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Bluevisor chosen for NatWest FinTech Accelerator Programme

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SEOUL, South Korea, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bluevisor, a member company of the Born2Global Centre, was selected for the second consecutive year to participate in the NatWest FinTech Accelerator Programme, which is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Bluevisor will be participating in the accelerating program from April through August. NatWest is a subsidiary of RBS, a key British financial institution.

Bluevisor picked for NatWest FinTech Accelerator Programme (Hwang Yong-guk, CEO of Bluevisor)
Bluevisor picked for NatWest FinTech Accelerator Programme (Hwang Yong-guk, CEO of Bluevisor)

For the annual program, NatWest assesses promising startups from all over the world that have demonstrated significant growth potential and selects companies to receive support. The selected companies are provided with assistance to obtain technology investments locally in the UK (with a focus on FinTech) as well as global networking support. After initially being selected for the NatWest Accelerator Programme in September 2019, Bluevisor was recognized again this year for its global marketability and localization potential and was selected for program support.

NatWest originally planned to conduct its accelerating program (offline) in the UK. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, the program is temporarily following an online itinerary. Bluevisor has been participating in the online program since April 1.

AI startup Bluevisor is the creator of HIGHBUFF, an AI software solution for investing and wealth enhancement. HIGHBUFF completes all steps in the investment process from portfolio setup, investment asset allocation to re-balancing portfolio. The service is available on PC or smartphones.

Hwang Yong-guk, CEO of Bluevisor, said, “We were selected again this year from among 125 companies and given a high score not only because of our diligent and proactive participation in NatWest’s 2019 program, but also because we network with diverse companies in the London area and show consistent sales increases.” Hwang added, “Now that HIGHBUFF’s technologies, credibility, and marketability are being recognized in the UK, Bluevisor will continue to work to promote the excellence of Korean technology in the global market as well as increase our corporate value through consistent sales increases.”

Bluevisor was also selected to receive support through KIC Silicon Valley‘s KIC-Express Soaring, a program that provides support according to localization phase. The company successfully passed the program’s first level of participant screening and was recently selected to participate in the second level of screening. In 2019, Bluevisor was also named a winner of the New York Family Office Challenge. The company continues to be recognized worldwide for the high quality and marketability of its products and had a media interview at NASDAQ, selected as a top 10 company of Startup World Cup 2019 (New York), and named as a finalist of the startup pitching contest “Take Off Istanbul International Startup Summit 2019” held in Turkey.

For more detailed information on Bluevisor, visit https://bluevisor.kr/#anchor1.

Media contact

Jun Young Kwon
Chief Operations Officer, Bluevisor
coo@bluevisor.kr

Jina Lee
PR Manager, Born2Global Centre
jlee@born2global.com

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Charoen Pokphand Group Launches Surgical Mask Factory along with Multi-Pronged Initiatives against COVID-19

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  • Production starts today at surgical mask factory in Bangkok, producing 100,000 masks per day
  • Pledged to save jobs across the Group, along with medical, food and education support for employees
  • Donated USD 29.14 Million in Thailand to tackle COVID-19

BANGKOK, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) announces a series of measures focused on supporting its employees, consumers, and the local community, especially healthcare workers. The multi-pronged initiatives include building a surgical mask factory to provide essential medical supplies, preserving jobs across the Group, delivering food and essential supplies to frontline healthcare workers and enhancing digital infrastructure to enable more efficient e-learning and remote working. To date, the Group has contributed donations worldwide to tackle COVID-19, with donations to Thailand totaling USD 29.14 Million, including for the procurement of medical supplies and protective equipment for hospitals.

The Group’s initiatives include the following key areas in Thailand:

  • Launched Surgical Mask Factory: C.P. Group invested USD 3 million (100 million baht) to build a factory just outside Bangkok to produce medical-grade surgical masks in Thailand. The factory was built in 5 weeks during COVID-19 and has obtained regulatory approval from Thai authorities to start producing surgical masks today, with production reaching 100,000 masks per day which totals to 3 million masks per month. The masks will be donated for free to medical professionals and healthcare workers throughout Thailand’s hospitals. When the COVID-19 crisis subsides, the ownership of the factory will be transferred to one of Bangkok’s public hospitals.
  • Support to employees: Mr. Suphachai Chearavanont, the CEO of C.P. Group announced on April 8th, 2020 to staff that the Group is committed to not making layoffs as a result of COVID-19 across the Group worldwide, and will work together with its subsidiaries in accordance with local laws and regulations. In addition, the Group will cover medical expenses to treat COVID-19, provide education loans for their employees’ children, and provide food to quarantined employees who are negatively impacted by COVID-19 in Thailand. The Group also announced plans to create new jobs, including hiring 20,000 new employees for food delivery services across Thailand.
  • Free delivery of food and essentials supplies to hospitals: In response to COVID-19, Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) has provided free food delivery to 88 hospitals across Thailand. To cope with rising demand for food supply throughout Thailand, CPF has increased production capacity of certain essential food such as eggs and will ensure sufficient supplies without an increase in food prices.
  • Upgrade digital infrastructure for remote working and e-learning: C.P. Group’s telecommunications arm, True Corporation Public Company Limited (True Corporation), tripled domestic and international bandwidth capacity to provide customers with enhanced services on digital platforms for e-learning, remote working and e-payment services. To provide digital solutions that help with social distancing, True Corporation has offered free access to a cloud-based integrated solutions platform – “True Virtual World”- that was developed in less than a month during COVID-19 to support work from home arrangements and e-learning for students. True Corporation, in collaboration with CPF, is also providing free mobile phone SIM cards to suspected COVID-19 patients who register to receive free food delivery from CPF. In addition, through the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT), of which C.P. Group’s CEO Suphachai Chearavanont is President, True Corporation announced that they will work alongside other Council members to launch digital platforms and applications to help source medical supply donations as well as track, trace and contain the spread of COVID-19.

Mr. Suphachai Chearavanont, CEO of Charoen Pokphand Group, said, “During these dark times, we must unite and tackle COVID-19 together. Critical to our fight against this pandemic is to make sure our frontline medical workers have the essential medical equipment they need, and surgical masks are critical for them at this time. At this moment, we are also very focused on keeping people employed and do what we can to help our employees and their families, our customers and our local communities. With the mask factory now open along with all our other COVID-19 initiatives, we are using the best of our capability throughout the areas and sectors our Group operates in to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. Our Group was founded on the Three-Benefit Principle, which places the countries and communities in which we operate as well as our people before the company’s interest. This remains central to everything that we do, especially during difficult and challenging times.”

Mr. Soopakij Chearavanont, Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, said, “We are committed to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic alongside Thailand until the very end. We strongly believe that through the global partnerships we have with our network of suppliers and most importantly employees, we can pool together skills and resources as we continue our joint efforts to tackle COVID-19. We recognize that this is a challenging time for us all, and as a Group, we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to help our local communities and to support all our stakeholders. This is the right thing to do at this time and I believe by working together, we can get through this unprecedented challenge that COVID-19 has presented to all of us both locally and globally.”

Suphachai Chearavanont (center), CEO of C.P. Group, visiting the production line inside the surgical face mask factory
Suphachai Chearavanont (center), CEO of C.P. Group, visiting the production line inside the surgical face mask factory
C.P. Group Senior Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont (sixth from left), Chairman Soopakij Chearavanont (fourth from left), and CEO Suphachai Chearavanont (third from left), handed 100,000 masks to the Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross
C.P. Group Senior Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont (sixth from left), Chairman Soopakij Chearavanont (fourth from left), and CEO Suphachai Chearavanont (third from left), handed 100,000 masks to the Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross

About Charoen Pokphand Group:

The Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) is a leading Thai multi-national conglomerate that operates 3 core businesses in agro-industry and food, marketing and distribution, and telecommunications. C.P. Group invests in 21 countries with over 200 companies and 300,000 employees located around the world. The organization operates under the ‘3-Benefits’ principle of ‘Benefiting the Country, the Society and then the Company’ where ever we operate, thereby enabling C.P. Group to play a role in the development of Thailand’s economic and social development as well as all countries we have invested in. Since September 2017, three of C.P. Group’s listed businesses have been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Emerging Markets, signalling C.P. Group’s long-term commitment to ensuring a sustainable future.

For more information, please visit: www.cpgroupglobal.com/en/

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Chunghwa Telecom 2019 Form 20-F filed with the U.S. SEC

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TAIPEI, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company filed its 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 20-F filing is available at https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht.

Hard copies of the Company’s complete audited financial statements can also be requested, free of charge, by contacting Chunghwa, by phone or in writing, at the following address:

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Investor Relations
21-3 Hsinyi Road, Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan 100
Tel: +886 2 2344-5488
email: chtir@cht.com.tw

Website: https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht

About Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) is Taiwan’s largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers with its big data, information security, cloud computing and IDC capabilities, and is expanding its business into innovative technology services such as IoT, AI, etc. In recent years, Chunghwa has been actively involved in corporate social responsibility and has won domestic and international awards and recognition. For more information, please visit our website at www.cht.com.tw.

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‘One World: Together At Home’ Global Special to Air on JOOX Music on April 19

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BANGKOK, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JOOX Music, a leading music streaming platform, today announced that One World: Together At Home — a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will air on JOOX Music in Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and South Africa on April 19.

‘One World: Together At Home’ Global Special to Air on JOOX Music on April 19
‘One World: Together At Home’ Global Special to Air on JOOX Music on April 19

‘One World: Together At Home’ — 6-hour Digital Broadcast Special:

Thailand: 1am – 7am, April 19

Hong Kong and Macau SAR: 2am – 8am, April 19

Indonesia: 1am – 7am, April 19

Malaysia: 2am – 8am, April 19

Myanmar: 12.30am – 6.30am, April 19

South Africa: 8pm – 2am, April 18

‘One World: Together At Home’ — 2-hour Broadcast Special:

Thailand: 7am, April 19

Hong Kong and Macau SAR: 8am, April 19

Indonesia: 7am, April 19

Malaysia: 8am, April 19

Myanmar: 6.30am, April 19

South Africa: 2am, April 19

Launched by international advocacy organization Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO), One World: Together At Home will show unity among all people who are affected by COVID-19 and will also celebrate and support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines.

Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, One World: Together At Home will include performances and appearances by:

Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Andra Day, Andrea Bocelli, Angèle, Anitta, Annie Lennox, Awkwafina, Becky G, Ben Platt, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Billy Ray Cyrus, Black Coffee, Bridget Moynahan, Burna Boy, Camila Cabello, Cassper Nyovest, Céline Dion, Charlie Puth, Chris Martin, Christine and the Queens, Common, Connie Britton, Danai Gurira, David & Victoria Beckham, Delta Goodrem, Don Cheadle, Eason Chan, Eddie Vedder, Ellen DeGeneres, Elton John, Erin Richards, FINNEAS, Heidi Klum, Hozier, Hussain Al Jassmi, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, Jack Black, Jack Johnson, Jacky Cheung, Jameela Jamil, James McAvoy, Jason Segel, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Jess Glynne, Jessie J, Jessie Reyez, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, John Legend, Juanes, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Kesha, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Liam Payne, Lili Reinhart, Lilly Singh, Lily Tomlin, Lindsey Vonn, Lisa Mishra, Lizzo, LL Cool J, Lola Lennox, Luis Fonsi, Lupita Nyong‘o, Maluma, Maren Morris, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey, Megan Rapinoe, Michael Bublé, Milky Chance, Naomi Osaka, Natti Natasha, Niall Horan, Nomzamo Mbatha, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams, P.K. Subban, Picture This, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rita Ora, Sam Heughan, Sam Smith, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sebastián Yatra, Shah Rukh Khan, Shawn Mendes, Sheryl Crow, Sho Madjozi, Sofi Tukker, Stephen Colbert, Stevie Wonder, Superm, Taylor Swift, The Killers, Tim Gunn, Usher, Vishal Mishra and Zucchero.

Poshu Yeung, Vice President, International Business Group, Tencent said, “As a leading music streaming platform, JOOX Music is proud to be a part of this global initiative that unites performers, music fans and all citizens around the world in a collaborative effort to beat coronavirus, supporting frontline healthcare workers and the WHO. We stand together, gathering our hearts while staying at home, with all music lovers in Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and South Africa in using music as a universal tool in our fight against the further spread of COVID-19.”

One World: Together At Home is not a telethon — it is a historic, first-of-its kind global broadcast event to celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers, and to support the World Health Organization in the global fight to end COVID-19. The broadcast will feature stories from frontline healthcare workers on the COVID response, commitments from philanthropists, governments and corporations to support and equip frontline healthcare workers around the world, with masks, gowns and other vital equipment, and to local charities that provide food, shelter, and healthcare to those that need it most.

For more information about Global Citizen and its campaign to support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO, powered by the UN Foundation, please visit globalcitizen.org and follow @GlblCtzn on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #GlobalCitizen. 

To learn more about WHO’s response to the pandemic and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, please go to www.who.int/COVID-19 and follow @WHO on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

For information about how to tune in and take action, visit www.globalcitizen.org/togetherathome.

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The Red Flag Group’s 2019/20 annual report shows their continued growth in revenue and their commitment to helping companies make better business decisions in critical times

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MADRID, Spain and HONG KONG, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Red Flag Group®, a global leader in providing due diligence reports, data, intelligence and technology solutions, has released its annual report for 2019/20.

As a trusted provider of information, data and intelligence to global companies across a wide range of industries, The Red Flag Group® continued to expand its client base with revenue growth. In spite of a challenging year for the collection and analysis of information in several countries, the firm achieved a 96.7 percent on-time delivery rate of their research reports, allowing their clients to truly assess the health and risks of their potential counterparties. 

The report demonstrates how The Red Flag Group® has committed to helping companies make better decisions when selecting key stakeholders despite the unexpected events of the last year, such as the wildfires in Australia, social situations in Hong Kong, conflicts in the Middle East, volcano eruptions in the Philippines and global meltdown following the COVID-19 outbreak.

“No longer do companies simply sign up a supplier, partner or distributor without a series of deep dives into their operations, structure, risk profile, leadership and financials. Companies are considering these relationships very carefully and assessing them across a variety of risks, from corruption and money laundering through to financial and environmental risks and community engagement. Added to that list in 2019 was the risk of continuity of business,“ said Scott Lane, The Red Flag Group®’s CEO & Chairman.

“The data that allows companies to make a decision on how to proceed is provided by us, and the technology solution and support for risk identification and classification is made by us. Together they allow us to provide a unique offering to those global companies that are aware that they will be judged by the quality of their suppliers and partners in the eyes of the law, the media and society. We are convinced that our success is dependent on effectively managing our technology assets, our data assets and our people,“ affirmed Scott Lane. “We remain committed to developing our product portfolio to support our vision of helping our customers make better decisions when selecting their key stakeholders.“

The annual report includes also a special article underlining the valuable contribution that the female professionals in compliance keep bringing every day to the development of The Red Flag Group®. The firm believes that company boards that embrace gender diversity significantly outperform those that do not, and boasts a workforce of over 47 percent women, who are present on every level and in every department of the firm. 

Read the full Annual Report 2019/20 https://insights.redflaggroup.com/annual-reports/our-annual-report-2019-20

About The Red Flag Group®   

For almost 15 years it has been a main goal of The Red Flag Group® to help companies select the best customers, suppliers and business partners by providing data, intelligence and rating solutions across all industries and countries. With our curated data, intelligence and rating solutions, our clients make Better Decisions™ when selecting companies and people they engage with, allowing them to not only meet their own statutory compliance obligations, but to also drive up standards and improve society’s future outlook. 

We believe that organisations recognise their critical role in ending corruption, money laundering and child and forced labour with a commitment to the highest standards of ethics, compliance and social governance to make a significant contribution in society. For more information, go to http://www.redflaggroup.com.  

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Euroclear Business and Financial Update – Q1 2020

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BRUSSELS, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

  • Q1 20 revenues up 9% year-on-year, to EUR 383 million
    • Business Income rose 15% to EUR 321 million
    • Banking and Other Income decreased 14% to EUR 62 million
  • Operating costs up by 4% to EUR 213 million, in line with expectations
  • Net profit was up 29% to EUR 127 million
  • Dividend approval to be postponed to Q4 2020 in light of recent ECB guidance
  • Liquidity initiative stopped due to current uncertain environment
  • COVID-19 outlook: business income evolution uncertain; interest-related income hit by interest rate cuts

Business update

Global markets are exceptionally volatile as participants attempt to understand the wide-ranging implications of COVID-19. During this time, our key priorities are the welfare and wellbeing of our people, whilst ensuring business resilience in our critical role as financial market infrastructure, and continuing to safeguard both our clients’ and Euroclear’s assets.

In seeking to protect the health and safety of our people, we moved to wholesale homeworking, with nearly all our people working remotely. We have taken several other initiatives to support staff wellbeing during this difficult period.

Our Business Continuity Plan is working well to support our customers’ needs even with the exceptional settlement volumes experienced in the first quarter across the financial markets. Sustained investment over recent years in new technologies, cyber security and optimising our ways of working has helped to minimise operational risk and build a more resilient business, allowing us to support our customers and our people through this difficult time.

The strong performance in business income at the end of 2019 continued into the first months of 2020, before the recent heightened volatility, seen across markets, resulted in much greater activity. As a result, the group delivered exceptionally strong growth in business income during the first quarter, above our long-term, through-the-cycle growth trajectory. This activity has recently begun to normalise, with volumes reverting towards more typical levels. Lower market valuations are expected to impact our revenue performance in certain asset classes, such as equities, balancing the overall full year performance.

Central banks lowered policy rates in response to the economic crisis and that has reduced our interest-related income in the quarter. We expect that an ongoing lower interest rate environment will continue to substantially impact Banking and Other Income over the coming quarters, with a yearly decline of approximately 50% anticipated in 2020, compared to 2019 results.

Capital and dividend

We have a strong balance sheet and capital position. Given our disciplined risk management, limited leverage and prudent liquidity position, the Board remains confident in Euroclear’s financial strength. However, in light of recent guidance from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) regarding dividend distribution policy in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the Board has taken the decision to postpone its approval of the dividend announced in February, until Q4 2020. 

Shareholder liquidity initiative

In December 2019, the Board completed the study phase of the process to find a liquidity solution for the benefit of all of our shareholders. Given the current uncertain environment, the Board has decided to stop all work on a tentative liquidity initiative, and wait until economic activity and market stability has been restored in a sustained way to consider the matter again.

Commenting on the first quarter update, Marc Antoine Autheman, Chairman said:

“The Euroclear group continues to demonstrate exceptional levels of robustness and resilience as we support global financial markets during a period of great strain. On behalf of the Board, I would like to express gratitude to our people from across every entity of the group for how they have responded to the COVID-19 crisis. Thanks to their dedication we have been able to maintain services of the highest quality and security to all clients.”

Lieve Mostrey, Chief Executive Officer, added:

“This year has already proven to be challenging for the financial markets, with recent events demonstrating the need for a strong and adaptable market infrastructure. Our business, people and systems have shown resilience, and their proven robustness, to support the financial market ecosystem in these unprecedented times. Thanks to all our staff’s efforts, we remain focused on delivering for our stakeholders while monitoring the COVID-19 situation very closely.

In recognition of the important responsibility we have to society and our local communities, we have made a donation of EUR 1 million to charities that are tackling the COVID-19 crisis. The donation will be allocated to local charitable causes, such as hospitals and vaccination research, in each of the main countries where Euroclear operates.”

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To the maximum extent permitted by law, no warranty or representation including, but not limited to, accuracy or completeness (express or implied) is made in relation to the Content, including, but not limited to, any statements about the prospects of Euroclear. Euroclear makes no commitment to update the Content and expressly disclaims, to the extent lawful, liability for any errors or omissions in it. The Content is not directed at, or intended for distribution to, or use by any person or entity where such distribution or use is restricted by law or regulation. Persons into whose possession the Content comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.

Note to editors

Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. At the core, the group provides settlement, safe-keeping and servicing of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives to investment funds. Euroclear is a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise.

The Euroclear group includes Euroclear Bank – which is rated AA+ by Fitch Ratings and AA by Standard & Poor’s – as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden and Euroclear UK & Ireland. The Euroclear group settled the equivalent of EUR 837 trillion in securities transactions in 2019, representing 239 million domestic and cross-border transactions and held an average of EUR 30.1 trillion in assets for clients.

For more information about Euroclear, please visit www.euroclear.com.

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Fang to Report Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results on April 24, 2020

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BEIJING, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fang Holdings Limited (NYSE: SFUN) (“Fang”), a leading real estate Internet portal in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 before the U.S. market opens on Friday, April 24, 2020.

Fang’s management team will host a conference call on the same day at 8:00 AM U.S. ET (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time). The dial-in details for the live conference call are:

International Toll:

+65 67135600

Toll-Free/Local Toll:

United States

+1 877-440-9253 / +1 631-460-7472

Hong Kong

+852 800-906-603 / +852 3018-6773

Mainland China

+86 800-870-0075 / +86 400-120-0948

Direct Event Passcode

1578624#

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode (1578624#) and unique registrant ID. Get prompted 10 min prior to the start of the conference. Enter the Direct Event Passcode above (1578624#), and your unique Registrant ID, followed by the pound or hash (#) sign to get into the call.

Direct Event online registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/8819045

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call from 11:00 AM ET on April 24, 2020 through 9:59 AM ET May 2, 2020. The dial-in details for the telephone replay are:

International Toll:

+61 2-8199-0299

Toll-Free/Local Toll:

United States

+1 855-452-5696 / +1 646-254-3697

Hong Kong

+852 800-963-117 / +852 3051-2780

Mainland China

+86 400-602-2065 / +86 800-870-0206

Conference ID:

8819045

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on Fang’s website at http://ir.fang.com.

About Fang

Fang operates a leading real estate Internet portal in China in terms of the number of page views and visitors to its websites. Through its websites, Fang provides primarily marketing, listing, financial and value-added services for China’s fast-growing real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors. Its user-friendly websites support active online communities and networks of users seeking information on, and other value-added services for, the real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors in China. Fang currently maintains approximately 65 offices to focus on local market needs and its website and database contains real estate related content covering 658 cities in China. For more information about Fang, please visit http://ir.fang.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Jessie Yang
Investor Relations Director
Email: ir@fang.com

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111 Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended 2019

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SHANGHAI, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 111, Inc. (“111” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: YI), a leading integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China, today announced it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 16, 2020.

The annual report is available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.111.com.cn/ as well as the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Company will provide a hard copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to Investor Relations Department 3-5/F, No. 295 ZuChongZhi Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, The People’s Republic of China.

About 111, Inc.

111, Inc. (NASDAQ: YI) (“111” or the “Company”) is a leading integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China. The Company provides hundreds of millions of consumers with better access to pharmaceutical products and healthcare services directly through its online retail pharmacy and indirectly through its offline pharmacy network. 111 also offers online healthcare services through its internet hospital, 1 Clinic, which provides consumers with cost-effective and convenient online consultation and electronic prescription services. In addition to providing direct services to consumers through its online retail pharmacy, 111 also enables offline pharmacies to better serve their customers. The Company’s online wholesale pharmacy, 1 Drug Mall, serves as a one-stop shop for pharmacies to source a vast selection of pharmaceutical products. The Company’s new retail platform, by integrating the front and back ends of the pharmaceutical supply chain, has formed a smart supply chain, which transforms the flow of pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and modernizes how they serve their customers.

For more information on 111, please visit ir@111.com.cn

For more information, please contact:

111, Inc
IR Director
Ms. Monica Mu
ir@111.com.cn

Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: carnell@christensenir.com

In U.S.
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
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Pearl Abyss Begins Final Beta for Shadow Arena

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SEOUL, South Korea, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Abyss announced that its action battle royale Shadow Arena has entered its final phase of Beta testing today at 4PM (KST). Players across the globe can now experience the improved gameplay of Shadow Arena on Steam until April 20.

Pearl Abyss Begins Final Beta for Shadow Arena
Pearl Abyss Begins Final Beta for Shadow Arena

In Shadow Arena, 40 Heroes battle against each other in fierce, action-packed showdowns to become the final survivor. New content, such as a more sophisticated matching system, has been introduced to the final Beta to provide a higher level of gameplay for global players. 

The new AI Matches mode allows a maximum of 5 players to fight as allies against 40 AI opponents. A Normal Match mode, where the game’s results are not recorded, is also available along with other additions including a new giant monster the Stoneback Crabs, and a Blessed Area, which will greatly increase a Hero’s HP regeneration. 

Heroes who have signed up for a Beta key can receive a Premium Beta Key that will give them special in-game rewards. These rewards are the highest grade sealed items, such as the Matchlock and Red Dragon’s Offering. Heroes can play Shadow Arena more strategically with these sealed items. 

As the current test is being conducted as the “final” Beta, Pearl Abyss is preparing to release the early access of Shadow Arena soon.  

For more information on Shadow Arena, visit the official website, Discord, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

About Pearl Abyss

Best known for the MMORPG franchise Black Desert, Pearl Abyss is a leading developer in the game industry. Established in 2010, Pearl Abyss has since developed Black Desert for PC, mobile, and console, and is developing Shadow Arena for PC and console. All of Pearl Abyss’ games are built on the company’s own proprietary engine and are renowned for their cutting-edge graphics. The company is also developing Crimson Desert, DokeV, and PLAN 8 and is poised to continue its growth through 2020 and maintain its position as one of Asia’s leaders in game development. More information about Pearl Abyss is available at: www.pearlabyss.com.

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Globe Invests in Cloud Business to Expand ICT Capabilities

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MANILA, Philippines, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Globe Telecom, Inc. (“Globe”) has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of US-based Cloud Consulting Companies, Cascadeo Corporation and Cascadeo Partners (referred to as Cascadeo) for US $4M. Globe shall incorporate new entities through which the acquisition will be made. As part of the transaction, Globe, along with Cascadeo, will make follow up investments into the entities for growth capital to fund the company’s expansion strategies. Full execution of the agreement is targeted in the next few months following completion of regulatory approvals.

This investment echoes Globe’s trust to build a robust ICT portfolio and deliver tools and solutions that propel businesses to stay competitive towards the digital future. Globe’s vast resource pool and extensive reach in the Philippine market together with Cascadeo’s specialized expertise in cloud-based products and services bring forth synergies, which will be passed on to the Philippine and US enterprise clients through an upgraded cloud-based product and service offering.

“The joint venture with Cascadeo will further strengthen our ability to invent, innovate, and experiment,” said Globe President and CEO, Ernest Cu. “We will be leveraging on Cascadeo’s Cloud-Native Consulting and Managed Services capabilities to further solidify our credibility as a cloud solutions provider for enterprises and small and medium business customers who are ready to digitally transform.” The deal forms part of the strategy of Globe Business to accelerate development of its ICT capabilities and solutions and to provide their customers a complete suite of cloud-native products and services.

“We’re excited to have a partner like Globe in the next stage of our growth journey. Their commitment to cloud-first and speed of adoption are rare to see in large organizations. We also admire that Globe has balanced achieving business goals with taking care of their people. We continue to be amazed by the talent of the Filipino workforce and partnering with Globe will be instrumental in helping us become an employer of choice as we broaden our footprint in the Philippine market,” said Jared Reimer, CEO of Cascadeo Corporation.

Founded in 2006, Cascadeo is one of only a few elite Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Premier Consulting Partners in North America and is also a Managed Services Provider (“MSP”). Their expertise is on automation, Cloud-Native Platform as a Service, Data Analytics, Serverless Infrastructure and programmatic security. They also have professional consulting services and managed operations for customer deployments on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, NetApp Cloud Solutions and even on-premise VMWare private cloud environments. Cascadeo is head-quartered in Seattle, Washington and maintains a Cloud Operations Center of Excellence in Manila, which supports their customers in the US and the Philippines.

About Globe

Globe is a leading full-service telecommunications company in the Philippines and is publicly listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange with the stock symbol GLO. The company serves the telecommunication and technology needs of consumers and businesses across an entire suite of products and services including mobile, fixed, broadband, data connectivity, internet and managed services. It has major interests in financial technology, digital marketing solutions, venture capital funding for startups, entertainment, and virtual healthcare. Its principal shareholders are Ayala Corporation and Singtel, acknowledged industry leaders in the country and in the region.

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About Cascadeo

Founded in July 2006, Cascadeo, a US-based entity with a subsidiary in the Philippines, is a Premier AWS Consulting Partner and Managed Services Provider (MSP) that specializes in cloud migration, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Originally established to focus on data centers and customized managed hosting, Cascadeo has evolved to become a Premier AWS Consulting Partner that also provides on-going managed services within the public cloud ecosystem. The company also has partnerships or certifications with other cloud vendors such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes and NetApp Cloud Solutions. Cascadeo.io, an AIOps-enabled platform, is considered the next generation managed services delivered as a SaaS (Software as a Service).

For more information, visit www.cascadeo.com

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