Introducing Private Funds, Complementing End-to-End Digital Capabilities with Dedicated Offline Wealth Management Service, Creating a Digital Wealth Management Experience That Balances Flexibility with Professionalism

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 October 2026 – Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited (“Ping An Digital Bank” / “PingAnDB”) announces its expansion into high-end wealth management, making it the first digital bank in Hong Kong to enter this sector. By introducing private fund products coupled with seamless end-to-end digital capabilities and dedicated offline services, PingAnDB aims to reshape high-end wealth management customer experience. This enables customers to achieve diversified asset allocation and capture global investment opportunities, while enjoying a digital wealth experience defined by flexibility and professionalism.

According to the Securities and Futures Commission’s Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey 2025, Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management industry accelerated sharply in 2025 to reach a historic high. Total assets under management (AUM) surged 20% year-on-year to HK$42.2 trillion by the end of the year. Within this, the private banking and private wealth management business demonstrated robust momentum, with AUM reaching nearly HK$12.9 trillion—a record high. This strong trajectory underscores the accelerating demand for wealth management solutions in the region. However, traditional high-end wealth management services typically impose high entry thresholds, which may not fully satisfy the needs of all individuals who possess substantial assets and seek global asset allocation or alternative investment opportunities. Ping An Digital Bank precisely addresses this market gap by launching private fund services, combining its fully digital platform and dedicated offline wealth management services to address customers’ demands for global asset allocation and financial management.

Mr. Ronald Iu, Chief Executive of Ping An Digital Bank, said, “Ping An Digital Bank remains committed to being a user-centric digital bank. Since launching our wealth services in March 2026, we have observed strong demand among customers for diversified asset allocation and flexible wealth management solutions.

Furthermore, a recent report indicates that Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s leading cross-boundary wealth management center, which is another reason to expect increasing capital inflows to the city. Capitalising on this momentum, Ping An Digital Bank is introducing private fund products, marking our debut as the first digital bank to step into the high-end wealth management sector. Leveraging our agile digital platform and dedicated offline wealth management services, we are reinventing the high-end wealth management experience to empower customers in optimising their portfolios and achieving their global asset allocation goals.”

Ping An Digital Bank’s wealth management service is designed around user experience at its core, streamlining processes to make the investor journey simpler and more convenient. The Bank collaborates with leading global fund houses, including J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Aberdeen Investments, to offer semi-liquid fund products to customers. Going a step further, the Bank complements its end-to-end digital capabilities with dedicated offline wealth management services. In addition to offline support, the online platform offers analysis tools and trading experiences comparable to online brokerages, ensuring swift and efficient execution to deliver an all-around wealth management ecosystem.

Looking ahead, Ping An Digital Bank will continue to advance its brand vision, “Always with You, Always Ahead,” harnessing financial technology to expand its footprint in high-end wealth management. By combining personalized offline wealth services with the agility of its digital infrastructure, PingAnDB aims to provide customers with comprehensive, flexible asset management solutions, setting a new benchmark for digital wealth management in Hong Kong.

Important Notes
Investment involves risks. Investors should carefully read the offering documents of each product to understand the detailed risk disclosures applicable to the relevant products. The information contained herein is for general reference purposes only and does not constitute, nor should it be regarded as, any investment advice, recommendation, offer, solicitation, inducement, commitment, or guarantee. Private wealth management financial products, including private funds, are not regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission and are offered solely to customers who meet the professional investor requirements under the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules.

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Ping An Digital Bank

Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited (“Ping An Digital Bank,” “PingAnDB”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufax Holding Ltd (“Lufax”) (SEHK: 6623; NYSE: LU) and a member of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (“Ping An”) (SEHK: 2318; SSE: 601318). Ping An Digital Bank was granted a banking licence by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in May 2019 to offer retail banking and business banking services. Backed by Ping An’s advanced technology, Ping An Digital Bank is elevating banking experience, serving customers in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, establishing itself as Ping An Group’s integrated financial platform in Hong Kong.

De Beers Group and Chow Tai Fook celebrate Josie Ho as a true reflection of Desert diamonds — individual, resilient and naturally distinctive

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 October 2026 – On 6 October, Hong Kong actress, producer and musician Josie Ho stepped onto the red carpet for the Hong Kong premiere of The Mage 《拾荒法師》 adorned in jewellery from Chow Tai Fook’s Desert Rose Collection, created in collaboration with De Beers Group as the latest expression of the Desert diamonds campaign.

Held at MOViE MOViE Cityplaza in Tai Koo Shing, the premiere brought together cinema, style and natural diamonds for a celebration of individuality and creative expression. Josie was joined by her husband and long-time creative partner Conroy Chan, as well as The Mage co-star Iman Taheri, with all three accessorised in diamond jewellery from Chow Tai Fook.

A Natural Expression of Individuality

Known for forging her own path across film, music and production, Josie has spent more than three decades embracing roles and creative projects that resist easy categorisation. Her independent spirit finds a natural connection with the philosophy behind Desert diamonds — a celebration of natural diamonds in a spectrum of warm, earthy hues, each shaped by nature and possessing its own individual character.

The collaboration also places a spotlight on Desert Rose, the collection showcased by De Beers Group at Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong in September 2026. Inspired by the intricate formations of desert roses and the remarkable plants that flourish in arid landscapes, the collection transforms the beauty, vitality and resilience of desert life into contemporary jewellery. From delicate floral forms to warm-toned natural diamonds, each piece explores the relationship between strength and beauty — qualities reflected in Josie’s own unconventional creative journey.

“Josie has always had the courage to define herself on her own terms. Across film, music and her creative life, she has chosen her own path and built an identity that is unmistakably hers. That is what makes her such a natural expression of the spirit of Desert diamonds. No two natural diamonds are exactly alike; each has its own character, shaped by its own journey. We see that same individuality and resilience in Josie. The Desert Rose pieces feel particularly fitting for her — distinctive, expressive and designed to be worn as a reflection of who you are, rather than simply as an adornment.” — Lynn Serfaty, General Manager, Natural Diamonds, De Beers Group.

Resilience, Revealed Through Nature

The Desert Rose Collection is the latest chapter of De Beers Group’s Desert diamonds campaign in China, which draws inspiration from the diverse colours and landscapes of the desert. Just as no two natural diamonds are exactly alike, the campaign celebrates beauty that comes from individuality rather than uniformity.

As Annie Wong, Chief Operating Officer of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, said at the collection’s launch, Desert Rose “celebrates the resilience and individuality of today’s women.” Through Josie, that idea takes on an artist who has consistently pursued her own creative identity across acting, music and independent filmmaking. The collaboration continues the longstanding relationship between De Beers Group and Chow Tai Fook, a De Beers Sightholder since 1973, bringing together their shared appreciation for natural diamonds, craftsmanship and enduring design.

The Desert Rose Collection is available at selected Chow Tai Fook stores across 25 cities in China.

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About De Beers Group

Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company, with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining, sales and marketing of diamonds. Together with its partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond value chain. It is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of the Group’s strategy, underpinning a portfolio of brands including De Beers London and Forevermark, as well as pioneering solutions such as Gem Fair and Tracr, its diamond mining and traceability programmes. De Beers Group provides education and laboratory services through the De Beers Institute of Diamonds, and its Ignite team has introduced a range of technology systems for diamond sorting, detection and classification, delivering quality service and advanced technology to the diamond industry. De Beers Group is a member of Anglo American plc. For further information, visit www.debeersgroup.com.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited

Since its founding in 1929, CHOW TAI FOOK, the flagship brand of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, has been celebrated for its bold designs and meticulous attention to detail. Our commitment to innovation and craftsmanship has made us synonymous with excellence, value, and authenticity.

As a global Chinese luxury group, we blend contemporary designs with traditional techniques to create timeless pieces. Each collection reflects our customers’ stories and lives, celebrating their special moments. We aspire to inspire and captivate generations to come, weaving the story of CHOW TAI FOOK into their own.

Our brand portfolio includes the iconic CHOW TAI FOOK flagship brand, HEARTS ON FIRE, ENZO, and MONOLOGUE, offering a wide variety of products, including an expanding range of cutting-edge IP collaborations. With over 5,000 stores worldwide, we offer a seamless client journey across all touchpoints through a network spanning China and a growing number of global locations.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (SEHK: 1929) has been listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since December 2011. We are committed to delivering sustainable long-term value for our stakeholders by continually enhancing earnings quality and driving higher value growth.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 October 2026 – Since the beginning of this year, Hong Kong’s international education market has continued to gain momentum, drawing close attention from both local and international media. On 24 September, Bloomberg published a feature story examining the accelerating expansion of elite international schools into Hong Kong, in which Tianli International Holdings Limited (“Tianli International” or the “Group”; HKEX stock code: 01773) was featured. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Ming Pao interviewed Dr. Zhao Feng, General Manager of International Education at Tianli International Holdings Limited, who shared the latest progress on the preparations for the Group’s first international school in Hong Kong.

From sharing its views at an international business forum in Kuala Lumpur to steadily developing its blueprint for a school in Hong Kong, Tianli International’s path to internationalisation, “using Hong Kong as a strategic gateway to steadily deepen its presence in global markets”, is becoming increasingly clear.

Kuala Lumpur: Sharing Insights on Education Going Global on an International Business Stage
On 11 August, “Think Business, Think Hong Kong”, a large-scale overseas promotional event organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event brought together around 1,600 business leaders from Hong Kong and Malaysia, facilitated more than 300 business matching meetings, and saw 10 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed on site, making it one of the most influential trade and business exchange events in the region.

Dr. Zhao Feng, General Manager of International Education at Tianli International Holdings Limited, was invited to speak at the thematic forum “Strategic Resilience: Capitalising on Hong Kong as a Base for Regional Expansion”. He shared with business communities from both Hong Kong and Malaysia how Tianli grew from its beginnings as a school operator in Mainland China into a Hong Kong-listed education group.

“Hong Kong is a ‘super-connector’ linking Mainland China with the rest of the world, and the optimal strategic gateway for quality education brands seeking to expand into overseas markets,” said Dr. Zhao. He noted that Hong Kong’s free port regime and its locational advantages, including the free flow of capital and talent, are closely aligned with the pace of Tianli’s “Education Going Global” strategy.

On 31 August, Ms. Anna Cheung, Vice President of the HKTDC presented Dr. Zhao with a letter of appreciation, recognising that his insights provided valuable reference for participants exploring how to leverage Hong Kong to expand into the Greater Bay Area, Mainland China and international markets. The letter stands as an authoritative endorsement of Tianli’s internationalisation efforts.

Hong Kong Media Spotlight: Responding to Market Interest While Upholding Regulatory Compliance

In September, Hong Kong’s international education sector continued to attract international media attention. On 24 September, Bloomberg published a feature story on the wave of global education institutions racing to establish a presence in Hong Kong. Citing data from Colliers, the report noted that in the first eight months of 2026, education-related transactions totalled approximately HK$12 billion, accounting for more than one-third of Hong Kong’s total commercial real estate transaction volume. Official figures show that private school enrolment in Hong Kong rose by 12% in 2025 compared with 2022, while the supply of school places grew by only 6%. This gap between strong demand and limited supply has become the fundamental driver behind global education brands’ expansion into Hong Kong.

Leading Hong Kong media outlet Ming Pao gave prominent coverage to Tianli’s plans to establish its first international school in Hong Kong. The proposed site is in Hung Hom, and the school is intended to serve secondary school students.

Responding to market discussion, Ms. Sun Jinlan, Head of the Brand Department at Tianli International, said: “We are greatly encouraged by the global attention that Hong Kong’s education market has received. It reaffirms Hong Kong’s enduring appeal to families, talent and investors around the world.” She explained that the Group is actively exploring ways to extend its many years of school operation expertise to Hong Kong and global markets, while also pursuing diversified collaboration opportunities with established international education institutions.

Ms. Sun also emphasised the Group’s firm commitment to regulatory compliance: “Until we have obtained all requisite regulatory approvals and school registration, the Group will not conduct any promotion or student recruitment for the proposed school project. Hong Kong’s rigorous and comprehensive education regulatory framework is the very foundation of its internationally renowned education system.”

Strategic Rationale: The Timing and Logic Behind the Hong Kong Move

Behind the wave of attention from media at home and abroad, Tianli’s expansion into Hong Kong is not an ad hoc decision but a key move in the Group’s long-term internationalisation strategy.

As a Hong Kong-listed education group, Tianli operates more than 60 schools in Mainland China, serving over 145,000 students. The Group deeply integrates its well-established school operation and management expertise with its proprietary AI technology, empowering interactive classroom teaching and personalised after-school tutoring. Guided by its overarching “Education Going Global” strategy, the Group’s overseas business has begun to take shape. Tianli has entered into partnerships with seven education institutions in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Thailand and Laos, to provide education services, gradually building a multinational education network across Southeast Asia.

In a previous interview, Dr. Zhao Feng shared his views on industry trends: private education in Mainland China is undergoing a phase of structural transformation and upgrading, and institutions offering diversified academic progression pathways and AI-enabled differentiated teaching capabilities are well positioned to seize new opportunities. As the Group expands its international and education technology businesses, its revenue structure is also expected to continue to improve.
“Hong Kong is where global rules and development visions converge. It boasts world-class infrastructure and the free flow of capital, information and talent, while maintaining deep cultural ties with both Mainland China and Southeast Asia, making it a natural hub for education to go global,” said Dr. Luo Shi, Chairman and president of Tianli International Holdings Limited, explaining the rationale behind the move. “This is also an important reason why we chose to list in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has become a core anchor for the Group’s next phase of development.”

Looking Ahead: Opening a New Chapter of Global Development Through Steady Execution

From sharing insights at an international forum in Kuala Lumpur to envisioning an international education hub on the shores of Victoria Harbour, Tianli International’s global story is steadily unfolding. Speaking on the Group’s next steps in the Hong Kong market, Dr. Luo Shi, Chairman and president of Tianli International Holdings Limited, struck a prudent yet resolute tone: “We will proceed in a prudent and steady manner, fully respect Hong Kong’s local regulatory regime, and advance all preparatory work in an orderly fashion. When conditions are ripe, the Group will disclose project details through official channels, contributing to Hong Kong’s development into a world-leading international education hub.”

With Hong Kong as its strategic gateway, Southeast Asia as its business hinterland, and artificial intelligence technology as its growth engine, Tianli International’s “Education Going Global” journey is opening a new chapter of development.

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BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 October 2026 – “The Carbon Pursuit of Happiness” is co-produced by Phoenix Media Group, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, and Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical, and will officially premiere on October 10. Using human health and happiness in the age of artificial intelligence as its starting point, the program blends scientific evidence, cultural wisdom and humanistic reflection. Through immersive field experiences and in-depth conversations among a Phoenix TV host, leading experts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, and guests from diverse disciplines, it explores the fundamental questions facing carbon-based life in an era of rapid technological change.

At its core, “The Carbon Pursuit of Happiness” is a 12-episode documentary conversation series, with each episode running for 28 minutes. Led by Phoenix TV host Tian Chuan, the traveling team includes leading experts in TCM and Western medicine, as well as influential voices from across cultures. Filmed in China and overseas, the series combines immersive field experiences, in-depth conversations and clashes of views around 12 propositions of carbon-based life shared by all humanity: diet, breath, sleep, rhythms, fertility, childhood, emotions, work, immunity, aging, technology, and the future.

The series is tailor-made for its 12 themes, precisely matching each with ideal guests and carefully selecting unique locations and experiential activities, taking the traveling team deep into culturally rich sites in China and overseas in search of essential answers about health and happiness.

In the Diet episode, guests share chenpi tea—an infusion made from aged tangerine peel—at the Museum of Chenliji Traditional Chinese Medicines while discussing the Chinese idea that “Food and medicine share the same origin.” At Wudang Mountain in Hubei province of China, the Breath episode considers how, with each breath, life resonates in harmony with heaven and earth. In the Sleep episode, the team moves through the late-night lights of Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the sleep dilemmas of modern society. In China’s capital Beijing, where past and present converge, the episode on Rhythms revisits how earlier generations observed the heavens, set the calendar and lived in accordance with nature. In other episodes, guests express their own views: emotion is discussed amid the slower pace of Thailand, childhood in multicultural Malaysia, and immunity in Bomi, Nyingchi of China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, where the team travels over mountains and rivers to reflect in nature on the resilience of life and the limits of human immunity. In Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China—a global test bed for advanced technology—the conversation turns towards a core question: how can carbon-based life and silicon-based intelligence coexist?

Tian Chuan, the host of “The Carbon Pursuit of Happiness” and the series’s “observer of carbon-based life,” brings insight, warmth and an independent point of view. With acute empathy, questions infused with human warmth, and a delicate, natural yet poised manner of expression, she leads the traveling team across cultural sites at home and abroad, offering a warm response to the defining questions of our time through vibrant dialogue.

The series brings together leading figures in TCM and Western medicine, alongside prominent creators and influencers from a range of fields. It also introduces “A-Kang,” a silicon-based AI agent trained on a medical foundation model. Joining the conversations in real time, A-Kang offers reference opinions with big-data value on health and well-being for the happiness of carbon-based humanity. Bringing AI together with experts, scholars and cultural observers in the same space, the series creates a vivid scene of dialogue between TCM and Western medicine, guests from China and abroad, and carbon-based and silicon-based intelligence.

The host and guests draw on their own experiences to offer insights rich in human warmth and cultural depth. Discussing diet, Canadian food blogger and international food culture advocate David Klinck, who has lived in China for more than 20 years, observes: “Food is more than a form of culture; it is the meaning of life.” On sleep, former stand-up comedian Siwen, who has dealt with chronic insomnia, lays bare a common psychological predicament of modern people: “There is a kind of anxiety that is about anxiety itself—the harder you try to sleep, the less you can.”

Reflecting on childhood and the influence of the family of origin, Malaysian TCM practitioner Dr. Low Minghan offers warm encouragement: whether good or difficult, childhood remains part of our lives; what matters is living each day well in the present. In discussing natural rhythms, Qi Rui, Director of the Beijing Ancient Observatory and a science communicator in astronomy, concludes: “In the unity of humanity and nature, heaven comes first, followed by human beings. Living in harmonious resonance with heaven and earth is the ultimate way of life.”

Together, the 12 conversations reinterpret traditional Chinese approaches to health for contemporary life, explore shared health questions across cultures, and return to an essential question: what does it mean for people to live in health and happiness?

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical is a Fortune Global 500 industry powerhouse with a rich heritage, revitalizing Eastern wisdom through technological innovation. Phoenix Media Group, the largest overseas Chinese-language cultural and media group, reaches an audience of more than 2 billion people worldwide. Through “The Carbon Pursuit of Happiness” as their platform for collaboration, the two groups join forces as industry leaders, bringing Eastern health wisdom into deeper dialogue with modern science and technology, seeking answers through dialogue and embracing happiness through health.

The 12-episode documentary conversation series “The Carbon Pursuit of Happiness” will premiere across Phoenix TV’s omnimedia platforms on October 10, 2026, with two episodes airing back-to-back every Saturday at 22:00. Alongside the main feature, a diverse array of derivative content—including long-form video podcasts, short videos series, and themed live streams—will be rolled out progressively. With a global outlook, humanistic depth, and a youthful, internet-savvy tone, the program aims to engage audiences around the world.

Looking to the world while returning to the essence of life, the program explores the path to health and happiness for carbon-based life at the meeting point of scientific inquiry and humanistic care.

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