KOLKATA, India, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nomura Research Institute Financial Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. (NRI FT India), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Research Institute (NRI) (TOKYO: 4307), has partnered with Digital Asset to create innovative capital markets applications using DAML, the open source smart contract language created by Digital Asset to synchronize business processes and make transaction workflow more transparent and efficient.
DAML is used to model business processes using smart contracts, capturing the rights and obligations associated with any asset class, business transaction or complex multi-party workflow to drive automation and efficiency. DAML is a core component of a number of Digital Asset projects and proofs of concept, including those with the ASX, HKEX and other market infrastructure providers.
Mr. Maulindu Chatterjee, Head of Global Delivery at NRI FT India said, “Our rich domain expertise in capital markets and years of experience delivering mission-critical solutions has helped us rapidly establish competencies with DAML, a technology we find is getting adopted by major markets in the APAC region such as ASX & HKEX.”
“Importantly,” Chatterjee added, “DAML has significantly enriched our capabilities as we build out complex enterprise workflows for a range of financial products. NRI FT India was able to develop multiple Proof of Concepts with DAML Smart Contracts within a short span of just five months. NRI FT India is looking forward to expanding the work we’re doing with Digital Asset in the Australian, Hong Kong and Japanese markets. Our collaboration with Digital Asset is a major strategic business opportunity for us.”
“We are delighted to partner with NRI FT India - its deep expertise and global delivery capability will help us scale our solutions and meet the rigorous needs of systemically consequential capital market infrastructures and financial institutions in APAC,” said Jon Rout, Business Development Director Asia Pacific for Digital Asset. We look forward to expanding the work we are doing with NRI FT India on significant client engagements and exploring new business opportunities together in the future.”
About DAML
DAML is an open source functional programming language designed specifically for use in multi-party business processes. DAML abstracts away the underlying complexities of blockchains and database technologies, allowing developers to focus on the logic of the applications they are building. For more information about DAML, please visit daml.com
About Digital Asset
Founded in 2014, Digital Asset is a leading provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions that solve real-world business challenges. The company combines deep industry expertise with advanced technologies, including DAML, an intuitive smart contract language, to help clients streamline multi-party business processes on distributed platforms. To learn more about Digital Asset, please visit https://www.digitalasset.com. To learn more about DAML, please visit https://www.daml.com.
About Nomura Research Institute Financial Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
Founded in 2001, Nomura Research Institute Financial Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. (NRI FT India) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Research Institute (NRI). NRI FT India provides a range of reliable, scalable and adaptable IT Solutions to capital market entities around the world and has established the technical excellence and successful implementation track records in developed markets like Japan, Australia, USA, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, as well as emerging markets like Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. To learn more about NRI FT India, please visit www.nrifintech.com.
About Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
Founded in 1965, NRI is a leading global provider of system solutions and consulting services, including management consulting, system integration, and IT management and solutions for financial, manufacturing, retail and service industries. Clients partner with NRI to expand businesses, design corporate structures and create new business strategies. NRI has about 13,000 employees in more than 50 offices globally including New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia. NRI reports annual sales above $4.2 billion. For more information, visit www.nri.com/en
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
FUSIONEX RAMPS UP YIELD FOR MULTINATIONAL MANUFACTURER WITH IR 4.0 SOLUTIONS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fusionex, a leading multi-award-winning data technology provider specializing in Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 has clinched a multimillion-dollar contract to increase the productivity and harvest yield of a large manufacturer through the use of IR 4.0 technologies.
Founded 4 decades ago, the client employs 10,000 workers and has a multi-billion dollar annual turnover. In an effort to boost operational productivity and efficiency further, Fusionex will be providing the client with Big Data Analytics, AI and Continuous Intelligence platforms to collect, store, monitor, and take action upon insights gleaned from production data from its factories and plants on a 24/7 basis.
By using Fusionex’s cutting-edge solutions, the client will be able to track and analyze parameters such as temperature, humidity, pressure fluidity, and input-output, to derive powerful insights embedded within the client’s intelligent processes. As a result, Fusionex expects to increase the client’s yield by millions of dollars per month.
Fusionex will be introducing an AI-powered digital platform to help the client further automate its production processes, maintenance activities, and breakdown prevention.
Fusionex Founder & Group CEO Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh said, “Our AI-powered, IR 4.0 technology is poised to help the client make their systems smarter as well as increase their production yield. We are excited to be selected by the client, as they embark on a journey to modernize their operations, while increasing their top-line and bottom-line, as well as future-proofing their business.”
About Fusionex
Fusionex is an established multi-award winning data technology provider specializing in Analytics, Big Data, IR 4.0, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Its offerings are focused on helping clients unlock value and derive insights from data. Featured on Forbes, Bloomberg, Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Edison and Huffington Post, Fusionex is the largest Big Data Analytics company and market leader in ASEAN, bringing state-of-the-art, innovative and breakthrough data-driven platforms to its stable of clientele (including Fortune 500, FTSE companies, large conglomerates as well as a wide array of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)) that spans across the United States, Europe as well as Asia Pacific.
Gartner’s 2018 report on Modern Analytics and Business Intelligence shortlisted and commended Fusionex’s data technology platform. In addition, Fusionex has been as identified as a Major Player in IDC’s MarketScape Report for Big Data & Analytics. Fusionex is the only ASEAN-based company to be featured in both reports, cementing its credentials in the data technology market for this region.
To learn more about Fusionex, visit www.fusionex-international.com.
Founded 4 decades ago, the client employs 10,000 workers and has a multi-billion dollar annual turnover. In an effort to boost operational productivity and efficiency further, Fusionex will be providing the client with Big Data Analytics, AI and Continuous Intelligence platforms to collect, store, monitor, and take action upon insights gleaned from production data from its factories and plants on a 24/7 basis.
By using Fusionex’s cutting-edge solutions, the client will be able to track and analyze parameters such as temperature, humidity, pressure fluidity, and input-output, to derive powerful insights embedded within the client’s intelligent processes. As a result, Fusionex expects to increase the client’s yield by millions of dollars per month.
Fusionex will be introducing an AI-powered digital platform to help the client further automate its production processes, maintenance activities, and breakdown prevention.
Fusionex Founder & Group CEO Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh said, “Our AI-powered, IR 4.0 technology is poised to help the client make their systems smarter as well as increase their production yield. We are excited to be selected by the client, as they embark on a journey to modernize their operations, while increasing their top-line and bottom-line, as well as future-proofing their business.”
About Fusionex
Fusionex is an established multi-award winning data technology provider specializing in Analytics, Big Data, IR 4.0, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Its offerings are focused on helping clients unlock value and derive insights from data. Featured on Forbes, Bloomberg, Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Edison and Huffington Post, Fusionex is the largest Big Data Analytics company and market leader in ASEAN, bringing state-of-the-art, innovative and breakthrough data-driven platforms to its stable of clientele (including Fortune 500, FTSE companies, large conglomerates as well as a wide array of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)) that spans across the United States, Europe as well as Asia Pacific.
Gartner’s 2018 report on Modern Analytics and Business Intelligence shortlisted and commended Fusionex’s data technology platform. In addition, Fusionex has been as identified as a Major Player in IDC’s MarketScape Report for Big Data & Analytics. Fusionex is the only ASEAN-based company to be featured in both reports, cementing its credentials in the data technology market for this region.
To learn more about Fusionex, visit www.fusionex-international.com.
Saturday, 18 May 2019
PEP-THERAPY REPORTS POSITIVE RESULTS FROM GLP-TOXICITY STUDY OF PEP-010 DRUG CANDIDATE
A major step towards clinical trials
PARIS, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- PEP-Therapy, a biotechnology company developing peptides as targeted therapies for oncology, announces that its first-in-class drug candidate, PEP-010, successfully completed Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicity study, moving towards its first-in-human clinical trial.
PEP-010 was studied in rodent and non-rodent species, in a 4-week toxicity study. The administration schedule was chosen to cover all possible schedules that could be implemented during clinical trial. The study was performed by a world leading CRO specialized in safety and toxicology studies and in accordance with the OECD principles of Good Laboratory Practice as accepted by regulatory authorities.
PEP-010 was well tolerated in rodent and non-rodent species. The study confirmed the absence of systemic toxicity and neuro-behavioural effects, and cardiovascular functions were unaffected by the treatment at all the dose levels. Based on these results, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) was defined and the starting dose for the coming phase I clinical trial calculated.
« The PEP-Therapy team is very pleased with the outcome of this study, which represents a key milestone for the company. The results are very encouraging, PEP-010 is safe and well tolerated at doses significantly higher than those intended to be studied in patients » said Antoine Prestat, CEO and co-founder of PEP-Therapy. « We have now gathered all required preclinical data paving the way for the clinical study ».
Based on these positive results, the Phase I clinical batch and the regulatory documents are in preparation for the submission of a Clinical Trial Application in 2019. PEP-Therapy has entered into a collaborative partnership for Phase I clinical trials with Institut Curie and Gustave Roussy, two leading European cancer centres. The synopsis of the clinical study protocol has been drawn-up for advanced solid tumours. Pr Christophe Le Tourneau (Head of the Department of Drug Development and Innovation (D3i) at Institut Curie) will be the Principal Investigator. « We have been working with PEP-Therapy since the beginning of the project, starting with preclinical work. We are now eager to start the first-in-human clinical trial with a compound that successfully completed GLP-toxicity studies. The Institut Curie is proud to sponsor this clinical trial with such an innovative drug ».
About PEP-Therapy
PEP-Therapy is a medical biotechnology company developing peptides as targeted therapies for oncology.
PEP-Therapy has developed a Cell Penetrating and Interfering Peptide technology (CP&IP) for the development of its therapeutic products. These innovative molecules penetrate cells and then specifically block relevant intracellular protein-protein interactions, thus inhibiting key pathological mechanisms.
Founded in January 2014, PEP-Therapy is building on research from Sorbonne University (formerly Pierre and Marie Curie University, UPMC) and Institut Curie. Since its inception, PEP-Therapy has raised 2,5 M€ from Quadrivium 1 seed fund, managed by Seventure Partners, and from Dr Bernard Majoie, former Chairman and CEO of Laboratoires Fournier, founding Chairman of Fournier-Majoie Foundation for Innovation (FFMI).
For more details: www.pep-therapy.com
About PEP-010
PEP-010 is PEP-Therapy’s first CP&IP-based product and a first-in-class targeted approach to cancer therapy. PEP-010 specifically blocks the intracellular protein-protein interaction between Caspase-9 and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), two major effectors of the apoptosis pathway (programmed cell death).
PEP-010 has completed preclinical proof-of-concept demonstrating significant anti-tumour activity in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. Repeated GLP-toxicity studies showed a good tolerance of the product. Phase I clinical regulatory documents are in preparation for submission of a Clinical Trial Application shortly.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34580
PARIS, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- PEP-Therapy, a biotechnology company developing peptides as targeted therapies for oncology, announces that its first-in-class drug candidate, PEP-010, successfully completed Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicity study, moving towards its first-in-human clinical trial.
PEP-010 was studied in rodent and non-rodent species, in a 4-week toxicity study. The administration schedule was chosen to cover all possible schedules that could be implemented during clinical trial. The study was performed by a world leading CRO specialized in safety and toxicology studies and in accordance with the OECD principles of Good Laboratory Practice as accepted by regulatory authorities.
PEP-010 was well tolerated in rodent and non-rodent species. The study confirmed the absence of systemic toxicity and neuro-behavioural effects, and cardiovascular functions were unaffected by the treatment at all the dose levels. Based on these results, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) was defined and the starting dose for the coming phase I clinical trial calculated.
« The PEP-Therapy team is very pleased with the outcome of this study, which represents a key milestone for the company. The results are very encouraging, PEP-010 is safe and well tolerated at doses significantly higher than those intended to be studied in patients » said Antoine Prestat, CEO and co-founder of PEP-Therapy. « We have now gathered all required preclinical data paving the way for the clinical study ».
Based on these positive results, the Phase I clinical batch and the regulatory documents are in preparation for the submission of a Clinical Trial Application in 2019. PEP-Therapy has entered into a collaborative partnership for Phase I clinical trials with Institut Curie and Gustave Roussy, two leading European cancer centres. The synopsis of the clinical study protocol has been drawn-up for advanced solid tumours. Pr Christophe Le Tourneau (Head of the Department of Drug Development and Innovation (D3i) at Institut Curie) will be the Principal Investigator. « We have been working with PEP-Therapy since the beginning of the project, starting with preclinical work. We are now eager to start the first-in-human clinical trial with a compound that successfully completed GLP-toxicity studies. The Institut Curie is proud to sponsor this clinical trial with such an innovative drug ».
About PEP-Therapy
PEP-Therapy is a medical biotechnology company developing peptides as targeted therapies for oncology.
PEP-Therapy has developed a Cell Penetrating and Interfering Peptide technology (CP&IP) for the development of its therapeutic products. These innovative molecules penetrate cells and then specifically block relevant intracellular protein-protein interactions, thus inhibiting key pathological mechanisms.
Founded in January 2014, PEP-Therapy is building on research from Sorbonne University (formerly Pierre and Marie Curie University, UPMC) and Institut Curie. Since its inception, PEP-Therapy has raised 2,5 M€ from Quadrivium 1 seed fund, managed by Seventure Partners, and from Dr Bernard Majoie, former Chairman and CEO of Laboratoires Fournier, founding Chairman of Fournier-Majoie Foundation for Innovation (FFMI).
For more details: www.pep-therapy.com
About PEP-010
PEP-010 is PEP-Therapy’s first CP&IP-based product and a first-in-class targeted approach to cancer therapy. PEP-010 specifically blocks the intracellular protein-protein interaction between Caspase-9 and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), two major effectors of the apoptosis pathway (programmed cell death).
PEP-010 has completed preclinical proof-of-concept demonstrating significant anti-tumour activity in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. Repeated GLP-toxicity studies showed a good tolerance of the product. Phase I clinical regulatory documents are in preparation for submission of a Clinical Trial Application shortly.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34580
24 per cent global consumers reduce meat intake - survey
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- A total of 24 per cent of global consumers are trying to cut down their meat intake, driving sales of global meat substitutes to reach US$19.5 billion last year. (US$1 = RM4.17)
This is according to global market research company, Euromonitor International which unveiled new research on the impact of climate concerns on dietary habits.
Euromonitor International consultant, David Hedin said according to it’s Lifestyles survey, 41.9 per cent of respondents thought climate change would increasingly impact their life from 2019 to 2024.
The United States, United Kingdom and Russia show the highest increases in the share of consumers worrying about climate change.
In India (77 per cent), Brazil (72 per cent) and China (66 per cent) of respondents try to have a positive environmental impact via their daily chores.
Hedin said despite the global growth of meat substitute sales and consumption, the meat industry was still expected to grow at a faster rate by 2023.
“Pricing and availability of meat substitutes are two key factors that currently hold back its penetration worldwide.”
-- BERNAMA
This is according to global market research company, Euromonitor International which unveiled new research on the impact of climate concerns on dietary habits.
Euromonitor International consultant, David Hedin said according to it’s Lifestyles survey, 41.9 per cent of respondents thought climate change would increasingly impact their life from 2019 to 2024.
The United States, United Kingdom and Russia show the highest increases in the share of consumers worrying about climate change.
In India (77 per cent), Brazil (72 per cent) and China (66 per cent) of respondents try to have a positive environmental impact via their daily chores.
Hedin said despite the global growth of meat substitute sales and consumption, the meat industry was still expected to grow at a faster rate by 2023.
“Pricing and availability of meat substitutes are two key factors that currently hold back its penetration worldwide.”
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 17 May 2019
Dr Deep Saini is Dalhousie University´s 12th President, Vice-Chancellor
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- Dr Deep Saini has been appointed Dalhousie University’s 12th President and Vice-Chancellor, as announced by the university’s Board of Governors.
He will begin his five-year term on Jan 1, 2020 and plans are underway for his first campus visit as President-Elect in early June.
He follows Dalhousie’s 11th president and vice-chancellor, Dr Richard Florizone, who served from 2013 until 2018, and Peter MacKinnon, currently serving in an interim capacity.
Presently, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra in Australia, Saini was the unanimous choice of the search committee.
He is an accomplished leader who combines significant Canadian post-secondary experience with a global outlook and a distinguished scientist who believes in the transformative power of education.
“The university’s singular commitment to its anchor role in the region’s economic and social development is fittingly matched to its lofty national and global aspirations — a balance that I have espoused throughout my career and will form the cornerstone of my leadership at Dal,” said Saini.
Fluent in English, French and three South Asian languages, Saini earned his PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of Adelaide in Australia.
-- BERNAMA
He will begin his five-year term on Jan 1, 2020 and plans are underway for his first campus visit as President-Elect in early June.
He follows Dalhousie’s 11th president and vice-chancellor, Dr Richard Florizone, who served from 2013 until 2018, and Peter MacKinnon, currently serving in an interim capacity.
Presently, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra in Australia, Saini was the unanimous choice of the search committee.
He is an accomplished leader who combines significant Canadian post-secondary experience with a global outlook and a distinguished scientist who believes in the transformative power of education.
“The university’s singular commitment to its anchor role in the region’s economic and social development is fittingly matched to its lofty national and global aspirations — a balance that I have espoused throughout my career and will form the cornerstone of my leadership at Dal,” said Saini.
Fluent in English, French and three South Asian languages, Saini earned his PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of Adelaide in Australia.
-- BERNAMA
"TOUR AROUND FUJIAN, HAVE ALL BLESSINGS" ACTIVITY SERIES -- THE 1ST CULTURE AND TOURISM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OF LONGYAN, FUJIAN TAKES PLACE IN GUTIAN, SHANGHANG COUNTY
GUTIAN, China, May 16, 2019 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
In the warm and beautiful days of May, guests and friends come from around the world to gather in Longyan. Recently the 1st Culture and Tourism Industry Development Conference of Longyan, Fujian was officially unveiled in Gutian, Shanghang, a well-known revolutionary holy land of China. It was sponsored by Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, CPC Longyan Municipal Committee and Longyan Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by Longyan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, CPC Shanghang County Committee and the People's Government of Shanghang County.
The conference's attendees included Huang Qiyu, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Fujian Province and Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, the relevant leaders of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the relevant leaders of General Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government and the departments directly under the leadership of the provincial government, the investor representatives of the culture and tourism industry, the important travel agency representatives, representatives of Longyan's Olympic champions, and the representatives of cultural and tourist enterprises from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Wu Xiande, Head of Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He pointed out that the cultural tourism is a comprehensive industry which can be an important driver of the economic development. In recent years, the CPC provincial committee and the provincial government have paid high attention to the development of cultural tourism and taken culture and tourism as the key support for Fujian's high-quality growth. Thanks to their frequent adjustments and reforms, a development pattern that underscores the provincial-wide unity has gradually taken shape. The cultural tourism shown good development momentum with optimized environment, quality services, leading brands, and remarkable growth rates. The "Tour around Fujian" brand has drawn wide and active responses, and the "Have all blessings" idea has been well received by the market. With abundant tourist resources, eminent advantages, enormous development potential and broad prospects, Longyan warmly welcomes cultural tourism investors, operators and service providers to build successful businesses by taking advantage of Fujian's and Longyan's cultural tourism resources.
Xu Weize, Secretary of CPC Longyan Municipal Committee, gave a speech and extended a warm welcome to all leaders and guests present on behalf of the CPC Municipal Committee, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, the Municipal Government and the Municipal Committee of CPPCC. He indicated that Longyan has thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Longyan has put forward an urban development pattern that covers "one city, two districts and three groups" and the general idea for developing the industrial layout of "five bases, six industries and seven tourist attractions". More efforts have been put in formulating the urban development framework, constructing the industrial development platform and facilitating the city-industry integration. In particular, three major cultures respectively concerning the Red revolution, ecology and Hakka have been made part of the plan of the CPC provincial committee and provincial government to build the brand of "Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings". The Longyan government emphasizes that every county should have its own features, as part of the plan to build a major industry for culture, tourism, health and wellness worth RMB 100 billion. Longyan works to make it a city well known for its "revolutionary holy land, Hakka homeland and wellness resort", an international destination for holistic tourism and a friendlier, more vibrant city featuring cultural tourism. Taking this Culture and Tourism Industry Development Conference as an opportunity, Longyan expects to enhance the communication with others, build the platform for industrial development, deepen the connection among culture and tourism projects and boost the cultural tourism of Longyan, thereby developing the city with better quality and improved efficiency, and making Longyan into an ecological, healthy and livable city and an international destination for holistic tourism.
Other activities at the conference included intangible cultural heritage performances, contract-signing on the cultural tourism projects in Longyan, a presentation of awards for "Top 10 Pioneers in Making a Fortune with Tourism", an awarding ceremony of Tik Tok competitions, an awarding ceremony of "Red Gutian" Longyan National Photography Exhibition, a presentation of the certificate for the tourism ambassador of Longyan, the launch of "Red Gutian" Outdoor Benefit Cards, a launch ceremony of the Culture and Tourism Conference, and others.
Themed by "Revolutionary Holy land, Hakka Homeland and Livable Longyan", this Culture and Tourism Conference is one of the "Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings "series activities of Fujian Province. This Conference consisted of the four parts, which were revolutionary charm, Hakka culture, touring around Longyan and culture-tourism integration. It included various sub-activities, such as China (Longyan) Red Cultural Tourism Summit, Longyan Folk Performance Carnival, the 1st Culture, Tourism, Health and Wellness Industry Expo of Longyan, Tourism, Food and Culture Festival of Western Fujian, "Red Gutian" Longyan National Photography Exhibition, on-site review on culture, tourism, health and wellness projects and the 1,000 "Red Army Troops" hiking experience.
Source: Longyan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34577
In the warm and beautiful days of May, guests and friends come from around the world to gather in Longyan. Recently the 1st Culture and Tourism Industry Development Conference of Longyan, Fujian was officially unveiled in Gutian, Shanghang, a well-known revolutionary holy land of China. It was sponsored by Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, CPC Longyan Municipal Committee and Longyan Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by Longyan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, CPC Shanghang County Committee and the People's Government of Shanghang County.
The conference's attendees included Huang Qiyu, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Fujian Province and Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, the relevant leaders of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the relevant leaders of General Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government and the departments directly under the leadership of the provincial government, the investor representatives of the culture and tourism industry, the important travel agency representatives, representatives of Longyan's Olympic champions, and the representatives of cultural and tourist enterprises from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Wu Xiande, Head of Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He pointed out that the cultural tourism is a comprehensive industry which can be an important driver of the economic development. In recent years, the CPC provincial committee and the provincial government have paid high attention to the development of cultural tourism and taken culture and tourism as the key support for Fujian's high-quality growth. Thanks to their frequent adjustments and reforms, a development pattern that underscores the provincial-wide unity has gradually taken shape. The cultural tourism shown good development momentum with optimized environment, quality services, leading brands, and remarkable growth rates. The "Tour around Fujian" brand has drawn wide and active responses, and the "Have all blessings" idea has been well received by the market. With abundant tourist resources, eminent advantages, enormous development potential and broad prospects, Longyan warmly welcomes cultural tourism investors, operators and service providers to build successful businesses by taking advantage of Fujian's and Longyan's cultural tourism resources.
Xu Weize, Secretary of CPC Longyan Municipal Committee, gave a speech and extended a warm welcome to all leaders and guests present on behalf of the CPC Municipal Committee, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, the Municipal Government and the Municipal Committee of CPPCC. He indicated that Longyan has thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Longyan has put forward an urban development pattern that covers "one city, two districts and three groups" and the general idea for developing the industrial layout of "five bases, six industries and seven tourist attractions". More efforts have been put in formulating the urban development framework, constructing the industrial development platform and facilitating the city-industry integration. In particular, three major cultures respectively concerning the Red revolution, ecology and Hakka have been made part of the plan of the CPC provincial committee and provincial government to build the brand of "Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings". The Longyan government emphasizes that every county should have its own features, as part of the plan to build a major industry for culture, tourism, health and wellness worth RMB 100 billion. Longyan works to make it a city well known for its "revolutionary holy land, Hakka homeland and wellness resort", an international destination for holistic tourism and a friendlier, more vibrant city featuring cultural tourism. Taking this Culture and Tourism Industry Development Conference as an opportunity, Longyan expects to enhance the communication with others, build the platform for industrial development, deepen the connection among culture and tourism projects and boost the cultural tourism of Longyan, thereby developing the city with better quality and improved efficiency, and making Longyan into an ecological, healthy and livable city and an international destination for holistic tourism.
Other activities at the conference included intangible cultural heritage performances, contract-signing on the cultural tourism projects in Longyan, a presentation of awards for "Top 10 Pioneers in Making a Fortune with Tourism", an awarding ceremony of Tik Tok competitions, an awarding ceremony of "Red Gutian" Longyan National Photography Exhibition, a presentation of the certificate for the tourism ambassador of Longyan, the launch of "Red Gutian" Outdoor Benefit Cards, a launch ceremony of the Culture and Tourism Conference, and others.
Themed by "Revolutionary Holy land, Hakka Homeland and Livable Longyan", this Culture and Tourism Conference is one of the "Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings "series activities of Fujian Province. This Conference consisted of the four parts, which were revolutionary charm, Hakka culture, touring around Longyan and culture-tourism integration. It included various sub-activities, such as China (Longyan) Red Cultural Tourism Summit, Longyan Folk Performance Carnival, the 1st Culture, Tourism, Health and Wellness Industry Expo of Longyan, Tourism, Food and Culture Festival of Western Fujian, "Red Gutian" Longyan National Photography Exhibition, on-site review on culture, tourism, health and wellness projects and the 1,000 "Red Army Troops" hiking experience.
Source: Longyan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34577
Thursday, 16 May 2019
LeddarTech participates in May´s Canada, Japan automotive events
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- LeddarTech, an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform will join a panel discussion at the CVCA International: VC & Automotive Technology Event, on May 21 in Toronto, Canada.
LeddarTech president and COO, Frantz Saintellemy will join the panel discussion on the strength of Canada’s auto technology sector, the value of platform technology and investment into the technology sector of Canada’s automotive industry.
The event brings together, Canadian and International VC investors, emerging technology companies, OEMs and Tier-1 automotive suppliers to share insights on new software technologies and business models that are re-shaping the automotive & transportation sectors globally.
“I look forward to sharing my insights on the state of Canada’s automotive technology sector, with particular focus on LiDAR platform technology, and providing my thoughts regarding fundraising challenges and opportunities in the sector to the attendees,” said Saintellemy.
According to a statement, LeddarTech will also participate at the JSAE 2019 Exhibition from May 22 to 24 in Japan. Visitors will be able to meet the company’s LiDAR specialists and discover its ADAS and AD solutions for automotive and mobility applications.
For more information, visit https://leddartech.com.
-- BERNAMA
LeddarTech president and COO, Frantz Saintellemy will join the panel discussion on the strength of Canada’s auto technology sector, the value of platform technology and investment into the technology sector of Canada’s automotive industry.
The event brings together, Canadian and International VC investors, emerging technology companies, OEMs and Tier-1 automotive suppliers to share insights on new software technologies and business models that are re-shaping the automotive & transportation sectors globally.
“I look forward to sharing my insights on the state of Canada’s automotive technology sector, with particular focus on LiDAR platform technology, and providing my thoughts regarding fundraising challenges and opportunities in the sector to the attendees,” said Saintellemy.
According to a statement, LeddarTech will also participate at the JSAE 2019 Exhibition from May 22 to 24 in Japan. Visitors will be able to meet the company’s LiDAR specialists and discover its ADAS and AD solutions for automotive and mobility applications.
For more information, visit https://leddartech.com.
-- BERNAMA
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