Day: October 27, 2021

Aimed to fully guard user privacy

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ZTE Corporation (0763. HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise, and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, has passed the review of the British Standards Institution (BSI) and obtained the ISO/IEC 27701:2019 international standard certificate for PIMS (Privacy Information Management System).

This certificate demonstrates the international authorities’ recognition of ZTE’s terminal devices in terms of user privacy protection, and will further facilitate the innovative development of ZTE’s terminal products in the fields of user data security and privacy protection.

To date, ZTE has been focusing on core scenarios, building an end-to-end, closed-loop and process-based privacy protection compliance system, and has integrated the concept of privacy protection into the product research and development processes.

The scope of this privacy protection certification covers the R&D, maintenance and operation services of the APPs based on ZTE’s MyOS operating system (Message Service, Z-Voice, ZTE Cares, ZTE Market, ZTE Mall and Z-Board), as well as the functions based on MyOS operating system (system update, face recognition and ZTE account). ZTE has built a full-scenario user information security protection system involving consumer’s face & voice, consumption & shopping, human-computer interaction and other core areas, which can comprehensively guard user privacy.

ISO/IEC 27701:2019 is currently one of the most authoritative privacy protection standards in the world. The standard, jointly issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in August 2019, aims to help organizations effectively protect and process the collected personal information.

Also, the standard provides a strong guarantee for companies to meet the compliance requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), recognized by the industry as the strictest privacy protection regulation in history. ZTE has passed the certification this time, marking that its privacy protection has reached the international advanced level.

ZTE has been committed to establishing an applicable, effective and leading data protection compliance system. Starting from 2019, ZTE has benchmarked the ISO/IEC 27701:2019 PIMS as well as industry best practices. Furthermore, ZTE has introduced and established the PIMS in the core product line, and continuously improved in accordance with the actual business. From 2020 to 2021, ZTE’s wireless 5G products, wireless core network products, and digital technology products have successively passed ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification.

ZTE, as a provider of terminal devices in the full-scenario smart ecosystem, will continuously be committed to improving the privacy protection system to create a sustainable, transparent, open and credible privacy protection environment. Moving forward, the company, by virtue of its technological advantages, will take security as an important cornerstone, launch more 5G terminal devices, provide consumers with diverse and convenient products and services, and build a more amazing and secure digital and intelligent lifestyle.

Media Contacts:
Margaret Ma
ZTE Corporation
Tel: +86 755 26775189
Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn

Nobu Hotel, Restaurant & Residences Al Khobar

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nobu, the global lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, today revealed plans to launch a Nobu Hotel, Nobu Restaurant and Nobu Residences in the Eastern Province city of Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia by 2024.

The future mixed-use development will be developed by Al Khobar Sands Realestate Co. Ltd, jointly owned by Retal Urban Development Company, a subsidiary of the Al Fozan Group and Assayel Arabia, a subsidiary of Ali Zaid Al Quraishi and Brothers Company (AZAQ). Both Al Fozan Group and AZAQ have a solid footprint across Saudi Arabia in a multitude of industries with commitment to social welfare projects and are contributing greatly towards the Saudi Vision 2030, a transformative economic and social reform blueprint that is opening Saudi Arabia up to the world.

Nobu Hotel, Restaurant and Residences Al Khobar will be located in the waterfront area of the city, facing the Arabian Gulf. The luxury complex will offer 120 thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites, a Nobu Restaurant on the lobby level, swimming pools, a wellness centre, and meeting and event space.

The Nobu Al Khobar Residences will offer a fully integrated and highly personalized experience combining Nobu nuances with local aesthetics to create a truly unique lifestyle, offering concierge services, in-residence Nobu dining, and priority access to Nobu events.

Yousef Al Quraishi, Chief Executive Officer AZAQ and Vice Chairman Al Khobar Sands Realestate Co. Ltd: “We are elated on our exciting partnership with Nobu, leading the vision in bringing the best of Hotels, Residences and Restaurants to Al Khobar. With this attracting people, international development and interest to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as growing our economy and improving community lifestyle in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. We are optimistic the Nobu brand will stand strong as the place to be.”

Eng. Abdullah Bin Faisal Al-Braikan, CEO of Retal Urban Development Company:  “We are proud to partner with key international players like Nobu to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s thriving real estate scene. Partnering with leading industry names enables us to live up to our promise of offering a premium portfolio of diversified real estate assets that meet the aspirations of the next generation of Saudis. We are pleased to see international investors increasingly realising the exceptional growth opportunities that Vision 2030 continue to create in the local market.”

Ahmed Al Faddagh, Managing Director Assayel Arabia: “We strive towards leading vision through value and are grateful to be part of this collaboration in bringing Nobu to Al Khobar providing the highest standards in living, hospitality and fine dining for the community while contributing to the continued development of the local economy.”

H.R.H. Princess Dr Nouf bint Mohammed bin Fahad Aal Saud: “The Nobu Hotel, Restaurant and Residences Al Khobar project aligns perfectly with our development plan that Saudi Nobu is enacting for Saudi Arabia in alignment with the Saudi Vision 2030.  Nobu is renowned throughout Saudi Arabia, and we are planning further developments within the region.”

Trevor Horwell, Chief Executive Nobu Hospitality: “We are delighted to be partnering with Retal Urban Development Company and Assayel Arabia to deliver an exciting vision with the creation of a truly unique and transformative mixed-use destination in Saudi Arabia.  As part of this, the Nobu Residences Al Khobar will deliver to the community the opportunity to live the Nobu lifestyle.”

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The world’s first 1P single-axis tracker equipped with pentagonal torque tube design and synchronous multi-point drive mechanism is taking the tracker industry by storm

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Arctech, the world’s leading tracking, racking, and BIPV solutions provider, announced the global launch of its latest horizontal single-axis solar tracking system SkyLine II, the first 1P (one-in-portrait) tracker designed with pentagonal torque tube and synchronous multi-point drive mechanism.

PV modules have been designed in a larger format for increased power. That enlarged both tracker chord and length, posing a stability challenge to traditional single axis trackers. As the new modules are no longer fully compatible with traditional flexible trackers, Arctech launched SkyLine II as a new solution.

Arctech’s New Horizontal Single-Axis Solar Tracking System SkyLine II

” Featuring a pentagonal torque tube and a synchronous multi-point drive mechanism. Skyline II is one of the few truly rigid 1P trackers in the industry. The design does not only stiffen SkyLine II by equipping it with larger bending and torsional capabilities, but also allows for the highest stability at all tracking tilts.” Bruce Wang, Chief Technology Officer of Arctech, remarked at the product launch ceremony. “Due to the design, SkyLine II utilizes the fewest posts per MW in the industry (180 posts/MW), which consequently decreases Engineering Procurement Construction ‘s cost by about 2%.”

SkyLine II’s top five innovations:

• Pentagonal torque tube design: This cross-section provides SkyLine II with larger bending and torsional capabilities with minimum steel utilization.
• Synchronous multi-point drive mechanism: This mechanism rigidifies the tracker to the point of enabling 0deg wind stow mode. This is critical to keep allowable pressure levels on the new large format modules and prevent cracking and delamination. Moreover, while the whole tracker industry tends to reduce wind stow speeds, Skyline II only triggers wind stows at 22m/s, which leads to up to 2% more energy yield per year, hence lower levelized cost of energy.
• Standardized design: It is the industry norm that trackers along the perimeter are very different from edge and far interior tracker within a plant layout, Exterior trackers are commonly equipped with thicker components increasing steel utilization. SkyLine II, enabled by a stiff design and more design variables to optimize outcome, challenges this norm by incorporating a new standardized design, which lowers complexity and types of trackers in the field. This increases the flexibility of solar plant design and reduces the general cost.
• Modular design: Like “Playing Lego”, SkyLine II can be adapted to mounting the optimum number of strings per tracker for each PV module. That is done by adding or removing posts and drives. Thus, the modularized SkyLine II adapts more efficiently to difficult terrains without large cost oscillations. Meanwhile, due to good compatibility with string inverters, SkyLine II can release the potential of string inverters by reducing mismatch.
• New-generation AI tracking algorithms: SkyLine II uses machine learning based upon environment and operational data acquisition. Smart backtracking algorithms are also used to determine the optimum tracker tilt in each topography and environment, allowing for real time shading avoidance for up to 7% more energy generation.

“For years, Arctech has been committed to contributing to a more innovative and efficient PV industry. The latest examples included the new SkyLine II tracker, our own tracker specific wind tunnel test facility and so on. Arctech is also an active player in formulating international and domestic standards for tracker-related products, working with partners to make this God-given energy affordable to the world.” Remarked Guy Rong, President of Global Business at Arctech.

please visit www.arctechsolar.com for more information.

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XI’AN, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — LONGi has announced a new world record of 25.82% for the efficiency of its commercial size HJT (M6 silicon-based heterojunction) solar cells, validated in testing carried out at the German Institut für Solarenergieforschung (ISFH). The new record follows the previous benchmark of 25.26% in June, also established by LONGi.

Research and development into HJT solar cell technology is an important focus for LONGi in its commitment to lead the global energy transformation with technological innovation. The two world records set within five months of each other underline the company’s leading position in innovative high-efficiency solar cell technology and its vision to drive forward the sustainable and rapid development of the global PV industry.

LONGi’s Cell R&D Center adheres to independent innovation in promoting the industrialization of new high-efficiency cell technology, in order to enable the upgrading of the entire industry. The company’s annual R&D investment accounts for more than 5% of its sales revenue, allowing it to remain at the leading edge of innovation and progress in cutting-edge technologies, consistently setting new efficiency records.

In January 2019, the conversion efficiency of mono-crystalline bifacial PERC solar cells reached 24.06%, a record still intact today, whereas, for N-type TOPCon cells, LONGi announced in June the world’s highest conversion efficiency of 25.21%, followed one month later by a new world record of 25.19% for P-Type TOPCon cells.

Innovation is the core value of LONGi’s product strategy and the company will continue to create greater value for customers and partners with more high-quality, reliable and high-efficiency products, to contribute to the achievement of China’s dual goals of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.

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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday sent a letter of congratulations on the inauguration of Tianjin Juilliard School (TJS), which has been jointly set up by the Tianjin Conservatory of Music and New York’s Juilliard School.

Thanks to the joint efforts of China and the United States, the Tianjin Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School have carried out high-level art cooperation in running the school, creating a new platform for promoting cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, Peng said.

Noting that art is a bridge that “crosses national boundaries and connects people,” she said that strengthening educational cooperation between China and the United States is conducive to nurturing more talents, deepening cultural exchanges and promoting art and friendship.

She called on the two sides to carry out extensive cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and promote mutual understanding between the two peoples, so as to inject impetus into the friendship between the Chinese and the American people.

The TJS campus was inaugurated on Tuesday. Designed by American interdisciplinary design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the campus covers about 45,000 square meters along the Haihe River in Tianjin.

As a branch of the Juilliard School, TJS is the first performing arts institution in China to confer a U.S.-accredited Master of Music degree, according to the school’s official website. Founded in 1905, the Juilliard School is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious educational institutions in drama, music and dance.

At TJS, students are given ample opportunities to take part in solo, chamber and orchestral concerts. The school has three state-of-the-art performance venues, which form the cornerstones of the new campus. Through performances in the concert hall, recital hall and black box theater, students can refine their performance skills and connect with audiences through music.

Cui Tiankai, former Chinese ambassador to the United States, and Tian Xuejun, vice education minister, also attended the inauguration ceremony, where Joseph W. Polisi, honorary dean of TJS, was titled “Honorary Citizen of Tianjin.”

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-10-27/Peng-Liyuan-sends-congratulatory-letter-to-Tianjin-Juilliard-School-14H1kN6Ei9a/index.html

ZUG, Switzerland, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The decentralized and global Alien Worlds community, which has become one of the most used decentralized blockchain applications in the world, is pleased to announce that the Alien Worlds Missions game has just launched on the Binance Smart Chain blockchain. Explorers now have the ability to send virtual spaceships on missions throughout the Metaverse, and earn NFTs for use within the game, as well as acquiring NFTs created by various player communities who host frequent events and activities.

With more than 3.6 million registered game players^{^} since its launch in December 2020 and around 11 million plays per day^*, Alien Worlds has established itself as the largest blockchain-based NFT game, offering players the opportunity to own land, use tools, deploy minions and weapons in battle, and customize their avatars. Alien Worlds operates on three blockchains – Ethereum, WAX, and the Binance Smart Chain (BSC).

“Alien Worlds has completely changed the face of blockchain gaming. I’d even go as far as saying it’s touched and changed lives throughout the Metaverse,” said Duwain of Alien Army World. “We believe that the newly released Alien Worlds Missions will intensify the exploits of players everywhere.”

The widely anticipated launch of Alien Worlds Missions presents a whole new game experience for players. Explorers can use the in-game token, Trilium (TLM), to send a spaceship on each mission and compete for a share of the TLM token reward pot. In addition, each traveler receives an NFT from the mission (up to 5 per player per mission currently), which enables functionality both within the game and in community-created games based on NFT game card statistics or mission statistics. Because all activity is stored on the blockchain, all missions are open for the whole community’s view. This high degree of transparency encourages a strategic approach to the game and significantly boosts competitiveness. At the time of launch, there are eight different Alien Worlds Missions NFT game cards available as part of the charter set.

“The launch of the Alien Worlds Missions game on the BSC blockchain marks a historic time for the Alien Worlds community, further illustrating that ‘play to earn’ games can be highly engaging and create rewarding experiences for players, without relying on invisible, third-party advertisers, guiding and tracking their engagement,” said Saro McKenna, Co-Founder of Alien Worlds.

* Plays: Number of transactions measured by number of wallet interactions with Alien Worlds’ smart contracts on a daily basis. DappRadar

^ Registered Game Players: Publicly available on the WAX blockchain.

About Alien Worlds

Alien Worlds is an NFT Metaverse where you can play with unique digital items (NFTs), stake Trilium tokens, travel on Alien Worlds Missions to the planets, vote in elections, and run for planetary council.

With around 3.6 million players and more than 700,000 Monthly Active Users (number of unique wallet addresses interacting with Alien Worlds’ smart contracts on a monthly basis, DappRadar), Alien Worlds has rapidly climbed the DappRadar ranking charts and inspired individuals to scale new heights of imagination in order to create, share and thrive in the Social Metaverse.

To access and play Alien Worlds and the new Alien Worlds Missions game, visit www.alienworlds.io, play.alienworlds.io/missions and the Explorers Station.

For more information about Alien Worlds Missions and to interview Saro McKenna––Co-Founder of Alien Worlds at Dacoco GmbH, Duwain, or a member of the Alien Worlds player community, contact EKC PR at 310-441-1000 or eileen@ekcpr.com.