HR automation platform Omni HR raises USD 2.4mn pre-seed funding from Alpha JWC Ventures & Picus Capital to digitize employee management in SE Asia

SINGAPORE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HR automation platform, Omni HR today announced it has recently closed USD 2.4 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and Picus Capital, with participation from FEBE Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Ratio Ventures, and Frances Kang at Horizons Ventures. This round was also supported by a number of prominent angel…

NetEase Releases Diablo® Immortal™ in China on iOS and Android on July 25

HANGZHOU, China, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company") today announced that it has officially launched the highly anticipated Diablo® Immortal™ in the Chinese market on iOS and Android mobile platforms on July 25. The latest instalment of the highly popular action role playing game series Diablo was co-developed by NetEase and…

Chinese Beauty Giant S’Young Acquires EviDenS de Beauté, Marking a New Height of CP Cooperation

SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 17, S'Young Group Co., Ltd. (S'Young, the Company) (300740.SZ) officially announced an equity acquisition agreement with EviDenS de Beauté, a French luxury skin care brand. EviDenS de Beauté retains independent operation of the brand and the team after the acquisition. Chinese Beauty Giant S'Young Acquires French luxury skincare brand EviDenS de…

Pickupp And NUS collaborate to develop solutions aimed at revolutionising the Logistics Industry

The Institute of Operations Research & Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore and Pickupp, an on-demand delivery platform, have recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement for a two-year project. The project aims to set a new benchmark in logistic and fulfilment efficiency. The collaboration aims to optimise and improve logistical efficiencies in two main research…

LANEIGE ranks #1 in Beauty & Personal Care for Amazon Prime Day 2022

SEOUL, South Korea, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known globally as skincare's true hydration expert, LANEIGE has recently been experiencing fast growth in the US thanks to its effective, innovative, and delightfully imaginative products with smart formulas in satisfying textures, and iconic bestsellers like the Lip Sleeping Mask and Water Sleeping Mask. LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask (Berry) topped…

Brinc partners DayDayCook to invest $10M in food technology companies

Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate, and DayDayCook, a Hong Kong-based content-to-commerce culinary platform, announced Thursday a commitment of $10 million to invest in food technology companies that are developing the sustainable, animal-free, global food ecosystem and scaling commercialization in Greater China and Asia. Brinc said in a…

Bezos-backed Ula wants to help digitalize MSMEs in Indonesia. Here’s how. [Q&A]

Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula came into the limelight in October last year when Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos's family office joined its Series B funding round, marking the billionaire's first-ever investment in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce space. Ula announced then that it has secured $87 million in Series B funding round co-led by Dutch tech investment firm Prosus Ventures, China-based tech…

Chinese stabilizer manufacturer Hohem’s product lineup now available at South Korea’s E-mart supermarkets

The addition of the supermarket chain as a point of sale marks the firm's further expansion across offline channels throughout the APAC region SHENZHEN, China, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hohem, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer of gimbal stabilizers for smartphones and cameras, has made its products available at E-mart, South Korea's most popular supermarket chain. The chain is owned by Shinsegae,…

eWTP (World e-Trade Platform) and CONAGO (Mexican Confederation of Governors) sign cooperation agreement in Mexico City

DENVER, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2022, eWTP (World e-Trade Platform) and CONAGO (Mexican Confederation of Governors) signed a cooperation agreement in Mexico City. Under the framework of eWTP cooperation, both parties will bring the pilot experience and excellent results of eWTP's pilot digitalization projects in other countries to more states in Mexico and provide a development…

Clarivate Awarded Expanded License for Domain Service in Mainland China

MarkMonitor becomes the first and only foreign-owned domain name registrar licensed in Mainland China to offer .com, .cn and .net Top Level Domains LONDON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced it is the first and only licensed foreign-owned domain name registrar…