BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) At the invitation of the Japanese side, Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People Political Consulta
TOKYO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ SignTime, is pleased to announce that it has successfully finalised a Series Bfunding round, raising 390,000,000 (USD $3,000,000, at the time of funding) at a company valuation of 2,600,000,000 (USD $20,000,000). "We are very excited to take the next steps in our growth journey and help more companies, in Japan and around the world, become more efficient and productive with the use of e-signatures and digital contracting," said Jim Weisser, CEO and Founder of SignTime. Jim Weisser, and SignTime co-founder Jonathan Siegel, who holds several patents in the e-signature market, are both serial entrepreneurs in the technology industry with multiple successful high growth company exits in Japan and in the US. They have been assisted in this venture by a team of expert advisors familiar with Japanese and global business practices and a team of experienced technology professionals in Japan. SignTime was founded in 2020 as a SaaS and web-based appli
Novavax and partner SK bioscience will provide the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in adolescents aged 12 through 17 years in South Korea GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that partner, SK bioscience, has received a Post Approval Change Application approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS) for Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adolescents aged 12 through 17. "Today's approval in South Korea is an important step in ensuring broad global access to a protein-based vaccine option," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "We are pleased to collaborate with SK b
A declining working population and rising costs to hire and retain employees will force firms in Asia Pacific to invest more in automation SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Forrester(Nasdaq: FORR) forecasts that working populations in the five largest economies in Asia Pacific - India, China, South Korea, Australia, and Japan - are more at risk due to physical robot automation than Europe and North America. By 2040, 63 million jobs are expected to be lost to automation, with more than 247 million jobs expected to be in jeopardy across industries that are more susceptible to automation, such as construction and agriculture. According to Forrester's Future Of Jobs Forecast, 2020 To 2040 (India, China, South Korea, Australia, And Japan), in the coming years, the green economy will help offset some job losses as more countries commit to carbon neutrality. India, China, South Korea, Australia, and Japan will create 28.5 million new jobs in renewable energy, green buildings, smart c
Shinzo Abe, who had been the longest-serving Japanense prime minister, was a friend of India whose tenure saw the bilateral ties gain new strength and depth and