NASDAQ WELCOMES CIELO S.A. TO THE NASDAQ INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATION

NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that Cielo S.A. (BVMF:CIEL3) (OTC:CIOXY) (Nasdaq:CIOXY), a tech retail services company, leading the electronic payments sector in Latin America as one of the top 10 Brazilian corporations in terms of market value, is the latest company to join the Nasdaq International Designation. Through its membership, Cielo will have access to Nasdaq's investor relations services and unparalleled visibility assets to increase awareness with investors for their U.S.-traded Level 1 ADRs.

The Nasdaq International Designation is available to non-U.S. companies that have Level 1 ADRs or shares that trade on the over-the-counter market. Cielo joins additional South American Member companies Minerva Foods S.A. (BVMF: BEEF3/OTC - Nasdaq Intl: MRVSY) and Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (BVMF: MRFG3/OTC - Nasdaq Intl: MRRTY).

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SUNGAI LONG MEDICAL CENTER APPOINTS CLINIPATH TO OPERATE ITS MEDICAL LABORATORY

SELANGOR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Sungai Long Medical Center (SLMC) has appointed Clinipath Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Clinipath), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad (Malaysian Genomics), to operate its medical laboratory in Bandar Sungai Long, Selangor, Malaysia.

The collaboration with Clinipath will provide SLMC’s doctors and patients with fast and easy access to Clinipath’s comprehensive range of over 1,300 pathology testing solutions.

“We have a strong commitment and dedication in providing professional health and medical care for all our patients in Bandar Sungai Long and its vicinity. Having Clinipath on board to operate our medical laboratory is in tandem with our vision to provide the best possible service to our patients,” said Dr Mohamed Ali Abu Bakar, Group CEO, SLMC.

“With doctors increasingly requiring more clinical information to diagnose their patients’ ailments and to treat their medical conditions, Clinipath’s advanced pathology tests will be able to help SLMC’s doctors in administering more effective health monitoring and medical treatment for their patients,” said Sasha Nordin, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysian Genomics.

SLMC started operations in 2012 and it now offers a comprehensive mix of healthcare services including accident and emergency, general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, ENT and ophthalmology.

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BRANDSAFWAY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF VENKO GROEP BV

Combined customers to benefit from broader range of services and greater depth of expertise

KENNESAW, GA, Jan 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brand Industrial Services, known as BrandSafway, has acquired Venko Groep BV, a portfolio company of Mentha Capital, effective January 1, 2018. Moving forward, the company will operate as Venko, A BrandSafway Company and become a part of Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (Brand) in Europe.

“We’re excited to announce the closing of the acquisition of Venko,” said Dave Witsken, President of Energy and Industrial for BrandSafway. “Venko is a leading offshore coatings maintenance provider for platforms in Europe. By leveraging the highly specialized knowledge and capabilities of Venko, we will be able to provide expanded coatings services to Brand’s European customers. At the same time, with our support, Venko will now be able to offer their customers a broader inventory of access equipment and additional industrial services, such as insulation and fireproofing.”

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REVEAL GROUP TEAMS UP WITH ABBYY TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION WITH ADVANCED OCR AND INTELLIGENT CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES

Global RPA experts, Reveal Group, have partnered with ABBYY, a leading provider of intelligent capture solutions, to augment traditional RPA solutions.
 
SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a collaboration set to enhance and push the possibilities of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Reveal Group, the global leader in operational transformation, today announced its strategic partnership with software vendor, ABBYY. Partnership with the most advanced and comprehensive Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Intelligent Capture solutions provider in the market will extend Reveal Group’s cognitive capabilities in RPA for new and existing clients.
 
Pushing the boundaries of traditional RPA capabilities, Reveal Group’s move to integrate ABBYY’s advanced intelligent capture OCR software into their automations will eliminate one of the most challenging, expensive and time-consuming operational scenarios: manual processing of scanned documents. ABBYY’s best-in-breed intelligent capture software enables sophisticated, automated data extraction that results in faster, higher quality textual output and more robust automations.
 
“Reveal Group are leveraging ABBYY to enable our clients to stay ahead of the curve with advanced RPA, integrating the latest cognitive technologies for a more intelligent robotic workforce,” said Reveal Group CEO, Ian Crouch. “ABBYY’s unparalleled intelligent capture and OCR capabilities, combined with Reveal Group’s market-leading expertise in delivering RPA and Workforce Management solutions will make a formidable partnership and set a new standard for automating business processes.”
 
"We are really excited about this partnership, which will leverage ABBYY's best-in-breed Intelligent Capture and heritage in linguistics and machine learning to enhance Reveal Group's Robotic Process Automation (RPA) offerings," ABBYY’s Henry Patishman said. "As adoption of AI gathers pace, it is essential for businesses to drive digital innovation with RPA solutions that boost their capabilities and save money and time."

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GUANGXI ASEAN ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE: CONSISTENT STEPS FORWARD IN REFORM, COMPOSING NEW CHAPTERS OF DEVELOPMENT

NANNING, China, Jan 22 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- Just 30 km from the downtown region of Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a land of beauty and magic. For several decades, this land has made the incredible transition from a home of overseas Chinese to a national-level economic and technological development zone, and with its unique regional positioning advantage and progressive developmental concept, it has become one of the fastest-growing development zones in Guangxi Region.

Founded in 2004, the Guangxi ASEAN Economic and Technological Development Zone was elevated to a national-level economic and technological development zone in March 2013, and thereafter was approved as a national industrial cyclic transformation demonstration zone. From its humble beginning as an agricultural economy-oriented foreign Chinese farmland, the area has repositioned and surpassed itself time and again, and today the Development Zone has transformed into a city genuinely suitable for both work and life.

In recent years, the industrial structure in the Guangxi ASEAN Economic and Technological Development Zone has followed the "promotion of city through industries, expansion of industries through the city, integration between city and industries" developmental principle, continued to accelerate its industrial clustering endeavors and focused its efforts on forging a three-pillar industries in food processing, biomedicine and machinery manufacturing. Budweiser, Shuanghui Group, Uni-President and a score of other leading corporations have gradually set up and begun their operations here, which also led to extensions of industrial chains both in the upstream and downstream. In addition, the Development Zone has partnered with the Department of Agriculture of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to form an "agricultural Silicon Valley", which has already been bolstered with 19 modern agriculture model projects such as the primary facility of Guangxi Sericulture. Leveraging on the serene natural ecological resources, the Development Zone is emphatically fostering a modern service structure revolving around leisure tourism and elderly care industries, as exemplified in the Guangxi social elderly care industry demonstration base of Taihe - Pure Land community, a project that totals an investment of over RMB ten billion and which has already finished construction for its first phase. As the Nanning Education Industry Park and Guangxi Vocational Skills Public Practice Base progress forward as scheduled, they will be seamlessly and organically connected with the urban development strategies, developmental direction and industrial layout of the Development Zone while promoting the integration between city and industries. In the future, the Guangxi ASEAN Economic and Technological Development Zone will balance between and fulfill both "industrial development" and "ecology construction" requirements on its path of the creation of a commerce-, residence- and industry-friendly city where the landscapes and gardens are lush and where entrepreneurial dreams will come true. Source: Guangxi ASEAN Economic and Technological Development Zone Image Attachments Links: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=305231 http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=305232

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THE SEARCH FOR #ACONFIDENTYOU ROLE MODELS KICKS OFF AT THE XEHAR FASHION FAIRIES CONFERENCE

Expanding their Fashion Fairies Program, Xehar Teaches and Inspires Women Through Confidence

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Xehar team announces the Xehar Fashion Fairies Conference, which takes place over three days in Los Angeles, January 19th-21st. The conference gathers aspiring fashionistas to celebrate self love, natural beauty, and learn what it takes inspire women to be more confident.

With powerful keynotes, exciting breakout sessions, a fashion show and international networking opportunities, the conference is a unique blend that is new to the fashion industry.

“We are searching for our 2018 Fashion Fairies who are serious about a career in fashion and want to inspire women worldwide,” says Hadari Oshri, founder and CEO of Xehar. “Attendees will learn how to become one of our exclusive #AconfidentYou Fashion Fairies.”

Propelled by the successful launch of its existing influencer outreach, Xehar has now expanded their Fashion Fairies program to include over 20 women and counting. All have graduated the brand ambassador program and are eligible to develop their own fashion lines.

“Being able to inspire others through a combination of fashion and mentorship is rewarding,” says Tammy Bove, Xehar Fashion Fairy. “It’s not just about selling clothes, it’s about empowering women.”

Oshri is bringing a number of her personal advisors to the conference to help teach and mentor the aspiring Fashion Fairies. Featured keynote speaker, Connie Frank will help attendees focus on the power of self confidence. She is expert in helping individuals use their inner beauty to achieve massive successes. Once Fashion Fairies go through an extensive training program at Xehar University, they can build custom fashion lines under their own name. These collections will be available through Xehar.com, giving customers access to curated outfits that will help them be more confident.

Learn more at http://xehar.com/fashion-fairies/

About Xehar: Xehar is a fashion-tech company that was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective: To offer chic clothes at revolutionary prices, using technology and their mobile application to make buying decisions easier, all while building confidence in women through inspiring fashion. Xehar has an online store called the Xehar Marketplace and a mobile application called Xehar App. Learn more at Xehar.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3eaba3b0-e386-4549-8866-c557c2375b6f

The photo is also available at Newscom, www.newscom.com, and via AP PhotoExpress.

From Xehar, Inc.
Contact:  Haily Dahan
310-463-3788
haily@xehar.com

SOURCE  :  Xehar

WEDGE HOLDINGS: CONCLUDING LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR GAME SYSTEM OF "HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!" IN REGARD TO ITS SALE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wedge Holdings CO., LTD. (JASDAQ: 2388) (HQ: Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan, CEO: Tatsuya Konoshita) are pleased to announce that today we secured a license agreement with TOMY Company, Ltd. , a leading toymaker in Japan to acquire the right to use game system of “HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!” (*1) in regard to its manufacture and sale in Asian countries (*2).

By the middle of year 2018, Showa Brain Navi Vietnam Co., Ltd., one of our related company will start the distribution of the product in Vietnam and after that will expand into other Asian countries.

We have hosted many TCG experience events in South East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. And we are fully convinced that users in South East Asian countries are strongly hoping to have TCG in their own languages. So we will continue our business activities to play a big role in connecting contents holders and users and warm up the entertainment contents industry with our corporate mission of “Fill up the time in the world with Waku-Doki (excitements)”.

*1
“HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!” is a trading card game based on the popular comic “HAIKYU!!” which is currently running on “WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP” from SHUEISHA Inc. We have been deeply involved in system development, illustration, and product development on this TCG product.
*2
The following 6 countries and 2 regions
Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Philippines

(C)H. Furudate / Shueisha, “HAIKYU!!” Project, MBS
(C)TOMY
 

Contacts

Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.
Yasuhiro Kotake, +81-3-6225-2207
IR Representative

 

Source: Wedge Holdings CO., LTD.

 

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