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Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

XI’AN, China, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group (“EUBG” or the “Company”), a Nevada corporation, reported its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: $737,844 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $961,954 for the first quarter of 2025.
  • Net Income: $77,879 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $183,485 for the first quarter of 2025.
  • Total Comprehensive Income: $83,137 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $185,195 for the prior-year period.
  • Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $10.61 million as of March 31, 2026.

Business Overview

EUBG provides digital marketing consultancy services through its wholly-owned PRC subsidiary. The Company focuses on delivering marketing consulting and related services to enterprises in China, supporting brand development and customer acquisition through online and integrated service solutions.

During the first quarter of 2026, the Company continued to optimize its service structure and expand selected business initiatives, including a recent acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in a Hong Kong entity, Heng Ying International Investment Limited. This acquisition permits the Company to engage in commercial lending activities once its Money Lenders License is renewed, which is expected around June 2026.

Strategic Outlook

EUBG continues to focus on strengthening its consulting capabilities, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing long-term competitiveness.

The Company is also evaluating strategic expansion opportunities, including selected fintech-related initiatives through its recently acquired Hong Kong subsidiary, Heng Ying International Investment Limited.

In addition, on February 25, 2026, the Company effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, further aligning its capital structure with long-term strategic objectives.

Management Commentary

Mr. Guolin Tao, CEO of EUBG, stated:

“Although our first quarter results reflected a more cautious operating environment and adjustments in certain service lines, we continued to maintain profitability and a strong cash position.

We remain focused on disciplined execution, operational optimization, and long-term strategic development. Looking ahead, we will continue enhancing our consulting service capabilities while prudently evaluating new business opportunities that support sustainable growth.”

About Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group is a Nevada holding company that conducts its operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and mainland China. The Company primarily engages in consulting and marketing services in China with support from its Hong Kong subsidiary.

For more information, please visit: www.eubggroup.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains projections and “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 related to the Company’s business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. When the Company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company’s goals and strategies; future business development; financial condition and results of operations; product and service demand and acceptance; competition and pricing pressures; changes in technology; government regulations; fluctuations in economic and business conditions in China; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Eyes that photosynthesise: NUS scientists plant a cure for dry eye disease

A nanosized extract of the plant thylakoid grana — the molecular engine behind photosynthesis — is transplanted into the eye’s corneal cells, producing a key protective molecule when exposed to ambient light, opening a new front against dry eye disease

SINGAPORE, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What if your eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are pioneering a revolutionary treatment for dry eye disease. Their approach uses a light-activated technology derived from the photosynthetic membranes of the spinach plant, enabling the eye to stay continuously hydrated. This offers a solution that is simple, effective and non-invasive.

Dry eye disease, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is one of the most common eye conditions, affecting more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Far more than a minor discomfort, the disease causes corneal scarring, chronic pain, blurred vision and sensitivity to light. Various studies have linked it to depression, anxiety and reduced workplace productivity, as well as an economic burden estimated at US$3.84 billion annually in the United States alone. Current treatments such as cyclosporine A (Restasis®) and lifitegrast (Xiidra®) target inflammation through specific molecular pathways, but their high costs and adverse side effects limit long-term use.

At the cellular level, the disease is driven by a vicious cycle. Inflammation in the corneal region generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), chemically aggressive molecules that damage cells. Healthy eyes can neutralise ROS through antioxidant production that is driven by Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (reduced form) (NADPH). But in inflamed eyes, ROS levels overwhelm the cornea’s natural defences, resulting in the generation of even more ROS – a death spiral.

A team led by Associate Professor David Leong Tai Wei from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Design and Engineering at NUS has developed a fundamentally different approach by transplanting functional plant-derived photosynthetic machinery into corneal cells, enabling them to harvest ambient light and produce NADPH independently from the cells’ own NADPH production pathways. In preclinical studies, the technology, delivered as simple eye drops at doses so low that it does not interfere with colour perception, reversed corneal damage to near-healthy levels within five days, outperforming Restasis®.

The study was published online in the scientific journal Cell on 15 May 2026.

An eye-opening biological crossover

Evolutionarily, plants and animals have taken divergent paths such that animals, with one exception, are not able to photosynthesise. This exception is the sacoglossan sea slug, which ingests and stores away the chloroplasts (organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells) of microalgae within its intestinal cells. When starved, these sea slugs can live off the nutrients made through photosynthesis — the only known case of an animal being able to photosynthesise just like a plant. This unusual animal trait raised an intriguing question: could mammals also acquire some limited form of photosynthesis?

To test out their ideas, the NUS researchers chose the eye as it is one of the few organs in the human body that absorbs visible light — just like plant leaves. They engineered LEAF (Light-reaction Enriched thylAkoid NADPH-Foundry), a nanosized, structurally preserved version of the thylakoid grana — the tightly stacked membrane compartments inside the chloroplasts of plant cells where light energy is harnessed and converted to NADPH molecules. During photosynthesis, the NADPH molecules are subsequently used to produce glucose, providing energy and food for the plant.

The team’s core innovation was to strip away the part of the chloroplasts that consumes NADPH while keeping the thylakoids, where the light-reactions machinery of photosynthesis is, intact. This resulted in a nanosized package that acts as a dedicated NADPH factory capable of producing about 20 per cent more NADPH compared to unpackaged thylakoids. Prepared from the familiar spinach leaves using a patented, mild mechanical and chemical extraction method developed by the NUS team, the particles are roughly 400 nanometres across — small enough to be readily absorbed by cells. LEAF, when in the cells, then produces photosynthetic NADPH upon exposure to ambient light sources, and the NADPH produced tackles dry eye disease via two pathways – inside and outside the cell.

“This is an exciting finding as we have, for the first time, demonstrated that plant photosynthetic machinery can be transplanted into mammalian tissue to generate biologically useful molecules, powered entirely by the same light that enables our vision. We, too, can have limited photosynthetic abilities.” said Dr Xing Kuoran, the first author of the work.

Tested in living tissue

In laboratory tests on inflamed cells, LEAF restored NADPH levels within 30 minutes of light exposure, suppressed ROS and pivoted immune cells in the cornea from a pro-inflammatory to an anti-inflammatory state. When tested directly in tear samples collected from patients with dry eye disease, LEAF increased NADPH levels roughly 20-fold and reduced hydrogen peroxide, a key cell-damaging oxidant, by more than 95 per cent.

In their first preclinical trial in collaboration with ophthalmologists from Eye Centre of Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, LEAF administered as eye drops under ambient indoor lighting reversed corneal damage to near-healthy levels within five days, outperforming Restasis®. A second preclinical trial also confirmed the therapeutic effect. Safety assessments, including skin sensitisation, eye irritation and organ toxicity studies conducted over two months showed no adverse effects. The team plans to conduct clinical trials to further validate the technology.

More than meets the eye

“With LEAF, we now have a technology that harnesses ambient light to directly restore the molecule that dry eye disease depletes,” added Assoc Prof Leong. “As it is derived from spinach, delivered as a simple eye drop, requires no external device or power source and using the ambient light that is used for vision, we believe it has a strong potential for clinical translation. It is almost surreal when thinking of a possible future reality where human cells can have some limited but beneficial form of photosynthetic ability not only in the eye but elsewhere, too.”

In addition, as oxidative stress underpins a wide range of inflammatory conditions beyond dry eye disease, the team also sees potential for LEAF-based approaches wherever the body’s antioxidant defences are overwhelmed, particularly in tissues naturally accessible to visible light such as the retina, skin and underlying skeletal muscles. They are also developing new strategies that can produce therapeutically useful photosynthesised molecules in internal organs without the need for visible light penetration.

Read more: https://news.nus.edu.sg/eyes-that-photosynthesise

Global Times: Young volunteers turn tree-planting into rising public welfare trend, showcasing nationwide commitment to building a Beautiful China

BEIJING, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — “Building an ecological civilization concerns the well-being of the people and the future of the nation.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out: “Respecting, adapting to, and protecting nature is essential for building China into a modern socialist country in all respects.”

As outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development, securing major breakthroughs in strategic tasks of overall importance to Chinese modernization and making major new progress in the Beautiful China Initiative are set as key objectives.

The Global Times is launching a series of articles titled “BeautifulChinaING.” From the perspectives of the beauty of nature, the beauty of system and the beauty of lifestyle, the series uses both Chinese and international cases as entry points. Through field reporting and video storytelling, it explores how green development has become a defining feature of Chinese modernization while showcasing China’s role as a responsible major country providing global public goods.

In this installment, we turn our focus to China’s broader fight against desertification and the growing public participation behind it. Through the stories of young volunteers planting trees in Minqin County, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, and similar efforts across the country, this story examines how grassroots action, youth engagement and long-term ecological restoration are becoming part of the wider practice of building a Beautiful China.

This spring, many young Chinese people have chosen not to spend their holidays at popular tourist attractions, but on the edge of the desert in Minqin County, Northwest China’s Gansu Province.

On social media, “Come to Minqin and plant a tree” has become a trending topic. Young people from across the country have paid their own way to travel there, carrying shovels and saplings on their backs, planting native sand-fixing plants amid wind and sand. In doing so, they have turned “going to the desert to plant trees” into a new public welfare trend.

As of May 5, the 2026 “Come to Minqin and plant a tree” volunteer campaign had received more than 50,000 online registrations and attracted 46,000 volunteer visits in total. At its peak, more than 4,000 volunteers booked slots in a single day via the online platform to come to Minqin to plant trees, the People’s Daily reported.

This trend also stands as a vivid testament to the country’s broader green development efforts.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, China completed afforestation of 36.6 million hectares over the past five years, restored 289,600 mu (19,307 hectares) of wetlands, and treated 10.13 million mu of desertified land. The country has continued to see reductions in both desertified and sandy land areas, becoming the first in the world to achieve “zero growth” in land degradation.

Zhao Yu, who works in the internet industry in Beijing, is one of the volunteers coming to Minqin. She first came across stories about Minqin’s desertification control efforts on short video platforms and was moved by the persistence of Zhong Lin, a young man born in 1998 who returned to his hometown, and local residents who have spent years guarding the oasis.

In March, she arrived in Minqin. She had originally thought planting trees was simply about “digging a hole and putting a sapling in it.” But after truly stepping into the desert, she found that preventing and controlling desertification was far more arduous than she had imagined – and far more concrete.

“I used to think ecological civilization and green development were somewhat distant from ordinary people,” Zhao told the Global Times. But in Minqin, she said, she felt for the first time that ecological civilization could be a tree planted by ordinary people with their own hands. It could also be the genuine efforts of a group of young people bending over in the wind and sand to bring more green to the desert.

From screen to sand

The first thing Zhao felt after arriving in Minqin was a strong sense of contrast.

Before setting off, Minqin had been, to her, simply a destination many young people were heading to under related topics on social media platforms like Douyin and RedNote. Only after arriving did she realize that the wind and sand pressure borne by this land was far more direct and heavier than what she had seen on screen.

On the way to Minqin, the scenery outside the car window gradually turned vast and desolate. Along the way, she heard local residents explain that Minqin lies between the Tengger Desert and the Badain Jaran Desert like “a sandwich,” and has long faced the pressure of being hemmed in by the two deserts.

Planting trees in the desert was not as easy as she had imagined. This year, the base adopted a new planting method, putting sand-tolerant plants into nutrient cups for mixed planting, in order to improve the survival rate and enrich biodiversity.

Saxaul trees, also known by their scientific name Haloxylon ammodendron, are highly drought-resistant plants that help stabilize sand dunes and form shelter belts. A single saxaul tree can help stabilize about 10 square meters of desertified soil.

Volunteers were divided into different groups. Some distributed saplings, some filled soil, some dug holes, and others watered and backfilled them. Since the nutrient cups were relatively tall, the holes had to be dug deep – sometimes above knee level. The loose sand would quickly slide back into the hole soon after being shoveled aside, so one hole often required several people to work together.

Zhao’s group had eight or nine people, and over several days, they planted nearly 100 saplings.

The physical hardship soon became tangible. When the wind and sand were strong, sand would get into their hats, masks, shoe covers and the seams of clothing. Under the noon sun beating down on the sand, those working would soon be drenched in sweat.

But what impressed Zhao most was not the hardship, but the tacit understanding that formed among the young people on site. She saw that many volunteers were around 20 years old, and quite a few had never participated in environmental protection activities before or even held a shovel. Yet after arriving, they all carefully learned how to distribute saplings, dig holes and backfill them, worried that the saplings they planted might not survive.

One detail particularly touched her. A teenage girl in her group said while planting trees, “I must make sure the tree I plant survives.”

Zhao said the remark helped her immediately understand the state of mind of many young people after arriving in Minqin: “They were not there for an easy visit and a selfie. They truly hoped that the trees they planted with their own hands would take root, sprout and grow.”

She also noticed that local residents were especially warm toward volunteers from other places, whether in terms of accommodation, meals, transportation or other services.

The thought deeply touched her. “Planting trees here carries not only the enthusiasm of young people from outside, but also Minqin people’s cherishing of and expectations for their homeland,” Zhao told the Global Times.

After returning to Beijing, Zhao posted her experience online, and the response surprised her. She said the questions she received most often from netizens were how to sign up, how to get to Minqin and whether they could make donations. Many people also sent her long private messages expressing a keen interest to take part.

After receiving all these messages, and seeing how enthusiastic people were, she made a separate guide video, compiling information on registration methods, travel routes and precautions.

Growing groves

In Minqin, the arrival of young people did not begin only this year.

According to the People’s Daily, as early as 2006, Ma Junhe, a local resident of Minqin, and his friends jointly launched a volunteer association. In 2007, they organized volunteers online for the first time to come to Minqin to plant trees and fight desertification. In the first year, only around 20 people answered the call and came to the desert to plant trees.

More than a decade later, the internet has continued to play a role, but in a different way. Short videos, variety shows and social media platforms have brought Minqin onto the phone screens of more young people.

The Global Times learned from the Minqin county publicity department that in February 2024, the production team of an online variety show filmed a program in the county, where the guests and Zhong Lin, a young entrepreneur who returned to his hometown in Minqin, jointly planted 180,000 saxaul trees on the edge of the Tengger Desert.

After watching the program, many young people made the journey to the county, and took part in tree-planting activities.

In February 2025, the county issued a recruitment notice for the “Come to Minqin and plant a tree” public welfare tree-planting campaign. Soon afterwards, more volunteers from across the country began arriving in Minqin to take part in voluntary tree planting.

The Global Times learned from the Minqin county publicity department that since the campaign was launched, it has attracted more than 92,000 volunteer visits from across the country.

Zhong said he experienced failure when he first began working on nonprofit desertification control.

When he first tried to plant 500 saxaul trees, most of them failed to survive due to his lack of experience. He later studied materials on desertification control, sought advice from local villagers, summarized the lessons learned and planted another 53 hectares of saxaul trees. He also moved his home to the edge of the desert to guard the saplings as they grew. The survival rate of that batch of saxaul trees reached 80 percent.

“Planting trees in the desert is something Minqin people have been doing for generations,” Zhong told the Global Times. Now, through the “Come to Minqin and plant a tree” initiative, more and more young people from across the country have joined in, and many parents have brought their children here to plant trees, Zhong said. “This is the meaning of what I am doing.”

Grassroots synergy

The continuous influx of volunteers has also brought new tests to this northwest China county, which has a relatively small permanent population.

The Global Times learned from the Minqin county publicity department that, since 2025, in order to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of the “Come to Minqin and plant a tree” volunteer campaign, Minqin has refined services and support around the full process of volunteers’ needs, covering meals, accommodation, transportation and tree planting. Local authorities have also set up police, medical and emergency service points.

Such efforts are emerging in more places. In the Hunshandake Sandy Land in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, spring tree planting has also attracted many volunteers.

During this year’s May Day holidays, a public welfare spring planting campaign was launched in the Hunshandake Sandy Land in Inner Mongolia. On the first day, more than 300 volunteers from different places planted drought-resistant and sand-fixing species such as yellow willow and caragana on 6.7 hectares of mobile sandy land, with professional technicians providing on-site guidance, reported the Inner Mongolia TV.

From Minqin to Hunshandake, and from offline volunteer tree planting to internet-based public welfare platforms, the ways in which the public participates in desertification prevention and control are becoming more diverse.

Behind this public participation is China’s long-term process of advancing large-scale land greening and desertification prevention and control. According to a report released by the National Greening Commission, by 2025, various regions across China had built 3,071 “internet + voluntary tree planting” bases, launched 62,000 responsibility-fulfilling activities throughout the year and received more than 33 million visits.

For Zhao, these grand figures eventually came back to a small detail in everyday life.

One day, her niece, who is still in kindergarten, suddenly said to her, “Auntie, I want to plant a tree.” Zhao asked what kind of tree she wanted to plant. The child replied, “A saxaul tree.”

The answer surprised Zhao. She said she had not told the child in detail about the tree-planting process in Minqin, yet the name “saxaul tree” had already taken root and begun to sprout in the child’s heart.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1360997.shtml

 

Subotiz Showcases AI-Native Revenue and Payment Platform at SaaStr AI Annual 2026

A live session underscored the shift from fragmented tools to unified payments infrastructure

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Subotiz, a next-generation platform for subscriptions, payment and growth, showcased its AI-driven capabilities at SaaStr AI Annual 2026, where more than 10,000 SaaS founders, operators, and AI leaders gathered to discuss the future of AI-native software and business infrastructure.

At the event, Subotiz demonstrated how AI and SaaS companies can unify payments, subscription billing, tax, fraud management, compliance, and payouts in one connected revenue system. In a live session with Subotiz CRO Adam Mawdesley, the company explored how AI-native businesses can replace disconnected tools with a unified platform that learns from every transaction, streamlines revenue operations and helps companies scale more efficiently.

The session also focused on how AI products require billing systems that can adapt to evolving pricing models, including usage-based, subscription, and hybrid approaches. Subotiz highlighted how it can support more flexible payment experiences and create smoother buying journeys for customers worldwide.

Key features of the platform include:

  • Unified subscription and recurring billing infrastructure
  • Global payment routing and multi-method payment support
  • Merchant of Record (MoR) capabilities and tax compliance management
  • AI-powered fraud prevention and payment optimization
  • Revenue infrastructure supporting e-commerce and mobile commerce
  • Flexible APIs and embedded financial workflows for platform integrations

“SaaStr AI Annual was an important opportunity to demonstrate how payment and revenue systems are evolving alongside AI-native software,” said Adam, CRO of Subotiz. “As AI products become more dynamic, businesses need systems that are programmable, scalable, and deeply integrated into the product experience. Payments, billing, compliance, and payouts can no longer operate in silos.”

Subotiz’s participation at SaaStr AI Annual 2026 reflects the company’s continued expansion across AI and SaaS companies, digital commerce, and platform technology markets, where businesses increasingly require unified revenue and payment operations to support global growth.

About Subotiz

Subotiz is a next-generation payment and revenue infrastructure platform designed for global digital businesses. By combining payments, subscription management, usage-based billing, tax and compliance automation, fraud prevention, and payout orchestration into a unified platform, Subotiz enables SaaS, AI, eCommerce, and platform businesses to scale globally with greater operational efficiency and revenue flexibility. Learn more at Subotiz.

MINISH Veneers USA Successfully Concludes Biomimetic Veneers Course at VITA North America

LOS ANGELES, , May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MINISH Veneers USA successfully concluded its latest U.S. MINISH Veneers Course, held from May 8–10 at the VITA North America Education Center in Brea, California. The three-day continuing education program brought together dental professionals from across North America for intensive hands-on training focused on minimally invasive and biomimetic restorative dentistry.

minish veneers course
minish veneers course

The course provided participants with a comprehensive introduction to the MINISH Veneers workflow, covering diagnosis, tooth preparation, communication with the laboratory, bonding protocols, optimized workflow with assistant, and final delivery. Through lectures, live demonstrations, and practical exercises, attendees experienced the clinical philosophy and systematic workflow that have been refined through more than 18 years and over 200,000 clinical veneer cases.

Unlike conventional veneer approaches that often prioritize aggressive preparation for esthetic outcomes, the MINISH philosophy emphasizes preservation of healthy tooth structure and biomimetic restoration principles. The concept focuses on restoring teeth in a way that closely mimics the natural structure and function of enamel while minimizing unnecessary reduction of healthy tissue.

One of the distinguishing aspects of the program was its highly interactive hands-on environment. Six experienced faculty members provided close guidance throughout the course, allowing participants to receive individualized feedback and direct clinical instruction. Many attendees highlighted the faculty-to-participant ratio and the depth of practical education as major strengths of the program.

“Most veneer courses focus heavily on esthetics alone, but this course helped connect esthetics, function, and long-term preservation,” said one participant. “The workflow was systematic, detailed, and immediately applicable to daily practice.”

The course also introduced participants to the broader MINISH ecosystem, including its proprietary laboratory communication process and collaboration with MINISH Lab, Asia’s first VITA-certified dental laboratory. Participants gained insight into how digital workflows, material selection, and technician-clinician collaboration contribute to predictable restorative outcomes.

Due to increasing interest in minimally invasive dentistry and conservative restorative solutions, MINISH Veneers USA continues to expand its educational initiatives throughout North America. The company stated that upcoming courses will continue focusing on practical clinical integration, biomimetic principles, and real-world workflows that can be implemented efficiently in modern dental practices.

Following strong attendance and positive participant feedback, future MINISH Courses are expected to attract growing interest from clinicians seeking conservative alternatives to traditional restorative approaches.

For more information about future MINISH Veneers Courses, visit the official MINISH Veneers USA website: https://minishveneers.com/us-veneers-training-course/

CONTACT: Aili Zhao, contact@minishtech.com, +1-323-880-2875

 

Chow Tai Fook Unveils Its First Global Flagship Store in Hong Kong

Redefining Luxury Through Immersive Experience

HONG KONG, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On May 15, 2026, Chow Tai Fook, a leading global Chinese jewellery house, unveils its first global flagship store on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Conceived as “Home of Chow Tai Fook,” the store blends nearly a century of heritage with contemporary aesthetics, showcasing the beauty of China to the world through jewellery.

Chow Tai Fook First Global Flagship Store
Chow Tai Fook First Global Flagship Store

Chow Tai Fook first global flagship store spanning around 10,000 square feet, it is the group’s largest store in the Hong Kong and Macau market. The store features the Heritage Pavilion, celebrating Chow Tai Fook’s journey and the artisanal heritage that has shaped the Brand since its founding. Spanning from 1929 to the present, it highlights collaborations with leading institutions to research and preserve hammering, filigree, and other ancient gold jewellery techniques, ensuring these time-honoured skills remain a living legacy for the future.

A Gold Ginkgo Tree stands as an iconic presence of the flagship store, measuring 2.1 metres tall and 2.3 metres wide. Its leaves and branches are cast in pure gold, weighing nearly 40,000 grams in total. A testament to Chow Tai Fook’s technical mastery, the tree was crafted by nearly 50 artisans in around 60,000 hours.

As the first global Chinese jewellery brand to enter the luxury home category, the Brand is bringing its mastery of fine craftsmanship to objects designed to enrich home décor. Developed in collaboration with internationally acclaimed brand, Bernardaud — the venerable French porcelain maison — Chow Tai Fook Home’s tableware Rouge Collection brings together world-class artisanal traditions with a contemporary design language. This expansion reinforces the Brand positioning in the global luxury landscape, while integrating the brand more deeply into customers’ daily lives.

The space includes a newly introduced concierge service and redesigned interiors aimed at creating a more structured and service-led in-store journey.

The opening of Chow Tai Fook’s first global flagship store marks a pivotal milestone in the Brand’s strategic evolution, embodying its artisanal mastery and cultural depth while offering a fresh and contemporary vision of Chinese luxury. Every visit is transformed into an immersive encounter with the Brand’s rich history, exceptional craftsmanship, and oriental aesthetics, redefining the luxury retail experience on a global stage.

 

Shoplazza Showcases AI-Native Commerce Operating System at SaaStr AI Annual 2026

New AI agents help brands launch faster, market smarter, and scale more efficiently

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shoplazza, a leading commerce platform for DTC brands, showcased its expanding AI-native Commerce Operating System at SaaStr AI Annual 2026, where more than 10,000 SaaS founders, operators, and growth leaders gathered to discuss the future of AI-driven business technology.

Shoplazza’s participation at SaaStr AI Annual 2026 follows the company’s broader North American expansion efforts and continued rollout of its AI commerce agent ecosystem.

During the event, Shoplazza highlighted the industry’s shift from traditional software tools toward AI systems designed to automate and simplify the work behind running and growing a commerce business. Through live demonstrations, Shoplazza showed how its AI agents work together to help brands go from idea to revenue faster by automating storefront creation, creative production, advertising, and operations across a unified platform.

Among the technologies featured at the event were Shoplazza’s core AI agents, including:

  • Shoplazza AI Store Builder — a conversational AI storefront creation agent that enables merchants to launch fully functional eCommerce stores in minutes through simple voice or text prompts. The platform automatically generates localized storefronts, product pages, collections, and branded content tailored for global markets.
  • LazzaStudio — an AI-powered visual creation platform that allows merchants to instantly generate professional-grade product imagery, promotional banners, and advertising creatives without traditional photography or design workflows. The platform helps brands accelerate content production while maintaining visual consistency across channels.
  • AdValet — an AI advertising agent that transforms storefront and product data into automated advertising campaigns across major digital platforms. The system manages campaign setup, creative generation, audience targeting, optimization, and performance monitoring to help merchants improve advertising efficiency.
  • Athena — an AI operations agent designed to streamline backend commerce management, including product operations, analytics, workflow coordination, and business optimization through conversational AI interactions.

Additionally, Group CRO Adam Mawdesley delivered a live presentation during the show sharing insights into how AI agents can coordinate workflows across the commerce journey within a unified platform. The session also highlighted Shoplazza’s partnership with Subotiz to support payments, subscriptions, and compliance for modern commerce businesses.

“SaaStr AI Annual was an important opportunity to demonstrate how AI is fundamentally changing commerce operations,” said Jeff Li, Founder and CEO of Shoplazza. “Businesses today need more than software tools; they need intelligent systems that can execute. Our AI-native Commerce Operating System helps merchants and growth teams launch faster, automate critical workflows, and scale globally with far greater efficiency.”

About Shoplazza

Shoplazza is a global AI-native commerce operating system that enables brands to build, launch, and scale their online businesses. Built on an AI agent-native framework, Shoplazza integrates storefronts, marketing, payments, and operational workflows into a unified system designed to support scalable, long-term growth across global markets. Learn more at https://www.shoplazza.com/.

PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As required by Section 203.01 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, Telkom Indonesia (IDX: TLKM) (NYSE: TLK) confirms that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Telkom Indonesia’s 20-F report is available on its website at www.telkom.co.id (http://www.telkom.co.id/) as well as through the SEC website at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov/).

Holders of Telkom Indonesia’s securities can receive a hard copy of the 20-F report (including the complete audited financial statements) free of charge upon request. Requests can be made by contacting Telkom Indonesia Investor Relations at investor@telkom.co.id (mailto: investor@telkom.co.id).

For further information please contact:

PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Investor Relations

E-mail: investor@telkom.co.id (mailto:investor@telkom.co.id)

Website: www.telkom.co.id (http://www.telkom.co.id/)