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Bitget Appoints MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo as the Security Ambassador of the UEX ecosystem

Bitget Appoints MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo as the Security Ambassador of the UEX ecosystem

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 29, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced the appointment of MotoGP legend Jorge Lorenzo as its Security Ambassador coinciding with Data Privacy Day. This partnership follows a series of successful season-long activations across major racing circuits in Italy, Germany, Catalunya, and Indonesia. The collaboration focuses on [...]

Bitget Wallet Shifts Toward an Everyday Finance App

Bitget Wallet Shifts Toward an Everyday Finance App

Pay hub anchors the redesign as wallets evolve into daily-use financial accounts built on blockchain infrastructure SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Jan. 28, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget Wallet has made a strategic shift into an all-in-one everyday finance app, refreshing its interface to place payments at the center of the app experience. The move follows the wallet surpassing [...]

VCI Global To Launch Robotics-Enabled Workforce Platform with YOUL to Transform ASEAN’s Blue-Collar Economy

VCI Global To Launch Robotics-Enabled Workforce Platform with YOUL to Transform ASEAN’s Blue-Collar Economy

Strategic Partnership Introduces Human-Robot Hybrid Workforce Model to Address Labor Shortages, Productivity Gaps, and Rising Compliance Costs Across Industrial Sectors KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 28, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), a global technology and capital markets platform, today announced plans to launch a Robotics-Enabled Workforce Platform [...]

Advantest Corporation Selects Anaqua to Advance its Global IP Management

Advantest Corporation Selects Anaqua to Advance its Global IP Management

TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) –  Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services, today announced that Advantest Corporation, a world-class provider of semiconductor test technology, has chosen Anaqua’s AI-powered AQX® IP management platform for global IP management and drive its robust innovation strategy. In a semiconductor market [...]

QNA Marcom and Events Strengthens APAC Presence with Launch of Mumbai Office

QNA Marcom and Events Strengthens APAC Presence with Launch of Mumbai Office

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. New APAC headquarters to drive diverse, wider-reaching conferences and industry-defining events, and brand building for top companies across the region MUMBAI, India, Jan. 28, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – QNA Marcom & Events, a global leader in strategic marketing, B2B conferences, and brand-building [...]

Bitget Releases January 2026 Proof of Reserves, Demonstrating Strength Through Market Volatility

Bitget Releases January 2026 Proof of Reserves, Demonstrating Strength Through Market Volatility

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 28, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has published its January 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR), reaffirming full backing of user assets during a month marked by heightened market volatility and shifting investor sentiment. The snapshot covers BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC, with user balances and reserve coverage [...]

Mongolia Receives National Productivity Master Plan (2026–35) to Drive Productivity-led Growth, Resilience, and Shared Prosperity

Mongolia Receives National Productivity Master Plan (2026–35) to Drive Productivity-led Growth, Resilience, and Shared Prosperity

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Jan. 27, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – The Government of Mongolia received the National Productivity Master Plan for Mongolia 2026–2035 at the Deputy Prime Minister’s office, Government Palace, Ulaanbaatar, on 26 January 2026. The master plan was formally handed over to the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, H.E. Gankhuyag Khassuuri, by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) [...]

Coventry Expands LILY Life Insurance-Backed Funding Program with $750 Million in New Asset-Backed Notes

Coventry Expands LILY Life Insurance-Backed Funding Program with $750 Million in New Asset-Backed Notes

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 27, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, today announced the successful completion of its third asset-backed securitization since April 2025 under its LILY program. Collectively, these transactions total $750 million in life [...]

VCI Global Announces Transformation Into AI-Native Operating Platform with Modular, Plug-In Business Model

VCI Global Announces Transformation Into AI-Native Operating Platform with Modular, Plug-In Business Model

Company to Centralize AI, Data, Capital Allocation, and Governance, Enabling Modular Expansion Across Its Portfolio KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 27, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced a strategic transformation into an AI-native platform, repositioning the Company to enhance scalability, capital efficiency, and execution discipline across [...]

AGF Management Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

AGF Management Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

Reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.62 Total assets under management and fee-earning assets of $60.4 billion Declared quarterly dividend per share to 12.5 cents TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – AGF Management Limited (AGF or the Company) (TSX: AGF.B) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended [...]