• Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has begun to expand the contents of its website in anticipation of Japan tourism resumption in the future and for the coming 50th anniversary that celebrate the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam in 2023.
• As a first step, JNTO will open a new page on its official website (https://www.japan.travel/vi/vn/)  to consolidate information related to the new coronavirus and to introduce ways to enjoy traveling in Japan in this age.
• We will continue to add popular contents for Vietnamese travelers on a regular basis, so stay tuned!

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 26 January 2022 – While the effects of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) are still all over the world, Japanese government is now advancing more flexible measures against it such as through easing of its border measures.

【Website】

URL: https://www.japan.travel/vi/vn/practical-coronavirus-information

Website「https://www.japan.travel/vi/vn/」、

Facebook「Cảm nhận Nhật Bản」（https://www.facebook.com/camnhannhatban/）、

Instagram「Visit Japan Vietnam」（https://www.instagram.com/visitjapan_vn/）

Based on such measures, JNTO has released a new page that summarizes information related to the situation of COVID-19 and its countermeasures provided by related ministries and tourism agencies. In addition, JNTO has launched a new page to introduce countermeasures by tourism regions and other organizations in Japan in/With COVID-19 era, as well as to introduce recommended sightseeing spots that meet the new needs of tourists. JNTO will provide useful information in hope that tourists can enjoy their trip to Japan with peace of mind when tourism resumes in the future.

This website page is intended to be actively used by not only travelers, but also by travel agencies and media. JNTO will also continue to actively disseminate information through official Facebook account (camnhannhatban) and Instagram (visitjapan_vn), so please stay tuned!

[New contents] (plan)

February 2022; “Encounter with Matcha”, “Snow Festival in Tohoku and Japanese Winter”.

March 2022; “Shopping at Duty Free Shops”, “Japanese Universities as Tourist Attractions”, “Beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossoms”.

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• New weekly services from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Shanghai (PVG) and Sydney (SYD)
• Second weekly rotation: KUL –   Hong Kong (HKG) – Chennai (MAA) – KUL added
• All schedules serviced by long-term chartered aircraft
• Total of 320 tons in increased capacity
• Kuala Lumpur established as multi-modal hub integrating with GEODIS Road Network, linking Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 26 January 2022 – In response to surging demand for air cargo capacity in the region, GEODIS, a global leading transport and logistics services provider, has significantly expanded its AirDirect own operated network with three more intra-Asia Pacific (APAC) flight routes.  With a newly established hub in Kuala Lumpur, the logistics operator will dovetail the air services with its Road Network linking destinations throughout Southeast Asia.  The multi-modal expansion builds on its strong momentum in creating diverse transportation options for customizing supply chain solutions for its customers.

The expanded flight network, which bridges Hong Kong, Chennai, Sydney, and Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, can carry an additional 320 tons of cargo weekly. This will significantly ease the strain on the supply chains, which saw load factors and yields reach historic highs in 2021 when cargo capacity struggled to meet the surge in e-commerce transactions. With demand for airfreight forecast to increase, particularly amidst ongoing delays and flight cancellations across Southeast Asia following the impact of the Omicron variant, GEODIS believes its extended AirDirect schedules will become a pivotal component in ensuring seamless, reliable, and efficient air transport services in the region.

The new flights will enable consolidated shipments across Asia including goods from key manufacturing sites in China, Malaysia, and Vietnam to transit via the Kuala Lumpur hub allowing all three of GEODIS’ key services – AIRFLEX, AIRFAST, AIRSAVE – to be offered to customers, presenting options that balance transit time against cost, according to customers’ individual needs. 

“By enabling seamless connections with our expanded road network, connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, the multimodal hub at Kuala Lumpur offers highly integrated transport solutions that not only circumvent disruptions affecting both air and sea cargo flows, but also ensure that customers’ shipments can reach anywhere in mainland Southeast Asia,” says Onno Boots, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, GEODIS.

“Given the increasingly complex supply chain landscape that has affected the logistical priorities and needs of industries across the board, it is more crucial now than ever to supplement integrated transport networks on strategic routes. GEODIS’ new intra-APAC flight routes represent our sustained commitment to provide highly reliable and innovative solutions to help customers optimize their response to the e-commerce boom and chart their long-term business growth.”  

GEODIS – www.geodis.com

GEODIS is a top-rated, global supply chain operator recognized for its commitment to helping clients overcome their logistical constraints. GEODIS’ growth-focused offerings (Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and Road Transport), coupled with the company’s truly global reach thanks to a global network spanning nearly 170 countries, is reflected by its top business rankings: no. 1 in France and no. 7 worldwide. In 2020, GEODIS employed over 41,000 people globally and generated €8.4 billion in revenue.

#GEODIS

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STEINHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND – Newsaktuell – 26 January 2022 – 4ARTechnologies, a pioneer in art digitization and security is proud to launch its inaugural exhibition, Digital Baroque: History Meets Algorithm that brings together 11 individual artists and 3 collectives.

Rewind Collective, Marie Antoinette #1

Vittorio Bonapace, Digital Reminiscence

Inspired by Timothy Murray’s groundbreaking book, Digital Baroque: New Media and Cinematic Folds, the exhibition provides a Baroque lens on new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital surveillance and data paintings, asking the question: how would Baroque influence the virtual space?”

A total of 14 physical artworks ranging from data sculpture, AR wallpaper, screen painting and ink drawing to physical prints and 3D printed sculptures will each be matched by a unique NFT and minted on the Palm Network, an Ethereum side chain that is over 99% more energy-efficient than Proof of Work-based blockchain networks. 

The artists exhibiting are:

Neïl Beloufa, Vittorio Bonapace, ‘Botchy-Botchy’, Rewind Collective, Brendan Dawes, Dr Ahmed Elgammal, Nacho Frades, Carla Gannis, Claudia Hart, Leo Isikdogan and Emerson Barrett, Sara Ludy, Jonathan Monaghan, Ouchhh, and Yeo Shih Yun. Their works have been exhibited and are collected by prominent public and private institutions like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) NY, Guggenheim Museum NY, Whitney Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Museum, Centre Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo, Hermitage Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Broad Art Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Sammlung Goetz and Julia Stoschek Collection, among others.

About 4ARTechnologies

4ARTechnologies is setting a new digital art standard. The company, based in Switzerland, combines blockchain with its patented technology to offer greater transparency, security, and efficiency to the art market.

4ARTechnologies

Turmstrasse 30 6312 Steinhausen  Switzerland

Phone: +41 41 740 00 50

Email: nft@4art-technologies.com

#4ARTechnologies

Blockchain-based xx messenger protects message content and metadata with unprecedented quantum resistance

LOS ANGELES, US – Media OutReach – 26 January 2022 – The world’s first quantum-resistant messaging app, xx messenger, launched on the xx network today. xx messenger allows users to communicate in real time through hundreds of decentralized nodes operating worldwide. The app is available for download on IOS and Android, features group chat as well as photo and audio sharing, and designed for easy use and switching to legacy messaging apps.

Unlike existing messaging apps, xx messenger uses quantum-resistant cryptography to protect message content from decoding and cMix software to obfuscate or shred metadata—information about who sends, when they send, where they send from, and who receives. Randomly selected teams of xx nodes encrypt anonymity sets of 1,000 messages, which are then repeatedly shuffled and have also been encrypted using quantum-resistant cryptography. Information that links senders and receivers is destroyed, preventing third parties from tracking intimate details about the patterns and structure of our lives.

xx messenger is dedicated to protecting and strengthening inalienable privacy rights at the dawn of web3.

• Existing Message Encryption is not Quantum Resistant: Currently, messages sent on all other existing messengers, even those with “strong end-to-end encryption,” will be easily retroactively decoded and analyzed by AI. Only what has been said using xx messenger will remain private.

• Only xx Offers Metadata Shredding: Metadata shredding works by sending messages through randomly chosen xx network nodes around the world. Each node changes the order and the encryption  before forwarding and then erases any record of what it has done.
• Full xx Decentralization: The xx network supporting the xx messenger is a distributed, decentralized blockchain, now in mainnet, and is operated on transparent software run by more than 350 independently owned nodes in more than 80 countries. The xx messenger App is truly a decentralized App (dApp), which means that it operates on a decentralized blockchain autonomously through smart contracts.

The pioneering team behind the creation of the xx messenger developed early practical, anonymous, and verifiable cryptographic systems and is led by renowned cryptographer David Chaum, who proposed and deployed digital currencies, mix networks, permissionless cryptographic solutions, and verifiable voting systems starting in the 1980s.

For more, please visit https://xx.network/. 

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