Crypto Presale: Crypto’s Go-to Multimedia Platform for News, Insights, and Education

DUBAI, Sep 11, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Web3 multimedia outlet Crypto Presale announces its grand entrance into the world of online cryptocurrency content. With a vision to inform, educate, and entertain global crypto enthusiasts, the platform offers a diverse range of content that spans across all corners of Web3.


Crypto Presale


As cryptocurrency markets and adoption rates continue to evolve and gain traction, Crypto Presale has its sights on cementing itself as the go-to destination for enjoying insightful, engaging, and unbiased coverage of the hottest crypto topics and talking points. With a focus on both seasoned investors and blockchain newcomers, its content schedule features breaking news stories, article-by-article project breakdowns, cryptocurrency recommendations, presale announcements, educational content, technical trading analysis, price predictions, and more.

With the intention of providing maximum 'alpha' to readers, Crypto Presale's content and flash-news announcements can be found across social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. This ensures that visitors can enjoy industry-leading insights no matter how little time they have, further streamlining their crypto news and education consumption towards a singular platform.

In harnessing this unilateral focus on providing maximum value to readers, Crypto Presale serves as an entirely free Web3 education platform that's void of any irrelevant or clickbait headlines- as value comes in quality not quantity.

"At Crypto Presale, we believe in making crypto news accessible and engaging. Instead of just writing articles, we combine it with interactive videos to simplify complex blockchain topics," said Timo Busch, Head of Content at Crypto Presale. "Many platforms offer news, but we stand out with our multimedia approach. Our goal is to give readers a clear and unbiased view of the crypto world, helping them navigate with knowledge and confidence."

For market-wide analysis and education, Crypto Presale dedicates a lot of time towards monitoring the performance of leading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. However to ensure a fully-informed and holistic content output, its doxxed team of content creators/authors exude the same level of focus towards talking points from the worlds of altcoins, blockchain technology use cases, promising coins, regulation updates, and more.

With a holistic, unbiased, and streamlined approach to delivering the latest crypto news stories and educational resources, Crypto Presale launches during an exciting period wherein the $1+ trillion crypto industry prepares for the next bull run.

Contact Information
Timo Busch
Head of Content
info@cryptopresale.com
+44749865578

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Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, Salon de TE attract nearly 15,000 buyers

HONG KONG, Sep 10, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – The physical exhibitions of the 42nd HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and 11th Salon de TE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd and The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd, concluded successfully yesterday. Despite the interruption caused by the extreme weather conditions on Friday (8 September), the four-day physical fairs welcomed nearly 15,000 buyers from 95 countries and regions, bringing brisk trade to the fairgrounds. Under the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, online exhibitions will continue until 16 September, providing additional opportunities for buyers to browse products and conduct business exchanges.


The 42nd HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and 11th Salon de TE drew to a successful close yesterday. The World Brand Piazza showcased 10 top-tier watch brands, captivating visitors


HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Sophia Chong said: "As the world's leading watch and clock fair, we are delighted to see more than 700 exhibitors attended our first watch and clock fairs since Hong Kong reopened. Many exhibitors even received orders on the spot. Buyers who attended the fairs were very international. There has been a satisfactory increase in attendance from Mainland China, Middle East and ASEAN countries which added to the fairs' vibrancy."

Exhibitors came from 17 countries and regions; the Swiss Independent Watchmaking Pavilion (SIWP) and Franceclat returned to the fairs while the International Luxury Group (ILG) made its debut. Together they showcased a variety of Swiss and international watch brands. ILG Chief Operating Officer Chavadi M.S said Salon de TE was an excellent platform for identifying business partners and OEM suppliers. "We have achieved very satisfactory results at the exhibition that far exceeded our expectations. We have identified Asia-Pacific retailers and distributors as potential business partners. The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and Salon de TE are truly international. We will return next year."

The debut 'Guo Chao' theme attracted much attention. A number of heavyweight Chinese watchmakers showcased timepieces that blend Chinese cultural elements with exquisite craftsmanship.

Survey: Respondents expect overall sales to grow in coming 2 years

To gauge watch and clock industry trends for next year, the HKTDC conducted an on-site survey during the fairs, interviewing about 900 exhibitors and buyers for their views on topics such as market outlook and product trends. The survey found nearly 60% of respondents expect overall sales to grow in the next two years. Most respondents consider South Korea, Australia & Pacific Islands, North America and Japan to offer the best growth prospects among traditional markets, while India, the Middle East, Mainland China and ASEAN countries are the most promising among emerging markets.

Smartwatches remain as top trend

In terms of product trends, 26% of respondents expected smartwatches to continue as the most popular watch category, followed by mechanical watches (22%), automatic watches (16%), and quartz analogue watches (14%). They consider fashion watches (34%), smartwatches (32%), and leisure type watches (23%) to have the highest growth potential in future.

Hong Kong's Dayton Industrial Co., Ltd. has been in the watch business for more than 60 years and is a world-class smart analogue watch developer and manufacturer. Dayton Industrial Director Paul Anthony Yuen said the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and Salon de TE are the world's largest marketplaces for watches and clocks as well as parts and components. "The Wearable Tech Zone inside Salon de TE provides an important platform for us to promote our smartwatches and look for cooperation opportunities. We have connected with new buyers from France, Germany, Iran, Mainland China, Russia, Sweden and Turkey who are interested in our OEM and ODM services. We are also going to collaborate with a famous horologist to produce innovative hybrid smartwatches."

All-new Scan2Match offered alongside Click2Match fosters business opportunities

Augmenting EXHIBITION+, the fairs launched the Scan2Match function, enabling buyers at the physical exhibition who scan the exhibitors' QR codes with the HKTDC Marketplace app to bookmark their favourite exhibitors, browse product information and e-floor plans, make product enquiries and continue discussions online even after physical fair, extending the interactions from offline to online platforms.

Swiss exhibitor Ribawatch (Suisse) Sarl has participated in the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair since 2008. Marketing Manager Rami Taher said: "Due to COVID-19, we were unable to attend the physical fair last year. We are happy to be coming back this year and have high expectations. The HKTDC's Click2Match service has helped us set up six business matching meetings. We have found a Turkish buyer who is interested in our OEM services and two buyers from France and India who want to be distributors of our Rama and RSW brands, respectively. I am confident in securing new orders through this fair. I expect the fair will generate US$1 million in sales for our company."

Naouras Dabaan, COO of the Dabaan Group Co., a watch manufacturer and distributor in the United Arab Emirates, noted that he had visited the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair more than 10 times. "At this year's fair, I have met with six new suppliers and 11 existing suppliers. So far, I have placed orders worth US$400,000 in total, with five watch suppliers. I am also going to place two new orders for complete watches worth US$100,000 as well as purchase US$25,000 worth of watch displays. The HKTDC's Click2Match service is very useful, and the brand-new Scan2Match function provides the perfect means for me to collect exhibitor information."

Following these two fairs, the HKTDC will hold the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia from 13 to 16 October. Both fairs will also adopt the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model to help SMEs expand their businesses and capture business opportunities.

Media enquiries
Please contact the HKTDC's Communications & Public Affairs Department:
Frankie Leung, Tel: +852 2584 4298, Email: frankie.cy.leung@hktdc.org
Agnes Wat, Tel: +852 2584 4554, Email: agnes.ky.wat@hktdc.org

Websites
– Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair: https://hkwatchfair.hktdc.com
– Salon de TE: https://hkwatchfair.hktdc.com/te
– Photo download: https://bit.ly/3rfoJHb

About HKTDC

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on Twitter @hktdc and LinkedIn

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ASEAN Summit 2023: Indonesia identifies cooperation projects worth US$32 billion through AIPF

JAKARTA, Sep 9, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Indonesia identified cooperation projects worth US$32 billion through business matching activities carried out during the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF), held on September 5-6. As the organizer of the AIPF, which is the flagship event of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Indonesia is also seeking cooperation for projects from other countries with a total value of US$810 million.


Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Nugraha Mansury shared a presentation on the Indonesia's Plan to Develop Green Infrastructure on the second day of ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) at Mulia Hotel, Wednesday (6/9/2023). [Image: Media Center KTT ASEAN 2023/Galih Pradipta/aww.]


"Although those (cooperation projects) had not been able to be finalized at today's meeting, we hope the business matching will be able to boost cooperation and real understanding of the investment needs expected by each country," Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Mansury said in a press conference about the AIPF in Jakarta on Wednesday (6 September 2023).

The business matching activities involved around 185 domestic and international investors, including PT Bank Mandiri Tbk, Bank Permata, Bank SBI Indonesia, Bank CCB Indonesia, PT Bank Jawa Barat, PT Astra Infrastruktur, PT Amman Mineral Tbk, Dian Swastatika Sentosa, AIIB, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo (SMBC), Commerzbank, ACWA (Saudi Arabia), EDF Energy (France), KEPCO (South Korea), IGNIS (Spain), China Railway Corporation, Sinohydro, China State Construction Engineering, Siemens (Germany), Inpex Geothermal (Japan), British Columbia (Canada) and Actis (the UK).

The business sectors promoted through the AIPF included the development of new and renewable energy, hydrogen, ammonia, alumina refinery, battery supply chains, toll road infrastructure, and ports.

Indonesia put more focus on cooperation with international partners for strategic projects in the fields of energy and oil and gas (five projects), toll-road (nine projects), ports (five projects), health (six projects), fertilizer (three projects), infrastructure (ten projects), tourism (nine projects) and electric vehicle battery ecosystem and supply chains (three projects).

According to Vice Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Rosan Roeslani, the sectors that attracted many investors' interest are green energy and electric vehicle battery ecosystem.

"There were also many who wanted to participate in the digitalization sector because they could see that there is a lot of our people's potential that has not been reached by formal financing," he said. He mentioned that some of the largest SOEs in Indonesia, such as Pertamina, Pupuk Indonesia, PLN, Pelindo, Jasa Marga, MIND ID, and Injourney also participated in the AIPF.

Also participated The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), which could become a platform to support the acceleration of investment for several infrastructure projects such as Demak-Tuban, Tuban-Gresik, Tasikmalaya-Gedebage-Ciamis toll roads and the Jatiluhur Drinking Water Supply System.

ASEAN member states such as Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines presented potential projects in the telecommunications and infrastructure sectors.

ASEAN state members' leaders, namely President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, the Head of Delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan, the Prime Minister of Viet Nam Pham Minh Chinh, the Prime Minister of Lao PDR Sonexay Siphandone, the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah, the Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and the Prime Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmao were also present.

Three world leaders were also present as keynote speakers in the leaders talk session, namely Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Mansury said that those world leaders emphasized that the priority going forward for the strategic partnership with ASEAN will focus on sustainable cooperation sectors, such as the development of clean energy, innovative and sustainable financing, and the development of green infrastructure.

Mansury said that those leaders emphasized that the priority going forward for the strategic partnership with ASEAN will focus on sustainable cooperation sectors, such as the development of clean energy, innovative and sustainable financing, and the development of green infrastructure.

For more information, please contact:
Usman Kansong,
Director General of Information and Public Communication
Ministry of Communication and Information, Indonesia

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ASEAN Summit 2023: Indonesia highlights Indo-Pacific potential for economic cooperation

JAKARTA, Sep 9, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Through the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) held in Jakarta on 5-6 September 2023 as the flagship event of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Indonesia showcased 93 cooperation projects worth US$38.2 billion and 73 potential projects worth US$17.8 billion, to encourage cooperation among ASEAN member countries and its partners in the Indo-Pacific region.



With a contribution of 64 percent to global economic growth, the Indo-Pacific is considered a strategic region where cooperation should be promoted instead of geopolitical rivalries and conflict, according to Vice Foreign Minister Pahala Nugraha Mansury.

"AIPF is expected to present the habit of cooperating and building together among ASEAN countries in the Indo-Pacific," Pahala said during a press briefing after the forum's opening in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The discussions and business-matching agenda during the two-day forum focus4d on three primary areas of cooperation, including green infrastructure and resilient supply chains, innovative sustainable financing, digital transformation and creative economy.

Those sectors, he said, are expected to be new sources of growth in the ASEAN – which is estimated to grow by 4.5 percent this year and the next, according to IMF.

As part of Indonesia's ASEAN chairmanship, the AIPF has been held as a platform for promoting constructive dialogue, and concrete collaboration between SOEs and the private sector. "ASEAN is the future and epicentrum of growth. It plays a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region," SOEs Deputy Minister Rosan Roeslani stated.

From the Indonesian side, the country offers some cooperation in the development of an alumunium shelter worth USD1.8 billion, the development of Benoa Port in Bali worth USD4.3 billion, as well as a project of a fertilizer factory, toll road, and special economic zone in Sanur, Bali.

During the AIPF, Indonesia also promotes cooperation in green infrastructure and sustainable financing in developing the New Capital Nusantara mega-project in East Kalimantan.

AIPF was inspired by the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific (AOIP) initiated by Indonesia and adopted by ASEAN member countries in 2019. It aims to strengthen an inclusive regional architecture, encourage collaboration, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, and take the existing opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.

AIPF is also aligned with the theme of this year's ASEAN Summit: making ASEAN the epicenter of growth while maintaining peace, security, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. The ASEAN region is considered to have sufficient capital to become the center of the world's economic growth, with a collective gross domestic product (GDP) of US$ 3.3 trillion in 2021.

For more information, please contact:
Usman Kansong, Tel. +62-816785320
Director General of Information and Public Communication
Ministry of Communication and Information, Indonesia

Please visit:
http://asean2023.id,
https://infopublik.id/kategori/asean-2023,
https://indonesia.go.id/kategori/ragam-asean-2023

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Graphene Manufacturing Group Appoints Former Wall Street Veteran and Manufacturing Entrepreneur Jack Perkowski to Its Board of Directors

BRISBANE, AUS, Sep 8, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSXV:GMG) ("GMG" or the "Company") is pleased to advise that Mr Jack Perkowski, based in New Jersey USA, has joined the Company's board of directors effective 7 September, 2023.

Mr Perkowski founded ASIMCO Technologies in 1994, and from 1994 to 2008, served as the Chairman of ASIMCO's Board of Directors and the company's Chief Executive Officer. Under Mr Perkowski's leadership, ASIMCO became one of the most important players in China's automotive components industry and gained a reputation for developing local management and integrating a broad-based China operation into the global economy. ASIMCO was later sold to Bain Capital in 2010 and is still regarded as one of the most successful automotive component manufacturing companies in China. Prior to moving to China, Mr Perkowski worked for twenty years on Wall Street where he was the head of Investment Banking at Paine Webber, a major securities firm that was eventually acquired by UBS in 2000. After leaving ASIMCO, Mr Perkowski founded JFP Holdings, a merchant banking firm focused on China, where he now serves as Chairman.

GMG's CEO Craig Nicol stated, "I'm very excited to see Jack joining as a Director of the Company to support our progression into a commercial manufacturing operation – his finance and manufacturing entrepreneur experience and knowledge will be a great addition to the company and board – I very much look forward to working with him."

Guy Outen, GMG's Chair added, "I'm delighted to welcome Jack to the board. His past successes at Paine Webber and ASIMCO and his knowledge in manufacturing and finance give me confidence that he will be a great asset to the board and in supporting GMG's significant aspirations."

About GMG

GMG is a clean-technology company which seeks to offer energy saving and energy storage solutions, enabled by graphene, including that manufactured in-house via a proprietary production process.

GMG has developed a proprietary production process to decompose natural gas (i.e. methane) into its elements, carbon (as graphene), hydrogen and some residual hydrocarbon gases. This process produces high quality, with low cost inputs, scalable, 'tuneable' and low/no contaminant graphene suitable for use in clean-technology and other applications. The Company's present focus is to de-risk and develop commercial scale-up capabilities, and secure market applications.

In the energy savings segment, GMG has focused on graphene enhanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC-R") coating (or energy-saving paint), lubricants and fluids. In the energy storage segment, GMG and the University of Queensland are working collaboratively with financial support from the Australian Government to progress R&D and commercialization of graphene aluminium-ion batteries ("G+AI Batteries").

For further information, please contact:

– Craig Nicol, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company at craig.nicol@graphenemg.com, +61 415 445 223

– Leo Karabelas at Focus Communications, info@fcir.ca , +1 647 689 6041

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends", "expects" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or will "potentially" or "likely" occur. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski will join the board of director, and the contributions Mr. Perkowski will make to the Company in his capacity as a director.

These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski joins the board of directors, and his contributions as a director differing from management's current expectations.

In making the forward looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, assumptions regarding the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski will join the board of directors, and the positive impact Mr. Perkowski will have on the Company's development in that role.

Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.

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Graphene Manufacturing Group Appoints Former Wall Street Veteran and Manufacturing Entrepreneur Jack Perkowski to Its Board of Directors

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia–(ACN Newswire – September 8, 2023) – Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSXV:GMG) (“GMG” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that Mr Jack Perkowski, based in New Jersey USA, has joined the Company’s board of directors effective 7 September, 2023.

Mr Perkowski founded ASIMCO Technologies in 1994, and from 1994 to 2008, served as the Chairman of ASIMCO’s Board of Directors and the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Under Mr Perkowski’s leadership, ASIMCO became one of the most important players in China’s automotive components industry and gained a reputation for developing local management and integrating a broad-based China operation into the global economy. ASIMCO was later sold to Bain Capital in 2010 and is still regarded as one of the most successful automotive component manufacturing companies in China. Prior to moving to China, Mr Perkowski worked for twenty years on Wall Street where he was the head of Investment Banking at Paine Webber, a major securities firm that was eventually acquired by UBS in 2000. After leaving ASIMCO, Mr Perkowski founded JFP Holdings, a merchant banking firm focused on China, where he now serves as Chairman.

GMG’s CEO Craig Nicol stated, “I’m very excited to see Jack joining as a Director of the Company to support our progression into a commercial manufacturing operation – his finance and manufacturing entrepreneur experience and knowledge will be a great addition to the company and board – I very much look forward to working with him.”

Guy Outen, GMG’s Chair added, “I’m delighted to welcome Jack to the board. His past successes at Paine Webber and ASIMCO and his knowledge in manufacturing and finance give me confidence that he will be a great asset to the board and in supporting GMG’s significant aspirations.”

About GMG

GMG is a clean-technology company which seeks to offer energy saving and energy storage solutions, enabled by graphene, including that manufactured in-house via a proprietary production process.

GMG has developed a proprietary production process to decompose natural gas (i.e. methane) into its elements, carbon (as graphene), hydrogen and some residual hydrocarbon gases. This process produces high quality, with low cost inputs, scalable, ‘tuneable’ and low/no contaminant graphene suitable for use in clean-technology and other applications. The Company’s present focus is to de-risk and develop commercial scale-up capabilities, and secure market applications.

In the energy savings segment, GMG has focused on graphene enhanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC-R”) coating (or energy-saving paint), lubricants and fluids. In the energy storage segment, GMG and the University of Queensland are working collaboratively with financial support from the Australian Government to progress R&D and commercialization of graphene aluminium-ion batteries (“G+AI Batteries”).

For further information, please contact:

– Craig Nicol, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company at craig.nicol@graphenemg.com, +61 415 445 223

– Leo Karabelas at Focus Communications, info@fcir.ca , +1 647 689 6041

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “intends”, “expects” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would” or will “potentially” or “likely” occur. This information and these statements, referred to herein as “forward‐looking statements”, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski will join the board of director, and the contributions Mr. Perkowski will make to the Company in his capacity as a director.

These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski joins the board of directors, and his contributions as a director differing from management’s current expectations.

In making the forward looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, assumptions regarding the effective date on which Mr. Perkowski will join the board of directors, and the positive impact Mr. Perkowski will have on the Company’s development in that role.

Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/180028



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An Industry-Leading Brand Upgrade for IEXS, Modern and Internationalized Image is More Attractive

SINGAPORE, Sep 8, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – IEXS announced exciting news in September. With the aim of globalization and continuous self-improvement, IEXS will completely upgrade its brand. Not only the logo but also all its existing products will be revamped. As well as a new website, the 2.0 version will contain more information and functional services to give customers a whole new experience.


Brand New Upgrade – Fresh Visual Experience 2.0 Official Website Launch


Richard Robinson, President of Asia Pacific Marketing for IEXS, said that IEXS maintains innovation in its products, while making their functions easy to understand and convenient to meet customers' needs and hopes to guide customers' pursuit of good products so they can be more selective.

A more iconic logo

IEXS has made several attempts to optimize its existing brand logo according to the direction of the Group's development. Karl Garavani, the chief designer of IEXS, stated that optimizing a logo that was already well-known and had a recognizable image required a lot of experimentation. It is necessary to make a concise but powerful transition between the connection part and the variation part. It was important not to lose the image that had already been established, but also to fit in with the core culture of the brand.

A more international website

In order to cope with the company's key development areas in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, the new website is now available in Vietnamese, Thai, Malay and Indonesian, while maintaining the original language versions, to ensure the smooth development of the Group's business.

The official website development team has upgraded the functions of the entire website to make it more in line with the needs of customers. There are new economic calendars, multiple trading calculators, and other trading tools that are applicable to customers in the trading process. Considering novice investors, IEXS set up a learning trading board and market activity board, so that they can more quickly get started on investment transactions.

Richard Robinson, President of Asia Pacific Marketing at IEXS, mentioned that even though our future competitors are all well-known international brokers, IEXS will continue to work hard and combine reliable technology and services to give a satisfactory answer to our clients around the world for choosing IEXS.

With the change in technology, the traditional financial industry has been increasingly empowered, and customers continue to get more convenient financial transaction services. It is precisely thanks to the long-term battle in the field of financial technology that IEXS is able to provide customers with high-quality services, stable platforms, a secure trading environment and a wealth of trading tools around the world.

For more information about IEXS, please contact us at:
Email: marketing@iexs.com
Website: www.iexs.com

Contact Information
Konstantin Guericke
Marketing Director
marketing@iexs.com

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Mercury Securities Group Berhad’s IPO Shares Oversubscribed By 45.45 Times

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 8, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Mercury Securities Group Berhad is pleased to announce that the share application from the Malaysian public for its initial public offering (IPO) which was open for 5 market days and closed on 5 September 2023 has been oversubscribed by 45.45 times.


Mr. Chew Sing Guan, Managing Director of Mercury Securities


Mercury Securities is an investment holding company and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd (a Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities") and a Recognised Principal Adviser by the Securities Commission Malaysia) (collectively "Group") is principally involved in the provision of stockbroking, corporate finance advisory services and other related businesses such as margin financing facilities services, underwriting and placement services, as well as provision of nominee and custodian services.

Mercury Securities' IPO comprising the following:

(i) public issue of 157,095,700 new ordinary shares in Mercury Securities ("Share(s)"), at an issue price of RM0.25 per Share, representing 17.59% of the enlarged issued Shares of Mercury Securities; and

(ii) offer for sale of 71,512,300 existing Shares at an offer price of RM0.25 per Share, representing 8.01% of the enlarged issued Shares of Mercury Securities.

For the public portion, 7,957 applications for 1,508,338,900 Issue Shares were received, which represents an oversubscription rate of 66.56 times.

For the Bumiputera public portion, 4,969 applications for 565,774,500 Issue Shares were received, representing an oversubscription rate of 24.34 times.

In total, 12,926 applications for 2,074,113,400 Issue Shares with a value of RM518,528,350.00 were received from the Malaysian public representing an overall oversubscription rate of 45.45 times.

Meanwhile, the total of 22,325,000 Issue Shares available for application by the Eligible Persons were fully subscribed.

Further, the Placement Agent has confirmed that 45,470,700 new Shares made available for application by way of private placement to selected investors as well as 44,650,000 new Shares made available for application by way of private placement to Bumiputera investors approved by the MITI have been fully placed out.

The notices of allotment will be posted to all successful applicants on or before 15 September 2023.

Managing Director of Mercury Securities, Mr. Chew Sing Guan said, "We are deeply grateful for the enthusiastic response we've received from investors for our IPO. This reinforces the fact that our Company's fundamentals and prospects have been positively acknowledged. We shall continue to upscale our growth and create value for our stakeholders going forward."

Public Investment Bank Berhad is the Principal Adviser, Sponsor, Sole Underwriter and Sole Placement Agent in conjunction with the IPO.

The Group is expected to list on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities on 19 September 2023.

Mercury Securities Group Berhad: https://www.mercurysecurities.com.my/

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Latest Arrangements for HKTDC: Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, Salon de TE and CENTRESTAGE

HONG KONG, Sep 8, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – According to the latest Hong Kong SAR Government announcement, the extreme weather conditions will be in effect until at least 6pm today.

The HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, Salon de TE and CENTRESTAGE are now closed for the day.

The fairs will open tomorrow at 10am and closing time will be extended to 7:30pm, while Salon de TE and CENTRESTAGE will also welcome public visitors.

Websites:
CENTRESTAGE: www.centrestage.com.hk
Fashion Hong Kong : https://www.fashionhongkong.com.hk/en
Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers' Contest (YDC): www.fashionally.com/zh-hk/
Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair: https://www.hktdc.com/event/hkwatchfair/en

Media enquiries:

CENTRESTAGE
For more information, please contact Best Crew Public Relations & Marketing:
Diana Tang, Tel: +852 9199 6723, Email: diana.tang@bestcrewpr.com
Reni Kwok, Tel: +852 6291 4283, Email: reni.kwok@bestcrewpr.com

Please contact the HKTDC's Communication & Public Affairs Department:
Katy Wong, Tel: +852 9845 0554, Email: katy.ky.wong@hktdc.org
Janet Chan, Tel: +852 9658 8280, Email: janet.ch.chan@hktdc.org

Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, Salon de TE
Please contact the HKTDC's Communications & Public Affairs Department:
Frankie Leung, Tel: +852 9747 2169, Email: frankie.cy.leung@hktdc.org
Agnes Wat, Tel: +852 9101 4747, Email: agnes.ky.wat@hktdc.org

About HKTDC

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on Twitter @hktdc and LinkedIn

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Paessler appoints Axoft Viet Nam as the new distributor in Vietnam

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 8, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Paessler, the IT monitoring expert, has appointed a new distribution partner, Axoft Viet Nam, in Vietnam to further strengthen its partner ecosystem in Southeast Asia. This new partnership will ensure the availability, performance, and security of the IT infrastructures of large enterprise clients in the country and across the APAC region.

"It is essential to Paessler that we bring a new distribution partner to serve our customer needs better in Vietnam. We are committed to investing in partnerships that enable our market growth to stay at the forefront of digital trends in APAC, allowing us to drive greater business impact for our clients. Through our partnership with Axoft Viet Nam, we continue to deepen our market engagement in sectors such as FSI, education, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate and in the domain of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), as we see them as key levers for growth there" said Felix Berndt, Regional Sales Manager for Asia Pacific.

Paessler has continued to see strong growth due to the market's increased need for better IT infrastructure monitoring to reduce risk, save time, maintain business continuity, access scalability, and stay compliant and flexible to the needs of its customers. The new partnership will enable Paessler to expand into new sectors and segments as industries continue to focus on digital transformation. Paessler aims to tap into the vendor ecosystems of the region's markets as it recognizes them as key growth opportunities for infrastructure monitoring.

"We want to make it easy for businesses in Vietnam to keep their IT infrastructures available at all times while maintaining a high standard for performance, security and accessibility," continued Felix. "We are always searching for valuable partners that not only fit well with Paessler's culture but also comprise technology experts that understand our solutions and can offer enterprises within their respective regions their unique perspectives. Together, we will aid businesses in their digital transformation journey and place them on the best path of success in the new digital landscape".

Paessler aims to increase its presence and market share in the APAC region, providing digital transformation opportunities and solutions to the market. The company is committed to enabling its customers everywhere to navigate the new normal, while also providing training to end-customers with a focus on supporting its channel partners through elevated partner programs to better serve the market.

"The cooperation between Paessler and Axoft Viet Nam will be an important step to develop new distribution channels and customers in the Vietnamese market. For us, growing the market for Paessler is part of Axoft's global business strategy", said Mr. Khoa Nguyen, Country Manager for Axoft Viet Nam.

About Paessler AG

Paessler believes monitoring plays a vital part in reducing humankind's consumption of resources. Monitoring data helps its customers save resources, from optimizing their IT, OT and IoT infrastructures to reducing energy consumption or emissions – for our future and our environment. That is why Paessler offers monitoring solutions for businesses across all industries and all sizes, from SMB to large enterprises. Paessler works with renowned partners, and together they tackle the monitoring challenges of an ever-changing world.

Since 1997, when Paessler first introduced PRTG Network Monitor, it has combined its in-depth monitoring knowledge with an innovative spirit. Today, more than 500,000 users in over 170 countries rely on PRTG and other Paessler solutions to monitor their complex IT, OT and IoT infrastructures. Paessler's products empower its customers to monitor everything, and thus help them optimize their resources. Learn more about Paessler and their products at www.paessler.com

About Axoft Viet Nam

Headquartered in London, UK, Axoft Viet Nam holds expertise in distributing solutions focused on cybersecurity, IT optimization & DevSecOps. We are also the number one distributor in CIS countries and now a part of Noventiq (ex- Softline Group), one of the biggest IT corporations in emerging markets. Axoft Viet Nam is a fully channel-operated organisation with 300 employees in 25 offices across 10 countries. We partner with over 1500 vendors and 3700 channel partners to provide products & services all over the globe. Our leading vendors in Vietnam include DNSSense, Acronis, Runecast, Wallarm, Inforwatch, Aqua, Sangfor, Sundray, Google VT (Virustotal), Nsfocus, Seceon, and Phishup.

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