As urban populations continue to expand and citizens’ expectations grow, the development of smart cities – enabled, powered and integrated by digital technologies – is set to be one of the crowning achievements of societies worldwide in the 21st century.

The 4th Industry Revolution has begun. Unlike the steam that power our factories in the first revolution or the mass production model that dominating the second or the emergence of the computer driven system from the third revolution that we are living today, Industry 4.0 is about CONNECTIVITY.

The Mergermarket Asian M&A Forum, co-hosted by Mergermarket and AVCJ, will connect over 600 leading corporates, private equity investors, and professional advisors for an exclusive online gathering that transcends borders and time zones.

M&A Report (August 2020)

Bankers in China have geared up referrals of China’s NEEQ-listed targets to overseas investors intending to foray or expand in the country, in a bid to make up for the bankers’ losses from the plunge in outbound deals, two sector bankers and an industry source said.

SINOMACH Heavy Equipment Group [SHA:601399], a Chinese heavy machinery producer, is in joint venture talks to develop the hydrogen energy business in the domestic market, two sources familiar with the situation said.

The Munich-based NFON AG, the only pan-European Cloud PBX provider, has recently decided to establish a nearshore location for another R&D centre in Europe, and has chosen Portugal.

CGA Bulletin - Aug 2020

On one of the most important holidays of the year for the region, Central Asia is still fighting hard to keep problems at bay and recover from the COVID-19 calamity.

We are pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the Global Rubber Conference (GRC2020) is scheduled to be held at Grand Mercure Fortune Bangkok, Thailand from 05th – 07th August 2020.