Canton Fair Selections Launch Bring Diverse High-Quality Products to the Fore on Day One of the Fair

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 132nd Canton Fair opens online on October 15, 2022. It is starting with the promoting event of Canton Fair Products Release, a four-day special edition event debuting over 200 attention-grabbing new products to global buyers. The series establishes industry benchmarks to guide and drive more enterprises to become more innovative and cultivate new competitive advantages.

The Canton Fair Selections series can be found on the official Canton Fair website. The series highlights 7 themes, including electronic appliances, building materials and home decorations, industrial manufacturing, hardware tools, household item, fashion life, and health and recreation. In total, 200 new product videos will be launched, each accessible by global buyers who can watch them directly through the new product release section of the official Canton Fair website, highlights will also be shared to official Canton Fair Facebook and Tiktok accounts as well as Canton Fair emails.

57% of the selected new products are from high-quality enterprises in related industries and fields of domestic manufacturing in China, including global top 500 companies such as Gree Electric Appliances, Midea Group, Unilumin Group; and leading forces in sub-sectors, such as Tongrun Auto Accessory, a leading company in jacks, Fuling Plastics, a leading company in environmentally friendly catering appliances, and a leading company in the field of chemiluminescence, which is participating for the first time, Norman Biological Technology.

Household, Leisure and Entertainment Products

  • Natuo Thunder Music Flashlight from Binovo Manufacturing.,Ltd., can sense changes in external sound, and automatically move the light accordingly to create a visual representation of the rhythm of the sound with 12 integrated functions, including flashlight, ambient light, speaker, and pickup light.
  • The Smokeless Grill Cooker by Guangdong Linkfair Household adopts a new smoke-free system enabling the fumes from the oil to be continuously cooled and solidified by an innovative built-in hood, which uses water film filtration and circulation technology to capture smoke.

Intelligent Technology Products

  • The patented Motobatt Li-Ion hybrid technology (MHT), from Guangzhou Kaijie Power Supply Industrial Co., Ltd., can extend battery life, reduce recycling costs, and exceed the performance of Li-Ion and lithium batteries through its intelligent battery control system.
  • The 5G Intelligent Interactive Cabinless Sanitation Robot from Changsha Zoomlion Environmental Industry Co., Ltd incorporates advanced innovative technologies such as 5G intelligent voice interaction, garbage identification, and crewless operation for intelligent operation and movement.

For more information and opportunities, please register https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/register/index?utm_source=rwyx#/foreign-email or contact wuruoshan@cantonfair.org.cn

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CGTN: An open China’s new development brings new opportunities for the world

BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the country’s most important political event this year, started on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping mentioned “development” over 100 times in his report to the 20th CPC National Congress, showing the world China’s unwavering commitment to accelerating the creation of a new development pattern and pursuing high-quality development.

Xi called for fully and faithfully applying the country’s new development philosophy on all fronts, continuing reforms to develop the socialist market economy, promoting high-standard opening-up, and accelerating efforts to foster a new pattern of development that is focused on the domestic economy and features positive interplay between domestic and international economic flows.

Opportunities for the world

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) has grown to 114 trillion yuan from 54 trillion yuan in the past decade and come to account for 18.5 percent of the world economy, up 7.2 percentage points, Xi said.

In a report released last month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China contributed up to 38.6 percent on average to world economic growth from 2013 to 2021, more than the G7 countries combined.

In 2021 alone, China’s economic aggregate accounted for 18.5 percent of the world’s total after currency translation based on average annual exchange rates, the second largest in the world and up 7.2 percentage points from 2012, according to the NBS report.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rising protectionism and anti-globalization, China has unveiled its new “dual circulation” development pattern, where internal and external markets can reinforce each other, with the domestic market as the mainstay.

China’s new development pattern is not a development loop behind closed doors, Xi said, highlighting that China is committed to its fundamental national policy of opening to the outside world and pursues a mutually beneficial strategy of opening-up.

“It strives to create new opportunities for the world with its own development and to contribute its share to building an open global economy that delivers greater benefits to all peoples,” he added.

High-standard opening-up

With 82 routes, China-Europe freight trains now reach 200 cities in 24 European countries, forming a transport network covering the whole of Europe. During the first eight months of 2022, the number of China-Europe freight train trips rose 5 percent year on year to 10,575, with a total of 1.02 million TEU of goods being transported, an increase of 6 percent from a year ago, according to data issued by the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

This is merely a small sample of how the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can improve connectivity to spur global prosperity amid a lingering COVID-19 pandemic and sluggish global growth.

From 2013 to 2021, the total volume of trade of goods between China and countries along the BRI routes amounted to nearly $11 trillion, while two-way investment exceeded $230 billion, according to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.

In his report, Xi hailed the BRI as a collaborative endeavor, saying it demonstrates China has pursued a more proactive strategy of opening-up over the past decade.

The BRI has been welcomed by the international community both as a public good and a cooperation platform, he pointed out, adding China is a major trading partner for more than 140 countries and regions, leads the world in total volume of trade in goods, and is a major destination for global investment and a leading country in outbound investment.

Xi also vowed that China will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management and standards.

Efforts will be made to accelerate the country’s transformation into a trader of quality, promote the high-quality development of the BRI, and preserve the diversity and stability of the international economic landscape and trade relations, he added.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-10-16/An-open-China-s-new-development-brings-new-opportunities-for-the-world-1ebpsL8hblC/index.html

CGTN: 20th CPC National Congress: China charts future of socialist modernization

BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — China has set goals, tasks and policies for the cause of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country for the next five years and beyond, as the CPC opened its 20th National Congress on Sunday.

The CPC has secured historic achievements and seen historic changes in the cause of the Party and the country over the past decade, said Xi Jinping, who delivered a report to the congress on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

“The next five years will be crucial for getting the efforts to build a modern socialist country in all respects off to a good start,” he said.

‘Historic feats’ in the past decade

Looking back at the last 10 years, Xi said the country has achieved many “historic feats.”

“We embraced the centenary of the Communist Party of China; we ushered in a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and we eradicated absolute poverty and finished building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, thus completing the First Centenary Goal,” he said, adding that they were “historic feats” that will be forever recorded in the Chinese nation’s history and profoundly influence the world.

Toward ‘Chinese modernization’

Expounding on the CPC’s central task in the new journey ahead, Xi said the CPC will lead the Chinese people to realize the Second Centenary Goal and advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through “a Chinese path to modernization.”

The essential requirements of Chinese modernization are upholding the leadership of the CPC and socialism with Chinese characteristics, pursuing high-quality development, developing whole-process people’s democracy, enriching the people’s cultural lives, achieving common prosperity for all, promoting harmony between humanity and nature, building a human community with a shared future and creating a new form of human advancement, according to Xi.

“It contains elements that are common to the modernization processes of all countries, but it is more characterized by features that are unique to the Chinese context,” he said.

To build a modern socialist country in all respects, he further stressed several major aspects, such as creating a new development pattern and pursuing high-quality development, invigorating China through science and education and improving the people’s well-being.

“Our future is bright, but we still have a long way to go,” Xi said, urging the Party to meet obstacles and difficulties head-on, ensure both development and security, and dig deep to surmount the difficulties and challenges on the road ahead.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-10-16/China-charts-future-of-socialist-modernization-1eaYVW4kxbO/index.html

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‫تعمل الشبكة السحابية الذكية من Huawei على ترقية القدرات في ثلاثة سيناريوهات بناءً على التقنيات المبتكرة

دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 16 أكتوبر 2022 / PRNewswire / — خلال HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 Dubai ، كشفت Huawei عن القدرات المتطورة لحلول الشبكات السحابية الذكية في قمة “الشبكات السحابية الذكية، إطلاق العنان للإنتاجية الرقمية”. يتم توفير هذه القدرات، التي تركز على ثلاثة سيناريوهات رئيسية – CloudFabric 3.0 و CloudCampus 3.0 و CloudWAN 3.0 – لتلبية اتجاهات تطوير الشبكة. أصدرت Huawei أيضًا الورقة البيضاء لشبكة القيادة المستقلة L3.5 الخاصة بمركز البيانات ، جنبًا إلى جنب مع قسم IEEE – UAE والعملاء الرواد، للمساهمة في صناعة اتصالات البيانات المزدهرة وإطلاق العنان للإنتاجية الرقمية.

وتؤدي التغيرات في الأعمال التجارية للمؤسسات إلى تطوير البنية التحتية لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات للمؤسسات، وتشكل شبكات الملكية الفكرية — التي تعمل كجسر بين تكنولوجيا المعلومات ومكافحة الإرهاب وتغطي جميع إجراءات الإنتاج والمكاتب للمؤسسات – أساس الاتصال للتحول الرقمي للصناعة. لم تكن الشبكات أكثر أهمية مما هي عليه اليوم.

Daniel Tang, CTO of Huawei Data Communication Product Line, delivers a speech entitled "Intelligent Cloud-Network, Leading Future Digital Innovation"

ألقى دانيال تانغ، المدير الفني لشركة Huawei Data Communication Product Line ، الضوء على كيفية الاستجابة لاتجاهات التنمية المستقبلية ومعالجة تحديات الشبكة. وفقًا لدانيال تانغ، تواصل Huawei ابتكار تقنيات اتصالات البيانات في مجالات مثل Wi-Fi 7 و 400GE و IPv6 المحسنة والتآزر متعدد السحابة وشبكة القيادة المستقلة والأمن في كل مكان. مع هذه التقنيات المبتكرة، طورت Huawei قدراتها في ثلاثة سيناريوهات: CloudFabric 3.0 و CloudCampus 3.0 و CloudWAN 3.0 .

  • الإصدار الثالث من كلاود فابرك ( CloudFabric 3.0 )

يوفر Huawei CloudFabric 3.0 قدرات ذكية لدورة حياة كاملة لشبكات متعددة السحابة ومتعددة البائعين تعتمد على تقنية L3.5 ADN . تشمل الميزات البارزة الإدارة والتحكم الموحدين، والتنسيق والتعاون المرنين، والمحاكاة والتحقق، والتنبؤ بالمخاطر، والتشغيل والصيانة الموحدة للتطبيقات والشبكات. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، يسهل هذا الحل الاتصال السهل مع أنظمة إدارة تكنولوجيا المعلومات للعملاء لتحقيق الأتمتة من البداية إلى النهاية. وتشمل النتائج الرئيسية سهولة النشر وسهولة التشغيل والصيانة وسهولة التطور.

 من خلال الاستفادة من تقنيات ADN و Ethernet فائقة التقارب من Huawei ، تقوم Ankabut ببناء أول مركز حوسبة فائقة HPC في العالم مع Ethernet و InfiniBand .

في القمة، أصدرت Huawei ، مع قسم IEEE – UAE ، في Ankabut في الإمارات العربية المتحدة، و CBK في الكويت، الورقة البيضاء لمركز البيانات L3.5 ذاتية القيادة .

  • الإصدار الثالث من كلاود كامبس ( CloudCampus 3.0 )

قامت Huawei بترقية عروض CloudCampus 3.0 الخاصة بها من خلال الكشف عن مجموعة من المنتجات الرائدة، بما في ذلك أول محرك هوائي من فئة الشركات Wi-Fi 7 AP AirEngine 8771- X 1 T ، والجيل التالي من المفتاح الأساسي الرئيسي CloudEngine S16700 ، وبوابة المؤسسة فائقة التقارب 4 في 1 NetEngine AR5710 .

تساعد Huawei CloudCampus 3.0 الشركات على تبسيط شبكات حرمها الجامعي من أربعة جوانب: الوصول، والهندسة المعمارية، والفرع، والعمليات والصيانة ( O&M ).

  • الإصدار الثالث من كلاود وان ( CloudWAN 3.0 )

في مجال WAN ، تواصل Huawei ابتكار تقنيات مثل SRv6 ، وتقطيع FlexE ، وقياس IFIT القائم على التطبيق، وتعتمد جميع هذه التقنيات على IPv6 المحسنة. قامت Huawei بزيادة ترقية عروض CloudWAN 3.0 الخاصة بها لتحقيق الاتصال المرن والخبرة الحتمية والتشغيل والصيانة المرنة وأطلقت جهاز توجيه تجميع متعدد الخدمات فائق الكثافة —  NetEngine 8000 F 8 — لتحسين الإنتاجية الرقمية مع الاتصال المرن.

بمساعدة Huawei ، نجحت مقاطعة Gauteng في نشر أول شبكة خاصة 100GE في جنوب إفريقيا — GBN .

العالم الرقمي المستقبلي مليء بالشكوك. كما يقول المثل، “إذا كنت تريد أن تذهب بسرعة، اذهب بمفردك. إذا كنت تريد أن تذهب بعيدًا، فلنذهب معًا.” وإدراكًا لذلك، تدعو Huawei بقوة إلى الشراكات وستواصل التعاون والابتكار مع المزيد من العملاء والشركاء في مجال نقل البيانات. أبرز فنسنت ليو، رئيس قسم التسويق والحلول لشبكة المشاريع العالمية في Huawei ، أن Huawei قد أنشأت العديد من مختبرات الابتكار المشتركة الإقليمية و OpenLabs . من خلال هذه المختبرات، تستعد Huawei جيدًا للابتكار بشكل مشترك مع العملاء من قطاعات مثل الخدمة العامة والنفط والغاز والطاقة الكهربائية والتمويل والتعليم ومزود خدمة الإنترنت. وتؤتي هذه الجهود المتضافرة ثمارها في العديد من سيناريوهات التطبيقات ذات القيمة العالية وتحقق نتائج ملحوظة. حتى الآن، قامت Huawei بالفعل بتدريب واعتماد 188000 مهندس اتصالات بيانات، مما يوفر مجموعة كبيرة من مواهب تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات للتحول الرقمي عبر الصناعات.

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‫هواوي تطرح تقريرها الفني المعني بشبكات نقل الطاقة الكهربائية التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية لتسريع التحول الرقمي لقطاع الطاقة الكهربائية

دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 16 أكتوبر 2022 / PRNewswire / — خلال قمّة هواوي العالمية للطاقة الكهربائية التي عُقدت تحت شعار “إطلاق العنان للقدرات الرقمية وخلق قيمة جديدة للطاقة الكهربائية” ضمن فعاليات مؤتمر هواوي كونكت “ HUAWEI CONNECT ” لعام 2022 والذي عُقد في دبي؛ طرحت شركة هواوي تقريرها الفني المعني ببنية وتقنيات شبكات نقل الطاقة الكهربائية التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية بهدف تسهيل عملية التحول الرقمي لقطاع الطاقة الكهربائية.

وخلال هذه القمة، ألقى جيسون لي، مدير إدارة التسويق وحلول المبيعات ومدير وحدة أعمال رقمنة الطاقة الكهربائية بشركة هواوي، كلمة أكّد فيها على أنّ شبكات نقل الطاقة تُعدّ الأساس الذي تعتمد عليه عمليات التوزيع الآلية لطاقة الشبكات، وتشغيل الشبكات المستهدفة للأسواق، وإدارة الشبكات بطرق حديثة. كما أشار إلى أنّ هذه الشبكات تُعدّ وسيلة مهمّة لضمان تشغيل شبكات توزيع الكهرباء وتشغيل البنية التحتية الأساسية لأنظمة الطاقة على نحوٍ آمن ومستقرّ واقتصادي. ويوضح التقرير الفني الذي طرحته هواوي كيفية بناء قاعدة ألياف ضوئية ذكية لشبكات نقل الطاقة قائمة على بنية تحتية تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية. كما يهدف هذا التقرير إلى مساعدة الشركات العاملة في قطاع الطاقة الكهربائية على التغلب على التحديات الرقمية التي تواجهها، وتلبية المتطلبات التقنية لعملية التحول الرقمي لهذا القطاع وتسريع تنفيذها.

Huawei Releases the White Paper On Electric Power Communication All-Optical Network

ويستلزم تنفيذ عملية التحول الرقمي لقطاع الطاقة الكهربائية أن تعمل شبكات نقل الطاقة الكهربائية بتكنولوجيا “الأنابيب الصلبة” المستخدمة في أنظمة شبكات إنتاج الطاقة (مثل أنظمة SCADA “أنظمة جمع البيانات ومراقبتها والتحكم فيها”، وأنظمة الحفاظ على أمن الشبكات واستقرارها، وأنظمة حماية الشبكات عن بُعد)، وذلك لضمان تمتع شبكات الإنتاج بموثوقية عالية وزمن استجابة منخفض وثابت. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، يجب أن تتمتع شبكات نقل الطاقة بإمكانية نقل الخدمات المستهدف تقديمها في المستقبل (مثل خدمات تقييم حالة الشبكات، وخدمات إنترنت الأشياء)؛ وذلك لزيادة قابلية نطاق الشبكة الترددي للتوسعة، وزيادة مرونتها لتتمكن من توفير خدمات متعدّدة. ومع تطور شبكات الجيل الخامس الثابتة ( F5G) ، فإنّ وحدات الخدمات الضوئية ( OSU) ، بوصفها الجيل الخامس من تقنية NHP (الأنابيب الصلبة الأصلية)، تتميّز بجمعها بين أفضل الميزات التي توفرها كل من تقنية التسلسل الهرمي الرقمي المتزامن ( SDH ) وتقنية شبكات النقل الضوئي ( OTN ). كما تدعم هذه الوحدات العمل في نطاق ترددي فائق يتجاوز 100 جيجابت، وتوفر إمكانية وصول للخدمات بسرعات من 2 ميجابت/ثانية إلى 100 جيجابت/ثانية لتلبية احتياجات خدمات شبكات الإنتاج والخدمات المستهدف تقديمها في المستقبل. وهذه الميزات تجعل وحدات OSU هي الحل المفضل استخدامه عند إنشاء شبكات رقمية لتوزيع الطاقة، وكذلك عند ترقية الشبكات التي تعمل بتقنية التسلسل الهرمي الرقمي المتزامن ( SDH ).

ووفقًا لما ورد في التقرير الفني، تُدمج تكنولوجيا وحدات OSU في الشبكات الأساسية، وشبكات نقل الطاقة وتحويلها، وشبكات المحطات الفرعية/شبكات توزيع الطاقة لنقل خدمات الشبكات بدرجة عالية من الأمان في كل طبقة من طبقاتها. وتتميّز بنية الشبكات التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية بتقنية NHP بنقلها للطاقة في مسار أحادي من طرف إلى طرف ( E2E ) من شبكات المحطات الفرعية/شبكات توزيع الطاقة إلى الشبكات الأساسية، وهو ما يجعلها البنية المُثلى لشبكات نقل الطاقة. وعلى وجه التحديد، تتميّز بنية شبكات نقل الطاقة التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية بتقنية NHP بما يلي:

  • تتميّز بنية الشبكات التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية بتقنية NHP بقابليتها العالية للتوافق مع الشبكات المختلفة، وعزلها للخدمات، وتغطيتها الواسعة للمواقع. وتتيح هذه البنية عمل الشبكات في كل طبقة من طبقاتها بتكنولوجيا الأنابيب الصلبة الأصلية، كما تضمن تطوير أنظمة الخدمات بسلاسة.
  • يتيح استخدام تكنولوجيا وحدات OSU تنفيذ عمليات نقل الخدمات في مسار أحادي من طرف إلى طرف، وهو ما يضمن توفير عزل آمن بين أنظمة الخدمات. وعلاوة على ذلك، فإنّ هذه الوحدات مزوّدة بواجهات موحّدة للإدارة كما أنّها تتمتع بمعايير تقنية عالية لتسهيل عمليات إدارتها وتشغيلها وصيانتها.
  • تُدمج وحدات OSU في الشبكات الضوئية السلبية (يُشار إليها اختصارًا بـ OSU over PON ) لإنشاء شبكات ضوئية سلبية ذات أنابيب صلبة، وهو ما يوسّع من استخدامات تقنية NHP لتشمل مرافق أخرى مثل المحطات الفرعية. ولا توفر الأنابيب الصلبة أحادية المسار والعوازل الصلبة إمكانية نقل الخدمات من طرف إلى طرف فحسب، ولكنّها تضمن أيضًا الحفاظ على أمن هذه الخدمات وجودتها.
  • وفيما يتعلق بأمن الشبكات، فإنّ أنظمة شبكات نقل الطاقة التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية بتقنية NHP تكون معزولة ماديًا عن بعضها البعض. وهذه الأنظمة مبنية على نموذج الأمن المعروف بنموذج “انعدام الثقة”، وهو نظام دفاعي عميق مصمّم لشبكات نقل الطاقة بهدف تلبية متطلبات الجاهزية والموثوقية والمرونة اللازمة لتوفير خدمات الطاقة الكهربائية.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أنّ خبرة شركة هواوي في مجال الشبكات الضوئية تمتد لما يقرب من 30 عامًا، كما تستحوذ الشركة على أكبر حصة من سوق الشبكات الضوئية عالميًا منذ 13 عامًا. وتواصل هواوي سعيها لإيجاد حلول مبتكرة لقطاع الطاقة الكهربائية كما تُسخّر جميع إمكاناتها التكنولوجية لتحقيق ذلك. وتوفر هواوي -بالإضافة إلى حلول إنتاج الطاقة وتوزيعها- حلولًا آمنة ومستقرة وموثوقة لشبكات نقل الطاقة التي تعمل بالكامل بالألياف الضوئية لدول ومناطق مختلفة في العالم مثل الصين وتايلاند والبرازيل والإمارات العربية المتحدة والنمسا؛ وهو ما يسهم في تسريع عملية التحول الرقمي لقطاع الطاقة الكهربائية وإحداث نقلة نوعية في إنتاجية هذا القطاع.

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With New Commitment, Gates Foundation Joins Call to Help End Polio

BERLIN, Oct. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today at the World Health Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. The announcement was made ahead of a key pledging moment that will be co-hosted by Germany and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

The new financial commitment will support implementation of the GPEI’s Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026, which aims to end wild poliovirus in the last two endemic countries—Pakistan and Afghanistan—and stop outbreaks of new variants of the virus. The foundation has contributed nearly $5 billion to GPEI.

“Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat. Working together, the world can end this disease,” said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “I want to thank Germany for co-hosting this week’s events and its longstanding support for polio eradication, and I urge other donors to support the eradication strategy to ensure no one is paralyzed by polio again.”

On October 18, Germany will co-host the GPEI pledging moment at the World Health Summit, where global partners, donors, and country leaders will make further commitments toward the GPEI Strategy 2022-2026, which requires $4.8 billion in funding. If fully funded, GPEI will reach 370 million children each year with polio vaccines and other essential health services. GPEI’s efforts include deepening relationships with communities, supporting governments in responding to outbreaks, and helping advance the rollout of a next-generation polio vaccine.

“The fight against polio has done far more than protect children against polio. It has played a key role in strengthening health systems,” said Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Polio workers have been especially vital in responding to COVID-19 and reaching communities about the importance of vaccination against preventable diseases.”

With its Strategy 2022-2026, the GPEI is working to further integrate polio campaigns with broader health services and essential immunization programs. Continuing to scale up the use of an innovative new tool—the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2)—is essential to stopping outbreaks of variant poliovirus more sustainably. Investments in GPEI also help strengthen national health systems and ensure that countries are better prepared to respond to future health threats. In addition, the strategy continues the GPEI’s commitment to achieving gender equality across all levels of the program.

“The last steps to eradication are by far the toughest. But our foundation remains dedicated to a polio-free future, and we’re optimistic that we will see it soon,” said Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Our investments in polio eradication not only bring us closer to that critical goal, they build long-term resilience by bolstering health care infrastructure and ensuring we’re prepared to respond to future pandemics.”

Working closely with governments across the globe, the GPEI has helped reduce polio cases globally by more than 99% and has helped prevent an estimated 20 million cases of polio paralysis since 1988. Despite this historic progress, interruptions in routine immunization, vaccine misinformation, political unrest, and the tragic floods in Pakistan in 2022 have underscored the urgent need to finish the job against polio.

Another concern is countries that had previously eliminated all forms of poliovirus have recently reported new detections of the virus. The United States and United Kingdom each confirmed outbreaks of variant poliovirus and were added to the World Health Organization’s outbreak list in September 2022. Malawi and Mozambique each detected cases of wild polio that originated abroad in 2022.

In 2019, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance became GPEI’s sixth core partner, further strengthening their collaboration. GPEI will continue its focus on interrupting virus transmission and eradicating polio through immunization campaigns using the oral polio vaccine (OPV). Gavi complements GPEI efforts by providing support to low-income countries with the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV).

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About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees.

About the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six core partners—Rotary International, the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. For more information on the global effort to end polio, visit polioeradication.org

Bahraini tech companies achieve great success at GITEX

Dubai, During their participation at GITEX 2022 in Dubai, a number of Bahraini tech companies and entrepreneurs succeeded in establishing valuable partnerships with regional and international companies by signing a number of partnership deals. These partnerships will pave the way for their growth and development, enhancing their ability to expand outside Bahrain. The businesses reiterated that the support from the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) for their participation in the exhibition was a key driver of success through the facilitation of networking opportunities, creation of fruitful connections, and knowledge transfer opportunities.

The business owners highlighted the benefits of their participation, including access to new opportunities that will enable them to develop and update business models based on the latest technological advancements that were showcased during the exhibition as well as networking and meeting opportunities with both customers and potential investors.

On this occasion, Ms. Maha Mofeez, Acting Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) stated: “we are proud of the achievements of the Bahraini companies participating in GITEX this year, which include several partnerships and agreements that will enhance their businesses and help them expand to new markets. This further highlights Tamkeen’s objectives of empowering the local startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem, which in turn facilitates the growth of a number of economic sectors, including the high-potential ICT sector.”

Bahraini entrepreneurs participated in a number of competitions in GITEX this year, where the PLAYBOOK team reached first place at the Supernova Challenge in the category of “Fast Female Founder Award”, which is a testament to its innovative and unique business model. PLAYBOOK is a platform that aims to accelerate the career growth of women to reach leadership positions by providing digital training programs led by influential and successful women. PLAYBOOK was founded by three women under the leadership of its CEO, Wafa AlObaidat.

The following Bahraini companies also established partnership agreements that include:

The gaming company D11 signed a partnership agreement with an Emirati telecommunications company to launch their platform over the next few weeks. In addition to an agreement with a leading digital payments solutions provider to facilitate online payments in the gaming/eSports platform across European and Egyptian markets.

VirtuThinko signed a number of agreements with technology companies from several countries. Through these agreements, they will provide innovative tech solutions that will serve the local and regional markets. They also secured a regional agreement with the Boston-based company HYCU that specializes in multi-cloud data protection.

Atyaf eSolutions, the regional leader in digital transformation services announced a partnership agreement with Codebase Technologies, a world-leading provider of Open API Banking solutions. Through this partnership they will work on developing a marketplace enablement platform, Dinarii which is targeted at financial institutions, FinTechs, and merchants that are looking to launch and manage their banking marketplace ecosystems.

Atyaf eSolutions also announced a new collaboration with Logy Limited3 to develop methods of experiential learning based on the Metaverse and virtual reality. Through this collaboration Atyaf will provide educational curricula that will allow quick and more immersive learning, enhancing knowledge retention. Atyaf also collaborated with the Abu Dhabi-based National Security Institute to provide better training through virtual reality.

Nutribox signed a memorandum of understanding with 100Percent Nourishment to provide Nutribox subscribers across the MENA region with healthy ingredients they can shop for as part of their wellness and nutrition. The company also secured 30% of its pre-seed funding round from investors in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Parcel, a leading logistics provider in Bahrain signed a partnership agreement with CodeBrew through their headquarter in Dubai to enhance their route optimization systems and increase the level of service they provide to their clients as well as expand outside Bahrain to regional markets

Bahraini startup 7amdaan.io signed a collaboration agreement with the French company VIVOKA to integrate a high-performing, secure embedded/offline voice assistant in their robots.

The gaming company IGP was launched during GITEX by Bahraini entrepreneur, Abdulla Taqi. The company focuses on developing different card games based on the games usually played in the majlis, and which cater to the local culture and the Islamic traditions of Bahrain and the GCC. Abdulla Taqi, the CEO of the company, highlighted that launching the company during the exhibition provided exposure and paved the way for him to establish partnerships and secure investors.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Saudi Ports Handle 16 Million Tons of Food up to Q3 2022

Riyadh, The Kingdom is observing this year’s World Food Day at a time when its ports have registered a food throughput of over 16 million tons during the first three quarters of 2022, thereby ensuring a sustained availability and flow of food commodities to local markets while strengthening the nation’s supply chains.

Similarly, ports across Saudi Arabia have unloaded around 3,060,281 cattle heads between January and September of this year, which represents a 3.43% year-on-year growth in comparison to 2,958,919 cattle heads previously.

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has actively contributed to boosting the Kingdom’s food security by streamlining import and export procedures, providing state-of-the-art port warehouses, and automating processes to match the global average in truck turnaround times as part of the Smart Ports initiative, which was launched to accelerate port operations and upgrade customer experience using 5G-enabled cutting edge technologies.

While these achievements are a direct result of various world-class initiatives deployed by Mawani to boost the operational efficiency and competitiveness of national trade hubs alongside revamping its regulatory and legislative environment by overhauling processes and bolstering public-private partnerships in line with the objectives of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS) to transform the Kingdom into a global logistics hub that links three major continents.

Through a host of 17 different initiatives that centered around supporting the maritime sector and enhancing import and export activity, Mawani was a significant part of national efforts to minimize the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. These steps were pivotal in maintaining the strategic reserves of essential commodities, safeguarding the stability of local markets, and, in turn, achieving record throughput volumes.

The national maritime sector regulator had earlier signed six key deals to build logistics parks with local and global giants like Maersk, LogiPoint, CMA CGM, DP World, Bahri, and Globe Group at a combined value of over SAR2 billion. With the potential to create 6,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, these projects fulfill the goals assigned by Saudi Vision 2030 to improve the Kingdom’s score in the Logistics Performance Index and expand overall port capacity.

Likewise, a deal was struck with the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), to build the region’s first and largest terminal for importing, processing, and exporting grains over 313,000 sq. m. of leased land at the Yanbu Commercial Port with an annual capacity of 5 million tons.

Mawani had also signed an investment agreement with United Feed Company (UFC) to build 16 silos at Jazan Port and Ras Al-Khair Port with a one-time storage capacity of one million tons besides developing a full-scale grain distribution and packaging complex, further underscoring the role played by the ports and logistics sectors in driving the growth of Saudi food industries.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Aramco Establishing Two Offshore Fabrication Yards in Collaboration with International Partners

Dhahran, The Saudi Arabian Oil Company “Aramco” , in collaboration with international partners, is establishing two offshore fabrication yards that aim to deliver a more than 200 percent increase in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s offshore fabrication capacity.

The new yards are being constructed in Ras Al Khair in collaboration with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and McDermott International. They are expected to fabricate and assemble offshore platforms, jackets and structures for subsea pipelines.

Designed to international standards and harnessing latest technologies, they are intended to serve the Kingdom, GCC and broader markets. Establishing the yards at Ras Al Khair also aims to support localization of the maritime industry, and supplement the nearby King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services.

Start-up of the facilities is planned for the third quarter of 2023, with the initial combined production capacity estimated at roughly 70,000 metric tons (MT) per year, increasing the Kingdom’s total offshore fabrication capacity from 30,000 MT to 100,000 MT annually. When fully operational, the yards are expected to create up to 7,000 direct and indirect jobs, with a target Saudization rate of 70%.

Ahmad A. Al-Sa’adi, Aramco Senior Vice President of Technical Services, said: “We believe the creation of these two yards represents a significant addition to infrastructure development for the maritime industry. They are expected to harness latest technologies, support localization efforts, improve the supply chain and contribute to the development of Saudi talent. In addition, they aim to contribute to economic diversification in the Kingdom.”

Abdulkarim A. Al Ghamdi, Aramco Vice President of Project Management, said: “NPCC and McDermott are long-term partners of Aramco and the establishment of these yards is another example of our collaborations and joint efforts to deliver more advanced offshore facilities. The yards are intended to bring cutting-edge technologies and digital solutions to in-Kingdom fabrication. We also expect them to accelerate project delivery schedules and reinforce the local supply chain.”

It is anticipated that the new offshore fabrication yards will support economic expansion and diversification in Saudi Arabia, and tap into different opportunities to create value. They could also help localize state-of-the-art technologies, while supporting Saudi Arabia’s development as a center of excellence for maritime engineering, equipment, material manufacturing and fabrication.

The offshore fabrication yards are expected to take advantage of advanced infrastructure at Ras Al Khair, including Ras Al Khair Port and the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Egypt backs Saudi stance regarding OPEC + decision

Cairo, The Arab Republic of Egypt said that it is following up the reactions to the OPEC+ decision, which was recently issued.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement today that Egypt supports the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s position in explaining the technical considerations of the (OPEC +) decision.

The King of Saudi Arabia had pointed out that the decision aims primarily to achieve oil market stability and to ensure strengthening the international community’s ability to deal with the current economic challenges.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

KSA Exerts Efforts to Combat Poverty in Cooperation with the International Community

Jeddah, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joins the rest of the world in observing the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated each year on October 17, in which it highlights its relief and humanitarian efforts to support and assist countries and peoples facing emergencies due to natural disasters and other crises, which made it one of the leading donor countries in the world and the largest country supporting the activities of international organizations working in the humanitarian field.

The Kingdom provides aid through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to the needy and affected countries, through which, the Kingdom has so far implemented more than 2,100 relief and humanitarian projects in 86 countries worldwide in cooperation with 175 partners from international and regional organizations.

Based on its lofty values, which it has always followed throughout its history by supporting the needy and the affected without discrimination or exception, the Kingdom reiterates its commitment to all efforts that would alleviate the suffering of vulnerable groups and reduce poverty in cooperation with the international community.

The United Nations General Assembly declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to mobilize efforts, and to create an active and effective movement at all levels to combat poverty in the entire world. This International Day serves as a reminder to the international community for the sake of poverty and the poor and to stand by them in their plight.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Bahrain expresses its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia

Manama, The Kingdom of Bahrain expressedits full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its refusal to politicize the OPEC + decision, expressing its appreciation for the wise policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to consolidate security and peace in the region and the world.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commended the pivotal role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in ensuring energy security and oil market stability to achieve a balance between the interests of producers and consumers, enhance prosperity for the peoples of the region and the world, and support global economic growth.

It expressed Bahrain’s pride in the stances of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in settling regional and international conflicts by peaceful means, combating extremism and terrorism, and its support for international endeavors to end the current wars and crises, within the commitment to the United Nations Charter and principles of international law.

Source: Bahrain News Agency