Author: Marie Jones

Riyadh & Tokyo, Nov 9, 2020 – Alinma Bank has partnered with JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, to enable the acceptance of JCB Cards through its POS and ATM network devices deployed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The expansion is in line with the Kingdom’s strategic vision to promote both a cashless society and financial inclusion as part of Vision 2030. The partnership is also a continuation of JCB’s plan for entering the market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a destination of ever-increasing importance for…

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Aiming to Cope with the Increase of Demand in China TOKYO, Nov 6, 2020 – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has established Chengdu Kemeite Showa Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, China, jointly with Chengdu Kemeite Special Gas Co., Ltd. of China, aiming to strengthen SDK’s business to produce and sell high-purity gases for electronics. The new company will start its operation in January 2021, and it will mainly be in charge of the implementation of final process in the manufacturing process of high-purity FC-14 gas (tetrafluoromethane: CF4) which is used in the process to manufacture semiconductors. CF4 is one…

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According to Bloomberg, recent years have seen the strong performance of biopharmaceutical enterprises in Hong Kong stock market. Bonnie Chan, Head of Listing of HKEX, said at the HKEX Biotech Summit on 1st September this year that 20 pre-revenue biotechnology companies had been listed in Hong Kong by then, raising a total of HK$48 billion in IPOs, and a total of HK$46 billion in post-IPO financing. The public offerings of BeiGene, Innovent Biologics and Junshi Biosciences have all expanded multiple times upon their IPO in their market value. With the listing of RemeGen next Monday, Hong Kong is to welcome…

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Raffles Financial Group Limited (CSE: RICH) (FSE: 4VO) (OTC: RAFFF) today announced that it has appointed Mike Zhou, previously Independent Director, as Executive Director for North America. Mr. Zhou’s expertise, developed over the course of a decade, covers capital markets and international business strategy with a special focus on the technology sector. In recent years, he has held management positions and director roles throughout the FinTech, digital marketing, consulting, and financial sectors. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Zhou served as Manager of Corporate Development for BiYond (China) Corp. Under his management, the firm successfully launched a multi-million-dollar FinTech Joint Venture…

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ScreenSingapore today announced finalists for the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market 2020. Ten projects from China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand were selected based on the project’s co-production viabilities and the strength of the filmmaking team. This year’s SAFF Project Market sees entries coming in from 14 countries and regions across Asia, Europe and North America, including first-timers from Finland, France, and Iran. Taking Asian Storytelling to the World Since its launch in 2015, the SAFF Project Market has emerged as a recognised regional platform for established and upcoming content creators to come together and present…

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The Jiashan China 2020 International Investment and Trade Fair was held at the Jiashan Yunlan Bay International Convention Center, Zhejiang Province on October 28th. More than 600 business people, including representatives of the relevant provincial and municipal departments, management of domestic companies and foreign businessmen from the UK, Japan, Germany, Italy and Spain attended the event. Jiashan County, one of the top 100 counties in China, has held the Jiashan Trade Fair annually since 2003, and has been ranked among the top 10 counties attracting foreign investment to Zhejiang Province for 18 consecutive years. Opening the 2020 Trade Fair, Hong…

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TOKYO, Nov 5, 2020 – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2020 third quarter financial results. – 2020 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Statements and summary https://www.sdk.co.jp/assets/files/english/ir/library/fss2020-3q.pdf About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY) is a major manufacturer of chemical products serving from heavy industry to computers and electronics. The Petrochemicals Sector provides cracker products such as ethylene and propylene, the Chemicals Sector provides industrial, high-performance and high-purity gases and chemicals for semicon and other industries, the Inorganics Sector provides ceramic products, such as alumina, abrasives, refractory/graphite electrodes and fine carbon products. The Aluminum Sector provides aluminum…

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Shrinkflex (Thailand) PCL (SET: SFT) is a leading provider of integrated labeling solutions featuring plastic shrink films in ASEAN. On October 29 the company was listed in the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI). SFT executives are moving ahead with plans to invest in expanding the company’s manufacturing facilities and adding new lines of products. The investment plans will add better value and boost the company’s brand image in anticipation of continuing market growth in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s growth is expected to be in the double-digits. Mr. Sung Cheong Tsoi, SFT’s Founder and Chief Executive Office, says…

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RIWI Corp. (TSXV: RIWI) (OTC: RWCRF) (the “Company” or “RIWI”), a global trend-tracking and prediction technology firm, today publicly released all of the U.S. Election reports that the Company prepared for global finance clients since September 8, 2020. In contrast to almost all public polling and mainstream media forecasts that predicted a “Blue Wave” and blowout victory for former Vice President Joe Biden, RIWI’s final client report on November 2, at 10 am Eastern Standard Time, showed a different story: the much tighter race that we see in today’s results. RIWI’s randomly engaged forecasters represented a continuous evaluation of the…

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