving approximately 97 percent of them. Syamsul said the achievement underscores the growing maturity of the judiciary’s digital transformation and its impact on the efficiency of court services.

However, he cautioned that modernization extends beyond the adoption of new technologies. Any transformation of the legal system, he said, must be grounded in integrity and guided by the principles of substantive justice.

Maarif also pointed to Indonesia’s deepening integration with the international legal community. Developments such as the recognition of Indonesian court decisions in foreign jurisdictions, Indonesia’s accession to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), and plans to establish the Indonesia Financial Center (IFC) signal a more interconnected legal landscape and increasingly complex cross-border challenges for the country’s legal profession.

In this increasingly interconnected environment, Indonesian law firms have a strategic role to play in raising service standards, strengthening specialist expertise, and developing the capabilities required to meet the evolving needs of clients at home and abroad.

“I congratulate all law firms recognized in this year’s Practice Leaders and Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms rankings. This recognition reflects the professionalism, dedication, and hard work they have demonstrated,” Maarif said.

He expressed hope that the recognition would encourage law firms to continue upholding professional integrity, enhancing service quality, and pursuing innovations that deliver meaningful benefits to society.

Hukumonline Chief Executive Officer Arkka Dhiratara said the awards ceremony was not merely a celebration of achievement, but also an opportunity to recognize the resilience and adaptability of Indonesian law firms as they respond to an increasingly dynamic and fast-changing landscape.

“Ultimately, a law firm’s success is measured not only by its reputation or scale, but by its ability to earn trust, deliver solutions, and create meaningful value for clients,” Dhiratara said.

Dhiratara said businesses and legal professionals are navigating an increasingly challenging landscape shaped by economic headwinds, geopolitical uncertainty, evolving global trade dynamics, and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. As a result, clients are demanding more than technical legal expertise, expecting advice that is delivered with greater speed, strategic insight, and operational efficiency.

Despite the headwinds, Dhiratara said the outlook for Indonesia’s legal profession remains strong. Growth in investment, the acceleration of digital transformation, and heightened demand for governance, compliance, and risk management are creating significant opportunities for law firms and legal professionals.

Hukumonline noted that an increasing number of Indonesian law firms are strengthening their market positions by deepening specialist expertise, investing in technology, and adopting service models that place greater emphasis on client needs. Collaboration has also become a defining feature of the legal market, with firms increasingly partnering on cross-border transactions, international disputes, and large-scale domestic matters.

Against this backdrop, Hukumonline continues to present its Practice Leaders and Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms awards, Dhiratara said. Now in its ninth year, the annual program recognizes legal professionals and law firms that have distinguished themselves through excellence in client service, professional leadership, and contributions to the development of Indonesia’s legal sector.

Consumers can shop major discounts on viral hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, electric shavers and more during Amazon’s biggest shopping event of the year.

NEW YORK, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laifen, the award-winning personal care technology brand known for combining high-performance engineering with modern design, today announced its Amazon Prime Day sale, offering shoppers up to 40% off select best-selling products from June 23–26. As the brand prepares to expand into new beauty categories later this year, Prime Day offers consumers an opportunity to experience some of Laifen’s most popular innovations at exceptional value.

As consumers prepare for summer travel, Laifen’s compact, high-performance beauty devices offer salon-quality results on the go. During the prime day sale event, you can save on some of Laifen’s most loved products, including their award-winning hair dryers and electric toothbrushes, that have gained a loyal following for delivering premium results at an accessible price point.

Known for combining cutting-edge technology and modern aesthetics, Laifen has become a go-to brand for consumers seeking elevated personal care experiences at home. The Prime Day sale offers an ideal opportunity for shoppers to upgrade their beauty and wellness routines ahead of summer travel, social gatherings, vacations, and everyday styling needs.

Laifen Official Prime Day deals include:

• Up to 40% off the SE 2 Hair Dryer
• Up to 40% off the SE Lite Hair Dryer
• Up to 40% off the Wave Special Electric Toothbrush
• Up to 40% off the P3 Pro Electric Shaver

As Laifen prepares to expand into two new beauty categories and further grow its next-generation hair care portfolio later this year, the brand is celebrating Prime Day with savings across its award-winning lineup while building momentum for upcoming product launches and strategic brand initiatives.

For more information about Laifen and to shop the Prime Day sale please visit LaifenTech.com and Laifen’s Amazon Storefront.

About Laifen: 

Founded in 2019, Laifen is a global personal care technology brand known for combining high-performance engineering with modern design across hair care, oral care, and grooming categories. The company first gained recognition for its proprietary high-speed motor technology, which powers its award-winning line of hair dryers. Since then, Laifen has expanded into electric toothbrushes and electric shavers, bringing innovative technologies and premium user experiences to consumers worldwide.

Command Center moves AI in global employment from advice to execution. Nine operational actions ship at launch, from salary changes to terminations to multi-country onboarding, completed in plain language across 180+ countries, in any language.

NEW YORK, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Remote People, the global Employer of Record (EOR) and HR platform named Best EOR for 2026 by G2, People Managing People, SelectSoftwareReviews, and Outsource Accelerator, today launched Command Center, the first AI assistant built to complete global hiring, payroll, and HR work, not just advise on it. Where most AI launches in the EOR category have introduced advisory chatbots and recommendation engines, Command Center ships nine end-to-end operational actions at launch, including salary changes, terminations with jurisdiction-specific legal pathways, contract amendments, and full EOR or contractor onboarding across 180+ countries.

From AI That Advises to AI That Executes

Most recent AI launches in global employment have focused on advisory experiences: chatbots that answer compliance questions, recommendation engines that suggest where to hire, cost calculators that estimate compensation, or task summarizers that surface what is overdue. These are useful tools. But they leave the actual operational work, the salary changes, terminations, onboarding flows, and contract amendments that make up the day-to-day of running a distributed team, to be done the old way, through forms and tickets.

Command Center takes a different approach. It is built to complete those actions, not advise on them. Compliance rules, statutory entitlements, and country-specific legal pathways are applied automatically inside the flow, not as a separate research step. For HR and operations teams, that collapses what was previously a multi-day process across forms, tickets, and provider back-and-forth into a single conversation that resolves in minutes.

Nine Operational Actions Available at Launch

Command Center supports the operational work HR and people-operations teams handle most often when managing distributed teams across multiple countries. At launch, users can complete the following actions in plain language:

• Adjust an employee’s salary in any of 180+ countries, with local labor law guardrails applied automatically. No need to research country-specific rules first.
• Initiate a termination, voluntary or employer-initiated, with the correct legal review pathway, notice periods, and severance calculations applied for the jurisdiction.
• Submit and route an expense through the appropriate approval workflow.
• Request time off or approve leave, with statutory entitlements applied automatically by country.
• Amend a contract with version control and local compliance review built into the flow.
• Onboard a new hire as an EOR employee or contractor, with country selection and the relevant local contract template applied.
• Generate a document from template, covering offer letters, addenda, certificates, and other recurring HR artifacts.
• Update a job title across employee records, contracts, and downstream systems in a single action.
• Get expert advice on complex employment topics across every country where Remote People operates, drawing on the same in-country expertise that powers the rest of the platform.

Additional actions will ship across the coming quarters, expanding Command Center’s coverage of the full Employer of Record (EOR) lifecycle.

Built for Action, Built for Global Scale

• Natural language input: users describe what they need in their own words. No rigid command syntax, no forms, no tickets.
• Multilingual: Command Center works in any language, matching the reality of teams that operate across multiple markets.
• Country-aware by default: labor law rules, statutory entitlements, contract templates, and legal review pathways are applied automatically based on the jurisdiction of the employee or contractor.
• Compliance guardrails: high-impact actions, including terminations and contract amendments, are routed through Remote People’s in-country experts for review before commit.
• Audit trail by default: every completed action is logged automatically with a timestamp and actor identity, producing a queryable compliance record.
• Non-destructive: cancelling at any step leaves nothing changed, so users can explore options or back out without consequence.

CEO Statement

“Most AI launches in global employment over the past year have been built to give people information. Where to hire, what salaries look like, which countries are open, what tasks are overdue,” said Antoine Boquen, CEO of Remote People. “That is useful, but it is not the work. The work is adjusting a salary in Brazil, terminating an employee in Germany with the correct local procedure, amending a contract in Singapore, onboarding a contractor in Argentina. That is what HR and operations teams spend their days on, and that is what Command Center was built to actually do. We shipped nine operational actions at launch, in 180+ countries, in any language, with compliance applied inside the flow rather than as a separate research step. That is the kind of AI announcement we believe global employment teams have been waiting for: not another advisor, but a partner that completes the operational work.”

What Is Remote People? Company Overview

Remote People is a global Employer of Record (EOR) platform headquartered in New York that helps companies recruit, employ, and incorporate in 180+ countries. EOR services start from $199 per employee per month, with no setup fees and no minimum commitments. The company covers the full hiring journey through:

• Employer of Record (EOR) services: compliant hiring in 180+ countries with full local labor law coverage.
• Global payroll processing: multi-currency, tax-compliant payroll across jurisdictions.
• Benefits administration: locally compliant health insurance, retirement plans, and statutory perks.
• HR management: onboarding, contracts, leave tracking, and full employee lifecycle tools, now accessible through Command Center’s conversational interface.
• International recruitment: an in-house team of recruiters sourcing and screening talent across 180+ countries.
• Contractor of Record (COR) and contractor management: compliant onboarding, payments, tax forms, and classification protection.
• Global mobility: work visa sponsorship, relocation, and immigration support.
• US PEO services: co-employment, payroll, benefits administration, and HR compliance for US-based employees.
• Company incorporation: entity setup in 180+ countries, typically in 2 to 6 weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Command Center?

Command Center is an AI assistant built directly into the Remote People platform. It is designed to complete operational global hiring, payroll, and HR actions, not just provide information. Users describe what they need in plain language, and Command Center executes the action across 180+ countries, applying country-specific compliance rules automatically inside the flow.

How is Command Center different from other AI assistants in the EOR category?

Most AI launches in global employment over the past year have focused on advisory experiences: chatbots that answer questions, recommendation engines that suggest where to hire, or task summarizers. Command Center is built for execution. Nine operational actions ship at launch, including salary changes, terminations, contract amendments, expense submission, leave management, multi-country onboarding, document generation, job title updates, and expert advice on complex employment topics. Compliance is applied inside the flow rather than as a separate research step.

What actions can Command Center complete at launch?

At launch, Command Center can adjust employee salary, initiate a voluntary or employer-initiated termination with jurisdiction-specific legal review, submit an expense, request time off or approve leave, amend a contract, onboard a new hire as an EOR employee or contractor with country selection, generate a document from template, update a job title, and provide expert advice on complex employment topics across every country where Remote People operates.

What languages does Command Center support?

Command Center is multilingual and works in any language. Users can type their requests in their preferred language, and the assistant responds in kind.

How does Command Center handle compliance?

Country-specific labor law rules, statutory entitlements, contract templates, and legal review pathways are applied automatically inside every Command Center flow. High-impact actions such as terminations and contract amendments are routed through Remote People’s in-country experts for review before commit, ensuring the speed of AI is paired with the local expertise that global employment requires.

What audit trail does Command Center provide?

Every completed action in Command Center is automatically logged with a timestamp and actor identity, producing a clear, queryable record of what was done, by whom, and when. The audit trail is designed to meet the accountability requirements of global employment compliance.

Is Command Center available to all Remote People customers?

Command Center is rolling out to Remote People customers as part of the platform. Customers can access it directly from the Remote People dashboard.

What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party organization that legally employs workers on behalf of another company. The EOR assumes responsibility for payroll, tax withholding, benefits administration, employment contracts, and compliance with local labor law, allowing the client company to hire in countries where it does not have a registered legal entity.

What is Remote People?

Remote People is a global Employer of Record platform that helps businesses hire, manage, and pay employees in 180+ countries without setting up local entities. The company provides compliant employment contracts, global payroll, benefits administration, HR management, international recruitment through an in-house team of recruiters, Contractor of Record (COR) and contractor management, global mobility with work visa sponsorship, US PEO services, and company incorporation.

About Remote People

Remote People is a global Employer of Record (EOR) platform headquartered in New York that helps businesses hire, manage, and pay employees in 180+ countries without setting up local entities. The company covers the full recruit, employ, and incorporate journey, with EOR, global payroll, benefits administration, HR management, international recruitment through an in-house team of recruiters, Contractor of Record (COR) and contractor management, global mobility with work visa sponsorship, US PEO services, and company incorporation. Remote People is trusted by more than 3,000 organizations including Binance, Boeing, Coinbase, Porsche, LVMH, and Bang & Olufsen, and is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 compliant. The company is named the Best Employer of Record (EOR) platform in the G2 Summer 2026 Reports with 80+ badges, and is ranked #1 in the 2026 Best Employer of Record Services guides published by People Managing People, SelectSoftwareReviews, and Outsource Accelerator.

More Information

To learn more about Remote People and Command Center, visit https://remotepeople.com.

Contact:
Pierre Pradier
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Remote People
pierre.pradier@remotepeople.com