Delta Air Lines Laporkan Empat Penumpang Cedera Selepas Penerbangan Digugurkan di Lapangan Terbang Atlanta
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Delta Air Lines Laporkan Empat Penumpang Cedera Selepas Penerbangan Digugurkan di Lapangan Terbang Atlanta “`

(SeaPRwire) - ATLANTA — Ribut musim sejuk yang kuat yang menyebabkan salji lebat dan jalan raya menjadi licin akibat ais di sebahagian besar Texas dan Oklahoma bergerak ke timur ke negeri-negeri selatan A.S. pada hari Jumaat, menyebabkan gabenor mengisytiharkan keadaan darurat dan penutupan sekolah di seluruh rantau ini. Gabenor Arkansas, Sarah Sanders, menggerakkan Pengawal Kebangsaan untuk membantu pemandu yang terdampar. bagi berjuta-juta kanak-kanak di seluruh kawasan selatan yang luas dari Texas hingga Georgia dan sejauh timur ke Carolina Selatan. Sebahagian daripada salji lebat dijangka pada hari Jumaat di bahagian utara Arkansas dan sebahagian besar Tennessee, dengan jumlah yang dijangka di beberapa bahagian negeri-negeri tersebut antara 6 hingga 9 inci (kira-kira 15 hingga 22 sentimeter), menurut Perkhidmatan Cuaca Kebangsaan. Sehingga satu kaki (kira-kira 31 sentimeter) salji turun di beberapa bahagian Arkansas, di mana sekolah-sekolah ditutup pada hari Jumaat. Enam inci telah meliputi Memphis, Tennessee, dari lewat Khamis hingga Jumaat pagi, dan kepingan salji yang tebal dan berat masih turun. Lebih ke selatan dan timur ke Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama dan Georgia, campuran hujan batu, salji dan ais menjadikan perjalanan berbahaya. Mikayla Johnson, 12 tahun, sedang membuat malaikat salji dan orang salji di Atlanta pada hari cuti sekolahnya. “Fikiran pertama saya ialah, WOW!” kata Mikayla, yang berada di luar bersama bapanya, Nate. “Kami tidak pernah mengalami salji sejak saya berumur 4 tahun — salji yang betul, sekurang-kurangnya. Jadi, saya sangat gembira.” Ribut itu menyebabkan sehingga 7 inci (kira-kira 18 sentimeter) salji di beberapa tempat di tengah Oklahoma dan utara Texas. Dan di kawasan Kansas City, pelajar kembali ke sekolah di beberapa daerah pada hari Khamis selepas tiga hari cuti salji berturut-turut, hanya untuk melihat kelas dibatalkan lagi pada hari Jumaat kerana lebih banyak salji. Salji mula turun di metro Atlanta sebelum subuh, menyebabkan ratusan penerbangan dibatalkan dan ratusan lagi ditangguhkan di lapangan terbang Atlanta, menurut perisian pengesanan penerbangan FlightAware. Pengawal mengisytiharkan penghentian darat sebelum pukul 8 pagi, bermakna tiada pesawat boleh mendarat atau berlepas. Atlanta, hab utama untuk Delta Air Lines, ialah lapangan terbang paling sibuk di dunia. Empat penumpang cedera selepas pesawat Delta Air Lines yang menuju ke Minneapolis membatalkan berlepas pada Jumaat pagi, menurut kenyataan daripada pegawai di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta. Seorang penumpang dibawa ke hospital untuk rawatan, manakala tiga orang dirawat di tempat kejadian kerana kecederaan ringan. Kejadian itu menyebabkan kelewatan lanjut di lapangan terbang, walaupun Delta mengatakan tidak jelas sama ada cuaca mempunyai kaitan dengan pembatalan berlepas penerbangan tersebut. Lapangan terbang lain dengan kelewatan dan pembatalan yang ketara termasuk di Charlotte, North Carolina, Dallas-Fort Worth dan Nashville. Lima puluh lima penumpang yang berada dalam tiga penerbangan American Airlines yang dialih arah dari Dallas-Fort Worth bermalam di Lapangan Terbang Kebangsaan Bill dan Hillary Clinton di Little Rock pada hari Khamis. Gabenor Texas, Greg Abbott, menggesa penduduk untuk mengelakkan pemanduan jika boleh. Kira-kira 75,000 peminat dijangka pada hari Jumaat di Stadium AT&T di Arlington untuk separuh akhir bola sepak kolej antara dalam Cotton Bowl. udara sejuk melampau biasanya berputar di sekitar Kutub Utara, tetapi ia kadang-kadang menjelajah ke selatan ke A.S., Eropah dan Asia. Sesetengah pakar mengatakan kejadian sedemikian berlaku lebih kerap, secara paradoks, kerana Kejutan sejuk itu bertepatan dengan yang melanda kawasan Los Angeles. Ketidakselesaan selatan Sehingga 8 inci (kira-kira 20 sentimeter) salji Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee dan West Virginia sehingga Sabtu, kata perkhidmatan cuaca. Salji dan ais kemungkinan akan berkumpul di metro Atlanta pada hari Jumaat, menjadikan jalan raya berbahaya dan mungkin menyebabkan gangguan kuasa. Lebih daripada 1 juta pelajar sekolah awam di metro Atlanta dan utara Georgia mendapat hari salji atau belajar dalam talian di rumah. Selepas ribut salji yang teruk pada tahun 2014 yang menyebabkan beribu-ribu pekerja dan pelajar sekolah di kawasan Atlanta terkandas semalaman jauh dari rumah, pegawai di Georgia dengan cepat membatalkan kelas secara bersemuka dan menutup pejabat pada hari Jumaat. Pegawai kecemasan Georgia berkata mereka mempelajari pengajaran daripada ribut ais Atlanta yang lalu. Semasa ribut ini, kru sedang menunda kenderaan yang terhenti di salji, yang merupakan masalah besar semasa ribut ais dan salji yang lalu apabila lebuh raya dan jalan raya tersumbat dengan kereta dan lori yang terhenti, kata James Stallings, pengarah Pengurusan Kecemasan dan Keselamatan Dalam Negeri Georgia. Ramai sekolah membatalkan kelas pada hari Jumaat di separuh utara Alabama, di mana jalan raya negeri sebahagian besarnya ditutup dengan salji atau ais dan beberapa sudah tidak boleh dilalui, kata Agensi Penguatkuasaan Undang-Undang Alabama pada Jumaat pagi. Tennessee juga menghadapi keadaan darurat. Daerah sekolah terbesar negeri itu, Sekolah-sekolah Memphis-Shelby County dengan lebih daripada 100,000 pelajar, menutup semua sekolah pada hari Jumaat. Jelajah di Graceland, rumah bekas Elvis Presley yang kini menjadi muzium, dibatalkan pada hari Jumaat, kata seorang jurucakap. Joe Feliciano melangkah di atas kaki lima yang bersalji untuk menyampaikan mel di Nashville pada hari Jumaat. Penduduk asli Florida itu tidak biasa memandu dalam salji, tetapi Perkhidmatan Pos A.S. melatihnya, jadi sekarang dia “gementar, tetapi yakin.” Hanya memandu perlahan dan berhati-hati, tambahnya. “Ini seperti, ‘Wow!’ Ini banyak salji,” kata Feliciano, sambil menyatakan bahawa dia berpindah ke Tennessee pada lewat tahun 2023. Sebahagian daripada Carolina Selatan menyaksikan cuaca sejuk pertama mereka dalam tempoh tiga tahun. Jabatan Pengangkutan negeri merawat lebuh raya antara negeri dan lebuh raya utama lain dari Columbia ke utara, tetapi kenderaan tergelincir dari lebuh raya antara negeri 95 yang sejuk di selatan bandar. Sesetengah sekolah ditutup pada hari Jumaat. Gabenor Josh Stein mengisytiharkan keadaan darurat untuk North Carolina. Ribut yang menghampiri itu menyebabkan pembatalan majlis perasmian awam di luar untuk Stein dan pegawai terpilih negeri lain di Raleigh pada hari Sabtu. ___ Loller melaporkan dari Nashville, Tennessee. Wartawan Associated Press Adrian Sainz di Memphis, Tennessee; Jeff Amy di Atlanta; Jeff Martin di Kennesaw, Georgia; dan Jeffrey Collins di Columbia, South Carolina, menyumbang kepada laporan ini.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Apa Yang Kita Ketahui Tentang Penangkapan Suspek Arson Berhampiran Kebakaran Kenneth di L.A.
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Apa Yang Kita Ketahui Tentang Penangkapan Suspek Arson Berhampiran Kebakaran Kenneth di L.A. “`

(SeaPRwire) - Seorang lelaki telah ditangkap atas kecurigaan melakukan perbuatan khianat dengan api pada Khamis petang di Woodland Hills berhampiran dengan Kebakaran Kenneth, yang bermula lebih awal pada petang itu. Di X (dahulunya Twitter), akaun Pegawai Maklumat Awam rasmi Jabatan Polis Los Angeles: “Pada pukul 4:32 petang, panggilan radio dijana di blok 21700 Jalan Ybarra untuk suspek khianat dengan api yang mungkin. Seorang lelaki terdengar menyatakan bahawa seorang suspek ‘cuba membakar api.’ Suspek berada dalam tahanan dan telah diangkut ke Balai Topanga.” Jalan Ybarra terletak di kejiranan Woodland Hills di Los Angeles, berhampiran dengan Lembah San Fernando barat, di mana Kebakaran Kenneth terus marak. [video id=qLn72LzF autostart="viewable"] Menurut stesen berita tempatan, warga di kawasan itu telah menahan suspek sehingga polis tiba. “Apa yang kita tahu sekarang ialah kejadian itu berlaku di sini dan kira-kira 20 hingga 30 minit kemudian, seorang suspek telah ditahan oleh warga,” kata Sean Dinse dari Bahagian Topanga LAPD kepada KTLA.Dalam kemas kini media sosial, LAPD PIO menyatakan bahawa mereka tidak dapat mengesahkan bahawa pelaku khianat dengan api itu ada kaitan dengan Kebakaran Kenneth. LAPD tidak mempunyai maklumat lanjut untuk dikongsi apabila dihubungi oleh TIME. Dalam satu kenyataan pada Khamis petang, Ketua Bomba Los Angeles Kristin Crowley menyatakan bahawa Kebakaran Kenneth “menunjukkan bahawa kita sama sekali tidak terlepas daripada peristiwa cuaca ekstrem ini.” Kebakaran yang sedang melanda Daerah Los Angeles telah mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya 10 orang, menurut Pemeriksa Perubatan Daerah Los Angeles, dengan pegawai memberi amaran bahawa jumlah sebenar tidak akan jelas sehingga selamat bagi penyiasat untuk mengakses kawasan yang rosak. Kebakaran Kenneth merebak dengan pantas kepada 1,000 ekar dalam beberapa jam. , kebakaran itu berada pada 960 ekar, dengan 35% terkawal. Amaran pengosongan sedang berkuat kuasa untuk Vanowen selatan ke Boulevard Burbank dan jalan County Lane timur ke Boulevard E. Valley Circle, walaupun arahan pengosongan wajib telah ditarik balik. Tetapi, keadaan mungkin berubah dengan pantas kerana “medan yang mencabar dan angin yang berterusan menyukarkan aktiviti pemadaman,” menurut Warga dinasihatkan untuk sentiasa berwaspada.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview JCN Newswire

Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview

TOKYO, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Honda announced its motorsports participation plans for the 2025 season.Since first entering the Isle of Man TT races in 1959, with company founder Soichiro Honda’s passion to become the world’s number one in technology, Honda has continued to participate in various motorcycle and automobile races around the world. Many riders and drivers from yesteryear have competed on the world stage, and no matter how many times they have faced challenges, have overcome and accumulated victories by pushing on, undaunted. In 2025, Honda will continue to strengthen this challenging spirit and develop motorsports activities with the riders, drivers, and people who fight alongside Honda.Motorcycle motorsports activitiesIn 2024, Honda won the Dakar Rally 2024, a world championship in which it competes as a factory team, for the first time in three years, and also won the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race for the third consecutive year. It also won both the FIM*1 Trial World Championship and the FIM X-Trial World Championship, setting a new record of 36 consecutive titles over both series. On the other hand, Honda had a difficult year in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship.For 2025 in the MotoGP class, Honda will further strengthen its development system, including testing, in order to break out of its current situation. 2024 MotoGP riders Takaaki Nakagami and Aleix Espargaró will join the development team to accelerate development to enhance the RC213V’s competitiveness. The factory team will be named “Honda HRC” and will field two RC213Vs. For the satellite teams, Honda LCR will continue to race in 2025.In the FIM Superbike World Championship, the factory team Honda HRC will continue to compete with two upgraded and more competitive CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP racing bikes.In the FIM Motocross World Championship, Honda will aim to regain the championship title in the MXGP class for the first time in three years through enhancing the competitiveness of the CRF450R and the team.In the FIM Trial World Championship TrialGP class and FIM X-Trial World Championship, Toni Bou will aim to extend his record to 19th consecutive victories in both championships. Honda is also striving for back-to-back championships in the Dakar Rally 2025 currently being held in Saudi Arabia.Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its motorcycle products in the 2040s, and while continuing to work on the evolution of the internal combustion engine (ICE), is also working on the electrification of motorcycles as a key element of its future environmental strategy. In motorsports, last year Honda participated in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup with the CR ELECTRIC PROTO. In addition, it entered three rounds of the MFJ*2 All Japan Trial Championship as a wildcard entry with the RTL ELECTRIC. Its development rider Takahisa Fujinami took three consecutive wins.The RTL ELECTRIC will compete on a new stage in 2025, in the Trial World Championship Trial2 class.Automobile motorsports activitiesIn 2024, Honda provided technical and marketing support to Oracle Red Bull Racing (RBR) and Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team (RB) as team partners in the FIA*3 Formula One World Championship (F1). Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) provided technical support by manufacturing power unit (PU) components other than the ESS*4, which were supplied to Red Bull Powertrains*5, and supporting PU operations throughout the season, thus contributing to Max Verstappen’s fourth consecutive Drivers' Championship title.The partnership between RBR, RB, and Honda, which set a new record in F1 history with 21 wins in the 22 races in the 2023 season, is entering its final year. In 2025, HRC will do its utmost to help win the championship together with the teams. HRC will also continue to support the activities of Yuki Tsunoda, who is entering his fifth year in F1.In Japan domestic racing, in 2024, DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING, with drivers Tadasuke Makino and Kakunoshin Ohta, won the Teams’ Championship in the Japanese SUPER FORMULA Championship with four wins. In 2025, the team will continue to fight for the top, including the Driver's Championship. In the SUPER GT Series*6, Honda introduced the new CIVIC TYPE R-GT based on the CIVIC TYPE R in the GT500 class, resulting in STANLEY TEAM KUNIMITSU's Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino finishing 2024 in second place in the standings. They will continue their challenge to win the championship in 2025. In addition, Shun Koide, who won the Japanese SUPER FORMULA LIGHTS Championship (SUPER FORMULA LIGHTS), will be racing in the GT500 class with Astemo REAL RACING.In North America, Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) will supply power units to five teams competing in the IndyCar Series. 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Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Exhibiting at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025 JCN Newswire

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Exhibiting at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

Toyota City, Japan, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that it is exhibiting at the three-day Tokyo Auto Salon 2025*1 being held at Makuhari Messe (in Chiba, Japan) from January 10 (today) to 12, 2025, mainly displaying vehicles and vehicle parts under the main theme of "Car-making at Nürburgring", which is the starting point of TGR and Chairman Akio Toyoda, aka Master Driver Morizo.This year, along with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., TGR is exhibiting at Makuhari Messe's North Hall. TGR's booth will include the "LAND CRUISER BASE" display for promoting the fun of customizing the Toyota Land Cruiser, hitherto put on by Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. This coming together by members of the Toyota Group aims to boost excitement at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025.During the event's three days, TGR plans to hold talk sessions featuring drivers, engineers, and others, as well as outdoor vehicle demo runs. Detailed information on the talk sessions, the demo runs, exhibited vehicles, and others can be found on the following special website. URL: https://toyotagazooracing.com/eventexhibition/tokyoautosalon/Main vehicles and other exhibited items at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025Underlined items indicate items detailed in this press release.Making ever-better motorsports-bred carsGR YARIS (NÜR 24h)TGR boothGR YARIS M ConceptGR YARIS Aero Package (prototype)Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race vehiclesTOYOTA SUPRA (NÜR training car)TOYOTA ALTEZZA #109 (2007 NÜR 24h)LEXUS LFA #48 (2014 NÜR 24h)TOYOTA 86 #86 (2014 NÜR 24h)GR SUPRA #90 (2019 NÜR 24h)MORIZO GarageCOROLLA (1966)R360 COUPE (1960)SUBARU 360 (1967)MIDGET (1962)LAND CRUISER BASELAND CRUISER (BJ)LAND CRUISER 70 Overseas CustomLAND CRUISER 300 GR SPORT Dakar Rally 2025 specifications vehicleDemo-run vehiclesGR COROLLA Rally ConceptOutdoor venue (GR COROLLA Rally Concept scheduled for display on January 12)GR Yaris Rally2Celica GT-FOUR ST185For the full press release, visit https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/42006085.html.About TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE RacingROOKIE Racing is a privateer team that focuses on making ever-better cars and developing human resources through the skills and dedication of various drivers, including Toyota's master driver, professional drivers, gentleman drivers, and Toyota's in-house evaluation drivers. TGR and ROOKIE Racing's hitherto relationship was one of TGR taking the lead in car manufacturing and human resource development, with ROOKIE Racing being a privateer team that competes in motorsports as part of such TGR activities.Going forward, TGR and ROOKIE Racing will work together under the banner of "TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing" as "development partners who engage with cars and people on the front line, using driving data from races and other extreme conditions as a common language" to take the making of ever-better motorsports-bred cars and human resources development to the next level.Specifically, TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing intends to hone the GR YARIS (NÜR 24h) in the NLS and the GR YARIS M Concept in the Super Taikyu Series.About TGR's global motorsports structureThrough such initiatives as its partnership with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, Hitech TGR's driver development activities in Europe, and the establishment of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Development, TGR is promoting efforts to hone the three elements of motorsports: people, product, and pipeline. Furthermore, to seamlessly advance the development of people, environments, and systems in motorsports, TGR is strengthening its global motorsports structure by positioning Morizo at the top and assigning two direct-report global directors. It is also bolstering cooperation with related organizations, affiliated companies, racing teams, and TGR's bases of operations in Japan and overseas, as well as promoting people development and environment creation. Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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HIROSHIMA, Japan, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mazda Motor Europe, responsible for the European operations of Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), today announced the introduction of “Mazda6e,” the all-new Battery EV (BEV) in Europe. Premiered at the Brussels Motor Show 2025 in Belgium on January 10, the Mazda6e will go on sale summer of this year.Mazda6e is the European version of the Mazda EZ-6, the midsize sedan BEV unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. The all-new BEV is designed to attain the driving performance and functionality to meet European customers’ needs.The Mazda6e was developed through the collaboration between Mazda and Changan Automobile Co., Ltd, Mazda’s 20-year partner in China. The Mazda6e BEV boasts Mazda’s signature design, craftsmanship and driving performance, while coming with Changan Automobile’s electrification and smart-cabin technologies.Based on the design theme, “Authentic Modern,” the Mazda6e’s simple and flowing coupe form expresses the automobile’s inherent charm coupled with a novelty unique to electric vehicles. The meticulously-tuned braking and handling performance, which respond linearly to driver input, produce Jinba Ittai—a sense of “car and driver as one.” The Mazda6e also features smart functions, including an intelligent drive system that provides support for the driver as well as accident mitigation technology and smart cabin with voice, touch, and gesture controls, all of which is aimed to raise the bar for safety and convenience.Mazda will continue to pursue the ‘Joy of Driving' under our core Human Centric value, and aim to deliver the 'Joy of Living' by creating moving experiences in our customers' daily lives. Mazda6e SpecificationsDimension (Length x Width x Height)4,921mm × 1,890mm × 1,491mm*Wheelbase2,895mmPowertrainelectric drive (BEV)Battery capacity80kWh/68.8kWhDriving range552km/479km*The height including the roof antenna.About Mazda’s Brand Essence “Celebrate Driving”Mazda's Brand Essence is “Celebrate Driving”. “Celebrate Driving” delivered by Mazda is not just about driving performance. Choosing a Mazda prizes the owner with confidence and pride. Driving a Mazda leading up to urge to take on new challenges. Not just our products but every encounter with Mazda evokes the emotion of motion and makes customers' hearts beat with excitement. All of these are contained in our brand essence of “Celebrate Driving”. For more information, visit https://www.mazda.com/. Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Vaksin Norovirus Mungkin Akan Hadir “`

(SeaPRwire) - Norovirus sedang menular, dengan jumlah kes yang lebih tinggi sekarang berbanding pada masa yang sama dalam tempoh lebih sedekad, menurut Pusat Kawalan dan Pencegahan Penyakit Amerika Syarikat (CDC). Tiada rawatan antiviral untuk penyakit yang menyakitkan tetapi mujurlah berumur pendek ini, dan tiada vaksin—setakat ini. Tetapi saintis di Moderna berada di peringkat akhir ujian untuk apa yang mungkin menjadi suntikan pertama seumpamanya, menggunakan teknologi mRNA menentang virus ini. Inilah yang perlu diketahui tentang norovirus dan keadaan semasa pembangunan vaksin untuk penyakit perut. Mengapa norovirus sedang menular sekarang “Biasa dikenali sebagai selesema perut, norovirus telah wujud sejak sekian lama, dan telah menjadi punca utama gastroenteritis atau radang saluran usus yang menyebabkan muntah dan cirit-birit,” kata Dr. Edmund Milder, pakar penyakit berjangkit kanak-kanak di Hospital Kanak-Kanak Rady dan UC San Diego Health. Terdapat hampir 50 subjenis, atau genotipe, norovirus, dengan yang berbeza beredar pada tahun-tahun yang berbeza. Sejak sedekad yang lalu, satu versi virus, yang dipanggil GII.4, telah bertanggungjawab terhadap kebanyakan jangkitan di seluruh dunia. Ini berubah pada tahun lepas apabila GII.17 menjadi strain dominan. Ini sebahagiannya dapat menjelaskan peningkatan kes semasa, kerana kebanyakan orang yang telah terdedah kepada jenis norovirus lain tidak akan mempunyai imuniti yang kuat terhadap versi ini, menjadikan mereka lebih mudah terdedah kepada penyakit. Simptom norovirus Bagi kebanyakan orang, jangkitan ini menyebabkan simptom usus seperti muntah, cirit-birit, dan dehidrasi. Walaupun tidak menyenangkan, simptom ini biasanya tidak memerlukan rawatan perubatan atau dimasukkan ke hospital, dan ia cenderung bertahan hanya beberapa hari. Tetapi orang yang lebih tua dan bayi sering mengalami penyakit yang lebih teruk, dan setiap tahun di Amerika Syarikat kira-kira 100,000 orang dimasukkan ke hospital dan hampir 1,000 orang—kebanyakannya warga tua dan yang sangat muda—meninggal dunia akibat jangkitan ini, terutamanya disebabkan oleh dehidrasi selepas tidak dapat memakan makanan dan air. Adakah norovirus seperti virus lain? Tidak—atas banyak sebab. Pertama, ia tidak memerlukan banyak virus untuk membuat seseorang sakit. Bagi kebanyakan virus, orang perlu dijangkiti dengan beribu-ribu zarah virus untuk merasa sakit, tetapi hanya memerlukan beberapa serendah 10 untuk melancarkan simptom usus yang biasa berlaku dalam jangkitan norovirus. Untuk menambahkan lagi masalah, virus ini dibaluti dengan lapisan yang sangat tahan lasak yang membolehkannya bertahan selama beberapa hari di permukaan seperti kaunter dan tombol pintu. Pencuci tangan tidak berkesan dalam membunuh norovirus—anda perlu mencuci tangan selama 20 saat dengan sabun dan air untuk membuang sebanyak mungkin virus—dan ia juga tidak boleh dimusnahkan dengan suhu panas atau sejuk yang tinggi. Cara paling berkesan untuk membunuh virus pada permukaan yang tercemar adalah dengan menggunakan larutan peluntur dan air yang dicairkan, dan membiarkannya berada di permukaan selama sekurang-kurangnya lima minit sebelum mengelap. Mengapa belum ada suntikan norovirus? Hampir 50 versi virus yang berbeza bermakna bahawa “setiap genotipe memerlukan tindak balas imun yang berbeza untuk memberikan perlindungan,” kata Dr. Doran Fink, ketua terapeutik patogen gastrousus dan vaksin bakteria di Moderna. Oleh itu, mana-mana vaksin perlu menjadi jangkaan yang tepat mengenai strain mana yang mungkin beredar pada tahun tertentu—sama seperti strategi di sebalik mengemas kini vaksin selesema setiap musim. Seberapa hampir kita untuk mempunyai vaksin norovirus? Moderna kini sedang mendaftarkan 25,000 orang di seluruh dunia dalam ujian fasa 3 suntikan itu, selepas ujian awal menunjukkan keputusan yang menggalakkan. Dalam kajian tersebut, orang yang divaksinasi dengan suntikan mRNA menghasilkan antibodi yang dalam ujian makmal berjaya menyekat protein norovirus dalam sel usus manusia; mereka yang diberi vaksin plasebo tidak menunjukkan aktiviti antibodi yang sama. Untuk meningkatkan peluang vaksin itu sepadan dengan strain yang beredar, calon vaksin Moderna termasuk tiga jenis norovirus yang berbeza. “Adalah bagus jika terdapat beberapa kawasan protein norovirus yang dipelihara yang boleh disasarkan, tetapi itu bukan kesnya,” kata Fink. Sebaliknya, pemikiran mereka ialah, mengambil pendekatan multivalen ini sepatutnya memberikan perlindungan yang baik terhadap penyakit yang teruk. Ia adalah strategi yang digunakan oleh syarikat itu juga pada vaksin selesema mRNA multivalennya. Dan platform mRNA membolehkan saintis menukar dan mengemas kini sasaran virus dengan lebih cepat, menjadikannya sesuai untuk berubah jika strain virus berubah setiap musim. Menyasar lebih daripada satu protein virus telah terbukti berkesan pada masa lalu: salah satu suntikan mRNA COVID-19 adalah vaksin dwivalen yang berfungsi terhadap dua strain virus yang berbeza. Fink berkata Moderna menjangkakan akan selesai mendaftarkan sukarelawan pada musim bunga, dan merancang untuk menjejaki mereka sekurang-kurangnya selama enam bulan. Tetapi mungkin mengambil masa yang lebih lama untuk mendapatkan laporan penuh tentang keberkesanan vaksin tersebut di dunia sebenar, kerana ia memerlukan sejumlah orang mendapat virus untuk menilai bagaimana mereka melakukannya. Menguji vaksin di tapak yang berbeza di seluruh dunia sepatutnya memberikan lebih banyak data, bagaimanapun. Adakah vaksin akan menghentikan saya daripada mendapat norovirus? Seperti vaksin COVID-19, calon vaksin norovirus mRNA tidak direka untuk mencegah orang daripada dijangkiti. Tetapi ia secara teorinya akan membantu sesiapa sahaja yang divaksinasi—terutamanya yang sangat muda dan warga tua—daripada mendapat penyakit yang teruk dan dimasukkan ke hospital. Bagaimanakah saya boleh melindungi diri daripada norovirus? Oleh kerana tiada rawatan antiviral atau vaksin lagi, cara terbaik untuk mengelakkan daripada jatuh sakit adalah dengan mengamalkan kebersihan yang baik. Basuh tangan anda kerap dan elakkan daripada menyentuh muka dan mulut anda. Jika anda jatuh sakit, tinggal di rumah untuk mengelakkan daripada menjangkiti orang lain, kerana anda masih boleh menumpahkan virus selama beberapa hari hingga beberapa minggu selepas anda berasa lebih baik.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Bagaimana Pihak Berkuasa Menentukan ‘Kandungan’ dan ‘Kawalan’ Kebakaran berita

Bagaimana Pihak Berkuasa Menentukan ‘Kandungan’ dan ‘Kawalan’ Kebakaran

(SeaPRwire) - Ketika ini, pihak berkuasa sedang berusaha untuk mengawal kebakaran, yang boleh dikesan oleh orang ramai melalui , perkhidmatan web yang disediakan oleh Jabatan Perhutanan dan Perlindungan Kebakaran negeri. Setakat lewat Khamis, kebakaran di Hollywood Hills, yang bermula pada hari Rabu, telah dikawal sepenuhnya, manakala lima kebakaran lain—termasuk kebakaran pertama dan terbesar serta kebakaran , , , dan masih aktif dan (mengancam untuk memusnahkan nyawa, harta benda, dan sumber asli). Tetapi apakah maksudnya bagi kebakaran untuk menjadi 0% terkawal—seperti yang berlaku sekarang untuk kebakaran Eaton dan Kenneth—atau 6% terkawal seperti kebakaran Palisades, 10% terkawal seperti kebakaran Hurst, atau 60% terkawal seperti kebakaran Lidia? The (NWGC) mentakrifkan kawalan kebakaran liar sebagai “status tindakan pemadaman kebakaran liar yang menunjukkan bahawa garisan kawalan telah disiapkan di sekeliling kebakaran, dan sebarang kebakaran sampingan yang berkaitan, yang secara munasabahnya dijangka dapat menghentikan penyebaran kebakaran.” Garisan kawalan ini, menurut fakta mengenai kebakaran Caldor 2021, boleh menjadi semula jadi seperti sungai atau buatan manusia seperti benteng api yang digali. “Kawalan adalah ukuran jumlah garisan di sekitar kebakaran liar.” Contohnya, jika pegawai menyatakan bahawa kebakaran itu 30% terkawal, itu bermakna halangan telah diletakkan di sekitar 30% perimeternya. “Ia adalah ukuran panjang linear seperti juga keyakinan,” kata fakta itu. Tetapi kawalan 100% tidak bermakna kebakaran itu terkawal atau padam. Fakta CAL FIRE menyatakan bahawa kebakaran yang 100% terkawal terus terbakar di bahagian dalam garisan kawalan—“Di bawah keadaan yang diramalkan, kebakaran dijangka akan membakar ke garisan, tetapi tidak melebihi”—dan beberapa faktor perlu dipertimbangkan, termasuk kerja pembaikan pemadaman kebakaran yang diperlukan, sebelum penutupan boleh dilonggarkan dengan selamat. menerangkan pada tahun 2014 bahawa walaupun kebakaran yang dianggap 100% terkawal masih boleh merebak, kerana angin kencang boleh membantu kebakaran melanggar garisan kawalan. Kebakaran dianggap “terkawal,” menurut organisasi bukan untung (WFCA), jika pegawai bomba yakin—walaupun tidak dijamin—bahawa api tidak akan melanggar halangan ini. Setelah mengawal kebakaran, langkah seterusnya ialah mengawalnya, yang bermaksud bahawa ia “telah dipadamkan di sepanjang bahagian dalam garisan kawalan, dengan sebarang titik panas yang masih ada disejukkan,” menurut WFCA. NWGC mentakrifkan “terkawal” sebagai “penyiapan garisan kawalan di sekitar kebakaran, sebarang kebakaran sampingan daripadanya, dan sebarang pulau dalaman yang perlu diselamatkan; membakar sebarang kawasan yang tidak terbakar bersebelahan dengan sisi kebakaran garisan kawalan; dan menyejukkan semua titik panas yang merupakan ancaman segera kepada garisan kawalan, sehingga garisan tersebut secara munasabahnya dijangka dapat bertahan di bawah keadaan yang boleh diramalkan.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Di Pengebumian Carter, 5 Presiden Dibentuk Dengan Cara Tersendiri Oleh Teladannya berita

Di Pengebumian Carter, 5 Presiden Dibentuk Dengan Cara Tersendiri Oleh Teladannya

(SeaPRwire) - Rencana ini adalah sebahagian daripada The D.C. Brief, surat berita politik TIME. Daftar untuk mendapatkan cerita seperti ini dihantar ke peti masuk anda. Tiada siapa yang akan mempertikaikan bahawa para hadirin di sebelah utara Katedral Nasional adalah peminat tegar kepada lelaki yang diberi penghormatan buat kali terakhir di Washington pada hari Khamis, bekas Presiden Jimmy Carter. Malah, sehingga baru-baru ini, Carter mungkin merupakan ahli yang paling dalam kalangan kumpulan eksklusif di planet ini yang dikenali sebagai . Namun, apabila dunia memberi penghormatan terakhir kepada Carter di sebuah bandar yang tidak pernah sepenuhnya dikuasainya, lima penggantinya itu semuanya membawa sebahagian daripada kepresidenan yang telah diubah suai olehnya. Kenaikan Bill Clinton sebagai Gabenor Selatan yang pragmatik telah dimudahkan oleh bekas ahli politik Georgia yang pragmatik. Keperibadian George W. Bush telah menjadi satu kelebihan dan bukannya satu kelemahan berkat zaman Carter sebagai petani kacang – tidak pernah terlalu lama menumpukan pada salasilahnya sebagai jurutera nuklear terlatih Akademi Tentera Laut lebih daripada Texan berijazah Yale dan Harvard yang mempamerkan kelayakannya. Ketegasan Barack Obama pastinya telah menemui rakan seperjuangan dalam pendahulunya pada tahun 1970-an dalam era pergolakan global. Dan dan Joe Biden kelihatan kurang apabila rakyat Amerika mengingati bahawa Carter sehingga baru-baru ini masih mengajar kelas sekolah Ahad di gereja rumahnya di Plains, Ga. Kemudian terdapat Donald Trump, seorang penceroboh yang sama tidak dijangka yang tidak sesuai dengan acuan orang dalam Washington tetapi kembali ke Washington untuk penghormatan terakhir Carter dan akan memulakan penggal kedua sebagai Presiden dalam 11 hari. Dalam satu cara, Trump adalah kesimpulan logik daripada gangguan institusi kepresidenan yang dimulakan oleh Carter hampir setengah abad yang lalu. Sama seperti Carter datang ke Washington dengan idea sendiri tentang kepresidenan dan penghinaan terbuka terhadap norma-normanya, Trump juga telah meninggalkan tanda pada struktur kuasa Amerika yang paling utama, walaupun tanda itu mungkin berbeza daripada Carter. Dengan memberi penghormatan terakhir kepada Carter, bekas Presiden telah bersatu dalam satu demonstrasi yang paling tidak dijangka: perpaduan negara, yang hanya muncul apabila salah seorang daripada mereka meninggal dunia atau akan menyertai pangkat mereka yang jarang ditemui. Malah, bekas Presiden yang masih hidup dan pasangan mereka semuanya berkumpul di bangku hadapan katedral yang luas dengan maruah yang tenang yang luar biasa kerana jarang sekali demonstrasi sedemikian berlaku. Perjumpaan terakhir sebegini adalah pada tahun 2018 untuk kematian Presiden George H.W. Bush. (Michelle Obama, pasangan yang tidak hadir, mempunyai masalah jadual minggu ini yang menahannya di Hawaii, seorang pembantu . Tiada maklumat sama ada dia merancang untuk menghadiri perasmian Trump pada 20 Januari.) Pertunjukan tradisi itu hanyalah salah satu daripada percanggahan yang tersirat dalam epilog Carter – tepat seperti yang ditulisnya dengan senyuman nakalnya yang tersendiri. Carter, mungkin lelaki paling baik yang pernah menduduki Pejabat Oval, telah lama dianggap sebagai orang kampung, yang mungkin secara mengejut meninggalkan jawatannya sebagai satu-satunya anomali penggal. Namun dia kini diraikan sebagai pejuang demokrasi yang tiada tandingan, diplomat yang mengembara dunia (walaupun kadang-kadang bebas). Ia adalah, seperti yang diringkaskan oleh Jonathan Alter dalam TIME yang memperingati kematian Carter, seolah-olah bekas Presiden itu menggunakan Rumah Putih sebagai batu loncatan yang paling tidak elegan kepada peranannya yang lebih berpengaruh sebagai suara hati global selama setengah abad akibatnya, termasuk hari Khamis – kejayaan terakhirnya di D.C. Carter, yang meninggal dunia pada 29 Disember pada usia 100 tahun, telah menarik ramai orang dalam politik dan pemimpin global pada hari Khamis. Pujian yang lembut telah berterusan, disediakan selama bertahun-tahun dan dikemas kini . Skrip untuk minggu ini telah disimpan dalam fail lebih lama daripada ramai pembantu Rumah Putih yang menunggu di banyak konvoi kereta telah hidup. Hari itu tidak mempunyai kesedihan yang mendesak yang dibawa oleh banyak peristiwa di tempat itu, bukan sedikit pun kerana Carter telah menyediakan negara untuknya selama beberapa dekad. (Bekas Presiden Gerald Ford dan bekas Naib Presiden Walter Mondale adalah antara ahli pujian yang ucapan penghormatan mereka dibacakan oleh anak lelaki mereka yang masih hidup.) Namun, kepentingan hari itu tidak dapat dielakkan, tidak kira betapa boleh diramalnya ia tiba. Katedral Nasional Washington yang luas jarang menjadi tempat yang mudah bagi mana-mana penceramah. Pada hari-hari penting, kamera diarahkan ke platform yang dinaikkan. Keranda itu kelihatan lebih besar daripada yang sepatutnya. Emosi telah meningkat melebihi jangkaan hari yang sebaliknya membosankan. Dan ramai tokoh penting yang duduk di bangku seperti soalan helah dalam mana-mana kuiz diplomatik tentang siapa yang boleh duduk paling hampir dengan barisan hadapan. Saksikan bagaimana Obama dimasukkan ke dalam barisan di sebelah Trump, sementara Mike dan Karen Pence duduk di kerusi di belakang mereka, dan Kamala Harris yang janggal diletakkan secara berasingan di hadapan semua. Jadi apabila Washington – dan dunia – mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada Presiden Amerika Syarikat ke-39 di gunung batu kapur Indiana itu, hari itu mempunyai suasana yang tidak dapat dielakkan. Biden, yang menganggap dirinya sebagai ahli pujian yang mahir, telah memainkan peranannya walaupun mustahil untuk mengetepikan persoalan terbuka tentang siapa di antara orang dalam utama yang akan menjadi yang seterusnya mendapat penghormatan global di tempat yang sama. “Hari ini, ramai berpendapat bahawa dia berasal dari zaman dahulu,” kata Biden. “Tetapi sebenarnya, dia melihat jauh ke hadapan.” Sudah tentu, hari itu agak tidak sesuai untuk Carter, yang mengelilingi Rumah Putih dengan kardigan dan lebih suka pinggan kertas berbanding pinggan porselin. Tetapi Carter memahami hari berkabung itu bukan sahaja mengenai dirinya, tetapi juga negara dan jawatan yang tidak pernah berhenti dipromosikan. Carter, yang sebagai Presiden pada mulanya persembahan "Hail to the Chief" kerana ia berbau elitisme, membenarkan satu penghormatan terakhir kepada institusi tersebut: Apabila kerandanya meninggalkan katedral, kumpulan tentera telah memainkan satu lagi lagu kebangsaan Presiden. Sebanyak mana Carter mahu memanusiakan jawatan itu, dia hanya boleh mengubahnya setakat ini. Penggantinya masing-masing adalah hasil daripada keinginannya untuk menggerakkan jawatan itu lebih dekat kepada rakyat, dan mereka yang bijak memahami tempat mereka dalam sejarah telah dimulakan sebahagiannya oleh lelaki yang mereka hormati. Fahami apa yang penting di Washington. .Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Kehilangan Rumah Akibat Kebakaran LA Mempercepatkan ‘Masa Depan Yang Tidak Boleh Dinsuranskan’
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Kehilangan Rumah Akibat Kebakaran LA Mempercepatkan ‘Masa Depan Yang Tidak Boleh Dinsuranskan’ “`

(SeaPRwire) - Syarikat insurans telah bimbang tentang banyak rumah di kawasan kejiranan Pacific Palisades di Los Angeles jauh sebelum kebakaran hutan yang dahsyat minggu ini membakar kawasan itu, memusnahkan rumah dan memaksa penduduk untuk berpindah. Palisades, disebabkan lokasinya bersebelahan dengan Gunung Santa Monica yang banyak ditumbuhi semak samun dan nilai rumahnya yang tinggi, terlalu mudah terdedah kepada kebakaran untuk diinsuranskan pada kadar yang dibenarkan tanpa syarikat-syarikat tersebut mengalami kerugian. Syarikat insurans termasuk State Farm, yang menarik diri di Pacific Palisades pada Julai 2024, enggan menawarkan pelan insurans baharu atau memperbaharui pelan lama. Akibatnya, ramai pemilik rumah terpaksa mendapatkan perlindungan daripada penanggung insurans terakhir negeri, California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (CA FAIR) Plan, yang menyaksikan peningkatan mendadak dalam kod zip Pacific Palisades 90272 pada September 2024, iaitu peningkatan 85% berbanding 2023. Pelan FAIR melindungi rumah daripada kebakaran tetapi mempunyai premium yang lebih tinggi berbanding insurans rumah tradisional dan hanya meliputi sehingga $3 juta kerosakan bagi hartanah kediaman. Seperti banyak penanggung insurans terakhir di 33 negeri lain dengan sistem sebegini, California FAIR Plan sedang bergelut di bawah beban bencana alam yang semakin teruk akibat perubahan iklim. “Saya bimbang bahawa kita hanya satu musim kebakaran yang buruk daripada muflis sepenuhnya,” kata Jim Wood, ketika itu Ahli Dewan Negeri California, pada satu di mana Presiden CA Fair Plan, Victoria Roach, menjelaskan bahawa ia hanya mempunyai $200 juta wang tunai, dengan pendedahan $450 bilion di negeri ini. Musim kebakaran yang buruk itu kini tiba. Ketika kebakaran hutan marak di seluruh Los Angeles County, membakar sekurang-kurangnya 28,000 ekar, penganalisis di Accuweather menganggarkan kerugian boleh mencecah . Ia merupakan satu tamparan kepada ratusan syarikat insurans yang beroperasi di California, tetapi satu cabaran khusus bagi penanggung insurans terakhir negeri ini. Dan keadaan sulitnya menonjolkan keadaan pasaran insurans rumah yang tidak menentu, di California dan di seluruh negara. Disebabkan peningkatan risiko kebakaran, banjir, ribut konvektif, taufan, dan bencana alam lain, ia tidak masuk akal dari segi kewangan bagi syarikat insurans untuk menawarkan pelan kepada sesetengah orang. Pada tahun 2023, syarikat insurans mengalami kerugian dalam perlindungan pemilik rumah di 18 negeri, meningkat daripada 12 negeri lima tahun lalu, menurut Kira-kira bilangan negeri yang sama menyaksikan kedua-dua peningkatan harga insurans rumah dan juga peningkatan dalam pembaharuan insurans yang tidak dilakukan, menurut Dave Jones, bekas pesuruhjaya insurans California dan kini pengarah Inisiatif Risiko Iklim di Sekolah Undang-Undang Universiti California, Berkeley. “Dalam jangka panjang, kita tidak melakukan usaha yang mencukupi untuk menangani punca utama, iaitu bahan api fosil dan pelepasan gas rumah hijau, jadi kita akan terus menyaksikan kekurangan insurans di seluruh Amerika Syarikat,” kata Jones. “Kita sedang menuju ke arah masa depan yang tidak boleh diinsuranskan di negara ini.” Apabila syarikat insurans menyingkirkan pemegang polisi, pemilik rumah beralih kepada penanggung insurans terakhir—di Tenggara, mereka sering dipanggil Pelan Pantai dan Ribut—yang juga tidak mampu untuk melindungi mereka. Namun lebih banyak negeri mewujudkan pelan ini untuk menyokong pasaran insurans harta benda persendirian. Di seluruh negara, bilangan polisi insurans Pelan FAIR hampir berganda antara tahun 2018 dan 2023, meningkat kepada 2.7 juta, menurut data daripada AM Best, sebuah syarikat yang menilai kekuatan kewangan syarikat insurans. Pelan FAIR California sahaja menyaksikan pendedahannya meningkat sembilan kali ganda dalam tempoh enam tahun yang lalu. “Pelan terakhir,” kata Benjamin Collier, seorang profesor pengurusan risiko dan insurans di Universiti Temple di Philadelphia, “sedang menjadi insurans de facto di negeri ini.” Nasib Pelan FAIR California menjejaskan semua orang di negeri yang paling ramai penduduknya di negara ini. Jika ia tidak mempunyai wang yang mencukupi untuk menampung tuntutannya, setiap pemegang polisi di negeri ini akhirnya akan membayar lebih. Syarikat insurans bertanggungjawab untuk menampung bilion dolar pertama tuntutan di California, tetapi kemudian tanggungjawab itu dipindahkan kepada setiap pemegang polisi insurans di negeri ini—yang bertanggungjawab untuk caj tambahan yang dikenakan. Pada asasnya, semua orang perlu membayar untuk membayar balik orang yang rumahnya terletak di kawasan berisiko tinggi. Florida merupakan contohnya: apabila Citizens, penanggung insurans terakhir yang dikendalikan oleh negeri, tidak dapat membayar tuntutan, pemegang polisi perlu membayar bil tersebut, yang berjumlah beratus-ratus dolar bagi setiap isi rumah selepas Taufan Ian melanda Pantai Atlantik berhampiran Cape Canaveral pada tahun 2022, menyebabkan kerosakan sebanyak $113 bilion. Cara Pelan FAIR berfungsi “sebenarnya merupakan gejala kegagalan pasaran insurans yang lebih meluas,” kata David Marlett, pengarah urusan Pusat Risiko dan Insurans Brantley di Appalachian State University. “Ia merupakan sistem yang dahsyat.” Dalam beberapa cara, ia berguna bagi orang ramai untuk dihalang daripada mendapatkan insurans dan terpaksa beralih kepada Pelan FAIR, yang lebih mahal daripada insurans biasa dan tidak melindungi banyak kerugian, kata Collier, profesor Temple. Pasaran insurans merupakan salah satu cara untuk memberi isyarat di mana orang ramai harus dan tidak harus tinggal; pelan yang lebih mahal mungkin membantu membimbing orang ramai daripada kawasan berisiko tinggi. Tetapi apabila pengiraan insurans menjadi tidak praktikal di kawasan yang lebih luas di negara ini, Pelan FAIR tidak akan menjadi penyelesaian yang mampan. “Kita perlu memikirkan semula secara dramatik bagaimana insurans pemilik rumah berfungsi dan apa yang dilindunginya,” kata Collier. Satu penyelesaian yang berpotensi ialah kerajaan persekutuan menawarkan (yang dipanggil reinsurans) untuk Pelan FAIR, pada asasnya menyokong mereka jika mereka tidak mempunyai wang yang mencukupi untuk membayar tuntutan, kata Jones, bekas pesuruhjaya insurans. Ia juga akan membantu Pelan FAIR menjimatkan wang dalam membeli insurans daripada pasaran persendirian. Jones juga mencadangkan mewujudkan pasaran insurans rumah gaya Obamacare, di mana kerajaan boleh memberi subsidi kepada isi rumah berpendapatan rendah atau sederhana yang membeli insurans. Apa yang tidak akan berhasil, kata pakar, ialah meneruskan sistem yang sama dan berharap risiko iklim akan hilang begitu sahaja. “Syarikat insurans bukan ahli sihir,” kata Jones. “Risiko kerugian semakin meningkat melalui perubahan iklim, dan syarikat insurans tidak boleh sekadar melambaikan tongkat sihir dan menghapuskannya.”Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Kemelut Datuk Bandar LA Karen Bass dan Kebakaran Hutan
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(SeaPRwire) - Datuk Bandar Los Angeles, Karen Bass, menerima kritikan kerana berada di luar negara ketika kebakaran mula melanda bandar itu pada Selasa malam, memusnahkan ribuan rumah dan menyebabkan penduduk kehilangan tempat tinggal. Bass berada di Ghana, menghadiri upacara angkat sumpah presiden baharu negara itu sebagai sebahagian daripada delegasi AS, di mana beliau juga bertemu dengan naib presiden wanita pertama negara itu. Beliau pulang ke Los Angeles lewat petang Rabu ketika kebakaran semakin hebat. [video id=LyEaWiGF autostart="viewable"] Ketiadaannya di tengah-tengah krisis ini menimbulkan persoalan tentang kepimpinan beliau, meletakkan beliau dalam perhatian pengkritik politik yang menuduh beliau mengabaikan tugasnya semasa darurat. Antaranya ialah jutawan teknologi dan sekutu Donald Trump, Elon Musk, yang menggelar Bass sebagai “amat tidak cekap” dan menyiarkan semula hantaran yang menunjukkan beliau sebagai “upahan DEI”. Rick Caruso, pemaju hartanah jutawan dan bekas Republikan yang tewas tipis kepada Demokrat Bass dalam perlumbaan Datuk Bandar 2022, turut mengutuk ketiadaannya, mendakwa ia menyumbang kepada kelewatan tindak balas terhadap kebakaran. “Kita mempunyai seorang Datuk Bandar yang nampaknya lebih mementingkan menghadiri sesuatu majlis, di mana sahaja ia berada,” kata Caruso. Bass mempertahankan tindak balasnya dalam sidang akhbar di Los Angeles pada Rabu malam. Beliau menegaskan bahawa beliau sentiasa berhubung dengan komander bomba dan pegawai penting semasa berada di luar negara. “Walaupun saya tidak berada di sini secara fizikal, saya telah berhubung dengan ramai individu yang berdiri di sini sepanjang masa,” kata Bass. Beliau menambah bahawa beliau telah mengambil “laluan terpantas untuk pulang”, termasuk gabungan penerbangan tentera dan komersial, dan menekankan komunikasi berterusan beliau dengan pegawai “setiap jam” penerbangannya. “Ini akan menjadi usaha kita semua untuk bersatu, dan kita mesti menentang sebarang usaha untuk memecahbelahkan kita,” katanya sebagai respons kepada kritikan tersebut. Kebakaran hutan, yang bermula pada Selasa malam di kawasan Palisades dan merebak dengan cepat ke lebih 17,200 ekar, merupakan kebakaran paling teruk yang pernah dilihat bandar ini. Sekurang-kurangnya lima orang terkorban sehingga Khamis pagi akibat kebakaran hutan itu, yang diburukkan oleh angin kencang dan keadaan kering. Lebih 100,000 orang berada di bawah arahan pengosongan wajib. Ketika kebakaran marak, persoalan juga timbul mengenai kesiapsiagaan bandar untuk menghadapi kejadian sedemikian. Sesetengah pengguna media sosial, termasuk pemilik Los Angeles Times’ Patrick Soon-Shiong, menuduh Bass memotong bajet jabatan bomba sebelum kebakaran hutan itu, tetapi Rabu malam bahawa bajet bomba bandar itu sebenarnya meningkat lebih daripada $50 juta tahun ke tahun berbanding kitaran bajet yang lalu kerana pembiayaan tambahan untuk jabatan bomba telah diketepikan dalam dana berasingan semasa rundingan kontrak. Bass, yang mengangkat sumpah sebagai Datuk Bandar pada Disember 2022 dan merupakan Datuk Bandar wanita pertama Los Angeles, mendapat sokongan kuat dalam kalangan Demokrat dan telah menimbulkan kemarahan golongan konservatif. Beliau berkhidmat selama enam penggal sebagai Demokrat di Kongres dan merupakan tokoh penting semasa pilihan raya presiden 2020, di mana beliau muncul sebagai calon Naib Presiden sebelum Biden akhirnya memilih Kamala Harris. Pada tahun 2024, beliau dijemput untuk berucap di Konvensyen Kebangsaan Demokrat.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Driving Digital Change: The 33rd Digital Transformation Summit to Shape India’s $1 Trillion Digital Market ACN Newswire

Driving Digital Change: The 33rd Digital Transformation Summit to Shape India’s $1 Trillion Digital Market

MUMBAI, INDIA, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) has changed how India handles money, moving from paper to digital transactions. As more people use digital payments during COVID-19, It has become a game-changer. It allows people to send money at any time, helping to bring more people into the banking system and connecting both those with and without bank accounts.UPI has made formal financial services accessible to millions and has had a clear impact on India’s digital economy. It makes it easier to pay without cash and encourages more use of digital payments, which reduces reliance on cash and leads to a more productive and transparent economy and also helps businesses become more official, which in turn increases tax revenue and reduces illegal money flows, making governance more effective.However, there are challenges to address, including concerns about data privacy, regional disparities, and the need to integrate with traditional payment methods like credit cards. Despite these hurdles, the platform continues to grow, largely due to its strong security measures and low costs for users. This positions it to compete effectively with global players like MasterCard and Visa.The Platform has transformed the digital economy of India by making more seamless transactions and increasing financial inclusion. From 92 crore in FY 2017-18 to 13,116 crore in FY 2023-24, the CAGR of UPI is 129%. By 2028, UPI is going to comprise 90% of total retail digital payment volumes and strengthen the leadership of fintech in India.Overview of the event: The 33rd Edition of the Digital Transformation Summit brings together over 500 top executives and technology leaders to discuss game-changing technologies like AI, Robotics, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. With India’s digital market projected to reach $1 trillion and Gen AI potentially adding $1.5 trillion to the GDP by 2030, this event features hands-on workshops, expert talks, and valuable networking opportunities. Attendees will connect with innovators, share experiences, and meet potential global partners, all focused on making meaningful changes and improving how businesses operate. This summit is a must-attend for professionals looking to enhance their digital transformation efforts.Who will attend?Ninad Raje, Group Chief Information Officer, Jaquar & Company Private Limited.Anand Deodhar, Group Chief Information Officer, Force Motors Ltd.Abhinav Srivastava, Chief Information Officer & Head of IT GCC, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles.Shobhana Lele, Chief Information Officer, The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited.The event will cover topics like:Generative AI: Harnessing the Next Gold Mine in India.Future Escape: The Internet of Tomorrow.The Power of Data: A Catalyst for Growth in the Digital Age.Emerging Cloud Computing Technologies.Establishing Critical Digital Infrastructure for India.For more information on the 33rd Edition Digital Transformation Summit, click the LinkAbout Exito:Exito, which means success in Spanish, embodies our commitment to the success of our customers. Each year, we host over 240 virtual and in-person conferences globally, bringing together audiences with world-class thought leaders and C-level executives across industries. Our meticulously crafted agendas, based on extensive research and valuable industry insights, facilitate business, knowledge transfer, deal flow, and impactful messaging for brands.For Media Enquiries, contact:Kasturi Nayak (Sr.) Marketing Executive)Kasturi.nayak@exito-e.comEnquiry@exito-e.comExito Media Concepts Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Galaxy Payroll: Driving Innovation in Human Resources Management JCN Newswire

Galaxy Payroll: Driving Innovation in Human Resources Management

HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – In today’s globalized business environment, companies face intense competition and the constant need to optimize internal processes to enhance efficiency. As a leading provider of business consulting and Employer of Record (EOR) services, Galaxy Payroll Group Limited ("Galaxy Payroll Group" or "Galaxy Payroll," NASDAQ: GLXG) has gained worldwide recognition for its professional services and innovative solutions. Among its offerings, Galaxy Payroll and its Human Resource Information System (HRIS) software stand out as invaluable tools for enterprises in managing human resources. This article provides an analytical perspective on Galaxy Payroll’s contributions and their implications for the evolving payroll outsourcing industry.Payroll Outsourcing Market: Trends and Growth PotentialThe "Payroll Outsourcing Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032" highlights that the global payroll outsourcing market reached a valuation of USD 10.36 billion in 2023. Driven by the demand for efficient payroll management solutions and the growing trend of business process outsourcing, the market is expected to grow at a (CAGR) of 6% between 2024 and 2032, reaching USD 17.59 billion by 2032. Key growth drivers include rising payroll complexity, regulatory compliance requirements, and the need for cost-effective solutions, encouraging businesses to outsource payroll to specialized providers for greater efficiency and accuracy.The report underscores the impact of technological advancements, such as AI, automation, and cloud-based platforms, which enhance payroll processing. Globalization and industry-specific challenges in retail, e-commerce, and IT sectors further propel market expansion, as businesses seek scalable, compliant, and efficient payroll solutions. This trend positions payroll outsourcing providers as essential partners in enabling businesses to streamline operations and achieve strategic goals.Galaxy Payroll: Pioneering Human Resources SolutionsGalaxy Payroll specializes in providing one-stop human resources management solutions. With extensive experience, the company offers tailored services in payroll processing, human resources management, recruitment, employee benefits, tax compliance, and more. By leveraging efficient process management and advanced technologies, Galaxy Payroll helps businesses reduce operational costs, enhance employee satisfaction, and improve overall competitiveness. Recently, Galaxy Payroll Group announced a strategic collaboration with Omni HR, an all-in-one HR management software provider. This partnership aims to redefine employee management by combining Omni HR’s capabilities in supporting the end-to-end employee lifecycle with Galaxy Payroll’s expertise in payroll and HR solutions. Omni HR enables businesses to hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees across Asia and beyond with just a few clicks. By integrating with Omni HR, Galaxy Payroll offers clients enhanced tools to streamline administrative tasks, freeing up valuable time for strategic initiatives and meaningful interactions.Technological Advancements in HRISGalaxy Payroll’s HRIS software exemplifies technological advancement by supporting high levels of customization, allowing businesses to configure the platform to meet specific needs. Whether managing payroll, recruitment, training, or performance evaluations, the HRIS provides personalized solutions for diverse requirements. The software integrates various aspects of human resources management on a unified platform, enabling businesses to manage employee information, payroll, attendance, and performance seamlessly. This integration avoids duplicate data entry, enhances accuracy, and boosts operational efficiency.Advanced automation technologies embedded in the HRIS efficiently handle large volumes of data. Intelligent algorithms automate payroll calculations, report generation, and resource forecasting, significantly reducing manual intervention and operational costs. The HRIS software also assists organizations in maintaining compliance with labor laws, regulations, and internal policies. By accurately managing employee hours, wages, benefits, and tax withholdings, it reduces the risk of legal penalties and financial liabilities, particularly in payroll and EOR responsibilities.Industry Influence of Galaxy PayrollGalaxy Payroll’s solutions optimize human resources management processes, reduce operating costs, and improve corporate competitiveness. These offerings allow businesses to focus on strategic goals while ensuring efficient administrative operations. The company’s commitment to innovation is evident in its integration of advanced technologies and management concepts, setting new benchmarks in human resources management. The HRIS software, in particular, offers cutting-edge tools that redefine efficiency and accuracy in human resources practices. With its EOR services and HRIS software, Galaxy Payroll facilitates seamless human resources management across borders, fostering global business cooperation and communication.Future OutlookGalaxy Payroll Group and its HRIS software hold significant industry advantages and influence. By providing efficient management solutions and technological tools, the company helps businesses enhance efficiency and competitiveness. As human resources management continues to evolve, Galaxy Payroll is poised to play a pivotal role in driving innovation and creating value for enterprises globally. In summary, Galaxy Payroll Group not only offers advanced human resources management tools but also contributes to industry development and innovation. Its leading position and high-quality services are expected to benefit more businesses in the future, setting a standard for excellence in human resources management.About Galaxy Payroll Group LimitedGalaxy Payroll Group Limited is a recognized leader in providing tailored HR and corporate solutions to businesses seeking to expand their operations regionally and internationally. With in-depth expertise in navigating the complexities of international regulations, Galaxy Group offers seamless solutions to support companies in establishing new entities and managing their global business operations. Galaxy Group’s commitment to delivering efficient, cost-effective solutions allows organizations to focus on their core business while addressing the challenges of compliance and market entry in new regions.For enquiry, please contact Intelligent Joy Limited:Rosanne RenPhone:(852)3594 6407Email:pr-team@intelligentjoy.com Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Viomi Unveils at CES 2025, Leading Innovation in Water Purification Technology ACN Newswire

Viomi Unveils at CES 2025, Leading Innovation in Water Purification Technology

HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On January 7, 2025, the four-day International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) was grandly held in Las Vegas. As a bellwether for technological innovation, CES serves not only as a platform to display the latest technological achievements but also as an essential window into future technological trends.Vortex 8's Stunning Showcase Highlights the Limitless Potential of Water Purification TechnologyViomi Technology Co., Ltd. (“Viomi,”, “the Company”, NASDAQ: VIOT) made its grand entrance at CES 2025 with its new product, the Vortex 8. This launch not only highlights the Company’s cutting-edge position in water purification technology but also showcases its deep commitment to sustainability and relentless pursuit of innovation.Viomi’s booth featured two flagship products: the Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier and the Vortex 8. Both products are equipped with RO filtration technology, which leverages its precision of 0.0001 microns to effectively remove harmful pollutants such as PFOA, PFOS, viruses, heavy metals, and microplastics. Additionally, the systems significantly lower the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) levels, providing consumers with pure and safe drinking water. With an efficient 3:1 wastewater ratio and a 4-year long-life filter design, these products not only improve filtration efficiency but also significantly reduce water wastage and replacement costs. This marks a major breakthrough for Viomi in the field of home water health. Vortex 8 had previously gained strong support on Kickstarter, raising over HKD 450,000 from nearly 200 backers, exceeding expectations by 1,200%. Following its launch on Amazon, it has also received enthusiastic feedback from consumers. Users commonly praise the Vortex 8 for its ability to effectively conserve water, ease of installation, and high marks for its RO filtration technology.Furthermore, the Viomi Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier offers a unique experience, featuring the ability to release six vital minerals. This provides users seeking a high-quality, healthy lifestyle with a drinking water solution enriched with beneficial minerals, redefining the standards and possibilities for modern household health water. The Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier's filter core is sourced from Kunlun Mountain’s blue stone mineral deposits. Through two industry-first innovations—NLS natural lava physical composite technology and SMM mineral micropore passivation—along with AI mineral slow-release algorithms, it intelligently adjusts the system for stable and efficient mineral release from the filter core. The water filtered by the Kunlun system contains six beneficial minerals—strontium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and metasilicic acid—similar to the mineral content found in natural mineral waters. Among these, strontium levels reach 0.4-1.4 mg/L, which is twice the national standard (0.2 mg/L), enabling users to enjoy high-quality Kunlun mineral water containing strontium and metasilicic acid right at home.Viomi’s Founder and CEO, Chen Xiaoping, remarked: “Vortex 8 is more than just a water purifier; it is an enhancement of everyday living. With its exceptional performance, long-lasting durability, and environmentally friendly design, it epitomizes our commitment to providing cleaner and better water to every household.”Showcasing China’s Innovation: Viomi Establishes a New Standard in the Water Filtration IndustryAs Chinese companies continue to enhance their technological capabilities and product quality, they are progressively establishing strong brand identities through sustained investment in R&D and active market expansion. As a result, Chinese enterprises are emerging as key players on the global stage. In recent years, the water purifier industry has experienced positive growth, driven by policy guidance, increasing market demand, and technological advancements. The Chinese government has introduced a series of policies aimed at promoting the development of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly water purification products, aligning with the country’s long-term goal of achieving carbon peak by 2030. The State Council’s “Water Conservation Regulations” have also proposed an innovative approach to water management, emphasizing the importance of water conservation and addressing water resource issues within the broader framework of modernization. These policies are not only driving the upgrade of water purifier products but also creating a favorable development environment for the industry. As consumer awareness of water safety continues to rise, the demand for water purification products in China is expected to grow, presenting significant market potential. According to the China Forward Industry Research Institute, the Chinese water purifier market is projected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 9%, potentially exceeding 30 billion RMB by 2028. Meanwhile, the U.S. water filtration market is also experiencing steady growth, with a projected market size of $10.4 billion by 2032. According to a report from the nonprofit organization DigDeep, 2.2 million people in the U.S. lack access to basic indoor plumbing and tap water, and over 44 million people rely on substandard water systems, highlighting the critical role of water purifiers.As a leader in the water purification industry, Viomi is spearheading technological advancements with its “AI for Better Water” smart purification technology. Viomi’s ERO+AI technology enables real-time water quality adjustment and monitoring while retaining beneficial minerals in the water. In 2024, Viomi underwent a strategic business reorganization, divesting from certain loss-making operations to focus exclusively on its core water purification business. By leveraging its extensive expertise in AI, smart hardware, and software development, Viomi is committed to providing superior drinking water solutions for households worldwide. As a pioneer in the global water filtration industry, Viomi has applied for over 1,600 water purification patents and more than 500 invention patents, dedicated to advancing water purification standards through advanced reverse osmosis systems and intelligent filtration technologies.Viomi’s product lineup spans from under-sink RO systems to comprehensive whole-house softening and purification solutions, as well as countertop models, offering a wide variety of choices for different household needs. These products cater to water requirements in various settings, including living rooms, bedrooms, and studies, while also enhancing both aesthetic appeal and practicality through user-centric designs and environmentally friendly materials. Viomi’s commitment to innovation and market strategy has positioned the company as a driving force in the industry’s shift towards smarter, healthier water solutions. Moreover, Viomi operates a state-of-the-art “Water Purifier Gigafactory,” with an annual production capacity of 5 million units and a filter element capacity of 30 million units. This highly integrated supply chain and automated production line ensure top-tier product quality and operational efficiency. The factory’s high-standard, clean production environment, along with a fully traceable quality control system, solidifies Viomi’s dominant position in the industry. Through these advantages, Viomi is not only meeting the growing global demand for clean, fresh, and healthy drinking water but also setting a new benchmark for sustainable development in the water filtration sector.Financial OutlookFrom a financial perspective, Viomi is optimistic about its full-year 2024 performance, with expected revenues from continuing operations projected to be between 1.7 billion and 1.9 billion RMB. The Company anticipates profits from these operations to range between 110 million and 130 million RMB. This positive outlook is closely tied to the company’s strategic business reorganization completed in August 2024, which involved divesting certain IoT@Home businesses and assets in order to concentrate on its core water purification operations. This restructuring initiative aims to optimize the company’s business structure, enhance operational efficiency, and focus on R&D and innovation in the water purification field. For the first half of 2024, Viomi reported net revenues of 1.04 billion RMB, with net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders reaching 6 million RMB, marking a successful turnaround. Excluding the divested businesses, revenue from core water purification and related services exceeded 800 million RMB, with operating profit surpassing 50 million RMB. The Company’s overall gross margin increased from 22.0% in the previous year to 24.8%, while operating expenses decreased by 19.2% year-on-year, driven by continuous cost-reduction and efficiency-improvement efforts. Viomi’s strategic focus on its core business not only enhances its profitability but also strengthens investor confidence in the company’s future. With continued investments in the water purification sector, Viomi is well-positioned to maintain growth throughout the second half of the year, achieving its annual performance goals.At CES 2025, Viomi showcased its industry leadership with the Vortex 8’s innovative filtration technology and versatile applications, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s technological progress. This development underscores the rise of Chinese technology on the global stage and injects new momentum into the pursuit of a better future. As technology continues to evolve and expand globally, we have every reason to expect that more Chinese companies, like Viomi, will emerge to offer groundbreaking innovations and transformative solutions to global consumers.About VIOMIVIOMI is a NASDAQ-listed company, dedicated to advancing water purification technology under its vision of “AI For Better Water”. With over a decade of experience in creating smart home solutions, VIOMI has redefined the standards for water purification through its advanced reverse osmosis systems and intelligent filtration technologies. With a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-meter factory and fully automated production lines, VIOMI continues to push the boundaries of innovation in the water industry. VIOMI’s mission is to make clean, pure, and sustainable water accessible to homes everywhere. Having secured over 4,000 patents and global recognition, VIOMI leads the water filtration industry while focusing on improving global access to safe, clean drinking water.For enquiry, please contact Intelligent Joy Limited:Rosanne RenPhone:(852)3594 6407Email:pr-team@intelligentjoy.com Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Revolutionizing Psychology: Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Unveils VR Networking and Global Collaboration SeaPRwire

Revolutionizing Psychology: Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Unveils VR Networking and Global Collaboration

Singapore – January 10, 2025 – (SeaPRwire) – Mark calendars for a groundbreaking event that blends cutting-edge psychology insights with state-of-the-art technology – the Asian Conference on Applied Psychology (ACAP) 2025, hosted by East Asia Research, with the esteemed support of the Applied Psychological Research Program, Faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University, and the Thai Psychology Association (TPA), will take place from 22-23 July 2025, online and at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Singapore. In celebration of East Asia Research’s 10th anniversary, this year’s ACAP 2025 is redefining global collaboration by introducing an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Meetup. This innovative feature provides a first-of-its-kind networking experience, seamlessly connecting both virtual and in-person attendees. With the academic endorsement of Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department, ACAP 2025 is set to be a landmark event for professionals, researchers, and students in applied psychology. Mental Health and Well-being in a Diverse, Connected World Under the theme “Mental Health and Well-being in a Diverse, Connected World,” ACAP 2025 invites academics, researchers, and professionals in applied psychology and related disciplines to present and discuss: Recent innovations in applied psychology Emerging trends and challenges Practical solutions emphasizing mental health and well-being Special focus will be placed on interdisciplinary approaches, addressing mental health and well-being in education, communities, workplaces, and online environments. A Game-Changing Event like No Other Highlights of ACAP 2025 include: Southeast Asia Academic Powerhouse: Featuring an unparalleled lineup of sessions and research presentations, backed by Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department. VR Meetup: Revolutionizing networking by enabling immersive connections among attendees, whether in-person or online. Dr Ian Tim Heazlewood Best Paper Award: Honouring the most impactful psychology paper with this prestigious accolade. Career Fair: Providing free display opportunities for academic institutions and creating meaningful connections between recruiters and top psychology talent. Global Networking: A platform to foster enduring collaborations with leading experts, innovators, and peers shaping the future of applied psychology. Empowering the Next Generation of Thinkers For the first time, ACAP 2025 will unite in-person and virtual attendees in one shared space through VR technology, delivering an inclusive and transformative experience. “We are redefining what it means to attend a global conference,” says Anthony Tan, Training and Development Head at East Asia Research. “With the support of Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department and the introduction of VR technology, ACAP 2025 promises to deliver an experience that is innovative, inclusive, and unforgettable. For the first time, in-person and virtual presenters will have the opportunity to meet in the same space.” Join the Movement Don’t miss this transformative event where psychology meets technology, and innovation meets opportunity. Visit https://acap.ear.com.sg for registration and additional information. About East Asia Research Pte Ltd East Asia Research (EAR), based in Singapore, fosters intellectual exchange through inclusive and representative academic conferences and publications. Guided by Confucian principles, EAR promotes respect, integrity, and community, advancing research worldwide. Discover more about our other conferences at 2025 Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science 2025 Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance Media Contact Anthony Tan, Training and Development Head East Asia Research Pte Ltd Email: anthonytan@ear.com.sg Phone: +65 6203 3767 The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SeaPRwire ( https://www.seaprwire.com/ ) makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Sectors: Top Story, Corporate News SeaPRwire provides real time press release distribution for companies and organizations to 6,500+ media outlets & 3.5 million professional desktops in 90 regions. It distributes press releases in different languages, including: IndonesiaFolk, IndoNewswire, SEATribune, IDNewsZone, LiveBerita, DailyBerita, TaiwanPR, SinchewBusiness, AsiaEase, BuzzHongKong, SingapuraNow, TIHongKong, TaipeiCool, TWZip, AsiaFeatured, dePresseNow, THNewson, KULPR, VNFeatured, MENAEntry, HunaTimes, DubaiLite, ArabicDir, BeritaDaring, TekanAsia, JamKopi ...
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JCB unveils a new e-book that empowers merchants and acquirers to harness growth drivers in the European region JCN Newswire

JCB unveils a new e-book that empowers merchants and acquirers to harness growth drivers in the European region

TOKYO & LONDON, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - JCB International Co, Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co, Ltd, Japan’s only international payment brand, has today released a new e-book "The Evolution of Payments: Key Growth Drivers across the European Region," providing expert insights into the key trends shaping the future of payments in Europe. The e-book explores:The 5 biggest growth drivers in the European marketHow to thrive in the new payments landscapeInsights from leading merchant acquirers, Worldpay, Nexi and WorldlineBy leveraging the strategies outlined in this guide, both merchants and acquirers can adapt to the evolving payments landscape and capitalise on the growing demand for seamless and secure transactions.The European region presents significant growth opportunities for merchants and acquirers, with consumers increasingly seeking frictionless payment experiences. The e-book highlights the rise in cross-border spending, fuelled by a resurgence in tourism and the continued growth of eCommerce. European tourism has rebounded, with visitor arrivals in 2024 exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 6% and spending up 13.7% compared to 2023.[1] This growth is particularly pronounced among Asian travellers, with arrivals from China and Japan up 64% and 53% respectively compared to 2023.[2]The e-book also addresses the growing importance of cybersecurity and fraud prevention, as digital payments become increasingly prevalent. It explores how innovations like AI, digital wallets, and contactless payments are transforming the payments landscape. By publishing this guide, JCB aims to showcase the need for businesses to adapt to evolving compliance and regulatory requirements to build trust and unlock new market opportunities. International travellers will enjoy a truly frictionless payment journey when merchants adopt these solutions and cater to their needs, enabling those businesses to thrive in today's dynamic digital marketplace.Omnichannel payments are also highlighted as a key driver of growth and customer loyalty. By providing seamless and personalised payment experiences across multiple channels, businesses can enhance customer engagement and drive repeat business.By combining industry research, data, and proprietary insights, JCB, Worldpay, Nexi and Worldline have shared a comprehensive perspective on the European payments landscape. As a result, this e-book aims to provide actionable steps for European business owners to adapt to the changing preferences of consumers, particularly digitally native generations, and create a payment experience that fosters loyalty and drives growth.Ray Shinzawa, Managing Director, JCB International (Europe) Ltd., commented: "In a fast-evolving payments landscape, growth is fuelled by trust, transparency, and partnership. Staying competitive requires a customer-first mindset, embracing change and collaborating across the ecosystem to innovate quickly and address challenges head-on. Our e-book is the perfect educational tool for businesses to understand and utilise the key growth drivers across the European region."Download and read the e-book:https://www.thepaymentshub.net/key-growth-drivers-across-the-european-region/About JCB JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes about 53 million merchants around the world. JCB Cards are now issued mainly in Asian countries and territories, with more than 164 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with hundreds of leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase its merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.global.jcb/en/MEDIA CONTACTS:JCB International (Europe) Ltd.Diana Lee: dlee@jcbeurope.euJCB (Head Office in Japan)Anna Takeda: jcb-pr@info.jcb.co.jp[1] European Tourism Soars in 2024 with Strong Revenues[2] Inbound Tourism to Europe is Set for a Record-Breaking Summer - ForwardKeys Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Outlander PHEV Tops Canada’s Plug-In Hybrid EV Sales in 2024 JCN Newswire

Outlander PHEV Tops Canada’s Plug-In Hybrid EV Sales in 2024

TOKYO, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the Outlander crossover SUV achieved sales of over 14,290 units in Canada in 2024 – a 44% increase from the previous year – and became the best-selling PHEV1 for the second consecutive year.With high customer interest for electrified vehicles and strong demand for 4WDs that enable safe driving in severe winter conditions in Canada, the Outlander PHEV has received high acclaim for its safe, secure and smooth driving performance provided by the twin-motor 4WD and Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC), as well as its high steering stability realized through the drive modes.Thanks to the strong sales of the Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors sold a total of 38,921 units in Canada in 2024, marking a 9% increase over 2023.The Outlander PHEV is Mitsubishi Motors’ flagship model which brings together the best of the brand’s electrification and all-wheel control technologies. Serving as an EV for daily use and a hybrid for long trips, the electrified SUV offers drivers quiet, smooth yet powerful acceleration unique to electrified vehicles, along with safe, secure rides in various weather and road conditions.The first-generation Outlander PHEV was launched in January 2013 in Japan as the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV and has been sold in over 60 countries, reaching total sales of over 390,000 units as of the end of last year2.In October 2024, Mitsubishi Motors released an updated model in Japan, which is also scheduled to be introduced in Europe this spring, followed by Australia, New Zealand and North America in due course. Through the use of electrification technologies, including PHEVs, Mitsubishi Motors will continue to strive to help tackle challenges for climate change and energy issues, as well as contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.Desrosiers Automotive Consultants Alternative Propulsion Report for December 2024Based on in-house research.About Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE:7211) — a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan — is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 28,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan and the ASEAN region. Mitsubishi Motors has a competitive edge in SUVs, pickup trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and appeals to ambitious drivers willing to challenge convention and embrace innovation. Since the production of our first vehicle more than a century ago, Mitsubishi Motors has been a leader in electrification — launched the i-MiEV, the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, followed by the Outlander PHEV, the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric SUV in 2013. With a target of increasing the sales ratio of electrified vehicles to 100% by 2035, Mitsubishi Motors will deliver models that embody Mitsubishi Motors-ness and contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.For more information on Mitsubishi Motors, please visit the company's website athttps://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/ Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Where is the next Chinese drug that will make MNCs compete to grab orders?

HONG KONG, Jan 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The trading of TCE (T Cell Engager) bispecific antibodies remains hot, and multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) are still placing orders frantically.Recently, Candid Therapeutics, an American pharmaceutical company focusing on the field of autoimmunity, announced three R&D cooperation transactions on TCE bispecific antibodies with a total potential transaction amount of over $1.32 billion, equivalent to nearly RMB 10 billion at one time. All the transaction parties are Chinese companies.What is more noteworthy is that Candid just announced a round A financing of over $370 million three months ago,. The company’s two core products are TCE bispecific antibodies, both from China Biotech.In fact, from Merck's $1.3 billion deal to GSK's $850 million investment, the "gold content" of Chinese companies' self-developed TCE bispecific antibodies has already been well proven. The new moves by Candid Therapeutics indicate that the opportunities for TCE bispecific antibodies in the autoimmune field are far from over. The rush to register "Initial Seeds" by domestic and foreign companies and even capital is directly tied to the future competition landscape of "big drugs" in the autoimmune field. The rush by domestic and international companies, as well as capital, to secure early-stage "seedlings" is directly tied to the future competitive landscape for blockbuster drugs in the autoimmune sector.According to incomplete statistics, from the perspective of clinical trial progress, YK012 (targeting CD19/CD3) of Excyte Biopharma Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as Excyte), a Chinese company, is ahead of the same target drugs. Public information shows that the company focuses on the research and development of innovative new bispecific and multifunctional antibody new drugs including TCE. Its autoimmune indication was approved for clinical trials in China in December 2024, and the FIH (first in human) will be enrolled in early March this year. The US Pre-IND application was officially accepted by the FDA in November 2024, therefore clinical trial approval anticipated in April this year. Due to the adoption of international multi-center clinical research strategy, the clinical development speed is expected to accelerate significantly. Overall, the progress of autoimmune indication development is in the first echelon globally.(1) Phase I clinical trial is in progress, showing the advantages of efficacy, safety, and long half-life, also low-cost CMCGlobally, the first TCE bispecific antibody that was successfully commercialized can be traced back to 10 years ago. To this day, TCE bispecific antibodies in the clinical stage of Chinese biotech are still frequently "raised" by MNCs. This is because the "blockbuster" era of this type of drug has arrived, with therapeutic potential far exceeding expectations. They are advancing from the last-line treatment to the first and second-line treatment breakthroughs. For example, AstraZeneca's AZD0486, intended to be used for relapsed and refractory follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is making strides from the last-line treatment to the first and second-line treatment impact, with an estimated annual sales peak of about $5 billion. Moreover, these drugs are expanding beyond the field of tumors into the field of autoimmune diseases, where there are significant unmet clinical needs across dozens of autoimmune conditions, representing a market potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars.Among the TCE bispecific antibodies currently under development in China, YK012 from Excyte is a "seed player" that cannot be ignored. YK012 is the product with the greatest potential to become a BIC (best in class) product among competing products.Currently, there are 6 indications for YK012 disclosed on the official website, among which the Phase I clinical trial for non-Hodgkin's tumor (NHL) and the Phase Ib/II clinical trial for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are progressing the fastest.According to the latest news, the POC (Proof of Concept) on effectiveness of these two indications has been achieved, with multiple cases of sustained complete remission reported. Specifically, in the Phase I clinical trial of NHL, after a patient with transformed follicular lymphoma (FL) received a cycle of drug treatment for tumor evaluation, the PET-CT results showed that 5 tumors in the patient's body had completely disappeared, and the disease was completely relieved. After the second cycle of drug treatment, the patient's tumor evaluation was still in complete remission (CR), with remission sustained for two cycles.In the Phase Ib/II clinical trial of YK012 for the treatment of ALL, several patients have been enrolled and treated, including relapsed and refractory high-load severe patients. The proportion of blasts in the bone marrow before drug administration was as high as 81.6%. After receiving a cycle of drug treatment, the proportion of blasts dropped to less than 5%, achieving complete remission, which was sustained into the second treatment cycle. Remarkably, the patient achieving complete remission received a dose of only 5 μg/kg, a significantly lower effective dose compared to competing products. Similarly, the first NHL patient who achieved complete remission after receiving YK012 treatment was administrated with a dose of 20μg/kg, which is also significantly lower than the effective dose of the competing product under development. These findings suggest that YK012 may have best effectiveness among competing products.In addition, YK012 has demonstrated good clinical safety. In the two clinical trials mentioned above, patients exhibited excellent tolerability, with all adverse reactions fully resolving within 48 hours. The severity of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity was controlled at level 2 or below. The long half-life of the drug has been confirmed and is expected to be developed into a low-frequency dosing drug. Furthermore, YK012 features an elegantly simple, symmetrical molecular structure, making its CMC process straightforward and offering significant low-cost advantages.(2) Leading in autoimmune R&D progress, with two complementary TCE assets that are unique in the industryExcyte is dedicated to developing drugs with global value and competitiveness. The company is based on a global layout, with its R&D headquarters in Beijing, a wholly-owned R&D subsidiary in the United States, and a commercial production facility in Changchun that meets Chinese and U.S. GMP standards. This setup provides a full-chain advantage in technology and manufacturing, from R&D to commercial production.When co-founders Meng Qingwu and Yuan Qingan founded Excyte, they had a clear prediction that immunotherapy would become a critical option for future disease treatment, particularly for autoimmune diseases.As early as 2022, Excyte’s research team developed B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) drugs with a focus on their advantages in treating autoimmune diseases. They began to deploy autoimmune diseases such as primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), fully promoting global clinical trials and using this as entry points to expand into more autoimmune disease areas. According to the latest updates, the YK012 indication for membranous nephropathy has been approved for Phase I clinical trials in December last year, making it the world's first CD3/CD19 bispecific antibody drug approved for the treatment of membranous nephropathy. Its SLE indication is approved in January this year in China, positioning it among the global frontrunners in this field.In terms of therapeutic potential, in August this year, Excyte published a paper titled "Targeting CD19 for the Treatment of Autoimmune with a Novel T Cell Engager" in the British Biomedical Bulletin. The study revealed that YK012 can eliminate peripheral blood and spleen B cells in a dose-dependent manner and alleviate arthritis symptoms in a mouse CIA model. This demonstrates its potential to treat B cell-mediated human diseases, including autoimmune disorders, with expectations of better efficacy and fewer side effects in clinical practice.In addition, the two disclosed indications of YKST02 (targeting BCMA/CD3), Excyte’s second bispecific antibody product, includes an autoimmune disease - immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). The company has already initiated Chinese clinical applications for this indication. According to available information, in addition to IgAN, there is another tumor indication, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM), which is currently in Phase Ia clinical trials. At a 3 mg dose, partial response (PR) was observed in the first dosing cycle, and no adverse reactions occurred at doses of 6 mg or lower, indicating its potential as a "best-in-class" therapy.Meanwhile, the combination of YK012 and YKST02 can be developed as more effective treatment involved in all stages of B-cell related disease. As two TCE bispecific antibodies with complementary effects, they hold the potential to achieve optimal clinical efficacy through combination or sequential therapy.Specifically, CD19, a target of YK012, is a biomarker of B cells. It is expressed from the Pro-B cell stage to the late plasmablast stage but is low or not expressed at the plasma cell stage. On the other hand, BCMA, a target of YKST02, is primarily expressed in mature B lymphocytes and plasma cells, covering the plasma cell development stage. Therefore, the combination of YK012 and YKST02 can span the entire spectrum of B-cell and plasma cell development, leading to abnormal B cell and plasma cell depletion. This makes them a pair of highly rare and valuable TCE assets on a global scale.Beyond these two drugs, Excyte is also advancing the development of multiple pipeline products, including bispecific and trispecific antibodies for solid tumors, all progressing in an orderly manner.(3) B round financing and overseas BD are in progress, with multiple TS received from both domestic and international partiesAgainst the backdrop of a capital winter, Excyte's financing is thriving, highlighting the company's remarkable value and advantages. According to available information, following the completion of its A++ round of financing last year, the company is now in Round B and has already received several TS, far exceeding the anticipated funding target.YK012 and YKST02 are the two drugs most favored by multinational pharmaceutical companies in the wave of Chinese Biotech going overseas. According to a research report by SPDB International, since 2022, there have been continuous cross-border licensed-out projects for Chinese bispecific drugs, with the annual number of transactions rising from 3 in 2022 to 14 in 2024 (the first nine months), with total annual transaction amounts of $14.825 billion, $13.280 billion and $5.072 billion, respectively.This year's most high-profile deal involved Merck as the buyer. Through its subsidiary, Merck acquired Curon’s bispecific antibody CN201 (targeting CD19/CD3) for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The deal included a $700 million upfront cash payment and up to $600 million in milestone payments, fully demonstrating MNCs' strong confidence in the bispecific antibody track and their willingness to invest heavily in high-quality products.Traditional licensing-out deals do not fully capture the financing landscape for bispecific antibody drugs. In recent years, as the financing of Chinese innovative drugs has continued to tighten, the overseas expansion models of pharmaceutical companies have gradually been enriched and upgraded. Some companies, represented by Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Keymed Biosciences, have used new models such as NewCo (a strategy for local innovative pharmaceutical companies to establish new companies through cooperation with overseas capital to achieve product internationalization) to transfer product rights. For example, Keymed Biosciences has successfully promoted the overseas expansion of three bispecific antibody products twice in five months this year using the Newco model.Regarding these two financing methods, Meng Qingwu, co-founder of Excyte, commented in an interview with the media that the traditional BD authorization and the currently popular NewCo overseas expansion have different "flexibility and risks". Nowadays, many biotech companies prefer NewCo because the value of the project will increase as the pipeline research and development progress. NewCo companies can also be transferred to MNCs at any time.This demonstrates that Excyte’s financing and business models are diversified, with significant growth potential in both the pharmaceutical market and capital gains. For example, through the transfer of overseas rights, the company can secure upfront payments, milestone payments, and a percentage of sales commissions, while the partner company takes responsibility for subsequent global clinical development and commercial sales. It is reported that the company is already in discussions with internationally renowned pharmaceutical companies regarding BD opportunities.The second type is NewCo, that is, a new overseas company is established by a listed company or fund, and the products of Excyte are integrated into it. The returns received by the company include NewCo’s equity, upfront payment and profit sharing. It is reported that many companies have conducted multiple rounds of in-depth negotiations with Excyte. Excyte received TS in the early stage and is expected to receive more TS soon.In addition, Excyte has adopted a strategy of advancing both domestically and internationally in terms of financing. Domestically, the company is advancing equity financing, with several well-known market-oriented private equity funds and government funds conducting due diligence. Meanwhile, Excyte’s founder and business team will participate in J.P. Morgan's annual healthcare conference in January 2025, where they have scheduled face-to-face meetings with multiple pharmaceutical companies and investment institutions. This is expected to further expand the company's influence overseas and potentially lead to significant deals in the near future. Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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CONTIOCEAN OFFICIALLY LISTED ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE ACN Newswire

CONTIOCEAN OFFICIALLY LISTED ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

HONG KONG, Jan 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Chinese maritime environmental protection equipment and system provider - ContiOcean Environment Tech Group Co., Ltd. (the “ContiOcean” or the “Group”, stock code: 2613), officially listed and commenced trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) today, with each board lot of 100 shares.CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Limited are the joint sponsors, overall coordinators, joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners, and joint lead managers. BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited is the overall coordinator, joint global coordinator, joint bookrunner, and joint lead manager.The Group stated that as a leading enterprise focused on providing green environmental solutions for the global shipping industry, ContiOcean will uphold its mission of “enabling the effective adoption of green energy and protecting environment of the earth”, continue to adhere to technological innovation, expand its global maritime presence, and inject more green power into the shipping industry with greater strength. The Group anticipates leveraging the opportunity of listing to fully utilize the advantages of the capital market platform under the premise of strictly adhering to the Listing Rules, while remaining true to its original aspirations and moving forward with perseverance to create greater value for shareholders and investors.The net proceeds from the Global Offering are approximately HK$273.4 million, of which 50% will be used for our R&D, 15% for potential mergers and acquisitions, 15% for leasing a production facility in Mainland China or Southeast Asia, 10% for establishing new service centers and upgrading existing ones, and 10% for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Stableton, Swiss Leader in VC Direct Secondaries, Partners with Alta to Expand Access to Global High-Growth Pre-IPO Investments ACN Newswire

Stableton, Swiss Leader in VC Direct Secondaries, Partners with Alta to Expand Access to Global High-Growth Pre-IPO Investments

SINGAPORE, Jan 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Stableton, the Swiss leader in VC direct secondaries and award-winning growth equity fintech platform, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Alta, Asia's leading digital securities exchange for alternative assets. This collaboration aims to expand investor access to high-growth, late-stage private companies, meeting the surging demand for liquidity and diversification within private markets.Left to right: Andreas Bezner (CEO) and Konstantin Heiermann (CFO) of Stableton.With more than 1,300 unicorns redefining the industry landscape, substantial value has emerged over recent years. This wave of rapid growth, alongside the advent of sophisticated data providers and enhanced liquidity for the most valuable unicorns, has set the stage for Stableton to unveil the world's first strategy of its kind, now accessible via Alta. This pioneering strategy delivers investors unparalleled, cost-effective access to a systematic investment approach focused on the world's Top 20 unicorns, spanning industries including artificial intelligence, fintech, and aerospace."This growth reflects a significant shift in how investors are approaching private market opportunities, seeking more flexible and transparent solutions," said Wei He, Head of Investments at Stableton. Alta has demonstrated its capabilities with a track record of over US$53 billion in mandated transactions and more than US$700 million successfully raised for private companies and funds, positioning it as a transformative player in the alternative investment landscape.Stableton's experience with over 95 transactions, a network of more than 100 sourcing partners, and robust technology- and data-driven investment processes enable access to the leading private technology stocks via portfolios and single investment opportunities. The combination of Stableton's unique investment strategy and Alta, which features over 35,000 direct investor accounts and partnerships with more than 100 financial institutions, promises to elevate accessibility in private markets."Partnering with Stableton represents a significant milestone in our journey to democratize access to the private markets," said Benjamin Twoon, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Alta. "This collaboration introduces a unique investment product akin to an Exchange Traded Fund, offering investors a diversified portfolio and fractional access to a carefully curated group of industry-leading, late-stage private companies. By combining innovation, efficiency, and a data-driven approach, we are advancing our mission to open doors for more investors to participate in this asset class with the same level of rigor, transparency, and diversification as institutional players."Andreas Bezner, CEO and Co-Founder of Stableton, remarked: "Partnering with Alta represents a significant step forward in our mission to provide superior access to growth equity investments. By leveraging Alta's strong digital platform and Stableton's expertise in pre-IPO secondaries, we're not just widening the doors for investment - we're setting a new standard for accessibility and liquidity in private markets. This is about providing investors, from institutional to individual, with opportunities that were previously out of reach and delivering impactful and flexible solutions."The global unicorn market, valued at $4.7 trillion, continues to show strong investment potential.Alta is committed to tackling the challenge of private market illiquidity with its accessible, efficient, and secure exchange platform. Alta has seen increasing demand this year from investors eager to participate in high-impact ventures like, SpaceX, Stripe, xAI and OpenAI. Over the years, Alta raised a total funding of over US$150 million for SpaceX, and recently closed an additional US$15 million for the spacetech firm.Alta's technology-powered initiatives are transforming the financial landscape by empowering a diverse array of investors to engage in alternative investments and the firm believes that broadening access to capital markets is crucial for fostering sustainable growth and generating new opportunities for communities globally. In acknowledgment of those efforts, Alta has recently been named as a 2024 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.Konstantin Heiermann, COO and Co-Founder of Stableton, shared insights on the operational benefits of the partnership: "This collaboration with Alta not only broadens our geographical reach but also brings a new level of efficiency and scale to our distribution. This partnership marks an important evolution in how investors engage with private markets, making access more seamless, transparent, and aligned with modern expectations."This partnership aims to foster a more dynamic investment ecosystem where technology and strategic alliances facilitate the flow of capital into high-potential, late-stage private companies.Together, Stableton and Alta are committed to bridging the gap between traditional investment barriers and forward-thinking solutions, making pre-IPO investments more attainable and impactful for a broader audience of global investors.About StabletonStableton is a VC direct secondaries specialist investment manager and an award-winning growth equity fintech investment platform (Swiss Fintech Awards 2022 winner) that empowers investors and shapers of tomorrow to achieve their full potential. Stableton's mission is to provide superior access to growth equity and pre-IPO deals and portfolios, focusing on secondaries. Investors benefit from institutional-quality investments, product innovation, bankable products with low minimums, and improved liquidity.Stableton was founded in 2018 by Andreas Bezner, CFA, and Konstantin Heiermann, with an international team of over 25 employees across Zurich, Zug, Berlin, and Riga. Our success story includes a CHF 15 million Series A funding round in July 2022 and a FINMA license as a portfolio manager, according to Art. 17 (1) of the Financial Institutions Act (FINIA). Stableton delivers institutional-grade quality with assets over USD 270 million and a track record of over 95 transactions. Please visit https://www.stableton.com/.About AltaAs the leading licensed digital securities exchange for alternative investments in Asia, we are building critical capital market infrastructure backed by some of the most active securities brokerages and bookrunners on the Singapore Exchange - Phillip Securities, PrimePartners and Nomura Holdings (Japan).Empowering Private Markets: Through our Digital Exchange, we enable the tokenization and digital custody of alternative assets. This end-to-end solution simplifies and expedites the trading of smaller asset blocks, ultimately facilitating access and liquidity in private markets. We believe that access to capital markets are pivotal in all economies, we recognize that our role in building this critical infrastructure goes beyond facilitating trades; it paves the way for entrepreneurship, job creation, financial inclusion, and economic resilience, fostering a brighter future for emerging markets and economies.Innovative Financial Ecosystem: Our journey has seen us transition from securities trading and distribution of comprehensive products, including equities, private credit, funds, and asset-backed securities representing real world assets like whiskies and wines, to include fund management and digital custody. Visit us on https://alta.exchange/.For media inquiries, please contact:StabletonLyn MelwaniGrowth Managermelwani@stableton.comAlta Deeksha KakkarMarketing Communications Specialistdeeksha.kakkar@alta.exchange Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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