HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has showcased its academic prowess by achieving remarkable mentions in the 2023 Best Scientists Rankings, compiled by the globally renowned academic website, Research.com.

Ten distinguished professors from the University have been named among the top 100 best scientists in their respective fields. Notably, three professors have secured positions within the top ten of their disciplines: Professor Kwok Yung YUEN, Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases and Chair of Infectious Diseases, ranks 7th in Microbiology; Professor Tak MAK, Honorary Professor at the Department of Pathology, ranks 9th in Molecular Biology; and Professor Guochun ZHAO, Chair Professor of Earth Sciences, stands 10th in Earth Sciences.

Professor Yuen and Professor Zhao; along with Professor Alec Stone SWEET, Chair of Comparative and International Law; Professor Xiang ZHANG, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU; and Professor Paul S. F. YIP, Chair of Population Health, have also earned the distinction of being the highest-ranked professors in China within their respective disciplines. Professor Sweet leads in Law, Professor Zhang in Physics and Professor Yip in Social Sciences and Humanities.

Professor Guan Yi, Daniel CK Yu Professor in Virology, and Chair of Emerging Viral Diseases is also the first in Immunology in China, and ranks 122th among his peers in the world.

Professor Tak Mak, who is also Professor in the Department of Medical Biophysics and Immunology at the University of Toronto, is the first in Molecular Biology in Canada.

The rankings are determined by a scientist’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which solely considers publication and citation data within a specific discipline.

The recognition of these professors as the best scientists highlights their significant contributions to their fields and the substantial impact their work has had on society. This achievement also exemplifies HKU’s unwavering commitment to research excellence and innovation. It serves as motivation for the University to continue pushing the boundaries of knowledge and making a lasting, positive impact on the world through our research.

The HKU professors listed among the best scientists in their fields are:

Chemistry
Professor Chi-Ming CHE (65th globally, 5th in China)
Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, Chair of Chemistry and Head, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
(Professor Che’s bio)

Earth Science
Professor Guochun ZHAO (10th globally, 1st in China)
Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science
(Professor Zhao’s bio)

Professor Min SUN (18th globally, 4th in China)
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science
(Professor Sun’s bio)

Engineering and Technology
Professor Chuyang TANG (79th globally, 7th in China)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
(Professor Tang’s bio)

Environmental Sciences
Professor Peng GONG (70th globally, 2nd in China)
Chair Professor of Global Sustainability; Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Development)
(Professor Gong’s bio)

Immunology
Professor Guan Yi (122th globally, 1st in China)
Daniel CK Yu Professor in Virology and Chair of Emerging Viral Diseases, School of Public Health, HKUMed
(Prof Guan’s bio)

Law
Professor Alec Stone SWEET (93rd globally, 1st in China)
Chair of Comparative and International Law, Faculty of Law
(Professor Sweet’s bio)

Microbiology
Professor Kwok-Yung YUEN (7th globally, 1st in China)
Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases and Chair of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, HKUMed
(Professor Yuen’s bio)

Molecular Biology
Professor Tak MAK (9th globally, 1st in Canada)
Honorary Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, HKUMed
Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, University of Toronto
(Professor Mak’s bio)

Physics
Professor Xiang ZHANG (87th globally, 1st in China)
President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Hong Kong; Chair of Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
(Professor Zhang’s bio)

Social Sciences and Humanities
Professor Paul S. F. YIP (59th globally, 1st in China)
Chair of Population Health, Associate Dean (Knowledge Exchange and Development), Faculty of Social Sciences
(Professor Yip’s bio)

For the detailed results, please visit: https://research.com/.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – Canon Hongkong Company Limited (Canon Hong Kong) organized the 12th Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Award Presentation Ceremony at the Canon Business Experience Center on 8 July 2023, under the theme of “Green Recycling Day.” Over 100 students and teachers from 10 schools participated in the ceremony and enjoyed a variety of green recycling booth and workshops.

Over the past two years, the pandemic has disrupted school schedules and posed challenges to recycling efforts. To address this issue, Canon Hong Kong combined the ink cartridge recycling quantities of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years and identified the ten winning schools. As of December 2022, over 252,000 ink cartridges had been collected, and the dismantled metals and plastics were being recycled into raw materials for other products. During the ceremony, Mr. Kazuhiro Ozawa, President & CEO of Canon Hong Kong, appreciated the winning schools for their dedication to promoting environmental recycling efforts, leading by example, and actively encouraging students to participate. They were recognized for collecting the most inks cartridges and achieving the highest per capita recycling rate. In his speech, he reiterated the importance of environmental protection for the younger generation and encouraged all students to make recycling a daily habit to give new life to all used materials.

After the ceremony, students and teachers also enjoyed the green recycling booth and workshops. These activities included a Banner Upcycling Workshop hosted by Canon Hong Kong’s green partner “The Green Earth”, which turned old banners into functional handicrafts such as Octopus cardholders or name card holders. Green Earth volunteers also shared landfill issues facing Hong Kong and hoped to raise students’ concerns and awareness about the importance of material recycling. The Canon Creative Park Workshop allowed students to experience making 3D paper crafts, while Baguio iRecycle Limited set up an educational game booth teaching students how to identify the seven types of plastic classification and the correct methods of recycling. Additionally, there was an instant photo shoot and print service co-located with the program ambassador, McDull Mascot, which brought up the highlight of the event.

In line with Canon’s corporate philosophy “Kyosei,” Canon Hong Kong advocates for a green product lifecycle in all operational processes, which has been the foundation of the “Ink Cartridge Recycling Program” since its launch in 2009. In 2011, Canon Hong Kong extended the program to the local education sector and launched the “Canon x McDull Inter-school Ink Cartridge Recycling Competition” for primary and secondary schools. Over the years, Canon Hong Kong has organized more than 200 sessions of “Environmental Seminar” for participating schools, reaching over 66,000 students to promote the importance of green recycling.Hashtag: #Canon #CanonHK #CanonHongKong #McDull #Ink #InkRecycle #Recycle #InkCollection #Green #Environmental #Conservation #Protection

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About Canon Hongkong Company Limited

Canon Inc. (TSE:7751 / NYSE:CAJ) was founded in 1937 in Japan. Its predecessor, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, produced Japan’s first 35 mm focal-plane-shutter camera “Kwanon” in 1934. From there, Canon Inc. expanded into the photocopying and printing industries, launching Japan’s first plain-paper copier NP-1100 in 1970 and the world’s first inkjet printer BJ-80 in 1985. Through the years, Canon Inc. has acquired in-depth experience in digital imaging product manufacturing, research and development. Pioneering in innovative products development, Canon Inc. hold the most technology patents in the imaging industry. Canon Inc. also makes significant contribution to promote photography. Today, Canon Inc. has a strong global presence, representing one of the most important market players in the imaging, office and industrial product categories. As of 31 December 2022, Canon’s global revenue was US$30.31 billion.

In 1971, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. (Canon Hong Kong) was established as one of the first Canon offices in Asia. Canon Hong Kong is a Total Imaging Solution provider, providing professional pre-sales, marketing and after-sales services for all Canon products and solutions in Hong Kong and Macau. With the solely owned subsidiary Canon Business Solutions (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. established in 2018, the company continues to deliver intelligent total business solutions and professional services to Greater Bay Area. Canon Hong Kong adheres to Canon’s corporate philosophy of “Kyosei”, encouraging the company and staff to engage social, charitable and environmental activities for the community. Implementing internationally-recognized management system, Canon Hong Kong has achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001 (Canon Digital Production Center) certifications.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – Today, IX ASIA INDEXES announced the 1^st Half 2023 Review of the IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System (“DAICS^®“), aiming to provide the professionals worldwide with a transparent and standardized classification scheme to determine sector and exposure of particular digital assets. DAICS^® classify digital assets into 2 main categories: a) Cryptocurrencies and b) Asset Backed Tokens and a 3-tier system for each categories (Appendix 1). The results are as follows:

Cryptocurrencies
Industry Changes
The industry groups remain unchanged with 5 industries
1) Payment (110)
2) Infrastructure (120)
3) Financial services (130),
4) Tech & Data (140) and
5) Media & Entertainment (150).

Sector Changes
The sectors increased from 13 to 16.
Additions:
Staking (13030)
Data Management (14020)
Artificial Intelligence (14030)
(For details on Industry & Sector definitions under DAICS^®, please refer to Appendix 2 & 3).

Classification Changes
Cardano (ADA)

FROM:
Industry: Payment (110)
Sector: Transaction & Payment (11010)

TO:
Industry: Infrastructure (120)
Sector: Application Development Protocol & Smart Contract (12010)

Green coins
There are 5 Greens coins in this review
HBAR^G
ETH^G
ADA^G
ALGO^G
FTM^G

They all come from Infrastructure industry

Coverage of DAICS^®
The coverage remains unchanged with 50 coins.
The market capitalization coverage (all coins): 94.63%*
The % coverage of market cap of the 50th ranked coin: 0.08%
Member changes within the TOP 50 coins in DAICS^® : 8
(For more details about the industry weighting and the 8 changes, please see Appendix 4).

*As of 30th June 2023 based on past 90 days market capitalisation ranking including all coins (stable coins and no exclusions due to any rules).
Note: G as ‘Green‘ labelling for cryptocurrencies that adhere to the principles of sustainability

Asset Backed Tokens (ABT)
Asset Types Changes
The asset types remain unchanged at 6
1) Culture (205),
2) Real Estate (215),
3) Financials (235),
4) Entertainment (255),
5) Natural Resources (265), and
6) Green Economy (275)

Branch Changes
The branches increased from 30 to 31.
Additions:
1) Gaming (25540)
(For details on Asset types and Branches, please refer to Appendix 3).

Coverage of DAICS^®
IX ASIA INDEXES has not started to classify any ABT. ABTs will be added to DAICS^® in the next stage when a fair amount of popular asset-backed tokens are available in the market. Although there has been an increase in the number of asset-backed tokens, no significant use cases with proper market policy have emerged. A new ABT registry will be made available to the public. A classification summary and definition table are available at Appendix 5 & 6.

For further information regarding the methodology of the DAICS^®, please refer to the “IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System”- principle and guilding methodology on the company website https://ix-index.com/daics.html.

All classification changes including the relating ixCrypto industry indexes will take effect on 1 August 2023.

For more details on our DAICS^® qualification criteria, please email [email protected].

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

DAICS updated ABT Asset Types-Branch diagram

Appendix 4

In and out in DAICS^® Top 50 cryptos

	In	Out
1.	Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)	FTX Token (FTT)
2.	Lido DAO (LDO)	Theta Network (THETA)
3.	Aptos (APT)	Tezos (XTZG)
4.	Arbitrum (ARB)	Axie Infinity (AXS)
5.	The Graph (GRT)	Flow (FLOW)
6.	Fantom (FTMG)	Chiliz (CHZ)
7.	Stacks (STX)	Bitcoin SV (BSV)
8.	Pax Dollar (USDP)	Terra Classic (LUNC)

Sector Weighting of the Classification System*

Industry	Weighting (%)
Payment	65.00
Infrastructure	27.45
Financial Services	5.31
Tech & Data	0.43
Media & Entertainment	1.81

*Based on 30^th June 2023

Appendix 5

Classification of top 50 coins by Market Capitalisation*

Category	Industry	Sector	Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies	Payment: Blockchain based money, designed for transactional purposes. This includes daily transactions usage and stablecoins.	Transaction & Payment	BTC XRP LTC TON	XMR XLM BCH CRO
		Stablecoin	USDT USDC BUSD	DAI TUSD USDP
	Infrastructure: Bedrock blockchain that facilitates the operation of other decentralised applications. This includes the creation and running of dedicated blockchain platforms, achieving interoperability between networks, increasing the amount or speed of transactions etc	Application Development Protocol & Smart Contract	ETHG ADAG SOL TRX AVAX LINK ETC	ICP APTOS HBARG NEAR ALGOG FTMG EOS
		Interoperability	DOT WBTC	ATOM QNT
		Scaling & Sharding	MATIC ARB	STX
		Supporting System	Nil
	Financial services: Tokens that provide on-chain asset management services, crypto-exchange services, funding, lending and other capital markets related services	Exchange Tokens	BNB LEO	UNI OKB
		Lending & Borrowing	AAVE
		Staking(NEW)	LDO
	Tech & Data: Provision of data management and storage, and development of innovative crypto technology	File Storage & Sharing	VET	FIL
		Data Management(NEW)	GRT
		Artificial Intelligence(NEW)	Nil
	Media & Entertainment: Recreational and media services. Including content creation and distribution, advertising through crypto-asset incentive mechanisms, gaming and collectibles	Social Media	DOGE	SHIB
		Streaming	Nil
		Gaming	APE
		Metaverse	EGLD MANA	SAND

Appendix 6

IX Digital Asset Industry and Sector Classification System (“DAICS^®“)

Category	Industry	Sector	Sector definition
Cryptocurrencies (1)	Payment: (110) Definition Blockchain based money, designed for transactional purposes. This includes daily transactions usage and stablecoins.	Transaction & Payment (11010)	Cryptocurrencies that are used for store of value, unit of account, medium of exchange
		Stablecoin (11020)	Cryptocurrencies where price is pegged to a / a basket of reference asset
	Infrastructure: (120) Definition Bedrock blockchain that facilitates the operation of other decentralised applications. This includes the creation and running of dedicated blockchain platforms, achieving interoperability between networks, increasing the amount or speed of transactions etc.	Application Development Protocol & Smart Contract (12010)	layer-1 blockchain network that facilitates DApp creation and smart contract execution and smart contract
		Interoperability (12020)	Network that increases inter-connectivity and integration of the fragmented cryptocurrency ecosystem
		Scaling & Sharding (12030)	Networks that increase the ability to cope with the influx of many transactions at a time and blockchain network that can be split into smaller partitions, to improve scalability and process transactions quicker
		Supporting System (12040)	Networks/sidechains that improve functionality of layer-1 network
	Financial services: (130) Definition Tokens that provide on-chain asset management services, crypto-exchange services, funding, lending, and other capital markets related services	Exchange Tokens (13010)	Cryptocurrencies that represent the stable coin in the exchange ecosystem and allow users to covert from digital asset on decentralised or centralised system int fiat currencies
		Lending & Borrowing (13020)	Borrowing and lending crypto assets with interest in return and other secondary financial tools derived from primary underlying asset, such as crypto futures and options
		Staking(NEW) (13030)	Holding and “staking” of certain amount of cryptocurrency in a wallet to facilitate network operations
	Tech & Data: (140) Definition Provision of data management and storage, and development of innovative crypto technology	File storage & Sharing (14010)	Cryptos that provide decentralised filing storage services and sharing
		Data Management(NEW) (14020)	Networks/Protocols that facilitate the indexing and querying of data from blockchain(s), enabling efficient data retrieval and management for decentralized applications
		Artificial Intelligence(NEW) (14030)	Cryptos/Protocols that facilitate the use of AI powered apps or projects directly using blockchain platform.
	Media & Entertainment: (150) Definition Recreational and media services. Including content creation and distribution, advertising through crypto-asset incentive mechanisms, gaming and collectibles	Social Media (15010)	Cryptos that provides mast social community and followers without a close secondary industry sector
		Streaming (15020)	Cryptos that provides rights to access decentralised video-streaming sites
		Gaming (15030)	Cryptos which mainly used in gaming or gaming supporting industry
		Metaverse (15040)	Cryptos that is commonly used in collective virtual open space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical and digital reality. This includes the use of VR and/or AR and/or 3D.

DAICS^® Asset Type Definitions

Category	Asset Type	Branch	Sub -branch
Asset-Backed Tokens (2)	Culture: (205) Definition Real asset relating to sports, art, cultural drama, festive collectibles and design IPs etc.	Art (20510)	This shall be further developed in the future with more digital assets available in the market
		Sports (20520)
		Festive Collectibles (20530)
		Design IPs (20540)
		Drama and Play IPs (20550)
	Real Estate:(215) Definition Assets that mainly derived its valuation from property, real estate, and land	Commercial Property (21510)
		Residential Property (21520)
		Governmental Property (21530)
		Residential and Commercial Land (21540)
	Financials: (235) Definition Real financial asset including listed company shareholdings on regulated centralised exchanges and private company shareholdings; debt instruments; property trusts and derivatives that settled on regulated exchange (CeFi and DeFi).	Tokenised Securities (Company Securities, ETF) (23510)
		Tokenised Debts (23520)
		Tokenised REITs (23530)
	Entertainment: (255) Definition Ownership of the IPs assets in the area of entertainment in real world such as concert, play, shows, circus, musicals, songs, movies, games, events and programs, and souvenir collectibles that is derived from the above areas.	Movies (25510)	This shall be further developed in the future with more digital assets available in the market
		Songs (25520)
		Concerts (25530)
		Gaming(NEW) (25540)
		All Other Entertainment Events and Collectibles (25550)
	Natural Resources: (265) Definition Natural resources asset that derived directly from sea, sky, atmosphere and underground and can be classified as a commodity with standardisation such as precious metals, agricultural, energy and metals.	Precious Metals (26510)
		Agricultural (26520)
		Energy (26530)
		Metals (26540)
	Green Economy(275) Definition Ownership of Projects Asset that falls under the definition of the UN 17SDG²s, with over 80% of the income or jobs provided on these 17 initiatives.	No Poverty & Zero Hunger (27510)	Following definition of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals²
		Good Health and Well-Being (27520)
		Quality Education (27530)
		Gender Equality (27540)
		Clean Water and Sanitation/Affordable And Clean Energy (27550)
		Decent Work and Economic Growth/ Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure/ Partnerships for the Goals (27560)
		Reduced inequalities/ Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (27570)
		Sustainable Cities and Communities/Responsible Consumption and Production (27580)
		Climate Action (27590)
		Life Below Water & Life on Land (27500)

² United Nations 17 sustainable development goals covering 1) No Poverty 2) Zero Hunger 3) Good Health and Well-Being 4) Quality Education 5) Gender Equality 6) Clean Water and Sanitation 7) Affordable And Clean Energy 8) Decent Work and Economic Growth 9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 10) Reduced inequalities 11) Sustainable Cities and Communities 12) Responsible Consumption and Production 13) Climate Action 14) Life Below Water 15) Life on Land 16) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and 17) Partnerships for the Goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals

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DAICS^® covers both cryptocurrencies and asset-backed tokens (“ABT”), to be reviewed semi-annually at the end of June and December. On cryptocurrencies side, it is a three-tier system that groups cryptocurrencies into 5 main industries: 1) Payment, 2) Infrastructure, 3) Financial services, 4) Technology & Data and 5) Media & Entertainment. These industries are further divided into 16 industry sectors and sub-sectors to be introduced in the future. Under asset-backed tokens, there are 6 asset types: 1) Culture, 2) Real Estate, 3) Financials, 4) Entertainment, 5) Natural Resources, 6) Green Economy. These asset types are further divided into 31 branches and sub-branches to be introduced in the future.

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Partnership agreement maintains NetApp as the preferred cloud data services provider for the studio during the continued evolution of its hybrid cloud environment

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the renewal of its strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks Animation. NetApp will remain DreamWorks’ preferred cloud data services provider, and with the support of NetApp solutions, both on-premises and in the cloud, the studio will continue to evolve its hybrid cloud environment to ensure enhanced productivity, flexibility, and agility.

With the release of its latest animated feature Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, DreamWorks Animation marks more than 25 years pushing the boundaries of both animation and the technologies they use to bring innovative films to global audiences. From the very beginning, NetApp has provided the studio with cutting-edge solutions to manage its ever-increasing production demands and data complexity. Additionally, NetApp’s co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks brings together engineers from both organizations to solve real-world engineering problems focused on optimizing workflows in a hybrid cloud environment, while decreasing latency.

“We’ve worked in lockstep with DreamWorks Animation to enable the studio’s digital transformation journey and accelerate its growth with NetApp’s product portfolio and the innovations resulting from our co-engineering efforts,” said Gabrielle Boko, CMO at NetApp. “NetApp’s All Flash Array solutions were the foundation of the hybrid storage required to manage the production’s complex data requirements, and it simplified the workflows for the giant character model of Ruby Gillman, so that the animators were focused on creativity, not capacity management.”

The technological advancements resulting from the NetApp and DreamWorks alliance include:

• Improved performance using NetApp AFF in DreamWorks’ high-performance computing environment and the ability to tier data more efficiently using NetApp StorageGrid.
• Increased agility by extending applications to the cloud using Azure NetApp Files and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, while extending geographic reach to support distributed resources.
• Decreased latency and a reduced datacenter footprint with NetApp ONTAP systems utilizing NetApp All Flash Arrays for energy and rackspace efficiency.

“In 2018, we moved from being a NetApp customer to engaging with them as a valued partner that brought the best of both companies’ resources together to accelerate our digital transformation,” said Bill Ballew, Chief Technology Officer at DreamWorks Animation. “Unlike many other businesses that simply rely on data, DreamWorks’ actual end product is completely composed of data. In fact, we generate up to a petabyte of data for each film, and we couldn’t bring the imaginative storytelling of our animated films to life without the world-class data management services that NetApp provides.”

Together, NetApp and DreamWorks Animation work together to continually evolve the tools and techniques needed to raise the bar of visual storytelling for each film at the studio. NetApp provides DreamWorks Animation with innovative technologies to manage the massive amount of data generated in production, while balancing data storage performance, flexibility, and cost.

“It’s amazing to witness the capabilities that a well-executed Hybrid Cloud Data Fabric strategy can bring to bear. In Asia Pacific’s digital-first business environment, hybrid cloud storage has become even more important for organizations to successfully modernize and transform,” said Matthew Swinbourne, CTO, Cloud Architecture, NetApp Asia Pacific. “NetApp is excited to partner with organizations to better manage their data across the hybrid cloud to deliver greater productivity, agility and cost efficiency to their operations, increasing their business competitiveness in the long haul.”

Additional Resources

DreamWorks Animation and NetApp: Unleashing Imagination with Data

Customer Success Story: DreamWorks Animation Takes Imagination to New Heights
Hashtag: #DreamWorksAnimation #HybridCloud #NetApp

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About NetApp

NetApp is a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloudlike experiences on premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services, and applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 July 2023 – The Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TWSE“) announced the launch of the new ESG InfoHub and Investment InfoHub – The Taiwan Markets Dashboard to establish a one-stop information service platform, so as to further strengthen the services for international investors. TWSE hopes to improve the information transparency of listed companies, enhance its competitiveness among international markets, and continue to attract foreign investment to Taiwan.

This year, Taiwan’s capital market has shown tremendous strength with resilient fundamentals, high dividend returns, and a complete upstream and downstream supply chain in information and communication technology (ICT) industry. The recent AI frenzy, together with the expected end to US rate hikes, has attracted the foreign capital flow to return to Taiwan’s stock market. So far in 2023, the proportion of foreign capital in Taiwan stocks exceeded 40%, which has driven up stock prices in Taiwan. According to data from TWSE, as of June 30, Taiwan’s stock market was up 19.65% for the year, ranking fourth among the world’s major stock markets, and second only to the Japanese stock market 27% among Asian stock markets.

The total revenue of listed companies in Taiwan hit a record high of USD 1.31 trillion in 2022, with an annual growth rate of more than 5%. Judging from the estimated distributable cash for dividends, the estimated dividend yield is close to 5%, ranking among the best in the world. Among the constituent stocks of the Taiwan stock index, listed companies in technology, semiconductors and electronic components have a combined weight of more than 50%.

Sherman Lin, Chairman and CEO of the TWSE, said, “Taiwan’s stock market has sound fundamentals. This year, it has continued to attract foreign capital and recorded an outstanding rise in stock prices. We hope the foreign capital will keep coming to Taiwan and the launch of the ESG InfoHub and Investment InfoHub will help investors better understand the advantages of listed companies in Taiwan, so as to continuously attract foreign investment.”

Optimization of information disclosure with a one-stop service platform

The Investment InfoHub website aims to provide investors with one-stop integrated information services for making investment decisions. It integrates important information from the official website of the TWSE, Market Observation Post System and Market Information System websites. The key information of the markets and listed companies are presented with graphics and visualized analytic reports, providing investors with infographics to facilitate their use in comparison and analysis. In addition, all data reports provide outputs in various file formats such as pictures and tables, allowing investors to further process and utilize the data. By establishing the Investment InfoHub website, TWSE hopes to provide investors, especially foreign institutional investors, with a one-stop access to crucial reference materials needed for making investment decisions.

The ESG InfoHub website integrates ESG information, ESG products and other data from listed companies to make ESG-related information more accessible and useful to investors as an investment reference. Investors may use the platform to look for E (Environment), S (Social), and G (Governance) information of specific companies, and make comparison between companies and across industries to identify the opportunities in the ESG market. The launch of ESG InfoHub, which aims to facilitate ESG investment and drives sustainable finance, represents a critical milestone in the TWSE’s commitment to promoting the ESG ecosystem, making ESG a competitive advantage for Taiwanese companies in the global market and enhancing the international competitiveness of the capital market as a whole.

Adopting the approach of “Taiwan going out, the world coming in”, led by Chairman Sherman Lin, TWSE will arrange a delegation visit to New York, the global financial hub, for overseas roadshows and physical meetings with important institutional investors in September, in addition to their visits to Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam during the first half of the year. The upcoming visit to New York aims to bolster Taiwan’s positioning in the international capital market, build long-term relationships and collaboration with major international financial institutions, and attract more foreign investment flow.

Launching new economy industry index to cover four new industry categories

Along with ESG InfoHub and Investment InfoHub, TWSE has also launched several new key measures in July, including adjustments to the industry classification of listed companies by adding four new categories, namely “Digital and Cloud Services” (four companies), “Sports and Leisure” (15 companies), “Green Energy and Environmental Services” (12 companies), and “Household” (11 companies), which allows distinctive listed companies to benefit from a clustering effect and draw the attention of investors. Taking the world’s largest sports footwear OEM Pou Chen Group and the world’s leading bicycle manufacturer Giant Group as examples, the two conglomerates, which were originally listed under the “Other” category, will be included in the “Sports and Leisure” industry category starting from July.

In tandem with the above measures, TWSE will also launch the “Taiwan New Economy Industry Index”, which covers the listed companies of the four said new industries, as well as the “Taiwan Innovation Board Index” to highlight Taiwan’s new economy companies.

In addition, the TWSE is set to launch a new Corporate Identification System (CIS) in July since the last update 15 years ago in 2008, the new CIS design aims to convey the importance of innovation highly valued by the TWSE.

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The Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TWSE”) started operations on February 9, 1962. The TWSE is responsible for operating and advancing Taiwan securities market. TWSE primary business operations include listing, trading, settlement and surveillance. These comprise listing promotion and review, post-listing supervision and corporate governance, maintaining market trading and order, securities firms’ services, investor protection, clearing and settlement operations, safeguarding against market defaults and the monitoring of illegal transactions. The Exchange provides comprehensive services to the stock market.

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SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 11 July 2023 – OPPO ColorOSHack 2023, themed “Pantanal Service, Empowering Lives with Intelligence,” kicks off on July 11th (Beijing time). The contest encourages global developers to tap into Pantanal’s existing capabilities, offering intelligent living experiences for over 500 million ColorOS users worldwide by focusing on situations such as lifestyle, transportation, and entertainment.

The Pantanal Ecosystem Is Opening Up to Invite Southeast Asian Developers

Since its release, the Pantanal Comprehensively Intelligent Platform has been in collaboration with 21 eco-partners, including top companies such as Meituan, Baidu Map, Umetrip and Xiaohongshu in China, as well as Snapchat, Spotify, Zamato, and Swiggy overseas. Among them, 4 ecological partners have reached strategic cooperation in scenarios covering life services, travel, entertainment, office and other fields, meaning more than 300,000+ developers have contributed to the construction of Pantanal ecosystem.

As a part of the Pantanal innovation ecosystem, OPPO ColorOSHack 2023 is officially opened for global registration on July 11 and will last until September 15. This year’s competition will focus on Southeast Asia, aiming to find local service providers or developers in scenarios such as lifestyle services, transportation services and entertainment services, encouraging them to develop smart services in relevant scenarios, conceptualize scenarios and design interaction forms by learning the Pantanal Platform, to explore services that meet the local market in Southeast Asia.

A Comprehensive Developer Empowerment System to Enhance Development Efficiency from Multiple Dimensions

In addition to the continuation of the previous prize money system, the contest will open up the corresponding development capabilities of the Pantanal Platform and the Pantanal DevKit, including Pantanal DevFwk, Pantanal DevStudio, and supporting guidelines to help developers achieve low-cost, cross-terminal service development quickly.

Pantanal Platform has made accessible various development capabilities, including Context Awareness, Service Running, and Natural Interaction. For instance, Pantanal DevFwk may be used to transform sophisticated cross-terminal, multi-service entry points into easy-to-use interfaces. This enables each development to quickly adapt to various terminals and entry points while optimizing cross-platform operating efficiency to satisfy developers’ demands.

The brand-new Pantanal DevStudio can provide multiple business module options for developers by integrating the integrated development environment for relevant Pantanal modules, thus helping them to reduce costs and improve efficiency significantly. It also features consistent cross-platform rendering and real-time preview across multiple entry points and devices, enabling developers to obtain and validate results quickly.

In OPPO ColorOSHack 2023, developers will experience these Pantanal Platform open capabilities and Pantanal DevKits in advance while greatly improving development efficiency. A single developer is expected to accomplish service development in as little as three days and end-to-end service uploads in 30 days.

To answer developers’ questions about the contest and guide developers in utilizing Pantanal Platform open capabilities and Pantanal DevStudio, OPPO ColorOS has arranged online event briefings and online salons for Q&A and explanations. During the final round’s device debugging phase, participants will receive technical support directly from the OPPO technical team. Additionally, the contest has invited local Southeast Asian entrepreneurs and OPPO industry experts to the final venue, where they will offer participants professional advice. It is also worth noting that the OPPO App Store will support and reward the winning works.

Furthermore, OPPO ColorOS offers complete assistance to Pantanal ecosystem developers, including year-round developer live stream (Otalk), a developer community, salon events, and a developer academy part on the open platform’s official website. More salon events, live stream, and training materials will be made available in the coming days.

Join OPPO ColorOSHack 2023 to Co-create a Human-centered, Beyond-boundary Ecosystem

In the context of beyond-boundary ecosystem, OPPO ColorOS aims to provide more support for Southeast Asian developers through the contest, to lower development barriers, optimize training systems, and assist outstanding global makers in smoothly carrying out projects. A more open and dynamic Pantanal ecosystem will be established to expand the possibilities for the intelligent living experiences of over 500 million ColorOS users globally.

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About OPPO

OPPO is a leading global smart device brand. Since the launch of its first mobile phone – “Smiley Face” – in 2008, OPPO has been in relentless pursuit of the perfect synergy of aesthetic satisfaction and innovative technology. Today, OPPO provides a wide range of smart devices spearheaded by the Find and Reno series. Beyond devices, OPPO also provides its users with ColorOS operating system and internet services such as OPPO Cloud and OPPO+. OPPO has footprints in more than 60 countries and regions, with more than 40,000 employees dedicated to creating a better life for customers around the world.

About ColorOS

ColorOS is a highly customized, efficient, intelligent, and richly designed Android-based mobile OS from OPPO. With over 500 million global monthly active users, ColorOS supports 67 languages, including English, Hindi, Thai, and Indonesian.

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