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David Ferguson: An Expert Decoding China's Stories

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Ferguson summed up his feelings as "an honor, a surprise, a pleasure" when presented with the Friendship Award.

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  • Ferguson summed up his feelings as "an honor, a surprise, a pleasure" when presented with the Friendship Award.
  • "I could see in the documentary and video evidence of what was going on in Lhasa.
  • However, the stories that the Western media showed were just completely different and had nothing to do with the truth.
  • Because somebody should at least try to present a more honest version of what is happening in China," he said.

“Vive la Differénce,” Philippe Starck’s White Tulip Collection for Duravit

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Atlanta, GA, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duravit USA is pleased to introduce White Tulip, a new holistic bathroom collection designed by Philippe Starck.

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  • Atlanta, GA, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duravit USA is pleased to introduce White Tulip, a new holistic bathroom collection designed by Philippe Starck.
  • We are thrilled to introduce White Tulip to our market, comments Tim Schroeder, President of Duravit North America.
  • White Tulip offers our audience a complete bathroom collection with a simultaneously new and nostalgic sense of design.
  • Philippe Starck brings three beautiful freestanding bathtub designs to market within his White Tulip collection.

Zai Lab Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 3 PRIME Study of ZEJULA® (Niraparib) as First-Line Monotherapy Maintenance Treatment in Chinese Women with Platinum-Responsive Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

SHANGHAI, SAN FRANCISCO, and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), a patient-focused, innovative, commercial-stage, global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Phase 3 PRIME study of ZEJULA (niraparib) as maintenance therapy met its primary endpoint. ZEJULA demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free survival (PFS) benefit with a tolerable safety profile in Chinese patients with newly diagnosed advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer (collectively termed as ovarian cancer) following a response to platinum-based chemotherapy, regardless of biomarker status.

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  • Importantly, the PRIME study further underscores the status of ZEJULA as the first and only PARP inhibitor approved globally, including in China, as monotherapy for all-comer patients in the first-line maintenance treatment settings.
  • The study evaluated the efficacy of ZEJULA as a maintenance treatment, with the primary endpoint of PFS as assessed by blinded independent central review.
  • While platinum-based chemotherapy is effective at inducing an initial response in ovarian cancer, the disease will recur in the majority of women.
  • A Phase 1 pharmacokinetic (PK) study of ZEJULA was conducted in Chinese patients with ovarian cancer.

Smart Share Global Limited Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smart Share Global Limited (“Energy Monster” or the “Company”), a consumer tech company providing mobile device charging service, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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GDS Releases Inaugural ESG Report and Sets Carbon Neutral Target

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited(GDS Holdings, GDS or the Company)(NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers inChina, today announced the publication of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.

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  • SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited(GDS Holdings, GDS or the Company)(NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers inChina, today announced the publication of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
  • We have set a target for GDS to be carbon neutral by 2030 and we are on track to meet this goal.
  • Our inaugural ESG report demonstrates that were serious about enhancing transparency and taking initiative.
  • To view the report in full, please visit the ESG section on the GDS corporate website or access the report at:
    GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698) is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China.

Baozun Announces US$50 Million Share Repurchase Program in addition to the Completed US$125 Million Shares Repurchase Program

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The Companys board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size.

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  • The Companys board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size.
  • The Company plans to fund repurchases from its existing cash balance.
  • Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Companys strategies and goals, are or contain forward-looking statements.
  • Baozun Inc. is the leader and a pioneer in the brand e-commerce service industry in China.

Hywin Wealth and VP Bank to Launch Joint Report on Private Markets in Asia

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hywin Holdings Ltd. ("Hywin Wealth", Hywin, or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HYW), a leading independent wealth management service provider in China, today announced that it will launch a joint report on private markets in Asia early next year, together with Liechtenstein-based VP Bank Ltd, and WealthBriefingAsia.

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  • SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hywin Holdings Ltd. ("Hywin Wealth", Hywin, or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HYW), a leading independent wealth management service provider in China, today announced that it will launch a joint report on private markets in Asia early next year, together with Liechtenstein-based VP Bank Ltd, and WealthBriefingAsia.
  • Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, global AUM in the private markets rose 5.2% to an all-time high of US$7.4 trillion in the second half of 2020, according to a report from McKinsey .
  • And yet, investors in Asia tend to face challenges unique to the region, such as lack of access to and understanding of the private markets.
  • This report is a continuation of the research partnership between Hywin Wealth, VP Bank and WealthBriefingAsia, who collaborated in 2020 to launch the report: Winning Women in Asia-Pacific: Insights for wealth managers direct from female clients .

Junshi Biosciences Announces Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application by NMPA for Toripalimab in Combination with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

In December 2018, the NMPA granted a conditional approval to toripalimab for the second-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

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  • In December 2018, the NMPA granted a conditional approval to toripalimab for the second-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
  • In February 2021, the NMPA granted a conditional approval to toripalimab for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after failure of at least two lines of prior systemic therapy.
  • This study is the worlds largest Phase III clinical study for a checkpoint inhibitor in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic NPC.
  • Junshi Biosciences has over 2,500 employees in the United States (San Francisco and Maryland) and China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing and Guangzhou).