Na Uy triển khai kế hoạch hành động bốn năm để chống lại cờ bạc của thanh thiếu niên iGame

Na Uy triển khai kế hoạch hành động bốn năm để chống lại cờ bạc của thanh thiếu niên

(AsiaGameHub) - Chính phủ Na Uy đã công bố một kế hoạch hành động toàn diện kéo dài bốn năm nhằm ngăn chặn và điều trị vấn đề cờ bạc nghiện. Kế hoạch, được ra mắt vào thứ sáu, bao phủ giai đoạn từ 2026 đến 2029, tập hợp các chiến dịch phòng ngừa phối hợp, dịch vụ điều trị được nâng cao và chương trình nghiên cứu mở rộng. Các biện pháp này rõ ràng không thuộc phạm vi quy định. Chúng sẽ tập trung vào nâng cao thông tin công chúng, tăng cường năng lực điều trị và xây dựng cơ sở bằng chứng thay vì thay đổi quyền truy cập cờ bạc hợp pháp, hạn chế độ tuổi hoặc giới hạn cược. Chính phủ cho biết mục tiêu chính của kế hoạch hành động là giảm thiểu số người phát triển các vấn đề liên quan đến cờ bạc. Các cơ quan chính phủ nhấn mạnh rằng việc bảo vệ những người dễ bị tổn thương nên được ưu tiên hơn các lợi ích thương mại. Trẻ em và thanh niên từ 9 đến 25 tuổi được xác định là nhóm mục tiêu cốt lõi, vì các nghiên cứu đã liên kết những người từ 12 đến 17 tuổi, đặc biệt, với các hoạt động kiểu cờ bạc như sử dụng hộp chiến lợi phẩm (loot boxes) và da nhân vật (skins) trong trò chơi điện tử. Các nhóm khác cũng được tập trung quan tâm. Các vận động viên, người bị giam giữ, những người có tình trạng phát triển thần kinh, những người không đi học hoặc失業, và những người từng có vấn đề cờ bạc cũng được bao gồm như một điểm tập trung trong chương trình. Preventions for child gambling Các biện pháp phòng ngừa chính trong chương trình tập trung vào tiếp cận trẻ em qua trường học và câu lạc bộ, cũng như chiến dịch số và hướng dẫn cho người lớn. Kế hoạch hành động đã quy định rõ ràng trách nhiệm giữa các cơ quan chính; Lotteritilsynet (Cơ quan Quản lý Trò chơi may rủi), Medietilsynet (Cơ quan Quản lý Truyền thông), và Helsedirektoratet (Cục Y tế). Viện Điện ảnh Na Uy và một số tổ chức tình nguyện sẽ hợp tác trong các hoạt động tiếp cận về văn hóa trò chơi và dịch vụ hỗ trợ. Các chương trình giáo dục cho trường học, câu lạc bộ thanh niên và thể thao sẽ được sử dụng để giúp thanh niên hiểu các yếu tố giống cờ bạc trong trò chơi điện tử. Nó cho biết sẽ phân phối tài liệu phòng ngừa qua các cổng trực tuyến phổ biến dành cho thanh niên (ví dụ: ung.no, snakkomspill.no) và các nền tảng mạng xã hội. Điều này bao gồm các chiến dịch nhắm mục tiêu cho người từ 16 đến 25 tuổi về rủi ro và khía cạnh pháp lý của cờ bạc. Các công cụ và đào tạo để nhận dạng dấu hiệu cảnh báo sớm của hại từ cờ bạc sẽ được phân phối. Điều này dành cho cha mẹ, giáo dục viên, huấn luyện viên, chuyên gia y tế, nhân viên thi hành án treo và nhà tù, chủ doanh nghiệp và nhân viên ngân hàng. Kế hoạch cũng ưu tiên nâng cao các dịch vụ hiện có dễ tiếp cận. Điều này bao gồm mở rộng Hjelpelinjen, đường dây nóng hỗ trợ vấn đề cờ bạc của Na Uy, với tính khả dụng được cải thiện bao gồm dịch vụ trò chuyện phù hợp với đối tượng trẻ tuổi. Nó cũng sẽ tiếp tục cung cấp các chương trình điều trị miễn phí, từ xa, thường kéo dài 12 tuần qua điện thoại mà không cần giới thiệu từ bác sĩ tổng hợp. Kế hoạch sẽ được tích hợp với chính sách số cho thanh niên rộng hơn của Na Uy, bao gồm hướng dẫn thời gian sử dụng màn hình gần đây và các chiến lược giải quyết nghiện và phòng ngừa tự tử, củng cố khung nhìn của chính phủ về hại từ cờ bạc như một ưu tiên sức khỏe cộng đồng và bảo vệ người tiêu dùng. Prison system focus Chính phủ cho biết sẽ tìm cách cải thiện phối hợp quốc gia bằng cách tích hợp hại từ cờ bạc rõ ràng hơn trong các khuôn khổ sức khỏe cộng đồng rộng hơn. Đối thoại giữa Cục Y tế và các trung tâm năng lực khu vực (KORUS) dự kiến sẽ được tăng cường để mở rộng đến các dịch vụ cấp thành phố và địa phương. Kế hoạch cam kết nâng cao nhận thức hơn nữa trong các vai trò dịch vụ công quan trọng bao gồm nhân viên nhà tù và nhà cung cấp dịch vụ y tế, để giúp họ phát triển chuyên môn để nhận dạng và điều trị các vấn đề cờ bạc ở tù nhân, những người thường xuyên tích lũy nợ nần trong thời gian giam giữ. Việc thu thập dữ liệu đang diễn ra sẽ tiếp tục, bao gồm các cuộc khảo sát thường xuyên về sự tham gia cờ bạc và trò chơi điện tử của Lotteritilsynet và Medietilsynet, cùng với việc giới thiệu một cuộc khảo sát toàn quốc mới tập trung đặc biệt vào các vấn đề cờ bạc và trò chơi điện tử. Kế hoạch còn khuyến khích hợp tác với các nhà điều hành cờ bạc được quy định thông qua một diễn đàn hàng năm để củng cố nghĩa vụ chơi trò chơi có trách nhiệm. Đáng chú ý, hợp tác với các ngân hàng và tổ chức tài chính sẽ được tăng cường để kiềm chế dòng tiền chuyển đến các nhà cung cấp cờ bạc nước ngoài không có giấy phép. Nhân viên ngân hàng tiền tuyến có thể nhận được đào tạo để nhận dạng khách hàng có dấu hiệu bị hại từ cờ bạc. The monopoly problem Lần tập trung mới này vào phòng ngừa và sức khỏe cộng đồng diễn ra trong bối cảnh sự giám sát tăng cường đối với nhà điều hành nhà nước Norsk Tipping, công ty giữ độc quyền trên cờ bạc trực tuyến được quy định ở Na Uy. Các sự cố gần đây đã đặt ra câu hỏi về độ vững chắc của hệ thống và biện pháp bảo vệ người chơi của nó. Điều này bao gồm một lỗi kỹ thuật dẫn đến việc trả thưởng xổ số không chính xác và một vấn đề liên quan đến Eurojackpot riêng đã phơi bày những điểm yếu trong kiểm soát nội bộ, khiến cơ quan quản lý chú ý và phạt tiền. Ngoài ra, những lo ngại đã được nêu lên về chất lượng phát triển và hoạt động, với các báo cáo nhấn mạnh những thiếu sót trong hiệu suất nền tảng và trải nghiệm người dùng của Norsk Tipping. Những phát triển này đã làm gay gắt cuộc tranh luận về việc mô hình độc quyền của Na Uy có đủ khả năng phục hồi để đạt được mục tiêu bảo vệ người tiêu dùng hay không. Bài viết này được cung cấp bởi một nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) không đưa ra bất kỳ ضمان أو cam kết nào liên quan đến nội dung. Danh mục: Tin tức mới nhất, Cập nhật chung AsiaGameHub cung cấp dịch vụ phân phối iGaming mục tiêu cho các công ty và tổ chức, kết nối với hơn 3.000 cơ quan truyền thông cao cấp tại châu Á và hơn 80.000 người ảnh hưởng chuyên ngành. Đây là cầu nối tối ưu cho việc phân phối nội dung iGaming, casino và eSports trên toàn khu vực ASEAN.
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Thị trường dự đoán chia chia quan điểm tại Brazil sau khi Kalshi ra mắt iGame

Thị trường dự đoán chia chia quan điểm tại Brazil sau khi Kalshi ra mắt

(AsiaGameHub) - Việc ra mắt của Kalshi tại Brazil đã gây ra cuộc tranh luận về cách thị trường dự đoán phù hợp chính xác với thị trường đang phát triển và ảnh hưởng chính trị mạnh mẽ của quốc gia này. Các chuyên gia ngành đã thắc mắc liệu quy định có thuộc phạm vi thẩm quyền của SPA đối với thị trường tài chính hay không. Một số người hỏi liệu nhu cầu về quy định có cấp bách hay cần thêm thời gian để triển khai một cách cẩn thận. Vào đầu tháng này, Kalshi đã công bố ra mắt dịch vụ thị trường dự đoán tại Brazil nhờ thỏa hợp tác với công ty môi giới tài chính Brazil XP International. Brazil là thị trường đầu tiên của Kalshi ngoài Mỹ, nơi thị trường dự đoán đã gây ra nhiều tranh luận lớn, với nhiều vụ thách thức pháp lý đang diễn ra từ các cơ quan quản lý cờ bạc tiểu bang. Việc mờ dần ranh giới giữa giao dịch tài chính và cờ bạc đã gây ra sự bất ổn trong ngành cược tỷ cố vẫn còn non trẻ của Brazil, ngành này cũng đang chịu áp lực lớn từ các chính trị gia muốn thắt chặt các hạn chế và tăng thuế. Ban Chuyên trách Giải thưởng và Cờ bạc (SPA), cơ quan quản lý cược tại Brazil, cho biết họ đang "theo dõi tình hình" để phản ứng với việc ra mắt của Kalshi. Họ cũng lưu ý rằng hiện tại không có công ty Brazil nào được ủy quyền cung cấp thị trường dự đoán. Triển vọng quy định phân mảnh Chưa rõ cơ quan nào sẽ giám sát thị trường dự đoán cuối cùng, nhiều người cho rằng nó sẽ thuộc phạm vi quản lý của SPA hoặc Ủy ban Chứng khoán Brazil (CVM). Tuy nhiên, Udo Seckelmann, đối tác và trưởng bộ phận cờ bạc & tiền điện tử tại Bichara e Motta Advogados, cho biết quy định có thể được chia thành 3 loại tùy thuộc vào loại hợp đồng được giao dịch. Ông tin rằng điều này có thể gây hại cho thị trường. “Có nhiều kết quả có thể xảy ra đối với vấn đề pháp lý này,” Seckelmann nói với iGB. “Có thể mong đợi rằng hợp đồng liên quan đến thể thao sẽ thuộc phạm vi thẩm quyền của SPA, trong khi những hợp đồng liên quan đến biến số kinh tế và tài chính sẽ thuộc phạm vi quản lý của CVM. “Hợp đồng liên quan đến cuộc bầu cử có khả năng bị Tòa án Bầu cử Thượng đẳng (TSE) cấm, trong khi các sự kiện thuộc tính địa chính trị, xã hội, văn hóa hoặc giải trí sẽ vẫn nằm trong vùng xám pháp lý, ít nhất cho đến khi quy định được củng cố thêm,” ông thêm. Việc quy định thị trường dự đoán là phức tạp Mặc dù có sự đồng thuận rộng rãi rằng cuối cùng cần phải có quy định cho thị trường dự đoán, thì ít có sự nhất trí về thời điểm thực hiện. Theo quan điểm của Fellipe Fraga, CBO của nhà điều hành được cấp phép EstrelaBet tại Brazil, điều quan trọng là không nên vội vàng áp dụng quy định với chi phí là không thực sự hiểu rõ thị trường dự đoán. Anh hy vọng các nhà hoạch định chính sách sẽ trước tiên hiểu rõ về các nhà điều hành như Kalshi và cách sản phẩm của họ khác với cược tỷ cố. “Quy định vội vàng hoặc không phù hợp có thể dẫn đến sự trùng lặp, mâu thuẫn hoặc thậm chí các hạn chế không mong muốn,” Fraga nói. “Ưu tiên nên là một quá trình được thông tin đầy đủ, dựa trên đối thoại, cho phép các cơ quan quản lý, nhà điều hành và chuyên gia đóng góp vào một khuôn khổ cả hiệu quả và cân đối.” Viện Chơi Cờ Bạc Trách Nhiệm Brazil (IBJR) đã cho rằng thị trường dự đoán nên được đưa vào tuân thủ luật lệ về cược tỷ cố. Mặc dù Seckelmann nói rằng việc giải quyết vấn đề quy định càng sớm càng tốt, ông cũng tin rằng nên có cách tiếp cận thận trọng và cân đo để tránh buộc thị trường dự đoán vào các khuôn khổ hiện có. “Có thể tốt hơn là đưa ra quy định ở giai đoạn sau, miễn là nó được điều chỉnh phù hợp và phù hợp với bản chất kinh tế - xã hội của thị trường dự đoán, thay vì buộc chúng vào việc phân loại tự động và cứng nhắc trong các khuôn khổ quy định truyền thống không phản ánh đủ đặc điểm cụ thể của chúng,” ông giải thích. Thị trường dự đoán có phải là đối thủ cạnh tranh trực tiếp của ngành cược không? Một câu hỏi quan trọng đối với ngành là liệu thị trường dự đoán có phải là đối thủ cạnh tranh trực tiếp của các nhà điều hành cược được cấp phép hay không. Fraga giải thích rằng cược tỷ cố và thị trường dự đoán là "khác nhau về cấu trúc", với loại trước chủ yếu liên quan đến mối quan hệ giữa nhà điều hành và khách hàng, trong khi giá và thanh khoản của loại sau được thúc đẩy bởi chính thị trường. Tuy nhiên, ông cảm thấy có thể có sự hội tụ có thể dẫn đến "sự trùng lặp cạnh tranh". Fraga lại kêu gọi cần xem xét kỹ quy định để phân biệt rõ hai sản phẩm. Một điểm bất mãn khác của các nhà điều hành tập trung vào vấn đề thuế, với các bên được cấp phép cược tỷ cố phải gánh chịu gánh nặng lớn, cũng như phí cấp phép 30 triệu BRL. Nhưng Fraga tin rằng sự khác biệt bản chất giữa cược và thị trường dự đoán làm cho việc so sánh thuế trực tiếp trở nên khó khăn. “Lý luận kinh tế khác nhau, do đó chính sách thuế không thể được sao chép dễ dàng,” Fraga tiếp tục. “Tuy nhiên, các yếu tố quan trọng khác phải được xem xét, đặc biệt là về việc chơi cờ bạc có trách nhiệm, bảo vệ người tiêu dùng và tính toàn vẹn thị trường.” “Nếu có sự di chuyển đáng kể của người dùng từ các nhà điều hành được quản lý sang các cấu trúc thay thế không chịu cùng nghĩa vụ, điều này thực sự có thể tạo ra sự mất cân bằng. Hơn nữa, môi trường ít được quản lý thường có nhiều sự linh hoạt hơn trong tiếp thị, điều này có thể làm xáo trộn thêm cạnh tranh.” Mặc dù có tranh luận và sự bất ổn, Fraga có quan điểm tích cực hơn rằng một công ty có tốc độ phát triển nhanh như Kalshi đang thực hiện bước đầu tiên ngoài Mỹ tại Brazil. “Mỗi khi một sản phẩm công nghệ hoặc tài chính mới đi vào Brazil, đó luôn là một tín hiệu tích cực,” Fraga kết luận. “Nó củng cố sự hấp dẫn của quốc gia và tiềm năng của thị trường chúng tôi trên nhiều ngành công nghiệp.” Kyle GoldsmithKyle đã làm việc tại Clarion từ tháng 12 năm 2023, đến từ ngành báo chí thể thao, sau đó trở thành phóng viên cao cấp hướng tới khu vực Mỹ La Tinh tại iGB. Bài viết này được cung cấp bởi một nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) không đưa ra bất kỳ ضمان أو cam kết nào liên quan đến nội dung. Danh mục: Tin tức mới nhất, Cập nhật chung AsiaGameHub cung cấp dịch vụ phân phối iGaming mục tiêu cho các công ty và tổ chức, kết nối với hơn 3.000 cơ quan truyền thông cao cấp tại châu Á và hơn 80.000 người ảnh hưởng chuyên ngành. Đây là cầu nối tối ưu cho việc phân phối nội dung iGaming, casino và eSports trên toàn khu vực ASEAN.
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Đạo luật về cờ bạc trực tuyến New Zealand bước vào giai đoạn cuối iGame

Đạo luật về cờ bạc trực tuyến New Zealand bước vào giai đoạn cuối

(AsiaGameHub) - Dự luật Đánh bạc Casino Trực tuyến của New Zealand sắp bước vào vòng tranh luận cuối cùng tại quốc hội sau khi đã thông qua thành công Ủy ban Toàn thể Hạ viện. Các nghị sĩ trong quốc hội nước này đã tranh luận về các sửa đổi được đề xuất đối với các điều khoản của dự luật, thực hiện một thay đổi liên quan đến việc quản lý quỹ hoàn trả cho cộng đồng. Dự luật hiện đã tiến tới lần đọc thứ ba, nơi Hạ viện sẽ thống nhất việc có thông qua dự luật để trình lên xin Hoàng gia phê chuẩn ở dạng cuối cùng hay không. Chưa có ngày nào được ấn định cho lần đọc thứ ba và thời điểm sẽ tùy thuộc vào lịch trình của quốc hội. Nếu đạt được thỏa thuận ở lần đọc thứ ba, dự luật sẽ chuyển sang giai đoạn Hoàng gia phê chuẩn, sau đó nó sẽ trở thành luật. Trong một bản cập nhật qua email gửi đến các bên liên quan, Trina Lowry, Giám đốc Chương trình – Triển khai Đánh bạc Trực tuyến tại Department of Internal Affairs, đã đề cập rằng công việc cũng tiếp tục được tiến hành 'để hỗ trợ sẵn sàng cho việc triển khai, bao gồm phát triển các thiết lập quy định, hướng dẫn và truyền thông trong tương lai'. Vào đầu tháng này, Lowry cho biết việc hoàn tất các quy định 'dự kiến sẽ có sẵn vào đầu tháng Sáu năm 2026'. Là một phần của quy trình cấp phép ba giai đoạn, tối đa 15 giấy phép đánh bạc casino trực tuyến sẽ được đưa ra đấu giá tại New Zealand, với thị trường dự kiến ra mắt vào cuối năm nay vào ngày 1 tháng 12. Sang năm sau, vào ngày 1 tháng 6 năm 2027, chỉ các nhà điều hành nắm giữ giấy phép mới được phép hoạt động trong thị trường casino trực tuyến New Zealand. Entain Australia & New Zealand và SkyCity Entertainment Group là hai nhà điều hành đã bày tỏ sự quan tâm đến việc tham gia thị trường casino trực tuyến được quy định. Stella David, Giám đốc điều hành của Entain, tuyên bố trong buổi công bố kết quả tài chính trọn năm 2025 của tập đoàn rằng công ty sẽ tìm kiếm ba giấy phép trên thị trường casino trực tuyến New Zealand. Giám đốc điều hành SkyCity Jason Walbridge lưu ý: “Ngành game đang phát triển theo những cách thức thú vị, kết hợp những trải nghiệm tốt nhất giữa trực tiếp và kỹ thuật số. “Mặc dù chúng tôi muốn dẫn dắt sự thay đổi này, ưu tiên của chúng tôi là đảm bảo khách hàng và cộng đồng được bảo vệ. Bất kỳ bước đi nào vào một thị trường trực tuyến được quy định sẽ được xây dựng dựa trên các biện pháp bảo vệ người tiêu dùng mạnh mẽ và cam kết lâu dài của SkyCity về đánh bạc có trách nhiệm, để trải nghiệm luôn an toàn và thú vị cho tất cả mọi người.” Bài viết này được cung cấp bởi một nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) không đưa ra bất kỳ ضمان أو cam kết nào liên quan đến nội dung. Danh mục: Tin tức mới nhất, Cập nhật chung AsiaGameHub cung cấp dịch vụ phân phối iGaming mục tiêu cho các công ty và tổ chức, kết nối với hơn 3.000 cơ quan truyền thông cao cấp tại châu Á và hơn 80.000 người ảnh hưởng chuyên ngành. Đây là cầu nối tối ưu cho việc phân phối nội dung iGaming, casino và eSports trên toàn khu vực ASEAN.
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UK chính quyền công bố mức giải pháp mặt khanh iGame

UK chính quyền công bố mức giải pháp mặt khanh

(AsiaGameHub) - Chính phủ UK đã tạo ra Gambling Levy Transition Fund (GLTF) để hỗ trợ các tổ chức từ thiện đã bỏ lỡ nguồn tài trợ theo Thuế Phí Cờ bạc (Statutory Levy). The Department for Culture, Media and Sport cho biết quyết định này được đưa ra để đảm bảo tính liên tục của các dịch vụ phòng ngừa và điều trị tác hại từ cờ bạc ở Anh, khi ngành tiếp tục đối mặt với 'sự thay đổi thế hệ' do chuyển đổi sang Thuế Phí Cờ bạc theo quy định đối với các nhà hoạt động. “Các khung thời gian hẹp cho các quy trình và quyết định về cấp phê duyệt tài trợ đã tạo ra rủi ro về khoảng trống tài trợ,” DCMS cho biết. “Điều này có thể đã đặt người dùng dịch vụ dễ bị tổn thương hoặc các nhóm người hưởng lợi của các tổ chức trước đây được tài trợ theo hệ thống tự nguyện vào tình trạng rủi ro. Nhận thức được điều này, GLTF đã được DCMS thành lập nhanh chóng để cung cấp hỗ trợ tài chính tức thời, có mục tiêu và giới hạn thời gian để đảm bảo không có khoảng trống nào như vậy xảy ra.” Mặc dù chính phủ chưa có xác nhận chính thức về các tổ chức nào đã thành công, người ta hiểu rằng một số tổ chức từ thiện đã bắt đầu nhận được quyết định về việc họ sẽ nhận được một phần trong 120 triệu bảng Anh được tạo ra trong năm đầu tiên của thuế phí. Những tổ chức không thành công hiện có thời gian đến ngày 30 tháng 4 để nộp đơn xin tài trợ tối đa ba tháng từ GLTF. Theo các tiêu chí được DCMS công bố cho GLTF, các ứng viên phải chứng minh rằng họ đã sử dụng tài trợ từ hệ thống tự nguyện được tài trợ bởi ngành do GambleAware dẫn dắt trong khoảng từ ngày 1 tháng 4 năm 2024 đến ngày 31 tháng 3 năm 2026 và đã nộp đơn xin tài trợ từ thuế phí cờ bạc. Tất cả tài trợ từ GLTF sẽ bao phủ giai đoạn từ ngày 1 tháng 4 đến ngày 30 tháng 6, và phải được sử dụng cho nhân sự và các chi phí liên quan đến việc cung cấp dịch vụ. Tài trợ sẽ được giới hạn ở giá trị pro rata không quá ba tháng tài trợ trước đây theo hệ thống tự nguyện. Ví dụ, một tổ chức từ thiện nhận được 120.000 bảng Anh hàng năm sẽ có quyền nhận tối đa 30.000 bảng Anh từ quỹ. DCMS đã nêu rõ rằng tài trợ sẽ được cung cấp cho tất cả các tổ chức đủ điều kiện. Tin tức về quỹ sẽ mang lại một chút nhẹ nhõm cho các tổ chức từ thiện đang gặp khó khăn. Tuy nhiên, khung thời gian giới hạn mà quỹ bao phủ có nghĩa rằng quyết định này đóng vai trò như một sự trì hoãn thay vì một giải pháp lâu dài và ít làm giảm bớt lo ngại về tương lai lâu dài của việc điều trị cờ bạc vấn đề ở UK. Khi GambleAware chuẩn bị đóng cửa vào ngày 31 tháng 3, một số tổ chức đã cảnh báo chính phủ rằng việc chuyển đổi sang mô hình tài trợ do NHS dẫn dắt có rủi ro làm giảm chất lượng chăm sóc cho người dùng. Gần đây nhất, Care Quality Commission, sau khi đánh giá 14 tổ chức từ thiện thuộc Mạng Hỗ trợ Cờ bạc Quốc gia (National Gambling Support Network), cho biết: “Chúng tôi khuyến khích các nhà cấp phê duyệt xem xét kết quả của báo cáo này để đảm bảo các dịch vụ tiếp tục cung cấp chăm sóc theo cách tương tự, để những người đang gặp tác hại từ cờ bạc vẫn nhận được chăm sóc và hỗ trợ họ cần, và có sự giám sát và đánh giá liên tục về chất lượng dịch vụ.” Sẽ có một chút hy vọng rằng tài trợ chuyển đổi sẽ làm thay đổi hướng của không gian cờ bạc an toàn khỏi hướng hiện tại, với nhiều người cảnh báo rằng sự chuyển đổi đột ngột sang kỷ nguyên tài trợ mới sẽ gây hại cho sự an toàn của người chơi. Sau Hội nghị Đề phòng Cờ bạc Phi pháp (Illegal Gambling Prevention Summit) ở Manchester, chuyên gia về tác hại từ cờ bạc Mark Potter nhấn mạnh: “Không ai trong ngành muốn thấy tác hại từ cờ bạc tăng lên, nhưng đó là thực tế của hướng đi hiện tại.” Đối với các tổ chức từ thiện tham gia vào ngành này, hiện tại họ đang chờ đợi xác nhận cuối cùng về tương lai tài trợ của mình trước khi chọn một con đường xuyên qua sự không chắc chắn để tìm giải pháp lâu dài để tiếp tục các dịch vụ của họ. Bài viết này được cung cấp bởi một nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) không đưa ra bất kỳ ضمان أو cam kết nào liên quan đến nội dung. Danh mục: Tin tức mới nhất, Cập nhật chung AsiaGameHub cung cấp dịch vụ phân phối iGaming mục tiêu cho các công ty và tổ chức, kết nối với hơn 3.000 cơ quan truyền thông cao cấp tại châu Á và hơn 80.000 người ảnh hưởng chuyên ngành. Đây là cầu nối tối ưu cho việc phân phối nội dung iGaming, casino và eSports trên toàn khu vực ASEAN.
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Everest Medicines Enters into Asset Purchase Agreement for Etripamil Nasal Spray, Expanding Cardiovascular Footprint ACN Newswire

Everest Medicines Enters into Asset Purchase Agreement for Etripamil Nasal Spray, Expanding Cardiovascular Footprint

HONG KONG, March 23, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Everest Medicines today announced that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Corxel Pharmaceuticals Hong Kong Limited ("CORXEL"). Under the agreement, the Company has acquired the rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize CARDAMYST™ (etripamil) nasal spray in Greater China, including Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region.Under the terms of the agreement, Everest will pay CORXEL an upfront payment of US$30 million (equivalent to approximately RMB344,895,000), as well as potential development milestone payments of up to US$20 million (equivalent to approximately RMB137,958,000). As part of this agreement, Everest will be assigned and transferred rights, interests, claims, duties, obligations and liabilities (other than certain excluded liabilities) under the Milestone License Agreement entered into by CORXEL in May 2021 and certain related ancillary agreements.CARDAMYST™ (etripamil) nasal spray is a novel, rapid-acting calcium channel blocker as administered as needed via a convenient, portable nasal spray. It offers rapid onset of action, favorable tolerability, and the potential for at-home self-administration, enhancing patient accessibility. In December 2025, CARDAMYST was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), becoming the first and only self-administered nasal spray in more than 30 years capable of converting paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) to sinus rhythm in adults. As a rapid-acting treatment option, CARDAMYST can be self-administered outside the emergency department or other healthcare settings, enabling patients to actively manage episodes and gain greater control over their condition. In addition to its approved indication for PSVT, etripamil nasal spray is also under clinical development for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (AFib-RVR). Phase II trials have shown encouraging results, and Phase III trials are planned, with the potential to further extend its therapeutic impact to a broader patient population.In China, the New Drug Application (NDA) for etripamil nasal spray was accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on January 17, 2025 and is expected to receive approval in the third quarter of 2026.PSVT is characterized by abnormalities in the heart's electrical system that cause sudden unexpected and often severely symptomatic episodes of rapid heart rate. There are currently no approved self-administered, fast-acting, non-injectable therapies for acute PSVT, leaving patients with limited treatment options beyond emergency care. Approximately 2.3 to 4 per 1,000 individuals are affected by PSVT, representing an estimated 3 to 6 million patients in China.AFib-RVR is a type of irregular heart rhythm, characterized by an irregular and elevated heart rate. Its onset is typically gradual, episodes are less likely to terminate spontaneously, and the condition tends to recur, significantly increasing the risk of thromboembolism and serious complications such as stroke and heart failure. In China, atrial fibrillation affects an estimated 1.6% of the population, representing nearly 20 million patients, and is expected to increase with an aging population. Both PSVT and AFib-RVR are associated with a loss of control and a significant psychological burden for patients.Overall, the combined patient population for PSVT and AFib-RVR exceeds 25 million, representing a significantly unmet clinical need that urgently requires more convenient and more effective treatment options.In terms of clinical data, the NDA for etripamil nasal spray was accepted by the NMPA based on data from the pivotal global Phase 3 RAPID study and the China Phase 3 JX02002 study. Both trials met their primary endpoints. Overall, the treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were comparable between the etripamil and placebo groups. The FDA approval of CARDAMYST was supported by a robust clinical program that included safety data from more than 1,800 participants across more than 2,000 PSVT episodes. This included the Phase 3 RAPID trial, a global, randomized, double-blind comparison of etripamil versus placebo, published in The Lancet in 2023. The RAPID trial achieved its primary endpoint, with 64% of participants who self-administered etripamil (N=99) converting from supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) to sinus rhythm within 30 minutes compared with 31% on placebo (N=85) (HR = 2.62; p
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Xunce Technology’s Revenue Surges 449% Half-on-Half: Is a Structural Revaluation to a Hundred-Billion Market Cap Camp on the Horizon? ACN Newswire

Xunce Technology’s Revenue Surges 449% Half-on-Half: Is a Structural Revaluation to a Hundred-Billion Market Cap Camp on the Horizon?

HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - As AI accelerates into the inference era, enterprise-grade AI is achieving large-scale deployment, driving an exponential surge in Token consumption and ushering data demand into a new development stage. Against this backdrop, high-quality, structured and scenario-specific professional data has become critical for enterprises to forge core strategic competitiveness in the era of AI.As a leading provider of AI real-time data infrastructure and analysis services in China, Xunce Technology is rapidly solidifying its core position in AI data, driven by industry tailwinds, full-chain technological capabilities and diversified growth engines. Amid the unfolding landscape of the intelligent economy, this ten-year industry stalwart is entering a pivotal window for structural revaluation.Token Value Restructuring: Making Every Data Access Quantifiable and MonetizableFounded in 2016, Xunce Technology has built a full-chain technological system spanning data acquisition, cleansing, standardization, real-time computing and large- model optimization over a decade of development. With AI Data Agent at its core, the Company specializes in millisecond-level real-time data processing, serving a diversified portfolio of industries including finance, urban governance, high-end manufacturing, healthcare, robotics, satellite applications, low-altitude economy, electric power, power grids and energy.As the era of AI inference unfolds, Token is evolving from mere “fuel” to a form of “hard currency”. Maximizing the value of each individual Token has emerged as a central challenge in the large-model inference era. Today, general-purpose large models typically rely on a “computing power for precision” approach, where every inference run generates substantial wasteful Token consumption. Should inference fail, all Tokens expended in the process are lost entirely, which is a common pain-point plaguing general AI systems.By contrast, vertical AI solutions equip general large language models with an external industry “brain” powered by domain-specific data. At its core, such solutions optimize inference logic via business-aware models, enabling upfront task feasibility validation and eliminating Token waste at the source. With deep expertise in professional vertical domain data modeling, Xunce Technology leverages its extensive portfolio of high-quality, scenario-specific proprietary data to act as an “efficiency multiplier” for every Token invocation. This structure translates Token consumption into higher-precision outputs while securing maximal result certainty. Crucially, the Company is developing full-chain capabilities spanning data metering, pricing and settlement, enabling quantifiable and monetizable measurement for every data access. By elevating per-unit Token efficiency, it delivers enhanced business value to enterprise clients.Aligned with this strategy, Xunce’s platform features a “LEGO-inspired” modular architecture, enabling clients to flexibly compose modules tailored to their specific needs. This “assemble-on-demand, adapt-in-real-time” design fosters deep and long-term customer stickiness. The Company also employs a highly flexible pricing framework, with fees structured around module count, processing throughput and other key metrics. Supported by subscription, transaction-based and Token-based payment models, its pricing mechanism precisely aligns with diverse client demands.Currently, Xunce Technology is fully building a full-chain data measurement and settlement system. It is exploring pricing mechanisms tied to large model inference frequency and module usage count, allowing customers to pay for effective Tokens rather than raw computing power consumption.Inflection Point Reached, Profitability ConfirmedDriven by Token value restructuring and innovative business models, Xunce Technology has delivered robust performance and reached a historic inflection point. In H2 2025, the Company posted an adjusted net profit of RMB 50 million, achieving its first positive profitability. Meanwhile, revenue rose from RMB 197.85 million in H1 2025 to RMB 1,086.81 million in H2, representing a 449.32% quarter-on-quarter surge. Amid rapid business expansion, the Company has witnessed a substantial improvement in profitability.Explosive Revenue GrowthReturn to Profit in H2Doubled ARPU & Per Capita GrowthImproved Cash Flow & Operating Metrics+103% Y/YNarrowed by 33%+105% Y/YSignificant Improvement2025 full-year revenue YoY growth2025 full-year adjusted net loss2025 ARPU YoY growth2025 net operating cash flow+449% H/HRMB 50 million+135% Y/YAmple cash on hand in 20252025 H2 revenue HoH growth2025 H2 adjusted net profit2025 per capita revenue YoY growthAverage collection period decreased in 2025For the full year, the Company posted total operating revenue of RMB 1,284.66 million, representing a substantial year-on-year increase of 103.28% and successfully breaking the key milestone of RMB 1 billion in revenue. This signifies that the Company has evolved from an early-stage, technology-driven startup into a new era of platform-based development with scalable and replicable business models.Furthermore, the Company’s combined gross proceeds for 2025 amounted to approximately RMB 792.08 million, representing a substantial increase of 63.44% compared to approximately RMB 484.63 million in the previous year. In terms of adjusted net loss, after deducting one-off non-recurring gains and losses, the Company’s adjusted net loss for 2025 was RMB 54.84 million, representing a significant narrowing of 33% from RMB 82.37 million in 2024.Notably, the Company achieved combined gross margin of 62% in 2025, exceeding that of Cambricon (55%), a leading AI chip provider, and far outpacing general large- model developer Minimax (25.4%). This underscores its high-value strategic positioning and resilient business model in the AI data infrastructure sector.In terms of R&D investment, Xunce Technology has also maintained efficient growth conversion. In 2025, the Company’s R&D expenditure reached RMB 450.44 million, with R&D expenses accounting for 48% of revenue, driving a 105% year-on-year increase in operating revenue. For comparison, Minimax’s R&D expenditure accounted for as high as 219% of its revenue, with a revenue growth rate of 159%. Xunce achieved a comparable expansion pace with a lower R&D intensity.As revenue scale continues to expand and gross margin in new industries gradually stabilize, the Company’s short-term objective is to achieve an inflection point in adjusted net profit. Looking ahead, as the industries already deployed enter a period of margin stabilization and Token-based payment and revenue-sharing models gain accelerated traction, its net profit is poised to improve at an accelerated rate.Driven by Diversified Growth Engines, Business Structure Continuously OptimizedThe robust revenue growth is not accidental, but underpinned by Xunce Technology’s multi-dimensional, systematically structured growth framework.Accelerate cross-industry replication. The Company currently covers 9 major industries, benchmarking Palantir’s 17 industries and leaving ample room for horizontal expansion. Xunce Technology is rapidly deepening its presence in key national strategic sectors such as asset management, telecommunications, electric power, urban management, high-end manufacturing, healthcare, energy, robotics training platforms and commercial aerospace. For each new industry, the Company first completes industry-specific data accumulation over 3 to 5 years, enabling rapid replication and scaled deployment across peer customers thereafter.The business model fosters deep customer value enhancement. As customers evolve from single-module adoption to multi-module deployment, and from pilot trials to full integration into core business workflows, substantial upside potential in ARPU remains. By synergistically lifting Token invocation volume, module usage count and per-Token value, the Company will unlock a new dimension of growth.Steadily expand overseas business and establish a global layout. The Company targets raising its overseas revenue share to 10% to 15% in 2026, and will further escalate its globalization strategy during 2027 and 2028, unlocking new avenues for sustained long-term growth.Cultivate a strategic cooperative ecosystem to forge deep integration with upstream and downstream partners in computing power and algorithms. Xunce Technology is engaging in in-depth collaboration with leading domestic GPU providers and large language model enterprises to build a one-stop solution encompassing “infrastructure computing power, upper-layer applications and data governance,” further solidifying its core position in the AI data infrastructure sector. Pioneer cutting-edge applications to seize commanding heights in future industries. From robotics data platforms to commercial aerospace, low-altitude economy and power grid systems, Xunce Technology has taken the lead in extending AI infrastructure to emerging sectors with stringent demands for real-time performance and operational reliability. Such mission-critical scenarios with ultra-high requirements for data timeliness and stability serve as a rigorous validation of the Company’s technological advantages. The Company will continue to ramp up R&D investment in frontier fields, refine its technical capabilities through high-end application scenarios and unlock new high-growth, high-value growth tracks for long-term development.Evolving from Data Services to Core AI Economy Infrastructure: Building Sustainable Competitive BarriersFrom a macro perspective, the artificial intelligence data sector is witnessing a profound convergence of five defining trends: a surge in demand for real-time, secure, high-quality data in the era of AI Agent; the rise of domain-specific models elevating professional data as a critical enabler for industry-wide intelligent upgrading; standardization of data interfaces driven by next-generation AI operating systems including Open Claw, positioning Xunce Technology as a core data Token provider; Token-based payment emerging as a new paradigm for the data element market; and the implementation of data asset capitalization policies, spurring a sharp rise in enterprises’ mandatory investment in data governance.At the intersection of these five pivotal trends, Xunce Technology has established a robust fundamental logic for sustained long-term growth. The Company has evolved beyond a traditional data infrastructure provider to become a critical “connector” and “enabler” linking large models, computing power and cloud vendors. By integrating upstream models, downstream computing power and horizontal collaboration with cloud vendors, the Company delivers irreplaceable data-centric value to its enterprise clients.The Company stresses that it shares a natural upstream-downstream synergy with general large-model providers, rather than a competitive dynamic. Analogous to the deep collaboration between GPU manufacturers and model developers, the value of Xunce Technology lies in a mutually reinforcing cycle: the wider the adoption of models by its clients, the greater the opportunity for the Company to deliver services and generate incremental value for clients.Notably, in contrast to niche market players offering only isolated modules such as data cleansing or computing engines, Xunce Technology’s core differentiation lies in its full-process coverage and outcome-driven accountability. The Company provides an end-to-end solution spanning data acquisition, cleansing, standardization, modeling, real-time computing and model tuning, ensuring that final data delivered to clients is clean, accurate, real-time and accessible for model invocation at millisecond latency. Furthermore, through deep integration into clients’ private clouds or on-premises environments, the Company acts as a dedicated data steward, fostering exceptional customer stickiness and forging robust, sustainable competitive barriers.Currently, the Company’s product portfolio and solutions feature more than 300 functional modules, covering a full spectrum of scenarios from data infrastructure to upper-layer analytics applications. In 2025, its active paid clients base reached 230, with an outstanding customer retention rate of 90%. ARPU increased substantially from RMB 2.72 million in 2024 to RMB 5.59 million in 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of over 103%.As algorithms become increasingly open-source and computing power tends toward standardization, what truly sets companies apart lies in data — particularly industry data that has undergone sophisticated governance and can effectively empower large models. Backed by a decade of deep industry expertise, Xunce Technology has established a substantial and sustainable competitive barrier in this domain.ConclusionFrom an early-stage private equity tool provider to a cross-industry AI data infrastructure builder, and from a module supplier to a Token-priced core platform, Xunce Technology has remained committed to unlocking data as a scarce, strategic resource that is freely circulable, readily callable and empowered to drive high-quality decision-making.Amid the rapid emergence of new intelligent economic paradigms, the Company stands at the threshold of a fundamental structural revaluation, with the potential to enter the RMB 100-billion market cap camp. It is a competitor to none, but an indispensable partner to all. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Application Submitted for LENVIMA(R) (lenvatinib) in Japan Seeking Approval of Additional Dosage and Administration for Combination with WELIREG(R) (belzutifan) for Renal Cell Carcinoma that has Progressed After Chemotherapy JCN Newswire

Application Submitted for LENVIMA(R) (lenvatinib) in Japan Seeking Approval of Additional Dosage and Administration for Combination with WELIREG(R) (belzutifan) for Renal Cell Carcinoma that has Progressed After Chemotherapy

TOKYO, Mar 27, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and MSD K.K. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Representative Director: Prashant Nikam, “MSD”), a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, announced today that an application for LENVIMA® (lenvatinib), an orally available multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) discovered by Eisai, has been submitted in Japan for the additional dosage and administration in combination with WELIREG® (belzutifan), the first-in-class oral hypoxiainducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor from MSD, for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma that has progressed after chemotherapy.This application is based on the results of the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial evaluating the dual regimen of LENVIMA plus WELIREG for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) whose disease progressed on or after treatment with anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)/ programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy. The data from this trial were presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium in February 2026. At a pre-specified interim analysis with a median follow-up of 29.0 months (range, 19.3-49.2), the LENVIMA plus WELIREG combination therapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS), one of the primary endpoints, reducing the risk of disease progression or death by 30% (HR=0.70 [95% CI, 0.59-0.84]; p=0.00007) compared to cabozantinib. The safety profile of this combination was consistent with those reported for each agent administered as monotherapy, and no new safety signals were identified.In 2022, approximately 435,000 people worldwide were newly diagnosed with kidney cancer, and about 156,000 people died from the disease. 1 In Japan, it is estimated that roughly 21,000 people were newly diagnosed and about 7,000 died in 2022.2 RCC accounts for approximately 85% of kidney cancers3, and the five-year survival rates for patients with stage III and IV RCC have been reported as 63%–78% and 27%–28%4, respectively, indicating that the disease still has a high unmet medical needs.LENVIMA is approved in combination with KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) in Japan for the first-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic RCC. WELIREG is approved in Japan for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic RCC that has progressed following cancer chemotherapy. Additionally, supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDA) for the LENVIMA and WELIREG combination therapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC with a clear cell component following a PD-1 or PDL1 inhibitor has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a PDUFA (Prescription Drug User Fee Act) target action date set for October 4, 2026.Eisai and MSD have been collaborating through the provision of information on LENVIMA in Japan since October 2018, and will work together to expedite the maximization of contribution to patients with cancer.About LENVIMA (lenvatinib)LENVIMA, discovered and developed by Eisai, is an orally available multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits the kinase activities of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors VEGFR1 (FLT1), VEGFR2 (KDR), and VEGFR3 (FLT4). LENVIMA inhibits other kinases that have been implicated in pathogenic angiogenesis, tumor growth, and cancer progression in addition to their normal cellular functions, including fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors FGFR1- 4, the platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα), KIT, and RET. In syngeneic mouse tumor models, LENVIMA decreased tumor-associated macrophages, increased activated cytotoxic T cells, and demonstrated greater antitumor activity in combination with an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody compared to either treatment alone. LENVIMA has been approved for the indications below.Thyroid cancer- Indication as monotherapy(Approved mainly in Japan, the United States, Europe, China and Asia)Japan: Unresectable thyroid cancerThe United States: The treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)Europe: The treatment of adult patients with progressive, locally advanced or metastatic, differentiated (papillary/follicular/Hürthle cell) thyroid carcinoma (DTC), refractory to radioactive iodine (RAI)Hepatocellular carcinoma- Indication as monotherapy(Approved mainly in Japan, the United States, Europe, China and Asia)Japan: Unresectable hepatocellular carcinomaThe United States: The first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)Europe: The treatment of adult patients with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have received no prior systemic therapy- Indication in combination with KEYTRUDA (generic name: pembrolizumab) and transarterial chemoembolization (Approved in China)Thymic carcinoma- Indication as monotherapy (Approved in Japan)Japan: Unresectable thymic carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma (In Europe other than the United Kingdom, the agent was launched under the brand name Kisplyx®)- Indication in combination with everolimus(Approved mainly in the United States, Europe and Asia) The United States: The treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following one prior anti-angiogenic therapyEurope: The treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma following one prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeted therapy- Indication in combination with KEYTRUDA(Approved mainly in Japan, the United States, Europe and Asia)Japan: Radically unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinomaThe United States: The first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinomaEurope: The first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinomaEndometrial carcinoma- Indication in combination with KEYTRUDA(Approved mainly in Japan, the United States, Europe and Asia)Japan: Unresectable, advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma that progressed after cancer chemotherapyThe United States: The treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is pMMR or not microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiationEurope: The treatment of adult patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma (EC) who have disease progression on or following prior treatment with a platinum-containing therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery.About WELIREG (belzutifan)WELIREG, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA’s, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor, is an orally administered small-molecule designed to reduce transcription and expression of HIF-2α target genes associated with cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and tumor growth. By inhibiting HIF-2α signaling, WELIREG aims to disrupt key pathways certain tumors may use to adapt to low-oxygen conditions, including those that help promote abnormal blood vessel formation and support tumor survival. WELIREG has demonstrated antitumor activity in certain von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) diseaseassociated tumors, renal cell carcinoma and in pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. As part of a broader clinical program, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA continues to research WELIREG monotherapy and combination approaches for people with genitourinary, breast and gynecologic cancers across a range of treatment settings to further define where HIF-2α inhibition may provide clinical benefit and to better understand which patients are most likely to respond. WELIREG has been approved in Japan for the treatment of certain von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease–associated tumors, as well as for unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma that has progressed after chemotherapy.LITESPARK-011 ResultsData from LITESPARK-011 (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04586231) were presented at the ASCO GU Symposium held in February 2026. LITESPARK-011 is a randomized, open-label Phase 3 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04586231) evaluating WELIREG in combination with LENVIMA compared to cabozantinib for the treatment of patients with advanced clear cell RCC that has progressed on or after anti-PD-1/L1 therapy. The dual primary endpoints are progression-free survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR), and overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints include objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST v1.1 as assessed by BICR, duration of response (DOR) per RECIST v1.1 as assessed by BICR, and safety. The trial enrolled 747 patients who were randomized to receive WELIREG (120 mg orally once daily) plus LENVIMA (20 mg orally once daily) or cabozantinib (60 mg orally once daily).At a pre-specified second interim analysis with a median follow-up of 29.0 months (range, 19.3- 49.2), WELIREG plus LENVIMA demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of PFS, reducing the risk of disease progression or death by 30% (HR=0.70 [95% CI, 0.59-0.84]; p=0.00007) compared to cabozantinib. For WELIREG plus LENVIMA, the median PFS was 14.8 months (95% CI, 11.2-16.6) versus 10.7 months (95% CI, 9.2-11.1) for cabozantinib. A trend toward improvement in overall survival (OS), the trial’s other primary endpoint, was also observed for WELIREG plus LENVIMA (HR=0.85 [95% CI, 0.68-1.05]; p=0.06075). The median OS was 34.9 months (95% CI, 27.5-NR) for WELIREG plus LENVIMA versus 27.6 months (95% CI, 24.0-31.4) for cabozantinib. The trial is continuing, and OS will be evaluated at a subsequent analysis per the clinical trial protocol. Regarding secondary endpoints, at the first interim analysis with a median follow-up of 19.6 months (range, 9.9-39.8), WELIREG plus LENVIMA met ORR, demonstrating a statistically significant improvement compared to cabozantinib. A confirmed ORR of 52.6% (95% CI, 47.3-57.7) was observed for WELIREG plus LENVIMA versus 39.6% (95% CI, 34.6-44.8) for cabozantinib. At the second interim analysis with a median follow-up of 29.0 months, the median DOR was 23.0 months (95% CI, 2.0-44.3+) for WELIREG plus LENVIMA versus 12.3 months (95% CI, 1.8+-35.9+) for cabozantinib. WELIREG plus LENVIMA was administered to 370 patients and cabozantinib was administered to 371 patients. Grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 71.6% of patients receiving WELIREG plus LENVIMA versus 65.8% of patients receiving cabozantinib. Adverse events led to treatment discontinuation in 11.1% of patients receiving WELIREG plus LENVIMA and in 11.3% of patients receiving cabozantinib, respectively. Serious adverse events were observed in 51.6% of patients receiving WELIREG plus LENVIMA versus 43.9% of patients receiving cabozantinib, and AEs led to death in 5.4% of patients (two were treatment-related: thrombotic microangiopathy [n=1] and pneumonitis [n=1]) versus 3.2% (one was treatment-related: hemoptysis [n=1]) of patients, respectively.About the Eisai and Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA Strategic CollaborationIn March 2018, Eisai and Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA through an affiliate, entered into a strategic collaboration for the worldwide co-development and co-commercialization of LENVIMA. Under the agreement, the companies jointly develop, manufacture and commercialize LENVIMA, both as monotherapy and in combination with Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA, and HIF-2α inhibitor, WELIREG.Eisai’s focus on cancerEisai acknowledges “Oncology” as one of its key strategic areas, and will continue to focus on the discovery and development of anti-cancer drugs within drug discovery domains including “microenvironment”, “protein integrity and homeostasis”, and “cell lineage and cell differentiation” under the Deep Human Biology Learning (DHBL) drug discovery and development organization. Eisai aspires to discover innovative new drugs with new targets and mechanisms of action from these domains, with the aim of contributing to the cure of cancers.6. About EisaiEisai’s Corporate Concept is “to give first thought to patients and people in the daily living domain, and to increase the benefits that health care provides.” Under this Concept [also known as our human health care (hhc) Concept], we aim to effectively achieve social good in the form of relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities. With a global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to create and deliver innovative products to target diseases with high unmet medical needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology.In addition, our continued commitment to the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which is a target (3.3) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is demonstrated by our work on various activities together with global partners. For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com (for global headquarters: Eisai Co., Ltd.), us.eisai.com (for U.S. headquarters: Eisai Inc.) or www.eisai.eu (for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia, Australia, and New Zealand headquarters: Eisai Europe Ltd.), and connect with us on X (U.S. and global), LinkedIn (for U.S. and EMEA) and Facebook (global).Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA’s Focus on CancerEvery day, we follow the science as we work to discover innovations that can help patients, no matter what stage of cancer they have. As a leading oncology company, we are pursuing research where scientific opportunity and medical need converge, underpinned by our diverse pipeline of more than 25 novel mechanisms. With one of the largest clinical development programs across more than 30 tumor types, we strive to advance breakthrough science that will shape the future of oncology. By addressing barriers to clinical trial participation, screening and treatment, we work with urgency to reduce disparities and help ensure patients have access to high-quality cancer care. Our unwavering commitment is what will bring us closer to our goal of bringing life to more patients with cancer. For more information, visit https://www.merck.com/research/oncologyAbout MSDAt MSD (the name by which Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, is known outside of the United States and Canada), we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.msd.co.jp and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, et al. (2024) Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/cancers/29-kidney-fact-sheet.pdf, accessed 27 Mar 2026.Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, et al. (2024) Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/392-japan-fact-sheet.pdf, accessed 27 Mar 2026.National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Kidney Cancer. 2025; 2026 Version 1. Rose TL and Kim WY. Renal cell carcinoma: a review. JAMA. 2024 Sep 24;332(12):1001– 10.Media InquiriesEisai Co., Ltd.Public Relations DepartmentTEL: +81 (0)3-3817-5120MSD K.K.Communications DivisionTatsuro MuraseTEL: +81 (0)70-8700-0112 Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Hitachi and MUFG Bank expand NextGen model to finance vehicles and charging infrastructure for decarbonized mobility JCN Newswire

Hitachi and MUFG Bank expand NextGen model to finance vehicles and charging infrastructure for decarbonized mobility

TOKYO, Mar 27, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG Bank”), a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306, “MUFG”) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand NextGen, their business co-creation model. Building on their collaboration launched in May 2024*1 and further developed as announced in May 2025*2 , NextGen combines Hitachi’s technology and operational expertise with MUFG’s financial capabilities to accelerate the transition to decarbonized mobility.*1 MUFG’s Business Co-Creation and Investment into UK Battery as a Service project by Hitachi ZeroCarbon May 2024*2 Hitachi ZeroCarbon and MUFG unite technology expertise with financial support to accelerate fleet electrification May 2025NextGen was initially validated through a UK pilot project with First Bus, where the parties collaborated via a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to support the procurement and operation of electrification assets under a Battery-as-a-Service model. This expanded MoU extends NextGen beyond battery-focused structures, enabling broader and more scalable deployment across additional markets outside the UK and across a wider range of asset classes. These include emobility assets such as electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, associated energy management systems, and potentially extending to energy hubs supporting industrial assets, power grids and data centers.Hitachi and MUFG Bank will also develop and scale SPV structures to finance decarbonized mobility assets for fleet and transport operators. This approach removes capital constraints and accelerates implementation, enabling operators to focus on their core transport services. From Hitachi’s side, the initiative is led by its Strategic SIB Business Unit, bringing together expertise from across Hitachi including Hitachi Energy, as ‘One Hitachi’. Hitachi will also provide managed services for asset performance and lifecycle optimization, supported by data-driven solutions from Hitachi ZeroCarbon. Through this initiative, Hitachi aims to further advance and streamline mobility and charging infrastructure operations by expanding HMAX by Hitachi, a suite of next-generation solutions that embodies Lumada 3.0, differentiated by deep domain knowledge and AI.Electrifying commercial transport at pace will require an unprecedented deployment of vehicles, charging and energy infrastructure - alongside innovative financing models to support it. Global investment in electrified transport reached around US$750 billion in 2024, making it the largest segment of the energy transition worldwide*3 - yet many fleet operators face limited access to capital and the operational complexity of transitioning at scale. Against this backdrop, Hitachi and MUFG Bank aim to expand NextGen as a repeatable model to accelerate implementation by combining structured asset financing with managed services and data-driven optimization.*3 Sources: BloombergNEF’s Energy transition Investment Trends 2025In demonstration of the expanded pipeline, Hitachi ZeroCarbon and MUFG Bank have also entered into an MoU with Boreal Norge AS and its subsidiary Boreal Buss AS, one of Norway’s primary transport operators, providing transport services across several counties and employing around 3,000 employees across its fleet, which includes over 850 buses and 35 ferries. The parties will explore how they can support Boreal’s transition planning, de-risk operations, optimize services and strengthen competitiveness as concessions evolve.Jun Taniguchi, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Strategic SIB Business Unit, at Hitachi, Ltd. said:“We are delighted to advance this partnership which combines Hitachi’s deep expertise in social infrastructure and digital technologies with MUFG Bank, Ltd.’s financial strength to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized society. By improving the performance of assets such as batteries and charging infrastructure through Hitachi’s digital services led by HMAX, we can truly help customers optimize the total cost of ownership. This partnership embodies our One Hitachi approach, leveraging our diverse capabilities across the Group to support our customers in achieving their net-zero ambitions.”Masakazu Osawa, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive, Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking Business Unit of MUFG Bank, Ltd., said:“Building on MUFG’s Business Co‑Creation and Investment approach, this collaboration with Hitachi aims to create value through strategic partnerships that improve society and the environment. For the global EV market, our focus is not only on strengthening Hitachi’s leading position in Battery as a Service, but also on fostering a holistic value chain — including second‑ life battery markets — that supports the acceleration of electric mobility and the achievement of 2050 net‑zero targets. Together with our partners, we are committed to co‑creating sustainable businesses that become a driving force for progress worldwide.”Nikolai Knudsmoen Utheim, Group CEO, Boreal Norge AS said:“Our priority has always been to deliver first-class transport services to our customers, whether that’s on the road, rail or over water. In exploring how we can unlock the power of electrified fleets, we can not only deliver more sustainable operations, but upgrade our infrastructure and thread technology across our entire business model for more efficient, smart transport and energy management.”About Hitachi, Ltd.Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.About MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,000 locations in more than 40 countries. The Group has about 150,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english.About BorealBoreal is a leading mobility provider, operating buses, fast ferries, passenger ferries and trams in Norway and Sweden. We remain firmly committed to our societal mission of encouraging more people to travel collectively. At the same time, we are more than public transport. As the only company operating buses, ferries, fast ferries, trams and tourism services, we deliver integrated mobility solutions and travel experiences. Although Boreal is a young company in name, its heritage extends back more than 150 years. The company has around 3,000 employees and is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Analogue 2025 Annual Results Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Increases 23.5% to HK$167.0 Million ACN Newswire

Analogue 2025 Annual Results Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Increases 23.5% to HK$167.0 Million

HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Analogue Holdings Limited (“Analogue” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) (stock code: 1977), a leading provider of electrical and mechanical (“E&M”) engineering solutions, and information and communications technology services for smart cities, today announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025 (“the Year” or “FY2025”) with net profit growth, contracts-in-hand achieving another record high and order intake more than doubled, providing a solid business foundation for the coming three years and beyond.Financial Highlights- Profit attributable to owners of the Company increased 23.5% to HK$167.0 million.- Contracts-in-hand surged 61.8% to HK$17,878.7 million, hitting another record-high, made possible by a 113.7% increase in order intake to HK$12,913.6 million during the Year.- The intake of new maintenance contracts for housing programmes, environmental projects and lifts and escalators increased 51.4% to HK$1,669 million, reinforcing the recurring revenue stream.- The Group maintained a strong cash position, with bank balances and cash of HK$1,020.8 million and gearing ratio reduced to 10.1% for FY2025 from 26.2%.- The Board has resolved to pay a second interim dividend of HK2.9 cents per share. Total dividend for the year amounted to HK5.5 cents per share with 25.6% increment year-on-year.Chairman Dr Mak Kin Wah said, “The Year 2025 saw profound changes around the world, with challenges and yet also opportunities. Our Group has continued to stride forward: upholding what we commit by delivering the fundamentals well, striving for continuous improvement to make transformation actionable, investing in technology advancement and productivity, and bringing Hong Kong’s engineering excellence to the world. We are pleased to report that the Group achieved profit growth, secured a record level of contracts-in-hand, and continued to build on our international market presence. These accomplishments highlight our distinctive comprehensive capability across diverse business segments, our commitment to excellence, and our leadership in advanced engineering techniques.”“Supported by strong cashflow, we are in a strong position to take on additional work where appropriate and to seize high-value opportunities as they arise. We will continue to stay agile and focused on capturing opportunities across our broad portfolio, build on our competitive strengths through continuous improvement, and reinforce the use of innovative solutions that enhance quality, safety and performance. We remain steadfast in our commitment to our customers, recognising that this is fundamental to earning their trust and cultivating enduring, strategic partnerships. Guided by our motto – ‘We Commit. We Perform. We Deliver’ – we will continue to maximise value for customers, shareholders, suppliers and stakeholders, while contributing to the communities we serve.”Business Review: Building Services- This segment remains the largest revenue contributor, with revenue reaching HK$3,279 million.- Contracts-in-hand reached a record-high level of HK$8,297 million with the total value of new contracts secured in FY2025 doubled to HK$6,470 million. The Group’s competitive edge in multidisciplinary packaged projects and its industry leadership in innovative MiMEP and other new engineering techniques helped it to secure major contracts.- With strategic investments to accelerate innovation and modern manufacturing facilities in Zhuhai and Hong Kong, the Group continues to lead in MiMEP and DfMA technologies.- Following the successful acquisition of a property management licence, the Group expanded its business to deliver integrated solutions across the entire building lifecycle. This new capability, spanning construction, maintenance, operations and long-term facility management, creates a potential revenue stream that complements core services.- Through continuous development of innovative technologies and operational optimisation, the segment is positioning itself to maintain the market competitiveness while exploring opportunities in other markets in Southeast Asia.Environmental Engineering- This segment achieved record-high contracts-in-hand and order intake, increasing 86.9% and 253.7% to HK$8,094 million and HK$5,355 million respectively. Segment revenue also increased by 18.0% year-on-year to HK$1,591 million.- The segment maintained active tendering throughout the period and was awarded significant contracts, including contracts of a record-breaking value to relocate sewage treatment works in Sha Tin to caverns, sewage pumping station at Ma On Shan and more.- Formed a joint venture company in Qingyang city to explore the operation and maintenance business in the Chinese Mainland.- Explored project opportunities in Asia and the Middle East and the expansion of its expert services into Europe.Information, Communications and Building Technologies (“ICBT”)- Segment revenue remained at HK$630 million. Contracts-in-hand totalled HK$852 million at the year end, and order intake was HK$523 million during the Year.- This segment continued to reinforce its leadership in green and intelligent building solutions under the DigiFusion brand, to enable the development of smarter, more sustainable urban environments.- Continued to leverage ATAL Tower as a platform for developing innovative technologies and broaden its technological capabilities through strategic collaborations with leading manufacturers in the Chinese Mainland and around the world, to strengthen its ability to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions across a wide range of sectors.Lifts and Escalators- Revenue and order intake increased 11.0% to HK$587 million and by 3.2% to HK$566 million respectively.- Transel Elevator & Electric Inc. (TEI), the associate company in the United States (US), secured a contract for the world-class vertical transportation system in the iconic 56-storey luxury hotel skyscraper on the border of Times Square in New York. TEI also further strengthened its market position by extending its footprint into the Southeastern part of US.- Actively built on its presence in the UK and broadened its network across other international markets, reinforcing its global ambitions in vertical transportation solutions.- Machine-Room-Less lift products continued to gain traction in key international markets- Streamlined the manufacturing processes of Nanjing factory, broadened its product portfolio and strengthened the overall product quality, aligning with the Group’s global vision and reaffirming its commitment to delivering reliable, high-performance vertical transportation solutions.For further details of the 2025 Annual Results, please refer to the announcement filed with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.About Analogue Holdings LimitedEstablished in 1977, Analogue Holdings Limited is a leading provider of electrical and mechanical (“E&M”) engineering solutions and information and communications technology (“ICT”) services for smart cities, with headquarters in Hong Kong and operations in the Chinese Mainland, Macau, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore and Malaysia. Serving a wide spectrum of customers from public and private sectors, the Group provides multidisciplinary and comprehensive E&M engineering and technology services in four major segments, including Building Services, Environmental Engineering, Information, Communications and Building Technologies (“ICBT”) and Lifts & Escalators.The Group also manufactures and sells lifts and escalators internationally and has entered into an alliance with Transel Elevator & Electric Inc. (“TEI”), one of the largest independent lifts and escalators companies in New York, the United States. The Group’s associate partner, Nanjing Canatal Data-Centre Environmental Tech Co., Ltd. (603912.SS), specialises in manufacturing of precision air conditioners. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Eisai and Nuvation Bio Announce Marketing Authorisation Application for Taletrectinib for the Treatment of Advanced ROS1-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Validated by the European Medicines Agency JCN Newswire

Eisai and Nuvation Bio Announce Marketing Authorisation Application for Taletrectinib for the Treatment of Advanced ROS1-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Validated by the European Medicines Agency

TOKYO and NEW YORK, NY., Mar 27, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”), a human-centered global leading research-based pharmaceutical company working in the neurology and oncology therapeutic areas, and Nuvation Bio Inc. (NYSE: NUVB, Corporate Headquarters: New York, NY, CEO: David Hung, M.D., “Nuvation Bio”), a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer treatment, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for taletrectinib for the treatment of advanced ROS1-positive (ROS1+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The filing will follow a standard review timeline.Taletrectinib (marketed as IBTROZI® in the U.S. and Japan) is a highly selective, next-generation oral treatment for patients living with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC.1 In January 2026, Eisai and Nuvation Bio announced they had entered into an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement in Europe and additional countries* outside the U.S., China and Japan to extend the global reach of taletrectinib. Following this filing to the EMA, additional filings are planned for the U.K., Canada and other regions included in Eisai’s licensed territories.Across Europe, nearly 400,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year with NSCLC accounting for 80% of cases.2,3 It is estimated that approximately 2% of patients with NSCLC have ROS1+ disease.4,5“The validation of the MAA is a significant moment for patients in Europe with ROS1+ NSCLC,” said Terushige Iike, Chief Business Officer of Eisai Co., Ltd. “With its efficacy and safety profile, we believe taletrectinib has the potential to become a standard of care therapy for the thousands of patients living with this aggressive disease in Europe. We look forward to working closely with the EMA during the review process with the goal of making this treatment available to appropriate patients who urgently need targeted options.”The application is based on data from the two pivotal Phase 2 clinical studies, TRUST-I and TRUST-II, evaluating taletrectinib in patients globally.6,7 Results from a pooled analysis of the TRUST clinical program were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in April 20258, and Nuvation Bio anticipates near-term disclosure of updated data reflecting even longer patient follow-up, further building on the depth and durability of responses observed to date. Additionally, given the comprehensive nature of the taletrectinib clinical dataset and based on favorable feedback received at a pre-submission meeting with the CHMP Rapporteur and Co-Rapporteur, the accepted MAA will be considered to support full approval.“Having seen the meaningful impact taletrectinib has already made for patients with ROS1+ NSCLC in the U.S., China and Japan, we are thrilled to partner with Eisai and have an accepted MAA for review in Europe,” said David Hung, M.D., Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvation Bio. “This accepted filing represents an important milestone in our global development strategy and brings us one step closer to delivering this highly selective, next-generation oral therapy to more patients who need it in Europe and around the world.”In June 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to taletrectinib for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1+ NSCLC across lines of therapy, following a Priority Review and double Breakthrough Therapy designations. Taletrectinib is also approved for patients with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC in Japan, where it is marketed by Nippon Kayaku, and in China, where it is marketed by Innovent Biologics under the brand name DOVBLERON®.* Eisai’s licensed territories: Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and IndiaAbout ROS1+ NSCLCEach year, more than one million people globally are diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer.9 It is estimated that approximately 2% of patients with NSCLC have ROS1+ disease.4,5 About 35% of patients newly diagnosed with metastatic ROS1+ NSCLC have tumors that have spread to their brain.10 The brain is also the most common site of disease progression, with about 50% of previously treated patients developing central nervous system (CNS) metastases.10,11About TaletrectinibTaletrectinib is an oral, potent, CNS-active, selective, next-generation ROS1 inhibitor therapy. On June 11, 2025, following Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy designations for both TKI-naive and TKI-pretreated disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved taletrectinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1+ NSCLC. Learn more about taletrectinib in the U.S. at IBTROZI.com. 1About the TRUST Clinical ProgramThe TRUST clinical program comprises three registrational studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of taletrectinib. TRUST-I (NCT04395677) and TRUST-II (NCT04919811) are Phase 2 single-arm studies evaluating taletrectinib for the treatment of adults with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC in China (N=173) and globally (N=189), respectively. The primary endpoint of both studies is confirmed objective response rate (cORR) as assessed by an independent review committee. TRUST-IV (NCT07154706) is a Phase 3 placebo-controlled study evaluating taletrectinib for the adjuvant treatment of adults with resected early-stage ROS1+ NSCLC. The study will enroll approximately 180 patients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and China. The primary endpoint is disease-free survival as determined by investigator, and the primary completion date is estimated to be in 2030. Nuvation Bio is also sponsoring TRUST-III (NCT06564324), a confirmatory randomized Phase 3 study evaluating taletrectinib versus crizotinib in 138 patients in China with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC who have not previously received ROS1 TKIs.6,7About Eisai Co., Ltd.Eisai's Corporate Concept is "to give first thought to patients and people in the daily living domain, and to increase the benefits that health care provides." Under this Concept (also known as human health care (hhc) Concept), we aim to effectively achieve social good in the form of relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities. With a global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to create and deliver innovative products to target diseases with high unmet medical needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology.In addition, we demonstrate our commitment to the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which is a target (3.3) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by working on various activities together with global partners.For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com (for global headquarters: Eisai Co., Ltd.), and connect with us on X, LinkedIn and Facebook. The website and social media channels are intended for audiences outside of the UK and Europe.About Nuvation BioNuvation Bio is a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer treatment with the goal of developing therapies that create a profound, positive impact on patients’ lives. Our diverse pipeline includes taletrectinib (IBTROZI®), a next-generation ROS1 inhibitor; safusidenib, a brain-penetrant IDH1 inhibitor; and an innovative drug-drug conjugate (DDC) program.Nuvation Bio was founded in 2018 by biopharma industry veteran David Hung, M.D., who previously founded Medivation, Inc., which brought to patients one of the world’s leading prostate cancer medicines. Nuvation Bio has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.nuvationbio.com or follow the company on LinkedIn and X (@nuvationbioinc).U.S. IndicationIBTROZI is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1+ nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC).IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR IBTROZI® (taletrectinib)1WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONSHepatotoxicity: Hepatotoxicity, including drug-induced liver injury and fatal adverse reactions, can occur. 88% of patients experienced increased AST, including 10% Grade 3/4. 85% of patients experienced increased ALT, including 13% Grade 3/4. Fatal liver events occurred in 0.6% of patients. Median time to first onset of AST or ALT elevation was 15 days (range: 3 days to 20.8 months).Increased AST or ALT each led to dose interruption in 7% of patients and dose reduction in 5% and 9% of patients, respectively. Permanent discontinuation was caused by increased AST, ALT, or bilirubin each in 0.3% and by hepatotoxicity in 0.6% of patients.Concurrent elevations in AST or ALT ≥3 times the ULN and total bilirubin ≥2 times the ULN, with normal alkaline phosphatase, occurred in 0.6% of patients.Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)/Pneumonitis: Severe, life-threatening, or fatal ILD or pneumonitis can occur. ILD/pneumonitis occurred in 2.3% of patients, including 1.1% Grade 3/4. One fatal ILD case occurred at the 400 mg daily dose. Median time to first onset of ILD/pneumonitis was 3.8 months (range: 12 days to 11.8 months).ILD/pneumonitis led to dose interruption in 1.1% of patients, dose reduction in 0.6% of patients, and permanent discontinuation in 0.6% of patients.QTc Interval Prolongation: QTc interval prolongation can occur, which can increase the risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias (e.g., torsades de pointes) or sudden death. IBTROZI prolongs the QTc interval in a concentration-dependent manner.In patients who received IBTROZI and underwent at least one post baseline ECG, QTcF increase of >60 msec compared to baseline and QTcF >500 msec occurred in 13% and 2.6% of patients, respectively. 3.4% of patients experienced Grade ≥3. Median time from first dose of IBTROZI to onset of ECG QT prolongation was 22 days (range: 1 day to 38.7 months). Dose interruption and dose reduction each occurred in 2.8% of patients.Significant QTc interval prolongation may occur when IBTROZI is taken with food, strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors, and/or drugs with a known potential to prolong QTc. Administer IBTROZI on an empty stomach. Avoid concomitant use with strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors and/or drugs with a known potential to prolong QTc.Hyperuricemia: Hyperuricemia can occur and was reported in 14% of patients, with 16% of these requiring urate-lowering medication without pre-existing gout or hyperuricemia. 0.3% of patients experienced Grade ≥3. Median time to first onset was 2.1 months (range: 7 days to 35.8 months). Dose interruption occurred in 0.3% of patients.Myalgia with Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) Elevation: Myalgia with or without CPK elevation can occur. Myalgia occurred in 10% of patients. Median time to first onset was 11 days (range: 2 days to 10 months).Concurrent myalgia with increased CPK within a 7-day time period occurred in 0.9% of patients. Dose interruption occurred in 0.3% of patients with myalgia and concurrent CPK elevation.Skeletal Fractures: IBTROZI can increase the risk of fractures. ROS1 inhibitors as a class have been associated with skeletal fractures. 3.4% of patients experienced fractures, including 1.4% Grade 3. Some fractures occurred in the setting of a fall or other predisposing factors. Median time to first onset of fracture was 10.7 months (range: 26 days to 29.1 months). Dose interruption occurred in 0.3% of patients.Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Based on literature, animal studies, and its mechanism of action, IBTROZI can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.ADVERSE REACTIONSAmong patients who received IBTROZI, the most frequently reported adverse reactions (≥20%) were diarrhea (64%), nausea (47%), vomiting (43%), dizziness (22%), rash (22%), constipation (21%), and fatigue (20%).The most frequently reported Grade 3/4 laboratory abnormalities (≥5%) were increased ALT (13%), increased AST (10%), decreased neutrophils (5%), and increased creatine phosphokinase (5%).DRUG INTERACTIONSStrong and Moderate CYP3A Inhibitors/CYP3A Inducers and Drugs that Prolong the QTc Interval: Avoid concomitant use.Gastric Acid Reducing Agents: Avoid concomitant use with PPIs and H2 receptor antagonists. If an acid-reducing agent cannot be avoided, administer locally acting antacids at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after taking IBTROZI. OTHER CONSIDERATIONSPregnancy: Please see important information in Warnings and Precautions under Embryo-Fetal Toxicity.Lactation: Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment and for 3 weeks after the last dose.Effect on Fertility: Based on findings in animals, IBTROZI may impair fertility in males and females. The effects on animal fertility were reversible.Pediatric Use: The safety and effectiveness of IBTROZI in pediatric patients has not been established.Photosensitivity: IBTROZI can cause photosensitivity. Advise patients to minimize sun exposure and to use sun protection, including broad-spectrum sunscreen, during treatment and for at least 5 days after discontinuation. Please see accompanying full U.S. Prescribing Information.(1) Nuvation Bio Inc. IBTROZI (taletrectinib) US prescribing information. Available at: https://ibtrozipi.com/IBTROZI_taletrectinib-prescribing-information.pdf. Last accessed: March 2026(2) Wood R, Taylor-Stokes G. Cost burden associated with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in Europe and influence of disease stage. Available here. Last accessed: March 2026(3) European Lung Foundation. Lung cancer. Available here. Last accessed: March 2026(4) Patil T, Smith DE, Bunn PA Jr, et al. The incidence of brain metastases in stage IV ROS1-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer and rate of central nervous system progression on crizotinib. J Thorac Oncol. 2018;13(11):1717-1726. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2018.07.012.(5) Drilon A, Camidge DR, Lin JJ, et al. Repotrectinib in ROS1 fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2024;390(2):118-131. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2302299. (6) ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study of AB-106 in Advanced NSCLC With ROS1 Fusion (NCT04395677). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04395677 . Last accessed: March 2026(7) ClinicalTrials.gov. A single-arm Phase 2 study of taletrectinib in advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC (NCT04919811). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04919811 . Last accessed: March 2026(8) Pérol M, A., et al. Taletrectinib in ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer: TRUST. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 43(16), 1920–1929. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO-25-00275(9) Global Data. Diagnosed incident cases of non-small cell lung cancer across 8MM to reach 1.46 million in 2032, forecasts GlobalData. Available here. Last accessed: March 2026(10) Patil T, Smith DE, Bunn PA Jr, et al. The incidence of brain metastases in stage IV ROS1-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer and rate of central nervous system progression on crizotinib. J Thorac Oncol. 2018;13(11):1717-1726. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2018.07.012.(11) Drilon A, Camidge DR, Lin JJ, et al. Repotrectinib in ROS1 fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2024;390(2):118-131.MEDIA CONTACTSEisai Co., Ltd.Public Relations DepartmentTEL: +81 (0)3-3817-5120Nuvation Bio Inc.Kaitlyn Nealymedia@nuvationbio.comINVESTOR CONTACTSEisai Co., Ltd.Investor Relations DepartmentTEL: +81 (0) 3-3817-5122Nuvation Bio Inc.JR DeVitair@nuvationbio.comForward-Looking Statements of Nuvation Bio Inc.Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding taletrectinib’s therapeutic potential and the urgent need for new therapeutic options for patients with advanced ROS1+ NSCLC in Europe, our expectations that the MAA filing for taletrectinib will follow a standard review with a decision in 1H 2027 and be considered for full approval, plans for additional filings for the U.K., Canada and other regions included in Eisai’s licensed territories, and expectations for near-term disclosure of updated data. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the management team of Nuvation Bio and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the challenges associated with conducting drug discovery and commercialization, and initiating or conducting clinical studies due to, among other things, difficulties or delays in the regulatory process, enrolling subjects or manufacturing or acquiring necessary products; the emergence or worsening of adverse events or other undesirable side effects; risks associated with preliminary and interim data, which may not be representative of more mature data; physician and patient behavior; and competitive developments. Risks and uncertainties facing Nuvation Bio are described more fully in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026 under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents that Nuvation Bio has filed or will file with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Nuvation Bio disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, supplement or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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New “L00 Series” Train for the Seibu Railway’s Yamaguchi Line Begins Commercial Operation JCN Newswire

New “L00 Series” Train for the Seibu Railway’s Yamaguchi Line Begins Commercial Operation

The Frst New Leo Liner "L00 Series"TOKYO, Mar 27, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed delivery of the first trainsets L00 Series ("Leo-kei") trains (4 cars per trainset, total 12 cars) ordered by Seibu Railway Co., Ltd. for its Yamaguchi Line, an automated guideway transit (AGT) system. Commercial operation of the first train began on March 27th. That same day, Seibu Railway held a commemorative ceremony for the start of commercial operation, attended by Tokorozawa City Mayor Masatoshi Onozuka and Higashimurayama City Mayor Takashi Watanabe.The new L00 Series are being manufactured at MHI's Mihara Machinery Works in Hiroshima Prefecture, and are scheduled to be delivered sequentially by FY2027. The seating arrangement has been changed from the bench seats used in the existing 8500 Series vehicles to longitudinal seats to increase transport capacity to BELLUNA DOME baseball stadium and Seibuen Amusement Park. To meet diverse passenger needs, wheelchair spaces, children's seats, and in-car information displays have been installed to enhance convenience.In addition, the new trains incorporate many unique specifications designed by MHI especially for AGT system vehicles, including aluminum bodyshells, the MHI bogie,(1), a ceiling duct air conditioning system,(2) and A-MVCS (Advanced Mitsubishi Vehicle Control System). The A-MVCS in particular, in addition to the vehicle control function, has monitoring and commissioning functions for each piece of on-board equipment, allowing it to flexibly meet the needs of railway operators.Further, a large glass window has been installed in the partition wall between the driver's cab and the children's seat, allowing children to enjoy the view from the front window and driver's seat, enhancing the sense of excitement for passengers.This AGT system utilizes rubber tires for a smooth ride and low noise. In addition, as a type of clean mobility with low CO2 emissions, the system has a reduced environmental impact, supporting the realization of a decarbonized and energy-efficient world. The adoption of vehicles that combine excellent design and environmental performance also enhances the impression of the surrounding facilities.Going forward, MHI Group will continue to strive for technological innovation, and through services that safely and comfortably transport people and goods, contribute to the development of public transport that supports the lives of people around the world.(1) A bogie developed by MHI for AGT systems. It is compatible with general rubber tire operation for AGTs.(2) A system that directs air through ducts behind the ceiling to provide air conditioning.About MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Modern Dental Group Announces 2025 Annual Results, Net Profit Surges 47.7% on Digitalization-Driven Operational Efficiency Gains ACN Newswire

Modern Dental Group Announces 2025 Annual Results, Net Profit Surges 47.7% on Digitalization-Driven Operational Efficiency Gains

RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS:- The Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2025 was approximately HK$3,736.5 million, representing an increase of approximately 11.1% as compared with the same period last year.- The Gross Profit Margin for the year ended 31 December 2025 was approximately 55.8%; the gross profit was approximately HK$2,085.0 million, representing an increase of approximately 15.9% as compared with the same period last year.- The Group’s EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2025 was approximately HK$938.1 million, representing an increase of approximately 32.4% as compared with the same period last year.- The Group’s net profit for the year ended 31 December 2025 was approximately HK$601.2 million, representing an increase of approximately 47.7% as compared with the same period last year.- Basic earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2025 amounted to approximately HK63.7 cents, representing an increase of approximately 47.5% as compared with the same period last year.- The Board recommended the payment of a final dividend of HK15.0 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2025.- For the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group recorded approximately 1,039,000 cases digital solution cases produced from the Group’s production facilities in Mainland China, Thailand and Vietnam, reflecting an increase of 32.7% as compared with the same period in 2024 as a result of our clients’ continued adoption of intra-oral scanners.HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - 26 March 2026, Modern Dental Group Limited (“Modern Dental” or “the Group”, stock code: 03600.HK), a leading global dental prosthetic device provider, announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025 (“the year”).During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group’s multi-dimensional strategies and continuous enhancement of operational efficiency and productivity as supported by the ongoing trend of digitalization in the dental industry have resulted in the Group reporting record revenues, net profit and EBITDA numbers during this period. This occurred in a period of challenging macro-economic environment with general softness in demand for dental procedures and trade war uncertainties. The Group has been proactive in its approach to deal with the unprecedented international trade environment leveraging its international production facilities located in Thailand, Vietnam and Mainland China.The global digitalization trend continues to drive consolidation within the dental prosthetics industry, enabling the Group to further expand its market share. Our ongoing digital transformation initiatives are enhancing both customer and patient experiences while improving operational efficiency, further differentiating the Group from competitors and positioning us to outperform industry peers. The Group’s underlying fundamentals remain solid, and we are well positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities going forward.European BusinessesDuring the year ended 31 December 2025, the European market recorded a revenue of approximately HK$1,887.0 million, representing an increase of approximately HK$268.0 million as compared with the year ended 31 December 2024. This geographic market accounted for 50.5% of the Group’s total revenue. The increase of revenue from the European market was mainly attributable to the increase in sales order volume driven by the launch of new products, such as digital dentures, and our state-of-the-art digital workflows.The Group has been the frontrunner to provide comprehensive digital solutions offerings, ranging from numerous minimal invasive and aesthetic prosthetic solutions to intra-oral scanners and clear aligners, and is well positioned to capture the opportunities arising from the accelerated digitalization trend of the dental industry. The Group continues to aggressively gain market share from international and domestic competitors through our established dental ecosystem solutions with a focus on education and digitalization, which is available within close proximity to our clients; effectively meeting our clients’ high expectations through our various onshore and offshore resources. The Group is committed and will continue to equip ourselves to provide the state-of-the-art digital solutions offerings to the dental community in the market.North American BusinessesDuring the year ended 31 December 2025, the North American market recorded a revenue of approximately HK$696.4 million, representing a decrease of approximately HK$55.7 million as compared with the year ended 31 December 2024. This geographic market accounted for approximately 18.6% of the Group’s total revenue.A significant portion of our business in the North America region comprises higher-end products manufactured domestically by MicroDental Laboratories, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“MicroDental Group”). While demand for discretionary cosmetic treatments remained soft throughout 2025, our centralized digital workflows and network-wide production oversight enabled us to deliver enhanced service quality and operational efficiencies to our North American customers.Our diversified supply bases in the US, China, Vietnam and Thailand continue to provide greater flexibility to navigate US tariff uncertainties — an advantage that sets us apart from competitors. Although digitalization of imported product lines drove growth in mass market cases, implementation of the US tariff in April 2025 introduced new uncertainties and contributed to a slow growth in sales for our import-focused business unit.Greater China BusinessesFor the year ended 31 December 2025, the Greater China market recorded a revenue of approximately HK$615.4 million, representing a decrease of approximately HK$46.8 million as compared with the year ended 31 December 2024. This geographic market accounted for approximately 16.5% of the Group’s total revenue.The Mainland China market faced headwinds from the volume-based procurement policies and a prolonged period of intense price competition and the situation started to stabilize in the second half of 2025. This also led to aggressive promotions for dental implant treatments by Mainland China dental clinics in Hong Kong (which experienced a notable decrease in patient visits in Hong Kong). The Group’s has deliberately pivoted away from low-margin segments and stay focused on serving mid- and high-value customers, ensuring long-term sustainable profitability of the Group’s business.The Group is optimistic in its mid/long-term outlook for this market in particular where the latest procurement-related government measures are expected to (i) standardize the pricing of dental prosthetics and develop price transparency, which would level the playing field; (ii) allow the Group’s leading brand name and reputation to be a key consideration for its client and customer; and (iii) have the Group benefit from its large production team and its ability to allocate resources efficiently according to the customer or client.Australian BusinessesFor the year ended 31 December 2025, the Australian market recorded a revenue of approximately HK$289.1 million, representing an increase of approximately HK$24.4 million as compared with the year ended 31 December 2024. This geographic market accounted for approximately 7.7% of the Group’s total revenue. The increase in revenue from Australia reflected a strong uptake of new digital products driven by the digitalization trend in dental industry and the revenue contribution from the acquisition of Digital Sleep which is partially offset by the depreciation of AUD against HK$ by 2.4% compared with the year ended 31 December 2024.Through our various brands, which offer onshore-and offshore-made products, at multiple price points ranging from economy and standard to premium/boutique, the Group is able to effectively penetrate the entire Australian market. We have invested in local production capacity to provide faster service to our customers, and to provide choices around where the products are made. The Group is one of the largest players in the Australian market and is a preferred supplier to the major corporate dental groups in the market.Other MarketsOther markets primarily include Thailand, Indian Ocean countries, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore. For the year ended 31 December 2025, these markets recorded a revenue of approximately HK$248.9 million, representing an increase of approximately HK$182.4 million as compared with the year ended 31 December 2024. This geographic market accounted for approximately 6.7% of the Group’s total revenue. The increase in revenue from Other markets was primarily driven by the revenue contribution from the newly acquired Hexa Ceram.Future Prospects and StrategiesThe global macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, with geopolitical tensions and potential tariff changes continuing to create headwinds. However, the Group’s geographically diversified production footprint and global distribution network position us strongly to navigate these challenges. Unlike many competitors reliant on single-country manufacturing, our operations across China, Vietnam and Thailand (including the newly acquired Hexa Ceram) provide superior resilience and flexibility. This strategy, combined with our ability to adapt quickly to local market conditions, enables the Group to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities across regions.The dental industry has continued to demonstrate remarkable resilience, underpinned by irreversible demographic trends, including aging populations and increasing awareness of oral health, which drive consistent long-term demand. Building on our record 2025 performance, the Group is well placed to sustain momentum and further strengthen its market leadership.Digitalization remains an irreversible industry trend that is accelerating consolidation of the dental prosthetics industry. We are at the forefront of this transformation, with digital solution cases now representing approximately 35–40% of total volume. Our centralized digital workflows, intra-oral scanner partnerships, proprietary solutions and global education centers have enhanced operational efficiency, reduced turnaround times and delivered superior customer experiences. These initiatives create high entry barriers and will continue to drive margin expansion and market share gains in the coming years.Following the successful integration of Hexa Ceram (Thailand’s largest dental laboratory, acquired in January 2025) and Digital Sleep Design (Proprietary nylon oral appliance to treat obstructive sleep apnea), our Southeast Asian presence and specialized capabilities have been significantly strengthened. This expansion, coupled with our diversified supply bases in the US, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, provides enhanced flexibility to address potential trade and geopolitical risks while supporting faster regional delivery.Looking ahead, the Group remains committed to reinforcing its worldwide leading position through a multi-dimensional approach. We will continue to pursue selective acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships to expand and complement our product offerings, particularly in our high-growth clear aligner, Trioclear, while strengthening our distribution and sales networks. Ongoing investments in mass-scale production facilities, AI, automation, research and development, and digital innovation will drive efficiency gains and secure our position at the forefront of the industry.About Modern Dental GroupModern Dental Group Limited (Stock code: 03600.HK) is a leading global dental prosthetics provider, distributor and consultant with a focus on providing custom-made prostheses to customers in the growing prosthetics industry. Our product portfolio is broadly categorized into three product lines: fixed prosthetic devices, such as crowns and bridges; removable prosthetic devices, such as removable dentures; and other devices, such as orthodontic devices, sports guards, clear aligners, and anti-snoring devices. Modern Dental Group has a global portfolio of respected brands, including Labocast, Permadental and Elysee Dental in Western Europe, YZJ Dental in China, Modern Dental Lab in Hong Kong, Modern Dental USA and MicroDental in the United States, Modern Dental Pacific in Australia and New Zealand, Modern Dental SG in Singapore, Modern Dental TW in Taiwan, Apex Digital Dental in Malaysia and Hexa Ceram in Thailand. We have grown these brands by providing premium and consistent quality products and superior customer service. We have more than 80 service centers in over 28 countries and serve over 35,000 customers. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd Adjusted Profit Leaps 191.8% to RMB1.02 Billion ‘Technology + Investment Research’ Dual-Driver Strategy Delivers Remarkable Results, Overseas Expansion Ushers in a New Chapter of Globalisation ACN Newswire

JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd Adjusted Profit Leaps 191.8% to RMB1.02 Billion ‘Technology + Investment Research’ Dual-Driver Strategy Delivers Remarkable Results, Overseas Expansion Ushers in a New Chapter of Globalisation

HIGHLIGHTS:- Total gross billings amounted to approximately RMB3,955.0 million, representing an increase of approximately 12.8% from approximately RMB3,505.9 million for the corresponding period.- Total revenue was approximately RMB3,430.1 million, representing an increase of approximately 48.7% from approximately RMB2,306.0 million for the corresponding period.- The profit attributable to Shareholders of the Group was approximately RMB921.8 million, representing an increase of approximately 238.5% from approximately RMB272.4 million for the corresponding period.- Non-HKFRS adjusted profit for the year (excluding the share-based compensation expenses) was approximately RMB1,022.5 million, representing an increase of approximately 191.8% from approximately RMB350.5 million for the corresponding period.- Taking into account the financial and cash flow positions of the Group, the Board recommends the payment of a final dividend of approximately HKD168.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, representing HKD0.36 per share (in cash), and the proposed final dividend is subject to consideration and approval by Shareholders at the AGM.HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd (the “Company” ; together with its subsidiaries, the "Group" or “we”) is pleased to announce its consolidated annual results for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, leveraging its “technology + investment research” dual-drive strategy, the Group achieved outstanding performance. Supported by robust cash flow and profitability, the Board has proposed a final dividend of HK$0.36 per share, bringing the total dividend for the full year to approximately HK$407.4 million when combined with the interim dividend already paid, reflecting its commitment to delivering returns to shareholders.Strong Financial Performance with Substantial Profitability ImprovementDuring the Reporting Period, the Group continued to advance product innovation, AI applications, and investment research capabilities, driving solid growth across its business. Total revenue for the year reached RMB3,430.1 million, representing a YOY increase of 48.7%. Gross profit amounted to RMB2,821.0 million, up 48.9% YOY, while the gross profit margin remained at a high level of 82.2%, indicating the favourable economies of scale and earnings quality of the Group’s business model.In terms of profitability, profit attributable to equity shareholders surged by 238.5% YOY to RMB921.8 million. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-HKFRS adjusted profit for the year reached RMB1,022.5 million, representing a YOY increase of 191.8%, fully demonstrating the effective strategy execution and market adaptability of the Group.The Group places great emphasis on shareholder returns. The Board recommends the payment of a final dividend of approximately HKD168.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, representing HKD0.36 per share (in cash). Together with the interim dividend of approximately HK$238.9 million already distributed, the total dividend for 2025 will amount to approximately HK$407.4 million. The steady dividend policy fully reflects the Group’s ample cash reserves and its firm confidence in future development prospects.Continued Optimisation of Product Matrix and Enhancement of Diversified Service SystemDuring the Reporting Period, the Group continued to build a diversified product matrix, enriching its product portfolio in response to different customer needs. VIP products 'Stock Navigator, Super Investor' were steadily optimized, with the addition of several quantitative products and AI-powered products. We also launched a 24/7 AI intelligent customer service system, which significantly improved service efficiency. The live streaming system was upgraded, with sessions increasing by 36% YOY and average daily unique viewers exceeding 100,000.Relying on an integrated “AI + content + service + tools” solution, the Enjoy-Stock Pad recorded net sales volume exceeding 75,000 units during the Reporting Period. The Jiuyao Stocks launched over 80 lightweight products, converting professional investment research capabilities into standardised products. The SmartInvest APP completed its strategic transformation from a tool to a platform, with monthly active users increasing by more than 40% YOY and the 30-day retention rate remaining above 50%.The Group further enhanced its product matrix with two new products, Decision Master and Star-tier Services, filling the gap in the mid-tier product system and enabling a seamless trading service experience. Decision Master focuses on three AI+ investment research modules - themes, value investing and quantification - comprehensively enhances investment decision-making capabilities of individual investors. Star-tier Services collaborates with multiple securities brokerages and partners to create a fully integrated closed-loop ecosystem of“tools-services-trading”, serving over 50,000 users during the Reporting Period.Guided by Technological Innovation, Striving Towards “Investment Advisory Intelligent Agent 2.0”The Group regards innovation and technological R&D as its core driving force, accelerating its transformation towards “digital intelligence”, and advancing towards the era of “investment advisory intelligent agent 2.0”. During the Reporting Period, R&D expenses amounted to approximately RMB356 million, with R&D personnel reaching 624, a YOY increase of approximately 42.8%. The Group held 158 software copyrights and patents in AI, big data and product features, with 22 new items added on a year-on-year basis.The self-developed FinSphere Agent Large Model Assistant V3.0 passed the Large Model Assistant Functionality Completeness Test conducted by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, becoming the first large-model application in the securities industry. During the Reporting Period, it served approximately 664,000 customers with cumulative services of 22.58 million. The digital intelligent investment robo-advisor “Jiu Ge” served approximately 600,000 customers with cumulative services exceeding 19 million. The Group also launched stock diagnosis intelligent agent 4.0, AI Xiaoce Q&A assistant, and established an intelligent compliance and risk control platform covering the entire business workflow, indicating that the group's AI capabilities have gradually been implemented in core scenarios.To strengthen its technological foundation, the Group established a technology subsidiary, Jiufang Zhiqing, and set its foothold in “Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center”, China’s first large model innovation ecosystem community. The subsidiary serves as the Group’s core AI vehicle for operating a native service technology system, promoting the deep application of AI in scenarios such as investment research, investor education, and risk control.Deep-Rooted Investment Research as the Cornerstone, Adhering to Buyer-Side Advisory and Deepening the “1+N” Investment Research SystemThe Group continues to deepen its “1 research institute and N business lines” investment research system, with the JF Financial Research Institute as investment research hub. The Institute has established a pyramidal-structured professional talent echelon led by Chief Economist Dr. Xiao Lisheng, comprising 4 experts, 8 super-IPs and 128 professionals. As of the end of the Reporting Period, the Group had 576 employees holding securities investment advisory qualifications and 2,628 employees holding securities practitioners, maintains a leading team scale and structure in the industry.During the Reporting Period, The Institute conducted more than 300 research activities, covering more than 2,000 listed companies. The Institute authored approximately 1,200 in-depth research reports and 45 sets of thematic courses with a total duration of 2,000 minutes, continuously enhancing the professional capabilities of buyer-side consultants.Multi-Dimensional, Full-Funnel Traffic Operation to Unlock New Growth DimensionsDriven by AI technology, the Group positions refined MCN-based traffic operations as a central hub connecting users with its business, building an integrated, synergistic omni-channel traffic ecosystem comprising “public-domain MCN (multi-platform) + private-domain + proprietary APP”. On the technological front, the Group applied AIGC to restructure content production, shifting from manual creation to “human-machine collaboration” model, and established a data flywheel integrating “advertising data, model training and operational automation”. During the Reporting Period, the Group consolidated its leading position on online short-video and live streaming platforms’ operations, established a multi-platform coordinated traffic matrix, and developed a multi-tiered, high-quality content ecosystem. It also pioneered e-commerce models for the Enjoy-Stock Pad and AppStore models for the APP, driving deep integration between traffic operations and product features.Future OutlookMr. Chen Wenbin, chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd, said: “In 2025, we remained committed to the dual-drive strategy of ‘technology + investment research’. Not only did we achieve leapfrog growth in performance, but we also successfully led the industry into the era of ‘Investment Advisor Agent 2.0’. Leveraging artificial intelligence and big data technologies, we developed AI products such as the JF Robo-Advisor, FinSphere Agent and FinSphere Report, achieving industry-leading innovations and scenario-based applications, helping users accomplish the critical transition from ‘cognitive improvement’ to ‘decision optimisation’. At the same time, we transformed our professional investment research capabilities into easily accessible lightweight services, realising a strategic shift ‘from tool to platform’. We uphold the principles of rational investing, value investing and long-term investing, assisting clients in developing sound investment philosophies.“In the future, the Group will focus on four key strategic dimensions. First, deepening AI-driven empowerment across all scenarios, accelerating the iteration of AI agents and their commercialisation on the consumer side, and driving the Group’s digital and intelligent transformation. Second, leveraging Forthright Securities and Forthright Capital’s licenses, advancing the globalisation strategy by exporting the Jiufang’s core models, accelerating overseas business expansion. Meanwhile, promoting license upgrading and strategic investment layout to further improve the construction of digital asset infrastructure. Third, strengthening product-driven business diversification and synergies, deepening cooperation with licensed financial institutions such as securities brokerages, and building a service closed loop covering pre-investment, in-investment and post-investment. Fourth, continuing to optimize the customer operation system, unlocking the value of traffic through full-funnel traffic initiatives, and achieving long-term customer retention. We are dedicated to making investing simpler and more professional while enhancing investors’ sense of fulfillment in investment and wealth management.”About JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 9636)JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd is a new generation stock investment assistant. The Company is engaged in the provision of equity investment instruments, securities investment advisory, investor education and other services to individual investors. The products include stock quote software, the AI Stock Machine, Stock Navigator, Super Investor and Jiuyao Stocks. The Company adopts the technology + investment research model, develops JF Robo-Advisor, FinSphere Agent, FinSphere Report and other products based on artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technology, which are applied to the industry in terms of innovative practice and scenario application.For enquiries, please contact:Financial PR (HK) LimitedEmail: ir@financialpr.hkTel: 852 2610 0846Fax: 852 2610 0842 Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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How to Choose the Right Savings Account for Your Money Goals in Singapore ACN Newswire

How to Choose the Right Savings Account for Your Money Goals in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Choosing where to place your savings in Singapore is an important financial decision that requires careful consideration. With many banks offering different types of accounts, it is easy to get confused. However, picking the right one is the first step to reaching your financial goals, whether you are saving for a dream wedding, a new home, or a retirement fund.The good news is that you no longer need to spend a whole afternoon waiting at a bank branch. You can now open a bank account online in just a few minutes using your phone or computer. Here is a simple guide to help you choose the best account for your needs in 2026.Identify Your Financial HabitsBefore focusing on interest rates, consider how you manage your money on a daily basis. Savings accounts in Singapore usually fall into two categories:The Active Saver: These accounts give you high interest rates, but you have to make a few mandatory transactions each month. Usually, you need to credit your salary and spend a set amount on your credit card.The Passive Saver: These accounts help you earn bonus interest just for keeping your money in the account and letting it grow. You do not need to worry about credit card spending or paying bills.Compare Interest RatesBefore opening a bank account online, make sure you compare the interest rates. Many basic accounts offer low interest rates. To make your money grow, you should look for bonus interest.For example, a high-interest account can offer between 2% and 5% depending on the rules you follow. If you have SGD 50,000, the difference between a basic account and a high-interest one could be hundreds of dollars in extra cash every year. Always check the effective interest rate, which tells you the real amount you will earn after all the levels are counted.Look for Welcome PromotionsBanks in Singapore are always competing for your business. When you open a bank account online, you can often grab a welcome gift, such as cash credits or rewards. These promotions are a great way to get a head start on your savings. Just make sure to check the dates, as many of these flash deals only last for a few months.Check the Fees and MinimumsEven a great account can lose you money if you are not careful about fees. Before you sign up, check for these three things:Minimum balance: Most accounts require maintaining a certain amount of money in the account at all times. If the balance drops below this limit, the bank may charge you a monthly fee.Initial deposit: Some accounts require at least SGD 1,000 to get started.ATM access: Make sure the bank has plenty of ATMs near your home or office so you do not get charged for using the machine of another bank.Open an Account OnlineOnce you have picked the right account, the final step is to fill out your application. In Singapore, you can use Singpass MyInfo to fill out your application automatically.When you open a bank account online, your details, such as your NRIC, address, and income, are pulled directly from the government database, thus reducing paperwork. Most accounts are approved almost instantly, and you can start using your new digital card right away.Final ThoughtsChoosing a savings account is not just about finding the highest interest rate. It is about finding the one that fits how you live. If you are a busy professional who already uses a credit card, an active account is perfect. If you just want to set your money aside and forget it, a passive account is better.By taking 10 minutes to compare your options today, you can ensure that every dollar you earn works as hard as you do.Disclaimer: This article is for general information only and does not have any regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any specific person. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. This article shall not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, solicitation or advice. You may wish to consult your own professional advisers about this article, in particular, a financial professional before making financial decisions. Any past events, trends and/or performance referred to in this article may not necessarily be indicative of future events, trends or performance. This article is based on certain assumptions and reflects prevailing conditions as at the time of publication, which are subject to change at any time without notice. The author and publisher of this article as well as any other parties associated with this article make no representation or warranty of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, in respect of this article and accept no liability or responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this article or any error, inaccuracy or omission relating to this article and/or any consequence, injury, loss or damage howsoever suffered by any person relating to this article, in particular, arising from any reliance by any person on this article. Publishers or platforms may be compensated for access to third party websites.Contact Information:Name: Sonakshi MurzeEmail: Sonakshi.murze@iquanti.comJob Title: ManagerSOURCE: iQuanti Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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Fujitsu develops high-sensitivity, high-resolution infrared sensor to expand monitoring capabilities in defense and disaster prevention JCN Newswire

Fujitsu develops high-sensitivity, high-resolution infrared sensor to expand monitoring capabilities in defense and disaster prevention

KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 27, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the development of a world-leading, high-sensitivity and high-resolution infrared sensor to expand monitoring capabilities in the defense and disaster prevention fields. This sensor is a Type-II superlattice (T2SL) infrared sensor with over 1 million pixels, capable of detecting both mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) light. Its high-sensitivity allows it to clearly capture minute thermal differences of 0.05°C or less, enabling high-precision monitoring day and night. This over 1-megapixel dual-band T2SL infrared sensor is the first of its kind in the world.The newly developed technology boasts dramatically enhanced detection and identification performance, with applications spanning a wide range of fields. For example, when applied to optical sensor systems mounted on satellites or aircraft, it can contribute to the creation of new value across diverse areas, including early assessment of disaster situations and environmental monitoring.Integrating this sensor into monitoring devices for defense and disaster prevention enables accurate detection of thermal changes, such as identifying precursors to human activity or object movement, locating people during disasters, detecting early forest fires, and monitoring tsunamis. This contributes to improving information gathering capabilities and strengthening defense and disaster prevention. Additionally, by visualizing thermal distribution and changes over time with exceptional precision, the sensor is anticipated to play a vital role in tackling societal issues like infrastructure inspection and problems with analytical equipment, while also driving progress in scientific research.This technology was developed under contract as part of the "PROTOTYPE OF WIDE BAND AND HIGH RESPONSIVITY PHOTO-DETECTORS" from Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), Japan Ministry of Defense, to which Fujitsu has completed delivery of the prototype sensor.Starting in fiscal year 2026, Fujitsu plans to leverage the manufacturing technology of this sensor to develop new products and market them for use in monitoring cameras.BackgroundIn the security sector, which underpins a safe and secure society, there is a demand for advanced sensing technologies that can detect various threats early and accurately capture their precursors. However, with the diversification of monitoring scenarios and the increasing complexity of targets, there is a need for even higher resolution sensors and improved identification capabilities through simultaneous detection of multiple wavelengths. The ATLA initiated a research prototype project to establish technology that enables target detection and identification over longer distances and wider areas than existing systems. Fujitsu, which has developed and mass-produced high-sensitivity infrared sensors, was awarded this project and has now successfully completed its development.Overview of the developed sensorInfrared sensors capture infrared radiation spontaneously emitted by objects with heat, visualizing their surface temperature distribution. Fujitsu has leveraged the characteristics of T2SL, a compound semiconductor with a superlattice structure that allows for material property control, to develop a unique dual-band sensor. The superlattice structure, where different semiconductor materials are layered at the nanometer (one billionth of a meter) level, offers high sensitivity, as well as excellent control over detection wavelengths and manufacturability. By selecting a combination of semiconductor materials with a large energy offset in their band structure (i.e., Type-II Superlattice, T2SL), it is possible to detect infrared light, which has lower energy than visible light.This sensor can detect MWIR and LWIR wavelength bands, with high-sensitivity capable of detecting temperature differences of 0.05°C or less. By simultaneously detecting two wavelengths with a single pixel, it can accurately detect and identify targets that would otherwise be obscured by background noise during detection with single-wavelength sensors. Furthermore, by advancing miniaturization of elements through the development of manufacturing processes and mounting technologies suitable for delicate T2SL materials, Fujitsu has achieved high-resolution with over 1 million pixels, enabling the capture of more distant targets.This infrared sensor, simultaneously achieving high-sensitivity, high-resolution, and dual-band detection, is suitable for monitoring applications in defense, disaster prevention, and other fields requiring high discrimination performance.Furthermore, this world-first technology from Fujitsu will drive further advancements in the sensitivity, multi-band and high-resolution capabilities of conventional infrared sensors, enabling a diverse range of product developments.Figure: Dual-band T2SL infrared sensor and example imagesAbout FujitsuFujitsu’s purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the digital transformation partner of choice for customers around the globe, our 113,000 employees work to resolve some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Our range of services and solutions draw on five key technologies: AI, Computing, Networks, Data & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we bring together to deliver sustainability transformation. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$23 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 and remains the top digital services company in Japan by market share. Find out more: global.fujitsuPress ContactsFujitsu LimitedPublic and Investor Relations DivisionInquiries Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com
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Hua Medicine Announces 2025 Annual Results ACN Newswire

Hua Medicine Announces 2025 Annual Results

- Annual sales of HuaTangNing exceeded 4 million packs, a year-on-year increase of 91%, with revenues reaching RMB 492.9 million, a year-on-year increase of 93%, marking outstanding results from the Company’s fully independent commercialization operation.- Delivered record financial performance, with profit before tax reaching RMB 1,106.4 million; maintained a robust bank balance and cash position of RMB 1,092.3 million at year-end, laying a solid foundation for sustainable operations and growth.- Gross margins rose to 56.9%, and selling expenses as a percentage of revenue were optimized to 33.6% from 59.9%, significantly enhancing profitability.- HuaTangNing renewed its listing in the new National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) at the same price in 2025 for the calendar years 2026 and 2027, reaffirming its clinical and innovative value.- With the approval of PTE, market exclusivity in China granted another 5 years to April 2034, further strengthening commercial certainty.- Dorzagliatin was approved for commercialization in Hong Kong as HYHOMSIS®, accelerating its global expansion toward South-East Asia.- Multiple real-world evidence published to demonstrate therapeutic advantage of dorzagliatin.- Continuous expansion of therapeutic potential of glucose homeostasis and initiation of new first-in-disease indications study covering diabetes prevention, rare diseases, mild cognition impairment and frailty.SHANGHAI, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – Hua Medicine ("the Company", Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 2552) announces the audited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the commercialization of HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets), the Company’s core product – the global first-in-class innovative anti-diabetes medicine, glucokinase activator (GKA) – advanced comprehensively across all fronts, the Company’s independent commercialization team was efficiently and seamlessly established in its first year of operations, the Company’s R&D pipeline continued to be enriched, and the Company’s financial performance achieved a historic breakthrough, successfully entering a new stage of profitability, injecting strong momentum into the innovative development of the global diabetes treatment field.Dr. Li CHEN, Founder and CEO of Hua Medicine, stated: “2025 is a remarkable year in the commercialization operation of Hua Medicine. The Company has successfully advanced from R&D to commercialization driven organization and achieved the fully independent capacity in commercialization of global first in class novel glucose homeostasis regulator HuaTangNing. With strong market execution and product competitiveness, we have achieved nearly triple-digit growth in sales volume and revenue over 2024 when the commercialization was farmed out to sales and marketing partners. At the same time, the Company has made key progress in global market expansion through registration of drozagliatin in Hong Kong and position it toward 700 M population in south-east Asia. We continue to expand the clinical application of glucose homeostasis regulation technology and engage in new indications such as early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and Frailty. The first-in-disease efforts in GCK-MODY and Frailty set the new innovation course of Hua Medicine in the next 5 years.” Business Highlights and Operational Progress- Fully Powered Commercialization, Historic Breakthrough in ProfitabilityOn January 1, 2025, the Company assumed full responsibility for the commercialization of HuaTangNing, allowing the company to consolidate both operational and strategic control over market execution in China. The Company successfully built a professional sales team covering 10 sales regions around the country, focusing on marketing, medical affairs and commercial operation. Through an AI-empowered digital commercialization platform, operational efficiency and sales productivity were greatly enhanced, injecting new vitality into the Company’s commercial development.Reimbursement coverage under the NRDL has significantly increased accessibility, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 hospitals, and played a critical role in accelerating patient adoption. Since its launch in October 2022, HuaTangNing has been prescribed to over 500,000 patients through 3,000+ hospitals, community centers, pharmacies and online channels.Sales performance exceeded expectations, with 4.011 million packs of HuaTangNing sold during the reporting period, representing a 91% increase over the fiscal year 2024. This growth was achieved at the same price for both periods, underscoring strong demand and successful execution of Hua’s commercial strategy.In terms of profitability, the Company’s gross profit reached approximately RMB280.4 million, a year-on-year increase of 125%. Thanks to expanded production scale and optimized manufacturing processes, the Company’s gross margin improved to 56.9%, increasing by 8.2 percentage points as compared to 48.7% for the year of 2024. Selling expenses increased only by RMB12.3 million to RMB165.5 million, reflecting a significant positive trend towards profitability when our selling expenses in the 2025 fiscal year represents only 33.6% of revenue, whereas in the 2024 fiscal year, our selling expenses represented approximately 59.9% of revenue. In fiscal year 2025, our commercialization efforts achieved profits of approximately RMB114.9 million (as defined by gross profits less selling expenses). Although we expect to continue to increase personnel to our commercialization team, we expect this profitability trend in our commercial operations in mainland China to continue.Following the termination of the collaboration with Bayer at the end of 2024, dorzagliatin achieved a record-high sales volume. Profit before tax increased to RMB1,106.4 million for the fiscal year 2025. We ended fiscal year 2025 with a cash position of approximately RMB1,092.3 million.- Accelerated Global Layout, Strengthened Core Rights and InterestsThe Company took a key step in global expansion. On February 27, 2026, dorzagliatin (trade name: MYHOMSIS®, was successfully approved for marketing by the Hong Kong regulatory authority. The Company plans to officially launch the product in the Hong Kong market by the middle of 2026 and further expand to Asian regions. In addition, the Company submitted a new drug registration application in Macau in 2025.The Company also made new progress in intellectual property protection. In February 2026, the patent term extension (PTE) application for dorzagliatin was formally approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, thereby the core patent protection period of dorzagliatin extended to April 2034 and an additional 5-year market exclusivity obtained, which provides a strong guarantee for the product’s long-term market competition.In 2025, dorzagliatin was recognized as national innovation and an effective therapy for chronic diseases by the regulatory authorities in China. Accordingly, the same NRDL price was offered for the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Reimbursement coverage under the NRDL has significantly increased accessibility, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 hospitals, and played a critical role in accelerating patient adoption. The Company will continue to safeguard the product’s market competitiveness and patient accessibility and accelerate the popularization of the drug among patients.- Advancement of Real-World Studies, Continuous Validation of Clinical ValueReal-world evidence (RWE) studies continue to corroborate the key role of dorzagliatin in improving glucose-dependent pancreatic islet secretion function, and demonstrate its efficacy in diabetes prevention, remission, and delaying or preventing diabetes complications.The RWE study sponsored by Hua Medicine HMM0701 with 380 T2D patients was fully enrolled in 2025. The interim analysis, as reported at the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA), showed that 86% of such patients were taking two or more antidiabetic drugs and 41% of such patients were using insulin. After a 6-month treatment, a significant improvement of glycemic control was observed with HbA1c reduction from 8.1% to 7.3% with the mean time-in-range (TIR) levels increasing to over 70%. Thus far, the studies have demonstrated that when dorzagliatin is administered in combination with other antidiabetic drugs, such patients have experienced significantly improved post-meal glucose levels and improved β-cell function.Separately, a mechanistic study with dorzagliatin (employing double-tracer measurement) was conducted in the United States to provide scientific evidence of hepatic glycogen formation in T2D patients with an average of 17 years of diagnosed diabetes. In this study, patients were treated with dorzagliatin twice daily for 6 weeks. The results showed that dorzagliatin increased direct glucose flux to hepatic glycogen implying the improvement of restoration of hepatic Glucokinase (GK) function. Together with the clinical research data that dorzagliatin improves early phase insulin release and GLP-1 secretion, recovery of hepatic glycogen synthesis in T2D patients offers an important path in controlling post-meal glucose excursion and provides a unique opportunity in controlling diabetes complications, such as diabetes kidney diseases and mild cognition impairment.The RWE sponsored by Hua Medicine (HMM0601) has completed clinical trials with over 2,000 subjects, with average diabetes duration of 7.9 years and above 30% having disease duration more than 10 years. The initial results suggest that dorzagliatin is safe and well tolerated in Chinese T2DM patients. There were no new adverse effects observed in the study and the incident rate remains as low as what was observed in Phase III clinical trials. Patient adherence was generally high, with a mean adherence rate of approximately 95%. In this study, 80% of the participants have used one or more oral anti-diabetes medicine, and 20% used insulin. Dorzagliatin demonstrated good efficacy and safety not only in the overall population but also in elderly, obese, and hyperglycemic patient populations, whether used as monotherapy or in combination with metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin, and other medications. The topline results will be reported at the 2026 American Diabetes Association.- Deepened Clinical R&D, Continuous Expansion of New IndicationsNew Indication for Dorzagliatin – MODY-2 Patients.Medical experts in mainland China and Hong Kong have conducted independent clinical and preclinical studies of dorzagliatin for MODY-2 treatment. MODY-2, also called GCK-MODY, is a monogenic disease in which patients have a genetic defect of glucokinase gene (GCK) which results in elevated blood glucose and significant reduction of the second phase insulin secretion. The population of GCK-MODY patients is approximately 1.7 million in China. These patients are diagnosed with diabetes at a young age and represent an unmet medical need given that currently available medications are not effective. In clinical studies with MODY-2 patients, China investigators have reported that dorzagliatin is effective in reducing blood glucose levels to normal levels in MODY-2 patients who previously failed to manage their elevated blood glucose levels when treated with metformin, TZD, DPP-IV inhibitors, and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Additional results demonstrated that a single dose of dorzagliatin improved overall glucose sensitivity and second phase insulin secretion significantly in GCK-MODY patients, suggesting a unique mechanism of action of dorzagliatin to regulate GLP-1 secretion. Based on such results, Hua Medicine has communicated and reached a consensus with the CDE at NMPA to file the IND submission of dorzagliatin for MODY-2 patients in 2026.Dorzagliatin for Diabetes Prevention.Prevention of diabetes is an important focus at Hua Medicine. There are approximately 1.12 billion people living with prediabetes worldwide. We have initiated SENSITIZE 3 clinical study in Hong Kong in pre-diabetic (IGT) subjects and in early diabetes patients. These studies represent first-in-disease studies. In this double-blinded placebo-controlled study, we will evaluate the blood glucose management and pancreatic function under IVGTT and OGTT conditions to better define the clinical treatment baseline and endpoints. We expect to complete this study in 2026 and explore the opportunity to file IND applications of dorzagliatin for diabetes prevention in China and Asian Pacific regions thereafter. Dorzagliatin for Neurodegenerative Diseases.MCI shows approximately 15.5% prevalence among elderly people in China and approximately 22% in the US, and is common in T2D patients with a 45% incidence rate. The development of dorzagliatin for neurodegenerative disease is a new focus in our drug discovery efforts. Through the Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) and Mendelian Randomization (MR) study, we have realized the important role of GCK gene activation in the prevention of memory loss and cognitive impairment in humans. It has also come to our attention that post-meal glucose excursion is closely related to Alzheimer disease and dementia. The bio-energy balance in the brain is largely dependent on the glucose homeostasis control in the peripheral organ and the neural network communication in the central and peripheral system via spatial temporal management. Impaired glucose homeostasis and diabetes conditions result in a reduction of glucose transporter expression and insulin receptor expression in the brain, which can be prevented by low dose dorzagliatin. We have realized the potential of dorzagliatin in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and will initiate these first-in-disease clinical studies in the future.Dorzagliatin for Frailty.Frailty is an age-related geriatric syndrome characterized by reduced tolerance to internal and external stressors. Approximately 17% of Americans and 11% of Asians over the age of 50 suffer from frailty, while pre-frailty affects roughly 50% and 47% of these populations, respectively. It is not a single-organ disease, but the consequence of dysregulated multisystem homeostasis. Genetic evidence supports the causal effects of glucokinase (GK) activation on lowering frailty risk. We plan to initiate clinical studies in the future to advance dorzagliatin’s application in frailty.Development of combination therapy for diabetes and complications.Dorzagliatin rescues pancreatic function in glucose insulin secretion and GLP-1 secretion, as evidenced by clinical and basic research results. It also improves hepatic insulin sensitivity and reduces hepatic insulin resistance through recovery of hepatic glycogen synthesis in T2D patients. The combination of dorzagliatin with DPP-IV inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 agonists have demonstrated effective regulation of lipid metabolism. Studies in combination with anticancer PI3K inhibitors have also offered unique benefits for glucose homeostasis management.- Diversified Product Pipeline, Innovative Layout for Future GrowthHua Medicine continues to enrich its pipeline layout based on core products. The Company has accelerated the R&D of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of dorzagliatin and metformin as a twice-daily therapy for Type 2 diabetes patients with inadequate glycemic control on metformin alone, to further improve patient medication compliance. The product is supported by the strong results of the loose-dose combination in both Phase III clinical trials and real-world use. The Company has submitted an IND application to NMPA, and the GMP commercial manufacturing process has been successfully carried out, preparing for the pivotal bioequivalence study for NDA filing in 2027. Clinical studies have shown that the combination of dorzagliatin and metformin can better control blood glucose, reduce postprandial blood glucose and improve fasting blood glucose, providing new clinical value for optimizing blood glucose homeostasis endpoints.We have advanced our 2nd generation GKA as a once daily therapy for patients with obesity, leveraging dorzagliatin effects in improved glucose-stimulated GLP-1 secretion in the pancreas and in the intestine. The MAD study of the 2nd generation GKA was initiated in the United States with first-patient-in in December 2025, and we expect to report topline data by the middle of 2026.Meanwhile, the Company is also exploring combination therapy regimens of dorzagliatin with GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT-2 inhibitors and other drugs. In a recently published clinical trial in China, researchers reported the superior benefits of our dorzagliatin in combination with semaglutide as compared to semaglutide alone in a 12-week study. The combination group showed superior results across several key measures, including glycemic control, bodyweight related indicators and β-cell function.Financial Summary- Revenue generated by the Company was approximately RMB 492.9 million from the sale of approximately 4.011 million packs of HuaTangNing, increases of approximately 93% and 91% respectively, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024.- Gross profit generated by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, was approximately RMB280.4 million, representing an increase of approximately 125%, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024, and gross margins rose to 56.9%.- Profit before tax increased by approximately 542% to approximately RMB1,106.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2024.- Bank balances and cash position was approximately RMB1,092.3 million as of December 31, 2025.- Expenditures incurred by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, were approximately RMB433.4 million.Forward-Looking StatementsThis document contains statements regarding Hua Medicine's and its products' future expectations, plans and prospects. Such forward-looking statements relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this document and are subject to change in light of future developments. Except as required by law, the Company shall not be obligated to update or publicly revise any forward-looking statements or unforeseen events after the date of such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances. Please read this document carefully and understand that actual future performance or results of the Company may differ materially from expectations due to various risks, uncertainties or other statutory requirements.About Hua MedicineHua Medicine (The “Company”) is an innovative drug development and commercialization company based in Shanghai, China, with companies in the United States and Hong Kong. Hua Medicine focuses on developing novel therapies for patients with unmet medical needs worldwide. Based on global resources, Hua Medicine teams up with global high-calibre people to develop breakthrough technologies and products, which contribute to innovation in diabetes care. Hua Medicine's cornerstone product HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets), targets the glucose sensor glucokinase, restores glucose sensitivity in T2D patients, and stabilizes imbalances in blood glucose levels in patients. HuaTangNing was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China on September 30th, 2022. It can be used alone or in combination with metformin for adult T2D patients. For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), no dose adjustment is required. It is an oral hypoglycemic drug that can be used for patients with Type 2 diabetes with renal function impairment. In February 2026, dorzagliatin (Trade name: MYHOMSIS®,) was approved for marketing by the Pharmaceutical Services of the Department of Health of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.For more informationHua MedicineWebsite: www.huamedicine.comInvestorsEmail: ir@huamedicine.comMediaEmail: pr@huamedicine.com Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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(SeaPRwire) - Công ty AI Anthropic đã vô tình tiết lộ chi tiết về việc phát hành mô hình sắp tới, một sự kiện CEO độc quyền và các dữ liệu nội bộ khác, bao gồm hình ảnh và PDF, trong một lỗi bảo mật đáng kể. Thông tin chưa được công bố đã có thể truy cập qua hệ thống quản lý nội dung (CMS) của công ty, mà Anthropic sử dụng để xuất bản thông tin lên các phần của trang web của công ty. Tổng cộng, có khoảng 3.000 tài sản liên kết với blog của Anthropic chưa từng được xuất bản lên trang tin tức hoặc nghiên cứu hướng ra công chúng của công ty nhưng vẫn có thể truy cập công khai trong bộ nhớ đệm dữ liệu này, theo Alexandre Pauwels, một nhà nghiên cứu an ninh mạng tại Đại học Cambridge, người đã đề nghị đánh giá và xem xét tài liệu.Sau khi thông báo cho Anthropic về vấn đề vào thứ Năm, công ty đã thực hiện các bước để bảo mật dữ liệu để nó không còn có thể truy cập công khai. Trước khi thực hiện các biện pháp này, Anthropic lưu trữ tất cả nội dung cho trang web của mình — như bài blog, hình ảnh và tài liệu — trong một hệ thống trung tâm có thể truy cập mà không cần đăng nhập. Bất kỳ ai có kiến thức kỹ thuật đều có thể gửi yêu cầu đến hệ thống hướng ra ngoài công chúng đó, yêu cầu nó trả về thông tin về các tệp mà nó chứa. Mặc dù một số nội dung này chưa được xuất bản lên trang web của Anthropic, hệ thống nền vẫn sẽ trả về các tài sản số mà nó đang lưu trữ cho bất kỳ ai biết cách yêu cầu. Điều này có nghĩa là các tài liệu chưa xuất bản — bao gồm các trang nháp và tài sản nội bộ — có thể được truy cập trực tiếp. Vấn đề dường như bắt nguồn từ cách hoạt động của hệ thống quản lý nội dung (CMS) mà Anthropic sử dụng. Tất cả các tài sản — như logo, đồ họa hoặc bài nghiên cứu — được tải lên kho dữ liệu trung tâm đều là công khai theo mặc định, trừ khi được đặt rõ là riêng tư. Công ty dường như đã quên hạn chế truy cập vào một số tài liệu không nên công khai, dẫn đến bộ nhớ đệm lớn các tệp có sẵn trong hồ dữ liệu công khai của công ty, những chuyên gia an ninh mạng phân tích dữ liệu nói với . Một số tài sản của công ty cũng có địa chỉ trình duyệt công khai. “Một vấn đề với một trong các công cụ CMS bên ngoài của chúng tôi dẫn đến nội dung nháp có thể truy cập,” một người phát ngôn của Anthropic nói với . Người phát ngôn cho rằng vấn đề do “lỗi con người trong cấu hình CMS” gây ra.Gần đây đã có một số trường hợp nổi bật của các công ty công nghệ gặp lỗi kỹ thuật và sự cố do vấn đề với mã nguồn do AI tạo ra hoặc với các tác nhân AI. Nhưng Anthropic, công ty sản xuất các mô hình AI Claude phổ biến và tự hào đã tự động hóa phần lớn quá trình phát triển phần mềm nội bộ của riêng mình bằng cách sử dụng các tác nhân lập trình AI dựa trên Claude, cho biết AI không phải là nguyên nhân trong trường hợp này. Vấn đề với CMS của nó “không liên quan đến Claude, Cowork hoặc bất kỳ công cụ AI nào của Anthropic,” người phát ngôn của Anthropic nói. Công ty cũng cố gắng giảm bớt tầm quan trọng của một số tài liệu đã bị để trống không bảo mật. “Những tài liệu này là các bản nháp sớm của nội dung đang xem xét để xuất bản và không liên quan đến cơ sở hạ tầng cốt lõi, hệ thống AI, dữ liệu khách hàng hoặc kiến trúc bảo mật của chúng tôi,” người phát ngôn nói. Mặc dù nhiều tài liệu dường như là các tài sản đã bị loại bỏ hoặc không sử dụng cho các bài blog trước đây, như hình ảnh, biểu ngữ và logo, một số dữ liệu dường như chi tiết thông tin nhạy cảm. Các tài liệu bao gồm chi tiết về các thông báo sản phẩm sắp tới, bao gồm thông tin về một mô hình AI chưa được phát hành mà Anthropic nói trong các tài liệu là mô hình mạnh nhất mà công ty từng huấn luyện. Sau khi được liên hệ, công ty đã thừa nhận rằng đang phát triển và thử nghiệm với các khách hàng truy cập sớm một mô hình mới mà nó cho là đại diện cho một “biến đổi bước” trong năng lực AI, với hiệu suất đáng kể tốt hơn trong “lý luận, lập trình và an ninh mạng” so với các mô hình Anthropic trước đây.Dữ liệu có thể truy cập công khai cũng bao gồm thông tin về một cuộc tập trung chỉ mời sắp tới dành cho các CEO của các công ty lớn châu Âu diễn ra tại Vương quốc Anh mà CEO của Anthropic, Dario Amodei, dự định tham dự. Một người phát ngôn của Anthropic nói rằng cuộc tập trung là “một phần của loạt sự kiện liên tục mà chúng tôi đã tổ chức trong năm qua” và công ty đang “phát triển một mô hình đa năng với tiến bộ có ý nghĩa trong lý luận, lập trình và an ninh mạng.” Trong số các tài liệu cũng có hình ảnh dường như dùng cho mục đích nội bộ, bao gồm một hình ảnh có tiêu đề mô tả “nghỉ nuôi con” của một nhân viên. 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Ngay cả các công ty lớn như Google cũng đã vô tình tiết lộ tài liệu nội bộ tại các URL công khai, và dữ liệu liên quan đến xe Tesla đã bị tiết lộ thông qua các máy chủ bên thứ ba được cấu hình sai. Tuy nhiên, vấn đề có thể được làm trầm trọng hơn bởi các công cụ lập trình AI hiện có sẵn trên thị trường — bao gồm Claude Code của Anthropic. Các công cụ này có thể tự động hóa quá trình thu thập, phát hiện mẫu và tương quan các tài sản có thể truy cập công khai, khiến việc phát hiện loại nội dung này dễ dàng hơn nhiều và làm giảm rào cản để làm điều đó. Các công cụ AI như Claude Code hoặc Codex cũng có thể tạo ra các tập lệnh hoặc truy vấn quét toàn bộ tập dữ liệu, nhanh chóng xác định các mẫu hoặc quy tắc đặt tên tệp mà con người có thể bỏ lỡ. Bài viết được cung cấp bởi nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) không đưa ra bảo đảm hoặc tuyên bố liên quan đến điều đó. 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"Chúng ta đã đoàn kết để xây dựng một công ty có thể dẫn đầu trong một ngành đang phát triển nhanh chóng, và tôi vẫn tin tưởng vào cơ hội này và sức mạnh của đội ngũ chúng ta." IGT gần đây đã hoàn tất hợp nhất trị giá 6,3 tỷ USD với Everi Holdings, và thực thể kết hợp hiện thuộc sở hữu tư nhân của Apollo Global Management. Hai nhà cung cấp này trước đó đã đồng ý hợp nhất độc lập trước khi Apollo ra tay mua lại cả hai. Theo thỏa thuận, doanh nghiệp trò chơi của IGT đã được hợp nhất với phân khúc công nghệ tài chính của Everi – bộ phận xổ số cũ của IGT đã được tách ra thành một công ty công khai độc lập, Brightstar Lottery. Việc sa thải không quá ngạc nhiên, vì hợp nhất phức tạp chắc chắn sẽ dẫn đến nhiều thay đổi hơn chỉ là tách bộ phận xổ số. Tuy nhiên, đây là dấu hiệu mới nhất cho thấy các công ty trò chơi đang chịu áp lực khi quý I năm 2026 sắp kết thúc. Thị trường bất ổn trên toàn ngành Kể từ khi Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump cầm chức nhiệm kỳ thứ hai vào tháng Giêng năm ngoái, nền kinh tế Mỹ đã trải qua những biến động mạnh mẽ do thuế quan tăng, chính phủ đình công, lạm phát bền chặt và gần đây nhất là chiến tranh với Iran đang lan rộng. Đối với một ngành tiêu dùng chọn lọc như trò chơi, những tác động này ảnh hưởng đến hầu hết các phân khúc. Thuế quan làm tăng chi phí xây dựng cho các nhà điều hành và chi phí sản xuất cho các nhà cung cấp; đình công chính phủ và địa chính trị ảnh hưởng đến du lịch và chi tiêu của người tiêu dùng đối với các nhà điều hành; và lạm phát bền chặt giữ lãi suất ở mức cao, kìm hãm hoạt động M&A và tái cấp vốn nợ cho toàn ngành. Theo dữ liệu từ Đại học New York, các công ty trò chơi hiện có tỷ số doanh nghiệp thấp hơn và tỷ lệ nợ so với EBTIDA cao hơn so với mức trung bình thị trường. Đối với các nhà cung cấp như IGT, việc dự báo hoặc hoạt động hiệu quả trở nên khó khăn hơn khi chi phí nguyên vật liệu và thương mại thay đổi không xác định từ thời điểm này sang thời điểm khác. Một phản ứng trước sự không chắc chắn là cắt giảm nhân sự, nhưng điều này cũng có nguy cơ ngắn hạn. "Điều khó khăn là chúng tôi không suy nghĩ đến 6 tháng, 9 tháng, 12 tháng sau. Ảnh hưởng dài hạn [của thuế quan và bất ổn kinh tế] vẫn chưa rõ ràng," Daron Dorsey, Giám đốc điều hành Hiệp hội Nhà sản xuất Thiết bị Trò chơi, cho biết với iGB vào tháng Mười năm ngoái. "Không ai biết chắc khi nào mọi thứ sẽ ổn định và đồng đều hơn. Do đó, không ai đưa ra quyết định chiến lược dài hạn, vì mọi thứ có thể thay đổi lại sau 4 tháng nữa. Điều đó có thể làm hủy bỏ những gì bạn làm ngày hôm nay. Và đây chính là thế giới họ đang sống trong hiện tại." Sa thải nhân viên tại nhiều công ty trong năm nay Ngoài IGT, nhiều công ty nổi tiếng khác trong ngành cũng đã thông báo sa thải nhân viên trong năm nay. Có lẽ đáng chú ý nhất về quy mô là Underdog, công ty đã sa thải 20% lực lượng lao động vào cuối tháng Hai. Công ty khởi nghiệp thể thao tưởng tượng này đang chuyển đổi sang thị trường dự đoán, sản phẩm quốc gia đòi hỏi ít nhân lực hơn so với khuôn khổ theo tiểu bang. "Đó chỉ đơn giản là một hoạt động khác, và những thay đổi chúng tôi thực hiện là một phần của quá trình chuyển đổi đó," Giám đốc điều hành Underdog Jeremy Levine nói trong một tuyên bố. Tương tự, DraftKings cũng thông báo sa thải nhân viên vào tháng Hai, mặc dù số lượng cụ thể chưa được tiết lộ. Trong một tuyên bố, công ty cho biết họ đã "quyết định tổ chức lại một số đội để phù hợp hơn với các ưu tiên quan trọng nhất và các lĩnh vực đầu tư của công ty". Nhà phân tích của Citizens Jordan Bender ước tính 5% lực lượng lao động của DraftKings trong báo cáo nghiên cứu, cho rằng điều này có thể giúp công ty tiết kiệm khoảng 30 triệu USD. "Chúng tôi tin rằng đợt tái cấu trúc hiện tại có thể lớn hơn hoặc có tác động mạnh hơn đối với mô hình nếu không vì sự thúc đẩy vào thị trường dự đoán dựa trên nỗ lực của Giám đốc điều hành triển khai AI trong toàn tổ chức cho các chức năng nội bộ và ngoại bộ," Bender viết cho các nhà đầu tư. Trong lĩnh vực iGaming, nhà cung cấp Bragg Gaming đã cắt giảm 12% nhân viên vào tháng Giêng. Động thái này nhằm "tái căn cứ" công ty cho tăng trưởng tương lai đồng thời tiết kiệm chi phí khoảng 4,5 triệu euro. "Tái cấu trúc chiến lược của chúng tôi được thiết kế để tận dụng nền tảng vững chắc. Nó sẽ định vị chúng tôi rất tốt cho tăng trưởng hữu cơ và các cơ hội hợp nhất thị trường đồng thời," Giám đốc điều hành Bragg Matevz Mazij nói trong một tuyên bố. Ngành casino ổn định nhưng vẫn còn thách thức Ngành casino trên đất liền cho đến nay đã tránh được sa thải hàng loạt, nhưng triển vọng vẫn chưa chắc chắn, đặc biệt là ở Las Vegas. Trong quý IV năm ngoái, Chỉ số Tin tưởng Kinh tế miền Nam Nevada hàng quý của UNLV đã giảm xuống mức thấp nhất kể từ Thời kỳ suy thoái to, do tâm lý tuyển dụng thấp và kỳ vọng tương lai. Không có nhà điều hành lớn nào thông báo sa thải lớn trong năm nay, nhưng miền Nam Nevada tổng thể đã có thiệt hại về việc làm. Theo Sở Lao động, Đào tạo và Phục hồi Nevada, khu vực đô thị Las Vegas kết thúc năm 2025 với gần 10.000 công việc ít hơn so với tháng 12 năm 2024. Tỷ lệ thất nghiệp điều chỉnh theo mùa của bang là 5,2%, cao hơn một chút mức trung bình toàn quốc 4,4%. Nhiều casino Las Vegas đã xác nhận sa thải nhân viên từ giữa năm 2024 đến giữa năm 2025. Bao gồm Rio Hotel and Casino, Venetian và Palazzo, và Resorts World Las Vegas. Ngoài ra, MGM Resorts đã loại bỏ dịch vụ lễ tân tại sáu trong chín casino trên Đường Strip vào tháng Tư năm 2025. "Thực tế là chúng tôi luôn quản lý chi phí lao động, và bạn đang thấy phản ánh của điều đó," Giám đốc tài chính MGM Jonathan Halkyard nói trong cuộc gọi báo cáo kết quả quý I năm 2025. Jess MarquezJess đã báo cáo về ngành công nghiệp trò chơi toàn cầu từ năm 2022. Người gốc Reno, Nevada, anh muốn lưu ý rằng là Ne-va-da, không phải Ne-VAH-da. Bài viết này được cung cấp bởi một nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. AsiaGameHub (https://asiagamehub.com/) không đưa ra bất kỳ ضمان أو cam kết nào liên quan đến nội dung. Danh mục: Tin tức mới nhất, Cập nhật chung AsiaGameHub cung cấp dịch vụ phân phối iGaming mục tiêu cho các công ty và tổ chức, kết nối với hơn 3.000 cơ quan truyền thông cao cấp tại châu Á và hơn 80.000 người ảnh hưởng chuyên ngành. Đây là cầu nối tối ưu cho việc phân phối nội dung iGaming, casino và eSports trên toàn khu vực ASEAN.
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Startup quốc phòng Shield AI dự kiến doanh thu vượt quá 540 triệu đô la trong năm nay, giá trị định giá tăng hơn gấp đôi lên 12,7 tỷ đô la News

Startup quốc phòng Shield AI dự kiến doanh thu vượt quá 540 triệu đô la trong năm nay, giá trị định giá tăng hơn gấp đôi lên 12,7 tỷ đô la

(SeaPRwire) - Các cuộc xung đột toàn cầu đang thức tỉnh các chính phủ—và các nhà đầu tư—về tầm quan trọng của việc hiện đại hóa lực lượng quân sự, theo Brandon Tseng, đồng sáng lập kiêm chủ tịch của Shield AI, một nhà sản xuất máy bay không người lái hỗ trợ AI đã thông báo vào thứ Năm rằng họ đã huy động được 1,5 tỷ USD trong vòng gọi vốn Series G với mức định giá 12,7 tỷ USD. Khoản tài trợ mới này đã làm tăng hơn gấp đôi mức định giá của startup quốc phòng có trụ sở tại San Diego, California, được thành lập vào năm 2015 và trước đó được các nhà đầu tư định giá 5,6 tỷ USD. Shield AI dự kiến mức tăng trưởng doanh thu hơn 80% vào cuối năm 2026, đồng sáng lập Shield AI Brandon Tseng và Giám đốc Tài chính (CFO) Kingsley Afemikhe đã chia sẻ với . Điều đó tương đương với doanh thu ít nhất 540 triệu USD trong năm nay, dựa trên các số liệu doanh thu năm 2025 của Shield AI. “Chúng tôi không kỳ vọng sự tăng trưởng sẽ chậm lại,” Tseng cho biết trong một cuộc phỏng vấn. Vòng gọi vốn Series G của Shield AI—được đồng dẫn dắt bởi các nhà đầu tư lần đầu Advent International và Security and Resiliency Initiative của JPMorganChase—đang diễn ra song song với hai động thái tài chính lớn: thương vụ mua lại công ty mô phỏng chiến thuật Aechelon đang chờ xử lý và một thỏa thuận tài trợ cổ phần ưu đãi lợi nhuận cố định không pha loãng trị giá 500 triệu USD với Blackstone. Việc bơm vốn sẽ tài trợ cho thương vụ mua lại, cũng như giúp Shield AI mở rộng nền tảng tự hành Hivemind và máy bay không người lái giám sát V-BAT của mình. Các khoản tiền này cũng sẽ hỗ trợ phát triển một loại máy bay không người lái chiến đấu mới đang chuẩn bị cho chuyến bay đầu tiên vào cuối năm nay. Thỏa thuận này nhấn mạnh cách xung đột toàn cầu đang định hình lại các ưu tiên đầu tư mạo hiểm tại Thung lũng Silicon, khi một loạt các công ty trẻ bao gồm Anduril và Allen Control Systems sản xuất các sản phẩm mới dựa trên công nghệ được thiết kế cho một chiến trường đang thay đổi. Shield AI đã đạt được sức hút từ việc triển khai các hệ thống của mình tại Ukraine, nơi máy bay không người lái giám sát V-BAT của họ đã được sử dụng trong các hoạt động thực tế. Tseng nói với rằng các cuộc thảo luận gây quỹ đã bắt đầu vào tháng 11, trước khi quân đội Hoa Kỳ bắt giữ Tổng thống Venezuela Nicolás Maduro hoặc các cuộc không kích gần đây ở Iran. Tseng cho biết tâm lý nhà đầu tư đã thay đổi cùng với "một quan sát rộng rãi" rằng thế giới đã trở nên kém ổn định hơn. “Các quốc gia trên thế giới đang hiện đại hóa quân đội của họ, và rõ ràng là Hoa Kỳ đã thúc đẩy việc tăng chi tiêu quốc phòng trong số tất cả các đồng minh và đối tác của mình,” Tseng nói. “Điều đó chắc chắn là bối cảnh khi các nhà đầu tư cân nhắc việc đầu tư vào lĩnh vực quốc phòng.” Tseng từ chối cho biết liệu máy bay không người lái V-BAT của Shield AI có được triển khai ở Iran hay không, nhưng lưu ý rằng công ty hoạt động “ở hầu hết mọi vùng xung đột.” Chủ tịch Advent International David Mussafer sẽ tham gia hội đồng quản trị của Shield AI như một phần của thỏa thuận tài trợ, trong khi nhà đầu tư Todd Combs, thuộc JPMorganChase, sẽ đóng vai trò là quan sát viên hội đồng quản trị. Đồng sáng lập kiêm CEO của Aechelon, Nacho Sanz-Pastor, sẽ tiếp tục lãnh đạo đơn vị kinh doanh và giám sát việc tích hợp với Hivemind, báo cáo cho CEO của Shield AI là Gary Steele, theo Tseng. Dự báo doanh thu tăng trưởng hơn 80% trong năm nay của Shield AI không bao gồm thương vụ mua lại Aechelon. Việc hoàn tất vòng gọi vốn của Shield AI cũng sẽ phụ thuộc vào sự chấp thuận của thương vụ mua lại Aechelon. Nếu thỏa thuận không vượt qua được các rào cản pháp lý, Tseng cho biết công ty sẽ “đánh giá lại” việc tài trợ với các nhà đầu tư. Nền tảng của Aechelon, vốn được sử dụng trong toàn bộ lĩnh vực tự hành để mô phỏng môi trường chiến trường và huấn luyện các máy móc AI, sẽ vẫn mở cửa cho các khách hàng khác sau thương vụ mua lại, Tseng cho biết.Bài viết được cung cấp bởi nhà cung cấp nội dung bên thứ ba. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) không đưa ra bảo đảm hoặc tuyên bố liên quan đến điều đó. Lĩnh vực: Tin nổi bật, Tin tức hàng ngày SeaPRwire cung cấp phát hành thông cáo báo chí thời gian thực cho các công ty và tổ chức, tiếp cận hơn 6.500 cửa hàng truyền thông, 86.000 biên tập viên và nhà báo, và 3,5 triệu máy tính để bàn chuyên nghiệp tại 90 quốc gia. SeaPRwire hỗ trợ phân phối thông cáo báo chí bằng tiếng Anh, tiếng Hàn, tiếng Nhật, tiếng Ả Rập, tiếng Trung Giản thể, tiếng Trung Truyền thống, tiếng Việt, tiếng Thái, tiếng Indonesia, tiếng Mã Lai, tiếng Đức, tiếng Nga, tiếng Pháp, tiếng Tây Ban Nha, tiếng Bồ Đào Nha và các ngôn ngữ khác.
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Unisound Posts Strong First Annual Results Since Listing: Revenue Surges Nearly 30%, H2 Loss Narrows Significantly by Over 90%, Profitability in Sight, Charting a New Course in Native Agentic AI! ACN Newswire

Unisound Posts Strong First Annual Results Since Listing: Revenue Surges Nearly 30%, H2 Loss Narrows Significantly by Over 90%, Profitability in Sight, Charting a New Course in Native Agentic AI!

HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – 26 March, Unisound (09678.HK) announced its audited annual results for the year ended December 31, 2025. As the Company's first annual results announcement since listing, it underscores strong growth momentum and continued improvement in its financial profile.Revenue Mix Continues to Improve, with Faster Growth in H2For the full year of 2025, Unisound achieved total revenue of $175 million, representing a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 29%. Revenue in the second half of the year increased by 33% YoY to $117 million.It is worth noting that the Company's large language model (LLM) business generated a full-year revenue of $88.43 million, surging by over 10 times YoY. In particular, this business contributed approximately $72.49 million in H2 revenue, five times the level recorded in H1, demonstrating a compelling capacity for large-scale commercial application.Losses Narrowed Significantly, Making the Path to Profitability Increasingly ClearAlongside the rapid revenue growth, the Company's losses improved markedly. In the second half of 2025, the Company's net loss narrowed by 84% YoY, and its adjusted loss narrowed by 92% YoY, approaching break-even. This reflects the Company's ongoing improvements in cost control and operational efficiency.Simultaneously, some of the Company's operating metrics saw marked improvement. The adjusted expense ratio declined significantly by 10 percentage points YoY, while selling expenses decreased rather than increased and accounted for only 5.4%, highlighting a clear improvement in cost-to-efficiency ratio. In 2025, revenue per employee reached $365,300, up 25% YoY from $292,900 in 2024. Employee productivity continued to lead the industry, clearly underscoring the Company's core strengths in technology-driven, lean operations.Dual-Engine Strategy Gains Traction, with AI in Healthcare and AI in Daily Life Advancing in TandemIn 2025, driven by both technological breakthroughs and policy tailwinds, global demand for AI continued to rise. Unisound adhered to its "Strong Foundation Model + Deep Application" strategy, continued to strengthen its multimodal technology foundation, and drove the continuous elevation of the global influence of its proprietary large model matrix in fields such as healthcare, speech, and OCR.On the commercialization front, the Company leveraged its AI-native organization to accelerate business execution, and its dual-engine strategy in AI in Healthcare and AI in Daily Life delivered notable results. During the reporting period:The AI in Daily Life business achieved revenue of $140 million, a YoY increase of 30.8%. Among this, the Transportation segment recorded nearly 40% YoY growth. At present, AI agent applications based on the Shanhai large model have been deployed in more than 10 cities, including Qingdao, Ningbo, Shenzhen and Nanning. In addition, cumulative AI chip shipments exceeded 110 million units, further validating the Company's scale capabilities in endpoint AI products.The AI in Healthcare business achieved revenue of $35.38 million, a YoY increase of 22.3%, with average revenue per customer growing by 53.2% YoY. In 2025, over 70% of the hospitals the Company collaborated with were tertiary hospitals, and more than one-third of customers had maintained continuous cooperation for over three years. The medical-record entry and generation products powered by the medical large model delivered a 10-fold YoY increase in full-annual medical record generation at a single campus of a leading Class III hospital. The commercial insurance AI agent platform recorded a 37-fold YoY increase in case processing volume. In deep cooperation with a leading insurance group, the expense control rate was effectively raised to approximately 20%, delivering more than $145 million in incremental cost management compared with traditional review methods, comprehensively empowering insurance institutions to refine their medical risk management operations.Continued R&D Investment Strengthens the Technology MoatTo consolidate its industry-leading position, the Company continued to invest heavily in R&D in 2025. Full-year R&D expenses exceeded $55.09 million, accounting for 75% of the Company's adjusted operating expenses, while R&D personnel accounted for 69% of the total workforce. This sustained investment drove breakthroughs across multiple technology areas. For example, in the MedBench 4.0 evaluation, the Company ranked first place in three technical paradigms: "Medical AI Agent," "Medical Large Language Model," and "Medical Multimodal Large Model," earning a "Triple Crown."Outlook: Deepening the Technological Foundation and Expanding Application BoundariesLooking ahead, Unisound will continue to deepen its "Strong Foundation Model + Deep Application" strategy. On the technological front, the Company will continue to increase strategic investment in foundational large models and strive to maintain a world-class level. On the application front, it will use the large-scale expansion of MaaS (Model-as-a-Service) and AI agents as its core growth engine, driving exponential growth in its AI in Daily Life and AI in Healthcare businesses. Meanwhile, the Company is actively exploring the establishment of a recurring revenue system through models such as API calls and Token-based billing, and regards opportunities in consumer-facing (C-end) products as a second growth curve to further expand its commercialization boundaries.Between Q2 and Q3 2026, Unisound will launch a native AI agent large model for programming and office applications, which is expected to double both intelligence density and token production efficiency. Copyright 2026 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com
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