Amidst the gloom and sadness brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are still many sources of joy and entertainment online that we can turn to and watch when we are feeling down. For instance, there are foreign films and Korean TV series on Netflix and Viu which can help…
LONDON, Jan 29, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - WARC has today released an annual review of its Global Marketing Index (GMI) over the 12 months of 2020. WARC's GMI provides a unique monthly indicator of the state of the global marketing industry, by tracking and analysing current conditions among 1000+…
WITH the recent approval of the Food and Drugs Administration on the emergency use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Benguet legislative caretaker Eric Go Yap on Thursday, January 28, 2021, vowed to purchase at least 600 for medical frontliners in the province.Yap, during the turnover ceremony of the 16-bed capacity isolation…
FOLLOWING the continuous rise of Covid-19 cases, Baguio City and nearby towns of La Trinidad–Itogon–Sablan–Tuba–Tublay (BLISST) will impose stricter border control.The temporary restricted access between and among the BLISTT effective February 1 to 15, 2021, aims to limit the non-essential movement of people.In a public advisory, all inter–BLISTT travelers, for…
BAGUIO. Lower Rock Quarry Barangay Captain Benigno Marzan proudly displays his plaque after he together with some of barangay captains and their Barangay Health Emergency Response Team in the city received a certificate of appreciation from the Baguio City Government for their role in managing and controlling the spread of…
THE new city ordinance banning chewing betel nut quid has stimulated the resurgence and telling of “Kiangan jokes.” There is no better way to forget and escape the boring atmosphere of home self-quarantine but re-live those funny and entertaining jokes among family members and friends.Kiangan jokes are raillery banters or…
RELATEDLY, Hiroko Fujii and Noriyuki Takada write in Nikkei Asia on November 24, 2020: “With antibody treatments seen as the best weapon against Covid-19, Japan and the country's top drugmaker have turned to a type derived from the plasma of recovered patients, rather than the lab-made varieties used on U.S.…
HOW DO you celebrate Zero Waste Month?January is an important month for many since it signifies the end of the previous year and the beginning of a new chapter. It is also a reminder for us to think about the impacts of our actions on the environment, as January has…
AFTER a series of outreach projects in Cagayan and Lepanto, Manakayan, Benguet, the Rotary Club of Metro Baguio (RCMB) also reach out to Barangay Kadayacan in Maria Aurora, Aurora.Recently, RCMB sent a supply of personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the community to ensure their health safety amid the continuous threat…
IN 2018, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) was asked if employers could conduct “secret surveillance” on their employees as they work in the office.Can employers install monitoring software that records keystrokes and takes random snapshots of the computer screen, or is this prohibited by the Data Privacy Act of 2012…
HONG KONG, Jan 29, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - IGG Inc, a leading global developer and publisher of mobile games, has formed a strategic partnership with the highly popular mobile game community platform TapTap. The parties will work together to explore the opportunities available when high-quality games are matched with…
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, Jan 29, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Anacle Systems Limited ("Anacle" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; GEM of SEHK stock code: 8353), which is an IT company offering smart energy, asset and estate management solutions for companies, towns and cities in…
HONG KONG, Jan 29, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - China Biotech Services Holdings Limited ("CH BIOTECH SER" or "Company", stock code: 8037.HK) non-wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Longyao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ( "Shanghai Longyao"), the Chief Scientist Professor Xuanming Yang published a CD20-CART-OX40 related research article on January 27, 2021, EST, on…
HONG KONG, Jan 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - DCH Auriga, one of the largest healthcare distributors in Hong Kong with decades of experience managing sophisticated pharmaceutical supply chains, is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage the storage and delivery of the Fosun Pharma BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine…
TOKYO, Jan 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. and East Japan Railway Company (JR East) jointly announced that they have verified the stable operation of important 5G communication capabilities, including handover between base stations and the transmission of high-definition video data, in trials conducted aboard JR East's…
TOKYO, Jan 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - This is to announce that the Company has decided to execute a master agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Master Agreement") with a special-purpose company formed by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (collectively, hereinafter referred to as "Apollo"),…
TOKYO, Jan 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Orange Egypt has deployed NECs iPASOLINK EX Advanced in Egypt since 2016, and maintained a leading position for 14 consecutive months as the fastest network in Egypt in terms of data transmission. This broke all domestic records, and represents a significant lead…
Osaka, Japan, Jan 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Takex Co., Ltd. (Suita City, Osaka Prefecture / President and CEO: Kumi Okada), a company engaged in the research and development of bamboo for 34 years after the development of a sanitizer using bamboo extract in 1987, announces the result of…
HONG KONG, Jan 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - China Biotech Services Holdings Limited ("CH BIOTECH SER" or "Company", stock code: 8037.HK) non-wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Longyao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ( "Shanghai Longyao") received an approval letter from the National Medical Products Administration for a clinical trial of the Company's LY007…
HONG KONG, Jan 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Broncus Holding Corporation ("Broncus"), a global leader in diagnostic and therapeutic technology for lung diseases, announced today the closing of a Series D round of funding led by FountainVest Partners. Other investors include Exome Asset Management, Summer Capital, and Valliance Capital.Broncus…