HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 June 2023 – DYXnet, the wholly-owned subsidiary of VNET Group (NASDAQ: VNET), was named the winner of the Bronze Stevie® Award for Innovation in Digital Transformation – Telecommunications Industries in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. The awarded solution, DYXnet SASE, is a cloud-native network and security solution to safeguard distributed workforce, which has ensured seamless operations for enterprises during the pandemic, and cope with the trend of cloud adoption in the modern business world. The awards ceremony is being held virtually today (27 June).

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognise innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for global achievement for 21 years. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges. DYXnet won the award among over 800 nominations from organisations across the Asia-Pacific region this year. This is the second time DYXnet has received the coveted award since the first was awarded in 2021 for its outstanding MPLS & SD-WAN hybrid network solution.

The awarded solution, DYXnet SASE, combines network and security functions to safeguard businesses from malicious attacks and data breaches while optimising network capabilities in a cost-effective manner, unleashing productivity anywhere, anytime. This solution has met the urgent need for secure connectivity for companies that adopt a hybrid working model during the pandemic. Moreover, it also responds to the needs of modern distributed organisations, coping with the trend of enterprises moving towards cloud digital transformation.

“We are honoured to be recognised by one of the world’s premier business awards,” said Joe Sze, Group Director, Product and Service Management of DYXnet. “DYXnet SASE solution combines network and security, two complex domains of expertise. We offer a unique advantage to customers by providing them with superior network connectivity, coupled with partners from top-notch brands in cybersecurity. Our flexible and customer-centric services cater to the specific needs of cloud-first enterprises, modernising their network infrastructure and security measures, ultimately unlocking the true value of digital transformation.”

In addition to the international accolade, DYXnet has also received local recognition from a prominent business award in Hong Kong this year. In April, DYXnet won the “Most Outstanding Digital Transformation Service Award of the Year” at the HKCT Business Awards 2023, organised by the Hong Kong Commercial Times. As a leading carrier-neutral network service provider in Greater China, DYXnet has cultivated in the industry for over 20 years and is dedicated to providing best-in-class global connectivity and ICT solutions for enterprise customers in the regions, including enterprise network services such as MPLS and SD-WAN, cloud services, data center services, and cybersecurity solutions, and gradually extends its service portfolio to meet the growing market demand of enterprise customers, striving to become the trusted partner in their digital transformation journey.

For more information about the awarded solution, please visit https://www.dyxnet.com/hk/secure-access-service-edge-sase.

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About DYXnet

DYXnet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VNET Group (NASDAQ: VNET), is one of the leading carrier-neutral network service providers in Greater China with over 20 years of solid experience. It is committed to providing customers with disruptive technologies and services, including enterprise network solutions like MPLS and SD-WAN, cloud solutions and data centre services. Among the first ICT service providers in the region to have obtained ISO certifications, including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 20000-1, and ISO 9001, DYXnet is also one of the first official members of the China Cross border Data Telecommunications Industry Alliance and one of the first SD-WAN service standard drafting units.

As a NASDAQ-listed company and leading carrier-neutral Internet data center and hybrid cloud services provider in China, VNET has gone further by forming a sub-brand “NEOLINK” in April 2021, which integrated DYXnet with its five product lines, including Data Center, Network Products, Hybrid Cloud, Bare Metal and O&M Management Services in providing a suite of diverse solutions for customers in achieving full-cycle digital transformation. DYXnet aims to deliver innovative solutions with the foresight to identify the evolving needs of customers and communities.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 June 2023 – The impending Global Web 3.0 Technology Summit, hosted by Smart Finance in Hong Kong on July 20, 2023, marks a significant event of the industry. It is convened with an objective to explore the implementation and evolution of Web 3.0 technology across sectors such as gaming, NFTs, and RWA. Esteemed participants ranging from globally recognized institutions, GameFi startup teams, to renowned Web 2.0 game studios will grace this assembly, fostering a profound dialogue on the game industry’s transformation to Web 3.0 through efficacious solutions and technology models.

Smart Finance, a capital operations platform centered around automatic strategy protocols for gaming and NFT products, has catered to an impressive base of over a hundred thousand users. The platform has garnered investment from a multitude of global entities, including but not limited to Chronos Ventures, Cipholio Ventures, ZBS Capital, Chain Broker, CryptoDep, Vadym Piholenko, Gagarin Crypto, Gcrypto Media, Top 7 ICO, Bitwired, and Magic Enterprises. Moreover, the SMART token has successfully been listed on numerous exchanges, encompassing Gate, MEXC, Bitget, amongst others.

The forward-looking and pragmatic discourse of the summit promises to bestow valuable insights and guidance for the future trajectory of the gaming industry. In the context of Web 3.0, the gaming sector stands at the cusp of a revolutionary era. As an authority on automatic strategy protocols for gaming and NFT products, Smart Finance will stay attuned to the development and application of Web 3.0 technology, vowing to provide its users with superior investment and wealth management services.
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Nexus International School (Singapore) collaborates with SPARKD to bring brain fitness to a school in Asia for the first time and pioneering a programme specifically for young children.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 June 2023 – In a collaboration between Nexus International School (Singapore) and SPARKD, brain fitness was brought to a school in Asia for the first time. This project combined the expertise of Sarah Cole, Head of Primary Physical and Health Education at Nexus, and Anna Milani, Founder and CEO of SPARKD, the leading brain fitness gym hub in Singapore, to co-create an innovative brain fitness programme for young children. Not only was this a partnership between two industry experts, it was also an opportunity for two good friends of over ten years to pursue a common goal of exploring new realms and investigating innovative ways to improve learning and the overall wellness of individuals.

Before this project, SPARKD’s training had only been used in US schools and amongst top athletes and rehab centres within Asia. Milani shares, “SPARKD aims to enhance brain and body performance at any stage and level. We want to bring this type of training and experience to a wider audience – this time, with young children.” Through the teamwork of the duo, they successfully used the interactive boards from SPARKD to provide gamified experiences that left the young Nexus learners roaring with laughter and buzzing with excitement while building cognitive-motor skills through a variety of memory, pattern, matching, sequencing and reaction activities through its dual-task technology.

Cole was particularly excited to bring this opportunity to Nexus as it echoed the innovative, transdisciplinary and play-based approach she uses in her Primary Physical-Health Education classes. “PE is not just about sports – it’s about the health of the whole child,” Cole shares, “We know that physical and mental health are interrelated, just like relational, emotional and environmental factors are too.” As the conversation around well-being shifts from purely physical to the wellness of the mind as well, research has found that there is an intersection between movement and how it stimulates the senses to collect information for the brain to analyse. Studies have shown that active children tend to perform at a higher level of academic readiness; this is further supported by the results collected from the Nexus learners in this collaboration, with over 70% of them increasing or maintaining the same results for their focused attention and episodic memory, demonstrating an improvement in cognitive development.

This project has been an incredibly rewarding experience, not only reflecting the way both Nexus and SPARKD strive to push forward with new and innovative ways to approach learning while incorporating technology, but also the drive that Cole and Milani have towards helping people improve. The duo are looking to expand upon the great reception and results of this collaboration by finding more opportunities and audiences.
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Nexus International School (Singapore)

Nexus International School (Singapore) puts its learners at the heart of everything they do. The school offers the IB curriculum to children aged 3-18 years old, taking a holistic approach to learning that nurtures well-rounded and confident learners. Instead of asking the traditional question, “What do you want to be?”, Nexus asks its learners, “What problems do you want to solve?” Conscious of the ever-changing future, Nexus encourages its learners to push boundaries and make mistakes as they explore innovative possibilities and work towards attaining their personal goals and aspirations.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 June 2023 – YUP, the credit payment platform created by Singaporean startup Finture, introduces a range of innovative financial products for Southeast Asia in Hong Kong. These products facilitate the financial needs of Hong Kong residents and foreign domestic workers, who frequently travel to Southeast Asian countries, as well as respond to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. During the initial stage, Finture will launch a “Remote Repayment” credit card designed for foreign domestic workers, allowing the cardholder’s relatives to make local purchases in Indonesia, with the cardholder repaying the expenses in Hong Kong. As a result, it eliminates complex, costly, and time-consuming banking procedures, making it convenient for tens of thousands of foreign domestic workers and their families.

Foreign domestic workers promptly remit wages to their families back home in Indonesia. According to statistics, there are about 500,000 foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong, of which 98% are from Indonesia and the Philippines. Donny Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Finture, said, “Individuals from Indonesia, the Philippines, and other South Asian countries have relatively modest spending patterns in Hong Kong and no income records in their home countries. They face challenges in acquiring bank accounts and credit cards, which affect the convenience and quality of life for themselves and their families. YUP’s emergence aims to leverage financial technology to uplift people’s living standards, ensuring that everyone is eligible to have access to easy, convenient, and affordable financial products.”

Founded in 2021, Finture has emerged as a prominent provider of digital bank and credit payment services in Southeast Asia. Its first product, YUP, has quickly become one of the most popular consumer finance APPs in Indonesia. With the support of major investors such as MindWorks, YUP is now ready to introduce this widely accepted product to the Hong Kong market, implementing the integration of consumer finance under China’s Belt and Road initiative.

In response to the popularity of Southeast Asian countries as favored destinations for Hong Kong travelers, YUP is developing an e-wallet that can be used in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and China. This new product aims to meet the diverse needs of individuals, enabling them to enjoy a hassle-free consumer experience wherever they go. Credit records, expenditures, telecommunications and other data would be integrated into a unified system that will facilitate comprehensive credit assessments. Gavin Guo, CFO of Finture, said, “YUP will also expand its capabilities to meet the investment and cryptocurrency-related needs of the target audience.”

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About Finture

Finture is a Singapore-based fintech company that has offices in Shanghai, Singapore, and Jakarta. Established in 2021, Finture operates its digital bank and credit payment business in Southeast Asia, and is set to expand its presence to Hong Kong in 2023. Finture believes everyone is eligible to have the access to easy, convenient, and affordable financial products. Cooperated with local financial institutions and fintech companies, Finture has achieved exponential growth since launching its first product YUP, which now has become one of the most popular consumer finance APPs in Indonesia,especially among the working class people.

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About Donny Zhang, Finture’s co-founder and CEO

Co-founded Finture in 2021, Donny has over 15 years of working experience in Fintech, financial services and investments. Before that, Donny graduated from the University of Sheffield and worked in strategic consulting at Accenture. In 2015, Donny joined 360 Group as a strategic investment manager, focusing on the development of financial technology in markets such as China, Southeast Asia and South America. He has led investment and research on digital banking and startups in multiple global markets, contributing to the growth and fundraising of 360 Group’s financial business, 360DigiTech. His efforts played a crucial role in facilitating the successful listing of the company on the NASDAQ stock exchange (NDAQ: QFIN) in 2018.

After that, Donny was appointed to the role of southeast business CEO of 360DigiTech, expanding business in Jakarta. Recognizing the untapped opportunities in Southeast Asian banking services, he embarked on the founding of Finture, focusing on digital banking as a means to provide consumer financial payment products tailored to the needs of the working class people.

SEOUL, KOREA & HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 June 2023 – Korean beauty, also known as K-Beauty, has left an indelible mark upon the world of beauty from introducing sheet masks, BB creams, and serums to people’s daily skincare routines. A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, and South Korea’s biggest beauty company Amorepacific Group signed agreement in Seoul, Korea to further strengthen the collaboration between the two companies to entice customers around Asia with K-beauty.

Malina Ngai, CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe), is excited about the agreement, “Our strategic partnership with Amorepacific Group started in 2019 and we’re excited to take it to the next level. K-beauty products are globally lauded for their use of creative ingredients combined with science-backed formulas. We have observed that K-beauty is widely searched, and we continue to see steady increase in demand not only in Asia but also in Europe.”

“For the A.S. Watson Group, we recorded a strong double-digit sales growth for overall K-Beauty products in the 12 months. Leverage our extensive O+O (Offline plus Online) retail platforms across Asia and Europe, I am excited about this strategic partnership with Amorepacific Group to enable our customers to access and experience an even wider range of quality beauty products inspired by the beautiful Korean culture.”

Sangmok Lee, President of Amorepacific Group, said, “Through strengthening our partnership with A.S. Watson Group, we are poised to forge advantageous synergies between two industry leaders to effectively respond to the increasing diverse needs of customers in beauty care.”

Ngai continued, “We are also aware of the evolving needs of eco-conscious customers hence we will work together with Amorepacific to introduce clean beauty products that minimise environmental damage.”

Double-Digit Growth Opportunity in K-Beauty

According to recent report[1], global K-beauty products market generated USD8.3 billion in revenue in 2021 and it is projected to reach USD18.32 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2022 to 2030. This highlights the significant potential for the K-beauty market.

With over 16,100 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, A.S. Watson Group offers the trendiest K- beauty products to our customers, making it the go-to destination for K-beauty enthusiasts. Its core customers are predominantly young females who are seeking the latest and trendiest beauty products.

Currently, Watsons is offering Amorepacific’s haircare brands RYO and Mise-En-Scene, as well as beauty brands ETUDE and Innisfree to customers in Asia. Mise-En-Scene has been particularly well-received by customers and has been experiencing a compound sales growth of almost 30% since 2019.

More Beauty Brands Inspired by Korean Culture

As part of the strengthened partnership, A.S. Watson Group and Amorepacific Group will collaborate to introduce more derma and premium skincare brands to A.S. Watson’s customers in Asia and Europe, such as illiyoon and Aestura. This partnership aims to expand the reach of these brands and provide customers with even more innovative and effective skincare options.

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About ABB

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energises the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com

About ABB Electrification Service

ABB Electrification Service is a global leader in electrical products and solutions, operating in more than 100 countries, with over 200 manufacturing sites. Our 50,000+ employees are dedicated to transforming how people live, connect and work by delivering safe, smart and sustainable electrification solutions. We are shaping the future trends of electrification, differentiating through technological and digital innovation while delivering an outstanding experience through operational excellence for our customers across utilities, industry, buildings, infrastructure and mobility. go.abb/electrification