Penarafan Minuman Tenaga Global Pertama di Dunia Tanpa Sengaja Mendedahkan Sesuatu yang Jauh Lebih Besar SeaPRwire

Penarafan Minuman Tenaga Global Pertama di Dunia Tanpa Sengaja Mendedahkan Sesuatu yang Jauh Lebih Besar

Mei 21, 2026
Apa yang Sebenarnya Ada di Dalam Minuman Tenaga Anda Bergantung pada Tempat Tinggal Anda MONTREAL, QC - May 21, 2026 - (SeaPRwire) - Seorang pakar minuman menghabiskan masa selama enam bulan untuk mengumpul dan menilai minuman tenaga dari kesemua enam benua bagi menghasilkan penarafan global objektif yang pertama untuk kategori ini. Namun, semasa proses tersebut, satu penemuan luar jangkaan telah muncul: bergantung pada benua, minuman tenaga adalah produk yang berbeza secara asasnya. PENGUMPULAN & PENILAIAN DI SELURUH DUNIA Pat Eckert, seorang profesional minuman warga Jerman yang diiktiraf di peringkat antarabangsa dan sommelier air bertauliah, menyedari bahawa belum ada sesiapa pun yang pernah menghasilkan penarafan global yang objektif untuk minuman tenaga. Hal ini berlaku walaupun minuman tenaga merupakan salah satu kategori minuman terbesar dan paling banyak dibincangkan di dunia, manakala sektor kereta, telefon, wain, filem, dan banyak sektor pengguna lain sudah pun mempunyai penarafan dunia yang serius. Oleh itu, dalam tempoh kira-kira setengah tahun, beliau dan pasukannya mengumpul minuman tenaga dari kesemua enam benua yang berpenghuni dan menilai setiap satu menggunakan rangka kerja 36 kriteria profesional yang sama, yang memfokuskan kepada kualiti produk yang boleh diukur, bahan-bahan, ketelusan, dan piawaian formulasi. Produk yang berprestasi terbaik telah dihantar untuk ujian makmal dan pengesahan analitikal. Ini membentuk Indeks Enam Benua (Six Continents Index) —— yang dibina untuk menjadi profesional, ketat, dan objektif. Matlamat asal adalah mudah: untuk mengenal pasti jenama mana yang berprestasi terbaik secara objektif di seluruh dunia. Walau bagaimanapun, semasa penilaian dijalankan, satu lagi penemuan muncul secara tidak sengaja: minuman tenaga sebenarnya bukanlah kategori yang sama merentasi benua. Wilayah yang berbeza mengikut falsafah produk yang sangat berbeza —— daripada fokus kuat Eropah terhadap pasteruran, kepada keutamaan Asia terhadap gula sebenar, sehinggalah pergantungan berat Amerika Utara pada formulasi tiruan, pemanis, dan pengawet. Oleh itu, projek ini akhirnya menjadi penarafan minuman tenaga global objektif yang pertama di dunia sekaligus menjadi gambaran tentang betapa bezanya formulasi kategori ini di seluruh dunia. Penemuan yang Mengejutkan Eropah memilih bahan semula jadi. Amerika Selatan memilih bahan tiruan.Sebanyak 85.7% minuman tenaga Eropah dipasteurkan, berbanding dengan 12% di Amerika Utara dan di bawah 1% di Amerika Selatan. Asia masih menggunakan gula sebenar. Amerika Utara hampir tidak menggunakannya.Di Asia, 78.9% minuman tenaga menggunakan gula sebenar. Di Amerika Utara: hanya 8%. Mereka secara efektif meminum produk yang berbeza. Amerika Utara bergantung pada pemanis tiruan. Bahagian dunia yang lain sebahagian besarnya tidak.Sebanyak 84% minuman tenaga Amerika Utara bergantung sepenuhnya pada pemanis tiruan. Di Eropah: hanya 4.2%. Di Asia, Australia, Amerika Selatan, dan Afrika: hampir tiada. Australia menambah vitamin. Amerika Utara memudahkan formula.Minuman Australia secara purata mengandungi 4.2 vitamin bagi setiap produk, berbanding hanya 2.9 di Amerika Utara. Aspartam masih digunakan di seluruh dunia, terutamanya di Afrika.Aspartam (diklasifikasikan oleh WHO/IARC sebagai "mungkin karsinogenik kepada manusia" (Kumpulan 2B)), digunakan dalam 10.5% produk di seluruh dunia, dengan 43% daripada produk yang mengandungi aspartam tersebut ditemui di Afrika. Label bebas BPA (BPA-free) hampir tidak kelihatan di seluruh dunia.Hanya 1.4% daripada sampel global yang membawa pelabelan bebas BPA secara jelas. Amerika Utara —— pasaran minuman tenaga terbesar di dunia mengikut hasil pendapatan —— menduduki tempat terakhir secara keseluruhan dalam kalangan enam benua. Eropah melakukan pasteruran. Amerika Utara memaniskan secara tiruan. Asia menggunakan gula sebenar. Australia menambah vitamin. Kategori yang sama, tetapi falsafah produk yang sama sekali berbeza. NOTA JENAMA GLOBAL Di antara banyak jenama yang dinilai di enam benua, dua jenama menonjol atas sebab-sebab di luar penarafan. Red Bull adalah satu-satunya jenama minuman tenaga yang ditemui di hampir setiap pasaran yang dinilai di seluruh dunia, manakala Lipovitan-D dari Jepun merupakan jenama tertua dalam kajian ini, setelah berada di pasaran sejak tahun 1962. PRODUK DENGAN SKOR TERTINGGI Pada peringkat benua, Eropah mencapai skor keseluruhan tertinggi dalam indeks tersebut. Australia & Oceania menduduki tempat kedua, diikuti oleh Asia di tempat ketiga. Pada peringkat jenama, HELL Energy dari Hungary mencapai skor keseluruhan tertinggi untuk kualiti produk objektif dalam indeks. Tempat kedua jatuh kepada 28 BLACK dari Jerman, diikuti oleh TAKE OFF, yang juga dari Jerman. PENEMUAN PENUH Penemuan lanjut, metodologi, dan maklumat latar belakang tersedia atas permintaan di www.sixcontinentsindex.com MENGENAI PROJEK Indeks Enam Benua telah diketuai oleh Pat Eckert dan pasukannya. Eckert ialah seorang sommelier air bertauliah Jerman dan pakar minuman bebas yang kerja-kerja beliau sebelum ini pernah dipaparkan oleh The Guardian, ABC News, The Telegraph, L'Express, Der Spiegel, dan BBC. Jenama yang dinilai tidak dimaklumkan terlebih dahulu, tidak memohon, dan tidak mempunyai sebarang penglibatan dalam penilaian. Tiada penyertaan berbayar, penajaan, atau pengaruh komersial yang memainkan sebarang peranan. HUBUNGAN MEDIA Jenama: Fine Liquids Hubungan: Pat Eckert E-mel: pat@fine-liquids.com Laman Web: https://sixcontinentsindex.com
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The World’s First Global Energy Drink Ranking Accidentally Revealed Something Much Bigger SeaPRwire

The World’s First Global Energy Drink Ranking Accidentally Revealed Something Much Bigger

Mei 21, 2026
What’s Actually in Your Energy Drink Depends on Where You Live MONTREAL, QC – May 21, 2026 – (SeaPRwire) – A beverage expert spent six months collecting and assessing energy drinks from all six continents to create the world’s first objective global ranking of the category. But during the process, an unexpected discovery emerged: depending on the continent, energy drinks are fundamentally different products. WORLDWIDE COLLECTION & ASSESSMENT Pat Eckert, an internationally recognised German beverage professional and certified water sommelier, realised that nobody had ever created an objective global ranking of energy drinks. This was despite energy drinks being one of the world’s largest and most discussed beverage categories, while cars, phones, wines, films, and many other consumer sectors already have serious worldwide rankings. So over roughly half a year, he and his team collected energy drinks from all six inhabited continents and assessed each one using the same professional 36-criteria framework, focused on measurable product quality, ingredients, transparency, and formulation standards. Top-performing products were submitted for laboratory testing and analytical verification. This became the Six Continents Index – built to be professional, rigorous, and objective. The original goal was simple: to identify which brands objectively perform best worldwide. However, during the assessment, another finding emerged almost accidentally: energy drinks are not really the same category across continents. Different regions follow very different product philosophies – from Europe’s strong focus on pasteurisation, to Asia’s preference for real sugar, to North America’s heavy reliance on artificial formulations, sweeteners and preservatives. So the project ultimately became both the world’s first objective global energy drink ranking and a snapshot of how differently the category is formulated around the world. The Shock FindingS Europe goes natural. South America goes artificial.85.7% of European energy drinks were pasteurised, compared with 12% in North America and under 1% in South America. Asia still uses real sugar. North America barely does.In Asia, 78.9% of energy drinks used real sugar. In North America: just 8%. They are effectively drinking a different product. North America runs on sweeteners. The rest of the world mostly does not.84% of North American energy drinks relied entirely on artificial sweeteners. In Europe: just 4.2%. In Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa: almost none. Australia vitaminizes. North America simplifies.Australian drinks averaged 4.2 vitamins per product, compared with just 2.9 in North America. Aspartame is still used worldwide, especially in AfricaAspartame (classified by WHO/IARC as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B)), was used in 10.5% of products worldwide, with 43% of those aspartame-containing products found in Africa. BPA-free labelling was almost invisible worldwide.Only 1.4% of the global sample clearly carried BPA-free labelling. North America – the world’s largest energy drink market by revenue – ranked last overall among the six continents. Europe pasteurises. North America sweetens artificially. Asia uses real sugar. Australia vitaminizes. Same category, completely different product philosophies. GLOBAL BRAND NOTES Among the many brands assessed across six continents, two stood out for reasons beyond the ranking. Red Bull was the only energy drink brand found in virtually every market assessed worldwide, while Japan’s Lipovitan-D was the oldest brand in the study, having been on the market since 1962. HIGHEST-SCORING PRODUCTS At the continental level, Europe achieved the highest overall score in the index. Australia & Oceania ranked second, followed by Asia in third place. At brand level, HELL Energy from Hungary achieved the highest overall score for objective product quality in the index. Second place went to 28 BLACK from Germany, followed by TAKE OFF, also from Germany. FULL FINDINGS Further findings, methodology, and background information are available on request at www.sixcontinentsindex.com ABOUT THE PROJECT The Six Continents Index was led by Pat Eckert and his team. Eckert is a German certified water sommelier and independent beverage expert whose previous work has been featured by The Guardian, ABC News, The Telegraph, L’Express, Der Spiegel, and the BBC. Assessed brands were not notified in advance, did not apply, and had no involvement in the evaluation. No paid participation, sponsorship, or commercial influence played any role. MEDIA CONTACT Brand: Fine Liquids Contact: Pat Eckert Email: pat@fine-liquids.com Website: https://sixcontinentsindex.com
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New Jersey Berminat Menyeru Perkara Pasaran Ramalan ke Mahkamah Agung iGame

New Jersey Berminat Menyeru Perkara Pasaran Ramalan ke Mahkamah Agung

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - New Jersey berhasrat untuk membawa pertikaiannya terhadap Kalshi ke Supreme Court. Negeri tersebut merupakan pihak yang menentukan dalam membuka jalan bagi penghalalan pertaruhan sukan di seluruh negara dan mungkin sekali lagi menjadi pemangkin kepada keputusan besar mengenai pasaran ramalan sukan. Laporan status bersama yang difailkan oleh peguam Kalshi dan New Jersey meminta mahkamah agar tidak mengeluarkan sebarang penghakiman lanjut sementara menunggu keputusan daripada Supreme Court. “Defendan telah menyatakan bahawa mereka berhasrat untuk mendapatkan semakan lanjut terhadap keputusan Third Circuit di U.S. Supreme Court,” menurut pemfailan tersebut. “Oleh itu, pihak-pihak dengan hormatnya memohon agar Mahkamah ini terus menangguhkan prosiding sementara menunggu sebarang keputusan oleh U.S. Supreme Court”. Third Circuit Court of Appeals memutuskan dengan undian 2-1 bahawa Kalshi berkemungkinan besar akan berjaya dalam kes tersebut, dengan alasan bahawa undang-undang persekutuan mengatasi peraturan perjudian negeri dan menjadikan pasaran sukannya adil dan sah. Hakim yang tidak bersetuju menyimpulkan bahawa “[k]erana Kalshi memudahkan perjudian, ia boleh tertakluk kepada peraturan negeri.” Bagaimanakah Supreme Court Akan Memutuskan? Pakar undang-undang telah lama meramalkan bahawa Supreme Court akhirnya akan memutuskan sama ada pasaran ramalan sukan dibenarkan untuk diteruskan. Daniel Wallach, yang merupakan salah seorang suara utama dalam pelbagai pertikaian undang-undang antara pengendali pasaran ramalan dan pengawal selia perjudian negeri, berkata beliau memberikan peluang 70-80% bahawa Supreme Court akan memutuskan untuk menentang pasaran ramalan. Kayvan Sadeghi, seorang rakan kongsi di firma guaman Jenner & Block di New York, menyokong pandangan tersebut. Beliau menyatakan bahawa walaupun pentadbiran Trump dan beberapa pihak Republikan menyokong pasaran ramalan, hakim-hakim konservatif sering bersimpati dengan hujah hak negeri. Memandangkan hakim-hakim Supreme Court kebanyakannya adalah konservatif, ini akan memihak kepada pengawal selia perjudian. Profesor undang-undang Melinda Roth memberitahu kami bahawa beliau percaya peluangnya adalah lebih kepada 50-50. Keputusan Supreme Court pada tahun 2018, yang membenarkan negeri-negeri menghalalkan pertaruhan sukan, boleh menjadi penentu. Dalam keputusan itu, mahkamah memutuskan bahawa larangan persekutuan terhadap pertaruhan sukan adalah tidak berperlembagaan dan negeri-negeri mempunyai hak untuk memutuskan sama ada mahu membenarkan aktiviti tersebut. Bilakah Supreme Court Akan Mendengar Kes Ini? Ia mengambil masa bertahun-tahun ketabahan untuk kes pertaruhan sukan akhirnya sampai ke Supreme Court. Hakim pada mulanya menolak hujah negeri bahawa larangan persekutuan terhadap pertaruhan sukan adalah tidak berperlembagaan. Third Circuit Court of Appeals mengekalkan keputusan awal dalam keputusan berpecah 2-1, seperti yang berlaku dalam kes yang melibatkan Kalshi di New Jersey. Hakim percaya undang-undang persekutuan mengatasi peraturan negeri. Supreme Court enggan mendengar kes itu pada tahun 2014, tetapi Gabenor Chris Christie terus mendesak dan mempetisyen mahkamah untuk mendengar kes itu pada tahun 2016. Ia akhirnya bersetuju pada tahun 2017 sebelum mengeluarkan keputusan penentu pada tahun 2018. Kalshi pertama kali memfailkan tuntutan mahkamah terhadap pihak berkuasa New Jersey pada April tahun lalu selepas negeri itu menghantar surat henti dan larang (cease-and-desist) kepadanya. Seperti yang ditunjukkan oleh kes PASPA, kes-kes kompleks ini boleh mengambil masa bertahun-tahun untuk diselesaikan. Roth berkata beliau percaya ia akan mengambil masa sekurang-kurangnya setahun lagi sebelum Supreme Court mendengar kes itu, dan beliau menambah bahawa keputusan dalam kes pertaruhan sukan “tidak semestinya menunjukkan bagaimana mereka akan memutuskan di sini.” Pada perbicaraan di hadapan Ninth Circuit, hakim-hakim kelihatan memihak kepada hujah negeri Nevada berbanding hujah Kalshi. Keputusan dijangka dalam beberapa minggu akan datang. Jika Nevada memihak kepada negeri tersebut, ini akan mewujudkan perpecahan litar (Circuit split), yang boleh mempercepatkan kes itu ke Supreme Court. Polymarket Menawarkan Pertaruhan Mengenai Garis Masa Polymarket, seperti kebanyakan perkara lain, mempunyai pasaran mengenai bila Supreme Court akan mendengar kes kontrak acara sukan. Ia kini memberikan hanya 18% peluang untuk menerima kes tersebut menjelang akhir tahun ini. Tiada pasaran mengenai cara mahkamah akan memutuskan, tetapi itu mungkin menyusul jika ia menerima kes tersebut. Sama ada ia boleh terus menawarkan pasaran untuk segala-galanya akan bergantung kepada hasilnya. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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CFTC Menuntut Minnesota, Menghujat Larangan Pasaran Ramalan Akan Menjejaskan Petani iGame

CFTC Menuntut Minnesota, Menghujat Larangan Pasaran Ramalan Akan Menjejaskan Petani

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) telah memfailkan saman terhadap Minnesota selepas negeri ini meluluskan undang-undang yang mengehadkan pasaran ramalan. Timbalan Gabenor Tim Walz telah meluluskan SF4511, sebuah rang undang-undang yang secara jelas melarang pasaran ramalan mengenai pelbagai peristiwa, termasuk sukan, peperangan, pilihan raya, dan cuaca. CFTC menyatakan mereka memfailkan saman terhadap negeri ini untuk melindungi petani Minnesota yang bergantung pada pasaran ramalan untuk mengurangkan risiko cuaca buruk yang memberi kesan kepada tanaman mereka. “Undang-undang Minnesota ini menjadikan pengendali dan peserta yang sah dalam pasaran ramalan sebagai penjenayah dalam semalam,” kata Pengerusi CFTC, Michael Selig, dalam kenyataan media. “Petani Minnesota telah bergantung pada produk lindung nilai kritikal mengenai cuaca dan peristiwa berkaitan tanaman selama bertahun-tahun untuk mengurangkan risiko mereka. Timbalan Gabenor Walz memilih untuk meletakkan kepentingan tertentu di hadapan dan petani serta pereka Amerika di belakang.” Langkah Paling Agresif Belum Pernah Terhadap Pasaran Ramalan CFTC juga menggambarkan pembuat undang-undang di Minnesota yang meluluskan undang-undang baharu ini sebagai “langkah paling agresif oleh sebuah negeri untuk menutup pasaran yang dikawal selia oleh CFTC dan merosakkan rejim kawal selia persekutuan yang ditubuhkan oleh Parlimen lebih daripada 50 tahun yang lalu.” Aduan tersebut merujuk kepada negeri lain yang secara umumnya bersikap menentang terhadap pasaran ramalan sukan, tetapi mengkritik Minnesota, yang “menyasarkan semua kontrak peristiwa”, termasuk yang berkaitan cuaca, yang “mempunyai kegunaan yang jelas dalam melindung nili daripada risiko komersial dan ekonomi yang besar”. CFTC juga telah memfailkan saman di Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, dan New York sebagai tindak balas terhadap percubaan negeri-negeri ini untuk membendung pasaran ramalan. Arizona kekal sebagai satu-satunya negeri yang memfailkan pertuduhan jenayah terhadap pengendali pasaran ramalan. Saman CFTC berjaya menghalang negeri ini daripada menguatkuasakan pertuduhan terhadap Kalshi. Pasaran Ramalan Penuh Dengan Skandal Ahli Senat John Marty, salah seorang penyokong rang undang-undang Minnesota, berkata kelulusan undang-undang tersebut adalah tanda bahawa pembuat undang-undang bersetuju bahawa pasaran ramalan telah keluar dari kawalan. “Ia menunjukkan bahawa orang dari kedua-dua parti, orang yang pro-perjudian dan anti-perjudian bersama-sama, boleh mengiktiraf bahawa pasaran ramalan penuh dengan konflik kepentingan, perkara seperti perdagangan dalaman untuk ahli politik, untuk orang lain. Ia adalah perkara besar yang penuh dengan skandal. Dan ia telah keluar dari kawalan,” kata Marty. Kalshi telah mengenakan denda kepada Ahli Senat Minnesota, Matt Klein, kerana mempertaruhkan dirinya sendiri untuk memenangi peringkat utamanya. Klein berkata dia menyokong larangan itu kerana pengalamannya, “seperti ramai rakyat Minnesota yang lain, menunjukkan keperluan untuk peraturan dan undang-undang yang lebih jelas untuk jenis pasaran ini.” Pasaran cuaca juga telah dikritik baru-baru ini selepas pengguna Polymarket di Perancis dikatakan menggunakan pengering rambut untuk memanipulasi pengesan suhu. Tiga akaun berbeza telah memperoleh lebih daripada $280,000 dengan mempertaruhkan bahawa suhu di Paris akan mencapai 19 °C pada 15 April, dengan bacaan suhu yang tidak dijangka melonjak sebanyak 5 °C pada waktu malam itu. Pihak berkuasa Perancis sedang menyiasat, dan Polymarket telah menukar pengesan yang digunakan untuk menyelesaikan pasaran. CFTC Mengaku Sebagai Penguatkuasa yang Cermat CFTC telah menolak dakwaan bahawa pasaran ramalan keluar dari kawalan dan menyatakan bahawa mereka adalah penguatkuasa yang cermat yang akan bertindak dalam kes perdagangan dalaman. The Wall Street Journal menerbitkan rencana pendapat yang mendakwa bahawa pasaran ramalan adalah perjudian dan perdagangan dalaman tidak dihukum kerana kekurangan kawal selia. CFTC memberi respons dengan surat terbuka kepada editor surat khabar itu menolak tuduhan tersebut. “Dakwaan bahawa ‘perdagangan dalaman bertaburan,’ dan bahawa peraturan perdagangan dalaman kami adalah ‘kabur’ berbanding yang lain adalah tidak benar,” Selig menulis dalam surat itu. “CFTC terus berkhidmat sebagai penguatkuasa yang cermat bagi pasaran ramalan,” tambahnya. Minggu lepas, agensi itu juga menyatakan bahawa ia telah berkumpulan dengan liga sukan utama, termasuk MLB, untuk melindungi integriti pasaran. Minnesota kekal sebagai salah satu daripada sedikit negeri di AS yang tidak membenarkan perjudian sukan secara sah. Selain menyasarkan pasaran ramalan, pembuat undang-undang sedang memajukan undang-undang untuk melarang kasino cabutan. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Komuniti Catawba North Carolina Membuka Fasa Pertama Kedai Permainan Baru Berharga Satu Billion Dolar Two Kings iGame

Komuniti Catawba North Carolina Membuka Fasa Pertama Kedai Permainan Baru Berharga Satu Billion Dolar Two Kings

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Suku Catawba di North Carolina telah membuka pintu kepada sebahagian daripada kasino Two Kings bernilai $1 bilion baharu mereka di Kings Mountain, kira-kira 50 km dari Charlotte. Suku tersebut dan rakan kongsi mereka menyatakan bahawa pembangunan masih dalam proses dan apa yang dibuka kepada orang ramai pada 20 Mei hanyalah “fasa permulaan” projek ini. Kerja sedang dijalankan untuk mengembangkan ruang kasino dan sebuah hotel bertingkat 24 dengan 385 bilik, menurut laporan Shelby Star. Kasino “permulaan” ini menggantikan kompleks yang terdiri daripada struktur sementara yang dibuka oleh suku tersebut pada sebidang tanah berdaulat seluas 64,750 meter persegi pada Julai 2021. Kompleks sementara itu menampung lebih daripada 1,000 mesin slot dan lebih daripada belasan permainan meja. Walau bagaimanapun, pilihan makanan di kemudahan ini terhad, hanya terdiri daripada gerai makanan yang terkandung dan kaunter kafe. Kompleks baharu ini menampung 1,350 mesin slot, 36 permainan meja elektronik, dan 22 permainan meja tradisional. Ia juga menampilkan sebuah restoran berkapasiti 68 tempat duduk dan sebuah bar berkapasiti 18 tempat duduk, serta lokan pertaruhan sukan, tempat letak kereta dua tingkat, dan meja ganjaran pemain. Kasino North Carolina: Pembukaan Penuh Dicadangkan untuk Musim Bunga 2027 Pembinaan Two Kings bermula pada Jun 2024. Suku tersebut dan pemaju projek, Delaware North, menyatakan bahawa mereka menyasarkan pembukaan penuh pada musim bunga tahun depan. Setelah siap, kompleks kasino akan meliputi keluasan kira-kira 185,800 meter persegi. Ruang kasino akan termasuk 4,300 mesin slot dan 100 permainan meja. Kings Mountain, North Carolina. (Imej: Kingscitydata) Pemaju merancang untuk membina 11 restoran, termasuk sebuah restoran steak, sebuah kafe, dan sebuah restoran Itali. Mereka juga akan membina sebuah pusat membeli-belah dan 3,500 ruang letak kereta. Suku tersebut menyatakan bahawa projek ini telah mewujudkan beratus-ratus pekerjaan pembinaan, dan berkeras bahawa Two Kings akhirnya akan menggaji kira-kira 2,200 penduduk dan warga negara Catawba Nation. Wakil-wakil mendakwa bahawa kasino ini akan memberikan “impak ekonomi yang signifikan” kepada kawasan seperti Kings Mountain dan Cleveland County. Pembukaan ini datang beberapa bulan selepas Suku Catawba melancarkan kasino dalam talian, juga dinamakan Two Kings, dalam kerjasama dengan pemaju permainan sosial berasaskan Nevada, Ruby Seven Studios. Isu Pertaruhan Sukan NC Sedang Berkembang? Pemegang pro anti-gambling mengatakan pertaruhan masalah sedang meningkat di North Carolina. Selain meluluskan kasino baharu, negeri ini juga melegalkan pertaruhan sukan pada awal tahun 2024. Pada Februari tahun ini, ketua Addiction Professionals of North Carolina menyatakan bahawa talian bantuan pertaruhan masalah negeri ini melihat peningkatan 79% dalam panggilan hanya enam bulan selepas pelancaran pertaruhan sukan di Tar Heel State. “[Terdapat] peningkatan dalam orang yang mencari bantuan, ramai di antaranya pemain kali pertama yang terjerumus melalui pertaruhan sukan,” rasmi itu berkata. Menjelang ulang tahun dua tahun pemlegalannya, North Carolina sudah mengumpul lebih daripada $12 bilion dalam jumlah keseluruhan transaksi. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Sejarah Kim Min-jong Melawan Tuduhan Permainan Haram iGame

Sejarah Kim Min-jong Melawan Tuduhan Permainan Haram

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Penyanyi dan pelakon Korea Selatan Kim Min-jong telah membantah dakwaan bahawa beliau terlibat dalam kumpulan judi artis haram. Wakil Kim menyebut tuduhan itu sebagai "isu tanpa asas" yang dibina atas "syak wasangka jahat," menurut agensi berita Korea Selatan Yonhap. Komen ini muncul sehari selepas selebriti TV dan penyanyi MC Mong menuduh Kim dan beberapa tokoh awam utama lain membentuk kumpulan pertaruhan yang dinamakan Badugi. MC Mong membuat tuduhan itu semasa penstriman langsung di halaman TikToknya, di mana dia juga menuduh pemimpin perniagaan sedang bersekongkol menentangnya. Ahli Badugi, kata MC Mong, telah "menawarkan wang dalam jumlah besar kepada wanita di sekeliling saya, wanita yang saya sama sekali tidak kenal, dan wanita yang bekerja dalam industri hiburan" untuk membantu melancarkan kempen caci maki. Walau bagaimanapun, pasukan guaman Kim menyatakan tuduhan itu adalah "jelas palsu." Selebriti Korea Selatan Kim Min-jong (kiri) dan MC Mong (kanan). (Imej: TVZen [CC BY 3.0]; @mcmong_official/TikTok/Screenshot) Reputasi Kim Min-jong 'Kusut,' Kata Peguam "Kami berhasrat untuk membuat tuntutan undang-undang terhadap [MC Mong] bagi tuntutan sivil dan jenayah jika perlu," kata peguam Kim. MC Mong menuduh Kim dan orang lain telah menyediakan maklumat kepada rancangan TV tema penyiaran siasah PD Notebook. Rancangan ini disiarkan secara berkala di rangkaian penyiaran kebangsaan MBC. "[Encik Kim] telah menerima banyak kasih sayang daripada orang ramai," peguam itu menambah. "Reputasinya telah dikoyak dengan serius oleh tuduhan ini." "Saya ingin menjelaskan bahawa tuduhan yang dibincangkan tidak benar," Kim menambah dalam kenyataan. Kim melambung ke hiburan pada tahun 1990-an, muncul dalam berpuluh-puluh drama TV dan filem yang berjaya. Kredit filemnya termasuk Trio, filem arahan pertama pelakon yang memenangi Grand Prix di Festival Filem Cannes, Park Chan-wook. Peranan filem terbarunya termasuk Mrs. Cop (2015), sekuelnya pada 2016, dan Rosebud pada 2019. Kim memulakan kerjaya solo pop pada 1992, dan turut menyertai pelakon terkenal lain, Son Ji-chang, untuk membentuk dua kumpulan pop The Blue. Kontroversi Perkhidmatan Tentera Sementara itu, MC Mong melambung ke hiburan sebagai penyanyi pada awal 2000-an. Kemudian, dia berpindah ke dunia TV pelbagai, muncul sebagai tetamu tetap dalam rancangan masa nyata seperti 2 Days & 1 Night. Walau bagaimanapun, kejayaannya yang cepat berakhir secara tiba-tiba pada 2011 apabila sebuah cawangan Mahkamah Daerah Pusat Seoul menghukumnya bersalah kerana mencabut gigi sihat untuk mengelak daripada perkhidmatan tentera wajib. Mahkamah itu memberinya hukuman tundaan dan memerintahkan dia melaksanakan perkhidmatan masyarakat. Peristiwa ini mencetuskan kontroversi di Korea Selatan, di mana semua lelaki mesti berkhidmat kira-kira dua tahun dalam tentera. Kerja TV-nya kering selepas skandal itu, walaupun kerjayanya dalam muzik kemudian pulih. MC Mong sejak itu menghadapi pertuduhan tidak berkaitan lain, termasuk gagal melaporkan dana tunai bernilai lebih daripada $70,000 semasa meninggalkan negara. Jenayah berkaitan judi semakin menjadi tumpuan di Korea Selatan menjelang pilihan raya tempatan 3 Jun. Satu pembangkang menuduh Kim Dae-jung, pengarah pendidikan semasa Provinsi South Jeolla dan Gwangju, "berkeli-keli di sekitar rumah judi" semasa lawatan rasmi. Kim sejak itu mengaku melawat kasino luar negara di hotel tempat dia menginap. Namun, pengarah itu menegaskan dia tidak bertaruhan semasa lawatan itu. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Ireland menyiasat taruhan mencurigakan terhadap bos penjenayah didalam pilihan raya di Polymarket iGame

Ireland menyiasat taruhan mencurigakan terhadap bos penjenayah didalam pilihan raya di Polymarket

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Menteri Kewangan Ireland Simon Harris berkata beliau telah meminta pegawai-pegawai untuk “menganalisis secara mendalam” perniagaan yang mencurigakan di pasaran pilihan raya di Polymarket. Semasa menyampaikan ucapan pada persidangan Persekutuan Bank dan Pembayaran di Dublin pada hari Selasa, Harris berkata pasaran prediksi telah menjadi “seperti satu kawasan liar di mana orang menempatkan taruhan dalam bentuk kriptocurrency secara rahsia, gelap dan tidak terkawal.” Lebih daripada 1 juta dolar telah diperdagangkan pada Kerusi Kosong Dublin, yang dijadualkan berlangsung pada hari Jumaat, 22 Mei. Harris menyuarakan kebimbangan tentang jumlah wang yang ditaruhkan. “Seseorang mesti bertanya, mengapa ramai orang yang mungkin dari luar bidang kuasa kita tertarik untuk menggunakan Polymarket berkaitan dengan Kerusi Kosong Pusat Dublin?” kata Harris, sebagaimara dilaporkan oleh Belfast Telegraph. Paling Banyak Wang Diperdagangkan Di Atas Ketua Jenayah Yang Didakwa Daripada jumlah $1,142,177 yang telah diperdagangkan pada kerusi kosong itu, $525,389 di antaranya adalah pada Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, seorang ketua jenayah yang didakwa. Hutch menyangkal tuduhan mencuci wang pada minggu ini. Beliau berkata kepada The Sun, “Pihak Gardai (polis Ireland) datang ke Sepanyol dan menggerebek rumah saya dan mengambil semua dokumen saya, kemudian pergi ke Sepanyol dan memberitahu pihak Sepanyol bahawa saya mencuci wang.” “Ia adalah b*llsh*t. Pihak Sepanyol hanya disesatkan oleh pihak Gardai dan saya tidak terlibat dalam jenayah. Saya memang ada latar belakang kriminal di masa lalu, tetapi sekarang saya tidak terlibat dalam jenayah.” Hutch didakwa sebagai ketua keluarga jenayah yang mengetuikan dua perompakan bersenjata terbesar di Ireland pada tahun 1987 dan 1995. Kedua-dua rompakan itu dilaporkan mendapat untung kumpulan sebanyak £4.7 juta ($6.3 juta). Hutch juga menghadapi tuduhan atas kes pembunuhan David Byrne pada 2016. Pembunuhan itu didakwa sebagai membalas dendam atas pembunuhan anak saudara Hutch, Gary Hutch, dalam pergaduhan kumpulan. Hutch telah dihantar balik dari Sepanyol ke Ireland pada 2021 dan ditahan sehingga beliau akhirnya dibebaskan pada April 2023. Beliau berkata latar belakang jenayahnya berakhir apabila beliau keluar dari penjara. Perjudian dan Potensi Pencucian Wang Di Bawah Pengawasan Pasaran pilihan raya adalah sah di Ireland, walau bagaimanapun Polymarket bukanlah syarikat perjudian berlesen. Harris berkata beliau percaya taruhan di platform tersebut adalah perjudian, dan perbualan dengan badan kawalan perjudian negara adalah penting. Beliau juga memberi amaran tentang “kebimbangan potensi bahawa ia boleh digunakan sebagai satu alat untuk mencuci wang”. Beliau tidak mendakwa mana-mana calon dalam pilihan raya didakwa melakukan sebarang kesalahan, tetapi berkata beliau tidak dapat menepis “dalam konteks yang lebih luas, gagasan aktiviti yang mungkin tidak sesuai”. Beliau menambah bahawa beliau tidak mempunyai sebarang bukti berkenaan perkara itu. Negara lain telah menyekat Polymarket disebabkan perniagaan pilihan raya tersebut. Belanda menyekat dan mengenakan denda kepada syarikat tersebut awal tahun ini. Secara keseluruhan, 33 negara disenaraikan sebagai disekat di laman web Polymarket, termasuklah UK, tetapi bukan Ireland. Polymarket Melancarkan Pasaran Prediksi Di Atas Syarikat Swasta Dalam satu langkah yang lain yang boleh membawa kepada aktiviti taruhan yang mencurigakan, Polymarket mengumumkan akan melancarkan pasaran berdasarkan prestasi syarikat swasta. “Penawaran baharu ini memberi peluang kepada individu untuk memperoleh paparan terhadap beberapa syarikat swasta yang paling dikehendaki untuk pertama kalinya, sambil menyediakan isyarat semasa yang sebenar kepada pelabur institusi tentang bagaimana pasaran swasta sedang berkembang,” kata syarikat itu dalam satu kenyataan akhbar pada hari Selasa. Nasdaq Private Market, sebuah penyedia likuiditi dan infrastruktur pelaburan untuk pasaran swasta, akan bertindak sebagai penyedia data resolusi untuk pasaran tersebut. Shayne Coplan, Pengasas dan CEO Polymarket, kelihatan tidak bimbang bahawa golongan dalaman boleh menggunakan pasaran tersebut untuk membuat keuntungan daripada maklumat sulit. “Buat kali pertama, sesiapa sahaja boleh terlibat dengan hasil yang mendorong nilai di syarikat-syarikat swasta paling penting di dunia,” katanya. Coplan pernah berkata sebelumnya bahawa beliau percaya perdagangan dalaman di pasaran itu adalah “menarik”. “Saya rasa apa yang menarik tentang Polymarket ialah ia mencipta insentif kewangan untuk orang pergi dan menyebarkan maklumat kepada pasaran tersebut dan pasaran itu berubah, dan tiba-tiba ia diperdagangkan pada 95 sen,” katanya dalam satu temubual pada bulan November. Polymarket enggan berkomen mengenai siasatan perniagaan taruhan yang mencurigakan dalam pilihan raya kerusi kosong Ireland. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Pemain Judi Tionghoa Melompat dari Jendela Lantai Dua untuk Larian daripada Serbuan Polis Thailand iGame

Pemain Judi Tionghoa Melompat dari Jendela Lantai Dua untuk Larian daripada Serbuan Polis Thailand

Mei 20, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Beberapa penjudi China yang disyaki mengalami kecederaan serius selepas melompat dari tingkap dua tingkat apabila polis Thai menyerbu kedai perjudian. Pegawai menyerbu sebuah alamat di bandar resort percutian popular Pattaya, laporan media Thailand Thai PBS. Detektif berkata kedai itu menawarkan perkhidmatan kepada pemain poker China yang berbelanja tinggi “VIP”. Polis Imigresen Chonburi, bekerjasama dengan Polis Pelancong, mengelilingi sebuah rumah di Daerah Nong Prue selepas menerima isyarat daripada seorang ahli awam. Pengadu berkata mereka percaya kumpulan warganegara China sedang berjudi secara haram di dalam rumah. Pegawai mengikuti dengan menghantar ejen rahsia yang berpura-pura sebagai penghantar makanan yang mengesahkan isyarat itu betul. ‘Penjudi China Melompat ke Lantai Keras’ Polis kemudiannya menyerbu rumah itu di mana mereka berkata mereka menemui kumpulan penjudi China “terlibat dalam permainan poker”. Kecemasan berlaku, dengan semua peserta “bersebar dan cuba lari”, kata polis. Sekurang-kurangnya tiga suspek melompat dari tingkap, dengan semua mengalami kecederaan apabila mendarat di lantai keras, bertiling di bawah. Petugas penyelamat dilaporkan memberikan pertolongan cemas sebelum menghantar suspek yang cedera ke hospital berhampiran. Laporan media dari Ch7 News Thailand yang menampilkan rekod video polis daripada seruan di Pattaya. Polis menerbitkan rekod video daripada seruan. Ini menampilkan satu individu yang kelihatan sangat cedera dibawa ke ambulans di atas tali, kelihatan tidak boleh bergerak. Video itu juga menunjukkan polis memaksa kumpulan suspek yang besar untuk duduk di lantai sambil mereka membacakan hak mereka. Dan polis menerbitkan gambar cip perjudian, kad skor, dan pelbagai peralatan perjudian lain yang disita di tempat kejadian. Kedai Perjudian VIP Semasa carian rumah, pihak berkuasa berkata mereka menemui bukti bahawa seluruh harta tanah telah ditukar menjadi “kedai perjudian VIP”. Mereka menemui bilik dilengkapi dengan meja poker, bersama dengan peralatan perjudian yang mahal. Penyelidik menyita kira-kira 100,000 baht ($3,000) dalam wang tunai. Pegawai berkata mereka menahan 16 orang di tempat kejadian, semua warganegara China. Tiga daripada yang ditahan adalah wanita, dan selebihnya lelaki, kata seorang pegawai polis. Polis berkata mereka akan menyemak dokumen perjalanan suspek untuk menentukan sama ada mereka memasuki negara secara haram atau telah melebihi tempoh visa mereka. Detektif pada asalnya menuduh semua 16 suspek dengan kesalahan berkaitan perjudian haram. Tahun lalu, pegawai Thailand menyerahkan balik seorang lelaki China yang disyaki mengendalikan portal bola sepak haram Wanhe. Portal itu, menurut pendakwa China, adalah hadapan untuk penipuan berbentuk piramid bernilai $73 juta, di mana mangsa terutamanya berpangkalan di China Tanah Besar. Suspek itu, nama keluarga Huang, pada asalnya melarikan diri ke Kemboja sebelum pergi ke Thailand, di mana dia akhirnya ditahan. Huang kini berada di penjara di Wilayah Tianjin, China, menunggu permulaan perbicaraannya. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Leading UK School Group to Establish Phuket Campus as International School Demand Grows Beyond Bangkok ACN Newswire

Leading UK School Group to Establish Phuket Campus as International School Demand Grows Beyond Bangkok

Mei 20, 2026
Phuket, Thailand, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NLCS International has signed an agreement with VLC Group, the owners of multiple premium hotels and resorts in Phuket and Khao Lak, to develop NLCS Phuket, bringing the educational model of one of the United Kingdom’s highest-ranked independent schools to Thailand’s fast-growing international education market.(Top row, from left to right) Mr Varis Chirayus, Deputy Managing Director of VLC Group and NLCS Phuket; Mr Ali Aliev, Director of Business Development of NLCS International (Bottom row, from left to right) Mr Naruji Chirayus, Managing Director of VLC Group and NLCS Phuket; Mr Daniel Lewis, Managing Director of NLCS International.Founded in 1850 by educational pioneer Frances Mary Buss, North London Collegiate School is one of the United Kingdom’s most respected and most successful independent schools. In The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026, NLCS was named Independent Secondary School of the Year, Independent International Baccalaureate School of the Year and Independent Secondary School of the Year in London. In the accompanying league tables, NLCS was ranked the number one girls’ school in the UK, gaining second place for all schools in London and third place for all schools nationally.Serving students from Early Years to Year 13, NLCS Phuket will be developed as a premium co-ed day and boarding school in Cherng Talay, one of Phuket’s fastest-growing residential districts. The school is planned for Thai, expatriate and internationally mobile families seeking a rigorous British education in Phuket, with boarding provision for students from across Thailand and the wider region.The agreement was formalised at Courtyard by Marriott Phuket, Patong Beach Resort, with Mr Daniel Lewis, Managing Director of NLCS International, and Mr Naruj Chirayus, Managing Director of VLC Group and NLCS Phuket, signing on behalf of the two organisations.Members of the Chirayus family, the Phuket-based owners of VLC Group and developers of NLCS Phuket. From left to right: Mr Naruji Chirayus, Mr Varis Chirayus, Mr Somnuk Chirayus, Ms Nantana Wongsatayanont, Mr Somboon Chirayus, Chairman of VLC Group, Mr Chanon Wongsatayanont and Ms Napittra Chirayus.“For many families, Phuket already offers an exceptional quality of life, but there has been a clear gap in the market for a highly academic school with a direct connection to one of the UK’s leading educational institutions,” said Mr Naruj Chirayus, Managing Director of VLC Group. “As a Phuket-based family business, we see education as a natural part of the island’s next stage of growth. Our aim is to help make Phuket a more complete place to live, learn and build community."(Left): Mr Naruji Chirayus, Managing Director of VLC Group and NLCS Phuket; (Right) Mr Daniel Lewis, Managing Director of NLCS International.NLCS International works with partners around the world to develop schools that reflect the founding school’s educational philosophy: academic ambition, pastoral care that is tailored to the individual, and a vibrant co-curricular life. Its family of schools includes NLCS Jeju, NLCS Dubai, NLCS (Singapore), NLCS Kobe and NLCS Hong Kong (opening 2027).“NLCS Phuket represents an important new chapter for our international family of schools,” said Mr Daniel Lewis, Managing Director of NLCS International. “Our aim is to deliver an education that develops scholarship, in a joyful and exciting environment, that celebrates every individual for who they are, and that is rooted in a genuine love of learning. This is not simply a well-known name above the door. The strength of NLCS lies in the authentic connection between our schools, the quality and depth of our academic support, and our shared belief that happy, confident students are best placed to achieve exceptional outcomes.”North London Collegiate School Phuket will open in Q3 2028.Boarding will be a central part of the NLCS Phuket offer, giving families access to an NLCS education without having to send their children abroad. It also strengthens Phuket’s appeal as a regional education base, allowing students to remain closer to family, home markets and Asia’s major travel hubs.The school is expected to open with capacity for around 1,000 students, with scope to grow to approximately 1,500 over time. Planned facilities include boarding provision, dedicated junior and senior school spaces, science and technology facilities, a 50-metre swimming pool, sports hall, covered tennis courts and football pitches.The announcement comes as Thailand’s international education sector continues to expand beyond Bangkok. Kasikorn Research Centre expects Thailand’s international school business to grow by 9.7% in 2025, while international student numbers are projected to increase by 8.3%. The research also notes that international schools are likely to expand further beyond the capital, with Phuket named among the key provincial markets.For Phuket, the arrival of a leading day and boarding school adds another layer to the island’s family infrastructure. International schools help attract long-stay residents, skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and investors, while supporting demand across housing, hospitality, retail, transport, local services and employment.Mr Chirayus continued: “Top schools create communities around them. We have seen this in places such as Dubai and Jeju, where education has played an important role in shaping internationally minded residential destinations. With NLCS Phuket, we want to support the development of Phuket as an educational centre of excellence for the region.”“Exceptional academic standards and a well-rounded education will be the cornerstones of NLCS Phuket.”NLCS Phuket will maintain close links with the wider NLCS family of schools, with support from NLCS International in school design, curriculum development, recruitment, teacher training, academic planning and quality assurance.NLCS Phuket campus renderings: Drop-off area (left) and senior school (right)Further details on admissions, opening timelines and campus development will be announced in due course. For any enquiries, please direct your email to: enquiries@nlcs-phuket.comFor more information, please visit http://www.nlcs-phuket.comFor more images, click HEREAbout NLCS InternationalNLCS International is a family of international schools focused on delivering a high quality education grounded in academic rigour, innovation and global citizenship. Through an emphasis on personalised learning, student wellbeing and excellent teaching, NLCS International schools support students in developing the skills and understanding needed for an increasingly complex world.At the heart of all NLCS schools is a shared educational vision and a clear commitment to nurturing a lasting love of learning. Each school is guided by a set of values based on common beliefs, which together underpin the distinctive philosophy of North London Collegiate School.NLCS International works closely with its schools to support a consistent educational approach that reflects the aims and values of NLCS, through ongoing guidance, monitoring and quality assurance. In partnership with local communities, NLCS International fosters learning environments where academicambition is balanced with strong pastoral care, and where every child is known, supported and valued as an individual, alongside meaningful professional development opportunities for staff.About VLC GroupVLC Group is a Phuket-based company led by the Chirayus family, who is the owner of Merlin Phuket Hotels and Resorts. The group’s hospitality portfolio includes Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Merlin Beach; Courtyard by Marriott Phuket, Patong Beach Resort; Le Meridien Khao Lak Resort & Spa; Khaolak Merlin Resort; and Phuket Merlin Hotel. Through its partnership with NLCS International, VLC Group is leading the development of NLCS Phuket as part of its long-term commitment to Phuket’s growth as a destination for families, education and community development.For media information, kindly contact:Triven Marketing GroupMandy TanTel: +60 16-477 2257Email: m.tan@swanconsultancy.biz Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Debt der USA wurde offiziell auf 39 Billionen Dollar – was täglich etwa 5 Milliarden Dollar mehr hinzufügt News

Debt der USA wurde offiziell auf 39 Billionen Dollar – was täglich etwa 5 Milliarden Dollar mehr hinzufügt

Mei 20, 2026
(SeaPRwire) - Belum pun genap setahun yang lalu, golongan elang fiskal sedang bimbang dengan mercu tanda baharu hutang negara: Hutang telah mencecah $38 trilion, dan bayaran faedah tahunan akan mencecah 13 angka. Hanya lebih 200 hari kemudian, hutang negara AS kini melebihi $39 trilion. Menurut data Jabatan Perbendaharaan, yang dikemas kini secara retrospektif bagi 18 Mei, jumlah hutang tersebut mencecah $39,008,999,901,378.68. Lebih $1 trilion telah ditambah sejak 23 Oktober 2025 — kira-kira $5 bilion sehari. Hutang melepasi $39 trilion pada pertengahan Mac dan sebenarnya jatuh di bawah paras itu selama beberapa minggu sebelum meningkat ke tahap ini sekali lagi. Kebimbangan terhadap tahap hutang negara semakin meningkat, terutamanya berkaitan dengan KDNK, yang lebih dikenali sebagai nisbah hutang kepada KDNK. Ini mewakili pinjaman sesebuah negara berbanding pertumbuhan ekonominya, dan seterusnya tahap risiko yang berkaitan dengan pembayaran perkhidmatan dan pembayaran balik hutang. Nisbah hutang kepada KDNK AS berada pada kira-kira 123%, bermakna jumlah pinjamannya lebih besar daripada saiz keseluruhan ekonominya. Terdapat desakan untuk menyelaraskan pinjaman dengan metrik ini dengan lebih baik: iaitu, defisit tahunan kerajaan harus disasarkan pada 3% daripada KDNK, bukannya paras semasa yang melebihi 6%. Ini telah mendapat sokongan dwipartisan, tetapi memerlukan usaha yang sangat besar: pemotongan kepada 3% sahaja akan memerlukan kira-kira $10 trilion pengurangan defisit sepanjang dekad akan datang untuk mencapai sasaran menjelang 2036. Isu ini semakin menjadi keutamaan bagi kedua-dua pihak dalam perkhidmatan awam dan sektor swasta: pengasas Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio telah lama memberi amaran tentang "serangan jantung" ekonomi, di mana bayaran perkhidmatan hutang suatu hari nanti akan menyekat pelaburan sektor awam. Kini, bayaran faedah sudah bersamaan dengan jumlah perbelanjaan kerajaan untuk pendidikan dan ketenteraan yang digabungkan. Begitu juga, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon baru-baru ini memberi amaran bahawa pasaran bon akhirnya akan menjadi faktor yang mendorong tindakan daripada DC apabila pelabur mula menuntut premium yang lebih tinggi untuk terus membeli hutang. Walaupun begitu, pelabur masih melihat U.S. Treasuries sebagai salah satu aset paling selamat — jika bukan yang paling selamat — di pasaran. Walaupun penganalisis mencadangkan bahawa kenaikan beransur-ansur U.S. Treasuries 20 dan 30 tahun sejak beberapa minggu kebelakangan ini lebih berkemungkinan mencerminkan kebimbangan inflasi berbanding amaran fiskal, hasil Treasuri 30 tahun telah meningkat ke paras Kemelesetan Besar, mencetuskan perdebatan sama ada "vigilante bon" kembali aktif lagi. Presiden juga mempunyai pandangan tersendiri mengenai gambarangan hutang ini. Trump telah menunjukkan beliau menyedari trajektori fiskal negara dan telah mencadangkan beberapa kaedah untuk membantu mengimbangi semula — tarif dan visa emas, sebagai contoh. Walau bagaimanapun, dalam temu bual baru-baru ini dengan Ketua Pengarang , Alyson Shontell, Trump juga berkongsi pandangan alternatif: Hutang negara sebenarnya tidaklah seburuk itu jika anda melihatnya melalui lensa seorang hartawan hartanah, iaitu bandingkan hutang dengan jumlah nilai Amerika dan aset semula jadinya seperti Grand Canyon atau lautan sekeliling. "Jika anda catatkan nilai semua benda ini, ia mencecah ratusan trilion dolar," kata Trump, dan dengan ukuran itu, "jika anda mengekalkan [hutang negara] pada $40 trilion, anda masih mempunyai tahap leveraj yang sangat rendah." Hujah ini mungkin tidak begitu meyakinkan bagi golongan elang hutang. Seperti yang Maya MacGuineas, presiden Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, memberi amaran awal bulan ini, mercu tanda pinjaman yang dicapai dengan kekerapan yang semakin meningkat "menunjukkan keperluan untuk kita mengawal keadaan fiskal kita." Beliau menambah: "Pasaran hanya akan bertolak ansur dengan pinjaman kita yang tidak mampan untuk sekian lama; risiko krisis fiskal semakin tinggi apabila hari-hari berlalu. Kita memerlukan pengurangan defisit dengan segera."Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Tradelink and PAA Digital Trade Alliance, Co-Organise the ‘Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience’ ACN Newswire

Tradelink and PAA Digital Trade Alliance, Co-Organise the ‘Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience’

Mei 20, 2026
HONG KONG, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (“Tradelink” or the “Group”) (Stock Code: 536) joined forces with other members of the PAA Digital Trade Alliance (“PAA”) to host the “Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026–The Hong Kong Experience” (the “Symposium”) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. PAA, a global alliance of Trade Single Window operators and e-commerce service providers of key trading partners of Hong Kong, meet regularly in members’ economies to identify ways to enhance seamless global trade through secured and reliable digital technologies. PAA last met in Hong Kong back in 2015. The gathering of PAA members from across the continents in today’s Symposium underscores Hong Kong unique role as super-connector and value-adder of international trade.Under the theme “Connecting Trade, Powering Innovation, Shaping the Future”, the Symposium shared Hong Kong’s pioneering experience in advancing the global digital trade ecosystem and allowed participants to conduct in-depth exchanges on core topics like digital trade facilitation, cross-border data interoperability and connectivity, artificial intelligence applications, and the empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”). “The Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience” comes to a successful closeThe Symposium was honoured by the attendance of two distinguished guests, including Mr. Algernon YAU, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, as the keynote speaker for the morning session; and Mr. Howard LEE, JP, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, as the guest speaker for the networking dinner. Over 300 representatives of shippers, traders, financial institutions and supply chain service providers as well as leaders of chambers of commerce and trade associations attended the event together with HKSAR Government officials. The Symposium provided a unique platform for Hong Kong to engage directly with key industry leaders driving cross-border trade facilitation. It also served as an opportunity to share Hong Kong’s pioneering experience in digital trade facilitation, explore cross-border collaboration opportunities, forge strategic partnerships, and collectively advance global economic growth.During the morning session, the Symposium featured two thematic panel discussions in which participants engaged in in-depth discussions on a range of cutting-edge topics. The first session on “Compliance Meets Innovation: How Hong Kong Navigates Global Trade Challenges”, participants explored how Hong Kong’s public and private sectors can enhance the interoperability of local and global trade data through digital trade and logistics innovation and regional collaboration, thereby empowering SMEs to navigate the fast changing global trading landscape. The other session, “Data Without Borders: Reshaping Hong Kong's Trade Finance”, examined how cross-border data interoperability and connectivity is reshaping trade finance models and further consolidating Hong Kong’s pivotal role as a trusted global hub. Panel discussion session at the “Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience”Mr. YUEN Man Chung, Tommy, S.B.S, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tradelink, said: “Tradelink’s Vision is to ‘promote a prosperous Hong Kong where companies and people can readily achieve and enjoy the benefits of digital efficiency’. Over the past 30+ years, Tradelink has witnessed and actively driven the transformation of paper-based trade processes in HK to the era of Electronic Data Interchange. Nowadays, our services have expanded from trade compliance to digital identity, intelligent supply chain solutions and alternative data for trade financing. Our DNA has the words ‘trade related services’ written all over it.” Mr. YUEN added: “Tomorrow, we will also be formally launching our Next Generation, Secured, Integrated and AI-powered trade services platform – called T+. We believe this new platform will not only be useful to existing shippers and traders in HK but will also greatly assist companies from Chinese Mainland looking to establish a presence in the HKSAR to conduct international trade.” Welcome speech by Mr. YUEN Man Chung, Tommy, S.B.S, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tradelink, at the “Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience”As import and export policies adapt to the new landscape and AI-driven technologies reshape the trade ecosystem, Hong Kong is emerging as a global hub for innovation and collaboration. At the Symposium, policymakers, regulators and industry leaders discussed how Hong Kong’s strategic initiatives, such as the Trade Single Window (TSW), the digitalisation of B2B trade documents, the Port Community System (PCS), the Commercial Data Interchange (CDI), CargoX, and the Go Global Launchpad for Mainland enterprises, are reinforcing its position as an international trade and transportation centre. The Symposium also provided participants with a forward-looking perspective on leveraging Hong Kong as a launchpad for expansion into the Asia-Pacific and global markets, while fostering collaboration to build a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable trade network.Mr. Algernon YAU, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, said: “Digital trade has everything to do with Hong Kong, which has always been an international trade centre. Further to the successful launches of the first two phases, the Government is now rolling out the final phase of the TSW starting from this month, which will standardise processes, enable greater data re-use and support pre-shipment submissions, helping the trade move goods more efficiently and reliably. In addition, the TSW will also connect with the CDI of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to enable the authorised sharing of trade data with banks. On the other hand, the Government is committed to ensuring that the legal framework keeps pace with emerging technologies. We will make reference to the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records, advocated by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, and consider legislative amendments to further facilitate the digitalisation of B2B trade documents with a view to introducing the legislative proposal to our legislature within 2026. Together, let us continue to unleash the business potential in the digital world as we embark on another phase of digital transformation.” Speech by Mr. Algernon YAU, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development,at the “Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience” Speech by Mr. Howard LEE, JP, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Banquet Dinner of “Global Digital Trade Symposium 2026 – The Hong Kong Experience”In addition, Tradelink’s “SME Day” is being held today (20 May) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, under the theme “Go Digital, Trade Global”. The exhibition will feature a keynote stage and four major exhibition zones, offering a comprehensive view of both macro market trends and practical hands-on solutions, allowing participants to experience first-hand Tradelink’s next-generation AI-driven e-trade services platform “T+”, as well as its overseas expansion tools and support services. Representatives from 17 economies, over 20 leading partners, more than 30 keynote speakers and over 1,500 SMEs gather to ignite new momentum for digital trade and explore practical solutions for SMEs to upgrade, transform and expand into global markets.For more selected high-resolution photos from the Symposium, please download via: https://tradelinkhk.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/IRCC/IgBXLypQpZVuQJvrBMyFYP8kAZci0KppY0Bh1gRDYbxy2Fw'e=AKzhB7 About Tradelink Electronic Commerce LimitedEstablished in 1988 and listed in 2005, Tradelink (Stock Code: 536) is Hong Kong's digital efficiency pioneer. Since 1997, the company has successfully brought the advantages of its e-solutions to tens of thousands of organisations. Tradelink has pioneered numerous innovative business technology applications in Hong Kong, including EDI, digital certificates, biometric ID and warehouse automation. In addition to offering expertise in supply chain and identity management solutions, the company leads in the city's business-to-government document compliance market. Tradelink customers span all industry sectors. The company has earned the trust of governments, multinationals, and small and medium businesses alike. Leveraging its connection to a global network of over one million customers, Tradelink empowers clients to expand internationally and seize new market opportunities.For more information about Tradelink, please visit www.tradelink.com.hk.About the PAA Digital Trade AllianceFounded in 2000, the PAA Digital Trade Alliance is a pioneering global alliance committed to promoting secure and efficient digital trade. Bringing together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors, the PAA leads collaborative efforts to advance the digitalisation, interoperability and connectivity of global trade. Currently, the total number of members exceeds 400,000 organisations, representing virtually all active trading companies in the Asian market.For more information about the PAA Digital Trade Alliance, please visit https://paa.net/ Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Doubleview Commences Advanced 2026 Exploration and Technical Program at the Hat Polymetallic Project ACN Newswire

Doubleview Commences Advanced 2026 Exploration and Technical Program at the Hat Polymetallic Project

Mei 20, 2026
Vancouver, British Columbia--(ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com - May 20, 2026) - Doubleview Gold Corp. (TSXV: DBG) (OTCQB: DBLVF) (WKN: A1W038) (the "Company or "Doubleview) is pleased to announce the start of its most advanced exploration, environmental, metallurgical, and technical work program to date at its Hat polymetallic deposit, located in northwestern British Columbia.The 2026 field season has started a coordinated program designed to support ongoing technical studies, advance project understanding, and provide additional geological, metallurgical, environmental, and engineering data for future study stages, including potential Pre-Feasibility Study and Feasibility Study work.The initial phase of the program includes preparation and shipment of approximately 14 tonnes of mineralized sample material for metallurgical test work. Details of the metallurgical program, including sample selection, test objectives, laboratory work, and expected scope of study, will be announced in a future news release. The work may require several months to complete.Doubleview has also started the installation of weather monitoring stations to support environmental baseline and hydrological studies. These stations will collect site-specific data to assist with water balance work, climate records, hydrological interpretation, and future project planning.The Company, as part of its collection of high quality data for engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental assessment and other technical studies, will prepare detailed topographical surface maps of the Hat Property and nearby areas for use in engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental assessment, and future technical studies, including possible Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility level work.Drilling ProgramDoubleview expects to begin drilling immediately as part of the 2026 exploration program. The planned drilling has several objectives:Infill drilling within selected areas of the deposit to improve block model confidence.Additional drilling in areas where the geologic model is weak.Step-out and perimeter drilling in areas where possible extensions of the deposit are highlighted by geology, geophysics, previous drilling, and current interpretation.Collection of additional technical data to support resource modelling, metallurgical interpretation, and future engineering studies.The drilling program will almost certainly provide critical data that will allow promotion of certain mineral resources from lower confidence categories to higher confidence categories such as, for instance, upgrades of Inferred mineral resources to Indicated mineral resources, and possibly, even boost the Measured mineral resources.The step-out and perimeter drilling will test areas adjacent to the known deposit where the geological model indicates expansion potential and yield data vital to mine planningDoubleview is well funded to carry out the planned 2026 program. The Company currently has more than C$13 million in cash and no debt, giving it the financial strength to proceed with the above-outlined program of metallurgy, drilling, environmental and hydrological studies, detailed topographical mapping, and engineering support work.Farshad Shirvani, President and CEO of Doubleview, stated:"The Hat Project has reached an important technical stage. This season is not only about drilling more metres. It is about collecting essential data for metallurgical, environmental, engineering, topographic, hydrologic, and mineral resource confirmation. The 14 tonne metallurgical sample, the weather stations, the detailed topographic work, and the planned drilling program are all part of a broadened technical approach to move the Hat Project forward in a disciplined and responsible manner."Mr. Shirvani continued:"The Hat deposit is a large polymetallic system with robust proven potential for copper, gold, cobalt, scandium and other critical and precious metals. Our work in the 2026 season will improve the quality of our extensive database and support the next stages of technical studies. We intend to continue advancing the project with quality technical work and responsible exploration practices."Technical and Study ObjectivesThe 2026 program is expected to contribute to several key technical areas, including:Mineral resource confidence and possible category conversion.Deposit expansion as supported by the geological model.Metallurgical test work on a large sample.Environmental and hydrological baseline data collection.Detailed topographical mapping.Engineering and infrastructure planning.Future Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility level work.The Company cautions investors that a decision to proceed to a Pre-Feasibility Study or Feasibility Study will require appropriate technical, economic, environmental, and corporate review.Doubleview maintains a website at www.doubleview.ca.Qualified Persons:Erik Ostensoe, P. Geo., a consulting geologist, and Doubleview's Qualified Person with respect to the Hat Project as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed, and approved the technical contents of this news release. He is not independent of Doubleview as he is a shareholder in the company.Brief Summary of PEA ResultsOn March 2, 2026, Doubleview announced positive PEA results for the Hat Project, which were clarified on March 23, 2026. On April 14, 2026, the Company announced the filing on SEDAR of the independent National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled "Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Hat Polymetallic Project, British Columbia, Canada."The PEA outlined strong project economics, including an after-tax NPV(5%) of C$6.73 billion and an IRR of 23% at consensus metal prices. At spot metal prices, the PEA reported an after-tax NPV(5%) of C$13.53 billion and an IRR of 39%.The PEA also included a scenario with scandium and the associated processing circuit. Under this scenario, the PEA reported an after-tax NPV(5%) of C$7.27 billion and an IRR of 19% at consensus metal prices, and an after-tax NPV(5%) of C$14.85 billion and an IRR of 32% at spot metal prices.About the Hat ProjectThe Hat Project is a polymetallic copper-gold-cobalt-scandium project located in northwestern British Columbia. The project hosts a porphyry-style mineralized system and has been the subject of extensive drilling, geological modelling, metallurgical work, and technical studies. Doubleview continues to advance the Hat Project through exploration, technical evaluation, metallurgical test work, and environmental baseline programs.About Doubleview Gold CorpDoubleview Gold Corp., a mineral resource exploration and development company, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is publicly traded on the TSX-Venture Exchange (TSXV: DBG), (OTCQB: DBLVF), (WKN: A1W038), (FSE: 1D4). Doubleview identifies, acquires and finances precious and base metal exploration projects in North America, particularly in British Columbia. Doubleview increases shareholder value through acquisition and exploration of quality gold, copper and silver properties and the application of advanced state-of-the-art exploration methods. The Company's portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risks.On behalf of the Board of Directors,Farshad Shirvani, M.Sc. GeologyPresident & Chief Executive OfficerFor further information please contact:Doubleview Gold CorpVancouver, BC Farshad ShirvaniPresident & CEOT: (604) 678-9587E: corporate@doubleview.caNEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.Certain of the statements made and information contained herein may constitute "forward-looking information." In particular references to the private placement and future work programs or expectations on the quality or results of such work programs are subject to risks associated with operations on the property, exploration activity generally, equipment limitations and availability, as well as other risks that we may not be currently aware of. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information includes statements regarding the Company's planned 2026 exploration program, drilling, metallurgical test work, environmental and hydrological studies, topographical mapping, future technical studies, possible mineral resource category conversion, possible deposit expansion, and future project advancement.Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which might cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by such information. These risks include exploration risk, metallurgical risk, permitting risk, financing risk, market risk, regulatory risk, weather-related delays, availability of contractors and equipment, laboratory timing, and the risk that drilling or technical work will not produce the expected results.Mineral resource category conversion is not assured. Additional drilling does not guarantee conversion of Inferred mineral resources to Indicated mineral resources or Indicated mineral resources to Measured mineral resources. Step-out drilling does not guarantee expansion of the deposit. Future technical studies, including any Pre-Feasibility Study or Feasibility Study, remain subject to further work, financing, regulatory review, and technical results.The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information, except as required by applicable securities laws.To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/298150 Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Graphene quantum dots show promise in targeting Parkinson’s-related protein clumping ACN Newswire

Graphene quantum dots show promise in targeting Parkinson’s-related protein clumping

Mei 20, 2026
TSUKUBA, Japan, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The buildup of a protein called 𝛂-synuclein (ASN) into toxic clumps is a hallmark of synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s and multiple system atrophy (MSA).These aggregates are associated with cellular dysfunction and lead to progressive neuronal loss. Because current treatments only manage symptoms rather than stopping the underlying protein clumping, scientists are exploring new strategies, including nanomaterials that can prevent these aggregates from forming or help clear them from the brain.A multinational research team led by Professor Małgorzata Kujawska at the Poznań University of Medical Sciences in Poznań, Poland, has found that graphene quantum dots (GQDs)—nanoscale carbon particles—can counteract this clumping process.In a study published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM), the researchers detailed how these dots interact with ASN to prevent it from forming the long, toxic fibers that characterize the disease.“This study points to a promising new direction for strategies against neurodegenerative diseases,” says Professor Kujawska. “While clinical use of GQDs remains a long way off, these findings strengthen the case for further research.”The study used a multi-stage approach, testing the GQDs in cell-free environments, neuronal cultures, and animal models of MSA. The researchers found that when GQDs were administered intranasally in mice, the particles significantly reduced the presence of toxic protein aggregates. Furthermore, the treatment appeared to activate autophagy, a biological recycling process that helps cells break down and remove damaged proteins.At concentrations relevant to its biological effects, the GQD showed a favorable safety profile, although some changes in cellular stress and immune responses were observed at higher doses. This is an important consideration, as many nanomaterials face hurdles in medical applications due to concerns over long-term biocompatibility.While the results are promising, challenges remain, such as preventing quantum dots from clumping in liquid suspensions. “GQDs may serve as a useful research tool,” says Professor Kujawska. “What we learn as we optimize their properties and conduct a comprehensive safety evaluation could help design more effective nanomaterial-based strategies not just for synucleinopathies, but also for other conditions characterized by the buildup of toxic proteins.”Further informationMałgorzata KujawskaPoznań University of Medical Sciences kujawska@ump.edu.plPaper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14686996.2026.2662693About Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)Open access journal STAM publishes outstanding research articles across all aspects of materials science, including functional and structural materials, theoretical analyses, and properties of materials. https://www.tandfonline.com/STAMDr. Kazuya SaitoSTAM Publishing Director SAITO.Kazuya@nims.go.jpImage:Caption: Nanoscale carbon particles offer a new insight into possible therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and multiple system atrophy.Press release distributed by Asia Research News for Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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CTF Life Launches Hong Kong’s First Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan Linked to BNP Paribas’ Indices ACN Newswire

CTF Life Launches Hong Kong’s First Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan Linked to BNP Paribas’ Indices

Mei 20, 2026
HONG KONG, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - CTF Life announced today the launch of Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan (Shiny Treasure), an indexed universal life (IUL) product designed for professional investors*. Linking to BNP Paribas’ indices for the first time in Hong Kong’s IUL market, in addition to another Global renowned index, the index account of the plan offers a distinctive combination of uncapped crediting interest rate potential across all indices and the flexibility to allocate across multiple index account options while achieving potential steady wealth growth. Apart from uncapped crediting interest rate for all indices, the plan also features guaranteed crediting interest rate of the accounts and the Cumulative Guaranteed Value1, offering multi-layered protection for wealth and allowing customers to capture potential growth while safeguarding wealth in the event of market downturns.Asia-Pacific is among the fastest-growing regions for private wealth globally. In 2024, the number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Asia whose net worth exceeded US$10 million rose by 5% to surpass 850,0002. Against a backdrop of market volatility, investors are increasingly seeking solutions that enable them to capture potential upside in their investments while managing risk. Shiny Treasure is designed to meet this growing demand, offering a sophisticated solution for wealth accumulation and legacy planning.Betty Lee, Chief Product Officer of CTF Life, said, “In today’s dynamic environment, we are delighted to collaborate with BNP Paribas, a strong and trusted financial institution, to help our customers stay invested for the long term, without losing sight of the need to manage risk. Shiny Treasure combines the prospect for amplified potential returns with a steady component to support wealth preservation, while offering customers the flexibility to rebalance as market conditions and their risk appetite evolve. We will continue to bring Hong Kong’s professional investors differentiated IUL solutions that stand out in the market, and create value beyond insurance.”Key features of Shiny Treasure:1.Linked to top global indices: The Index Sub-account3 is linked to top global indices to bring growth potential to wealth – the main components of the three major indices are US large-cap company stocks, global equities and multi-asset allocation, respectively. The indices are also underpinned by volatility control mechanisms to participate in market growth while achieving stability.2.Dual-account design enables risk diversification: The plan is comprised of the Fixed Account4 and the Index Account3. The Fixed Account4 helps wealth grow steadily while the Index Account3 offers uncapped potential returns. Net Premiums5 can be allocated between the accounts to capture the opportunities available during different market conditions.3.Dual wealth protection: The guaranteed interest rate of the accounts and the Cumulative Guaranteed Value1 can provide multi-layered protection for wealth – even in market downturns.4.Supple allocation at customer’s desire: Supple asset allocation options, including the Segment Maturity Option6 and the Account Rebalancing Option7, allow to allocate the Account Value flexibly. The Dollar Cost Averaging Option8 mitigates the impact of market fluctuations through regular fixed-amount investments.5.Succession solutions to pass on to the next generations: With a range of legacy options such as unlimited changes of the Insured9, the Policy Continuation Option10 and the Policy Split Option11 – the plan enables customers to turn their accumulated wealth into a lasting foundation.6.A range of flexible options available and Refund of Premium Charge: The plan comes with a range of options such as the free-of-charge withdrawal and Premium Holiday12 that gives further advantages in financial management. In addition, it specially includes a Refund of Premium Charge, which provides the opportunity to enhance the value of wealth.Notes:1The Cumulative Guaranteed Value is only applied in the event of a death claim, a full surrender or the maturity of the policy. Upon partial withdrawal, the Cumulative Guaranteed Value will be reduced correspondingly based on the withdrawal amount and the Surrender Charge (if any). Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Cumulative Guaranteed Value.2Source: Knight Frank’s The Wealth Report 2025.3Index Account is used to deposit a portion of the Net Premium as determined by the Policy Owner, which will be allocated into the Index Sub-account(s) to create Segment(s) and earn the corresponding Crediting Interest. The Index Account comprises the Holding Account and Index Sub-Account(s); while each Index Sub-account is composed of one or more Segments and allocation of any Segment Proceeds pursuant to the Segment Maturity Option. Please refer to the Policy Specifications and Policy Provisions for more details of the Index Account and Index Sub-account.4Fixed Account is used to deposit a portion of the Net Premium as determined by the Policy Owner, the amount transferred from the Segment Proceeds pursuant to the Segment Maturity Option, the amount transferred from the Holding Account pursuant to the Account Rebalancing Option and the Refund of Premium Charge (if any). Please refer to the Policy Specifications and Policy Provisions for more details of the Fixed Account Crediting Interest Rate.5Net Premium refers to the amount of premium paid less the applicable Premium Charge of that premium.6The Policy Owner may submit a Written Request to instruct to roll the Segment Proceeds of the Index Sub-account(s) into a new Segment under the same Index Sub-account(s); or transfer the Segment Proceeds to another Index Sub-account(s) and/or the Fixed Account. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Segment Maturity Option.7Starting from the 2nd Policy Anniversary, the Policy Owner may request to reallocate the percentage or the amount of the Account Value of the Fixed Account to the Index Sub-account(s); and/or the percentage of the Account Value of the Holding Account to the Fixed Account and/or the Index Sub-account(s). Where a request for reallocation of the transfer amount from Fixed Account to the Index Sub-account(s); and a request for reallocation of the transfer amount from Holding Account to the Fixed Account and/or the Index Sub-account(s) are approved on the same Working Day, the former (i.e. the Fixed Account) will be executed first. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Account Rebalancing Option.8At the time of application or at any time after the policy is in force, the Policy Owner may apply to divide the Net Premium and any applicable bonuses (collectively “Amount for DCA”) in the Holding Account into 12 installments and each installment will then be allocated to the Segment(s) of the Index Sub-account(s) on the relevant Segment Creation Date up to 12 consecutive months. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Dollar Cost Averaging Option.9The change of the Insured is subject to the designated requirements and the prevailing administrative rules. The Unit, the Total Premiums Paid, the Account Value of the Fixed Account, the Account Value of the Holding Account, the Segment Balance of the Segment(s) of all the Index Sub-account(s) and the Cumulative Guaranteed Value, total amount of withdrawals (if any), Policy Date and Policy Years will remain the same on the Insured-Change Effective Date while the Plan End Date will be adjusted to (i) the date of Policy Anniversary on the 128th birthday of the Changed New Insured or following the 128th birthday of the Changed New Insured or (ii) the policy reaches its 128th Policy Anniversary, whichever is earlier. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details on the Change of Insured Option.10Prior to the death of the Insured, the Policy Owner can assign one or two beneficiary(ies) for the Policy Continuation Option and specify the proportion of the Death Proceeds to be paid to each beneficiary for the Policy Continuation Option. Upon the death of the insured, if the Policy Owner (still alive) and the Insured are different person, the beneficiary will become the Continued New Insured; if the Policy Owner died at the same time or the Policy Owner and the Insured are the same person, subject to the prevailing administrative rules of the Company, the beneficiary will become the new Policy Owner and Continued New Insured of the policy in order to keep the policy in force after the Insured dies. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Policy Continuation Option.11While the policy is in force and the Insured is still alive, after the end of the 10th Policy Year and subject to the prevailing rules of the Company, the Policy Owner may exercise Policy Split Option to create a separate policy (the “Split Policy”), allocating a portion of Total Account Value from the basic plan of the policy to the Split Policy but subject to the designated conditions without providing any evidence of insurability. Please refers to the Policy Provisions for more details of Policy Split Option.12During the period of the Premium Holiday, the coverage and the Units will remain unchanged; however, we shall continue to deduct relevant fees and charges from the Account Value. Please refer to the Policy Provisions for more details of the Premium Holiday.*Professional Investors shall have the meaning as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules (Cap. 571D of the Laws of Hong Kong).Important Notice:- Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan is issued by CTF Life. The information contained in this press release is intended as a general summary of information for reference only. For more details, please refer to relevant product brochures, promotion leaflets, and policy documents. For details regarding the CTF Life Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan, please refer to the policy contract for details of the full terms and conditions.- This press release does not contain the full provisions, key product risks, and all exclusions of the Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan, and the full terms can be found in the Policy documents. The Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan may serve as a standalone plan(s) without bundling with other type(s) of insurance product. Please refer to the main product brochure and policy terms and conditions, as well as the explanatory documents provided by your licensed insurance intermediary, to fully understand the details and complete terms and conditions regarding the mentioned definitions, fees, product features, exclusions, and compensation payment conditions related to Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan.- Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan as issued by CTF Life is not endorsed or approved in any way by BNP Paribas and such product is not in any way associated with BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas makes no warranties whatsoever in relation to the use of the Index and is not liable for any losses caused by the use thereof.- Please refer to the product brochure for more information on the Shiny Treasure Indexed Universal Life Insurance Plan- For further details, please contact CTF Life’s Customer Service Hotline on +852 2866 8898.- This press release is intended to be distributed in Hong Kong only and shall not be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or provision of any of our products outside Hong Kong. Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited hereby declares that it has no intention to offer to sell, to solicit to buy or to provide any of its products in any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong in which such offer to sell or solicitation to buy or provision of any product of Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited is illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction.About CTF LifeChow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited (“CTF Life”) is proud of its rich, 40-year legacy in Hong Kong. CTF Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTF Services Limited (“CTFS”) (Hong Kong Stock Code: 659) and one of the most well-established life insurance companies in Hong Kong. As a member of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, CTF Life consistently strengthens its collaboration with the Chow Tai Fook Group ecosystem to support customers and their loved ones in navigating life’s journey with personalised planning solutions, lifelong protection and diverse lifestyle experiences. By leveraging the Group’s robust financial strength and strategic investments across the globe, CTF Life aspires to become a leading insurance company in Asia while continuously creating value beyond insurance.Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Heads of State/Government, Ministers, and Senior Officials from 30 Countries to Convene in Tokyo for the Island States Ocean Summit JCN Newswire

Heads of State/Government, Ministers, and Senior Officials from 30 Countries to Convene in Tokyo for the Island States Ocean Summit

Mei 20, 2026
TOKYO, May 20, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The Nippon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, will host the inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, bringing together approximately 300 participants, including Heads of State or Government, ministers, and senior officials around 30 island states in the Pacific, Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and Indian Ocean regions, as well as representatives of United Nations agencies and other international organizations (as of May 13).Island states are among the most vulnerable to sea level rise, ocean pollution, and other impacts of climate change. While these issues are addressed through broader international frameworks such as International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), there is also growing recognition of the value of more focused discussions on ocean-related challenges that can support concrete policymaking and implementation.This Summit will be the first international summit of its scale, which is dedicated specifically to ocean issues and island states. During the Summit, discussions will be co-chaired by H.E. Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, together with fellow co-chairs, and will focus on the urgent challenges facing island states. The Summit will promote Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (SOPM), an evidence-based and climate-resilient approach that provides these states with a comprehensive, strategic, and future-oriented framework designed to guide decision-making about the overall sustainable use and conservation of a nation's ocean resources.The Summit discussions will be co-chaired by:Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chair of The Nippon FoundationVidar Helgesen, Executive Secretary of IOCH.E. Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)The Summit is being held within the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), and its outcomes will contribute to upcoming global discussions on biodiversity, climate change, and ocean governance, including COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity and COP31 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.Background and ObjectivesIsland States, especially Small Island Developing States, are widely recognized as being among the states most affected by impacts of climate change and face an urgent need to strengthen their resilience in response to unprecedented environmental changes.The Island States Ocean Summit is the first international summit which is dedicated specifically to oceans and island states and aims to explore pathways that support the long-term resilience and self-reliance of SIDS. In collaboration with leaders from government, academia, industry, and the ocean community, the Summit will promote the development of new action plans that support the conservation of marine environments while enabling the sustainable use of ocean resources.The Summit discussions will be co-chaired by H.E. Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, Mr. Vidar Helgesen, Executive Secretary of IOC, and Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chair of The Nippon Foundation. On the final day of the Summit, a new initiative aimed at driving global-scale transformation and innovation is expected to be announced.The outcomes of the Summit will contribute to future international discussions on biodiversity, climate change, and ocean governance, including COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and COP31 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), through IOC. This Japan-led initiative is expected to make a significant contribution to supporting island states around the world.The Nippon Foundation and Support for Island StatesFor decades, the Nippon Foundation has supported island states around the world, particularly those in the Pacific region, which became important partners for Japan’s maritime and economic activities.In 1989, the Foundation established the Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund and has since supported capacity development in maritime affairs and ocean science, while providing patrol vessels and small boats to Pacific island states.IOCThe Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is the UN’s lead body for ocean science, promoting international cooperation to strengthen the management, sustainable use, and resilience of the ocean. Bringing together 153 Member States, the IOC coordinates global efforts in ocean observations and services, tsunami warning systems, ocean science, capacity development, and ocean literacy, ensuring that science effectively informs policy, society, and sustainable ocean governance. Through its work, the IOC contributes to UNESCO’s mission to advance scientific knowledge and build capacity as foundations for peace, societal progress, and sustainable development. As the coordinator of the UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), the IOC leads global efforts to transform ocean knowledge into action for the benefit of people and the planet.Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (SOPM)Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (SOPM) is a comprehensive, strategic and future-oriented framework designed to guide decision-making about the overall sustainable use and conservation of a nation's entire ocean resources. It is a whole-of-society, whole-of-government approach that serves as a unifying umbrella framework for ocean-related governance at all scales.In June 2025, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO’s Member States adopted a 5-year Strategy (2025-2030) on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management with the mission to equip every nation with the capacity to develop sustainable ocean plans.By developing integrated plans for fisheries, tourism, renewable energy, and other ocean-based industries, SOPM helps countries strengthen climate resilience while ensuring the long-term sustainability of marine ecosystems and coastal communities.About The Nippon Foundation https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/The Nippon Foundation is Japan’s largest philanthropic foundation, established in 1962. Guided by the principle “Together, for pain and hope. Together, for the future,” the Foundation supports a broad range of initiatives including humanitarian assistance, disability inclusion, child welfare, disaster response, and ocean conservation.Media ContactIsland States Ocean Summit Press Desk (within Kyodo PR)Email: isos-pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp Press Release: https://www.acnnewswire.com/docs/files/2026520.pdf Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Pelabur Lucky AC Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Menang Jackpot RM450,000 dari Taruhan RM342

Mei 19, 2026
(AsiaGameHub) - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City baru-baru ini mempunyai satu lagi acara bertuah untuk dipromosikan, selepas seorang pelawat dalam negeri dari Keyport di Monmouth County berjaya menukar pertaruhan $80 mereka kepada bayaran pulangan enam angka. Peluang pada Mesin $0.20 Aristocrat Gaming Menghasilkan Bayaran Pulangan $105K Pemain itu, yang menghadiri premis itu pada Ahad lepas, meletakkan pertaruhan $80 pada mesin slot Yo Yeti Spooky Link milik Aristocrat Gaming, menukar pertaruhan besar itu kepada ganjaran yang lebih besar – $105,586.68. Walaupun permainan itu menawarkan pertaruhan serendah $0.20, pemain itu merasakan lebih berani dan memutuskan untuk membuat pertaruhan yang lebih besar sejak awal. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino AC terus menawarkan pengalaman yang hebat kepada pemburu jackpot dan pemain slot biasa, dengan lantai permainan yang menampilkan lebih daripada 2,298 mesin slot sahaja. Premis itu juga mempunyai 128 permainan meja, merentasi pelbagai genre popular, seperti roulette, craps, baccarat, poker, dan blackjack, untuk menyebut beberapa sahaja, dan ia juga mempunyai salon slot mewah peribadi untuk pemain yang lebih suka meningkatkan taruhan dan menikmati sesi permainan yang penuh adrenalin. Selain premis fizikal, jenama Hard Rock juga telah menjuarai pemenang jackpot lain melalui Hard Rock Bet Casino jenama, dengan seorang Deborah S. dari South Plainfield baru-baru ini memenangi jackpot $1,942,272.47 pada permainan Bag the Swag: Hold & Win. Artikel ini disediakan oleh penyedia kandungan pihak ketiga. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) tidak memberikan sebarang jaminan atau representasi berkaitan kandungannya. Kategori: Berita Terkini, Kemas Kini Umum AsiaGameHub menyediakan perkhidmatan pengedaran iGaming yang disasarkan untuk syarikat dan organisasi, dengan menghubungkan lebih daripada 3,000 media premium di Asia serta lebih 80,000 influencer khusus. Ia berfungsi sebagai jambatan utama untuk pengedaran kandungan iGaming, kasino, dan eSports di seluruh rantau ASEAN.
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Trusco Nakayama and Fujitsu accelerate personnel transfer decision-making process with data and AI JCN Newswire

Trusco Nakayama and Fujitsu accelerate personnel transfer decision-making process with data and AI

Mei 19, 2026
Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, May 20, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Trusco Nakayama Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced the acceleration of Trusco Nakayama's personnel transfer decision-making process. This was achieved by leveraging "Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS", [1] an all-in-one operation platform from Fujitsu's Uvance business model that integrates data utilization with business execution. This initiative involved the rapid development of an application in approximately four months, utilizing AI and mathematical optimization models to propose personnel transfer plans that reflect Trusco Nakayama's diverse HR systems and HR decision-makers’ criteria. Trusco Nakayama’s HR team has been using the tool to support their decision-making since the personnel transfers carried out in April 2026.Overview of the InitiativeGiven the nature of HR operations, where the experience, tacit knowledge, and situational judgment of personnel are crucial, Fujitsu's Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) worked closely with Trusco Nakayama's HR section to understand and streamline the personnel transfer process. Subsequently, both companies collaborated to accelerate the personnel transfer decision-making process using data and AI, rapidly developing an application that proposes transfer plans considering complex factors to HR personnel. This application features three key characteristics that support HR personnel in reviewing and making decisions on personnel transfer, thereby contributing to the efficiency of Trusco Nakayama's personnel transfer decision-making:1. Centralized management of information from dispersed systemsThis application consolidates HR data from various dispersed systems and Excel files within Trusco Nakayama onto Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS, enabling centralized management. This allows for comprehensive utilization of information necessary for personnel transfer planning, facilitating multi-faceted considerations.2. Creation of personnel transfer plans using mathematical optimization modelsIn some cases, Trusco Nakayama considers transfers for approximately 100 employees in a single personnel reshuffle, resulting in an extremely large number of possible combinations (10^158). The application uses a mathematical optimization model, uniquely developed by Fujitsu for this initiative, to derive optimal personnel transfers that satisfy various conditions, such as years of service, as input criteria from this vast number of combinations. This has reduced the time required to create personnel transfer plans by approximately 98%.3. AI-powered interactive decision supportAn AI chat function for HR personnel has been developed, incorporating Trusco Nakayama's HR information and the daily decision-making perspectives that HR personnel have traditionally emphasized in personnel transfers. HR personnel can interact with the AI to confirm whether the personnel transfer plans generated by the mathematical optimization model have considered all relevant aspects. This allows HR personnel to make final decisions on personnel transfers, taking into account insights gained through dialogue with the AI, such as employee career aspirations and the impact of placements, which might not be fully captured by quantitative data alone.Future PlansTrusco Nakayama will promote strategic personnel transfers based on the initial plans rapidly generated by considering various factors. The company will continue to build a human resource strategy mechanism that fosters the growth of individual employees and the sustainable development of its business, incorporating its unique systems and initiatives.Fujitsu will further strengthen its co-creation approach with FDEs, rapidly advancing projects by deeply engaging with clients' at operational sites. Furthermore, Fujitsu will support data-driven transformations for various management and operational challenges, extending beyond the HR domain, through technology.Additionally, under its Uvance business model, which addresses societal challenges, Fujitsu will realize advanced decision-making in both financial and non-financial aspects through data and AI, driving corporate value enhancement and sustainable growth.[1] Fujitsu Data Intelligence PaaS:A platform composed of the AI platform "Fujitsu Kozuchi," "Fujitsu Track and Trust"—which enables cross-enterprise and cross-industry data collaboration and traceability through technologies including blockchain, and data platforms such as "Palantir Foundry" and "Microsoft Azure." © Palantir Technologies Inc.About TRUSCO NAKAYAMA CORPORATIONTrusco Nakayama is a specialized wholesaler of indirect materials (PRO TOOL), including work tools, measuring tools and cutting tools used at manufacturing sites. The company publishes approximately 150,000 copies of its comprehensive PRO TOOL catalog, the "TRUSCO Orange Book," annually. It also lists approximately 4.55 million items on its PRO TOOL search site, "TRUSCO Orange Book.Com". Through these activities, Trusco Nakayama works to improve the convenience of materials procurement at manufacturing sites. Official siteAbout FujitsuFujitsu’s purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the digital transformation partner of choice for customers around the globe, our 100,000 employees work to resolve some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Our range of services and solutions draw on five key technologies: AI, Computing, Networks, Data & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we bring together to deliver sustainability transformation. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.5 trillion yen (US$23 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 and remains the top digital services company in Japan by market share. Find out more: global.fujitsuPress ContactsTRUSCO NAKAYAMA CORPORATIONE-mail: info@trusco.co.jpFujitsu LimitedPublic, Investor and Analyst Relations DivisionInquiries Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Xero Launches Lite Plan in the Philippines to Help Filipino Small Businesses Master Their Finances ACN Newswire

Xero Launches Lite Plan in the Philippines to Help Filipino Small Businesses Master Their Finances

Mei 19, 2026
MANILA, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the launch of Xero Lite in the Philippines. Priced at just $7 USD per month, this plan is designed for Filipino micro and small businesses ready to take their first step away from messy notebooks and scattered receipts toward a simpler, digital way of running their business.While 60% of Filipino MSMEs aspire to use digital accounting software, current adoption stands at just 11%(1). This disparity leaves the vast majority of entrepreneurs tethered to manual, paper-based bookkeeping, which can make it challenging to keep pace with a fast-evolving business environment. Xero Lite offers an accessible starting point for these owners to automate their records for the first time, providing the visibility and control needed to modernise their operations.Essential Tools to Build a More Efficient BusinessXero Lite focuses on the practical tools that help a business become more professional and resilient without unnecessary complexity:Professional Invoicing: Business owners can create and send quotes and up to five invoices per month from a smartphone or computer. This replaces manual receipt books, helps businesses modernise their record-keeping, and supports faster payments.Automatic Receipt Capture: Users can extract data from bills and receipts automatically by snapping a photo on their smartphone. Xero safely stores these records in the cloud, removing the burden of manual data entry and lost paperwork.Real-time reports: Business owners can track operational performance instantly with accurate financial reports in Xero Lite. These insights allow owners to monitor cash trends and evaluate profit margins on demand.E-Invoicing Ready: Xero Lite is built to be e-invoicing ready. This gives owners the confidence that their business is prepared for future requirements.Full Connection to Business Apps: Xero Lite provides full access to the Xero App Store. This allows businesses to connect to a variety of specialised, integrated apps that work together to streamline everything from inventory to payments, providing a sophisticated digital toolkit as the business grows.Connected to Claude: Xero’s integration with Anthropic brings Claude directly into Xero and Xero’s financial data and tools into Claude.ai.A Stronger Foundation for Every Entrepreneur“The Philippines is on a steady path of digitalising its economy, but many MSME owners are still managing their businesses through manual or disconnected processes,” said Koren Wines, Managing Director APAC at Xero. “With Xero Lite, Filipino business owners can take that first step towards digitalisation, gaining better visibility, saving time on admin, and building a stronger foundation for the next stage of their journey.”Xero Lite provides a simple entry point for businesses beginning their digital journey. As they become more confident and look to unlock greater value, they can upgrade to the Xero Starter plan, which includes features such as automated bank feeds.Xero Lite is available in the Philippines starting today. To see how simple business finances can be, visit xero.com/ph.About XeroXero is a global small business platform that helps customers supercharge their business by bringing together the most important small business tools, including accounting, payroll and payments — on one platform. Xero’s powerful platform helps customers automate routine tasks, get timely insights, and connects them with their data, their apps, and their accountant or bookkeeper so they can focus on what really matters. Trusted by millions of small businesses and accountants and bookkeepers globally, Xero makes life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. For further information, please visit xero.com(1) https://business.inquirer.net/551344/purpose-passion-profit-drive-msme-growth-in-phMedia Contact:Xero APACPeggy Lee+65 8764 7047peggy.lee@xero.com Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Xero Launches Lite Plan in Indonesia to Help Indonesian Small Businesses Master Their Finances ACN Newswire

Xero Launches Lite Plan in Indonesia to Help Indonesian Small Businesses Master Their Finances

Mei 19, 2026
JAKARTA, May 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the launch of Xero Lite in Indonesia. Priced at just $7 USD per month, this plan is designed for Indonesia’s micro and small businesses ready to take their first step away from messy notebooks and scattered receipts toward a simpler, digital way of running their business.Adopting digital accounting tools is a vital step in this journey, as a lack of formal financial records currently excludes up to 70% of Indonesian MSMEs from growth capital and bank financing(1). While many entrepreneurs still manage their operations through manual bookkeeping, Xero Lite offers an accessible starting point for these owners to build a standardised accounting history, which can help them gain greater control and visibility over their business and unlock opportunities to scale.Essential Tools to Build a More Efficient BusinessXero Lite focuses on the practical tools that help a business become more resilient and professional without unnecessary complexity:Digital Tax Readiness: As Indonesia shifts toward digital-first taxation, businesses are replacing manual bookkeeping with digital audit trails. Xero helps streamline record-keeping to help support compliance with evolving regulations.Professional Invoicing: Business owners can create and send quotes and up to five invoices per month from a smartphone or computer. This replaces manual receipt books, helps businesses look more professional to customers, and supports faster payments.Automatic Receipt Capture: Users can extract data from bills and receipts automatically by snapping a photo on their smartphone. Xero safely stores these records in the cloud, removing the burden of manual data entry and lost paperwork.Real-time reports: Business owners can track operational performance instantly with accurate financial reports in Xero Lite. These insights allow owners to monitor cash trends and evaluate profit margins on demand.Full Connection to Business Apps: Xero Lite provides full access to the Xero App Store. This allows businesses to connect to a variety of specialised, integrated apps that work together to streamline everything from inventory to payments, providing a sophisticated digital toolkit as the business grows.Connected to Claude: Xero’s integration with Anthropic brings Claude directly into Xero and Xero’s financial data and tools into Claude.ai.A Stronger Foundation for Every Entrepreneur“Indonesian small business owners are incredibly entrepreneurial, but manual, fragmented accounting may be preventing them from realising their businesses' full potential,” said Koren Wines, Managing Director APAC at Xero. “Xero Lite is a low cost first step designed to help owners move beyond informal record-keeping, towards establishing the rigour and credibility needed to capture growth opportunities and elevate their business.”Xero Lite provides a simple entry point for businesses beginning their digital journey. As they become more confident and look to unlock greater value, they can upgrade to the Xero Starter plan, which includes features such as automated bank feeds.Xero Lite is available in Indonesia starting today. To see how simple business finances can be, visit xero.com/id.About XeroXero is a global small business platform that helps customers supercharge their business by bringing together the most important small business tools, including accounting, payroll and payments — on one platform. Xero’s powerful platform helps customers automate routine tasks, get timely insights, and connects them with their data, their apps, and their accountant or bookkeeper so they can focus on what really matters. Trusted by millions of small businesses and accountants and bookkeepers globally, Xero makes life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. For further information, please visit xero.com(1)https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/14/3/66Media Contact:Xero APACPeggy Lee+65 8764 7047peggy.lee@xero.com Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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The Feil Organization dan Layer Membawa Instalasi Seni Digital Generatif ke Harta Landmark Manhattan

Mei 19, 2026
(SeaPRwire) - NEW YORK CITY, NY – 20/05/2026 – (SeaPRwire) – Kerjasama baharu antara The Feil Organization dan Layer sedang mengubah bangunan pejabat terkemuka di Manhattan menjadi destinasi seni digital yang mendalam, menggabungkan seni bina bersejarah dengan karya seni janaan yang terus berkembang daripada pencipta digital yang diiktiraf secara antarabangsa. Dalam kerjasama ini, platform seni digital milik Layer dan teknologi paparan telah diperkenalkan di dua hartanah ikonik New York yang dimiliki oleh The Feil Organization: 853 Broadway di Union Square dan 257 Park Avenue South di kawasan Gramercy Park. Inisiatif ini direka untuk mencipta persekitaran yang lebih menarik dan bersambung dengan budaya bagi penyewa dan pelawat dengan mengintegrasikan pengalaman seni digital masa nyata terus ke dalam ruang komersial. Pemasangan Layer menampilkan karya daripada pereka digital terkenal termasuk Zach Lieberman, Casey Reas, dan Leander Herzog. Dipaparkan melalui Layer Canvas, sistem persembahan digital gred muzium syarikat, setiap karya seni direalisasikan secara masa nyata dan bukannya dimainkan sebagai media pra-rakaman. Hasilnya ialah pengalaman visual yang dinamik di mana karya seni terus berkembang berdasarkan keadaan persekitaran dan perubahan masa. Enjin Art Intelligence milik syarikat ini seterusnya meningkatkan pengalaman dengan mengkurator dan menyesuaikan pilihan karya seni sepanjang hari. Menurut Layer, teknologi ini membolehkan karya digital bertindak balas secara semula jadi kepada suasana dan ritma setiap lokasi, mewujudkan pemasangan yang berasa hidup dalam seni bina sekelilingnya. 853 Broadway, terletak menghadap ke Union Square Park, diiktiraf kerana gabungan ruang runcit, pejabat kreatif, dan penyewa korporat dalam persekitaran lofi komersial klasik. Sementara itu, 257 Park Avenue South merupakan hartanah Art Deco yang terkenal di Gramercy Park, menawarkan pemandangan luas Midtown dan kehadiran seni bina yang lama di Manhattan. Angelo Sotiracopoulos, pengasas Layer, berkata kerjasama ini mencerminkan minat yang semakin meningkat untuk mengintegrasikan budaya digital ke dalam persekitaran harian dan bukannya mengehadkan pengalaman seni kontemporari kepada galeri dan muzium. “Hartanah The Feil Organization mewakili tenaga dan evolusi kreatif yang menentukan New York City,” kata Sotiracopoulos. “Dengan membawa seni digital janaan ke dalam ruang-ruang ini, kami mewujudkan persekitaran di mana karya seni berkembang secara semula jadi bersama orang yang berinteraksi dengannya setiap hari.” Andrew Wiener, Ketua Penyewaan Komersial di The Feil Organization, menyatakan bahawa pemasangan ini selari dengan strategi syarikat yang lebih luas untuk meningkatkan pengalaman tempat kerja melalui inisiatif reka bentuk dan teknologi inovatif. “Kami terus meneroka cara baru untuk meningkatkan suasana di dalam bangunan kami,” kata Wiener. “Pendekatan Layer memperkenalkan pengalaman seni digital yang canggih yang melengkapi ciri seni bina hartanah Manhattan ini sekaligus menawarkan sesuatu yang unik dan menarik kepada penyewa.” Layer ditubuhkan oleh usahawan Angelo Sotiracopoulos, yang juga mengasaskan DeviantArt, salah satu platform dalam talian terbesar di dunia untuk pereka digital. Melalui kerjasama dengan pencipta terkemuka, Layer memberi tumpuan untuk membawa karya seni digital janaan dan masa nyata ke dalam persekitaran komersial, perumahan, dan budaya di seluruh dunia. Kerjasama ini juga mencerminkan peranan yang semakin meningkat bagi seni digital dalam hartanah komersial moden, di mana pemilik hartanah berusaha mencari elemen pengalaman yang menggabungkan teknologi, budaya, dan reka bentuk untuk menakrifkan semula penglibatan penyewa. Mengenai The Feil Organization The Feil Organization ialah firma pelaburan, pengurusan, dan pembangunan hartanah kebangsaan dengan portfolio pelbagai yang merangkumi hartanah komersial, perumahan, dan runcit di seluruh Amerika Syarikat. Mengenai Layer Layer ialah syarikat seni dan teknologi yang pakar dalam pengalaman seni digital janaan. Melalui sistem paparan Layer Canvas miliknya dan platform Art Intelligence, syarikat ini bekerjasama dengan pereka digital yang diiktiraf secara antarabangsa untuk mencipta persekitaran seni yang mendalam dan berkembang bagi ruang komersial dan budaya.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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