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The 25-30 side chain of CTC Civil travel service chain is officially on the chain

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On December 23, Daniel Smith, CEO of Singapore Done Fund Management Institution and CEO of CTC, reached a strategic consensus with the heads of the six new side chains after in-depth communication and discussion for many times, and announced that the six side chains of CTC Global Cultural Travel Chain (VEA, LMA, HVA, MCO, WAS and VNC) were officially linked up. Due to the impact of the global COVID-19 epidemic, the strategic press conference that was scheduled to be held in Singapore was not held as scheduled. This multi-party strategic cooperation was finally reached in the form of electronic agreement.

Singapore Done the fund management organ CEO, the chief executive of CTC, Daniel Smith, for six side chain fixed anchor (Vienna, Austria, Lima, Peru, Havana, Cuba, Mexico City, Warsaw, Poland, Venice, Italy), the characteristics of human geography environment and beautiful landscape, said after the outbreak must personally go to feel the unique local customs. It is reported that six new side chain operation centers are set up in the business centers of six cities, and reached strategic consensus with the famous local travel companies.

Vienna, on the Danube river in northeastern Austria, is known as the “capital of music” in the world. Stopping on this city street full of musical notes is always a romantic scene, which makes people easily fall in love unawares, just like the nature of romance in Vienna. Most of Vienna’s tourist attractions are open all year round, such as The Schonbrunn Palace, hofburg Palace, Belfort Palace and the Vienna Museum, of which the Schonbrunn Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lima is the capital of Peru and the largest economic and cultural center in the country. It is located on the coastal irrigation oasis. In Lima is always most of the colonial period, South America is the most important political and commercial centers of power, therefore retained a large number of colonial buildings, such as large monasteries catacombs Francis, the central plaza, SAN street plaza and the buildings also earned Lima, scientific and cultural organization UNESCO awarded the “world cultural heritage” of reputation.

Located on the northwest coast of The Island of Cuba, Havana is the capital of the Republic of Cuba. It is located in the tropics, with a mild climate and pleasant seasons. It is known as the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, with many ancient churches, castles, squares, museums, monuments, parks, libraries and so on. The port city of distinctive and lasting appeal, classical and modern, the new world and old world, white and black, high culture and the lowbrow, all elements full of collision, there are telltale signs here, all seemingly independent individuals, together in the sunshine and the vibrant tropical port harmonious unify.

Mexico City is not only the capital of Mexico, but also the largest city in Mexico. Architectural buildings, historical sites, museums, palaces, monuments, shopping malls, government buildings, everything in Mexico City. The water garden on the Hochmirco Canal is the city’s largest tourist attraction, as well as landmark buildings such as the El Angel Daily Independent newspaper and the Angel of Independence Victory Column. Mexico City is the headquarters of many large media companies and Spanish newspapers. About 20% of the Mexican population lives in Mexico City, so this city is also known as the city that never sleeps.

Warsaw is the capital of the Republic of Poland, and the famous Warsaw Convention was signed here. Today, Warsaw still maintains the layout of the old and new cities. Various historical monuments and places of interest are mostly concentrated in the old city, attracting a large number of tourists from abroad every year. The Old Town is located on the west bank of the Vistula River. It is a cluster of majestic and majestic red spire buildings in the Middle Ages. The famous ancient buildings include the former Royal Palace known as the “Polish National Cultural Monument” and the most beautiful and magnificent Baroque building in Warsaw. Base Palace, Lazienki Palace, an outstanding representative of Polish classical architecture, etc.

Venice is the capital of the Veneto region in northern Italy, a world-famous historical and cultural city, and the birthplace of the Venetian school of painting. Its architecture, paintings, sculptures, operas, etc. have an extremely important position and influence in the world. The water city of Venice is the essence of the Renaissance, and it is also the only city in the world without cars. God shed tears here, but made it more crystal clear and tender, just like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, enjoying “because of water There is the reputation of life, beautiful because of water, and prosperity because of water, and the reputation of “water city”.

In the context of the global epidemic situation is not optimistic and the economy is complex and changeable, the tourism industry is still an industry with stable market demand and a good development momentum in recent years. It has exceeded the global economic average growth rate for 7 consecutive years and has become the fastest growing industry one. With the integration of the global tourism industry and digitalization, the future will gradually achieve leapfrog development, bringing new horizons to the holiday economy and new development opportunities for the digital cultural tourism industry.

The so-called hero sees the same. The heads of CTC and the six new side chains agreed that the future development trend of the cultural and tourism industry will be to integrate blockchain technology into it, which is the need for the in-depth development of the integration of culture and tourism in the new economic environment. By building a new industrial ecological application system through blockchain technology, the cultural tourism industry will accelerate the circulation of assets, empower the growth of the digital economy, and promote the sustainable development of the cultural tourism industry’s digitization, capitalization, and ecologicalization.

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Karviva and Founder Dr. Angela Zeng Featured in 2026 USA TODAY Food as Medicine Edition.

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Full-page feature highlights founder Dr. Angela Zeng’s approach to combining traditional wellness principles with modern nutrition

Saint Louis, MO, United States, 17th Oct 2026 – Karviva, the functional beverage company founded by Dr. Angela Zeng, is featured in the 2026 USA TODAY Food as Medicine special edition, with a full-page feature appearing on page 23 in both the digital and print editions. According to information provided by USA TODAY, approximately 250,000 printed copies of the special edition are expected to be in circulation. The feature highlights Dr. Zeng’s background as a medical scientist, her family’s generations-long connection to Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the thinking behind Karviva’s whole-plant beverage portfolio.

The feature, titled “Why a Medical Scientist Built a Gentler Cleanse,” explores Dr. Zeng’s personal and professional path and the ideas that led her to create Karviva. It highlights the company’s use of whole-plant ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, sprouts, herbs, and botanicals, as well as its approach to developing juice products without added sugar or harsh laxatives.

Dr. Zeng founded Karviva after combining her scientific training with the traditional wellness practices she grew up around. Her background includes a Ph.D. in Pathology and training in evidence-based nutrition, while her family history introduced her to Traditional Chinese Medicine from an early age.

“A cleanse should not feel like a punishment,” said Dr. Angela Zeng. “It should give you space to hydrate, simplify your meals, and pay attention to what your body needs.”

The USA TODAY appearance adds to a series of recent milestones for Dr. Zeng and Karviva. Dr. Zeng’s debut book, The Balance Cure: The TCM Way to Lasting Weight Loss, has reached the No. 1 bestseller position in Amazon’s Holistic Medicine category. The book explores Traditional Chinese Medicine alongside modern nutrition and introduces readers to five TCM body patterns, self-assessments, seasonal observations, recipes, and lifestyle reflections.

Karviva has also recently received recognition from Good Housekeeping, with the company’s Profit Cacao Whole Plant Protein & Prebiotic Smoothie selected as a winner of the 2026 Snack Awards. The recognition followed evaluations by the Good Housekeeping Institute Nutrition Lab and consumer testing as part of the award program.

The new USA TODAY feature offers readers a closer look at the founder behind Karviva and the ideas that continue to shape the company’s approach to functional beverages.

About Dr. Angela Zeng

Dr. Angela Zeng, Ph.D., MBA, is a food scientist, Traditional Chinese Medicine scholar, and founder and CEO of Karviva. Born into generations of Chinese herbal practitioners and trained in pathology, biochemistry, and evidence-based nutrition, she combines traditional wellness principles with modern nutritional science through her work as an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She is the author of The Balance Cure: The TCM Way to Lasting Weight Loss.

About Karviva

Karviva is a St. Louis-based functional beverage company founded by Dr. Angela Zeng. Inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern nutritional science, the company develops plant-based beverages using whole-food ingredients, botanicals, and prebiotic fiber. Its portfolio includes juices, protein smoothies, hydration beverages, and other functional drinks.

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U-topia Launches Public Beta as Global Builders Gather for U-Hackathon

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Financial technology company opens its app in more than 50 countries during FLOW Summit as 500-plus builders develop AI and Web3 products

BANGKOK, Oct. 17, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE  — U-topia, a financial technology company building a self-custody app for everyday money movement, has opened its public beta in more than 50 countries. The company announced the launch at FLOW Summit 2026, held Oct. 15-16 at Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok, five years after U-topia was founded.

More than 700 people attended the two-day launch, including technology entrepreneurs, developers and community members from several countries. The program combined U-topia product demonstrations and company updates with U-Hackathon, a global build program focused on practical AI and Web3 products.

“Five years ago, I set a simple standard: if my mother could not use the product without calling me for help, it was not ready,” said Emmanuel Quezada, founder and CEO of U-topia. “Opening the beta with people from around the world, while hundreds of builders were creating new tools beside us, brought that idea to life. Our goal is to make moving money as simple as sending a message while keeping people in control.”

A public beta designed around everyday use

U-topia is designed to let eligible users hold, send, spend, convert and withdraw digital and everyday currencies through one mobile app. Users can send funds to another U-topia user through a U-Tag, a simple @name that replaces a long wallet address. The company says funds remain under the user’s control rather than being held by U-topia.

The public beta follows private alpha and closed beta testing with community members and ambassadors. Feature availability varies by country. Account opening, card issuance and transactions remain subject to age requirements, identity verification, partner rules and local law. U-topia is not a bank or card issuer; card and local currency services are provided through licensed partners where available.

U-Hackathon brings global builders to Bangkok

FLOW Summit also hosted U-Hackathon on Oct. 15-16. Organizers said the event attracted more than 500 hackers and builders from around the world. Teams worked through a 24-hour build period with product, engineering and design mentors before presenting working prototypes in two tracks: artificial intelligence and Web3. The program extended the app launch into a working forum for new products, technical collaboration and international builder participation.

The competition recognized three teams in each track. Organizers valued the combined awards at more than 2.5 million Thai baht, including the advertised THB 1 million core prize pool, partner bounties and technology credits. UBotPay, an AI-powered payment agent built for Web3, won first place in the Web3 track. U-Reach, an AI-powered marketing, sales and customer relationship management platform, took first place in the AI track.

U-Hackathon was sponsored by ElevenLabs, Tokenomist AI and DTC Group, in association with Avalanche, Team1 Thailand, Yellow.com, ContributionDAO, CUBS Chula and Hooray. Judges selected projects on merit, and members of the U-Center DAO community voted live for the grand prize.

The summit also included a preview of U.bot, a related AI venture from members of U-topia’s founding team. U.bot is being developed as a user-controlled orchestration layer that can select among AI models and coordinate specialized agents. Its long-term roadmap aims to create a more capable personal AI experience with characteristics the team associates with superintelligence; those advanced capabilities are planned and are not currently available.

About U-topia

Founded on Oct. 16, 2021, U-topia is a financial technology company building a self-custody mobile app intended to help people hold, send, spend, convert and withdraw digital and everyday currencies while retaining control of their funds. U-topia is not a bank and does not issue cards. Availability and features vary by country and are subject to partner requirements and local law. Learn more at www.u-topia.com.

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From Karmayogi to the World Stage: Dr. Hemant Garg Wins “Excellence in AI for Public Policy”, Charts India’s Path to the AI Big League

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Civil servant, researcher and AI pioneer tells the 3rd World AI Summit, Bengaluru, that people-first, sovereign AI can make India a global AI leader

Bengaluru, India, 16th October 2026, ZEX PR WIRE  — Dr. Hemant Garg, Deputy Director (Legal), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, received the “Excellence in AI for Public Policy” award at the 3rd World AI Summit in Bengaluru on 14–15 October 2026, placing an Indian public-policy voice at the centre of the global debate on how AI should serve people.

Dr. Garg described all of his work, from AI agents for government to AI-led labour law outreach, as an effort to help realise Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, under the leadership of Hon’ble Union Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, whose Shramev Jayate reforms, Labour Codes and Ease of Doing Business drive set the direction. The goal, he said, is an Atmanirbhar Bharat in AI, built on a Bharat AI Stack: Indian large language models such as Sarvam, the Bhashini platform serving citizens in their own languages, and home-grown agents and talent under the IndiaAI Mission, taking India into the global AI league.

Held with Digital India, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as partners in Bengaluru, India’s startup, IT and now AI capital, often called India’s Silicon Valley, the Summit was themed “AI for All: Accelerating India’s Journey Towards Inclusive, Responsible and Future-Ready AI”.

The award honours his creation in 2023 of “IFSCA Karmayogi”, the first AI agent at the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), GIFT City, and his research on AI in anti-money laundering, the Labour Codes and algorithmic management of gig workers.

On the panel “AI for All – India’s Journey to a Sovereign, Inclusive AI Future”, with Shri Aman Mittal, IAS, Dr. BVRC Purushottam, IAS and Prof. (Dr.) T. G. Sitharam, former Chairman, AICTE, moderated by Dr. Ravi Gupta, Dr. Garg said inclusive AI must include the worker, and that India can blend Europe’s rights-based approach, US-style audits and Singapore’s skilling model through its Labour Codes, the DPDP Act and e-Shram.

His keynote, “AI, Employment & Skills: Building a Future-Ready Workforce for India”, presented as “From Files to Foresight”, began with a worker disabled in an accident, or a family that has lost its breadwinner, whose care and pensions depend on ESIC, EPFO, the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National Health Authority. “The true test of AI in government is how quickly that family receives its benefits, and whether it is treated with dignity on the way,” he said.

He traced three waves of governance: e-Governance, which put paper online; Digital Governance, built on India’s digital public infrastructure; and now AI-enabled Intelligent Governance, where benefits reach eligible citizens without their having to apply.

Dr. Garg propounded that AI will change tasks first, then jobs, then institutions and the workforce, and called for institutions for AI governance, impact assessment and exposure mapping to curb job attrition, support reskilling and compensate workers in transition. e-Shram, ESIC and EPFO, now reaching gig and platform workers, can extend social security to those left out, while indigenous models such as Sarvam and Bhashini can grow home-grown AI talent under the IndiaAI Mission.

Government AI, he said, must be lawful, explainable and accountable; “a pattern is not proof”; and India must guard against a new colonisation “not by ships, but by servers”. He proposed “Five Ts”: Trust, Transparency, Talent, Thin and safe data, and Tested-then-scaled.

An LLB, LLM and Ph.D., and an IIT Delhi CTO Programme alumnus with nearly two decades in public service, including Punjab’s Department of Cooperation, Dr. Garg has researched digital governance in governments and cooperatives extensively; his work is published internationally, taught in universities and presented at Oxford, Harvard and Cambridge.

“Not artificial intelligence replacing governance, but intelligent governance that remains deeply human,” he concluded.

Connect with Dr. Hemant Garg on LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-hemant-garg-2b26699

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