Rated AAA on the China national scale by Lianhe and recently ranked 398th on Forbes Global 2000, up from 1007th in 2022 ? Milestone marked by a gong ceremony at the Connect Hall, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on 30 June 2026

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY and HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 June 2026 - OTP Bank Plc. ("OTP Bank" or "OTP"), the leading banking group in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), today marked the establishment of its EUR 7 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange" or "HKEX") with a commemorative gong ceremony at the Connect Hall, Hong Kong Stock Exchange. OTP is the first European Union financial institution to open an EMTN programme on the exchange.

The EUR 7 billion programme was established on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 28 May 2026, following approval of its base prospectus by Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) on 27 May 2026, allowing the issuer to raise debt in multiple tranches, currencies, structures and maturities over time. For OTP - which holds an AAA issuer rating on the China national scale from Lianhe Ratings, the highest available - it establishes a permanent platform for trading with certain OTP bonds, and later for raising capital from Asian institutional investors.

On 16 June 2026, OTP priced the programme's inaugural issuance: a EUR 1 billion Tier 2 note, listed in Hong Kong and Luxembourg. It is OTP's largest-ever bond transaction and, as at the issue date, the largest euro-denominated Tier 2 note issued by a bank in the CEE and wider CEMEA region. The offering drew a peak order book of EUR 4.1 billion - the largest in OTP's history - and priced at a coupon of 4.625%.

The listing builds on OTP's growing presence in Asian capital markets. In 2025 OTP issued its first Dim Sum green bond, raising CNH 900 million and becoming the first Hungarian institution to issue a public offshore renminbi green bond, following a CNY 300 million bond in 2024. The Bank has operated a representative office in Beijing since 2017, became a full member of the Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA) in 2024, and maintains a strategic partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).

S?ndor Pataki, Director of Investor Relations and Capital Markets Operations of OTP Bank, said: "Listing our EMTN programme in Hong Kong is a clear demonstration of OTP Bank's long-term vision and strategic commitment to international capital markets. Hong Kong excels itself as one of the world's leading international financial centres, serving as a vital bridge between East and West. For OTP Bank, this is not only an opportunity to access liquidity, but also to deepen relationships and build lasting trust with investors in this dynamic region. The demand we have seen for OTP's credit, including the record order book for our inaugural issue off the programme, reflects the growing interest in high-quality European issuers."

As Asian investors increasingly look to Europe to diversify their portfolios, Central and Eastern Europe offers a distinctive proposition: emerging-market growth rates combined with the low-risk profile of the European Union. The region's attractiveness is reinforced by its convergence towards the eurozone. Three of the five countries in which OTP is the market leader sit at the heart of Europe's euro-convergence story - Bulgaria, which adopted the euro on 1 January 2026, Slovenia, which adopted the euro years ago, and Hungary, OTP's flagship market, where the recently elected government aims to create the conditions for euro adoption around 2030.

OTP combines what rarely comes together in European banking: high growth, strong profitability and an ultraconservative balance sheet built for resilience. OTP Group is one of the largest and fastest-growing banking groups in the region, recently ranked 398th on the Forbes Global 2000 list, up from 1007th place in 2022. It pairs an annual organic loan growth of around 15% with a disciplined acquisition record and high profitability - a 2025 return on equity of 21.6% - and with an ultraconservative balance sheet: a leverage ratio well above its European peers, strong capital and liquidity, and one of the most resilient outcomes in the European Banking Authority's latest stress test. In 2023, OTP became the first European bank to enter Uzbekistan, bringing the total population across OTP's markets to 110 million.

S?ndor Pataki, Director of Investor Relations and Capital Markets Operations of OTP Bank, added: "We believe the combination of growth, profitability and stability is what makes OTP an attractive name for fixed-income investors. This is also reflected in our recent ranking among the world's top 500 companies by Forbes.These achievements are the result of a consistent strategy: prudent growth, diversified funding sources, and a strong focus on long-term partnerships. Over the decades, OTP Bank has built a solid track record in international debt capital markets, and today's milestones further strengthen that foundation. Looking ahead, we see significant opportunities to deepen our engagement with Asian investors and institutions. We are confident that this listing will serve as a cornerstone for long-term cooperation, mutual growth, and shared success."

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New collaboration delivers streamlined integration from drug substance to drug product, including sterile fill-finish and device assembly for clinical programs.

U.S. Fill-Finish Partnership Announced for AGC Biologics

Drug developers have a new, optimized option for U.S.-based manufacturing, as AGC Biologics enters a strategic partnership with Pyramid Pharma Services.

SEATTLE, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Drug developers have a new, optimized option for U.S.-based manufacturing, as AGC Biologics enters a strategic partnership with Pyramid Pharma Services. The collaboration combines AGC Biologics' expertise in drug substance development and manufacturing with Pyramid's sterile fill-finish capabilities, creating a differentiated U.S.-based offering and providing developers with a fully integrated supply chain solution.

Through this partnership, clients gain access to comprehensive sterile fill-finish capabilities in the United States, including vials (liquid and lyophilized), pre-filled syringes, and cartridges. The integrated offering also includes device assembly, labeling, and secondary packaging services for clinical programs.

By combining AGC Biologics' expertise in drug substance development and manufacturing with Pyramid's experience in sterile drug product manufacturing, the partnership creates a seamless, efficient pathway from early development to commercial supply. Clients benefit from integrated project management, reduced complexity, and fewer handoffs, enabling faster delivery of therapies to patients.

"We are always listening to our customers' needs and responding with solutions that help them meet their goals. With this U.S.-based fill-finish option, our Seattle site is well-positioned for developers that desire or even require end-to-end production in the U.S.," said Christoph Winterhalter, Chief Business Officer at AGC Biologics. "By combining our experience in mammalian and microbial manufacturing with a partner that has a demonstrated commitment to reliable sterile dose delivery, we offer an ideal pathway for developers to bring their products to patients through a streamlined, integrated supply chain via a single contract with AGC Biologics."

This new offering complements AGC Biologics' existing European fill-finish capabilities, providing clients with geographic flexibility and a robust U.S.-based option to help navigate tariff exposure and enhance supply chain security.

Pyramid Pharma Services brings nearly four decades of experience in sterile injectable drug product development, including 26 years in GMP manufacturing and over a decade of commercial supply, with a strong track record of quality, reliability, and regulatory excellence. The company offers deep technical expertise in complex formulations, lyophilization, and scalable technology transfer, supporting efficient progression from development through commercialization. Its capabilities span formulation and process development, clinical and commercial fill-finish, device assembly, labeling, packaging, and comprehensive analytical services.

"This partnership represents a significant step forward in delivering truly integrated solutions to our clients," said Dirk Lange, CEO of Pyramid Pharma Services. "By combining strengths, we simplify development pathways, reduce risk, and accelerate timelines-helping our customers bring critical therapies to market more efficiently."

Key Partnership Highlights

* U.S.-Based End-to-End Integration: Streamlined services from drug substance to drug product, including fill/finish, device assembly, and packaging.

* Geographic Flexibility: Along with its European partnership, AGC Biologics now offers clients fill-finish options in both the U.S. and Europe.

* Accelerated Timelines: Integrated project management designed to reduce complexity, fewer handoffs, and help accelerate timelines.

* Technical Expertise: Extensive experience in sterile injectables, lyophilization, and complex drug product development.

* Clinical to Commercial Scale: Fully scalable solutions supporting all stages of development.

About AGC Biologics

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, to provide friendly and expert services. We provide world-class development and manufacturing of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with locations in Seattle, Washington; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba and Yokohama, Japan. AGC Biologics is a part of AGC Inc.'s Life Science Business. The Life Science Business runs eight facilities focused on biopharmaceuticals, advanced therapies, small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients, and agrochemicals. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.

About Pyramid Pharma Services

Pyramid Pharma Services is a U.S.-based CDMO specializing in sterile injectable drug product development and manufacturing. The company provides comprehensive services from formulation and process development through clinical and commercial fill/finish, supported by strong regulatory expertise and a commitment to quality and flexibility.

AGC Inc. corporate contact: info-pr@agc.com

AGC Biologics media contact: kati.sills@agc.com

Pyramid Pharma Services media contact: hana.robinson@pyramidlabs.com

Top International Teams Converge on Victoria Harbour to Race as Shoreline Programmes Enhance the Festive Atmosphere

HONG KONG, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The highlight of the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Festival - The Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), co-organised by the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association (HKCDBA) and proudly title-sponsored by Sun Life - was staged on Victoria Harbour on 27-28 June.

Top dragon boat athletes from around the world gathered to paddle to the beat of drums, sending sprays of water flying as they raced intensity and excitement. The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade was packed with locals and visitors cheering on their dragon boat teams. Beyond the exciting races, the Festival also features a vibrant array of harbourside entertainment, including a Dragon Boat Food Lane, a Beer Garden, Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshops, and a series of photo spots, immersing spectators in a rich festive atmosphere.

Elite Athletes from Around the World Paddle for Glory on Victoria Harbour

This year's Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races feature 21 races, drawing more than 220 teams and over 4,500 paddlers from 16 countries and regions. The first day of competition brought together top teams from Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland, and around the world for a series of thrilling races, attracting a huge crowd of cheering spectators.

Diverse Festive Activities Keep the Harbourfront Alive Day and Night

Prior to the races, the Dragon Boat Food Lane, Beer Garden, Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshops, and a series of photo spots opened along the waterfront, filling the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade with a strong festive atmosphere that attracted both locals and visitors. As the race weekend got underway, crowds gathered at the Race Broadcast Viewing Zones to experience the thrill of the dragon boat finals.

50th Anniversary Fishermen Invitational Cup Features Wooden Dragon Boats

Top Teams Battle for "Ultimate Dragon Boat Champion" Title in Event Climax

This year, the "50th Anniversary Fishermen Invitational Cup" was introduced, featuring six teams of local fishermen from areas including Aberdeen and Chai Wan. Racing in traditional wooden dragon boats, they reflected the culture and spirit of Hong Kong's fishing communities. In addition, the new "Huatai International IDBR 50th Anniversary Championship" brought together top teams from nine major race categories to compete for the title of "Ultimate Dragon Boat Champion," providing a thrilling climax to the weekend's races.

Members of the media can download the press release and the photos from the following links:    

Press Release: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/hktb/newsroom/press-releases.html  

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Funding brings total capital raised to $10 million as the company scales next-generation carbon-infused metals for electric motors, thermal systems, data centers, and power infrastructure

LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcturus, an advanced materials company that infuses carbon nanomaterials into metals to unlock step-change improvements in electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance, today emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round led by Initialized Capital, with participation from 1517, Breakthrough Energy Discovery, Toyota Ventures, and Wireframe Ventures. 

Arcturus is developing a proprietary process to infuse carbon nanomaterials into metals, creating a new class of high-performance materials designed to improve electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance. The company is building these materials as a drop-in solution for critical components across electrical systems, with target applications including motor windings, bus bars, heat sinks, and, over time, transmission lines and broader grid infrastructure.

The core problem Arcturus is solving is one hiding in plain sight: copper and aluminum are being pushed to their limits as today's systems demand more power, more efficiency, and better thermal performance than legacy metals can deliver. As AI infrastructure scales, electrification accelerates, and grid modernization becomes more urgent, the limitations of conventional metals are driving higher heat losses, lower efficiency, added cooling complexity, and rising system costs.

"The industry has gotten used to treating heat, efficiency loss, and power density as system design problems," said Amir Mashal, Founder and CEO of Arcturus. "To me, they're materials problems first. Arcturus exists to attack the bottleneck at its source by creating a new class of metals infused with carbon nanomaterials that can move more power, waste less energy, and open the door to the next generation of electrical systems"

Mashal founded Arcturus after working at the intersection of electrical engineering, materials science, and carbon nanomaterials, first at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later at Hughes Research Laboratory. In aerospace and automotive R&D, he saw firsthand how often the answer was to engineer around the thermal and electrical limitations of legacy metals instead of solving the underlying materials problem.

"Every industry pushing the limits of performance is running into the same wall: the metals carrying their power and heat haven't fundamentally changed in over a century. As demand has grown, we've layered more copper and more cooling on top of materials engineered for a much simpler era," said Zoe Perret, Partner at Initialized Capital. "Amir has cracked something the largest labs in the world haven't: a new class of carbon-infused metals that let motors run hotter, components carry more, and systems waste far less. Arcturus is building the materials platform the next generation of high-performance industries will be built on."

That platform approach is resonating across sectors where power density, heat, and efficiency are becoming increasingly difficult to solve through system design alone. 

"Arcturus is innovating at the fundamental material level for the future of power delivery," said Ethan Sohn, Climate Fund Principal at Toyota Ventures. "From next-generation mobility to thermal management and high-power electrical infrastructure, there's a clear and growing need for better-performing materials across increasingly demanding applications. Arcturus is developing for those real-world requirements." 

"Arcturus sits between a materials breakthrough and a very large market need," said Lily, Partner at Wireframe Ventures. "When scaled, the company's technology will save nearly $300B in wasted energy and cut over 500M tonnes of CO2 emissions, every single year."

Mashal was selected as both a 2025 Breakthrough Energy Discovery's Fellow and a 2024 1517 Flux Capacitor Fellow, recognition that validated both the urgency of the problem and the scale of the opportunity Arcturus is pursuing.

"Most companies engineer around the constraints of copper and aluminum, Arcturus is actually redefining those limits," said Ashley Grosh, Head of Breakthrough Energy Discovery. "By producing a new class of materials entirely, they can improve thermal performance, mechanical strength, and conductivity in a way that can scale. The potential impact extends across energy, compute, and industry. That is the type of breakthrough, system-level innovation we look for at the BE Fellows program."

That early conviction started when Arcturus was still at the earliest stage of company formation. 

"From the beginning, we saw the oak tree present in the acorn with Amir; he possesses that rare mix of technical depth and the ultra-hardcore resolve required to face an unforgiving environment," said Michael Gibson, General Partner and Co-Founder at 1517. "The Flux Capacitor Fellowship exists to back missionaries, not mercenaries, at the earliest stage. While most would have walked away, Amir's obsessiveness took over, he couldn't unsee the problem. He shows the imaginative daring and sustaining commitment needed to build a company that doesn't just solve a problem, but makes history."

The funding will be used to expand the team, accelerate manufacturing scale-up, and advance commercialization across electric motors, thermal management systems, data center infrastructure, and grid applications. The company is actively hiring across nanomaterials, process engineering, materials science, additive manufacturing, and manufacturing scale-up.

For more information: https://arcturus.io/ Media contact: amir@arcturus.io

About Arcturus

Arcturus is an advanced materials company that infuses carbon nanomaterials into metals for the next generation of electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance. Founded in Los Angeles by Amir Mashal, Arcturus is developing a scalable materials platform for applications spanning electric motors, thermal management, data center infrastructure, and power transmission. The company is building toward a future where the world's most critical systems are no longer constrained by yesterday's metals.

*Advanced analytical methods integrating clinical trial and real-world data address key evidence gaps in rare, difficult-to-treat blood cancers 

*Across both studies, mogamulizumab was associated with improved survival outcomes compared to standard of care

PRINCETON, N.J., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers at the World Congress of Cutaneous Lymphoma 2026 presented two indirect treatment comparison (ITC) analyses examining the impact of mogamulizumab on long-term outcomes, including overall survival (OS), in patients with relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sezary syndrome (SS), two subtypes of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).

These findings, which drew on clinical trial and real-world data, expand the growing body of evidence supporting mogamulizumab use and address critical information gaps where comparative survival data have been limited. The research was funded by Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd (TSE: 4151).

"Indirect treatment comparisons help to bridge critical evidence gaps in MF and SS, giving clinicians a clearer picture of long-term outcomes in real-world practice," said Professor H. Miles Prince, Principal Investigator, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. "This deeper understanding enables us to make informed treatment decisions and ultimately provide more personalized, effective care for our patients."

MF and SS are rare, progressive forms of CTCL associated with substantial morbidity in advanced stages and often require multiple lines of treatment. In the phase 3 MAVORIC trial, mogamulizumab improved progression-free survival versus vorinostat in adult patients with relapsed or refractory MF or SS, but a high rate of treatment crossover limited direct assessment of overall survival.

To address this limitation, two independent studies used MAVORIC and real-world data to estimate comparative OS using ITC methods while accounting for patient differences across treatment groups and data sources. These findings aim to help address evidence gaps that limit access in some countries and support informed treatment decision-making.

"In rare diseases like CTCL, clinical trials are often not designed to evaluate long-term treatment outcomes like overall survival," said Dr. Angela Williams, PhD, Global Head Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Kyowa Kirin. "By applying advanced analytical approaches, we can integrate clinical trial and real-world data to better assess the long-term impact of a treatment like mogamulizumab on overall survival and other outcomes. This approach reflects our continued commitment to advancing research that informs treatment decisions in rare, hard-to-treat hematologic malignancies like CTCL, helping to improve the lives of patients and their care partners."

ITC Methodology and Results

In two separate ITC studies, researchers analyzed survival outcomes in cohorts of patients with relapsed or refractory MF or SS by comparing patient-level data from the mogamulizumab arm of the MAVORIC trial (n=186) with real-world registry data from Australia and Denmark. Vorinostat, the active comparator in MAVORIC, is part of the standard of care in Australia but unavailable in Denmark. Key limitations of these analyses include the retrospective nature of the studies and potential differences in advances and standards of care over time.

Australia (Campbell BA, et al): Real-world data from the Australian Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Cutaneous Lymphoma database included 67 patients treated with vorinostat between January 2005 and November 2024. After adjusting for baseline differences:

Median OS was not reached for patients receiving mogamulizumab, compared with 31.0 months for patients receiving vorinostat.

Mogamulizumab was associated with a significantly lower risk of death compared with vorinostat (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.48 [0.30, 0.76]; p=0.002).

Median time to next treatment (TTNT) was numerically longer with mogamulizumab versus vorinostat (9.13 months vs. 5.82 months; hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.76 [0.52, 1.11]; p=0.20), though this difference was not statistically significant.

Denmark (Morgante N, et al): Real-world data from Danish national registries included 209 patients receiving standard of care treatment between January 1996 and April 2024. After statistical weighting: 

Patients receiving mogamulizumab did not reach median OS, compared with 17.0 months for patients receiving standard of care.

Mogamulizumab was associated with a significantly lower risk of death versus standard of care (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.38 [0.25, 0.59]; p<0.001).

U.S. POTELIGEO (mogamulizumab-kpkc) Indication

POTELIGEO injection for intravenous infusion is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides (MF) or S?zary syndrome (SS) after at least one prior systemic therapy.

Important Safety Information

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

Dermatologic toxicity: Monitor patients for rash throughout the course of treatment. For patients who experienced dermatologic toxicity in Trial 1, the median time to onset was 15 weeks, with 25% of cases occurring after 31 weeks. Interrupt POTELIGEO for moderate or severe rash (Grades 2 or 3). Permanently discontinue POTELIGEO for life-threatening (Grade 4) rash or for any Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

Infusion reactions: Most infusion reactions occur during or shortly after the first infusion. Infusion reactions can also occur with subsequent infusions. Monitor patients closely for signs and symptoms of infusion reactions and interrupt the infusion for any grade reaction and treat promptly. Permanently discontinue POTELIGEO for any life-threatening (Grade 4) infusion reaction.

Infections: Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat promptly.

Autoimmune complications: Interrupt or permanently discontinue POTELIGEO as appropriate for suspected immune-mediated adverse reactions. Consider the benefit/risk of POTELIGEO in patients with a history of autoimmune disease.

Complications of allogeneic HSCT after POTELIGEO: Increased risks of transplant complications have been reported in patients who received allogeneic HSCT after POTELIGEO. Follow patients closely for early evidence of transplant-related complications.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥10% of patients) with POTELIGEO in the clinical trial were rash, including drug eruption (35%), infusion reaction (33%), fatigue (31%), diarrhea (28%), drug eruption (24%), upper respiratory tract infection (22%), musculoskeletal pain (22%), skin infection (19%), pyrexia (17%), edema (16%), nausea (16%), headache (14%), thrombocytopenia (14%), constipation (13%), anemia (12%), mucositis (12%), cough (11%), and hypertension (10%).

You are encouraged to report suspected adverse reactions to Kyowa Kirin, Inc. at 1-844-768-3544 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Please see additional Important Safety Information in full Prescribing Information as well as Patient Information.

About Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin aims to discover and deliver novel medicines and treatments with life-changing value. As a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, we have invested in drug discovery and biotechnology innovation for more than 70 years and are currently working to engineer the next generation of antibodies and cell and gene therapies with the potential to help patients with high unmet medical needs, such as bone & mineral, intractable hematological diseases/hemato-oncology, and rare diseases. A shared commitment to our values, to sustainable growth, and to making people smile unites us across the globe.  You can learn more about the business of Kyowa Kirin at www.kyowakirin.com.

COR-US-POT-0016 June 2026

CONTACT:

Susan Thiele

Head of Therapeutic Communications, North America

susan.thiele.38@kyowakirin.com

Purchase Price to Be Paid Entirely in Series A Preferred Stock, Requiring No Cash and No Immediate Issuance of Common Stock at Closing; Acquisition Would Bring Player and Team Hosting In-House Across Flash's Cricket Leagues

Transaction would give Flash a 51% controlling interest in a Dubai-based hospitality group, vertically integrating accommodation for players, officials and production crews across the LPL and the planned MT20, SG20 and ZT20 leagues.

Consideration of $51 million would be paid entirely in newly created Flash Series A Preferred Stock, requiring no cash and no immediate issuance of common stock at closing; the Series A is expected to carry voting rights and would become convertible beginning 365 days after closing. The proposed transaction is non-binding and remains subject to due diligence, definitive agreements, financing and customary approvals

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH) ("Flash" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a confidential, non-binding Letter of Intent, dated June 27, 2026, to acquire a 51% controlling interest in the assets of Nooa Holdings Ltd ("Nooa"), a Dubai-based hospitality group whose hotel operations and other verticals generate approximately $35 million in annual revenue. The Company intends to complete the proposed acquisition through Nooa Corp Inc. ("NOAC"), a newly incorporated subsidiary. The LOI is non-binding with respect to the proposed transaction terms, and there can be no assurance that definitive agreements will be executed or that the transaction will be completed.

The proposed acquisition is designed to bring player, official and production-crew hosting in-house across Flash's cricket properties. As the Company builds out the Lanka Premier League and prepares to launch new leagues in Malaysia (MT20), Singapore (SG20) and Zimbabwe (ZT20), team accommodation, hospitality and event logistics represent a recurring and significant operating cost. Owning a controlling interest in an established hospitality platform would allow Flash to control the cost and quality of that experience, reduce reliance on third-party providers, and add a hospitality revenue line that operates year-round, beyond the cricket calendar.

Under the terms outlined in the Letter of Intent, Flash would pay a purchase price of $51 million for the 51% interest, payable entirely in shares of newly created Flash Series A Preferred Stock. Using preferred stock as consideration means the transaction would require no cash outlay and would not result in the immediate issuance of any common stock at closing. The Series A Preferred Stock would carry voting rights and, beginning 365 days after closing or upon a contemplated spin-out, would become convertible into shares of Flash common stock.  Any issuance or conversion of preferred stock would be subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rules, including stockholder approval to the extent required. The parties intend to evaluate potential tax-efficient structures, subject to legal and tax advice. The Letter of Intent also contemplates a potential future spin-out and separate listing of NOAC, subject to market conditions, financing and regulatory approval. The parties have agreed to use best efforts to complete the proposed transaction within 60 days of signing; however, the timing of any definitive agreement or closing remains subject to diligence, financing, approvals, and other conditions.

"Hospitality is one of the largest fixed costs in running a professional cricket league, and it sits right at the center of the player and partner experience," said Brad Nattrass, CEO of Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. "The proposed transaction, if completed, would allow us to bring hosting in-house across our leagues, we can control quality, capture margin that today flows to outside vendors, and build a revenue stream that works year-round. Nooa gives us an established platform to do exactly that, and we look forward to completing our diligence and working toward definitive agreements."

Nooa Holdings Ltd is chaired by Amit Kumar Basnet and is headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Its hotel operations would form the foundation of Flash's hospitality and player-hosting platform following completion of the proposed transaction.

The Letter of Intent is non-binding with respect to the proposed transaction terms, other than customary provisions relating to confidentiality, exclusivity and the procedures for negotiating definitive agreements. Completion of the transaction is subject to satisfactory due diligence, the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, Flash securing adequate financing, and the receipt of all required board, shareholder, regulatory and third-party approvals, including any applicable approvals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. There can be no assurance that the parties will enter into definitive agreements or that the proposed transaction will be completed on the terms described, or at all.

About Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc.

Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLZH) is a cricket-focused sports and media company seeking to develop and commercialize cricket media, league-management, sponsorship, and related sports-entertainment opportunities. Through its relationship with Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC, Flash is focused on professional cricket properties, media and broadcast opportunities, sponsorships, league operations, and related commercial initiatives. The Company's business plans remain subject to execution risks, market conditions, definitive agreements, third-party approvals, and the Company's ability to finance, develop, and commercialize its sports and media initiatives. https://flashsportsandmedia.com 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed acquisition of a controlling interest in Nooa Holdings Ltd and its hospitality operations; the anticipated benefits of bringing player, team and production hosting in-house; the expected purchase price and form of consideration; the intended structure of the transaction, including through Nooa Corp Inc. and any potential future spin-out or separate listing; the anticipated timing of any definitive agreements or closing; the development and commercialization of Flash's cricket and sports-media platforms, including the Lanka Premier League and the planned MT20, SG20 and ZT20 leagues; and the Company's ability to generate revenues from its activities. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "seek," "estimate," "potential," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events, or results, and readers should not place undue reliance on them.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: the non-binding nature of the Letter of Intent and the possibility that definitive agreements may not be entered into on acceptable terms, or at all; the results of due diligence; the Company's ability to secure the debt and equity financing necessary to complete and capitalize the transaction; the possibility that required board, shareholder, regulatory, governmental, league, or third-party approvals, including approvals of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, may not be obtained; risks relating to the integration of the acquired hospitality operations and the Company's ability to realize anticipated cost savings, synergies or revenues; the accuracy of the revenue and financial information of Nooa Holdings Ltd relied upon by the Company; the Company's reliance on third-party partners and counterparties to perform under contractual arrangements; the timing and success of the Company's expansion into new leagues and markets; general economic, market, and industry conditions; international, geopolitical, and regulatory risks associated with operations in multiple jurisdictions; and the Company's ability to maintain compliance with applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

In addition, certain market, industry, and economic data referenced in this press release are based on third-party sources and estimates that the Company believes to be reliable, but the Company has not independently verified such information and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Relations Contact

Investors@flashsm.com 

Company Websites

https://flashsportsandmedia.com 

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 June 2026 - The inaugural AI+OPC Innovation and Development Conference was held from June 29 to 30 in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. Centered on one-person company (OPC), a new form of smart economy in the AI era, the conference program comprised one opening ceremony and two parallel breakout sessions.

It gathered around 400 delegates from government departments, industry associations, financial institutions, AI enterprises and OPC startup operators across the country. Participants exchanged insights on AI innovation pathways and cross-industry integration strategies, injecting strong impetus into Hangzhou's ambition to develop a national benchmark hub for AI+OPC entrepreneurship.

A series of key launches and milestone ceremonies took place during the opening segment. Official releases included the 2026 national OPC development observation report, Hangzhou's 2026?2028 action plan and supporting policies to build a national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub, and a catalog of actionable AI+OPC application scenarios. Attendees also received an in-depth interpretation of the specifications for AI-enabled OPC community services and evaluation.

The ceremony featured multiple landmark initiatives: plaque awarding for Hangzhou's priority AI+OPC incubation communities and dedicated observation sites, the official launch of the AI+OPC Community Alliance initiative, and a kickoff marking the official construction of the national AI+OPC entrepreneurship hub.

The open forum session featured keynote speeches from distinguished industry and academic leaders. Speakers included Pan Yunhe, former executive vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Zhejiang University; Liang Gui, former executive vice governor of Jiangxi Province and ex-director of the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; and Zou Ling, head of Hong Hub, Shangcheng District's single-member unicorn startup acceleration community, who shared cutting-edge insights from varied perspectives.

A panel dialogue followed, bringing together representatives from Moshu OPC Community (Beijing E-Town), the School of Future Science and Engineering at Soochow University, Qingju Hub ? Future Digital Intelligence Port (Shangcheng District), and Puhua Capital for in-depth industry exchanges.

Complementary concurrent events held throughout the conference included an OPC capital-industry matchmaking salon, a symposium on industry-education integration for AI-powered OPC sectors, and a national exchange forum for AI+OPC community practitioners.

OPC has emerged as a vibrant new engine driving economic vitality and underpinning high-quality development. Against the backdrop of a new development era, the inaugural Hangzhou AI+OPC Innovation and Development Conference unites OPC innovators nationwide.

Drawing on the creative energy of millions of independent super-individual operators, the event delivers sustained digital momentum to fuel Hangzhou's super-individual economy, while rolling out replicable local practices and actionable Hangzhou solutions to advance high-quality growth of smart economies nationwide.

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At a glance

*Passengers up. 5 billion globally in 2025, from 4.8 billion in 2024.

*Mishandling down. Rate fell 23% to 4.9 per 1,000 passengers; total volumes fell 19% to 24 million bags. Both are now below pre-pandemic levels.

*Cost to the industry. $6.3 billion in 2025, equal to about 15% of total airline industry profit.

*New cost benchmark. $260 per mishandled bag on average, replacing the long-cited and outdated $150 figure.

GENEVA, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2025, the industry made its strongest progress outside the pandemic, even as passenger numbers rise. Mishandled baggage rates dropped 23%, a sign that digital transformation efforts are taking hold, according to the 2026 SITA Baggage IT Insights Report, the 20th annual edition of the industry benchmark.

But the bigger story is not just improvement. It's the gap that remains. Mishandling still costs the industry $6.3 billion annually. Each bag carries an average cost of $260. With net profit averaging just $8 per passenger, one mishandled bag wipes out the profit from more than 30 seats sold, and five erase the profit of an entire flight.

Passenger volumes are rising faster than the infrastructure designed to handle them. In 2025 alone, 5 billion passengers traveled globally, yet 24 million bags were still mishandled. Across the longer term, mishandling has fallen by close to three-quarters since 2007.

What changed in 2025 was not one technology, but a shift in how systems connect: real-time data sharing, AI routing, biometric bag drop, and connected passenger devices.

"Baggage is shifting from a logistical problem to a digital service," said Nicole Hogg, Portfolio Director Baggage, SITA. "Passengers expect to know where their bag is at every moment, and they're increasingly willing to help us track it. The next phase is about bringing the technology we already have to every transfer, every handler and every airport offering greater visibility and connecting every step of the journey. That's how the industry earns the trust passengers now expect."

Real-world results show the formula at work. Apple's Find My integration with SITA WorldTracer cut permanently lost luggage by 90% in its first year and shortened delayed-bag recovery by 26%. SITA also recently integrated Google's Find Hub share item location feature into WorldTracer. Thai Airways, using SITA's Auto Reflight, compressed a three-minute task to a single second per bag across nine airports.

David Lavorel, CEO at SITA, said: "Airports are operating closer to their physical limits every year, and the answer isn't always more concrete. Data, AI and predictive operations let us get more out of the airport we already have, at check-in, security, the gate, on the apron and in baggage halls. Baggage shows the formula works. Solutions such as Total Airport Management take the same approach across the whole lifecycle, so airports can absorb growth without expanding their footprint."

The report pinpoints where the next gains can come from. Delayed bags account for around 70% of the total cost, most of it operational, in recovery, rerouting and delivery. For lost or damaged bags, up to 70% of the cost is compensation. Transfers remain the core mishandling driver at 39% of cases in 2025, down from 41% the year before.

The trajectory is clear. Three in four airlines plan to invest in AI over the next two years. Half plan to give passengers real-time baggage updates. Industry-wide baggage tracking under IATA Resolution 753 has now passed the 50% mark, with full compliance targeted for 2027. The next horizon is already on the runway: tagging bags at home, leaving bags in the car, and bags that don't need to fly on the same aircraft as the passenger.

Read the report. The SITA 2026 Baggage IT Insights Report is available at https://www.sita.aero/resources/surveys-reports/sita-baggage-it-insights/

About SITA

SITA is the air transport industry's tech engine, making travel safer, easier, and more sustainable for everyone. From the earliest days of commercial aviation to today's digital frontiers, SITA has been there, connecting the industry and helping it evolve through every leap forward.

With around 2,500 customers, SITA technology supports over 1,000 airports and more than 19,600 aircraft worldwide. It also helps over 70 governments strike the balance between secure borders and seamless journeys. Behind the scenes, SITA bridges 45?50% of the industry's data exchange, enabling a highly complex global network to operate smoothly and reliably, every step of the way.

SITA is transforming fast. From advanced self-service and operations control to airport design and digital borders, it is shaping the next generation of travel through key acquisitions like Materna IPS, ASISTIM, and CCM. It is also expanding beyond aviation with initiatives such as SmartSea, bringing its trusted technologies to cruise, rail, and urban air mobility.

This transformation is about more than new products. SITA is investing in the right skills, tools, and partnerships to help the industry move with greater intelligence and agility, bringing together smart systems, seamless data, and sustainable innovation. Because as global travel surges, flow is everything.

As part of our bold climate strategy, SITA is cutting emissions by 4.2% each year and targeting net zero by 2050. SITA's science-based targets are validated by the SBTi, and its growing portfolio is helping customers reduce their own carbon footprints too.

Owned by the industry and driven by its needs, SITA operates in more than 200 countries and territories.

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Cobirgy will be one of the largest biogas plants in Spain. Construction will start in the second half of 2026, with operations expected by the end of 2028

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (ABF I), has reached final investment decision (FID) on what will be one of Spain's largest biogas plants, Cobirgy, located in La Sentiu de Si?, Lerida (Catalonia). The Cobirgy plant is ABF I's fifth investment and its third outside Denmark. ABF I is thus well on track to deploy the fund's EUR 727 million of committed capital.

With an estimated annual biomethane production of more than 230 GWh, Cobirgy is expected to have the highest biomethane output of any biogas plant in Spain to date, along with the production of approximately 150,000 tonnes of soil improver and organic fertiliser products per year. Using state-of-the-art technology, the plant will contribute significantly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and local nitrate pollution.

The Cobirgy biogas plant has been designated a Strategic Business Project by the Government of Catalonia and is supported with a CAPEX grant from the Catalonian government, underpinning its national and regional importance.

Thomas Dalsgaard, Partner at CIP and Lead Partner for ABF, says of the new investment: "We are excited to enter the Spanish bioenergy market with Cobirgy, ABF's first investment in Spain. It is an important step for the fund and will make a significant contribution to Spain's energy security and decarbonisation, create local jobs and drive investments across the agricultural sector and surrounding rural communities. We look forward to progressing the project and entering the construction phase in close collaboration with local farmers, development partners and authorities."

Once fully operational, Cobirgy will process up to 500,000 tonnes of feedstock annually, converting agricultural and industrial organic waste into biomethane, which will play a crucial role in strengthening Spain's energy independence and green transition. More than 350 local farmers have already formally joined the project, ensuring that over 80% of the slurry will come from farms located within a 15-kilometre radius.

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About Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) is a global fund manager and leading investor in energy infrastructure. CIP builds value that matters by developing and constructing critical infrastructure projects that shape the future of energy.

Through its funds, CIP invests in power generation (solar and wind), energy storage, transmission and distribution, advanced bioenergy, low-carbon fuels and carbon capture.

With 15 funds currently under management, CIP is trusted by over 200 of the world's largest and most sophisticated institutions, having raised EUR -37 billion to date. CIP has projects in more than 30 countries, with presence on the ground through a network of +2,300 professionals.

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Three-year collaboration to broaden access to economic research through the What Economists Really Do webinar series

LONDON, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EBC Financial Group (EBC) has renewed its strategic partnership with the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford for a further three years, extending a collaboration that helps bring economic research to wider public audiences around the world.

As part of the renewed partnership, EBC will sponsor one annual edition of the Department's What Economists Really Do webinar series, helping to share economic research and insights with students, researchers, alumni and wider public audiences. To help extend the reach of the webinar, selected insights and discussion points will also be adapted into short social media videos, offering accessible summaries of key ideas for wider online audiences.

Since the partnership began, EBC-sponsored editions of What Economists Really Do have explored a range of pressing global issues, including tax evasion, climate change, and financial literacy. Each webinar typically attracts around 200 live attendees. Together, the recorded sessions have generated more than 3,600 views and generated over 270 hours of watch time, demonstrating sustained audience engagement beyond the live events themselves.

The partnership reflects a shared commitment to widening access to economic knowledge and supporting informed public engagement with economic issues, while fostering informed discussion on topics ranging from macroeconomic policy and financial markets to regulation and global economic development.

It also supports the Department's wider commitment to public engagement by helping make academic research accessible beyond the university community.

This initiative forms part of EBC's broader commitment to corporate social responsibility, focused on removing barriers to education and fostering long-term societal impact. By connecting academic excellence with real-world application, EBC continues to support wider access to economic education and public engagement.

"In today's rapidly evolving global economy, access to reliable financial knowledge is more important than ever. Our continued partnership with the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford reflects EBC's commitment to empowering individuals with the insights and tools needed to make informed decisions, while supporting the development of future talent that will shape the financial systems of tomorrow," said Christopher Stiegeler, Executive Director, EBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited.

Stiegeler added, "Beyond our partnership with the Department of Economics at Oxford, EBC continues to champion financial education among the next generation through on-campus initiatives, academic collaborations, and memorandums of understanding with institutions worldwide. These collaborations include the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the International University of Ulaanbaatar (IUU), Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Tecnol?gico de Monterrey), Escuela Bancaria y Comercial in Mexico, and the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga (UNAB). Our teams are also actively exploring similar partnerships with additional institutions of higher learning globally."

Professor Johannes Abeler, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford, commented: "Public engagement and education are central to the Department's mission. Through initiatives such as What Economists Really Do, we seek to show how economics can contribute to better policy and a deeper understanding of the issues shaping our world. We are pleased to continue our partnership with EBC Financial Group, whose support helps us broaden access to economic knowledge and extend the reach of our educational activities to new audiences around the world."

Over the next three years, the partnership will continue to connect academic research with wider public audiences, helping ensure that economic insights remain accessible, relevant and impactful in an increasingly complex global environment.

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About EBC Financial Group 

Founded in London, EBC Financial Group (EBC) is a global brand known for its expertise in financial brokerage and asset management. Through its regulated entities operating across major financial jurisdictions-including the UK, Australia, the Cayman Islands, Mauritius, and others-EBC enables retail, professional, and institutional investors to access global markets and trading opportunities, including currencies, commodities, CFDs and more.

Trusted by investors in more than 100 countries, EBC has received industry recognition through awards including Best Trading Platform and Most Trusted Broker, as well as multiple honours from World Finance. With its strong regulatory standing and commitment to transparency, EBC is trusted by retail, professional and institutional investors worldwide for its secure and client-focused trading solutions."

EBC's subsidiaries are licensed and regulated within their respective jurisdictions. EBC Financial Group (UK) Limited is regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); EBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited is regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA); EBC Financial Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, and EBC Asset Management Pty Ltd are regulated by Australia's Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); EBC Financial (MU) Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission Mauritius (FSC).

At the core of EBC are a team of industry veterans with over 40 years of experience in major financial institutions. Having navigated key economic cycles from the Plaza Accord and 2015 Swiss franc crisis to the market upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic. We foster a culture where integrity, respect, and client asset security are paramount, ensuring that every investor relationship is handled with the utmost seriousness it deserves.

EBC is a proud official foreign exchange partner of FC Barcelona and continues to drive impactful partnerships to empower communities - namely through the UN Foundation's United to Beat Malaria initiative, Oxford University's Department of Economics, and a diverse range of partners to champion initiatives in global health, economics, education, and sustainability.

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Platform-agnostic integration capabilities help manufacturers unlock more value from existing data and analytics investments 

STOCKHOLM, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syncron, a global leader in intelligent aftermarket solutions, today announced new integration capabilities that enable manufacturers to connect Syncron's aftermarket intelligence with leading enterprise data platforms, including Snowflake, Databricks, and customer-hosted environments.

Reflecting Syncron's platform-agnostic approach, the new data exchange capability allows manufacturers to work directly with Syncron's aftermarket data in their analytics environment of choice without duplicating or moving it between systems, eliminating the need for custom pipelines, helping reduce integration overhead and costs, and enabling analytics and data science teams to move more quickly from idea to production.

Manufacturers have invested heavily in enterprise data platforms, analytics initiatives, and AI capabilities. Yet many still struggle to apply those investments to the aftermarket, where specialized decisioning, workflows, and domain expertise are required to turn data into operational outcomes. Syncron's integration capabilities help bridge that gap, making it easier to connect aftermarket intelligence with the broader enterprise data ecosystem and accelerate the journey from insight to action.

"Our goal isn't to replace the investments our customers have made in enterprise data platforms, analytics, and AI, but to make them more valuable," said Daniel Shearly, Chief Product Officer at Syncron. "By connecting our aftermarket intelligence with their existing data, models, and analytics ecosystems, customers can combine their own data science capabilities with our deep aftermarket expertise, workflows, and decisioning to improve pricing, inventory, and warranty management."

Manufacturers can access Syncron's aftermarket intelligence directly from their analytics platform, enrich it with external signals and proprietary models, and write enriched outputs back into Syncron's pricing, inventory, and warranty applications. This allows them to combine enterprise analytics with Syncron's purpose-built aftermarket workflows and decisioning capabilities, turning insights into operational action.

Built on Syncron's cloud-native architecture and supported by AWS infrastructure, the capabilities provide enterprise-grade scalability, security, and performance.

A leading global construction equipment manufacturer is among the early adopters using the platform's data exchange capabilities to connect its analytics environment to Syncron's inventory replenishment solution and accelerate the work of its data science teams.

"The manufacturers who will lead in aftermarket are those who can move fastest from data to decision," says Josh Weiss, CEO, Syncron. "What we are enabling is a governed, bidirectional relationship between Syncron and the broader enterprise data ecosystem - so Syncron serves as the system of record for aftermarket intelligence, while ensuring that intelligence can be put to work through the workflows and decisions that drive aftermarket performance."

The same infrastructure provides a foundation for Syncron's solution partner ecosystem to build specialist capabilities, such as industry-specific planning modules, extended pricing logic, and reporting packages, directly on top of Syncron's aftermarket data products, serving use cases and geographies where deeper domain focus creates additional value.

The announcement reflects Syncron's commitment to an open, interoperable aftermarket ecosystem, helping manufacturers connect their aftermarket operations to the broader enterprise data landscape and unlock more value from the technologies they already use.

About Syncron 

Syncron is the aftermarket growth platform for the world's leading manufacturers. Trusted by customers across more than 80 countries, Syncron powers commercial success in the aftermarket with connected solutions - from service supply chain to parts and service pricing and warranty management. Global heavy equipment and automotive brands rely on Syncron to drive revenue, grow margins, and boost customer outcomes across the service lifecycle. For more, visit www.syncron.com.

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BEIJING, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CGTN has published an article exploring the values embodied by the July 1 Medal. Through the stories of this year's recommended nominees, the article highlights how generations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) members have remained rooted among the people, dedicated themselves to public service, and carried forward the Party's founding spirit.

When residents in Chongqing's Guanyinqiao Subdistrict face a neighborhood dispute, many offer the same answer when asked whom to turn to: "Go to Lao Ma."

"Lao Ma" is Ma Shanxiang, a 69-year-old Communist Party of China (CPC) member, who has spent more than three decades mediating conflicts in the community. His work has filled more than 280 notebooks, totaling over nine million Chinese characters, documenting thousands of stories of patience, understanding and reconciliation. Over the years, he has received more than 20,000 visits from residents and successfully mediated more than 2,500 disputes.

Ma is among the recommended nominees for the July 1 Medal, the CPC's highest honor, ahead of a gathering marking the Party's 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday (July 1). At the event, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, will confer the medal on model Party members and deliver an important speech.

One detail of the medal reflects the values it represents. Unlike China's national medals, which are worn on metal chains, the July 1 Medal features a woven fabric ribbon - a design personally proposed by President Xi. Modest rather than ornate, it symbolizes that the Party's highest honor belongs to those who come from the people, remain rooted among the people and devote themselves to serving them.

Rooted among the people

Xi has described July 1 Medal recipients as "everyday heroes" who "come from the people and are rooted among the people."

The list of this year's recommended nominees reflects that idea. Though they come from different professions, they share one defining quality: years - often decades - of quiet dedication in places where they are needed most.

Like Ma, Wu Yaqin, a community Party chief, has spent three decades in grassroots governance, resolving more than 1,000 community disputes. Rural doctor Uhas Sulayman has recorded more than 100,000 patient visits, saved thousands of critically ill patients and delivered more than 3,200 babies. Village Party secretary Li Liancheng led Xixinzhuang Village from poverty to national recognition as a model village. First-class Merit Hero Wang Yuchang quietly continued serving the people after leaving the military.

The same spirit also shines through scientific innovation. Petroleum refining expert Chen Junwu devoted his life to advancing China's refining industry and was still reviewing carbon-emissions reports in his final days. Zhong Jue, the 89-year-old academician, has spent a lifetime helping China overcome key technological bottlenecks in aluminum manufacturing. Agricultural expert Zhao Yafu has spent more than 60 years promoting modern farming in hilly regions, helping farmers increase their incomes by more than 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion).

Passing on the Party's founding spirit

The July 1 Medal is not only a tribute to exemplary Party members, but also a way to inspire others to uphold the Party's founding spirit.

Xi has called on Party members in the new era to carry forward the Party's founding spirit, stay true to the Party's original aspiration and founding mission, and fulfill their responsibilities with dedication.

Many recommended nominees have already turned personal commitment into a shared cause.

Uhas's volunteer medical team continues to expand across China's border regions. Wu has established a training platform for grassroots governance, mentoring nearly 30,000 community workers. Zhong, meanwhile, still works alongside younger researchers to tackle new technological challenges while mentoring students and supporting those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Ma believes his work is far from finished. After retiring, he was rehired to lead the "Lao Ma Studio," a grassroots dispute mediation organization, nurturing a team of more than 80,000 volunteer mediators, affectionately known as the "Little Mas."

Though nearing 70, he says the cause of people's mediation is only beginning. Borrowing Xi's analogy of a relay race, he sees his role today as not only running his own leg well, but helping the "Little Mas" carry the baton into the future.

When the July 1 Medals are conferred on Wednesday, the spotlight will fall on a group of "everyday heroes." Their stories may begin in villages, neighborhoods or laboratories, but they all point to the same enduring values: staying close to the people and passing that spirit on to the next generation.

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WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection combines distinctive architecture,

private open-air bathing experiences, refined dining, and Dusit's

signature Thai-inspired gracious hospitality on the shores of Lake Toya

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 June 2026 - Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, is continuing its strategic expansion in Japan with the opening of WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection, a serene lakeside retreat in Hokkaido designed by internationally acclaimed architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates.

Officially joining the Dusit Collection brand on 1 July 2026, WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection marks the first Dusit Collection hotel in Japan and Dusit's third hotel in the country, building on the momentum established by ASAI Kyoto Shijo, a neighbourhood-inspired lifestyle hotel, and Dusit Thani Kyoto, a Michelin-Key recognised luxury hotel inspired by Kyoto's rich cultural heritage.

Dusit Collection is Dusit International's upper-upscale and luxury brand designed for distinctive hotels and resorts that celebrate individuality, local culture, thoughtful design, and a deep connection with each destination. Each property is carefully selected for its unique character and ability to create experiences shaped by the people, places, and stories that surround it.

Located on the shores of Lake Toya, a scenic caldera lake at the heart of the Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark in southwestern Hokkaido, and approximately 100 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport, WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection welcomes guests to one of Japan's most captivating natural destinations, celebrated for its volcanic landscapes, natural hot springs, outdoor adventures, and spectacular seasonal scenery.

Originally opened in 2018, the intimate luxury retreat features a striking architectural identity created by Kengo Kuma & Associates, whose extensive body of work includes the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo and Scotland's V&A Dundee design museum. Inspired by the surrounding landscape, the resort's design blends natural materials, warm textures, and a contemporary interpretation of Japanese craftsmanship to create a seamless connection between the interiors and the lake, forests, and mountains beyond.

The property features 55 lake-view guestrooms alongside three expansive two-storey villas offering additional space and privacy for families and small groups. Each guestroom offers approximately 37 sq m of living space and includes its own private open-air bath overlooking Lake Tōya, allowing guests to enjoy the calming tradition of Japanese open-air bathing in complete privacy. Guests can also enjoy a large communal bath with panoramic lake views, creating a restorative bathing experience deeply connected to the destination.

As part of its transition to Dusit Collection, the resort's culinary concepts have been refreshed to create a thoughtful dialogue between Japanese craftsmanship and Dusit's Thai heritage, showcasing the best of Hokkaido's seasonal ingredients alongside signature Thai influences.

EZO Cuisine celebrates Hokkaido's rich culinary heritage and highlights local producers through Japanese cuisine enhanced with refined international techniques. Breakfast highlights include Japanese and Thai set menus featuring locally sourced vegetables, premium Hokkaido rice, dairy products, seasonal juices, and original herbal teas, while dinner focuses on carefully crafted seasonal menus.

Guests can also discover authentic Thai noodle favourites at The Noodle Bar, including spicy and aromatic Tom Yum noodles and Khao Soi (a rich, coconut-based curry noodle dish from northern Thailand), while TARU Bar, named after the Japanese word for wooden cask, celebrates Japan's traditions of ageing and craftsmanship through a curated selection of organic Japanese teas from Dusit's tea garden in Kyoto, alongside sake, whisky, and craft liqueurs. Toya Bar completes the experience with creative cocktails, premium spirits, and relaxed lakeside evenings.

"Japan is an important strategic market for Dusit, and the arrival of Dusit Collection represents another exciting milestone in our journey to bring our unique style of Thai-inspired gracious hospitality to destinations with distinctive character and strong cultural appeal," said Chanin Donavanik, Group CEO, Dusit International. "WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection perfectly embodies the spirit of the Dusit Collection brand, demonstrating how thoughtful design, local connections, and personalised service can come together to create experiences that truly reflect their destinations."

Reservations for WE Hotel Toya, Dusit Collection are now open, with a special introductory offer inviting guests to experience the newly rebranded lakeside retreat. Available for stays from 1 July - 30 September 2026, the offer includes 20% savings on a half-board stay, including two meals daily.

For more information, please visit dusit.com/dusitcollection-wehotel-toya

About Dusit International

Established in 1949, Dusit International or Dusit Thani Public Company Limited (DUSIT) is a leading hospitality group listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Its operations comprise five distinct yet complementary business units: Dusit Hotels and Resorts, Dusit Hospitality Education, Dusit Foods, Real Estate Development, and Hospitality-Related Services.

Dusit International's diversified investments in real estate development, hospitality-related services, and the food sector are part of its long-term strategy for sustainable growth, which focuses on three key areas: balance, expansion and diversification.

For more information, please visit dusit-international.com

About Dusit Hotels and Resorts

Dusit Hotels and Resorts is the hotel arm of Dusit International. With a heartfelt belief and commitment to introducing Thai-inspired gracious hospitality to the world, Dusit Hotels and Resorts offers guests a uniquely special stay in high-style surroundings and a personalised approach to service. The group's portfolio of hotels, resorts and luxury villas includes close to 300 properties operating under a total of nine brands (Devarana - Dusit Retreats, Dusit Thani, Dusit Suites, Dusit Collection, Dusit Hotels, dusitD2, Dusit Princess, ASAI Hotels, and Elite Havens) across 18 countries worldwide.

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NANTONG, China, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since phase I was put into full -load production early this year, Sigenergy has officially broken ground on June 29th on Phase II of its Nantong Intelligent Energy Center and a new joint venture production facility for energy storage structural components.

Located in the Nantong Sutong Science and Technology Industrial Park, the expansion marks a major milestone in scaling the company's AI-driven smart manufacturing and global supply chain.

Following the successful launch of Phase I early this year, the completion of Phase II will bring our massive Nantong manufacturing base to nearly 400,000 square meters. The facility will serve as Sigenergy's global manufacturing hub, supplying residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale energy storage products worldwide.

Simultaneously, Sigenergy broke ground on its joint venture with Xianghua Hardware Technology. This 170,000-square-meter facility will further boost Sigenergy's in-house capabilities in high-precision sheet metal, die-casting, and injection molding, providing a robust manufacturing foundation for its next-generation premium storage hardware.

"The launch of Phase II and our joint venture project is a strategic expansion to meet global, all-scenario energy storage demands," said Tony Xu, Founder and CEO of Sigenergy. "We will continue to integrate AI, big data, and our self-developed digital systems across our entire production, quality control, and logistics pipeline to build a truly smart, highly reliable factory."

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by senior government officials along with Sigenergy leadership and key industry partners.

About Sigenergy

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Shanghai, Sigenergy (06656.HK) is a technology-driven company focused on innovation in the new energy sector. Leveraging advanced digital intelligence and a highly skilled talent base, the company has expanded into photovoltaic (PV) generation, smart energy storage, and high-efficiency electric vehicle (EV) charging. Guided by its "AI in All" strategy, Sigenergy integrates artificial intelligence across its product solutions to deliver safer, smarter, and more efficient energy choices for households and businesses worldwide.

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XI'AN, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 June 2026 - The world's first commercial multimodal large language model (LLM) for cultural tourism, called BoGuan, has entered broad application in Xi'an, China. This model generates commercial returns by supporting the creation of digital IP for intangible cultural heritage, the development of cultural tourism applications, and the improvement of short drama production. This is injecting new momentum into both China's heritage preservation initiatives and the cultural tourism industry.

Xi'an is one of China's oldest cities and one of its most popular international tourist destinations. Shaanxi Culture Industry Investment Group (SCG) is working with partners like Huawei, China Telecom Shaanxi, and China West Airport Group (CWAG) to promote cultural tourism using digital technologies including AI and 5G-A.For example, BoGuan is used to support a new AI travel companion agent that had been made available to over 4 million users by March of this year.

In September 2025, SCG and Huawei unveiled the BoGuan Large Model, the world's first commercial multimodal LLM for cultural tourism. It is also China's first industry-specific model dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage. This model is built on intelligent computing infrastructure and a high-quality dataset. The dataset has over 1.2 PB of data, including 31 million images, 4.4 million minutes of video footage, 2.18 million minutes of audio recordings, 510 3D models, and 960 million pieces of structured text.

BoGuan can generate highly-accurate multimodal content, such as museum-quality content about cultural relics. This allows it to support the creation of new digital relic presentations, the digitalization and preservation of traditional craftsmanship, and the creation of digital IP for intangible cultural heritage. Zhang Beiyuan, a dough sculpture artisan, said, "With this model, I can complete a dough sculpture that used to take two or three months in less than a week." BoGuan is also used to create digital IP like the popular cartoon character Tang Biaobiao, which is designed by integrating local cultural heritage elements with the stone carvings of the Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum. The sales of related digital collectibles and creative products have exceeded CNY2 million.

In addition to supporting cultural heritage preservation, BoGuan has been used to develop a range of cultural tourism apps, such as AI photography and AI travel companion agent. Visitors can directly talk with this agent on the GO-SHAANXI app to create and adjust travel itineraries and get real-time performance recommendations at attractions. The Zhiying Camera mini program provides paid services that instantly integrate user photos with AI-generated scenes from history, allowing visitors to "travel back to ancient times." These new consumption options unlock the business value of quality cultural tourism data. Furthermore, SCG is using BoGuan to integrate short drama production with cultural tourism and improve production efficiency and quality in Xi'an, a renowned short drama hub.

Additionally, China Telecom Shaanxi and Huawei have deployed a 5G-A network based on three component carrier aggregation (3CC) technology at Xi'an's Grand Tang Mall, a popular tourist attraction. The network delivers peak uplink and downlink rates of 600 Mbps and 3.5 Gbps, respectively, about 10 times faster than common 5G networks. During the 2026 May Day holiday, this network supported concurrent access for 23,000 users, guaranteeing smooth video watching and social media experiences. Furthermore, 5G-A-powered HD live streaming at the Grand Tang Mall has become an important way for the attraction to bring in new visitors. According to public data, the average user dwell time of these live streams has nearly doubled and the average transaction value has increased by 62%.

Edric Chu, General Manager of Huawei's Shaanxi Rep Office, said, "Artificial intelligence is not simply a stack of technologies. It has become a key enabler that can activate thousands of years of cultural heritage, reshape travel experiences, and inject new momentum into the industry. Moving forward, Huawei will continue working with our partners to enhance cultural heritage preservation with digital and intelligent technologies, and stimulate development within the cultural tourism industry."

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Five years in the making, Autheo is launching its decentralized operating system on Mainnet - after public testnet adoption surpassed 1.8 million wallets, nearly 1 million smart contracts, and 8.8 million transactions

SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Autheo today launched the Mainnet of its decentralized operating system - a coordination layer enabling the Web, Web3, AI agents, and crypto applications to interoperate natively, with post-quantum security for digital identity, tokens, smart contracts, and agentic AI.

THE COORDINATION LAYER THE INTERNET NEVER HAD

Today's blockchain landscape is fragmented - Web2, Web3, AI agents, and crypto applications cannot interoperate natively, and cross-chain bridges operate at the bridging layer. Autheo provides a coordination and execution layer where Web services, blockchain networks, and AI agents coordinate natively on a common identity, messaging, and execution surface, anchored by an on-chain, quantum-resistant trust and identity layer for agentic AI.

  "We didn't set out to build just another network," said Scott Bayless, Managing Director and co-founder of Autheo. "We set out to find the right relation between the ones we already have. A body has many parts. A city is many trades. The Internet today is many systems - each doing its work, none of them moving as one. With Mainnet now live, Autheo is the layer where the web, the chain, and the agent can finally work together."

   

FOUNDED BY LONG-TIME COLLABORATORS

Founded in July 2021 by Todd Mortenson and Scott Bayless, Autheo was built around four architectural foundations: TheoID (W3C-compliant DID for users, services, and AI agents); PQCNet (post-quantum framework on NIST standards: ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA); a sovereign Cosmos SDK Layer 0 with native IBC interoperability; and an integrated EVM-compatible Layer 1 execution environment, operating as a Proof-of-Stake with delegated staking and licensed validators, secured by block finality through CometBFT consensus ("Proof of Autheo"). Engineering is led by CEngO Kenneth Harper, with contributors across MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and Caltech. Audits: Halborn (testnet) and CertiK (Mainnet). Partners include Zeeve, InfStones, Hydrex, Halborn, CertiK, TrustSwap, Team.Finance, and Utila.

TESTNET ADOPTION HAS COMPOUNDED

Autheo's public testnet went live in 2025 and attracted 350,000 wallets and 60,000 smart contracts over its first twelve months. Following the May 12, 2026 Mainnet Phase 1 announcement, adoption accelerated: wallet addresses grew more than 5x and smart contracts more than 15x in the 45 days since. Cumulative totals:

1,812,088 wallet addresses

968,502 smart contracts

(Figures per Autheo network data, June 24, 2026. Independently verifiable on the public testnet explorer: testnet-explorer.autheo.com ? verified contracts.)

  "Mainnet is live," said Todd Mortenson, Managing Director and co-founder of Autheo. "The industry will be racing to retrofit post-quantum security ahead of NIST's timeline - our developers won't have to. We built PQC in from the ground up. One interface for Web services, on-chain protocols, and AI agents. One million human developers on-chain within three years. And the AI agents building alongside them? Orders of magnitude more. The coordination layer for that future is live today."

   

WHAT'S NEXT

Developer access (Mainnet, live today):

Docs: docs.autheo.com

Mainnet block explorer: evm-explorer.autheo.com

Chain ID: 2127 (0x84f)

Public RPC endpoints: rpc1.autheo.com ? rpc2.autheo.com ? rpc3.autheo.com

Testnet explorer (with verified-contract source): testnet-explorer.autheo.com

The THEO token is anticipated to list on Hydrex.fi in early July 2026. Core Node, Prime Node, and Sovereign Validator (399 NFT-licensed; 275 subscribed) programs at commerce.autheo.com.

The complete press release with extended technical detail is available at autheo.com/press.

ABOUT AUTHEO

Autheo is building the Internet operating system: a decentralized coordination layer for Web, blockchain, and AI agents, anchored by PQCNet (NIST post-quantum cryptography) and W3C DIDs. Addresses the convergence of AI, blockchain, and crypto ? supporting agentic AI, tokenomics, enterprise blockchain, and on-chain digital sovereignty against quantum computing. autheo.com ? @Autheo_Network.

MEDIA CONTACT

Ryan Teigen, Director of Product Marketing

Email: ryan@autheo.com ? press@autheo.com ? Phone: 608-713-1028

autheo.com ? X: @Autheo_Network

Forward-looking statements: Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding anticipated network growth, partnerships, and roadmap, are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ. Autheo undertakes no obligation to update such statements except as required by law.

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 June 2026 - As the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) marked the six-month milestone since the launch of its full special customs operations, a Hainan provincial delegation wrapped up a three-day visit to Hong Kong. During the visit, the delegation signed deepened cooperation agreements with several major local chambers of commerce and promoted the latest policies introduced since the island-wide special customs operations took effect.

According to data released by Hainan Province during the visit, Hainan's foreign trade has surged since the launch of special customs operations. As of June 17, the province's total goods imports and exports reached RMB 173.98 billion (approximately US$24 billion), up 54.6% year on year. Imports of zero-tariff goods hit RMB 2.645 billion, a 120% jump that generated tariff savings of RMB 440 million. A total of 172,100 new market entities were registered-a 61% increase-including 1,240 foreign-invested enterprises. Zero-tariff items now account for 74% of all tariff lines, benefiting more than 12,000 market entities.

During the Hong Kong visit, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Hainan Provincial Committee (CCPIT Hainan) signed separate deepened cooperation MOUs with the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Under the MOUs, the parties will establish a regular liaison mechanism for the periodic exchange of economic and trade information, and will promote collaboration in areas including professional services, green finance, the digital economy, supply chain management, and cultural tourism. Mutual enterprise service desks will be set up to provide consulting services regarding policies and projects. The parties will leverage their complementary strengths to help Chinese mainland enterprises access overseas markets via Hong Kong, while facilitating Hong Kong companies' entry into the Chinese mainland through Hainan.

The delegation also held talks with the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, exploring ways for British and American businesses to leverage Hainan's value-added processing tariff exemptions and multifunctional free trade accounts to position themselves in regional supply chains and cross-border investment and financing. HSBC, De Beers, and other British firms are already active in Hainan, and the UK served as the Guest of Honor country at the 2025 China International Consumer Products Expo.

According to industry analysts, amid the shifting international trade landscape, Hainan is leveraging Hong Kong's "super-connector" role to accelerate its integration with global capital and business networks, while simultaneously offering the Hong Kong business community a policy testing ground for entering the Chinese mainland market.

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched the third year of its Anti-Scam Month initiative with the release of its Anti-Scam Report 2026 titled "The Evolution of Fraud in the Multi-Asset Era", developed in partnership with blockchain security firm SlowMist.

As digital finance expands across cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, stocks, CFDs, wallets, and AI-powered investment tools, the report examines how fraud is adapting to changing investor behavior and increasingly interconnected financial ecosystems.

The report finds that changes in user behavior are reshaping how fraud campaigns are designed and deployed across digital finance. According to Bitget Research, the share of active users participating across two or more asset classes grew from under 1% in mid-2025 to more than 10% by May 2026. As users move across a wider range of products and platforms, fraud campaigns are increasingly blending multiple narratives, social engineering tactics, AI-generated content, and multiple communication channels within a single operation.

Drawing on Bitget Research and investigations conducted by SlowMist, the report found that many successful scams no longer rely on a single point of compromise. Fraud operators guide victims through a sequence of interactions spanning social media platforms, messaging applications, investment communities, phishing infrastructure, and wallet activity before assets are ultimately stolen. Between July 2025 and June 2026, Bitget's security infrastructure intercepted more than 150 million malicious requests, identified over 13,000 high-risk malicious IP addresses, handled 18,135 user protection cases, and supported the recovery of $32.3 million linked to security incidents and fraudulent activity.

"Security challenges evolve alongside markets. As more users participate across crypto, stocks, tokenized assets and AI-powered products, fraud campaigns are becoming sophisticated in how they build trust and influence decision-making. Understanding those risks is an important step toward protecting users and strengthening confidence across the broader ecosystem," said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget.

The report identifies several trends shaping the current fraud environment, including AI-generated investment personas, deepfake-enabled scams, voice-cloning attacks, synthetic investment communities, wallet-draining operations, malicious smart contracts, and increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns. Among the cases examined are a deepfake investment scam impersonating Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, an AI-generated investment advertising campaign that reportedly defrauded thousands of Swedish investors, the Truman Show synthetic community scam involving approximately 90 fabricated investor identities, and the Rublevka Team wallet-draining operation documented in early 2026.

Beyond examining how scams operate, the report explores victim psychology, common scam entry points, post-theft asset movement, and recovery challenges. It also outlines practical measures users can take to strengthen account security, recognize AI-enabled deception, evaluate investment opportunities more effectively, and respond to security incidents.

Since launching Anti-Scam Month in 2024, Bitget has worked with security researchers, ecosystem partners, and industry organizations to improve awareness around emerging threats and promote stronger user protection practices. Throughout June, Bitget's Anti-Scam Month campaign will feature educational content, security awareness initiatives, and collaborations with industry partners aimed at helping users identify emerging threats and strengthen their ability to protect digital assets.

For more information, please read the report here.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 500+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP?. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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Clinically meaningful improvements in skin symptoms reported as early as week 4 and sustained over the 48-week study period 

Data presented at the 6th World Congress of Cutaneous Lymphomas meeting in Montreal, Canada

PRINCETON, N.J., June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyowa Kirin, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd (TSE: 4151), today announced positive results from PROSPER, a real-world observational study of mogamulizumab in adults with mycosis fungoides (MF) or S?zary syndrome (SS).

In the study, patients reported clinically meaningful improvements in skin symptoms (itch, flaking, and redness) and body temperature regulation as early as week 4, with improvements in sleep and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) starting at week 12. Improvements were sustained throughout the study period, with additional gains in HRQoL reported through week 48.

"Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma can affect far more than just the skin, impacting how patients feel and function every day," said Professor Julia Scarisbrick, Principal Investigator, Honorary Professor of Dermatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. "These findings from the PROSPER study are encouraging because they show that in patients with MF or SS, mogamulizumab can help ease symptoms that affect everyday life, and those improvements can be long-lasting."

Mycosis fungoides and S?zary syndrome are two sub-types of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that primarily affects the skin, presenting as patches, plaques, tumors, or reddening of the entire skin, and may be associated with severe itching. The disease may spread to lymph nodes, blood, and/or other organs in some patients.

"Clinical studies are stronger when they are shaped by the voices and lived experiences of people living with the disease," said Susan Thornton, study author and co-CEO, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation. "Collaboration between industry and the patient community is essential to designing studies that generate more relevant insights into symptom burden, quality of life, and the day-to-day treatment experience."

Key PROSPER Findings

The study included 73 patients with relapsed or refractory MF or SS (n=41 MF; n=32 SS). Patient-reported outcomes were collected at baseline and throughout the study using:

A CTCL-specific symptom diary assessing the severity of skin itch, pain, redness, and flaking, frequency of sleep problems, and difficulty regulating body temperature

The MF/SS-CTCL-QoL questionnaire, which measured the impact of CTCL on daily life

The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), which assessed fatigue severity and its impact on daily functioning

Mean symptom scores (mean +/- standard deviation) improved from baseline to week 48 across key skin symptoms, including itch (−2.5 ?3.4), flaking (-3.1 ?3.5), redness (-3.1 ?3.5), and pain (-1.7 ?4.4). Clinically meaningful improvements in skin itch, flaking, and redness were observed as early as week 4, and improvements in pain by week 12   (i.e., exceeding the minimum important difference (MID)). These effects were sustained through week 48.

By week 48, 30% of patients reported at least a 2-point improvement in sleep, and 37% reported better body temperature regulation. Patients also showed significant, clinically meaningful improvements in disease-specific health-related quality-of-life scores (MF/SS-CTCL-QoL) beginning at week 12, with further gains through week 48. While fatigue scores changed little among patients with MF, patients with SS showed a significant improvement in total BFI scores, reaching the MID threshold at week 48.

"Studies like PROSPER show why real-world data generation matters, particularly in rare cancers like mycosis fungoides and S?zary syndrome," said Angela Williams, PhD, Global Head of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Kyowa Kirin. "These data help broaden understanding of the lived experience of patients and care partners with mogamulizumab treatment in everyday practice, including the impact on symptoms and quality-of-life that may not be fully reflected by outcomes collected in clinical trial."

About PROSPER

The objective of the PROSPER (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05455931) study is to gain insight into the experiences of patients with MF or SS receiving mogamulizumab in real-world clinical practice through the collection of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data, enriched with qualitative data on disease and treatment experience. The study was designed with input from patients and caregivers to ensure patient-relevant outcomes were selected, and it was conducted in six countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, at 19 sites working with patients with MF or SS. Patients were followed for up to 50 weeks from study enrollment.

U.S. POTELIGEO (mogamulizumab-kpkc) Indication

POTELIGEO injection for intravenous infusion is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides (MF) or S?zary syndrome (SS) after at least one prior systemic therapy.

Important Safety Information

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

Dermatologic toxicity: Monitor patients for rash throughout the course of treatment. For patients who experienced dermatologic toxicity in Trial 1, the median time to onset was 15 weeks, with 25% of cases occurring after 31 weeks. Interrupt POTELIGEO for moderate or severe rash (Grades 2 or 3). Permanently discontinue POTELIGEO for life-threatening (Grade 4) rash or for any Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

Infusion reactions: Most infusion reactions occur during or shortly after the first infusion. Infusion reactions can also occur with subsequent infusions. Monitor patients closely for signs and symptoms of infusion reactions and interrupt the infusion for any grade reaction and treat promptly. Permanently discontinue POTELIGEO for any life-threatening (Grade 4) infusion reaction.

Infections: Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat promptly.

Autoimmune complications: Interrupt or permanently discontinue POTELIGEO as appropriate for suspected immune-mediated adverse reactions. Consider the benefit/risk of POTELIGEO in patients with a history of autoimmune disease.

Complications of allogeneic HSCT after POTELIGEO: Increased risks of transplant complications have been reported in patients who received allogeneic HSCT after POTELIGEO. Follow patients closely for early evidence of transplant-related complications.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥10% of patients) with POTELIGEO in the clinical trial were rash, including drug eruption (35%), infusion reaction (33%), fatigue (31%), diarrhea (28%), drug eruption (24%), upper respiratory tract infection (22%), musculoskeletal pain (22%), skin infection (19%), pyrexia (17%), edema (16%), nausea (16%), headache (14%), thrombocytopenia (14%), constipation (13%), anemia (12%), mucositis (12%), cough (11%), and hypertension (10%).

You are encouraged to report suspected adverse reactions to Kyowa Kirin, Inc. at 1-844-768-3544 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Please see additional Important Safety Information in full Prescribing Information as well as Patient Information.

About Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin aims to discover and deliver novel medicines and treatments with life-changing value. As a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, we have invested in drug discovery and biotechnology innovation for more than 70 years and are currently working to engineer the next generation of antibodies and cell and gene therapies with the potential to help patients with high unmet medical needs, such as bone & mineral, intractable hematological diseases/hemato-oncology, and rare diseases. A shared commitment to our values, to sustainable growth, and to making people smile unites us across the globe.  You can learn more about the business of Kyowa Kirin at www.kyowakirin.com.

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CONTACT:

Susan Thiele

Head of Therapeutic Communications, North America

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