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Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar

Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they're OK? What should I avoid? Human-caused climate change is making heat waves longer, stronger and more widespread. Much of the US sweltered last week under a heat dome. That shift makes questions about keeping babies safe more pressing, said

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Singapore Launches Anchor Professional Services Centre to Help Businesses Expand Across Asia

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 July 2026 - A Singapore company looking to expand into Vietnam may need a lawyer, accountant, tax adviser, HR consultant and local business connections. Today, businesses often have to find these services one by one, in each market they enter. A new regional network aims to change that. The Professional Services (PS) Centre Singapore, officially launched today by Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and N

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

OCS Announces the Recommended Acquisition of Mitie, Expanding its UK-headquartered International Facilities Management Group

OCS today announced its recommended acquisition of Mitie, bringing together two complementary businesses specialising in facilities management and transformation. Completion is subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Rule 2.7 announcement, including approval by Mitie's shareholders and regulatory approvals. LONDON, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The proposed combination would create a UK-headquartered international facilities management group with broader sector expertise and geogr

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Scam losses in Asian regions up to $114B in 2025 — UN

BANGKOK — Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to $114.1 billion last year, a UN report said Tuesday, with estimated losses at least tripling from 2023. Southeast Asia, especially Cambodia and Myanmar, has emerged as a regional hub for crime syndicates running fake romance and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers — some willing, others trafficked — defraud internet users around the world, often from

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

MegazoneCloud Welcomes TRIUM Global EMBA Delegation, Shares Enterprise AI Strategy

From UT Austin McCombs MBA to TRIUM Global EMBA - global MBA programs continue to visit MegazoneCloud Senior executives from businesses across some 20 countries visit MegazoneCloud to see its AI and cloud innovation firsthand SEOUL, South Korea, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MegazoneCloud (CEO Dong-Hoon Yeom), a leading AI and cloud company, hosted a delegation of 47 students, faculty and staff from the prestigious TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program at its Industry-Academia Research Center in Gw

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Rongsheng Petrochemical Joins Hands with SABIC to Build New Materials Project, Opening a New Stage of Strategic Cooperation Between Two Global Chemical Leaders

HANGZHOU, China, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from: Shenzhen Panorama Network On July 16, Chinese chemical materials giant Rongsheng Petrochemical announced that the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Rongsheng New Materials signed with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) a Project Development Agreement Regarding the New Project, under which the parties will carry out in-depth cooperation on the Jintang New Materials Project. Under the agreement, Rongsheng Petrochemica

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Rongsheng Petrochemical's Advanced Materials Project to Introduce SABIC as Strategic Investor with a Stake of up to 50%

HANGZHOU, China, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Shenzhen Panorama Network: On July 16, Chinese chemical materials giant Rongsheng Petrochemical (002493.SZ) announced that the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Rongsheng New Materials signed with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) a Project Development Agreement Regarding the New Project, under which the parties will carry out in-depth cooperation on the Jintang New Materials Project. Under the agreement, Rongsheng

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Luke Skywalker's 'Empire Strikes Back' lightsaber with severed hand attached auctioned for $3.75M

LOS ANGELES — A lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” has sold for $3.75 million at auction. Heritage Auctions announced the results of its Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on Monday. The lightsaber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight where Darth Vader declares “I am your father” in the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel, included a severed hand effects rig used for when Vader sliced it o

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket found by a teen at a thrift store fetches over $89,000 at auction

PORTLAND, Oregon — A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was bought by a teenager for $3.07 at an Oregon thrift store sold for $89,600 at auction on Monday. Quinn Brown had been eyeing a massive bin of clothes at a Goodwill store outside Portland in January when he saw someone toss a Lakers jacket with Chamberlain's name on it back on the pile. Brown, who resells used clothes online, quickly grabbed it. The jacket was auctioned by Sotheby’s, which h

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Arcfra Releases Neutree 1.1 to Help Enterprises Optimize GPU Utilization and Govern AI Inference at Scale

SINGAPORE, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcfra today announced the release of Neutree 1.1, a Model-as-a-Service platform for enterprise AI inference. The new version adds native GPU virtualization and expanded model governance capabilities, helping enterprises improve GPU utilization while managing model usage, quotas, access control, and security audits across AI applications. As enterprise AI moves from pilots to production, organizations are running more diverse model workloads, including LL

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Envision Named to S&P Global Tier 1 Cleantech Companies List for the Second Consecutive Year

Wind Turbines, Energy Storage Systems and Battery Cells All Achieve Tier 1 Recognition, Highlighting the company's Integrated Future Energy System Capabilities SHANGHAI, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Envision, a global leader in green technology, has been named to the 2026 S&P Global Tier 1 Cleantech Companies List for the second consecutive year, making it one of the few companies globally with Tier 1 recognition across three core technology pillars of the Future Energy System. Envision Energy

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

TelkomGroup, Nongsa Digital Park, and BW Digital Strengthen Indonesia's Digital Gateway through the NCC Submarine Cable System

Strategic collaboration to reinforce Batam's position as a digital hub connecting Indonesia and Singapore to global markets BATAM, INDONESIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 July 2026 - PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), an operating company of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), together with BW Digital and the support of Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) as one of strategic partners, today marked a significant milestone in the development of Indonesia's international digital infr

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Sow Fertility's CEO Recognised as a Tatler Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow 2026 for Closing the Support Gap in Women's Reproductive Health

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 July 2026 - Dawn Chan, Founder and CEO of Sow Fertility, has been named to Tatler Gen.T's Hong Kong Leaders of Tomorrow 2026, in recognition of her contributions to advancing women's health, fertility care, and reproductive healthcare across Hong Kong and the broader Asian region. The award highlights Chan's commitment to closing the support gap for individuals navigating their fertility, maternity and family-building journeys - journeys that, for too

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Momcozy Points Parents to Insurance and PUMP Act Benefits for Breast Pumps

New York, United States, July 21, 2026 -- Many parents in the U.S. don't realize that their health insurance may cover a breast pump at little or no cost, or that federal law provides workplace protections for pumping employees. Navigating insurance requirements, coverage options, and workplace rights can be confusing, especially for first-time parents. Momcozy is helping simplify the process by providing guidance on everything from insurance coverage to understanding protections under the PUMP

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

SuanNutra, Parent Company of Monteloeder and a Carbyne Equity Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Product Portfolio with Specialty Natural Ingredients Businesses from IFF

MADRID, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SuanNutra, the global science-backed ingredients group, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of specialty natural ingredients businesses from IFF (NYSE: IFF). The transaction, backed by SuanNutra's majority shareholder Carbyne Equity Partners, will merge the businesses with SuanNutra's existing operations to create an enlarged global group in science-backed natural ingredients. Completion is expected by the end of 2026, subject t

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Telix Q2 Revenue US$247M, Strong Momentum and Pipeline Progress

MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, NASDAQ: TLX, "Telix”) provides a market update on its commercial and operational performance for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q2 2026). Q2 2026 Highlights1 Group revenue of US$247 million, up 7% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and up 21% year-over-year (YoY).Precision Medicine continues to deliver strong growth, revenue of US$202 million, up 9% QoQ and up 30% YoY.Telix expects FY 2026

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces Completion of Second Step Conversion and $1.7 Billion Stock Offering and Acquisition of Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

FAIR LAWN, N.J., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbia Financial, Inc., (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CLBK), (the "Company” or "Columbia”), a Maryland corporation and the successor to Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Holding Company”), today announced the completion of the Holding Company’s conversion from the mutual holding company structure and Company’s related public offering. Columbia Bank is now 100% owned by the Company and the Company is 100% owned by public st

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Winning Ground: The First Online Gambling Report Spanning Every African Nation

Two full years of data show regulated online gambling revenue rising from $4.4 billion in 2024 to $5.2 billion in 2025 as more African consumers begin to choose licensed, safer online gambling options HENDERSON, Nev., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New analysis from Gaming Compliance International (GCI) presents the first ever comprehensive report undertaken of online gambling across all 54 African nations, drawing on two years of audience and activity data across 2024 and 2025. Across Africa's o

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Fox ESS Launches POWER BEAST to Simplify C&I Energy Storage Deployment

SYDNEY, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox ESS, a global leader in renewable energy solutions, has announced the Australian launch of POWER BEAST, a scalable commercial and industrial energy storage solution combining the H3 Plus Hybrid Inverter with the CQ7 High Voltage Storage Battery. Traditional commercial battery systems often require extensive cabling, multiple connection points, and significant on-site assembly, "POWER BEAST combines a compact dual-stack design with fast, plug-and-play ins

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

UPDATE: Conceivable Life Sciences Strengthens Senior Leadership Team to Support IVI RMA Partnership and U.S. Launch

Julie O'Shaughnessy named President, Vincent Payet named SVP of Commercial Operations & Partner Success to support AURA's US commercial launch NEW YORK, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceivable Life Sciences, the company behind the world's first automation-assisted IVF lab, AURA, today announced two senior leadership appointments: Julie O'Shaughnessy as President and Vincent Payet as Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations & Partner Success. The appointments come as Conceivable prepa

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Viriora Integrates Conversational AI Into Its Platform, Giving Clients Scenario Analysis and Risk Modelling

PANAMA CITY, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viriora, the multi-asset CFD and investment broker, has announced the integration of a conversational AI system directly into its trading platform, alongside a broader rollout of AI-powered chart analysis tools across its analytics department. The developments represent a significant step in the firm's long-term strategy to give clients the kind of analytical capability that has historically been reserved for institutional trading desks. What the AI

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Quantum BioPharma Announces Intention to Settle Debt

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. TORONTO, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTM) (CSE: QNTM) (FSE: 0K91) (Upstream: QNTM) ("Quantum BioPharma” or the "Company”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions for the treatment of challenging neurodegenerative and metab

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

FY26 Group production guidance delivered, record cashflow and maiden dividend proposed

Cash of $432 million - A$104 million increase for the quarter PERTH, Australia, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKRY) (‘Alkane’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to present its Quarterly Activities Report for the period ending 30 June 2026 (‘Q4 FY26’): Operations Q4 FY26 gold equivalent production of 42,491 AuEq oz@ AISC of $3,011/AuEq oz1,2.FY26 gold equivalent production of 168,337 AuEq oz @ AISC of $2,925/AuEq oz1,2.Site operating cash flow of $

Manila Times BusinessJul 21, 2026

Granicus Strengthens ANZ Leadership Team with Appointment of Jonathan Usher as Managing Director

Latest leadership appointments reinforce Granicus' commitment to "growth, innovation and customer success" across Australia and New Zealand MELBOURNE, Australia, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Granicus, a leading provider of customer experience technologies and services for governments and destination organisations, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Usher as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, reinforcing the company's commitment to the region and supporting its next phase

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