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7-Eleven X Peko-chan X Sho-chan: New Year, New Look Makeover
Redeem 4 Limited-Edition “Denim Style Cushions” Plus “Magic Cling Fai Chun” to Decorate Your Home and Bring Good Luck
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 January 2025 – 7-Eleven is here to help you celebrate a joyful and prosperous Year of the Snake! Following the overwhelming popularity of our first “New Year, New Look” collection featuring 8 Denim Style bags with Peko-chan and Sho-chan, we’re delighted to announce the second wave of our exciting Chinese New Year campaign!
Get ready to welcome even more cuteness and good fortune with 4 limited-edition Denim Style Cushions starring the beloved Peko-chan and Sho-chan. These soft and stylish cushions will not only add a fresh touch to your home décor but also serve as lucky charms for your home or office. May they bring you good luck, prosperity, and a wonderful start to the New Year! These adorable and practical Denim Style Cushions will be available in 7-Eleven stores from 7am on 22 January. Don’t miss out – grab yours while stocks last!
Limited-Edition Denim Style Cushions: Add a Touch of Fun to Your New Year Décor!
These festive Denim Style Cushions are crafted from soft and cosy fabric in a vibrant red and blue colour scheme. Adorned with Japanese-inspired patterns and featuring the adorable Peko-chan and Sho-chan, these cushions are designed to bring you good luck and happiness in the New Year.
The collection includes 4 stylish designs in both round and square shapes. The round cushions showcase close-up portraits of Peko-chan and Sho-chan, while the square cushions feature Peko-chan, Sho-chan and other Japanese motifs interwoven together. Made from irresistibly soft material, these cushions are perfect for cuddling or using as back support at home or in the office.
With their festive colours and auspicious patterns, these Denim Style Cushions symbolise good fortune and success in the year ahead. Whether you keep them for yourself or give them as gifts to loved ones, they’re sure to add a touch of warmth and joy to your New Year celebrations.
Denim Style Cushion Product Details:
| 1. Sho-chan Denim Style Round Cushion
This New Year, surround yourself with good fortune and cheer! This cushion features the energetic Sho-chan with a big, joyful smile, radiating New Year blessings and spreading festive cheer. May it bring you good health and happiness throughout the year! This Denim Style Cushion comes in a stylish deep blue colour, complemented by light blue and dark red stripes and blooming flowers, symbolising prosperity and good fortune. It’s sure to be a delightful addition to your home décor! Product Dimensions: |
| 2. Peko-chan Denim Style Round Cushion
Beloved by all ages, Peko-chan takes the form of a round cushion to bring you New Year blessings! With her signature red bow and adorable tongue-out expression, she’s sure to be a delightful source of joy this Chinese New Year. This Denim Style Cushion comes in an elegant brick red colour, complemented by Japanese-inspired wave patterns, adding a touch of festive cheer and happiness to any corner of your home. Don’t miss out on this charming cushion, especially if you have a soft spot for all things cute and kawaii! Product Dimensions: |
| 3. Double-Sided Denim Print Square Cushion
It’s time to give your home a New Year refresh! This Denim Style Cushion features a denim-like pattern with an assortment of Japanese New Year floral motifs, beautifully complementing the gold accents of Sho-chan and Peko-chan. This design symbolises wealth, prosperity and good fortune. With its blend of Japanese aesthetics and understated style, this soft and comfortable cushion is perfect for cuddling or using as back support at home or in the office. It’s a must-have item for the New Year! Product Dimensions: |
| 4. Double-Sided Lucky Square Cushion
This Denim Style Cushion features a unique double-sided design with a blue front and a dark red back, both adorned with the auspicious Chinese character for “luck” (吉) and other Japanese-inspired patterns. It’s overflowing with blessings and joy, wishing you a lucky and prosperous Year of the Snake! Sho-chan playfully mimics Peko-chan’s signature tongue-out expression, bringing laughter and adding to the adorable charm of this cushion. Get ready for a Lunar New Year filled with joy and good fortune! Product Dimensions: |
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| “Denim Style Cushion” Promotion Details:
How to Collect Physical Stamps and Digital FunStamps: To collect FunStamps with online purchases, customers must download the 7-Eleven app, register as a member, and link their yuu Account. For in-store purchases, customers need to either have their yuu ID scanned by the cashier before payment or pay with a linked Octopus or Hang Seng enJoy card. Stamps are awarded based on single transactions; split transactions are not allowed. Digital and physical stamps cannot be exchanged or combined for redemption. “Denim Style Cushion” Redemption Details: FunStamps: From 22 January (7am onwards) to 28 February 2025, collect 5 FunStamps and add $68 to redeem your favourite “Denim Style Cushion.” Physical Stamps: From 22 January (7am onwards) to 28 February 2025, collect 8 physical stamps and add $68 to redeem your favourite “Denim Style Cushion.” Enjoy $10 off when redeeming 2 cushions (16 stamps plus $126). Special Offer for yuu Rewards Members: Choose your favourite! Customers can select their preferred cushion design. |
Magic Cling Fai Chun: Share the Trendiest Blessings with Your Loved Ones!
What better way to decorate your home for the New Year than with festive fai chun that bring good luck and positive vibes? 7-Eleven presents two sets of “Magic Cling Fai Chun” to help you celebrate the Lunar New Year in style! These fai chun are not only fun and colourful, but they also feature a practical static cling design that allows for easy removal and reuse without leaving any marks. Each set includes 7-8 fai chun of varying sizes, all featuring the adorable and quirky Sho-chan and Peko-chan. They’re so fun and auspicious, you’ll want to collect both sets! Stick these unique fai chun on windows, doors, walls, refrigerators, or any smooth surface to fill every corner of your home with a cheerful and playful New Year atmosphere. Perfect for decorating or gifting!
For “Magic Cling Fai Chun” product details, please refer to the attached table.
| 1. “Happy New Ear!” Fai Chun Set This set includes the following 4 festive fai chun:
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2. “Eye-Poppin’ Good Luck” Fai Chun Set This set includes the following 4 festive fai chun:
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1. “Happy New Ear!” Fai Chun Set
2. “Eye-Poppin’ Good Luck” Fai Chun Set
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| “Happy New Ear! Magic Cling Fai Chun” Promotion Details: From 22 January (7am onwards) to 28 February 2025, add $32 to any purchase# at 7-Eleven stores* to redeem 1 set of “Happy New Ear! Magic Cling Fai Chun,” or add $58 to redeem 2 sets. Special Offer for yuu Rewards Members: Limited quantities available, while stocks last. Images are for reference only; actual product sizes may vary. |
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FunStamp redemptions are only valid in Hong Kong.
*This promotion is not valid at Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre, Team Disney Building, or food kiosks inside Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Product images are for reference only; actual product sizes may vary.
Purchases to redeem “Denim Style Cushions” are not eligible for FunStamps, yuu Points, or the 5% discount when paying with a Hang Seng enJoy card. Purchases to redeem “Happy New Ear! Magic Cling Fai Chun” are eligible for yuu Points and the 5% discount with a Hang Seng enJoy card, but not for FunStamps. For details, please visit our website.
#Eligible spending excludes 7-Eleven Pre-order products, yuu pre-order products, cigarettes, milk powder (all types), diapers, redemption items under stamp promotions, online game cards, mobile phone top-up cards/SIM cards/value coupons, Octopus cards/products, Macau Pass cards/products, gift cards, prepaid cards, admission tickets/tickets/stamps of any kind, plastic shopping bag charges, and other service items. (Other service items include but are not limited to the last 10 Octopus transaction records printing, prepayment, e-coupons, bill payment, donations, value-added services (including but not limited to Octopus, Macau Pass/MPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, “Tap & Go”, TNG and other e-wallets), fax and photocopying services, mobile phone charging services, parcel pick-up and return services, lockers, parking fee payment, Inspiration Lake activities, self-service laundry services, etc.) For more details, please visit our website.
Hashtag: #7ElevenHK
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Marriott’s 2025 Cage-Free Pledge in the Spotlight as Field Visit Raises Animal Welfare and Hygiene Concerns
Field visit finds dead birds, eggs surrounded by faeces and fly infestations at egg farm whose operators claim to supply Marriott properties

- Eggs stored directly on the floor, surrounded by dirt, feathers and excrement
- Swarms of flies around birds and their food
- Accumulated faeces on and underneath cages
- Dead birds discarded around the facility
- Birds with severe eye injuries or blindness
- Birds crammed into dirty wire cages
- Poor access to water
Hashtag: #HelpMarriottFindAsia #AnimalWelfare #CorporateAccountability #EthicalSourcing #FoodSafety
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Linklogis Releases 2025 Annual Results: Total Volume of Processed Supply Chain Assets Exceeds RMB500 Billion, Unveiling the “SC+ Platform”
In addition, Linklogis has always placed shareholder interests at the core of its corporate governance, rewarding investors’ trust through sustained and tangible actions. In August 2025, the Board approved a new share repurchase program of no less than US$80 million to be implemented over a one-year period. Under this repurchase program, the company has cumulatively repurchased shares totaling HK$365 million (approximately US$47 million), demonstrating its confidence in its long-term value through concrete actions.
Focusing on Core Business, Accelerating Business Structure Optimization
In 2025, Linklogis remained focused on its core business and accelerated the optimization of its business structure. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by its technology solutions reached RMB508.1 billion, up 27% year-on-year. With a market share of 22%, the company ranked first in the industry for the sixth consecutive year. The number of anchor enterprises served increased to 3,145, including 54 of China’s Top 100 enterprises and 151 of China’s Top 500 enterprises, while the number of financial institution partners reached 428, further improving the efficiency of industry-finance collaboration.
Linklogis’ supply chain finance technology solutions include Anchor Cloud, which consists of Multi-tier Transfer Cloud, AMS Cloud and Treasury Cloud, as well as FI Cloud, which consists of ABS Cloud and eChain Cloud. In 2025, the total volume of supply chain assets processed by Anchor Cloud reached RMB369.6 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 31%. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by Multi-tier Transfer Cloud reached RMB304.2 billion, surging 47% year-on-year, with its contribution to the group’s total asset volume rising from 52% in 2024 to 60% in 2025. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by AMS Cloud, however, was RMB65.4 billion, down 13% year-on-year due to the continued decline in issuance volume in the supply chain asset securitization market.
The total volume of supply chain assets processed by FI Cloud reached RMB128.9 billion, up 20% year-on-year. Both ABS Cloud and eChain Cloud recorded solid double-digit growth in transaction volume, contributing to a 25% year-on-year increase in FI Cloud revenue. In the ABS Cloud segment, the total volume of supply chain assets processed reached RMB69.1 billion, rising 28% year-on-year. In the eChain Cloud segment, the total volume of supply chain assets processed reached RMB59.7 billion, increasing 13% year-on-year.
Linklogis focused on six key industries, including infrastructure and construction, new energy and advanced manufacturing, and worked with its subsidiary Bytter Technology to deepen targeted cross-selling, achieving breakthroughs in high-quality customer acquisition. Leveraging its one-stop comprehensive industrial-finance solutions and innovative scenario-based applications, Linklogis worked with a number of central and state-owned enterprises and leading private enterprises, including Shougang Group, China Coal Mine Construction Group Corporation and JA Solar Technology, to launch integrated industrial-finance platform projects. At the same time, it provided targeted support to 17 high-quality enterprises, including Shanghai Construction Group, Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group and Luzhou Laojiao, covering scenarios such as order financing, bill collateral, and supply chain bill transfer, supporting coordinated growth in both scale and value creation.
Building the “Second Growth Curve”, Unlocking Global Trade Finance Potential
2025 marked a pivotal year for Linklogis’ international business as the company embarked on a new chapter and accelerated the development of its “second growth curve.” During the year, Linklogis officially launched a comprehensive rebranding of its international business, introducing “Unloq” as its new identity for the global market, reflecting its vision of unlocking the potential and efficiency of global trade finance. Guided by a core strategy centered on cross-border trade corridors, scenario-based finance and technology-driven risk management, Unloq is committed to building a globally connected digital supply chain finance platform with strong local execution capabilities.
In line with its core strategy, the company has leveraged its cloud-native technology to launch the innovative “SC+ Platform”, designed to connect global real-world trade with digital finance. The “SC+” signifies its core function of connecting smart contracts with compliant digital payment instruments, forming a technology-enabled solution for global trade finance. The platform is dedicated to building the next-generation digital infrastructure for global trade finance and addressing systemic challenges in cross-border trade, including credit verification, fund turnover, and clearing and settlement efficiency. Through the platform, funders can utilize various compliant payment methods to purchase trade receivables.
To date, Unloq has completed the deployment of the core architecture of the SC+ Platform. Working with multiple commercial partners, Unloq has advanced the rollout of innovative applications leveraging compliant digital payment methods. In 2025, Linklogis successfully secured the bid for a Web3.0-based supply chain finance platform project for a leading central state-owned enterprise, marking a new milestone in its technological capabilities and industry recognition in the field of digital trade infrastructure.
In its international business, Unloq accelerated the expansion of cross-border trade services. In addition to traditional B2B goods trade, cross-border e-commerce and online travel agencies, it also expanded into cross-border logistics, bringing the total number of platform customers to 1,550, representing a net year-on-year increase of 451. With the deeper penetration of the SC+ Platform in cross-border trade finance, the continued expansion of its global localized service network, and the accelerated integration of solutions supporting Chinese enterprises’ overseas expansion, Linklogis’ cross-border and international business is expected to enter a phase of exponential growth in both asset volume and revenue in 2026, embarking on a new chapter of high-quality and sustainable development.
Advancing the “AI-powered Industrial Finance” Strategy: From Internal Empowerment to Industry Value Co-Creation
Linklogis remains committed to its “AI-powered Industrial Finance” strategy and continues to promote the deep integration of AI with supply chain finance across the entire value chain. Built on years of technological expertise and scenario-based refinement, its AI capabilities have evolved from internal productivity tools into a sophisticated intelligence engine that empowers the entire industrial ecosystem. By deeply integrating leading domestic large language models with its proprietary supply chain finance scenario knowledge graph and multimodal business elements, the company has systematically advanced the ongoing iteration and capability enhancement of its self-developed vertical model, LDP-GPT. Building on this foundation, Linklogis has developed the “BeeLink AI Agent” product matrix, covering more than ten core scenarios including intelligent trade document checking, intelligent PBOC registration, intelligent KYC, and intelligent risk management.
In 2025, BeeLink AI Agent continued to deliver breakthroughs in market penetration and commercialization. The number of customers served rose to 42, including domestic and overseas financial institutions and industry leaders such as Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Hangzhou, and China Electrical Equipment Finance. Processing efficiency improved by 20 times, while accuracy in key processes reached 99%. As AI continues to evolve toward an agent-based paradigm, Linklogis will take “AI Agent+” as a strategic lever to comprehensively upgrade BeeLink AI Agent from functional tools to intelligent collaboration. It will prioritize breakthroughs in advanced capabilities such as cross-system task coordination, natural-language interactive decision-making, and adaptive workflow optimization, enabling customers to move from point intelligence to enterprise-wide intelligence, and from business insights to intelligent decision-making, thereby delivering end-to-end value across the entire value chain.
Linklogis actively responded to China’s “dual carbon” strategy and high-quality development agenda by embedding ESG principles into product innovation and the entire service lifecycle, leveraging technology to advance green finance, inclusive finance, and sustainable development. In 2025, the volume of sustainable supply chain assets served by the company exceeded RMB66.8 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 80%, with its share of total serviced assets rising from 9% in 2024 to 13% in 2025. During the year, SMEs that obtained financing through Linklogis Supply Chain Multi-tier AR Transfer Platform benefited from an average financing cost of only 2.85%. The company continued to deepen its presence in four key sectors—renewable energy, rural revitalization, environmental protection, and public health—while further expanding into sustainable sectors such as the new energy vehicle supply chain, green buildings, and the circular economy. Through these initiatives, it directed financial resources more precisely to key segments that generate both green and low-carbon benefits and strong social impact, gradually building a broader and more influential sustainable development ecosystem that integrates industry and finance.
Expanding Full-scenario Deployment, Enhancing the Smart Industrial Finance Treasury Product Matrix
Through the acquisition of Bytter Technology, Linklogis made a strategic entry into the corporate treasury management sector. By synergizing management teams and business operations, the company successfully established the Treasury Cloud product line, providing diverse customers with end-to-end treasury management services covering settlement operations, cash planning, financing management, risk monitoring, and intelligent decision-making. As a key component of Linklogis’ “Smart Industrial Finance Treasury” strategy, Treasury Cloud is anchored by a dual-engine approach powered by AI and data, and has established a comprehensive product matrix, including the F1 treasury management system and T6 cash management system for anchor enterprises, the bank treasury system for financial institutions, and the Yingzilian SaaS platform for SMEs.
Since September 11, 2025, Bytter Technology has been consolidated into the group’s financial statements. The integration of the Treasury Cloud business has been fully completed. Linklogis will continue to deepen resources integration and business collaboration between Treasury Cloud and the group’s other supply chain finance technology businesses in areas such as product R&D, channel expansion and customer service. The company will accelerate the development of an integrated, intelligent and scalable Smart Industrial Finance Treasury platform, providing customers with one-stop digital solutions covering treasury management and industrial-finance collaboration.
Charles Song, founder, Chairman and CEO of Linklogis, said: “The year 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of Linklogis. As we stand at the threshold of a new decade, we will remain firmly committed to a core strategy of being technology-driven and globally connected, while steadfastly advancing our dual-engine approach of deepening domestic industrial finance and expanding global digital trade. We will seize opportunities amid transformation and strengthen our competitive advantages through innovation. In the domestic market, we will continue to advance the “AI-powered Industrial Finance” strategy. Anchored by the comprehensive upgrade of BeeLink AI Agent, we will accelerate AI’s evolution from scenario-based enablement to ecosystem-level collaboration. At the same time, leveraging our full-stack capabilities in Smart Industrial Finance Treasury solutions, we will continue to refine our integrated one-stop solutions, consolidate our market leadership, and ensure the steady growth of our core business. In international markets, we will accelerate the expansion of global cross-border digital trade networks through Unloq and roll out the SC+ Platform along key global trade corridors. We aim to become a key builder and connector in the ongoing digital and intelligent transformation of global trade finance. The future is already unfolding. Only the adaptable can prevail, and only the persistent can go the distance. With technology as our oar and industry as our vessel, Linklogis will continue to join forces with our partners, embarking together on the magnificent journey toward a digital and intelligent future for global industrial finance.”
Hashtag: #Linklogis
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CK Life Sciences’ Sequencio Therapeutics Presents the Latest Vaccine Research Advancements at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
These presentations mark Sequencio’s first major scientific unveiling since its formation and showcase significant advancements in next‑generation cancer vaccine technologies based on Sequencio’s proprietary TrueHLA™ Epitope‑to‑Efficacy™ translational design framework, which enables rational, data‑driven vaccine development across circRNA, mRNA, peptide, and protein‑based platforms.
Collectively, Sequencio’s five AACR 2026 presentations highlight a consistent theme: rationally designed cancer vaccines that demonstrate robust immunogenicity and compelling anti‑tumour activity across multiple targets and modalities in preclinical models. These data underscore the strength of Sequencio’s approach to translating antigen selection into functional immune responses and tumour control. Building on this foundation, Sequencio is prioritizing its most promising programs for IND‑enabling studies, with the goal of accelerating select vaccine candidates into early‑stage clinical development through strategic partnerships and global collaboration.
Dr Melvin Toh, Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer of CK Life Sciences, expressed, “Sequencio’s cancer vaccine pipeline continues to advance with strong momentum. Our AACR 2026 presentations underscore both the scientific promise of our vaccines and the disciplined execution driving their progress. We look forward to building on this foundation as we advance next‑generation immunotherapies for patients.”
The AACR Annual Meeting is a gathering central to the global cancer research community, bringing together scientists, clinicians, other healthcare professionals, survivors, patients and advocates every year to share the latest breakthroughs and developments in cancer science and medicine. Last year, the 2025 Annual Meeting attracted 22,100 in-person participants from 85 countries.
Scientific Poster Presentations by Sequencio Therapeutics at AACR 2026
All five posters will be presented on 21 April 2026.
1. p53 Modified Shared Neoantigen Vaccine (Poster Number: 4361)
Title: Single amino acid residue substitution to improve immunogenicity of HLA peptides targeting p53 neoantigen
Authors: Chi Han Samson Li, Hong Wang, Kin Tak Chan, Genwei Zhang, Zhenghui Wang, Lipeng Lai, Melvin Toh
2. IGF1R Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4368)
Title: Vaccine targeting IGF1R induces neutralizing antibody and robust anti‑tumor activity in a syngeneic mouse colon cancer model
Authors: Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
3. B7‑H3 Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4369)
Title: B7-H3 vaccine induces robust humoral and cellular immunity and inhibits tumor growth in mice
Authors: Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
4. TROP2 circRNA + IL‑7 Combination Vaccine (Poster Number: 4370)
Title: TROP2‑circular RNA vaccine and IL7 synergistically inhibit TROP2+ tumor growth in mouse models
Authors: Zirong He, Yanan Li, Antong Li, Xiaoxuan Liu, Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Fan Yan Meng, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
5. Claudin‑6 Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4375)
Title: Claudin 6 vaccines effectively inhibit tumor growth in a syngeneic mouse colon cancer model
Authors: Na Wang, Lam Chow, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
Hashtag: #CKLifeSciences #Sequencio #CancerVaccines #R&D #Pharmaceutical #AACR
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CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc.
CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc. (stock code: 0775) is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. With a mission of improving the quality of life, CK Life Sciences is engaged in healthcare research and development, with operating businesses that enable its R&D sustainability. Regarding pharmaceutical research and development, CK Life Sciences’ operations are focused on conducting research and development into cancer vaccines, RNA therapeutics and pain management solutions. CK Life Sciences is a member of the CK Hutchison Group. For additional information, please visit www.ck-lifesciences.com.
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