{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"180761","rtpr_id":"nGNE20KgR7-20261027","ticker":"MEGL","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["MEGL"],"title":"MEGL Enters into Strategic Cooperation with Singapore’s SIN HOPEWAY for USD 500 Million Timber Trade","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-27T11:00:00.325Z","article_body":"Hong Kong, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magic Empire Global Limited\n(“MEGL” or the “Company”) today announced that on October 22, 2026, it\nentered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with\nSingapore-based commodity trading enterprise SIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD., for a five\nyear strategic cooperation to develop an international timber import and\nexport supply chain business, commencing from the date of the Letter of\nIntent. During the five-year cooperation period, the Company, having completed\nits strategic industrial upgrade, shall supply SIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD. with raw\ntimber materials. The cumulative target trade volume between the parties shall\nbe US$500 million.\n\nSIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD. is a local compliant trading enterprise in Singapore,\nfocusing on global international commodity trade. It has long been engaged in\ncross-border timber trade and international re-export trade, owning high\nindustry recognition, a mature overseas supply chain system and solid\npractical experience in cross-border trade operations．\n\nThe cooperation forms a complete upstream and downstream collaborative model.\nAs the core upstream partner, MEGL’s trading entity provides high-quality\ntimber raw materials and primary processing services for SIN HOPEWAY PTE.\nLTD., firmly securing upstream resource advantages. Leveraging its mature\ninternational trade channels and deep-processing capabilities, SIN HOPEWAY\nPTE. LTD. conducts refined reprocessing of raw materials, with finished\nproducts mainly supplied to end markets in Europe and the United States.\n\nThrough strategic transformation and upgrading, MEGL has officially expanded\ninto commodity trade, timber industrial supply chain and cross-border supply\nchain finance. The Company has completed the layout of new business segments\nand built a collaborative system integrating physical trade and financial\nservices, laying a solid operational foundation for this long-term and\nlarge-scale cross-border trade cooperation.\n\nThis strategic cooperation strongly relies on the mature cross-border\ncommodity trade resources and operational experience of the Company and its\nmanagement. With years of in-depth experience in global trade, the\nshareholders possess rich capabilities in cross-border project operation and\noverseas market channels. They will further support the Company’s expansion\nin core European and American timber markets through this industrial\ncooperation, achieving scaled growth in the commodity trading core business.\n\nThe USD 500 million trade volume represents a medium and long-term strategic\ntarget and good-faith commercial commitment, rather than a rigid performance\nguarantee. Actual transaction execution will be dynamically adjusted according\nto objective factors including international timber price fluctuations, market\nsupply and demand changes, international trade policies, logistics conditions\nand force majeure. All specific transactions shall be implemented subject to\nseparate formal purchase and sales contracts signed by both parties.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other\nthan statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking\nstatements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the\ncooperation contemplated under the Letter of Intent, the target trade volume,\nand the Company’s business plans and growth prospects. These forward-looking\nstatements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,”\n“expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,”\n“are likely to,” or other similar expressions may identify forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nForward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations\nand projections about future events and involve known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not\nlimited to: the Letter of Intent is non-binding and the US$500 million trade\nvolume is a target only, not a minimum transaction volume or performance\nguarantee; whether the parties will enter into definitive purchase and sale\ncontracts for specific transactions; fluctuations in international timber\nprices and changes in supply and demand; changes in international trade\npolicies, tariffs, and import and export controls; logistics disruptions and\nforce majeure events; the Company’s ability to execute its new business\nstrategy; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the U.S.\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For more information on\nthese risks, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC, available\nat www.sec.gov. All information in this press release is as of the date of its\nrelease, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any\nforward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.\n\nContact:\nInternational Elite Capital\nAnnabelle Zhang\nmanagement@iecapitalusa.com\n+1 (646) 866-7928","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE20KgR7-20261027","title":"MEGL Enters into Strategic Cooperation with Singapore’s SIN HOPEWAY for USD 500 Million Timber Trade","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MEGL","created":"2026-10-27T11:00:00.325Z","tickers":["MEGL"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Hong Kong, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magic Empire Global Limited\n(“MEGL” or the “Company”) today announced that on October 22, 2026, it\nentered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with\nSingapore-based commodity trading enterprise SIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD., for a five\nyear strategic cooperation to develop an international timber import and\nexport supply chain business, commencing from the date of the Letter of\nIntent. During the five-year cooperation period, the Company, having completed\nits strategic industrial upgrade, shall supply SIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD. with raw\ntimber materials. The cumulative target trade volume between the parties shall\nbe US$500 million.\n\nSIN HOPEWAY PTE. LTD. is a local compliant trading enterprise in Singapore,\nfocusing on global international commodity trade. It has long been engaged in\ncross-border timber trade and international re-export trade, owning high\nindustry recognition, a mature overseas supply chain system and solid\npractical experience in cross-border trade operations．\n\nThe cooperation forms a complete upstream and downstream collaborative model.\nAs the core upstream partner, MEGL’s trading entity provides high-quality\ntimber raw materials and primary processing services for SIN HOPEWAY PTE.\nLTD., firmly securing upstream resource advantages. Leveraging its mature\ninternational trade channels and deep-processing capabilities, SIN HOPEWAY\nPTE. LTD. conducts refined reprocessing of raw materials, with finished\nproducts mainly supplied to end markets in Europe and the United States.\n\nThrough strategic transformation and upgrading, MEGL has officially expanded\ninto commodity trade, timber industrial supply chain and cross-border supply\nchain finance. The Company has completed the layout of new business segments\nand built a collaborative system integrating physical trade and financial\nservices, laying a solid operational foundation for this long-term and\nlarge-scale cross-border trade cooperation.\n\nThis strategic cooperation strongly relies on the mature cross-border\ncommodity trade resources and operational experience of the Company and its\nmanagement. With years of in-depth experience in global trade, the\nshareholders possess rich capabilities in cross-border project operation and\noverseas market channels. They will further support the Company’s expansion\nin core European and American timber markets through this industrial\ncooperation, achieving scaled growth in the commodity trading core business.\n\nThe USD 500 million trade volume represents a medium and long-term strategic\ntarget and good-faith commercial commitment, rather than a rigid performance\nguarantee. Actual transaction execution will be dynamically adjusted according\nto objective factors including international timber price fluctuations, market\nsupply and demand changes, international trade policies, logistics conditions\nand force majeure. All specific transactions shall be implemented subject to\nseparate formal purchase and sales contracts signed by both parties.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other\nthan statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking\nstatements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the\ncooperation contemplated under the Letter of Intent, the target trade volume,\nand the Company’s business plans and growth prospects. These forward-looking\nstatements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,”\n“expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,”\n“are likely to,” or other similar expressions may identify forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nForward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations\nand projections about future events and involve known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not\nlimited to: the Letter of Intent is non-binding and the US$500 million trade\nvolume is a target only, not a minimum transaction volume or performance\nguarantee; whether the parties will enter into definitive purchase and sale\ncontracts for specific transactions; fluctuations in international timber\nprices and changes in supply and demand; changes in international trade\npolicies, tariffs, and import and export controls; logistics disruptions and\nforce majeure events; the Company’s ability to execute its new business\nstrategy; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the U.S.\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For more information on\nthese risks, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC, available\nat www.sec.gov. All information in this press release is as of the date of its\nrelease, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any\nforward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.\n\nContact:\nInternational Elite Capital\nAnnabelle Zhang\nmanagement@iecapitalusa.com\n+1 (646) 866-7928"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-27T11:00:00.444601439Z","server_sent_at_ms":1793098800444},"received_at":"2026-10-27T11:00:00.510Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"168597","press_release_id":"180761","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["letter of intent is non-binding; no definitive contracts signed","US$500M is a cumulative five-year target, not a committed order book","counterparty SIN HOPEWAY has no public track record disclosed; no revenue projections or financing details provided","newly announced business pivot for a company with limited disclosed commodity-trade history"],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Magic Empire Global (MEGL) signed a letter of intent on October 22, 2026 with Singapore's SIN HOPEWAY PTE. 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The release also frames this as MEGL's official expansion into commodity trade and cross-border supply chain finance.\n\nThe LOI is non-binding and the US$500M figure is explicitly a strategic target, not a performance guarantee — actual transactions depend on separate formal contracts and are subject to price, policy, and logistics risks.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Non-binding LOI with an unvetted counterparty and a soft five-year target — treat headline US$500M with heavy skepticism until definitive contracts appear."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":500000000,"customDimensions":{"loa_date":"2026-10-22","binding_nature":"non-binding letter of intent; target volume only","cooperation_term_years":5}},"quotedText":"the Letter of Intent is non-binding and the US$500 million trade volume is a target only, not a minimum transaction volume or performance guarantee","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Annabelle Zhang","role":"media contact, International Elite Capital"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Magic Empire Global Limited","ticker":"MEGL","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"SIN HOPEWAY PTE. 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