Initiative Focused on Helping Underprivileged Young People Develop Soft Skills and Build Tangible Assets

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 September 2021 – The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected many people’s livelihoods and further entrenched inequalities of income, health and education across the city. Hong Kong is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, yet the city’s poor families have doubled in number over the past two years, with almost 302,000 people living in low-income households at the end of March 2021[1]. To help address the issue of intergenerational poverty and other deprivations, as well as reduce inequality and spur economic growth, Chinachem Group (the Group) has donated a matching sum of HK$960,000 to the Child Development Matching Fund (CDMF) to benefit 200 young people in the Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing Districts for the year 2019/20, equivalent to HK$4,800 each. The Group takes seriously its role as a partner and supporter of local communities and strives to bring positive change to those in need and support the community through the challenges brought about by the pandemic.

The global program has selected 13 Taiwanese and 7 international startups

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 3 September 2021 – Global venture capital firm 500 Startups announced today that it has selected 20 startups to be part of the Taiwan Tech Arena (“TTA”) Accelerator Program. The program aims to impact Taiwan’s innovation ecosystem, by nurturing local and international startups that have the potential to scale regionally and globally.

Joining 13 Taiwanese companies are 7 international startups that aim to build or expand their businesses in Taiwan. They are building tech-enabled solutions to issues in several sectors, including healthcare, HR, fintech, IT, education, consumer services, marketing, and design.

The eight-week accelerator program offers 500 Startups’ signature accelerator growth curriculum, including workshops and masterclasses where participants can leverage access to 500 Startups’ global network of mentors, founders, and industry stakeholders.

“We believe the startup community in Taiwan has tremendous potential, with the program receiving more than 180 applicants,” said Carrie Liauw, Regional Director of 500 Startups’ APAC program. “We’re very excited to bring together a strong selection of founders, who will receive unwavering support through this program. We believe that the program will play a central role in Taiwan’s startup ecosystem.”

“For years, Taiwan was well-known as a major chip manufacturer, but we are now   making significant strides in the digital space. Our partnership with 500 Startups plays a central role in our quest to build a world-class startup ecosystem,” says a TTA Representative.

The startups in the program are:

Aibou: All-in-one workforce management tool for shift-work industries, with easily actionable data analytics.

AIDirect: Empowers dentists with AI algorithm and material database, to provide a quicker, painless and more precise treatment for patients.

aiseed Inc.: Developing an autonomous drone platform and total solutions to help any size companies adopt advanced autonomous vehicles to reach their business goal by reducing inefficient and redundant operations.

Artzy: Brings creative talent and businesses together to spark new possibilities.

CreatorDB: An influencer marketing software platform plus agency focused on using big data analytics with AI to help companies run marketing campaigns with social media creators efficiently both in terms of time and cost.

Crescendo Lab: Build simple, practical software and data solutions to transform enterprises to better communicate with their customer

Dent&Co: Online dental booking platform.

dipp, Inc.: Aims to transform visual design process into a scientific one through design analysis and automation of design production workflow.

Fluv: Asia’s leading pet care platform.

Giftpack: AI-powered corporate gifting CRM that elevates the experience and process.

GoSky AI Inc.: AI-powered data analytics communication tool for businesses.

KryptoGO: Helps financial institutions, such as banks, insurance, and VASPs to quickly identify money-laundering risks with a due diligence engine built on top of AI and DLT.

MyProGuide: Professional tour guide center.

OakMega: Enables customers to build trustful relationships with your VIP customers.

OnMyGrad Limited: Supercharges campus recruitment with immersive virtual experiences and exclusive industry insights for emerging talents.

ShowHue: Creates high converting product images automatically.

Spaceship: A platform where users can easily and instantly compare and book international courier services.

SparkAmplify: AI-powered PR, unleashing a brand’s media coverage potential.

Talent Basket: Edtech platform that helps companies hire top global students.

YajanTech Co.Ltd.: AR/VR and facial recognition technologies applicable to multiple industries.

In addition to the above, 500 Startups has also worked with a number of other Taiwanese startups to provide them with resources and support, including Blocto, Carvis AI, CYBAVO, InfuseAI, MangaX, Phase and Rosetta.ai.

To register for the Demo Day of the TTA Accelerator Program, please sign up at https://bit.ly/2Vd4wlx. To learn more about the TTA Accelerator Program, please visit https://ecosystems.500.co/taiwan-tech-arena.

About 500 Startups

500 Startups is one of the most active global early-stage venture capital firms. Since its inception in 2010, 500 Startups has invested in over 2,500 companies across 77 countries. Its 140-plus team members are located in more than 15 countries to support 500 Startups’ global portfolio. Notable investments include Credit Karma, Canva, Talkdesk, Intercom, GitLab, Grab and Bukalapak.

500 Startups also helps develop innovation ecosystems by partnering with governments and foundations to build tailored accelerator programs, and with corporations to build internal venture building capacity and to undertake external innovation partnerships with startups. 500 Startups also trains investors through educational programs. 500 Startups has run more than 50 growth and accelerator programs for over 1,500 startups worldwide.

About Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA)

Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) is a deep tech startup ecosystem building program bringing academic/R&D talents, startups, accelerators, corporate and investors under one roof.

Located in Taipei Arena with 30,000+ sq ft co-working and event space specifically designed for tech innovation, Taiwan Tech Arena aims to cultivate deep technology entrepreneurship, foster commercialization of innovation and build a vibrant cross border deep tech startup ecosystem.

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 September 2021 – SpeakIn, Asia’s largest tech-enabled professional learning platform, today announced their official partnership with local recruitment firm, Exponent Global Consulting to further expand its presence in the region. This collaboration hopes to grant both SpeakIn and Exponent Global Consulting the ability to revolutionize the corporate learning landscape in the region through purpose-led upskilling, thereby also impacting talent development and acquisition across sectors.

Believing in an individual’s ability to change the course of an organisation, Exponent Global Consulting dedicatedly offers its clientele consulting services that are heavily embedded in leadership development, executive coaching and organization development. SpeakIn not only complements this thought process but also elevates it through accomplished experts who shed light on varying topics that influence workplace dynamics such as diversity and inclusion, women empowerment, sustainable investments and coaching.

This joint venture is the first of many that SpeakIn seeks to emulate within the region. Founded on the belief that it is crucial for knowledge to be democratised for higher growth opportunities, SpeakIn believes in streamlining its clients’ access to well grounded, practical information offered through verified and credible thought leaders from different industries. Deepshikha Kumar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SpeakIn said “We had previously announced our desire to form local partnerships with businesses who prioritise technology powered learning and development equally within the region and we’re incredibly excited to embark on this journey with Exponent Global Consulting. Through this collaboration, we aspire to be a reliable catalyst of change for professional development in a knowledge driven, meritocratic society such as Singapore’s with the effective use of our platform’s faculties.”

“Content, quality and adaptability are at the forefront of SpeakIn’s decisions. From our understanding of the Singapore market, there is great emphasis and willingness to engage in preferential learning in order to progress. By providing a tailormade platform that caters to professionals and corporations seeking to gain a competitive edge, we seek to build a global community of like-minded, passionate and ambitious individuals to refashion professional development within the region.” she added.

Mrigank Ojha, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Exponent Global Consulting comments on the joint venture, “With a tie-up with SpeakIn, Exponent will be able to offer its clients a comprehensive suite of Learning, Development and Coaching services from top-tier global experts. SpeakIn’s unique models for best-in-class learning platform which is ideally suited for organizations that are truly committed to upskilling their teams. Exponent is confident that its clients across various sectors and geographies will benefit tremendously from SpeakIn’s capability development offerings”.

This partnership between SpeakIn and Exponent Global Consulting is the first of many steps SpeakIn is working towards accomplishing since their establishment in Singapore as the new global headquarters earlier this month. The eventual plan for SpeakIn is to enter the markets of other ASEAN countries and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit https://www.speakin.co/sg/

Please find more information in the link below: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5twhhdqjq8kns0i/AADAX_pDfjBzU-3vk_oNhPvca?dl=0

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 September 2021 – On June 16, 2021, China’s leading Internet Hospital Medlinker announced the establishment of an academic committee. Cheng Shujun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a well-known tumor etiology expert, and Liu Lisheng, a former chairman of the World Hypertension Alliance and a well-known cardiovascular medical expert, served as the chief consultant expert. The first batch of experts in the academic committee also includes dozens of academic leaders and experts and professors who have studied in various disease fields for many years, covering many disciplines such as tumors, endocrinology, infection, cardiovascular, ophthalmology, and so on.

Medlinker promotes the standardized development of the Internet medical industry

Since the covid-19 epidemic, the country has promulgated several encouraging policies from the three aspects of “medical”, “medicine” and “insurance”. The public has gradually developed the habit of seeking medical treatment online, and Internet medical treatment has flourished. As a new medical model, while developing rapidly, it also brings new challenges to the service quality and management of Internet hospitals. This year’s “Government Work Report” proposed for the first time to promote the development of “Internet + medical and health” standards, which means that the industry will enter a new stage of high-quality development through “standards”. Wang Shirui, founder and CEO of Medlinker, said frankly in his speech: “This is the original intention of Medlinker to establish the academic committee. How to make use of the convenience, accessibility, and intelligence of Internet hospitals to ensure the standardization and effectiveness of medical services and to protect the vital interests of doctors and patients is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. We hope that we can unite the academic forces of various parties to share the experience of Medlinker in the establishment of patient online management systems, standardized processes of out-of-hospital management, and discipline construction, and share with the society, so that we can promote the standardized development of the Internet medical industry to better empower doctors and serve patients.”

Academician Cheng Shujun, the chief advisor of the Academic Committee of the Medlinker, said: “People’s understanding of life and many diseases is still in its infancy. A very important reason is that the data we have is limited. With the advent of the information age, people will see from a larger perspective the phenomena and data that have never appeared in the development of life sciences. The disclosure of these phenomena and data will promote the development of medical science and even a major revolution. Congratulations on the establishment of the Medlinker Academic Committee. I also look forward to the use of information technology and big data to deepen the understanding of diseases and make greater contributions to human health.”

Experts Participate in Diabetes, Tumor, AIDS Discipline Construction Major Release

At the beginning of 2018, Medlinker took liver disease as the entry point, focused its business on the Internet chronic disease management, always adhered to the serious medical development strategy, continued to drive the discipline construction as the core, explored safe and effective out-of-hospital management solutions for each disease type, worked hard to provide patients’ care, and were responsible for medical results. At the inauguration ceremony of the academic committee, clinical experts from many fields such as diabetes, tumors, and AIDS shared the latest research progress of their joint research with the medical association.

AIDS is one of the most significant public health challenges in the world. At present, there is no specific medicine that can cure AIDS, and there is no vaccine that can effectively prevent AIDS, but the continuous development of science and technology has made AIDS a treatable chronic disease. Internet technology can effectively help AIDS prevention and is of significance to the prevention and control of AIDS in China and the world. On the day of the event, the Medical Federation made new moves in the development of the AIDS discipline. The “Expert Consensus on AIDS Internet Diagnosis and Treatment Management” led by the Information Exchange and Digital Prevention and Control Working Committee of the China Association for the Prevention and Control of STDs and AIDS with the participation of Medlinker was officially launched to provide guidance for the better application of Internet medical care in the prevention and control of AIDS.

At present, the country is fully advancing the construction of a healthy China, and Internet medical care has broken time and regional restrictions and played a major role in the normalization of the epidemic. This time, Medlinker invited academicians and academic leaders in various fields to establish an academic committee, which will continue to conduct in-depth exploration and research around the full life cycle management of diseases, promote the standardized development of online management, and help the construction of a healthy China.

#Medlinker

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA –  is a global Forex broker that provides online trading services worldwide since 2011.

It offers a state-of-the-art trading experience to over 7 million trading accounts globally. In addition, the company is well-known for its social and charity activity, supporting infrastructure and humanitarian projects in many joint ventures. OctaFX has won more than 40 awards since its foundation, including the 2021 ‘Best Trading Platform’ by Fx Daily Info, the 2020 ‘Most Transparent Broker’ by Forex Awards and, more recently, the ‘Best ECN Broker 2021’ award from World Finance.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 2 September 2021 – StashAway, an easy-to-use digital wealth management platform that provides global diversification with high-quality, low-cost ETFs, is now available to Thailand residents. StashAway is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

StashAway makes it simple for anyone to invest and build long-term wealth all through a mobile app. The platform has attracted clients from more than 160 countries and has generated strong returns through several market corrections and the COVID market crash. Its appeal is due to its intelligent investing framework, sleek, easy-to-use mobile app, and wide range of free financial education resources that help individuals feel more confident making financial decisions. In addition, The World Economic Forum has recognised StashAway for its innovative technology, naming it a Technology Pioneer in 2020.

Tim Niranvichaiya, CFA, StashAway Asset Management (Thailand) Managing Director, looks forward to enabling people in Thailand to invest overseas. According to central bank data, people in Thailand are increasingly investing in overseas assets. But even still, investors in Thailand remain overinvested in domestic assets compared to investors in Singapore and Hong Kong. He says, “People in Thailand increasingly want to invest overseas to diversify their portfolios more effectively, but aren’t able to access these investment options easily because of how complex and expensive they are. That’s where StashAway can make a significant difference to people’s long-term financial success. It only takes a few minutes to sign up and access globally-diversified, personalised portfolios with one transparent, all-inclusive fee.”

Freddy Lim, Co-Founder and Group CIO, has almost two decades of experience in cross-asset investment and portfolio management at firms like Morgan Stanley, Citibank, and Nomura. He adds, “StashAway saves our clients time and effort from having to research and manage their investments themselves. We bring more than 50 years of industry experience and 30,000 hours of research and stress-testing to our platform. The result is an intelligent investing framework and technology that re-optimises and rebalances each client’s portfolios with extreme precision, managing risk while navigating them through any economic environment.”

StashAway was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore, with operating licences in Malaysia, Dubai (DIFC), Hong Kong, and Thailand. The company currently manages more than $1 billion USD in assets and is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital India, Eight Roads Ventures, and Square Peg. The application is now available on App Store and Play Store.

*Same-risk benchmarks are proxied by MSCI World Equity Index (for equities) and FTSE World Government Bond Index (for bonds). The benchmarks we use have the same 10-years realised volatility as our portfolios.

**We calculate these returns before fees. All returns are in USD terms. ERAA™’s performance from when the portfolios were first incepted in Singapore to July 2021; the inception date for higher-risk portfolio is 19 July 2017; the inception date for lower-risk portfolio is 16 August 2018. Past performance is not a guarantee for future returns. Please study the product’s features, return conditions, and relevant risks before making an investment decision.

About StashAway

We’re here to empower people to build long-term wealth. StashAway was founded on the belief that redefining wealth management is more than creating an app and a modern user experience; it’s about making sophisticated investment strategies accessible, leveraging advanced technology and data, and establishing trust with clients as their world becomes increasingly mobile, tech-driven, and ultra-personalised.

Our investment strategy, ERAA™ (Economic Regime-based Asset Allocation), is uniquely designed to minimise and control our clients’ risk exposure through changing economic conditions. Portfolios managed using ERAA™ in Singapore have consistently outperformed their respective same-risk benchmarks since their inception in 2017, with annualised returns** ranging from 17.1% (for its highest-risk portfolio) to 3.8% (for its lowest-risk portfolio) in USD terms* as of July 2021.

StashAway has raised US$61.4 million in 6 funding rounds. The company’s financial backers include Sequoia Capital India, one of the region’s leading venture capital firms; Eight Roads Ventures, the global investment firm backed by Fidelity and early investor in Alibaba; Square Peg, the largest venture capital fund in Australia; and Asia Capital & Advisors, the private equity firm led by Francis Rozario and Aaron Razario. The company was awarded a Technology Pioneer by The World Economic Forum and a Top 10 LinkedIn Startup in 2020.

StashAway Asset Management (Thailand) operates under a Securities Business License Type C – Private Fund Management approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

www.stashaway.co.th

*Same-risk benchmarks are proxied by MSCI World Equity Index (for equities) and FTSE World Government Bond Index (for bonds). The benchmarks we use have the same 10-years realised volatility as our portfolios.

**We calculate these returns before fees. All returns are in USD terms. ERAA™’s performance from when the portfolios were first incepted in Singapore to July 2021; the inception date for higher-risk portfolio is 19 July 2017; the inception date for lower-risk portfolio is 16 August 2018. Past performance is not a guarantee for future returns. Please study the product’s features, return conditions, and relevant risks before making an investment decision.

#StashAway