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Dr. Pham Thai Lai (left), president and CEO of Siemens ASEAN and Vietnam, and Ole Bollingtoft, general director of Pacific Land at the signing ceremony

Silverlake is positioned as a comprehensive innovation ecosystem where companies in life sciences and high-tech industries can thrive on advanced infrastructure.

Under the agreement, Siemens will act as the technology partner, providing advanced solutions and digital platforms across five key pillars: smart infrastructure, sustainability, digitalisation, electrification, and life science technology.

Siemens’ scope includes integrated campus management systems, the Internet of Things and AI platforms, digital twins, comprehensive power distribution systems, as well as internationally certified environmental control and biosafety technologies for high-spec research and manufacturing environments.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Pham Thai Lai, president and CEO of Siemens ASEAN and Vietnam, noted that the partnership reflected their confidence in Vietnam’s long-term potential as a regional hub for innovation and high-tech manufacturing.

“Through Silverlake, Siemens and Pacific Land are not only developing a technology park, but co-creating an ecosystem where infrastructure, data, and technology converge – laying the foundation for industries of the future to grow faster, smarter, and more sustainably,” he said.

Ole Bollingtoft, general director of Pacific Land Vietnam, said: “Silverlake Bio Hi-Tech Park represents our commitment to Vietnam’s next phase of growth – from a strong production economy to a knowledge-driven, high-tech innovation economy. With Siemens as our technology partner, we aim to translate this vision into future-ready systems, smart energy grids, digital buildings, and resilient infrastructure – positioning Vietnam firmly on the global map of life sciences, innovation, and sustainable high-tech industry.”

Siemens and NVIDIA expand partnership to build industrial AI operating system Tech majors Siemens and NVIDIA on January 6 announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to bring AI into the real world.

How Siemens supports the green and digital transitions Anchored in the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Global Gateway, Siemens leverages its expertise in electrification, automation and digitalisation to support Vietnam’s greener, digital economy, CEO Pham Thai Lai told VIR’s Khoi Nguyen about how the company is partnering for impacts.

Siemens and Infineon advance with silicon carbide technology Infineon Technologies AG and Siemens AG are partnering to advance electrical protection and ensure reliable operations in data centres, production facilities and battery storage systems, according to a joint statement released on June 8.

Advancing Regional Trade Cooperation Through Strategic Connectivity

Integrating Trade and Logistics to Strengthen Cross-Border Connectivity

Accelerating Digital Transformation and Integrated Commerce

Supporting Global Expansion of Yunnan Brands

Creating New Consumer Experiences Through Wholesale-Retail Integration

Promoting Cultural Exchange Through Trade

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According to the white paper, as large model applications scale rapidly, China's AI industry is facing structural challenges stemming from multi-chip coexistence. These include hardware heterogeneity, fragmented software stacks, persistently low GPU utilization (generally below 30%), and rising model adaptation complexity — all of which have become major bottlenecks for enterprise-scale AI deployment.

The report highlights a fundamental shift in AI infrastructure competitiveness – moving away from "single-chip performance" toward "cluster-scale system coordination." At this critical juncture, Phancy has positioned itself as a leader in advanced orchestration through its full-stack AI infrastructure platform, offering a proven solution to heterogeneous compute challenges and helping drive China's AI industry from "compute accumulation" into a new era of "compute orchestration."

Phancy Rise vGPU: Tier 1 Leading Platform

In its assessment of mainstream AI infrastructure platforms, Frost & Sullivan defined Tier 1 criteria across three core dimensions: heterogeneous support, fine-grained control, and production-grade execution. Phancy Rise vGPU meets all three standards and has been recognized as a Tier 1 Leading Platform.

Rise vGPU transforms AI infrastructure from fragmented, low-efficiency device-level management to a unified software-defined control plane. Its key technology breakthroughs include:

• Comprehensive Heterogeneous Management: Unified onboarding and management across more than 10 mainstream GPU/NPU vendors, including NVIDIA, Ascend, Cambricon, Hygon, and others.
• Ultra-Fine Resource Partitioning: Industry-leading sub-GPU level compute and MB-level memory granularity slicing.
• Significant Utilization Improvement: Through safe oversubscription and time/space multiplexing, GPU utilization is increased from industry averages below 30% to 70%-90%.
• Intelligent Precision Scheduling: Multi-dimensional scheduling algorithms based on priority, topology, load, and resource awareness to achieve optimal compute allocation.
• Production-Grade SLA Assurance: The Deterministic Execution Layer delivers committed and auditable SLA guarantees for critical inference workloads.
• Full Lifecycle Operability: Comprehensive monitoring, metering, and cost allocation capabilities that turn GPU resources into truly operable digital assets.

Model Hub: Highest Overall Score in Model Management Platform Evaluation

Beyond compute orchestration, the report underscores the strategic importance of enterprise-grade model management platforms. As a powerful complement to Rise vGPU, Phancy ModelHub enables enterprises to build a complete full-stack AI infrastructure — from compute to models and from resource scheduling to business delivery.

The white paper notes that Phancy ModelHub delivers leading performance in key areas such as Model & Chip Compatibility, Execution Stability & Performance, and Model-GPU Coordination & Scheduling, achieving the highest Overall Score. Through its unified model management and execution platform, ModelHub creates a seamless closed-loop process covering model onboarding, deployment optimization, inference services, and version governance — significantly lowering the barrier to model deployment and accelerating AI innovation.

Dr. Dai Wenyuan, Founder & CEO of Phancy, said: "The Frost & Sullivan white paper accurately captures the inflection point in AI infrastructure development. The recognition of Rise vGPU as a Tier 1 Leading Platform and ModelHub's top Overall Score provide important authoritative validation of Phancy's technology strategy and product strength. As a full-stack AI cloud service platform, Phancy believes the next wave of competitiveness in the AI industry will come from systematic improvements in compute orchestration efficiency. We will continue to focus on heterogeneous compute unified scheduling and model ecosystem operations, working closely with customers and industry partners to advance China's AI industry from 'compute accumulation' to a true 'compute orchestration' era."

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The report finds that while the enabling environment for private social investment is in place across much of the region, its effectiveness remains uneven. Improvements in registration processes and accountability mechanisms have been accompanied by persistent barriers, including restrictions on foreign funding, regulatory complexity, and inconsistent government engagement. In many cases, policies exist on paper but are not fully implemented in practice, limiting their impact.

At the same time, although trust in SDOs remains high across the region, broader ecosystem conditions, such as media sentiment, talent pipelines, and institutional support, are showing signs of strain. 81% of SDOs struggle to secure unrestricted funds for their work, while 73% report difficulty recruiting staff, constraining the sector\'s ability to turn trust into impact.

\"Asia has the wealth, the will, and in many economies, the foundations of a strong enabling environment. What is needed now is concerted, aligned effort to bring them together. The potential is enormous,\" said Ruth Shapiro, Co-Founder and CEO, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society.

Unlocking Asia\'s US$753 Billion Philanthropic Potential

Even as Asia\'s wealth continues to grow, the region faces significant and intensifying challenges across climate, education and health. Official development assistance is declining, and there is increasing pressure on domestic resources at precisely the moment demand for social services is rising.

If Asian economies were to contribute just 2% of GDP to philanthropy, as the United States does, it could generate an estimated US$753 billion annually for social good. That represents 15 times the official development assistance flowing into the region, and almost half the financing needed to hit the UN\'s SDGs in Asia. But realizing that potential depends on strengthening the policies, incentives and partnerships that enable private capital to flow toward social good. The Doing Good Index 2026 finds that across much of Asia, those conditions are not yet in place.

\"The world has changed dramatically, and Asia can no longer rely on others to address its social challenges. The Doing Good Index 2026 shows the region has the potential to meet this moment, but only if governments and philanthropists act together to build the conditions that make it possible,\" said Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society.

Singapore Shows What Alignment Can Achieve

Singapore has, for the first time, entered the top \"Doing Excellent\" category in the Doing Good Index 2026, reflecting years of deliberate effort to build a strong culture of philanthropy and civic engagement. Clear regulations, generous tax incentives, openness to foreign funding, and close collaboration between government and the social sector have created a strong enabling environment.

Singapore\'s achievement demonstrates that when regulations, fiscal policy, ecosystem conditions and procurement work in concert, the outcomes are stronger. While no two economies will follow the same path, Singapore\'s experience highlights the conditions that matter, such as the active promotion and alignment of philanthropy and giving across the whole of society.

The SDGs: Falling Short but Still Relevant in Asia

In the run-up to 2030, global progress toward the SDGs has fallen short of ambition, and Asia is no exception. Yet the Doing Good Index 2026 finds that 84% of SDOs continue to apply the SDGs in their work. Further, the rise of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting has not displaced them, because most SDOs see the two frameworks as complementary rather than competing.

As the deadline approaches, the Index points to their enduring value not as a target but as a shared framework for strategy, coordination and collective action in the years ahead.

Other Findings from the Report

• Talent shortages persist for Asia\'s social sector: more than 70% of SDOs face difficulty recruiting and retaining staff across Asia.
• AI adoption is happening, but usage remains limited: only 13% of surveyed SDOs report using AI regularly.
• 39% of SDOs say claiming tax benefits is difficult, suggesting administrative barriers may be limiting the impact of existing incentives for giving.

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The Claude Compliance API enables enterprise security, IT, and compliance teams to retrieve Claude usage data—uploaded files and activity events—for observability, auditing, and governance. TrendAI™ brings that data into the workflows that security and risk teams already have in place, through two purpose-built collectors designed to match different monitoring and data residency requirements.

First, customers can run TrendAI™\'s collector inside their own environment, retrieving Claude logs via AI Guard™ within the Trend Vision One platform. They can choose that the compliance access key and logs stay within their environment, supporting data residency requirements. With this integration, organizations can:

• Detect sensitive data exposure shared with Claude (PII, PHI, credentials, source code, and confidential documents) and identify which users and projects are high-risk.
• Identify policy violations and prompt-based attacks by surfacing prompt injection attempts, jailbreak patterns, and harmful content in conversations.

In addition, Claude logs can be pulled directly into the Vision One platform via TrendAI™ Agentic SIEM, where the telemetry feeds correlation for extended detection and response across their attack surface. This enables security teams to connect AI activity to signals from endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and email, further identifying insider risk and anomalous behavior and giving organizations a defensible record of AI interactions for compliance and auditing.

The Vision One integration with Claude Compliance API extends capabilities for TrendAI™\'s AI security portfolio, which helps organizations to effectively secure and govern AI usage in the workforce and AI applications and agents as part of their larger security program.

Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™:\"AI is now part of daily work. Security leaders want to secure and govern AI technology as part of their overall attack surface—not as siloed IT. This integration gives them exactly that: centralized visibility, detection, and risk mitigation for Claude usage, within existing security operations. It reflects TrendAI™\'s broader approach: giving organizations visibility of and protection for the entire attack surface, including AI, from a single platform. That platform\'s foundation is TrendAI™\'s global threat intelligence research, coming from a team that is widely recognized among the world\'s foremost authorities in vulnerability discovery and adversarial tracking.\"

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Timed to coincide with the start of global football celebrations in Miami and Roborock's broader community activation at Aventura Mall starting on June 20, the partnership highlights how technology, accessibility, and community engagement can come together to create meaningful local impact.

Roborock and Miami Lighthouse Unite Around Accessibility, Blind Soccer, and Community Impact

The ceremony will include remarks from Virginia Jacko, President and CEO at Miami Lighthouse; Oseas De Leon, Senior Technology Specialist at Miami Lighthouse and USA Blind Soccer Men's National Team player; Roborock leadership; and Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones. Following the ribbon cutting and classroom unveiling, guests will experience a blind soccer demonstration led by Miami Lighthouse students, coaches, and De Leon to highlight how blind and visually impaired athletes use sound and echolocation to navigate the game.

The partnership is rooted in the shared idea of "Navigation Beyond Vision," a concept centered on how technology helps people better interact with the world. By connecting Miami Lighthouse's blind soccer program with Roborock's own innovations in intelligent navigation, spatial awareness, and AI-powered sensing technology, the collaboration demonstrates how technology can enhance independence and improve how people experience the world around them.

Miami Lighthouse serves nearly 30,000 program participants annually through programs supporting blind and visually impaired children, adults, and seniors. Roborock's donation will help fund USABA-credentialed blind soccer coaches, orientation and mobility training, physical therapies, and specialized assessments for participants in the organization's blind soccer program, providing critical support as the program expands access to training and development opportunities for visually impaired youth.

"Blind soccer is more than a sport. It's a powerful demonstration of confidence, independence, teamwork, and resilience," said Jacko. "We are incredibly grateful to Roborock for investing in our students and athletes through this partnership. Their support will help us expand opportunities for visually impaired youth while also bringing greater visibility to accessibility and inclusion through the universal language of soccer."

The partnership will also support the Miami Lighthouse Academy through the new Roborock ClearPath Classroom, which serves students from early learning through elementary education and reflects the Academy's inclusive educational model designed to support students, teachers, and families alike. The classroom symbolizes Roborock's commitment to creating technology that helps remove barriers and support everyday independence while establishing a foundation for continued collaboration around human-centered technology experiences and community impact initiatives.

"At Roborock, we believe technology should help people interact with the world more confidently and independently," said Ricky Ma, General Manager, Europe & Americas at Roborock. "This partnership with Miami Lighthouse reflects values that are deeply important to us: accessibility, inclusion, and improving real-life experiences through thoughtful innovation. We're honored to support the incredible students, athletes, and families at Miami Lighthouse and to help create opportunities that empower the community for years to come."

Roborock to Launch Interactive Football-Themed Pop-Up at Aventura Mall

In addition to the Miami Lighthouse event, Roborock will host a four-day public activation at Aventura Mall from June 20–23 inspired by the theme "Your Home, Your Stadium." The football-inspired experience will combine smart home technology, football culture, and family-friendly entertainment through interactive product demonstrations and community engagement activities.

Visitors to the activation can explore Roborock's latest innovations through hands-on demos featuring products including the Saros Rover, Saros Z70, Saros 20, Qrevo Curv 2 Flow, F25 Ultra, F25 ACE Pro, H60 Hub Ultra, and RockMow X1 LiDAR. The experience will also include live DJ programming, a coffee bar, face painting, photo opportunities, football-inspired games and challenges, giveaways, and interactive experiences designed for families and fans.

Full event details are as follows:

• Location: Aventura Mall located at 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180
• Dates and Times:
  • Saturday, June 20: 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 21: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Monday, June 22: 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June 23: 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Admission: Free and open to the public

The activation builds on Roborock's broader mission to create technology that seamlessly supports everyday life, whether at home, at work, or in the community. For more information, visit https://us.roborock.com/pages/your-home-your-stadium.

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With 25 years of leadership roles at Avery Dennison, Ryan brings proven success in delivering consistent, profitable organic growth, most recently as President of Avery Dennison's global $6 billion Materials Group. He previously held various senior leadership roles spanning commercial, operations, supply chain and material science responsibilities. Ryan will accelerate Amcor's organic growth strategy across the Global Flexible Packaging Solutions platform, building on the business' leadership positions in attractive end markets including healthcare, protein, pet food, liquids, beauty and personal care and food service. He will be based in the U.S.

Kate has more than 20 years of experience in investor relations, global treasury and risk management leadership at Fortune 200 companies. She joins Amcor from Lowe's, where she held the role of Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Kate will lead Amcor's global investor relations function and will also assume responsibility for Amcor's treasury operations. In this expanded role, she will strengthen alignment across capital market management, value creation and shareholder engagement. Kate will report to Stephen Scherger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the role will be based in the U.S.

"Ryan and Kate are exceptional leaders with proven track records of driving growth, building high-performing teams and translating strategy into results across large, global organizations," said Peter Konieczny, Amcor Chief Executive Officer. "I am highly confident in Amcor's business, strategy and ability to deliver for our customers and shareholders. Ryan and Kate bring the right expertise to help us build momentum, and we're excited to welcome them as we position Amcor for its next phase of growth."

Ryan succeeds Fred Stephan, who is retiring from Amcor, and Kate succeeds Tracey Whitehead, who has chosen to remain in Australia and pursue opportunities there. Fred and Tracey will remain with Amcor as advisors through Dec. 31, 2026, to ensure a smooth transition.

"Fred and Tracey have each made a lasting impact on Amcor, and I thank them for their outstanding leadership, partnership and unwavering commitment to the company," Peter said. "Fred has been instrumental in strengthening our global flexibles business and positioning the business for continued strong performance, while Tracey has served as a highly respected and trusted leader in our engagement with the investment community."

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The update expands how AI agents work inside DocSpace. Users can now generate DOCX files, PDF forms, and PPTX presentations directly from the AI chat and open them right away for editing. The release also adds support for new providers, including DeepSeek, Google AI, and xAI, alongside existing options such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and OpenRouter.

AI setup gets more flexible. A default provider and model selected in DocSpace can sync automatically to the editors, removing the need for separate configuration. Users can upload images into the AI chat to give agents visual context, while an optional extended thinking section appears for more complex requests. Moreover, administrators can turn AI features on or off across DocSpace and the editors, with chat history preserved when disabled.

Form Filling rooms received one of the largest updates in this release. Beyond collecting responses in a spreadsheet, teams can export results to an external database. Users can create and edit PDF forms directly in the room, switch forms into a dedicated filling mode, and refresh collected data.

DocSpace 3.7 also includes editors powered by ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4. Enhancements comprise horizontal lines for clearer document structure, Dark Document mode in spreadsheets, 25 new slide themes, 20 new transitions, a dedicated Chart Design tab, and Croatian interface support.

File and room management improvements give users more control over their space. Teams can replace default document templates, combine rooms into groups, delete multiple rooms at once, and manage room tags more quickly.

On the security side, administrators are able to prohibit the creation of external links to protect sensitive content. Invite links can now be limited by the number of users who join and by how long the link stays valid. A new Billing section unifies tariff plans, the Wallet, payment methods, and additional services such as extra storage and backup.

This release updates ONLYOFFICE licensing terms for added clarity and compliance. The software code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPLv3), with additional terms covering attribution and modified versions. The license does not grant rights to ONLYOFFICE trademarks, which remain governed by a separate Trademark Policy.

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Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Ameresco excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with market demand while executing them with efficiency, consistency, and scale. "Building on this technological foundation, Ameresco develops and deploys advanced microgrid systems that function as intelligent energy platforms. Through integrated control architectures, real-time monitoring, and lifecycle optimization, these systems dynamically manage energy flows, enhance system reliability, and reduce dependence on centralized infrastructure," said Chippy Alphons Augustine, Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

Guided by a long-term strategy focused on energy resilience, distributed energy infrastructure, and customer-centric project delivery, Ameresco has successfully expanded its microgrid footprint across federal, municipal, utility, and commercial markets. The company's continued investment in advanced microgrid technologies and integrated energy solutions has enabled it to scale deployments across North America while addressing evolving customer requirements for reliability, energy security, and sustainability.

Technology leadership remains central to Ameresco's approach. Its suite of integrated microgrid solutions addresses the full spectrum of modern energy needs, offering flexibility, scalability, and high-performance energy optimization. Ameresco's technology-agnostic approach enables the integration of renewable generation, energy storage, and dispatchable energy resources into site-specific microgrid configurations tailored to customer operational requirements.

"We're honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan for our leadership in microgrid innovation," said Nicole Bulgarino, Co-President of Ameresco. "We believe the future of power must be more resilient, intelligent, and adaptable, and we remain committed to helping our customers modernize their energy infrastructure in ways that strengthen reliability, support sustainability, and create lasting value."

Ameresco's unwavering commitment to customer experience further strengthens its position in the market. Its integrated delivery model combines project development, financing, engineering, construction, and long-term operations, enabling customers to realize value throughout the project lifecycle. Through real-time system visibility, operational oversight, and high levels of system performance, the company continues to meet the needs of its expanding customer base. The company's deployment portfolio spans federal agencies, municipalities, utilities, and commercial customers, including mission-critical environments where reliability and energy security are essential. Its technology-agnostic approach and focus on localized, mission-critical deployments have been key to delivering long-term value across diverse sectors.

Frost & Sullivan commends Ameresco for setting a high standard in competitive strategy, execution, and market responsiveness. The company's ability to combine technology innovation, disciplined execution, and long-term operational expertise is helping advance resilient energy infrastructure solutions that address the evolving needs of modern power systems.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the Technology Innovation Leadership to a company that demonstrates outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in market share, customer satisfaction, and competitive positioning. The recognition identifies forward-thinking organizations that are reshaping their industries through innovation and growth excellence.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognition

Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Recognitions honor companies across regional and global markets that exhibit exceptional achievement and consistent excellence in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer experience, and strategic product development. Each recognition is the result of a rigorous analytical process in which Frost & Sullivan industry experts benchmark performance through comprehensive interviews, deep-dive analysis, and extensive secondary research. The goal is to identify true best-in-class organizations that are driving transformative growth and setting new industry standards.

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Occupying more than 7,000 square meters of gallery space, the exhibition is organized into two complementary sections focused on the histories, artistic traditions, and material cultures of Mexico and Peru.

The first section, "Sacred Spaces: Civilizations of Ancient Mexico". Examining the relationship between belief systems, political authority, and artistic production, the presentation explores the cosmological frameworks that shaped ancient Mesoamerican societies. Through monumental works, ritual objects, and everyday artifacts, visitors are introduced to the intellectual and cultural worlds of these civilizations.

The second section, "Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru". As the largest exhibition on Andean civilizations ever presented in China, it is also among the most significant international touring exhibitions of Peruvian gold and silver artifacts. Tracing the development of societies across the Andes, the exhibition highlights the region's artistic achievements while examining the social, political, and spiritual systems that shaped its civilizations.

During the exhibition period, the Shanghai Museum on People's Square will be dedicated exclusively to the presentation. Inspired by the symbolic concept of the World Tree, exhibition design throughout the museum incorporates visual references drawn from the ancient Americas, including maize, jaguars, feathered serpents, and pyramids. To create an authentic ancient American ambiance, the venue becomes a 10,000 square meters immersive space, where visitors enter through a cornfield directly into the ancient landscape. Interpretive installations before the galleries introduce ancient America's landscapes, beliefs, and traditions. Starting June 1, 2026, international visitors can buy timed-entry tickets on Trip.com (ID required) or on-site at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square.

Japan's hotel management structure differs fundamentally from most other international markets. J-REITs and institutional investors are legally required to hold hotel properties through lease arrangements, creating demand for specialized management companies that offer a combination of hotel operations, asset-management expertise, creditworthiness and transaction structuring capabilities. Flat Collaboration was purpose-built for this role — functioning as a neutral, white-label operating partner for real estate owners and international and domestic hotel brands — and has built a robust track record with no competitors operating at a comparable scale.

Tokyo Century's investment marks a significant step in Flat Collaboration's development, enhancing the company's credit profile as a hotel tenant and lessee — a critical factor in J-REIT and institutional transactions — while opening broader financing and structuring options for clients.

What the Alliance Delivers for Hotel Owners and Brand Operators

• Stronger credit standing: Tokyo Century's capital participation directly strengthens Flat Collaboration's profile as a tenant and lessee, meeting the counterparty requirements of public and private REITs and listed corporations.
• Broader financing options: Flat Collaboration will offer integrated proposals combining investment, debt financing, and structured finance solutions — including arrangements with international hotel brands.
• Execution capability: Hands-on hotel management, construction and renovation oversight by in-house first-class architects, and on-the-ground specialist support enable smooth execution of investment plans, including GOP and NOI targets.
• Cross-property data infrastructure: Proceeds will fund revenue management, guest data, and business analytics systems, enabling data-driven commercial strategies across multiple properties.
• Continued neutrality: Flat Collaboration's white-label, brand-agnostic operating model — maintaining equal, transparent relationships with both owners and brand operators — remains unchanged.

Background: Japan's Third-Party Hotel Management Market

Japan's hotel investment market reached a record ¥1,061.3 billion in 2024 (source: JLL), crossing the ¥1 trillion threshold for the first time, driven by accelerating international hotel chain openings across the country. Structurally, J-REITs can only hold hotel properties through lease arrangements — making qualified, creditworthy independent operators essential intermediaries between owners and brands.

Founded in 2017, Flat Collaboration built its core business around hospitality advisory before expanding into direct hotel operations. The COVID-19 pandemic led Flat Collaboration to take over and consolidate operating companies for hotels held by multiple J-REITs, giving them direct hotel-management experience as both tenant and lessee. The company now manages a portfolio spanning luxury, lifestyle, and limited-service segments across Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Okinawa, serving J-REITs, private funds, and listed corporations.

Entering its tenth fiscal year — which management has designated a "second founding year" — Flat Collaboration is formally accelerating its third-party management business, having identified significant latent demand and a scarcity of qualified operators at scale. Flat Collaboration has welcomed Tokyo Century — a leading player in real estate and related financial services — as its first external capital partner.

Use of Proceeds

New funding will be allocated to team-building and operational infrastructure to support third-party management growth, anticipated M&A activity, and the development of cross-property information systems.

CEO Statement

"We are delighted about this capital alliance, which will serve as a major catalyst for advancing our third-party management initiatives. As a hotel management company that bridges property owners and brand operators, our immediate goal is to establish a leading position in Japan. In the medium term, we plan to actively pursue partnerships with overseas third-party management companies and collaborate with global brand operators that adopt a franchise model." - Ken Ikeo, Founder / CEO, Flat Collaboration Co., Ltd.

After working in hotel operations at the Westin Tokyo, Ikeo moved to the US, where he graduated from New York University (NYU) with a Master's degree in Hotel Investment and Finance. He then worked for Goldman Sachs and Fortress Investment Group, where he led the development of a hospitality investment platform for the Japanese market and was involved in numerous turnaround transactions.

The facilities support the financing and deployment of new drilling rigs linked to previously announced contract awards with Kuwait Oil Company ("KOC"), Kuwait's national oil company. The financing further strengthens Action Energy Company's (AEC) capital structure and enhances its ability to execute its contracted expansion plan across Kuwait's upstream energy, drilling, and oilfield services market through 2026 and beyond.

Details of the Credit Facilities

New Credit Facility: KWD 7.3 million secured to finance two new 750 HP rigs from Kuwait International Bank (KIB).

Facility Renewal and Expansion: KWD 33.6 million were secured from Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) to finance four new 1,500 HP rigs and one 1,000 HP rig, in addition to the renewal of the existing facilities.

AEC had announced its financial and operational performance for the first quarter, reporting net profit of KWD 2.2 million, up 150.0%. Revenue also grew by 69.2% year-on-year, driven primarily by the expansion of its rig fleet from 13 rigs in Q1 2025 to 20 rigs in Q1 2026, including the full-quarter contribution of the ten new rigs deployed during 2025.

AEC enters the remainder of 2026 with strong revenue visibility supported by a substantial multi-year contracted backlog with KOC, full fleet utilization, and a pipeline of new rig deployments and oilfield services contracts under mobilization.

AEC employs more than 1,700 professionals and operates 20 rigs across Kuwait, delivering a comprehensive range of integrated drilling, workover, and oilfield services, covering the full well lifecycle, including workover, directional drilling, slickline, coiled tubing, cementing, mud engineering, electric submersible pumps (ESP), inspection (NDT), and workshop services.

AEC has established strategic partnerships with global technology leaders including KCA Deutag, CPVEN, COSL, Expert Optima, NaftoServ, TRG, Jereh, and Kerui.

Clinical Breakthroughs: Multimodal convert "Cold Tumors" into "Hot Tumors"
MAaGI Medical's globally pioneering, proprietary multimodal tumor therapy technology is actively reshaping the therapeutic landscape for solid tumors, including liver and pancreatic cancers. By leveraging rapid alternations between cryogenic freezing and radiofrequency heating, along with precise thermal dosage control, the technology not only achieves highly efficient in situ inactivation of tumor cells, but also disrupts them to effectively unleash tumor antigens. This process transforms traditional immune-cold tumors into immune-hot ones that are highly responsive to immunotherapy. Having successfully navigated the special review pathway for innovative medical devices to secure market approval, the groundbreaking clinical value of this technology has recently garnered substantial acclaim and attention from the international academic community:

• Authoritative Verification: Mechanistic studies and clinical outcomes have been featured on the cover of the top international journal 《Theranostics》. The research shows that multimodal tumor therapy significantly extends progression-free survival in advanced liver cancer patients and first identified CX3CR1⁺GPR56⁺ tumor-responsive CD8⁺T cells as key functional subsets mediating long-lasting antitumor immunity. The expansion ratio of this cell subset after multimodal treatment is significantly positively correlated with progression-free survival.
• Blockbuster Release: At the just concluded 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), MAaGI Medical announced its latest data in pancreatic cancer treatment, demonstrating exciting clinical value. Combining multimodal therapy to convert pancreatic tumors from "cold" to "hot" with immunotherapy achieved an 8-month improvement in overall survival (OS) compared to conventional chemotherapy, bringing new hope for the "king of cancer" treatment.
• Extensive Clinical Application: Supported by the 2025 High-End Medical Equipment Promotion and Application Program of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Health Commission of China, this technology has been fully implemented across multiple clinical departments—including Interventional Radiology, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Oncology—in more than ten leading hospitals throughout China.

"i"Series: Digital Empowerment Leading to Precision Intelligence
During the congress, a distinguished assembly of global experts gathered at the launch event to jointly witness the world premiere of the "i" Series multimodal tumor therapy technology. The attending experts included Academician Gao-Jun Teng, Professor Jia-Ping Li (President of the Cancer Hospital Affiliated with Guangzhou Medical University), Professor Wen-Tao Li (Director of the Interventional Oncology Department at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center), Professor Long Jiao from The Royal Marsden Hospital (United Kingdom), Professor Hicham Kobeiter from Henri Mondor University Hospital (France), Professor Shuichiro Shiina from the Sasaki Institute (Japan), and Professor Alex Tang, former President of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology.

The new "i" Series platform delivers a groundbreaking intelligent upgrade. It builds a bespoke digital tumor model for each patient, dynamically simulating, forecasting, and steering the spatial distribution of the energy field. It delivers precise lesion planning via image fusion before surgery; during the procedure, it captures individualized parameters such as tumor density, perfusion, and impedance to regulate thermal dosage and monitor the temperature field in real time, ensuring accurate, visualized targeting. After surgery, it provides a holistic forecast and assessment of outcomes. This means that clinicians can move beyond traditional empirical procedures and achieve "tailored" personalized precision medicine.

This marks a departure from conventional experience-based practices, ushering in a "custom-fit" era of precision therapy. Powered by data-driven intelligence, the "i" Series ensures standardized, highly controllable procedures while striving to maximize the patient's long-term systemic anti-tumor immune memory, ultimately delivering sustained clinical value.

Resonance of Vision: International Experts Offer In-Depth Insights into Clinical Value
Throughout multiple keynote sessions at this year's congress, MAaGI Medical's multimodal tumor therapy technology was repeatedly cited as an exemplary innovation. Academician Gao-Jun Teng, in his report titled "Interventional Radiology in China: New Horizons," specifically highlighted that original achievements represented by MAaGI Medical's multimodal technology are profoundly reshaping the landscape of precision oncology with transformative momentum.

Professor Long Jiao from The Royal Marsden Hospital (United Kingdom) offered high praise, stating that this technology not only achieves precise local eradication but also simultaneously activates the body's own anti-tumor immune response through an in-situ vaccine effect, aligning perfectly with the principles of personalized precision medicine. Professor Li Wentao, from the perspective of interventional radiology, noted that this technology can induce anti-tumor immunity in situ, effectively reducing the risk of recurrence and metastasis. Notably, preliminary clinical studies in primary liver cancer and pancreatic cancer have demonstrated its breakthrough potential to convert "cold tumors" into "hot tumors," opening a new pathway for interventional immunotherapy.

Global Attention: Ushering in a New Era of Interventional Immunity
During the congress, the MAaGI Medical exhibition booth attracted sustained high foot traffic. Experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and beyond gathered to express strong interest and high acclaim for the integrated solution of precision, intelligence, and immune activation offered by the "i" Series. Global experts unanimously agreed that the "i" Series multimodal ablation technology balances locally precise, minimally invasive eradication with systemic immune response, providing an ideal technological platform for interventional immunotherapy of solid tumors.

From documented therapeutic efficacy published in international journals to the new intelligent platform brought by the "i" Series, MAaGI Medical is redefining the treatment paradigm for solid tumors with cutting-edge multimodal thermophysical immunotherapy. The company is delivering a "China Solution" to the global field of minimally invasive oncological interventions—one that integrates precision, intelligence, efficacy, and immune activation—and is leading the way into a brand-new era of interventional immunotherapy for solid tumors.

Established in 2018 by Vietnam Design Association, the VMARK Award is among Vietnam’s most prestigious design accolades, honouring excellence across architecture, interior design, product design, and communications.

Entries are evaluated independently by an international jury comprising leading design professionals, academics, and industry association representatives.

The Coca-Cola Museum wins the Gold Prize in the Interior Design Architecture – Best Public Space Design category

Gold Prize recipients are selected based on rigorous criteria, including innovation, sustainable design, cultural relevance, functionality, and positive community impact.

The Coca-Cola Museum was highly commended by the jury for transforming a factory space into an immersive and inspiring brand journey. The initiative seamlessly integrates contemporary design language, interactive exhibition technologies, and sustainable elements to create a memorable visitor experience.

Inspired by the iconic Coca-Cola ribbon, one of the brand’s most recognisable visual assets, the museum guides visitors through more than a century of Coca-Cola’s global heritage while showcasing the company’s manufacturing innovations and sustainability commitments.

The museum is located within the Coca-Cola South Plant Vietnam facility

Through thoughtful spatial storytelling, the museum bridges the past, present, and future, connecting Coca-Cola’s global legacy with its contributions to communities across Vietnam.

One of the museum’s signature installations is the artwork “The Circular Loop towards a Greener Future,” created from 100,000 Coca-Cola 300ml bottles made entirely from recycled plastic.

The installation serves as a powerful symbol of recycling and plastic waste reduction. In October 2025, it was officially recognised by the Vietnam Record Organization as the country’s largest artwork made from entirely recycled Coca-Cola 300ml bottles.

Reinforcing a commitment sustainable growth

The VMARK Award 2026 not only celebrates the creativity behind the Coca-Cola Museum but also reflects Coca-Cola Vietnam’s long-term commitment to innovation and sustainable development in the Vietnamese market.

From operating Vietnam’s first food and beverages manufacturing facility to achieve LEED Gold certification to incorporating recycled materials into design initiatives and educating communities about the circular economy, Coca-Cola Vietnam continues to advance its vision of creating business growth alongside environmental and social responsibility.

The recognition reflects Coca-Cola’s long-term commitment to helping drive a circular economy in Vietnam

Commenting on the recognition, Bui Khanh Nguyen, vice president of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam, said, “We are honoured that the Coca-Cola Museum has received the Gold Prize at the VMARK Vietnam Design Awards 2026. For Coca-Cola Vietnam, this recognition reflects our long-term commitment to advancing packaging waste management and helping drive circular economy in Vietnam.”

He noted that over the years, Coca-Cola Vietnam has been proud to work alongside a wide range of local and international partners to implement sustainability initiatives across the country. This project is another testament to the power of collaboration.

“Together with the young, talented, and passionate team at The Lab Saigon, we have created a space that is not only inspiring and innovative, but also serves as a platform to spark conversations and raise awareness about sustainability. We believe that meaningful progress can only be achieved through collective action. By working together, businesses, partners, communities, and individuals can help build a better future for both people and the planet,” Nguyen said.

The Coca-Cola Museum is housed within Coca-Cola’s largest manufacturing facility in Vietnam, a $139 million investment spanning 19 hectares and capable of producing up to one billion litres of beverages annually.

Opened in 2025, the museum forms part of the company’s broader innovation ecosystem, providing visitors with an immersive journey into Coca-Cola’s heritage, advancements in modern manufacturing, and ongoing efforts in sustainable packaging, recycling, and environmental stewardship in Vietnam.

Through this space, Coca-Cola seeks to deepen public understanding of green development while inspiring individuals to take an active role in shaping a greener future for their communities.

The Coca-Cola Museum at the Coca-Cola South Plant Vietnam is one of a select number of Coca-Cola museums within the brand’s global and Asia-wide network.

The most well-known and largest Coca-Cola museum in the world is the “World of Coca-Cola,” located in Atlanta, the birthplace of the brand. In Asia, Coca-Cola museums can also be found in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

The Coca-Cola Company and The Ocean Cleanup participate in Vietnam’s plastic pollution prevention Coca-Cola Vietnam and The Ocean Cleanup officially announced that Can Tho River has been selected as one of the 15 locations around the globe to be cleaned up by advanced technology stemming the tide of plastic pollution that is invading the oceans.

Coca-Cola Vietnam marks third restructure following deal with Swire Swire Coca-Cola Ltd. – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Ltd. – has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Coca-Cola subsidiaries with bottling businesses in Vietnam and Cambodia. The deal marks the third restructuring effort of Coca-Cola Vietnam.

Coca-Cola Foundation funds plastic waste management project The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced funding for the "Plastic waste management in Can Gio based on the circular economy model” project led by GreenHub in collaboration with Can Gio People's Committee.

The Overall Highest Achiever award recognizes excellence across all three PVMI categories—reliability, performance, and quality—providing project developers, owners, financiers, insurers, and engineers with added confidence that these modules will deliver consistent, dependable results in commercial operation.

Most notably, JinkoSolar's next-generation EAGLE G7B module, featuring industry-leading TOPCon technology, earned the Highest Achiever recognition across all categories, demonstrating the Company's continued focus on innovation, product quality, and long-term performance.

"Earning the Overall Highest Achiever award for the seventh consecutive year continues to reinforce our commitment to excellence," said Adam Detrick, Director of Product Management and Technical Services at JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. "At JinkoSolar, quality, reliability, and performance remain our top priorities, and the recognition our next-generation EAGLE G7B platform received further validates this. With our industry-leading IP portfolio and continued investment in innovation, we remain committed to delivering best-in-class value, reliability, and performance to our customers."

"Advanced cell architectures and larger-format modules are where the solar industry is moving, putting manufacturers under greater pressure to demonstrate long-term reliability at scale," said Cherif Kedir, CEO of RETC. "JinkoSolar's continued recognition in the PV Module Index demonstrates its ability to pair rapid technology advancement with strong manufacturing execution as well as repeatable operational performance."

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The findings, revealed in Trip.Biz's newly released whitepaper, The Invisible Spend in Business Travel, highlight that many organisations assume spend is under control as long as they have a managed travel programme. The study however shows that gaps in content and cross-regional travel mean a significant portion of travel occurs outside the programme, resulting in "invisible spend".

The research shows that leakage is often a content issue, not a behavioural one. Employees are not intentionally avoiding compliance, they simply cannot find what they need within the managed workflow. The result is an increasing pool of "invisible spend" – the gap between the travel spend managed through approved channels and the total travel spend a company incurs, reducing compliance, weakening duty of care and increasing reconciliation burdens for travel and finance teams.

According to the research, 93% of travel managers are confident that their corporate booking platforms offer complete and competitive content. Yet 69% report that travellers frequently find flights or hotels on consumer websites that are unavailable within approved corporate channels. Meanwhile, only 33% say non-GDS content is fully integrated into their primary booking workflow.

Together, the research highlights a fundamental trust gap: while most travel managers believe their programmes provide comprehensive access to travel options, travellers are still regularly finding options elsewhere, eroding confidence in approved booking channels. The findings also suggest that traditional approaches to reducing leakage – including policy controls, approvals and incentives – are often addressing the problem too late.

"Many organisations view leakage as a behaviour issue, but our research shows it often starts as a content issue," said Tao Song, CEO of Trip.Biz. "Travellers go where the options are. If employees believe the best fares, routes or travel choices exist elsewhere, they will naturally look outside the programme. The challenge for travel managers today is not simply enforcing compliance, but earning the booking by providing the content travellers expect to find."

APAC Highlights the Need for Regional Depth

The report highlights a particularly important challenge across Asia Pacific, where local travel ecosystems are often more diverse and fragmented than those in Europe or North America.

APAC recorded the highest reliance on alternative booking arrangements, with 44% of organisations reporting that cross-regional trips frequently or always require workarounds such as local agencies, direct supplier bookings or separate booking tools outside the global programme.

The research also found that:

• 82% of organisations use alternative booking arrangements for at least 10% of cross-regional trips
• Workarounds are most visible in markets such as Vietnam (53%), Japan (50%), and Hong Kong SAR (49%)
• Only 11% say global inventory access is fully consistent across all regions
• APAC has the highest share of non-flight and non-hotel spend, highlighting the importance of rail, ground transport, local mobility and other trip components
• Yet 87% of local transport sits outside the OBT

These gaps create significant operational challenges, particularly for multinational companies attempting to consolidate travel programmes across multiple markets and regions.

Invisible Spend Creates Invisible Risk

Beyond lost savings opportunities, the report identifies growing concerns around traveller safety, programme visibility and financial management.

91% of travel managers surveyed said incomplete trip capture negatively affects their ability to manage duty of care, risk monitoring or policy compliance. At the same time, nearly half of organisations spend more than 72 hours annually reconciling travel activity as a result of invisible spend, while only 18% report having fully consolidated travel reporting across regions.

A significant confidence gap also exists between stakeholders. Finance managers are nearly twice as likely as global travel managers to report limitations in measuring travel savings, reflecting ongoing challenges in quantifying programme performance when spend occurs outside managed channels.

Connected Data Will Power the Next Generation of Business Travel

The whitepaper argues that solving invisible spend requires more than improving user experience or tightening policy controls. Instead, organisations need broader access to integrated content sources, including NDC, low-cost carriers, rail providers, direct supplier connections and local travel inventory.

The report also identifies AI as a key enabler of future programme adoption. From conversational booking assistants and policy guidance to intelligent itinerary planning and spend optimisation, AI can help travellers find compliant options faster and reduce the need to book elsewhere.

Looking ahead, Trip.Biz expects agentic AI to play an increasingly important role in end-to-end travel management, helping organisations manage complexity, optimise supplier performance, automate routine decisions and generate deeper strategic insights from travel data.

The research also notes that ultimately, the effectiveness of AI depends on the completeness of the underlying travel data. Organisations that make invisible spend visible will be best positioned to unlock its full potential.