SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – As the Tummy, Hip and Thigh Slimming Expert in Singapore, dorra‘s Intense Fat Burning Slimming Treatment was most recently featured as the “Best Slimming Treatment” in the Daily Vanity Spa & Hair Awards 2021. Highlighted as both Editor’s and Reader’s Choice, dorra customers can consider this treatment to target stubborn fat and cellulite effectively.

dorra delivers award-winning fat-burning and body-shaping technologies in Singapore, helping women lose weight in their tummy, hips and thighs.

Staying true to its aim, dorra reaffirms, “dorra Slimming has amassed more than 50,000 satisfied customers over 10 years, owing to our proven methods and visible results. We strive to have more women learn about our slimming solutions and what we can do to empower them with body confidence.”

As of 2021, MediaCorp artiste, Joanne Peh, joins Jayley Woo as a dorra ambassador and customer to commemorate the brand’s 10th anniversary. dorra’s ambassadors continue to inspire women with the motivation brought about by the range of targeted slimming treatments.

How Their Slimming Treatments Garner Results

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, almost one-third of Singaporeans experienced weight gain. Targeting the deepest layers of visceral fat beyond surface fat under the skin, dorra’s Intense Fat Burning Slimming Treatment can be used to counter it without surgery or injections.  

In a 100% female environment, customers can comfortably discuss their concerns in a one-on-one consultation with dorra’s professional specialists. This is followed by a personalised body-fat composition analysis that can uncover specific weight gain issues unique to the customer.

The dedicated specialist will also customise the Intense Fat Burning Slimming Treatment using advanced slimming peptide technology to fit customers’ individual needs. Through their unique formulations, fat burning in the tummy, hips and thighs can be increased by 53%. Customers can slim down whenever they want to in comfort, seeing up to 5cm loss in just one session.*

With dorra, women can work towards maintaining their figure without relying on pills and crash diets. They may also consider other award-winning treatments at dorra such as the Speedy Detox Treatment that also won “Best Body Detox Treatment” in this year’s Daily Vanity Spa & Hair Awards.

Customers can easily head down to their outlets for a quick 20- to 40- minute fix, enjoying fast yet effective treatment on the go. With seven outlets conveniently situated in Singapore, they can find the nearest dorra outlet in:

●       Plaza Singapura

●       Lot One Shoppers’ Mall

●       Heartland Mall, Kovan

●       White Sands Shopping Centre

●       Bedok Mall

●       Tiong Bahru Plaza

●       Northpoint City

*Results may vary

About dorra Slimming

As the only lower body specialist in Singapore equipped with exclusive fat-burning formulations and body-shaping technologies from France, dorra specialises in tummy, hip and thigh slimming since 2011. For more information, view their treatments here: https://dorraslim.com.sg/our-specialisation/

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – Climate change is without doubt the most pressing concern in the world today. At the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, world leaders agreed on two major initiatives to tackle the problem: Ending deforestation and reducing global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 as compared with 2020 levels. Hong Kong is eager to help, and earlier this year launched the first “Advancing Net Zero” (ANZ) Ideas Competition to help drive net zero solutions in the building sector. Organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) with Swire Properties as the Principal Partner, the competition attracted great interest and the winners were announced today.

The competition invited experts from around the globe to contribute innovative design ideas and practical solutions in two categories: (i) Future Buildings and (ii) Existing Buildings and under three main themes: (i) Zero carbon & ultra energy efficiency, (ii) Embodied carbon, (iii) Health and sustainability. Participants could propose their ideas based on the real data of two office towers – site of One Taikoo Place and Oxford House in Taikoo Place, so that the solutions generated could be realistic and the implementation feasibility could be enhanced. The overall aim was to move Hong Kong’s building sector towards a sustainable future and actively meet the Hong Kong Government’s target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 by fostering innovative solutions for the city.

Ar Prof Ada FUNG, Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the Competition said: ” Hong Kong is a signature model for a subtropical, high-rise and high-density urban context which is always a challenge for designers and architects when it comes to decarbonisation. Targeting the commercial building sector which accounts for 65% of electricity consumption in the city, we were delighted to see so many multi-disciplinary professionalal teams from around the world participate in the competition. In total, we received 22 entries from 58 organisations and companies. The entries were all of a very high standard and we have seen lots of inspiring and avant-garde concepts for both the local and global building sectors. We are glad to see some similar innovative ideas and trends emerging from different teams. Harvesting these ideas and solutions, we would build a Knowledge Bank to help accelerate their adoption by the industry to achieve net zero.”

Professional Jury of Global Experts

The Jury Panel was composed of well-known experts from different industries including Ms Tanya COX, Chair of the World Green Building Council; Professor JIANG Yi, Director of the Building Energy Research Centre of Tsinghua University; Mr William MCDONOUGH, the founding partner of architects William McDonough + Partners and a globally recognised leader in sustainable development and design; and Ms Meaghan LLOYD, Partner at Gehry Partners, the acclaimed firm founded by Pritzker Prize Laureate Frank Gehry.

The Winners

The jury selected three Winners and five Merit Awards from the eight shortlisted finalists in the Future Building and Existing Building category. The eight teams are eligible for a total of HK$1.4 million in prize money.

1.       Future Building Category – A seamless carbon positive experience for users intergrated with innovation and technology

The two winning entries for the “Future Building” category are A) “The Treehouse” by Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd. and B) “Taikoo Green Ribbon” by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited. The three merit awards for this category include Eckersley O’Callaghan Asia Limited, Modus Architecture Ltd and Leigh & Orange Ltd.

A.      “The Treehouse”

Using the concept of the sacred union between man and nature, “The Treehouse” is a new calibre of workplace which aims to promote carbon positivity through cutting edge technology, design and management.

Highlighted by large amounts of green landscaping and plants, “The Treehouse” features a self-shading façade for the upper storeys as well as a rooftop PV system to avoid solar heat and help generate renewable energy for daily operations. To reduce energy consumption, large PV integrated overhangs with daily light reflectors; a windcatcher that can capture cool air from 200 meters above ground; and a BIPV – CLAD solar chimney will be installed to promote natural lighting and ventilation for the building’s interior. The idea is to inspire and encourage everyone to reinvent their relationship with the earth and make strides to create positive changes for our future.

B.      “Taikoo Green Ribbon”

Featuring over 4,250 sq.m of green open space and garden, a 1km landscaped ANZ jogging path and a series of state of the art technologies, “Taikoo Green Ribbon” designed by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited is a unique and innovative workplace that introduces an entirely new urban eco-lifestyle concept.

Apart from restoring the local ecosystem and biodiversity by using extensive green elements, ranging from wildlife attracting flowers to wind-resistant plants to create a nature-driven community, the distinctive building also incorporates sets of passive and active environmental systems inside and out to create an advanced net-zero and carbon neutral development. The design also utilises an almost full natural ventilation strategy for the offices to minimise energy consumptions and enhance user’s wellbeing and comfort at the same time.

2.       Existing Building Category – Utilising waste to generate renewable energy for operation

The winner of the “Existing Building” category is “The Living Lab” by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited. The two merit awards for this category include LWK + PARTNERS and Woods Bagot.  

A.      “The Living Lab”
Using a holistic design approach to reduce energy demand and increase on-site renewable energy generation at the same time to achieve a net-zero goal, “The Living Lab” is a nurturing ground to encourage behavioural change from every little step.

Featuring a renewable system, the building upcycles the algae in the building’s façade together with food waste and black water to generate a renewable energy supply of electricity and hot water for daily operations through the tri-digestion process.

Mr CHEUNG Hau-wai, Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council said, “Climate change is an urgent global challenge for all countries. Hong Kong is full of talented professionals in the building sector who could contribute proactively to help achieving carbon reduction targets as a member of the global village. We have seen outstanding insights and ideas from the applications to accelerate green building practice for Hong Kong as a high density city as well as for the rest of the globe in eco-construction. Together, we can create a low carbon and eco-friendly future for our planet.”

 
“We are delighted to join the HKGBC in realising the city’s first ANZ competition,” said Mrs Elizabeth KOK, Director and Senior Advisor of Swire Properties. “It is encouraging to see so many innovative ideas, which can inspire our industry to take action and bring positive changes to our built environment. As a keen sustainable development advocate, Swire Properties is working full steam ahead towards reaching our approved 1.5C-aligned science-based targets to fight climate change. We look forward to more innovations in our industry to help push us further to achieve carbon neutrality.”

To help encourage a transformation in the market, all the valuable and pioneering solutions from the winners and merits will be showcased via a public exhibition, an e-book and hosted on HKGBC’s website. The first exhibition will be held at Linkbridge, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place (between 29 November – 17 December) and will travel to various districts in Hong Kong with details to be announced. Dialogues with the Government will also be held to hopefully fast track the solutions to the policy level.

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About the Hong Kong Green Building Council

The Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited (HKGBC) is a non-profit, member-led organisation established in 2009 with the vision to aspire for quality and sustainability at every stage of the building life cycle and embrace these principles as a mark of excellence. The Founding Members of the HKGBC include the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC). Its mission is to lead the market transformation to a sustainable built environment in Hong Kong by guiding the development of industry standards, best practices, education, and research in green building.

To learn more about the HKGBC, please visit www.hkgbc.org.hk.

About Swire Properties

Swire Properties develops and manages commercial, retail, hotel and residential properties, with a particular focus on mixed-use developments in prime locations. Swire Properties is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and its investment portfolio in Hong Kong comprises Taikoo Place, Cityplaza and Pacific Place. In addition to Hong Kong, the Company has investments in the Chinese Mainland, the United States, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Swire Properties launched its Sustainable Development (SD) 2030 vision and strategy in 2016 to integrate SD into every aspect of its operations and inspire business decisions.

To find out more about Swire Properties and its SD efforts, visit www.swireproperties.com.

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• YouTrip’s transaction volume has rebounded to pre-COVID levels, driven by strong traction in cross-border e-commerce transactions and return of travel spending. Exponential growth is expected in upcoming months following the opening of more Vaccinated Travel Lanes in Singapore and progressive return of SEA travel.
• The latest funding will be used to scale the neobank’s product offerings, including venturing into the B2B payments space, and accelerate its expansion into wider Southeast Asia. 
• YouTrip’s dual-growth engine in B2B and B2C payments enables it to be pandemic-resilient, and well-primed for high growth.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 November 2021 – YouTrip, Singapore’s leading neobank offering a multi-currency wallet, announced today that it has raised US$30 million in its latest Series A round. The round, driven by returning investors from major Asian family offices and prominent financial technology investors, will solidify the fintech firm’s position as the leading neobank in Southeast Asia offering B2B and B2C multi-currency payments. With this, the company has now raised over US$60 million funding in total since launch.

The new capital will supercharge the company’s technological capabilities to bolster its suite of payment products, in particular entering the adjacent B2B payments space, as well as accelerating its entrance into the wider Southeast Asia.

Caecilia Chu, YouTrip’s CEO and Co-founder said, “We have transformed tremendously as a company since our last funding round^[1]. From a mobile travel wallet, we have grown to establish a strong foothold in new territories such as overseas online spending to meet the extraordinary shifts in consumer behaviours. We believe there is untapped potential in cross-border payments, and our market-leading position in this space puts us in a good place to serve more of our users’ payment needs – from travellers, to online shoppers, and now, businesses.”

“As a company, this latest round also gives us the resources to strengthen our multiple growth engines to stay resilient and well-primed for expansion into new vistas,” she added.

Card transaction exceeds US$800 million, exponential growth expected with travel return

YouTrip has maintained its position as the ‘go-to’ card for consumers’ multi-currency spending. To date, it has processed over US$800 million card spend globally, with almost 20 million transactions and over 1.5 million app downloads.

YouTrip’s transaction volume has also rebounded to pre-COVID levels, driven by strong traction in cross-border e-commerce transactions and progressive return of travel spending. With the opening of more Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) in Singapore, transaction volume is forecast to accelerate rapidly especially given upcoming holiday seasons and revenge travel.

B2B payments a promising growth engine

To advance its growth, YouTrip has set its sights on the B2B payments ecosystem. The industry, which is expected to be worth US$150 trillion by 2022^[2], is ripe with potential, with SMEs showing a strong willingness to adopt digital banking services, specifically for cross-border payments^[3].

Catering to businesses with a global footprint, YouTrip’s new corporate credit card, YouBiz, promises the best value and best-in-class multi-currency payment experience. The product offers higher spending limits while transacting at the best exchange rates in 150+ currencies, and credit terms offered to selected business account users. Companies will also be able to issue corporate cards to employees, with all expenses streamlined into one platform.

Arthur Mak, YouTrip’s Co-founder said, “We’re very excited about the B2B payments opportunity. It is a segment with a deep market, as companies increasingly operate in a distributed and borderless manner and we expect their cross-border payment needs to go up. By incorporating our company’s core strengths of offering the best exchange rates and an extremely easy to use interface into YouBiz, we help businesses save time and cost, so that they can focus their energy and efforts in finding growth.”

Registration for interest in the product’s beta launch has received more than 1,000 sign-ups to date.

YouBiz will be rolled out in Singapore in the first quarter of 2022, and with plans to bring it to five other Southeast Asia countries in the next twelve months.

Riding the tailwinds of ecommerce growth and travel resurgence

Lastly, YouTrip is optimistic about the headroom for growth in consumer’s multi-currency payments, driven by the rapid rebound of leisure travel, and the sustained popularity of e-commerce. YouTrip Perks – the company’s rewards platform offering cashbacks and deals from top merchants such as Taobao, Amazon and Singapore Airlines – has recorded a 150% increase in transactions since its launch in September.

For a more seamless payment experience, YouTrip will be refreshing its app with new features such as a virtual card, an interactive exchange rates dashboard, and the ability to hold more popular currencies in their wallet. This will be launched in early 2022.

On the travel front, with more VTLs opening and as Singaporeans steadily take flight, YouTrip has also launched its VTL Holiday Away campaign today to bring more value to their overseas trips. From today till 31 December, YouTrip users will get a chance to receive cashback of up to $100 when they pay using YouTrip for overseas spending, reinforcing its proposition as the best overseas payment method in the upcoming travel season. A grand prize of an all-expenses-paid VTL trip worth up to $5,000 will also be awarded to one selected user. For more information on the VTL Holiday Away campaign, please visit here.

About YouTrip

YouTrip is a Southeast Asian neobank offering the region’s first and leading multi-currency wallet. As a regional financial technology startup, it is dedicated to creating the best mobile financial services by simplifying foreign currency payments and offering the best exchange rates. YouTrip was launched in Singapore in 2018 and subsequently in Thailand in partnership with Kasikornbank in 2019. To date, it has received over 1.5 million downloads and processed close to 20 million transactions.

The company is a Major Payment Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and was awarded one of Top FinTech Leaders in both 2020 and 2021 by the Singapore FinTech Association.

For more information, please visit www.you.co

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