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Triumphant Conclusion: The 32nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair Welcomes Over 220,000 Visits, Marking a New Chapter

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March 26, 2025

ZHONGSHAN, China, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As spring arrived, businesses converged in force, eager to illuminate the path forward. The 32nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF) wrapped up its successful four-day run on March 21st. As a premier exhibition and trade platform seamlessly integrating online and offline resources across the entire lighting industry, this year’s fair brought together a wealth of leading brands from the industry’s manufacturing sector, garnering widespread attention and participation from buyers worldwide. The fair underscored Guzhen’s pivotal role in driving industrial advancements, injecting fresh confidence and impetus into the high-quality growth of the lighting and decorative fixtures sector.

With the theme “Guzhen Lights Up the World,” this year’s exhibition championed a professional, market-driven, and international ethos. This fair brought together over 3,500 premier brands and unveiled an impressive array of more than 100,000 original and innovative products. The Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, serving as the main venue, partnered with eight major professional lighting marketplaces across the town. Together, they forged a magnificent exhibition landscape spanning over 1.5 million ㎡ – a “1+8+N” framework that truly embodies the scale and impact of this Fair.

As of 2:00 PM on March 21st, the 32nd Guzhen Lighting Fair’s main venue had already welcomed an impressive 107,307 visits. This figure included 102,273 domestic visits and 5,034 international visits representing 120 countries and regions around the globe. The number of international visitors increased by 16.10% compared to the Spring 2024 Edition. Additionally, the eight sub-venues recorded nearly 120,000 visitor visits, bringing the total visitors across all nine venues to over 220,000 visits.

A broad network of over 150 outlets, including industry-specific media, mainstream news agencies, and new media content creators converged to provide comprehensive, multi-angle coverage of the 32nd Guzhen Lighting Fair. Employing a blend of multimedia formats—including in-depth articles, live reports directly from exhibitor booths, and engaging short-form documentary videos—they showcased the event in panoramic detail. On the exhibitor side, targeted marketing proved effective in promoting new products and expanding channels, while buyers expertly navigated a diverse array of offerings and distinctive booths, seamlessly connecting with top-tier supply chain resources.

The recent fair was a resounding success, buzzing with energy and facilitating significant business and trade. Exhibitors and buyers alike expressed their satisfaction, pointing out that the event exceeded their expectations. The positive momentum is set to continue, as many participants are already looking forward to two upcoming events: the 2025 Guzhen Outdoor Lighting Expo and the Zhongshan Summer Coffee Lifestyle Festival in May, followed by the 33rd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair in October.

Expanding into Emerging Industries: Over 3 Billion Yuan in Intelligent Manufacturing Projects Signed

Fueled by technological innovation and breakthroughs in emerging sectors, Guzhen Town is building a new economic landscape, targeting a trillion-yuan industrial sector. This transformation was highlighted at the opening ceremony on March 18th, where 22 key projects in intelligent manufacturing and innovation were announced, bringing with them over 3 billion yuan in investment.

The signing of AI technology application platform and low-altitude economy projects is particularly noteworthy, demonstrating Guzhen’s strategic vision in emerging industries. By fostering a complete ecosystem that integrates intelligent R&D, smart manufacturing, and advanced services, Guzhen is transforming its traditional lighting industry from one driven by “cost competition” to a new era of “technology iteration” and “smart empowerment”.

A Grand Event for the Entire Industry Chain: New Upgrades + Grand Vision

The main venue, the Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, covered a vast 58,000 square meters and welcomed 1,040 exhibiting companies. According to official data, 61.9% of exhibitors traveled from outside Guzhen, highlighting the event’s powerful draw as a national trading platform. Notably, over 50 Shenzhen-based companies exhibited collectively, reflecting the deepening connections within the Shenzhen-Zhongshan industrial chain and the exciting momentum coming from the Greater Bay Area.

The main venue achieved full industry chain coverage, showcasing a wide range of exhibits, including smart lighting, decorative lighting, residential lighting, commercial lighting, cultural tourism lighting, specialized lighting, machinery and equipment, and accessories. This perfectly embodied the new ecosystem of “new industry technologies, innovative exhibition and trade formats, and cross-sector collaborations.” The exhibition hall buzzed with high business activity, with professional buyers continuously visiting brand booths and frequent interactions in the negotiation zones. These scenes vividly demonstrated Guzhen’s core position in the global lighting industry and its ongoing ability to unlock new production potential.

AI-Powered Lighting: Innovation and Original Design Take Center Stage

The fair this year demonstrated a clear transformation, with products advancing beyond simple functional lighting to incorporate a comprehensive upgrade through the integration of AI and original designs.

Exhibiting companies forged their key advantages through differentiation strategies. Vertically, they specialized in niche markets and established strong technical barriers, while horizontally, they broadened the scope of application, creating lighting solutions for a wide variety of spaces. For example, many companies seamlessly integrated lighting innovations with AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things), enabling smooth connectivity with platforms such as Xiaomi, Baidu, Tuya, Huawei, Bluetooth, and 2.4G. They also expanded their product lines to include whole-home smart lighting solutions, full-spectrum eye protection environments, emotional lighting experiences, smart security systems, and smart cities. This demonstrates the rapid upgrade cycle in the lighting industry.

Many companies prioritized “breakthrough products, using a “cutting-edge strategy and technological innovation” approach to effectively capture the attention of numerous buyers. At the event, it was evident that brands were shifting away from being “broad and all-encompassing” and instead emphasizing “specialized, refined, and innovative” competitive advantages.

In addition, the Zhongshan Lighting Intellectual Property Protection Center was invited to establish a legal aid station at the event, providing exhibitors with one-stop, comprehensive intellectual property protection services. A ceramic lighting zone was also introduced, elegantly blending the unique material of ceramics with lighting, highlighting its artistic appeal and underscoring the fair’s strong commitment to original design.

Round-the-Clock Online and Offline Experience: Thought Exchange + Event Wave

Throughout the exhibition, the main and sub-venues worked together seamlessly to create a dynamic hub offering “Forum Summits, Business Matching, Order Promotion, and Consumer Engagement.”

A major highlight was the launch ceremony of the Guangdong Province “Cross-Border E-Commerce + Industrial Belt” initiative. This initiative, hosted by the Provincial Department of Commerce, was designed to boost the “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Project” and marked the start of the dedicated month for Zhongshan Guzhen Lighting & Decoration Products. The event encouraged more companies to explore the growing opportunities in cross-border e-commerce, fostering valuable communication and resource sharing. The initiative received widespread acclaim from manufacturers and attendees alike.

The main venue hosted a series of high-level forums, including: “Optical-Intelligent Integration for Dual Carbon Practices – 2025 Lighting Industry New Product Release And Green Development Exchange Conference,” “AI Empowering High-Quality Development in the Lighting & Decoration Industry Forum,” and “Lighting Goes Global: Targeting Southeast Asia – 2025 Zhongshan Lighting Industry Cross-Border E-Commerce Resource Matchmaking Forum.

Global e-commerce giants like TikTok Shop, Shopee, and Alibaba, as well as authoritative organizations and leading companies such as the China Household Electrical Appliance Association, Hangzhou Honyar Electrical Co., Ltd., Foshan Electrical and Lighting Co.,Ltd, TeleAI, Tuya Smart, MLS, and YD Illumination Co., Ltd, joined experts, scholars, and industry elites at the event, creating a rich and insightful “Smart Conference”.

Meanwhile, the sub-venues buzzed with exciting activities, including Lihe Lighting Expo Center’s “2025 New Product Procurement Season”, Starlight Alliance’s “2025 Spring Lighting Expo”, and Huayi Plaza’s “International Lighting Design Week”, drawing significant interest from business visitors. Business was also thriving at sub-venues like Guyi Ruifeng International Lighting Fittings City, Guyi Qingfeng LED Lighting Trading City, Lighting Era Center, Caosan International Lighting Parts City, and Guzhen Chang’an Lighting Parts & Electronic City, gathering a large number of clients and injecting vibrant commercial energy into Guzhen as spring began.

Throughout the exhibition, several Grade-A tourist attractions and major shopping centers in Guzhen offered a variety of unique cultural and leisure experiences. Visitors could explore lighting exhibits, enjoy intangible cultural heritage performances, and taste local Guzhen delicacies, allowing global guests to fully immerse themselves in Guzhen’s cultural charm firsthand and ushering in a new phase of cultural tourism development.

Our sincere gratitude to all exhibitors, partners, media representatives, and every attendee. Your enthusiastic participation and invaluable support contributed to the outstanding success of this event. We eagerly anticipate reconnecting with you in May and October as we collectively shape a new chapter in the evolution of the Guzhen lighting industry.

To maximize impact and the overall experience, the 33rd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair will be held from October 22–25, 2025. The fair will prioritize precise supply and demand matching, presenting the comprehensive scope of the entire industry chain, and empowering businesses to establish swift and productive partnerships– all combining to create an event brimming with opportunity, efficiency, and explosive business growth!

We look forward to your presence at this illuminating gathering!

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Brightstar Lottery Receives Highest MSCI ESG Rating of AAA

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April 30, 2026

LONDON, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) (“Brightstar”) announced that it received the highest MSCI ESG rating of AAA. This rating exemplifies Brightstar’s commitment to global sustainability leadership in managing ESG-related risks and opportunities. Brightstar received a perfect score for carbon emissions and high scores in the product safety and quality category.

“Receiving the MSCI AAA ESG rating in Brightstar’s first year as a pure-play lottery company highlights our commitment to making sustainability practices a priority throughout our business,” said Wendy Montgomery, Brightstar SVP, Branding, Communications and Sustainability. “This rating from MSCI serves as motivation to continue our work building a sustainable future where our people, our partners, and our planet can thrive.”

MSCI ESG Ratings measure a company’s resilience to long-term, industry-specific sustainability risks using a rules-based methodology. MSCI analysts research and rate companies on a ‘AAA’ (leader) to ‘CCC’ (laggard) scale based on their exposure to and management of these risks relative to peers.

MSCI Sustainability and Climate products and services are provided by MSCI Solutions LLC and certain related entities, and are designed to provide in-depth research, ratings and analysis of environmental, social and governance related business practices to companies worldwide. ESG ratings, data and analysis from MSCI Sustainability and Climate are also used in the construction of MSCI Indexes.

Brightstar received its MSCI ESG rating on March 23, 2026.

About Brightstar Lottery PLC
Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) is a global leader in lottery focused on innovation and forward-thinking strategies and solutions, building on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, entertain players and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar serves nearly 90 lottery customers and their players on six continents. It is the primary technology provider to 26 of the 46 lottery jurisdictions in the U.S. and eight of the world’s 10 largest lotteries. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com or follow along on LinkedIn.

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CNFinance Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2025

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April 30, 2026

GUANGZHOU, China, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CNFinance Holdings Limited (NYSE: CNF) (“CNFinance” or the “Company”), a leading home equity loan service provider in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 30, 2026.

The annual report can be accessed on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.cashchina.cn as well as the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Company will provide a hard copy of its annual report, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to the Company’s IR Department at ir@cashchina.cn.

About CNFinance Holdings Limited

CNFinance Holdings Limited (NYSE: CNF) (“CNFinance” or the “Company”) is a leading home equity loan service provider in China. CNFinance, through its operating subsidiaries in China, conducts business by connecting demands and supplies through collaborating with sales partners and trust companies under the trust lending model, and sales partners, local channel partners and commercial banks under the commercial bank partnership model. Sales partners and local channel partners are responsible for recommending micro- and small-enterprise (“MSE”) owners with financing needs to the Company and the Company introduces eligible borrowers to licensed financial institutions with sufficient funding sources including trust companies and commercial banks who will then conduct their own risk assessments and make credit decisions. The Company’s primary target borrower segment is MSE owners who own real properties in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities and other major cities in China. The Company’s risk mitigation mechanism is embedded in the design of its loan products, supported by an integrated online and offline process focusing on risks of both borrowers and collateral and further enhanced by effective post-loan management procedures.

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Abram’s Kaizen Program Announces 10-Year Milestone in Online Health Coaching

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April 30, 2026

LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abram’s Kaizen Program, an online health coaching program for women aged 35 and older, today announced that it has served more than 6,000 clients since its founding in 2014 and currently supports approximately 1,000 active members.

The program was founded by Abram Anderson, a nutritionist, published author and public speaker who developed the company’s methodology after investing, by his account, more than $200,000 in direct mentorship from practitioners in behaviour change, gut health and women’s hormonal health. Abram’s Kaizen Program focuses on women navigating perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause — a demographic the company says is often overlooked by mainstream weight management programs.

“A lot of women in this age group come to us after trying multiple approaches that didn’t produce the results they were looking for,” said Abram Anderson, Founder of Abram’s Kaizen Program. “Our program offers a different framework. Whether it’s the right fit depends on the individual, but the demand we’ve seen over the past decade tells us there’s a gap in the market.”

Abram’s Kaizen Program uses what the company calls a “Data-Driven Decision” methodology — an approach adapted from the Japanese manufacturing principle of kaizen, or continuous improvement. Rather than prescribing standardised meal plans, clients are guided to track how their bodies respond to specific foods. Monitoring energy levels, digestive patterns and weight fluctuations and use that information to make individualised dietary adjustments.

The program places emphasis on gut microbiome health and hormonal balance, which the company considers relevant factors in weight management for its target demographic. Research published in Frontiers in Nutrition has explored the relationship between gut microbiota composition and metabolic health, including the role of low-grade inflammation.

Program members receive access to a custom mobile application, a support chat with responses guaranteed within 24 hours, optional access to over 20 live coaching calls per week with nutritionists, a year-long curriculum, and an AI coaching assistant. “The goal is for clients to build habits they can sustain on their own,” said Abram Anderson. “We want people to eventually graduate from the program, not stay in it indefinitely.”

About Abram’s Kaizen Program

Abram’s Kaizen Program is an online health coaching program for women aged 35 and older. Founded in 2014 by nutritionist and published author Abram Anderson, the program uses a personalised, data-informed approach with a focus on gut health and hormonal balance. The program has served more than 6,000 clients and currently supports approximately 1,000 active members. For more information, visit abramskmtp.com

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