KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- At the heart of southern China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is Nansha, which also stands next to the two special administrative regions (SARs).
According to a statement, a recently released Master Plan of Guangzhou Nansha on Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao with Global Perspective was briefed at a press conference held by China's State Council Information Office on June 24. Nansha has favourable geographical conditions, with broad development space and solid industrial foundation. Under the strong desire for cooperation and development, Nansha enjoys unique advantages in promoting all-round cooperation among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, said Guo Lanfeng, a member of the Leading Party Members Group of the National Development and Reform Commission of China. Among China's most open regions, the economically dynamic GBA epitomises how the country aligns its open economic system with the world on its path to a higher level of global monetary cooperation, driving greater GBA-led coordination among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are Nansha, Qianhai in Shenzhen, and Hengqin in Zhuhai. The ambitious plan for Nansha marked another significant milestone in building the GBA with high quality. The district comes under the spotlight again after decades of development, according to Nansha District People's Government of Guangzhou City. The plan stressed a need for Nansha to step up the building of industrial cooperation bases for sci-tech innovation, according to the press conference. Beyond that, the district was required to bolster Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint efforts for sci-tech innovation through the launch of major platforms for this purpose and to grow the high-tech industry by drawing high-caliber personnel with a global perspective. Nansha is now home to over 400 artificial intelligence (AI) companies as it connects the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Corridor to its counterpart linking Zhuhai with Macao. "The main reason we started a business in Nansha is that the district has created enough synergy among industries, universities, and research institutes for AI growth," said Cao Tiantian, co-founder of DeepMirror, a spatial-intelligence developer. -- BERNAMA
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Participating citizen scientists documenting and submitting their observations through the iNaturalist application.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) organised the IOIPG City Nature Challenge 2022 across its groupwide developments from 29 April to 8 May 2022 in Malaysia, Singapore and Xiamen, China. This event was a collaboration with local environmental organisations coordinating the City Nature Challenge (CNC) global initiative, namely Sekitar Kita, Water Warriors of Universiti Malaya and Iskandar Malaysia CNC. The IOIPG City Nature Challenge is aimed at achieving IOIPG’s Sustainability Goal of Caring for the Environment, whereby the Group continues its efforts in creating a sustainable community that cares for nature. It is in line with the Group’s mission of: ‘Trusted. to safeguard our environment’, and in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): SDG 4: Quality Education; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 15: Life on Land; SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals. City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a worldwide biodiversity initiative that brings global communities together in an effort to find, observe and document plants and wildlife through a bioblitz-style competition. In this challenge, cities around the world compete to make the most observations of urban plants and wildlife in the outdoors, using the iNaturalist app, for the purpose of connecting people to nature and generating scientifically valuable biodiversity data. “IOIPG has been participating in the City Nature Challenge since 2019.In 2021, the Group organised its maiden IOIPG City Nature Challenge to encourage participation from our customers, residents and employees,” said Kristine Ng, IOI Properties Group General Manager, Group Corporate Communication and Sustainability. “In view of the endemic, IOIPG City Nature Challenge 2022 featured safe and family-friendly activities, which began with an introductory virtual webinar to raise awareness on how the general public can play an important role in collecting urban biodiversity data for scientific research,” Ng added. During the CNC, participants also known as citizen scientists received a digital sharing toolkit containing useful information about the competition and took part in a social media blitz to contribute towards citizen science by making and uploading their observations on the iNaturalist website or application. Over the course of the competition, IOIPG managed to record 2,794 nature observations and have identified 910 species across Malaysia, Singapore and Xiamen, China to date. The IOIPG City Nature Challenge webinar drew a crowd of 320 participants while The IOIPG City Nature Challenge attracted over 230 observers and identifiers. Inclusive of data collected from the previous year, IOIPG has recorded 6,123 nature observations and identified 1,641 species to date across its group-wide developments in Malaysia, Singapore, and Xiamen, China. From current and aspiring citizen scientists to nature enthusiasts, the IOIPG City Nature Challenge 2022 has inspired people from all walks of life to gather valuable urban biodiversity data with the aim of protecting nature together. The photo can be downloaded here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1imfi2rGAq3j9D-CRNtrTWS7k8XOZtGoG?usp=sharing. SOURCE : IOI Properties Group Berhad KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- OMERS Infrastructure announced that OMERS has signed an agreement to acquire Stilmark, an independent Australian developer, owner and operator of mobile tower assets.
The transaction will be OMERS second tower investment in Australia in two months, following the announcement on May 9, that it signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of TPG Telecom Limited’s mobile tower and rooftop portfolio. The details of this transaction are not being disclosed. The closing of the transaction is expected in Q3 2022, subject to customary regulatory approvals, according to a statement. Christopher Curtain, Senior Managing Director, Asia-Pacific for OMERS Infrastructure said: “We have developed a strong relationship with and respect for the Stilmark management team and their capabilities. “Stilmark is an excellent fit for our new Australian digital infrastructure portfolio, as it complements our recent investment in TPG’s mobile tower and rooftop portfolio.” Meanwhile, commenting on the sale, Stilmark Chairman, Graham Bradley said: “We are delighted that our business will be joining the OMERS Infrastructure portfolio in Australia and are excited about the opportunities this creates for our team to continue our innovation leadership in the tower market.” Since its establishment in 2013, Stilmark has delivered numerous development and build projects for TPG and Optus, and has grown a national portfolio and pipeline of towers, with all sites secured under long-term revenue agreements. Stilmark is currently owned by its founders, management team, family offices and US-based ATN International. Once the Stilmark and TPG tower asset transactions close, the consolidated towers business will be part of OMERS Infrastructure’s growing portfolio of assets in Australia, alongside Port of Melbourne, Transgrid and renewable energy firm FRV Australia. It will also be part of OMERS Infrastructure’s global portfolio of digital infrastructure assets, alongside Deutsche Glasfaser/inexio in Germany, and XP Fibre in France. More details at www.omersinfrastructure.com. -- BERNAMA DALLAS, June 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in skin care innovation, continued its ongoing support of the beauty and scientific communities recently by sponsoring the 2022 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting and revealing new, breakthrough research at the event. Mary Kay’s new findings, in conjunction with the NYU Grossman Medical School of Environmental Medicine, found that the antioxidant complex featured in Mary Kay® TimeWise® Miracle Set 3D™ skin care line reduces the harmful effects of rural pollution and UV radiation. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220623005144/en/ “Our Research & Development team is always hard at work to develop the next skincare breakthrough or scientific discovery,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Mary Kay’s Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science. “By partnering with NYU Grossman and other scientific and academic teams around the world, we ensure our company—and our products—are in the forefront of skincare innovation and health.” Air pollution continues to grow as a worldwide health concern. Previously, Mary Kay’s science team partnered with Columbia University and discovered that air pollution’s effects on skin can be particularly dramatic, resulting in aging, dullness, and wrinkling. Air pollution creates free radicals that the skin must fight to maintain its health and youthful appearance. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=43505 KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc recently sponsored and revealed its inaugural Mary Kay Skin Health/Skin Disease Research Grants awardees for researchers conducting groundbreaking, innovative studies in skin health and skin disease at the 2022 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting. “As a decades-long leader in global cosmetics and skincare innovation, Mary Kay remains committed to enriching women’s lives across the world,” said Dr Lucy Gildea, Mary Kay’s Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science, at the event. “We recognise collaboration is crucial to new discoveries, and partnerships with scientific, medical, and academic communities are vital collaborations—which is why we’re thrilled to award these scientific grants.” The Mary Kay Skin Health/Skin Disease Research Grants were announced at last year’s meeting in partnership with SID. The US$25,000 grants were to be awarded to four researchers conducting incredible work in skin research to uncover new perspectives and invention strategies. (US$1 = RM4.402) According to a statement, in the months following the 2021 SID meeting, the company received applications from scientists across the country. The four grant awardees were Dr Allison C. Billi, MD, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor in the Dept of Dermatology at the University of Michigan; Dr Angel S. Byrd, MD, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor at Howard University College of Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Professor at JHUSOM; Dr Mae Alexandra Carpenter, Ph.D. Trainee at Wright State University; and, Dr Jennifer Powers, MD and Clinical Associate Professor in the Dept of Dermatology at the University of Iowa. The sponsorship and grants revealed at SID are just the latest efforts by Mary Kay to reinforce its long-standing commitment to advancing skin health research and development. Mary Kay holds over 1,600 patents for products, technologies, and packaging designs in its global portfolio. -- BERNAMA |
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