SYDNEY--14 Jan--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING: Air China is laying on 11.5% more seats this Chinese New Year holiday compared to last year, helping tens of thousands more people get home to their families for the most important holiday of the year. The nation's only flag carrier has scheduled 7.2 million seats on 40,000 flights for the year's busiest travel period, set to begin on Jan.19. Not only that, but some customers can purchase tickets for their Spring Festival travels from Air China at discounts of up to 80%.
www.airchina.com.cn
http://bit.ly/eArWTy
ANZ TENDER....
MELBOURNE: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the "Company"), one of Australia's four largest banks, announced today the final results for its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase any and all of its 3.20% Senior Commonwealth Guaranteed Notes due December 15, 2011 (the "Notes").
http://www.anz.com
http://bit.ly/h0HetA
DFW-AUSTRALIA...
DFW AIRPORT: DFW International Airport today announced that Qantas Airways Ltd., the national airline of Australia, will begin nonstop service from Sydney to Dallas-Fort Worth with four flights a week starting on May 16, 2011.
www.dfwairport.com
http://bit.ly/fLatMS
CHINA PACKAGING...
SKEGNESS: As businesses in China wake up to the importance of environmentally sustainable packaging one UK firm is celebrating its first export orders of a pioneering new degradable polythene additive.
http://bit.ly/ijVI6e
STUTTERING AWARNESS...
MEMPHIS: The Stuttering Foundation applauds The King's Speech for raising worldwide awareness.
www.stutteringhelp.org
http://www.anz.com
ANZ ISSUE....
MELBOURNE: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the "Company"), one of Australia's largest banking and financial groups, announced today the determination of the pricing for its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase any and all of its 3.20% Senior Commonwealth Guaranteed Notes due December 15, 2011 (the "Notes").
http://www.anz.com
http://bit.ly/eGQMGv
AMSTERDAM: Mobileye, the worldwide market leader in development of advanced driver safety systems, is proud to announce that Nissan showrooms in China will propose Nissan's TEANA model (sold as Nissan Maxima in North America) equipped with Mobileye technology by default.
http://bit.ly/eGQMGv
NOTES ISSUE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae prices new issue 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R) due February 26, 2013.
http://bit.ly/eH8pyH
PHARMA FUNDING...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBS) ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, today announced that its FY2010 Technology/Therapeutic Development Award application number PR101055 has been recommended for funding by the Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) of the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
http://www.neostem.com
http://bit.ly/hQ7tBu
HOME TRENDS...
COLOGNE: Imm Cologne and LivingKitchen presenting Home Life Trends 2011.
http://www.imm-cologne.com/press
http://bit.ly/eCMltT
MONROE IPR...
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES: Authentic Brands Group LLC (ABG), a leading intellectual property corporation, in conjunction with NECA, a global media and entertainment company, today announced the acquisition of the intellectual property of Marilyn Monroe LLC. Ms. Anna Strasberg, wife of the late Lee Strasberg, will continue her involvement as a minority partner in this joint venture.
http://bit.ly/eCMltT
BRADESCO SCHEDULE...
SAO PAULO: Bradesco informs the earnings release schedule for the 4th Quarter of 2010.
http://www.bradescori.com.br
http://bit.ly/gG1imi
MOET CAMPAIGN...
PARIS: Mo adi?t & Chandon today announced a new international advertising campaign featuring Scarlett Johansson, celebrity ambassador for the brand since March 2009.
http://bit.ly/i3czdL
INFOSYS RESULTS...
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) announces results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
http://www.infosys.com
http://bit.ly/goK2Cn
ZURICH: Starting this week, high school or university students can experience a free 3D study abroad adventure by picking up 3D glasses distributed on school campuses by EF Education First.
http://www.ef.com
http://www.wreck.se
http://www.colorcode3d.com
http://bit.ly/hTCtXA
NTT EXPANSION...
TOKYO: NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on January 13 that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between the United States and Japan to an industry-leading 400 gigabits per second (Gbps).
www.ntt.com/index-e.html
http://bit.ly/eKrdBW
DELOITTE REPORT...
NEW YORK: Deloitte Report: cautious consumers put the brakes on retail sales growth, but profits increase.
www.deloitte.com/about
http://bit.ly/gvqzVR
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