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PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA – Media OutReach – 10 February 2021 – KAMPOS, the ultimate Italian brand promoting luxury with integrity, is expanding overseas by entering the South Korean market.

The brand has recently signed a partnership with a local distributor, Sanghyun Yu, based in the capital, Seoul, and has already established KAMPOS South Korea Ltd. As part of the strategy, the brand has just launched its South Korean website ( https://kampos.kr/ ) .

When we ask the reason of this expansion to Alessandro Vergano, Founder & CEO of KAMPOS, he declares: ”This international move is more than a business decision; it is a strategic and meaningful move to strengthen our sustainable mission. We are determined to transform the way of consumption by challenging the luxury industry’s norms, inspiring change, and reducing marine waste.” He adds: ”Sharing our message at an international has become obvious as we understand the need to reach further international customer profiles outside Europe. We believe South Korea is full of opportunities and we are thrilled to collaborate with Sanghyun Yu”.

Sanghyun Yu is a well-recognized local distributor in South Korea with strong expertise in the market and luxury goods. ”I am extremely excited to be part of the KAMPOS journey. I believe in sustainability as the next big trend in South Korea. The younger generation wants to shop and hear about sustainable luxury brands. Today, there is a big market gap as we don’t give them access to those international changemakers. I’m determined to turn this gap into an opportunity by supporting KAMPOS”.

Discover more about the brand and the product lines on KAMPOS’s website ( https://kampos.kr/ ) .

KAMPOS

Costa Smeralda

by the Sea to the Sea with Integrity

KAMPOS is an Italian luxury brand that believes in creating a world with integrity now and for future generations. KAMPOS supports a socially responsible line of fashion products and accessories. KAMPOS’ unique selling proposition is predicated on raising awareness of over-fishing and marine pollution by offering consumers clothing that is made of recycled plastic bottles and fishing nets or sustainable and organic fabrics.

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CANBERRA — The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other countries.

Australia will be the first country where a government arbitrator will decide the price to be paid by the tech giants if commercial negotiations with local news outlets fail.

The legislation was watered down, however, at the last minute after a standoff between the government and Facebook culminated in the social media company blocking all news for Australian users.

Subsequent amendments to the bill included giving the government the discretion to release Facebook or Google from the arbitration process if they prove they have made a “significant contribution” to the Australian news industry.

Some lawmakers and publishers have warned that could unfairly leave smaller media companies out in the cold, but both the government and Facebook have claimed the revised legislation as a win.

“The code will ensure that news media businesses are fairly remunerated for the content they generate, helping to sustain public-interest journalism in Australia,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a joint statement on Thursday.

The progress of the legislation has been closely watched around the world as countries including Canada and Britain consider similar steps to rein in the dominant tech platforms.

The revised code, which also includes a longer period for the tech companies to strike deals with media companies before the state intervenes, will be reviewed within one year of its commencement, the statement said. It did not provide a start date.

The legislation does not specifically name Facebook or Google. Frydenberg said earlier this week he will wait for the tech giants to strike commercial deals with media companies before deciding whether to compel both to do so under the new law.

Google has struck a series of deals with publishers, including a global content arrangement with News Corp, after earlier threatening to withdraw its search engine from Australia over the laws.

Several media companies, including Seven West Media, Nine Entertainment and the Australian Broadcasting Corp have said they are in talks with Facebook.

Representatives for both Google and Facebook did not immediately respond to requests from Reuters for comment on Thursday.

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VnExpress International , the English version of Vietnam’s most-read news site VnExpress, has been listed among the top 15 English websites in terms of information quality and presentation in Southeast Asia.

It is the only website from Vietnam on the list, standing together with established sites in the region such as Channel NewsAsia and The Straits Times of Singapore, Bangkok Post and The Nation of Thailand, The Star Online of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Jakarta Post . The Philippines also has several sites on the list.

The six countries, which make up 95 percent of total ASEAN GDP, are the most advanced countries and more proficient in English than their peers, according to ASEAN UP, which compiled the list.

The websites are great sources of information about their respective countries from a local perspective, it said. They have a large reader base and are also popular on social media.

The homepage of VnExpress International

Florian Bansac, founder of ASEAN UP, said it first came up with a bigger list of 50 media outlets that included several other English news sites from Vietnam.

The “quintessential list” was selected based on four criteria: quality of information, quality of design and user experience, web domain authority and the number of social media followers.

VnExpress International was launched last April, targeting global readers with daily news updates and analysis of Vietnam’s culture, travel and development. Its Facebook page now has nearly 10,700 fans.

“The criteria that make VnExpress stand out from its peers is especially its clear design and structure of information that enables a much better user experience and intuitive navigation through the news that each visitor might be interested in,” Bansac said.

He said the online domination of the Vietnamese version of VnExpress also makes its English version more recognized through search engines than other Vietnamese news websites.

Officially launched in April 2014, ASEAN UP has been focusing on finding and spreading quality resources from top companies, media and government agencies while creating its own resources.

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TOKYO — Fujifilm Holdings Corp will restart a clinical trial in Japan of its antiviral drug Avigan for the treatment of COVID-19, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.

Domestic approval of the drug was delayed after a health ministry panel said in December that trial data was inconclusive.

The new study will involve about 270 patients and Fujifilm will aim to seek approval again in October, Nikkei said.

Representatives from Fujifilm did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Japan has approved Avigan, known generically as favipiravir, as an emergency flu medicine. But concerns remain, as the drug has been shown to cause birth defects in animal studies and its effectiveness against COVID-19 has proven difficult to demonstrate.

Japan’s government has called on Fujifilm to triple national stockpiles of the drug, which has been approved for COVID-19 treatment in Russia, India and Indonesia.