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Faybl launches in US, offering RIAs chance to shape the future of AI-powered advice

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  • Faybl delivers proven efficiency gains of up to 70 percent in support of US advice industry that is struggling for capacity
  • Faybl has grown Australian user base by 50 percent; already testing V2 in home market
  • Anthony Lipp announced as new Adviser
  • Faybl’s leadership team will be at the Future Proof in Miami this week – Booth 600

MIAMI, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Faybl, the AI General Agent for financial advisers and wealth managers, today announced its expansion into the United States, having delivered efficiency gains amongst its Australian client base of up to 70 percent.

The company is inviting US RIAs to join an early adopter program to test, refine and scale Faybl’s platform for the US market. These firms will gain early access to Version 2 (V2) of Faybl’s agentic platform ahead of General Availability in Q2 2026. V2 is already being tested by a select number of Faybl’s Australian client base, which has grown by 50 percent in just three months.

Faybl has also announced the appointment of Anthony Lipp, former Global Head of Strategy, Banking & Financial Markets at IBM, as an adviser to support the company’s US growth and go‑to‑market strategy.

Unlocking US adviser capacity through Faybl’s AI General Agent

The US advice industry is juggling surging demand with finite human capacity. Across the country, more than 16,000 SEC‑registered investment advisers now oversee over US$120 trillion in regulatory assets under management, yet still, just one third of Americans work with a financial adviser.[1]

These advisers are constrained by time‑intensive, compliance‑heavy workflows. In Faybl’s Australian pilot with EY Australia, advisers and their teams typically spent 12–17 weeks moving a new client from initial contact through to implementation, with the biggest time burden in compliance, risk management and SOA preparation.

Pilot testing of Faybl V1 found that advisers using Faybl reclaimed an average 28 percent of their time across the client journey – around 1.4 days per week, rising to 72 percent (3.6 days per week) for the most engaged firms.

Rather than acting as a point solution or meeting note‑taker, Faybl is a vertical, agentic AI general agent that works end‑to‑end across the advice journey. It:

  • Ingests and understands client fact finds, documents, meeting transcripts, licensee business rules and compliance checklists.
  • Automates and orchestrates workflows from meeting prep and capture, through data collection and modelling, to SOA/ROA drafting and implementation steps.
  • Embeds traceability and compliance into every assertion, so advisers can see exactly which data, document or system each recommendation is based on.
  • Connects with existing CRMs, email and advice platforms, fitting into the tech stack RIAs already use rather than asking them to redesign their businesses around a new tool.

“The US is at a tipping point. RIAs are under pressure to deliver more personalised advice, faster, while navigating growing complexity in regulation, products and client expectations,” said Steven Goh, Co‑Founder of Faybl. “What we’ve seen in Australia is that a true General AI Agent – one that works across the entire advice journey, not just as a file note or point solution – can fundamentally change the economics of advice and give advisers back days each week to do what they love most: building strategies and helping clients.”

Future Proof 2026: Limited early access to V2

Faybl was founded by George Lucas and Steven Goh, pioneers of digital financial advice in Australia. George Lucas founded Raiz Invest, which now has over 330,000 active retail investors and AUD$1.8 billion in FUM. Steven Goh founded Sanford Securities, one of Australia’s first online stockbroking businesses.

Now joined by Anthony Lipp, Faybl’s team will be at Future Proof in Miami this week (booth 600) where they will be offering live demonstrations of the platform and meeting with RIAs interested in participating in the US pilot program. US RIAs will be able to:

  • Pilot Faybl’s V2 agentic platform in real-world advisory workflows
  • Co‑design US‑specific features, including integrations, regulatory workflows and compliance artefacts
  • Help validate how a General AI Agent can support end‑to‑end advice journeys in the US market

About Faybl

Faybl is an AI General Agent purpose‑built for financial advisers and wealth managers. It works across the end‑to‑end advice journey – from meeting preparation and capture, fact‑finding and data collection, to strategy modelling, SOA/ROA drafting and embedded compliance – to help practices deliver more personalised advice, faster.

By connecting with existing CRMs, email and legacy advice platforms, Faybl automates repetitive financial planning tasks, freeing advisers to focus on high‑value client conversations. Its AI‑enhanced workflows streamline processes, improve data quality and provide real‑time compliance support, while proactive insights help firms scale trusted client relationships and make every client feel like their best client.

This enables advice practices of all sizes to boost efficiency, unlock growth capacity and elevate the client experience across the entire wealth management lifecycle.

Australia‑founded but US‑based, Faybl has a growing presence in both countries, as well as other key markets such as the UK.

[1] Sources: SEC, Northwestern Mutual

Contacts

For media: Iain Waterman, Vice President, Sefiani
iwaterman@sefiani.com.au 

Manulife Selects Akka to Operationalize Agentic AI within its Enterprise AI Platform

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Akka to provide a secure and scalable software foundation to build trusted AI-powered business applications

TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Manulife announced today that Akka has been selected as its latest partner supporting the development of its enterprise agentic AI platform. By bringing Akka’s durable and highly available runtime into the ecosystem, Manulife will strengthen the platform’s security, reliability, and performance as it embeds AI into critical workflows and expands adoption across the organization.

“Our insurance and investment businesses are built on trust, and that same principle guides our approach to AI,” said Jodie Wallis, Global Chief AI Officer for Manulife. “As we explore technologies that can help us scale reliable, compliant and resilient AI systems, solutions like Akka illustrate how enterprises can build and operate agentic systems with the speed, predictability, and governance required in highly regulated environments. Their focus on orchestration, safety, operational SLAs, and system reliability reflects exactly the kind of rigor that supports responsible AI and consistent customer value.”

Manulife’s enterprise AI platform, now in beta testing, provides a secure, integrated foundation for building and deploying AI agents – intelligent systems that understand tasks, help make decisions, and take action to support customers and colleagues. The platform streamlines development, reduces operational costs, and enables high volume, business critical AI solutions, all while embedding strong governance, safeguards, and Responsible AI practices.

“Partnering with a leader like Manulife is an honour for us, and it’s a testament to our 15 years of enterprise scale and regulated industry experience,” said Tyler Jewell, CEO of Akka. “The Manulife team demonstrates the rare understanding of what it really takes to deliver agentic AI on a global scale. Without consistent engineering practices that address a complex and continually changing set of environment factors, AI systems, which are inherently random, will not be trusted to deliver business outcomes.”

Manulife’s partnership with Akka reinforces its commitment to Responsible AI and sustainability as outlined in its publicly available Responsible AI Principles. By leveraging Akka’s solution for its AI platform, Manulife will:

  • Prioritize customer, colleague, and organizational safety through sound delivery and governance processes.
  • Design energy-efficient AI solutions that require less infrastructure to run and maintain.
  • Build AI solutions that are explainable and reliable, while maintaining the appropriate human accountability for decision making.

“Manulife is embedding AI across nearly every part of our business while equipping our colleagues with the capabilities to design, operate, and scale solutions,” said Shamus Weiland, Global Chief Information Officer at Manulife. “Akka provides a secure, scalable software foundation to support high volumes of business applications to accelerate meaningful value creation across our franchise. This partnership is rooted in our Responsible AI Principles, with a strong focus on governance, human oversight, and safety, as we advance toward becoming an AI-powered organization.”

In December 2025, Manulife announced that Adaptive ML would provide the reinforcement-learning-powered engine for finetuning and optimizing models within its enterprise AI platform.

In June 2025, Manulife was named the #1 life insurance company for AI maturity in the inaugural Evident AI Index for Insurance, reinforcing the company’s commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions. Manulife has been actively investing in and scaling AI capabilities since 2016. In the past three years, the firm has significantly increased the value enabled through advanced analytics and AI by expanding its AI solutions portfolio and increasing efficiency through data and AI platform investments1, all driven by the company’s responsible AI framework. Manulife expects AI to generate $1 billion+ of enterprise value by 2027, with roughly one-fifth expected to come from improved efficiency.

To learn more about Manulife’s AI progress, visit AI @ Manulife.

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1 The benefits from our global digital, customer leadership initiatives include expense saves, growth absorption, revenue benefits (margin businesses) and new business CSM growth (insurance).

Caution regarding forward-looking statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbour” provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to Manulife’s use of its digital capabilities and the expected benefits it expects to realize from AI. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include but are not limited to general business and economic conditions; changes in laws and regulations with respect to the use of AI-enabled tools; our ability to execute our digital plans and to deploy future digital use cases; our ability to adapt products and services to the changing market; our ability to attract and retain key employees and our ability to protect our intellectual property and exposure to claims of infringement from others. Additional information about material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations may be found in our most recent annual and interim reports and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

The forward-looking statements in this document are, unless otherwise indicated, stated as of the date hereof. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Anchored in our ambition to be the number one choice for customers, we operate as Manulife across Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice, insurance and health solutions for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment solutions, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2025, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 106,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 37 million customers with operations across 25 markets globally. We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.

About Akka
Akka is the platform to create agentic AI systems that continuously build trust and never fail. Used by industry giants and digital native enterprises alike, Akka provides the safe, scalable, and sovereign backbone for AI-native systems. Learn more at akka.io.

Media contact

Manulife:
Gina Simonis
gsimonis@manulife.com
617-840-4794

Akka:
Nichols Communications for Akka
Ray George
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ray@nicholscomm.com

YY Group Holding Limited Issues Shareholder Letter

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SINGAPORE, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) (“YY Group” or the “Company”), a global leader in on-demand workforce solutions and integrated facilities management (IFM), today released the following letter to its shareholders from Mike Fu, the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

Over the past year, YY Group has continued to expand its business, strengthen its platform, and broaden its reach across key markets in Asia. As Founder and CEO, I am proud of the progress our team has made in executing on our strategy while continuing to position the Company for long-term growth. We are building YY Group with a focus on disciplined expansion, operational execution, and innovation across workforce solutions, integrated facility management, and technology-enabled services.

Today’s press release reflects that momentum. Based on our preliminary fiscal year 2025 results, YY Group expects revenue in the range of US$57 million to US$58 million, representing approximately 38.7% to 41.1% year-over-year growth, with estimated gross profit of US$7.5 million to US$8.0 million, up approximately 42.6% to 52.1% from the prior year. We also expect gross margin to improve to 13.2% to 13.8%, compared with 12.8% in full year 2024. These results are important not only because they demonstrate growth, but because they show that our strategy is translating into stronger operating performance and improving unit economics. We believe these results demonstrate that our investments in market expansion, service diversification, and operating capabilities are beginning to scale in a meaningful way.

During the year, we worked to expand both our geographic footprint and our service mix. In Hong Kong, we completed the acquisition of YY Circle Hong Kong in April 2025, entering what the company described as a US$16 billion market. That move gave us a stronger foundation in one of Asia’s most important commercial hubs and positioned us to scale rapidly in hospitality and workforce services.

That early investment in Hong Kong is already paying off. In January 2026, YY Group announced 12 new hotel partnerships in the region, and by March 2026 we had secured a total of 20 strategic partnerships there following eight additional multi-year service agreements. As a result, the company now projects its Hong Kong business could reach HKD 100 million in revenue in 2026, representing more than 1,000% growth over the partial-year 2025 revenue base in that market. This is a strong early example of how our expansion model can create meaningful operating leverage as local scale begins to take hold.

Malaysia also continued to deliver strong momentum. In March 2025, YY Circle Malaysia secured six new strategic deals that were projected to expand its 2025 revenue pipeline to approximately US$13 million. More recently, in March 2026, our Malaysian subsidiary announced plans to grow its retail promoter workforce from roughly 120 personnel to nearly 600, with an expected contribution of approximately US$14 million in 2026 revenue. That kind of growth shows the flexibility of our platform and our ability to move beyond hospitality into adjacent verticals such as retail.

We also advanced our regional footprint in Thailand. YY Group announced plans to expand into Thailand in May 2025, targeting what it described as a US$5 billion casual labor market, and in June 2025 we completed the share transfer of YY Circle Thailand. This gives us another strategic launch point in Southeast Asia and expands our addressable market in a region where demand for reliable, flexible labor solutions remains strong.

At the same time, we broadened our integrated facility management capabilities through acquisitions. In June 2025, YY Group acquired Uniforce Security, a business with US$6.4 million in revenue, entering Singapore’s security market. Later that month, the company also acquired a 53% stake in Transocean Oil Pte. Ltd.’s property investment division, which focuses on premium commercial office units in Singapore. These transactions reflect our strategy of adding adjacent capabilities and assets that can deepen client relationships, support recurring revenue, and diversify the company’s business model.

Technology remained another major theme this year. In July 2025, YY Group launched a robotics integration initiative across key service lines, including hospitality, sanitation, security, and façade cleaning. In August 2025, the company expanded further into AI-enabled operations through the launch of AI-powered customer service and an AI recruitment platform. These initiatives matter because we believe the future of workforce solutions and integrated facility management will combine labor, software, automation, and data-driven tools. We also believe robotics will become an increasingly important part of YY Group’s long-term service platform. Over time, we expect the deployment of robotics across hotels, security, and other service environments to become a more meaningful contributor to our operating model and a key element of how we deliver scalable, technology-enabled solutions to customers around the world. Our goal is not simply to add services, but to build a more scalable and defensible operating model.

We also continued building digital and financial infrastructure around the platform. In September 2025, YY Group announced plans to bring stablecoin payment capabilities to its gig worker platform, and in October 2025, it partnered with Obita to strengthen cross-border payment infrastructure. These efforts are designed to make our platform more efficient, improve payment flexibility, and strengthen support for our international worker and client ecosystem.

On the partnership front, YY Group signed a strategic MOU with Keenon Robotics in August 2025 and entered into a preferred distribution partnership with Graymatics in December 2025 for AI-powered video analytics solutions in Singapore. These partnerships reinforce our view that innovation will be central to how we differentiate YY Group in the years ahead.

We also took steps to strengthen leadership visibility and our corporate profile. In February 2026, our Director of Southeast Asia, Ken Teng, received the HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award, reflecting the quality of the team we are building and the market recognition our execution is beginning to earn.

From a balance sheet and capital markets standpoint, we worked to expand our flexibility. In February 2026, YY Group announced unaudited total assets of approximately US$44.0 million, or US$1.11 per share, and net assets of approximately US$24.9 million, or US$0.63 per share, as of June 30, 2025. Later that month, the company announced a US$20 million at-the-market offering facility, giving YY Group another tool to support growth and capital planning. More recently, we also adopted a long-term Bitcoin treasury strategy, with the intention of allocating a portion of excess cash reserves to Bitcoin under a structured and risk-managed framework.

Taken together, these developments point to a company that is expanding in multiple directions at once: geographically, operationally, and strategically. As we continue to grow, we remain focused on disciplined execution, careful integration of new markets, and prudent capital allocation. We believe that sustainable long-term value creation depends not only on growth, but on how that growth is managed.

As Founder and CEO, I remain confident in the long-term opportunity ahead of YY Group. We have expanded our market presence, strengthened our capabilities, and continued to build a more diversified and scalable platform. We also believe robotics will play an increasingly important role in the future of our business as we work to deploy more technology-driven solutions across hotels, security, and other service environments globally. While there is still important work ahead, I believe the Company is better positioned today than it was a year ago, and we remain focused on executing our strategy responsibly and creating long-term value for our shareholders. On behalf of our management team and board of directors, thank you for your continued support and confidence in YY Group.

Sincerely,
Mike Fu
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
YY Group Holding Limited

About YY Group Holding Limited

YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH) is a Singapore-headquartered, technology-enabled platform providing flexible, scalable workforce solutions and integrated facility management (IFM) services across Asia and beyond. The Group operates through two core verticals: on-demand staffing and IFM, delivering agile, reliable support to industries such as hospitality, logistics, retail, and healthcare.

Leveraging proprietary digital platforms and IoT-driven systems, YY Group enables clients to meet fluctuating labor demands and maintain high-performance environments. In addition to its core operations in Singapore and Malaysia, the Group maintains a growing presence in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.

Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YY Group is committed to service excellence, operational innovation, and long-term value creation for clients and shareholders.

For more information on the Company, please visit https://yygroupholding.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the YY Group Holding Limited’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, (i) growth of the hospitality market in Hong Kong, (ii) capital and credit market volatility, (iii) local and global economic conditions, (iv) our anticipated growth strategies, (v) governmental approvals and regulations, and (vi) our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and YY Group Holding Limited undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact
Jason Phua Zhi Yong, Chief Financial Officer
YY Group
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SalesNow Launches Japan Company Database for Overseas Companies Entering the Japanese Market

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— Supporting market entry and outbound sales in Japan with data on over 14 million Japanese companies —

TOKYO, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SalesNow launches a B2B data service for overseas companies planning sales activities and market entry into Japan. The service provides access to a comprehensive Japan company database covering more than 14 million Japanese companies and organizations nationwide.

Depending on sales and prospecting use cases, SalesNow offers the following three delivery options:

  • A list of Japanese companies, deliverable within one business day
  • A cloud-based application for searching and analyzing Japanese company data
  • API access for integration with Salesforce, CRM platforms, and internal systems

The service is designed primarily for overseas SaaS companies, IT vendors, consulting firms, and manufacturers looking to build prospect lists, support outbound sales, and execute B2B go-to-market strategies in Japan.

Pricing for the service starts at $5,000 per year. Final pricing and data specifications vary depending on selected data fields, update frequency, and intended use cases.

— Background —

While Japan is one of the largest and most attractive markets in the world, it is also highly fragmented, with a complex industry structure and a vast number of companies.

For many overseas businesses, accessing reliable and up-to-date B2B data on Japanese companies has long been a major challenge, especially during the early stages of market research and outbound sales planning.

Leveraging its experience operating one of the largest Japan company databases for domestic users, SalesNow is expanding its data platform to support overseas companies with sales intelligence and B2B data infrastructure for entering and scaling in the Japanese market.

— Use Cases and Data Overview —

The Japan company data provided by SalesNow includes essential B2B information required for sales, prospecting, and CRM data enrichment, such as company names, locations, industries, employee size, contact information, and official websites.

This data can also be used to analyze market characteristics unique to Japan, including company structures and geographic distribution across industries and regions.

SalesNow’s B2B data supports a wide range of go-to-market and sales intelligence use cases in the Japanese market, including:

  • Market analysis by industry and region
  • CRM and sales system data enrichment via API or data integration
  • Foundational data for AI agents and AI-driven sales workflows
  • Building target account lists for market entry into Japan
  • Executing outbound sales to Japanese companies (BDR/SDR)
  • Data partnerships with global B2B database providers seeking Japan coverage

Among SalesNow’s customers are:

  • GMO Payment Gateway
  • LY Corporation

One of the Largest Company Databases in Japan Supporting B2B Sales Globally

SalesNow is an AI-powered company database platform that covers more than 14 million companies and organizations across Japan. The platform provides accurate and up-to-date B2B data that supports sales teams across all stages of the sales process, helping organizations improve productivity and decision-making in their go-to-market activities.

Based on a comparative study conducted by an independent third-party research organization in Japan, SalesNow ranked No. 1 in both:

  • Total number of companies covered in a corporate database
  • Overall company coverage across Japan

This reinforces SalesNow’s position as Japan’s leading company database platform.

By leveraging AI-driven data utilization, the platform enables sales teams to increase operational efficiency, improve targeting accuracy, and drive scalable B2B sales performance in the Japanese market.

Official website: https://top.salesnow.jp/

About SalesNow

SalesNow is an AI-powered B2B company data platform with the mission of empowering every sales team to succeed.

The company provides a comprehensive Japan company database that helps sales organizations improve productivity through accurate, scalable, and actionable data.

  • Service Name: SalesNow
  • Service Type: AI-powered B2B company data platform
  • Number of Companies Covered: Over 14 million companies and organizations
  • Official Website: https://top.salesnow.jp/

For more details on data coverage, delivery options, and use cases, please visit the page below.
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Origin Agritech Launches “Aoyun 2026” New Variety Promotion Program to Drive Commercialization of Next-Generation Seed Varieties

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Company Aligns National Sales Strategy and Performance Accountability to Accelerate Market Penetration Ahead of Spring Planting Season

BEIJING, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the “Company” or “Origin”), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced the official launch of its “Aoyun 2026” new variety promotion program, a major commercial initiative designed to accelerate the market adoption of its latest high-performing seed products. The formal launch was held at the conclusion of its 2026 Annual Marketing Executive Conference, held March 2–3, 2026 in Changsha, Hunan Province.

The Aoyun 2026 project is a core commercial vehicle for advancing newer varieties into broader planting markets in 2026. Weiwei Shi, General Manager of Henan Origin, was appointed as General Commander of the Aoyun 2026 project. The program will be executed in coordination with all of Origin’s subsidiary companies, with the stated objective of driving higher value for growers through next-generation seed varieties.

The launch is consistent with the product pipeline priorities the Company has established heading into the 2026 selling season. Origin’s research pipeline is stocked with competitive germplasm, and commercialization of GMO and gene-editing technologies is being accelerated through Origin’s strategic alliance with China Golden-mark Biotech. During fiscal year 2025, Origin launched four new corn varieties — Jingke 317, Jinqiao 8, Xundan 203, and Aoyu 728 — with multiple national and provincial trial approvals received.

National Regional Deployment Plans Finalized

Also taking place during the conference, regional teams from Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, the Northeast provinces, and Xinjiang each presented and finalized their respective annual campaign plans. The collective deployment spans Origin’s primary target markets, covering the Huanghuai Hai corn belt, the Northeast four-province corn corridor, and markets in central and northwest China.

The regional rollout timing aligns with China’s spring planting season, which officially began after Jingzhe — the traditional solar term marking the reawakening of the agricultural cycle — on March 5, 2026.

The conference also included substantive discussion of Origin’s online and offline channel integration strategy, with specific attention to the operating model of the Company’s “Golden Harvest Club” distributor alliance — a strategic initiative Origin launched in fiscal year 2025 to strengthen relationships across its distribution ecosystem.

Performance Accountability Contracts Signed for 2026–2027

A central focus of the conference was the formal signing of performance accountability contracts covering fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Origin CEO Weibin Yan and Vice President Yubiao Liu signed contracts with the Company’s core management team and subsidiary general managers, committing each unit to specific operational and financial targets. Vice President and Marketing Director Jing Dou subsequently signed individual agreements with each subsidiary general manager, establishing clear accountability chains across Origin’s distribution and sales organization.

The contract-signing process formalizes accountability structures across Origin’s commercial organization following a year of significant rebuilding. During fiscal year 2025, the Company expanded its sales team from 63 to 106 professionals, completed leadership restructuring, and secured Beijing Origin’s seed production operation license. The performance contracts are designed to convert that rebuilt infrastructure into measurable commercial results in the seasons ahead.

Management Commentary

“The launch of ‘Aoyun 2026’ represents a pivotal moment for Origin Agritech, marking our transition from a period of rebuilding to a new era of aggressive commercial execution,” said Weibin Yan, CEO of Origin Agritech. “We have spent the last year meticulously assembling the core assets for success: a world-class sales organization, a product pipeline stocked with elite germplasm, and a disciplined accountability framework that aligns the entire company around a single goal — market penetration. ‘Aoyun 2026’ is the engine that will convert these assets into tangible shareholder value. We are providing our growers with the next-generation technology they need to thrive, and in doing so, we are positioning Origin to capture market share in the seasons ahead.”

About Origin Agritech Limited

Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Origin R&D Center, Songzhuang, Tongzhou in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech’s phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China’s Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline, including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.originagritech.com. The Company also maintains an X account for updating investors on Company and industry developments which is https://x.com/origin_agritech.

For more information, please contact:
Origin Agritech Limited Contact:
Kate Lang (Mandarin/English)
Director of Investor Relations
Phone: +86 186-1839-3368
Email: bing.lang@originseed.com.cn

Investor Relations Contact:
Matthew Abenante, IRC
President
Strategic Investor Relations, LLC
Tel: 347-947-2093
Email: matthew@strategic-ir.com

CK Life Sciences Establishes Sequencio Therapeutics to Advance Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Development

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc. (“CK Life Sciences” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 0775) today announced the establishment of Sequencio Therapeutics (“Sequencio”), a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to advancing the Company’s therapeutic cancer vaccine portfolio.

The Third Pillar of a Strategic Reorganisation

This marks the third pillar of a strategic reorganisation, following transactions involving Nasdaq-listed TransCode Therapeutics (“TransCode”, “RNAZ”) and Dogwood Therapeutics (“Dogwood”, “DWTX”) completed in 2025 and 2024, respectively. Collectively, these developments are intended to accelerate R&D, enhance operational execution, and broaden capital access for pharmaceuticals and diagnostics R&D, positioning CK Life Sciences at the forefront of therapeutic cancer vaccine development.

Sequencio – A Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine R&DPlatform

Sequencio Therapeutics has been established to consolidate CK Life Sciences’ therapeutic cancer vaccine research and development portfolio under a dedicated organisation, reflecting the Company’s strategic focus on this emerging class of cancer immunotherapy. The subsidiary is focused on the development of therapeutic cancer vaccines designed to train a patient’s own immune system to achieve durable, long-term remission with a favourable safety profile, addressing key limitations of current standard-of-care therapies. The establishment of Sequencio supports a long-term vision of shifting cancer treatment paradigms from transient tumour reduction toward sustained, immune-controlled remission, with vaccine discovery and design conducted in-house and development advanced through a combination of internal capabilities and external collaborations.

Sequencio’s preclinical portfolio includes the Company’s investigational cancer vaccines targeting Trophoblast Cell Surface Antigen 2 (TROP2), which has demonstrated robust T-cell immune responses and achieved 100% tumour growth inhibition in preclinical breast and colorectal cancer mouse studies. The portfolio also includes vaccine candidates targeting PRAME (Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma), PD-L1 (programmed cell death ligand 1), B7-H3 (B7 homolog 3), and Claudin 6.

Dr Melvin Toh, Chief Scientific Officer: A Significant Milestone in Ongoing Commitment to Transforming Cancer Treatment

“The establishment of Sequencio marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to transforming cancer treatment,” said Dr Melvin Toh, Chief Scientific Officer at CK Life Sciences. “By consolidating our cancer vaccine research under a dedicated entity, we are establishing a focused platform with the agility and expertise required to drive breakthrough science from the laboratory to the clinic, with the aim of delivering potential benefits to patients.”

Over the past two years, CK Life Sciences has undergone a comprehensive restructuring to maximise the potential of its R&D portfolio, with a view to attracting additional funding from investors. In 2025, the Company’s late-stage melanoma vaccine seviprotimut-L was sold to Nasdaq-listed TransCode in exchange for an equity stake in Transcode. Through the integration of seviprotimut-L into TransCode Therapeutics’ pipeline, the potential synergy between vaccine-driven immunity and RNA-based mechanisms presents an opportunity to explore new approaches to addressing treatment resistance and achieving more durable patient responses.

Separately, in 2024, CK Life Sciences completed a transaction with Dogwood Therapeutics, a Nasdaq-listed company focused on developing new medicines for pain and neuropathy, in which CK Life Sciences holds a majority stake. Dogwood is advancing Halneuron® for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain, which has demonstrated positive interim Phase 2b results. Dogwood has also secured a global licence to develop an intravenous formulation of SP16 for cancer-related pain.

Both Nasdaq-listed companies are led by experienced scientific and commercial teams, providing greater access to US capital markets and potential strategic partnerships to expedite development. These transactions enable CK Life Sciences’ commercial operations to provide initial and standby funding for its in-house preclinical programmes, now consolidated under Sequencio.

With Sequencio, TransCode and Dogwood, CK Life Sciences now offers an R&D platform with a diversified pipeline of early and late-stage projects targeting substantial unmet medical needs.

Mr Alan Yu, Deputy Chairman: Consider Expanding in an Innovative and Hi-tech Zone like the Northern Metropolis

“By leveraging strategic partnerships, access to public markets, and focused internal development, we are combining the agility of dedicated teams, with the resources needed to advance groundbreaking sciences,” added Mr Alan Yu, Deputy Chairman of CK Life Sciences. “We look forward to delivering these innovative therapies to the patients who need them most. As our R&D projects mature, we may need to consider expanding our R&D facilities in an innovative and hi-tech zone like that of Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis.”

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc.

CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc. (stock code: 0775) is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. With a mission of improving the quality of life, CK Life Sciences is engaged in healthcare research and development, with operating businesses that enable its R&D sustainability. Regarding pharmaceutical research and development, CK Life Sciences’ operations are focused on conducting research and development into cancer vaccines, RNA therapeutics and pain management solutions. CK Life Sciences is a member of the CK Hutchison Group. For additional information, please visit .

New Vitality, New Momentum: Xi’an’s 2025 Economic Review and Future Growth Prospects

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Charting Xi’an’s 2026 Vision: Driving Innovation-Led Transformation and High-Quality Development in Western China

XI’AN, China, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As China convenes its 2026 “Two Sessions” and outlines ten key directions for national economic development, Xi’an, a central city in Western China, has strategically aligned itself with national priorities and set a GDP growth target of approximately 5.5% for 2026, focusing on expanding effective investment, strengthening the real economy, enhancing innovation capabilities, and transforming urban development models.

Xi'an Guojigang Railway Station
Xi’an Guojigang Railway Station

As an ancient capital, Xi’an is advancing its regional economy and urban evolution to play a pivotal role in the new era and bring fresh momentum into industries such as new energy and automotive manufacturing globally.

In 2026, Xi’an will focus on ten key areas for economic and urban development:

  1. Boost domestic demand – target fixed asset investment above CNY450 billion and promote consumer goods trade-ins.
  2. Strengthen the real economy – invest CNY120 billion in industry, aim for CNY1.3 trillion in industrial output, and advance commercial vehicles, photovoltaics, and smart connected vehicles.
  3. Advance innovation – achieve CNY520 billion in technology contract value and exceed 3,000 high-tech enterprises above designated size.
  4. Transform urban development – implement 331 urban renewal projects, including airport Phase III and the Xi’an–Shiyan High-Speed Railway.
  5. Deepen reforms – promote zone-specific policies in development areas and integrate state-owned enterprises.
  6. Promote cultural development – add 50 cultural enterprises above designated size.
  7. Integrate urban and rural development – maintain grain output above 1.4 million tons.
  8. Strengthen ecological protection – complete restoration projects in the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains.
  9. Improve people’s livelihoods – complete 39 resettlement projects and add 15,000 student places.
  10. Ensure safety and stability – mitigate risks in real estate and debt.

In 2025, Xi’an achieved high-quality economic growth with a regional GDP of CNY1,390.267 billion, up 4.7%. Industrial added value reached CNY285.07 billion (a 6.1% increase), and industrial output above designated size surpassed one trillion yuan. Fixed asset investment totaled CNY453.98 billion, with high-tech manufacturing investment rising 15.4%. Xi’an’s retail sales grew 5.3%, while tourist arrivals and related revenue increased by 6.7% and 7.1%, respectively. Total imports and exports in 2025 reached CNY498.79 billion, up 21.1%, with the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi’an) operating 6,037 trips—also a 21.1% increase.

Autozi Announces First Tranche of $30 Million Investment from Co-Investors to Commence This Week, Fulfilling Investment Commitment

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BEIJING, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Autozi Internet Technology (Global) Ltd. (Nasdaq: AZI) (“Autozi” or the “Company”) today announced that, following communication and confirmation with its co-investors, the delivery of the first tranche of the recently committed additional investment, consisting of assets valued at approximately $30 million, is expected to commence within this week. This marks the fulfillment of the co-investors’ recent investment commitment to the Company and fully demonstrates the core shareholders’ strong confidence in the Company’s long-term value.

Delivery of First Tranche Assets Commences, Fulfilling Investment Commitment

According to the announcement jointly published by the Company, its controlling shareholder, and co-investors on March 9, 2026, the controlling shareholder and co-investors committed to an additional investment of approximately $110 million at a price of $1.30 per share, specifically dedicated to supplementing the Company’s liquidity, accelerating strategic expansion, and optimizing its capital structure. The upcoming delivery of $30 million in assets represents the first tranche of this committed investment, marking another significant capital support from core investors within a short period, following the full receipt of the controlling shareholder’s previous $7 million investment.

The Company stated that the swift commencement of this first tranche delivery from co-investors fully demonstrates that the core investors’ commitment to the Company is not merely an expression of intent but a tangible capital action, showcasing their firm resolve to progress alongside the Company and pursue shared long-term development.

Injection of First Tranche Assets to Empower Company Development Across Multiple Dimensions

The upcoming injection of $30 million in assets is expected to positively impact the Company across several dimensions:

1. Significantly Enhancing Liquidity Reserves and Improving Financial Safety Margins

The newly injected assets will directly supplement the Company’s liquidity reserves, strengthen its financial safety cushion, and provide greater financial resilience and risk resistance in the face of industry cyclical fluctuations, supply chain cost adjustments, and macroeconomic uncertainties.

Ample liquidity will provide solid support for daily operations, ensuring the stability and continuity of core businesses.

2. Accelerating Core Business Expansion and Deepening Strategic Layout

Expanding Automotive Aftermarket Service Networks: A portion of the assets will be used to increase investment in regional operation centers, offline service outlets, and logistics distribution systems, enhancing service coverage density and response efficiency, further consolidating the Company’s leading position in the automotive aftermarket.

Enhancing Digital Platform Capabilities: The asset value will support the in-depth application of big data, cloud computing, and AI tools in supply chain management, customer profiling, and intelligent matching, improving platform operational efficiency and user experience, and strengthening technological barriers.

Optimizing and Integrating Supply Chain Systems: The Company will strengthen strategic coordination with core suppliers, optimize procurement cost structures, improve inventory turnover rates and order fulfillment capabilities, and enhance supply chain stability and cost advantages.

Supporting High-Potential Business Segments: Concentrating resources on regional markets and specialized business lines with strong profitability and growth potential to create new engines for medium-to-long-term performance growth.

3. Optimizing Capital Structure and Enhancing Financial Flexibility

As an equity capital injection, these assets will help reduce the Company’s reliance on interest-bearing debt, optimize its asset-liability structure, and improve financial leverage levels, providing greater flexibility for potential future mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and further capital market activities.

Strong Confidence and Continued Support

Company management stated: “The upcoming delivery of the co-investors’ first tranche of $30 million in assets is another significant endorsement of the Company’s development by our core investors, following the controlling shareholder’s completion of the previous $7 million investment. This not only reflects the investors’ strong trust in our business model, strategic direction, and management team’s execution capabilities but also demonstrates their determination to fulfill commitments through concrete actions. In the current capital market environment, such a swift and substantial injection of assets is undeniably the strongest positive signal being sent to the market. We express our sincere gratitude for this support and will fully utilize the value of these assets to accelerate our strategic implementation and create greater value for our shareholders.”

Clear Market Signal, Building Long-Term Value Together

The Company believes that the rapid commencement of this first tranche delivery sends multiple clear signals to the market:

Long-Term Confidence in Intrinsic Value: The co-investors’ investment at a price above the current secondary market trading level, coupled with the swift delivery of the first tranche in the form of assets, fully demonstrates their independent judgment and steadfast position on the Company’s true value.

Sustained Support for Development Strategy: The asset value is explicitly designated for liquidity supplementation and business expansion, directly targeting the acceleration of the Company’s core strategic direction and injecting strong momentum into medium-to-long-term development.

Full Trust in Governance and Management Team: The consecutive injections of assets demonstrate the core investors’ high recognition of the existing management team’s execution capabilities, strategic vision, and corporate governance standards.

Sufficient capital support in the form of assets will provide strong momentum for the orderly implementation of the Company’s medium-to-long-term development strategy, assist the Company in further consolidating its leading position in the automotive aftermarket, seize industry development opportunities, and create sustainable long-term value for shareholders.

The Company will continue to maintain close communication with its co-investors to ensure the smooth progression of subsequent investment installments and will keep the market informed of relevant developments in a timely manner, in strict compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Nasdaq rules.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s proposed offering. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

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