Vibrant trade at Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair ACN Newswire

Vibrant trade at Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair

- The three-day Fair concluded yesterday, attracting some 8,200 trade buyers from 61 countries and regions- 50 events and conferences held during the Fair helped facilitate trade and business networking - A lower duty rate for liquor, announced in the latest Policy Address, helps promote emerging Chinese baijiu to the international marketHONG KONG, Nov 10, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The 16th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded yesterday. The three-day Fair attracted some 8,200 trade buyers from 61 countries and regions. Yesterday’s public day attracted some 10,000 visitors aged 18 and above, who enjoyed fine alcoholic beverages from around the world and participated in master classes, tasting sessions, and seminars in the Wine Fiesta zone. This reflects the Fair’s important role as a trade and promotional platform.Sophia Chong, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: “This year's Fair has attracted more than 8,200 trade buyers. The number of buyers from some countries and regions increased, including ASEAN countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as Japan, Taiwan, Mainland China and more. Global buyers are keen to come to Hong Kong to participate in the Wine and Spirits Fair, promoting Hong Kong as a regional trading hub for wines and spirits.”Ms Chong added: “The latest Policy Address announced a lower duty rate for liquor, which is expected to enhance the trade of high-end spirits. More than one quarter of exhibitors at the Fair brought spirits from around the world, including Chinese baijiu, whisky, vodka, brandy and more. We are glad to see that so many exhibitors and buyers interacted with each other, seizing the business opportunities brought about by the new policy.”Importers, wholesalers, retailers and e-commerce buyers who attended the Fair included: Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies from the United Kingdom; Grupo Alpom Importaciones SL from Spain; Le Clos (MMI) from the United Arab Emirates; ASC Fine Wine (Shanghai) Ltd, Beijing WJ E-Commerce Co, Ltd. and Vinehoo (Chongqing) Co. Ltd. from Mainland China; Mercian Corporation from Japan; Thevincsr from Korea; Luen Heng F&B Sdn Bhd from Malaysia; Wine Creek Pte Ltd. from Singapore; Thai Beverage Distribution Co Ltd from Thailand; Phu & EM Group from Vietnam and more.Trading and marketing opportunities for spirits exhibitorsThis year’s Fair showcased a wide selection of Chinese baijiu from various regions, including Moutai and Zhenjiu from Guizhou, Fenjiu from Shanxi and “Zhongmao” from Sichuan. Exhibitors are capitalising on the Government's reduction in liquor duty to expand their business opportunities.Guizhou Jin Jiao Liquor Industry (Group) Co,. Ltd which specialises in high-end Chinese baijiu, reached a strategic agreement with Hong Kong distributor Wines up Shoppers Group. Guizhou Jin Jiao Liquor’s CEO Xu Xinzhou said that the anticipated collaboration amount is expected to reach at least RMB10 million in one year, helping the company expand its overseas market. Matthew Lun, CEO from Wines up Shoppers, said, “Chinese baijiu holds significant potential in the global Chinese market. We plan to capitalise on the Government’s recent reduction in liquor tax to tap into this market and promote Chinese baijiu, a traditional cultural product, throughout Southeast Asia and beyond.” Guizhou Jin Jiao also identified another Hong Kong buyer through the Fair, aiming to distribute its baijiu in Hong Kong. The two parties will negotiate a first-year business agreement valued at around RMB2 million.Irish whiskey exhibitor Clonakilty Distillery Ltd made its first appearance at the Fair. Company founder Michael Scully said that they have identified about 30 potential buyers from around the world within a day and a half. “The slashing of liquor tax is excellent news, demonstrating to the world that Hong Kong is dedicated to establishing itself as a trading hub for premium wines and spirits in Asia,” he said.“We met a major buyer who distributes alcoholic beverages in both Hong Kong and Mainland China, and we expect him to place an initial order of around EUR100,000 in which some of the high-end whiskies will benefit from the new taxation and enjoy a lower tax rate while being imported to Hong Kong. We believe that the tax reduction has significantly increased the interest of buyers.” Mr Scully also estimated that he could secure orders worth approximately EUR1 million within a few years through the Fair.50 events were held during the Fair, with 12 of these related to spirits. At a seminar themed "A Review and Outlook of the HK Spirits Market (Taste Changes and Taxation)", speakers noted that Hong Kong's reduction of duty on high-end spirits has prompted many businesses in the industry to immediately lower their prices, which helps stimulate demand for spirits.The Fair also presented fine wines from Mainland China, including wines from Ningxia, Yantai in Shandong, Xinjiang and Yunnan, as well as yellow wine from Shaoxing. Chateau Xianghai, a wine exhibitor from Xinjiang, connected with potential buyers from the United States as well as Malaysia and Vietnam from the ASEAN Region. The company’s General Manager Guo Cong said, “The Fair is an international platform providing us with numerous opportunities to expand into overseas markets.”Diverse fine wines and spirits to meet buyer demandTo meet consumers' and buyers’ diverse preferences for alcoholic beverages, the Fair presented an extensive selection of global offerings. These included Old World wines from the Czech Republic, France, Germany and Italy, and New World wines from Australia, South Africa and the United States, as well as whiskey from Ireland. There were also dedicated buyers for sake, gin, plum wine and shochu from Japan, along with tequila from Mexico.Participating for the first time in the Wine and Spirits Fair, Czech exhibitor THAYA vinarstvi, spol. s r.o. engaged with around 50 buyers in just one day and a half, with over 10 showing potential for collaboration. THAYA's Chief Operating Officer, Ing. Vit Travnicek said, “The Sommeliers’ Picks is a great initiative. One of our white wines is featured on the list, and several buyers came specifically to source based on the list.”He also mentioned that the company has just started to explore the Asian market. They have successfully connected with potential buyers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam during their very first time at the Fair, "We participate in eight wine exhibitions each year, and this one stands out as the most international."Sambath Sothea, CEO of Auskhmer Import Export Co., Ltd, a buyer from Cambodia, stated that he has a fruitful experience at the Fair and has identified four potential suppliers. He plans to purchase products worth approximately US$50,000, including Japanese sake and wines from Italy and Georgia.Seminars explored consumer demands and sustainable developmentA seminar hosted by Master of Wine Debra Meiburg explored consumption trends and preferences among Gen Z and millennials, an emerging consumer group. Industry representatives speaking at the event noted that young adults have a strong preference for cocktails. The vibrant colours of cocktails are perfect for sharing on social media, allowing the industry to achieve significant promotional results.Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) Concepts crafted a special cocktail, HK & Suit, for yesterday's public day. Many visitors tried it, fostering a lively atmosphere.Sustainability has become a significant industry trend. At a seminar on promoting sustainable wine, a renowned sommelier and alcoholic beverage manufacturer emphasised that providing information on sustainable wine and spirits-making would enhance consumer confidence in the market.Under the EXHIBITION+ hybrid mode, buyers could use the Scan2Match function of the HKTDC Marketplace App to scan exhibitors’ unique QR codes during the physical exhibition. They could also bookmark favourite exhibitors, browse product information and continue discussions with exhibitors online after the show. Exhibitors and buyers can also engage in online business negotiations and matching through the Click2Match smart business matching platform until 16 November.Photo download: https://bit.ly/4fpgZ9GThe Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair concluded yesterday. The three-day Fair attracted some 8,200 trade buyers from 61 countries and regions. Some 10,000 members of the public visited yesterday’s public day to enjoy fine wine and spirits from around the globeMore than 600 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions took part in this year’s FairThis year’s Fair exhibited Chinese fine wine and baijiu such as Guizhou Moutai and Zhenjiu, providing more choices for international buyers50 events and conferences took place during the Fair. Stef Yim (pictured), the first Hong Kong winemaker to establish a winery at the volcano in Sicily, Italy, shared his winemaking journey and invited attendees to taste his wine.Members of the public savoured the HK & Suit cocktail specially crafted for the Fair by Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) ConceptsPublic day, on the final day of the Fair, allowed members of the public to sample wines and spirits around the globe, including Japanese sake, at the Wine Fiesta ZoneWine Master Jennifer Docherty hosted a blind wine-tasting training session during the Fair. In another event, Nelson Chow, Billy Yeung and Ricky Tsui, three experts from different wine fields, discussed the career path of a sommelierThe Fair hosted several wine prize presentation ceremonies and competitions, including the Cathay Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2024 Award Presentation Ceremony The inaugural Sommeliers’ Picks engaged three renowned sommeliers to recommend their favourite wine and spirits lists to industry professionals and the public. Many of these exquisite wine and spirits selected by the sommeliers attracted visitors to taste and purchase themHKTDC Media Room: mediaroom.hktdc.comWebsiteHong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkwinefair/enMedia enquiriesPlease contact the HKTDC’s Communications & Public Affairs Department:Kelly ShekTel: (852) 2584 4537Email: kelly.yt.shek@hktdc.orgSnowy ChanTel: (852) 2584 4525Email: snowy.sn.chan@hktdc.orgAbout HKTDC The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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COP29 Climate Change Conference Must Address Acute Challenges of Developing Countries Such as Bangladesh – Summit Power International Limited

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 9, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The U.N. Climate Change Conference next week needs to urgently address major gaps in funding and technology and adopt fresh approaches to meet the challenges of developing countries with vulnerable communities such as Bangladesh, Summit Power International Limited (“SPIL”), the country’s largest private sector power generation company, said today.Singapore-headquartered SPIL, the leading foreign direct investor in Bangladesh’s power sector, said it hoped the widely anticipated COP29 Climate Change Conference starting 11 November in Azerbaijan will lead to an actionable agenda that can balance global net zero targets with the needs of poorer countries seeking to eradicate poverty and create jobs on an accelerated scale.SPIL operates 18 power plants with a combined capacity of 2,255 MW or approximately 17% of the total installed private power generation capacity in the country of 173 million people. As a responsible company with a strong track record of providing energy and power to Bangladesh, SPIL is acutely aware of the international initiatives to de-carbonise.At COP21 in 2015, 196 countries signed the Paris Agreement with collective commitments to limit global warming. However, subsequent global financing initiatives have been deadlocked. Among the key initiatives of COP29 is a New Collective Quantified Goal to deliver substantive climate financing to regions that need it most.Beyond the pledges, global climate goals must also take into consideration challenges unique to each country, especially the lesser developed, said SPIL. Prior to COP29, SPIL had outlined its internal Climate Action Plan to support Bangladesh’s stated goal (declared at the COP26 in Glasgow in 2021) to achieve up to 40% of clean energy use in its power generation mix by 2041.“Both the national and SPIL’s own de-carbonisation targets have to be viewed against the backdrop of the pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions as well as the conflict in Ukraine which drove up prices of fossil fuels. Bangladesh, which has to contend with cyclones and flooding on a regular basis, has felt the impact of such disruptions more acutely than most other countries.“We hope COP29 – whose leaders have promised engagement, ambition, and action – will address decisively real-world issues from the perspective of developing nations and responsible corporates involved in the energy eco-system, such as SPIL. We look forward to holistic approaches that avoid a one-size-fits-all mindset,” SPIL said.SPIL’s Founder and Chairman, Mr Muhammed Aziz Khan, a Singapore citizen, said: “We hope COP29 adopts approaches fairly and equitably to address the social and economic impact, particularly for vulnerable communities and workers in fossil fuel industries in developing countries. A just energy transition must promote circular economy principles that benefit local populations to ensure resilience.Second, international organisations, governments, and corporations must provide funding and technology to support the energy transition. For developing countries such as Bangladesh, such approaches must combine development finance and foreign direct investments.Third, different regions will have different timelines to progress towards net zero. For the near term, Bangladesh’s power sector – which has been facing issues of imbalance of supply and demand and delays in payments – needs to reduce dependence on coal or heavy fuel oil and increase usage of natural gas which is less carbon-intensive, even as it pursues initiatives in renewable energy.”As part of its Climate Action Plan, SPIL has committed not to develop new fuel-fired power plants in Bangladesh. It will also reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 10% by 2030 as compared to its 2021 baseline and plans to derive 40% of its energy generation portfolio from clean energy sources by 2040. SPIL has also formed a Sustainability Task Force under the leadership of the CEO.While recognising geographical limitations in Bangladesh for large-scale solar or wind farms, SPIL has outlined plans to invest or obtain international financial support for up to USD 3 billion in renewable energy projects in the country.About Summit Power International Limited (“SPIL”)SPIL is the largest Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Bangladesh, reflecting 17% of the country's total private installed capacity and 7% of the country’s total installed capacity. SPIL owns and operates a total of 18 power plants with a combined generation capacity of 2,255MW. It also operates Bangladesh’s second Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) and LNG import terminal with daily regasification capacity of 500 million cubic feet.SPIL is a privately-held Singapore-registered company that is 78%-owned by the family of Mr Muhammed Aziz Khan. 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Vancouver, British Columbia--(ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com - November 7, 2024) - Military Metals Corp. (CSE: MILI) (OTCQB: MILIF) (FSE: QN90) (the "Company" or "Military") is pleased to announce that Mark Saxon has been appointed to its Board of Directors (the "Board") as an independent director. Mr. Saxon's appointment increases the Board to a total of five seats.Scott Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "On behalf of the board and our shareholders I am excited to welcome Mark Saxon to our board of directors. Mark has an extensive technical background in critical metals in combination with decades of capital markets experience in both Canada and Australia. He is a welcome addition to our team and will help deliver on our strategy of contributing to global antimony markets through the exploration and development of brownfields projects in multiple countries. He was the QP for the recent NI 43-101 report on the exciting Sunday Creek antimony-gold discovery of Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SXG) and Mawson Gold (TSXV: MAW)."Mr. Saxon has 30 years of experience in exploration and resource geology, with the past decade in CEO and leadership roles in Canadian and Australian public companies. After graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1991 with a First Class Bachelor of Science (Honours) in geology, he has worked globally with a particular focus on critical raw materials and their supply chains. He brings a very strong track record of discovery with T2 Metals Corp, Mawson Gold Ltd, Tasman Metals Ltd, and Tinka Resources Ltd across rare earth elements, lithium, base metals and gold.Military has granted Mark Saxon 200,000 common share stock options at $0.95 per share. The stock options, which vest immediately, are for a period of 5 years and are subject to a 4 month hold period pursuant to the rules of the CSE.Further UpdatesThe Company also reports that the bore hole EM geophysical survey on historical collars has been completed on its Manson Bay Project, interpretation of the results are underway and will be released at a later date.To help honour the immeasurable sacrifices our Veterans and their families made during times of need, the Company has made a corporate donation to the Digital Poppy Campaign managed by The Legion National Foundation. The Company encourages its followers to do the same in honour of our Veterans, more information is available by email at info@LNFCanada.ca or toll free at 1 (888) 596 - 0217.About Military Metals Corp. The Company is a British Columbia-based mineral exploration company that is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties with a focus on critical minerals such as copper and antimony, as well as gold.ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD of DIRECTORSFor more information, please contact:Scott EldridgeCEO and Directorscott@militarymetalscorp.comFor enquiries, please call 604-722-5381 or 604-537-7556This news release contains "forward-looking information". Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this news release. Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's public filings under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances, management's estimates or opinions should change, except as required by securities legislation. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.The Canadian Securities Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news releaseTo view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/229155 Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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ITC’s Final Decision Confirms Innoscience’s Customers Remain Unaffected by the Innoscience-EPC Patent Row

HONG KONG, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Innoscience Technology, a company founded to create a global energy ecosystem based on high-performance, low-cost, gallium-nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions, announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) November 7, 2024 final determination has confirmed the ability of Innoscience’s customers to import their products into U.S. remain unaffected by the ongoing patent dispute between Innoscience and Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (“EPC”).In May last year, EPC launched a lawsuit against Innoscience at the ITC, falsely alleging infringement of EPC’s ’508 and ’294 patents. Following an administrative law judge’s initial determination in the past July finding no infringement of claim 1 (the only asserted claim) of the ’508 patent, the latest ITC final determination once again affirmed no violation as to this patent—a huge success for Innoscience.The final determination, however, affirmed the part of the judge’s initial determination that found violation as to claims 2 and 3 the ’294 patent. The ITC hence has determined to issue a limited exclusion order prohibiting importation of certain accused Innoscience chips. Innoscience disagrees with and will appeal this ruling. This is at least because the ‘294 patent is invalid. Indeed, the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) instituted an inter partes review (“IPR”) challenging all claims of the ’294 patent under four different grounds and has agreed with Innoscience’s invalidity arguments. The ’294 IPR decision will issue in March 2025.Innoscience also notes it is established U.S. law that the limited exclusion order does not prohibit Innoscience’s customers from importing end products that use the accused chips. Moreover, since the final decision clarified the meaning of the claim term “compensated GaN layer,” which is at the center of the dispute surrounding the ’294 patent, it has provided clear guidance for Innoscience to design around the ’294 patent by avoiding use of the “compensated GaN layer.” Innoscience already has the design around in place and will release the new products soon. Accordingly, the EPC litigation shall have no impact on Innoscience’s customers. Moreover, Innoscience will continue to solve the dispute with EPC through appeals in court and invalidity challenges at the USPTO, and is confident that it will achieve a final complete victory. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Seamless Shopping for K-Culture Lovers: Bringko Expands Cross-Border Services with New Free Shipping Promotion ACN Newswire

Seamless Shopping for K-Culture Lovers: Bringko Expands Cross-Border Services with New Free Shipping Promotion

SEOUL, S.KOREA, Nov 9, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Bringko, Korea's signature cross-border e-commerce platform, provides a service where global consumers can quickly, conveniently, and economically purchase Korean products - just as its name suggests - 'Bring Korea'. Bringko has positioned itself as an integral shopping platform among overseas Koreans and foreigners who need diverse Korean products such as K-beauty, K-food, and K-pop.Through its patented and self-owned server system, Bringko allows its clients to add products from Approximately 200 Korean-renowned online shopping malls to virtual carts. Bringko's system then guides the products to be conveniently purchased through major global credit cards or PayPal. When all the ordered products arrive at Bringko's logistics center, they are packaged in bulk through global courier services such as FedEx and UPS for quick delivery overseas. Such a convenient process has positioned Bringko as Korea's cross-border e-commerce market leader for the last four years.While some Korean products can be purchased overseas from offline markets, group purchases, or online channels, it is difficult to encounter up-to-date products in time. Since it takes a long time for Korean products to enter overseas offline markets, they are likely to be outdated by the time they reach the sales aisles. On the other hand, Bringko is the only platform where real-time purchases of recent Korean products on OTT channels or K-pop content are available, thus proving its charm to many trend-sensitive consumers.Another advantage of Bringko is that it provides up-to-date products, steady sellers, and popular products scarce outside of Korea at a reasonable price. To enable such service, Bringko has been offering major products such as K-beauty products, health products, quilts, underwear, food, etc at cheap prices for foreign consumers by coalescing with diverse brands. In particular, Bringko enables clients to enjoy shopping without the burden of overseas shipping costs through their 'free overseas shipping' promotion.Bringko's differentiated service provides more accessibility to foreign consumers and plans to offer recent Korean trends accompanied by the global K-culture fad to more global clients in real-time.Media contactBringko Inc.Jiwon GoWebsite: https://Bringko.com/pc/ Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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MANAMAURI, the High-Quality Energy Drink Brand, Joins EastBridge Global Investments for Major International Expansion ACN Newswire

MANAMAURI, the High-Quality Energy Drink Brand, Joins EastBridge Global Investments for Major International Expansion

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Nov 9, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - MANAMAURI, the energy drink brand known for its commitment to high quality and smart pricing, has officially finalized an acquisition agreement with a subsidiary of EastBridge Global Investments. This strategic partnership empowers MANAMAURI to scale globally, remaining true to its founding values of exceptional product standards, accessibility, and support for emerging sports talent.MANAMAURI LOGO"MANAMAURI was established with a clear mission: to deliver premium energy products with an intelligent pricing model, making quality accessible without compromising our values," shared a spokesperson for MANAMAURI. "We've managed to grow steadily while maintaining lean operations, focusing on efficient structures that keep unnecessary costs low. The success we've achieved in just a few years has inspired us to embrace a larger, global vision."The transition of ownership has been completed, with the support of the original shareholders, who remain available to provide assistance to the new management as needed. This ensures a seamless continuation of MANAMAURI's operations and strategic direction. To drive this expansion, EastBridge has ambitious plans to establish three new production facilities in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. These new facilities will boost MANAMAURI's production capacity while fostering community development and employment opportunities in regions with high growth potential, such as Africa. MANAMAURI has long invested in visibility across various sports, strengthening its presence beyond just motorsports.In addition to a GT3 endurance racing team that won last year's Middle East Endurance Championship (where the majority of ownership remains with South American stakeholders), MANAMAURI has steadily expanded its involvement to include football, mountaineering, volleyball, and motocross. By supporting skilled athletes in underrepresented or emerging sports, the brand remains committed to elevating sports that often receive limited sponsorship and recognition.As part of its growth strategy, MANAMAURI will soon launch a new product line that continues its dedication to natural and sustainable choices, aligned with EastBridge's commitment to responsible business practices. The upcoming products include:Vitamin Water: delivering a quick, healthy recharge using only the finest natural ingredients.Pre-workout Drink: formulated to support peak performance with a blend of natural and essential nutrients.Mineral Supplements: focused on hydration and recovery, derived from premium, natural mineral sources.High-Quality Fruit Juices: crafted with 100% natural ingredients, free from artificial additives or preservatives, providing a pure, energizing experience that embodies MANAMAURI's core values.About MANAMAURIFounded with a vision to bring high-quality energy products to market at a fair, accessible price, MANAMAURI has gained significant traction for its innovative, efficient approach to product quality and pricing. With EastBridge Global Investments on board, MANAMAURI is ready to expand internationally while staying true to its roots and dedication to supporting emerging athletic talent.About EastBridge Global InvestmentsEastBridge Global Investments focuses on supporting the sustainable growth of emerging brands across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. By providing targeted resources and industry connections, EastBridge empowers brands like MANAMAURI to reach new heights while upholding their founding principles.Contact InformationAlistair VaughnMARKETING AND MEDIAmarketing@manamauri.com+13107421384SOURCE: MANAMAURI ENERGY Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Mengapa Zon Kebakaran Liar Berisiko Meningkat di Seluruh Dunia berita

Mengapa Zon Kebakaran Liar Berisiko Meningkat di Seluruh Dunia

(SeaPRwire) - Lebih daripada 30 batu persegi dan 130 struktur telah dibakar di selatan California kerana ditiup angin Santa Ana memasuki hari ketiganya, mengamuk di Daerah Ventura. Ia hanyalah salah satu daripada yang telah dialami oleh negeri itu tahun ini. Tetapi penduduk California bukanlah satu-satunya yang mengalami bencana jenis ini. Kira-kira 1.2 bilion orang lain hidup tidak selesa berdekatan dengan kawasan mudah terbakar secara semula jadi, kerana pembangunan manusia di seluruh dunia bertembung dengan hutan belantara yang kaya dengan bahan bakar. Apabila kawasan-kawasan tersebut digabungkan, anda akan mendapat zon panas seluas 750,000 batu persegi yang dikenali sebagai (WUI). Itulah kesimpulan yang diterbitkan dalam Science Advances, yang menggunakan data satelit NASA untuk menjejak pertumbuhan letupan WUI dari tahun 2000 hingga 2020. Penyelidikan yang diketuai oleh saintis geografi Yonxuan Guo dari Akademi Sains China di Beijing, mendapati bahawa jangkauan global WUI meningkat sebanyak 15% dari tahun 2000 hingga 2010, dan kemudian melonjak sebanyak 85% dari tahun 2010 hingga 2020, mengakibatkan peningkatan mendadak dalam kebakaran hutan di seluruh 1.44% daripada permukaan benua planet ini yang diwakili oleh zon panas ini. Tiga negara yang menyaksikan pengembangan terbesar dalam pertindihan kawasan belantara-bandar adalah AS, Nigeria, dan China. Tetapi China adalah yang paling besar di antara yang setara, menyumbang 95.97% daripada semua pengembangan WUI dalam tempoh 2010 hingga 2020, disebabkan oleh pertumbuhan letupan bandar-bandar dan bandar pinggir bandar yang sibuk. Secara keseluruhan, Amerika Utara beriklim sederhana mengembangkan jejak kaki WUI sebanyak 24.8% sepanjang tempoh 20 tahun; untuk Asia tengah jumlahnya ialah 21%, dan untuk Eropah 10.3%. “Peningkatan WUI didorong terutamanya oleh pengembangan pesat urbanisasi global,” tulis para penulis, “menyumbang tambahan 589,914 kilometer persegi [227,727 batu persegi] WUI.” Walaupun setiap benua kecuali Antartika mengalami peningkatan liputan sepanjang tempoh kajian, masih terdapat kawasan-kawasan tanah yang luas di mana sedikit manusia tinggal yang kekal tidak disentuh, terutamanya di Kanada Utara, padang pasir Australia, Gurun Sahara, dan Greenland. Pemerhatian yang menjadi asas laporan itu dibuat oleh instrumen NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer () di atas dan agensi angkasa lepas itu. Mengorbit pada , mata robot kapal angkasa itu tetap dapat mengkerut ke resolusi hanya 99-kaki. kepingan tanah—perincian yang halus dari ketinggian yang begitu tinggi. Zon masalah yang diperhatikan oleh para penyelidik tidak berlaku di pinggir WUI, di mana tanah itu kebanyakannya bandar di satu pihak atau liar di sisi yang lain. Itu kerana di kawasan-kawasan itu, sumber pencucuhan seperti puntung rokok, api unggun, atau wayar elektrik yang jatuh cenderung tidak bersentuhan dengan sumber bahan bakar seperti daun kering, dahan, dan bahan api lain. Sebaliknya, bahaya berlaku di mana jalur kawasan belantara seluas 1,300 kaki bertindih dengan jalur pembangunan bandar atau pinggir bandar seluas 650 kaki. Apabila kawasan belantara di kawasan-kawasan itu dibakar, bahayanya boleh merebak dengan cepat dan luas—seperti yang ditunjukkan oleh kebakaran hutan tahun 2023 di Lahaina, Maui, yang disebabkan oleh wayar elektrik yang jatuh, memusnahkan lebih daripada dan membunuh ; dan kebakaran hutan tahun 2018 , di Paradise, Calif., juga disebabkan oleh wayar elektrik yang jatuh, yang menyebabkan 85 orang terbunuh dan hampir 19,000 struktur musnah. Malah kebakaran yang relatif terkawal boleh menyebabkan kerosakan yang meluas, dengan penyedutan asap menyebabkan kecederaan pernafasan lebih daripada 600 batu dari sumber pencucuhan. Api itu sendiri tidak sampai sejauh asap, tetapi ia memang merebak—rata-rata 1.25 hingga 5.5 batu dari asalnya di dalam WUI, menurut penyelidik. Di seluruh dunia, data MODIS menunjukkan, zon berisiko tinggi itu mengalami jumlah keseluruhan 1,500 kebakaran setiap tahun. Pada jarak yang lebih jauh, komuniti mendapat manfaat daripada pemecahan, kerana lebuh raya, jalan raya, dan tempat letak kereta memisahkan pembangunan menjadi petak dengan penghalang api beraspal di sekelilingnya. Kebakaran yang sampai ke kawasan-kawasan ini sering kali dipadamkan dengan lebih cepat kerana jalan raya yang beraspal yang luas memudahkan untuk mempercepatkan peralatan pemadam kebakaran ke tempat yang diperlukan. Gabungan kawasan bandar dan kawasan belantara terlalu luas untuk dilepaskan pada ketika ini, dan Guo dan rakan sekerjanya tidak mempunyai ilusi bahawa satu kajian akan meyakinkan pemaju untuk membalikkan dua dekad pertumbuhan yang dirancang. Tetapi peningkatan kebakaran hutan sepanjang dua dekad yang sama itu, mereka harap, sekurang-kurangnya akan meyakinkan pegawai untuk menyediakan aset pemadam kebakaran yang lebih kukuh dalam WUI untuk mengawal kebakaran masa depan berskala Lahaina atau Camp sebelum ia dapat merebak. Seperti yang dikatakan Guo dalam satu kenyataan yang mengiringi pengeluaran kajian: “Kerajaan di negara-negara yang telah mengalami peningkatan besar dalam WUI sejak tahun 2000, seperti China timur, Amerika Syarikat, dan Nigeria, harus menggunakan lebih banyak alat dasar dan memperuntukkan lebih banyak sumber kepada kawasan WUI.”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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Putera William Gambarkan Tahun Keluarga Yang ‘Kejam’ Semasa Isteri dan Bapa Menghadapi Rawatan Kanser

(SeaPRwire) - LONDON — Putera William Britain telah menggambarkan tahun lepas sebagai “brutal” berikutan diagnosis kanser untuk isteri dan bapanya. "Jujur, ia telah mengerikan," katanya. Bercakap kepada pemberita pada hari Khamis ketika beliau mengakhiri lawatan empat hari ke Afrika Selatan, Putera Wales menggambarkan 2024 sebagai mungkin “tahun paling sukar dalam hidup saya.” Beliau menambah: “Jadi, cuba untuk melalui semua perkara lain dan memastikan semuanya berjalan lancar telah menjadi sangat sukar. “Tetapi saya sangat bangga dengan isteri saya, saya bangga dengan bapa saya, kerana mengendalikan perkara yang mereka telah lakukan. Tetapi dari sudut pandang keluarga peribadi, ia telah, ya, ia telah brutal.” Raja Charles III didiagnosis dengan bentuk kanser yang tidak didedahkan pada bulan Februari, memaksa raja untuk menarik diri dari penampilan awam selama dua bulan ketika beliau fokus pada rawatan dan pemulihannya. Kate, puteri Wales, mengumumkan diagnosis kansernya sendiri beberapa minggu kemudian dan secara perlahan-lahan kembali kepada tugas awam selepas menyelesaikan kursus kemoterapi. Dalam video yang dikeluarkan pada bulan September, Kate menggambarkan penyakitnya sebagai “sangat sukar bagi kami sebagai sebuah keluarga.” Komen William di Afrika Selatan menandakan kali pertama beliau membincangkan perasaannya sendiri secara terperinci. Istana Buckingham mengumumkan pada hari Jumaat bahawa Kate dan raja akan sama-sama mengambil bahagian dalam peringatan nasional Hari Peringatan, di pusat London, pada hari Ahad untuk menghormati mereka yang terkorban semasa peperangan dunia dan semua konflik yang berlaku selepas itu. Putera William berada di Afrika Selatan untuk mengumumkan pemenang pertandingan Earthshot tahunannya, yang direka untuk memberi inspirasi kepada usahawan dan pencipta untuk menghasilkan cara baharu untuk memerangi perubahan iklim dan masalah alam sekitar yang lain. Beliau juga menghadiri mesyuarat yang ditaja oleh badan amal United for Wildlife miliknya, yang menyatukan wakil agensi penguatkuasaan undang-undang, kumpulan pemuliharaan dan korporat yang sedang berusaha untuk menghentikan perdagangan produk hidupan liar haram. Kerja itu telah memberikan gangguan yang dialu-alukan dalam tahun yang sukar. “Ia lebih kepada kes hanya teruskan dan anda perlu terus maju,” kata William. "Saya menikmati kerja saya, dan saya menikmati untuk mengatur diri saya dan memastikan bahawa saya mempunyai masa untuk keluarga saya juga."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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The 32nd Hong Kong International Optical Fair attracts some 13,000 buyers

- Optical Fair attracted some 13,000 buyers from 94 countries and regions- Buyers enjoyed convenient procurement through three new thematic labels and 12 product zones- Winner of the 24th Hong Kong Eyewear Design Competition announcedHONG KONG, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The 32nd Hong Kong International Optical Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA), came to a successful conclusion today, attracting some 13,000 buyers from 94 countries and regions.Sophia Chong, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director said: “We have been delighted to welcome international buyers to source new products at the Fair. Among them, buyers from ASEAN markets, including Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand; and buyers from Australia, Japan and Taiwan recorded an increase. This reinforces Hong Kong’s advantage in internalisation and the Fair’s continuing role as a premier sourcing platform for the industry.”Three New Thematic Labels Enhance ProcurementThis year’s Optical Fair featured 12 product zones showcasing a diverse variety of eyewear products, and added three thematic labels - Green Solutions Suppliers, Smart Eyewear and Smart Ageing Products. Through this classification, buyers could effortlessly locate products that reflect the latest industry trends and keep pace with consumer demand.The adoption of environmentally friendly, sustainable and recycled materials is a long-term trend in the industry. Hong Kong exhibitor Winky International provides biodegradable and bio-based eyewear and its founder and creative director Kevin Ching said that the Green Solutions Supplier label helped them to attract European buyers looking for eco-friendly products. He related that the number of buyers visiting their booth increased by 10% compared to last year and a new buyer from Malaysia had placed an onsite order. Moreover, he expected that the company can form partnerships with 8-10 new distributors after the fair and that sales generated by this year’s fair will grow by 50% over last year’s fair.With the rapid development of science and technology, eyewear integrated with smart and innovative features is becoming part of everyday life. Kenny Cheung, General Manager of Solos Technology from Hong Kong, said: “We are showcasing AirGo™ Vision, a smart eyewear featuring ChatGPT-4o functionality. This innovative product has drawn significant interest from international buyers, and we anticipate partnerships with over 10 buyers from Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, and the UK. AirGo™ Vision appeals not only to young users but also to elderly and visually impaired individuals, opening up new business opportunities in the silver market.”Arikan Saat, a large wholesaler and distributor from Türkiye is a regular fair attendee and the company’s owner, Mahmut Arikan, said: “This year, we discovered many new designs. We have already placed onsite orders totalling US$200,000 with 13 existing suppliers and seven new suppliers for optical frames, sunglasses, and clip-ons. After the fair, we plan to purchase an additional US$1 million worth of new products from other suppliers.”ONE ZERO ONE Trading is a distributor of branded eyewear and also markets its own brand in Vietnam. The company’s president, Cuong Timothy Tran, said that they confirmed orders with eight suppliers totalling US$195,000, primarily for acetate and titanium optical frames, eyewear cases, and cleaning cloths. He said the Click2Match platform facilitated efficient onsite deal-making and pre-event research. Additionally, he utilised the Scan2Match function in the HKTDC Marketplace App to initiate conversations with over 10 exhibitors via the messaging feature.“Be Bold” Design CompetitionTo elevate Hong Kong’s design capability, foster innovation, and promote local designers to international buyers, the HKTDC and HKOMA organised the 24th Hong Kong Eyewear Design Competition under the theme of Be Bold and announced the results during the Fair.The winner in the Open Group was the Ceramic Eyewear range by Lin Dianqun, designer at Arts Optical. Inspired by classic Chinese ceramic art, the design combines the elegance of blue-and-white porcelain with the warm and simple light green hue characteristic of Northern Song dynasty ceramic ware. It also won the Creativity Award and the Made-to-Sell Award. In the Student Group, Zhu Junbin from the Hong Kong Design Institute, won with ECHOL LIGHT, an eyewear product specially designed for the visually impaired. The eyewear features three ultrasonic-emitting devices, which use echolocation to detect obstacles and transmit information through bone conduction headphones. Users can adjust the intensity of ultrasound waves in different environments.Under the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, exhibitors and buyers can meet online through the HKTDC Click2Match smart business matching platform until 15 November. Buyers can also scan exhibitor QR codes in the HKTDC Marketplace App to engage with exhibitors after the fair to continue their sourcing journey.Photo download: http://bit.ly/3AvqtRsThe 32nd Hong Kong International Optical Fair attracted some 13,000 buyers from 94 countries and regionsThe Brand Name Gallery showcased a curated selection of over 200 renowned brands from all corners of the globeThe exhibition included multiple pavilions representing Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Visionaries of Style, and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association. This event provided valuable networking opportunities for buyers and suppliersUnder the theme “Myopia – From Control to Prevention, Where Are We Now?”, the 22nd Hong Kong International Optometric Symposium invited experts from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany to share the latest research. Dr Simon TANG, Director of Cluster Services, Hospital Authority delivered opening remarksThe 24th Hong Kong Eyewear Design Competition award ceremony was held to recognise outstanding designThe Fair introduced the "Green Booth Design Award" to commend exhibitors for reducing the environmental footprint of their exhibition booth. This year’s winners are: (Above) United Creation Optical (Gold), Obe (HK) (Silver) and Arts Optical (Bronze)Apart from numerous seminars and eyewear parades, the Asia Pacific Eye Health Summit (Hong Kong) and the Greater Bay Area Optometric Practice Development Forum were held for the first time to explore the latest trends and opportunities in eye health within the Greater Bay AreaWebsites:The 32nd Hong Kong International Optical Fair: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkopticalfair/enResult of the 24th Hong Kong Eyewear Design Competition: https://tinyurl.com/354ezmjbThe 22nd Hong Kong International Optometric Symposium: https://tinyurl.com/38vskpkmThe HKTDC’s Media Room: http://mediaroom.hktdc.com/enMedia enquiriesPlease contact the HKTDC’s Communications and Public Affairs Department:Johnny TsuiTel: (852) 2584 4395johnny.cy.tsui@hktdc.orgSharon HaTel: (852) 2584 4575sharon.mt.ha@hktdc.orgAbout HKTDCThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Dynasty Wins One Silver and One Bronze Medals at 2024 HKIWSC ACN Newswire

Dynasty Wins One Silver and One Bronze Medals at 2024 HKIWSC

HONG KONG, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited (“Dynasty” or the “Group”) (Stock Code: 00828), a premier winemaker in China, is pleased to announce that its "Dynasty 5 Degree Anniversary Sparkling Wine" and "Dynasty Inherit Series - Semi Dry White Wine" have won the Silver Medal in the Sparkling Wine/China category and the Bronze Medal in the Medium/China category at the 2024 Cathay Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition (“HKIWSC”). This is the 14th consecutive year that Dynasty products have won awards at the event. In addition, the award-winning "Dynasty 5 Degree Anniversary Sparkling Wine" and "Dynasty Inherit Series - Semi Dry White Wine" also won the Silver Medal in the Chinese Sweet Wine and Other Spirits category and the Grand Gold Medal in the Chinese Blended Dry White Wine category at the "2024 Fall FIWA, FIWA Bio & FISA".A sister competition of the world-renowned International Wine & Spirit Competition (“IWSC”), HKIWSC is the best-known premium wine and spirits competition in Asia, designed for the booming Asian market. The judging panel this year comprised 56 top industry experts, including wine masters, sommeliers, top international wine and spirits judges, leading figures in the food and beverage industry, etc. They selected the best from all the competing wine samples from 31 countries, presenting Asian consumers with the most authoritative guide to wines and spirits. In addition, the annual “FIWA, FIWA Bio & FISA” held in Paris, France, is the only international competition in France that is prefixed with “France” and open to wineries and wine merchants from all over the world. Experienced and renowned wine-tasting experts conduct the judging and evaluation, and the French Customs Administration supervises the competition, to ensure that it is rigorous and fair.Mr. Wan Shoupeng, Chairman of Dynasty, said, "The fact that ‘Dynasty 5 Degree Anniversary Sparkling Wine’ and ‘Dynasty Inherit Series - Semi Dry White Wine’ have won awards at two prestigious industry competitions strongly demonstrates the wine industry's recognition of the premium quality and craftsmanship of Dynasty wines. In the future, the Group will continue to improve winemaking technology and innovate marketing strategies to enhance Dynasty product quality and reputation, stimulate brand vitality, and promote unique and excellent Chinese wines on the world stage.”Below are the Dynasty products that won awards at the “2024 HKIWSC” and “2024 Fall FIWA, FIWA Bio & FISA”:About Dynasty Fine Wines Group LimitedDynasty Fine Wines Group Limited was listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code 00828 on 26 January 2005. Founded in 1980, Dynasty is the premier grape winemaker in China. It is principally engaged in the production and sale of grape wine products under its reputable “Dynasty” brand. Dynasty is the first Sino-foreign joint venture wine company in China with Tianjin Food Group Limited and the French grape wine giant, Remy Cointreau, as its current major shareholders. The Group produces and sells more than 100 grape wine product series, and introduces imported wine products, providing high-quality and value-for-money grape wines to the full range of consumer groups in China.In recent years, Dynasty has won many industry and market awards, including:YearAwards2019- Dynasty Premier Royal Selection – Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2008 and Dynasty 5° Sparkling Wine won two Silver Awards at the “Belt & Road Wine & Spirits Awards”- Dynasty Wisemenship Collection – Modesta won the Commended Award at the “Decanter Asia Wine Awards”- Dynasty Merlot Series – Gold Label 2009, Dynasty Wisemenship Collection – Modesta 2010 and Dynasty 5° Sparkling Wine have won one Silver Award and two Bronze Awards at the “Cathay Pacific HKIWSC”- Four wines won Bronze Awards at the “HKGCWS Wine & Spirits Judging Awards”2020- Six wines won one Platinum Award, one Gold Award, two Silver Awards, one Bronze Award and one Seal of Approval at the “Wine.Luxe International Awards”- Dynasty X.O. 18 Years Old Brandy won the Grand Gold Award at the “2020 International Wine Grand Challenge”- Dynasty won a Silver Award and two Bronze Awards at “The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters” and “The Asian Sparkling Wine Masters” hosted by The Drinks Business Asia- Dynasty garnered two Silver Awards and two Bronze Awards at the “2020 HKIWSC”2021- Dynasty won two Gold Awards, one Silver Award and two Bronze Awards at the “Wine.Luxe International Awards 2020”- Dynasty won three Silver Awards at “The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2021”and “The DB Asia Summer Tasting 2021” hosted by the Drinks Business Asia- Dynasty Garnered Two Silver Awards at the “2021 HKIWSC”2022- Dynasty won two Silver Awards at “The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2022” hosted by the Drinks Business Asia- “Dynasty Dry Red Wine – Seven-Year Reserve” won the Gold Medal at the “International Wine Grand Challenge (IWGC (China))”- Dynasty Garnered Two Bronze Awards at the “2022 HKIWSC”2023- Dynasty Garnered Two Bronze Awards at the 2023 IWSC for the first time- Dynasty won the Master Medal, Silver Medal and Bronze Medal at “The Asian Sparkling Masters 2023” and “The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2023” hosted by the Drinks Business Asia- Dynasty won the Gold Medal at the “25th Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles”- Dynasty won one Gold Medal and two Bronze Medals at the “2023 HKIWSC”2024- Dynasty won the Silver Medal and Bronze Medal at “The Asian Chardonnay Masters 2024” and “The Asian Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2024” hosted by the Drinks Business Asia- Dynasty won one Gold Award and one Bronze Award at the 2024 IWSC- Dynasty won one Grand Gold and one Silver Medals at the "2024 Fall FIWA, FIWA Bio & FISA"- Dynasty won one Silver and one Bronze Medals at the "2024 HKIWSC" Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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ArborChat Outperforms the Market by 750 Basis Points Over a Year

HONG KONG, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - ArborChat ("Arbor" or "ArborChat"), an advanced AI chatbot designed to answer stock market questions, has demonstrated groundbreaking performance, generating 41.75% profit in the last year compared to a benchmark return of 34.25%. Powered by proprietary Large Language Model (LLM) enhanced system and a unique “ThoughtTree” deep research process, ArborChat is poised to revolutionise investment strategies for both retail and institutional investors.ArborChat leverages deep processing of financial databases and professional analysis techniques, allowing it to deliver more accurate and comprehensive investment analysis than general-purpose chatbots. It’s free to trial, with options to upgrade for additional question quotas and API connectivity for more advanced tasks such as portfolio monitoring.Proven Success Through Comprehensive Back-TestingThe performance of ArborChat is supported by a model portfolio in the last year using the index constituent stocks of Bloomberg 100 Index, which represents the top 100 leading U.S. companies. ArborChat's recommendations consistently outperformed the market:- Model Portfolio Setup: The backtesting used the Bloomberg 100 Index constituent stocks as a benchmark. ArborChat conducted a fundamental value investment analysis each week from October 2023 to September 2024. At the end of each week, the model issued buy, sell, or hold signals on each of the Bloomberg 100 constituent stocks. ArborChat adjusted the weights weekly based on the signals.- Model Portfolio Results: A portfolio adjusted according to ArborChat’s buy/sell/hold signals delivered an impressive 41.75% profit versus the benchmark return of 34.25%. This is equivalent to an excess return of 750bps.Shaping the Future of Investment: All investments will be AI-assisted“In ten years, it's impossible to imagine a world without AI as everyone's investment assistant. We are just at the beginning of what AI can achieve in investing,” said CHENG Ki Sum, CEO of Arbor, envisioning a future where AI seamlessly augments every investor's decision-making process. The tool combines decades of financial expertise with cutting-edge LLM technology, creating a powerful solution for both retail and institutional investors.“This is a new age of AI-driven investment. ArborChat’s unique deep reasoning capability has, for the first time in history, brought machine-driven decision-making from quantitative strategies to fundamental investing—an approach that historically could only be mastered by professional human investors like Warren Buffett.” said Jake Chan, President of Arbor. “We’re excited to partner with forward-thinking institutions, including asset managers, private banks, and family offices, to integrate this groundbreaking capability into their existing investment processes and systems.”Beyond its immediate capabilities, ArborChat is expanding its influence across the financial sector by collaborating with banks, funds, and research teams. The goal is to incorporate LLM-driven answerability into existing investment processes, including universe screening, portfolio monitoring, and robo-advisory services. ArborChat’s API allows these institutions to integrate its powerful, AI-driven insights directly into their workflows, empowering both advisors and customers with advanced financial analysis.As more institutions begin to embrace AI-driven processes, ArborChat is uniquely positioned to lead this transformation with its proven success and flexible integration options. The future of investing is here, and it’s powered by AI.About ArborChatEstablished six years ago by a team of professionals from fund management and data science backgrounds, Arbor has been providing AI analytics to major banks and financial institutions. The company specialises in leveraging AI to analyse financial reports, bank statements, and other critical documents. ArborChat’s latest innovation aims to bring LLM-driven stock analysis directly to investors’ fingertips, democratising access to high-level financial insights.For more information or to trial ArborChat’s capabilities, visit https://www.arborchat.ai/.Partnership Contact:Denise Chendenise.chen@arborchat.ai+852 3703 3745Press Contact:Puman Leungpuman.leung@arborchat.ai+852 3703 3745Press team:press@arborchat.ai Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association Celebrates 40th Anniversary ACN Newswire

Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association Celebrates 40th Anniversary

HONG KONG, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Organized by the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association (HKFDA) and sponsored by Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, "VIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture" will take place on November 25th at The Henderson, a new iconic building in Central.As a cornerstone of the inaugural Hong Kong Fashion Fest, this ground-breaking couture fashion show aims to connect the fashion circles of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the global community. It presents a rare opportunity to appreciate the exceptional craftsmanship of couture designers worldwide while positioning Hong Kong as a pivotal fashion hub and a cultural bridge between East and West, ultimately benefiting the local economy.A Tribute to Couture FashionCouture is an essential aspect of the dynamic fashion industry, embodying the core aspirations of designers—creativity, craftsmanship, and quality. These enduring values will be beautifully showcased at the event, reflecting the cultural backgrounds and artistic expressions of the designers. Chief Executive Mr. John Lee recently noted that "talent is the prime resource and driving force that boosts economic development and competitiveness," a sentiment that resonates deeply within the fashion community, where innovation drives new designs.Through "VIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture," the HKFDA aims to establish an international fashion exchange platform in Hong Kong. Four renowned international couture designers—Charles de Vilmorin from France, Mohamed Benchellal from the Netherlands, Cheney Chan from Mainland China, and Kay Kwok from Hong Kong—will share their insights and experiences within Hong Kong’s vibrant fashion landscape. They will highlight how the city’s advantages, including its status as a financial center, shipping hub, and innovation hotspot, create unique opportunities for growth and collaboration.With the total number of travelers in Hong Kong increasing by 64% year-on-year to 21 million in the first half of 2024, an anticipated 1.7 million participants are expected to attend the city’s mega events, contributing over HK$7.2 billion in spending, according to government data. “Hong Kong's domestic clothing exports also experienced a 28% growth in 2023 compared to 2022,” says Mr. Yeung. “We believe that events like VIRTUOSE are crucial in attracting global buyers and showcasing Hong Kong's unique position and talent on the world fashion stage. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we aim to reaffirm our presence in the industry and reimagine our future through haute couture, highlighting the exceptional talent of our designers and our city's strengths as a hub for creativity and finance.”The Intersection of Four Fashion Cultures“As an 'East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange,' Hong Kong plays a vital role in advancing the fashion design industry,” notes Mr. Yeung. The city's rich cultural environment allows local designers to draw inspiration from diverse influences, enhancing their creative output.The international designers will embody the cultural diversity that shapes their work, reflecting personal styles and the rich history of fashion. As Hong Kong positions itself as a talent hub, it showcases its appeal within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a mega events capital, and a city known for its favorable tax regime and quality education and healthcare services.The HKFDA is committed to nurturing local talent by providing platforms for exposure and collaboration, empowering designers to thrive in a competitive landscape. "VIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture" will highlight the essence of fashion design through innovative forms and techniques, focusing on sustainable practices and intricate details. This event will inspire designers, couture clients, media, and industry professionals, fostering appreciation for the rich tapestry of fashion and culture.Couture Trunk ShowsAs part of its mission, the HKFDA actively promotes the uniqueness of Hong Kong fashion on the global stage. Following the fashion show, trunk shows will provide opportunities for deeper engagement between designers and both local and international clients, offering a one-of-a-kind couture ordering experience.The recent establishment of the CCIDA enhances support for local designers, aiding them in exploring opportunities beyond Hong Kong. With the CCIDA’s backing to facilitate cultural exchanges and collaborations with global designers, the HKFDA’s trunk shows will not only create a platform for exchanging fashion insights but also strengthen the appreciation of diversity in fashion. This initiative is crucial for expanding the reach of Hong Kong's fashion designers and enriching the global fashion landscape with our unique cultural narratives, thereby enhancing the visibility of Hong Kong's vibrant fashion scene.Couture Fashion Shows and Trunk Shows DetailsVIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture》Couture Fashion ShowFashion Shows DateNovember 25th, 2024(Monday)VenueThe Henderson, 2 Murray Road, Central, HKTime11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:00pmEntryBy Invitation Only(VIRTUOSE: The Artistry of Couture)Trunk ShowsTrunk Shows DateNovember 27th(Wednesday)&28th(Thursday),2024VenueFour Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central, HKTime12:00pm to 7:00pmEntryBy Invitation OnlyWebsitewww.virtuose.com.hkSocial Media Platformshttps://www.facebook.com/virtuosehk https://www.instagram.com/virtuose.hk/VIRTUOSE : The Artistry of Couture is organised by Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency as a programme of the Hong Kong Fashion Fest which is presented by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.Download photos and information here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o9Zo2Xu_6yexCqWpVjHZbpq7S0ONgA-p?usp=sharing For media enquiries, please contact:Strategic Public Relations LimitedAndico Tsui852-6902 3831andico.tsui@sprg.com.hkChloe Lai852-6748 6032chloe.lai@sprg.com.hkHong Kong Fashion Designers AssociationPierren Yip852-60187628pierren.hkfda@gmail.comJones Tam852-94787902jones.hkfda@gmail.comAbout Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association (HKFDA)The Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association (HKFDA) was founded in 1984 by a group of successful and enthusiastic local fashion designers. As a non-profit making and self-financed organization, it aims to unite fashion designers, with both professionalism and expertise, to develop and better both their careers and the industry with and beyond the territory.With supports from the industry and fellow designers in the past years, the Association has evolved to a key platform to share ideas and experiences through organizing fashion events such as catwalk shows, exhibitions, seminars, interviews and group discussions. Reputed not only as an official unit of Hong Kong fashion elites who provides excellent services with expertise, the HKFDA joins its force to promote the industry with other organizations and hence is recognized as one of the leading fashion institutions in Hong Kong, the Mainland and other cities in the Asia Pacific region.About Cultural and Creative Industries Development AgencyThe Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries.. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, promoting the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community to implement Hong Kong’s positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan.Event Production : A EVENT GROUPMake up Sponsor: MAC Hair Sponsor : IL COLPOSupporting Organizations (in no particular order):1. Hong Kong Trade Development Council2. Textile Council of Hong Kong3. The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong4. Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association5. Federation of Hong Kong Industries6. Knitwear Innovation & Design Society7. Hong Kong Apparel Society8. Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau9. Office of the Hon Sunny TAN, Member of the Legislative Council10. Hong Kong Design Centre11. PMQ12. Clothing Industry Training Authority13. Hong Kong Designers Association14. Hong Kong Interior Design Association15. Hong Kong Fur Federation16. Fashion Farm Foundation17. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Fashion & Textiles18. Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong19. Hong Kong Design Institute20. Caritas Bianchi College of Careers21. Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel[1] https://www.news.gov.hk/chi/2024/07/20240731/20240731_145659_752.html[2] https://research.hktdc.com/en/article/MzEzOTM4MzY2Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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TRIO Launches 360 Botslab’s Smart Home Security Products in Malaysia, Introducing Advanced AI Solutions to Local Consumers ACN Newswire

TRIO Launches 360 Botslab’s Smart Home Security Products in Malaysia, Introducing Advanced AI Solutions to Local Consumers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - TRIO Sales & Services Sdn. Bhd. (“TRIO”), a leading distributor of high-quality automotive and security products in Malaysia has officially launched the renowned Artificial Intelligence of Things (“AIoT”) brand 360 Botslab under 360 Smart Life Group in the Malaysian market.Mr. Yap Yi An, Executive Director of TRIO Sales & Services Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Yap Kai Le, Executive Director of TRIO Sales & Services Sdn. Bhd.; YB Teressa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh; Mr. David Yap Chong Huat, Managing Director of TRIO Sales & Services Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Mars Ma, Senior, Vice President of 360 Botslab; Mr. Cao Jin, Director of Oversea of 360 Botslab [L-R]The launch showcased 360 Botslab’s latest innovations in smart home security, featuring Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) driven technology designed to enhance everyday security and convenience for Malaysian households. The extensive innovative range of smart home products, including indoor and outdoor cameras, dash cams, video doorbells and Kids’ watches will provide Malaysian consumers with reliable and intuitive security solutions that are easy to integrate into their homes for enhanced safety and convenience.Botslab's Security CamerasDavid Yap Chong Huat, Managing Director of TRIO Sales & Services said, “We’re thrilled to bring 360 Botslab’s AI-powered security products to Malaysia. Our mission is to empower households with intelligent, seamless security solutions. With advanced technology and our commitment to quality, we’re confident these products will bring new convenience and peace of mind. We look forward to seeing Malaysian consumers embrace this new era of smart home security.”Mars Ma, Senior Vice President of 360 Botslab, said, “Our products have been well received across Asia and we’re excited about the Malaysian market. Featured today is the C221 indoor camera, a 5MP high-definition device with dual-band WiFi and eight AI-powered functions, including cry detection, face recognition, pet detection, and area intrusion alerts. Priced at RM 329, it offers an accessible security solution for families.”For outdoor monitoring, TRIO introduced the W312 outdoor camera, which offers 360-degree rotational capabilities, 4MP resolution, and full-colour night vision, ensuring precise coverage in any lighting condition. With dual-band WiFi connectivity, IP66 water resistance, and noise reduction technology, the W312 is a durable and reliable choice for outdoor security, priced at RM339. Another highlight was the W302 outdoor camera, featuring dual wide-angle lenses for wider coverage, ideal for larger properties and available at RM449.Through this partnership, TRIO aims to redefine home security standards in Malaysia, making advanced smart technology accessible to a wider audience. The launch event not only introduces 360 Botslab’s products but also underscores TRIO’s commitment to leading the market with innovative solutions that address the evolving consumers’ evolving needs.Find out more about the TRIO at https://www.facebook.com/TrioAutoMalaysia/?locale=ms_MY.Hi-Res Images. Please download hi-res product images from this link.For media information, kindly contact:Triven Marketing Group, for TRIO Sales & Services Sdn. Bhd.Jazzmin WanEmail: j.wan@swanconsultancy.bizMandy TanEmail: m.tan@swanconsultancy.bizABOUT 360 Botslab360 Botslab, a global AIoT brand under the renowned 360 Smart Life Group, specialises in developing innovative and intelligent security products designed to enhance the safety and convenience of modern homes. Inheriting 360’s security DNA, 360 Botslab integrates cutting-edge AI technology into its extensive range of products, including indoor and outdoor cameras, car dash cameras, doorbell cameras, children's smart watches, WiFi routers, and robotic vacuums. With a mission to make advanced security accessible and user-friendly, 360 Botslab has established itself as a trusted choice for millions of households worldwide, empowering users to monitor and protect their homes with ease and confidence. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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McCormick Menang Kerusi Senat Pennsylvania—Tetapi Casey Enggan Mengakui Kekalahan

(SeaPRwire) - Calon Republikan Dave McCormick telah mengalahkan Senator Demokrat penyandang jawatan Bob Casey dalam perlumbaan Senat utama Pennsylvania, yang diunjurkan oleh Associated Press pada Khamis petang, memberikan kemenangan lagi kepada GOP selepas ia. Kemenangan yang diunjurkan McCormick menandakan detik penting bagi Parti Republikan, mengukuhkan keuntungan mereka dalam apa yang menjadi salah satu perlumbaan yang paling mahal di negara ini dan memberikan mereka pijakan yang signifikan di Pennsylvania, sebuah negara yang selama ini menjadi medan perang utama dalam pilihan raya nasional. Tetapi dengan anggaran 91,000 undi masih dikira, kempen Casey menyatakan bahawa ia tidak akan mengaku kalah lagi. McCormick mendahului dengan kira-kira 31,000 undi, atau setengah peratusan, apabila AP mengumumkan perlumbaan itu, dengan alasan bahawa "tidak cukup [undi yang belum dikira] di kawasan yang menyokong Casey untuk beliau menebus kekurangan itu." "Seperti yang dikatakan oleh Setiausaha Negara Pennsylvania petang ini, terdapat puluhan ribu undi di seluruh Commonwealth yang masih perlu dikira, termasuk undi bersyarat, undi tentera dan luar negara, dan undi melalui pos," kata Maddy McDaniel, jurucakap kempen Casey, dalam satu kenyataan. "Perlumbaan ini berada dalam lingkungan setengah mata dan tidak boleh diumumkan selagi undi beribu-ribu rakyat Pennsylvania masih dikira. Kami akan memastikan setiap suara rakyat Pennsylvania didengar." Margin tipis pendahuluan McCormick bermakna kiraan semula boleh dicetuskan di bawah undang-undang Pennsylvania jika ia kekal dalam lingkungan 0.5% sebaik sahaja semua undi dikira. Mahkamah Agung Pennsylvania baru-baru ini memutuskan bahawa undi melalui pos mesti bertarikh untuk dikira, menjadikannya titik pertikaian dalam perlumbaan ini. Kemenangan yang diunjurkan McCormick akan memberikan Parti Republikan kerusi ke-53 di Senat selepas merampas semula majoriti. Ia juga akan menandakan pembalikan kerugian GOP di negeri itu pada pilihan raya pertengahan 2022 apabila Demokrat John Fetterman mengalahkan Republikan Mehmet Oz untuk kerusi Senat. Senator Fetterman, dalam catatan di media sosial, menggemakan seruan Casey untuk bersabar sementara undi yang belum dikira sedang dikira. "Kami masih mempunyai puluhan ribu undi yang perlu dikira di seluruh Commonwealth," kata Fetterman. "AP tidak seharusnya mengumumkan keputusan dalam perlumbaan ini sehingga setiap rakyat Pennsylvania menghitung undi mereka." Bagi Casey, yang telah mewakili Pennsylvania di Senat sejak 2007 dan keluarganya mempunyai akar politik yang mendalam di negeri itu, kekalahan itu akan menjadi titik perubahan yang signifikan. Bapanya, bekas Gabenor Robert P. Casey, berkhidmat selama dua penggal, dan Bob Casey selama ini dilihat sebagai tonggak bagi penubuhan Demokrat di negeri itu. Walau bagaimanapun, dengan popularitinya merosot di rantau utama dan landskap politik negeri beralih di bawah pengaruh isu-isu nasional seperti inflasi dan ekonomi, kekalahan ini akan menandakan perhitungan yang sukar bagi penubuhan Demokrat di Pennsylvania. Perlumbaan itu sendiri menjadi salah satu pertandingan Senat yang paling mahal di negara ini, dengan McCormick—bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif dana lindung nilai—membelanjakan jutaan kekayaan peribadinya untuk membiayai kempennya. Beliau juga menarik sokongan kewangan yang besar daripada hubungannya dalam dunia perniagaan, termasuk sumbangan daripada tokoh-tokoh terkenal dalam kewangan. Kempen agresifnya, yang menekankan ketidakpuasan hati dengan penanganan pentadbiran Biden terhadap isu-isu seperti inflasi dan dasar luar, kelihatan bergema dengan pengundi di negeri itu, terutamanya mereka yang kecewa dengan penjajaran Casey yang rapat dengan Presiden Joe Biden. 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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International Symposium ‘Creating the Future’ Sparks Discussions on Technology, Society, and Future Civilization

Moscow, Russia – Moscow hosted the conclusion of the International Symposium ‘Creating the Future’ on November 6th, which is the first event held at the Russia National Center. The symposium was attended by over 6,000 participants from 101 countries. The event brought together representatives from business, the scientific and engineering communities, futurists, artists, and creative industry professionals. Among the participants were delegates from BRICS, SCO, and CIS countries, who took part in more than 80 activities focused on exploring and designing the future. The symposium served as a unique platform for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas and strategies, emphasizing a multi-vector, human-centric, and technologically progressive approach. In his welcoming speech, Sergey Kiriyenko, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Russia National Center, emphasized the importance of setting goals that go beyond current challenges and aiming for new breakthroughs: “Let me stress the main point – we must shape our future independently, based on a sovereign worldview, national culture, and firm commitment to moral and patriotic values. We dream of a sovereign and strong country and a fair world order where every person can realize their potential and be happy. The symposium is a contribution to this shared goal.” The discussions at the symposium covered four main areas: the future of humanity, technology, a multipolar world, and civilizations. Experts explored issues related to the post-information society, Russian futurism, artificial intelligence, and socio-economic trends. The ‘Future of Technology’ track focused on quantum technology, digital relations, and innovative approaches to energy. A significant event was the Museum Congress, dedicated to the role of museums in Creating the Future, moderated by Elizabeth Likhacheva, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Additionally, the ‘Heritage for the Future’ exhibition showcased works by young artists from six countries. Experimental formats included ‘Foresight of Worlds and Times’, which involved the exploration of science fiction and the development of future scenarios using artificial intelligence. The symposium concluded with a tour of Moscow and the ‘Message to the Future’ project, allowing participants to share their visions and dreams. The symposium was the first step in the work of the Russia National Center, established to showcase achievements and preserve the nation’s heritage. Social Links Telegram: https://t.me/gowithRussia VK: https://vk.com/gowithrussia Media Contact Brand: Creating the Future Contact: Media contact Email: pressa@russia.ru
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Lebih daripada 6,000 peserta dari 101 negara menyertai Simposium Antarabangsa ‘Membentuk Masa Depan’ berita

Lebih daripada 6,000 peserta dari 101 negara menyertai Simposium Antarabangsa ‘Membentuk Masa Depan’

Pada 6 November, Simposium Antarabangsa "Membentuk Masa Depan" telah berakhir di Moscow, acara pertama yang diadakan di Pusat Nasional "Rusia," yang ditubuhkan melalui dekri Presiden Persekutuan Rusia, Vladimir Putin. Simposium ini dihadiri oleh lebih daripada 6,000 orang dari 101 negara. Simposium ini mengumpulkan wakil-wakil dari kerajaan, perniagaan, komuniti saintifik dan kejuruteraan, ahli futuristik, artis, dan profesional dalam industri kreatif. Antara peserta termasuk delegasi dari negara-negara BRICS, SCO, dan CIS, yang mengambil bahagian dalam lebih daripada 80 acara yang bertujuan meneroka dan merancang masa depan. Acara ini menjadi platform unik untuk pertukaran idea dan strategi termaju, menekankan pendekatan berbilang arah, berpusatkan manusia, dan maju dari segi teknologi. Idea-idea utama dari simposium ini akan menjadi asas untuk kerja masa depan Pusat Nasional "Rusia." Dalam ucapan alu-aluan beliau, Presiden Vladimir Putin menekankan kepentingan menetapkan matlamat yang melangkaui cabaran semasa dan berusaha ke arah kejayaan baharu: "Saya ingin menekankan perkara utama — kita mesti membentuk masa depan kita sendiri, berdasarkan pandangan dunia berdaulat, budaya nasional, dan komitmen kukuh terhadap nilai moral dan patriotik. Dengan cara ini, impian paling berani akan menjadi kenyataan. Rakyat kita telah membuktikannya berkali-kali sepanjang sejarah seribu tahun, membina negara yang hebat dan membuka ufuk baru bagi umat manusia." Timbalan Ketua Pentadbiran Presiden Rusia, Sergei Kiriyenko, yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penganjur Pusat Nasional "Rusia," menekankan kepentingan acara ini: "Perpaduan rakyat ditentukan bukan hanya oleh tradisi tetapi juga oleh visi masa depan. Kami mengimpikan negara yang berdaulat dan kuat serta susunan dunia yang adil di mana setiap individu boleh mencapai potensi mereka dan bahagia. Simposium ini adalah sumbangan kepada matlamat bersama itu." Timbalan Perdana Menteri Pertama Rusia, Denis Manturov, menekankan pentingnya kerjasama antarabangsa: "Tiada negara yang mampu membangunkan keseluruhan spektrum teknologi masa depan secara bersendirian. Simposium ini adalah langkah penting untuk menyedari keperluan kerjasama dan meninggalkan proteksionisme serta persaingan tidak adil." Menteri Luar Negeri, Sergei Lavrov, menambah: "Pengalaman sejarah Rusia sepatutnya menjadi pemangkin kepada aktiviti kreatif. Pada masa-masa penting, rakyat kita sentiasa menemukan sumber untuk mencapai kejayaan besar, dan kami, sebagai diplomat, akan menjadi sokongan yang boleh dipercayai dalam proses ini." Perbincangan di simposium ini merangkumi empat bidang utama: masa depan manusia, teknologi, dunia berbilang kutub, dan tamadun. Para pakar meneliti isu-isu berkaitan masyarakat pasca-maklumat, futurisme Rusia, kecerdasan buatan, dan trend sosio-ekonomi. Dalam trek "Masa Depan Teknologi," teknologi kuantum, hubungan digital, dan pendekatan inovatif dalam tenaga dibincangkan. Satu acara penting ialah Kongres Muzium, yang menumpukan pada peranan muzium dalam membentuk masa depan, dipengerusikan oleh Elizabeth Likhacheva, Pengarah Muzium Seni Halus Negeri A.S. Pushkin. Selain itu, pameran "Warisan untuk Masa Depan" memaparkan karya-karya seniman muda dari enam negara. Format eksperimen termasuk "Ramalan Dunia dan Zaman," yang melibatkan penerokaan fiksyen sains dan pembangunan senario masa depan menggunakan kecerdasan buatan. Simposium ini berakhir dengan lawatan ke Moscow dan projek "Pesanan kepada Masa Depan," yang membolehkan peserta berkongsi visi dan impian mereka. Simposium ini adalah langkah pertama dalam kerja Pusat Nasional "Rusia," yang ditubuhkan untuk memaparkan pencapaian dan memelihara warisan negara, menyatukan usaha pihak berkuasa persekutuan dan korporat.
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Transgene and NEC Present New Data Confirming Clinical Proof of Principle for Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, TG4050, in Head & Neck Cancer at SITC 2024 JCN Newswire

Transgene and NEC Present New Data Confirming Clinical Proof of Principle for Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, TG4050, in Head & Neck Cancer at SITC 2024

Strasbourg, France & Tokyo, Japan, Nov 8, 2024 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, today announced 24.1 month median follow-up data from the ongoing randomized Phase I trial of TG4050 in the adjuvant treatment of head and neck cancers. The data will be presented in a poster at the Society for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2024 Annual Meeting, November 9.TG4050 is an individualized immunotherapy being developed for solid tumors that is based on Transgene’s myvac® platform and powered by NEC’s cutting-edge AI capabilities designed to optimize antigen selection.After a median follow up of 24.1 months, all 16 patients who received TG4050 as adjuvant immunotherapy after completion of an adjuvant standard of care remain disease-free and have not relapsed. Out of the 16 patients in the control observation arm, 3 patients have relapsed. There remains a high medical need for these head and neck cancer patients, as approximately 30% of them are expected to experience a relapse within 24 months after standard surgery and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.Immune responses targeting selected neoantigens were identified in 100% of patients who received TG4050, demonstrating the strong immunogenicity of the cancer vaccine, with both de novo and amplified responses. An analysis over 7 months also shows that immune responses are sustained, during the induction and boost periods.All treatment-related adverse events continue to be mild to moderate.Pr. Le Tourneau, Head of the Department of Drug Development and Innovation (D3i) at Institut Curie, and Principal Investigator, said: "It is highly encouraging to see confirmation of TG4050’s clinical and immune response data after a median follow-up of 24.1-months. There remains a significant unmet need in head and neck cancer patients in the adjuvant setting. TG4050 has demonstrated its potential to prime an adaptive immune response against tumor antigens and prevent relapse in patients with locally advanced resected head and neck squamous cell carcinoma."Dr. Emmanuelle Dochy, Chief Medical Officer of Transgene, added: "We are very encouraged to observe that all the patients treated with our neoantigen cancer vaccine TG4050 remain disease-free after a median follow-up of 24.1 months. Looking at these results and at the long-lasting immune response, we are confident that TG4050 has the potential to benefit these patients, who still face a significant risk of relapse with current therapies. A Phase II part of our trial is currently enrolling patients internationally, with the aim of further confirming these promising findings."Motoo Nishihara, Corporate EVP, and CTO, at NEC, added: "These results illustrate the power of our collaboration with Transgene and our ability to develop a personalized approach to cancer patient treatment using our proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning models. We have built a strong and compelling clinical data set to support the benefits of TG4050 as an individualized immunotherapy, and we remain committed to bringing novel AI-based treatments to patients across the globe."The SITC poster can be viewed in-person during the poster presentation at the SITC 2024 meeting and can be accessed on Transgene’s website on November 9.Building on these promising data, the randomized Phase I trial has been expanded to a randomized Phase I/II trial in the adjuvant setting of head and neck cancer NCT04183166), which is currently enrolling patients in a Phase II part.Poster detailsAbstract Number: 650Title: Randomized phase I trial of adjuvant individualized TG4050 vaccine in patients with locally advanced resected HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)Presenting Author: C. Le Tourneau – Institut CuriePoster Presentation Day: November 9About myvac®myvac® is a viral vector (MVA—Modified Vaccinia Ankara) based, individualized immunotherapy platform that has been developed by Transgene to target solid tumors. myvac®-derived products are designed to stimulate the patient’s immune system to recognize and destroy tumors using their own cancer specific genetic mutations. Transgene has set up an innovative network that combines bioengineering, digital transformation, established vectorization know-how and unique manufacturing capabilities. Transgene has been awarded "Investment for the Future" funding from Bpifrance for the development of its platform myvac®. TG4050 is the first myvac®-derived product being evaluated in clinical trials. Click here to watch a short video on myvac®.About TG4050TG4050 is an individualized immunotherapy being developed for solid tumors that is based on Transgene’s myvac® technology and powered by NEC’s longstanding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) expertise. This virus-based therapeutic vaccine encodes neoantigens (patient-specific mutations) identified and selected by NEC’s Neoantigen Prediction System. The prediction system is based on more than two decades of expertise in AI and has been trained on proprietary data allowing it to accurately prioritize and select the most immunogenic sequences.TG4050 is designed to stimulate the immune system of patients in order to induce a T-cell response that is able to recognize and destroy tumor cells based on their own neoantigens. This individualized immunotherapy is developed and produced for each patient.About the clinical trialTG4050 is being evaluated in a Phase I/II clinical trial for patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancers (NCT04183166). An individualized treatment is created for each patient after they complete surgery and while they receive adjuvant therapy. Half of the participants received their vaccine immediately after completing adjuvant treatment. The other half were given TG4050 as an additional treatment at the time of recurrence of the disease as an additional treatment to standard of care (SoC). This randomized study is evaluating the treatment benefits of TG4050 in patients who are at risk of relapse. In the Phase I part, thirty-two evaluable patients have been included in this trial under way internationally. The Phase II part is currently enrolling patients.About TransgeneTransgene (Euronext: TNG) is a biotechnology company focused on designing and developing targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Transgene’s programs utilize viral vector technology with the goal of indirectly or directly killing cancer cells.The Company’s clinical-stage programs consist of a portfolio of therapeutic vaccines and oncolytic viruses: TG4050, the first individualized therapeutic vaccine based on the myvac® platform, TG4001 for the treatment of HPV-positive cancers, as well as BT-001 and TG6050, two oncolytic viruses based on the Invir. IO® viral backbone.With Transgene’s myvac® platform, therapeutic vaccination enters the field of precision medicine with a novel immunotherapy that is fully tailored to each individual. The myvac® approach allows the generation of a virus-based immunotherapy that encodes patient-specific mutations identified and selected by Artificial Intelligence capabilities provided by its partner NEC.With its proprietary platform Invir. IO®, Transgene is building on its viral vector engineering expertise to design a new generation of multifunctional oncolytic viruses.Additional information about Transgene is available at: www.transgene.frFollow us on social media: X (formerly Twitter): @TransgeneSA—LinkedIn: @TransgeneAbout NEC’s Neoantigen Prediction SystemNEC’s neoantigen prediction system utilizes its proprietary AI, such as graph-based relational learning, trained on multiple sources of biological data to discover candidate neoantigen targets. These targets are carefully analyzed using proprietary machine learning algorithms that include in-house HLA binding and antigen presentation AI tools to evaluate the likelihood of eliciting a robust and clinically relevant T-cell response. With NEC OncoImmunity now on board, NEC continues to strengthen its top-class neoantigen prediction pipelines with the aim of maximizing the therapeutic benefits of personalized cancer immunotherapy for patients worldwide.For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com.For additional information, please also visit NEC OncoImmunity at https://www.oncoimmunity.com/About NEC CorporationNEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.For more information, visit NEC at https://www.nec.com and NEC’s AI Drug Development Business at https://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/ai-drug/ DisclaimerThis press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The occurrence of any of these risks could have a significant negative outcome for the Company’s activities, perspectives, financial situation, results, regulatory authorities’ agreement with development phases, and development. The Company’s ability to commercialize its products depends on but is not limited to the following factors: positive pre-clinical data may not be predictive of human clinical results, the success of clinical studies, the ability to obtain financing and/or partnerships for product manufacturing, development and commercialization, and marketing approval by government regulatory authorities. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors ("Facteurs de Risque") section of the Universal Registration Document, available on the AMF website (https://www.amf-france.org) or on Transgene’s website (www.transgene.fr). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Transgene undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Copyright 2024 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Bilakah Saya Perlu Berjumpa Doktor Dengan Gejala Selesema? berita

Bilakah Saya Perlu Berjumpa Doktor Dengan Gejala Selesema?

(SeaPRwire) - Musim virus bermaksud banyak selesema, batuk, dan demam—kebanyakannya boleh dirawat di rumah. Tetapi bilakah anda perlu keluar dari katil untuk berjumpa doktor? “Pergi berjumpa doktor setiap kali anda sakit sebenarnya bukan penggunaan masa terbaik untuk seseorang,” kata Dr. Natasha Bhuyan, naib presiden penjagaan dalam pejabat di One Medical, penyedia perkhidmatan penjagaan kesihatan primer berasaskan keahlian. “Kadangkala, ketika anda sakit, perkara terbaik yang boleh dilakukan adalah tinggal di rumah, berehat, dan pulih.” Cara pertama untuk menilai simptom anda ialah menggunakan alat yang anda ada di rumah. Anda boleh melakukan ujian sendiri di rumah untuk selesema dan COVID-19 dengan sapuan yang cepat. Jika ujian anda negatif, kemungkinan anda menghidap selesema—yang malangnya, ubat moden tidak mempunyai rawatan yang berkesan. Banyak berehat, pelembap udara untuk melegakan kesesakan, dan sup panas ialah beberapa strategi terbaik anda untuk berasa lebih baik. Jika ujian positif, hubungi doktor anda supaya anda boleh mendapatkan rawatan yang sesuai—yang kadang-kadang menjadi preskripsi untuk antivirus COVID-19 atau Tamiflu untuk influenza. Jika anda dapat berhubung dengan doktor anda secara maya, anda mungkin tidak perlu melawat pejabat doktor atau bilik kecemasan yang sesak di mana anda boleh menyebarkan jangkitan, dan boleh mendapatkan preskripsi dihantar terus ke rumah anda. Sebagai peraturan umum, doktor mengatakan penting untuk menghubungi doktor penjagaan kesihatan primer anda jika anda mengalami simptom yang lebih lama daripada yang sepatutnya—contohnya, batuk daripada selesema yang tidak berhenti. Dengan jangkitan virus seperti selesema dan COVID-19, “jika simptom anda berlangsung lebih daripada seminggu, maka itu adalah tanda yang baik bahawa anda perlu berjumpa doktor,” kata Dr. Daron Gersch, pengarah perubatan bilik kecemasan di CentraCare di Minnesota tengah dan ahli lembaga American Academy of Family Physicians. Demam tinggi yang berterusan akan menjadi bendera merah lain bahawa anda tidak boleh menahannya di rumah. "Dengan selesema biasa, anda mungkin mengalami demam 99°F atau 100°F," kata Gersch. "Had kami dalam profesion perubatan dari demam rendah ke demam yang ketara biasanya 100.5°F; setelah melewati itu, kami menganggapnya lebih ketara dan mungkin perlu memberi amaran kepada profesional penjagaan kesihatan." Anda mungkin juga memerlukan kepakaran profesional jika anda mengalami simptom baru yang biasanya tidak anda alami, seperti sakit belakang, sakit dada, pening, atau sesak nafas. "Contohnya, sesetengah orang sering mengalami sakit kepala dan tahu cara menguruskannya sendiri," kata Bhuyan. "Tetapi jika anda seorang yang tidak pernah mengalami sakit kepala dan tiba-tiba mengalaminya, mungkin petunjuk keadaan yang mendasari, jadi anda tidak boleh mengabaikannya." Pantau bagaimana simptom anda berubah, terutama dengan penyakit pernafasan. "Dengan jangkitan virus, kadang-kadang orang mula berasa lebih baik dan berasa sihat, dan tiba-tiba mereka berasa tidak sihat lagi" kata Gersch. "Itu adalah tanda yang baik untuk datang berjumpa doktor. Jangkitan virus boleh membebankan sistem imun, dan kemudian sesuatu yang lain muncul untuk mengambil kesempatan daripada sistem imun yang lemah dan anda boleh menjadi sakit lagi." Selsema, selesema, atau jangkitan COVID-19 boleh menjadi sesuatu seperti radang paru-paru atau bronkitis, yang memerlukan penjagaan perubatan yang lebih intensif. Sebab lain untuk mendapatkan bantuan perubatan ialah jika anda mengalami kesakitan yang teruk di kawasan tertentu—seperti belakang, telinga, atau mata, contohnya—yang boleh menjadi petunjuk keadaan yang lebih serius. Perubahan dalam mood dan tidur juga perlu dilaporkan kepada doktor anda, kata David Hatfield, ketua pegawai eksekutif perubatan di Village Medical, rangkaian kebangsaan amalan dan klinik penjagaan kesihatan primer. “Jika anda berasa cukup teruk untuk menghubungi doktor, bagi saya ia mungkin idea yang baik untuk berjumpa atau sekurang-kurangnya berunding secara maya dengan doktor,” kata Dr. William Fox, pengerusi American College of Physicians. Telekesihatan dan lawatan maya telah memperkemaskan proses untuk mengetahui bila anda perlu melawat doktor atau hospital. COVID-19 membuktikan bahawa beberapa soalan dan isu penjagaan kesihatan dapat diuruskan secara maya dengan lebih baik, termasuk triage awal dan soalan yang diajukan orang tentang simptom baru atau berterusan. "Kami melihat banyak lawatan maya untuk simptom selesema dan selesema," kata Gersch. "Kami telah melihat perubahan besar di mana orang yang mempunyai simptom yang lebih ringan akan menghubungi kami hanya untuk memastikan mereka melakukan perkara yang betul. Mereka hanya ingin tahu sama ada mereka perlu tinggal di rumah, atau apa yang perlu mereka lakukan untuk mengelakkan ahli keluarga lain daripada jatuh sakit juga." Pesakit cenderung mendapat manfaat yang paling besar daripada sesi ini apabila mereka sudah mempunyai hubungan dengan doktor penjagaan kesihatan primer mereka, kata Fox, kerana doktor mereka biasa dengan status kesihatan dan keadaan perubatan mereka. "Lawatan maya paling baik digunakan sebagai sebahagian daripada hubungan longitudinal dengan doktor penjagaan kesihatan primer di mana kepercayaan antara doktor dan pesakit telah pun wujud, berbanding dengan seseorang yang belum pernah anda temui sebelum ini," katanya. Lebih banyak doktor menawarkan pilihan maya sedemikian, dan banyak perkhidmatan kesihatan berasaskan langganan menyediakan akses maya 24-7 tanpa had kepada penyedia dengan bayaran tahunan. "Orang ramai semakin selesa dengan lawatan maya dan mendapati ia lebih mudah," kata Fox. Selepas pandemik, banyak penanggung insurans telah mula membayar balik lawatan berasaskan langganan ini, yang membantu untuk menubuhkannya sebagai cara yang berdaya maju, dan semakin cekap, untuk menyampaikan penjagaan kesihatan—terutama ketika datang kepada soalan-soalan harian tentang sama ada sesuatu yang anda rasakan berbaloi untuk diperiksa. "Kami sentiasa menggalakkan pesakit kami untuk menghubungi kami terlebih dahulu supaya kami dapat membantu menguruskan penjagaan mereka dan memutuskan sama ada mereka memerlukan lawatan maya, lawatan penjagaan segera, atau lawatan dengan penyedia penjagaan kesihatan primer mereka," kata Hatfield. Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. 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The 16th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair kicks off today ACN Newswire

The 16th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair kicks off today

- Over 600 global exhibitors, with more than a quarter bringing spirits from around the world- Seminars on Hong Kong’s spirits market and taxation can help the industry capture new opportunities- Sommeliers’ Picks makes its debut, with special labels on selected wines for easy identification- The Wine Fiesta zone opens to public ticket holders on the last day of the FairHONG KONG, Nov 7, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The 16th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opens today and runs until 9 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.In recent years, consumers in the region have developed a more sophisticated appreciation for wine and spirits, boosting the development of the liquor trade. The latest Policy Address announced a lower duty rate for liquor, which is expected to enhance the trade of high-end spirits.More than 600 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions, including 17 pavilions, are taking part in this year’s Fair, representing Asia, Europe and the Americas in addition to Hong Kong and Mainland China, further promoting Hong Kong as a regional trading hub for wine and spirits.A diverse showcase for wines and spiritsOverseas exhibitors and Hong Kong agents are bringing a diverse collection of wine and spirits from some 40 countries and regions. These include emerging Chinese wines, sake and award-winning wines, while more than a quarter of exhibitors are showcasing spirits, including baijiu from Mainland China such as Guizhou Moutai, Xi Jiu and Zhenjiu, whisky from the Czech Republic, Japan, Ireland and Scotland, tequila from Mexico, gin and brandy from Japan and more.The Fair also features a Friends of Wine zone, which showcases gourmet foods that pair well with wine. Some exhibitors are also introducing their education and training services that promote the industry’s all-round development.The inaugural Sommeliers’ Picks has engaged renowned sommeliers Arnaud Bardary MS, Carlito Chiu and Reeze Choi, the first Chinese sommelier named second runner-up of ASI Best Sommelier of the World Contest 2023, to share their favourite wine and spirits list including red wine, white wine, sake, whisky and spirits, to serve as a guide for industry professionals and the public. The selected wines will have special labels affixed for easy identification. The three sommeliers picked the following wines:Red Wine- Anthony Thevenet Morgon Cuvee Vieilles Vignes; France (Vynluna Wines Limited; Booth no.: 3D-C13)- AOP Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Cocorico; France (Chateau Calissanne; Booth no.: 3D-C02)- Domaine de la Noblaie Pierre de Tuf; France (Vynluna Wines Limited; Booth no.: 3D-C13)- Reserve Range Sebastien's Cabernet Sauvignon; Australia (Amadio Wines; Booth no.: 3D-D02)- SELLATO; Italy (Az. Agr. Tenuta Viglione di Zullo Giovanni; Booth no.: 3E-C10) White Wine- Domaine Laureau Savennieres Les Genets; France (Vynluna Wines Limited; Booth no.: 3D-C13)- PINOT BLANC PREMIUM; Czech Republic (THAYA vinarstvi, spol. s r.o.; Booth no.: 3E-B02)- Tawse Quarry Road Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge VQA; Canada (Vynluna Wines Limited; Booth no.: 3D-C13)- VELTLINSKE ZELENE PZNP; Czech Republic (THAYA vinarstvi, spol. s r.o.; Booth no.: 3E-B02)Sake- Harunomine Junmai Ginjo Gyokuei 55 Namazake; Japan (Tanaka Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.; Booth no.: 3D-A03A)- “Kohga Ninja” Unfiltered Pasteurized Junmai-Ginjo Sake 720ml; Japan (Equip Asia Limited; Booth no.: 3D-B09)- Ski Masamune; Japan (Musashino Shuzo Co., Ltd.; Booth no.: 3C-E06A)- The Ukishiro Sakitama Ancient Sake; Japan (Tanaka Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.; Booth no.: 3D-A03A) Whisky and spirits- UAIS; Ireland (Alarcon V. Limited; Booth no.: 3C-B23)- World Blended Whisky ASAKA Distillery & 4; Japan (SASANOKAWA SHUZO Co.,Ltd; Booth no.: 3C-E06B)Multiple events explore market trendsSome 50 events and conferences are being held during the Fair, with about one-fifth of these related to spirits. Renowned wine critic, wine writer and Chief Editor Lau Chi Sun discussed Hong Kong’s spirits market with industry experts at a seminar this afternoon organised by WineNow. They evaluated the latest market trends and outlook, including changes in taste preferences and the impact of the tax system.Another seminar, hosted by Master of Wine Debra Meiburg, featured renowned experts Vietnamese sommelier Le Hoang Khanh Vi, wine critic Cecilia Wong, wine and beer educator Belle Leung and Founder of Mai Sake Erika Haigh, who explored beverage consumption trends and preferences among Gen Z and millennials.The Fair also includes wine tasting sessions and seminars, along with conferences hosted by world-class Masters of Wine, sommeliers and industry professionals. These events are analysing trends in different regions and markets, while offering attendees a chance to sample fine wine and spirits from around the world.Stef Yim, the first person from Hong Kong to establish his own winery and vineyard at Europe’s highest active volcano, Mount Etna in Italy, is hosting wine tasting sessions and seminars for business buyers and the public throughout the three-day fair.There are several wine awards and competitions during the Fair. The Cathay Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2024 Award Presentation Ceremony took place today, while the WineLuxe Hong Kong Top 10 Wine Pairing Restaurant Awards Presentation Ceremony 2024 will be held tomorrow. The Hong Kong International Mixology Showdown 2024 Hong Kong region semi-final, organised by the Hong Kong Bartenders Association under the theme of “Wine Kaleidoscope”, was also held today, while the debut “Final of China GBA region” will take place tomorrow.Public Day welcomes wine loversOn 9th November, the final day of the Fair, the Wine Fiesta zone will be open to ticket-holding members of the public aged 18 or above who can sample and buy wine and spirits, as well as participate in wine tasting sessions and special events. For instance, the Japan pavilion will offer sake for attendees to taste. In another session, speakers from the Asia Wine Service Education Centre will introduce participants to Italian natural wines.Master of Wine Debra Meiburg will host a tasting session on sparkling wines, while Hong Kong-born ‘Volcano Winemaker’ Stef Yim will share his unique wine-making journey.Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) Concepts has crafted a special cocktail, HK & Suit, for the Fair. This unique drink is available for purchase in the LKF Cocktail-Mixing Party inside the Wine Fiesta zone.Regular tickets, priced at HK$200, are available at the exhibition venue. Advance tickets, priced at $99, are available until 6pm on 8 November through: BOOKYAY, CTG, HK01, HKTVMall, HKGO, KKDay, KLOOK, PopTicket, Timable, Trip.com, Lan Kwai Fong Group, Winenow, Wai Shing Wine International CO., Ltd. and Zicket. Ticket buyers will receive a complimentary Lucaris crystal wine glass and discounts on Hong Kong Airline air tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.Website: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkwinefair/enPhoto Download: https://bit.ly/4feFNANMore than 600 exhibitors are bringing a diverse collection of wines and spirits to the 16th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, which opens today and runs until 9 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan ChaiThe inaugural Sommeliers’ Picks has engaged renowned sommeliers (from left) Carlito Chiu, Arnaud Bardary MS and Reeze Choi, the first Chinese sommelier named second runner-up of ASI Best Sommelier of the World Contest 2023 to share their favourite wine listsA selection of wines chosen for Sommeliers’ PicksJennifer Docherty, the first ethnically Chinese and Mandarin-speaking Master of Wine, shared her expertise in a blind wine-tasting sessionThe Fair is hosting several wine prize presentation ceremonies and competitions during the Fair, including the Cathay Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2024 Award Presentation CeremonyChinese baijiu brands, such as Guizhou Moutai, are available for tasting in the Wine Fiesta zone on the final day of the FairRenowned wine critic, wine writer and Chief Editor Lau Chi Sun, evaluated the latest spirits market trends and outlook with industry experts at a seminar organised by WineNow.HKTDC Media Room: mediaroom.hktdc.comMedia enquiriesPlease contact the HKTDC’s Communications & Public Affairs Department:Kelly ShekTel: (852) 2584 4525Email: kelly.yt.shek@hktdc.orgSnowy ChanTel: (852) 2584 4537Email: snowy.sn.chan@hktdc.orgAbout HKTDCThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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