WAFUU.COM Expands To 70 Countries With 20-language Support

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Japan-based e-commerce site WAFUU.COM, operated by Qrestia Inc, has taken ambitious steps to meet global demand on Japanese culture, offering a curated selection of the country’s cosmetics, snacks, anime, games, and gadgets.

The growth rate of over 1,200 per cent (compared to the same month last year), is attributed to an expansive product range, multi-language support, the impact of a weaker yen, and an expanded target audience.

The e-commerce site has recently expanded its offerings by initiating shipping to 70 countries and adding support for 20 languages, breaking down previous challenges of restricted shipping zones, high shipping costs, and language barriers to reach an even wider audience than before.

“We have always aimed to build a bridge between Japan and the rest of the world, and this new initiative helps us do just that,” said QRESTIA Inc Chief Executive Officer, Fukada Hidemasa in a statement.

This growth suggests that its multi-language platform is effectively reaching countries that previously had limited access to Japanese products as the site continues to refine the user experience, several future upgrades are planned to make the platform more user-friendly.

Before pivoting to its current e-commerce model, WAFUU.COM was engaged in a business that actively utilised web marketing. This well-honed expertise and experience have been seamlessly transitioned into its new venture in cross-border e-commerce.

Product selection is backed by comprehensive market research and artificial intelligence technology, taking into account both global and local Japanese trends as well as online and offline purchasing data.

Building on previous experience with multi-language business operations, the company has also accelerated its multi-language support, making Japanese products more accessible than ever, ensuring a product lineup that resonates with a diverse customer base via this multi-faceted approach.

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Wemade Updates Growth Content ‘Magical Soul Orb’ For Mir4

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Wemade Co Ltd has updated new growth content "Magical Soul Orb", for its blockbuster massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MIR4 on Oct 31.

According to Wemade in a statement, Magical Soul Orbs are items that increase character stats and combat skills, and up to five Magical Soul Orbs can be equipped in sequence when characters reach levels 123, 133, 143, 153 and 163.

Users can use exclusive growth materials or Epic Spirit Stones and Epic Magical Soul Orbs to increase the level of Magic Soul Orbs. Upon reaching Magical Soul Orb levels three, six, and nine, stats such as physical defence and attack damage boost are randomly granted.

Additionally, users can also use "Magical Soul Orb Enchant Scroll" and resources to changer these to the desired stats. Upon reaching the maximum level of 12, unique Magical Soul Orb skills such as physical attack and MP recovery are applied.

Meanwhile, the "Elderly Han's Pumpkin Candy Exchange Shop" event will be held from Oct 31 to Nov 13, whereby users will be able to bring "Pumpkin Candy" items obtained from hunting monsters to exchange for "Legendary Divine Dragon's Enhancement Stone" and "Yellow Dragon's Surprise Gift Box" containing various summon tickets.

Held during the same period, the "Elderly Han's seven-Day Check-in" event will give away items such as "Legendary Promotion Material Box", in addition to "Event Ancient Coin Shop", which will be open until Nov 14.

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TOMORROW.BLUE ECONOMY TO EMBARK ON A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Tomorrow.Blue Economy (TBE) is scheduled to take place for three days beginning Nov 7, at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via venue to seize the opportunities and challenges of blue economy sector, key for the future of the planet.

According to a statement, the event organised by Fira de Barcelona, aims at promoting and developing the potential of the blue economy and encouraging the preservation of marine and ocean resources as an engine for economic growth.

In its second edition, TBE will gather experts, scientists, companies, start-ups and institutions to share solutions and experiences to advance along this path based on innovation, in an interdisciplinary approach and through public-private collaboration.

The programme will address topics such as climate change, finance, offshore energy, water management, biodiversity, green shipping, smart ports, recreational boating, tourism and careers in the blue economy sector.

According to the United Nations, the blue economy is estimated to contribute US$1.5 trillion to the global economy, it generates over 30 million jobs and supplies a vital source of protein to over three billion people.(US$1=RM4.76)

Tomorrow.Blue Economy, Tomorrow.Mobility, Tomorrow.Building and PUZZLE X are held alongside Smart City Expo World Congress, in which all the events together are expected to gather more than 1,000 exhibitors, over 800 cities and 140 countries, and 600 speakers.

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MYCOMPLIANCEOFFICE WINS US REGTECH OF THE YEAR

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Global conduct risk and compliance technology provider MyComplianceOffice (MCO) has been named RegTech of the Year – United States (US) Region by the RegTech Association at its #ACCELERATERegTechGlobal event held at Accenture in New York, US.

In a statement, MCO said this members-only award recognised excellence in scale, growth, investment and contribution to the RegTech industry.

MCO Asia Pacific Director, Kelly-Ann McHugh said the company is thrilled to be recognised for its innovative technology and contributions to the RegTech community.

“We are honoured to be part of the RegTech Association and the work they do to champion the RegTech industry in Australia and across the globe.

“It was a team effort to reach this achievement. I am so proud of our Asia Pacific team and our entire organisation for their tireless focus on helping firms uphold their compliance obligations,” she said.

MCO provides compliance management software that enables financial services firms worldwide to reduce their risk of misconduct and maintain an ethical culture.

Its integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) platform lets compliance professionals demonstrate they are proactively managing the regulated activities of the company, employees and third-party relationships on a single integrated risk and compliance platform.

The RegTech Awards uphold the association's mission to create a global centre of excellence and to accelerate RegTech adoption across regulated ecosystems by celebrating the firms who have achieved the greatest industry impact over the past year.

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SYNCHRONOSS PERSONAL CLOUD DEPLOYED BY SOFTBANK

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Synchronoss Technologies Inc (Synchronoss) announced that SoftBank Corp (SoftBank), one of Japan’s largest telecommunication carriers, has deployed Synchronoss Personal Cloud to power its Anshin Data Box service.

According to a statement, Anshin Data Box allows customers to backup and restore photos, videos, and files stored on mobile phones and other devices.

Additionally, the platform’s artificial intelligence features provide the capability to optimise low resolution photos and create new types of content through a series of effects and stylisers.

Synchronoss President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Miller said: “We continue to empower telecom operators and mobile service providers with strategic tools to improve customer value.

“This new Cloud launch with SoftBank further extends our long-standing relationship with them and our presence in Japan. It also reinforces our cloud-first strategy, which represents new growth opportunities for the Synchronoss Personal Cloud platform.”

SoftBank’s Anshin Data Box will include 500 gigabytes of storage per month, in addition to which the personal cloud service will be integrated into new devices, allowing customers to easily activate it during the onboarding process.

It will be available in November across multiple distribution channels, and SoftBank will also deliver Anshin Data Box through its retail stores and digital buy flow.

A global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging, and digital products and platforms, Synchronoss builds software that empowers companies worldwide to connect with their subscribers in trusted and meaningful ways.

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ZOOM AI COMPANION HITS ONE MILLION MEETING SUMMARIES MILESTONE Tuesday 31/10/2023

AI Companion will expand support for 32 new languages, new capabilities for Zoom Events, in-meeting questions, and meeting coaching

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 31 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that Zoom AI Companion, the company’s generative AI assistant, has reached a milestone less than two months after its launch, with more than 125,000 accounts using AI Companion, generating more than one million meeting summaries. Zoom also announced new capabilities, additional language support, and further enhancements to existing capabilities for AI Companion.

“Providing the best value to our customers across our platform is core to our mission, which is why we made AI Companion available at no additional cost,^¹ and we continue to introduce new AI capabilities at Zoom speed, so more of our customers can get the most out of Zoom’s AI innovations,” said Smita Hashim, chief product officer at Zoom. “Our unique federated approach allows us to dynamically utilize different models, helping to reduce AI overhead costs and provide broad access to generative AI.” 

New Zoom AI Companion capabilities
Beginning today, AI Companion users will be able to use the in-meeting questions capability in new languages, as well as receive short meeting summary overviews at the beginning of full meeting summaries.

· Users can now use AI Companion’s in-meeting questions capability in seven new languages (preview).

· Based on feedback from users, the meeting summaries capability now includes an overview at the top of the summary in emailed summaries, providing users with a shorter version of the meeting summary in addition to the full meeting summary. Meeting summary overviews will be available in summaries delivered via continuous meeting chat in November.

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"MAGIC SEEDS" TELLING A STORY OF CHINESE HYBRID RICE IN A NEW WAY

 

Caption: Magic Seeds

BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--
 

On October 18th, 2023, Magic Seeds, a Chinese-English short animation film was jointly released by China Story Database and CPC WORKS, and soon attracted extensive attention globally. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The 3.52-minute film tells a story about a rice seed setting off on a journey of seeking seed heroes and met hybrid rice seeds in the BRI cooperation participating countries. It reveals a fact that the BRI providing a platform to promote global agricultural cooperation, and explains that the initiative was proposed by China but belongs to the whole world. The film went viral after being released on major media and social networking platforms and received a lot of positive feedback. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=47354