Ketua berpengaruh wilayah Ontario, Kanada, ingin bertemu Trump dan Musk: AS ‘perlukan kita seperti kita perlukan mereka’ “`

January 12, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - OTTAWA-Selepas Trump mengutarakan hasrat untuk menggunakan "kuasa ekonomi" bagi mendapatkan Kanada sebagai negeri ke-51 semasa sidang akhbarnya di Mar-a-Lago pada hari Selasa, Perdana Menteri Kanada yang bakal meninggalkan jawatan, Justin Trudeau, membalas di media sosial bahawa "tiada peluang langsung Kanada akan menjadi sebahagian daripada Amerika Syarikat."Bagaimanapun, ketika Trudeau mengumumkan pada hari Isnin rancangannya untuk meletakkan jawatan sebagai perdana menteri sebaik sahaja Parti Liberal yang diketuainya memilih penggantinya, tentangan terbesar terhadap cadangan Trump untuk mencaplok Kanada – dan tarif 25% yang dirancang ke atas eksport dari negara itu – datang daripada ketua menteri wilayah paling ramai penduduk di Kanada, Ontario.Doug Ford, seorang bekas ahli perniagaan dan seorang Konservatif seperti Trump yang telah berkhidmat sebagai ketua menteri ke-26 Ontario sejak 2018, memberitahu Digital dalam satu temu bual bahawa sasaran Trump terhadap Kanada itu adalah "gila" dan "tidak masuk akal."Beliau berkata tumpuan dua hala haruslah pada "memperkukuhkan" apa yang kerajaan Kanada sebut sebagai hubungan perdagangan dua hala yang hampir sama untuk "membuat Amerika Syarikat dan Kanada menjadi bidang kuasa terkaya dan paling makmur di dunia."Pada sidang akhbar di Toronto pada hari Isnin berikutan pengumuman peletakan jawatan Trudeau, Ford menegur Trump dengan "balasan" terhadap idea Kanada sebagai negeri ke-51 beliau."Bagaimana jika kita membeli Alaska dan tambahkan Minnesota?" kata ketua menteri itu di Queen’s Park, dewan undangan Ontario.Ford berseloroh memberitahu Digital bahawa beliau mendengar daripada rakyat Kanada selepas membuat kenyataan itu bahawa beliau sepatutnya memilih "tempat yang lebih panas, seperti Florida atau California.""California tidak pernah mengundi untuknya," tambahnya.Pada sidang akhbar hari Isninnya, ketua menteri Ontario berkata bahawa "di bawah pemerhatian saya," pencaplokan Kanada "tidak akan pernah berlaku."Ford juga mengambil serius ancaman tarif Trump.Pada bulan lepas, kerajaan Konservatif Progresifnya melancarkan kempen iklan berjuta-juta dolar di Amerika Syarikat di televisyen dan aplikasi penstriman yang mempromosikan Ontario sebagai "sekutu" untuk menjana "lebih ramai pekerja, lebih banyak perdagangan, lebih banyak kemakmuran, lebih banyak keselamatan.""Anda boleh bergantung pada Ontario untuk tenaga bagi memacu ekonomi anda yang semakin berkembang, dan untuk mineral kritikal yang penting bagi teknologi baharu," kata iklan berdurasi 60 saat itu.Ford berkata bahawa, yang dirancang Trump untuk dilaksanakan pada hari pertama beliau memegang jawatan pada 20 Januari, akan menjejaskan berjuta-juta pekerja Amerika dan Kanada."Sembilan juta rakyat Amerika menghasilkan produk untuk Ontario sahaja setiap hari," katanya. "Masalahnya ialah China menghantar barang ke Mexico dan Mexico meletakkan pelekat buatan Mexico."Ontario bersedia untuk mengambil tindakan balas "yang benar-benar akan menghantar mesej kepada Amerika Syarikat" sebagai tindak balas kepada pengenaan tarif Amerika Syarikat, kata Ford, yang terlibat dalam rundingan semula Perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas Amerika Utara semasa pentadbiran Trump yang pertama, tetapi kini mahu Kanada mempunyai perjanjian berasingan dengan Amerika Syarikat dan Mexico."Ia malang kerana tindakan balas tidak baik untuk kedua-dua negara," katanya, sambil menyatakan bahawa Ontario ialah pengeksport utama ke 17 negeri dan pengeksport kedua terbesar ke 11 negeri lain."Perkara terakhir yang ingin saya lakukan ialah mencederakan orang-orang itu," kata Ford. "Saya ingin mewujudkan lebih banyak pekerjaan di Amerika Syarikat, lebih banyak pekerjaan di Kanada. Dan kita boleh melakukannya dengan memastikan bahawa kita bertindak tegas dan mengenakan tarif ke atas tempat seperti China."Sebagai contoh, beliau berkata bahawa "seseorang di Texas yang membeli trak pikap GM buatan Oshawa, [Ontario] mungkin telah membayar antara $50,000 dan $60,000," dan dengan tarif, "akan membayar $70,000 lebih kurang.""Ia langsung tidak masuk akal," kata Ford.Beliau ingin mengadakan pertemuan bersemuka dengan Trump dan berkata beliau telah menghubungi senator dan gabenor Amerika Syarikat untuk merealisasikannya. Satu pertemuan dengan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SpaceX dan Tesla, Elon Musk – yang dilantik Trump untuk mengetuai bersama, dengan bekas calon presiden Republikan Vivek Ramaswamy, "Jabatan Kecekapan Kerajaan" yang dicadangkan – juga terdapat dalam senarai harapan Ford.Ford berkata Trump "tidak menyedari" bahawa Ontario ialah rakan dagang ketiga terbesar Amerika Syarikat, berjumlah kira-kira US$344 bilion pada 2023, "dibahagikan sama rata."Ketua menteri Ontario berkata beliau mahu menghantar lebih banyak elektrik dan mineral kritikal ke Amerika Syarikat, yang "memerlukan kita seperti kita memerlukan mereka."Pada 2012, ketua menteri dan arwah abangnya, Rob, yang merupakan datuk bandar Toronto pada masa itu, telah bertemu dengan Trump, bersama-sama dengan anak perempuannya, Ivanka, ketika mereka berada di bandar itu untuk membuka bekas Hotel dan Menara Trump Antarabangsa, yang kini tidak lagi bergabung dengan The Trump Organization dan dikenali sebagai The St. Regis Toronto.Ford, yang mengendalikan perniagaan keluarga di Toronto, Deco Labels & Flexible Packaging, sebelum memasuki politik perbandaran sebagai ahli majlis bandar pada 2010, menganggap Trump sebagai "operator yang bijak" dan "ahli perniagaan yang bijak."Presiden yang akan datang "tahu tentang Ontario," kata ketua menteri itu."Tidak seorang pun senator, tidak seorang pun gabenor, tidak seorang pun ahli kongres atau ahli perniagaan, telah berkata bahawa Kanada adalah masalah," kata Ford, yang membuka cawangan Deco di Chicago pada 1999.Beliau berkata Trump tidak menyasarkan negara lain seperti dan Perancis, tetapi "ingin menyasarkan" "kawan terdekat" Amerika Syarikat, Kanada."Saya tidak pasti sama ada ia peribadi terhadap Trudeau, tetapi Trudeau akan meninggalkan jawatan, jadi semoga kita akan mempunyai perbualan yang lebih baik," kata ketua menteri Ontario, yang menambah bahawa beliau akan mempertimbangkan untuk menceburi politik persekutuan pada masa hadapan.Pada hari Isnin, Trump menyiarkan di bahawa "Amerika Syarikat tidak lagi dapat menanggung Defisit Perdagangan dan Subsidi yang besar yang diperlukan Kanada untuk kekal bertahan.""Justin Trudeau tahu ini, dan telah meletakkan jawatan," kata presiden Amerika Syarikat yang akan datang, yang ke-47.Tetapi Trudeau masih menjadi perdana menteri, dan Ford dan ketua menteri sembilan wilayah dan tiga wilayah lain akan bertemu dengannya pada Rabu depan di Ottawa untuk menangani isu tarif Trump.Walaupun peletakan jawatannya sebagai perdana menteri dalam tempoh dua bulan akan datang apabila pemimpin Liberal baharu dijangka dipilih, Trudeau tidak boleh berfikir bahawa "dia terlepas daripada masalah" dan ketua menteri Kanada "akan memaksanya" untuk memastikan bahawa Kanada bersedia untuk bertindak balas terhadap langkah perdagangan segera dan hukuman pentadbiran Trump, kata Ford.Beliau mempengerusikan Majlis Persekutuan – satu pertemuan ketua menteri Kanada, yang telah menjadikan hubungan Kanada-Amerika Syarikat sebagai keutamaan dan telah berusaha untuk mengelakkan tarif Amerika Syarikat mengikut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan bulan lepas."Kanada dan Amerika Syarikat membentuk salah satu pasaran bersepadu terbesar di dunia, dengan lebih daripada C$3.5 bilion [kira-kira US$2.4 bilion] nilai barang dan perkhidmatan yang melalui sempadan setiap hari. Amerika Syarikat menjual lebih banyak barang dan perkhidmatan kepada Kanada daripada yang dijual kepada China, Jepun dan Jerman secara gabungan."Untuk membantu mengurangkan kebimbangan Trump mengenai , kerajaan Ford melancarkan pada hari Selasa "Operasi Pencegahan," untuk menghapuskan penyeberangan haram, dan dadah dan senjata – 90% daripadanya memasuki Ontario dari Amerika Syarikat, kata ketua menteri kepada Digital.Mengenai dadah, beliau berkata kerajaan beliau juga bekerjasama dengan Pentadbiran Penguatkuasaan Dadah Amerika Syarikat (DEA) untuk mengenal pasti sumber bahan fentanyl – dan sama ada ia berasal dari "China atau Mexico atau Amerika Syarikat."Pada bulan lepas, kerajaan Trudeau mengumumkan pelan keselamatan sempadan sendiri.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Rusia kata akan teruskan projek minyak dan gas walaupun sekatan AS Berita

Rusia kata akan teruskan projek minyak dan gas walaupun sekatan AS

January 12, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Kementerian Luar Negeri Rusia pada hari Sabtu mengecam sekatan baharu Amerika Syarikat terhadap sektor tenaga Moscow sebagai satu percubaan untuk menjejaskan, dengan risiko menjejaskan kestabilan pasaran global dan berkata negara itu akan meneruskan projek-projek minyak dan gas yang besar.Satu kenyataan kementerian juga berkata bahawa Rusia akan bertindak balas terhadap tindakan "bermusuhan" Washington, yang diumumkan pada hari Jumaat, sambil merangka strategi dasar luarnya.Kenyataan itu berkata langkah-langkah tersebut merupakan "satu percubaan untuk menyebabkan sekurang-kurangnya beberapa kerosakan kepada ekonomi Rusia, walaupun dengan kos risiko menjejaskan pasaran dunia apabila berakhirnya tempoh pemerintahan Presiden Joe Biden yang tidak mulia.""Walaupun gejolak dan tipu daya lobi Russophobic di Barat, yang cuba menyeret sektor tenaga dunia ke dalam 'perang hibrid' yang dilancarkan oleh Amerika Syarikat terhadap Rusia, negara kita telah dan tetap menjadi pemain utama dan boleh dipercayai dalam pasaran bahan api global."Langkah-langkah tersebut merupakan pakej sekatan Amerika Syarikat yang paling luas setakat ini yang menyasarkan pendapatan minyak dan gas Rusia, sebahagian daripada langkah-langkah untuk memberi Kyiv dan pentadbiran yang akan datang pengaruh untuk mencapai perjanjian bagi menamatkan perang di Ukraine.Jabatan Perbendaharaan Amerika Syarikat mengenakan sekatan ke atas Gazprom Neft dan Surgutneftegas, yang meneroka, menghasilkan dan menjual minyak serta 183 kapal yang telah menghantar minyak Rusia, kebanyakannya berada dalam apa yang dikenali sebagai armada bayangan kapal tangki lama yang dikendalikan oleh syarikat bukan Barat.Presiden Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy berkata langkah-langkah tersebut akan "menghasilkan tamparan yang signifikan" kepada Moscow. "Semakin kurang pendapatan yang diperoleh Rusia daripada minyak ... semakin cepat keamanan akan dipulihkan," katanya.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Pentadbiran Biden Dikecam Kerana ‘Menunggu’ Mengisytiharkan Pembunuhan Beramai-ramai di Sudan “` Berita

Pentadbiran Biden Dikecam Kerana ‘Menunggu’ Mengisytiharkan Pembunuhan Beramai-ramai di Sudan “`

January 11, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - JOHANNESBURG, Afrika Selatan - telah dikecam oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hubungan Luar Negeri Senat yang bakal dilantik, Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho., kerana "menunggu" sehingga Presiden yang keluar hanya mempunyai 13 hari lagi dalam jawatan sebelum mengisytiharkan tindakan pemberontak di Sudan, sebuah negara yang terbelah selama 21 bulan akibat perang yang sengit, sebagai "genosid."Awal minggu ini, Setiausaha Negara Antony Blinken mengisytiharkan bahawa ahli kumpulan pemberontak Sudan, Pasukan Sokongan Cepat atau RSF, "telah melakukan genosid di Sudan."Dalam satu kenyataan, Blinken berkata, "Amerika Syarikat komited untuk memastikan mereka yang bertanggungjawab atas kekejaman ini dipertanggungjawabkan. Kami mengenakan sekatan ke atas ketua RSF Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, yang dikenali sebagai Hemedti, atas peranannya dalam kekejaman sistematik yang dilakukan terhadap rakyat Sudan."Blinken membuat keputusan ini, katanya, kerana "RSF dan militia yang bersekutu dengan RSF telah terus melancarkan serangan terhadap orang awam, telah secara sistematik membunuh lelaki dan budak lelaki—malah bayi—atas dasar etnik, dan (telah) sengaja menyasarkan wanita dan kanak-kanak perempuan daripada kumpulan etnik tertentu untuk tujuan rogol dan bentuk keganasan seksual yang kejam yang lain."Setiausaha itu meneruskan, "Militia yang sama telah menyasarkan orang awam yang melarikan diri, membunuh orang yang tidak bersalah yang melarikan diri daripada konflik, dan menghalang orang awam yang tinggal daripada mendapat bekalan yang menyelamatkan nyawa."Blinken menambah bahawa sedang mengalami "konflik kekejaman yang tidak terkawal yang telah mengakibatkan bencana kemanusiaan terbesar di dunia, meninggalkan 638,000 rakyat Sudan mengalami kebuluran terburuk dalam sejarah terkini Sudan, lebih 30 juta orang memerlukan bantuan kemanusiaan, dan puluhan ribu yang terkorban."Risch menegaskan bahawa keadaan di Sudan telah menjadi bencana selama lebih setahun, dan mempersoalkan masa pengisytiharan Blinken. Dalam satu kenyataan awal minggu ini, beliau menulis, "Hampir setahun sejak saya memperkenalkan resolusi yang menyatakan kekejaman di Sudan seperti apa adanya: genosid. Di samping itu, saya pertama kali menyeru agar sekatan Global Magnitsky dikenakan terhadap RSF dan Hemedti 263 hari yang lalu – namun sekatan ini masih belum digunakan."Risch bercakap kepada Digital, dengan menyatakan, "Pentadbiran Biden menunggu sehingga ia mempunyai kurang daripada dua minggu lagi dalam jawatan untuk mengenakan sekatan ke atas syarikat yang berafiliasi dengan RSF dan Hemedti atas jenayah mereka dan untuk memanggil kekejaman di Sudan sebagai genosid."Risch berkata, "Pengabaian ini untuk menangani krisis di Sudan telah melemahkan pengaruh Amerika di rantau ini dan dunia bertahun-tahun yang lalu. Sekiranya Pentadbiran Biden menyokong retoriknya dengan tindakan, Sudan akan berada dalam kedudukan yang lebih baik hari ini, lebih banyak nyawa akan diselamatkan, dan proksi asing yang memburukkan lagi konflik ini akan dikawal."Risch menambah, "Perang ini mesti dihentikan. Ketidakstabilan selanjutnya di Sudan hanya akan mencetuskan keganasan dan kekacauan serantau, yang mengancam keselamatan global. AS dan sekutu kita mesti berusaha untuk menghentikan pembunuhan dan kekejaman, menghentikan tindakan jahat oleh proksi, menguruskan tekanan penghijrahan daripada perpindahan besar-besaran dan melindungi kepentingan strategik seperti koridor Laut Merah."Dalam satu kenyataan kepada Digital, Utusan Khas AS untuk Sudan, Thomas Perriello, berkata "Membuat penetapan kekejaman adalah satu tanggungjawab yang besar yang diambil serius oleh Setiausaha. Penetapan sedemikian adalah berdasarkan semakan fakta dan undang-undang dengan teliti. Ia memerlukan maklumat bukan sahaja mengenai tindakan tertentu tetapi juga bahawa tindakan tersebut dilakukan dengan niat khusus untuk memusnahkan, secara keseluruhan atau sebahagian besarnya, satu kumpulan kaum, etnik, negara atau agama. Maklumat yang menunjukkan niat sering sukar dicari dan dinilai.""Sejak permulaan konflik, Amerika Syarikat telah mengambil tindakan berulang kali untuk menggalakkan pertanggungjawaban RSF atas tingkah laku kekejamannya. AS telah pun mengenakan sekatan ke atas lima pemimpin RSF, termasuk dua orang saudara Hemedti. Kami juga menentukan pada Disember 2023 bahawa ahli RSF telah melakukan pembersihan etnik, jenayah terhadap kemanusiaan, dan jenayah perang. Oleh itu, penetapan Hemedti dan penetapan genosid mencerminkan usaha yang konsisten untuk mendokumenkan dan mengecam kekejaman, mengakui penderitaan mangsa dan yang terselamat, dan mengejar keadilan dan pertanggungjawaban."Dalam pengisytiharannya, Blinken mengumumkan sekatan baharu dengan menyatakan, "Kami juga mengenakan sekatan ke atas tujuh syarikat milik RSF yang terletak di (UAE) dan seorang individu atas peranan mereka dalam mendapatkan senjata untuk RSF."Jabatan Perbendaharaan juga mengeluarkan satu kenyataan, hampir serentak dengan kenyataan daripada Jabatan Negara, yang menyatakan "keupayaan RSF untuk memperoleh peralatan ketenteraan dan menjana kewangan terus menyulut konflik di Sudan." Jabatan Perbendaharaan menyatakan satu syarikat tertentu di UAE, yang dimiliki oleh seorang warga Sudan "telah memberikan wang dan senjata kepada RSF."Syarikat UAE lain yang dikenakan sekatan minggu lalu telah dituduh oleh menangani transaksi kewangan, sebagai "sebahagian penting daripada usaha RSF untuk membiayai operasinya", dan mengimport peralatan IT dan keselamatan.Satu syarikat emas di UAE telah dikenakan sekatan kerana ia didakwa "membeli emas daripada Sudan, mungkin untuk manfaat RSF, dan kemudian mengangkutnya ke Dubai." Di samping itu, Jabatan Perbendaharaan mendakwa "pengarah pemerolehan RSF dan saudara kepada ketua RSF Hemedti mengekalkan akses kepada akaun bank (syarikat emas) di UAE, yang memegang berjuta-juta dolar.""Amerika Syarikat terus menyeru penghujung konflik ini yang membahayakan nyawa orang awam yang tidak bersalah," kata Timbalan Setiausaha Perbendaharaan Wally Adeyemo. "Jabatan Perbendaharaan kekal komited untuk menggunakan setiap alat yang ada untuk memastikan mereka yang bertanggungjawab atas pelanggaran hak asasi manusia rakyat Sudan dipertanggungjawabkan."Sebagai tindak balas kepada soalan Digital yang melibatkan syarikat berdaftar UAE, seorang pegawai daripada kementerian luarnya membalas, dengan menyatakan. "Tumpuan utama UAE di Sudan kekal pada menangani krisis kemanusiaan yang dahsyat. Kami terus menyeru gencatan senjata segera dan penyelesaian aman kepada konflik buatan manusia ini. Dalam hal ini, UAE telah pun menjelaskan bahawa ia tidak memberikan sebarang sokongan atau bekalan kepada mana-mana pihak yang bertelagah dalam perang di Sudan."Pegawai itu meneruskan, "UAE mengambil peranannya dalam melindungi integriti sistem kewangan antarabangsa dengan sangat serius. Kami kekal komited untuk memerangi jenayah kewangan di peringkat global, meningkatkan kerjasama antarabangsa dan membangunkan strategi untuk menangani risiko baharu."Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Trump memberi amaran kepada Maduro ketika pemimpin Venezuela memasuki penggal ketiga, AS memperluaskan sekatan “` Berita

Trump memberi amaran kepada Maduro ketika pemimpin Venezuela memasuki penggal ketiga, AS memperluaskan sekatan “`

January 11, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Presiden terpilih Donald Trump mengeluarkan amaran sebelum pengukuhan Nicolás Maduro yang memegang jawatan tertinggi untuk penggal ketiga pada hari Jumaat.Walaupun terdapat tentangan yang signifikan di dalam dan luar negara terhadap pilihan raya Julai di mana Maduro mendakwa kemenangan tanpa memberikan bukti peti undi, pemimpin Venezuela, yang dianggap sebagai "diktator" oleh ahli-ahli undang-undang Amerika, kini ditetapkan untuk memegang jawatan sehingga 2031.Pada hari Khamis, Maria Corina Machado muncul daripada beberapa bulan persembunyian untuk menyertai ratusan penunjuk perasaan anti-Maduro di ibu negara, Caracas dan menuntut agar calon pembangkang Edmundo González mengangkat sumpah jawatan sebagai gantinya.DUA WARGANEGARA AMERIKA DITAHAN DI VENEZUELA SEBELUM PENGUKUHAN MADURO ATAS DAKWAAN ‘KEGANASAN’Machado ditahan sebentar oleh pasukan keselamatan kerajaan selepas mereka "dengan ganas memintas" konvoi beliau ketika beliau cuba meninggalkan protes, lapor Associated Press.Trump menggunakan media sosial untuk menuntut agar beliau kekal "selamat dan hidup"."Aktivis demokrasi Venezuela Maria Corina Machado dan Presiden terpilih Gonzalez secara aman menyuarakan suara dan kehendak rakyat Venezuela dengan beratus-ratus ribu orang berdemonstrasi menentang rejim," tulisnya. "Pejuang kebebasan ini tidak boleh dianiaya, dan mesti kekal selamat dan hidup."Tokoh pembangkang itu dilaporkan dipaksa merakam beberapa video sebelum dibebaskan, walaupun .Penyokong Maduro dilaporkan menafikan bahawa Machado telah ditangkap.Pada hari Jumaat, pentadbiran Biden menyokong usaha pemimpin pembangkang dan, menurut Setiausaha Negara Antony Blinken, "Presiden terpilih Edmundo González Urrutia harus mengangkat sumpah jawatan, dan peralihan demokrasi harus bermula."Hari ini, Nicolás Maduro mengadakan upacara angkat sumpah presiden yang tidak sah di Venezuela dalam usaha yang terdesak untuk merebut kuasa. Rakyat Venezuela dan dunia mengetahui kebenaran – Maduro jelas kalah dalam pilihan raya presiden 2024 dan tidak berhak menuntut jawatan presiden," kata setiausaha itu dalam satu kenyataan. "Amerika Syarikat menolak pengumuman palsu Majlis Pilihan Raya Kebangsaan bahawa Maduro memenangi pilihan raya presiden dan tidak mengiktiraf Nicolás Maduro sebagai presiden Venezuela."Kami bersedia untuk menyokong pemulihan demokrasi di Venezuela," tambah Blinken.Pejabat Kawalan Aset Luar Negeri (OFAC) Jabatan Perbendaharaan AS pada hari Jumaat mengenakan sekatan baharu ke atas rejim Maduro, kali ini menyasarkan "pegawai-pegawai yang mengetuai agensi ekonomi dan keselamatan utama yang membolehkan penindasan dan Nicolás Maduro".Lapan pegawai dinamakan dalam sekatan itu, termasuk ketua yang baru dilantik bagi syarikat minyak negara Venezuela PDVSA, Hector Obregon, serta menteri pengangkutan negara, Ramon Velasquez, menurut satu kenyataan oleh jabatan itu."Sebagai tambahan, OFAC mengenakan sekatan ke atas pegawai-pegawai kanan Venezuela dalam tentera dan polis yang mengetuai entiti yang mempunyai peranan dalam melaksanakan penindasan Maduro dan pencabulan hak asasi manusia terhadap pelakon demokrasi," kata kenyataan itu.Maduro juga sekali lagi menjadi sasaran sekatan Washington, dan ganjaran untuk maklumat yang membawa kepada penangkapan atau sabitannya telah dinaikkan kepada $25 juta.Jumlah yang sama ditawarkan untuk Menteri Dalam Negeri, Kehakiman, dan Keamanan Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, bersama-sama dengan ganjaran $15 juta untuk Menteri Pertahanan Vladimir Padrino.Ahli-ahli tentera dan polis juga dinamakan dalam sekatan itu.Blinken mengesahkan pada hari Jumaat bahawa kira-kira 2,000 individu yang bersekutu dengan Maduro telah dikenakan sekatan visa.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview JCN Newswire

Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview

January 11, 2025
TOKYO, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Honda announced its motorsports participation plans for the 2025 season.Since first entering the Isle of Man TT races in 1959, with company founder Soichiro Honda’s passion to become the world’s number one in technology, Honda has continued to participate in various motorcycle and automobile races around the world. Many riders and drivers from yesteryear have competed on the world stage, and no matter how many times they have faced challenges, have overcome and accumulated victories by pushing on, undaunted. In 2025, Honda will continue to strengthen this challenging spirit and develop motorsports activities with the riders, drivers, and people who fight alongside Honda.Motorcycle motorsports activitiesIn 2024, Honda won the Dakar Rally 2024, a world championship in which it competes as a factory team, for the first time in three years, and also won the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race for the third consecutive year. It also won both the FIM*1 Trial World Championship and the FIM X-Trial World Championship, setting a new record of 36 consecutive titles over both series. On the other hand, Honda had a difficult year in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship.For 2025 in the MotoGP class, Honda will further strengthen its development system, including testing, in order to break out of its current situation. 2024 MotoGP riders Takaaki Nakagami and Aleix Espargaró will join the development team to accelerate development to enhance the RC213V’s competitiveness. The factory team will be named “Honda HRC” and will field two RC213Vs. For the satellite teams, Honda LCR will continue to race in 2025.In the FIM Superbike World Championship, the factory team Honda HRC will continue to compete with two upgraded and more competitive CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP racing bikes.In the FIM Motocross World Championship, Honda will aim to regain the championship title in the MXGP class for the first time in three years through enhancing the competitiveness of the CRF450R and the team.In the FIM Trial World Championship TrialGP class and FIM X-Trial World Championship, Toni Bou will aim to extend his record to 19th consecutive victories in both championships. Honda is also striving for back-to-back championships in the Dakar Rally 2025 currently being held in Saudi Arabia.Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its motorcycle products in the 2040s, and while continuing to work on the evolution of the internal combustion engine (ICE), is also working on the electrification of motorcycles as a key element of its future environmental strategy. In motorsports, last year Honda participated in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup with the CR ELECTRIC PROTO. In addition, it entered three rounds of the MFJ*2 All Japan Trial Championship as a wildcard entry with the RTL ELECTRIC. Its development rider Takahisa Fujinami took three consecutive wins.The RTL ELECTRIC will compete on a new stage in 2025, in the Trial World Championship Trial2 class.Automobile motorsports activitiesIn 2024, Honda provided technical and marketing support to Oracle Red Bull Racing (RBR) and Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team (RB) as team partners in the FIA*3 Formula One World Championship (F1). Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) provided technical support by manufacturing power unit (PU) components other than the ESS*4, which were supplied to Red Bull Powertrains*5, and supporting PU operations throughout the season, thus contributing to Max Verstappen’s fourth consecutive Drivers' Championship title.The partnership between RBR, RB, and Honda, which set a new record in F1 history with 21 wins in the 22 races in the 2023 season, is entering its final year. In 2025, HRC will do its utmost to help win the championship together with the teams. HRC will also continue to support the activities of Yuki Tsunoda, who is entering his fifth year in F1.In Japan domestic racing, in 2024, DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING, with drivers Tadasuke Makino and Kakunoshin Ohta, won the Teams’ Championship in the Japanese SUPER FORMULA Championship with four wins. In 2025, the team will continue to fight for the top, including the Driver's Championship. In the SUPER GT Series*6, Honda introduced the new CIVIC TYPE R-GT based on the CIVIC TYPE R in the GT500 class, resulting in STANLEY TEAM KUNIMITSU's Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino finishing 2024 in second place in the standings. They will continue their challenge to win the championship in 2025. In addition, Shun Koide, who won the Japanese SUPER FORMULA LIGHTS Championship (SUPER FORMULA LIGHTS), will be racing in the GT500 class with Astemo REAL RACING.In North America, Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) will supply power units to five teams competing in the IndyCar Series. In addition, two Acura-branded ARX-06 cars supplied by HRC US will compete in the GTP class, the pinnacle category in the IMSA*7 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. HRC US engineers will take on a major part of the team operations for the #93 car, expanding the role of HRC US and accelerating both human resource and technical development. In addition, driver Kakunoshin Ohta will participate in three events with the team, including the 24 Hours of Daytona.(1) FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme(2) MFJ: Motorcycle Federation of Japan(3) FIA: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(4) ESS: Energy Storage System, a battery system that stores regenerated electrical energy.(5) Manufacturer of PUs for Red Bull Group F1 teams. Conducts ESS production and operation for current PUs.(6) Supervised and operated by GTA Co., Ltd.(7) IMSA: International Motor Sports AssociationFor more information, visit https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2025/c250110eng.html. Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Exhibiting at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025 JCN Newswire

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Exhibiting at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

January 11, 2025
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that it is exhibiting at the three-day Tokyo Auto Salon 2025*1 being held at Makuhari Messe (in Chiba, Japan) from January 10 (today) to 12, 2025, mainly displaying vehicles and vehicle parts under the main theme of "Car-making at Nürburgring", which is the starting point of TGR and Chairman Akio Toyoda, aka Master Driver Morizo.This year, along with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., TGR is exhibiting at Makuhari Messe's North Hall. TGR's booth will include the "LAND CRUISER BASE" display for promoting the fun of customizing the Toyota Land Cruiser, hitherto put on by Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. This coming together by members of the Toyota Group aims to boost excitement at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025.During the event's three days, TGR plans to hold talk sessions featuring drivers, engineers, and others, as well as outdoor vehicle demo runs. Detailed information on the talk sessions, the demo runs, exhibited vehicles, and others can be found on the following special website. URL: https://toyotagazooracing.com/eventexhibition/tokyoautosalon/Main vehicles and other exhibited items at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025Underlined items indicate items detailed in this press release.Making ever-better motorsports-bred carsGR YARIS (NÜR 24h)TGR boothGR YARIS M ConceptGR YARIS Aero Package (prototype)Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race vehiclesTOYOTA SUPRA (NÜR training car)TOYOTA ALTEZZA #109 (2007 NÜR 24h)LEXUS LFA #48 (2014 NÜR 24h)TOYOTA 86 #86 (2014 NÜR 24h)GR SUPRA #90 (2019 NÜR 24h)MORIZO GarageCOROLLA (1966)R360 COUPE (1960)SUBARU 360 (1967)MIDGET (1962)LAND CRUISER BASELAND CRUISER (BJ)LAND CRUISER 70 Overseas CustomLAND CRUISER 300 GR SPORT Dakar Rally 2025 specifications vehicleDemo-run vehiclesGR COROLLA Rally ConceptOutdoor venue (GR COROLLA Rally Concept scheduled for display on January 12)GR Yaris Rally2Celica GT-FOUR ST185For the full press release, visit https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/42006085.html.About TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE RacingROOKIE Racing is a privateer team that focuses on making ever-better cars and developing human resources through the skills and dedication of various drivers, including Toyota's master driver, professional drivers, gentleman drivers, and Toyota's in-house evaluation drivers. TGR and ROOKIE Racing's hitherto relationship was one of TGR taking the lead in car manufacturing and human resource development, with ROOKIE Racing being a privateer team that competes in motorsports as part of such TGR activities.Going forward, TGR and ROOKIE Racing will work together under the banner of "TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing" as "development partners who engage with cars and people on the front line, using driving data from races and other extreme conditions as a common language" to take the making of ever-better motorsports-bred cars and human resources development to the next level.Specifically, TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing intends to hone the GR YARIS (NÜR 24h) in the NLS and the GR YARIS M Concept in the Super Taikyu Series.About TGR's global motorsports structureThrough such initiatives as its partnership with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, Hitech TGR's driver development activities in Europe, and the establishment of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Development, TGR is promoting efforts to hone the three elements of motorsports: people, product, and pipeline. Furthermore, to seamlessly advance the development of people, environments, and systems in motorsports, TGR is strengthening its global motorsports structure by positioning Morizo at the top and assigning two direct-report global directors. It is also bolstering cooperation with related organizations, affiliated companies, racing teams, and TGR's bases of operations in Japan and overseas, as well as promoting people development and environment creation. Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Mazda Introduce the All-NEW “Mazda6” Battery EV in Europe JCN Newswire

Mazda Introduce the All-NEW “Mazda6” Battery EV in Europe

January 11, 2025
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mazda Motor Europe, responsible for the European operations of Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), today announced the introduction of “Mazda6e,” the all-new Battery EV (BEV) in Europe. Premiered at the Brussels Motor Show 2025 in Belgium on January 10, the Mazda6e will go on sale summer of this year.Mazda6e is the European version of the Mazda EZ-6, the midsize sedan BEV unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. The all-new BEV is designed to attain the driving performance and functionality to meet European customers’ needs.The Mazda6e was developed through the collaboration between Mazda and Changan Automobile Co., Ltd, Mazda’s 20-year partner in China. The Mazda6e BEV boasts Mazda’s signature design, craftsmanship and driving performance, while coming with Changan Automobile’s electrification and smart-cabin technologies.Based on the design theme, “Authentic Modern,” the Mazda6e’s simple and flowing coupe form expresses the automobile’s inherent charm coupled with a novelty unique to electric vehicles. The meticulously-tuned braking and handling performance, which respond linearly to driver input, produce Jinba Ittai—a sense of “car and driver as one.” The Mazda6e also features smart functions, including an intelligent drive system that provides support for the driver as well as accident mitigation technology and smart cabin with voice, touch, and gesture controls, all of which is aimed to raise the bar for safety and convenience.Mazda will continue to pursue the ‘Joy of Driving' under our core Human Centric value, and aim to deliver the 'Joy of Living' by creating moving experiences in our customers' daily lives. Mazda6e SpecificationsDimension (Length x Width x Height)4,921mm × 1,890mm × 1,491mm*Wheelbase2,895mmPowertrainelectric drive (BEV)Battery capacity80kWh/68.8kWhDriving range552km/479km*The height including the roof antenna.About Mazda’s Brand Essence “Celebrate Driving”Mazda's Brand Essence is “Celebrate Driving”. “Celebrate Driving” delivered by Mazda is not just about driving performance. Choosing a Mazda prizes the owner with confidence and pride. Driving a Mazda leading up to urge to take on new challenges. Not just our products but every encounter with Mazda evokes the emotion of motion and makes customers' hearts beat with excitement. All of these are contained in our brand essence of “Celebrate Driving”. For more information, visit https://www.mazda.com/. Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Menteri Luar Taiwan Mengalu-alukan Kepentingan Hubungan AS, Katanya Lawatan Kumpulan ‘Memberi Sumbangan kepada Keamanan dan Kestabilan’ “`

January 10, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Amerika Syarikat seharusnya meningkatkan dan menggalakkan hubungan rasmi dan tidak rasmi dengan kerajaan Taiwan dan tentera Taiwan, tanpa mengira tindak balas "kemarahan" dan "kecewa" yang tidak dapat dielakkan daripada Beijing, kata penganalisis.Pertukaran antara pegawai AS, ahli akademik, serta ahli-ahli pusat kajian, yayasan, dan institut, akan menjadi penting bagi maklumat tepat disampaikan kepada orang ramai Amerika dan Taiwan serta kerajaan masing-masing, kata pakar.Pada hari Khamis, satu delegasi dari Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute telah bertemu dengan Presiden Taiwan William Lai, Naib Presiden Bi-khim Hsiao dan Menteri Luar Negeri Lin Chia-lung."Kami amat menghargai sokongan bipartisan daripada rakan-rakan Amerika kami dan mengalu-alukan delegasi dari AS dan negara-negara yang berfikiran sama," kata Lin kepada Digital dalam komen eksklusif.Menteri Luar Negeri itu menambah, "Lawatan-lawatan ini menunjukkan sokongan konkrit kepada Taiwan dan menyumbang kepada keamanan dan kestabilan di Selat Taiwan, yang penting bagi keselamatan dan kemakmuran global."Bercakap dari Taipei, David Trulio, presiden dan CEO Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, memberitahu Digital, "Kami telah bertemu dengan Presiden, Naib Presiden, Menteri Luar Negeri, dan pemimpin kerajaan lain untuk memajukan legasi Presiden Reagan dan nilai-nilai bersama kita iaitu kebebasan dan demokrasi, peluang ekonomi, dan keamanan melalui kekuatan."Menerangkan Taiwan sebagai "demokrasi yang bertenaga dan rakan ekonomi utama Amerika Syarikat," Trulio menambah bahawa lawatan ke Taiwan – oleh kumpulan masyarakat sivil AS, yayasan, pusat kajian, dan pegawai kerajaan AS – bertindak sebagai "peluang bernilai untuk mengekalkan hubungan dengan pemimpin Taiwan, menangani cabaran dan peluang, dan secara nyata mempromosikan nilai-nilai bersama."Yayasan Reagan, yang terdiri daripada pemimpin keselamatan negara dan perniagaan, telah bertemu dengan wakil-wakil daripada ketiga-tiga parti politik utama Taiwan, serta pegawai-pegawai kerajaan Taiwan yang tertinggi, semasa lawatan seminggu ke Taiwan, sebuah pulau yang memerintah sendiri yang tidak pernah diperintah oleh . Beijing mendakwa Taiwan sebagai wilayahnya dan tidak pernah melepaskan peluang untuk membuat kenyataan-kenyataan yang hebat terhadap apa yang disebutnya sebagai "pasukan pemisah."Ucapan Tahun Baru 2024 Presiden China Xi Jinping termasuk dakwaan bahawa "penyatuan semula" adalah "kemestian sejarah," walaupun kedua-dua pihak telah diperintah secara berasingan selama lebih 70 tahun. Beijing enggan berjanji untuk hanya mencari pilihan aman untuk "perpaduan" dan mengatakan ia menyimpan pilihan untuk menggunakan kekerasan tentera.Walaupun Menteri Luar Negeri Lin tidak secara langsung merujuk kepada komen sebelum pilihan raya AS oleh calon Republikan ketika itu, Trump bahawa "Taiwan harus membayar kita untuk pertahanan," beliau tidak mengelakkan isu tersebut. Dalam komen kepada Digital, Lin berkata, "Taiwan telah meningkatkan perbelanjaan pertahanan sebanyak lebih 80% sejak 2016, mencapai AS$20 bilion dolar AS pada tahun 2024. Pada tahun 2025, jika belanjawan khas untuk pemerolehan ketenteraan dimasukkan, jumlah perbelanjaan ketenteraan Taiwan dijangka akan mencapai 20% daripada belanjawan tahunan kerajaan pusat—lebih tinggi daripada AS."Ini adalah kali kedua Yayasan Reagan mengetuai delegasi ke Taiwan dalam tempoh dua tahun. Satu tinjauan pendapat baru-baru ini yang dijalankan oleh yayasan itu menunjukkan kira-kira 70-75% rakyat Amerika – Demokrat dan Republikan – akan menyokong langkah-langkah tegas sekiranya China membuat pilihan yang tidak bijak untuk menggunakan kekerasan tentera terhadap Taiwan. Sebagai contoh, majoriti yang besar bersetuju bahawa sekiranya berlaku serangan, AS harus segera mengiktiraf Taiwan sebagai sebuah negara berdaulat.Hakikatnya ialah China menghadapi cabaran domestik yang besar dan tidak berada dalam kedudukan yang kukuh. Pada tahun 2022, meskipun ancaman "akibat buruk," Speaker Dewan ketika itu, dan tindak balas China bukanlah "buruk." Pada tahun berikutnya, selepas Republikan mengambil alih kawalan Dewan, Presiden Tsai Ing-wen ketika itu telah bertemu dengan Speaker Dewan ketika itu, Kevin McCarthy semasa singgahan di California, satu pertemuan bersejarah pertama antara presiden Taiwan dan Speaker Dewan AS di tanah AS.China membalas dengan permainan perang selama tiga hari dan sekatan tiruan ke atas pulau itu, tetapi latihan dan manuver tersebut tidak menunjukkan keupayaan baharu yang Jabatan Pertahanan AS atau Taiwan tidak sedar.Bercakap selepas bertemu dengan McCarthy pada tahun 2023, Presiden Tsai memberitahu media, "Untuk memelihara keamanan, kita mesti kuat," dengan jelas meniru bekas Presiden Ronald Reagan."China boleh dan akan marah mengenai lawatan, terutamanya yang melibatkan kakitangan kerajaan AS yang bertugas," kata Liam Keen kepada Digital melalui e-mel. "Tetapi kita tidak boleh membenarkan lakonan sekatan tiruan dan pelancaran roket ke laut untuk menghalang pertukaran yang lebih rapat antara AS-Taiwan." Keen, yang merupakan sebahagian daripada NGO yang berpangkalan di AS, Formosan Association for Public Affairs, menyatakan bahawa organisasinya sangat menyokong dan memainkan peranan penting dalam membantu rang undang-undang Taiwan Travel Act diluluskan di Kongres dan ditandatangani menjadi undang-undang oleh Presiden Donald Trump pada tahun 2018.Undang-undang Taiwan Travel Act – yang dikritik hebat oleh China – telah menghapuskan banyak sekatan perjalanan sebelumnya ke Taiwan oleh pegawai AS. Keen menyatakan bahawa "Rang undang-undang itu diluluskan sebulat suara di Senat AS. Saya fikir China menggelarnya sebagai 'garis merah' hanya menggalakkan penaja undang-undang seperti dan [bekas] Wakil Steve Chabot, R-Ohio., iaitu cara yang tepat untuk bertindak balas terhadap ugutan oleh Parti Komunis China."Menteri Luar Negeri Lin memberitahu Digital bahawa kerajaan Taiwan berharap dapat bekerjasama dengan pentadbiran AS yang baharu. "Memperkukuhkan perkongsian ekonomi juga penting," katanya. "Perniagaan Taiwan, seperti TSMC dengan pelaburan $65 bilion di Arizona, semakin banyak melabur di AS." Lin menyatakan bahawa Presiden Taiwan Lai telah menekankan kepentingan peranan global Taiwan, dengan Lin memetik Lai yang berkata, "Semakin selamat Taiwan, semakin selamat dunia."Perang antara AS dan China mengenai Taiwan akan menjadi malapetaka bagi kedua-dua kuasa besar dan dunia. Selain daripada kehilangan nyawa yang dahsyat, menganggarkan pada tahun 2024 bahawa "harga" perang sedemikian boleh mencecah sekitar $10 trilion; 10% daripada KDNK global – "melebihi kesan daripada perang di Ukraine, pandemik COVID dan krisis kewangan global." Hubungan yang lebih kerap antara Amerika Syarikat dan Taiwan untuk membina kepercayaan, dan menyampaikan maklumat yang tepat dan bebas berat sebelah adalah kunci utama untuk memastikan konflik sedemikian tidak pernah berlaku.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Kemenangan Trump Boleh Meningkatkan Harapan Bolsonaro untuk Pilihan Raya Semula di Brazil di Tengah Larangan Mahkamah “`

January 10, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Kemenangan Presiden terpilih Donald Trump dalam pilihan raya November telah memberikan harapan kepada bekas pemimpin Brazil, yang kini dihalang daripada bertanding jawatan awam sehingga 2030 berikutan keputusan Mahkamah Pilihan Raya Tinggi Brazil.Dikenali sebagai "Trump of the Tropics," keputusan mahkamah itu berpunca daripada dakwaan salah guna kuasa dan "serangan yang tidak berasas terhadap sistem pengundian elektronik negara."Walaupun larangan itu, Bolsonaro dan penyokongnya giat mencari jalan untuk membatalkan keputusan tersebut. Cabaran undang-undang dan strategi politik yang dijangka meletakkan banyak harapan kepada Trump. Tambahan pula, Bolsonaro bergantung kepada presiden terpilih untuk mengenakan tekanan ke atas kerajaan Presiden Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) supaya beliau dapat mencabar jawatan presiden pada tahun 2026."Kemenangan Trump jauh lebih daripada positif untuk demokrasi di Brazil dan dunia; ia adalah berita baik untuk keamanan global," kata anak lelaki Bolsonaro, Ahli Kongres Eduardo Bolsonaro, kepada Digital.Beliau menyatakan bagaimana "Presiden Lula, beberapa hari sebelum pilihan raya, telah menyatakan sokongan kepada Kamala Harris dan mencadangkan bahawa pentadbiran Trump yang baharu akan menjadi 'Nazisme dalam bentuk lain.' Bagaimanapun, selepas kemenangan Trump, Lula mengucapkan tahniah kepada presiden terpilih dan cuba mengurangkan kenyataan terdahulu beliau yang dikritik secara meluas."Walau bagaimanapun, sekutu utama Lula, termasuk pemimpin Parti Pekerja, Gleisi Hoffmann, bersama-sama Menteri Kewangan Fernando Haddad dan Menteri Pertanian Paulo Teixeira, telah mengecam pentadbiran Trump yang akan datang.Bolsonaro percaya kemenangan Trump akan meletakkan kerajaan sekarang dalam keadaan sukar."Lula dan pasukannya tahu bahawa mereka tidak akan dapat mengawal Trump, jadi satu-satunya pilihan mereka ialah cuba memusnahkannya dengan menyelaraskan diri mereka lebih jauh dengan China. Keputusan itu ialah kepolaran politik yang berterusan dan perbahasan yang jauh daripada kebimbangan sebenar penduduk, yang mencari penyelesaian untuk isu-isu seperti penjagaan kesihatan, pendidikan, keselamatan, pekerjaan, dan sanitasi asas. Keadaan ini yang jauh daripada rakyat biasa sangat menyerupai sebab-sebab kekalahan Parti Demokrat dalam pilihan raya Amerika yang lalu – ia hampir seperti 'déjà vu.'"Mereka telah membincangkan cara untuk mengatasi penguasaan dolar dalam pasaran kewangan global, tetapi Bolsonaro berhujah bahawa strategi sedemikian akan menjadi kontraproduktif."Trump mengumumkan di media sosialnya bahawa negara-negara yang mengambil pendirian ini akan dikenakan tarif 100% ke atas eksport mereka ke AS. Konflik sedemikian tidak pernah berlaku semasa pemerintahan Jair Bolsonaro, sama ada di bawah Trump atau Biden," katanya, sambil menambah, "Keadaan ini akan mewujudkan tekanan yang ketara ke atas asas perniagaan Lula. Sebahagian besar usahawan ini mengekalkan hubungan perdagangan yang besar dengan AS dan sering menjadi penderma terbesar kepada kempen pilihan raya sosialis. Walaupun penjajaran ideologi dalam beberapa bidang, ahli perniagaan ini mengutamakan pragmatisme ekonomi."Negara-negara BRICS termasuk Brazil, Rusia, India, China dan Afrika Selatan.Bolsonaro juga melihat penjajaran ideologi Bolsonaro/Trump mengenai isu kebebasan bersuara sebagai komponen utama untuk potensi kepulangan Bolsonaro ke bidang politik.Pada Mac 2022, Menteri Mahkamah Persekutuan Agung Brazil Alexandre de Moraes mengarahkan penggantungan aplikasi mesej Telegram di Brazil, dan pada tahun 2024, beliau mengarahkan X untuk menyekat akaun yang didakwa menyebarkan maklumat palsu. Bolsonaro secara terbuka mengkritik arahan ini sebagai penapisan. Pertikaian itu meningkat apabila de Moraes mengenakan denda dan mengancam tindakan undang-undang, yang membawa kepada penggantungan sementara operasi X di Brazil. Platform tersebut menyambung semula perkhidmatan selepas mematuhi mandatori mahkamah.Tinjauan pendapat terakhir yang dijalankan pada Mei 2024 menunjukkan bahawa Bolsonaro akan memperoleh 39% undi dalam pertandingan hipotesis menentang Presiden semasa Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, yang mendapat 47%. Walau bagaimanapun, pakar menganggap angka-angka ini adalah hipotesis, memandangkan ketidaklayakan Bolsonaro pada masa ini. Pada masa yang sama, populariti Bolsonaro telah meningkat semula dalam beberapa bulan kebelakangan ini.Hubungan antara beberapa Republikan dan pentadbiran Lula dicirikan oleh penglibatan langsung yang terhad, terutamanya disebabkan oleh pendirian ideologi dan keutamaan dasar yang berbeza. Secara sejarah, Parti Republikan telah mengekalkan hubungan yang lebih rapat dengan pemimpin Brazil yang condong ke kanan, terutamanya Presiden Bolsonaro, yang berkongsi pandangan konservatif yang serupa.Penganalisis politik Sandra Bronzina memberitahu Digital, "Tidak lama dahulu, Ahli Kongres María Elvira Salazar menaja satu langkah untuk menafikan visa kepada ahli-ahli Parti Pekerja kerana salah guna kuasa. Pada masa itu, langkah itu tidak diluluskan, tetapi sekarang bahawa Republikan akan mempunyai majoriti, ia boleh dikaji semula. Kita tidak boleh lupa bahawa Menteri Alexandre de Moraes, daripada Mahkamah Agung Brazil, berada dalam konfrontasi langsung dengan Elon Musk, malah mengalih keluar X dari Brazil. Ternyata sekarang Elon Musk akan menjadi sebahagian daripada kerajaan Trump."Bronzina berkata, "Hakikat bahawa Trump telah kembali dengan kemenangan pilihan raya yang menggemparkan bukanlah petanda baik untuk pentadbiran Lula. Dalam masa yang sangat singkat, dasar ekonomi Lula telah menjadi malapetaka, dolar telah meningkat banyak, inflasi telah meningkat, hutang negara telah melebihi 9 trilion real, dan semua ini memberi kesan kepada pengundi setiap hari. Saya fikir bahawa seperti di AS, di mana dasar ekonomi yang buruk menyebabkan mereka merindui Trump, rakyat Brazil sekarang juga merindui Bolsonaro dan Menteri Ekonominya, Paulo Guedes."Penganalisis berpendapat bahawa walaupun Bolsonaro menikmati sokongan yang besar dan giat berusaha untuk membatalkan larangan politiknya, peluangnya untuk dipilih semula sebagai presiden tetap tidak menentu disebabkan oleh kekangan undang-undang yang sedia ada.“Mahkamah Agung telah menggugurkan kelayakan Jair Bolsonaro dalam keputusan yang sangat tidak adil…tetapi pihak kanan akan diperkukuhkan sekarang kerana kemenangan Donald Trump telah memberikan harapan baharu kepada pihak kanan di Brazil pada tahun 2026. Pilihan raya 2024 memihak kepada calon-calon sayap kanan. Populariti Lula juga sangat rendah, yang bermakna pada tahun 2026 pilihan pihak kanan amat luas,” kata Ahli Kongres Marcel van Hattem kepada Digital.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Ribuan penyokong pembangkang Venezuela turun ke jalan raya menjelang perasmian penggal ketiga Maduro “`

January 10, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Parti-parti pembangkang Venezuela dan penyokong mereka - termasuk , yang sebelum ini bersembunyi - mengadakan protes di seluruh negara pada hari Khamis dalam usaha saat-saat akhir untuk memberi tekanan kepada Presiden Nicolás Maduro, sehari sebelum beliau dijangka mengangkat sumpah bagi penggal keenam tahunnya yang ketiga.Pembangkang dan parti pemerintah terlibat dalam pertikaian berterusan mengenai pilihan raya presiden tahun lepas, yang kedua-duanya mendakwa telah dimenangi.Pihak berkuasa pilihan raya negara dan mahkamah tertinggi menyatakan Maduro, yang tempoh pemerintahannya ditanda dengan krisis ekonomi dan sosial yang mendalam, memenangi undian Julai, walaupun mereka tidak pernah menerbitkan kiraan terperinci.Kerajaan, yang telah menuduh pembangkang melakukan komplot fasis terhadapnya, menyatakan ia akan menangkap pemimpin pembangkang Edmundo Gonzalez sekiranya beliau pulang ke negara itu dan telah menahan ahli-ahli dan aktivis pembangkang yang terkenal menjelang upacara angkat sumpah.Pembangkang mengatakan Gonzalez, 75, menang dengan kemenangan besar. Ia telah menerbitkan kiraan undi sendiri sebagai bukti, memenangi sokongan daripada kerajaan-kerajaan di seluruh dunia, termasuk Amerika Syarikat, yang menganggap Gonzalez sebagai presiden terpilih.Machado, yang merupakan pemimpin pembangkang paling popular di negara itu tetapi yang disekat daripada bertanding pada tahun 2024, menyertai satu protes di Chacao di timur Caracas sekitar jam 2:20 petang waktu tempatan (18:20 GMT), berpakaian kemeja putih dan seluar jeans biru dan mengibarkan bendera Venezuela dari atas sebuah lori."Mereka hilang jalanan, yang menjadi milik kita, mereka berkubu di Miraflores (istana presiden)," kata Machado kepada orang ramai. "Bermula hari ini kita berada di fasa baharu."Penampilannya menandakan penampilan awam pertamanya sejak Ogos apabila beliau bersembunyi di lokasi yang tidak diketahui.Machado, 57, menggesa penunjuk perasaan untuk membanjiri jalanan secara aman dan berulang kali meminta anggota polis dan tentera - yang menjaga pusat pengundian semasa pilihan raya - untuk menyokong kemenangan Gonzalez."Saya tidak takut, saya kehilangan ketakutan saya sejak sekian lama," kata Neglis Payares, 70, seorang pekerja bank pusat yang telah bersara, ketika beliau berkumpul dengan penyokong pembangkang lain di barat Caracas pada waktu pagi."Kita tidak tahu berapa ramai daripada mereka yang bersimpati dengan kita," tambahnya, sambil menunjukkan kepada pasukan keselamatan yang berkumpul berhampiran protes tersebut.Saksi Reuters menganggarkan kira-kira 7,000 orang telah berkumpul di Caracas sekitar jam 2:20 petang waktu tempatan. Pada hari-hari selepas pilihan raya, beribu-ribu orang juga turun ke jalanan. sejak 2013. Beliau mendapat sokongan kuat daripada pemimpin-pemimpin dalam angkatan tentera dan perkhidmatan perisikan, yang diuruskan oleh sekutu rapat Menteri Dalam Negeri yang berpengaruh, Diosdado Cabello."Saya yakin tiada apa-apa akan berlaku," kata Cabello di televisyen negeri pada hari Isnin. "Tetapi itu tidak bermakna kita akan mengendurkan kawalan."Kepentingan kewangan tentera menjadikan peralihan kesetiaan tidak mungkin, kata BancTrust, sebuah bank pelaburan London, dalam satu nota. "Satu pemberontakan tentera yang terhad akan melibatkan risiko yang besar bagi mereka yang terlibat, dengan itu mengurangkan insentif untuk menyertai," tulisnya.Pasukan keselamatan telah memasang sekatan jalan raya di seluruh negara.Di bandar minyak barat Maracaibo, satu protes pembangkang yang disertai oleh puluhan orang telah dibubarkan dengan cepat oleh pasukan keselamatan yang menaiki motosikal menjelang lewat pagi. Di tengah Valencia, penunjuk perasaan berkumpul di lokasi lain selepas pada mulanya dibaling gas pemedih mata.Penyokong pembangkang juga berkumpul di San Cristobal, berhampiran sempadan dengan Colombia, di bandar barat Barquisimeto dan di timur Puerto Ordaz."Saya di sini kerana kita perlu menyingkirkan kerajaan ini. Kita tiada wang, kita tiada pekerjaan," kata suri rumah berusia 62 tahun, Roisa Gomez, di satu protes di bandar tengah Maracay. "Saya berjuang untuk undi saya, yang saya berikan kepada Edmundo Gonzalez. Mereka tidak boleh mencuri pilihan raya."Tidak lama kemudian, pasukan keselamatan menggunakan gas pemedih mata untuk membubarkan penunjuk perasaan Maracay.Ramai penunjuk perasaan adalah warga emas dan menyatakan mereka mahukan perubahan supaya anak-anak dan cucu mereka yang berhijrah akan pulang ke negara tersebut. Lebih daripada .Parti pemerintah mengadakan perarakan tandingan di seluruh negara, imej-imej yang disiarkan di televisyen negeri."Kami telah keluar untuk menunjukkan bahawa terdapat demokrasi. Di pihak ini ialah patriot yang akan mengangkat sumpah bersama Nicolas (Maduro), di pihak yang lain ialah fasis yang mahukan campur tangan (luar negara), perang, untuk menjual negara mereka," kata pemandu teksi motosikal Caracas berusia 50 tahun, Manual Rincon.Gonzalez, yang telah melakukan lawatan ke Amerika minggu ini dan bertemu dengan Presiden AS Joe Biden dan penasihat keselamatan negara Presiden terpilih Donald Trump, telah berulang kali berjanji untuk pulang ke Venezuela tetapi tidak memberikan butiran tentang bagaimana.Warant tangkap telah dikeluarkan untuk Gonzalez atas tuduhan konspirasi, yang menyebabkan beliau melarikan diri ke Sepanyol pada bulan September.Machado sedang disiasat oleh peguam negara dalam sekurang-kurang dua kes, tetapi tiada waran untuknya telah didedahkan kepada umum.Kerajaan telah menahan beberapa ahli politik dan aktivis terkenal, termasuk bekas calon presiden. Minggu ini, pejabat peguam negara menyatakan ia telah membebaskan lebih daripada 1,500 daripada 2,000 orang, termasuk remaja, yang ditahan semasa protes pasca pilihan raya.Warga Venezuela yang tinggal di luar negara juga mengadakan protes, termasuk di Madrid, di mana anak perempuan Gonzalez, Carolina Gonzalez, bercakap kepada ratusan penunjuk perasaan."Ayah saya mengirimkan salam kepada anda semua, kemuliaan kepada rakyat Venezuela yang berani," katanya, suaranya tersekat-sekat.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Poland Meluluskan Resolusi untuk Melindungi Netanyahu daripada Ditahan Sekiranya Beliau Hadir Peringatan Pembebasan Auschwitz “` Berita

Poland Meluluskan Resolusi untuk Melindungi Netanyahu daripada Ditahan Sekiranya Beliau Hadir Peringatan Pembebasan Auschwitz “`

January 10, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Kerajaan Poland telah meluluskan satu resolusi pada hari Khamis yang berikrar untuk memastikan penyertaan yang bebas dan selamat daripada wakil tertinggi Israel — termasuk — yang memilih untuk menghadiri peringatan ulang tahun ke-80 pembebasan Auschwitz-Birkenau pada akhir bulan ini.Netanyahu menjadi suspek yang dikehendaki di peringkat antarabangsa tahun lepas selepas Mahkamah Jenayah Antarabangsa (International Criminal Court - ICC), mahkamah jenayah perang utama dunia, mengeluarkan waran tangkap terhadap beliau dan beberapa individu lain berhubung dengan perang di Gaza, menuduh mereka melakukan jenayah terhadap kemanusiaan."Kerajaan Poland menganggap penyertaan yang selamat daripada dalam peringatan pada 27 Januari 2025, sebagai sebahagian daripada penghormatan kepada bangsa Yahudi, berjuta-juta anak perempuan dan anak lelaki yang menjadi mangsa Holocaust yang dilakukan oleh Reich Ketiga," menurut resolusi yang diterbitkan oleh pejabat Perdana Menteri Donald Tusk.Kerajaan menerbitkan kenyataan tersebut selepas Presiden Poland Andrzej Duda meminta Tusk untuk memastikan bahawa Netanyahu dapat hadir tanpa risiko ditangkap.Pasukan Jerman menduduki Poland pada permulaan Perang Dunia Kedua dan menubuhkan sistem ghetto dan kem kematian di mana mereka membunuh berjuta-juta orang Yahudi dan lain-lain.Terdapat laporan yang menunjukkan bahawa waran tangkap itu boleh menghalang Netanyahu daripada pergi ke Poland untuk menghadiri upacara memperingati ulang tahun pembebasan kem kematian Auschwitz-Birkenau pada tahun 1945 oleh pasukan Soviet pada 27 Januari.Terdapat laporan yang menunjukkan bahawa waran tangkap itu boleh menghalang Netanyahu daripada pergi ke Poland untuk menghadiri upacara memperingati ulang tahun pembebasan kem kematian Auschwitz-Birkenau pada tahun 1945 oleh pasukan Soviet pada 27 Januari.Negara-negara anggota ICC, seperti Poland, dikehendaki menahan suspek yang berdepan dengan waran jika mereka menjejakkan kaki di negara mereka, tetapi mahkamah tersebut tiada cara untuk menguatkuasakannya. Israel bukan anggota ICC dan mencabar bidang kuasanya.Mahkamah tersebut mempunyai lebih daripada 120 negara anggota, walaupun beberapa negara, termasuk Perancis, telah menyatakan bahawa mereka tidak akan menahan beliau. Perdana Menteri Hungary Viktor Orbán malah berkata beliau akan menentang waran tersebut dengan menjemput Netanyahu ke Hungary.Tidak jelas sama ada Netanyahu mahu menghadiri acara tersebut. Kementerian Luar Poland berkata lebih awal pada hari Khamis bahawa "sehingga kini ia belum menerima sebarang maklumat yang menunjukkan bahawa Perdana Menteri Benjamin Netanyahu akan menghadiri sambutan ulang tahun ke-80 .""Poland ialah negara yang selamat dan mana-mana pemimpin yang melawat Poland berhak mendapat perlindungan yang diberikan oleh Kementerian Dalam Negeri," tambahnya. Kementerian itu juga mencadangkan bahawa sebarang idea bahawa Netanyahu boleh ditangkap di Poland adalah "berita palsu" yang tersebar di media AS.Peringatan tersebut akan dihadiri oleh pegawai antarabangsa dan mangsa yang masih hidup. Ia akan diadakan di Oswiecim, sebuah pekan yang berada di bawah pendudukan Jerman semasa perang.Lebih daripada 1.1 juta orang telah dibunuh di Auschwitz. Sejarawan mengatakan bahawa kebanyakan daripada mereka, kira-kira sejuta, adalah orang Yahudi, tetapi mangsa juga termasuk orang Poland, Roma, tahanan perang Soviet, dan lain-lain.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain. ```
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Rusia Pantau Komen ‘Dramatik’ Trump Mengenai Pengambilalihan Greenland “` Berita

Rusia Pantau Komen ‘Dramatik’ Trump Mengenai Pengambilalihan Greenland “`

January 10, 2025
(SeaPRwire) - Kremlin pada hari Khamis menyatakan bahawa ia sedang memantau dengan teliti komen-komen "dramatik" yang dibuat oleh Presiden terpilih Donald Trump mengenai usaha pengembangannya untuk mengambil alih Terusan Panama dan menjadikan Kanada sebagai "negeri ke-51", di tengah-tengah retorik ekspansionis beliau."Artik adalah zon kepentingan kebangsaan kita, kepentingan strategik kita," kata beliau, menurut transkrip Reuters. "Kami berminat untuk memelihara suasana keamanan dan kestabilan di zon Artik.""Kami sedang memerhatikan perkembangan situasi yang agak dramatik ini dengan sangat teliti, tetapi setakat ini, syukur kepada Tuhan, pada peringkat kenyataan sahaja," tambahnya.Trump, yang awal minggu ini berkata beliau tidak boleh menolak penggunaan kekerasan ketenteraan atau ekonomi untuk mengambil wilayah Denmark serta Terusan Panama, telah menarik teguran daripada pemimpin Eropah seperti Canselor Jerman Olaf Scholz, yang mengingatkan bekas presiden dan bakal presiden Amerika Syarikat bahawa kedaulatan negara adalah "prinsip asas undang-undang antarabangsa dan sebahagian penting daripada apa yang kita panggil nilai-nilai Barat."Dalam komen yang disiarkan di X pada hari Rabu, Scholz, yang telah menyuarakan "ketidakfahaman" terhadap perkara tersebut, berkata prinsip kedaulatan negara "berlaku kepada setiap negara, sama ada di Timur atau Barat.""Dalam perbincangan dengan rakan kongsi Eropah kita, terdapat perasaan tidak senang mengenai kenyataan-kenyataan terkini daripada Amerika Syarikat," tambahnya, tanpa menyebut pemimpin Eropah mana."Sudah jelas: Kita mesti bersatu padu."Walaupun kebimbangan antarabangsa terhadap komen Trump, sesetengah pemimpin Eropah nampaknya mengambil pendekatan berhati-hati dalam hal tahap teguran yang mereka keluarkan.Perdana Menteri Denmark Mette Frederiksen bertindak balas terhadap komen Trump pada hari Selasa dengan menjelaskan bahawa Greenland adalah sebahagian daripada Denmark, tetapi menambah bahawa beliau gembira negara Artik itu mendapat perhatian antarabangsa.Begitu juga, dalam satu kenyataan pada hari Rabu, Presiden Greenland Múte B. Egede, yang menyokong kemerdekaan daripada Denmark, menggesa ketenangan dan berkata, "Greenland berharap dapat bekerjasama dengan pentadbiran Amerika Syarikat yang bakal masuk dan sekutu NATO yang lain untuk memastikan keselamatan dan kestabilan di rantau Artik."Kenyataan itu merupakan peringatan halus bahawa Greenland, sebagai wilayah Denmark yang merupakan ahli NATO, dilindungi di bawah perikatan antarabangsa – walaupun tidak jelas sama ada Greenland akan kekal begitu sekiranya ia mencapai kemerdekaan atau sama ada ia, seperti Sweden dan Finland dalam tahun-tahun kebelakangan ini, perlu memohon keahliannya sendiri.Walaupun Greenland adalah sebahagian daripada NATO, ini bermakna sebarang serangan ke atas negara Artik itu – termasuk oleh Amerika Syarikat – akan mencetuskan Perkara Lima perjanjian antarabangsa dan mendorong tindak balas ketenteraan daripada 31 sekutu NATO yang lain.Pasukan peralihan Trump tidak menjawab soalan-soalan daripada Reuters Digital tentang bagaimana ancaman Trump boleh melanggar perjanjian itu dan mencetuskan konflik ketenteraan dengan sekutu NATO.Sebaliknya, satu kenyataan daripada jurucakap pasukan peralihan Trump, Karoline Leavitt, telah diberikan yang menyatakan, "Setiap keputusan yang dibuat oleh Presiden Trump adalah demi kepentingan terbaik Amerika Syarikat dan rakyat Amerika. Itulah sebabnya Presiden Trump telah memberi perhatian kepada kebimbangan keselamatan negara dan ekonomi yang sah mengenai Kanada, Greenland, dan Panama."Bagaimanapun, pemimpin Rusia telah mengambil perhatian terhadap tindak balas yang nampaknya terkawal daripada sesetengah pemimpin Eropah dan pada hari Khamis Peskov berkata, "Eropah bertindak balas dengan sangat malu-malu terhadap perkara ini, jelas bahawa ia menakutkan untuk bertindak balas terhadap kata-kata Trump, jadi Eropah bertindak balas dengan sangat berhati-hati, sederhana, senyap, hampir seperti berbisik.""Lagipun, jika mereka mengatakan bahawa adalah perlu untuk mengambil kira pendapat rakyat, maka mungkin kita masih perlu mengingati pendapat rakyat di empat wilayah baharu Persekutuan Rusia, dan kita harus menunjukkan rasa hormat yang sama terhadap pendapat rakyat ini," katanya merujuk kepada pencerobohan Rusia ke atas Ukraine pada tahun 2022, tidak termasuk Crimea, tetapi yang tidak diiktiraf secara antarabangsa sebagai sebahagian daripada Rusia.NATO tidak segera menjawab soalan-soalan daripada Reuters Digital.Artikel ini disediakan oleh pembekal kandungan pihak ketiga. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) tidak memberi sebarang waranti atau perwakilan berkaitan dengannya. Sektor: Top Story, Berita Harian SeaPRwire menyampaikan edaran siaran akhbar secara masa nyata untuk syarikat dan institusi, mencapai lebih daripada 6,500 kedai media, 86,000 penyunting dan wartawan, dan 3.5 juta desktop profesional di seluruh 90 negara. SeaPRwire menyokong pengedaran siaran akhbar dalam bahasa Inggeris, Korea, Jepun, Arab, Cina Ringkas, Cina Tradisional, Vietnam, Thai, Indonesia, Melayu, Jerman, Rusia, Perancis, Sepanyol, Portugis dan bahasa-bahasa lain.
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Driving Digital Change: The 33rd Digital Transformation Summit to Shape India’s $1 Trillion Digital Market ACN Newswire

Driving Digital Change: The 33rd Digital Transformation Summit to Shape India’s $1 Trillion Digital Market

January 10, 2025
MUMBAI, INDIA, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) has changed how India handles money, moving from paper to digital transactions. As more people use digital payments during COVID-19, It has become a game-changer. It allows people to send money at any time, helping to bring more people into the banking system and connecting both those with and without bank accounts.UPI has made formal financial services accessible to millions and has had a clear impact on India’s digital economy. It makes it easier to pay without cash and encourages more use of digital payments, which reduces reliance on cash and leads to a more productive and transparent economy and also helps businesses become more official, which in turn increases tax revenue and reduces illegal money flows, making governance more effective.However, there are challenges to address, including concerns about data privacy, regional disparities, and the need to integrate with traditional payment methods like credit cards. Despite these hurdles, the platform continues to grow, largely due to its strong security measures and low costs for users. This positions it to compete effectively with global players like MasterCard and Visa.The Platform has transformed the digital economy of India by making more seamless transactions and increasing financial inclusion. From 92 crore in FY 2017-18 to 13,116 crore in FY 2023-24, the CAGR of UPI is 129%. By 2028, UPI is going to comprise 90% of total retail digital payment volumes and strengthen the leadership of fintech in India.Overview of the event: The 33rd Edition of the Digital Transformation Summit brings together over 500 top executives and technology leaders to discuss game-changing technologies like AI, Robotics, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing. With India’s digital market projected to reach $1 trillion and Gen AI potentially adding $1.5 trillion to the GDP by 2030, this event features hands-on workshops, expert talks, and valuable networking opportunities. Attendees will connect with innovators, share experiences, and meet potential global partners, all focused on making meaningful changes and improving how businesses operate. This summit is a must-attend for professionals looking to enhance their digital transformation efforts.Who will attend?Ninad Raje, Group Chief Information Officer, Jaquar & Company Private Limited.Anand Deodhar, Group Chief Information Officer, Force Motors Ltd.Abhinav Srivastava, Chief Information Officer & Head of IT GCC, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles.Shobhana Lele, Chief Information Officer, The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited.The event will cover topics like:Generative AI: Harnessing the Next Gold Mine in India.Future Escape: The Internet of Tomorrow.The Power of Data: A Catalyst for Growth in the Digital Age.Emerging Cloud Computing Technologies.Establishing Critical Digital Infrastructure for India.For more information on the 33rd Edition Digital Transformation Summit, click the LinkAbout Exito:Exito, which means success in Spanish, embodies our commitment to the success of our customers. Each year, we host over 240 virtual and in-person conferences globally, bringing together audiences with world-class thought leaders and C-level executives across industries. Our meticulously crafted agendas, based on extensive research and valuable industry insights, facilitate business, knowledge transfer, deal flow, and impactful messaging for brands.For Media Enquiries, contact:Kasturi Nayak (Sr.) Marketing Executive)Kasturi.nayak@exito-e.comEnquiry@exito-e.comExito Media Concepts Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Galaxy Payroll: Driving Innovation in Human Resources Management JCN Newswire

Galaxy Payroll: Driving Innovation in Human Resources Management

January 10, 2025
HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – In today’s globalized business environment, companies face intense competition and the constant need to optimize internal processes to enhance efficiency. As a leading provider of business consulting and Employer of Record (EOR) services, Galaxy Payroll Group Limited ("Galaxy Payroll Group" or "Galaxy Payroll," NASDAQ: GLXG) has gained worldwide recognition for its professional services and innovative solutions. Among its offerings, Galaxy Payroll and its Human Resource Information System (HRIS) software stand out as invaluable tools for enterprises in managing human resources. This article provides an analytical perspective on Galaxy Payroll’s contributions and their implications for the evolving payroll outsourcing industry.Payroll Outsourcing Market: Trends and Growth PotentialThe "Payroll Outsourcing Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032" highlights that the global payroll outsourcing market reached a valuation of USD 10.36 billion in 2023. Driven by the demand for efficient payroll management solutions and the growing trend of business process outsourcing, the market is expected to grow at a (CAGR) of 6% between 2024 and 2032, reaching USD 17.59 billion by 2032. Key growth drivers include rising payroll complexity, regulatory compliance requirements, and the need for cost-effective solutions, encouraging businesses to outsource payroll to specialized providers for greater efficiency and accuracy.The report underscores the impact of technological advancements, such as AI, automation, and cloud-based platforms, which enhance payroll processing. Globalization and industry-specific challenges in retail, e-commerce, and IT sectors further propel market expansion, as businesses seek scalable, compliant, and efficient payroll solutions. This trend positions payroll outsourcing providers as essential partners in enabling businesses to streamline operations and achieve strategic goals.Galaxy Payroll: Pioneering Human Resources SolutionsGalaxy Payroll specializes in providing one-stop human resources management solutions. With extensive experience, the company offers tailored services in payroll processing, human resources management, recruitment, employee benefits, tax compliance, and more. By leveraging efficient process management and advanced technologies, Galaxy Payroll helps businesses reduce operational costs, enhance employee satisfaction, and improve overall competitiveness. Recently, Galaxy Payroll Group announced a strategic collaboration with Omni HR, an all-in-one HR management software provider. This partnership aims to redefine employee management by combining Omni HR’s capabilities in supporting the end-to-end employee lifecycle with Galaxy Payroll’s expertise in payroll and HR solutions. Omni HR enables businesses to hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees across Asia and beyond with just a few clicks. By integrating with Omni HR, Galaxy Payroll offers clients enhanced tools to streamline administrative tasks, freeing up valuable time for strategic initiatives and meaningful interactions.Technological Advancements in HRISGalaxy Payroll’s HRIS software exemplifies technological advancement by supporting high levels of customization, allowing businesses to configure the platform to meet specific needs. Whether managing payroll, recruitment, training, or performance evaluations, the HRIS provides personalized solutions for diverse requirements. The software integrates various aspects of human resources management on a unified platform, enabling businesses to manage employee information, payroll, attendance, and performance seamlessly. This integration avoids duplicate data entry, enhances accuracy, and boosts operational efficiency.Advanced automation technologies embedded in the HRIS efficiently handle large volumes of data. Intelligent algorithms automate payroll calculations, report generation, and resource forecasting, significantly reducing manual intervention and operational costs. The HRIS software also assists organizations in maintaining compliance with labor laws, regulations, and internal policies. By accurately managing employee hours, wages, benefits, and tax withholdings, it reduces the risk of legal penalties and financial liabilities, particularly in payroll and EOR responsibilities.Industry Influence of Galaxy PayrollGalaxy Payroll’s solutions optimize human resources management processes, reduce operating costs, and improve corporate competitiveness. These offerings allow businesses to focus on strategic goals while ensuring efficient administrative operations. The company’s commitment to innovation is evident in its integration of advanced technologies and management concepts, setting new benchmarks in human resources management. The HRIS software, in particular, offers cutting-edge tools that redefine efficiency and accuracy in human resources practices. With its EOR services and HRIS software, Galaxy Payroll facilitates seamless human resources management across borders, fostering global business cooperation and communication.Future OutlookGalaxy Payroll Group and its HRIS software hold significant industry advantages and influence. By providing efficient management solutions and technological tools, the company helps businesses enhance efficiency and competitiveness. As human resources management continues to evolve, Galaxy Payroll is poised to play a pivotal role in driving innovation and creating value for enterprises globally. In summary, Galaxy Payroll Group not only offers advanced human resources management tools but also contributes to industry development and innovation. Its leading position and high-quality services are expected to benefit more businesses in the future, setting a standard for excellence in human resources management.About Galaxy Payroll Group LimitedGalaxy Payroll Group Limited is a recognized leader in providing tailored HR and corporate solutions to businesses seeking to expand their operations regionally and internationally. With in-depth expertise in navigating the complexities of international regulations, Galaxy Group offers seamless solutions to support companies in establishing new entities and managing their global business operations. Galaxy Group’s commitment to delivering efficient, cost-effective solutions allows organizations to focus on their core business while addressing the challenges of compliance and market entry in new regions.For enquiry, please contact Intelligent Joy Limited:Rosanne RenPhone：（852）3594 6407Email：pr-team@intelligentjoy.com Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Viomi Unveils at CES 2025, Leading Innovation in Water Purification Technology ACN Newswire

Viomi Unveils at CES 2025, Leading Innovation in Water Purification Technology

January 10, 2025
HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – On January 7, 2025, the four-day International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) was grandly held in Las Vegas. As a bellwether for technological innovation, CES serves not only as a platform to display the latest technological achievements but also as an essential window into future technological trends.Vortex 8's Stunning Showcase Highlights the Limitless Potential of Water Purification TechnologyViomi Technology Co., Ltd. (“Viomi,”, “the Company”, NASDAQ: VIOT) made its grand entrance at CES 2025 with its new product, the Vortex 8. This launch not only highlights the Company’s cutting-edge position in water purification technology but also showcases its deep commitment to sustainability and relentless pursuit of innovation.Viomi’s booth featured two flagship products: the Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier and the Vortex 8. Both products are equipped with RO filtration technology, which leverages its precision of 0.0001 microns to effectively remove harmful pollutants such as PFOA, PFOS, viruses, heavy metals, and microplastics. Additionally, the systems significantly lower the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) levels, providing consumers with pure and safe drinking water. With an efficient 3:1 wastewater ratio and a 4-year long-life filter design, these products not only improve filtration efficiency but also significantly reduce water wastage and replacement costs. This marks a major breakthrough for Viomi in the field of home water health. Vortex 8 had previously gained strong support on Kickstarter, raising over HKD 450,000 from nearly 200 backers, exceeding expectations by 1,200%. Following its launch on Amazon, it has also received enthusiastic feedback from consumers. Users commonly praise the Vortex 8 for its ability to effectively conserve water, ease of installation, and high marks for its RO filtration technology.Furthermore, the Viomi Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier offers a unique experience, featuring the ability to release six vital minerals. This provides users seeking a high-quality, healthy lifestyle with a drinking water solution enriched with beneficial minerals, redefining the standards and possibilities for modern household health water. The Kunlun Mineral Water Purifier's filter core is sourced from Kunlun Mountain’s blue stone mineral deposits. Through two industry-first innovations—NLS natural lava physical composite technology and SMM mineral micropore passivation—along with AI mineral slow-release algorithms, it intelligently adjusts the system for stable and efficient mineral release from the filter core. The water filtered by the Kunlun system contains six beneficial minerals—strontium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and metasilicic acid—similar to the mineral content found in natural mineral waters. Among these, strontium levels reach 0.4-1.4 mg/L, which is twice the national standard (0.2 mg/L), enabling users to enjoy high-quality Kunlun mineral water containing strontium and metasilicic acid right at home.Viomi’s Founder and CEO, Chen Xiaoping, remarked: “Vortex 8 is more than just a water purifier; it is an enhancement of everyday living. With its exceptional performance, long-lasting durability, and environmentally friendly design, it epitomizes our commitment to providing cleaner and better water to every household.”Showcasing China’s Innovation: Viomi Establishes a New Standard in the Water Filtration IndustryAs Chinese companies continue to enhance their technological capabilities and product quality, they are progressively establishing strong brand identities through sustained investment in R&D and active market expansion. As a result, Chinese enterprises are emerging as key players on the global stage. In recent years, the water purifier industry has experienced positive growth, driven by policy guidance, increasing market demand, and technological advancements. The Chinese government has introduced a series of policies aimed at promoting the development of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly water purification products, aligning with the country’s long-term goal of achieving carbon peak by 2030. The State Council’s “Water Conservation Regulations” have also proposed an innovative approach to water management, emphasizing the importance of water conservation and addressing water resource issues within the broader framework of modernization. These policies are not only driving the upgrade of water purifier products but also creating a favorable development environment for the industry. As consumer awareness of water safety continues to rise, the demand for water purification products in China is expected to grow, presenting significant market potential. According to the China Forward Industry Research Institute, the Chinese water purifier market is projected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 9%, potentially exceeding 30 billion RMB by 2028. Meanwhile, the U.S. water filtration market is also experiencing steady growth, with a projected market size of $10.4 billion by 2032. According to a report from the nonprofit organization DigDeep, 2.2 million people in the U.S. lack access to basic indoor plumbing and tap water, and over 44 million people rely on substandard water systems, highlighting the critical role of water purifiers.As a leader in the water purification industry, Viomi is spearheading technological advancements with its “AI for Better Water” smart purification technology. Viomi’s ERO+AI technology enables real-time water quality adjustment and monitoring while retaining beneficial minerals in the water. In 2024, Viomi underwent a strategic business reorganization, divesting from certain loss-making operations to focus exclusively on its core water purification business. By leveraging its extensive expertise in AI, smart hardware, and software development, Viomi is committed to providing superior drinking water solutions for households worldwide. As a pioneer in the global water filtration industry, Viomi has applied for over 1,600 water purification patents and more than 500 invention patents, dedicated to advancing water purification standards through advanced reverse osmosis systems and intelligent filtration technologies.Viomi’s product lineup spans from under-sink RO systems to comprehensive whole-house softening and purification solutions, as well as countertop models, offering a wide variety of choices for different household needs. These products cater to water requirements in various settings, including living rooms, bedrooms, and studies, while also enhancing both aesthetic appeal and practicality through user-centric designs and environmentally friendly materials. Viomi’s commitment to innovation and market strategy has positioned the company as a driving force in the industry’s shift towards smarter, healthier water solutions. Moreover, Viomi operates a state-of-the-art “Water Purifier Gigafactory,” with an annual production capacity of 5 million units and a filter element capacity of 30 million units. This highly integrated supply chain and automated production line ensure top-tier product quality and operational efficiency. The factory’s high-standard, clean production environment, along with a fully traceable quality control system, solidifies Viomi’s dominant position in the industry. Through these advantages, Viomi is not only meeting the growing global demand for clean, fresh, and healthy drinking water but also setting a new benchmark for sustainable development in the water filtration sector.Financial OutlookFrom a financial perspective, Viomi is optimistic about its full-year 2024 performance, with expected revenues from continuing operations projected to be between 1.7 billion and 1.9 billion RMB. The Company anticipates profits from these operations to range between 110 million and 130 million RMB. This positive outlook is closely tied to the company’s strategic business reorganization completed in August 2024, which involved divesting certain IoT@Home businesses and assets in order to concentrate on its core water purification operations. This restructuring initiative aims to optimize the company’s business structure, enhance operational efficiency, and focus on R&D and innovation in the water purification field. For the first half of 2024, Viomi reported net revenues of 1.04 billion RMB, with net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders reaching 6 million RMB, marking a successful turnaround. Excluding the divested businesses, revenue from core water purification and related services exceeded 800 million RMB, with operating profit surpassing 50 million RMB. The Company’s overall gross margin increased from 22.0% in the previous year to 24.8%, while operating expenses decreased by 19.2% year-on-year, driven by continuous cost-reduction and efficiency-improvement efforts. Viomi’s strategic focus on its core business not only enhances its profitability but also strengthens investor confidence in the company’s future. With continued investments in the water purification sector, Viomi is well-positioned to maintain growth throughout the second half of the year, achieving its annual performance goals.At CES 2025, Viomi showcased its industry leadership with the Vortex 8’s innovative filtration technology and versatile applications, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s technological progress. This development underscores the rise of Chinese technology on the global stage and injects new momentum into the pursuit of a better future. As technology continues to evolve and expand globally, we have every reason to expect that more Chinese companies, like Viomi, will emerge to offer groundbreaking innovations and transformative solutions to global consumers.About VIOMIVIOMI is a NASDAQ-listed company, dedicated to advancing water purification technology under its vision of “AI For Better Water”. With over a decade of experience in creating smart home solutions, VIOMI has redefined the standards for water purification through its advanced reverse osmosis systems and intelligent filtration technologies. With a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-meter factory and fully automated production lines, VIOMI continues to push the boundaries of innovation in the water industry. VIOMI’s mission is to make clean, pure, and sustainable water accessible to homes everywhere. Having secured over 4,000 patents and global recognition, VIOMI leads the water filtration industry while focusing on improving global access to safe, clean drinking water.For enquiry, please contact Intelligent Joy Limited:Rosanne RenPhone：（852）3594 6407Email：pr-team@intelligentjoy.com Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Revolutionizing Psychology: Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Unveils VR Networking and Global Collaboration SeaPRwire

Revolutionizing Psychology: Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Unveils VR Networking and Global Collaboration

January 10, 2025
Singapore – January 10, 2025 – (SeaPRwire) – Mark calendars for a groundbreaking event that blends cutting-edge psychology insights with state-of-the-art technology – the Asian Conference on Applied Psychology (ACAP) 2025, hosted by East Asia Research, with the esteemed support of the Applied Psychological Research Program, Faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University, and the Thai Psychology Association (TPA), will take place from 22-23 July 2025, online and at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Singapore. In celebration of East Asia Research’s 10th anniversary, this year’s ACAP 2025 is redefining global collaboration by introducing an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Meetup. This innovative feature provides a first-of-its-kind networking experience, seamlessly connecting both virtual and in-person attendees. With the academic endorsement of Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department, ACAP 2025 is set to be a landmark event for professionals, researchers, and students in applied psychology. Mental Health and Well-being in a Diverse, Connected World Under the theme “Mental Health and Well-being in a Diverse, Connected World,” ACAP 2025 invites academics, researchers, and professionals in applied psychology and related disciplines to present and discuss: Recent innovations in applied psychology Emerging trends and challenges Practical solutions emphasizing mental health and well-being Special focus will be placed on interdisciplinary approaches, addressing mental health and well-being in education, communities, workplaces, and online environments. A Game-Changing Event like No Other Highlights of ACAP 2025 include: Southeast Asia Academic Powerhouse: Featuring an unparalleled lineup of sessions and research presentations, backed by Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department. VR Meetup: Revolutionizing networking by enabling immersive connections among attendees, whether in-person or online. Dr Ian Tim Heazlewood Best Paper Award: Honouring the most impactful psychology paper with this prestigious accolade. Career Fair: Providing free display opportunities for academic institutions and creating meaningful connections between recruiters and top psychology talent. Global Networking: A platform to foster enduring collaborations with leading experts, innovators, and peers shaping the future of applied psychology. Empowering the Next Generation of Thinkers For the first time, ACAP 2025 will unite in-person and virtual attendees in one shared space through VR technology, delivering an inclusive and transformative experience. “We are redefining what it means to attend a global conference,” says Anthony Tan, Training and Development Head at East Asia Research. “With the support of Chulalongkorn University’s Psychology Department and the introduction of VR technology, ACAP 2025 promises to deliver an experience that is innovative, inclusive, and unforgettable. For the first time, in-person and virtual presenters will have the opportunity to meet in the same space.” Join the Movement Don’t miss this transformative event where psychology meets technology, and innovation meets opportunity. Visit https://acap.ear.com.sg for registration and additional information. About East Asia Research Pte Ltd East Asia Research (EAR), based in Singapore, fosters intellectual exchange through inclusive and representative academic conferences and publications. Guided by Confucian principles, EAR promotes respect, integrity, and community, advancing research worldwide. Discover more about our other conferences at 2025 Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science 2025 Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Asian Conference on Applied Psychology 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance Media Contact Anthony Tan, Training and Development Head East Asia Research Pte Ltd Email: anthonytan@ear.com.sg Phone: +65 6203 3767 The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SeaPRwire ( https://www.seaprwire.com/ ) makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Sectors: Top Story, Corporate News SeaPRwire provides real time press release distribution for companies and organizations to 6,500+ media outlets & 3.5 million professional desktops in 90 regions. It distributes press releases in different languages, including: IndonesiaFolk, IndoNewswire, SEATribune, IDNewsZone, LiveBerita, DailyBerita, TaiwanPR, SinchewBusiness, AsiaEase, BuzzHongKong, SingapuraNow, TIHongKong, TaipeiCool, TWZip, AsiaFeatured, dePresseNow, THNewson, KULPR, VNFeatured, MENAEntry, HunaTimes, DubaiLite, ArabicDir, BeritaDaring, TekanAsia, JamKopi ...
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JCB unveils a new e-book that empowers merchants and acquirers to harness growth drivers in the European region JCN Newswire

JCB unveils a new e-book that empowers merchants and acquirers to harness growth drivers in the European region

January 10, 2025
TOKYO & LONDON, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - JCB International Co, Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co, Ltd, Japan’s only international payment brand, has today released a new e-book "The Evolution of Payments: Key Growth Drivers across the European Region," providing expert insights into the key trends shaping the future of payments in Europe. The e-book explores:The 5 biggest growth drivers in the European marketHow to thrive in the new payments landscapeInsights from leading merchant acquirers, Worldpay, Nexi and WorldlineBy leveraging the strategies outlined in this guide, both merchants and acquirers can adapt to the evolving payments landscape and capitalise on the growing demand for seamless and secure transactions.The European region presents significant growth opportunities for merchants and acquirers, with consumers increasingly seeking frictionless payment experiences. The e-book highlights the rise in cross-border spending, fuelled by a resurgence in tourism and the continued growth of eCommerce. European tourism has rebounded, with visitor arrivals in 2024 exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 6% and spending up 13.7% compared to 2023.[1] This growth is particularly pronounced among Asian travellers, with arrivals from China and Japan up 64% and 53% respectively compared to 2023.[2]The e-book also addresses the growing importance of cybersecurity and fraud prevention, as digital payments become increasingly prevalent. It explores how innovations like AI, digital wallets, and contactless payments are transforming the payments landscape. By publishing this guide, JCB aims to showcase the need for businesses to adapt to evolving compliance and regulatory requirements to build trust and unlock new market opportunities. International travellers will enjoy a truly frictionless payment journey when merchants adopt these solutions and cater to their needs, enabling those businesses to thrive in today's dynamic digital marketplace.Omnichannel payments are also highlighted as a key driver of growth and customer loyalty. By providing seamless and personalised payment experiences across multiple channels, businesses can enhance customer engagement and drive repeat business.By combining industry research, data, and proprietary insights, JCB, Worldpay, Nexi and Worldline have shared a comprehensive perspective on the European payments landscape. As a result, this e-book aims to provide actionable steps for European business owners to adapt to the changing preferences of consumers, particularly digitally native generations, and create a payment experience that fosters loyalty and drives growth.Ray Shinzawa, Managing Director, JCB International (Europe) Ltd., commented: "In a fast-evolving payments landscape, growth is fuelled by trust, transparency, and partnership. Staying competitive requires a customer-first mindset, embracing change and collaborating across the ecosystem to innovate quickly and address challenges head-on. Our e-book is the perfect educational tool for businesses to understand and utilise the key growth drivers across the European region."Download and read the e-book:https://www.thepaymentshub.net/key-growth-drivers-across-the-european-region/About JCB JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes about 53 million merchants around the world. JCB Cards are now issued mainly in Asian countries and territories, with more than 164 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with hundreds of leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase its merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.global.jcb/en/MEDIA CONTACTS:JCB International (Europe) Ltd.Diana Lee: dlee@jcbeurope.euJCB (Head Office in Japan)Anna Takeda: jcb-pr@info.jcb.co.jp[1] European Tourism Soars in 2024 with Strong Revenues[2] Inbound Tourism to Europe is Set for a Record-Breaking Summer - ForwardKeys Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Outlander PHEV Tops Canada’s Plug-In Hybrid EV Sales in 2024 JCN Newswire

Outlander PHEV Tops Canada’s Plug-In Hybrid EV Sales in 2024

January 10, 2025
TOKYO, Jan 10, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the Outlander crossover SUV achieved sales of over 14,290 units in Canada in 2024 – a 44% increase from the previous year – and became the best-selling PHEV1 for the second consecutive year.With high customer interest for electrified vehicles and strong demand for 4WDs that enable safe driving in severe winter conditions in Canada, the Outlander PHEV has received high acclaim for its safe, secure and smooth driving performance provided by the twin-motor 4WD and Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC), as well as its high steering stability realized through the drive modes.Thanks to the strong sales of the Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors sold a total of 38,921 units in Canada in 2024, marking a 9% increase over 2023.The Outlander PHEV is Mitsubishi Motors’ flagship model which brings together the best of the brand’s electrification and all-wheel control technologies. Serving as an EV for daily use and a hybrid for long trips, the electrified SUV offers drivers quiet, smooth yet powerful acceleration unique to electrified vehicles, along with safe, secure rides in various weather and road conditions.The first-generation Outlander PHEV was launched in January 2013 in Japan as the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV and has been sold in over 60 countries, reaching total sales of over 390,000 units as of the end of last year2.In October 2024, Mitsubishi Motors released an updated model in Japan, which is also scheduled to be introduced in Europe this spring, followed by Australia, New Zealand and North America in due course. Through the use of electrification technologies, including PHEVs, Mitsubishi Motors will continue to strive to help tackle challenges for climate change and energy issues, as well as contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.Desrosiers Automotive Consultants Alternative Propulsion Report for December 2024Based on in-house research.About Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE:7211) — a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan — is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 28,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan and the ASEAN region. Mitsubishi Motors has a competitive edge in SUVs, pickup trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and appeals to ambitious drivers willing to challenge convention and embrace innovation. Since the production of our first vehicle more than a century ago, Mitsubishi Motors has been a leader in electrification — launched the i-MiEV, the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, followed by the Outlander PHEV, the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric SUV in 2013. With a target of increasing the sales ratio of electrified vehicles to 100% by 2035, Mitsubishi Motors will deliver models that embody Mitsubishi Motors-ness and contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.For more information on Mitsubishi Motors, please visit the company's website athttps://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/ Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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Where is the next Chinese drug that will make MNCs compete to grab orders?

January 10, 2025
HONG KONG, Jan 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The trading of TCE (T Cell Engager) bispecific antibodies remains hot, and multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) are still placing orders frantically.Recently, Candid Therapeutics, an American pharmaceutical company focusing on the field of autoimmunity, announced three R&D cooperation transactions on TCE bispecific antibodies with a total potential transaction amount of over $1.32 billion, equivalent to nearly RMB 10 billion at one time. All the transaction parties are Chinese companies.What is more noteworthy is that Candid just announced a round A financing of over $370 million three months ago,. The company’s two core products are TCE bispecific antibodies, both from China Biotech.In fact, from Merck's $1.3 billion deal to GSK's $850 million investment, the "gold content" of Chinese companies' self-developed TCE bispecific antibodies has already been well proven. The new moves by Candid Therapeutics indicate that the opportunities for TCE bispecific antibodies in the autoimmune field are far from over. The rush to register "Initial Seeds" by domestic and foreign companies and even capital is directly tied to the future competition landscape of "big drugs" in the autoimmune field. The rush by domestic and international companies, as well as capital, to secure early-stage "seedlings" is directly tied to the future competitive landscape for blockbuster drugs in the autoimmune sector.According to incomplete statistics, from the perspective of clinical trial progress, YK012 (targeting CD19/CD3) of Excyte Biopharma Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as Excyte), a Chinese company, is ahead of the same target drugs. Public information shows that the company focuses on the research and development of innovative new bispecific and multifunctional antibody new drugs including TCE. Its autoimmune indication was approved for clinical trials in China in December 2024, and the FIH (first in human) will be enrolled in early March this year. The US Pre-IND application was officially accepted by the FDA in November 2024, therefore clinical trial approval anticipated in April this year. Due to the adoption of international multi-center clinical research strategy, the clinical development speed is expected to accelerate significantly. Overall, the progress of autoimmune indication development is in the first echelon globally.(1) Phase I clinical trial is in progress, showing the advantages of efficacy, safety, and long half-life, also low-cost CMCGlobally, the first TCE bispecific antibody that was successfully commercialized can be traced back to 10 years ago. To this day, TCE bispecific antibodies in the clinical stage of Chinese biotech are still frequently "raised" by MNCs. This is because the "blockbuster" era of this type of drug has arrived, with therapeutic potential far exceeding expectations. They are advancing from the last-line treatment to the first and second-line treatment breakthroughs. For example, AstraZeneca's AZD0486, intended to be used for relapsed and refractory follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is making strides from the last-line treatment to the first and second-line treatment impact, with an estimated annual sales peak of about $5 billion. Moreover, these drugs are expanding beyond the field of tumors into the field of autoimmune diseases, where there are significant unmet clinical needs across dozens of autoimmune conditions, representing a market potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars.Among the TCE bispecific antibodies currently under development in China, YK012 from Excyte is a "seed player" that cannot be ignored. YK012 is the product with the greatest potential to become a BIC (best in class) product among competing products.Currently, there are 6 indications for YK012 disclosed on the official website, among which the Phase I clinical trial for non-Hodgkin's tumor (NHL) and the Phase Ib/II clinical trial for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are progressing the fastest.According to the latest news, the POC (Proof of Concept) on effectiveness of these two indications has been achieved, with multiple cases of sustained complete remission reported. Specifically, in the Phase I clinical trial of NHL, after a patient with transformed follicular lymphoma (FL) received a cycle of drug treatment for tumor evaluation, the PET-CT results showed that 5 tumors in the patient's body had completely disappeared, and the disease was completely relieved. After the second cycle of drug treatment, the patient's tumor evaluation was still in complete remission (CR), with remission sustained for two cycles.In the Phase Ib/II clinical trial of YK012 for the treatment of ALL, several patients have been enrolled and treated, including relapsed and refractory high-load severe patients. The proportion of blasts in the bone marrow before drug administration was as high as 81.6%. After receiving a cycle of drug treatment, the proportion of blasts dropped to less than 5%, achieving complete remission, which was sustained into the second treatment cycle. Remarkably, the patient achieving complete remission received a dose of only 5 μg/kg, a significantly lower effective dose compared to competing products. Similarly, the first NHL patient who achieved complete remission after receiving YK012 treatment was administrated with a dose of 20μg/kg, which is also significantly lower than the effective dose of the competing product under development. These findings suggest that YK012 may have best effectiveness among competing products.In addition, YK012 has demonstrated good clinical safety. In the two clinical trials mentioned above, patients exhibited excellent tolerability, with all adverse reactions fully resolving within 48 hours. The severity of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity was controlled at level 2 or below. The long half-life of the drug has been confirmed and is expected to be developed into a low-frequency dosing drug. Furthermore, YK012 features an elegantly simple, symmetrical molecular structure, making its CMC process straightforward and offering significant low-cost advantages.(2) Leading in autoimmune R&D progress, with two complementary TCE assets that are unique in the industryExcyte is dedicated to developing drugs with global value and competitiveness. The company is based on a global layout, with its R&D headquarters in Beijing, a wholly-owned R&D subsidiary in the United States, and a commercial production facility in Changchun that meets Chinese and U.S. GMP standards. This setup provides a full-chain advantage in technology and manufacturing, from R&D to commercial production.When co-founders Meng Qingwu and Yuan Qingan founded Excyte, they had a clear prediction that immunotherapy would become a critical option for future disease treatment, particularly for autoimmune diseases.As early as 2022, Excyte’s research team developed B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) drugs with a focus on their advantages in treating autoimmune diseases. They began to deploy autoimmune diseases such as primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), fully promoting global clinical trials and using this as entry points to expand into more autoimmune disease areas. According to the latest updates, the YK012 indication for membranous nephropathy has been approved for Phase I clinical trials in December last year, making it the world's first CD3/CD19 bispecific antibody drug approved for the treatment of membranous nephropathy. Its SLE indication is approved in January this year in China, positioning it among the global frontrunners in this field.In terms of therapeutic potential, in August this year, Excyte published a paper titled "Targeting CD19 for the Treatment of Autoimmune with a Novel T Cell Engager" in the British Biomedical Bulletin. The study revealed that YK012 can eliminate peripheral blood and spleen B cells in a dose-dependent manner and alleviate arthritis symptoms in a mouse CIA model. This demonstrates its potential to treat B cell-mediated human diseases, including autoimmune disorders, with expectations of better efficacy and fewer side effects in clinical practice.In addition, the two disclosed indications of YKST02 (targeting BCMA/CD3), Excyte’s second bispecific antibody product, includes an autoimmune disease - immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). The company has already initiated Chinese clinical applications for this indication. According to available information, in addition to IgAN, there is another tumor indication, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM), which is currently in Phase Ia clinical trials. At a 3 mg dose, partial response (PR) was observed in the first dosing cycle, and no adverse reactions occurred at doses of 6 mg or lower, indicating its potential as a "best-in-class" therapy.Meanwhile, the combination of YK012 and YKST02 can be developed as more effective treatment involved in all stages of B-cell related disease. As two TCE bispecific antibodies with complementary effects, they hold the potential to achieve optimal clinical efficacy through combination or sequential therapy.Specifically, CD19, a target of YK012, is a biomarker of B cells. It is expressed from the Pro-B cell stage to the late plasmablast stage but is low or not expressed at the plasma cell stage. On the other hand, BCMA, a target of YKST02, is primarily expressed in mature B lymphocytes and plasma cells, covering the plasma cell development stage. Therefore, the combination of YK012 and YKST02 can span the entire spectrum of B-cell and plasma cell development, leading to abnormal B cell and plasma cell depletion. This makes them a pair of highly rare and valuable TCE assets on a global scale.Beyond these two drugs, Excyte is also advancing the development of multiple pipeline products, including bispecific and trispecific antibodies for solid tumors, all progressing in an orderly manner.(3) B round financing and overseas BD are in progress, with multiple TS received from both domestic and international partiesAgainst the backdrop of a capital winter, Excyte's financing is thriving, highlighting the company's remarkable value and advantages. According to available information, following the completion of its A++ round of financing last year, the company is now in Round B and has already received several TS, far exceeding the anticipated funding target.YK012 and YKST02 are the two drugs most favored by multinational pharmaceutical companies in the wave of Chinese Biotech going overseas. According to a research report by SPDB International, since 2022, there have been continuous cross-border licensed-out projects for Chinese bispecific drugs, with the annual number of transactions rising from 3 in 2022 to 14 in 2024 (the first nine months), with total annual transaction amounts of $14.825 billion, $13.280 billion and $5.072 billion, respectively.This year's most high-profile deal involved Merck as the buyer. Through its subsidiary, Merck acquired Curon’s bispecific antibody CN201 (targeting CD19/CD3) for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The deal included a $700 million upfront cash payment and up to $600 million in milestone payments, fully demonstrating MNCs' strong confidence in the bispecific antibody track and their willingness to invest heavily in high-quality products.Traditional licensing-out deals do not fully capture the financing landscape for bispecific antibody drugs. In recent years, as the financing of Chinese innovative drugs has continued to tighten, the overseas expansion models of pharmaceutical companies have gradually been enriched and upgraded. Some companies, represented by Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Keymed Biosciences, have used new models such as NewCo (a strategy for local innovative pharmaceutical companies to establish new companies through cooperation with overseas capital to achieve product internationalization) to transfer product rights. For example, Keymed Biosciences has successfully promoted the overseas expansion of three bispecific antibody products twice in five months this year using the Newco model.Regarding these two financing methods, Meng Qingwu, co-founder of Excyte, commented in an interview with the media that the traditional BD authorization and the currently popular NewCo overseas expansion have different "flexibility and risks". Nowadays, many biotech companies prefer NewCo because the value of the project will increase as the pipeline research and development progress. NewCo companies can also be transferred to MNCs at any time.This demonstrates that Excyte’s financing and business models are diversified, with significant growth potential in both the pharmaceutical market and capital gains. For example, through the transfer of overseas rights, the company can secure upfront payments, milestone payments, and a percentage of sales commissions, while the partner company takes responsibility for subsequent global clinical development and commercial sales. It is reported that the company is already in discussions with internationally renowned pharmaceutical companies regarding BD opportunities.The second type is NewCo, that is, a new overseas company is established by a listed company or fund, and the products of Excyte are integrated into it. The returns received by the company include NewCo’s equity, upfront payment and profit sharing. It is reported that many companies have conducted multiple rounds of in-depth negotiations with Excyte. Excyte received TS in the early stage and is expected to receive more TS soon.In addition, Excyte has adopted a strategy of advancing both domestically and internationally in terms of financing. Domestically, the company is advancing equity financing, with several well-known market-oriented private equity funds and government funds conducting due diligence. Meanwhile, Excyte’s founder and business team will participate in J.P. Morgan's annual healthcare conference in January 2025, where they have scheduled face-to-face meetings with multiple pharmaceutical companies and investment institutions. This is expected to further expand the company's influence overseas and potentially lead to significant deals in the near future. Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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CONTIOCEAN OFFICIALLY LISTED ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE ACN Newswire

CONTIOCEAN OFFICIALLY LISTED ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

January 10, 2025
HONG KONG, Jan 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Chinese maritime environmental protection equipment and system provider - ContiOcean Environment Tech Group Co., Ltd. (the “ContiOcean” or the “Group”, stock code: 2613), officially listed and commenced trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) today, with each board lot of 100 shares.CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Limited are the joint sponsors, overall coordinators, joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners, and joint lead managers. BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited is the overall coordinator, joint global coordinator, joint bookrunner, and joint lead manager.The Group stated that as a leading enterprise focused on providing green environmental solutions for the global shipping industry, ContiOcean will uphold its mission of “enabling the effective adoption of green energy and protecting environment of the earth”, continue to adhere to technological innovation, expand its global maritime presence, and inject more green power into the shipping industry with greater strength. The Group anticipates leveraging the opportunity of listing to fully utilize the advantages of the capital market platform under the premise of strictly adhering to the Listing Rules, while remaining true to its original aspirations and moving forward with perseverance to create greater value for shareholders and investors.The net proceeds from the Global Offering are approximately HK$273.4 million, of which 50% will be used for our R&D, 15% for potential mergers and acquisitions, 15% for leasing a production facility in Mainland China or Southeast Asia, 10% for establishing new service centers and upgrading existing ones, and 10% for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.
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