The QRC Group (QRC) has announced the first publication of a Security Token Specification, independently facilitated and published by BSI, the UK National Standards Body. Called PAS 19668, the specification provides requirements for the publication of relevant information and the technical attributes of security tokens, covering tokens issued on any distributed ledger system. In the absence of an industry-wide standard, security token information has been organized and presented in various formats and different locations, making access highly inefficient and increasingly complex for investors and active market participants. PAS 19668 is an effort to fill that gap by specifying how information…
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Subex, a pioneer in the space of Digital Trust, announced a partnership with Telefonica, one of the largest mobile network providers in the world, to provide the latest version of ROC Fraud Management. As part of the engagement, the operator will be deploying Subex’s ROC Fraud Management, to all opcos in Telefonica’s Hispam unit: Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Colombia. Telefonica is widely recognized as one of the most innovative companies on the digital front, by consistently providing its customers with trusted and secure new-age offerings. As a torchbearer of combatting fraud, Telefonica was keen to find…
On December 17, the largest index provider, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) updated a report on the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) rating for China Medical System Holdings Limited, a well-established, innovation-driven specialty pharma with a focus on sales & marketing in China. According to the report, China Medical System’s ESG rating has been upgraded from “BBB” to “AA”, surpassing 88% of companies in the global pharmaceutical industry, and symbolizing that the Company has reached a leading level among its global peers in ESG management. In the report, MSCI recognized China Medical System’s outstanding performance in Corporate Governance, Corporate Behavior,…
On December 17, BYD announced the delivery of 470 pure electric buses to Bogota, the capital of Colombia. This is the country’s largest pure electric bus fleet, and also the largest bus fleet BYD has delivered in the Americas, which will effectively promote the already fast-growing electrified public transport systems in Colombia, Latin America and the entire Americas. The Bogota City Government and the Bogota City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A) held a grand launch and delivery ceremony for the first batch of 120 buses. This batch of buses will be delivered to 9 bus routes across the city by…
The Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS together with the National Secretariat of SDGs Indonesia have launched the ‘SDGs Media Compact Indonesia’. This Media Compact aims to increase the involvement and role of Indonesian mass media in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (TPB / SDGs). “Based on Intelligence Media Management, of 50 media in Indonesia, only four percent consistently report in the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals. Under these circumstances, where media involvement and public understanding are only developing, we have established the SDGs Media Compact in Indonesia,” said Amalia “Winny” Adininggar Widyasanti, Head of the National Secretariat SDGs Indonesia and…
2020 has been a very difficult year for many people. The uncertainty and fear caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy, have meant people have started to look at alternative products to help manage stress and anxiety. One of the areas that have seen a huge increase in interest has been CBD products. CBD is the legal alternative to cannabis, as it is derived from the hemp plant, rather than its cousin the marijuana plant. One Irish company that is leading the field in this area is Greenheart CBD. The company is based in County Meath,…
Taco Bell officially opened its doors to the public in Indonesia on December 18, 2020. PT Fast Food Indonesia (IDX: FAST) will be utilizing its expertise in developing global retail restaurant brands in the Indonesian market by introducing Taco Bell. PT Fast Food Indonesia is committed to advancing Indonesia’s food and beverage industry and contributes to the nation’s economic growth by performing a sustainable development in fast food restaurant retail through the Taco Bell establishment in Indonesia. The first restaurant is located on Jalan Senopati, South Jakarta, a cosmopolitan neighborhood located near the heart of the city’s CBD. This restaurant…
– The ten-million-dollar purchase represents assets in excess of forty million dollars – The addition of these assets makes NaturalShrimp, Inc the largest square footage RAS shrimp company in the United States Dallas, TX, Dec 18, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – via NewMediaWire – NaturalShrimp, Inc. (NSI), (OTCQB:SHMP), an aquaculture Company which has developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, announced today that it has formally closed the acquisition for the assets of Alder Aqua, formerly known as VeroBlue Farms in Webster City, Iowa, including but not limited to the real property, equipment, tanks, rolling stock, inventory, permits,…
Back in 1995, China didn’t even have dial-up networking when China Telecom planned to open two 64-k lines through Sprint, an American company, one in Beijing and the other in Shanghai, which became the earliest commercial Internet in China. AsiaInfo (HKG:1675) won this order, thus creating ChinaNet, the first commercial Internet backbone network in China. So to speak, AsiaInfo was the legend that opened the gate to the world of Internet for China, and it also became the first Chinese high-tech company that was listed on NASDAQ. Twenty years later, AsiaInfo, an old telecome software giant, delisted from the American…
Identify from a drop of blood whether a person’s Covid-19 vaccine is still valid, in 5 Minutes! Swiss high-tech company ZENUM has developed one of the most advanced technologies in the fight against Covid-19, and it could be ready for distribution as early as next month. The world’s first five-minute portable Coronavirus test will also detect how much immunity remains after taking a vaccine. The game-changing ZEKNANO rapid test kit uses a tiny finger-prick blood sample, instead of swabs. It can be taken anywhere, has close to 100% accuracy, and also measures severity of infection. Thanks to nanotechnology, ZEKNANO not…