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AM Best to Join IFRS 17-Related Panel at Actuarial Society of Hong Kong Appointed Actuary Symposium

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Data Analytics, Professional Services, Insurance, Finance, Casualty Actuarial Society, Casualty, News, ALL, Analytics, Life insurance, Hong Kong

AM Best Senior Director of Analytics Christine Lee will join a panel discussion on IFRS 17 and its impact on insurance companies at the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong’s Appointed Actuary Symposium on 30 November 2023 in Hong Kong.

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  • AM Best Senior Director of Analytics Christine Lee will join a panel discussion on IFRS 17 and its impact on insurance companies at the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong’s Appointed Actuary Symposium on 30 November 2023 in Hong Kong.
  • Topics will include how insurers are approaching the new accounting standard and how IFRS 17 impacts AM Best’s rating assessments on insurance companies.
  • She also is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong and the Casualty Actuarial Society.
  • For more information about the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong, please visit www.actuaries.org.hk .

Winter Wonderland: Hong Kong Lights Up The Festive Season With an All-Ages Array of Activities and Beloved Characters

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Destinations, Travel, Theme Parks, Vacation, General Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Tourist Attractions, Entertainment, Holiday, Sale, Center Stage, Oaken, Hope, Barnsdall Art Park, Food, Magic, Multimedia, Winterfest, The Little Prince, Hong Kong Tourism Board, System, Yule, Victoria Harbour, AIA, Life, Amusement park, Nightclub, Central Harbourfront, The Walt Disney Company, Hong Kong, Christmas

Step into a magical winter wonderland as Hong Kong Disneyland unveils “The World of Frozen” today (20 November, 2023), the world’s first and largest Frozen-themed land.

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  • Step into a magical winter wonderland as Hong Kong Disneyland unveils “The World of Frozen” today (20 November, 2023), the world’s first and largest Frozen-themed land.
  • A Hong Kong Winter Favourite: The AIA Carnival returns to Central Harbourfront
    Get ready for a winter extravaganza at the AIA Carnival in Hong Kong, returning from 21 December, 2023, to 25 February, 2024.
  • Families looking for a winter escape need look no further than Hong Kong.
  • Book your trip now to celebrate an incredible festive season with beloved characters and other seasonal surprises
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Genome Insight to Unveil Hong Kong Real-World Evidence on Target Enhanced Whole Genome Sequencing at 2023 AACR-KCA Joint Conference

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Science, Biotechnology, Research, Oncology, Health, Data Management, Technology, Genetics, TMB, GCN, Multimedia, Whole genome sequencing, Personalized medicine, Conference, Treatment of lung cancer, Diagnosis, MET, Insight, NGS, Biomarker, Poster, AACR, NSCLC, Antibiotics, Cancer, Hong Kong

Genome Insight, a precision healthcare solutions company advancing whole-genome technology for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment for cancer and rare disease, will announce new-real-world evidence from Hong Kong on the application of Target Enhanced Whole Genome Sequencing (TE-WGS) at the 2023 AACR-KCA joint conference on Precision Medicine in Cancer in Seoul, Korea.

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  • Genome Insight, a precision healthcare solutions company advancing whole-genome technology for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment for cancer and rare disease, will announce new-real-world evidence from Hong Kong on the application of Target Enhanced Whole Genome Sequencing (TE-WGS) at the 2023 AACR-KCA joint conference on Precision Medicine in Cancer in Seoul, Korea.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Genome Insight's presentation will feature the outcomes of a collaborative real-world evidence program on TE-WGS in lung cancers.
  • Genome Insight will present the case of a 78-year-old Asian man from Hong Kong with poorly differentiated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
  • "We are thrilled to present this real-world evidence from Hong Kong at the esteemed 2023 AACR-KCA Joint Conference," said Ryul Kim, Chief Technology Officer.

Argon & Co UK leadership changes

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Consulting, Professional Services, Business, Partner (business rank), Culture, Partner, Total Logistic Control, Paulo, Knowledge, Environment, Management, Video game, Hong Kong, Argon

Argon & Co, the global management consultancy that specialises in operations strategy and transformation, is delighted to announce its change in UK leadership.

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  • Argon & Co, the global management consultancy that specialises in operations strategy and transformation, is delighted to announce its change in UK leadership.
  • After two decades, Richard Powell has handed over the leadership of the UK business to Ben Wright.
  • Richard Powell, a founding partner of the business, said, "After an incredible 20-year journey as the co-founder and Managing Partner of Argon & Co in the UK, I am delighted to announce this change in leadership.
  • He brings with him a wealth of business management and people leadership experience, good relations across the Argon & Co global community and strong links into a number of key client accounts.

Global Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Competitive Landscape Report 2023: Comprehensive Insights on More than 180 Companies and 290+ Pipeline Dugs - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Health, Pharmaceutical, Acquisition, Antigen, Safety, Annual general meeting, Research, Toxicity, Spacecraft, Competition, Orange County Convention Center, ADC, Sanofi, FDA, Merck, Report, Seagen, Therapy, Endocytosis, Cancer, Antibody, Immunotherapy, ImmunoGen, Poster, Conjugation, AACR, NSCLC, Vaccine, Fine chemical, Pharmaceutical industry, Hong Kong

The "Antibody Drug Conjugate - Competitive landscape, 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Antibody Drug Conjugate - Competitive landscape, 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report provides comprehensive insights about 180+ companies and 290+ drugs in Antibody Drug Conjugate Competitive landscape.
  • Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is a new emerging class of highly potent pharmaceutical drugs, which is a great combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
  • The Report provides in-depth commercial assessment of drugs that have been included, which comprises collaboration, agreement, licensing and acquisition - deals values trends.

Avistone Announces the First Approval of Vebreltinib for MET Exon 14 Skipping Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Opening a New Chapter in MET-targeted Treatment of Lung Cancer

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Research, Medical Devices, Genetics, Biotechnology, General Health, Pharmaceutical, Health, Science, Oncology, Other Science, National Medical Products Administration, Progression-free survival, Cell proliferation, NMPA, ESMO, Patient, PFS, Fusion, Lung cancer, Neoplasm, Therapy, TKI, ORR, MET, Survival, Congress, EGFR, Pharmaceutical industry, Hong Kong, NSCLC

MET signaling is implicated in cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and survival.

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  • MET signaling is implicated in cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and survival.
  • Genomic alterations in MET can manifest in driving oncogenesis in the form of MET exon 14 skipping (METex14) or other activating mutations, MET gene amplification, gene fusion and MET protein overexpression.
  • With the NMPA approval of Vebreltinib, we look forward to providing this new treatment option to patients with MET exon 14 skipping NSCLC in China” said Dr. Hepeng Shi, Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Avistone.
  • Avistone is an oncology company focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with significant unmet medical needs globally.

France and Spain Experience Highest Phone Spam Rate in Europe Per New Hiya Report

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Telecommunications, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Technology, Apps, Applications, VoIP, Mobile, Wireless, Research, CPF, Amazon, Fraud, Insurance, FTC, Federal Trade Commission, Child, Medicare, Health, Common, Government, Human, Samsung, Mobile phone, Online shopping, Cryptocurrency, Q3, Hong Kong, Hello

Download Hiya’s Q3 2023 Global Call Threat Report to learn more: https://hiya.com/global-call-threat-report

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  • Download Hiya’s Q3 2023 Global Call Threat Report to learn more: https://hiya.com/global-call-threat-report
    First, phone spam is a growing problem affecting consumers in every major international market.
  • In total, Hiya identified 6.55 billion instances of phone spam across 39 countries in Q3, or 73 million per day.
  • France and Spain experienced the highest spam rates in Europe in Q3: 44% for France and 42% for Spain.
  • In Q3, Chile (57%), Indonesia (56.5%), Argentina (56%) and Hong Kong (56%) had the highest spam rates among the countries tracked by Hiya.

Thunderbird Distribution sends Canadian preschool series Mittens & Pants to the U.S. with NBCU’s Peacock on board

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Consumer, Children, Other Entertainment, Entertainment, TV and Radio, France Télévisions, Boomerang, Season One, Shaw Rocket Fund, Canada Media Fund, Multimedia, Animal, Friends, AVOD, Kid, Final good, CBC Television, Future, NBCU, Common Sense Media, FAST, Thunderbird, Growth, SVP, Common, CCO, Noodle Kidoodle, CBC Kids, Warner Bros., Music, Television, Hong Kong, Mitten, State

Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group (TSXV:TBRD) (OTCQX:THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), is delighted to announce that adorable animal-centric preschool series Mittens & Pants has been adopted by several U.S. streaming platforms.

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  • Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group (TSXV:TBRD) (OTCQX:THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”), is delighted to announce that adorable animal-centric preschool series Mittens & Pants has been adopted by several U.S. streaming platforms.
  • Mittens the kitten and Pants the puppy are best friends that live in the all-animal town of Kibble Corners — each day is a new adventure for these unlikely best friends.
  • “Launching into the U.S. market is an amazing next step for this live-action series that features real animals,” said Richard Goldsmith, Thunderbird President of Global Distribution & Consumer Products.
  • See more Mittens & Pants on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook via @mittensandpantstv and at @mittensandpantsofficial on YouTube.

Insight Ranks No. 20 on Fortune’s World's Best Workplaces

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Data Management, Security, Technology, Other Technology, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Workplace, Insight Enterprises, NSIT, Human rights, Diversity, Enterprise, Environment, Woman, Hong Kong, Insight

20 on the Fortune World’s Best Workplaces™ list by Fortune and Great Place to Work.

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  • 20 on the Fortune World’s Best Workplaces™ list by Fortune and Great Place to Work.
  • “Recognition as one of Fortune’s World’s Best Workplace reflects our teammates’ commitment to our clients, partners and each other.
  • In the past year, Insight has been named to Best Workplaces lists in the United States, Australia, Austria, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain and United Kingdom.
  • The list of 2023 Fortune World’s Best Workplaces™ can be viewed here , and you can learn more about Insight’s values in the 2023 Insight Corporate Citizenship Report .

Cathay General Bancorp Declares $0.34 Per Share Dividend

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Banking, Professional Services, Finance, CATY, Cathay, Cathay Bank, Hong Kong

Cathay General Bancorp (Nasdaq: CATY) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of thirty-four cents per common share, payable on December 11, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 29, 2023.

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  • Cathay General Bancorp (Nasdaq: CATY) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of thirty-four cents per common share, payable on December 11, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 29, 2023.
  • Cathay General Bancorp is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CATY) and is the holding company for Cathay Bank, a California state-chartered bank.
  • Cathay General Bancorp’s website is at www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com .
  • To learn more about Cathay Bank, please visit www.cathaybank.com .