Barcelona – September 23, 2026 -- LEPAS, the mid-to-premium new energy vehicle brand under Chery Auto, has secured the Best Interior Design Award in the City Car category at the 2026 Torino Automotive Design Award (TADA) for its L6 model, with results announced on Sept. 11, 2026 in Turin, Italy.
New Taipei City – September 23, 2026 -- Caliway Biopharmaceuticals (TWSE: 6919) said on September 21 that its Phase 2 CBL-0202DD trial of CBL-514 met its primary efficacy endpoint, delivering statistically significant pain reduction in patients with Dercum's Disease compared with placebo, in both the Full Analysis Set (FAS) and Per-Protocol (PP) populations.
In the FAS population, patients treated with CBL-514 achieved a mean pain-score reduction of 3.1 points at Week 20, versus 1.9 points for placebo (p=0.005). In the PP population, the same 3.1-point reduction was measured against a 1.4-point placebo response (p=0.0002).
Doha – September 22, 2026 -- OxiWear Inc. has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine (AMNM) to bring its wearable physiological measurement technology into Qatar, marking the U.S. company's latest push into the Middle East.
Under the agreement, OxiWear and AMNM will jointly handle distribution, market development, and customer engagement for OxiWear's continuous physiological measurement products across Qatar. AMNM, a multi-specialty day-care surgery center based in Lusail and operated in affiliation with Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, provides OxiWear with an established clinical network and regional expertise in outpatient care.
Burbank – – September 22, 2026 -- CJ 4DPLEX and Pathé Cinémas have signed a new agreement to install four SCREENX auditoriums across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with all locations set to open by the end of 2026.
The rollout includes two SCREENX venues in Belgium, one in France, and one in the Netherlands, expanding the format's footprint in three of Europe's most active cinema markets. The agreement extends a partnership that began with the introduction of 4DX to European audiences and led to the launch of SCREENX at Pathé La Villette in Paris in 2018.
Dallas-Plano, Texas – September 22, 2026 -- Sportball is opening its first corporate-operated location in the United States in Dallas-Plano this fall, marking a shift from a two-decade-old franchise-only U.S. model to direct company operations. The Canadian youth sports company will also add a new franchise in Frisco-McKinney, expected to open in early 2027.
Las Vegas – September 22, 2026 -- TCSJOHNHUXLEY and entertainment figure Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will unveil 50 Cent HeadcrackTM, a licensed live casino dice game adapting the century-old street game Cee-Lo, at G2E Las Vegas 2026. The game debuts at Booth #4439 inside The Venetian Expo from September 29 to October 1, 2026.
50 Cent HeadcrackTM pits the Bank against the Shooter on every hand, with a Tie bet and multiple side wagers on the table: 5-5-6, HEADCRACKTM itself, Any Trips, 1-2-3 Natural Bust, a bundled Cover All wager, and a standalone Four or Better bet. The game retains the classic rules and vocabulary of Cee-Lo, also known as Four-Five-Six, a name derived from the Chinese term for the unbeatable 4-5-6 roll that has anchored the game for more than a hundred years.
Budapest – September 22, 2026 -- South Korean biopharmaceutical company PharmaResearch officially launched its REJURAN portfolio of polynucleotide (PN)-based skin boosters in Hungary, marking its latest expansion move in Europe's aesthetic medicine market.
The launch event was held on September 14 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, marking REJURAN's first collaboration with the institution. Approximately 100 dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other aesthetic medicine specialists attended the symposium, which featured seven speakers from Korea, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, including Korean key opinion leaders Dr. Hyun Jun Park and Dr. Kyu Ho Lee.
Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Creator TV, the streaming network owned by Sabio Holdings (TSXV: SBIO) (OTCQB: SABOF), reported its audience grew 4.8 times year-to-date through August 2026, hitting a record 305,000 unique viewers that month.
Sabio's App Science analytics platform found Creator TV viewers are 2.5 times more likely to stream sports content than average audiences, a data point the company says explains the crossover between creator-economy fans and sports viewership.
Taipei – September 21, 2026 -- EVA Air secured three No. 1 titles at the 2026 SKYTRAX World Airline Awards -- World's Best Premium Economy Class, World's Best Premium Economy Class Airline Amenities, and World's Most Family Friendly Airline -- while logging 18 Top Ten rankings overall and retaining its SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline rating for an 11th consecutive year.
SKYTRAX CEO Edward Plaisted noted that EVA Air introduced Premium Economy in 1992, positioning the Taiwanese carrier as an early mover in what he described as aviation's fastest-growing cabin category. The airline's win in the family-friendly category recognizes measures aimed at easing travel for passengers with children, according to SKYTRAX.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – – September 21, 2026 -- VIO Med Spa has signed a three-unit development agreement to enter South Carolina for the first time, with the first Charleston-area location targeted to open in 2027. Site selection is currently underway.
Ted Loya, who spent more than 23 years at CVS Health in its pharmacy benefits business working with national employers, will spearhead the brand's build-out across the Charleston area. New to franchising and medical aesthetics, Loya cited VIO's established infrastructure, financial backing, and existing East Coast footprint in North Carolina and Georgia as deciding factors in bringing the brand to South Carolina.
Ryan Rao, Chief Development Officer at VIO Med Spa, said the Charleston entry strengthens the company's presence in the Southeast and supports further expansion along the East Coast.