BARCELONA, Spain, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei hosted a forum titled Accelerate Transportation Digital Intelligence. Together with industry customers, partners, and experts, Huawei explored new paths for smart transportation, shared its latest technical achievements, and announced five innovative solutions, aimed at driving mobility and logistics into the intelligent world.

David Shi, Vice President of Huawei’s ICT Marketing and Solution Sales, stated that “Huawei is dedicated to openness, cooperation, and shared success. We will work with customers and partners to build a solid digital and intelligent foundation, connecting passenger, freight, business, revenue, and information flows.” According to him, Huawei will integrate AI across rail, road, logistics, aviation, and port scenarios to enhance safety and efficiency in comprehensive transportation and logistics, fostering closer ties with tourism, energy, trade, and other industries for a better future.

PhD. Reha Çetin, CIO of Istanbul Grand Airport and CEO of IST Systems, highlighted that as Europe’s fastest-growing aviation hub, Istanbul Airport will continue to advance its Airport 5.0 digital transformation and deliver next-generation airport experiences, powered by Huawei’s cutting-edge digital technologies and ICT expertise.

Zaiming Ren, Deputy General Manager of CRSC International, explained how FRMCS enhances train control efficiency, boosts railway transport capacity, and lowers lifecycle costs, helping futuristic railway systems operate more efficiently and safely.

AI is set to become the nerve center of intelligent transportation systems (ITSs). Carlos López Gutiérrez, Transportation BU Director at SICE, said: “SICE and Huawei are working to use AI and edge computing platforms to explore and support various transportation scenarios, greatly improving infrastructure connectivity and transportation system reliability.”

Ports play a crucial role in stabilizing economic cycles and securing industrial and supply chain continuity. Yang Rong, General Engineer of Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd., noted that Tianjin Port has consistently prioritized integrating ICTs like 5G, AI, cloud computing, and autonomous driving into its services. So far, they have digitally managed all port elements and deployed an intelligent horizontal transportation system, all aimed at shaping the future of world-class smart ports.

Dr. Rachad Nassar, Global Business & Strategic Partners Director of Huawei’s Smart Transportation BU, announced that the company has established a comprehensive digital foundation for the global transportation industry. By deploying an integrated architecture of intelligent sensing, connectivity, digital platforms, and applications, Huawei is collaborating with ecosystem partners to launch five specialized solutions across four core scenarios. These innovations deliver the following key benefits:

• Road: Huawei unveiled the Transportation Operations Coordination Center (TOCC) Solution, built on ITS, to heighten efficiency across diverse scenarios like integrated transportation monitoring, holiday travel support, and multimodal logistics. This establishes a new model for integrated urban transportation management and control.
• Rail: Huawei has developed the Next-Gen Bearer Network for Operation and Dispatching Solution for railways. Featuring robust reliability, high bandwidth, and low latency, the solution securely, reliably, and efficiently carries operational communication services, advancing the rail industry toward digital and intelligent.
• Customs: Huawei released a big data risk control solution together with partners. Capitalizing on Huawei’s leading big data platforms and partners’ data governance and services, the solution efficiently integrates multi-source heterogeneous data and responds to risks within seconds. It addresses traditional risk control challenges like limited dimensions, incomplete coverage, and heavy reliance on manual processes, enabling customs authorities to enhance supervision accuracy and clearance efficiency.
• Port: Huawei has developed the industry’s first all-element scheduling agent powered by the chain-of-thought (CoT) technology. This agent coordinates the entire port operation process, including berth planning alongside distribution and transportation, cutting operation planning time from hours to minutes. The intelligent horizontal transportation 2.0 solution supports efficient mixed traffic of manual container trucks and intelligent guided vehicles (IGVs). It enables large-scale scheduling of over 300 vehicles, reduces manual takeover rates to under 0.1%, and ensures precise parking alignment with the operation position within ±5 cm, boosting cargo movement efficiency.

At the forum, Huawei and Surge announced the successful commercial deployment of the world’s first 1.4 GHz 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network for railways. This milestone represents a paradigm shift in railway-driven connectivity, delivering next-generation communications networks along Indonesia’s railways while achieving nationwide inclusive network coverage.

Additionally, Huawei highlighted pivotal breakthroughs realized alongside its global partners, driving forward the digital and intelligent transportation ecosystem. A prime example is the Global Smart Port Showcase launched with Shandong Port Group. By integrating big data, large models, and other cutting-edge technologies, the showcase demonstrates scenario-specific applications like digital operations and smart planning, serving as a blueprint for the modernization of the global port industry.

To date, Huawei has served more than 100 ports, more than 210 airports and airlines, over 300 urban rail lines, over 180,000 kilometers of railways, road networks extending over 200,000 kilometers, ITS projects across over 70 cities, and more than 200 logistics enterprises across the globe. Looking ahead, Huawei will continue practicing the “platform + ecosystem” strategy. The company specializes in developing transportation hubs, transportation networks, passenger/freight flows, and low-altitude air systems to establish a digital and intelligent foundation for comprehensive transportation and logistics. Huawei is committed to “driving mobility and logistics into the intelligent world,” empowering smart transportation.

SINGAPORE, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Math Magic recently announced the release of Hitem3D v2.0, the latest upgrade to its AI image-to-3D platform, as developers and creators increasingly evaluate AI modeling tools based on their suitability for specific production workflows. The update focuses on improving geometry reliability and workflow efficiency across 3D printing and digital content pipelines.

According to testing data released alongside Hitem3D v2.0, the platform emphasizes texture-aware generation through what it describes as “structure-aware integrated texture generation.” This process produces geometry and texture simultaneously, aiming to reduce mesh issues such as non-manifold edges and flipped normals that can interrupt slicing workflows.

Other AI modeling platforms in the category often focus on broader creative production, offering multimodal generation features and tools designed for animation, game assets, or media content pipelines.

Resolution and print readiness

Hitem3D emphasizes higher-resolution internal representations and structure-aware reconstruction to better align with the structural requirements of 3D printing workflows. This approach prioritizes geometric stability and fabrication reliability during the generation stage.

In contrast, some AI creative platforms prioritize multimodal generation and asset flexibility, enabling creators to refine and adapt models for animation, rendering, or other digital-first environments.

Users cited in Hitem3D materials reported that models often pass print pre-checks with minimal cleanup, while creative-focused platforms may offer stronger support for workflows involving rigging, animation, and multi-format content production.

Multi-view reconstruction and structural consistency

Hitem3D supports up to four reference images in its multi-view mode to improve structural consistency and reduce the uncertainty common in single-image reconstruction.

Many creative pipelines rely more heavily on downstream editing and refinement, which can provide flexibility for stylized asset development but may introduce additional workflow steps for users preparing models for fabrication.

Use-case alignment

Different AI 3D platforms are increasingly optimized for different production scenarios.

Hitem3D is commonly applied to:

• 3D printing
• figurine production
• CNC and fabrication workflows

Other AI modeling tools are often used for:

• game asset development
• animation pipelines
• multimodal creative projects

The differences reflect a broader segmentation emerging in the AI image-to-3D space as platforms evolve to support distinct creative and manufacturing workflows.

Hitem3D v2.0 is now available worldwide. Learn more about Hitem3D v2.0 and explore sample outputs at hitem3d.ai and hitem3d.ai/3dprinting/use-case.

About Hitem3D

Hitem3D, pioneered by Math Magic (founded 2024), converts single or multi-view images into production-ready 3D models for 3D printing, industrial design, and game asset creation. The platform serves users in more than 150 countries and integrates into professional digital production workflows.

Website: https://www.hitem3d.ai/

SINGAPORE, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Graduates from Singapore Management University continue to secure good employment outcomes despite a more cautious hiring climate, with more than nine in ten securing employment within six months of graduation, according to the latest Joint Autonomous University Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES) 2025.

The results suggest sustained employer demand for graduates with industry exposure and applied skills, even as organisations become more cautious amid global economic uncertainty and accelerating automation.

Strong Employment Outcomes in a More Cautious Hiring Environment

SMU graduates remain in demand and continue to demonstrate resilience in a moderated hiring environment. The results were revealed in the annual JAUGES, jointly conducted by SMU and the other Autonomous Universities. Of SMU’s 2,331 graduates in the Class of 2025, 1,710 responded to the survey, representing a 73.4% response rate.

Under the newly introduced secured employment rate indicator – which includes graduates who have accepted a job offer but have yet to commence work, as well as those starting their own ventures – SMU recorded a strong 91.4% secured employment rate, with an overall employment rate of 87.1% and a full-time permanent employment rate of 79.8%.

SMU graduates are also commanding good wages, with the average gross monthly salary rising to $5,116 from $5,057 the previous year, while the median gross salary of our graduates also increased to $4,747 from $4,600. See Annex A for more details.

Nearly Half Received Full-Time Offers Through Internships

A hallmark of SMU’s distinctive education model is its mandatory internship programme. Of graduates in full-time permanent employment,

• 30.9% of full-time permanently employed graduates are working or have worked in the same company where they interned.
• 16.4% reported being offered positions by their host companies but chose not to take up the offer.

Taken together, this indicates that nearly half of SMU graduates were offered full-time permanent employment during or after their penultimate-year internship, a strong endorsement of employer confidence in SMU talent.

SMU’s structured, mandatory internship framework contributes rigour and workplace relevance to students’ applied learning and plays a decisive role in preparing them not just for their first job, but for sustained career success.

Strong Demand Across Professional Sectors

As with previous GES findings, industries such as Finance and Insurance, Legal, Accounting & Auditing, and Information & Communication remained top employment sectors, reflecting sustained employer demand that is aligned with SMU’s disciplinary strengths. 61.4% of full-time permanently employed graduates received employment offers before graduation – a 1.3 percentage point increase compared to the 2024 cohort.

Career Services Remain Available to SMU Graduates

SMU’s Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC) will continue to offer lifelong career support to all alumni of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with continued access to a 24/7 jobs portal, and personalised assistance by individual career coaches.

Preparing Graduates for a Rapidly Changing Economy

SMU Provost and Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professor of Inter-Religious Studies and Harmony, Professor Alan Chan, remarked: “While hiring conditions are becoming more cautious as organisations manage uncertainty and accelerate automation, this is precisely where SMU’s learning model proves its strength. We are intensifying our efforts to equip our students with essential human-centred competencies, such as strong critical thinking and communication skills as well as a high degree of AI fluency, which are vital to flourishing in a rapidly changing work environment. We will further enhance experiential and interactive learning that is the hallmark of an SMU education.”

SMU’s high employment rates stem from its distinctive experiential learning model, which integrates academia with real-world application. SMU’s mandatory internship programme along with the SMU-X programme and Work Study Electives connect students with industry leaders to tackle live business challenges, while community service and global exposure requirements ensure graduates develop adaptability, cross-cultural fluency, and a sense of social responsibility – attributes highly valued in today’s evolving job market.

Professor Alan Chan added, “More internship and global education opportunities will be provided, with a sharpened focus on preparing students to be Asia-ready and future-ready. Our goal is to ensure SMU graduates remain resilient, adaptable, and highly competitive, not just for today’s roles, but for the evolving careers of tomorrow.”

As Singapore’s economy evolves, the university is strengthening partnerships with industry to ensure graduates develop the applied skills, digital capabilities and adaptability required in an increasingly technology-driven labour market.

About SMU’s Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC)

DKHMCC offers a range of comprehensive services, programmes, and resources for SMU students to chart their career directions and empowers them with the necessary skills to realise their potential and goals.

Each student is assigned a career coach upon matriculation to support them in career planning through his/her four-year journey at SMU. These certified coaches from DKHMCC come from diverse backgrounds and are in tune with industry developments and trends. They administer personality/career profiling tools, critique cover letters and resumes, facilitate job searches, and hone students’ interview skills.

In addition, DKHMCC offers a suite of internship readiness modules and career readiness workshops from the freshman year as part of SMU’s pioneering Finishing Touch programme. The programme equips SMU undergraduates with career planning and transferable skills, geared towards enhancing their employment prospects and fulfilling their career goals progressively throughout the four-year course of study. Every year, DKHMCC organises more than 400 events, including career and industry talks, employability clinics, career fairs, as well as networking events for our students.

Recognising the importance and value of having real-world and career-relevant work experience for its students, SMU is the first university in Singapore to make internships compulsory for all students. Students are provided opportunities via DKHMCC, which works closely with industry to ensure successful placements in internships and jobs. The DKHMCC’s close and regular contact with employers is vital in helping SMU students be market-relevant and career-ready. Students also have access to a 24/7 web-based portal (OnTRAC) to search for internships and career opportunities.

DKHMCC also offers lifelong career support to all alumni of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with continued access to the jobs portal, and personalised assistance by individual career coaches, should they require further guidance.

About SMU

A premier university in Asia, SMU is internationally recognised for its world-class research and distinguished teaching. Established in 2000, SMU’s mission is to generate leading-edge research with global impact and to produce broad-based, creative, and entrepreneurial leaders for the knowledge-based economy. SMU’s education is known for its highly interactive, collaborative, and project-based approach to learning.

Home to over 13,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate professional and postgraduate research programmes, SMU comprises eight schools: School of Accountancy, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Economics, School of Computing and Information Systems, Yong Pung How School of Law, School of Social Sciences, College of Integrative Studies, and College of Graduate Research Studies. SMU offers a wide range of bachelors’, masters’, and PhD degree programmes in the disciplinary areas associated with its schools, as well as in multidisciplinary combinations of these areas.

SMU emphasises rigorous, high-impact, multi- and interdisciplinary research that addresses Asian issues of global relevance. SMU faculty members collaborate with leading international researchers and universities around the world, as well as with partners in the business community and public sector. SMU’s city campus is a modern facility located in the heart of downtown Singapore, fostering strategic linkages with business, government, and the wider community. www.smu.edu.sg

SMU celebrates its 25 years of meaningful impact this year, and remains committed to its vision of driving innovation, transcending boundaries and transforming lives.

ANNEX A

SMU’s 2025 graduates across all eight University degree programmes enjoyed competitive monthly salaries

Computer Science graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $6,135. The median gross monthly salary is $6,000, unchanged from 2024. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $6,513 and a median gross monthly salary of $6,250.

Information Systems graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $5,515 as compared to the 2024 cohort’s $5,362. The median gross monthly salary is $5,400 a significant improvement from $5,000 in 2024. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $5,919 and a median gross monthly salary of $5,785.

Economics graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $4,900. The median gross monthly salary is $4,500. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $5,247, while the median gross monthly salary is $5,000.  

Business Management graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $5,234, a slight increase from last year’s $5,007. The median gross monthly salary is $4,600 up from $4,500 in 2024. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a higher mean gross monthly salary of $5,618, an increase from last year’s $5,323, while the median gross monthly salary is $5,000.

Accountancy graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $4,774 as compared to $4,755 in 2024. The median gross monthly salary is $4,350, unchanged from 2024. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $5,130 while the median gross monthly salary was $4,500.

Social Sciences graduates earn a mean gross monthly salary of $4,247. The median gross monthly salary is $4,000. Those with Cum Laude or better earned a mean gross monthly salary of $4,489. The median gross monthly salary is $4,350.

Please refer to Annex B for the detailed figures.

Annex B: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2929153/Annex_B_Web_Publication_SMU_GES_2025.pdf

Explanatory Note: Cum Laude and Merit Awards

SMU uses the cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) criteria to identify degree candidates with academic excellence in the following award categories: Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude. These are Latin awards adopted from the American system, and can be translated as with Highest Distinction, with High Distinction and with Distinction, respectively.

They do not equate to the various classes of degree honours conferred by universities that follow the British system of academic honours. A graduate needs a GPA of at least 3.40 out of 4.00 to be awarded Cum Laude. All SMU bachelor’s degrees are four-year full-time programmes.

GUANGZHOU, China, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On the afternoon of March 6, 2026, the Guangdong provincial delegation held an open meeting during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing. The event drew 277 journalists from 111 media outlets, including 61 foreign organizations. Reporters asked questions actively; delegates answering included Huang Kunming, Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Committee, and Meng Fanli, Governor of Guangdong. The meeting was chaired by Huang Chuping, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress.

Guangdong_Province_meeting

A Xinhua News Agency reporter noted that during his inspection of Guangdong in November 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave guidance for the province’s scientific planning for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, encouraging Guangdong to take the national lead, set an example for the country, and shoulder greater responsibilities. The reporter asked about Guangdong’s implementation plans. Huang Kunming outlined the province’s vision and key priorities for the year in four areas: “strengthening the two cornerstones of industry and technology,” “advancing reform and opening up while adhering to the mass line,” “expanding into county-level areas and the maritime domain,” and “energizing the two main drivers of enterprises and talent.”

Huang Kunming said Guangdong has vigorously promoted the mutual reinforcement of industry and technology in recent years, leading to the province’s top ranking in regional innovation capability for nine consecutive years. The nine mainland cities in the Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area saw foreign trade imports and exports rise 4.4% despite headwinds, and actual use of foreign capital increase 11.3%. ‘Guangdong‑made products’ perform strongly across China and overseas, injecting momentum into the province’s high‑quality development. As Guangdong begins the crucial stage of the 15th Five‑Year Plan period, it aims to cultivate more industrial clusters worth hundreds of billions or trillions of yuan in emerging fields such as 6G, the low‑altitude economy, embodied artificial intelligence, and quantum technology. Huang Kunming extended a warm invitation to media professionals to visit Guangdong, explore its strengths, enjoy its cuisine, and experience the charm of the Lingnan region.

Huang Kunming proactively invited journalists from Macau to ask questions. A reporter from Macau Global Chinese Business News asked what message he had for the Macau press. Huang Kunming said that after years of close collaboration with Macau, both the “hardware and software” foundations have become increasingly mature. Guangdong offers numerous advantages, significant opportunities, and broad space for growth. He welcomed insightful people from all sectors in Macau—especially young people—to come to Hengqin to start or expand businesses or to work.

Responding to a question from a China Media Group reporter, Governor Meng Fanli noted that Guangdong has the largest manufacturing sector in China. During the 15th Five‑Year Plan period, Guangdong will prioritize accelerating high‑quality development of the service sector as a key task in advancing industrial and economic upgrading. The focus will be on “advancing six key dimensions and fostering a robust industrial ecosystem.” The six dimensions are integration, high‑end advancement, digital intelligence, green development, internationalization, and diversification. At the same time, the province will cultivate an industrial ecosystem that supports healthy, rapid growth in services, increase investment in service industries, and build world‑class industrial parks alongside diverse online and offline platforms and carriers.

At the 1.5‑hour interactive session, journalists repeatedly raised questions on hot topics about Guangdong’s development. Delegates responded directly and candidly, sharing their experiences in office and outlining future plans, conveying determination and confidence in advancing during the 15th Five‑Year Plan from multiple perspectives.

A Strategic divestment steps to strengthen the fundamentals of TelkomGroup as the main holding and focus on the core business of digital and telecommunications

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PT Multimedia Nusantara (TelkomMetra), as one of the subsidiaries of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) (together, the TelkomGroup) has officially signed a Conditional Share Purchase Agreement (CSPA) marking a critical and strategic step toward the full divestment of PT Administrasi Medika (AdMedika), including its subsidiary TelkoMedika (together, the AdMedika Group), to the Fullerton Health group of companies (Fullerton Health). This move is aligned with the state-owned enterprise (SOE) streamlining agenda mandated by Danantara to TelkomGroup, which has become one of the focus areas of the TLKM 30 transformation program. As part of the implementation of TelkomGroup’s transformation strategy, this portfolio restructuring and streamlining effort aims to strengthen focus on Telkom Group’s core business in the telecommunications and digital sectors, while opening new business opportunities for AdMedika Group to expand nationally and into the regional market.

AdMedika Group, a company that provides technology-based health administration services (third party administrator/TPA), has established a strong track record in providing claims management solutions and healthcare services to corporations and institutions in Indonesia. Amid increasingly competitive dynamics in the healthcare and insurance industries, AdMedika Group’s sustainability and accelerated development are considered to be better supported by a strategic shareholder whose business is aligned with AdMedika Group’s operations.

President Director of TelkomMetra, Pramasaleh Haryo Utomo, stated, “The signing of the CSPA with Fullerton Health, which marks a step toward the full divestment of AdMedika Group, is a carefully measured decision made by upholding the principles of Good Corporate Governance, based on comprehensive business considerations, and aligned with TelkomGroup’s transformation to strengthen its focus on the core business and to create long-term value.”

The CSPA between TelkomMetra as seller and Fullerton Health as buyer was signed on 4 March 2026.

“This acquisition reflects Fullerton Health’s commitment to strengthening our presence and contribution to Indonesia’s healthcare landscape. AdMedika Group has been thoughtfully developed within the TelkomGroup into a trusted and highly comprehensive healthcare administration platform, built on strong governance, digital innovation and clinical discipline. These qualities closely align with our own capabilities and values. We see this acquisition as an important step toward expanding access to high quality healthcare for the people of Indonesia and across the region,” said Ho Kuen Loon, Group of CEO Fullerton Health.

“This creates an opportunity to enhance service delivery and better meet the evolving needs of patients, clients and partners across the country.”

Fullerton Health, which shall be the new owner of AdMedika Group upon completion of the acquisition pursuant to the CSPA, brings deep regional experience and proven operational capabilities across Asia’s healthcare and benefits landscape. The combined strengths of both organisations create a broader platform for growth, pairing the AdMedika Group’s strong local foundation with Fullerton Health’s regional expertise in managed care, healthcare provider networks and digital health. This positions the expanded platform to scale more effectively, advance innovation, and reinforce AdMedika’s leadership in TPA solutions in Indonesia, while opening pathways for future expansion across the wider region.

About AdMedika Group

AdMedika Group, acquired by TelkomGroup through TelkomMetra in 2010, is a third party administrator (TPA) company with the largest network in Indonesia, providing claims management solutions, provider network management, and integrated digital health services for corporations, insurance companies, and institutions. As part of the national healthcare ecosystem, AdMedika combines technological excellence with proven operational capabilities to deliver fast, accurate, and transparent services to customers. For more information, visit https://www.admedika.co.id/.

About Fullerton Health

Established in 2010, Fullerton Health is a leading integrated healthcare solutions provider in Asia Pacific. Operating across nine markets, the Group runs approximately 550 healthcare facilities and partners with more than 20,000 providers, delivering end-to-end services spanning managed care, primary care, diagnostics, speciality services and ancillary solutions.

Supported by a workforce of almost 8,000 employees, Fullerton Health serves over 26,000 corporate clients and facilitates beyond 14 million healthcare transactions annually, impacting more than 4 million lives across the region.

Combining clinical excellence, corporate healthcare expertise and digital innovation, Fullerton Health is committed to delivering seamless, accessible and trusted healthcare for all. For more information, visit https://www.fullertonhealth.com/.