SYDNEY--9 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CME STATEMENT...
CHICAGO: CME Group today clarified that the exchange has not entered into
any type of an agreement with the Indonesia Commodity and Derivative Exchange
(ICDX).
http://bit.ly/gKkT9N
INDIAN PARENTS...
MELBOURNE: For parents in India that have to make international business
trips, video communications tools can be an important parenting aid. According
to a new research from Swinburne University of Technology, video communication
tools such as Skype may help maintain family relationships with young children
when physical presence is not possible.
http://bit.ly/ihHcBu
GRAMERCY HK...
GREENWICH: Gramercy, an institutional asset management firm dedicated to
investing in emerging markets, today announced they have opened offices in Hong
Kong and Singapore during the first quarter of 2011.
http://www.gramercy.com
http://bit.ly/ijWgJW
MALAYSIAN PARENTS...
MELBOURNE: For parents in Malaysia that have to make international business
trips, video communications tools can be an important parenting aid. According
to a new research from Swinburne University of Technology, video communication
tools such as Skype may help maintain family relationships with young children
when physical presence is not possible.
http://bit.ly/dVlpVA
VIETNAM PARENTS...
MELBOURNE: For parents in Vietnam that have to make international business
trips, video communications tools can be an important parenting aid. According
to a new research from Swinburne University of Technology, video communication
tools such as Skype may help maintain family relationships with young children
when physical presence is not possible.
http://bit.ly/fxCGBA
INDONESIAN PARENTS...
MELBOURNE: For parents in Indonesia that have to make international business
trips, video communications tools can be an important parenting aid. According
to a new research from Swinburne University of Technology, video communication
tools such as Skype may help maintain family relationships with young children
when physical presence is not possible.
http://bit.ly/hlXH6t
CONSUMERS WOMEN...
SHELTON: Gap remains between what consumers believe and how society acts
toward women.
http://www.surveysampling.com
http://bit.ly/fCv3s6
CPHI JAPAN...
AMSTERDAM: Leading events organiser UBM Live (http:/ www.ubmlive.com ) and
its sister company, UBM Japan Co. Ltd.
( http://www.ubmjapan.com/corp/en/index.html ), today announced details of the
anticipated content and new developments taking place at the tenth anniversary
of CPhI Japan, a leading International pharmaceutical event, being held from
18-20 April, 2011 at the Big Sight Exhibition Center in Tokyo.
http://www.cphijapan.com
http://bit.ly/esjv96
CHINA BLOOD...
LAKE ZURICH: Fenwal Inc. of Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Golden Meditech
Holdings Limited (stock code: 801.HK; 910801.TW) of Hong Kong announced today
they have entered into a definitive agreement to form a joint venture in China
that will sell advanced products and technologies for blood collection, storage
and transfusion.
http://www.fenwalinc.com/
http://www.goldenmeditech.com/
http://bit.ly/haUZgE
WEF LEADERS...
WELLINGTON: When Mitchell Pham (Pham Dang Khoa) left Vietnam for New Zealand
as a boy, he certainly didn't expect to one day be honoured by the World
Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders
www.augenasia.com
www.augensoftwaregroup.com
http://bit.ly/f8LC6h
INHOPE REPORT...
AMSTERDAM: INHOPE (International Association of Internet Hotlines) has today
released its 2010 Annual Report. INHOPE represents Internet Hotlines in 34
countries combating on-line Child Sexual Abuse Material (child pornography).
http://www.inhope.org
http://bit.ly/f8LC6h
QPS ACQUISITION...
NEWARK: QPS, LLC, a leading full-service GLP/GCP-compliant contract research
organization providing testing services to support preclinical and clinical
research and development, announced the acquisition of a majority interest of
Qualitix Clinical Research.
http://bit.ly/fGmUMF
LANGUAGE TESTING...
MELBOURNE: IELTS has cemented its position as the world's most popular high
stakes English language test with latest figures revealing a record 1.5 million
tests were taken around the world in 2010.
http://bit.ly/hLXA54
EKTRON LAUNCH...
NASHUA: Ektron, a provider of web content management, social software and
marketing optimization solutions, today announced its Ektron Web Content
Management platform PA-DSS validation, making Ektron's eCommerce and storefront
module compliant with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI
SSC) Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) program.
http://www.ektron.com
http://bit.ly/fG7JoE
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/gznZcf
KIDNEY DAY...
STRASBOURG: The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and World Kidney Day
(WKD) organisations today call for urgent European Union (EU) action to curb
the increasing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated diseases.
http://www.amgen.com
http://www.danone.com
http://www.danone.com
http://bit.ly/hJTNUs
SLAVE DOLLS...
MELBOURNE: Deep South 'slave' dolls under the Southern Cross.
www.leski.com.au
http://bit.ly/hJTNUs
AUDI RESULTS...
INGOLSTADT: Audi Group: best result in corporate history.
http://www.audi-mediaservices.com/apc
http://bit.ly/hXtNYB
ADDER LAUNCH...
CAMBRIDGE: Adder ( http://www.adder.com/ ), the experts in connectivity
solutions today unveil the latest generation of rack trays 'ADDERView RDX'
delivering the same switching and control technology that Adder have become
famous for, all integrated into a high quality customisable rack tray featuring
Samsung TFT LCD technology and highly responsive keyboard and touchpad control.
http://bit.ly/haaQ6l
FLOOD DONATION...
GIBRALTAR: JackpotCity.com Online Casino http:/ www.jackpotcity.com/au/ , one
of Australia's favourite online gaming destinations, has created an Australian
Flood Relief Fund to raise money for those Queenslanders affected by the
January 2011 floods.
www.jackpotcity.com
http://bit.ly/ebHpCA
BNG RESULTS...
THE HAGUE: BNG looks back on an very positive year, despite market
conditions continuing to be uncertain.
http://bit.ly/fAiH5W
QTRAX HK...
HONG KONG: QTRAX (A Division of Brilliant Technologies Corporation) (Pink
Sheets: BLLN) announced today that it had launched its unique free and legal
music service in Hong Kong.
http://www.QTRAX.com
http://bit.ly/gctkgt
QTRAX PACIFIC...
MELBOURNE: QTRAX (A Division of Brilliant Technologies Corporation, Pink
Sheets: BLLN) announced today that it had launched its unique free and legal
music service in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
http://www.QTRAX.COM
http://bit.ly/hRqaBl
SONATA LAUNCH...
BANGALORE: Sonata Software ( http://www.sonata-software.com ), a leading IT
consulting and software services provider, announced the launch of "MilEdge", a
Car Rental Management System at the Car Rental Show in Las Vegas, United States.
http://bit.ly/fUpDXC
SAXO HK...
HONG KONG: Saxo Capital Markets, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of a leading
Copenhagen-headquartered online trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank
A/S, today announced the launch of the firm's fourth office in Asia, Saxo
Capital Markets HK Limited (SCM HK), boosting its presence in the region with
the extension of its multi-asset online trading platform to meet growing retail
trading demand in Hong Kong.
http://bit.ly/fdExXK
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