SnapEx Set to Launch Its Crypto CFD Platform Token, Backed by Dozens of Prominent VCs

Hong Kong, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The world’s first crypto CFD platform token, SNAP, will be launched in December 2021 by SnapEx, a game-changing crypto contract trading platform. SnapEx has grown and evolved in a big way since being founded back in 2018. From a modest derivatives trading platform offering less than…Continue Reading

HKTDC Lifestyle Sourcing Show opens next Wednesday

HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – With global sourcing become increasingly digitalised in the wake of the pandemic, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is staging the HKTDC Lifestyle Sourcing Show | Physical + Online, a trade exhibition held in both online and physical formats, to help businesses adjust to the…Continue Reading

Discovering and realising new opportunities in Asia

HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – In order to strengthen the longstanding relationship between Hong Kong and UK businesses, the “Discovering and Realising New Opportunities in Asia” signature webinar was held last Thursday, 18 November, hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by the British Chamber of Commerce…Continue Reading

Champion REIT Announces Opening of LANGHAM BEAUTY

Pursues Greater Brand Diversity and Business Opportunities HONG KONG, Nov 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (“Champion REIT” or “Trust”) (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, announced the opening of the brand-new beauty concept store – LANGHAM BEAUTY in Langham Place Mall. Located on level…Continue Reading

Ex-Indians All-Star pitcher Doug Jones dies at 64

Former Cleveland Indians pitcher Doug Jones died from complications of COVID-19 on Monday at the age of 64. Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Guardians Nov. 23 (UPI) — Doug Jones, a five-time All-Star relief pitcher who spent the majority of his MLB career in Cleveland, died at age 64, the Cleveland Guardians announced. The Guardians…Continue Reading

Hong Kong court sends 20-year-old student activist Tony Chung to prison for pro-democracy work

Tony Chung, leader of the pro-Hong Kong independence group StudentLocalism, attends a rally in Hong Kong on January 1, 2019. Tuesday, he was sentenced to 43 months in prison for violating China’s national security law and money laundering. File Photo by Alex Hofford/EPA-EFE Nov. 23 (UPI) — A former student leader of a pro-Hong Kong…Continue Reading

IAEA head meets with Iran atomic chief to push for access to nuclear sites

Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami (R) meets with IAEA head Rafael Mariano Grossi in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday. Photo by AEOI via EPA-EFE Nov. 23 (UPI) — The head of the United Nations’ top nuclear watchdog met with Iranian officials on Tuesday in an effort for greater access to the country’s nuclear facilities for inspectors.…Continue Reading

Drug used for alcoholism treatment may fight severe COVID-19, study suggests

A new study suggests a drug commonly used to treat alcoholism may also be effective at preventing COVID-19 infection, as well as death from severe disease. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo A widely available drug used to treat alcoholism has potential as a COVID-19 treatment, researchers say. The investigators found that people…Continue Reading

Watch: Sandra Bullock says she doesn’t think she’s ‘Marvel material’ on ‘Kimmel’

1/5 Sandra Bullock denied rumors that she’s in the new “Spider-Man” film on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Nov. 23 (UPI) — Sandra Bullock denied rumors that she will be starring in Spider-Man: No Way Home while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel asked Bullock on Monday about her…Continue Reading