SANYA, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – The ninth day of competition marked the conclusion of the sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya, bringing the multi-sport event to a close. Gathering over 1,600 athletes from 45 countries and regions across Asia, the Games not only delivered high-level competition but also offered a window into the new phase of openness following the island-wide special customs operations of the Hainan Free Trade Port (Hainan FTP).

The smooth staging of the Games demonstrated Sanya’s capacity to host major international events. From competition venues stretching across 22 kilometers of coastline, to 22 designated hotels accommodating domestic and international guests, and the support of 4,680 volunteers, as well as touristic and cultural engagement activities, the host city’s organization and services received broad recognition. Abdulaziz Baeshen, Secretary General and CEO at the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee, said, “The organization of this Asian Beach Games has been of a very high standard, once again demonstrating China’s outstanding capability in hosting major international sporting events.”

The success of the Games was underpinned by the policies of the Hainan FTP. Benefiting from visa-free access for citizens of 86 countries and event-specific facilitation measures, cross-border travel was efficient and seamless. Qatari athlete Ahmed Elmeniawy said, “The entry procedures were extremely convenient. It took less than two minutes to complete all arrival formalities — a truly excellent experience.” An official from the Saudi Olympic Committee also noted that the FTP policies and visa-free arrangements facilitated participation by delegations and promoted bilateral sports exchanges.

During the Games, Sanya launched a series of cultural tourism activities and consumer incentive packages centered on a “spectating plus vacation” model, boosting the integration of sports and tourism consumption. At the same time, the Asian Beach Games served as a platform for exchanges among Asian countries. During his visit to Hainan, Thomas Bach, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee, said he felt “the unity of Asia.” Raja Randhir Singh, President of the Olympic Council of Asia, noted that despite differences in language and traditions, a shared passion for sport brings people together.

Although the Games have concluded, openness and cooperation continue. The event has provided valuable experience for the Hainan FTP in hosting major international events and demonstrated China’s continued efforts to expand high-level opening-up. The FTP will continue to deepen international exchanges and cooperation with an open and inclusive approach.

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – AI for Global Civilization: China-Singapore Dialogue was held in Singapore on April 28. The event gathered around 100 participants, including experts, scholars, and representatives from Chinese and Singaporean academic institutions, cultural organizations, as well as technology and cultural enterprises. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on China-Singapore digital industry cooperation and how digital and intelligent technologies empower inter-civilizational mutual learning. They also jointly showcased innovative achievements and frontier practices of both sides in the integrated field of culture and technology.

Opening remarks were delivered by Yuan Lin, Executive Assistant to the President of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, and Wang Donghai, Associate Director of NUS Enterprise. Keynote speeches were delivered by Cai Yiyu, Professor at Nanyang Technological University; Director of the Computer-Aided Engineering Labs and The Strategic Research Program on Virtual Reality; Co-President of Association of Global Technomics Education and Exchange; Cui Kai, Director of the Digital Culture Promotion Department, Center for International Cultural Communication, China International Communications Group (CICG); and Yang Jianwei, Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore.

Yuan Lin stated that the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology has injected new momentum into China-Singapore cultural exchanges. He stressed the importance of innovating cultural expression forms empowered by digital intelligence, upholding a correct value orientation in technological application, deepening people-to-people exchanges enabled by smart technologies, and actively exploring the profound value of intelligent technologies in advancing cross-cultural understanding.

Wang Donghai pointed out that it is essential to prioritize the integration of technological applications with social needs. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence to build bridges for civilizational exchange helps enhance cross-cultural understanding, enabling technology to better serve humanity and drive social progress.

Cai Yiyu noted that Singapore is forging ahead in cutting-edge fields including semiconductors, aerospace and artificial intelligence, opening up broad prospects for bilateral cooperation between China and Singapore. He emphasized that digital and intelligent technologies can be harnessed to revitalize and inherit traditional culture via youthful, trendy formats, thereby further deepening scientific, technological and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

Cui Kai stated that intelligent imaging technology is profoundly reshaping the logic of cross-cultural narrative. Digital content creation is not merely about keeping pace with technological advancement; more importantly, it should take emotional resonance as the bond to break down cultural barriers, foster in-depth empathy, mutual learning and appreciation among global civilizations, and enable more outstanding civilizational achievements to be seen, understood and respected worldwide.

Yang Jianwei noted that artificial intelligence is becoming an important vehicle for inter-civilizational mutual learning, while cultural differences remain a core obstacle to cross-cultural communication. He advocated for the innovative and rational use of artificial intelligence in the future to eliminate prejudices and enhance civilizational understanding through technological power.

In the Case Sharing Session, guest speakers included Lisa Meng, Head of Singapore of Tencent Cloud International; Koh Chin Yee, Managing Director of Singapore Eye; Bai Yu, Director and Partner of LAiPIC; Hu Chengchen, Founder & CEO of ClariPpi (Singapore); Jane Zhao, SVP and Head of Global Business at Mininglamp Technology; and Jerry Tuo, AI Technology Director of Red Fun Planet. They delivered insightful presentations on the application prospects of artificial intelligence in content production as well as inter-civilizational mutual learning and exchange.

The participating guests agreed that artificial intelligence has brought revolutionary changes to the intelligent production, targeted communication and immersive presentation of cultural content. China and Singapore boast strong complementarity in digital infrastructure and cultural resources. Going forward, the two sides may deepen cooperation in joint research and development and scenario-based application, develop benchmark cultural-technology products and integrated solutions tailored for Southeast Asia, and jointly advance the high-quality development of the digital cultural industry.

This event was jointly hosted by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and the Center for International Cultural Communication,CICG, with Nanyang Technological University and other cultural and business exchange institutions participating as supporting partners.

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BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Since June 2021, the central committees of China’s non-Communist political parties and non-Party personages have been entrusted by the Communist Party of China (CPC[1] ) Central Committee with a five-year democratic oversight over the environmental protection of the Yangtze River. Democratic supervision extends from the glaciers on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau to the East China Sea, covering the whole Yangtze basin. It has evolved into a practical tool for Yangtze conservation, helping to better protect the river while serving the people.

Agricultural non-point source pollution is a globally challenging problem for Yangtze ecological protection, as it is mostly hidden from view. During an inspection trip to Jiangxi’s Poyang Lake region in 2023, Zhao Lixin, a non-party personage and honorary director of Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , precisely pinpointed the key pain point: excessive total phosphorus in the water caused by nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from nearby farmland.

The inspection team went beyond identifying frontline issues to putting their expertise into practice on site. In response to local climate conditions and farming patterns, the team integrated and advanced an optimized set of agricultural management and treatment technologies. As a result, they successfully reduced surface runoff losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from rice paddies by 40 percent.

Over the past five years, the non-Party personages have submitted five democratic oversight reports and produced nearly 20 special research reports. Many of their recommendations have been incorporated into special programs of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Genki AI, an all-in-one AI autonomous engine for IP management, officially launched globally on May 1, 2026. It solves critical pain points in the creator economy: most creators excel at IP incubation but lack skills in product design, supply chain and cross-border operations, while existing tools are fragmented and cause serious “value leakage”.

With the core concept “From Ideas To Income – Instantly”, Genki AI provides a one-click full-chain workflow. Creators only need to upload images or input prompts, and the platform automatically generates IP assets and POD product mock-ups, creates localized e-commerce pages, produces multi-channel marketing materials, and connects global logistics and distribution networks. Unlike traditional e-commerce platforms or single AI tools, it integrates the entire commercial value chain.

In private beta testing, creators launched global stores in less than 15 minutes, far shorter than the traditional 3–6 months. Top IP collections achieved over 3.2% conversion rate and more than $3,250 in first-week sales, reducing backend operation time by 90%.

To celebrate its launch, Genki AI launched the Global Creator Recruitment Program for digital artists. Selected partners can enjoy priority exposure, exclusive onboarding support and favorable revenue sharing, while keeping full IP ownership.

Genki AI aims to shift the creator economy from traffic competition to long-term IP value building. It lets creators focus on creation while AI handles complex global commerce. The platform will keep upgrading its AI and cross-border services, helping every creative idea realize global commercial value.

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DOBREȘTI, ROMANIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – On April 27, SANY Microgrid officially broke ground on its integrated solar-storage project in Dobrești, Romania. Xiang Wenbo, Rotating Chairman of SANY Group; Guo Ruiguang, Vice President of SANY Group and Chairman of SANY Microgrid Business Unit; other senior executives of SANY Group; local government representatives; and project partners joined more than 100 guests to witness this milestone.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Xiang Wenbo expressed sincere gratitude to the local government and partners for their support, and shared his expectations for the smooth implementation and long-term success of the project. Local government officials emphasized that the project is significant for optimizing the energy mix, creating jobs, and promoting sustainable economic development, and pledged full government support. SANY Microgrid also presented its relevant solutions at the ceremony.

As SANY Microgrid’s first large-scale grid-connected solar-storage demonstration project in Europe, the project will serve as a starting point for advancing renewable energy development and the transition to electric construction machinery across Europe. It will bring green momentum to the local economy, provide a model for Chinese enterprises expanding overseas in green energy transition, and contribute to global green energy development.

“SAN WIN GREEN ENERGY S.R.L. is the Romanian subsidiary supporting SANY’s renewable energy and microgrid expansion in Romania and Europe. The company, represented by Xu Zhongtian, focuses on renewable power development, photovoltaic projects, battery storage systems, EPC coordination, and integrated microgrid opportunities.”

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With Leisure Plus, Redefining Hong Kong’s Bathroom Experience Through AI
Smart Toilets and Bathroom Cabinets for a New Era of Intelligent Living

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – As urban life in Hong Kong places growing emphasis on efficiency, health and space utilisation, a truly future-facing bathroom brand has officially arrived. Leisure Plus Building Products Company Limited, which has been rooted in Hong Kong for nearly three decades, has officially announced its appointment as the Hong Kong sole agent for global bathroom leader JOMOO. Together, the two companies are bringing world-renowned premium smart bathroom products to the Hong Kong market, using JOMOO’s leading AI-powered digital technology to deliver innovative bathroom solutions tailored to the city’s unique living environment. This partnership not only marks the arrival of a heavyweight international brand in Hong Kong’s bathroom market, but also signals a new AI-driven era for local homes and commercial spaces.

For Hong Kong people, the bathroom has never been a purely functional space. Within a limited footprint, it carries cleansing, grooming, care, storage, and the rhythm of how each day begins and ends. Space is compact, humidity is high, storage must be efficient, and expectations for the user experience keep rising. JOMOO’s arrival in Hong Kong answers the city’s pursuit of efficiency, comfort, health and aesthetics with world-leading AI bathroom technology. The brand is also introducing several smart toilets and innovative bathroom mirror cabinets for their Hong Kong debut, showing how bathroom AI can move from concept into daily life and become a real part of improving everyday living.

Leisure Plus Building Products said: “Bringing JOMOO to Hong Kong reflects Leisure Plus’s deep insight into the future of living. We see Hong Kong’s premium bathroom market moving beyond traditional hardware into a new stage that combines smart technology, health management, space integration and sensory experience. By partnering with JOMOO, Leisure Plus is bringing globally leading AI smart bathroom technology to Hong Kong, not only adding an international-calibre brand to the market, but also redefining daily life through technology, enabling the bathroom to evolve from a single-function space into a core living space that delivers comfort, efficiency and wellness value.”

JOMOO: Reshaping the Bathroom Experience with AI and Unrivalled Global Leadership

Founded in 1990, JOMOO has long ranked No.1 in China’s bathroom industry and among the world’s top three. With technology-driven bathroom living at its core, the brand combines R&D, intelligent manufacturing and innovative design, and is committed to redefining premium living through AI. As the pioneer behind the “AI BATH” scene-based brand, JOMOO breaks away from conventional product thinking with pioneering motorised flip-and-discharge cleansing technology that significantly improves performance while achieving library-level quietness. Combined with AI robotic self-cleaning and contact-free health sensing technologies, it deeply integrates artificial intelligence, biosensing and everyday bathroom use, delivering more proactive and thoughtful health support for users.

In this high-profile move into Hong Kong, JOMOO is guided by the strategy “Tech Bathroom, Global JOMOO”, bringing not only products but also a lifestyle upgrade powered by AI. Tailored to Hong Kong’s compact and humid living environment, the brand offers smart, space-saving and health-enhancing bathroom solutions, helping lift the overall standard of bathroom living in the city.

From Smart Toilets to Bathroom Cabinets: A Powerful New AI Bathroom Lineup Arrives in Hong Kong

G06 and G08 Smart Digital Toilets

In Hong Kong’s space-constrained homes, bathroom spaces often face multiple challenges, including limited room, humidity and restricted functionality. Tailored specifically for Hong Kong homes, JOMOO is introducing two flagship smart toilets and one smart bathroom cabinet that use AI-powered digital technology to resolve the tension between space and functionality in one stroke, bringing consumers a world-leading premium smart bathroom experience. The G06 Smart Digital Toilet is an entry choice that balances intelligence, comfort and practicality, while the G08 Smart Digital Toilet comes with an upgraded digital display and a more comprehensive smart feature set, taking comfort, convenience and technology to a new level.

To address the common problem of compact bathrooms in Hong Kong, both products are equipped with features such as “triple foot-sensing control”, “smart wireless control” and “auto-flush on departure”. Users do not need to twist sideways or make unnecessary movements, and can enjoy a freer, smoother toilet experience even in narrower bathroom spaces. With an IPX4 water-resistance rating, the products also handle Hong Kong’s humid environment with ease, delivering reassurance and durability in everyday use.

Product highlights:
– Triple foot-sensing control with automatic lid opening for elegant use even in narrow spaces
– AI smart temperature sensing and adjustment for lasting comfort
– High-definition digital display showing water and seat temperature at a glance
– Multiple cleansing modes with antibacterial nozzle and warm-air drying system
– Soft-glow night light and backup flushing during power outages
– IPX4 high-efficiency water resistance for humid environments

Pricing:
– G06 Smart Digital Toilet:
Original price HK$5,980; promotional price HK$4,980

– G08 Smart Digital Toilet:
Original price HK$8,580; promotional price HK$5,980

Revolutionary Smart Bathroom Cabinet: VERA Jinci Series

Addressing the core issue of limited bathroom space in Hong Kong’s mainstream residential developments, JOMOO will soon launch the suspended VERA Jinci Series Smart Bathroom Cabinet. Powered by AI technology, it integrates three major functions – beauty-product preservation, dedicated wash care, and smart mirror features – so that every inch of space delivers greater value and daily routines become more precise, smoother and more relaxed, completely reinventing the bathroom experience.

Product highlights:
– 998x532x1900mm suspended golden-ratio structure with zero hygiene blind spots
– Built-in cosmetics fridge with AI-controlled constant temperature and humidity for skincare freshness
– Built-in 0.8kg mini drum washer with six cleansing modes tailored for small items
– Mirror with touch-control natural-light ambience and one-touch defogging
– High colour-rendering mirror for true-to-tone makeup application
– Moisture-resistant eco solid-wood body suited to Hong Kong’s maritime climate

The VERA Jinci Series Smart Bathroom Cabinet is scheduled to officially launch in Hong Kong in mid-2026. Consumers will be able to experience its intelligent features firsthand at JOMOO’s Hong Kong experience store. (Price to be announced)

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Crafted for the enjoyment of life without compromise, the renewed Dry Crystal features Ryusei Yokohama as the new campaign’s face and is now available in supermarkets and restaurants throughout the region

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Porsche Design Tower Bangkok Showcased to Global Yacht Collectors at Singapore Yachting Festival 2026

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• With the new brand vision“Always with You, Always Ahead,“ we provide professional support to help customers navigate with confidence – from banking services to life protection planning. As a fully licensed bank, Ping An Digital Bank is rapidly expanding its retail banking business, having successively launched online and offline insurance, and wealth services, all accessible through one mobile app.
• Key operating indicators for 2025 demonstrated strong performance. As of 31 December 2025, total assets increased by 135% year-on-year, while net interest income for the year rose by over 60% year-on-year to more than HK$220 million.
• Retail banking has developed rapidly. As of the end of 2025, total customer deposits reached around HK$10.5 billion and continued to rise, surpassing HK$12.5 billion[1] by end of March this year.
• Lufax Holding Limited (“Lufax”) (06623.HK, NYSE: LU) has further injected HK$700 million in 2025 in support of Ping An Digital Bank’s expansion, demonstrating its strong confidence in Ping An Digital Bank’s development.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited (“Ping An Digital Bank” or “PingAnDB”) announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025. Embarking on a new journey with the launch of its latest brand proposition, “Always with You, Always Ahead,” Ping An Digital Bank continues to deliver comprehensive financial services, driving rapid growth in its retail banking business through a diverse range of financial products and user-centric banking services.

The key operating indicators of Ping An Digital Bank reflect healthy and robust growth in 2025, with core profitability steadily improving. Net interest income for the year exceeded HK$222 million, representing a year-on-year growth of approximately 62%. Total customer deposits maintained a steady upward trajectory, reaching around HK$10.5 billion as of 31 December 2025, and have since surpassed HK$12.5 billion^[1] by end of March this year.

Mr. Ronald Iu, Chief Executive of Ping An Digital Bank, said, “Our brand vision, ‘Always with You, Always Ahead,’ captures Ping An Digital Bank’s mission to empower our customers with peace of mind and our ambition to shape the financial landscape ahead. We believe a truly effective bank is one that is genuinely user-friendly. Over the past year, Ping An Digital Bank has achieved a lot of milestones, completing the transformation to a fully licensed bank offering integrated insurance, wealth service and deposits services. We are committed to becoming one of Ping An Group’s integrated financial platforms in Hong Kong, serving as a trusted financial partner for every individual and business, supporting them towards a brighter future.”

Ping An Digital Bank received a total capital injection of HK$700 million from Lufax in 2025, further accelerating the development of its retail banking business and strengthen its talent and technological capabilities. We recently launched the dual-advantage wealth solution, combining the agility of a brokerage with the security of a bank, along with online and offline insurance services. Customers can access a comprehensive range of financial services—including deposits, foreign exchange, cross-border remittances, wealth and insurance—at any time via a single mobile app. Moreover, customers can instantly deploy cash funds from their savings accounts to invest in HK stocks, U.S. stocks and funds. The service allows customers to effortlessly SWITCH between investments and deposits.

Amidst a volatile global environment, swift shifts in economic conditions and escalating geopolitical tensions are posing increasingly significant challenges for businesses. Among business banking customer of Ping An Digital Bank, the loan balance of trade-related enterprises account for the largest proportion. As a keen supporter of trade-related enterprises, we have actively explored the potential of business data to revamp account opening and loan approval processes for years. By systematically addressing pain points at each stage, we have achieved efficient and accurate assessment and approval procedures, benefiting a growing number of enterprises. Moreover, Ping An Digital Bank offers comprehensive one-stop business banking services—from account opening and foreign exchange to cross-border remittances, financing, and lending—fully meeting the practical needs of enterprises in both daily operations and international expansion. As of 31 December 2025, total loans had increased to HK$3.61 billion.

Looking ahead, Ping An Digital Bank will continue to anticipate customers’ needs, always thinking one step ahead to deliver services that save customers’ time, effort and cost. We will drive innovation in products and services, enabling both individuals and businesses to enjoy seamless, all-in-one financial experience tailored to their needs. Ping An Digital Bank remains dedicated to being user-centric, further strengthening its position as a key pillar within Ping An Group’s integrated financial platforms in Hong Kong, and serving as a strong and reliable partner supporting every customer’s ambitions.

For the full report of Ping An Digital Bank’s 2025 financial statements, please visit: https://www.pingandb.com/eng/financial-report.html

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Business confidence has slumped into negative territory, as firms face weaker activity and rising cost pressures, ANZ says.

The bank’s latest Business Outlook survey shows headline confidence dropped from a net 32.5 percent in March to minus 10.6 percent in April.

Chief economist Sharon Zollner said buried in the data was the detail that responses were weaker in late March than early April, suggesting businesses may be adapting to the shock – but it was still a “precipitous fall either way.”

She said the result confirms businesses have turned decidedly more cautious about the economic outlook.

Forward-looking indicators weakened broadly, with firms’ expected own activity – a key measure of future demand – falling from 39.3 to 19.6, while employment, investment and export intentions all declined.

Profit expectations also swung into negative territory, highlighting the strain firms are under as costs rise while demand softens.

By contrast, reported activity over the past year was relatively steady at a net 16.9 percent, suggesting the hit to sentiment has yet to fully translate into weaker output.

However, ANZ noted the environment remains challenging, with uncertainty likely to weigh on hiring and investment decisions.

“It’s a response to uncertainty to maybe defer risky decisions – and investing or employing someone are both risky decisions to make,” Zollner said.

She singled out the construction sector, where higher interest rates, rising costs and potential material shortages had left it facing a “perfect storm.”

“Some consents might be quietly going on the shelf until this uncertainty is resolved.”

At the same time, inflation pressures picked up again in the survey.

Inflation expectations for the year ahead rose from 3.1 percent to 3.8 percent, their highest level since early 2024, while cost expectations surged to their highest levels since 2023.

ANZ described the environment as a significant cost shock for businesses, but firms appear reluctant – or unable – to fully pass those higher costs on, increasing pressure on margins.

Pricing intentions were little changed during the month, and expected price increases over the next three months remained broadly steady, while wage expectations eased slightly.

Zollner said that combination would offer some reassurance to the Reserve Bank that higher inflation may not become entrenched – although she acknowledged it was “bad news for workers, who are facing cost pressures of their own as fuel prices rise.”

Zollner said the survey had not altered ANZ’s forecast for the Reserve Bank to begin raising interest rates in July, even as firms and households continue to face rising costs.

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Gym chain City Fitness has battled claims in court it deceived customers with misleading membership prices.

The fitness giant faced 16 charges under the Fair Trading Act .

The Commerce Commission claimed City Fitness’ advertised membership prices were misleading.

It said the gym chain did not include a compulsory transaction fee, which the commission said should have been included in the advertised price.

Labelling the 3 percent fee as a “transaction fee” which was not related to the costs for processing membership fee payments was also misleading, the commission said.

In the Auckland District Court on Thursday, the lawyer for the commission, Jacob Barry, said nearly 200,000 people had been affected by the costs over 16 months.

He described it as a cynical marketing ploy.

“As best as I can tell, none of the money has returned to the customers.”

He said City Fitness had been deceptive.

“City Fitness obviously saw there was a competitive benefit in pursuing it this way,” Barry said.

“It gets the benefit of the market, being able to sell its memberships with that attractive looking number, but it’s doing that in a false way and in my submission, in a consciously false way.”

The fee generated just under $1.6 million during that period, which Barry said was illegitimately obtained.

City Fitness continued to advertise the membership price despite being alerted the Commerce Commission was investigating, which Barry said was reckless.

Representing City Fitness was James Every-Palmer KC, who said the gym chain had not been deceptive, and that by the time customers were paying, they would have known about the fee.

“It arose out of good intentions from City Fitness to keep prices as low as possible, however, they fell down through a flawed implementation,” he said.

“But on the other hand, there’s no evidence that a single consumer has suffered actual harm, had ended up signing up without knowing about the fee, or would’ve signed up if the transaction fee had had a different label.”

Every-Palmer said the problem arose through carelessness not through an intention to deceive.

He said there was no evidence of deliberate deceit.

“I’ve heard today that the commission says the most serious thing here is that general cost recovery, including the cost of processing transactions, was recovered through a transaction fee, that that dwarfs the unobtainable price problem,” Every-Palmer said.

“But there’s simply no evidence that that was a deliberate attempt to mislead people, that that was, in some way, meant to make them think that that was their actually cost of transacting, and there’s simply no evidence that it made any difference to anyone…”

Judge David Clark reserved his decision.

At the time the gym franchise was charged, the commission’s competition, fair trading, and credit general manager Vanessa Horne said a business advertising cheaper than reality prices could give them an unfair advantage over competitors.

“There’s no excuse for false or misleading advertising,” she said.

“This investigation and the charges we have filed should send a clear message – when we see prices that we think are misleading, the commission will act so that businesses are held to account.”

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• New strategy highlights synergy among Global Payment, Global Account and Inclusive and Embedded Finance services built on progress in AI and interoperability.
• As a foundation to the business, Ant International’s global payment services support over 300 payment methods, including more than 10 national QR systems and 50 digital wallets and bank apps, and exceed 20 million daily transactions on average.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Ant International now connects over 150 million global merchants with more than 2 billion user accounts globally, the company disclosed at its flagship MoMents 2026 fintech executive forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. The company now supports 300+ payment methods in over 220 markets, including all card schemes, 50 mobile payment partners and more than 10 national QR systems, including Singapore’s SGQR, Malaysia’s DuitNow, South Korea’s ZeroPay, Thailand’s PromptPay, Indonesia’s QRIS, Sri Lanka’s LankaPay, and more. It recently onboarded more leading global e-wallets and bank apps such as iFAST Global Bank from the UK, KBank and SCB from Thailand, barq from Saudi Arabia and ShopeePay from Southeast Asia.

With an average of over 20 million transactions daily, Ant International is building broader market reach through new licenses and partnerships in Asia, Latin America and EMEA. In Vietnam, it partners with NAPAS and Vietcombank to roll out cross-border QR payment service, and is also working with the Ho Chi Minh City government on the development of an international financial centre. In Latin America, it formed a strategic partnership with Mexican fintech company R2 in late 2025, supporting the expansion of SME lending across the region. In the Middle East, Ant International collaborates with the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and national payment network mada, with plans to introduce Alipay+ cross-border QR payments in 2026. Its recent initiatives also include plans to roll out Islamic finance programs in Southeast Asia and other emerging markets.

While serving businesses in their global expansion, Ant International also ranks in first place in terms of the number of global accounts it has been managing for businesses, particularly SMEs, engaged in cross-border commerce.

“New models of financial interoperability and AI commerce give us powerful tools to help global giants as well as mom-and-pop shops to increase resilience and expand revenue streams,” said Peng Yang, CEO, Ant International. “A broader and deeper network means we can work with more partners on more levels to deliver more innovative, trusted, and high ROI fintech solutions in the world’s fastest growing markets.”

Layered solutions for enterprises, SMEs and emerging markets to achieve inclusive growth

Yang underlined a strategy to combine the forces of its four main businesses – Alipay+, Antom, Bettr and WorldFirst – to offer more connected growth solutions for businesses of all sizes.

• Global payment: Making payments a growth engine for businesses of all sizes to thrive in the global digital economy.
• Global account: Enabling AI-powered borderless global accounts for businesses of all sizes, and serving as the ticket to digital trade and commerce. This makes ‘born global’ a reality for all businesses from day one.
• Strategic value boosters: Leveraging innovation and technology to deliver embedded financing, credit and treasury solutions that power inclusive growth.
• Innovation and technology leadership: Grounded in extensive expertise in supporting global payments and businesses of all sizes, Ant International’s leading AI and blockchain solutions are co-developed with customers, partners and regulators to deliver real impact while ensuring security and compliance.

Go-to-market FinAI solutions for real-world problem solving

Working with top LLMs, card schemes and other fintechs, Ant International builds out FinAI capacities and solutions for merchants and financial institutions to tackle real-world growth and security challenges. Key examples include:

Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP)

At MoMents 2026, Ant International has introduced the open-sourced AMP – the world’s first agentic payment framework designed for mobile interfaces – to help drive AI commerce. The protocol enables secure, AIOps-native agentic payment connection to mobile services including digital wallets, banking apps, super apps, and mobile portals from phones to wearable devices.

AI-as-a-Service Platform

Ant International’s AI-as-a-Service platform GenAI Cockpit equips fintech partners with tools to build a wide range of agentic solutions, from customer-service assistants to sales copilots. Malaysia’s leading e-wallet TNG eWallet, and easypaisa, Pakistan’s first digital bank, are using the platform to deliver better customer experiences with AI.

AI SHIELD

Ant International’s 3-in-1 risk management transformer maintains trust in the ecosystem by providing a robust security layer underpinning all transactions processed by the company. The model is supported by over 7 billion parameters, and combines graph, sequential and tabular data to identify high-risk transactions with over 95% precision, while improving payment success rates by up to 13.5%.

Falcon TST AI FX model

The industry-first MoE-based AI FX model makes long-term forecasts with prediction accuracy of up to 93%, leveraging over 8.5 billion parameters. Deployed internally at Ant International to manage cashflow and FX exposure on an hourly, daily and weekly basis, Falcon TST has helped to cut the company’s FX costs by up to 60%. The model was open-sourced in 2025 to expand access to its capabilities and invite collaboration to advance time-series learning.

EPOS360

A pioneering AI-powered SME app, EPOS360 integrates practical AI tools with POS system, payments, banking, financing and growth operations for small businesses. The suite of AI-powered tools and payment capabilities was launched in Singapore, and is also available to merchants in Malaysia as a mini-programme via TNG eWallet.

Antom Copilot

Antom Copilot provides automation and assistance for merchants based on learnings from real-world cases, improving efficiency of services such as chargeback dispute handling by up to 46%. Within a year of its launch, 72% of Antom-onboarded merchants completed self-service payment integration with the copilot.

At the MoMents 2026 fintech executive forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, executives from global payment networks, banks, fintechs, tech companies, and governors came together to discuss the future of financial services in the era of AI commerce. Conversations focused on new forms of payment transformation, multi-layer global interoperability, super app evolution with AI-native tech, innovation of Islamic financing and initiatives around trust and security.

Ant International launched its Digital Business Center in Kuala Lumpur in 2024.

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By Sammy Carter, RNZ

Dozens have stood on a busy downtown Wellington street on Thursday morning creating a human bike lane for commuters, objecting to what they say are significant cuts proposed to the city council’s cycle infrastructure projects.

The Wellington City Council’s most recent annual plan pushes out the Paneke Pōneke bike network project completion from 10 years to 20 years, and decreases the budget from $115 million to just under $67 million.

Cycle Wellington is advocating for the council to reassess cuts given the fuel crisis and weather events, also telling Morning Report today that they want the government to back widespread cycling infrastructure.

Patrick Morgan from Cycle Wellington, leading the human bike chain, said: “We think its appalling the city council is hitting pause on its cycle lane programme, especially at a time of high fuel prices.”

Part of the Paneke Pōneke cycle network plan, between TSB Arena and the Wellington Railway Station, has been paused entirely amid financial pressure of the Moa Point sewage plant failure.

This morning, protesters made a human cycleway on Featherston Street – roughly where the cycle lane in from the Hutt ends.

“We know there’s around 2 million bikes in sheds and garages around the country. With protected bike lanes, people feel safe enough to use their bikes for everyday trips,” Morgan said.

“We need to build the whole network, especially during this times of high fuel prices, people need more choices of how they get around.”

Teresa Mcguire has been involved in cycle advocacy for 20 years, and she believed the mode of transport should have an even footing with vehicles.

“You don’t have dead end streets that cars go down and then they can’t get to where they wanna go.

“We should give the same respect to people that are on bikes.”

“It just makes sense in a fuel crisis that the thing that you would look at is not building more roads … building a cycle lane doesn’t cost that much money.”

Richard Young, a member of Cycle Wellington, was also frustrated that the lane cut off in the city.

“Its just like building a house but not building the kitchen. Lets get those cycle routes complete.”

Young felt safer in dedicated bike lanes, saying it was easier for pedestrians and drivers as well.

Councillors Geordie Rogers and Rebecca Matthews stood in the human bike lane with signs, along with Green MP Julie Anne Genter.

Rogers believed the cycle infrastructure should be prioritised over the Mount Victoria tunnel expansion project.

“When you think about the $3 billion the government’s investing in a massive tunnel that has a cost ratio benefit of less than one, cycle ways are a much better way to make sure people can get around our city safely and affordably.”

The project has a benefit-cost ratio of 0.7-1.2.

Rogers believed a connected cycle network would bring “massive” amounts of people cycling.

Councillor Matthews was frustrated with budget cuts: “Yes, we do need to make savings, however this has been a programme that has already had significant savings, and if we keep gutting it they’ll be nothing left.”

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Almost 100 days since the Mt Maunganui landslide that killed six holiday-makers, the first community meeting with council will take place on Thursday evening.

It’s to give an update on re-opening Mauao which has been closed since the tragedy and comes amid unease from some at the progress so far.

It also follows a separate recent meeting aimed at businesses, with one attendee at that gathering saying business owners “were all extremely aggro”.

“I can say that quite plainly just with the lack of information that’s been given to us in the three months that this has been going on,” Gail Fagan said.

The Mt Maunganui accommodation provider said businesses were very disappointed with the council.

“We are hurting as the businesses that are concerned, a lot of businesses are down 50% or even more because people aren’t coming to the Mount,” she told RNZ.

“So the last few months have been extremely frustrating for most of us.”

Fagan was not sure if the frustrations she said businesses had would be felt by the wider community at Thursday’s meeting.

Ahead of the 5pm gathering, Mt Maunganui Ratepayers, Residents and Retailers Association president Michael O’Neill said his group had considered protest action.

“There has been a mood and a call from within our association that if something wasn’t underway within three months then should we not put together some sort of protest and all go down there and put some pressure on the council through that medium,” he told RNZ.

“At the moment we’re sort of waiting on what’s going to happen at the meeting tonight to see if we need to progress that any further.”

O’Neill said there was genuine frustration in the community about Mauao’s ongoing closure.

“When is this finally going to happen? How long is it going to take? So we’re not holding hope there’ll be any great outcomes at the meeting the council’s holding tonight.”

O’Neill said tracks had been restored at Welcome Bay by neighbouring Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

“And our council hasn’t even started to progress any sense of shovels in the ground.”

Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale told RNZ before the meeting that it is a certainty the mountain will open again.

“It’s great to be able to announce that it is re-opening… but there are processes to go through,” he said.

Drysdale wrote to Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell and Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford this month after the pair relayed concerns about the ongoing closures.

The mayor told the MPs that the council’s best estimates had Mt Maunganui’s summit being months away from opening, but the base track being closer to a year or more.

He also wrote that 42 slip sites on walking tracks had been inspected, with 24 of them falling into a “moderate-severe” or “severe” category.

Drysdale told RNZ the time estimates still stand.

“We just don’t know, and that’s why we are being vague,” he said.

Drysdale also said while the council wanted to give people certainty and clarity, it was also working through a re-opening that can be done safely.

“But we’ve got agreement. We’ve got contractors starting next week to remediate the tracks, and we’ve got a plan to access the summit, so that’s what we’re very much working through at the moment and as soon as we can do that then there will be that sort of staged re-opening once we can get people safely to the summit,” the mayor said.

“Around the base track is going to take a lot longer because there are just significantly more slips, a lot more work to be done,” he added.

“But we want to restore what we can when we can and do that as quickly as possible within the safety constraints because we understand how important this is for everyone and how businesses etcetera are struggling with the loss of the use of Mauao.”

The mayor also acknowledged there was frustration in the community about the Mount, which was a treasured and deeply special landmark.

Accommodation manager Gail Fagan said business were not happy with the level of communication coming from Tauranga City Council.

“Until that meeting the other night [for businesses] we didn’t know what was happening, we still basically don’t know what’s happening because they’re still waiting for all the red tape and the information and the reports and all that sort of thing,” she said.

“We do feel that probably the weather has been good enough that there could have been action on the mountain and things could have been starting to open up.”

Drysdale said after those frustrations were raised at the meeting for businesses, the council would communicate more.

“That’s a lesson for us and going forward we want to be better and we’ll tell you what we know, that’s what these meetings are about,” he said.

“I guess we haven’t had a lot of information and that’s why we haven’t shared, but I think what we heard from the business community is even if you have no information, tell us… tell us what you’re doing and that’s fine if you don’t know, but just let us know and let us keep informed about the progress.”

Drysdale said it was only a few short months ago that there was a tragic loss of life, and that would never be far from the council’s mind as decisions are made.

Michael O’Neill from the ratepayers association said there was a feeling of “gatekeeping” with only bits of information being released.

“As I said, we’re not holding our breath that things are going to happen as fast we we want them to but certainly there’s a strength of feeling that we should be back on the Mount by now, at least having the spades in the ground or doing some work to return the tracks to what they should be and for the public to be able to use them again.”

Thursday’s community meeting, at Club Mount Maunganui, is from 5pm-7pm and Drysdale said there would be “no secrets”.

“It’s just ‘this is what we know, this is what we don’t, and these are the processes that we’re going through to go forward’.”

Timelines according to the mayor

SUMMIT TRACK – “We know we’ve got a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks of remediation work to do to remediate that and then we’ve got a couple of access issues around getting safely through the land slide run-out zone, so once we can solve those then we can tell the community exactly when that’s going to be… it’s going to be months away and it’s not going to be weeks away, unfortunately.”

BASE TRACK – “We haven’t got a plan yet of exactly what every single slip is going to take to remediate it, we’re working on that at the moment… that would be my expectation that we’re probably talking closer to a year than months.”

HOT POOLS – “The pools and the campground are both in the landslide sort of run-out zone, is what we call it, so we’ve got what we call a TARP – which is a Trigger Action Response Plan. And so what we’re going to do now is what we call a quantitative landslide risk analysis, and that’s just understanding what are the risks in each bit of land, how much of a risk is there, and then we can look at what are the mitigations that we could put in place to help that risk. And then, obviously that will inform our decision making, so the quantitative landslide risk analysis is due in July and once we have that and we can understand, then that will inform the timeframe for that.”

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – As higher education continues to evolve beyond academic achievement, Singapore Institute of Management Global Education (SIM GE) is reinforcing its commitment to holistic student development through Project 1095, a strategic initiative designed to maximise every day of a student’s three-year university journey.

Built on the belief that university life extends far beyond lectures and examinations, Project 1095 represents SIM GE’s vision of a fully integrated student experience where academic learning is complemented by co-curricular engagement leadership development and personal growth. At the heart of this initiative lies a vibrant ecosystem of student clubs which play a pivotal role in shaping a meaningful and transformative university experience.

With more than 80 student led clubs across sports arts culture special interest groups and student governance SIM GE provides students with diverse opportunities to explore their passions, build communities and develop essential life skills.

A Structured Approach to Holistic Education

Project 1095 named after the 1095 days that make up a typical three-year university programme offers a structured framework that encourages students to make the most of their time on campus. Rather than viewing student life as supplementary, SIM GE positions it as an integral part of the educational journey.

Through this framework student clubs serve as practical platforms for experiential learning, enabling students to apply classroom knowledge in real world settings. Whether organising large scale campus events, leading committees or collaborating with peers from diverse backgrounds, students gain hands on experience that fosters confidence, adaptability and resilience.

Fostering Belonging in a Diverse Campus Community

Beyond skills development, student clubs are instrumental in cultivating a strong sense of belonging among SIM GE’s diverse student population. With a wide range of international cultural and interest-based groups, students can connect with like-minded peers while also broadening their perspectives through cross cultural interaction.

Project 1095 emphasises this aspect of community building, recognising that a supportive and engaging campus environment contributes significantly to overall student wellbeing and success. By participating in club activities students are encouraged to form meaningful relationships and create lasting memories throughout their university journey in SIM.

Preparing Future Ready Graduates

As employers increasingly seek graduates with strong interpersonal and leadership skills, SIM GE’s focus on co-curricular engagement aligns closely with industry expectations. Through its student clubs and Project 1095 framework, students actively take on roles such as organising campus wide events, leading club committees, managing projects and collaborating with peers across diverse backgrounds. These hands-on experiences enable students to develop critical competencies including leadership, communication, teamwork and problem solving in real world settings. For instance, students gain practical exposure by planning large scale events, coordinating with stakeholders and taking ownership of initiatives, allowing them to translate classroom knowledge into actionable skills.

Through Project 1095, SIM GE aims to produce well rounded graduates who are not only academically prepared but also equipped with confidence and global outlook needed to thrive in an evolving workforce.

Making Everyday Count

Project 1095 underscores SIM GE’s belief that university is more than earning a degree, it is about making every one of the 1095 days meaningful. By embedding student clubs and co-curricular experiences into the student journey, SIM GE delivers a holistic education that goes beyond the classroom. Through these experiences, students are empowered to grow, build connections and develop the skills needed to thrive in a dynamic global environment.

References

1. Life at SIM CCA – https://www.sim.edu.sg/degrees-diplomas/life-at-sim/co-curricular-activities
2. SIM Global Education – https://www.sim.edu.sg
3. Project 1095 – https://project1095.simge.edu.sg
4. Building Leadership Through CCAs Enhancing the SIM Experience – https://regional.simge.edu.sg/en/building-leadership-through-ccas-enhancing-the-sim-experience/

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The Reserve Bank’s influential rate-setting body is improving its transparency in a move that will see members’ voting decisions made public.

The changes were announced on Thursday after the Monetary Policy Committee and the Minister of Finance agreed to the updates.

The new charter will make it easier for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members to publicly share their views, and when a vote takes place, their votes will be attributed.

Previously, in cases of a split decision, members’ votes were kept under wraps.

Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman, who has pushed for a more open central bank since starting the role in December 2025, said the updated charter would enhance transparency and support accountability.

“These changes make it easier for MPC members to communicate their individual views and brings us in line with some of the most transparent central banks in the world,” Dr Breman said.

The changes will be in effect for the May monetary policy statement.

The charter also reconfirmed that the decision-making process should focus on seeking consensus where possible.

The RBNZ said MPC members would be encouraged to communicate their views on economic outlook and monetary policy publicly.

It said as well as revealing members’ votes, the committee would attribute “material differences of view or judgement within the committee”, even if consensus were to be reached.

“Monetary policy transparency is important as it ensures that central banks remain accountable to the public and credible in their decisions,” Dr Breman said.

“This is part of a wider effort to increase transparency where the Reserve Bank has already introduced press conferences at Monetary Policy Reviews, moved to eight monetary policy meetings per year, and increased public outreach and external communications.”

The RBNZ said there would be a review of the charter in 12 months’ time.

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will depart for Singapore on Sunday for the inaugural Singapore-New Zealand Leadership Forum and meetings with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

“Singapore is one of New Zealand’s most important partners in Southeast Asia, and we back each other when it matters, including as global fuel and supply-chain disruptions put pressure on our economies,” Mr Luxon says.

During the visit, Mr Luxon will witness the signing of the Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies, which will help New Zealand and Singapore keep essential trade flowing in times of crisis and supply-chain disruption.

“With a third of New Zealand’s fuel refined in Singapore, this relationship has a direct bearing on New Zealand’s economic security. Fuel is also part of the regional food-security story – diesel underpins New Zealand’s freight, farming and production systems that keep food moving to Singapore across the region.

“I spoke to Prime Minister Wong a few weeks ago on this matter and look forward to speaking again in person.

“The Forum will bring senior government and business leaders together to deepen trade and investment links, strengthen supply chains, and help both countries build greater resilience in a more uncertain world,” Mr Luxon says.

Mr Luxon will also undertake defence and security engagements in Singapore, returning to New Zealand on 6 May.

Minister of Finance Nicola Willis and Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay will accompany the Prime Minister.

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – OWASP, the international non-profit cybersecurity organization, has released its latest AI Security Solutions Landscape. XecART and XecGuard of CyCraft (7823.TW) have both been selected. Their inclusion spans three critical domains: Agentic AI, LLM & GenAI Apps, and Agentic Red Teaming, showcasing CyCraft’s technical leadership in the global AI security market.

Navigate Top 10 Risks of Agentic AI as Security Demand Surges

OWASP has long been dedicated to promoting global software security standards, with its “OWASP Top 10” regarded as a vital industry benchmark. As AI adoption accelerates, the AI security frameworks proposed by OWASP have become essential for global enterprises evaluating AI risks. The recently published OWASP 2026 Top 10 Risks for Agentic Applications points out that since the second half of 2025, the rapid rise of Agentic AI has introduced new threats beyond traditional LLM risks, such as “Agent Goal Hijack,” “Tool Misuse and Exploitation,” and “Rogue Agents.”

As enterprises accelerate the deployment of Generative AI and AI Agents, risks such as model misuse, Prompt Injection, data leakage, and autonomous agent malfunctions are escalating rapidly. AI security has shifted from an optional add-on to a fundamental component of corporate infrastructure. Being included in the OWASP global landscape signifies that CyCraft’s product capabilities have garnered significant attention and validation from the international community.

From Testing to Operations: CyCraft Builds a Closed-Loop AI Security Ecosystem

CyCraft’s core philosophy is “AI Safety is a standard, not an option,” echoing OWASP’s direction of seamlessly integrating security defenses into AI development and operational lifecycles. XecART and XecGuard provide comprehensive protection across critical enterprise AI deployment scenarios:

• Test & Evaluate: XecART conducts multi-turn dialogue testing and autonomous Red Teaming for risks such as target misalignment, Prompt Injection, and tool abuse. It helps enterprises verify that AI Agents remain secure, stable, and compliant within complex multi-agent environments.
• Operation: XecGuard provides continuous monitoring and analysis of dialogue content to detect whether AI Agents are being induced to execute Tool Calls that deviate from their assigned tasks or generate unsafe workflows. Furthermore, XecGuard offers both API and Gateway modes to meet diverse industry requirements for regulation, data sovereignty, and deployment, allowing for rapid integration with existing AI applications, agent architectures, and internal workflows.

Empower Developers: XecGuard Community Support Program

To further empower the AI developer community, CyCraft is now launching the XecGuard Community Support Program (CSP). Eligible open-source project maintainers and contributors can receive a free three-month subscription to XecGuard Lite upon successful application, with no fees required during the program period.

【How to Apply】Please fill out the form at the application website: https://go.cycraft.ai/xecguard-csp

Benson Wu, CEO and Co-founder of CyCraft, stated: “Our inclusion in the OWASP landscape confirms that CyCraft’s innovative energy aligns with the global needs of AI development. We have fully integrated Red Team validation and Blue Team governance into enterprise DevOps and SecOps workflows, providing world-class solutions for emerging risks in LLMs and Agentic AI. Security should not be a barrier to AI innovation, but rather the engine that accelerates it. We sincerely invite global AI pioneers to join hands with CyCraft, ensuring every step of your AI roadmap can move forward with confidence and speed.”

Market expectations suggest that AI security will become one of the fastest-growing sectors in corporate cybersecurity spending. CyCraft’s continued recognition by major international organizations not only highlights Taiwan’s R&D prowess in AI security but also bolsters the company’s expansion into overseas markets to capture new opportunities in the AI era.

Reports

OWASP, AI Security Solutions Landscape For AI and Agentic Red Teaming Q2 2026, 4 April 2026.
OWASP, Al Security Solutions Landscape For LLM and Gen Al Apps Q2 2026, 17 March 2026.
OWASP, AI Security Solutions Landscape For Agentic AI Q2 2026, 17 March 2026.

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NEW YORK, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – A Diamond Is Forever partnered with Artifex Bride by Kindred Lubeck to bring Desert diamonds to the Tanner Fletcher Wedding Runway Show during NYC Bridal Week, reinforcing its continued commitment to championing emerging design talent.

The theatrical wedding and formalwear runway show, designed by Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell, took place on April 8th at St. Bartholomew’s Church. As part of the show, A Diamond is Forever brought Desert diamonds to the runway from its creative community, featuring Artifex Bride – and the debut of Kindred Lubeck’s first-ever bridal collection.

The collaboration reflects A Diamond is Forever’s role as curator—bringing together diverse creative voices to reinforce the enduring relevance and appeal of natural diamonds in today’s evolving bridal landscape.

Kindred Lubeck launched Artifex Bride on April 10th, following the global launch of A Diamond is Forever bridal campaign. The collection introduces nine rings, including classic engagement rings and wedding bands, along with five pieces of classic bridal jewelry, including a stylized tennis bracelet, drop earrings and a pendant necklace, each centered around antique-inspired natural diamonds in warm tones and featuring her hallmark engraving technique. The night provided a directionally romantic look for brides today, embodying the enduring beauty and individuality championed by A Diamond is Forever.

From Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring to Bridal Collection Debut

Historically, Kindred has focused solely on one-of-a-kind pieces, the most recent of which were auctioned at Sotheby’s. After widespread attention following Taylor Swift’s engagement, Lubeck faced pressure to release a bridal line immediately. But Kindred moves with intention. This capsule is the result of months of design development and careful stone selection. It marks her first step toward creating accessibility within her notoriously exclusive brand, which normally services only ten commissions per year.

Kindred’s approach to stone selection is deeply intuitive. The entire collection is built around antique cuts, the so-called candlelight diamonds with big, chunky facets that catch and hold the light in a way modern stones simply don’t. She sorted through hundreds of natural diamonds with warm, desert tones and chose seven that she felt were the most timeless and relevant. Her particular fondness for the elongated old mine cushion comes down to two things: the elegance of the shape, and the romantic intrigue of antique cutting.

As demand for Kindred’s work has grown, custom commissions have become increasingly hard to come by. It was important to her to create an avenue for people to find her work in the bridal category. Her limited drop model means an Artifex piece will always be rare, but no waitlist or custom order is required to get one. While the engagement rings are ready-to-ship, the five bridal pieces will be made-to-order in limited quantities.

Featuring an engraved tennis bracelet and hoop earrings, these bridal pieces mark new territory for the brand. Kindred intended to create jewellery that could be worn the day of, and every day after that, a reflection of the modern bride’s desire to invest in pieces that transcend the wedding day. The collection brings signature engraved elements to new categories; though varied in form, all the pieces have intricated, handcrafted techniques that are core to Kindred’s aesthetic and background as a goldsmith.

Kindred has retained full ownership of Artifex since its inception, because creative control is central to everything she does. That independence shapes how the brand grows, deliberately and on her own terms. Looking ahead, she plans to release a limited bridal collection on a quarterly basis, each one a continuation of the same obsessive attention to stone and craft that defines every Artifex piece.

A Contemporary Expression of “Forever”

The collaboration between A Diamond Is Forever and Artifex Bride goes beyond partnership—it offers a contemporary interpretation of what “forever” truly signifies. Not uniform perfection, but character shaped by time; not excessive brilliance, but a warmth that quietly endures. Like Desert diamonds, each piece embodies gentle strength and individuality, echoing the singular paths, promises, and stories of the couples who choose them.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Phancy Group Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 6682.HK) announced today that it proposes to purchase GPU servers and related accessories at a total consideration of RMB 400 million. The servers are applicable for model inference and training, and will be deployed in the Group’s API business to meet the rapidly growing market demand for API calls.

Phancy’s API business continues to show robust momentum. In Q1 2026, customer Token call volume surged more than 400% compared to Q4 2025, with month-on-month growth multiplying throughout the quarter. The timely deployment of new computing resources will further underpin the sustained and rapid expansion of the business.

Leveraging its leading vGPU technology and extensive experience in large model adaptation, Phancy is able to continuously improve Token call efficiency under the same computing power scale and fully unlock the value of computing resources. This enable the Group to better capture opportunities in the Token economy and establish a solid hardware foundation for large-scale business growth.

This expansion highlights Phancy’s long-term commitment to scaling its computing infrastructure. The Company plans to continue investing to meet the strong growth in its API business and capture opportunities in the Token economy.

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