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Ceretone and Easter Seals Greater Houston Bring Hearing Technology to Local Seniors Through Community Initiative

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Organizations came together to help seniors use technology with confidence and shape the future of hearing care

HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ceretone, a direct-to-consumer hearing technology company, partnered with Easter Seals Greater Houston, Catholic Charities, and AmeriCorps Seniors to help seniors experience over-the-counter hearing technology in a supportive community setting while gathering valuable insights to improve future products.

Ceretone and Easter Seals Team Up
Ceretone and Easter Seals Team Up

On August 18 and 19, a group of seniors participating through BridgingApps’ partners Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps Seniors received Ceretone’s Core One Pro hearing aids at no cost to use and keep. Participants were invited to share feedback about their experience, including the unboxing process, setup, fit, comfort, sound quality, and day-to-day usability.

The initiative brought together four organizations with a shared goal of helping seniors benefit from technology that can improve their daily lives. Ceretone is committed to making hearing technology more accessible and continuously improving its products based on real customer experiences. Easter Seals Greater Houston, through its BridgingApps program, helps seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans use technology with confidence so they can live more independently. Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps Seniors provide trusted community connections that help bring this experience directly to seniors who may benefit from hearing technology.

“We believe the best products are shaped by the people who use them,” said Janelle Batman-Hinds, Director of Product Marketing. “This opportunity allowed us to learn directly from seniors, including many who were trying hearing aids for the first time. Their feedback will become a roadmap for future improvements, helping us remove barriers, simplify the experience, and create hearing technology that better fits the way people live.”

Although over-the-counter hearing aids have increased access to hearing care, many seniors remain hesitant to try them. By engaging directly with seniors in trusted community settings, Ceretone hopes to better understand the questions, challenges, and experiences that influence hearing aid adoption.

Easter Seals Greater Houston provided support throughout the event, helping participants feel comfortable while learning about hearing technology.

“At Easter Seals Greater Houston, we’re committed to helping seniors use technology with confidence so they can live more independently,” said Curt Harrison, CEO, Easter Seals Greater Houston. “This initiative gave our community members the opportunity to explore hearing technology in a supportive environment while sharing valuable feedback that can help make these products easier to use for others in the future. By working together, we hope to help more seniors benefit from solutions that improve communication, independence, and overall quality of life.”

The AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program of Harris County will host an event for its Senior Companion Volunteers, providing an opportunity to explore hearing technology and learn about innovations that support hearing health and improved communication.

“The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston is a proud partner of AmeriCorps Seniors. We receive funding from them to operate our Senior Companion Program of Harris County, which pairs volunteers aged 55 and older with seniors who need help with daily living tasks. Their companionship and practical help promote independence, reduce loneliness, and help older adults age safely at home.”

Insights gathered during the event will be shared with Ceretone’s research and development team to help guide future improvements to Core One Pro, reinforcing Ceretone’s commitment to continuous product improvement driven by real customer feedback.

About Ceretone®

Ceretone® is a hearing technology company that develops and markets over-the-counter hearing solutions for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. Founded in 2020, Ceretone offers hearing aids across a range of price points, designs, and technology features.

Ceretone hearing aids incorporate patent-protected technology supported by more than 100 active patents, including 23 invention patents. The company’s products include accessible, discreet, and connected hearing solutions.

Headquartered in Ontario, California, Ceretone serves customers through online and retail channels in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, the Caribbean, Sweden, Japan, and Canada.

About Easter Seals Greater Houston

Easter Seals Greater Houston provides services that help people with disabilities, seniors, and veterans live, learn, work, and participate fully in their communities. Through its BridgingApps program, the organization helps seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans use technology with confidence so they can live more independently.

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Viettel Brings Two Decades of International Telecom Experience to the Dominican Republic

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HANOI, Vietnam, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Viettel Group, one of Vietnam’s largest telecommunications and technology groups, is bringing more than two decades of international investment experience to the Dominican Republic, building on a track record across 10 overseas telecommunications markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The Dominican Republic is Viettel Group's 11th international market
The Dominican Republic is Viettel Group’s 11th international market

Following the recent spectrum award by the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications, INDOTEL, Viettel is preparing for a long-term presence in the country, with plans to invest in telecommunications infrastructure and contribute to the Dominican Republic’s digital development.

Under Resolution No. 073, 2026 issued on August 19 by INDOTEL, Viettel Global, the international investment arm of Viettel Group, was awarded the right to use 240 MHz of spectrum across the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands for 20 years. The spectrum provides a strong foundation for the deployment of modern 4G and 5G networks.

Under the terms of the tender, the corresponding concession agreement must be signed within 90 days. Viettel Global is also proceeding with the necessary steps to establish its local entity in the Dominican Republic. Once operations begin, the Dominican Republic will become Viettel’s 11th international telecommunications market.

“With more than two decades of international experience, we pursue a long-term investment approach focused on building modern infrastructure, introducing advanced technologies and creating sustainable value for people, businesses and local economies,” said Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and CEO of Viettel Group.

Viettel currently operates networks in 10 international markets across Asia, Africa, Latin America. Seven of these operators lead their respective markets by mobile subscribers. In 2025, its international operations generated USD 3.34 billion in revenue, up 23.9 percent year on year, marking the ninth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

Its international capabilities were further recognized at the 2026 International Business Awards, where Viettel received the highest number of awards among more than 3,800 participating organizations worldwide, with 21 of its 30 awards recognizing achievements across its overseas operations.

As one of the Caribbean’s largest and most dynamic economies, the Dominican Republic is seeing growing demand for high-speed connectivity and digital services. Viettel sees the country as an important part of its next phase of international growth.

In the Dominican Republic, Viettel plans to build advanced telecommunications infrastructure with extensive coverage, including underserved and remote areas, and to expand access to connectivity and digital services ecosystem for local consumers and businesses.

WiMi’s Next-Generation Quantum Convolutional Neural Network Reshapes Classical Data Classification Methods

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BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WiMi) (“WiMi” or the “Company”), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality (“AR”) Technology provider, proposes a cutting-edge quantum machine learning technology oriented toward classical data classification tasks—a quantum convolutional neural network with interaction layers for classical data classification. This technology systematically enhances the overall performance of quantum convolutional neural networks in terms of expressive power, entanglement generation capability, and actual classification performance by introducing a novel interaction layer structure based on three-qubit interactions, marking an important step forward in the structural design of quantum deep learning models toward a new phase driven by multi-body interactions.

From the perspective of technical implementation logic, this quantum convolutional network adopts an overall hybrid quantum-classical architecture design. First, classical data is mapped to the quantum state space through an efficient data encoding strategy, ensuring that as much discriminative information from the original data as possible is preserved under limited qubit resources. For image data, the network employs block partitioning and local mapping approaches to embed pixel information into corresponding quantum subsystems; for one-dimensional data, a combination of structured amplitude encoding and angle encoding is used to achieve a compact representation of data features. After data encoding is completed, the quantum state is fed into the quantum feature extraction module composed of multiple layers of quantum convolutional units and interaction layers.

In this module, quantum convolution operations and the novel interaction layers are executed alternately. The quantum convolutional layers are responsible for extracting low-order features within local qubit subspaces, with their structural design adhering to hardware-friendly principles to avoid introducing excessively deep or difficult-to-implement quantum gate sequences. The interaction layers serve as the key innovation of the entire network, achieving cross-channel and cross-scale information fusion through three-qubit interactions. This design enables the network to significantly enhance its expressive power for complex patterns while keeping circuit depth under control. The WiMi R&D team systematically studied the impact of this interaction layer on the coverage capability of the quantum state space in theoretical analysis. The results show that after introducing three-body interactions, the set of reachable states in the parameter space of the network is significantly expanded, effectively alleviating the common expressivity limitation problem in traditional quantum neural networks.

In terms of entanglement capability, WiMi further conducted an in-depth analysis of the proposed network structure from the perspective of quantum information theory. The study shows that the three-qubit interaction layer can generate high-intensity, multi-scale entanglement structures at relatively shallow circuit depths, which is crucial for quantum machine learning models to capture nonlinear correlations in the input data. Compared to network structures that rely solely on two-qubit entanglement gates, the new model exhibits clear advantages across multiple metrics, including entanglement entropy, uniformity of entanglement distribution, and efficiency of entanglement propagation. This characteristic not only enhances the model’s learning capability but also provides strong support for maintaining stable performance under the presence of noise.

In terms of the training mechanism, this quantum convolutional neural network employs a joint iterative approach between classical optimizers and quantum circuit parameters to complete model learning. The output of the quantum circuit is mapped into classical feature vectors through measurement, which are then evaluated by a classical loss function to provide gradient feedback. Addressing the common issues of gradient vanishing and optimization instability in quantum model training, WiMi systematically optimized the parameter initialization strategy and training procedure, enabling the model to achieve stable convergence in both multi-class and binary classification tasks. These engineering improvements ensure that the technology possesses advantages not only at the theoretical level but also has practical deployability and feasibility.

This achievement not only demonstrates the real-world potential of quantum machine learning in the field of classical data processing, but also provides a replicable and scalable technical paradigm for the architectural design of next-generation quantum intelligent systems. By systematically introducing multi-body quantum interactions into the structural design of neural networks, WiMi is driving the evolution of quantum algorithms from quantum acceleration tools toward quantum-native intelligent models. This direction is expected to form a synergistic effect with the future development of quantum computing hardware, unleashing even more disruptive computational capabilities.

WiMi plans to further expand the model scale and application scenarios on the basis of existing technology, including directions such as higher-dimensional image data, complex time series analysis, and cross-modal data fusion. At the same time, it will continue to focus on noise robustness and hardware adaptability issues, promoting the verification and deployment of this quantum convolutional neural network on real quantum devices.

The technical achievement released by WiMi marks a substantial step forward in quantum machine learning model design, moving from imitating classical structures toward fully leveraging the intrinsic advantages of quantum physics. By deeply integrating multi-qubit interaction mechanisms at the network structure level, this technology provides solid support for performance breakthroughs of quantum convolutional neural networks in practical applications, and injects new momentum into the industrial development of quantum artificial intelligence.

About WiMi Hologram Cloud

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WiMi) focuses on holographic cloud services, primarily concentrating on professional fields such as in-vehicle AR holographic HUD, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic devices, holographic semiconductors, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation, metaverse holographic AR/VR devices, and metaverse holographic cloud software. It covers multiple aspects of holographic AR technologies, including in-vehicle holographic AR technology, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR virtual advertising technology, holographic AR virtual entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic virtual communication, metaverse holographic AR technology, and metaverse virtual cloud services. WiMi is a comprehensive holographic cloud technology solution provider. For more information, please visit http://ir.wimiar.com.

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Youthful Energy Ignites on the Shores of the South China Sea! “Hainan Night” of the 2026 Hong Kong and Macao Youth Study Tour and Exchange Program Held in Sanya

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SANYA, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 August 2026 – On the evening of August 19, the banquet hall of The Sanya Taikang Tribute Portfolio Resort, was brightly illuminated and filled with youthful energy and the warm spirit of the island. As the opening event of the 2026 Hong Kong and Macao Youth Study Tour and Exchange Program in the Chinese mainland, the “Hainan Night” cultural tourism promotion event, themed “A Young and Joyful Hainan Summer,” was held here. More than 200 principals, teachers and student representatives from primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong and Macao, heads of study tour organizations, and representatives from the mainland’s cultural tourism sector gathered on the shores of the South China Sea. Through an immersive experience of island culture, they officially kicked off a week-long study tour and exchange program across Hainan.

The event was hosted by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province and the Sanya Municipal People’s Government, organized by the cultural tourism authorities of Sanya, Danzhou, Wenchang and Wanning, and co-organized by the Hainan Study Tour and Tourism Association, with support from the Asian Tourism Exchange Center and the World Study Travel Organization. Combining multisensory immersion with interactive scenarios, the event integrated coastal scenery, intangible cultural heritage and study tour resources, offering guests from Hong Kong and Macao a warm cultural tourism welcome featuring distinctive local characteristics and youthful vitality.

Immersive Island Welcome and Youthful Celebration Ignite Sanya’s Night

Upon entering the venue, guests were immediately immersed in the atmosphere of an “Island Wonderland.” Coconut palm-inspired installations were arranged along the passageways, while traditional Li brocade patterns added decorative touches. Warm yellow lighting created a relaxed yet vibrant tropical-island ambiance, while guests dressed in traditional Hainan island attire moved throughout the venue, bringing the distinctive charm of Hainan to life.

Next to the registration area, a bamboo-pole dance welcome team was already in position. Accompanied by lively Li ethnic percussion music, long bamboo poles opened and closed rhythmically, attracting many young visitors from Hong Kong and Macao to give it a try. At first, some participants were somewhat unfamiliar with the movements, carefully stepping in and out to the beat. After several attempts, however, they quickly found their rhythm. The sound of bamboo poles clacking together blended with the laughter of the young participants, turning the entrance into a sea of joy.

The island-themed photo area, intangible cultural heritage experience zone and study tour resources exhibition were also bustling with visitors. Some guests captured their first moments in Hainan against a backdrop of coastal scenery, while others stopped to watch demonstrations of traditional Li instruments, including the nose flute and zhuoba. Many students gathered around the study tour displays, carefully exploring the diverse opportunities available for educational travel in Hainan.

At around 6 p.m., the opening dance performance, Come See the Sea, gracefully took the stage. Through fluid movements that mimicked the rise and fall of waves, the dancers condensed the vastness and gentle beauty of the South China Sea into a captivating stage performance. All eyes turned toward the stage, officially opening the event.

In her remarks, Wang Hejiao, Deputy Secretary-General of the Hainan Provincial People’s Government, noted that in 2025, the number of Hong Kong and Macao study tour participants visiting Hainan exceeded 10,000, with two-way youth exchanges continuing to gain momentum. Since the Free Trade Port’s “Riding the Waves Program” was launched in 2023, nearly 30 universities in Hong Kong and Macao have participated, attracting more than 1,500 students. Of these, 200 Hong Kong and Macao university students have completed internships in Hainan. In 2026, another 60 university students from Hong Kong and Macao will come to Hainan for practical training and experience. Generation after generation of young people from Hong Kong and Macao have visited Hainan to experience firsthand the vibrant development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, helping build a strong foundation of friendship and mutual understanding among the three regions. She expressed the hope that participants would explore Hainan’s landscapes and allow a shared sense of national identity to grow through firsthand experiences.

Tian Zhiqi, Chief Operating Officer for the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Study Travel Organization, said that Hainan has enormous potential in study travel. The organization is actively responding to the needs of the digital economy and people’s aspirations for a better life, while following the trend toward carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. It promotes coordinated development of new routes, new business models and new market participants. He expressed the hope that, together with the Hainan Free Trade Port, the organization could build a study travel system featuring an international perspective as well as Chinese approaches, Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions, thereby strengthening China’s voice in the international study travel sector.

The immersive study tour promotion, A Young and Joyful Hainan Summer, followed. Through real-life imagery and vivid presentations, three distinctive study tour routes—space exploration, deep-sea discovery and rainforest adventure—were gradually unveiled. Many young people in the audience watched with anticipation, quietly discussing the highlights of the upcoming itinerary with their peers.

Following the promotion, a series of artistic performances and interactive activities kept the exciting building. The dance Fisherfolk Weaving the Moonlight portrayed the life of fishing communities along the South China Sea, showcasing the rich cultural character of Hainan. The Sanya Akage Band performed original songs including Ben Nei Re and Children Who Guard the Mountain Orchid, allowing guests to experience the vitality of Hainan’s intangible cultural heritage. When familiar classics such as Kara Forever OK, Walking Along the Road of Life and A Dream of Blades and Swords were performed, the atmosphere reached a climax. Many teachers and students from Hong Kong and Macao spontaneously joined in the singing, bringing people closer together across the distance between the regions.

Two rounds of interactive lucky draws were also held during the event, alongside a promotion of “Cool Travel Hainan,” Hainan’s public cultural tourism service platform, which offered exclusive travel benefits to guests. The evening then culminated in an interactive singing and dancing session. Guests and young participants took to the stage, singing and dancing among the rising and falling bamboo poles, pushing the festive atmosphere to its peak as laughter and cheers echoed throughout the venue.

Building Bridges Through the Night: Young People from Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao Share a Common Dream

The vibrant “Hainan Night” was not only a concentrated showcase of Hainan’s cultural tourism appeal, but also a warm prelude to the entire Hong Kong and Macao Youth Study Tour and Exchange Program in the Chinese mainland.

The program will last seven days. Following the welcome and promotional event on August 19, representatives of teachers and students from Hong Kong and Macao will embark on a themed study tour of Hainan from August 20 to 25. Starting from Sanya, the itinerary will take them to Wanning, Danzhou, Haikou and Wenchang, offering participants a comprehensive look at the dynamic development of the Hainan Free Trade Port. A study tour resources exchange event will also be held during the program, featuring Hainan’s three major study-tour themes—space, ocean and rainforest. Industry representatives from Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao will be invited to discuss opportunities and future directions for cross-border study tour cooperation.

At the event, many guests and young participants from Hong Kong and Macao shared their impressions and expectations.

“This is my first time in Hainan. I was amazed by the bamboo-pole dance and the island-themed decorations as soon as I entered. It is a completely different cultural experience!” said Lin Renhui, a student representative from Hong Kong, visibly excited. “Previously, I had only seen Hainan’s space launch sites and tropical rainforests in textbooks and documentaries. During the upcoming tour around the island, I am most looking forward to visiting Wenchang. I want to see the country’s major aerospace facilities with my own eyes and experience the achievements of China’s aerospace development.”

Zhang Yuzhong, General Manager of Aiyouxue (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., which has long been engaged in the study travel sector, said that Hainan possesses highly distinctive and scarce study tour resources in areas such as aerospace, the ocean and rainforests, giving the island a natural appeal for young people from Hong Kong and Macao.

“This event is not only a cultural exchange among young people but also provides a face-to-face platform for the study tour industries in the two regions to connect and cooperate. In the future, we hope to bring more young people from Hong Kong and Macao to Hainan, while also organizing visits for young people from Hainan to Macao. We want to establish a two-way study tour and exchange mechanism so that young people can deepen their mutual understanding through travel and strengthen their cultural identification with the motherland,” Zhang said.

In recent years, cultural tourism exchanges among Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao have continued to deepen, with youth study tours becoming a regular vehicle for exchanges. Leveraging the opportunities brought by the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, Hainan has continued to enrich its study tour offerings and improve related industry services, with the aim of providing young people from Hong Kong and Macao with more meaningful, engaging and rewarding educational travel experiences.

From the Greater Bay Area to the Free Trade Port, the regions may be separated by mountains and sea, but their hearts remain closely connected. Over the coming week, teachers and students from Hong Kong and Macao will gain a deeper understanding of the vitality of the Hainan Free Trade Port through firsthand visits, carry forward China’s outstanding traditional culture through cultural experiences, and strengthen the emotional bonds and shared aspirations of young people from Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao through in-depth exchanges. In the great tide of an era marked by closer cooperation among the three regions, the energy and dreams of youth will shine brightly.

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KeyA to Debut New Collectibles and Meet Fans at POP TOY SHOW Singapore 2026

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 August 2026 – Yanran Chen, the artist who created the original IP KeyA, returns to POP TOY SHOW (PTS) Singapore from August 21 to 23, 2026, presenting a selection of new collectibles and signature works to art toy enthusiasts and fans in Singapore.

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Asia’s landmark art toy event, POP TOY SHOW (PTS) Singapore, officially opened its doors from August 21 to 23 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. Since making its debut in the Lion City, PTS Singapore has grown into one of Asia’s most influential events dedicated to the art toy industry. Art toy enthusiasts from around the world have gathered in Singapore to experience this annual celebration of contemporary toy and pop culture.

This year’s PTS Singapore brings together more than 100 leading art toy artists from around the world, creating a dynamic platform where diverse creative styles and cutting-edge ideas converge.

Among the participating artists is Yanran Chen, who returns to PTS Singapore with her original IP, KeyA. The exhibition marks the global debut of several new KeyA collectibles, including the KeyA 《Voyage Log》 Figure and the Q‑Style 《Daydream Buddy》Figure. Previous signature works, including the BlinkBot and BuddyGlow figures, are also on display.

The presentation offers a diverse range of collectibles catering to different levels of collectors—from accessible, high-value figures designed for a broad audience of art toy enthusiasts to large-scale art sculptures with strong collectible and artistic value.

For years, Yanran Chen’s practice has extended across painting, sculpture, moving image and IP character design, allowing her to develop a distinctive and highly recognizable creative language. With the “girl” as a recurring conceptual anchor, Chen seamlessly combines mechanical coolness, organic textures and cyber-inspired elements to create a unique artistic world where the virtual and physical constantly intersect.

Through her return to PTS Singapore, Chen presents a mature yet youthful and pioneering visual language to audiences of art toys and contemporary art around the world, offering a distinct perspective on the creative energy and independent artistic voice of China’s emerging generation of artists.

About the Artist

Yanran Chen, born in Beijing in 2005, is one of the most influential artists of her generation. Her multidisciplinary practice, spanning painting, sculpture and video, centers around the iconic image of the “girl.”Working across painting, sculpture, video and character design, Chen blends mechanical, organic and cyber-inspired elements to explore the boundaries between dreams and reality, identity and transformation.

Her work has been exhibited at major international art fairs and cultural platforms, including Art Basel Hong Kong and ComplexCon, as well as exhibitions across Asia, Europe and the United States.

Beyond the art world, Chen has collaborated with internationally recognized brands including GUCCI, CASETiFY and LEUCHTTURM1917, extending her artistic language into fashion, design and popular culture. She has also worked with brands including Balenciaga, Givenchy and R13 as a creative collaborator and model, and has been featured in publications such as Numéro, Wonderland, V China and L’Officiel.

In 2026, Chen was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, further recognizing her growing influence as one of Asia’s emerging young creative voices.

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LightInTheBox to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LITB) (“LightInTheBox” or the “Company”), a global consumer lifestyle company, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 before the open of U.S. markets on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

LightInTheBox’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 26, 2026 (8:00 p.m. Hong Kong/Singapore time on the same day).

Preregistration Information

Participants can register for the conference call by going to https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10054770-hu76t5.html. Upon registration, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique access PIN.

To join the conference, simply dial the number in the calendar invite you receive after preregistering, enter the event passcode followed by your unique access PIN, and you will be connected to the conference instantly.

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through September 2, 2026. The dial-in details are:

US/Canada:              +1-855-883-1031
Singapore:               800-101-3223
Hong Kong, China:        800-930-639
Replay PIN:              10056871

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.ador.com.

About LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

Founded in 2007, LightInTheBox is a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce company dedicated to delivering a joyful lifestyle to consumers worldwide. Leveraging AI-driven market insights and agile supply chain systems, the Company aims to capture consumer preferences and sentiment to offer differentiated products and drive consumer engagement through deep emotional resonance.

LightInTheBox also adopts a brand matrix strategy by launching its own apparel brands, including Ador, to further strengthen its position as a global consumer lifestyle company. Additionally, LightInTheBox offers a comprehensive suite of services to e-commerce companies, including advertising, supply chain management, payment processing, order fulfillment, and shipping and delivery solutions.

For more information, please visit https://ir.ador.com.

Investor Relations Contact

Investor Relations
LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.
Email: ir@ador.com

Serena Huang
Octans Capital Group
Email: litb@octanscap.com

COMEX Celebrates 35th Anniversary, Returns to Suntec Convention Centre from 3-6 September 2026

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Milestone “Tech Comes to Life” edition brings together 400+ leading tech and lifestyle brands for COMEX’s biggest 35th Anniversary Deal Fest yet.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — COMEX, Singapore’s longest-running consumer technology exhibition, returns to Suntec Convention Centre from 3 to 6 September 2026, marking 35 years as the nation’s premier destination for tech deals, discovery, and innovation. This milestone edition, themed “Tech Comes to Life,” celebrates the show’s legacy as Singapore’s Biggest IT & Tech Show.


Organised by COMEX-IT Group Pte Ltd — the powerhouse behind Singapore’s biggest consumer tech exhibitions such as IT Show, CEE and The Tech Show — COMEX 2026 brings together a diverse lineup of exhibitors spanning gaming and computing hardware, smart home and robotics, ergonomic furniture, and consumer appliances. Confirmed exhibitors include:

AFTERSHOCK, APPLE, ASUS, ACER, BEST DENKI, DREAMCORE, CHALLENGER, DREAME, ERGOTUNE, HINOMI, HISENSE, HONOR, INTERDESK, INVADER PC, INSTA360, LOGITECH, M1, MANSA, METAOPTICS, MIDEA, OMNIDESK, PAYLATER BY GRAB, PRISM+, ROBOROCK, SECRETLAB, SAMSUNG, SINGTEL, STARHUB, TOSHIBA, TTRACING, ULTI and more.

35th Anniversary Deal Fest

As part of the anniversary celebrations, COMEX 2026 introduces the 35th Anniversary Deal Fest — four days of limited-time price drops and exclusive bundles across participating brands. Built around the number “35”, the Deal Fest will feature $35 deals, 35% discounts, special prices for the first 35 customers and limited quantities of 35 units, giving visitors multiple opportunities to score exclusive deals throughout the show.

Highlights span entertainment, home, gaming and lifestyle tech – with TCL QD-Mini LED TVs starting from $1,679, limited to 35 sets, alongside 35% savings on selected Toshiba, LG and Hisense products. Gaming enthusiasts can look forward to anniversary specials such as the ULTI APEX+ XTREME Gaming Mouse at $35 and selected TTRacing gaming chairs at $35, while OTO Wellness will offer selected products from $35.

Beyond the headline deals, participating brands will also offer exclusive bundles, complimentary gifts and limited-time anniversary savings, giving shoppers more ways to stretch their dollar. OSIM, for instance, will feature selected wellness products from $47, while selected ASUS products will offer savings of up to $350 and limited-time bundle offers. With limited quantities and daily allocations across participating brands, visitors are encouraged to check the latest deals and make their purchases early.

New Launches

Beyond the 35th Anniversary Deal Fest, COMEX 2026 will also unveil a lineup of new products across home, wellness, gaming and everyday technology, giving visitors a first look at the latest innovations entering the market.

Among the launches are new PRISM+ home appliances, including the compact Spin Mini Wash & Dry and PureFresh refrigerators, alongside innovative workspace products from Interdesk and Hinomi. Visitors can also discover the latest Secretlab ATLAS™ and the Insta360 X6 action camera, bringing new possibilities in ergonomics, productivity and content creation, alongside other lifestyle and smart living innovations from participating brands.

COMEX x ASUS: Build Your Beast

From deals to discovery, COMEX 2026 will also give visitors a closer look at what goes into building a custom PC through the COMEX × ASUS interactive pop-up located in front of Halls 403-404.

Developed in collaboration with ASUS, the experience brings the anatomy of a custom PC to life through an immersive photo opportunity featuring life-sized PC component displays. Visitors can step inside the installation, take photos and discover how components such as processors, graphics cards, motherboards and cooling systems come together to power a complete custom PC.

From understanding what powers a PC today, COMEX 2026 takes visitors a step further to explore what could power the technology of tomorrow: AI.

AI Innovations

At COMEX 2026, visitors can discover how AI is being integrated across next-generation devices — from high-performance computing and entertainment to smarter solutions for the home.

Among the highlights is the NVIDIA Ultimate Lunchbox — Aftershock PC’s Flagship Compact Gaming PC, designed to deliver powerful gaming performance in a compact form factor. AI-powered experiences also extend into the living room with Samsung OLED TVs and the Hisense 55-inch E8SE AI TV, while smart home innovations include the Bbyeol Atlas AI Smart Heating Water Purifier, PRISM+ Elite AI Robot Vacuum and Dyson Spot + Scrub AI robot vacuum.

Together, these innovations showcase how AI is becoming increasingly embedded in the technology consumers use to work, create, entertain and live.

“Thirty-five years ago, COMEX began as Singapore’s go-to show for the best tech deals. That hasn’t changed. What has changed is the breadth of technology now shaping how we live, work and play. COMEX 2026 celebrates that journey, bringing visitors more ways to save, discover and experience the latest in consumer technology than ever before,” said Genevieve Rodrigues, Director, COMEX-IT Group.

Entry to COMEX 2026 is free. For the latest updates on how to redeem show deals, and access to the digital floorplan and list of participating brands, sign up to the COMEX 2026 Official Show guide at www.comexitshow.com.sg.

Event Details
Dates: 3 to 6 September 2026, Thursday to Sunday
Venue: Suntec Convention Centre, Levels 3 & 4 (Halls 401-406)
Timing: 11am to 9pm (Level 3), 12am to 9pm (Level 4)
Admission: Free
Website: www.comexitshow.com.sg

COMEX-IT GROUP

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Connecting East Asia, Embracing the World: Contemporary Echoes of Confucian Dialogue

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GUIYANG, China, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A News Report by Huanqiu.com

On August 7, the keynote speech and outcomes release conference of the 2026 “Chinese Learning of the Heart-Mind and the World”-An East Asian Dialogue on Confucianism was held at the Confucius Academy in Guiyang, which systematically presented academic outcomes from the weeklong series of academic conversation.

Guided by the International Confucian Association (ICA), the event was co-hosted by the Guiyang Confucius Academy Cultural Communication Center, the East Asian Classics Research Institute of Zhusi Academy at Qufu Normal University, and the Ma Yifu Academy of Zhejiang University. The series included one press briefing, ten roundtable dialogues and one keynote speech and outcomes release conference, alongside field study tours on Yangming culture.

At the outcomes release session, Kung Tsui-chang, the 79th-generation direct descendant of Confucius and President of the Confucius Foundation, delivered a speech. He noted, “East Asian Confucianism forms the spiritual bond of East Asian civilization. Its core tenets such as ‘harmony without uniformity’, ‘great universal commonwealth’, and ‘benevolence towards people and care for all creatures’ offer profound insights into the diversity, coexistence and shared prosperity of human civilizations.” He stressed, “What civilizations around the world need today is not estrangement and confrontation, but dialogue and mutual learning—and Confucianism offers exactly such wisdom and breadth of vision for cross-civilizational exchange.” He commented that this conversation “is more than an academic exchange; it is an intellectual voyage transcending national boundaries and bridging the past and the present—enabling Confucian wisdom to travel from scholarly studies into public life, and from East Asia to the world.”

Kung Tsui-chang (right) presents a full-size limited-edition replica of the calligraphic work Wan Shi Shi Biao (Model for All Ages), inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, to the Guiyang Confucius Academy Cultural Communication Center.
Kung Tsui-chang (right) presents a full-size limited-edition replica of the calligraphic work Wan Shi Shi Biao (Model for All Ages), inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, to the Guiyang Confucius Academy Cultural Communication Center.

ICA Vice Chairman Li Wenliang summarized the outcomes of this academic exchange. Scholars from home and abroad engaged in iterative debates and in-depth exchanges, systematically mapping the cross-regional dissemination of Yangming’s School of Mind over five centuries and profoundly elucidating its distinctive value in empowering East Asian modernization and advancing inter-civilizational integration worldwide. This gathering has laid a solid foundation for sustained collaboration with the “Chinese Learning of the Heart-Mind and the World” academic alliance. 

Dai Jianwei, Director of Guiyang Confucius Academy Cultural Communication Center and Vice Chairperson of the Council of the ICA, said during the outcomes release session that academia at home and abroad has yet to gain a thorough understanding or reach a unified consensus regarding Confucianism’s contemporary value and its modern-day adaptation. For that very reason, conducting more profound intellectual dialogues on a broader international scale and at a higher academic level to contribute the cultural values of East Asia has increasingly become an urgent demand across international circles and common ground amid divergent viewpoints.

Based upon this professional assessment and the imperatives of our times, Dai Jianwei formally unveiled a special initiative: to regularly convene 50 distinguished experts and young scholars from all parts of China—including the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region—as well as Japan, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and countries across Europe and America to build an academic dialogue platform. The existing “Chinese Learning of the Heart-Mind and the World”-An East Asian Dialogue on Confucianism will be upgraded into the “International 50-Scholars Forum on Confucianism”, featuring fixed scale, institutionalized mechanisms and far-reaching influence. Guided by its core mission “to pass forward the spark of civilization and create a bright future”, the forum will break free from the confines of conventional academic research, incorporate Confucian studies into global philosophy and global modernity studies, and translate specialized academic deliberations into intellectual resources and cultural drivers for social progress.

The “Chinese Learning of the Heart-Mind and the World”-An East Asian Dialogue on Confucianism marks the third major international academic activity organized by the “Chinese Learning of the Heart-Mind and the World” academic alliance founded in 2024. It carries forward the alliance’s defining feature of “cross-civilizational and cross-linguistic” exchange.

From East Asian regional connectivity to global civilizational interplay, and from scholarly theoretical research to public outreach, age-old Confucianism adopts an open and inclusive posture to respond to technological-era advancement and global cross-civilizational dialogue. As Kung Tsui-chang put it, this academic dialogue is a profound exploration of thought, bridging great distances and connecting the ages.

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