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The Plug Drink Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary and Unveils Revamped Website

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2 years ago

October 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Plug Drink (“The Plug”), the leading plant-based recovery supplement brand focusing on liver health, is proud to announce the release of its new and improved website on its fifth year anniversary as a Company. The enhanced website has been months in the making, and it has finally made its debut alongside the public release of the Company’s 2018 clinical study on its namesake formula: The Plug Blend.

Revamped Science-Focused Website:

The Plug’s new website launched today with an improved appearance focusing on its blend of South Korean herbs and modern science. The website is now more science-based with a newer focus on The Plug’s ingredients and how they benefit liver health through scientific references from the medical community. Additional enhanced aspects of the site include:

The first public appearance of the Company’s 2018 clinical study, showcasing that The Plug decreases AST and ALT enzymes, LDL and total cholesterol numbers, and BAC levels200+ medical professional (doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician associates) recommendations, who are actively sharing and endorsing the brand’s products, from their partnership with Frontrow HealthHSA/FSA payments are now accepted and allow customers to save money and support their liver health on a consistent basis, from their partnership with Sika HealthScientific articles and journals from the medical community on the 13 plant-based ingredients from the The Plug’s proprietary formula, The Plug Blend (10.83g)Improved rewards program, where long-term customers can receive store credit for future purchases, along with be the first to hear updates, get first access to new launches such as the brand’s upcoming 30-day liver health guide, and contribute to product lines via direct feedbackBrand ambassador affiliate program, where customers and creators can earn commission on all referrals and enjoy exclusive access to future launches and promosLaunch of The Plug Combo, a power duo pack for those wanting both The Plug Drink and The Plug Pills for maximized liver supportCarbon-neutral shipping for climate-conscious individuals looking for more sustainable options, from the brand’s partnership with Shopify Planet

Customers will have more to see on the brand new website in the future, including weekly educational blogs on health and wellness along with the brand’s About Us page, which would highlight the Company’s five year journey. “I’m proud of all the progress that we’ve made within five years, not to mention our team for all the hard work they’ve put in to help make The Plug a reality and a success,” said Ray Kim, Co-Founder and CEO. “It’s hard for a startup to make it to five years, and we’re grateful for all the support we’ve gathered from our family, team, and customers. We look forward to continue building with our PlugFAM,” said Justin Kim, Co-Founder and COO.

Visit The Plug’s Revamped Science-Focused Website

Expansion into TikTok Shop:

In just three months, The Plug has extended into new reaches of their customer base by joining TikTok Shop earlier this year. The Company has already gained TikTok Star Shop badge status as well as 500+ affiliates. Currently, there are around 4,000+ creators on TikTok who have The Plug products in their shop. To further expand and optimize their brand ambassador affiliate program, The Plug partnered with Social Snowball to reach an even wider audience with 750+ affiliates currently on board. The Plug recently joined Pinterest as well, after a growing demand from their customer base.

2024 Inc. 5000 Achievements & Recognition:

The Plug ranked No.147 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, the most prestigious annual list of the fastest-growing and emerging private companies in America. Among these accolades, Inc. also recognized The Plug as No.25 in California, No.11 in Los Angeles, and No.6 in Food & Beverage, boasting a 2,380% revenue growth over the last three years. Previously in March, The Plug ranked No.6 on the annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list with a growth of 2,060%.

The Plug 5.0 Formula, Superfruit Taste, & New Certifications:

In February, the brand revamped The Plug Drink’s formula for the fifth time, showcasing their dedication to innovation and consumer feedback. With this upgraded formula, the beverage features a higher herbal concentration of 10.83g and an improved taste profile that features apple, lemon, and ginger for a scent-free experience. The Plug also obtained long-awaited certifications: Non-GMO Project Verified, Gluten-Free, Kosher, and Plant-Based.

Future Plans:

2024 has been a busy year for The Plug, but they have no plans on slowing down. By the end of the year, they are aiming to release both 30-day and 60-day supplies of The Plug Pills in bottle form for those wanting to extend their daily liver support needs. “We had been thinking about creating The Plug Pills into a larger, more traditional format for quite a while now,” said Ray Kim. “We’re glad to take the leap into a different realm of innovation, and it makes us even more excited for what else is ahead of us, such as The Plug Blend in powder form. We hope that having a diverse range of product lines will bring more attention to not only our brand but to the importance of liver health.” With statistics of fatty liver disease on the rise (currently affecting 1-in-3 Americans), The Plug is determined to keep evolving and experimenting with different forms of ingestion in order for everyone to take care of their liver health in a simple and easy way. “We’re also in the midst of building our scientific advisory board and receiving expert guidance from our very own in-house scientists, doctors, nutritionists, and dieticians to further support our customers’ health journeys,” said Justin Kim. With new expansions and milestones achieved, The Plug is swiftly becoming a top advocate for liver health in the wellness industry as they forge ahead after their goal of becoming a household name.

About The Plug

The Plug, the leading all-natural liver health supplement brand, was founded in 2019 by brother-duo Ray and Justin Kim. After viewing South Korea’s advancement in the recovery industry and seeing the rise of Fatty Liver Disease (which currently affects 1-in-3 Americans), the brothers were determined to create a staple product for the American market. Enter The Plug Drink. The plant-based drink grew steadily in popularity with a heavy online presence and ultimately spread into retailers across California. With the introduction of The Plug Pills in 2023, Plug products have expanded into the retail channels of major American cities with the help of partnerships such as KeHe Distributors. The brand continues to grow and extend its reach, fulfilling its mission of educating consumers on the importance of liver health.

Press Contact:
Justin Kim
info@theplugdrink.com

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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July 25, 2026

SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Email: iremail@trip.com

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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July 25, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.”

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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July 25, 2026

BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

Tyler James Smith

“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

Valerie Marie

“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

Bai Yiwen

“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

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