SYDNEY--24 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
DESIGNER FRAGRANCE...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, announced today the
signing of international celebrity and multifaceted supermodel Heidi Klum to
develop and market her new signature fragrance, Heidi Klum Shine.
http://www.coty.com
http://bit.ly/hp6Bu5
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT...
STRASBOURG: In his capacity as Vice President of the European Parliament's
delegation on relations with South Asia, Christian Democratic MEP Thomas Mann
has criticised religious animosity toward the Christian minority in Pakistan.
http://bit.ly/g45V1N
BATTERY ANNIVERSARY...
BERLIN and PASADENA: January 29th marks the 125th anniversary of the birth
of the automobile by Karl Benz. On that date in 1886, the Mercedes-Benz
namesake registered his "vehicle powered by a gas engine" in Germany. Today
Germany's automotive industry is on the verge of a paradigm shift away from the
internal combustion engine and toward electric mobility.
http://bit.ly/dSMUqh
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date
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/ho5UXT
FILM AWARD...
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, PARK CITY, Utah: Today PUMA.Creative and Channel 4
BRITDOC Foundation announced the launch of the PUMA.Creative Impact Award, a
major new annual award to honour the documentary film creating the most
significant impact in the world, this 50,000 Euro award acknowledges the film's
makers and will help the continuation of the film's campaign work.
http://www.britdoc.org/impactaward
http://bit.ly/gpHR93
HEAVY METALS...
SEATTLE: WI Environmental (WIE) of Washington State, USA has successfully
completed more than 6 years of rigorous testing and has passed all of China and
U.S. regulations and standards.
http://www.wienvironmental.com .
http://bit.ly/i3DaV0
FACEBOOK RAISING...
PALO ALTO, Calif: Facebook receives $1 billion from Goldman Sachs overseas
offering; Digital Sky Technologies and Goldman Sachs also recently made $500 million
direct investment.
http://bit.ly/fbkTg4
HIGHEST RESTAURANT...
DUBAI: The world's highest restaurant has opened in Burj Khalifa, the
world's tallest building in Dubai.
http://www.atmosphereburjkhalifa.com
http://bit.ly/gNxhND
GOLF CENTRE...
HONOLULU: Professional golf instructor Brian Mogg, coach of 2009 PGA
Champion Y.E. Yang and one of the sport's most widely respected teachers, has
opened a new golf instruction academy in Hawaii.
http://bit.ly/e78sKF
NOTE PROGRAM...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands: Tranen Capital Ltd. is pleased to announce
the launch of a new Note Program, Tranen Capital Longevity Notes Ltd., offering
investors the option to link protective investments to the Tranen Capital
Growth Fund Ltd., a Fund that manages life settlement policies
opportunistically, with several risk-protected structures.
http://bit.ly/eKr8SI
OCEAN SUMMIT...
SEOUL: Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI, President
Jung-Keuk Kang) announced that it will be hosting the 12th Partnership for
Observation of the Global Oceans Annual Meeting (POGO-12) on January 24
(Monday, 9am) at The Plaza Hotel Seoul. The annual meeting of POGO boasts of
its grand scale as it is referred to as the 'G20' of ocean research.
http://bit.ly/fLgg3b
INDIA REPORT...
MUMBAI: First Advantage, a global risk mitigation and business solutions
provider, today announced the release of its Background Screening Trends -
India Report spanning the time period from July through September 2010.
http://www.FADV.com
http://bit.ly/dT0fgu
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