– Vieux Comptoir option agreement with Superior Mining International approved by the TSX Venture
— Hertz Lithium commences trading under the symbol (CSE: HZ)
— Patriot Lithium Inc. (ASX: PAT) continues to highlight prospectivity near Lucky Mica
— Hertz holds option to license worldwide rights for Penn State lithium extraction technology

Vancouver, British Columbia, Apr 12, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Coloured Ties Capital Inc. (TSXV: TIE) (OTC Pink: APEOF) (FSE: 97A0) (“Coloured Ties” or the “Company”) an investment company focused on business incubation and opportunities that disrupt their industry, is pleased to provide the following update:

VIEUX COMPTOIR LITHIUM PROJECT OPTION AGREEMENT APPROVED BY TSX-V:

Further to the news release dated December 7, 2022, Quebec Pegmatite (“QPC”) is pleased to report the TSX Venture Exchange has formally approved the option of the Vieux Comptoir Lithium Property to Superior Mining International (TSXV: SUI).

Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement QPC will receive the following share issuances:

1. 7,000,000 common shares of Superior (the “Superior Shares”) upon receipt of approval of the TSX Venture Exchange;
2. 3,500,000 Superior Shares payable on the one-year anniversary of the Option Agreement; and
3. 3,500,000 Superior Shares payable on the eighteen-month anniversary of the Option Agreement.

Additionally, Superior shall grant QPC a 3.0% net smelter return royalty (the “NSR Royalty”) and the NSR Royalty may be reduced to 1.5% upon Superior making a cash payment of $3,000,000 to QPC.

The Vieux Comptoir Lithium Property comprises a total of 381 Quebec mineral exploration claims, which amount to a total of 19,533.81 hectares or ~195 square kilometers. Located in the centre of significant lithium discoveries by Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET) only 45km west and Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) 45km east.

The La Grande subprovince regional trend has encountered multiple high grade lithium intersections including recently announced 83.7m of 3.13% Li²O, including 19.8m of 5.28% Li²O from Patriot Battery Metals and over 107.6m of 1.34% Li²O from Winsome Resources.

The Vieux Comptoir Property encompasses lithium pegmatite prospective source rocks of the Vieux Comptoir Granitic Suite which have been identified on the Property. The Property sits along the volcanic belt and encompasses various intrusive suites including the lithium pegmatite prospective source rocks of the Vieux Comptoir Granitic Suite which have been mapped on the property. Regionally, the Vieux Comptoir Granitic Suite is known to host K-feldspar granite phases in pegmatite form which may host an abundance of spodumene.

Vieux Comptoir Lithium Property is underlain by the source rock (Vieux Comptoir suite) which would have injected pegmatite dykes into those greenstone rocks in the region. This geological interpretation strongly supports the prospectivity of the Project for further lithium discoveries.

HERTZ LITHIUM (CSE: HZ) COMPLETES IPO AND BEGINS TRADING ON CSE:

Coloured Ties reports that investee company, Hertz Lithium, has completed its initial public offering and commenced trading on the CSE under symbol HZ. The offering consisted of the sale of 12,852,000 units at a price of $0.125 cents per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,606,500. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable by the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $0.25 cents per share for a period of two years from the listing date.

Coloured Ties owns 4,579,000 shares of Hertz Lithium and 4,379,000 warrants to buy additional shares at $0.25 per share. Hertz Lithium currently has 30,477,001 shares outstanding, which represents a 15% ownership by the Company in the issued and outstanding shares of Hertz Lithium.

ABOUT HERTZ LITHIUM:

Hertz Lithium owns 100% interest in the Lucky Mica Property, which covers 939 hectares in Maricopa Country, Arizona along the Arizona Pegmatite Belt.

Lucky Mica Property is an early-stage exploration project, with outcropping pegmatite over 300m, with anomalous Li, Ta, and Nb geochemistry and is well positioned in the Arizona Pegmatite Belt, an emerging high-grade hard rock lithium district with known lithium deposits. In 2017, grab samples performed by SGS Canada indicated ore grade potential with two samples exceeding 20,000 ppm of lithium. The most mineralized grab sample had 34,850 ppm of lithium.

PATRIOT LITHIUM’S (ASX: PAT) NOVA LITHIUM PROJECT SURROUNDING LUCKY MICA RESULTS:

Australian based and ASX listed Patriot Lithium (ASX: PAT) owns mineral claims surrounding the Hertz, Lucky Mica project and have reported promising lithium discoveries at the Dove Pegmatite on their adjoining claim block, SEE MAP.

“Three pegmatites have now been mapped at Dove that exhibit potential for spodumene mineralisation. Their surface expression can be traced along strike for at least ~440m at the Dove West pegmatite and ~430m at the Dove East pegmatites (Figures 1 and 2). The Dove West and East pegmatites are trending subparallel but are separated by ~90-120m. The apparent maximum width of the individual pegmatites is ~15m. A small pegmatite outcrop ~80m east of Dove East may represent a fourth, albeit poorly exposed pegmatite body of the Dove system.” Source

Hertz Lithium is mobilizing it’s own aggressive exploration program at the Lucky Mica Project and will update shareholders as results are obtained.

PENN STATE OPTION TO LICENCE PATENT PENDING EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY OF LITHIUM FROM HARD ROCK SOURCES:

Hertz Lithium has an option to license the worldwide rights to patent pending technology from Penn State University’s, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Penn State University is developing this new patent pending technology for the extraction of lithium from Spodumene with upwards of a 90% recovery factor. The current process of lithium extraction requires roasting the spodumene at a temperature of 1050 C to transform the natural crystalline form of spodumene to a form which can be leached at a high temperature. This is a costly, energy-extensive process. Penn State University’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has submitted patents for a breakthrough technology that offers a way to extract the lithium from hard rock sources with increased economic efficiencies.

About Coloured Ties Capital Inc

Coloured Ties Capital is a TSX-V listed issuer that invests in early-stage commercial ventures and provides investee companies with capital market access and advisory services. The Company offers investors an opportunity to participate in early-stage opportunities that are often only offered to high net worth or institutional investors via investment in the Company’s common shares listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under symbol (TSXV: TIE. TIE currently has a diverse portfolio of lithium investments including, Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET), (ASX: PMT), Azimut Exploration Inc (TSXV: AZM), Midland Exploration V.MD, Rockland Resources (TSXV: RKL), Hertz Lithium Inc (TSXV: HZ), Superior Mining International (TSXV: SUI), Power Metals (TSXV: PWM), Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) and privately held Flowing Lithium Inc and Canuck Lithium Inc.

Coloured Ties Capital is a 2022 TSXV 50 Company.

About Quebec Pegmatite:

Quebec Pegmatite Inc is subsidiary of Coloured Ties and holds the Vieux Comptoir and Mazerac Lithium Projects located in the James Bay and Mazerac regions of Quebec. The company plans aggressive and extensive exploration programs for 2023 to explore the lithium potential of these properties.

For further information please contact:

Coloured Ties Capital Inc.
Kal Malhi Chief Executive Officer
kal@colouredtiescapital.com

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

Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. Except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by the Company.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release present the expectations of the Company as of the date hereof and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/162013

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

Chongqing, CHINA, Apr 10, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Chongqing Jiangxiaobai Liquor Co., Ltd. (“Jiangxiaobai”), an whole-industry-chain liquor maker founded in 2011 that incorporates sorghum cultivation, technology R&D, brewing, distillation, production and distribution, recently released its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report outlining the company’s sustainable business practices in the area of recycling and smart agriculture, its innovations in green manufacturing as well as several milestones the firm has achieved in promoting economic and social development.

Jiangxiaobai, as a modernization across the business portfolio incorporating agriculture, industry and services, attaches great importance to the impact of company operations on the environment. The company reduced energy consumption through the deployment of energy-efficient equipment alongside water recycling and refined management, with its annual consumption of water, electricity and natural gas for 2022 dropping by 7.9%, 5.8% and 8.4%, respectively. In particular, the firm implemented the standardized manufacturing processes, adopted the innovative technologies, continuous improveed its product packaging, and the applied the eco-friendly standards across the supply chain.

Jiangxiaobai also plan to create a national premium production area for fen-flavor Kaoliang liquor and enhance the added value of agricultural products by combining eco-friendly farming with rural tourism in addition to creating a green ecotourism model through the combination of farms and distilleries that receiving visits from liquor specialists and travelers.

In recent years, Jiangxiaobai Farm has vigorously developed circular agriculture with the cultivation and planting of sorghum as the leading factor applied and has become the local demonstration planting of raw materials for wine making. With the establishment of a 40,468-hectare sorghum production facility in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, Jiangxiaobai has further expanded its supply channels for quality sorghum and added to its competence in producing pure grain-based spirits.

Jiangxiaobai has built several facilities establishing a presence across the whole of the industry chain, including the sorghum production facility at Jiangxiaobai Farm, the brewing center at Jiangji Distillery and the Jiangxiaobai Central Industry Park. Earlier this year, Jiangji Distillery was recognized as a National Green Factory by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Jiangxiaobai’s production facilities directly provided over 1,000 jobs to local inhabitants. The company has also launched an annual hometown employment program that has benefited over 2,000 local residents, with salaries 30%-50% higher than the local average. Based on a model that integrates its businesses and production facilities with the local farming community, the distiller has helped over 2,000 local growers increase revenue, contributing to the further implementation of China’s rural revitalization strategy.

Jiangxiaobai Land Park has become a showcase of the firm’s industrial integration through the blending of plant cultivation, agricultural knowledge and the farming culture. Inspired by grain silos, the Dadi Land Art Museum was built by marrying raw concrete with locally sourced materials, including wood, stone, clay and recycled steel.

“We will continue putting into practice our ESG philosophy while further fulfilling the CSRs and expanding the whole-industry-chain strategy with the mission of evolving into an eco-friendly company that advances innovation in technology,” said Tao Shiquan, the founder of Jiangxiaobai. “With a focus on a green, eco-friendly mindset, we plan to achieve sustainable development goals through energy saving and emission reduction, environmental protection, cost reduction as well as in efficiency improvement in addition to maximizing energy utilization, with the ultimate goal of creating a world-class green factory.”

To date, Jiangxiaobai has won over 160 professional awards in many of the world’s top spirits competitions with its products having been exported to over 30 countries and regions worldwide.

Media contact
Jiang YuNin, Jiangxiaobai
Email: jiangyuning@ijovo.com
Website: https://ijovo.com/

SOURCE: Jiangxiaobai

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

Yongkang, China, Apr 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Recently, Zhejiang’s first agricultural and forestry equipment professional exhibition, the First China Southern Hills Agriculture Machinery Expo and China (Yongkang) International Agricultural and Forestry Equipment Expo, opens at the Yongkang International Convention and Exhibition Center with the theme of ‘Innovation, Efficiency and Integration’.

Yongkang is an important agricultural machinery production base in China, with more than 1,650 agricultural machinery enterprises and an annual output value of over 22 billion yuan and export volume of over 600 million US dollars. Relying on the huge hardware industry, Yongkang has basically formed a complete agricultural machinery equipment industrial chain from research and development design to production and manufacturing, from components to whole machines, and from the purchase of production factors to product sales. Among the 15 major categories of agricultural machinery equipment and 4 major categories of forestry equipment in the national classification standards, Yongkang products involve 12 major categories and have the production capacity of more than 90% of supporting products.

In recent years, in order to build an ‘agricultural machinery capital of China and a world-renowned agricultural machinery city’, Yongkang has vigorously implemented the agricultural machinery industry chain strengthening and supplementing project, accelerated the construction of high-standard agricultural machinery industrial clusters, issued several opinions supporting the development of the agricultural machinery industry and introduced talents, scientific and technological innovation and ‘first machine (set) ‘ development rewards and other related policies to stimulate agricultural machinery enterprises to grow stronger. According to statistics, in recent years, Yongkang has gathered more than 500 agricultural machinery research and development personnel, developed and produced more than 20 agricultural machinery, solved more than 30 technical difficulties, and obtained more than 40 patents.

Yongkang’s forestry machinery science and technology innovation and industrial development are also among the best in the country. After decades of development, Yongkang’s forestry machinery industry has shifted from simple imitation, low-end manufacturing and low automation to independent research and development, mid-to-high-end manufacturing, and mechanization. It has shifted from high energy consumption, low cost and high growth to low energy consumption, high technology and stable growth. At present, Yongkang has more than 1,600 forestry machinery complete sets of products and component manufacturing enterprises, with the ability to supply the full chain of forestry machinery products and components. The products cover five categories including forestry, forest product processing, forest protection, gardening and biomass energy conversion machinery, with more than 10,000 varieties. The annual output of electric gardening tools alone reaches 28.98 million units, accounting for 1/4 and 1/3 of the country’s total output and exports respectively.

In 2021, the National Forestry Machinery Science and Technology Innovation Park settled in Yongkang. The total planned area of the Innovation Park is 6,750 mu, including a core area of about 1,900 mu, with a total investment of over 5 billion yuan. The first phase of the park mainly includes agricultural and forestry machinery testing center, forestry smart valley, Jinlanling apartments, municipal infrastructure, exhibition center and forestry machinery research institute. At present, the exhibition center and forestry machinery research institute buildings have entered the internal wall decoration stage; Jinlanling Apartments have completed 45% of the total project volume; agricultural and forestry machinery testing center and forestry smart valley have entered the ground construction stage. In the future, the Innovation Park will become a new forestry machinery innovation highland, technological talent gathering highland and forestry machinery industrial cluster highland facing the world, serving the whole country and leading Zhejiang. It will become an important window for China and even international agricultural, forestry and grass equipment innovation R&D and advanced manufacturing industry gathering.

It is reported that this expo will set up 5 exhibition halls including agricultural machinery comprehensive hall, grain and oil crops and intelligent manufacturing machinery hall, Zhejiang hall, forestry machinery equipment hall, fruit and vegetable tea bacteria and forestry machinery hall, as well as scientific research achievement exhibition and outdoor demonstration area. The total exhibition area will reach 50,000 square meters, with 266 booths and more than 300 participating enterprises. During the exhibition, more than 10 events will be held, including the China Southern Hills Agricultural Machinery Industry Development Conference and the 2023 National Forestry Machinery Innovation Development Conference. Experts and senior technical personnel in the industry will be invited to share practical product cases, explore advanced technology applications, and present the development status of the industry in multiple forms, wide angles and wide fields.

Media contact
Publicity Department of Yongkang Municipal Committee
Email: heyn@8531.cn
Tel: +86 15857143688
Website: http://www.8531.cn

SOURCE: Publicity Department of Yongkang Municipal Committee

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 5, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – FBS has concluded its Ultimate Trading Birthday promotion with a thrilling raffle of exciting prizes, including a luxury CLA-Class car, premium gadgets, and more. This year, FBS celebrated its 14th birthday with a promotional event that invited traders of all levels to join the community and win guaranteed gifts. With the luxury CLA-Class car as the grand prize, participants had a chance to test their luck in the raffle.

From February 9 to March 9, over 100 000 traders joined the FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday promo. Each trader who purchased the first five tickets won a personal consultation with an FBS analyst as one of the guaranteed gifts. The consultation would provide valuable insights and effective strategies to improve trading performance. But the excitement didn’t end there, as the raffle of big prizes followed soon after.

On March 17, FBS announced the winners of the raffle, with a lucky client from Malaysia taking home the coveted luxury CLA-Class car. Traders from various countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, and more, also won luxurious gadgets like phones, laptops, earphones, and more. FBS will prepare and deliver all prizes to the winners.

Winners were announced by Andreas Thalassinos, a top trading expert, who hosted the livestream. Andreas is famous for his knowledge and charisma, while brokers from around the world respect him as a trading professional.

FBS chose Andreas as one of the most trusted trading experts to host a raffle where traders of all levels of experience have an equal chance of winning. Also, it was inspiring for winners to receive their prizes from a top expert.

To find the full list of the winners, visit the FBS website

If you missed out on this promotion, don’t worry, FBS has other exciting promotions you can join, with a new charity promotion set to launch soon.

About FBS

FBS is an international brand present in over 150 countries. Independent companies united by the FBS brand are devoted to their clients and offer them opportunities to trade Margin FX and CFDs.

• FBS Markets Inc. – license IFSC/000102/310
• Tradestone Ltd. – CySEC license number 331/17, FCA temporary permit 808276
• Intelligent Financial Markets Pty Ltd – ASIC Licence number 426359

Social Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financefreedomsuccess
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FBSforex
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FBS_forex/
Telegram: https://t.me/fbsanalytics

Media Contact
Brand: FBS
Contact: Media team
Email: support@fbs.com
Website: https://fbs.com/

SOURCE: FBS

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

BOSTON, Apr 3, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – The RepTrak Company(TM), the world's leading reputation data and insights company, announces the results of its 2023 Global RepTrak(R) 100. The report is the world's most comprehensive study of corporate reputation, compiled for the past 13 years using RepTrak's in-depth analysis and ranking of the top 100 companies worldwide by Reputation Score.

Utilizing its advanced reputation monitoring software, RepTrak gathered data from more than 230,000 ratings globally to understand the public's perceptions of the most important elements of corporate reputation: ESG (Environmental/Social/Governance), workplace fairness, leadership, innovation, branding, and more.

Available today is the complete 2023 Global RepTrak 100(R) ranking and report, with comprehensive analysis of global, industry, and demographic trends, at https://www.reptrak.com/rankings/

This data shows how people think, feel and act towards particular companies and ranks those companies based on the RepTrak Reputation Score.

The continued downfall of corporate reputation

In 2022, the global RepTrak Reputation Score went down for the first time since 2018. In 2023, this decrease continued on a global scale, with global Reputation Scores settling at an average of 73.2, down from 74.2 in 2022.

"Even with corporate reputation down in 2023," says RepTrak CEO Mark Sonders, "Top 100 companies are exceptional in their efforts, rising up to intense and complex stakeholder expectations on ethical, supply chain, and workplace issues globally. There's always room for improvement, but Top 100 companies are leading the way."

ESG remains important but expectations are unmet

The global ESG score was also down this year. Each individual driver saw a significant decrease, with Environmental experiencing the biggest decline. RepTrak data has shown that perceptions of a company's leadership in ESG have a direct impact on purchase intent – the public's willingness to buy from a company goes from 20% with a weak ESG score to 60% with a high score.

"This year's ESG results serve as a reminder: it's not just about what you do, it's about how you do it," says Sonders. "ESG is only increasing in importance, affecting how we buy, trust, and recommend the brands we interact with."

Financial concerns are top of mind

As part of its reputation measurement and monitoring platform, RepTrak also measures the actions stakeholders are willing to take when considering, supporting, and engaging with a company, referred to as Business Outcomes. Business Outcomes Willingness to Buy, Willingness to Invest, and Willingness to Work For all experienced significant decreases in 2023 demonstrating a clear frustration with the current economic state. Inflation is being felt on a global scale.

"The combination of a global decrease in reputation paired with an unpredictable financial landscape has stakeholders nervous to interact with brands," warns Mark Sonders. "How organizations manage their approach to a potential recession will impact stakeholders beyond 2023."

2022's Reputation Leaders

The top 10 companies by Reputation Score, as ranked in the 2023 Global RepTrak(R) 100, are:

The LEGO Group
The Bosch Group
Rolls-Royce Aerospace
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Canon
Rolex SA
Miele
Sony
Nintendo
Mercedes-Benz

The LEGO Group is the World's Most Reputable Company in 2023, but this is not their first #1 ranking. They achieved RepTrak's #1 spot in 2020 and 2021, dropped to #3 in 2022, and now they've returned. Although their Reputation Scores have decreased, a well-rounded approach to supporting the world of play, combined with a dedicated focus to ethical practices makes them a global reputation favorite.

"I am very honored that the LEGO Group has been named the World's Most Reputable Company in 2023," says Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group. "This reflects the unwavering passion and commitment of our colleagues to help keep our promises during a year shaped by significant challenges. Children are our role models and inspire us to make choices that make their future world better. This means not only innovating LEGO play but also constantly striving to have a positive impact on environment and society."

The IKEA Group experienced a notable increase rank in 2023, landing at #24 on this year's list, up from #52 in 2022. With a 0.9-point increase in Reputation Score and a 1.0-point increase in their Products & Services Score, an indicator of their price-friendly utility in the face of inflation. Inflation remains a top concern internationally, with global average Products & Services Scores down from 1.0-point from 2022, with particular concern on quality for value.

Workplace concerns persists

As a Reputation Driver, Workplace decreased to the lowest Score amongst Drivers in 2023. Widespread layoffs have individual RepTrak Reputation factors including "equal opportunities in the workplace," "rewards employees fairly," and "concerned for employee well-being," decreasing significantly.

When respondents were asked What actions do you want companies to prioritize during a recession? Their top priority was "[Avoiding] staff layoffs."

But layoffs haven't lowered employment standards established during the Great Resignation. As part of our Business Outcomes, RepTrak measures Willingness to Work For. In 2023, Work For Scores have decreased. Even in the face of unemployment, worker scrutiny has not let up. It is important for employers to maintain fair and attractive employee benefits, especially as inflation erodes workers' purchasing power.

"As the Great Resignation concluded and massive layoffs began, both workers and customers want their favorite brands to be good employers," explains Sonders. "RepTrak data demonstrates a lot is wrong in the world of work, but avoiding layoffs in the face of recession is key in the eyes of stakeholders."

Additional notable findings:

– Reputation was down across industries and across organizations. Results at the individual company level show the same: company scores in the Global RepTrak Top 10 and Top 100 have lower scores than in 2022.
– Brand Scores have also decreased, suggesting that branding efforts are losing their way.
– Notable increases in rank include Booking.com (+43), Hewlett Packard (+42), Novartis (+32), Honda Motor Company (+31), and Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (+31)
– Baby Boomers are the most optimistic generation studied, while Millennials experienced the largest YoY Reputation Score decrease, and Gen Z seems to have settled further into their corporate pessimism

Report and Methodology

RepTrak helps companies understand how stakeholders feel, think, and act towards them, measuring Reputation using a 0-100 scale and tracking how a company is perceived across several Reputation drivers: Products & Services, Innovation, Citizenship, Performance, Governance, Leadership and Workplace. RepTrak's proprietary measurement system has been developed to allow worldwide application on a normative scale, which enables direct comparison regardless of sector, size, or geography.

For consideration in the 2022 Global RepTrak(R) 100, a company had to meet the following criteria:

– Be a corporate brand with global revenue above USD $2 billion
– Achieve a global average familiarity threshold above 20 percent in all fourteen countries measured and a familiarity threshold above 20 percent in seven or more of the fourteen countries measured
– Reach a qualifying Reputation Score above the median score (i.e., 67.3 points)

To determine the ranking, The RepTrak Company analyzed Reputation data for several thousand companies which was collected between December 2022 and January 2023 using world-class survey methodology and was enriched by RepTrak's historical database. Companies that met these criteria were then ranked based on their global Reputation Scores. A company's corporate Reputation is determined using RepTrak's proprietary and patent-pending Reputation Score – a score from 0-100 that measures how people feel towards a particular company. Reputation Scores demonstrate a strong positive relationship with business outcomes, such as an audience's willingness to buy, recommend, or trust a company. The top 100 companies with the highest Reputation Scores made the final ranking.

The Global RepTrak(R) 100 ranking is based on more than 230,000 ratings collected across the 14 largest economies globally using online surveys. For access to the report, visit https://www.reptrak.com/rankings/

About RepTrak

The RepTrak Company(TM) is the world's leading Reputation data and insights company. We provide the only global platform for data-driven insights on Reputation, Brand, and ESG. Our proprietary RepTrak(R) model is the global standard for measuring and analyzing the sentiment of the world using proven data science models and machine learning techniques across industries and geographies.

Subscribers to the RepTrak(R) Program use our predictive insights to protect business value, improve return on investment, and increase their positive impact on society.

Established in 2004, The RepTrak Company owns the world's largest Reputation benchmarking database of over 1 million company ratings per year used by CEOs, boards, and executives in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.reptrak.com.

Contact:
Ali Jawin
pr@reptrak.com

SOURCE: The RepTrak Company

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

NEW YORK, NY, Mar 29, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – US3R is proud to announce the launch of its off-chain data infra for Web3. The realm of Web3 and dApps is growing quickly and is full of exciting advancements. Even with ups and downs in the market, developers are still very interested in this area. However, dApps are currently mostly used for finance and fintech purposes, and data storage is limited to static files. In contrast to Web2, storing dynamic data on the blockchain is expensive and slow, making it difficult for it to be used by the masses.

Fortunately, US3R has come forth and answered to the challenge. The platform was founded by Liang, a Web3 veteran and serial builder formerly with Bitmain and Binance, and operation specialist Eddy, Director of several Web3 organizations in Hong Kong and Singapore and an ex-executive from fortune 50 companies. US3R has embarked on a path to empower developers with decentralized, programmable, and off-chain storage similar to firebase, so that developers could easily model and build data intensive application with high volume of user-generated content, which is not suitable to be stored on-chain. US3R Network aims to redefine the decentralized storage and usage of user data, empowering developers to build dApps capable of reaching tens of millions of users, returning control over their own data to internet users.

US3R Network offers a much-needed decentralized, off-chain data storage solution for developers. Unlike on-chain data storage, it is significantly faster and more cost-effective. The platform also offers a backend API interface that is like traditional ones. With US3R, developers no longer need to manage their own servers. They can simply define their data models and perform CRUD operations as they would with a typical web2 backend.

One of US3R Network’s core features for developers is off-chain decentralized mutable data storage. The network and its underlying data are entirely open, allowing developers to confidently build applications without fear of APIs being shut down. Additionally, developers can access users’ existing public data based on user authorization, making it easier to develop applications that leverage pre-existing data.

For users, applications developed with US3R Network offer open and portable data, meaning that their data will not be locked within a single application. Users can access their data across different applications, allowing for a more personalized and intelligent experience based on their preferences. In essence, US3R Network gives each user their own database portable across applications, which greatly improves the efficiency, privacy, and security of user data.

To achieve its vision, US3R is building a decentralized Platform-as-a-Service to make it much easier for developers to adopt its decentralized dynamic storage in addition to smart contracts. This innovative approach creates a powerful platform that has the potential to become the AWS of Web3, enabling developers to create applications that were previously impossible. The platform’s potential has captured the attention of renowned investors, such as DHVC, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, which led a seed round in US3R Network. This investment is a testament to the disruptive potential of US3R in the current Web3 space and its potential to become a foundational building block of Web3 ecosystem. We are excited to see the impact that this project will have on the future of Web3 development.

Social Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/getus3r
Telegram: https://t.me/getliang

Media Contact
John Tan, US3R
Email: contact@us3r.co
Website: https://us3r.co/

SOURCE: US3R

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

NEW YORK, NY, Mar 29, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – As the first and only Company publicly known to date to use blockchain technology to fight depression and anxiety, FivebalanceUSA is excited to announce they have commissioned Ashton Media Group for their expertise in market penetration and media awareness.

FiveBalanceUSA is a startup company that has developed a unique self-improvement application available for free on the Google Play store. The app intends to serve people dealing with depression, by rewarding them for meeting their personal customized goals in 5F categories – Fit, Financial, Family, Flair, and Faith via the free mobile app.

FiveBalanceUSA has inked a deal with SimplyMe Distribution.LLC to launch FivebalanceTV on the Comcast network for Q4 2023. FivebalanceTV will be a strong and powerful tool for the FivebalanceUSA Team to use in their quest to fight depression and anxiety. More details about this deal as well as program lineup and future guest will be announced in a follow up press release this summer.

Hip Hop and Cryptocurrency

FivebalanceUSA has partnered with Kaotic Sapreme to introduce their free self-improvement app to the Hip Hop Culture. For a full run down on the many accomplishments of Kaotic Sapreme, check out his Bio on FivebalanceTV https://youtu.be/X0dbCM8nvp8

FivebalanceUSA intends to use Hip Hop as a means of opening up a conversation on how to deal with depression and anxiety. Music has always been a global form of expression, and a bridge to breaking down barriers, and they believe this will be a great medium to start a conversation that many find very difficult to initiate.

Statement from Ashton Media Group: “We are pleased to be working with the FivebalanceUSA team on the near term execution of the marketing necessary to bring additional substance to the mental health community. That mental health community is not just for those experiencing problems and hardships in their lives, but also for those that can set a stronger course of actionable items in their lives to further benefit themselves and others that see their happiness. As CEO of Ashton Media Group, our team is looking forward to marketing Fivebalance’s value proposition via cable TV, OTT and Out Of Home markets”

About Ashton Media Group, Inc.

Ashton Media Group is a full-service advertising agency dedicated to bringing quality services and products to the benefit of consumers for their well being. To insure this happens, their media team combines both ad and selected media from cable and OTT (Over The Top) channels via subsidiary simplyME Distribution. They also provide advertisements in the OOH (Out Of Home) from airports to subway stations nationally.

Know more at https://simplyAdvertiseME.com

844-44 MY VOD x.800

A video is available on how to purchase FBN coin on Mercatox exchange on their Youtube channel FivebalanceTV https://youtu.be/xtt37ughpWk

Social Links of FivebalanceUSA

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNAoJXtGn4yqpcztynApvA?sub_confirmation=1

https://twitter.com/FivebalanceU

Media contact

Contact: James McCoy

Email: hello@fivebalance.com

Website: https://fivebalance.com/

SOURCE: FivebalanceUSA

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

Beijing, China, Mar 22, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – The 2023 Wuxi International Month and International Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in Wuxi city, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on March 20.

The one-month event, with the theme of promoting friendship and working together for a brighter future, aims to encourage Chinese non-governmental sectors, especially those in Wuxi, to better engage in international exchanges and cooperation in the new era.

Focusing on areas of culture and education, sports, commerce and industry, science and technology, and social programs, over 30 activities, including a campaign to nominate advanced collectives and individuals for international friendship, a seminar on cross-border and trans-regional cooperation in key areas, cultural exchange activities, and folk custom experience activities will be held during the event.

The event attracted media network talents and Internet celebrities from the Italy, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Türkiye, Vietnam, U.S. and Uzbekistan. During the event, they visited Dangkou Ancient Town, the BRI Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, several leading companies, and the Yuantouzhuscenic spot to enjoy cherry blossoms and experience local companies’ digital transformation and overseas expansion.

The 2023 Year of China-Cambodia Friendship Short Video Competition kicked off on the same day. Chinese people and Cambodians will be invited to show remarkable development achievements and stories of people-to-people bonds and a shared future between the two countries under the Belt and Road Initiative via short videos.

In addition, Huanqiu.com International Communication Base Yangtze River Delta (Wuxi) Center was inaugurated at the opening ceremony. The base is committed to international communication studies and will contribute to improving Wuxi’s international influence.

Media Contact
Company: Huanqiu
Contact Person: HaoSiqi
Email: haosiqi@huanqiu.com
Website: https://www.huanqiu.com/
City: Beijing

SOURCE: Huanqiu

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

SHENZHEN, CHINA, Feb 23, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – The first meeting of the organizing committee for the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (hosted by “Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel”, referred to as “the 21st CIEP”) was held via video conference on February 16.

Li Meng, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Director of the National Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 21st CIEP as well as Qin Weizhong, Mayor of Shenzhen and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 21st CIEP, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. The meeting was also attended by officials from the Department of Foreign Experts Affairs, the Department of Social Development, the Department of Achievements and Regional Affairs, the Department of Talent and Science Popularization, the Department of Cooperation, the Exchange Center, the International Talent Exchange Center, and science and technology management departments from provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities including Beijing, Shanghai, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, and Ningxia, as well as representatives from cooperating organizations for the Conference.

In his speech, Vice Minister Li Meng pointed out that The 21st conference on international exchange of professionals is the first large-scale international exchange activity held by the Ministry of Science and Technology since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The 21st CIEP should take the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on implementing the strategies of rejuvenating China through science and education, building a strong country through talent development, and driving development through innovation as guidance. The Conference should build an important platform for international talent exchange, showcase China’s technological and cultural exchange, promote the international exchange of talents, and further enhance service capabilities. The 21st CIEP should play a greater role in promoting the construction of a new development pattern and creating a globally competitive open innovation ecosystem. It should grasp the forefront of scientific and technological development and talent flow trends, closely follow national strategies, increase the introduction of high-quality resources, fully leverage the advantages of various media platforms, and further enhance the influence of the 21st CIEP at home and abroad. The 21st CIEP should strengthen supervision, management, and services, pay attention to the protection of intellectual property rights, and create a good environment for cooperation and exchanges among participants.

He also expressed his hope that science and technology departments from all over the country would actively utilize the platform of the conference, seize the opportunity to gather high-quality resources, and actively invite local representative enterprises, research institutes, universities and other talent agglomeration platforms to participate in the exhibition and conference. They should also collect and screen a batch of urgently needed cooperative projects and talent demands, strengthen early-stage communication, promote practical cooperation between supply and demand, and further improve the sense of gain of enterprises, universities, and institutes on the conference platform.

Mayor Qin Weizhong stated that the Conference on International Exchange of Professionals is a high-level and international talent event in China and an important platform for international scientific and technological innovation cooperation. Shenzhen will comprehensively and systematically study, publicize, and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, conscientiously implement the important thoughts of General Secretary Xi Jinping on doing a good job in talent work in the new era, adhere to government guidance, market operation, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation, innovate mechanisms, enrich business models, and expand functions. The city will coordinate the exhibition display, service guarantee, and publicity and reporting work, and make every effort to promote accurate docking and pragmatic cooperation of talents, projects, technology, products, and services. The city aims to make the conference unique, influential, and highly impactful, and to make positive contributions to building a strong talent nation and providing strong talent support for achieving high-level technological self-reliance and promoting Chinese-style modernization.

At the meeting, Wang Youming, Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of Science and Technology Innovation, reported on the general work plan of the 21st CIEP, and representatives from various provinces and cities attending the conference exchanged speeches. The meeting was chaired by Huang Qiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shenzhen Municipal Government. Approved by the authorities, the 21st CIEP will be held in Shenzhen on April 15-16. This conference will fully implement the Central Committee of the Party’s decision-making arrangements, centering around the theme of “promoting scientific and technological innovation, seeking common development, and benefiting global talents”. It will be based on internationalization, specialization, low-carbon, Informa ionization, and marketization, enhancing the leadership, strength, driving force, support, and source of innovation, building an international platform for technological innovation and talent exchange, and working together to share the “Chinese opportunity” of promoting scientific and technological innovation and innovative development, accelerating the construction of an open innovation ecosystem and the Community of Shared Future for Mankind.

Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel
Department of Publicity & Planning
Wang Chan
86 0755-81707961
86 0755-81773121
wangchan@ciep.gov.cn
http://ciep.gov.cn/

SOURCE： Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com

New York, NY, Feb 9, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – FBS, a licensed world Forex broker, is excited to invite its traders to join in the celebration of its 14th birthday with the FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday promo. The event offers the chance to win big prizes, including the grand prize of a luxury car.

Open to all traders

FBS, a world-trusted fintech company, turns 14 this year. To celebrate another great year, the broker is running the FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday promotion, turning the event into a true traders’ party. Whether users are a new trader or an FBS Partner, a scalper or a swing trader, everyone is welcome to join the celebration.

The promo is available in the FBS Personal Area app and desktop version, or the FBS Trader app.

FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday will run from February 9 to March 9 to ensure that every trader of the FBS diverse and large trading community has enough time to get their reward.

Earning guaranteed rewards

FBS is making sure that no one leaves the celebration empty-handed. To get the guaranteed prize, a trader needs to collect five trading tickets, one per traded lot. Once five trading tickets are gathered, traders can choose from a variety of prizes, including cash rewards, VIP analytics, or one-on-one consultation with FBS financial analysts.

FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday can offer even more. Each of the collected tickets is a chance to win bigger rewards.

Raffle prizes for everyone

In addition to the guaranteed rewards, participants will also have the chance to win amazing prizes in the raffle. The grand prize is a LA-Class car, but there are also other valuable prizes up for grabs, including a MacBook Air 13, iPad Pro 11, and various smartphones and laptops.

The raffle winners will be randomly selected and announced on March 17, 2023, at 13:00 GMT+2. The results will be posted on the FBS website.

Don’t miss out on the chance to celebrate FBS 14th birthday and win big with FBS Ultimate Trading Birthday.

About FBS

FBS is an international brand present in over 150 countries. Independent companies united by the FBS brand are devoted to their clients and offer them opportunities to trade Margin FX and ᏟᖴᎠs.

• FBS Markets Inc. – license IFSC/000102/310
• Tradestone Ltd. – CySEC license number 331/17, FCA temporary permit 808276
• Intelligent Financial Markets Pty Ltd – ASIC Licence number 426359

Social Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financefreedomsuccess
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FBSforex
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FBS_forex/
Telegram: https://t.me/fbsanalytics

Media Contact
Media team, FBS
Email: support@fbs.com
Website: https://fbs.com/

SOURCE: FBS

Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.acnnewswire.com