SYDNEY--27 Jan--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
WORLD PEACE...
TOKYO: In a proposal released on Jan. 26, "Toward a World of Dignity for
All: The Triumph of the Creative Life," Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
President Daisaku Ikeda calls for global civil society to take the lead in
resolving two key challenges of our time: abolishing nuclear weapons and
building a global culture of human rights.
http://bit.ly/g6jnw2
KPMG STUDY...
DAVOS: More than 90 percent of senior executives across 22 countries say
their organization's success depends on managing today's complex business
issues, primarily the regulatory landscape and information management, but less
than half believe the actions they are taking to manage complexity have been
very effective, says a new study from KPMG International.
http://bit.ly/dGCrzS
VACCINE PROGRAM...
SEATTLE and ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces,
and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced
today they are working together to provide life-saving vaccinations to children
in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
http://bit.ly/igMMAH
DATA PROTECTION...
DAVOS: At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, WISeKey, a World
Economic Forum Global Growth Company, launched its WISeID Personal Data
Protector, a unique application for the protection of personal data and
personal identifiable information (PII).
http://www.wiseid.mobi
http://bit.ly/fbL1wH
RESORT INVESTMENT...
DAVOS: The North Caucasus Resorts Company (NCRC), the newly-incorporated
state enterprise charged by the Russian Federal Government with implementing a
$15 billion programme called Peak 5642 to develop mountain resorts in the
Caucasus, will tonight present the first phase of its plans to investors.
http://www.peak5642-davos.com
http://bit.ly/e1uh4Z
UNION BANCAIRE...
GENEVA: For the 2010 financial year, UBP's consolidated net profit reached
CHF 216 million (USD 203 million), identical to 2009. As at 31 December 2010,
assets under management came to CHF 65 billion (USD 61 billion), versus CHF 75
billion at the end of 2009. These were mainly affected by negative
exchange-rate effects.
http://bit.ly/foyJkD
PROMOTION OUTLOOK...
AUCKLAND and WELLINGTON: LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network
with more than 90 million members worldwide, today released data in regards to
the best months of the year to get a promotion. If you're a valued employee,
this may be the year to start angling for a raise.
http://www.linkedin.com/
http://bit.ly/gEqqPK
RADIO SHOW...
CHICAGO: Beginning Sunday, January 30th, the popular and widely acclaimed US
public radio program This American Life will begin airing on the ABC Radio
National in Australia.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org
http://bit.ly/eS7YEK
WTC ELEVATOR...
FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company will provide 21 elevators and 47
escalators to the World Trade Center Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
Transportation Hub in lower Manhattan, New York. Otis is a unit of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
http://bit.ly/eNZeOa
BANK INVESTMENT...
LONDON: The Bestway Group, the UK based conglomerate founded and chaired by
Sir Anwar Pervez, has announced that it has increased its shareholding in
United Bank Limited (UBL) to 51.07% by acquiring an additional 20% of the
shares from the Abu Dhabi Group. HSBC provided fully integrated advisory and
financing solutions and acted as sole bank in the deal.
http://bit.ly/e6Qr0L
WOR ENGLISH...
HAMBURG: Following its major impact in German-speaking countries, the
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