Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died in a single-vehicle crash in Balclutha, Friday 20 December.
He was 24-year-old Cody Blair Storer of Balclutha.
Police extend our condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased.
Enquires into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Police can now name the woman who died in a crash on Karaka Road, Karaka on 18 December.
She was Susanti Halim, aged 36 of Karaka.
Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Havelock North overnight.
Police were called about 10pm to Foster Lane after a report of a car going down a bank.
One person has been located deceased.
Two other people have been seriously injured.
The Serious Crash Unit has examined the scene and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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ROSTOCK / GRÜNHEIDE – Newsaktuell – 2 January 2025 – Rescue for jobs at Rostock-based IMG Ingenieurtechnik und Maschinenbau GmbH (IMG). Zachert Ingenieurtechnik und Maschinenbau GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zachert Private Equity GmbH (ZPE), will take over the long-established mechanical engineering company when the contracts are signed on 31 December 2024. The takeover secures the Rostock site and over 75 per cent of jobs. The signing is still subject to the approval of the creditors’ committee in January. All parties involved have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Rescue for jobs at Rostock-based IMG Ingenieurtechnik und Maschinenbau GmbH (IMG). Zachert Ingenieurtechnik und Maschinenbau GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zachert Private Equity GmbH (ZPE), will take over the long-established mechanical engineering company when the contracts are signed on 31 December 2024. The takeover secures the Rostock site and over 75 per cent of jobs.
Securing jobs – preserving the future
The Rostock-based mechanical engineering company is a global supplier of complex systems and production lines for the shipbuilding and offshore industries. The company filed for insolvency at the end of October 2024. The contract signed at the turn of the year means that IMG can restart in 2025. Investor Olaf Zachert and the ZPE team specialise in the restructuring and further development of medium-sized companies. “Our aim is to preserve IMG’s tradition and expertise. It is important to us to preserve the jobs and the plant at this location as far as possible. Our priority now is the further expansion and reorganisation of production. We will work closely with the management, the works council and the workforce to achieve this,” says Olaf Zachert, founder and Managing Director of Zachert Private Equity
The negotiations were conducted by IMG’s insolvency administrator Ulrich Rosenkranz from the law firm BRRS Hamburg and the commercial law firm Seitz on behalf of the purchaser. Once the contract has been signed, Mr Rosenkranz will handle the existing orders, while the team led by investor Olaf Zachert will reorganise the company and secure the majority of jobs. The basis for this will be the acquisition concept of Zachert Private Equity. “We will work with and for the majority of employees and trainees to find a quick and promising solution. IMG’s long-standing and potential customers will continue to be supplied in the usual quality and we look forward to working with them,” says Olaf Zachert.
IMG Rostock remains
ZPE has already demonstrated its expertise in mechanical engineering with the takeover of the former Bühler AG plant in Döbeln (Saxony) in May 2024. The company now operates under the name Döbelner Anlagen- und Maschinenbau GmbH (DAMB). “We were able to secure all jobs here and have gained a lot of experience in mechanical and plant engineering. We now need to organise the targeted further development and strategic partnerships between the two plants at the respective locations,” explains investor Olaf Zachert. The expertise of the two production facilities will be pooled in future, the product portfolio expanded and further developed for promising markets. Sophisticated systems and production lines from Rostock will continue to be produced for IMG customers in the future.
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We are available for interviews on site
Discussion partner: Olaf Zachert, Investor Zachert Private Equity GmbH (ZPE),
Tuesday, 7 January 2025, from 12 noon
Address: Ingenieurtechnik & Maschinenbau GmbH, Industriestrasse 8, 18069 Rostock
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025- The 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party has come to a glorious successful conclusion. Not only did the main stage at Citizen Square present the strongest lineup and most exclusive performer cast at any New Year’s event in Taiwan, but as with last year the wonderful performances on the four Diversity Stages again received rave reviews. For the midnight countdown and spectacular six-minute fireworks extravaganza over Taipei 101 that followed, Taipei City Mayor Chiang Wan-an linked hands with four outstanding Taiwanese athletes, 2024 Paris Olympics badminton gold medalist Wang Chi-lin and boxing gold medalist Lin Yu-ting along with Premier12 baseball gold medalists Lee Kai-wei and Chen Kuan-wei from the Wei Chuan Dragons. They were joined by mascots Strong and Bravo the Bear. More than 222,000 people came together online and offline to take part in the countdown to 2025.
【The 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party 】For the midnight countdown and spectacular six-minute fireworks extravaganza over Taipei 101 that followed.
The theme of the 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party was “Move,” says the Department of Information and Tourism (DOIT), Taipei City Government. People in large numbers came to enjoy the shows at the four large Diversity Stages, and the main stage had a powerful super-cast of performers consisting of more than 15 groupings taking the stage in relay, stirring up the heat at the venue to an ever higher temperature. The opening ceremony saw baseball’s famed Dragon Beauties cheerleading squad and DJ RayRay team up with an exuberantly lively performance, the 14 dragon ladies lighting up the scene with their dynamic dance moves. The popular Papun Band performed a suite of their classic tunes, including I Only Wish the Most Mediocre Life, and collaborated with TRASH for the first time to present Yong Yuan Bu Hui Tou (“Never Look Back“). Continuing on its own, TRASH then brought more boiling rock energy to the stage with such hits as Heavyhearted Loser and LOVE.
In addition, Golden Melody queen Penny Tai touched the hearts of everyone in the audience with her soulful tunes, including What If We Still Stay Together and The Love You Want. Karencici and J.Sheon took turns on stage, and the two also combined to perform Hard to Say. The unique musical style of Faith Yang in Stars and other melodies brought passionate applause, and Sam Lee performed his classic love songs Hands Off and Devotion Love, one and all in the audience singing along in unison, enraptured. The group Cosmos People served up a riveting set pulsating with electric energy, delivering Ocean, Let’s Go Running Together, and other hits. HRC BEAST CREW SHADOW, the champion dance group of the city’s 2024 Metro Street Dance Competition, Olympic national breakdance athlete Sun Chen, and the City4 dance group also won acclaim from the audience with their scintillating dance routines
At the celebration’s mid-point a big specially planned surprise was unveiled, bringing delight and amazement to the audience, with singer YELLOW first conducting a video chat with Rozette, a popular Canadian vocal teacher, and then Rozette making a surprise appearance on the stage and the duo singing Shallow. Next, the Korean girl group Apink provided an exclusive Taipei performance, including Mr. Chu and LUV, of a number of their popular tracks, their charming repertoire inspiring ongoing audience screaming and shouting. Heavyweight headliner ENERGY, returning this year, performed Let Go, Friday Night, and other classics, which not only awakened classic memories but also ignited the party atmosphere to the highest temperature!
For the countdown to midnight, Taipei City Mayor Chiang Wan-an joined hands with four outstanding Taiwanese athletes, 2024 Paris Olympics badminton gold medalist Wang Chi-lin and boxing gold medalist Lin Yu-ting along with Premier12 baseball gold medalists Lee Kai-wei and Chen Kuan-wei from the Wei Chuan Dragons, with mascots Strong and Bravo the Bear also joining in. Mayor Chiang announced delivered a speech wishing everyone a Happy New Year, embracing the spirit of 2025 with “Everything is wonderful” Together with both online and offline audiences, he counted down to welcome the arrival of the new year.
The two much anticipated post-fireworks heavyweight finale performers were set to take the stage in turn, bringing the party atmosphere to repeated new climaxes. Gigi Leung recreated her performance of the opening song for her Taipei Arena concert last year, Spaghetti, creating a sense of boundless imagination and New Year hope, and followed this with tunes such as Coward that sketched out memories and evoked the good times of the past for all in attendance. The hot group 831 then hit the stage, powering out heart-thumping titles including East Side and Cheers!, the perfect conclusion for the 2025 Taipei New Year’s Party.
DOIT specially points out that this year’s gala once again demonstrated the cross-unit cooperation and execution capabilities of the Taipei City Government team, including Department of Health(DOH)、Taipei Metro Corporation(TMC)、Department of Transportation(DOT)、Police Department(PD)、Department of Environmental Protection(DEP)、Department of Social Welfare(DSW)、Fire Department(FD)、Department of Information and Tourism(DOIT), with manpower of 7,500 mobilized to ensure the smooth staging of the event, strengthening traffic dispersion and on-site order and maintenance, garbage removal and environmental restoration in peripheral areas, etc. This enabled full crowd dispersal to be completed before
2:10 o’clock in the morning after the New Year’s Party activities, and the systematic restoration of the original order and appearance of the city.
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LAS VEGAS, USA – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025 – VinAI has announced its participation in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, taking place from January 7 to January 10, 2025, in Las Vegas, USA. At CES 2025, VinAI will showcasecutting-edge AI technologies such as DrunkSense and Touch2Park in an exclusive in-vehicle demonstration, reaffirming their superior integration capabilities and commitment to delivering groundbreaking mobility experiences for the automotive industry.
From January 7-10, VinAI will showcase several AI technologies in a real car at Booth 7224, West Hall – CES 2025.
From January 7 to January 10, 2025, visitors to booth #7224 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center will have the opportunity to experience VinAI’s cutting-edge technologies in action on a real vehicle, including:
InteriorSense Suite
SurroundSense Suite
Mr. Vuong Cap, Director of VinAI’s Smart Mobility Division, shared: “VinAI’s AI solutions are developed with a focus on optimizing performance on systems with limited resources. This enables automotive manufacturers to integrate advanced technologies without requiring hardware upgrades, reducing costs and enhancing competitiveness. This flexible approach not only broadens the applicability of AI but also meets the growing demand for smart and safe vehicles from automakers worldwide.”
Automotive manufacturers (OEMs) in the U.S. are under increasing pressure to enhance the safety, comfort, and intelligence of their vehicles. However, providing cutting-edge AI features while maintaining competitive costs and production timelines poses a significant challenge for many OEMs. VinAI addresses these challenges with efficient and flexible AI solutions designed to deliver safer and more comfortable driving experiences without demanding excessive resources from OEMs.
Currently, VinAI offers smart mobility solutions for the automotive industry. Technologies and features developed by VinAI have been integrated into numerous vehicle models by global automakers, with deployment on over 80,000 vehicles to date and projections to reach over 800,000 vehicles within the next five years.
For more information about VinAI or to schedule a technology demonstration at CES 2025, customers can contact business@vinai.io or visit https://www.vinai.io/vinai-at-ces-2025/.
Contact:
Ms. Bui Thi Thuy Le
Head of Marketing – VinAI
Business@vinai.io
https://www.vinai.io/
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025 – With much fanfare, Hong Kong welcomed the inaugural scheduled commercial flight outside of Mainland China of the country’s first domestically developed and built C919 passenger jet aircraft on January 1, 2025.
The C919 aircraft receives a water salute at Hong Kong International Airport and warm welcome by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan (first left).
Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the C919 has taken up a daily round-trip route between Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, marking an historic milestone for the home-grown narrow-body aircraft in accordance with international airworthiness standards, and a new phase for Hong Kong as a global aviation hub.
“We hope that through this scheduled commercial flight, we can bring this historic innovation breakthrough in the Mainland’s production of civil aviation aircraft to our Hong Kong citizens, as well as to the international visitors coming to Hong Kong,” said Mable Chan, Secretary for Transport and Logistics.
“We do hope that through this inaugural flight, we can innovate and establish ourselves in civil aviation, so as to demonstrate our position under ‘one country, two systems’ and our advantage of facilitating the Mainland’s achievements to flourish with Hong Kong’s position.”
She highlighted three areas where Hong Kong could demonstrate its strengths and advantages. First, aircraft maintenance. HKIA has rich experience and comprehensive ancillary facilities that can fully support the maintenance of China-made aircraft outside of the Mainland. Second, training. The Hong Kong International Aviation Academy is an important aviation training centre in Asia, and is considering expanding its training programmes to cover areas related to C919. Third, aircraft leasing. With a preferential tax regime for aircraft leasing, coupled with Hong Kong’s well-established legal and financial systems as well as being the world’s largest offshore renminbi business centre, the city has an edge in aircraft leasing and can help the expansion of China-made aircraft in the international market through “finance leasing” in the city.
Earlier, Chan thanked the Civil Aviation Administration of China for its continued strong support of Hong Kong, and said the C919 scheduled commercial flights would give more Hong Kong residents “a chance to step on the C919 and experience the remarkable achievements of the nation’s aviation development.”
“As an international aviation hub located in the heart of Asia, with half of the world’s population within a five-hour flight, and with the newly opened three-runway system (3RS), Hong Kong will continue to capitalise on its unique advantage of connecting the nation and the world under ‘one country, two systems’,” Chan said.
A C919 flight demonstration over Hong Kong on December 16, 2023.
On November 28, 2024, the eagerly anticipated 3RS at HKIA was commissioned, ushering in a new era for Hong Kong’s aviation industry and its role in propelling related economic activities.
With the 3RS in full swing, HKIA, already the world’s busiest air cargo hub, would be able to increase handling capacity by about 50%, to some 120 million passengers and 10 million tonnes of cargo a year by 2035.
More than a city airport, HKIA has evolved into an Airport City and new projects include, among other things, creating an ecosystem for the arts industry, building the AsiaWorld-Expo Phase 2, developing a yacht bay with ancillary facilities and opening a food market for imported fresh food. Indeed, Hong Kong aims to expand the scale of the Airport City by more than double, building a new, world-leading landmark.
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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025 – Conservation International and Sateri, a member of the RGE group of companies, have announced the launch of the third phase of the Poyang Lake Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. This new phase marks a critical milestone in restoring China’s largest freshwater lake by integrating carbon neutrality efforts, building on the initiative’s significant success since its inception in 2019.
Located in Jiangxi Province, in the southeastern part of the country, Poyang Lake plays a critical role in regulating floods in the Yangtze River and supports the livelihoods of more than 45 million people living in the province, contributing more than 15% of the Yangtze River’s annual runoff. It is also a wetland of national and global importance, providing a habitat for flora and fauna of high conservation value, including the critically endangered Siberian crane and finless porpoise.
This new phase marks the fifth year of collaboration between Conservation International, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting nature for the benefit of people and the planet, and Sateri, a leading global producer of textile fibres. The initiative has seen significant successes since it began in 2019, including:
Zhang Cheng, Program Director at Conservation International China, emphasised the project’s broader impact, “This initiative has truly enhanced biodiversity conservation and ecological education, while empowering local communities with sustainable livelihoods. It demonstrates the value of collaborative approaches in balancing ecological protection with human well-being.”
In line with Sateri’s 2030 aspiration of becoming a ‘net positive impact’ company, the newly-launched third phase will advance these successes by focusing on:
This collaboration, supported by the Jiujiang Municipal Government of the Jiangxi Province, underscores the shared commitment of both organisations to advancing biodiversity and sustainable development in one of China’s most vital freshwater ecosystems.
The Poyang Lake Basin Ecological Protection Project highlights Sateri’s efforts to address environmental challenges through practical actions and partnerships. The company continues to prioritise biodiversity conservation and sustainability while encouraging collaboration to achieve these goals.
Cai Zhichao, Vice President of Operations at Sateri, emphasised the initiative’s alignment with the company’s sustainability goals, “At the heart of our operations lies a commitment to the bioeconomy, where we aim to protect the natural resources we use. This conservation initiative not only helps us meet our internal sustainability targets but also contributes to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation; 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production; 13 – Climate Action and 15 – Life on Land. We accomplish this through innovation, advanced technology and low-carbon practices.”
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Poyang Lake and its significance
Located in northern Jiangxi Province to the south of the Yangtze River, Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, expanding to about six times the size of Singapore during the flood season. This vital ecosystem is home to two Ramsar wetland sites of international significance and serves as a critical habitat for many migratory birds, fish species, and mammals, including approximately 500 Yangtze finless porpoises. The lake is also the largest wintering area for migratory birds in East Asia, supporting 14 endangered waterfowl species such as the critically endangered Siberian Crane, the oriental white stork and Baer’s pochard.
Beyond this ecological importance, Poyang Lake also supports about 45 million people in the basin. The lake contributes more than 15% of the Yangtze River’s annual flow and supplies six million cubic metres of drinking water to millions of the downstream population. The lake provides essential ecosystem services, including flood control and water storage for the Yangtze River Basin, and stores over 8.8 million tonnes of irrecoverable carbon, playing a significant role in climate change adaption.
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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash involving a car and a motorcycle just south of Morrinsville.
The crash near the intersection of Morrinsville-Walton Road and Eynon Road/Kuranui Road was reported at around 7.50pm.
Serious injuries are reported and the Serious Crash Unit will attend.
Diversions are in place, motorists are asked to avoid the area and expect delays.
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TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025 – In a significant milestone that underscores its dominance in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors, Venkate Exchange has proudly announced that its user base has exceeded 1 million. This achievement highlights Venkate’s status as the preferred platform in Southeast Asia, known for its innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology, serving a rapidly growing community with a daily trading volume surpassing $1 billion.
A Leader in the Market
Venkate Exchange’s recent surge to over 1 million users not only showcases its exceptional market presence but also cements its position as a forefront leader in digital asset trading across Southeast Asia. This user growth is mirrored by robust trading activities, maintaining a daily volume exceeding $1 billion, reflecting the trust and scale at which it operates.
Unmatched Security and Technological Excellence
Security and advanced technology remain at the core of Venkate’s operations, with features including:
Empowering Web3 Projects with Significant Impact
Venkate Exchange continues to use its extensive global network and deep regional insights to significantly boost the success of Web3 projects:
Commitment to Sustainable Growth
Venkate remains dedicated to propelling the digital economy in the region forward with a focus on:
As a trailblazer in digital asset trading, Venkate Exchange is ideally positioned at the forefront of the Southeast Asian cryptocurrency revolution. With achievements ranging from monumental user growth to pioneering the tokenization of meteorites, Venkate continues to deliver unparalleled value and innovation to its users.
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