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Guan Xiaotong, the first Spokesperson for Pandora Jewelry in China, appeared on Tmall Super Brand Day
McDonald's 8.8 Members' Day will feature 28 days of great value-added offers for members
IHG signed 15 new franchise model hotels
Intel and Baidu continue to collaborate in the areas of artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and 5G
Foshan Lighting and Alibaba Cloud reached a strategic cooperation on the Internet of Things ecosystem
The Clinical Trial Application for a New Drug for Hepatitis C was approved
IT technology and the Internet
Intel and Baidu signed a new Memorandum of Understanding. Intel will provide a series of high-performance and cutting-edge capabilities for Baidu's intelligent cloud, mobile search/information flow, video streaming, Baidu artificial intelligence platform Baidu Brain, Baidu deep learning platform Flying Propeller, Baidu artificial intelligence voice assistant platform Xiaodu Assistant, and Baidu autonomous driving platform Apollo. The two companies will also continue to increase innovation investment in Intel technologies such as power and cooling solutions for Intel data centers, Intel Xeon Scalable platforms, Intel Optane Data Center Level persistent memory, Intel Optane SSDs, silicon photonics technology, Ethernet, artificial intelligence accelerators, software stacks, and more.
Foshan Electric Lighting and Alibaba Cloud signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the Internet of Things ecosystem. With the help of Alibaba Cloud's talent and technology advantages in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital city construction, the two sides will carry out multi-form and multi-level cooperation in technology and IoT ecology, reach a comprehensive strategic cooperative relationship, and create a win-win IoT ecosystem. In this cooperation, Alibaba Cloud will provide Foshan Lighting with Alibaba Cloud Life Internet of Things Platform (Feiyan Platform), and build a proprietary cloud platform for Foshan Lighting Internet of Things on this basis. On the Foshan Lighting Internet of Things Cloud Platform, through open and perfect services, intelligent upgrading of brand products, channel management, and user experience upgrades are realized, so as to enhance the competitiveness of Foshan Lighting's enterprises and create higher value. In the future, Alibaba Cloud will continue to export Alibaba Cloud and Alibaba's technology products and services to Foshan Lighting to achieve platform-based business construction.
Royole Technology assisted Boyi Media to release flexible elevator advertising screens and advertising resources mutual sharing APP. Elevator advertising screen is a fully flexible display, new flexible sensor and intelligent interaction as the core of the new flexible display products, the use of Royole technology independent research and development of flexible screen, thin screen integrated more than 20 million flexible ultra-precision devices, 6 million flexible integrated circuits, nearly 100 kinds of micro and nano thin film materials.
Inspur 2019 Cloud Digital Intelligence China Technology and Application Summit was held in Xi'an on August 1. Inspur Cloud Digital Wisdom China's first trip to the western provinces, Inspur fully combines Shaanxi's unique location advantages, scientific research advantages and talent advantages, gives full play to the advantages of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), new smart city construction and operation, and industrial ecological aggregation and integration, and has created a number of smart enterprise benchmarks such as Shaanxi Investment, Shaanxi Wentou, Hongqi Minbang, Hengfeng Wine, etc., and the strength to promote Shaanxi's industrial upgrading and digital Shaanxi construction.
The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation between Inspur and iFLYTEK was held in Inspur Science and Technology Park. According to the agreement, the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages and carry out comprehensive cooperation in the fields of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and smart cities, jointly promote the deep integration of "artificial intelligence + industry", create a new ecosystem for the AI industry, and accelerate the landing of AI in the industry. The two sides agreed to integrate their own differentiated mature products and applications in education, medical care, conference transcription, urban management and operation, cloud center construction and big data operation.
CEFC Dalian and Pivotal officially signed a contract to become a "Global Strategic Partner". Based on Pivotal's enterprise-level PaaS platform and technology products, and based on the technology landing capabilities and industry solution capabilities of Dalian CEFC platform, the two parties will further accelerate the comprehensive in-depth integration and application of new technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things, and big data with industrial Internet, smart city, and new retail, and accelerate the digital transformation of customers in government, manufacturing, banking, retail and other industries.
Curvature appoints Yehia Maaty Omar as the new CEO. He also joined Curvature's Board of Directors. Omar previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer of Xerox Corporation, leading technology and service delivery operations around the world through an integrated value chain organization, including technical field services and global remote support centers. Curvature is the world's largest provider of third-party maintenance and multi-vendor IT lifecycle services.
Snapchat's development company, Snap Inc., reported second-quarter 2019 earnings. The company's daily active users topped 203 million, an increase of 13 million from the previous quarter and the highest level of Snap since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2017, according to the earnings report. The average number of "snapshots" created by users per day exceeds 3.5 billion. Snap's rapid growth in the second quarter was mainly due to the company's innovation and wide application of AR technology, as well as the optimization and upgrading of the APP in the Android system.
Autos' business generally maintained a steady development in the first quarter of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Sales of 222.7 million euros were basically the same as last year. Sales in the Mobile Devices and Industrial businesses were slightly lower, offset by higher sales in semiconductor packaging carrier boards and healthcare. In order to strengthen the development of the semiconductor packaging carrier board business, the Group decided in July to further expand the production capacity of its Chongqing plant and Leoburn plant. The total investment amounts to 1 billion euros, which will be gradually completed over the next five years.
Retail
Pandora Jewelry joined forces with Tmall to refresh the new forces of Chinese women. Pandora Pandora Jewelry, a famous Danish jewelry brand, held a Tmall Super Brand Day in Shanghai on the occasion of Tanabata to start the journey of love. On the day of the event, the famous young actor Guan Xiaotong made his debut as Pandora's first spokesperson for China. Christopher Nissen, the little Danish love song prince who has won numerous music charts, came to China as a special guest performer, igniting the romantic and sweet Tanabata atmosphere.
McDonald's launched the 8.8 Members' Day eat Hi for 28 days, with more than 100 million discounts to give back to members. McDonald's China announced the official launch of the 2019 "8.8 Members' Day". From August 8, McDonald's China will launch a 28-day exclusive member-only special promotion, where members can enjoy an exclusive offer of one star product every day at the McDonald's restaurant and delivery platform. During the Members' Day, the total amount of benefits is expected to exceed 100 million yuan. This year, McDonald's "8.8 Member Day" has three highlights: full of preferential treatment, comprehensive linkage of third-party platforms, and unlocking of Tmall flagship stores.
consumable
Adidas launches UltraBOOST V-DAY Tanabata Couples Limited Series Running Shoes. The design of ultraBOOST V-DAY series running shoes is inspired by the love story of cowherd and weaver girl, and the elements of "cowherd" and "weaver girl" are integrated into UltraBOOST V-DAY men's and women's shoes, which carries the classical love story at the same time, but also contains the meaning of couples' deep love for each other.
Food and beverages
Under the Hawthorn Tree, Guan Fang joined hands with "National Girl" Guan Xiaotong. National hawthorn beverage brand Guanfang Hawthorn Tree has officially announced the official spokesperson - Guan Xiaotong. This cooperation is a strong combination of the ingenious brand and the young powerful actors, and it is also an important attempt for the strategy of rejuvenation and fashion under the hawthorn tree. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its establishment, Guanfang Group chose to join hands with Guan Xiaotong, the "national girlfriend", which is an important measure for the company to expand the young consumer market, attract more young people to buy, and create a new fashion of domestic beverages.
Cars & Transportation
The new Image Sensor Conference will be held on September 25-26, 2019 in Shenzhen, China. Smithers will expand its popular Image Sensors Automotive series of conferences to Asia later this year. The inaugural Asia Conference will be held from 25 to 26 September 2019 at the Sheraton Shenzhen Greater China Hotel. The event will work with leading technology vendors in the Asia-Pacific region to help drive this innovation by evaluating new and existing image sensor technologies, liDAR prospects, radar, sensor fusion, neural networks, deep learning, artificial intelligence, OEM (original equipment manufacturer) needs, data management, image processing and security standards.
The Pulselite bird strike prevention system became standard equipment for bell 407 helicopters. Precise Flight, Inc. Announces Textron Inc. Its subsidiary, Bell Flight, has selected the company's patented Pulselite® system as standard equipment for the Bell 407 helicopter. The Pulselite® system is a lightweight electrical system controller certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that takes turns flashing the landing and auxiliary lights of the helicopter, thereby improving the visibility of the aircraft and reflecting the speed and direction of movement of the aircraft. In addition to enhancing safety by improving aircraft recognition, pulselite® systems have been shown to significantly reduce bird strikes.
logistics
CEVA Logistics New Business Launches Korean E-commerce Express Service. CEVA Logistics launched its first e-commerce business in South Korea, providing express logistics services to iHerb, an American natural health product company. CEVA Logistics' new logistics distribution center is adjacent to Incheon International Airport, South Korea's largest gateway airport. CEVA Logistics is proud to serve as iHerb's air freight export service provider for the timely delivery of its products to the Japanese and Singapore markets.
Tourism & Hospitality
IHG signed 15 new franchise model hotels. InterContinental Hotels Group recently held an investment tasting meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Lido, and signed 15 new hotels on the spot. The new project will all adopt the franchise model, covering the three brands of Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza. In the three years since IHG introduced the franchise model to China, it has been widely favored by local owners and has become the "Chinese driving force" for the group to accelerate its penetration into third- and fourth-tier cities. Its financial report shows that as many as 56% of the signed projects in Greater China in 2018 adopted this model. This trend is even more pronounced in 2019, with the three major brands signing a total of 68 projects in the first half of the year, of which 50 are franchise models, accounting for more than 70%. Of the 15 newly signed hotel projects, five are Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn projects, located in Yinchuan, Ningxia, Tengchong, Yunnan, Jinan, Shandong, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and Wenzhou, Zhejiang, respectively, bringing consumers in more regions the accommodation experience of mid-to-high-end full-service hotel brands. The newly signed 10 Holiday Inn Express projects have further penetrated into third- and fourth-tier cities, including Pu'er, Mianyang and Ulanhot.
RYSE Hotel celebrates its opening anniversary, and Autograph Collection shines through the bustling heart of Seoul. RYSE Hotel, Autograph Collection, a Marriott International hotel in Seoul, South Korea, celebrated its first anniversary and celebrated with extraordinary celebrations.
The Return of the Legend - Raffles Singapore officially reopened. The prestigious hotel, the flagship of accor, the world's leading hotel+ group, is now reopening to welcome guests following the start of three phases of deliberate and meticulous renovations in February 2017.
Well-known hotel brands are seizing Dominica's revived tourism market. Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit revealed that Dominica's booming tourism industry has added three new hotels. In his annual budget speech this week, the prime minister announced that in the coming weeks, the government will sign agreements on three new tourism development projects.
Advertising and marketing media
TCL conducts a global marketing campaign with the theme of "Born a Legend". The campaign attracts and inspires consumers and employees around the world to film their own "legendary" short videos between August 1 and September 29 and upload them to their social media pages or TCL websites. TCL will select a number of outstanding videos, and the selected videos will have the opportunity to enter the global voting process. On September 30, TCL will announce the top three videos with the highest number of votes, and the video work with the highest number of votes will receive the legendary grand prize of $10,000.
"Please! Ice Muscle Adult", the first micro-variety show of Nature Hall injects vitality. Under the rapid development of the mobile Internet, short videos have quickly "encircled" 500 million people, opening up a "new continent of marketing". Short videos bring not only changes in carriers and forms, but also changes in content. In this change, Nature Hall with a new micro-variety show "Please! Ice Muscle Adult", bringing more possibilities for brand social marketing.
Entertainment fashion and art
CGS China Giant Screen Thousand People Watching Movie Pays Tribute to heroes of the Era of Peace. Following the opening of the red market in July, the first day of the release of "Heroes of Fire" once again set off a small climax of the summer program. On the first day of its release, "Heroes of Fire" set an impressive record of nearly 200 million at the box office, driving more than 3.25 million moviegoers and handing over a gratifying report card. On the first day of the release of the CGS China Giant Screen, it summoned fans from Beijing, Zhengzhou and Chongqing to assemble and form a Fiery Hero Front Alliance with 330 CGS China Giant Screens across the country.
The new classic of national comics has set off a new boom in CCTV. The "Deer Spirit's Search for Terracotta Warriors" released on the CCTV Children's Channel set off a new round of viewing boom in the summer golden file of CCTV children.
Health & Medical Pharmaceuticals
The approval of the Clinical Trial Application for The New Drug of The Company and the Company's management's outlook for 2019 and beyond. Clydia Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that the asC18 clinical trial application was approved by the State Drug Administration. ASC18 is the first fixed dose combination (FDC) independently developed by domestic enterprises for the treatment of hepatitis C, one tablet per day. In March 2019, The Clinical Trial application of Asc21 (NS5B Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hepatitis C) was approved by the State Drug Administration. In addition to the approval of the above two new drug clinical trials, Golee's anti-hepatitis C drug products include: Gonolwei ® (danorevir) has been marketed in June 2018, lavidalvir marketing application has been accepted in August 2018, and was included in the priority review process by the State Drug Administration in October 2018.
Spanish Olive Oil Industry Organization: Olive oil can bring more health to the diet of athletes. Proper intake of healthy fats is especially important for professional athletes, which helps protect their organs and maintain normal biochemical function and reduce hunger. Olive oil is one of the best sources of healthy fats. It provides natural antioxidants in the form of polyphenols and vitamin E, substances that are particularly suitable for athletes because they help reduce the damage that free radicals can cause during strenuous physical activity that consumes large amounts of oxygen.
Leading experts will attend Smith Ruihua's Extracts and Dissolutions China Annual Conference. SmithersRa's popular Extracts and Leachables China Annual Meeting returned to Shanghai in September. The event will once again cover all the most relevant E&L issues, including the regulatory environment, E&L's analytical challenges, medical devices, biosecurity and risks.
Energy, chemical and environmental protection
JA AO supplied PERC double-sided double-glass modules for Malaysia's largest NEM roof project. JA Solar announced that it will supply high-efficiency PERC double-sided double-glass modules for the Goodyear 2.5MW photovoltaic power plant in Malaysia, which is the largest rooftop power station in the current NEM (Net EnergyMetering) plan, and its completion is of great significance for the application of high-efficiency modules and the development of new energy in the country. JA PERC double-sided double-glass module combines high-efficiency PERC double-sided cell technology and double-glass module structure, the back side power can reach more than 70% of the front, in the local high temperature, high humidity environment can still have better power generation capacity, better low irradiation performance and anti-PID performance. Verified by the authoritative testing agency TUV Rheinland, JA Percep double-sided double-glass modules have 10.5% higher power generation than conventional monocrystalline modules.
Agriculture and manufacturing
Cargill released its Fiscal Year 2019 report, highlighting its commitment to sustainability. In the Chinese market, Cargill continues to invest in driving business development. In Chuzhou, Anhui Province, Cargill's Phase II animal protein deep processing plant was officially put into operation, better providing Chinese customers and consumers with innovative animal protein products and bringing 600 new local jobs. In Songyuan, Jilin Province, Cargill expanded its large-scale monomer corn deep processing plant that has been operating locally for many years, and its annual production capacity will reach 2 million tons after it is put into operation in 2020, which will continue to help the sustainable development of the local corn deep processing industry and local economic construction. In Yichun, Jiangxi, Cargill broke ground on the Premix Nutrition Project, which introduced advanced global technologies to help feed companies and animal farmers achieve higher sustainable production goals. In Songyuan, Jilin Province, the Cargill Biotech Industrial Park in The United States and China has built the Cargill Food Safety and Technology Center, which focuses on testing, research and training in the field of food safety, as well as process improvement and product development in the corn processing and food ingredient industries. In Shanghai, Cargill has built its Beauty Care Business Asia Pacific R&D Application Laboratory, drawing on Cargill's more than 150 years of expertise and technology in agriculture and food, combined with cutting-edge natural sustainability concepts, to share the industry's exploration and experience in the sustainable field of raw materials for personal care products.
Education and Human Resources
The University of Hong Kong and Microsoft co-organise the STEM International Symposium. The STEM Symposium 2019 ( STEM Symposium ), co-organized by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Elite Gathering Program and Microsoft, was held from July 25 to 28 and attracted nearly 100 elite high school students from 13 countries and regions (Canada, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Chinese mainland and Hong Kong). During the four-day event, the participating students learned a number of cutting-edge hot topics under the guidance of HKU professors, including design thinking, financial technology, artificial intelligence, public health, etc., visited the Microsoft Experience Center, and learned about Microsoft Azure face recognition technology.
Zhongli International Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Summer "Excellence Practice Camp" was successfully held. In the financial leasing industry, this is the first time that higher education institutions and enterprises have jointly run schools to cultivate talents in the financial leasing industry. Zhongli International is known as the "Whampoa Military Academy of the Leasing Industry" by industry insiders, and the parent company has 42 years of experience in the financial leasing industry. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is a "National 211 Project" university, ranking in the top three in the field of finance and economics, absorbing a large number of financial and economic talents, the "Excellence in Practice Camp" project course accounted for 4 credits, which shows the importance of the school.
The Arizona State University hockey team competes in the Revival Cup Hockey League. The Fuxing Cup Ice Hockey League kicked off at the Beijing Aozhong Ice Rink. The Sun Devils from Arizona State University made their first visit to China against strong rivals from China and Russia. This is the NCAA ice hockey program's first trip to China since 1985, and it has received widespread attention from the sports and education circles at home and abroad.
Finance & Insurance
The Royal Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (RCPA) ceases to charge exam-free fees to students holding relevant degrees or qualifications. Designed to promote student exam accessibility and convenience. It is also the first accounting professional organisation in the UK accounting industry to take this initiative. This change will apply to all new exemption applications for students registering for the CIMA Certificate of Accounting for Business and CIMA Vocational Qualifications, encouraging more CIMA students to start their studies and further supporting their career development.
Bank of Communications PlayStation theme credit card was first launched at ChinaJoy. This product is an IP cross-border work jointly created by the Bank of Communications Credit Card Center and Sony Interactive Entertainment and Visa, and is another deepening of the "brand rejuvenation" strategy of Bank of Communications credit cards. PlayStation-themed credit cards have no "so" no-play card surfaces with classic brand elements, and three card faces based on the classic characters or scenes designed in the PS4 first-party exclusive masterpiece "God of War". Within the next three months, a limited edition of one sheet per month will be issued to the public.
Former Italian Prime Minister Henrique Leta and former Austrian Prime Minister Werner Faimann joined Tianjiu Sharing. Participating in promoting its global layout has made many eyes focus on this Chinese private enterprise again. Tianjiu Sharing has set up five regions in North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific in the world, creating an ecological sharing platform, integrating partners to form strategic cooperative relations, and realizing joint venture acceleration, wisdom acceleration, marketing acceleration, capital acceleration and international acceleration, so that enterprises can quickly enter the explosive development stage.
Business Services and Others
SGS: AVIC Property was awarded the first local property service certification certificate in China. In May 2019, the Shenzhen local standard "Property Service Requirements for Business Office Buildings" was officially released and implemented, which is the first property management industry service certification standard issued by Shenzhen, which is drafted by the internationally recognized inspection, appraisal, testing and certification agencies SGS and AVIC Property, and puts forward requirements from the two perspectives of customer perception and enterprise management, with strong scientific and applicability, reaching the domestic leading and international first-class level.
SGS CSTC Standard Technical Service Co., Ltd. officially entered the Wuhan Park, a national high-tech service industry agglomeration area. The newly completed Wuhan branch of SGS has a construction area of 15,000 square meters, has more than 400 equipment, and has a high degree of automation, including 13 robots, GCMS, etc., which can provide professional services for industry, agricultural food and life sciences, automobiles, consumer goods, environment, petrochemical, coal and system certification.
Exhibition
The 21st CHTF Smart Medical Health Exhibition will be held in Shenzhen from November 13 to 17. Many exhibitors brought health monitoring products, such as smart wearable products for the home and personal health monitoring market and self-service health examination equipment, therapeutic testing medical tools for hospital medical staff, and food environmental safety detectors for consumers and regulators.
The Packaging World (Shanghai) Expo (SWOP) will be held in Shanghai in November. The exhibits cover plastic packaging machinery, intelligent packaging and automation technology, food and beverage packaging machinery, baking and confectionery packaging machinery, pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging machinery, packaging materials, packaging containers, e-commerce/logistics packaging, green packaging, printing packaging, packaging design, etc. Swop 2019 has confirmed 571 exhibitors, an increase of 55% over the previous edition, and the future development prospects are very impressive.
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