Healthcare · Retail
Company Reports 19% Increase in Male Clients as Growing Demand, GLP-1 Weight Loss and Changing Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery Reshape the Market Key Highlights: TreVita has recorded a 127% year-over-year increase in interest in plastic surgery , as more Americans explore traveling abroad for procedures. The company has also seen a 19% increase in male plastic surgery clients , reflecting the expanding demographics of patients considering cosmetic procedures. TreVita continues to expand its network of TreVita Verified medical practitioners across its specialties as demand for its medical travel programs grows. SAN DIEGO, CA - October 20, 2026 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE ) - TreVita , a U.S.-based medical travel company, today announced a 127% year-over-year increase in its plastic surgery program, al
Oct 20 · 12:40·NewMediaWire
Retail
Amazon offers industry-leading benefits based on role and tenure, and starting January 1, 2027, eligible seasonal employees will have access to healthcare coverage from their first day on the job.
Oct 20 · 12:30·mlpr-amazon
AI · Retail
Grand Island, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 2026) - Olifant Digital has been featured on DesignRush for its approach to Amazon product listings and advertising as AI-powered search changes how consumers find and compare products.Olifant Digital is featured in DesignRush for its approach to Amazon listings and advertising as AI-powered search changes product discovery. Image source: DesignRush.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please...
Oct 20 · 12:00·mlpr-newsfile
AI · SaaS
Yaoohe, a global cross-border e-commerce platform led by CEO Alexander Hayes, announces its next-generation AI virtual livestream commerce initiative. With over a decade of industry experience, extensive international supply chain resources, and more than $5 billion in reported annual...
Oct 20 · 12:00·PRWeb
Retail
Since 2010, Amazon has invested over €100 billion in Germany, underscoring the country as one of the most important to Amazon worldwide.
Oct 20 · 09:04·mlpr-amazon
AI · Retail
Samsung Electronics hosted “The Brief,” a series of home appliance tech seminars across five regions: the US, Europe, Latin America, Southwest Asia, and Southeast Asia. The event showcased AI-powered home appliance experiences reflecting each region’s living environment and consumer needs. Across the five regions, Samsung highlighted AI appliance technologies and how they are applied in […]
Oct 20 · 08:00·mlpr-samsung
Finance · Healthcare
BANGKOK, Oct 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Sappe Public Company Limited (SAPPE PCL.) is showcasing its innovative product portfolio at SIAL Paris 2026, a global food and beverage trade exhibition held from 17–21 October 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Paris, France. The company is presenting new products and flavours that combine fun and creativity while welcoming trade partners, importers and distributors from around the world to exchange ideas and explore business opportunities.
Leading SAPPE’s showcase is its flagship brand, Mogu Mogu, with a wide range of new offerings, including Zero Sugar drinks, Jelly, Gummy, Candy and Iced Tea, alongside new flavours in its original drink range. The lineup extends the brand’s signature fun and creativity across diverse product formats, giving trade partners and visitors the opportunity to discover and taste the products firsthand.
SAPPE is also presenting products from Sappe Aloe Vera, Sappe Beauti and All Coco, adding variety to its booth and offering new choices for international markets. Trade partners, importers, distributors and other interested visitors can meet the team to discuss the products and explore opportunities for international business development.
SIAL Paris is one of the world’s largest food and beverage trade exhibitions, taking place every two years. For its 2026 edition, organisers expect 8,000 exhibitors and approximately 400,000 products across 10 industry sectors, covering 280,000 square metres of exhibition space. Bringing together manufacturers, buyers and distributors from around the world, the event provides SAPPE with another opportunity to showcase the capabilities of Thai brands and its diverse portfolio of innovative products to international trade partners.
Visitors can discover and sample SAPPE’s products at Booth 5C F035, Hall 5C, throughout SIAL Paris 2026, from 17–21 October 2026.
About SAPPE
Sappe PCL (SAPPE) is a leading Thai beverage innovator and the creator of the "Snack Drink" category through its iconic global brand, Mogu Mogu, now exported to over 100 countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. The company specializes in fruit juice and functional health beverages designed to serve the evolving lifestyle needs of modern consumers around the world.
SAPPE's diverse portfolio includes globally recognized brands such as Mogu Mogu, the world's first snackable drink; Sappe Aloe Vera, known for its refreshing taste and natural ingredients; and Sappe Beauti, a functional drink line focused on health, wellness, and women empowerment. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, SAPPE is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) under the symbol SAPPE.
Driven by innovation, deep consumer insights, and a strong commitment to sustainability, SAPPE operates with a balanced focus on product innovation, economic performance, social responsibility, and environmental impact. The company believes that building a sustainable future begins with valuing people, embracing diversity, and leading with authenticity, creativity, and the courage to drive positive change. SAPPE's mission is to inspire lives worldwide one meaningful beverage at a time.
Sappe official: https://www.sappe.com/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sappeplayground
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Shopee: https://shopee.co.th/sappe.official
Email: corpcom@sappe.com
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Oct 20 · 06:00·mlpr-acnnewswire
AI · SaaS
PRecious Communications' Banking AI Authority Index 2026 shows how visibility changes by question, service and language across six markets and 11 AI services / LLMs.
43%: Same question. Different banks first. Across AI-route comparisons, the first-mentioned bank changed.
34%: Business questions bring more banks into the answer. Business-banking responses named 34% more banks on average than consumer-banking answers.
Six ASEAN markets: Being mentioned isn’t the same as being named first. The study maps both across Southeast Asian banking.
Across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the study tracks 13 priority banks - and shows why appearing in an AI answer is not the same as being named first.
SINGAPORE, Oct 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - PRecious Communications, an award-winning multi-market integrated communications consultancy, today released the regional findings of its flagship research study, the PRecious AI Authority Index: Southeast Asia Banking 2026. The research reveals that a bank prominent in one AI service may be far less visible or entirely absent in another. Across 1,628 eligible matched service comparisons, 706 pairsor 43%, produced a different first-mentioned bank when the tested AI service changed.
The research establishes why corporate communications, and marketing leaders cannot rely on a single AI platform, dashboard score, or generic brand search to assess digital reputation. Powered by PRecious Pulse, the agency’s proprietary measurement and research platform, the study evaluated 2,740 response records spanning six Southeast Asian markets (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), eight languages, and 11 AI and search service proxies. The index also revealed that decision context significantly impacts competitive density: business-banking answers named 4.73 banks on average, compared with 3.52 for consumer-banking answers, a 34% wider competitive field.
"AI has made comparisons instant, but not consistent. Any brand - like banks in our study - can lead one answer and disappear from the next," said Lars Voedisch, Founder and Group CEO of PRecious Communications. "The job for communicators and marketers is not to chase one specific AI engine or manipulate a single metric. It is to build a clear, evidence-backed story across owned content, customer proof, and earned media that holds up regardless of the service, market, or language a buyer uses."
Six Markets, Six Distinct AI Competitive Landscapes
The study demonstrates that Southeast Asia cannot be treated as a single information environment. While DBS and Maybank demonstrated consistent dominance across tested answers in Singapore and Malaysia respectively, and Vietcombank led across all question groups in Vietnam, markets like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand showed divided or highly question-dependent results:
Indonesia: BCA achieved the highest overall answer presence (86%), but BCA and Bank Mandiri tied on overall first mentions (34%), with leadership shifting based on whether the query addressed personal banking (BCA 63% first) or business banking (Bank Mandiri 56% first).
Philippines: BPI led total answer reach across consumer (73%), business (96%), and trust questions (92%), yet BDO dominated first-mention prominence across all four tested question categories (up to 75% in business banking).
Thailand: Kasikornbank led consumer banking first mentions (65%), while Bangkok Bank led business banking first mentions (60%). Language testing revealed that English and Thai prompts generated different first-mentioned banks in 60% of eligible matched comparisons (15 of 25 pairs).
"In the 'Artificial Intelligence Economy,' executive teams must distinguish between answer presence and first-mention prominence," added Lars. "Being included in an AI response is a baseline requirement; leading the answer requires checkable public proof, consistent corporate reporting, and third-party media validation."
Public Proof and Media Verification
The Index emphasizes that AI models heavily rely on verifiable public evidence. For brand leaders, priority claims regarding security, digital transformation, or cross-border trade must be explicitly documented and consistent across corporate websites, leadership communications, regulatory filings, and independent earned media.
Southeast Asia Is Not One Information Environment
The regional study covers Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It found consistent leaders in some markets and divided or question-dependent patterns in others. Different languages, banking structures and customer needs already make Southeast Asia diverse. AI can amplify that diversity by changing the brands, evidence, and answer order shown to different audiences.
The study is diagnostic. It does not rank bank quality, trust, safety, customer preference or financial performance. First mention records answer order only. Results are a point-in-time August 2026 snapshot and can change as services, search, and public evidence change.
The report is available online: https://pulse.preciouscomms.com/ai-authority-index
About the PRecious AI Authority Index - Note to Editors
The PRecious AI Authority Index examines what AI says about a brand, which public evidence supports the answer, where the gaps are and what communications teams can change. PRecious Pulse is the measurement, research and insights platform behind the work.
Banks tracked (16): 13 priority banks, grouped by home market - Indonesia: BCA and Bank Mandiri; Malaysia: Maybank and CIMB; Philippines: BPI and BDO; Singapore: DBS, OCBC and UOB; Thailand: Kasikornbank and Bangkok Bank; Vietnam: Vietcombank and Techcombank. Plus, three global-bank examples: HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank as additional examples from the business-banking analysis.
Languages (8): English, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, Tamil and Chinese across the full study. Not every language was tested in every market or on every route.
AI test routes (11): ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Search, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok, Qwen, DeepSeek and Kimi.
Study timeframe: A point-in-time snapshot of tested AI answers from August to September 2026. Results may change as services, search and public evidence change.
About PRecious Communications
PRecious Communications is an award-winning multi-market integrated communications consultancy specialising in go-to-market strategies and data-driven storytelling across Southeast Asia. Operating an AI-first strategic advisory model, the agency has offices in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, alongside partners across the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Consistently recognized for setting new digital benchmarks, PRecious Communications secured major AI Transformation and Digital & Social Media honors at the PRCA APAC Awards 2026, alongside global distinction as a Silver Winner at the WCFA Davos Communications Awards 2026. These milestones build upon a highly decorated legacy, which includes being named the Medium-Sized Consultancy of the Year in Southeast Asia at the 2025 International Business Awards and the Most Innovative Public Relations Agency of the Year (APAC) 2025 at the NEXT Awards.
Media contact: marketing@preciouscomms.com
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Oct 20 · 02:00·mlpr-acnnewswire
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SINGAPORE, Oct 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - CropLife Asia, the regional association representing the plant science industry, today announced the appointment of three new representatives to its Board of Directors: Sergi Vizoso-Sansano of BASF Agricultural Solutions, Subroto Geed of Corteva Agriscience and Sebastià Pons of FMC.
Sergi succeeds Simone Barg as BASF's representative on the Board, Subroto succeeds Brook Cunningham as Corteva's representative, while Sebastià succeeds Rahoul Sawani as FMC's representative. The appointments also coincide with a transition in CropLife Asia's leadership, with Paul Luxton, Head of Asia, Syngenta, formerly VicePresident, assuming the presidency, succeeding Simone Barg.
Sergi Vizoso-Sansano leads BASF Agricultural Solutions in Asia Pacific. He brings nearly 30 years of international experience with BASF across Europe and the Americas. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President, Agricultural Solutions Latin America, based in São Paulo, and also held leadership roles within CropLife associations in Latin America. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of CropLife Brasil and CropLife Latin America.
Subroto Geed is President, Asia Pacific, at Corteva Agriscience, having previously served as the company's Head of South Asia. He brings extensive experience in business leadership, commercial strategy and operations across multiple industries and markets. Prior to joining Corteva, he held senior leadership positions across consumer healthcare, nutrition and beverages, with responsibilities spanning business growth, marketing, supply chain management and organizational development. His cross-sector experience brings a valuable perspective on business transformation, strategic partnerships and market development.
Sebastià Pons is the Executive Vice President and President, FMC Eurasia, leading FMC's business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific from Geneva. He joined FMC in 2017 and most recently served as President for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Before joining FMC, he spent 20 years with DuPont Crop Protection in regional and global roles across Europe and the United States. He has also served on the Board of CropLife Europe.
Paul Luxton has served as Head of Asia at Syngenta since January 2024, overseeing the company's business across key Asian markets, including Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and Korea. He previously led Syngenta's Australia and New Zealand business, having served as Country Head since 2008. With extensive experience in agricultural business leadership and industry engagement, Paul brings a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing agriculture across the region. He previously served as President of CropLife Australia and was Vice-President of CropLife Asia before assuming the presidency.
“We are pleased to welcome Sergi, Subroto and Sebastià to the CropLife Asia Board. Their combined international experience and diverse perspectives will strengthen our work to advance science-based policies, responsible stewardship and agricultural innovation across Asia. We also thank our outgoing Board representatives for their contributions and look forward to working with Paul in his role as President,” said Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia.
CropLife Asia extends its sincere appreciation to Simone Barg for her leadership as President of the Board, and to Brook Cunningham and Rahoul Sawani for their contributions as Board representatives. The association thanks them for their service and commitment to its work across Asia.
CropLife Asia Board of Directors
The CropLife Asia Board leadership and company representatives are now as follows:
Paul Luxton, Syngenta – President
Malu Nachreiner, Bayer Crop Science – Treasurer
Subroto Geed, Corteva Agriscience – Secretary
Dai Ito, Sumitomo Chemical – Member
Sergi Vizoso-Sansano, BASF Agricultural Solutions – Member
Sebastià Pons, FMC – Member
About CropLife Asia
CropLife Asia is a non-profit society and the regional organization of CropLife International, the voice of the global plant science industry. We advocate for a safe, secure food supply, and our vision is food security enabled by innovative agriculture. CropLife Asia supports the work of 15 member associations across the continent and is led by six member companies at the forefront of crop protection, seeds and/or biotechnology research and development. For more information, visit us at www.croplifeasia.org.
For more information please contact:
Cindy Lim
Associate Director, Public Affairs & Strategic Partnerships
CropLife Asia
cindy.lim@croplifeasia.org
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Oct 20 · 00:00·mlpr-acnnewswire
Finance · AI
Hong Kong, Oct 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Beijing Yunji Technology Co., Ltd. (“Yunji Technology” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 2670.HK) published a voluntary announcement recently. Ms. Zhi Tao, chairwoman of the Board, executive Director and president of the Company, and Mr. Li Quanyin, executive Director and chief executive officer of the Company, have each voluntarily undertaken to extend the lock-up period applicable to the Shares directly held by them to October 15, 2027. Against intensifying industry competition, market focus increasingly shifts toward companies with long-term sustainability. The decision of core management to extend the lock-up voluntarily at the expiry date fully demonstrates their confidence in the Group’s long-term growth prospects and their commitment to growing alongside the Group.
Concurrently with the lock-up undertakings, Yunji Technology also voluntarily disclosed business progress during the nine months ended September 30, 2026: the Group’s robot operations continued to grow steadily, with the products covering over 45,000 hotels on a cumulative basis. The average daily number of concurrently online robots increased by approximately 20% to 25% year-on-year, while the number of tasks completed during the period rose by approximately 25% to 30%. The newly launched noodle-cooking robot has been included in the new-opening procurement list of a major hotel group customer, extending in-stay services into dining. At the same time, as a supplier of core mobility technology and modules, Yunji Technology is extending its reach into healthcare, manufacturing and property services through ecosystem partners’ products. Deliveries are underway on the Group’s 1,000-robot order under the cooperation with Ye Niao. Meanwhile, the Runyi project involves an order for 100 robots, with deployment across multiple hospitals now underway.
As the robot network expands, penetration of the HDOS AI agent assistant into hotels’ daily operations has further deepened. In the first nine months of 2026, total HDOS subscribers exceeded 5,000, up approximately 230% year-on-year, while the number of paying subscribers increased by approximately 220%. The announcement states these day-to-day improvements in service efficiency and quality support further integration of HDOS into hotels’ workflows, with subscriptions and renewals generating recurring service revenue for the Group.
In the AI agent ecosystem, the related services cover approximately 400 apartment properties, with the busiest property handling approximately 650 orders per day. Recently, Yunji Technology has signed strategic cooperation agreements with Taobao Instant Commerce and Meituan to connect platform orders to its robot delivery network, rapidly expanding its service coverage.
In overseas markets, Yunji Technology continues to expand the distributor network and has recently entered Central Asia and Norway. It expects to sign robot sales orders with distributors in Norway, Greece, Germany and France within the next month, broadening the European sales network.
By voluntarily extending the lock-up period, the core managements have closely aligned the interests of management with the Company’s long-term operating performance. Together with the steady expansion of the multiple business lines, Yunji Technology’s commercial closed loop continues to improve. Building on the mobile robotics technology accumulated in hotel scenarios, the Group keeps extending the boundaries of the services and unlocking the potential of AI agents. In the future, it is well positioned to further consolidate the core competitive strengths and open up room for long-term growth.
About Beijing Yunji Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yunji Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Yunji Technology") was founded in 2014 with the mission of "Robots, for a Happier Humanity," and is committed to building a world-leading ecosystem for service intelligent agents. By deeply serving enterprise clients, Yunji Technology redefines consumer experiences through cutting-edge robotics and intelligent agent services. From robots capable of interacting with the physical world to intelligent software platforms that streamline decision-making, Yunji Technology leverages intelligent agents to deliver adaptive, scalable, consumer-centric, and future-ready products and services, establishing itself as a pioneer in the R&D and commercialization of robotic service agents.
To date, the company has deployed its solutions in global scenarios, including 40000+ hotels, 200 hospitals, factories, apartments, and office buildings, covering regions such as the Middle East, the Americas, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. As of now, Yunji Technology robotics and intelligent agent services have cumulatively completed 1.1 billion interactions and traveled over 90 million kilometers.
In 2023, Yunji Technology pioneered a new form of embodied intelligent robotics—the Composite Polymorphic Robot [UP]. As a multi-functional robot capable of using tools, understanding and assigning tasks, and collaborating in groups, it was recognized as one of the first "Comprehensive 5G Application Solution Providers" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for its integration of "robotics + 5G technology."Yunji Technology has been successively awarded the titles of "Specialized, Refined,Distinctive, and Innovative" (Little Giant) Enterprise by the MIIT and the Beijing Municipal Government. It has also twice received China’s prestigious AI accolade, the "Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Award," and has participated in drafting 26 technical and industry standards, solidifying its leadership in technological innovation and application within the industry.
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Oct 19 · 23:59·mlpr-acnnewswire
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - October 19, 2026 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE ) - Julius Baer Group announces today the appointment of Francis Hoefman as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and member of its Global Wealth Management Committee, effective 11 January 2027. She succeeds Guido Ruoss who will pursue another opportunity outside Julius Baer after ensuring a seamless transition. Francis is an accomplished international HR executive with more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of people, business strategy, and organisational transformation. She joins Julius Baer from Reckitt, a leading global consumer company with about 36 000 employees operating across more than 80 countries. Most recently, she was responsible for the company’s global talent, leadership development, category capabili
Oct 19 · 21:17·NewMediaWire
Retail
The Karma Sauce Company's Mesa Roja hot sauce has been selected as one of three Gold Award finalists in the Sauces category of the 2027 sofi Awards, presented by the Specialty Food Association. The recognition comes as Karma Sauce seeks to expand its retail and distribution relationships in the United States and international markets. - - Mesa Roja brings together smoky chiles, pineapple, honey and bright fruit acidity in a Southwest-inspired sauce built around layered flavor rather than he... Read the full story at https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=363050
Oct 19 · 20:22·WebWire