TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While Japan has not yet re-opened its borders to overseas visitors, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and the country’s many local attractions are gearing up for the resumption of international travel. JNTO re-invigorated its global “Enjoy my Japan” campaign, originally launched in 2018, signaling Japan’s readiness to meet its ambitious goal of welcoming 60 million overseas visitors by 2030.
‘This is our Mission’ podcast series continues its outside-looking-in format to investigate the broader AI ecosystem and the company’s place in itALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), (OTCQX: BRCHF), a leading provider of ultra-low power high performance artificial intelligence technology, today announced that co-founder and CEO of Topio Networks is the featured guest on this month’s “This is our Mission” podcast. Phillipe Cases joins BrainChip Vice President of Worldwide Sales Rob Telson to discuss AI at the Edge. The podcast will be available November 9 at 4 p.m. PST across the company’s podcast platforms and the BrainChip website.
NEWCASTLE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#construction--Pegasus, an Avetta company and leader in worker competency management software and services, has been engaged by multi-disciplinary construction company BESIX Watpac to manage workplace safety standards and workforce compliance on the Sydney Metro Barangaroo Station project. Barangaroo Station is part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. BESIX Watpac will deliver the underground station platforms and full fit-out, station entrance, a variety of pedestrian and cycling facilities, surrounding roads, and the public domain works, including footpaths, tree planting, lighting and street furniture.
New Zealand-based RegTech to enter Europe in global launchGrowth fueled by strong customer demand and growing scrutiny in the wake of the Pandora Papers First AML provides an end-to-end due diligence platform that allows B2B companies to onboard and monitor clients more efficientlyOver 350,000 entities have been verified in the company’s databaseSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Australia--Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Anti-money laundering (AML) tech company First AML
The ETF includes listed companies which are the ‘Picks and Shovels’ of the Bitcoin Mining industrySYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MIGI) (“Mawson”), a digital infrastructure provider, is pleased to announce the listing of its first product by its Cosmos Asset Management business on the Chi-X stock exchange in Australia, under the code ‘DIGA.CXA’.The Cosmos Global Digital Miners Access ETF (DIGA.CXA) is designed to provide the investment returns, before fees and other costs, which tracks the performance of the Global Digital Miners Index. The underlying index is managed by Standard & Poor’s.
The Collaboration will evaluate Eureka’s anti-CD19 ARTEMIS® T-cell therapy in combination with Imugene’s CD19-expressing oncolytic virus onCARlytics in solid tumoursPotential to address lack of tumour-specific targets in solid tumours for T-cell therapies by using oncolytic virus to force tumours to express CD19SYDNEY & EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imugene Ltd (“Imugene”) (ASX: IMU), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, and Eureka Therapeutics, Inc. (“Eureka”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T-cell therapies to treat solid tumours, today announced a strategic collaboration to evaluate Imugene’s CD19 oncolytic virus onCARlytics technology in combination with Eureka’s anti-CD19 ARTEMIS
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westpac Banking Corporation (NYSE:WBK), (ASX:WBC): MEDIA RELEASE1 NOVEMBER 2021[All $ numbers are in Australian dollars/cents]Financial results snapshot1KEY POINTSStatutory net profit $5,458m, up 138%Cash earnings $5,352, up 105%Cash EPS 146 cents, up 102%NIM 2.04%, down 4bpsROE 7.6%, up 372bpsCET1 capital ratio 12.32%, up 119bpsFully franked final dividend 60 cents per share
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Do you love the thrill of pokie tournaments where you go head-to-head with other players and compete for big prizes? Of course you do and that is why you need to visit the Juicy Stakes Casino this November. From today until next Monday (8 November), players can earn points when spinning the reels on featured Betsoft pokies including Stacked, Lava Gold, Mr Macau and Primal as part of the November Pokie Tournament
QINGDAO, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#HiNews--In October, Hisense Australia launched 4 new air conditioners. The range includes Hisense’s Hi-Nano Technology designed to eliminate airborne bacteria and limit the spread of pollutants. Also by using 360° full DC inverter technology and an inner air duct and advanced louver fin, using significantly less energy than other air conditioners. And with Hisense’s advanced Fast Cooling technology, it achieves 3 times the cooling rate of non-inverter air conditioners, allowing users to cool down a lot quicker than other units. Built for the modern Australian household, the new suite of products will be available at leading retailers nationwide including Harvey Norman, The Good Guys, JB HiFi and BSR.
To celebrate the launch of Betsoft’s latest slot, Return to Paris, the popular casino is offering players 10 Free Games to try it outMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New game alert! Betsoft’s latest slot, Return to Paris, has just landed in the Juicy Stakes Casino game lobby and to celebrate the hugely popular online casino is offering players 10 Free Spins to try it out. The New Game 10 Free Spins
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This year, Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, hosted the world’s leading conference on adventure travel, in conjunction with JNTO. The Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) is an annual industry gathering organized by the US-based Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the largest global network of adventure travel leaders. This year’s conference was a virtual event, and Hokkaido looks forward to being the host destination again for what is hoped will be a physical ATWS conference in 2023.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Furniture Market, By Product Type (Home Furniture, Office Furniture and Institutional Furniture), By Point of Sale (Exclusive Showrooms, Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Online and Others), By Raw Material Type, By Company, By Region, Forecast & Opportunities, 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Australian Furniture Market was valued USD 7.76 Billion in 2019 and is predicted to be valued USD 8.78 Billion by 2025.
QINGDAO, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ESG--The COP26 Summit is set to begin on Oct 31st, around 200 countries will gather and discuss the actions to protect and restore ecosystems. Driven by green technology, Hisense continues to integrate environmental protection initiatives in all aspects of manufacturing, supply chain, and developing energy-saving products. Greener TechnologySince 2018, Hisense reduced HFC-245fa through technology innovation, reformed its refrigerator production using foaming technology and lowered greenhouse emissions. As a result, it decreased approximately 5847.3 tons of CO2 emissions. Furthermore, in 2021, United Nations Development Program(UNDP) publicly appraised the technology as an eco-leader in the fridge industry.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has priced US$1,250,000,000 of 30-year fixed rate SEC-registered debt securities. The bonds will be issued by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. The notes will pay a coupon of 2.750 per cent and will mature 2 November 2051. BofA Securities, Citigroup and Credit Agricole CIB acted as Joint Bookrunning Managers, Credit Suisse, Santander, SMBC Nikko and TD Securities acted as Joint Bookrunners, and CIBC Capital Markets, China Construction Bank (Europe) S.A., ICBC Standard Bank, Natixis, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation acted as Co-Managers.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to research and design low-emissions processes for the steel value chain, including iron ore processing, iron and steelmaking and related technologies.
Quarterly revenue of $614 million, up 34% year-over-yearQuarterly subscription revenue of $435 million, up 57% year-over-yearQuarterly IFRS operating margin of 6% and non-IFRS operating margin of 27%Quarterly cash flow from operations of $78 million and free cash flow of $59 millionTEAM, Anywhere/SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2022 ended September 30, 2021 and released a shareholder letter available on Atlassian’s Work Life blog at http://atlassian.com/blog/announcements/shareholder-letter-q1fy22
IRVINE, Calif. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Automotive--Thomas Global Systems unveiled a highly innovative patent-pending vehicle pillar display technology at the Society for Information Display’s 2021 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Annual Symposium & Expo held in Detroit, Michigan. Thomas Global’s new Vehicle Pillar Display System (VPDS) provides a significant enhancement to safety by making vehicle A-pillars appear invisible so that drivers can see through to vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and other objects.
Collaboration Includes Rewards, Re:ZERO Characters and Events for Limited TimeLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#KonoSubaFantasticDays--Today, leading game publisher Nexon announced free-to-play mobile RPG KonoSuba: Fantastic Days will be teaming up with the fellow popular isekai anime series Re:ZERO for a limited time collaboration event from November 9 - 23. Fans can pre-register starting today here
900 million users are now able to make overseas tuition payments online in 3 minutes on the new official WeChat mini program, WeRemit Tuition PayBEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#easytransfer--Studying abroad just got easier for hundreds of thousands of Chinese students thanks to a new partnership between EasyTransfer, Tencent Financial Technology and payment platform Tenpay, subsidiaries of Tencent (00700.HK). The newly launched official WeChat mini program WeRemit Tuition Pay allows students to pay university tuition and other expenses using WeChat Pay’s secure, world-class payment infrastructure.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tampereen Sähkölaitos. As part of the agreement, Tampereen Sähkölaitos, a Finnish utility company, will use Hansen Trade to cover automated intraday and regulating power market (mFRR) operations. Hansen Trade Intraday Trading enables Tampereen Sähkölaitos to automate balance-management operations, and to optimise the value of flexible production assets in continuous intraday market. With Hansen Trade Regulating Power and its compliance with the Nordic Balancing Model, Tampereen Sähkölaitos will be able to submit regulating power bids automatically and receive electronic activation messages from the TSO.
CONTINUED GROWTH AND MARGIN IMPROVEMENT IN Q3 2021BERLIN & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marley Spoon AG (“Marley Spoon” or the “Company” ASX: MMM), a leading global subscription-based meal kit provider, is pleased to share with investors its highlights from the quarter ended 30 September 2021 (“Q3 2021”). Conference CallManagement will present a business update to investors on a conference call at 6.00 pm AEDT on 28 October, the details of which have been released separately to ASX.
Solid investment performance, with 72%, 64%, 67% and 86% of assets under management (‘AUM’) outperforming relevant benchmarks on a one-, three-, five- and 10-year basis, respectively, as at 30 September 2021Third quarter 2021 operating income was US$248.3 million; third quarter 2021 adjusted operating income of US$253.0 million increased 56% compared to the same period a year agoAUM of US$419.3 billion decreased 2% compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to net outflows of US$(5.2) billion which were concentrated in Quantitative Equities
ISG Provider Lens™ report sees ongoing change as enterprises partner with providers to manage remote agents and deliver more personalized customer experiencesSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #AI--Australian companies have changed how they manage contact centers and respond to customer needs since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this transformation is likely to continue for the next few years, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG
Closed Beta for Free-to-Play, Online Cross-Platform Party Racing Game Starts December 8thLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#KartRider--The next entry in Nexon’s phenomenally successful KartRider racing franchise is almost here! Announced during today’s Sony State of Play event, cross-platform sensation KartRider: Drift will launch its Closed Beta beginning December 8, at 4pm Pacific, through December 15, ending at 5am Pacific. Access to the
LifeWorks Mental Health Index™ indicates stress is a leading contributor to Australians considering or unsure about resigning from job MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LifeWorks, a leading provider of digital total wellbeing solutions, today released its monthly Mental Health Index™, revealing a negative mental-health score among Australians for the 18th consecutive month.Key findings:
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s 2021 Argyle Pink Diamonds™ Tender collection of 70 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle mine in Australia has delivered the most significant set of record breaking results in its 38-year history. The 2021 collection, titled The Journey Beyond™, is a historical collection comprising the pinnacle of the Argyle production, mined in its final year of operations, before closing in November 2020.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s entire 2021 Once in a Blue Moon Tender collection of 41 lots of carefully curated Argyle blue and violet diamonds, has been won by a single bidder, the Hong Kong fancy coloured diamond specialist, Kunming Diamonds. Kunming Diamonds’ history making global bid for the 24.88 carats of final “beyond rare” blue jewels from the East Kimberley region of Western Australia is a significant moment in the history of the Argyle mine and the coloured diamond industry.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, which were highlighted by reported cash of $16.0 million and substantial progress toward completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”) for Vista’s 100% owned Mt Todd gold project (“Mt Todd” or the “Project”). All dollar amounts in this press release are in U.S. dollars.
Reaffirms Production Guidance; Updates Cost and Capital Expenditure GuidanceCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today reported third quarter 2021 financial results, including revenue of $208.0 million and cash flow from operating activities of $21.8 million. The Company reported GAAP net loss from continuing operations of $54.8 million, or $0.21 per share, which included a $26.0 million non-cash write-down of Mexican value-added tax (“VAT”) refunds and non-cash unrealized losses of $35.7 million on strategic equity investments, primarily related to Coeur’s 18% equity ownership of Victoria Gold Corp. (“Victoria”) during the quarter. On an adjusted basis
New Lab in Sydney to help customers in A/NZ drive business results by simplifying cloud adoptionSYDNEY & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AWS--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, is partnering with Micro Focus to launch the Legacy Migration and Modernisation Lab collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This lab, hosted at Wipro’s AWS Launchpad in Parramatta, Australia, will allow companies in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) to experience hands-on demonstration of tools and accelerators that can help optimise mainframe application capabilities for the cloud.
