KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- China Economic Information Service (CEIS) and Haiken Group (HSF) recently released 'Xinhua HSF Price Indices' in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province.
"Xinhua HSF Price Indices intuitively present the price changes of natural rubber, pepper and areca nut, and objectively and accurately reflect factor price fluctuations in different links of the industry chain, thereby providing an open and transparent price guide to the industries," said vice-president of CEIS, Liu Mingxia. "The indices help players engaged in the production, circulation and processing to duly and accurately study and predict market prices whereby they rationally guide market expectations," added Liu. The indices include China Natural Rubber Price Index, Pepper Price Index and Areca Nut Price Index, a statement said. Xinhua HSF China Natural Rubber Price Index is China's first price index system supported by the spot market trade data and connecting the rubber production and sales comprising four sub-indices including concentrated latex, latex, mixed rubber and standard rubber. The index is an important carrier showcasing the influence of China's rubber industry. As a leader in natural rubber producer and major tropical crop producer in China, HSF has a natural rubber area of 3.69 million mu (15 mu equal one hectare) and a tropical crop area of 1.5 million mu. Chairman of HSF, Yang Sitao said HSF will widen the cooperation with CEIS to gradually improve the system of Xinhua HSF Price Indices and enrich index dimensions to create internationally influential and credible price indices, and build HSF into a new growth pole for Hainan's economy as well as a characteristic national tropical agriculture demonstration zone. CEIS is a wholly-owned company of Xinhua News Agency and boasts five national-level platforms including Xinhua Finance, Xinhua Silkroad, Xinhua Credit, Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) and Xinhua Think Tank. --BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) -- China Association of Bakery and Confectionery Industry (CABCI) and Bakery China Exhibitions Co Ltd will organise Bakery China 2018 on May 9 to 12 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
The exhibition brings more than 140,000 professional visitors from over 110 countries and regions who will experience the innovation of China's bakery industry, a statement said. With an exhibition area of over 200,000 square meters this year, Bakery China 2018 hopes to attract more than 2,100 exhibitors worldwide. China's bakery industry has boasted a 20 per cent average growth rate between 2003 and 2016 and in the forthcoming months, the country is expected to become the largest producer and consumer of bakery products. Fast urbanisation and diversification of people's diets will be the key drivers for the growth of the bakery industry in China, the statement added. According to statistics on bakery enterprises on a state-designated scale from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2017, China's bakery and confectionery production (including pastry/breads, biscuits, chocolates, frozen beverages, instant noodles and sweetmeats) totalled 35.899 million tons, with a prime operating revenue of RMB 743.178 billion (US$118.04 billion / RM460.30 billion), at a year-on-year growth of 8.29 per cent. According to CABCI, based on a population of 1.37 billion, China's per capita annual consumption of bread in 2017 was only 4.4kg. Compared to an average of 10kg in South Korea, over 20kg in Japan and over 70 to 80kg in the US and Western European countries -- China holds great potential for growth and expansion. As an important indicator of China's robust growth on bakery, Bakery China (www.bakerychina.com) was launched 21 years ago and has developed into the world's largest exhibition in this area. --BERNAMA HAIKOU, China, April 23, 2018 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --
China will offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries to Hainan from May 1, in a move to support reform and opening up in the country's southernmost island province, the State Immigration Administration announced Wednesday. Under the new policy, group and individual tourists from 59 countries, including Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, can visit Hainan visa-free and stay there for up to 30 days on condition that they book their tour through travel agencies. Hainan has offered a 15-day visa-free stay for group tourists from 21 countries since 2000, and added another five countries to the list in 2010. "By extending the policy to individuals and the stay to up to 30 days, the government aims to attract more international tourists, nurture the tourism industry and meet the needs of foreign individuals," said the administration's vice head Qu Yunhai. The eased visa-free access to Hainan is part of China's effort to build the province into "a free trade port with Chinese characteristics," as stated in the guidelines on supporting Hainan to deepen reform and opening up, released by central authorities Saturday. The island has become a famous tropical resort for overseas tourists in recent years, with the number of overseas tourists exceeding 1.1 million in 2017, up nearly 50 percent year on year. Last year, Hainan received nearly 320,000 tourists from the 26 countries with visa-free access, 3.5 times the number recorded in 2016. Tourists from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea (ROK)and Russia accounted for more than 90 percent of the total. "The policy will inject vitality into Hainan and bring us closer to our goal of becoming a world-class destination," said Sun Ying, director of Hainan Tourism Development Commission. The association of travel agencies in Haikou, capital of Hainan, plans to offer language and cultural training to employees with more than 200 local travel agencies, according to Mai Weiwen, secretary-general of the association. More direct flights are planned to countries with visa-free access. Hainan already has 57 international flights to countries including Germany, Malaysia and Thailand, with plans for at least 16 new overseas routes this year. It aims to have at least 100 overseas routes by 2020. Source: Hainan Tourism Development Commission --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) -- Three Malaysian companies have won the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards -- the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace over the past 16 years in programs such as The International Business Awards and The American Business Awards.
Among the Malaysia's companies are Forest Interactive Sdn Bhd, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and Nu Skin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. The list of Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners is available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com. Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs including the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards and others. Its competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organisations in more than 60 nations. Winners in the fifth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, a program to recognise innovation in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region were announced today and winners will be presented at a banquet at the Mira Hotel, Hong Kong on June 1, 2018. This year's top overall winner, with 14 Gold, 30 Silver and 12 Bronze Stevie Awards is Telkom Indonesia and close on their heels is PT PETROKIMIA GRESIK (Indonesia), with three Gold, 17 Silver and 17 Bronze Stevie wins, a statement said. The 2018 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognised organisations in 14 nations including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and others. More than 800 nominations about innovative achievements in the 22-nation APAC (Asia Pacific) region were considered by the judges with 100 executives around the world participated in the judging for this year. KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- The worldwide harmonization of fuel quality and vehicle engine emissions standards will leverage the societal benefits of new diesel technology to more users worldwide.
Clean diesel technology is important in helping cities, states and countries achieve cleaner air quality worldwide. The latest generation diesel engines which using selective catalytic reduction systems and diesel particulate filters offer near-zero particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. Following a switch to ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel in 2006, today´s industry has not only met the near-zero challenge, but is well into the second and third generations of new diesel technologies as the industry continues to build on this success by seeking lower greenhouse gas emissions and greater fuel efficiency for the diesel engine. "We should bring the tremendous benefits of new technology diesel engines to communities and countries large and small around the world so they also can reduce emissions while efficiently building their economies and infrastructure, improving the quality of life for people everywhere, " executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, Allen Schaeffer said in a statement. "Achieving continued clean air progress while also sustaining economic growth is possible. Cities and countries must move to proven cleaner engines and fuels, " Schaeffer said. "With such technology, NOx emissions can be reduced by up to 90 per cent while simultaneously reducing hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions by 50 to 90 per cent, and PM emissions by 30 to 50 percent, " said Schaeffer. Global considerations of air quality improvement must go beyond the road transport sector because diesel engines not only power the majority of commercial vehicles, but also nearly all marine and rail, industrial, agricultural and construction machines and equipment. This is because similar clean diesel technologies that reduce fine particle emissions from commercial vehicles are now available in these large engine applications, the statement from Diesel Technology Forum said. In 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenged diesel engine and truck manufacturers to achieve near-zero emissions in their products by 2010, with diesel off-road equipment manufacturers targeting 2014. State of the Air and State of Global Air 2018 reports also highlight the progress of air quality made in developing countries and emphasize significant disparities in progress toward reducing levels of key pollutants such as particulate matter and ozone. The Diesel Technology Forum is a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. More information at http://www.dieselforum.org. KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Amazon.com Inc has ink a deal with award-winning, best-selling author and screenwriter, Gillian Flynn for Utopia, a nine-episode series where Amazon Studios across television - marking Utopia the first project - available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories.
Flynn will be the creator, executive producer and showrunner of Utopia, and executive producers include Jessica Rhoades, Sharon Hall, Karen Wilson, Dennis Kelly and Diederick Santer, a statement said. Head of Alternative Series for Amazon Studios, Nick Hall said Flynn crafts stories hold her audience in a constant state of suspense and subverts the expectations behind her characters. "She will deliver Prime Video members a series they won't forget, and Utopia's relevance is sure to connect with viewers around the globe," he added. Utopia is a series which focuses on a group of young adults, who meet online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organisation after they come into possession of a near mythical cult underground graphic novel. The group discover the conspiracy theories in the comic's pages may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique and ironic position of saving the world. Prime Original series are available for its members to stream and enjoy using the Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online with other Prime Original series at Amazon.com/originals with no additional cost. Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence and long-term thinking. More information at www.amazon.com/about. EMQ PARTNERS WITH LEADING VIETNAM BANK TO BOOST REMITTANCE CAPABILITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA19/4/2018 HONG KONG & HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- EMQ, a Fintech innovator with an extensive financial settlement network in Asia, and HDBank, one of Vietnam’s leading commercial banks, today announced a strategic partnership to penetrate into Vietnam. This partnership will support the growing demand for instant remittances across Southeast Asia.
“Remittances from overseas workers constitute a vital part of the economy of many developing nations such as Vietnam, a leading recipient of global remittances and contributes to 7% of the country’s GDP, according to the World Bank,” said Max Liu, Co-founder and CEO of EMQ. “Our partnership with HDBank will boost our capabilities in Vietnam, making financial services more accessible and inclusive for the overseas workers and their families across the country.” As one of the top 10 joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam, HDBank has built strong financial capabilities to offer a wide variety of financial services across its 240 branches/banking units in the country. The partnership leverages EMQ's financial settlement network across Asia, which will significantly enhance HDBank’s ability to deliver accessible and convenient remittance services for the people of Vietnam. Mr. Liu added, “This is an exciting milestone for EMQ as we continue our strategic expansion across Southeast Asia and deliver innovative value-added financial services in the region. We are very pleased to expand our relationship with HDBank and to further support the financial inclusion initiatives in Vietnam.” EMQ currently has footprint in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, with plans underway to expand across other key business markets first in Asia and then globally, covering North America, Europe and the Middle East. The company received its Money Service Operator license from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department in September 2014 and its Fund Transfer Operator license from Bank Indonesia in March 2017. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=31716 NEW YORK, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- CFRA, one of the world’s largest independent research firms, will join Singapore Exchange (SGX) to provide equity research to listed companies on its Mainboard and Catalist boards through the StockFacts Research Programme, it was announced today.
SGX-listed companies that choose CFRA to produce independent research can utilize these reports directly with investors while leveraging CFRA’s global research distribution network. “We are excited to be part of the SGX StockFacts Research Programme and to provide our research to its listed companies,” said Peter de Boer, chief executive officer at CFRA. “We look forward to working with both the exchange and the management teams to support investor communications and to bring to the marketplace the objective and independent analysis that thousands of financial professionals currently rely on for industry insights.” The Singapore Exchange is one of Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructures, operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards. As Asia’s most international, multi-asset exchange, SGX provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services, with about 40% of listed companies and 75% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=31691 KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- The Health Industry Summit (tHIS) 2018 highlighted China's top medical equipment and pharmaceutical exhibitions
CMEF, PHARMCHINA and API China featuring cutting-edge technologies such as VR, AR, wearables and AI as part of the new Intelligent Health exhibition. The event held in Shanghai recently covered the entire industry value chain including key segments like medical devices, pharmaceutical production, drug distribution and natural health and nutrition becoming China's solution to promote technology innovations and academic exchange on the grandest scale. In addition, traditional medicine was also highlighted at the show as China's own solution to treatment and prevention which runs parallel to modern medicine and drug development, a statement said. Currently in its fourth edition, tHIS has been firmly established as the world's largest health industry event covering an over 350,000 metre square exhibition space with 160 individual events and conferences alongside the main expo. It also gathered healthcare industry professionals worldwide at the National Exhibition and Convention Center with over 200,000 attendees from more than 150 countries and regions and over 7,000 exhibitors. The majority of the most innovative companies in the medical field also chose the summit as their Global or Asia Pacific new product launch platform with more than 600 new product launches took place during the four day show. The summit is organised by Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions, a joint venture between the world's leading event organiser Reed Exhibitions and China's state-owned medical & pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm. The next edition of the event will be in May 2019 in Shanghai. -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- West Corporation has completed the acquisition of the public relations and digital media businesses from Nasdaq for approximately US$335 million. (RM1.3 billion).
"This partnership adds tremendous value and capability for thousands of clients as West continues to deliver and invest in global omni-channel digital media products and services. We are extremely confident in our ability to grow and enhance this business, " said president of West Corporation, Rob Wechsler. Both companies have agreed to an exclusive multi-year partnership, offering eligible Nasdaq-listed clients seamless access to press release distribution, web hosting, and webcasting solutions as part of the terms of the transaction, a statement said. The products and services included in the acquisition are -- GlobeNewswire, a global press release distribution platform and media contacts database with analytics; Web Hosting service, built for investor relations and external communications functions; Webcasts, a multimedia service that publishes webcasts, webinars, video presentations; Media Intelligence, a media monitoring and analyst-curated daily news reporting service; and Influencers Database, a service to identify and connect with relevant traditional and social media profiles. The acquisition broadens West´s portfolio for organisations across all industries to help enterprises more effectively communicate with their investors, customers and employees through targeted, timely delivery of relevant messaging, statement from West said. Nasdaq is dedicated to provide corporate clients with successful interaction with the capital markets, accompanied by strategic C-Suite and board solutions that provide investor relations intelligence and governance insights and collaboration, a statement from Nasdaq said. The completion of the transaction will enable Nasdaq to focus on strengthening technology, data and analytics capabilities within its core investor relations and governance, risk and compliance solutions, which are an important component of Nasdaq's relationships with its corporate clients. Clients from Nasdaq IR Insight, Nasdaq Boardvantage and Nasdaq BWise will continue to receive services to help them navigate the capital markets, manage their relationships with investors and establish a strong governance foundation, the Nasdaq statement said. West Corporation is a leading technology enablement company helping its clients to more effectively communicate, collaborate and connect with their audiences through a diverse portfolio of innovative solutions. More information at www.west.com and http://business.nasdaq.com --BERNAMA |
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