SYDNEY--29 Nov--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CLUB LIFE...
SINGAPORE: The Club at Marina Bay Sands officially opens to club and suite
guests; offers Chocolate Bar concept at night.
http://www.marinabaysands.com
http://bit.ly/g4E95a
HIGH EXPECTATIONS...
MADRID: Health ingredients Europe 2010, the global event for the
nutraceutical, functional health and natural ingredients industry exceeded all
expectations.
www.ingredientsnetwork.com
http://bit.ly/i0qNln
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/efoLMM
FALSE CLAIMS...
WASHINGTON: Responding to Greenpeace's latest propaganda out of the
Netherlands alleging the agreement between Norway and Indonesia is being used
by forestry and agricultural interests to expand the palm oil, pulp and paper
industries, the Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity (CAGP)
(http://www.consumerprosperity.com), representing the interests of consumers
and the poor around the world, fired back encouraging Indonesians to reject the
distortions of Greenpeace and send them packing for the Hague.
http://bit.ly/ef7Duz
NEW ERA...
BEST, Netherlands: Today at the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological
Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHI) showcased Philips Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution.
www.philips.com/newscenter
http://bit.ly/eAmUIH
XMAS FACTOR...
LONDON: My Favourite Time of Year by The Florin Street Band is being hailed
as the first classic Christmas song in decades. The ambitious Victorian-themed
project features dozens of musicians including The English Chamber Choir who
were recorded at Trevor Horn's studios in London.
http://www.florinstreet.com
http://bit.ly/gr5twt
MORE POPULAR...
TOKYO: eCoupons.com, creator of the new CyberMonday.jp website, announced
today that the first annual Cyber Monday in Japan will run from November 29 to
December 6. Cyber Monday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year in the
U.S. and UK, is the Monday after Black Friday where retailers offer big
discounts online.
http://www.cybermonday.jp
http://www.ecoupons.com
http://www.cyberblackfriday.com
http://bit.ly/ft4Sus
EVEN MORE POPULAR...
BEIJING, China: eCoupons.com announced today that more consumers in China
will shop online on Cyber Monday than in the U.S., UK, Germany and Japan.
http://www.ecoupons.com
http://www.cybermonday.cn
http://www.cyberblackfriday.com
http://bit.ly/gIeSPk
CARGO TRANSPORT...
BEIJING: According to a joint statement by Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone,
Beijing Customs, Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and
Beijing Port Office today, the Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone Port Operational
Center developed and run by Airport City Development (ACL) is prepared for
daily operation.
www.airportcity.cn
http://bit.ly/g4gdJV
CHINA MUST PAY...
WASHINGTON: On the eve of World AIDS Day December 1st, AIDS Healthcare
Foundation (http://www.aidshealth.org ) (AHF), the largest global AIDS
organization, is spearheading two simultaneous protests in Washington, DC and
Los Angeles targeting the Government of China over its misuse of the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
http://bit.ly/fbV5uM
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION...
GUANGZHOU, China: China's biggest and most influential professional trade
event, the 108th Canton Fair concluded successfully on November 4th. 200,612
overseas buyers from 208 countries and regions around the world attended the
fair, on par with 107th session with only a 2.38% decrease, but it was an
increase of 5.7% over the same period last year.
http://bit.ly/f6CeLp
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