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CGTN: Rooted in tradition, China's green roads to the low-carbon future

May 7, 2021

BEIJING, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the dawn of industrialization, mankind has created unprecedented material wealth. However, this prosperity has come at a heavy cost to nature. &amp;amp;nbsp; Humans today use as much ecological resources as if they lived on 1.6 Earths, according to Global Footprint Network. This means it now takes the Earth one year and eight months to regenerate what humans use in a year. Putting forward the idea that "lucid waters and lush mou
COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

May 7, 2021

New analysis from IHME highlights the true toll of the pandemic SEATTLE, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Globally, COVID-19 has caused approximately 6.9 million deaths, more than double what official numbers show, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country. The updated anal
Novavax and Gavi Execute Advance Purchase Agreement for COVID-19 Vaccine for COVAX Facility

May 6, 2021

Novavax to deliver 350 million doses beginning Q3 2021 1.1 billion doses of Novavax vaccine to be available to countries participating in COVAX Serum Institute of India to provide balance of doses for LMICs Underscores commitment to global equitable access to Novavax vaccine GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has fin
Timex Group And adidas Announce Global Licensing Agreement

May 6, 2021

MIDDLEBURY, Conn., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Timex Group, a world leader in watchmaking, and adidas, a global leader in the sporting goods industry, have entered into a global licensing agreement for watches. Timex Group will design, manufacture and distribute watches worldwide under the adidas Originals brand. The first collection will hit the market beginning of 2022. "We could not be more excited to welcome adidas into our portfolio of brands," says Tobias Reiss-Sch
GIGABYTE Announces World's First Factory-Tuned Desktop Gaming PCs

May 6, 2021

TAIPEI, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE, the leading PC hardware manufacturer, announced their first pre-built desktop gaming PCs. The new flagship desktops pack the latest, most high-end parts from Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA to date and built with exclusively GIGABYTE components. What makes them further stand out from other conventional prebuilds on the market are their cherry-picked cores. The processor cores are binned and factory-tuned based on GIGABYTE's years of hardware expertise to ensu
HanAll Biopharma Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

May 6, 2021

Q1'21 sales of KRW 27.8 billion increased 26% compared to Q1'20 Q1'21 operating profit of KRW 5.4 billion increased 80% compared to Q1'20 Q1'21 operating margin of 19%, up from 14% in Q1'20 Better-than-expected sales and operating profit are largely due to an increase of R&D revenue including milestone payment SEOUL, South Korea, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- HanAll Biopharma (KRX: 009420) (HanAll) announced on the 29th, Apr. that it achieved 27.8 billion won in sales, 5.4 bill
Bitnine applies for the KOSDAQ preliminary review

May 6, 2021

"Planning to leap as a global DB company to NASDAQ" Full-fledged step toward listing on the KOSDAQ Aiming to NASDAQ through 'Apache AGE' SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 'The Dark horse' in the Korea IPO market, Bitnine, pioneering Graph DB with a multi-model solution is promoting listing on the KOSDAQ in the first half of 2021. Bitnine announced on the 3rd that it had submitted a pr
DarwinHealth Announces a Research Collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb for a Novel Cancer Target Discovery (NCTI) Initiative

May 6, 2021

NEW YORK, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DarwinHealth, a New York City-based biotechnology company, today announced a scientific research collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY). The research collaboration, the Novel Cancer Target Initiative (NCTI), employs quantitative systems biology-based algorithms, proprietary databases, and validated technologies to identify novel cancer targets (NCTs) across a range of tumor subtypes. The methodology underpinning the NCTI i
Knight-Hennessy Scholars announces new scholars in its 2021 cohort representing 26 countries and 37 graduate degree programs at Stanford

May 6, 2021

STANFORD, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program (https://kh.stanford.edu/) at Stanford University announced its 2021 cohort of 76 new scholars, with students from 26 countries, pursuing degrees in 37 graduate degree programs across all seven of Stanford's graduate schools. The 76 new scholars will be joined by five scholars deferring from 2020, bringing the cohort size to 81. Profiles of the 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholars are here (https://kh.stanford.edu
Hisense Kicks off #UpgradeYourHome Campaign for UEFA EURO 2020 with Campaign Ambassador Dwyane Wade and Football Legends

May 6, 2021

NYON, Switzerland, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense, as a Global Partner of UEFA EURO 2020, launches the #UpgradeYourHome campaign to encourage consumers to upgrade their home appliances for summer season. Dwyane Wade officially kicks off Hisense's #UpgradeYourHome campaign by calling out to European football legends including Marco Materazzi and Lukas Podolski to bring the Upgrade Season to Europe. Hisense appointed Dwyane Wade as the global ambassador for this year's campaign to
Mirador unveils premium anti-aging skincare brand Le Mont Charmant at the 2021 China Beauty Expo

May 6, 2021

GUANGZHOU, China, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirador, the Chinese subsidiary of the Mirador Group, will unveil its premium anti-aging skincare brand Le Mont Charmant at the 2021 China Beauty Expo (CBE), Asia's pre-eminent skincare and cosmetics industry convention, with the aim of accelerating its expansion in the China market. Premium anti-aging skincare brand Le Mont Charmant As a new generation of Chinese consumers embrace the importance of skincare, awa
Rimmel London Announces Adwoa Aboah As New Global Brand Activist

May 6, 2021

LONDON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rimmel London is proud to announce international model and mental health advocate, Adwoa Aboah, as the new global activist for the beauty brand. Adwoa Aboah for Rimmel London Celebrating bold individualism, Adwoa will be the face of major beauty campaigns and product launches throughout 2021 and beyond. Adwoa and Rimmel London are like-minded in advocating self-expression and believe in the freeing power of makeup, not to tra
Dar Al Arkan reveals exclusive villas in Shams Ar Riyadh designed by ELIE SAAB setting new standards for premium living

May 6, 2021

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unique collaboration, Dar Al Arkan, the leading real estate company in Saudi Arabia, is introducing exclusive co-branded villas with global designer Elie Saab to be part of the Kingdom's Shams Ar Riyadh project. Elie Saab Reflecting the sophisticated elegance and exceptional detailing that ELIE SAAB is recognised for in the haute couture world, the villas have the ELIE SAAB signature style with exquisite designs, setting a n
Access Advance Welcomes OPPO as a Licensor of the HEVC Advance Patent Pool

May 6, 2021

BOSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Advance announces that OPPO, a leading smart device company, has become a licensor of the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. With this addition, OPPO's HEVC/H.265 standard essential patents are included in the HEVC Advance patent portfolio license, which now totals over 13,700 world-wide patents and counting. "We are very pleased to join the HEVC Advance Patent Pool as a licensor, which marks the achievement of OPPO's patent accumulation in vide
VNTC Develops the World's First Hybrid Scoliosis Brace - Spinamic

May 6, 2021

From a rigid to hybrid brace, Spinamic setting a new trend for scoliosis bracing "A new treatment alternative for scoliosis patients" SEOUL, South Korea, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VNTC, a MedTech company, has developed Spinamic, the world's first vest-like wearable hybrid scoliosis brace, which combines the benefits of both conventional rigid and soft- type scoliosis braces. Spinamic is suitable for a wide range of patients from those with mild scoliotic symptoms to n