KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO HOSTS THE EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN FANS

Collaborating with Kyoto City and the POLA Research Institute of Beauty and Culture
 

TOKYO, May 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels, located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, hosts an special exhibition entitled “Ogi Mystique -Exhibition of Japanese & European Fans-” highlighting the beauty of Japanese decorative fans, which found their way to Europe and became the inspiration for fans used by aristocratic ladies in Europe. This exhibition is complimentary and is held in May, 2017. A wide variety of about 50 fans are displayed to show their beautiful allure and how they came to be highly popular fashion items amongst aristocratic women of the Rococo Era of the 18^th century.

The Japanese ogi fans to be put on display are loaned from the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, Kyoto Folding Fans and Round Fans Commercial Cooperative Association and the Organization of Cultural Inheritance, and illustrate the history of traditional Japanese Imperial Court “Hi-ogi” fans. There will be explanations of the various uses of these ornate fans in Japanese traditional dance and monologue rakugo storytelling. Thirty different fans will be displayed to illustrate the aesthetic beauty of this Japanese cultural art form.

The POLA Research Institute of Beauty and Culture will loan about 20 Western fans to this exhibition to demonstrate the beauty and cultural value of fans used by aristocratic women during the 18^th to 20^th century in Europe, which have been inspired by Japanese “Ogi” fans. Fans of various designs and materials including those made from delicate and transparent lace used in weddings, gothic style pinnacle framed gold leaf embroidered fans, exotic fans made in China, and art nouveau styled fans created for aristocratic households will also be on display along with descriptions of their history and how the art form evolved over time. The fans displayed in the exhibition will also provide attendants a sense of their role in history and how they were used for their aesthetic beauty.

About the Keio Plaza Hotel

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is one of Japan’s leading international hotels. Our hotel offers unique services that allow them to experience Japanese culture, including our Hello Kitty themed rooms, wedding kimono fitting experience, tea ceremony, ikebana experience and many others.
 

Contacts

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Sunaho Nakatani, +81-3-5322-8010
Public Relations Manager
s-nakatani@keioplaza.co.jp

 

Source: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

 

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BIOTECH/GM CROPS SURGE TO A NEW PEAK OF 185.1 MILLION HECTARES IN 2016

Global Area Rebounds from 2015 as Farmers Continue to Adopt Biotech Crops
 
BEIJING, May 4 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report showcasing the 110-fold increase in adoption rate of biotech crops globally in just 21 years of commercialization – growing from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to 185.1 million hectares in 2016. ISAAA’s report, “Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016,” continues to demonstrate the long-standing benefits of biotech crops for farmers in developing and industrialized countries, as well as consumer benefits of recently approved and commercialized varieties.
 
“Biotech crops have become a vital agricultural resource for farmers around the world because of the immense benefits for improved productivity and profitability, as well as conservation efforts,” said ISAAA Chair of the Board, Paul S. Teng. “With the commercial approvals and plantings of new varieties of biotech potatoes and apples, consumers will begin to enjoy direct benefits of biotechnology with produce that is not likely to spoil or be damaged, which in turn has the potential to substantially reduce food waste and consumer grocery costs.”

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SUNDANCE ENERGY AUSTRALIA LIMITED QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

DENVER, May 2 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) (NASDAQ:SNDE) ("Sundance" or the "Company"), a U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production company focused in the Eagle Ford in South Texas, reported its first quarter 2017 operating results.

During the quarter Sundance resolved the majority of its field related operational issues and is now focused on production optimization from its producing wells in the second quarter. Production for the quarter was approximately 6,700 boe/d, in line with its expectations for the quarter, and capital expenditures for the quarter were $25.8 million.

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INVIVOSCRIBE® RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR THE LEUKOSTRAT® CDX FLT3 MUTATION ASSAY COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE SELECTION OF PATIENTS FOR RYDAPT® AND IS THE FIRST COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC FOR AML

SAN DIEGO, May 2 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invivoscribe® Technologies Inc., a global company with more than 20 years of experience providing clonality and biomarker test solutions for the fields of oncology, personalized molecular diagnostics® and personalized molecular medicine®, today announces the premarket approval of LeukoStrat&3174; CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay. Due to current labeling for the FDA approved test, FLT3 mutation testing with LeukoStrat® CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay is exclusively performed by The Laboratory for Personalized Molecular Medicine, a subsidiary of Invivoscribe Technologies, Inc., which has gained FDA approval for its FLT3 test as a companion diagnostic for the Novartis drug Rydapt® in newly diagnosed FLT3 AML.

Under terms of a previously announced agreement with Thermo Fisher, Invivoscribe will also seek FDA approval of the LeukoStrat® CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay that will allow the sale of kits to other laboratories. The Invivoscribe LeukoStrat® CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay is a signal ratio assay that identifies both internal tandem duplication (ITD) and tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations, and identifies even large ITD mutations, which are missed using many current NGS-based assays.

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A.M. BEST UPGRADES ISSUER CREDIT RATING OF VIETNAM NATIONAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION

SINGAPORE, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Vietnam National Reinsurance Corporation(VINARE) (Vietnam). The outlook of the Long-Term ICR has been revised to stable from positive, while the FSR outlook remains stable.   The rating upgrade reflects VINARE’s consistent operating performance, strong risk-adjusted capitalization and good business profile in Vietnam’s non-life reinsurance market. VINARE has maintained good operating performance throughout the past few years from underwriting and investment activities. The company achieved a five-year average combined ratio of approximately 89% from 2012 to 2016, lower than many direct insurers in Vietnam. Tighter underwriting in its fire business helped improve its combined ratio in 2016. VINARE’s risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), is supported by its low net and gross underwriting leverage. The company’s investment portfolio is very conservative, with a majority of its assets invested in cash and deposits. In terms of business profile, VINARE continues to receive support from its shareholders, namely the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (Swiss Re) and other direct insurers in Vietnam who are also its cedants. SCIC supports the company by providing access to some insurance business from the Vietnamese government. Swiss Re, VINARE’s second-largest shareholder, provides the company with technical support, modeling capabilities and access to international businesses. By having its cedants as shareholders, VINARE also benefits from a steady stream of profitable domestic business.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28996

MSAB ANNOUNCES XAMN SPOTLIGHT 2.0

Global Industry Leader updates technology, allowing investigators to get answers faster, easier and with greater precision

ARLINGTON, Va., April 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MSAB, a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, today announced XAMN Spotlight 2.0, a product designed with the needs of the modern investigator in mind. XAMN Spotlight 2.0 is built for finding and analyzing data faster, more efficiently and expediently. MSAB introduces powerful new features to the product, such as search filters. Enhanced views help investigators improve speed and accuracy, a new Source Mode was integrated to verify hex data, the ability to pivot investigations around individual artifacts, and multi-monitor support, make up some of the many upgrades.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/96bfbb14-28b8-447e-841b-9d9d98864061

As the amount of data in smartphones steadily increases, investigators are tasked with sifting through thousands of messages and gigabytes of information to find the relevant facts. This is only getting harder to achieve.

“We know that investigators are an integral part of law enforcement, so continuing to increase their efficiency is critical for future success,” said Joel Bollö, CEO of MSAB. “Spotlight 2.0 is focused on supporting those investigators that know what they are looking for, as well as digital forensic investigators who are interested in the output of a mobile device examination. It combines ease of use, with powerful searching capabilities, and can be efficiently utilized.”

Spotlight is the flagship tool in the new suite of XAMN analysis products from MSAB. Spotlight has evolved to become much more powerful. Spotlight 2.0 includes four different views, each of which displays different aspects of the case.

XAMN Spotlight 2.0. Now more powerful than ever.

• Review of multiple XRY extractions in one application
• Source Mode to allow review of original hex data
• Powerful filter search capabilities
• Power tagging
• Quick views
• Extensive reporting functionality
• Intuitive user interface
• Multi-Monitor support
   

1. The XAMN Spotlight 2.0 lets investigators and specialists quickly identify critical information, whether through a big picture or with precise details. Its power search capabilities allow a user to pull and analyze from huge data sets of mobile evidence.
    
2. XAMN Spotlight is simple to use and minimizes the requirement for infrastructure and training. Every investigator can directly take advantage of the power of XAMN Spotlight to solve crimes faster, resulting in financial savings and improved efficiency.
    
3. XAMN is a suite of analysis tools designed primarily to help investigators and forensic specialists work more efficiently.
    
4. XAMN Spotlight 2.0 is very flexible, allowing you to scale it according to your organizational needs and requirements.

For more information about MSAB and its products go to www.msab.com
 
About MSAB:
MSAB is a world leader in mobile forensics technology with the aim of extracting and analyzing data from confiscated mobile devices, mainly mobile phones. The company has its own sales offices and sales representatives in Europe, North America, South America, China, Australia and Russia, and together with a number of distributors covers most of the world. The company's proprietary products have become a de facto standard in the field and are used for securing evidence in over 100 countries. The products are complemented by a wide range of training courses, with the opportunity to become certified in a forensically sound method of extracting data from mobile devices. Customers are primarily authorities involved in performing criminal investigations, and include police, military and customs. MSAB is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm under the ticker symbol: MSAB B.

Organization Number: 556244-3050 | VAT No: SE556244305001 Hornsbruksgatan 28, SE-117 34 Stockholm, Sweden Phone +46 8739 0270 | Fax +46 8730 0170 www.msab.com | info@msab.com

Mike Dickinson
46 85 99 22 520
mike.dickinson@msab.com

SOURCE : Micro Systemation (MSAB)

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AUTO SHANGHAI 2017 : JAC PRESENTS NEARLY 40 MODELS

SHANGHAI, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- With a portfolio of nearly 40 models including commercial vehicles, passenger cars and green energy vehicles, JAC has all of them displayed at Auto Shanghai 2017 from April 17^th to 28^th. While A60, M6, and N-series truck attracted the highest public attention, JAC’s newly unveiled S7 SUV was also in the spotlight at the Auto Show.

 

High-performance and Sophistication

The S7 is another JAC passenger vehicle equipped with intelligent high-end configurations, such as self-adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning system, anti-collision warning system, automatic emergency braking and blind spot monitoring. Under the hood, the S7 has a 1.5T GDI & 6DCT platinum transmission, turbocharged engine and DVVT. The maximum power of the SUV is 128Kw, and the maximum torque is 251Nm. It is ranked among the “Top 10 Engines” in China.

JAC Trucks to Enter the Global Market

JAC World Truck is a pioneer in the industry due to the vehicles’ customization options. Based on more than 220 product series, JAC World Truck can meet personalized demands of transport companies from around the globe. JAC World Truck can manufacture trucks suitable for any type of environment the clients might encounter, allowing them to access more than 300 product customizations.

JAC World Truck has ten market-leading features, such as internet connection, dual airbags, 360° image display and intelligent voice system. Enhancing the Trucks increases value by providing a convenient and efficient vehicle user experience.

Following the trend in green energy, JAC has developed two electric light-duty trucks. Through collaboration with Navistar, JAC will cut product fuel consumption by 30%, and lower carbon emissions by 50%.

The Debut of the JAC K7 Heavy-Duty Truck 

The latest heavy-duty truck to be added to JAC’s product lineup is the K7 which instantly gained popularity at the Auto Show. The vehicle boasts a range of unique features, including its noticeable aerodynamic body, a 540 HP engine, ZF AMT transmission, large torque, small ration axle, and 95 km/h speed when the engine reaches 1300 RPM. In addition, the K7 comes with a high roof cab (which provides room for drivers to stand and walk), 910 L of storage space, a wide sleeper, automatic sunroof, folding table, refrigerator, and AC unit. During the exhibition, JAC proved to be a powerhouse within the auto industry.

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