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JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Guizhou, a province renowned not only for the majestic Huangguoshu Waterfall and the mystical Mount Fanjing, is now more accessible than ever thanks to China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy. This initiative offers greater convenience for international travelers seeking to explore the province’s rich natural beauty, vibrant ethnic culture, and technological innovation. 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy Enhances the Allure of Amazing Guizhou in Jakarta To further promote this policy and Guizhou’s tourism appeal, the “240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Promotion and Exchange Conference” was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the afternoon of August 4. Hosted by the Guizhou Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the event highlighted Guizhou’s diverse attractions, from shimmering Miao silverwork and the soulful Grand Songs of the Dong people to breathtaking mountain landscapes and a booming big data industry. Ms. Wang Lin, Director of the Department’s Promotion and Exchange Division, gave a detailed briefing on the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, including its scope of application and compatible multi-destination travel products. She introduced Guizhou’s rich tourism resources, including natural wonders, architectural marvels, ethnic heritage, summer retreats, and outdoor sports. “This exchange aims to help more Indonesian tourism professionals understand Guizhou,” she said. “The visa-free transit policy is a strong catalyst for encouraging Indonesian travelers to visit. As international travel becomes more convenient with enhanced flight connectivity and smoother mobile payment experiences, tourism cooperation between Guizhou and Indonesia will deepen.” Mr. Anton Surmali, Vice President of the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA), expressed appreciation for the visa policy, noting its significance in facilitating travel between the two regions. “I’ve read about Guizhou’s stunning landscapes and unique culture in the media,” he said. “I look forward to visiting personally and believe this policy will attract more Indonesian tourists to the province.” Ms. Wen Weiya, Director of the International Mountain Tourism Development Center of Guizhou, introduced the evolution of international mountain tourism, the structure and scale of the International Mountain Tourism Alliance (IMTA), and its development achievements. She emphasized that IMTA is committed to working with global tourism stakeholders in a spirit of equality, inclusivity, and collaboration to jointly build and share the outcomes of high-quality mountain tourism development. She warmly invited Indonesian businesses to join the alliance and participate in the upcoming International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference in Guizhou this November. Mr. Wirawan Lesmana, Director of Ayo Wisata Tour, highlighted the policy’s importance in encouraging Indonesian travelers to pursue outbound tourism. “Guizhou’s rich tourism resources, combined with the visa-free advantage, offer great opportunities for collaborative product design and joint marketing to achieve mutual benefits,” he remarked. During the event, representatives from tourism associations and travel agencies in both Guizhou and Indonesia engaged in active dialogue and idea exchange. Indonesian agencies inquired in detail about the scope of the visa-free policy and suggested leveraging social media and short video platforms to boost Guizhou’s visibility in the Indonesian market. They recommended creating customized travel packages tailored to Indonesian preferences to attract more tourists to Guizhou. Looking ahead, Guizhou will continue to strengthen cooperation with Indonesia’s tourism industry. By leveraging the 240-hour visa-free transit policy and working closely with airlines, Guizhou aims to launch more high-quality, multi-destination travel products. These efforts will ensure that more Indonesian tourists include Guizhou in their travel itineraries, further establishing Amazing Guizhou as a world-class tourist destination. Hashtag: #GuizhouLongxiTravelAgency The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Aspire, a leading all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses, has lowered its foreign exchange fees further to help entrepreneurs reduce costs and scale globally without compromising their runway. With this latest adjustment, Aspire now offers one of the lowest FX rates in the market, solidifying its position as the most cost effective choice for cross-border business payments. Rising global costs and tighter access to capital have made financial efficiency a critical priority for startups. Founders in Singapore and across the region are under mounting pressure to extend their runway and make every dollar count, especially as they expand into new markets. From paying overseas suppliers and contractors to managing remote teams and launching in new geographies, cross-border payments are now routine for today’s startups. In fact, 79% of Singapore SMEs report plans for greater international expansion, and 63% have increased their use of overseas suppliers and services. Despite this trend, Singapore businesses lose an estimated S$5.66 billion annually due to hidden FX markups and unclear exchange rate fees. These losses quietly erode already slim margins and reduce the capital available for growth. Aspire’s updated FX pricing ensures global transactions align with the way modern startups operate: lean, transparent, and built for speed. “Many businesses today are global from day one, but they are losing margin to expensive rates and hidden and opaque fees,” said Andrea Baronchelli, CEO and co-founder of Aspire. “At Aspire, we believe protecting the runway shouldn’t come at the cost of international growth. By lowering our FX rates further, we’re giving founders a faster, more cost-effective way to scale across borders without compromise. What you see is what you pay for.” This is not a short-term adjustment by Aspire. This move underscores its ongoing commitment to helping founders scale efficiently today and in the long run, eliminating unnecessary costs and offering the best possible FX rates in the market. The updated FX rates are available immediately to all Aspire Singapore business account users. To learn more please visit https://aspireapp.com/global-payments.Hashtag: #Aspire https://aspireapp.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspireapp-global/ The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Aspire Aspire is the all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses globally, helping over 50,000 companies save time and money with international payments, treasury, expense, payable, and receivable management solutions – accessible via a single, user-friendly account. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries, clients in 30+ markets and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal. In 2023, Aspire closed an oversubscribed US$100M Series C round and announced that it has achieved profitability.

Innovation at the speed of agentic AI, built on NVIDIA AI, provides a data-driven foundation for supercharged decision-making HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today unveiled a groundbreaking new cyber resilience model that reinvents how enterprises approach proactive security. Trend’s Digital Twin capabilities will empower enterprises to simulate real-world cyber threats, validate their defenses, and adapt policies in real time across complex and diverse digital environments. To learn more about how Trend’s Digital Twin technology is reshaping proactive security, visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/business/ai/digital-twin.html Bartley Richardson, Senior Engineering Director, Agentic AI at NVIDIA: “In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations need proactive solutions that can anticipate and counter potential threats before they occur. Powered by NVIDIA NIM microservices, Trend’s cybersecurity digital twins bring AI-driven protection to enterprise infrastructure.” At the core of this model is Trend’s advanced agentic AI and industry-first application of cybersecurity digital twin technology. By creating high-fidelity, continuously updated simulation of an organization’s infrastructure, Trend enables security teams to visualize risk, test scenarios safely, and make rapid, data-driven decisions that improve resilience and reduce business disruptions. The shift from periodic assessments to continuous, intelligent simulation marks a major evolution in proactive cybersecurity. It allows organizations to stay ahead of adversaries, harden their environments to circumvent cybersecurity threats, and confidently secure mission-critical operations against an ever-changing threat landscape. The technology shifts security practices from static and reactive to dynamic and predictive, enabling measurable improvements across a range of critical use cases. Stuart Samples, Chief Technology Officer at Northeast Georgia Health System: “Trend’s digital twin approach completely changes our ability to understand risk in real-time. It helps us catch threats we didn’t even know to look for, allowing our team to focus less on firefighting and more on confidently driving innovation.” Trend’s cybersecurity Digital Twin technology is powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, including NVIDIA NIM microservices. This enterprise-grade software enables the delivery of agentic AI models, optimized inference, and secure, scalable deployment—combining the simplicity of APIs with the flexibility of self-hosted infrastructure to strengthen cybersecurity outcomes with AI-driven precision. Trend’s Digital Twin model will help organizations proactively manage risk across their entire infrastructure—from on-prem to cloud, IT to OT, and legacy to next gen AI-powered systems. It comes as governments and industry leaders accelerate AI infrastructure investments. Trend’s approach to digital twins enables customers to make better informed risk decisions and enhance security operations across their organization. Scenario planning: AI agents simulate threats and tactics within the Digital Twin, long before a real-world incident occurs. This helps to test current mitigation strategies in a continuous cycle, to improve resilience planning for sensitive and complex environments. Security investments: Decision makers can introduce new tools, policies, or architectural changes to see how they perform in the virtual environment. This results in better informed, data-driven investment decisions. Business resilience optimization: Digital Twin technology can be used to simulate business-critical failure scenarios to highlight how data flows, how decisions are made, and how disruptions ripple across IT/OT systems and teams. These real-time risk insights boost enterprise security planning capabilities without risking disruption to production systems. Frank Dickson, Group Vice President, Security & Trust at IDC: “As threats migrate to OT, proactive security is critical. Trend Micro’s Digital Twin technology introduces a new operational model for enterprise cyber security: simulation. Sometimes even probing a production network can result in downtime, often making it extremely difficult to expose vulnerabilities and confirm compensating measures. A continuous cycle of adversary simulation and defensive validation becomes a value tool to ensure that organizations stay ahead of cyber threats, while being sensitive to the fragility of some operational environments.” The announcement is the latest in a line of innovation-led projects from Trend designed to help network defenders harness AI, close skill gaps, and improve security outcomes. Most recently, Trend announced it would open source its Trend Cybertron AI model and agent framework in a bid to accelerate the development of autonomous cybersecurity agents. Its work has also expanded to cover protection for GenAI workloads and advances to sovereign AI infrastructure. Rachel Jin, Chief Enterprise Platform Officer at Trend: “Enterprises are struggling to defend complex, dynamic infrastructure environments from highly adaptive, AI-powered adversaries. Rapid shifts in threat actor tactics and IT infrastructure mean reactive, point-in-time risk assessments are no longer fit for purpose. Our Digital Twin technology empowers customers to simulate threats and safely validate security controls without touching production systems—to finally close the gap between digital transformation and defensive readiness.” Hashtag: #trendmicro #trendvisionone #visionone #cybersecurity#digitaltwin https://www.trendmicro.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trend-micro-hong-kong-96353768/https://twitter.com/trendmicroameahttps://www.facebook.com/tmhk1989/ The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Trend Micro Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has announced the appointment of Pamela Ong as Country Manager for Singapore and the Asia region. This strategic move underscores ESET’s ongoing commitment to addressing the rapidly evolving cybersecurity demands in Singapore and across Asia, especially following accelerated digital transformation post-pandemic. Pamela Ong, Country Manager Singapore and Asia, ESET Ong has over a decade of experience at ESET, consistently demonstrating her capability through successive leadership roles including Channel Manager for China, Sales Manager for APAC, and most recently, Sales Director for APAC. Her deep industry knowledge and proven leadership make her uniquely suited to elevate ESET’s position in Singapore, a market identified as a pivotal growth hub in the region. “I’m incredibly proud to take on this role,” said Ong. “Singapore has quickly emerged as a digital innovation hub, especially after post-COVID digital transformation efforts of Singapore. The demand for advanced protection has thus grown tremendously as businesses accelerate their digital journeys. As we expand ESET’s impact across Asia, I’m excited to deepen our presence in Singapore, a market that is both strategic and full of potential. I’m also equally committed to building a more inclusive future where women can thrive in cybersecurity, and helping to shape a stronger, safer digital world for everyone.” In addition to her business acumen, Ong is also a passionate champion of DEI in cybersecurity and STEM. In 2025, she helped launch the ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship in Singapore and India, empowering the next generation of female cybersecurity professionals and driving change across the industry. “Singapore is a strategic priority for ESET in the APAC region. It’s paramount that we place our best people in our most important roles, and Pamela brings unmatched experience, leadership, and vision to this position,” said Parvinder Walia, President of the Asia Pacific region at ESET. Ong will be based in Singapore, reporting directly to Walia. Hashtag: #ESET The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About ESET ESET® provides cutting-edge digital security to prevent attacks before they happen. By combining the power of AI and human expertise, ESET stays ahead of known and emerging cyberthreats — securing businesses, critical infrastructure, and individuals. Whether it’s endpoint, cloud, or mobile protection, our AI-native, cloud-first solutions and services remain highly effective and easy to use. ESET technology includes robust detection and response, ultra-secure encryption, and multifactor authentication. With 24/7 real-time defense and strong local support, we keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. An ever-evolving digital landscape demands a progressive approach to security: ESET is committed to world-class research and powerful threat intelligence, backed by R&D centers and a strong global partner network. For more information, visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.

Over 1,000 Sellers Gathered to Gain Insights on AI, Brand Differentiation and KOL Partnerships KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Lazada, a leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia, reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating digital entrepreneurship and enabling local business success at the Lazada Seller Summit 2025. Drawing over 1,000 sellers nationwide, the summit served as a strategic platform to share insights, unveil new tools and explore the future of Malaysia’s digital economy. Now in its second year, the summit spotlighted Lazada’s next-phase innovations, including AI-powered solutions, platform-exclusive offerings and creator-led commerce strategies. This cements the platform’s role as a partner in seller growth and digital transformation. In addition to spotlighting AI-powered solutions, brand differentiation and the rise of social commerce, the event also celebrated seller excellence through dedicated award segments, recognising top-performing and high-growth sellers who have achieved outstanding success on the platform. “By equipping entrepreneurs with practical tools and structured guidance, Lazada has helped accelerate our national shift toward a more agile and future-ready economy. We look forward to more efforts by Lazada to encourage sellers, especially those in remote and non-urban areas, to come online and leverage these digital tools, in line with the vision set out in the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13),” said Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister of Communications at the event. “As a key player in digital commerce, Lazada is well-positioned to support this national agenda by collaborating with initiatives such as National Information Dissemination Center, under the Cashless Society drive. Such partnerships can help bridge the digital divide and ensure that no community is left behind as Malaysia accelerates toward an inclusive digital future.” “Seller Summit 2025 reflects our ongoing investment in innovation and our strong belief in the power of local entrepreneurs to shape the future of digital trade,” said Kaya Qin, Chief Executive Officer of Lazada Malaysia. “At Lazada, we are committed to creating a more intelligent and inclusive eCommerce ecosystem – one where every seller, regardless of size or background, has access to the tools, insights and opportunities needed to grow.” Among the major announcements at the summit was the rollout of AI-powered seller tools, further underscoring Lazada’s commitment to tech-driven empowerment. These innovations are designed to simplify the seller journey at every stage, from onboarding and operations to campaign execution and business growth. By automating routine tasks and delivering real-time insights, the new tools aim to help sellers “break zero” faster and stay agile amid shifting market dynamics. Complementing these advancements was the showcase of Lazada’s expanded support ecosystem, which includes strategic subsidies, advanced analytics and enhanced fulfillment solutions, giving sellers the firepower to drive conversions and scale sustainably. The summit also spotlighted the growing influence of creator-led commerce, with a dedicated session featuring a prominent influencer and a panel of top Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). These leading digital voices shared actionable insights on crafting high-impact campaigns, interpreting evolving consumer behaviour and building authentic collaborations that drive meaningful engagement with today’s audiences. “Winning this award is a proud moment for our team. Lazada’s support ranging from AI insights to priority delivery, has helped us scale faster than we imagined,” said Mr Lee Jia Wei, Founder, GAIAS Bedding & Bath, recipient of the The Local Brand of the Year Award. “We are truly honoured to receive this award. It reflects the unwavering support from our customers and the dedicated efforts of our team. Lazada has empowered us to grow while staying close to the communities we serve,” said Mr Khairul Idham Ramdzan, COO, Siti Khadijah Apparel Sdn Bhd, also a winner of the Local Brand of the Year Award. The Lazada Seller Summit continues to serve as a critical platform for knowledge sharing, upskilling and community building among sellers. As part of the one-day agenda, sellers were introduced to a comprehensive ecosystem of tools, programs and strategic support to accelerate business growth. Some other business accelerating features include smart subsidies, advanced data analytics and priority delivery services, all of which ensure both new and established sellers can thrive in a competitive eCommerce landscape. APPENDIX Lazada Seller Summit 2025 Award Winners Award Winners Excellence Awards General Merchandise mobile goo General Merchandise Elegant Concept Fashion COZY_EYEWEAR Fashion SC OnlineStore Electronics SL Integrated Electronics PH CHAIN STORE FMCG CARiNG ESTORE FMCG Petico.my Top Brand Awards General Merchandise Jean Perry Malaysia General Merchandise OGAWA Fashion TOMEI Fashion PVH Asia Limited Electronics Sonos Electronics Philips Official eStore FMCG Hoppi® Malaysia FMCG SC Johnson Local Brand of the Year Awards Fashion Siti Khadijah General Merchandise GAIAS Bedding & Bath Comprehensive Trust and Impact Award Social Selling KOL Elle Onni Social Selling KOL WTalent Social Selling KOL Stella Boo Social Selling KOL Vickie Siah Collective Influence Pioneers Award Social Selling KOL Fish 阿鱼 Social Selling KOL heyiamcoco Brand Marketing Excellence Award Social Selling KOL CONSMY Social Selling KOL Regis.os Hashtag: #LazadaMY #Lazada https://www.lazada.com.myhttps://x.com/LazadaMYhttps://www.facebook.com/LazadaMalaysiahttps://www.instagram.com/lazada_my/ The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Lazada Group Lazada Group is Southeast Asia’s pioneer eCommerce platform. For the last 13 years, Lazada has been accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. Today, a thriving local ecosystem links about 160 million active users to more than one million actively-selling sellers every month, who are transacting safely and securely via trusted payments channels and Lazada Wallet, receiving parcels through a homegrown logistics network that has become the largest in the region.

Artist line-ups, dining, artwork and more revealed in the second release BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Wonderfruit, Thailand’s annual celebration of culture, art, music and nature, returns for a milestone 10th edition from 11–15 December 2025 at The Fields of Siam Country Club. Renowned international artists, diverse regional and Thai acts, chefs’ table experiences, Thai Molam legends, as well as rituals, workshops and talks are brought together at highly conceptualized venues, each built and designed with circularity and sustainability in mind. Solar Village at Wonderfruit This milestone edition continues Wonderfruit’s decade-long exploration of Mind, Nature and Sound through human expressions, acting as a platform for audiences and artists alike to discover culture and new ways of thinking. Get a deeper look at the second official release of a Guide to Wonder, with much more to come. Music designed for well-being. Through an initiative called Sonic Minds, Wonderfruit collaborates with MSCTY_Studio for year-round research, culminating in soundscapes that aim to improve how we feel. This initiative unravels through live performances (Shook, Elsa Hewitt, Scanner and more) and via sound installations appearing in unexpected places, like in the forest, restrooms or bridges. Molam World takes Isaan root music to the global stage. Home for Northeastern Thai music, food and art, Molam World extends its curation across local and international artists, from fan favorites Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band to legendary Rungfa Kulachai and international artists like Giles Peterson and Ustad Noor Bakhsh. A new multipurpose space, Molam Theatre, designed by PO-D Architects, joins the iconic Molam Bus. From natural amphitheaters to secret forest dancefloors, 40+ venues come alive: Beloved venues like The Quarry, Forbidden Fruit, Solar Village, Enfold and an expanded Living Village fill The Fields with a range of music, including a hybrid set from FKJ, Kerala Dust, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Hatis Noit & Orly Anan, múm, Shubostar, A Guy Called Gerald, Pearson Sound, Tristan Perich & ensemble 0, Vanishing Twin, Dawn of Midi, DOTT, JPBS x DuckUnit, Red-i, Minyo Crusaders and much more. Appearing for the first time, Baan Bardo, a brand new venue designed by Wit Pimkanchanapong, features a kinetic maze and multi-dimensional curation from ROVR, Dhyana and Erased Tapes. Featuring artists eucamedix, Theo Parrish, Britta Arnold, yubass, Daniel Brandt, and Open Reel Ensemble, with an art performance from Lucky Vakharia, a Nepali Charya Nritya dance workshop with Punyasagara, a guided meditation experience with Black Turtle and more. Thoughtful, interactive art fills The Fields: With over 20 installations, Wonderfruit aims to involve art that encourages human connection. From new Social Interventions by Ab Rogers Design to finding shelter in the dome of ‘Singing In My Mind’ by Satit Raksasri, to artist Pinaree Sanpitak’s crafted steel and stone tables that invite communal gatherings and Microtopia by TeaRoom offering introspection through tea smoking and ceremonies. An expansive world of wellness rooted deeply in global traditions: Wonderness offers 100+ unique workshops, rituals and ceremonies with a variety of ways to feel and live better. Including frequency-based healing with Zen monks in Quantum Deep Healing Sound Bath & Light Breathing Meditation Workshop, exploring ancient wisdom of Tantra with Viv Kan The Art of Intimacy: A Tantric Approach to Connection and practices rooted in the indigenous Amazonian tradition in the Sacred Hapé Ceremony by Maxwell Honey & David Björkström. Chefs’ tables return with matriarch-led kitchens, multi-sensory feasts and Michelin-star dining: Devoted to culinary experiences, Wonder Kitchen returns with 120+ person seating, featuring concepts from one Michelin-star and Green Star chef Deepanker Khosla from Haoma, a Mediterranean-Thai fusion feast and a sensory dining experience by Modern Biology x Electric Sheep that combines sound frequencies with Thai comfort food. Lady GooGoo hosts Ma’s Kitchen for the first time at Open Kitchen, with Burmese home cooking from one of the best views in The Fields. On the ground floor, Pa Chan’s Life’s Market features food, crafts and culinary workshops from the five regions of Thailand, inspired by how agriculture and culture impact recipes. Reflecting on the 10th anniversary of Wonderfruit, Founder ‘Pete’ Pranitan Phornprapha, shared: “Reaching ten years of Wonderfruit is a moment of real gratitude and celebration for us. It’s thanks to the shared energy, creativity and care of our community—our Wonderers that we’ve come this far.” He continued, “As we look to the future, we’re entering a new chapter—one that moves beyond the idea of a once-a-year gathering. Wonderfruit is becoming a year-round cultural platform rooted in creativity and collaboration. We’re evolving The Fields into a living, working space for learning, experimentation and circular systems—from growing our own food, rewilding the land and hosting various cultural expressions that connect people to mind, sound and nature.” Wonderfruit opens its next ticket sale for 48 hours from 2–4 September 2025 at 6pm BKK (GMT+7). Tickets will be first-come, first-served, with limited capacity. There will also be new, more accessible ways to join Wonderfruit 2025, especially for families, Thai youths under 25 and newcomers through various ticket types and accessibility points. For more information, visit www.wonderfruit.co. Hashtag: #wonderfruit #wonderfruit2025 #decadeofwonder https://wonderfruit.co/ The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Wonderfruit Punctuated by an annual event every December, Wonderfruit is a five-day celebration of art, music, food and ideas in The Fields at Siam Country Club. Produced by Thailand-based Scratch First, Wonderfruit is a continuous, curious exploration of Mind, Sound and Nature through human expression, seeking greater connection to communities, cultures and the world around us. Through immersive experiences, including performances, workshops, installations and dining, Wonderfruit creates spaces for all to gather, interact and share knowledge. Living in The Fields year-round, Wonderfruit unites designers, architects and craftspeople to build and design in harmony with nature, committing to circularity and zero waste.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – The final competition and award ceremony of the Southeast Asia Division Contest of China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (SEA-CICSIC) 2025 and Malaysia-China Youth Innovation Competition (MCYIC) 2025 concluded successfully at Xiamen University Malaysia on 20 July 2025, bringing together young innovators from all over the Southeast Asia region to present and compete with their innovation ideas and projects. Group photo of the top 5 winning teams with distinguished guests With the Ministry of Education of China as the main organiser and Xiamen University China and Xiamen University Malaysia as co-organisers, the competition attracted over 1,200 students from 10 Southeast Asian countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), with projects covering topics such as sustainable technology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and social entrepreneurship. Ultimately, 50 teams from 7 countries received awards, including 10 First Prize Awards, 15 Second Prize Awards, and 25 Third Prize Awards. These winning teams represented Xiamen University Malaysia, University of Malaya, Sampoerna University, the National University of Singapore, Cambodia University of Technology and Science (CamTech), and various universities across the region. The outstanding projects will be recommended for participation in the 2025 China International College Students’ Innovation Competition finals. Minister-Counsellor Chen Youliang from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia attended the ceremony and presented the awards. Ms. Sun Yan, Executive President of the Promotion Association for Global Youth Innovation Leaders Community, noted that this was the first time a cross-regional sub-competition of the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition was held. She emphasized that this marks a new chapter for the event and addresses the pressing need for enhanced regional collaboration. Associate Professor Zhang Ying, Vice President of Xiamen University Malaysia, stated that the university has long been committed to fostering students’ innovation abilities, and hopes that this event will strengthen people-to-people friendship between China and Southeast Asia, while promoting economic exchange with Southeast Asian countries. Mr. Li Cheng, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office at Xiamen University (China), delivered a speech on behalf of the university top management, emphasizing that the main campus and Malaysia campus will continue to deepen educational cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, promote science, technology, and talent exchange, and cultivate globally minded and innovative talent. The China International College Students’ Innovation Competition is one of the world’s largest student innovation and entrepreneurship competitions. Since its inception in 2015, the competition has attracted millions of teams and tens of millions of participants from thousands of universities in over 100 countries spanning five continents. The China–Malaysia Youth Innovation Competition, first launched in 2019, has now completed four successful editions. The event continues to garner strong participation from Malaysian students and has produced a number of notable outcomes. The launching ceremony of this year’s competition took place on 25 April 2025, and was attended by Mr. Zheng Xuefang, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia; Dato’ Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan, President of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association; Professor Li Cheng, Deputy Director of Academic Affairs at Xiamen University; and Mr. Zhu Lei, Executive President of the Global Youth Innovation Leadership Community Association. Southeast Asia Youth Join Global Innovation Movement at XMUM https://www.xmu.edu.my/2025/0724/c16257a492710/page.htm Final Results of the Competition https://events.xmu.edu.my/seacicsic25/result.html Facebook- Xiamen University Malaysia https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HsQgVe53z/ Instagram- IEC Xiamen University Malaysia https://www.instagram.com/p/DMelMfjyUlm/?img_index=1 Hashtag: #XiamenUniversityMalaysia The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.