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China-Cambodia QR Payment Interoperability Speeds up — UnionPay Wallets from China Achieve 200%+ Transaction Value Growth in Cambodia

By asianet

SHANGHAI, April 22, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– Under the guidance of The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), UnionPay has further strengthened the China-Cambodia cross-border QR payment interoperability, achieving positive progress. In the first quarter of 2025, the QR payment value via the UnionPay App and UnionPay’s domestic partner wallets in … Continued

Duck Creek Technologies Appoints General Daniel Hokanson, USA, Ret. to Board of Directors

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BOSTON, April 15, 2025/GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — Decorated general brings extensive leadership and policy development expertise to board role Duck Creek Technologies, the global intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the appointment of General Daniel Hokanson, USA, Ret. to the company’s board of directors. He brings deep expertise … Continued

Guangxi Baise City’s Beautiful Scenery “Charms” the United Nations

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BAISE, China, April 14, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– Recently, at the 2025 Calendar Photography Contest hosted by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a photograph titled Electric Roasted Sea Bass, taken in Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, stood out among tens of thousands of global entries and was selected for inclusion in the WMO 2025 Meteorological … Continued

Aggregating World Heritage Resources to Drive High-Quality Development of Fujian’s Cultural Tourism

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NANPING, China, Apr. 14, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– With the theme of “Cultivating Cultural Tourism as the Pillar Industry”, the 2025 Fujian Provincial Conference on the Development of Cultural and Tourism Economy will be held in Nanping City, Fujian Province, from April 17th to 19th.   Shortly before the conference opens, under the guidance of the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and … Continued

Mount Fanjingshan: Top Mountain Travel Destination

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TONGREN, China, April 11, 2025 / Xinhua-AsiaNet /– Mount Fanjingshan, located in Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, covers an area of 775 square kilometers and serves as an important window for the geological evolution in south China and a crucial ecological barrier for the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.   In … Continued

1st Collaborative Event of “Detective Conan” at TOKYO SKYTREE

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TOKYO, Apr. 14, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd., the operator of TOKYO SKYTREE, is holding “DETECTIVE CONAN x TOKYO SKYTREE The Dazzling SKYTREE,” the first collaborative event between the tower and the TV anime series “Detective Conan.” The event begins on Tuesday, April 15, and will last until Monday, July 14, … Continued

Ceremony of Public Sacrifice Held to Worship Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan on the Qingming Festival in the Year of Yisi (2025)

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YAN’AN, China, April 7, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On the morning of April 4, the Yisi Year (2025) Qingming Festival Memorial Ceremony for the Yellow Emperor was held at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Shaanxi Province. The mausoleum, located in Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, is the location of the tomb of Yellow Emperor, the common … Continued

English Version of “Long-term Care Tech Portal” Newly Launched, Introducing Latest Care and Age Tech in Japan

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TOKYO, Mar. 24, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — The long-term care robot portal site management office released the English version of the “Long-term Care Tech Portal” ( https://robotcare.jp/en/home/index?type=pw ), a portal site providing information on state-of-the-art care and age tech in Japan.   Image1: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M108324/202503045133/_prw_PI1fl_ZPnxc6Qp.png   The portal site provides a wide range of information on … Continued

NX Vietnam Launches Consolidation Service on Vietnam’s North-south Railway

By Katrina Sammut

TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — – Offering Efficient, Sustainable Low-emission Logistics Service for Small-lot Shipments – Nippon Express (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (hereafter “NX Vietnam”), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., is enhancing its rail freight services on Vietnam’s North-South Railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by starting a consolidation … Continued