SYDNEY--27 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
UNIVERSITY CEREMONY...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 26th International Islamic University
Malaysia (IIUM) Convocation Ceremony 2010 was held from the 2nd
October 2010 (Saturday) until 4th October (Monday) at the
Cultural Activity Centre (CAC), IIUM Gombak Campus.
http://bit.ly/aa4vBF
SOLAR AGREEMENT...
MELBOURNE: Southern California Public Power Authority
(SCPPA) has approved a landmark Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
with EnviroMission Limited (EVM:ASX; Pink Sheets: EVOMY) to
purchase green power from EnviroMission's Solar Tower power
station development planned for Arizona.
http://enviromission.com.au/EVM/content/home.html
http://bit.ly/bnErvQ
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will
redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following
securities issues on the redemption dates indicated.
http://bit.ly/beMODd
LEGAL MANAGEMENT...
NEW YORK: IntraLinks, a leading global provider of critical
information exchange solutions, today introduced IntraLinks for
Corporate Legal Management, an expanded suite of solutions
providing general counsels (GCs) and corporate legal teams with
an unprecedented ability to efficiently and effectively manage
their increased responsibilities throughout the enterprise. The
launch builds on the extensive experience GCs have using
IntraLinks to manage mergers and acquisitions.
http://www.intralinks.com
http://bit.ly/aHrRnZ
MINING JV...
LONDON: Following a comprehensive due diligence exercise and
detailed negotiations, Australian mining company Blackthorn
Resources (ASX: BTR) has signed a binding agreement with
Glencore to form a JV for the Perkoa zinc project in Burkina
Faso. Glencore is paying US$50m for 50.1% of the project and
providing a further US$30m in project finance.
http://bit.ly/9sMJRU
AVIATION DATA...
TOKYO: OAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence, and
Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd., operator of Tokyo
International Airport at Haneda, have signed a multi-year
agreement in which OAG will provide aviation market data to the
airport. The data provided will assist the airport in its
decision making process and ensure an efficient operation for
the airlines with services at the airport.
www.oag.com
http://bit.ly/a1FaMN
FOOD EXPO...
SAO PAULO: The biggest Food Ingredients South America (FiSA)
exhibition in 15 years has been concluded with a considerable
increase in attendee numbers. 10,392 food professional from all
over the globe have visited the primary event for the processed
food industry in Latin America.
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/c4vSSy
STEEL PR...
SEOUL: Sungwon Pipe Co. Ltd., Korea's leading provider of
stainless steel pipes (STS), announced today that the Company
has engaged ICON Media Communications ("ICON Media"), to lead
its public and investor relations efforts.
http://www.sungwonpipe.com
http://bit.ly/bWEtcM
FASHION SHOW...
BEIJING: On October 25th at the Golden Hall of Beijing
Hotel, China's leading luxury fashion brand NE-TIGER presented
its 2011 Fashion Show of Haute Couture Collection of Hua Fu in
a stunningly extravagant style, giving the fashion world an
unparalleled visual feast of Hua Fu. This is the ninth time in
a row that NE-TIGER has raised the curtain of China
International Fashion Week.
http://www.ne-tiger.com
http://bit.ly/d3gSRP
MAGAZINE COMPETITION...
AUCKLAND: The January 2010 issue of the women's surf and
snow magazine, Curl, has beaten off fierce competition to be
hailed as winner of The Maggies: Magazine Cover of the Year.
www.themaggies.co.nz
http://bit.ly/c2i49d
PACKAGING LAUNCH...
PLYMOUTH: Plastipak Packaging, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Plastipak Holdings, Inc., is pleased to announce
that it has successfully commercialized its breakthrough
ThermoShape(TM) lightweight hot-fill technology.
http://www.plastipak.com
http://bit.ly/bwep9M
CYBERTECH OFFICE...
AMSTERDAM: CyberTech International, the world's
fastest-growing and 3rd largest call recording provider, has
today announced the opening of a new facility in Mumbai, India
to meet the growing demand for localised support in this
rapidly expanding marketplace.
http://www.cybertech-int.com
http://bit.ly/a7KNiW
BANKING CONSULTATION...
ARAUCARIA: Imcopa International Cayman Ltd. (the "Issuer")
and Imcopa Importacao, Exportacao Industria e Oleos S.A. (the
"Guarantor" or "Imcopa") announced today that they have
successfully concluded their consent solicitation (the "Consent
Solicitation") in connection with the Issuer's U.S.$100,000,000
10.375% Notes due 2009 (ISIN: XS0275709094) (the "Notes").
http://bit.ly/bUvnmH
CONDO SALE...
NEW YORK: New York's most important new condominium by
master architect I.M. Pei and Pei Partnership architects has
one of Manhattan's most sought after locations: Only three
blocks from Central Park and right next to the most exclusive
shops on Fifth Avenue such as Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton,
Cartier and Tiffany's.
www.newyorkresidence.com
http://bit.ly/cswZon
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