Fosun International: One-Off Non-Cash Impairment Provisions for Certain Non-Core Businesses, Core Industries Maintain Sound Development Momentum

HONG KONG, Mar 9, 2026 – (ACN Newswire) – On 6 March, Fosun International (00656.HK) issued a profit warning announcement stating that, based on the information available to the Company and the latest unaudited consolidated management accounts, the loss attributable to owners of the parent of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025 […]

Hong Kong Completes First Green Methanol Bunkering, Driving Green Transformation of Its International Shipping Hub

HONG KONG, March 6, 2026 – (ACN Newswire) – 5 March 2026, the world’s first methanol dual-fuel roll-on/roll-off vessel, CM HONG KONG, successfully completed its first green methanol bunkering operation in Hong Kong. This also marks China’s first green methanol bunkering operation conducted at anchor. This milestone signifies a major breakthrough in the Hong Kong […]

International Women’s Day: Why Menopause May Be a Missed Cardiovascular Risk Window

TOKYO, Mar 6, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – As International Women’s Day prompt renewed focus on women’s health, OMRON Healthcare has released a new Women’s Heart Health Factbook spotlighting an often-overlooked issue: the intersection between menopause, hypertension, and long-term cardiovascular risk. Why this matters An estimated 32% of women aged 30–79 worldwide are living […]

TANAKA Develops World’s First High-Performance Palladium Hydrogen Permeable Membrane Exhibiting High Hydrogen Purification Performance at Temperatures around 100 degrees C

TOKYO, Mar 5, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, today announced the successful development of “HPM-L111”, the world’s first metal*1 palladium (Pd) hydrogen permeable membrane capable of delivering […]

JCB, together with Resona, Realize a New Purchasing Experience: The World’s First Full-Scale Project to Commercialize Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Payments

TOKYO, Mar 4, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), together with Resona Holdings, Inc. (Resona), announced the start of a project to commercialize ultra-wideband (UWB) payments that realize a new purchasing experience using UWB communication. The two companies have agreed to launch the world’s first full-scale project for the practical […]

TANAKA Establishes Transfer Technology for its Sintered Gold (Au) Bonding Technology “AuRoFUSE(TM) Preforms”

TOKYO, Mar 3, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), a company engaged in the industrial precious metals business of TANAKA, today announced a gold bump*1 transfer technology for the sintered gold (Au) bonding technology “AuRoFUSE™ Preforms.” This technology allows […]

Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation leverage ocean digital twin technology to drive the regeneration of the Port of Barcelona

Kawasaki, Japan and Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu and BCN Port Innovation Foundation today announced a new agreement between Fujitsu Spain and the BCN Port Innovation Foundation to develop a proof of concept (PoC) for an ocean digital twin at the Port of Barcelona. This pioneering initiative is […]

MHI and SoftBank Corp. Collaborate to Adapt AI-RAN Network Architecture for Edge Data Centers

TOKYO, Mar 2, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) today announced the launch of a demonstration experiment using SoftBank’s AI-RAN product(1) “AITRAS” to deploy edge AI applications(2) within the edge data center(3) “DIAVAULT” solution installed at MHI’s Yokohama Hardtech Hub (YHH). This demonstration will verify […]

DOCOMO and NEC Launch Japan’s First Commercial 5G Core on AWS, Built with World’s First AI-automated Network Construction Technology

TOKYO, Mar 2, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and NEC Corporation today announced the launch of Japan’s first commercial 5G core network (5GC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) on February 26.(1) Advanced architecture, constructed using Agentic AI,(2) enables the network to flexibly and rapidly expand capacity, such as dynamically expanding […]

Fujitsu supports sustainable growth for retailers with data and AI through Uvance for Retail

KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 2, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch of Uvance for Retail, a solution that integrates data onto a robust and secure cloud. The solution, which leverages Fujitsu’s accumulated business knowledge and implementation capabilities, also incorporates advanced technologies such as agentic AI. By seamlessly connecting fragmented […]

WELIREG(R) (belzutifan) Plus LENVIMA(R) (lenvatinib) Reduced the Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 30% Compared to Cabozantinib in Certain Previously Treated Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

RAHWAY, NJ and TOKYO, Mar 2, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada) and Eisai (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito) today announced the first presentation of results from the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial evaluating the dual oral regimen […]

NEC Strengthens Multi-Vendor Optical Network Solutions with New TIP-Certified Phoenix Hardware Lineup

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), in collaboration with Pegatron Corporation (Pegatron; 4938.TW) and Edgecore Networks, has obtained Bronze Badge certification from the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) for its new hardware products: Endeavor (Pegatron MPND400-2) and AMX3200 (Edgecore), components of the open and disaggregated 400G optical […]

NEC Demonstrates Agentic AI-Driven Autonomous Network Operations in Collaboration with AWS

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has successfully demonstrated a technology in which Agentic AI autonomously manages the entire lifecycle of the User Plane Function (UPF)*, a primary function of 6G/5G core networks, from design, construction, and deployment through to operational monitoring. This research achievement was realized […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Acquires Swiss Rotating Equipment Maintenance Company AST Turbo AG

Compressor TOKYO, Feb 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired all shares of AST Turbo AG (AST), a Swiss company specializing in rotating equipment maintenance services, as of February 27. AST is engaged in maintenance, inspection, and field […]

NEC Strengthens Its Edge Portfolio for the 6G Era, Enabling Efficient Edge Deployment and Integration with Cloud Services

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – NEC Corporation has expanded the capabilities of its User Plane Function (UPF, *1) for telecom operators by adding support for second-generation AWS Outposts racks (*2), further strengthening its multi deployment model. With this enhancement, NEC’s UPF can now operate consistently across on-premises environments, the cloud, edge locations, […]

Fujitsu POS solution enhances customer experience at Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores

Kawasaki, Osaka, Japan, Feb 27, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Fujitsu Limited and H2O Retailing Corporation today announced the successful implementation of a wireless tablet POS system utilizing Fujitsu’s POS solution across all 15 Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores. This initiative marks one of the largest deployments of a tablet POS system in a department […]

Mitomo Semicon Engineering to Change Company Name

TOKYO, Feb 26, 2026 – (JCN Newswire via SEANetwork) – Mitomo Semicon Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of EEJA Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akihiko Domae), which operates TANAKA’s plating business, announces that it will change its company name effective April 1, 2026, as outlined below. Details of the company name changeCurrent name: Mitomo Semicon […]

The University of Tokyo, NTT, and NEC demonstrate real-time augmented reality assistance made possible by integrating three newly proposed technologies on a 6G/IOWN platform to realize the widespread use of AI agents supporting safety and security

Highlights: Integration of the proposed technologies will help address the transmission and computational infrastructure challenges faced when implementing AI agents. This trial verified the effectiveness of optimizing the transmission and computational processing of high-volume data handled by AI agents. This initiative has been selected for exhibition at the Japan Pavilion at MWC 2026, where the […]