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KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Marking the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of China-Japan diplomatic ties, a well-planned exhibition of cultural relics titled ‘Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China – Legacy of Qin and Han Civilizations’ will open in Kyoto, Japan on March 25.

This is according to the Shaanxi History Museum (Shaanxi Cultural Relics Exchange Center) in Xi’an, China, in a statement.

More than 120 pieces (groups) of cultural relics, including the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Dynasty, have arrived in Japan by sea and will be exhibited in Japan soon, marking a new chapter in cultural exchanges between China and Japan.

The exhibits were gathered from 17 cultural and museum institutions including the Shaanxi History Museum and the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum of China.

There are more than 120 pieces (groups) of cultural relics, including stone artifacts, bronzes, gold vessels, jade articles, Qin bamboo slips and other precious cultural relics from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, with a time span of more than 1,000 years from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

The exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China – Legacy of Qin and Han Civilizations will open in Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art on March 25, and will then tour Shizuoka, Nagoya and Tokyo. The entire exhibition will last nearly a year.

As the first stop of the exhibition, Kyoto has deep roots with Chinese culture and the ancient capital Xi’an. Local citizens and tourists are looking forward to this feast of cultural relics from Shaanxi, a province with rich cultural resources in China.

Xi’an, the hometown of the Terracotta Warriors and known as Chang’an in ancient times, is one of the four ancient capitals of civilisation in the world. As a capital with the longest time and the most dynasties in China, Xi’an has retained its splendid ancient civilisation.

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· Consumers are traveling to see the people and places they love, celebrate important life events, embark on wish list trips, experience in-person events, and to seek greater wellness and self-care
· 86% of respondents are planning to spend more or the same on travel in 2022 compared to a typical pre-pandemic year^¹

NEW YORK, March 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — American Express (NYSE:AXP) released the American Express Travel: 2022 Global Travel Trends Report^¹ today, which shows people are looking forward to more trips than last year and planning to spend more or the same on travel in 2022 compared to a typical pre-pandemic year. The report, based on data from the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India and the United Kingdom, reveals consumers are traveling to see the people and places they love, celebrate important life events, embark on wish list trips, experience in-person events, and to seek greater wellness and self-care. In Q4 2021, global Card Member bookings made through American Express Travel were up 24% compared to 2019 and have continued to strengthen in 2022.

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“The pandemic has made all of us, including travelers, assess what is truly important,” said Audrey Hendley, President of American Express Travel. “The Global Travel Trends Report shows that tourists are making up for lost time and being thoughtful about who they travel with, the places they visit, the brands they support, and how they spend their money as the travel industry moves forward.”

Top insights from the American Express Travel: 2022 Global Travel Trends Report^¹ include:

· The world is ready to travel: 74% of respondents agree they are willing to book a trip for 2022 even if they might have to cancel or modify it later^¹. This is up from 56% last year^².
· Spending on travel is outpacing pre-pandemic levels: 86% of consumers expect to spend more or the same on travel in 2022 compared to a typical pre-pandemic year^¹.
· Tourists want to travel more frequently: 62% of respondents plan on taking 2-4 trips in 2022 and 76% of respondents agree they plan to travel more with family in 2022 than they did in 2021.
· Tourists are seeking out brands that prioritize supporting local communities: 81% of respondents want to visit destinations where they can immerse themselves in the local culture and want the money they spend while traveling to go back to the local community.
· Dream destinations are becoming a reality: 55% of respondents want to book a once-in-a-lifetime vacation this year; especially true for Millennials (67%) and Gen Z (65%).
· As entertainment returns so do trips tied to in-person events: 56% of respondents stated they held off on traveling for major entertainment events last year but have plans to return to these types of events this year.

As travel momentum continues to grow, American Express Travel offers exclusive access and value, unique programs and benefits, and access to best-in-class travel expertise through American Express Travel Consultants who back Card Members with any type of trip.

The full American Express Travel: 2022 Global Travel Trends Report can be found here.

^¹Survey Methodology: This Amex Trendex online poll was conducted by Morning Consult between February 3- 11th, 2022 among a national sample of 2,000 US and 1,000 travelers in Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and the US who have a household income of at least $70K and defined as adults who typically travel by air at least once a year. Results from each market’s survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

^²Survey Methodology: This Amex Trendex online poll was conducted by Morning Consult between January 15-24, 2021 among a national sample of 1,000 travelers in Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico and the U.K., and 2,000 in the U.S. $70k+ USD household income (HHI) equivalent in Australia, Canada, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., $50k+ USD equivalent HHI in Mexico, and $20k+ USD equivalent household income in India. Travelers defined as adults who traveled by air at least once in 2019. Results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points in the U.S.; plus or minus 3 percentage points in the other countries.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The 2021-2022 golden tourism season of Changjiang Li Autonomous County is in full swing and will conclude at March-end.

According to a statement, the tourism season consists of a series of tourism and cultural activities themed ‘climbing mountains in winter and appreciating flowers in spring’.

Changjiang County is located in the west of China’s Hainan Free Trade Port and is known as ‘China’s Kapok town’. It has become a popular springtime destination on Hainan Island for its gorgeous Kapok.

Also, Changjiang County has recently been awarded the title of ‘Hainan Forest City’, according to The Convergent Media Center of Changjiang County.

In Changjiang, visitors can appreciate the kapok flowers next to the Changhua River and visiting the Bawangling Forest is a must, as well as mountain climbing at the Nature Reserve. The series of attractions has become a signature experience for those travelling in Changjiang in winter and spring.

Every year from February to March, the picturesque scenery of mountains and kapok woods along the Changhua River form what’s called ‘The Ten-Mile Natural Gallery’. The Changhua River banks are transformed by a gorgeous kapok red.

The well-known Bawangling Forest Nature Reserve also adds brilliance to the Changjiang scenery. Here, visitors can not only climb cliffs, trek in jungles, trace the river’s source and explore caves, but also appreciate the Hainan gibbon, rarer even than the giant panda.

In addition to the unique beautiful natural scenery, Changjiang also boasts the rich customs of Li villages. The Hongshui Village of Wangxia Town is a Li ethnic group village which still retains the ancient boat house, known as the ‘living fossil of Li culture’.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Adagene Inc (Adagene) has announced FDA clearance to proceed with a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of its anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody (mAb), ADG126, in combination with the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab.

According to a statement, the global trial (ADG126-P001 / KEYNOTE-C98) will evaluate patients with advanced/metastatic solid tumours at multiple sites in the U.S. and Asia Pacific (APAC).

ADG126 SAFEbody is designed for conditional activation in the tumour microenvironment (TME), as well as to enhance the efficacy profile by potent Treg depletion and to maintain its physiological function by soft ligand blocking in order to expand the therapeutic index and further address safety concerns with existing CTLA-4 therapies.

“The FDA clearance of this trial represents a major step forward in our wholly-owned CTLA-4 programme,” said Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene, Peter Luo, Ph.D.

“It builds on a strong safety profile for ADG126 SAFEbody and its parental antibody ADG116, respectively, as a single agent and the ability to achieve doses that may unlock the full potential of CTLA-4 as a proven target for strong ADCC-mediated Treg depletion in the TME.

“We are excited to initiate our clinical trial evaluating combination therapy with ADG126, which leverages SAFEbody precision masking technology to address toxicity limitations. This multi-regional trial of ADG126 with pembrolizumab also reflects our commitment to bringing highly differentiated therapies to cancer patients globally.”

SAFEbody technology is designed to address safety and tolerability challenges associated with many antibody therapeutics by using precision masking technology to shield the binding domain of the biologic therapy.

Through activation in the TME, this allows for tumour-specific targeting of antibodies, while minimising on-target off-tumour toxicity in healthy tissues.

The ADG126-P001 trial is expected to dose the first patients soon. The trial is designed to evaluate safety and tolerability, and determine the recommended Phase 2 dose for ADG126 in combination with pembrolizumab.

Adagene Inc is a platform-driven, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based cancer immunotherapies.

More details at https://investor.adagene.com.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — A think-tank of global technology leaders and Delphix, the industry leader for DevOps test data management, have announced the formation of SustainableIT.org, a non-profit organisation focused on advancing global sustainability through technology leadership.

“For too long, sustainability has been a problem for someone else to solve. Today, we’re joining forces with technology leaders from the world’s largest organisations to make sustainability our collective problem to solve,” said Founding Director of SustainableIT.org and Delphix Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jedidiah Yueh.

SustainableIT.org will unite IT leaders and experts from around the world to define best practices and standard metrics for all three pillars of sustainability in order to drive transparency and progress toward a sustainable future.

According to a statement, SustainableIT.org is a non profit governed by global technology leaders with the support of partners and the technical advisor, Delphix.

The founding board of directors includes Yueh; Amir Desai, CIO, Molina Healthcare; Chris Gates, CTO, Allstate; Bernard Gavgani, Global CIO, BNP Paribas; Josh Harbert, CMO, Delphix, President of SustainableIT.org; Brian Kirkland, CIO, Choice Hotels International; and Ralph Loura, CIO and CTO, Lumentum.

Also includes Bryan Muehlberger, CIO, The Beachbody Company; Vipul Nagrath, Senior Vice President, ADP; Neal Ramasamy, Global CIO, Cognizant; Andy Santacroce, Vice President and Deputy CIO, Tokio Marine North America; Mihir Shah, Enterprise Head of Data, Fidelity Investments; Suda Suvarna, Global Chief Solutions Officer, Deloitte; and, Katherine Wetmur, CTO, Morgan Stanley.

As part of its mandate, SustainableIT.org will define sustainable transformation programmes by industry, author best practices and frameworks, set standards and certifications, provide education and training, and raise awareness for environmental and societal programmes that make our organisations and the world sustainable for generations to come.

More details at http://www.delphix.com.

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