Houses in Phonephai Village, Salavanh District, Salavanh Province, were badly damaged by stormy weather yesterday evening.
LOCA and BYD LAO Launch EV Acceleration Pilot Program
LOCA and BYD LAO together are launching a pilot program to conduct the feasibility study of using Electric Vehicles (EV) in transportation service in Laos. The program is aiming to accelerate the electric vehicle adoption among LOCA taxi and delivery drivers to drive down the cost and create a long-term environmental impact.
New Outbreak in Luang Prabang Puts Province on High Alert
A large number of cases of Covid-19 recorded in Luang Prabang Province have been traced to quarantine centers and residents returning from other provinces.
The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival ends in great success
Overcoming the pandemic. Letting hope soar.
TAITUNG, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 10 September 2021 – The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival has entered it’s 11th year this year. In the past 10 years, more than 7.5 million people have attended the festival. This has helped shape, the “Hot Air Balloon Economy,” and brought NT $20 billion in added business to Taitung.
The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival has overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at Luye Highland from 8/14 to 9/12.
Hot air balloons have brought vitality and international attention to Taitung. The Travel Channel deemed The Taiwan International Balloon Festival as one of the world’s top 12 hot air balloon festivals. Taitung County also topped Booking. com’s list of the Most Welcoming Regions on Earth in 2021. The Taiwan International Balloon Festival has surpassed Taitung’s most ambitious expectations. It’s now become our best vehicle to promote Taitung to the world.
The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival has been impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic. Therefore, the Taitung County Government’s hot air balloon team came together to put on the event alone at Luye Highland from 8/14 to 9/12. This year it was not possible to invite foreign hot air balloon pilots to join this grand event in Taitung. Despite this, the Taitung County Government unveiled three new hot air balloons. These grabbed the attention of fans from all over the world. The balloons included the world’s only Hello Kitty hot air balloon wearing traditional blue Bunun clothes, a 19.2 meter tall hot air balloon modeled after Taipei’s cutest mascot, Bravo, who is a Formosan black bear, and the Dawn hot air balloon designed by Taiwan Fashion designer Sabra Andre.
For those who can’t come in person to the event, the Taitung County Government is using 360ﾟimaging technology to launch an online “360 Live Broadcast.” People from around the world are welcome to visit the Taiwan International Balloon Festival’s official website or download the Taitung Travel App. This allows visitors to experience the Taiwan International Balloon Festival wherever they are.
Official Information for The Taiwan International Balloon Festival
Official Website: 
http://balloontaiwan.taitung.gov.tw/
Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/balloontaiwan/
Instagram: 
taiwanballoonfestival
Taitung Tourist Information
Taitung Tourism Bureau Official Website: https://tour.taitung.gov.tw/zh-tw
Amazing Taitung Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/taitung.tourism
Wechat: easterntaiwan
Taitung Travel App: Android https://reurl.cc/WE6lXy ／ iOS https://reurl.cc/MZpqZ4
Taitung 4K Live Camera: https://tour.taitung.gov.tw/zh-tw/media/live-camera/list
The Karen Leung Foundation: The ExtraOrdinary Exhibition Returns to Overcome Female Disease Stigma through Art
Featuring artists such as Claudia Chanhoi, Polo Bourieau and Sophia Hotung to promote women’s health and holistic well-being.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 September 2021 – The Karen Leung Foundation, the first and only registered charity dedicated to fighting gynaecological cancers in Hong Kong, are pleased to announce its second-year edition of its flagship health awareness campaign, ‘TheExtraOrdinary Exhibition.’
Unveiling to the public on 14 September, the exhibition will be kicking off with a capsule collection at Eaton HK. In an effort to shift social stigmas into positive empowerment, the Foundation devised an innovative strategy that leveraged art to raise awareness on gynaecological cancer and promote women’s health.
“Sadly, in Hong Kong, women are not checking their bodies and understanding what health risks there may be. We need to make sure that it’s not too late when we find something wrong,” said Narcisa Pheres, Founder and Creative Director of PHERES. “As a woman, CEO, and mother of two girls, through supporting this event I hope that people talk more about women’s health and become unashamed to talk about their bodies and the mechanisms behind it.”
This year, over 40 art pieces will be showcased in various venues across Hong Kong. With a gambit of wider variety and scope, this year’s exhibition brings forth a greater diversity of artworks including sculptures, three-dimensional installations, texturized paintings, and a Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”).
To increase longevity and accessibility, the exhibition will also live digitally via an online catalogue for those interested in purchasing the art work. 50% of all proceeds will be donated back to the Foundation. Dipping into the impressive world of digital art, the catalogue will also feature its first NFT art, “Olympia,” designed and produced by experiential art producer, Vox Vanguard.
“The curated performance piece titled, ‘Olympia’, exemplifies how a woman uplifts a man,” says Matthew Tosca, Founder & Artistic Director of Vox Vanguard. “The ExtraOrdinary Exhibition has purpose and meaning and we are proud to stand alongside the Karen Leung Foundation, finding that ‘more ExtraOrdinary you.”
Sharing an aligned vision that has the power to be socially impactful, the Foundation welcomes back an arsenal of retuning artists: Basil Pao, Jenny Lam, Kim Robinson, Simon Birch, and Tanya Bennet, and supports young, local newcomers: Bobby Yu, Bowie Ho, Clair Chan, Claudia Chanhoi, Irving Cheung, Karen Chan, Lily So, Polo Bourieau, Sophia Hotung, Toby Sun Yuen, Tomorrow Girls Troop, Wing Po So, Wong Ka Ying, and Yiska Wong.
Jonathan Crockett, Chairman of Phillips, Asia says, “I admire the Karen Leung Foundation because it’s a relatively young charity here and I want to support them to grow and flourish as a cancer foundation. And we align by brining clients who buy art from us to support them and their charitable work.”
Phillips will be hosting a special art pop-up at Soho House in October, supporting both the Foundation and promoting female artists in the industry.
KEY DATES:
Eaton HK (Capsule collection) | 14- 29 September 2021
Soho House (Full exhibition) | 1 – 31 October 2021
WOMANBOSS (Capsule collection) | 1- 30 November 2021
The Hari Hotel (Capsule collection) | September – 30 November 2021
Register here: https://karenleungfoundation.org/events/extraordinary-exhibition-2021
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
Eaton HK, Hologic, Kiara Naturals, Kim Robinson, Narcisa PHERE, Malca-Amit Fine Art, OSCO, Phillips, Soho House, The Hari Hotel, Vox Vanguard, WomanBoss
ONLINE CATALOGUE
Catalogue – Extra Ordinary Exhibition 2.0 by Karen Leung Foundation – issuu
ABOUT THE KAREN LEUNG FOUNDATION
The Karen Leung Foundation (KLF) 
www.karenleungfoundation.org is working to save lives in Hong Kong by raising awareness of gynaecological cancer, educating women to increase rates of early detection and ensuring that women in treatment have access to optimal medical care. Founded in 2013, we are the first and only organization in Hong Kong solely devoted to women’s gynaecological cancers. To date, the Karen Leung Foundation has raised more than HK$27 million to fight gynaecological cancer and help Hong Kong girls and women. The Karen Leung Foundation honors the memory of Karen Leung, a hedge fund trader, who died at age 35 following a diagnosis of metastatic cervical cancer.
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T&T Group and Ørsted to invest 30 billion USD in offshore wind power development in Vietnam
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 10 September 2021 – On September 9, 2021, T&T Group, a multi-industry group of Vietnam and Ørsted, a leading group in offshore wind power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in offshore wind power in Vietnam, promises to bring a large supply of renewable energy through new investment on offshore wind power projects in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces of Vietnam.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Deputy General Director of T&T Group and Mr. Martin Neubert, COO & Deputy Group CEO of Ørsted, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic collaboration on offshore wind in Vietnam.
Accordingly, the two groups will use and promote the experience, strengths and capabilities to bring high efficiency for the projects. Both sides cooperate in developing three projects in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces with a total estimated installed capacity of nearly 10 GW and total expected investment of about 30 billion U.S. dollars in 20 years.
Do Quang Hien, Chairman of T&T Group, said: “T&T Group has planned a strategy to develop renewable energy and gas to power projects by 2030 with a vision to 2045, in line with the national strategy and planning of energy. This cooperation will help T&T Group accelerate the implementation of this strategy, bring valuable international experience and financial resources in the implementation of projects in Vietnam.”
Matthias Bausenwein, President of Ørsted Asia-Pacific, said: “Ørsted aims to reach 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. To support this ambitious goal, we need to work closely with a partner like T&T Group, who bring a deep understanding of the market and have an impressive track record in developing large scale energy projects in Vietnam.”
On the same day, T&T Group and Smart Universal Logistics N.V, a leading Belgian company in sustainable energy and environmental infrastructure development, also signed a MoU on cooperation in developing desalination plants using wind power to produce fresh water for agriculture and aquaculture in Vietnam.
T&T Group is one of the leading private economic groups in Vietnam, operating in seven core areas, including energy sector. In the next 10 years, the power supply capacity of T&T Group (LNG and renewable energy) is expected to reach about 10,000 – 11,000 MWp, accounting for about 8 per cent of total installed capacity of power in Vietnam’s electricity system.
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MICT’s CEO Darren Mercer Pre-celebrates The Soon To Be Launched “MAGPIE INVEST” In New York
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 September 2021 – Darren Mercer, the Chief Executive Officer of the NASDAQ listed company MICT Inc. (MICT) and Non-Executive Chairman of Magpie Securities released a video interview featuring his pre-celebration of Magpie Invest (a brand-new digital investment platform to be launched in Hong Kong) at New York Times Square, where he was standing underneath a 150-foot-tall billboard featuring Magpie Securities as a division of MICT.
Darren Mercer, Chief Executive Officer of MICT Inc. and Non-Executive Chairman of Magpie Securities, pre-celebrates the soon to be launched Magpie Invest digital investment platform at Times Square in New York
Mr. Mercer said, “This is a very exciting day for us – today, with the assistance of this impressive billboard, we are announcing that Magpie Securities which is wholly owned by MICT, will soon launch a fantastic new mobile investment platform in Hong Kong called Magpie Invest, which will open up new horizons of global investment opportunities to Hong Kong.”
The full version of video interview: https://bit.ly/3A1WACC
About MICT Inc.
MICT is a NASDAQ listed global fintech company founded in 2002. The company has three trading platforms which operate in several high growth markets – namely an insurance brokerage platform, a commodities trading platform and now with the Magpie Invest, a stock trading platform.
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Xayaboury’s Kenthao District Flooded After Heavy Rains
Days of heavy rain in Xayaboury have caused the Namheuang River to burst its banks, flooding parts of Kenthao District.
