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Manchester City and OKX Launch ‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue’ Virtual Escape Room, an Interactive and Rewarding Online Experience for Fans

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  • ‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue’ will be available from 9 August 2024 to 5 September 2024, featuring AI-powered Manchester City player avatars and interactive tasks for fans to earn rewards
  • Five rooms – Training Room, Strategy Room, OKX Lounge, Trophy Room and Lobby – offer a different experience in each

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Manchester City Football Club and OKX, a leading global crypto exchange and Web3 technology company, has announced today the launch of ‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue,’ an interactive, virtual escape room experience which allows fans to interact with Manchester City player avatars and complete tasks to earn rewards.

The experience will be divided into five rooms, each with a different theme, content and tasks for fans to experience. They include the Training Room, Strategy Room, OKX Lounge, Trophy Room and Lobby. The OKX Lounge features the two Manchester City x OKX ‘Unseen City Shirts’ digital collectibles.

Throughout the virtual escape room, fans will be guided by Manchester City player virtual avatars representing men’s team players Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson Moraes, as well as women’s team star Alex Greenwood. Fans can interact and chat with the player avatars, which are powered by AI technology, and complete tasks in each room to earn prizes and progress to further rooms. Prizes include tickets to a Manchester City game, the limited edition ‘Unseen City’ shirts and a special stadium tour from a City legend.

VP, Global Partnerships Marketing and Operations at Manchester City, Tom Boyle said: “The ‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue’ campaign, in partnership with OKX, is testament to our continuous efforts in providing fans with fresh, innovative and engaging experiences. Throughout our long-standing partnership with OKX, we’ve continued to push the boundaries and our latest Unseen City project allows our fans to test their City knowledge in an innovative virtual escape room environment”

OKX Global Head of Marketing Michael Page said: “The way Web3 technology comes to life has evolved drastically over the past few years, and so has our partnership with Manchester City. The ‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue’ campaign is not only to celebrate some of our biggest achievements together, but also to showcase our continuous efforts in bringing unique, new values for millions of fans around the world, by integrating the most advanced technology in the industry.”

‘Unseen City: Echoes of Blue’ will be available from 9 August 2024 to 5 September 2024. Fans can participate via this website.

OKX’s partnership with Manchester City began in March 2022 with a shared mission of enhancing fan experience through innovative Web3 experiences, such as the recent ‘Unseen City Collectibles Quest’, the ‘Unseen City Shirts‘ digital collectibles and the OKX Collective metaverse. OKX became the Club’s Official Sleeve Partner in June 2023 and received the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) Award for ‘Sport Sponsorship of the Year’ recently.

Learn more at okx.com

About OKX

OKX is a leading global crypto exchange and innovative Web3 company. Trusted by more than 50 million global users, OKX offers a secure and trustworthy platform that provides responsible crypto traders with innovative tools to access the world of crypto.

As a global brand and top partner of Manchester City FC and McLaren Racing, OKX uses Web3 technology to redefine how fans connect with their favorite teams. Recent examples include its Unseen City Shirts and Race Rewind digital collectible campaigns, which offer fans real-world benefits like exclusive match-day and trackside experiences. As the Presenting Partner of Tribeca Festival, OKX also empowers artists and creators through Web3.

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In line with its “on-chain, any chain” philosophy, OKX contributes to the growth of the Web3 ecosystem via its secure, interoperable and self-custody enabled OKX Wallet. OKX Wallet is a user-friendly gateway to the on-chain world, connecting to over 100 blockchains, 10,000 dApps, 170+ DeFi protocols, 500,000 tokens and nearly 500 decentralized exchanges (DEXs).

OKX is committed to transparency and security, and publishes its Proof of Reserves monthly to build trust. It is also dedicated to expanding its educational resources through OKX Learn, making digital assets accessible and understandable for a broader audience.

To learn more about OKX, download our app or visit: okx.com

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This announcement is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide (i) investment advice or an investment recommendation, (ii) an offer, solicitation, or inducement to buy, sell or hold digital assets, or (iii) financial, accounting, legal or tax advice. Digital assets, including stablecoins and NFTs, are subject to market volatility, involve a high degree of risk, and can lose value. You should carefully consider whether trading or holding digital assets is suitable for you in light of your financial condition and risk tolerance. Please consult your legal/tax/investment professional for questions about your specific circumstances. Not all products are offered in all regions. For more details, please refer to the OKX Terms of Service and Risk & Compliance Disclosure. OKX Web3 Wallet and its ancillary services are subject to separate terms of service.

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Representatives from 57 countries, regions and 6 international organizations, are gathering in Suzhou.

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What important topics are they discussing about? Let’s find out!

BEIJING, Sept. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — I’m Xiao Lin from National Immigration Administration. On September 9th, the first Sub-Forum on Migration Management Cooperation was successfully held. Representatives from all parties expressed their insights and appeals around the development and innovation of migration governance.

It was truly a content-rich event!

Why does the international community focus on the topic of “Migration Governance” so much?

At present, changes unseen in a century is unfolding at a faster pace. The situation in the wider world remains complex and fluid. However, peace, development, cooperation and win-win results are still an unstoppable historical trend. Migration governance is critical to economic development of individual countries, global security governance and international cultural and people-to-people exchanges. It has increasingly become a key issue in global governance.

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At the forum, NIA made three commitments: implementing more open policies for the cross-border flow of people, more effective actions in the governance of transnational crimes and more extensive global cooperation in migration governance, injecting new impetus to opening up and development; At the same time, three initiatives have been put forward, [Original scene of the initiative] contributing China’s wisdom and solutions to global migration governance and further showcasing its image as an open, confident, secure, and thriving major power.

Representatives also made keynote speeches, sharing their migration governance policies, measures and experience, and providing their perspectives on regional and international migration governance.

Pooling wisdom for win-win results.

In a changing era, National Immigration Administration of China stands ready to work with all parties to promote global migration governance to a higher level and contribute more wisdom to world peace, development, prosperity and stability!

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The 2024 Top 500 Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises List Released in Hefei

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The List Included 14 Enterprises Rooted in Anhui

HEFEI, China, Sept. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On September 20, 2024, China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and China Enterprise Directors Association (CEDA) unveiled the 2024 Top 500 Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises list at the World Manufacturing Convention (WMC).

Leading the pack are Sinopec Group, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, Sinochem Group, China Minmetals Corporation, Hengli Group, SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, Huawei, FAW Group, Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding Group, and BYD, making up the top 10.

The threshold for inclusion in the 2024 list has risen to 17.062 billion yuan, marking a 512 million yuan increase from the prior year. Collectively, these companies have reported a total operating revenue of 52.01 trillion yuan, up 1.86% year-on-year.

Innovation continues to be a key driver, with the Top 500 investing 1.23 trillion yuan in research and development (R&D), a 12.51% increase over the previous year. R&D intensity stands at 2.37%, up 0.04 percentage points from a year before. These companies also hold 1.4937 million valid patents, including 717,300 invention patents, representing a 3.85% and 11.35% increase, respectively. The proportion of invention patents has risen to 48.02%, up 3.24 percentage points from the previous year. Overseas expansion is also on a steady trajectory, with the Top 500 reporting foreign assets totaling 7.29 trillion yuan, up 5.81% from the previous year, and overseas operating revenues of 7.13 trillion yuan.

Geographically, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Hebei boast the highest number of companies among the Top 500.

Fourteen companies from Anhui, including Chery Holding, Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group, Conch Group, Sungrow, Anhui Truchum Advanced Materials & Technology, JAC Group, Gotion High-tech, Shanying International, Honglu Steel Structure, Tiankang Group, Zhongding Group, Gujing Group, Tongling Chemical Industry Group, and Tongling Jingda Special Magnet Wire, have secured a place on the list.

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Hyundai Motor and Škoda Group to Collaborate on Hydrogen Advancement and Energy Efficient Solutions for Mobility

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  • Hyundai Motor Company and Škoda Group sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Korea-Czech Business Summit in Prague
  • Both parties to cooperate in establishing a hydrogen economy and realizing a sustainable future mobility ecosystem
  • Škoda Group to explore hydrogen mobility expansion by adopting Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell systems and technologies

SEOUL, South Korea and PRAGUE, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor Company and Škoda Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to commence collaboration on establishing a hydrogen mobility ecosystem.

The signing ceremony, which took place at the Korea-Czech Republic Business Summit in Prague, was attended by Ken Ramírez, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Commercial Vehicle and Hydrogen Business at Hyundai Motor Company, and Petr Novotný, CEO of Škoda Group.

The MOU covers study on adoption of hydrogen fuel cell systems and technologies, study on adoption of energy efficient solutions for mobility projects and products, and exploring hydrogen ecosystem and value chain opportunities beyond mobility.

“Our partnership with Škoda Group aims to accelerate hydrogen adoption, which would contribute to the advancement of hydrogen technology and carbon neutrality across global markets, including the Czech Republic,” said Executive Vice President Ramírez. “Together with Škoda Group, we strive to lead the rapidly growing hydrogen businesses by creating positive synergies between our fuel cell technology and Škoda Group’s mobility products and projects.”

“We believe that hydrogen, alongside energy-efficient solutions, will play an essential role in transforming mobility for a more sustainable future. Our collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company aims at enabling us to look beyond national borders and explore wider markets where these technologies can have a larger impact. By working together, we can bring innovative, eco-friendly solutions to the global mobility ecosystem, advancing cleaner energy in the areas where it’s needed most,” said Petr Novotný, CEO of Škoda Group.

Both parties share the view that hydrogen will be a key pillar for a sustainable society, starting with mobility. As part of the MOU, the parties will explore the possibility that Hyundai would share its fuel cell system and technology, contributing to the acceleration of eco-friendly mobility across global markets where Škoda Group operates, including the Czech Republic.

Hyundai Motor Company and Škoda Group will also conduct feasibility studies for fuel cell system applications for diverse utilization beyond mobility. Leveraging its global expertise and insights in operating various hydrogen applications in both mobility and energy sectors, Hyundai is poised to play a pivotal role in aiding the energy transition.

Hyundai Motor Group is committed to building a hydrogen society under its hydrogen value chain business brand HTWO, which encompasses the Group’s businesses and affiliates, enabling each stage of the entire hydrogen value chain.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) in Nošovice, established in 2008, has an annual manufacturing capacity of 350,000 vehicles. Considered one of the most modern car manufacturers in Europe, the manufacturing plant was also the largest foreign investment in the Czech Republic.

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