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KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (Bernama) — In the spirit of Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri, IOI Properties Group (IOIPG) organised a series of Group-wide corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities from April-May 2022 to spread festive joy amongst the underprivileged communities.

Giving back to those in need strongly reflects upon IOIPG as an organisation that cares for local communities and consistently puts effort in making a difference to the lives of the underprivileged. This is in line with the Group’s vision of Trusted. and our mission to create vibrant and thriving communities through positive impacts.

“IOIPG firmly believes in fostering closer communal ties through initiatives to enhance the well-being of local communities in which we operate. This is aimed at achieving the Group’s Sustainability Goal of Developing Sustainable Communities,” said Kristine Ng, IOI Properties Group General Manager, Group Corporate Communication and Sustainability.

In preparation for Hari Raya, one of the group-wide CSR activities initiated by Team IOI was the spring cleaning of Pusat Jagaan Al-Fikrah, an old folks centre in Kajang. Other activities included donations of food items, daily essentials and household appliances to orphanages and welfare homes at Puchong in the Klang Valley; Segamat, Kulai and Kempas in Johor; as well as in Penang.

These CSR efforts by Team IOI included employees from HQ and the business units from 16 Sierra, Bandar Puteri Puchong, Bandar Puchong Jaya, Bandar Puteri Bangi, Warisan Puteri Sepang, IOI Malls, IOI Offices, Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Le Méridien Putrajaya, Four Points by Sheraton Puchong, Palm Garden Golf Club, as well as Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel.

Highlights of the group-wide corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities include:

• A memorable visit to Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih in Kampung Seri Aman, Puchong, whereby celebrity Chef Naem distributed rice, ‘ayam masak kicap’, fried fish and vegetables, on behalf of Le Meridien Putrajaya.

• Team IOI volunteered and organised a “gotong royong” at Pusat Jagaan Al-Fikrah, Kajang to clean the compound and clear unused items at the home; as well as help the elderly prepare for a meaningful Raya celebration.

• IOIPG’s business units in Johor and Penang contributed Raya goodies and household supplies to the children at Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Islam Daerah Segamat Johor and to families at Sri Merpati low cost flat respectively.

Moving forward, IOIPG remains committed to organising corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in order to create positive impact towards the lives of the communities that it serves.

SOURCE: IOI Properties Group (IOIPG)

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The Africa Business Leaders Coalition brings together CEOs from across the continent to advance Africa’s sustainable growth, prosperity and development

New York, U.S.A., June 1 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Convened by the UN Global Compact, Chief Executive Officers from across Africa today announced the launch of the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC). 

The Coalition will provide a platform for African business leaders to have a unified private sector voice as they actively and meaningfully engage to work on the continent’s most pressing issues through an organized, forward-looking, principles-based approach.

The Africa Business Leaders Coalition is a CEO-led initiative emanating from the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy 2021–2023, and is committed to advancing sustainable growth, prosperity and development in Africa by bringing measurable impact to its most pressing issues. The ABLC will work closely with the UN Global Compact Hub in Abuja and 10 Global Compact Local Networks operating across Africa.

Ahead of COP27 to be held in Egypt in November 2022, the ABLC will focus its efforts on sustainable development and ambitious climate action by bringing the perspectives of dozens of leading African CEOs and Board Chairs into the global conversation. This will culminate in an ABLC Climate Statement in support of COP27, anchored in the goals of the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact Ten Principles. ABLC members will be invited to sign on and announce credible commitments and actions through this Climate Statement.

Welcoming the founding members of the Africa Business Leaders Coalition, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged them to use their influence to drive change across the continent.  “This is  an opportunity to establish a holistic dialogue to reconcile the development needs of the continent with the need for ambitious climate action, jumpstart the renewable energy transition, and build resilience across the continent,” she said.

Launching the ABLC, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact Sanda Ojiambo said: “Climate change presents a $3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030. But this potential will not be realized unless the private sector is involved. This Coalition has a critical role to play in ensuring the voice of Africa’s private sector is heard on the global stage to ensure the continent’s growth is not only sustainable but also green.”

The 11 founding members of ABLC include Herbert Wigwe, CEO, Access Bank, Nigeria; Brahim Benjelloun Touimi, Chairman, Bank of Africa, Morocco; Hichem Elloumi, Chairman and CEO, COFICAB; Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe; James Mwangi, CEO and Managing Director, Equity Group, Kenya; Karim Bernoussi, CEO, Intelcia Group, Morocco; Phuthi​ Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO, Naspers, South Africa; Yasmine Mohamed Farid Khamis, CEO and Chairman, Oriental Weavers Carpets Co., Egypt; Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom, Kenya; Fleetwood Grobler, President and CEO, Sasol, South Africa; and Amir Barsoum, Founder and CEO, Vezeeta, Egypt. 

Members of the ABLC commit to upholding the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and becoming a UN Global Compact participant within six months of joining. 

During today’s  launch, the founding members shared their commitment to sustainability across the continent, focusing on potential company commitments, the sustainability efforts they are making across their communities, a move towards more innovative and robust methods of climate finance, and a call to action for the global community.

The virtual launch event was also attended by leaders from the United Nations, including Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly; Collen Vixen Kelapile, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations; Cristina Duarte, Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General and Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact. They  joined together today to launch the ABLC with Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-level Climate Champion for Egypt. 

Boston Consulting Group is providing strategy and implementation support to the UN Global Compact for the Africa Business Leaders Coalition.  Today’s inaugural  meeting was Chaired by Sanda Ojiambo with support from Patrick Dupoux, Managing Director, Senior Partner, and Head of Africa, BCG. 

Today’s  launch will be followed by six regional roundtable meetings in Abidjan, Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi in June and July to discuss, shape and mobilize principled and sustainable business in Africa.

About the United Nations Global Compact

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at unglobalcompact.org and Africa Business Leaders Coalition | UN Global Compact

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) — Throughout the millennia of history and the prosperous times of Chang’an, the profound cultural accumulation rooted in Xi’an, China, is a valuable historical treasure of this ancient city.

In recent years, Xi’an has been making efforts to transform its cultural resources into fashionable ‘cultural tourism IP’ based on ‘Tang cultural elements’ and modern technology, and bringing historical and cultural heritage to life in a modern context.

Recently, Xi’an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government held a meeting and proposed to make good use of historical and cultural heritage, promote the deep integration of cultural industry and tourism industry, in order to make Xi’an a display window of Chinese culture and civilisation.

‘Noblewomen’ and ‘ladies’, ‘literati’ and ‘warriors’, reciting poems in the streets and imitating songs and dances of the Tang Dynasty, and the moving love story performed by ‘gifted scholars and beautiful ladies of the Tang Dynasty’, etc., this is a Tang style city life neighborhood, which was derived from a historical TV drama, The Longest Day in Chang’an.

According to a statement, the beautiful scenery of Tang dynasty clothing can be seen everywhere, and with the help of ‘sound, light and electricity’ technology, it is like entering a ‘time and space feast’ interwoven with literature, history, folklore and food.

Through the integration of film and television IP and commercial IP, each visitor can realise the transformation from ‘watching the play’ to ‘getting into the play’ when entering the ‘The Longest Day in Chang’an’, which makes people ‘back to Tang Dynasty in one second’.

The immersive experience satisfies people’s new demand for experiencing Tang culture and becomes a new contact point to promote the integration of culture, tourism and business.

More than 1,400 years ago, Xi’an was known worldwide as Chang’an. It was the world’s first city of one million people, including about 100,000 envoys, merchants, foreign students and monks from other countries, so Xi’an’s image of openness and inclusiveness was also known to the world.

Despite the challenges of the epidemic, the ancient capital with thousands of years of history still exudes new vitality, driven by new leisure models such as market blocks, heritage exhibitions and immersive experiences.

All kinds of new consumption methods became the driving point for the upgrading of cultural tourism consumption. Xi’an is speeding up the integration of cultural resources and making history and culture the driving force for the development and innovation of this ancient city.

— BERNAMA

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — On May 31st, 2022 Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT) and Thonburi Hospital (TH) signed the “Smart Hospital” MOU. In light of the government of Thailand’s “Medical Hub of Asia” strategy in 2004, and its goal to become the leading Southeast Asian countries in providing international healthcare services, the two parties, CHT and TH, continue their smart ward POC collaboration, and achieve a new milestone of smart hospital application in Thailand.

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Among Thonburi Healthcare Group’s network of hospitals in Thailand, Thonburi Hospital continuously upgrades and expands to fulfill their commitment with excellence in every aspect, with their quality driven team of more than 350 high-skilled and experienced physicians, the use of the most advanced medical technology, and a deep-rooted culture of care and compassion.

Allied with outstanding partners in the healthcare industry, including imedtac from Taiwan and MD Healthcare from Thailand, Chunghwa Telecom introduces to Thonburi Hospital the smart ward solutions, including smart nursing station, all-in-one vital sign kiosk, automated dispensing cabinet, Epaper Bedside Information Display and ToF Fall Management System. These solutions help reduce the workload of medical staff, improve the quality of medical services, and raise operational performance. Chunghwa Telecom continues to increase competitiveness using ICT technologies and applications.

Dr. Siripong, Chief Executive Officer of Thonburi Hospital emphasized “We believes that better information collection, organization, and distribution are vital to precision medicine, which ultimately enables doctors and paramedics to deliver better healthcare inside and beyond hospital grounds. We value the simplicity, friendliness, and comprehensive connectivity in our information technologies over complicated and novel systems that distract from the healthcare we bring to our patients. “

“With the post Covid-19 challenges we are facing now, and countries in South Eastern Asia looking to achieve digital transformation in healthcare industry, hospitals are in urgent need to deliver services in innovation for the ever-changing environment.” said Hsueh-Lan Wu, President of Chunghwa Telecom International Business Group and Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The smart hospital solutions provided by Chunghwa Telecom include features of cloudization, digitalization, informatization and intelligentization, which truly satisfy the market needs and the innovative services development in the long run. Through collaboration with hospitals, Chunghwa Telecom is expecting to turn the new page of its smart hospital application services on the market.

【About Thonburi Hospital】

Thonburi Hospital is a tertiary care hospital that provides a wide-range of high-quality medical and surgical services. Established on May 10, 1977, it has since then been providing excellent healthcare locally and internationally. Conveniently located at the West side of Bangkok and with a 18 nationwide network of hospitals, it is now one of the most trusted private hospitals in Thailand.

【About Chunghwa Telecom】

Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) is Taiwan’s largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers and is expanding its cloud computing services. In recent years, Chunghwa has been actively involved in corporate social responsibility and has won domestic and international awards and recognition. For more information, please visit our website at www.cht.com.tw.

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–BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) — Adagene Inc (Adagene), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, announced the publication of data showing the potential best-in-class safety profile of its anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody (mAb), ADG126.

Interim results from the Phase 1 dose escalation portion of an ongoing Phase 1b/2 trial of ADG126 are published in an abstract on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting website in conjunction with the 2022 Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago from June 3-7, 2022.

“Following these monotherapy dose escalation results, we look forward to releasing further data in coming months to confirm if the strong safety profile of ADG126 is preserved in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy, consistent with our preclinical observations,” said Peter Luo, Ph.D., Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene in a statement.

Key data in the abstract, titled ‘Phase 1 study of ADG126, a novel masked anti-CTLA-4 SAFEbody, that combines tumor-localized activation with strong Treg depletion and soft ligand blocking in patients with advanced solid tumors’, include, in this dose escalation of 16 patients with advanced metastatic solid tumors, approximately one third received three or more lines of prior therapies, and approximately one third had progressed from immuno-oncology (IO) therapy.

In addition, no dose-limiting toxicities or treatment-related SAEs were observed and only Grade 1 treatment related adverse events (TRAEs) were reported with repeat dosing across all dose levels; fatigue (19 per cent) and pruritis (13 per cent) were most common.

Plasma pharmacokinetics (PK) were approximately linear and the activated ADG126 accumulated steadily during repeat dosing across different dose levels.

As the first clinical data validating the SAFEbody precision masking technology, the approximately 1.7-fold increase in half-life of total ADG126 is reflective of prolonged exposures of activated ADG126 in the tumor microenvironment (TME).

ADG126 SAFEbody applies precision-masking technology to the parental anti-CTLA-4 antibody, ADG116, for conditional activation in the TME to expand the therapeutic index and further address safety concerns with existing CTLA-4 therapies.

Binding to the same unique epitope as ADG116, the masked ADG126 is designed to provide enhanced safety and efficacy profiles due to the combination of the potent Treg depletion in the TME and soft ligand blocking.

— BERNAMA