SYDNEY--14 Dec--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
EF COMPETITION ...
ZURICH: EF Education First, the world's largest study abroad organization,
is holding a competition which will offer young people the chance to win an
unforgettable trip abroad to meet Grammy award winner Shakira.
http://www.ef.com
http://bit.ly/hiXTZG
SHARP SELECTS...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Atmel Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch
solutions, Tuesday announced that Sharp Corporation has selected Atmel's
maXTouch mXT224 touch controller to power the SH8128U smartphone.
http://bit.ly/iehZnk
O-I ACQUIRES...
PERRYSBURG, Ohio: Owens-Illinois, Inc. (OI), the world's largest maker of
glass packaging, Tuesday announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire
the glass container manufacturing business of Hebei Rixin Glass Group Co., Ltd.
in northern China.
www.o-i.com
http://bit.ly/dHGg1Q
BLUENEXT LAUNCHES...
LONDON: Trayport Limited, a leading provider of multi-asset-class electronic
exchange trading systems, Tuesday said that its exchange client, BlueNext, has
launched trading of its first spot Emissions Reduction Units (ERU) contracts
using Trayport's GlobalVision Exchange Trading System.
http://bit.ly/ezWbNB
FXDD ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: FXDD, a leader in online Forex trading, has announced a special
FXDemo Dollars holiday bonus.
http://www.fxdd.com
http://bit.ly/gpVIYc
KORN/FERRY WINS...
BEIJING: Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, has won the HR Consulting Firm of the Year award in the
category of Talent Management at the recent China Staff Awards 2010.
www.kornferryasia.com
http://bit.ly/eElfhE
EURAIL EXPANDS...
UTRECHT, The Netherlands: Eurail will become more attractive to overseas
travelers when Bulgaria opens its rails to Eurail Global Pass holders in 2011.
http://www.eurailgroup.com
http://bit.ly/fbtFqh
HAIER STRENGTHENS...
QINGDAO, China: The Haier Group Tuesday announced that Euromonitor
International, the world's leading independent provider of business
intelligence on industries, countries and consumers has again ranked Haier as
the number one brand of Major Appliances in the world with 6.1% retail volume
market share in 2010.
http://bit.ly/eE1zda
ECOSSE ANNOUNCES...
TORONTO: Ecosse Energy Corp., a company focused on oil and gas exploration
and production in Indonesia, Tuesday announced it had completed the acquisition
of 100% of the shares of Irian Petroleum, Ltd.
www.cnsx.ca
http://bit.ly/hXaELS
SWISSINFO.CH LAUNCHES...
BERN, Switzerland: swissinfo.ch is breaking new ground with the launch of a
multilingual iPad application. This mobile, handy application will present a
non-cliched image of Switzerland in German, French, Italian, English, Spanish,
Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic.
http://www.swissinfo.ch
http://bit.ly/grXfBx
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 11
securities issues on Dec 23, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/dSGtKC
FOREX.COM EXPANDS...
NEW YORK, LONDON and SYDNEY: GAIN Capital, a global provider of online
trading services, Tuesday announced the addition of nine new currency pairs and
six equity index CFDs to its FOREX.com product offering.
http://www.gaincapital.com
http://www.forex.com.
http://bit.ly/fmMSeu
PERMASWAGE COMPLETES...
LOS ANGELES: Designed Metal Connections dba Permaswage has completed a
definitive agreement to acquire the aerospace fittings assets of HK Fittings,
Inc. of Burbank CA., a leading provider of standard AN/MS fluid fitting
components for commercial and defense aerospace markets worldwide.
http://bit.ly/e1T9De
PHADIA ACQUIRES...
UPPSALA, Sweden: Phadia Monday announced that it has entered into an
agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in the Chinese marketing
company WKL from the parent company MeiRui.
http://www.phadia.com
http://bit.ly/eiZAwD
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT...
DUBAI, UAE: Movenpick Hotels & Resorts has secured a management agreement to
operate the Movenpick Hotel Colombo, a 180-room property in Sri Lanka, which is
expected to open by mid 2013.
http://bit.ly/gGtKwX
RFID CONTRACT...
MELBOURNE, Australia: FE Technologies has been awarded a contract to
implement their RFID technology within the prestigious University of Canterbury
Library.
www.fetechnologies.com.au
http://bit.ly/ibeGh8
CHILEAN MINERS...
MANCHESTER, England: Following their successful rescue from the San Jose
mine in Atacama, the Chilean miners arrived in Manchester Sunday afternoon
(12th December) at the joint invitation of Manchester United and Vina Concha y
Toro.
http://bit.ly/gYdUWO
FREE SHIPPING...
SYDNEY: eCoupons.com Monday announced that the first annual Free Shipping
Day Australia is 15 December with over 50 Australian online stores offering
free shipping with delivery before Christmas.
http://www.freeshippingday.com.au
http://www.cyberboxingday.com.au
http://www.ecoupons.com.au
http://bit.ly/gLqLdz
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