SINGAPORE – A 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are the two new Covid-19 cases in the community reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Oct 14). Both patients are school students and had last been at their respective schools on Oct 2. They were both quarantined from Oct 3, and were swabbed […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, Stock code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruits products in China, is pleased to announce that Shandong Tiantong Food Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Tiantong Food (Yichang) […]

SINGAPORE – As Covid-19 continues to batter economies and decimate jobs, governments around the world are seeking to share the fruits of labour more widely, and ensure that their citizens are not exposed to unbearable losses. One strategy some societies have adopted to safeguard workers’ welfare is a minimum wage, calls for which surfaced in […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Raffles Education Corp (REC) substantial shareholder Oei Hong Leong has discontinued his latest legal action against the company in relation to its plan to raise its stake in a Chinese property firm. In a statement to the bourse, the mainboard-listed REC announced that Mr Oei and his firm Oei Hong […]

SINGAPORE – A specialised children’s agency and beefed-up counselling resources were some of the proposals to help vulnerable individuals put forth by MPs on Wednesday (Oct 14). Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang GRC) called for an equivalent of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) – which supports seniors and their caregivers – to supervise, […]

SINGAPORE – The plan to have 28,000 charging points for electric vehicles by 2030 is “not ideal”, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (Oct 14), when he announced that commercial entities could be roped in to help build up this infrastructure. Currently, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is working with various agencies to […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (亚太商讯) – 肺部疾病精准介入治疗技术引领者堃博（Broncus）公司日前宣布，已完成数千万美元的C轮融资。本轮融资由清池资本领投，百度资本、济时资本、信银投资…

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Sovereign wealth fund GIC will integrate climate change into its investment portfolio, a report noted today (Oct 14). This will involve evaluating the way long-term capital market assumptions are affected by climate change drivers and under different climate change scenarios. GIC is also ensuring that its investment teams integrate climate […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Broncus Holding Company (“Broncus”), a global leader in diagnostic and therapeutic technology for lung diseases, today announced the closing of a Series C round of funding led by Lake Bleu Capital, and including Baidu Capital, the venture arm of one of the world’s largest Internet and […]

SINGAPORE, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Moonstake today announced that it has successfully closed its seed round funding and has raised over $1.04 Million (approximately JPY 110 Million). Partnerships with more than 10 public blockchains such as Emurgo (one of Cardano’s constituent corporations) and advanced products centered on staking wallets attracted a great […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as part of its ongoing work with UK Power Networks Services to help manage existing traction power assets on High Speed 1 (HS1), has been awarded a contract worth around $6.6 million to upgrade the Static Var Compensator (SVC) Control systems and […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (亚太商讯) – 中国领先的品牌加工水果产品销售商及制造商天韵国际控股有限公司（「天韵国际」及其附属公司统称「集团」，股份代号 : 6836.HK）欣然宣布，集团旗…

TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has made a financial investment in HydrogenPro AS of Norway, a company engaged in the development and manufacture of electrolyzers, devices that produce hydrogen by the process of water electrolysis. MHI subscribed to newly issued shares placed by HydrogenPro in an initial […]

HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Huawei Technologies is in talks with Digital China Group and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal that could fetch up to 25 billion yuan (S$5.04 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. Embattled Huawei is resetting its priorities in the face of US […]

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – The nine private companies (listed below) that are engaged in the construction and expansion of a hydrogen society announce that they are launching a new preparatory committee called “JAPAN Hydrogen association (JH2A)” to promote the formation of a hydrogen supply chain and global partnerships in […]

CHENGDU, CHINA, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Valarhash, a one-stop digital asset service platform, has announced new mining machine hosting plans and services, internationally available since rolling out from the end of September. Valarhash aims to provide customers with one-stop mining services, competitive electricity plans, and professional mining support and maintenance operations, lowering […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Shares of medical products supplier Medtecs International advanced further on Wednesday (Oct 14), following its stellar third-quarter financial results that were boosted by explosive demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). The Catalist-listed stock climbed as much as 7.4 per cent or $0.11 to hit $1.59 at around 11.45am. It eased […]

TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Limited and Banking Channel Solutions Limited(1) in collaboration with Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. today announced that they have developed and delivered a tablet solution for Mizuho Bank, Ltd. that enables customers to make deposits and withdrawals, complete bank transfers, open accounts, and change addresses […]

JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and LG Chem, two of the world’s top producers of batteries for electric vehicles (EV), have signalled they may join projects that could see US$20 billion (S$27.2 billion) more invested in supply chains in Indonesia, according to the country’s government. The firms signed separate heads of agreement with […]