CHIBA, Japan, Mar. 30, 2018 /Kyodo JBN/
On October 21 (Sunday), 2018, the "Chiba Aqualine Marathon 2018" will be held in Chiba Prefecture right next to Tokyo. The event has attractive features such as an exhilarating feeling stemming from running just above the Tokyo Bay Aqualine Expressway that cuts across the Tokyo Bay, and more than 300,000 people cheering on the roadside. This time, a combined total of 17,000 runners in full-marathon, half-marathon and wheelchair half-marathon competitions will be recruited. Entry applications for the Chiba Aqualine Marathon 2018 will open on April 13, (Friday). (Photo1: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M102229/201803292475/_prw_PI1lg_fy2LpL1H.jpg) (Photo2: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M102229/201803292475/_prw_PI2lg_6unSigAP.jpg) http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=31568
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PETALING JAYA, March 30 (Bernama) -- Members of the public can now donate large quantities of items including bulk items to The Salvation Army. Last Wednesday, Red Shield Industries (RSI), the social enterprise arm of The Salvation Army was launched to look more holistically into efforts to reuse, recycle and restore donations in-kind. Donated items will be resold at affordable prices through The Salvation Army’s Family Thrift Stores located in Banting, Melaka, Ipoh, Penang and Kuching.
The warehouse located in Taman Desaria, Petaling Jaya, aims to be highly regarded for excellence in delivery of a donation in-kind service, which is sensitive and responsive to the needs of the community while meeting the welfare and funding needs of The Salvation Army. Managing Director of Red Shield Industries, Mr Tian Toh Kian, said he was excited to create more opportunities for people to give, which will in turn, give hope to others. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=31569 OTSU, Japan, March 29 (Bernama) -- The Shiga Prefectural Government has produced "The Premium Culinary Tour Shiga Prefecture," a publicity video promoting the charms of Omi Beef, one of Japan's top three "wagyu" beef brands. It is to be posted on YouTube in five languages -- English, Chinese (both traditional and simplified), Korean and Thai -- on Friday, March 30, 2018.
This video retraces an event, titled a "Journey to Fully Enjoy Omi Beef in Shiga Prefecture," which was held in December last year to promote Omi Beef and sightseeing spots in Shiga by inviting tour operators from Hong Kong and Singapore to the western Japan prefecture. The four-day tour did not only feature all kinds of Omi Beef gourmet treats -- ranging from shabu-shabu and sukiyaki hot pots to hamburg steak and beef steak -- but also tourist attractions in Shiga Prefecture. They included a cruise in Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan; the hot spring resort of Ogoto Onsen, which has a history of nearly 1,200 years; Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei, part of a World Heritage site; and Hikone Castle, one of Japan's best known castles. The video contains comments by participants at the end of the tour, such as "Lake Biwa is super beautiful! I want to come here again. Omi Beef is super delicious!" and "Omi Beef shabu-shabu tasted really great!" Omi Beef has so far been exported to Macao, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar as well as Taiwan, which newly joined the export destination list in October last year. Shiga Prefecture has organized this fam trip targeting Hong Kong and Singapore, where wagyu draws much attention and a great number of potential buyers when compared with other economies, to create a tour combining Omi Beef and sightseeing spots in the prefecture, aiming to expand demand for inbound tourism via Kyoto, attract visitors to Shiga and boost consumption of Omi Beef. Omi Beef: Japan's oldest branded beef Omi Beef has its origin dating back some 400 years and its history is considered long for well-known branded beef. In these early years, eating beef in Japan was prohibited by the shogunate feudal government. But the Hikone domain, currently Shiga Prefecture, was the only region in the country that was allowed to produce beef as it presented the shogunate family with miso (soybean paste)-marinated beef as "meat for health and fitness" or, so to say, medicinal meat. In 1951, local livestock dealers, wholesalers in Tokyo and other parties concerned founded the Omi Beef Association with the aim of establishing the brand of Omi Beef and expanding its marketing channels. It was the first-ever organization in Japan to promote brand-name beef. Now Omi Beef can be called one of Japan's premium traditional beef brands. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=31558 KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- Crown Bioscience has been chosen by Glycotope GmbH as a partner to accelerate their immuno-oncology drug discovery pipeline.
Crown Bioscience said it will engraft cell line-derived cancer models as well as PDX models selected by Glycotope into CD34+ humanised mouse models. "These customised, humanised models will be used to accelerate Glycotope´s innovative immuno-oncology drug discovery pipeline, " a statement said. Director of Glycotope´s Preclinical Pharmacology and Cancer Immunology group, Anika J?l said the company recognised the value of CrownBio´s extensive PDX and CDX collection and their expertise in implementing innovative humanisation strategies. "We have chosen them as our partner for these reasons and look forward to what we are confident will be a successful alliance, " she added. Chief business officer of Crown Bioscience, Laurie Heilmann, meanwhile said its unique capabilities would enable Glycotope to continue providing new and improved therapies for the treatment of cancer. Crown Bioscience is a global drug discovery and development solutions company, providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research. Glycotope GmbH is a company focuses on development of innovative immuno-oncological products for the treatment of various cancer types. --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (good) and the long-term issuer credit rating of ?bbb-' of Asian Reinsurance Corp (Asian Re) Thailand.
"The outlook of these credit ratings is stable,? A.M. Best said in a statement. "The ratings reflect Asian Re's balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorised as strong, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. "Asian Re's balance sheet strength reflects solid risk-adjusted capitalisation supported by low underwriting leverage and an investment portfolio consisting of cash and deposits," the statement added. In terms of operating performance, the insurance company experienced deterioration in underwriting results this year, partially due to reserve developments, but a steady stream of interest income has mitigated the impact of this deterioration. Overall, Asian Re's capital and surplus has remained fairly stable. A.M. Best is the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. |
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