SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SK picglobal, a market leader for propylene oxide and its derivatives including propylene glycol, and INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday giving INEOS Styrolution access to renewable styrene monomer ("SM") produced from SK picglobal's SM plant located in Ulsan, South Korea.... Read More

SINGAPORE and SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the risk of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pushing past dangerous warming thresholds, DBS together with seven partners and supporters, have committed to further build on efforts to nurture and scale the climate tech ecosystem. Read More

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neosapience, the South Korean startup behind Typecast, is joining hands with Singapore-based interactive video technology solutions provider BeLive Technology to provide its AI-powered synthetic voice and video service via the latter's LORA solution. The joint partnership allows BeLive LORA users to gain access to... Read More

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACEN (PSE:ACEN), the energy platform of the Ayala Group, disclosed today the full divestment of the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) coal plant using the energy transition mechanism (ETM), the first ETM deal in the world. The landmark transaction will enable the early retirement of the 246-MW coal plant in Batangas, Philippines. As part of the ETM structure, the coal plant's... Read More

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) has submitted comments to the Byron Shire Council (New South Wales) regarding its proposal to reduce unhosted short-term rental accommodation (STRA) from 180-days to 90-days in most parts of the Shire. ATTIA's members include travel platforms Airbnb, Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Amadeus, Travelport and Skyscanner. While ATTIA appreciates the... Read More

TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SignTime, today announced the appointment of four senior executives to its International Advisory Board.  The company's advisory board provides strategic and technical advice to help support the growth of SignTime's business activities in Japan and the development of its overseas markets.  SignTime was founded in 2020... Read More

BEIJING, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is going through rapid changes and is grappling with challenges unseen in a century. Many people can't help but ask: Could the world be a better place? CGTN's Tian Wei, as a journalist and a cultural communicator, shares her unique insights in this 10-minute China Talk.   Tian says that from 800 BC to 200 BC, the world's major civilizations produced some of the most brilliant thinkers: Confucius,... Read More

SYDNEY, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Reserve Bank of Australia raises interest rates to fight inflation, the seventh rate rise since May, "Jack" Operation Manager at  City Removalist, has warned this latest increase rate hike could see some homeowners forced to sell their homes because they cannot afford their mortgage repayments. With interest rates much higher than 2 years ago, some buyers are now off the market, and are delaying... Read More

LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced that it has signed a settlement agreement and release with OCLC. Clarivate continues to deny OCLCs allegations of wrong-doing and maintains that the issue lay between OCLC and its customers, who sought to co-create an efficient community platform for sharing of... Read More

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi sprinter, Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh holds on to her title as Saudi Arabia's fastest woman, as she wins the Gold Medal in the 100 meter sprint at the Saudi Games. This comes a little over one year after Al-Dabbagh participated in the Tokyo Olympics, during which she participated in 100 meter sprints and also had the role as a flag-bearer for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She also took part in the... Read More

GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced that its 2023 Annual Dinner will feature Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, as the headline speaker. The Dinner will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. Weihenmayer is the co-founder of No Barriers, which has a mission to help people with... Read More

BEIJING, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gejia village, located in a remote mountainous area of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, has a history of more than 1,300 years. This place was once a small, underdeveloped village largely devoid of any industry. The collective income of Gejia village was a dismal 120,000 yuan back in 2019, but rose to more than 500,000 yuan in 2021. What made a village change in just three years? Professor Cong... Read More

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frost Sullivan Institute is dedicated to utilizing business practices to address key global challenges by 'innovating to zero'. Through its robust research methodology, the Institute has identified Companies that are moving the world in the right direction and awarded them with this year's Enlightened Growth Leadership Awards. "Focusing on the environment, on sustainability, and on... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of DIFC, has announced the launch of the Dubai FinTech Summit, a global event that will bring together more than 5,000 experts, thought leaders, policymakers and decision-makers in Dubai to discuss how they can shape a new wave of innovation,... Read More

BEIJING, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th CPC National Congress report emphasized the utmost importance of advancing whole-process people's democracy and ensuring that people run the country. People's democracy is the lifeblood of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and it is integral to China's efforts to build a modern socialist country in all respects.   How to understand democracy in China? According to... Read More

BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai, China's commercial hub, has once again attracted the world's top scientists to its annual science gala – the World Laureates Forum (WLF), as the city underscores science and technology innovation as a key driving force for its high-quality development. The fifth WLF, one of the world's largest sci-tech gatherings held annually in the metropolitan since 2018, kicked off on Sunday with the theme... Read More

WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sophie's BioNutrients, a next-generation sustainable urban food production technology company, together with Danish Technological Institute (DTI), a green solutions facilitator in Denmark, collaborated to produce its first chlorella-based ice cream, made from Sophie's BioNutrients dairy-free Chlorella Protein Concentrate. With vegan, dairy-free options for ice cream on the rise in response... Read More

LONDON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astrato, a ground-breaking Cloud data analytics solution for businesses having deployed Snowflake and BigQuery, announces it is compliant with the internationally recognised ISO 27001 accreditation. Astrato reimagines Business Intelligence for organizations storing their data in the Cloud but looking for more powerful analytics across their teams. The Astrato solution offers frictionless deployment, rich... Read More

FAIRFIELD, Iowa and ST JULIEN EN GENEVOIS, France, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FoodChain ID, a leading provider of technology-enabled food safety, quality, and sustainability solutions, has acquired Lexagri International, a leader in the AgTech industry focused on verifying, harmonizing, structuring, and distributing global agricultural data. FoodChain ID is a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners. "Lexagri's services are focused on data... Read More

BEAVERTON, Ore., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Audio Precision®, part of Axiometrix Solutions, today released version 8.0 of its highly advanced APx500 Measurement Software. Version 8.0 features software performance optimizations that reduce unnecessary computation and speed up sequence execution. This results in significant test time savings and much faster reporting of important measurements such as THD+N. Read More