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Trip.com Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Sign Strategic Global Agreement

9,000 hotels by Wyndham to land on Trip.com Group’s platforms, boosting global distribution and leveraging innovative livestreaming capabilities for specific markets

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18, 2021 — Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, recently signed a strategic global agreement with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company. This is a significant move that marks the two industry-leading companies’ commitment and continued collaboration to drive the success of the travel industry.


Trip.com Group users can discover over 9,000 global hotels by Wyndham, across 22 brands from luxury to economy. This includes over 1,600 hotels in the Asia Pacific region, where Wyndham Hotels & Resorts commands a leading presence, with hotels located in popular travel destinations like Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and more.

This strategic agreement builds upon Trip.com Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ strong and long-standing relationship through corporate travel partnerships as well as a host of successful distribution campaigns.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio of hotels and resorts in Mainland China has enjoyed immense popularity with Trip.com Group users. The travel Group’s leading Chinese travel platform Ctrip’s most recent 919 Super Brand Day campaign, Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Villas Jinlin Plaza Lijiang was named the platform’s most popular hotel, achieving the highest sales volume in the single-store category with RMB 12 million in total sales for just one stand-alone hotel, further illustrating the success and popularity of Ctrip’s livestreaming channels.

Through the expanded global agreement, Trip.com Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will further strengthen their strategic alliance that will continue to drive hotel performance and bookings. Both companies will increase its collaboration on travel marketing initiatives and an array of tactical campaigns, such as 618 Sales, Ctrip Member Day, 99 Hotel Festival and 1028 Trip.com Group Anniversary. Data insights from its sophisticated transaction platforms will also further optimise the booking experience for Chinese travellers.

In addition, hotels can leverage the Trip.com Group network and interactive live-streaming capabilities that regularly generate hundreds of millions of impressions. An exciting series of marketing activities will also be made available on Trip.com Group’s new travel marketing Star Hub that will enable hotels to utilize its channel traffic management toolkit to drive traffic to their products and content offerings.

Joon Aun Ooi, President, Asia Pacific of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts said: "We are excited to expand our strategic relationship with Trip.com Group, a leading distribution partner. This strategic alliance is a key development that will enable our hotels to expand their global distribution capabilities, and provide them with innovative and interactive solutions to drive bookings, as we continue to serve millions of travellers on the road to recovery."

"We are ready to welcome back our guests to stay at hotels by Wyndham all over the world, while providing them with peace-of-mind through "Count on Us", our global health and safety program with elevated hygiene and cleanliness protocols. We look forward to building a strong and successful relationship with Trip.com Group as we work together to inspire confidence among our guests as they start to travel again," added Joon Aun.

Ray Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Accommodation Business at Trip.com Group said: "We are very excited about this strategic partnership with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company. This agreement will enrich our accommodation inventory for travellers and ensure that we remain their go-to travel companion as regional and global travel recovers. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an extensive portfolio of hotels in key destinations that overlap with Trip.com Group’s key markets in Asia Pacific and beyond. We look forward to a bright future with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts."

The agreement is a major milestone for both companies that cements its industry-leading coverage, reinforces their global digital distribution and marketing prowess. This will strengthen Trip.com Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ alliance in Greater China to support the increasing demands from Chinese guests booking inbound, outbound and domestically, as the travel industry makes monumental steps towards recovery and reopening.                    

About Trip.com Group

Trip.com Group (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services, and enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centers. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". For more information, visit: group.trip.com

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world’s largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 803,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveller, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 22 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is also a leading provider of hotel management services. The Company’s award-winning Wyndham Rewards loyalty program offers over 90 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com

 

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Meten Holding Group Ltd. Closes $20 Million Registered Direct Offering of Ordinary Shares Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 12, 2021 — Meten Holding Group Ltd. ("Meten Holding" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: METX), one of the leading omnichannel English language training ("ELT") service providers in China, today announced it closed its previously announced registered direct offering. The purchase price of the ordinary shares was $0.60 per ordinary share. The gross proceeds of the offering will be approximately $20 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this Offering for capital expenditures and general corporate and working capital needs.

Aegis Capital Corp. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the Offering.

The Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-256087) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2021. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the Offering have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 810 7th Avenue, 18th floor, New York, NY 10019, by email at syndicate@aegiscap.com, or by telephone at (212) 813-1010.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Meten Holding Group Ltd.

Meten Holding Group Ltd., formerly known as Meten EdtechX Education Group Ltd., is an English Language Training (ELT) service provider in China, delivering English language and skills training for Chinese students and professionals. Through a sophisticated digital platform and a nationwide network of learning centers, the Company provides its services under three industry-leading brands: Meten (adult and junior ELT services), ABC (primarily junior ELT services) and Likeshuo (online ELT). The Company offers superior teaching quality and student satisfaction, served by cutting edge technology deployed across its business, including AI-driven centralized teaching and management systems that record and analyze learning processes in real time. The Company is committed to improving the overall English language competence of the Chinese population to keep abreast of the rapid development of globalization. Its experienced management is focused on further developing its digital platform and expanding its network of learning centers to deliver a continually evolving service offerings to a growing number of students across China.

For more information, please visit: https://investor.metenedu-edtechx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. 

For more information, please contact Investor Relations:

Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
+1 917-609-0333
tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com

HUYA Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 9, 2021 — HUYA Inc. ("Huya" or the "Company") (NYSE: HUYA), a leading game live streaming platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Highlights

  • Total net revenues for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 5.7% to RMB2,975.5 million (US$461.8 million), from RMB2,814.8 million for the same period of 2020.
  • Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was RMB524.4 million (US$81.4 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB253.0 million for the same period of 2020.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.[1] was RMB180.0 million (US$27.9 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB361.2 million for the same period of 2020.
  • Average mobile MAUs[2] of Huya Live in the third quarter of 2021 increased by 14.7% to 85.1 million, from 74.2 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Total number of paying users[3] of Huya Live in the third quarter of 2021 reached 6.0 million, compared with 6.0 million in the same period of 2020.

"During the recent summer period, we saw robust growth in mobile users based on our comprehensive content offerings, strong operational capabilities and continued promotion efforts. Huya Live’s average mobile MAUs reached 85.1 million in the third quarter of 2021, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.7% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 9.7%," said Mr. Rongjie Dong, Chief Executive Officer of Huya. "In light of the dynamic business environment, reinforcing our competitive advantages is pivotal to our continuing success. In this spirit, we will strive to promote new game launches, further enrich our content library, and advance product and service upgrades through innovation to meet diverse user demands as we continue to ensure a great user experience."

Ms. Ashley Xin Wu, Vice President of Finance of Huya, commented, "We continued our sustained growth pathway in the third quarter by achieving 5.7% year-over-year top-line growth. And, against the backdrop of an evolving landscape, we strengthened our investment in quality content and content creators to cement our leading market position. Going forward, we will remain dedicated to driving user growth, improving monetization and enhancing our ecosystem."

[1] "Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc." is defined as net income attributable to HUYA Inc. before share-based compensation expenses, and gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes. For more information, please refer to "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release.

[2] Refers to average monthly active users on mobile apps. Average mobile MAUs for any period is calculated by dividing (i) the sum of active users on the mobile apps for each month during such relevant period, by (ii) the number of months during such relevant period.

[3] Refers to the sum of user accounts that purchased various products and services on our platform at least once during such relevant period.

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Total net revenues for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 5.7% to RMB2,975.5 million (US$461.8 million), from RMB2,814.8 million for the same period of 2020.

Live streaming revenues decreased by 2.1% to RMB2,601.9 million (US$403.8 million) for the third quarter of 2021, from RMB2,657.2 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to lower average spending per paying user on Huya Live.

Advertising and other revenues increased by 137.1% to RMB373.7 million (US$58.0 million) for the third quarter of 2021, from RMB157.6 million for the same period of 2020, primarily driven by the revenues from licensing of content.

Cost of revenues increased by 12.6% to RMB2,471.5 million (US$383.6 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB2,194.3 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in revenue sharing fees and content costs.

Revenue sharing fees and content costs increased by 16.3% to RMB2,123.6 million (US$329.6 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB1,826.7 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in revenue sharing fees in relation to certain broadcaster incentive programs, and the increase in spending on e-sports content and content creators.

Bandwidth costs decreased by 14.2% to RMB178.0 million (US$27.6 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB207.6 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to improved bandwidth cost management and continued technology enhancement efforts.

Gross profit decreased by 18.8% to RMB504.0 million (US$78.2 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB620.6 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increased cost of revenues driven by higher revenue sharing fees and content costs. Gross margin was 16.9 % for the third quarter of 2021, compared with 22.0% for the same period of 2020.

Research and development expenses increased by 12.9% to RMB206.2 million (US$32.0 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB182.7 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to increased personnel-related expenses.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 59.5% to RMB229.4 million (US$35.6 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB143.8 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to increased marketing expenses to promote the Company’s content, products, services and brand name, particularly including promotional activities for e-sports events and cooperation with various marketing channels during the summer vacations.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 32.6% to RMB80.1 million (US$12.4 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB118.7 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to lower share-based compensation expenses.

Operating income decreased by 62.7% to RMB83.1 million (US$12.9 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB222.9 million for the same period of 2020. Operating margin was 2.8% for the third quarter of 2021, compared with 7.9% for the same period of 2020.

Interest and short-term investments income were RMB62.6 million (US$9.7 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB75.9 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to decreased interest rates.

Income tax expenses decreased by 19.9% to RMB40.6 million (US$6.3 million) for the third quarter of 2021 from RMB50.7 million for the same period of 2020.

Share of income in equity method investments, net of income taxes was RMB378.7 million (US$58.8 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB0.2 million for the same period of 2020, primarily due to the investment income related to a disposal of equity investment.

Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB524.4 million (US$81.4 million), compared with RMB253.0 million for the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. for the third quarter of 2021, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, and gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes, was RMB180.0 million (US$27.9 million), compared with RMB361.2 million for the same period of 2020.

Diluted net income per American depositary share ("ADS") was RMB2.17 (US$0.34) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB1.05 for the same period of 2020. Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share of the Company.

Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS was RMB0.75 (US$0.12) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB1.50 for the same period of 2020.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and short-term investments of RMB11,119.6 million (US$1,725.7 million), compared with RMB10,738.2 million as of June 30, 2021, primarily due to a cash inflow from a disposal of equity investment.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 9, 2021 (8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on November 9, 2021).

For participants who wish to join the call, please complete online registration using the link provided below 20 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive the conference call access information, including dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode, a unique registrant ID and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.

Participant Online Registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/4691866

After registration is complete, please dial-in 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the earnings call and enter the Direct Event passcode and registrant ID as instructed to connect to the call.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.huya.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until November 16, 2021, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

United States:

+1-646-254-3697

International:

+61-2-8199-0299

Hong Kong, China:

+852-3051-2780

Replay Access Code:

4691866

About HUYA Inc.

HUYA Inc. is a leading game live streaming platform in China with a large and active game live streaming community. The Company cooperates with e-sports event organizers, as well as major game developers and publishers, and has developed e-sports live streaming as one of the most popular content genres on its platform. The Company has created an engaged, interactive and immersive community for game enthusiasts of China’s young generation. Building on its success in game live streaming, Huya has also extended its content to other entertainment content genres. Huya’s open platform also functions as a marketplace for broadcasters and talent agencies to congregate and closely collaborate with the Company.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), except that the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity, consolidated statements of cash flows, and the detailed notes have not been presented. Huya uses non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc., non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders, and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit excluding share-based compensation expenses allocated in cost of revenues. Non-GAAP operating income is operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. is net income attributable to HUYA Inc. excluding share-based compensation expenses, and gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders is net income attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses, and gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS is non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS. The Company believes that separate analysis and exclusion of the impact of (i) share-based compensation expenses, and (ii) gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes add clarity to the constituent parts of its performance. The Company reviews these non-GAAP financial measures together with GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of its operating performance. It uses the non-GAAP financial measure for planning, forecasting and measuring results against the forecast. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measure is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess its operating performance without the effect of (i) share-based compensation expenses, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in its business, and (ii) gain on fair value change and disposal of equity investments, net of income taxes, which both may recur when there is observable price change in the future. However, the use of non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not include all items that impact the Company’s net income for the period. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not measured in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measure in isolation from or as an alternative to the financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "HUYA Inc. Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this announcement.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.4434 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2021, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollars amounts referred to in this announcement could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Huya’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Huya may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Huya’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Huya’s goals and strategies; Huya’s future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the game live streaming market; the expectation regarding the rate at which to gain active users, especially paying users; Huya’s ability to monetize the user base; Huya’s efforts in complying with applicable data privacy and security regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China; the impact of the COVID-19 to Huya’s business operations and the economy in China and elsewhere generally; any regulatory developments in laws, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines applicable to Huya; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Huya’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Huya does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

HUYA Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-20-2290-7829
E-mail: ir@huya.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: huya@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc. 
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: huya@tpg-ir.com

 

 

 

HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

As of December 31,

As of September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

US$

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

3,293,573

3,103,779

481,699

Restricted cash

164,889

2,741

425

Short-term deposits

5,974,790

7,006,098

1,087,329

Short-term investments

1,206,539

1,009,720

156,706

Accounts receivable, net

71,237

74,692

11,592

Amounts due from related parties, net

64,802

211,301

32,793

Prepayments and other current assets, net

495,108

934,951

145,102

Total current assets

11,270,938

12,343,282

1,915,646

Non-current assets

Deferred tax assets

48,313

26,451

4,105

Investments

467,206

582,213

90,358

Property and equipment, net

94,555

82,438

12,794

Intangible assets, net

62,796

90,717

14,079

Right-of-use assets, net

87,418

404,929

62,844

Prepayments and other non-current assets

379,461

150,542

23,364

Total non-current assets

1,139,749

1,337,290

207,544

Total assets

12,410,687

13,680,572

2,123,190

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

10,083

18,918

2,936

Advances from customers and deferred revenue

485,878

399,607

62,018

Income taxes payable

56,861

74,613

11,580

Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities

1,707,289

1,759,490

273,066

Amounts due to related parties

95,457

333,812

51,807

Lease liabilities due within one year

29,227

36,812

5,713

Total current liabilities

2,384,795

2,623,252

407,120

Non-current liabilities

Lease liabilities

57,620

51,216

7,949

Deferred tax liabilities

13,350

4,597

713

Deferred revenue

178,144

145,174

22,531

Total non-current liabilities

249,114

200,987

31,193

Total liabilities

2,633,909

2,824,239

438,313

 

 

 

HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

As of December 31,

As of September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

US$

Shareholders’ equity

Class A ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value;
    750,000,000 shares authorized as of December
    31, 2020 and September 30, 2021, respectively; 
   
83,490,841 and 86,195,765 shares issued and
    outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and
    September 30, 2021, respectively)

55

56

9

Class B ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value;
    200,000,000 shares authorized as of December
    31, 2020 and September 30, 2021, respectively; 
    152,357,321 and 151,136,517 shares issued and 
    outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and
    September 30, 2021, respectively)

100

100

16

Additional paid-in capital

11,465,575

11,688,697

1,814,057

Statutory reserves

122,429

122,429

19,001

Accumulated deficit

(1,883,643)

(987,475)

(153,254)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

72,262

32,526

5,048

Total shareholders’ equity

9,776,778

10,856,333

1,684,877

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

12,410,687

13,680,572

2,123,190

 

 

 

HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2020

June 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Net revenues

Live streaming

2,657,208

2,579,178

2,601,854

403,801

7,496,755

7,573,307

1,175,359

Advertising and others

157,632

383,197

373,692

57,996

427,277

969,398

150,448

Total net revenues

2,814,840

2,962,375

2,975,546

461,797

7,924,032

8,542,705

1,325,807

Cost of revenues(1)

(2,194,263)

(2,381,056)

(2,471,536)

(383,576)

(6,253,627)

(6,943,488)

(1,077,612)

Gross profit

620,577

581,319

504,010

78,221

1,670,405

1,599,217

248,195

Operating expenses(1)

Research and development expenses

(182,683)

(207,899)

(206,203)

(32,002)

(518,597)

(613,173)

(95,163)

Sales and marketing expenses

(143,846)

(167,045)

(229,404)

(35,603)

(364,902)

(541,034)

(83,967)

General and administrative expenses

(118,741)

(72,130)

(80,073)

(12,427)

(348,953)

(236,294)

(36,672)

Total operating expenses

(445,270)

(447,074)

(515,680)

(80,032)

(1,232,452)

(1,390,501)

(215,802)

Other income, net

47,613

47,643

94,804

14,713

99,650

218,415

33,897

Operating income

222,920

181,888

83,134

12,902

537,603

427,131

66,290

Interest and short-term investments income

75,919

57,729

62,561

9,709

239,373

185,420

28,777

Gain on fair value change of investments

3,593

40,568

6,296

2,160

44,161

6,854

Other non-operating expenses

(10,010)

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

4,677

722

(31)

(5)

2,277

(1,569)

(244)

Income before income tax expenses

303,516

243,932

186,232

28,902

771,403

655,143

101,677

Income tax expenses

(50,657)

(58,291)

(40,577)

(6,297)

(139,499)

(138,278)

(21,460)

Income before share of income (loss) in
      equity method investments, net of
      income taxes

252,859

185,641

145,655

22,605

631,904

516,865

80,217

Share of income (loss) in equity method
      investments, net of income taxes

154

610

378,724

58,777

(907)

379,303

58,867

Net income attributable to HUYA Inc.

253,013

186,251

524,379

81,382

630,997

896,168

139,084

Net income attributable to ordinary
     shareholders

253,013

186,251

524,379

81,382

630,997

896,168

139,084

 

 

 

HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2020

June 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Net income per ADS*

—Basic

1.10

0.78

2.20

0.34

2.82

3.77

0.58

—Diluted

1.05

0.77

2.17

0.34

2.65

3.71

0.58

Net income per ordinary share

—Basic

1.10

0.78

2.20

0.34

2.82

3.77

0.58

—Diluted

1.05

0.77

2.17

0.34

2.65

3.71

0.58

Weighted average number of ADS used in
     calculating net income per ADS

—Basic

230,554,718

238,105,367

238,814,217

238,814,217

224,053,176

237,848,772

237,848,772

—Diluted

240,474,833

241,536,071

241,449,111

241,449,111

237,807,379

241,774,727

241,774,727

* Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share

(1) Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:

Three Months Ended

Nine Month Ended

September 30,
2020

June 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Cost of revenues

17,352

12,969

11,883

1,844

47,939

41,473

6,437

Research and development expenses

42,552

32,226

34,720

5,388

114,070

103,687

16,092

Sales and marketing expenses

2,711

1,670

2,512

390

7,829

6,073

943

General and administrative expenses

45,549

20,636

21,714

3,370

156,383

67,474

10,472

 

 

 

HUYA INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2020

June 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Gross profit

620,577

581,319

504,010

78,221

1,670,405

1,599,217

248,195

Share-based compensation expenses allocated
      in cost of revenues

17,352

12,969

11,883

1,844

47,939

41,473

6,437

Non-GAAP gross profit

637,929

594,288

515,893

80,065

1,718,344

1,640,690

254,632

Operating income

222,920

181,888

83,134

12,902

537,603

427,131

66,290

Share-based compensation expenses

108,164

67,501

70,829

10,992

326,221

218,707

33,944

Non-GAAP operating income

331,084

249,389

153,963

23,894

863,824

645,838

100,234

Net income attributable to HUYA Inc.

253,013

186,251

524,379

81,382

630,997

896,168

139,084

Gain on fair value change and disposal of e
     quity investments, net of income taxes

(3,619)

(415,190)

(64,436)

(1,620)

(418,809)

(64,998)

Share-based compensation expenses

108,164

67,501

70,829

10,992

326,221

218,707

33,944

Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.

361,177

250,133

180,018

27,938

955,598

696,066

108,030

Net income attributable to ordinary
      shareholders

253,013

186,251

524,379

81,382

630,997

896,168

139,084

Gain on fair value change and disposal of

      equity investments, net of income taxes

(3,619)

(415,190)

(64,436)

(1,620)

(418,809)

(64,998)

Share-based compensation expenses

108,164

67,501

70,829

10,992

326,221

218,707

33,944

Non-GAAP net income attributable to
      ordinary shareholders

361,177

250,133

180,018

27,938

955,598

696,066

108,030

Non-GAAP net income per ordinary share

—Basic

1.57

1.05

0.75

0.12

4.27

2.93

0.45

—Diluted

1.50

1.04

0.75

0.12

4.02

2.88

0.45

Non-GAAP net income per ADS

—Basic

1.57

1.05

0.75

0.12

4.27

2.93

0.45

—Diluted

1.50

1.04

0.75

0.12

4.02

2.88

0.45

Weighted average number of ADS used in 
     
calculating Non-GAAP net income per ADS

—Basic

230,554,718

238,105,367

238,814,217

238,814,217

224,053,176

237,848,772

237,848,772

—Diluted

240,474,833

241,536,071

241,449,111

241,449,111

237,807,379

241,774,727

241,774,727

 

 

 

Related Links :

http://www.huya.com

Australia’s Open!: Booking.com’s 7 Predictions for the Triumphant Return of Travel in 2022

SYDNEY, Nov. 9, 2021 — In its most extensive travel predictions research to date, Booking.com reveals how a renewed sense of optimism is fueling a hunger to make 2022 the year to make the most of the unpredictability and get back to fully experiencing the world. Trends for the year include:
 

  1. Vitamin Vacay – More so than daily exercise or mindful meditation, getting away on holiday will become THE form of self-care in 2022, with over three-quarters of people (82%) affirming that travel helps their mental and emotional wellbeing more than other forms of rest and relaxation.
     
  2. Resetting the Out Of (Home) Office – When the pandemic hit, homes across the globe became our offices too, and the novelty of working remotely was realized. However, in 2022 we’ll see a significant rise in people wanting to take back control in a bid to firmly re-establish a healthy work-life balance as holiday time itself will be strictly work-free for three quarters of travelers (76%) in 2022.
     
  3. All the First-Time Feels – Remember what it was like to board a plane for the very first time? Or even just to check into a hotel? After feeling ‘stuck’ for so long, rather than rushing through the journey, travellers will be relishing every moment, from fine-tuning the playlist for the rental car to browsing the delicacies duty free has to offer, with a fifth (21%) most looking forward to the pure excitement and anticipation as the journey begins. 

For the full list of Booking.com’s travel predictions for 2022 and research methodology, visit https://news.booking.com/en-au/.

CONTACT DETAILS

For further information, contact the Booking.com Australian Press Office;

Red Havas
Lauren.graham@redhavas.com

About Booking.com:

Part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), Booking.com’s mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world whenever it’s safe to do so again. By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of travellers with memorable experiences, a range of transportation options and incredible places to stay -from homes to hotels and much more. Booking.com is available in 44 languages and offers more than 28 million total reported accommodation listings, including more than 6.6 million listings of homes, apartments, and other unique places to stay.

Call for Entries Issued for 9th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

The only business awards to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire region

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 1, 2021 — The Stevie® Awards have issued the call for entries for the 2022 (9th annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only business awards program to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. 


The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is November 23, 2021. The entry deadline is January 19, 2022, but late entries will be accepted through March 2 with the payment of a late fee. Complete entry details are available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region: large and small, for-profit and non-profit, public and private.

The awards focus on recognizing innovation in all its forms, wherever it is achieved in the workplace. Entries will be accepted in eight languages – Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese – in the following awards category groups:

A new category group for 2022 will recognize Social Media innovations, in content creation and moderation, management, and marketing since July 1 2019.

Asia-Pacific Stevie Award winners will be announced on April 17. Winners will be celebrated and presented their awards during an awards banquet on May 27. In the event that we are unable to stage the banquet because of COVID-19, we will stage a virtual awards ceremony instead.

Scores of professionals from throughout the region will participate in the judging process to determine the Stevie winners.

Some of the Asia-Pacific region’s most innovative organizations have won Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in the past five years including ABS-CBN Corporation, Cisco Systems, DHL Asia Pacific Shared Services, EventsAIR, Freelancer.com, Google, Great Eagle Holdings, Globe Telecom, HLC Group, Hong Kong Tourism Board, HP Inc., IBM, KEB HANA Bank, KEPCO, KT, MSLGROUP China, Ooredoo, PT Petrokimia Gresik, Singapore Power, SM Supermalls, Tata Consultancy Services, Telkom Indonesia, VNPT Vinaphone Corporation, Viettel, and more.

The Stevie Award is among the world’s most coveted prizes. The name Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for "crowned."

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

– Stevie®, American Business Awards® and International Business Awards® are registered trademarks of Stevie Awards, Inc.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

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“GO DAY” Shopping Festival Held by Tomato Interactive Has Begun

The GO DAY shopping festival gets exciting offers with stylish specialties and sensational celebrations

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2021 — The first Golden October – ‘GO DAY’ shopping festival held by Tomato Interactive has begun, covering 24 days from October 11th to November 3rd. Currently, consumers can browse the official website of ‘GO DAY’, participate in fantastic activities and select their favorite products. Consumers can go to www.shopgoday.com to check out the discounts among the selected products and participate in the livestream event on this coming Sunday.

‘GO DAY’ Livestream Event
‘GO DAY’ Livestream Event

Special Highlights Throughout ‘GO DAY’

The exciting ‘GO DAY’ livestream event: The event will start at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 31st (PDT). Customers can shop alongside the hosts, Minh Hoa Piron, Jimmy Mukhtorov and Patrick Wenzek, as they introduce customers to the stories of 15 of their favorite brands and their products. Professional basketball player Jeremy Lin will also officially launch his new signature JLIN 2 shoes during the livestream.

Throughout the ‘GO DAY’ livesteam, the hosts will spotlight exciting deals curated from top brands. Viewers will have the opportunity to hear directly from the hosts and businesses, learn more about the brands and products, and shop the GO DAY deals. They will be inspired and entertained by the in-depth exploration and real-time interaction.

Save on select ECOVACS ROBOTICS vacuums from DEEBOT N8 PRO+ to DEEBOT N7. Compared with the original price of $799.99, the price of DEEBOT N8 PRO+ will be $699.99 from October 15th to October 24th. Customers can get an additional $210 off from October 25th to November 3rd. For DEEBOT N7, customers will get an exclusive price of $349.99 from October 15th to October 24th, which is $150 lower than its original price. An additional discount will be offered from October 25th to November 3rd, by which time the price will only be $299.99. DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI, the winner of the internationally respected iF Design Award for 2020, is another excellent choice. Besides that, the DEEBOT N8+ and DEEBOT U2 Pro will be $150 off, respectively.

SmallRig designs and builds complete accessory solutions for content creations with cameras, gimbals, and mobile phones. They will offer the GO DAY special offer coupon flash deal is designed for consumers with a $20 off coupon, the price of Professional Phone Video Rig Kit for Vlogging & Live Streaming from SmallRig will be $16.9 lower than usual. SmallRig Portable beauty-enhancing LED lamp L10, and SmallRig Pix M160 RGBWW LED Light reduced the price by 10%. More star products are also available with multiple offers.

Besides those exhilarating discounts, ‘GO DAY’ livesteam also provides incredible giveaways of a limited quantity to consumers.

Prior to the event, ‘GO DAY’ invited Unbox Therapy, a global technology influencer with 18.1 million YouTube followers, and David Henrie, a famous Hollywood actor of TV and movie fame, to experience the products firsthand. During the event, they will share their thoughts on the products.

Throughout the shopping festival, brands offer exclusive discounts on all the products. For Dreame, ECOVACS, NAP, SmallRig, comfee, XTEP, and Xiaomi, av24-hour cyclic flash sale will be available from October 11th to November 3rd.

Dreametech H11 Max Wet and Dry Vacuum will be $75 off on ‘GO DAY’ shopping festival. Customers can enjoy NAP‘s 20% discount rates during the whole festival – the Fit-Midi Cashmere Joggers and Plush Cashmere Rib-Knit Cardigan are worth pursuing with their soft fabric and trendy design. NAP also offers knitted wear and simple but chic pajamas to satisfy customers’ diversifying needs. The 2021 JLIN2 Professional Basketball Shoes, co-designed by Jeremy Lin with professional sportswear brand XTEP, is applied the XTEP dedicated new technology, X-TEPBOOM system and carbon fiber material with reasonable price is the definitely ideal one to buy. What’s more, the exclusive prices for XTEP running shoes and lifestyle slides will be provided at the GO DAY shopping festival.

Follow the GO DAY Facebook page for updates on which products are currently discounted during the ‘GO DAY’ shopping festival.

Don’t forget to join the ‘GO DAY’ livestream @godayofficial at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 31st (PDT) to take advantage of these incredible shopping specials.

About Tomato Interactive
Tomato Interactive Ltd. was founded in Hong Kong to provide global influencer marketing, global media buy, online advertising, and global integrated marketing in over 180 countries and regions. Tomato Interactive helps connect brands and consumers globally and locally. It developed a unique influencer marketing model and strategy to help brands deliver their brand values in overseas markets. The service ranges from initiation of the creative idea, strategic consulting, influencer selection and communication, content quality assurance, and data & marketing analysis.

Counting down to Beijing 2022: Lighting up hope for a shared future

BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2021 — A news report by China.org.cn on 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:

The Shougang Park was once a steel plant, but now it is one of the venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Just over there, young freestyle skier Gu Ailing will be competing in the big air event in her first Winter Olympics.

 

"Something I’m dreaming about right now is to be able to compete in each (Alpine skiing) event (at the Beijing Winter Olympics) in China," said America’s two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin. After suffering from the death of her father and serious injuries in 2020, Shiffrin is finding her way back, hoping to rise to the challenge and surpass herself at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch, also an Olympic champion at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Winter Games, said he can’t wait for Beijing 2022, which will be his fifth Games. To this end, the 34-year-old has been training and competing strictly as planned. The British Olympic Association also recently announced their first batch of athletes for the Games. Team GB curler Bruce Mouat said that being able to participate in Beijing 2022 is the best evidence of all the hard work during the past four years.

Just like these athletes, many more are expecting the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to reports, the Australian Olympic Committee will take 41 athletes to Beijing, and Paralympics Australia will take nine athletes and two guides. Countries including the United States, Australia, Britain and Japan have all expressed their high expectations for the Games. Enabling the world’s best athletes to compete at the largest arena and carrying forward the Olympic spirit — these have become a global consensus.

With athletes from all over the world participating in the Games, the host city Beijing has been making all-out efforts to ensure everyone’s safety amid the pandemic. Regarding athletes’ needs for pre-contest training, a bio-secure bubble will be established for the Games. This means that all participants and staff members — from athletes and coaches, to drivers and chefs — will form a closed-loop, or to say, a moving and invisible "bubble" in all Olympic venues from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. Before entering the bio-secure bubble, overseas participants will either be fully vaccinated, or undergo a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in China, so as to prevent possible infections. Meanwhile, those inside the bubble can train and compete normally and receive medical tests, but without making contact with the world outside. In this way, the health of participants would receive maximum guarantee, at the same time, the expectations of athletes and spectators for the Games can be fulfilled as much as possible.

The world has long been under the shadow of the pandemic. As winter falls, the world needs dreams and passion to help ignite hope and light up the way forward. In February, let’s meet at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, "Together for a Shared Future."

China Mosaic
http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htm

Counting down to Beijing 2022: Lighting up hope for a shared future
http://www.china.org.cn/video/2021-10/29/content_77840561.htm

Onion Global Enhances Collaboration with MOOKLOOK and Schiff in China

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 28, 2021 — Onion Global Limited ("Onion Global", the "Group" or the "Company") (NYSE: OG), a next-generation lifestyle brand platform that incubates, markets and distributes the world’s fresh, fashionable and future brands to young people in China and across Asia, today announced that it will enhance its collaboration with MOOKLOOK, a leading Japanese skin care brand, and Schiff, a leading manufacturer of dietary supplement in the USA, and its sub brands Move Free, MegaRed, Airborne and Digestive Advantage by becoming their authorized distributor in China. Under this collaboration, Onion Global will provide both brands with a full range of brand management services in China, including brand positioning, marketing, and new sales channel establishment across Onion Global’s O’Mall platform and other cross-border platforms.

Mr. Cong (Kenny) Li, Founder and CEO of Onion Global, commented, "These collaborations are yet another testament to the recognition that we receive amongst our global brand partners for our well-established upstream supply chain network, diversified sales channels, and precision marketing capabilities. These strengths, combined with our key downstream operating competences allows us to be a select partner for global brands coming to China."

"MOOKLOOK and Schiff recognized the value of our brand incubation capabilities, thereby deepening their collaboration with us to manage their product lines in China," Mr. Li continued. "Our latest strategy is to unite "Technology, Health and People", as we believe people’s focus on health will continue to be a major trend, and superior product technology will help us build stronger barriers from market competition. These factors will be the focus of our future R&D and incubation of products, as we continue to increase our consumer base by leveraging our omni-channel and vertical content dissemination marketing. The healthcare and beauty industry have been an increasingly popular trend within the younger generation in recent years, hence, we are specifically targeting the opportunities in this blue ocean market. Moving forward, we will continue to expand our partnerships with other leading high-tech brands to accelerate our penetration into the new big healthcare and beauty consumption sector and help overseas brands expand their presence in China."

MOOKLOOK’s product lines are innovated and created by the Science and Technology Research Institute of Skin Care, which is ranked top 3 in Japan for its advanced anti-aging beauty technology. Schiff is known as one of the most trustworthy and recognized nutrition and healthcare brands in the USA by balancing nature and science while nourishing and improving life and health.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, the Company’s forecasts, general observation of the industry and business outlook, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expects," "anticipates," "target," "aim," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "potential," "estimates" "continue," "is/are likely to," or other similar statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Onion Global’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Onion Global does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About Onion Global Limited

Onion Global Limited (NYSE: OG) is a next-generation lifestyle brand platform that incubates, markets and distributes the world’s fresh, fashionable and future brands, which we refer to as "3F brands," to young people in China and across Asia. The Company’s mission is to be the dream factory of lifestyle brands for young people. The Company’s platform offering an integrated solution to develop, market and distribute new and inspiring branded products, thereby reshaping the lifestyle shopping and consumer culture in China. Onion Global Limited has been listed on New York Stock Exchange since May 2021.

For more information, please visit: http://ir.msyc.com/.

Investor Relations Contact

In China:
Onion Global Ltd.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@msyc.cc

Christensen
Mr. Eric Yuan
E-mail: eyuan@christensenir.com
Tel: +86-10-5900-1548

In United States:
Christensen
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
E-mail: lbergkamp@christensenir.com
Tel: +1-480-614-3004

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United Nations Day: Moviebook Leverages Digital Technologies to Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals

BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2021 — Moviebook, a leading AI-powered intelligent video production infrastructure and service provider, is responding to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by leveraging its intelligent video production and digital twin technologies to accelerate the establishment of a digital economy and propel low-carbon economic development. Its disruptive technologies are enabling industries to take significant strides towards achieving five goals in particular.

In terms of SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), Moviebook is boosting the development of digital economy by helping build the infrastructure of digital commerce, thereby promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Building on its intelligent video production and digital twin technologies, Moviebook has already realized solutions for the entire industrial chain of digital commerce, covering visualization, digital reconstruction, digital interaction, and intelligent "decision-making". This provides an accelerated path to digital transformation for wide-ranging industries that include manufacturing and new retail.

With regard to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), Moviebook is empowering the development of smart cities. Securing contracts from one of China’s leading telecoms operators, China Telecom, Moviebook is contributing its core technologies to provide diverse technical services, which include structural analysis for the creation of a digital twin system and a smart city operations and management platform.

As for SDG 4 (Quality Education), Moviebook is joining hands with Peking University, a leading educational institution, to enhance its ideology and political science module for the digital era. This includes capitalizing on Moviebook’s computer vision and intelligent video production technologies to create virtual, immersive courses that enhance the quality and experience of learning.

Moviebook is also meeting SDG 13 (Climate Action) as well as the Chinese government’s "30-60" decarbonization goal by equipping retailers with its Automatic Digital Twin (ADT) engine and digital factory for the production of digital instruction manuals. These manuals can demonstrate multidimensional information of a product, such as its appearance, texture, features and internal structure, which are visually accessible to consumers on their smartphone screens. Digital instruction manuals are innovating consumer experience and reducing the need for paper manuals, hence contributing to carbon emissions reduction.

As a leading player in intelligent video production, Moviebook will continue to push the boundaries of intelligent video production technology so as to facilitate industrial digital transformation as well as green development through innovation and dedication. In doing so, Moviebook can help the world build a better, more sustainable future.

About Moviebook

Moviebook, a leading AI-powered infrastructure and service provider of intelligent video production, aims at empowering monetization capacity for clients from retail, media, education, and culture through intelligent vision. Building on technological advantages in fields of computer vision, computer graphics, among others, Moviebook significantly improves the production efficiency of visual content and innovates ways of presenting and interacting with such content. By applying AI technologies to videos, Moviebook is pioneering a wide variety of application scenarios for intelligent video production technologies.

For more information, please visit: http://www.moviebook.cn/about/index.

Cisco Partners with COP26 to Support a More Inclusive and Sustainable Future


SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2021

COP26 Climate Cisco
COP26 Climate Cisco

News summary:

  • Cisco is proud to announce its partnership with COP26, the global climate conference taking place in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021
  • With the goal of increasing inclusivity and supporting resilience, Cisco will provide the technology to securely connect both those on-site, and permitted registered delegates who are unable to be onsite, through Webex
  • By partnering with the UK Government, Legislate for Webex will support COP26 as crucial negotiations take place between world leaders

Today, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) proudly announces its partnership with COP26, the United Nations Climate Change conference taking place in Glasgow, UK, from 31 October to 12 November 2021. Throughout the event, Cisco technology will support inclusive debates and discussions on decisive issues for the future of our planet.

For those in Glasgow, world-leading and secure Cisco networking technology will provide connectivity across the whole venue. For those joining virtually, where this is permitted for delegates unable to be onsite, Webex will connect discussions, facilitate side conversations and press conferences. To support inclusive and representative outcomes, almost all of the 3,000 anticipated physical sessions at COP26 will include a digital component, supported by Cisco Gold partner ITGL.

"Cisco is proud to be helping policymakers and their teams from around the world to join the most important climate negotiations to date. We believe that it’s on all of us to ensure that the future is inclusive," said Fran Katsoudas, Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco. "The actions that we take to protect our planet today are foundational to achieving that mission. This is a defining moment for climate policy and the future of our planet, so we are incredibly proud to be partnering with COP26."

Legislate for Webex is a platform specifically designed to facilitate secure hybrid discussions for policymakers. Cisco’s partners, ITGL and Davra, have developed a customized version of Legislate for Webex for the specific needs of COP26.

Spontaneous ad-hoc discussions can be facilitated with secured break-out Webex sessions. Live interpretation and closed captioning is also available through Legislate for Webex, supporting multilingual participation. Webex’s state-of-the-art security combined with Legislate for Webex’s customizable nature makes it the ideal platform to host the COP26 future-defining talks.

To help provide a seamless connectivity experience for up to 25,000 in-person attendees over two weeks, Cisco will be providing state-of-the-art, secure networking technologies, embedded with powerful visibility and network intelligence from Cisco ThousandEyes. All networking technology used for the event will be repurposed to ensure no equipment is wasted.

COP President-Designate Alok Sharma said: "I am delighted to welcome Cisco to the COP26 family as a Partner for the UN climate conference taking place in Glasgow. We are committed to hosting a safe and secure in-person summit and our work with Cisco is a vital part of this. I look forward to working with Cisco and all our Partners ahead of the summit as we ensure a successful and inclusive COP26."

Wendy Mars, President, Cisco Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia added "Cisco has developed the most inclusive platform for participants of meetings and events to interact, whether they are attending in-person or virtually. We are extremely proud of our team and partners in Europe who have been working to deliver the most secure and inclusive experience for COP26, home to the most important climate negotiations. Our technology and innovations are a critical part of the green and digital transition that will contribute to an inclusive sustainable future for all."

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