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Two Decades of Precision: Lingyi iTech Marks 20th Anniversary with Landmark Hong Kong Listing (1688.HK) to Anchor Its Global AI Leadership

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SHENZHEN, China, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The global technology landscape is undergoing a monumental structural shift. As the consumer electronics market matures, the epicenter of high-tech manufacturing is rapidly pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced thermal management, and embodied intelligence. Capitalizing on this wave, Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) Company, a prominent global intelligent manufacturing services leader, has officially launched its dual-listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1688.HK.

The timing could not be more symbolic. Founded in 2006, 2026 marks Lingyi iTech’s 20th anniversary. This landmark listing represents the crowning achievement of a two-decade evolution—transforming from a single-process component manufacturer into the world’s leading AI terminal equipment high-precision platform.

While the offering of 811.8 million shares at the maximum ceiling of HK$10.18 per share represents a significant financial milestone, the true importance of the transaction lies in its deep strategic significance. For a company already highly valued on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (002600.SZ), this secondary float serves as an elite bridge to international markets, further elevating Lingyi iTech’s position as an indispensable hardware backbone for the global AI ecosystem.

The Strategic Significance of the Hong Kong Listing

For a mature manufacturing titan celebrating 20 years of industry dominance, listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is a multi-layered corporate masterstroke that goes far beyond a routine capital injection.

1. Seamless Access to Global Institutional Capital

While its domestic A-share listing provides robust localized valuation, establishing a dual-listing footprint in Hong Kong gives Lingyi iTech direct, unhindered access to international institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and global asset managers who operate exclusively in international markets. This broadens the company’s investor base and builds absolute structural financial resilience.

2. A Gateway for Global Supply Chain Integration

As Lingyi iTech expands its footprint into international data center ecosystems and next-generation computing architectures, having a presence on a global financial hub like the HKEX elevates its brand equity. It signals compliance with top-tier international corporate governance standards, simplifying cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships with overseas technology leaders. Far from entering these markets as a newcomer, Lingyi iTech approaches the HKEX as an established, trusted primary supplier to global technology titans. The listing solidifies and deepens these high-level global alliances.

3. Anchored by Industry Titans

The offering’s strategic weight is anchored by 19 cornerstone investors who have locked in $406.9 million (~HK$ 3.19 billion), representing 38.59% of the total IPO. This massive institutional commitment underscores deep cross-industry confidence in Lingyi’s capacity to scale its AI hardware pipeline.

The listing’s strategic weight is further validated by its heavyweight cornerstone investors, who locked in nearly half of the total offering. These include GF Fund Management, Kaide Global Investment (KKR), MSIP, HK Greenwoods, 3W Fund, Qube, Sunny Optical Capital, Honor, and Hongxing International (Victory Giant Technology). The active participation of industrial peers and major technology clients highlights the powerful horizontal integration and collective industry backing Lingyi enjoys across the global high-tech ecosystem.

Driving the Next Era: Edge AI, Physical AI, and AI Infrastructure

The core narrative underpinning Lingyi iTech’s second-decade transformation is a definitive, high-growth alignment with three interconnected pillars: Edge AI, Physical AI, and AI Infrastructure.

Edge AI: Powering the Intelligent Perimeter

As artificial intelligence transitions from centralized cloud networks to local devices, the demand for sophisticated hardware components at the “edge” is skyrocketing. Lingyi iTech leverages its unmatched precision engineering to manufacture complex internal structural components, high-efficiency thermal management modules, charger and advanced materials required for next-generation AI smartphones, foldable devices, and XR wearable glasses. These edge devices require highly compact, durable, and thermally stable enclosures to process complex AI workloads locally, a niche where Lingyi holds a dominant global market share.

Physical AI: Building a World-Class Robotics Ecosystem

“Physical AI”—widely known as embodied intelligence—represents artificial intelligence that physically interacts with the real world. Lingyi iTech aims to become one of the world’s top three suppliers of physical AI hardware.

To drive this vision, the company’s robotics division has built an expansive global footprint, currently serving more than 20 premier robotics clients worldwide, including prominent North American and domestic tech leaders. Central to its localized industrial manufacturing scale is the newly built Beijing Embodied Intelligence Super Factory, a high-automation flagship facility that recently marked the successful large-scale mass rollout of the advanced Tiangong humanoid robot series.

AI Infrastructure: Strengthening Server Architecture

The massive computational requirements of large language models have placed unprecedented stress on data center hardware layers. Lingyi iTech has successfully positioned itself as a critical hardware provider for the high-density AI server market, through its integrated “Thermal Management + Power Supply” solutions.

Readore and the Liquid Cooling Imperative

A critical element of Lingyi iTech’s absolute competitive advantage in the AI infrastructure space is its majority-owned subsidiary, Dongguan Readore Technology Co., Ltd.. As AI clusters scale up to advanced graphics processing architectures, traditional air cooling hits its physical limits, making advanced liquid cooling mandatory for next-generation server racks.

Readore has successfully positioned itself at the absolute apex of this technology wave as a certified supplier of liquid cooling solutions within the Leading AI computing clients hardware ecosystem. Holding dual Approved Vendor List (AVL) and Recommended Vendor List (RVL) certifications, Readore delivers critical thermal management components in bulk to top-tier high-performance hardware clients and North American server manufacturing partners.

Readore’s core product portfolio includes:

Server Liquid Cooling Plates (Cold Plates): Including specialized cold plates designed for high-speed optical modules and next-generation processing architectures.

Liquid Cooling Manifolds: Engineered for precise, balanced coolant distribution across high-density server racks.

Universal Quick Disconnects (UQD): High-reliability, zero-leakage quick-connect connectors that facilitate seamless, hot-swappable server maintenance within operational data centers.

By integrating Readore’s specialized liquid cooling capabilities with Lingyi’s massive scale, the group provides an end-to-end infrastructure package that directly addresses the thermal bottlenecks of modern AI data centers.

Conclusion

Founded in 2006 by visionary entrepreneur Zeng Fangqin, Lingyi iTech has consistently demonstrated an ability to anticipate, lead, and scale alongside major global technology cycles. Its entry into its third decade of operation, marked by the milestone listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1688.HK), represents a profound strategic coronation.

By utilizing Hong Kong as a launchpad to fully integrate with international capital markets, securing an elite foothold in the North American server partners supply chain via Readore, and anchoring its future in Edge AI, Physical AI, and AI Infrastructure, Lingyi iTech has successfully evolved into an indispensable platform for the global artificial intelligence era. The first twenty years built a manufacturing powerhouse; the next twenty are set to anchor the infrastructure of tomorrow.

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westowl.jing@lingyiitech.com

 

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Club Offers for Travel Enthusiasts in Canada

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TORONTO, Oct 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Travelzoo® (NASDAQ: TZOO), the club for travel enthusiasts, announces three of many new Club Offers for Club Members in Canada.

Rigorously vetted and negotiated for us travel enthusiasts:

$799—COSTA RICA WEEK WITH FLIGHTS & CAR
We think fall is an ideal time to visit Costa Rica; the scenery is lush and the crowds are gone. Drive between volcanic Arenal and the idyllic beaches of Tamarindo on this seven-night trip. Since it’s not as busy, we were able to negotiate a price that saves members up to $648 on departures through mid-December.

$899—BARCELONA: 5 NIGHTS WITH FLIGHTS
Explore Barcelona’s world-class museums and architectural masterpieces in the quieter winter months to pack more into your trip. You won’t waste hours in lines and can access top restaurants that are fully booked in summer. We save $300 on travel this January and February, when temperatures are still spring-like. Roundtrip flights from Toronto, hotel and daily breakfast are included.

$999—ST. KITTS GETAWAY FOR 2, REG. $2083
Most visitors to St. Kitts book months in advance, but when we pointed out that travel enthusiasts are more spontaneous, this resort gave us a terrific rate for stays this November and December. Spend four nights in Frigate Bay and get an upgraded Oceanview room, too.

Are you a travel enthusiast? Join the club today: https://travelzoo.com

Who are we?
We, Travelzoo®, are the club for travel enthusiasts. We reach 30 million travellers. Club Members receive Club Offers negotiated and rigorously vetted by our deal experts around the globe. Our relationships with thousands of top travel companies give us access to irresistible deals. Our club and its benefits are built around the lifestyle of a modern travel enthusiast.

Media Contact: 
Amanda Ieraci – Toronto
+1 437 866 8540
aieraci@travelzoo.com

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Howard Hughes Holdings Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) will replace Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 28. S&P 500 constituent CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) has acquired Arcosa in a deal that closed today, October 23.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name  

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Howard Hughes Holdings

HHH

Real Estate

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Arcosa

ACA

Industrials

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S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/. 

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

Media Contacts:

Taina Biggs
taina.biggs@sokin.com 

Nerissa Chesterfield
nerissa.chesterfield@chelseafc.com 

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