MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 June 2025 – Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, is actively expanding into social commerce (s-commerce) with its short video app called Wibes which surpassed 5.5 million users at the end of May.
The app, which launched in beta mode in March, features hundreds of thousands of short videos (up to 90 seconds long) about various products on the Wildberries marketplace, created by sellers and influencers as well as ordinary users. While watching the videos, users can add items they like to their shopping cart on Wibes, and the items appear instantly in their shopping carts on the Wildberries website or app where they can complete the purchase. This format merges entertainment and inspiration with seamless shopping.
“Wibes are the emotions and impressions that purchases evoke in us,” said Tatyana Kim, Wildberries founder and CEO. “I’ve long wanted to create a space that helps buyers get to know products better through video reviews and short articles, while also offering new opportunities for sellers and bloggers”.
S-commerce is booming globally, driven by Gen Z’s preference for engaging content, video consumption, and greater trust in influencer reviews over traditional advertising. In China, where platforms like TikTok Shop and Pinduoduo thrive, social commerce already accounts for around 30% of online sales.
Any Wildberries seller can promote their products on Wibes, either by creating their own videos or tagging items they would like influencers to promote. Influencers can then choose from the available products, create review videos, and publish them on Wibes.
Monetisation for sellers operates on a Cost Per Order model, with sellers paying a 10% commission on sales made through Wibes. Meanwhile, influencers and other bloggers regardless of their audience size earn a commission of 9.9% from sales generated via their content on Wibes from 1 June – up from an initial 5% commission at the time of the app’s launch.
Since the launch of the monetisation programme, more than 2,500 content creators have joined Wibes. Wildberries sellers have made over 18,000 products available for promotion, and users have added more than 400,000 items from Wibes videos to their shopping carts.
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About Wildberries
Established in 2004 in Russia, Wildberries is a leading e-commerce platform operating in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, while also partnering with sellers in China and the UAE. Wildberries provides a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure to support customers and sellers, along with a developed logistics network spanning more than 130 facilities and 70,000 pick-up points across its markets. As of 2025, Wildberries serves over 79 million customers and processes more than 20 million orders per day.
Construction at the 1,000 MW solar farm in Oudomxay province, Laos is 60% complete and expected to be operational by the end of 2025. (Photo: ສະຖານີວິທະຍຸ ແລະ ໂທລະພາບ ແຂວງອຸດົມໄຊ)
A 1,000-megawatt solar power project in northern Laos’ Oudomxay Province has reached 60 percent completion and is scheduled to begin operations by the end of 2025, according to provincial governor Bounkhong Lachiemphon.
During an official site inspection on 29 May, Governor Lachiemphon reviewed progress at the large-scale solar farm, which spans 2,090 hectares across seven villages in Xay and Namor districts. The project is being built by a team of around 800 technical experts and laborers.
Key milestones have already been achieved. Land clearing is 100 percent complete, while landmine clearance has reached 95.74 percent. Infrastructure development is advancing steadily, with internal roads 81.32 percent complete and electrical pole installation at 59.78 percent.
Solar panel deployment has begun, with mounting structures at 3.56 percent and panel installation at 1.89 percent. For transmission infrastructure, surveys and site confirmation have been completed for 43 pole bases.
The project is being developed under a comprehensive concession agreement signed on 12 September 2024 between the Government of Laos and CGN Energy Technology (Laos) Co., Ltd.
Phase I of the project is expected to generate approximately 1.7 billion kWh of electricity annually, enough to power about 10 million households.
Once operational, the solar energy will be transmitted to China’s Yunnan Province via the China-Laos 500 kV power grid interconnection. This will contribute to Yunnan’s energy transition and enhance regional power supply stability.
The project forms a key part of the Northern Laos Interconnected Clean Energy Base, which spans Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Phongsaly provinces. The initiative aims to establish a regional clean energy hub by integrating solar, wind, and biomass power.
This solar farm directly supports Laos’s national renewable energy targets, including the goal of achieving 30 percent renewable energy consumption by 2025. It also marks a significant step toward strengthening the country’s energy independence and clean energy portfolio.
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung takes his oath during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / POOL / AFP)
By Hieun SHIN/AFP – South Korea’s centre-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after winning a snap election, taking the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor’s disastrous attempt to declare martial law.
SHENZHEN, China, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 2025 International Image Culture Week kicked off in Shenzhen with the highly anticipated 2025 SmallRig Awards Ceremony, where 22 prestigious awards were presented to exceptional global creators.
The 2025 International Image Culture Week covers three main sections: 2025 Visionary Storytellers Industry Forum, SmallRig Awards Ceremony, and public image experience activities such as The Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions, Filmmaking Class. As one of the core events of this year’s International Imaging Culture Week, the SmallRig Awards Ceremony saw creators and guests from around the world dressed in elegant attire. The international judging panel, headed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang, made a full appearance.
Out of 3,891 submissions from 120 countries and regions, a distinguished international jury led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang selected the winning works across 22 categories, including 12 Bronze, 5 Silver, and 2 Gold Awards, as well as the Emerging Talent Award, Audience Choice Award, and Outstanding Achievements Award.
SmallRig Awards Winners List
Zhou Yang, the founder and CEO of SmallRig, Leqi Innovation, shared the inspiration behind establishing the SmallRig Awards. “This award belongs to all those who believe in the transformative power of visual storytelling and strive to make a difference through their work. We aim to foster ongoing creativity, communication, and sharing of social impact stories through visual media.” The SmallRig Image Development Fund will also be launched to promote the creation of meaningful content, facilitate exchange, and connect creators with impactful initiatives.
Additionally, Xi Zhinong, a globally renowned wildlife photographer, gave a keynote address titled “Presence Is a Photographer’s Duty.” With four decades of field photography experience, Xi spoke about the critical importance of being on-site to capture the truth of nature. Xi called on photographers to uphold professional integrity and use their craft to preserve nature: “The power of images in nature conservation lies in being present and telling the truth.”
Following the awards, the event hosted a global roundtable series titled “Dialogues on Social Impact Images.” Two themed discussions, “The Power of Storytelling in Social Impact Images” and “See It, Change It: The Potential of Impact Visuals”, included prominent guests such as Ruby Yang, filmmaker Gu Tao, German documentary award-winner Uli Gaulke, as well as scholars, authors, and media leaders from China and abroad.
Roundtable
The event also marked the launch of the SmallRig Social Impact Media Alliance, a global initiative uniting prominent media organizations to co-create, distribute, and incubate impactful visual content.
Moreover, the Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions have successfully gathered 124 proposals from creators across more than ten countries, such as China, US, Belgium, etc. These submissions feature a rich array of 18 series, 53 short films, and 53 feature films, focusing on different topics such as disability care, ecological protection, and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, all presented through various formats, including documentaries, animation, and experimental films.
To recognize excellence, the sessions awarded prizes to the top 10 works, while the esteemed Chinese independent film streaming platform CathayPlay has introduced the CathayPlay International Communication Honor at the event.
Winners of the Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions
Founded in 2013, SmallRig designs and builds complete accessory solutions including camera and phone rigs, battery, tripod and video light for content creation. SmallRig’s accessories are widely used in live broadcasting, vlogging, professional video production, and other fields supported by over two million creators worldwide. SmallRig pioneered the User Co-Design (UCD) approach and the DreamRig program, with the ultimate goal of co-designing alongside global creators to help turn their dreams into reality.
SINGAPORE, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ –Dmall (02586.HK), a leading Chinese retail digitalization solution provider, has released a new white paper in partnership with global consultancy Frost & Sullivan at NRF 2025. The report, titled White Paper on Current Status and Trends of Overseas Expansion for China’s Retail Digitalization Enterprises, marks its global premiere.
White Paper on Current Situation and Trends of Overseas Development of China’s Retail Digitalization Solution Providers
The white paper provides a detailed look into the evolving needs of global retailers and the growing role of Chinese tech providers in driving digital transformation. It highlights how Chinese companies like DMALL are offering cost-effective, scalable solutions built for high-volume, fast-moving markets — and now taking those solutions global.
“Retail digital transformation is an inevitable trend,” said Gabriel Lu, Partner and Managing Director at Frost & Sullivan Greater China. “Chinese enterprises are helping shape the next phase of global retail innovation — especially with the rise of AI.”
Dmall has spent the last decade building smart retail infrastructure in China, helping retailers digitize their supply chains and physical stores. Today, the company is applying its experience globally, integrating AI, cloud, and big data to support international retail clients.
According to the report, Asia’s retail digitalization market is projected to reach USD 13.07 billion by 2029, with a CAGR of 22.5% from 2024 to 2029 — signaling major growth opportunities.
“We’re committed to accelerating retail innovation worldwide,” said Zhang Feng, Co-founder and President of DMALL. “With our technology and experience, we’re ready to support retailers in achieving sustainable growth in the AI era.”
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Dmall (02586.HK), founded in 2015, is committed to driving retail innovation through technology, providing digital and intelligent solutions for the global retail industry. As a leading retail digitalization solution provider in Asia, Dmall covers a wide range of business scenarios, serving diverse customer segments and addressing all critical operational needs of retailers. As of December 31, 2024, Dmall provided technical services to 591 clients, such as DFI Retail Group, SM Group and Metro Group, demonstrating the widespread validation of its business model.
SHENZHEN, China, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 2025 International Image Culture Week kicked off in Shenzhen with the highly anticipated 2025 SmallRig Awards Ceremony, where 22 prestigious awards were presented to exceptional global creators.
The 2025 International Image Culture Week covers three main sections: 2025 Visionary Storytellers Industry Forum, SmallRig Awards Ceremony, and public image experience activities such as The Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions, Filmmaking Class. As one of the core events of this year’s International Imaging Culture Week, the SmallRig Awards Ceremony saw creators and guests from around the world dressed in elegant attire. The international judging panel, headed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang, made a full appearance.
Out of 3,891 submissions from 120 countries and regions, a distinguished international jury led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang selected the winning works across 22 categories, including 12 Bronze, 5 Silver, and 2 Gold Awards, as well as the Emerging Talent Award, Audience Choice Award, and Outstanding Achievements Award.
SmallRig Awards Winners List
Zhou Yang, the founder and CEO of SmallRig, Leqi Innovation, shared the inspiration behind establishing the SmallRig Awards. “This award belongs to all those who believe in the transformative power of visual storytelling and strive to make a difference through their work. We aim to foster ongoing creativity, communication, and sharing of social impact stories through visual media.” The SmallRig Image Development Fund will also be launched to promote the creation of meaningful content, facilitate exchange, and connect creators with impactful initiatives.
Additionally, Xi Zhinong, a globally renowned wildlife photographer, gave a keynote address titled “Presence Is a Photographer’s Duty.” With four decades of field photography experience, Xi spoke about the critical importance of being on-site to capture the truth of nature. Xi called on photographers to uphold professional integrity and use their craft to preserve nature: “The power of images in nature conservation lies in being present and telling the truth.”
Following the awards, the event hosted a global roundtable series titled “Dialogues on Social Impact Images.” Two themed discussions, “The Power of Storytelling in Social Impact Images” and “See It, Change It: The Potential of Impact Visuals”, included prominent guests such as Ruby Yang, filmmaker Gu Tao, German documentary award-winner Uli Gaulke, as well as scholars, authors, and media leaders from China and abroad.
Roundtable
The event also marked the launch of the SmallRig Social Impact Media Alliance, a global initiative uniting prominent media organizations to co-create, distribute, and incubate impactful visual content.
Moreover, the Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions have successfully gathered 124 proposals from creators across more than ten countries, such as China, US, Belgium, etc. These submissions feature a rich array of 18 series, 53 short films, and 53 feature films, focusing on different topics such as disability care, ecological protection, and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, all presented through various formats, including documentaries, animation, and experimental films.
To recognize excellence, the sessions awarded prizes to the top 10 works, while the esteemed Chinese independent film streaming platform CathayPlay has introduced the CathayPlay International Communication Honor at the event.
Winners of the Social Impact Image Pitching Sessions
Founded in 2013, SmallRig designs and builds complete accessory solutions including camera and phone rigs, battery, tripod and video light for content creation. SmallRig’s accessories are widely used in live broadcasting, vlogging, professional video production, and other fields supported by over two million creators worldwide. SmallRig pioneered the User Co-Design (UCD) approach and the DreamRig program, with the ultimate goal of co-designing alongside global creators to help turn their dreams into reality.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 June 2025 – Octa, a global regulated broker since 2011, conducted a survey to learn more about Malaysian traders’ security habits and behaviours, both in everyday life and in trading. Below are some insightful takeaways on how traders approach one of the most crucial aspects of their craft.
There is an old saying, ‘How you do anything is how you do everything.’ Whatever its initial source, this piece of wisdom is remarkably applicable to trading. With that idea in mind, Octa, a globally trusted and regulated broker, surveyed Malaysian traders about their stance towards security in life and trading. The survey showed some interesting correlations.
Suspended judgement According to Octa’s survey, 83% of Malaysian traders tend not to trust new acquaintances too easily. They prefer getting to know a new person for several months before entirely relying on them. The remaining 17% approach this aspect of their life in a much more nonchalant manner, saying they only need several hours or less to start trusting a new person.
This reserved attitude towards new people displayed by Malaysian traders matches their stance towards choosing a financial broker. 92% conduct thorough research and scrutinise online reviews before putting their trust in a broker, while only 8% make this decision without proper groundwork.
This symmetry in attitudes speaks volumes about people’s mentality, but the key takeaway is this: in life, as in trading, Malaysian traders tend to display a cold-headed approach. They opt for transparency and require as much information as reasonably possible before making a crucial decision, whether in their life or finances.
As a broker with a long and successful track record, Octa fully supports this stance and advises traders to test its advantageous conditions and fast withdrawals first-hand instead of mindlessly trusting advertisements. This way, traders can ensure Octa discloses all its fees and conditions without any hidden tricks—just fair and transparent trading.
A disciplined approach to finances The survey showed that 84% of traders pay their utility bills in advance, while only 16% do it at the last minute, despite having no money issues. Surprising though it may seem, this lifestyle choice does not entirely match the participants’ stance towards risk management in trading. About 30% of respondents use stop-loss and take-profit orders only when attempting an especially hazardous trade. In most cases, they rely on their intuition and experience.
It is worth noting that those who always pay their bills on time are much more likely to use risk management tools in their trading sessions. They carefully set stop-loss and take-profit orders, keep track of their equity level, and calculate potential financial outcomes before taking a position. On the other hand, 48% of those who couldn’t be bothered to pay their bills in advance tend to skip the risk management tools, trusting their gut feeling.
To sum up, traders often transfer their financial stance in life to their trading routine. In wealth management, taking a proactive stance often pays off, as you mitigate the risks and avoid unnecessary complications.
Another crucial step to mitigate risks is to choose a broker with fast and efficient withdrawals. For example, Octa taps into its extensive global expertise to ensure a secure and reliable withdrawal procedure whose efficiency is supported by thousands of user reviews.
Aspirations vs. reality When asked how they envisage their dream workplace, 89% of survey participants chose a meticulously clean, secure, and well-organised environment that emits stability vibes. Only 11% opted for a beautiful and unique, yet chaotic and unpredictable environment. This shows a very strong tendency towards an organised, disciplined approach.
On the other hand, according to Octa’s research, 68% of Malaysian traders don’t plan their trading sessions and access their trading app whenever they feel like it. This statistic reveals a distinct tendency to approach trading with a degree of nonchalance that can harm financial outcomes.
The conclusion is simple: leaning towards discipline and efficient planning is one thing, but putting this principle into practice and strategising each session in advance is much more challenging. ___
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Octa
Octa is an international CFD broker that has been providing online trading services worldwide since 2011. It offers commission-free access to financial markets and various services used by clients from 180 countries who have opened more than 52 million trading accounts. To help its clients reach their investment goals, Octa offers free educational webinars, articles, and analytical tools.
The company is involved in a comprehensive network of charitable and humanitarian initiatives, including improving educational infrastructure and funding short-notice relief projects to support local communities.
In Southeast Asia, Octa received the ‘Best Trading Platform Malaysia 2024’ and the ‘Most Reliable Broker Asia 2023’ awards from Brands and Business Magazine and International Global Forex Awards, respectively.
TXOne Networks’ OT Cybersecurity Governance Platform uniquely provides meaningful guidance on which CPS vulnerabilities legitimately require priority attention to safeguard operations
TAIPEI, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TXOne Networks, a leader in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security, today announced an expanded new version of its SageOne OT Cybersecurity Governance Platform. Already relied upon by many industrial leaders across sectors with exacting cybersecurity requirements, TXOne SageOne has been enhanced to deliver a novel capability for intelligent vulnerability mitigation.
TXOne SageOne provides a comprehensive, detailed and easy-to-understand visualization of the precise security posture of operations at any given moment
One of the most common challenges faced by (operational technology) OT cybersecurity practitioners is how to patch effectively under time constraints—making risk-based prioritization essential. TXOne SageOne uniquely integrates external intelligence on emerging threats, the specific operational context of each manufacturer and industry-standard vulnerability scoring to provide meaningful, tailored guidance to the organization’s security team. The TXOne Networks solution implements a rigorous, three-phase approach to risk-based vulnerability management:
Assess—TXOne SageOne pulls deep, OS-level vulnerability and configuration data—augmented by real-time threat intelligence—to build an accurate, context-rich view of every CPS asset’s true risk exposure.
Prioritize—Asset criticality, observed attack patterns and existing defenses are fused into TXOne Networks’ proprietary Vulnerability Situational Awareness Rating (VSAR) risk score to distill thousands of potential flaws to the few that truly demand attention.
Remediate—TXOne SageOne automatically interprets each asset’s context (device type, operational status and business impact) and prescribes the optimal mitigation path (full patching, virtual patching or just-In-time guided micro-segmentation) without disrupting production.
CPS consist of mission-critical assets and sophisticated computation and shutting down a production line to implement a patch on such a system or to undertake other protective measures in the OT network generally is not an option. Conventional cybersecurity management platforms rely on vulnerability scoring that is predicated on concepts and protocols borrowed from information technology (IT). That information is useful in OT cybersecurity—but impractical if relied upon alone. Conventional systems often indicate thousands of high-priority vulnerabilities across a large-scale manufacturing environment. A security team tasked with securing OT often is no more than 10 people, so the practical reality is the majority of alerts generated by today’s conventional systems go unaddressed.
TXOne SageOne, however, narrows guidance to a manageable number of legitimately critical vulnerabilities that demand immediate action across a given manufacturer’s OT threat landscape. Armed with a holistic, dependable overview of the truly urgent threats to its corporate environment, the security team is positioned to immediately take concrete, meaningful steps to protect people, OT assets and processes.
“TXOne SageOne represents a breakthrough in OT security governance, having been conceived and purpose-built from the ground up to address the unique cybersecurity needs of OT networks and systems—not IT,” said Dr. Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks. “The latest release introduces intelligent vulnerability mitigation capabilities that underscore this differentiation, empowering security teams with tools tailored to the specific nature of OT environments and delivering actionable insights that lead to achievable, impactful outcomes.
All of TXOne Networks’ industry-leading point products for CPS security are centrally controlled via the SageOne platform—Stellar for endpoint protection, Element for security inspection and Edge for network defense. As the central hub for all TXOne Networks security offerings, SageOne brings Element, Stellar, and Edge into seamless collaboration to deliver unified visibility, centralized control and optimized vulnerability management. TXOne SageOne provides a comprehensive, detailed and easy-to-understand visualization of the precise security posture of operations at any given moment.
TXOne Networks offers cybersecurity solutions that ensure the reliability and safety of industrial control systems and operational technology environments. TXOne Networks works together with both leading manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators to develop practical, operations-friendly approaches to cyber defense. TXOne Networks offers both network-based and endpoint-based products to secure the OT network and mission-critical devices using a real-time, defense-in-depth approach. www.txone.com
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