SYDNEY--21 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NO FEE...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global
payment services, in cooperation with its Agents, has activated a limited-time
"No Transfer Fee"* program for money-transfers sent to Japan from participating
Agent locations around the world.
http://www.westernunion.com/
http://bit.ly/eYpg3W
LAST UNITS...
SINGAPORE: How about investing in an apartment that will become a
collector's item?
http://www.centurioncondo.com/
http://bit.ly/gGo0EU
SUPPORT CALL...
TOKYO: After the devastating earthquake that hit eastern Japan, The Nippon
Foundation set up the "Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund"
on the CANPAN website which is operated by the organization.
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
http://bit.ly/fyQQxg
CRICKET SUPPORT...
MINNEAPOLIS: Cummins Power Generation and Trade Promoters Limited (TPL) are
providing power for the floodlights at all three stadiums used for the 2011
Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.
http://www.cumminspower.com/
http://www.cumminspowerdocs.com/
http://bit.ly/gCtI0V
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/ePdZnb
EARTHQAUKE RELIEF...
STUTTGART, Germany and TOKYO and KAWASAKI, Japan: Daimler AG is providing
two million euros as immediate aid for the victims of the earthquake and
tsunami in Japan.
http://www.daimler.com/
http://bit.ly/ehrcNq
NOW OFFERING...
NEW YORK: HBA Global announces that first-time exhibitor, Smooth, a leader
in revolutionary technology for producing emulsions and other formulated
products, will be exhibiting at the upcoming trade show and conference in New
York.
http://www.smoothtoday.com/
http://www.velocys.com/
http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/
http://bit.ly/icGF6n
CHRYSLER DONATES...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.: The Chrysler Foundation, the philanthropic arm of
Chrysler Group LLC, announced today it will donate $100,000 to the American Red
Cross for Japan disaster relief efforts.
http://bit.ly/hFZfLR
TOP AWARD...
MILTON KEYNES: Ceravision, the leading company in energy efficient lighting
technology, has won the prestigious Light Sources and Controls Award 2011 at
the industry's premier awards event, the Lighting Design Awards.
http://bit.ly/iaWVKI
LOCKHEED SUPPORTS...
BETHESDA, Md.: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has
pledged to donate $1 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society to assist with
the relief and recovery from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on
March 11.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
http://bit.ly/g1v66i
CHINA FIRST...
PARIS: According to Thierry Ehrmann, founder and CEO of Artprice, world
leader in art market information, "this unprecedented news represents a turning
point in the history of the global art market: China is now the number 1 in
terms of Fine art auction revenue."
http://www.artprice.com/
http://bit.ly/gnFYeF
SGX SELECTS...
LONDON and NEW YORK: Corvil, a provider of latency management systems for
high performance trading and market data, today announced that Singapore
Exchange (SGX) has selected Corvil's Latency Management System to monitor and
assure the latency performance of their new generation trading system, Reach.
http://www.corvil.com/
http://www.sgx.com/
http://bit.ly/fzkiAT
ON DISPLAY...
SYDNEY: Ventyx(R), an ABB company, is exhibiting its industry-leading mobile
workforce management (MWFM) software this week at FSM 2011-the same software
that played a crucial role in responding to recent record-breaking floods in
Victoria.
http://www.ventyx.com/
http://bit.ly/gb4y2n
EARLY DETECTION...
WAYNE, N.J.: International Specialty Products ("ISP"), Wayne, New Jersey
(USA) announced the launch of the RADView(TM) NR Indicator badge designed for
the early detection of radiation exposure to members of the general public in
the event of a nuclear accident or detonation.
http://bit.ly/ezA4lV
NEW MBA...
LYON, France: "The business world is constantly changing. We are entering a
new era where the increasing complexity of issues is part of a multicentre
context. Faced with these challenges we need entrepreneurial creators of wealth
and social justice. At the same time, companies are telling us that they need
people that are flexible, quick thinking and endowed with an international
vision and a desire to innovate," says Patrick Molle, President of EMLYON
Business School.
http://www.eml-executive.com/
http://bit.ly/gyLpVp
SYSTEM EXHIBITION...
BEIJING: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the world's leading
manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy, will
showcase the company's new TrueBeam(TM) system for image-guided radiotherapy
and radiosurgery at the 23rd International Medical Instruments and Equipment
Exhibition in Beijing (ChinaMed), March 25-27, 2011.
http://www.varian.com/
http://bit.ly/hLYuMe
MORE CONFIDENCE...
SYDNEY: The findings of the latest CMC Markets
( http://www.cmcmarkets.com.au/ ) Share Trader Insights Survey have just been
released, providing a window into share traders' behaviour in a time of
market-moving global and local events.
http://bit.ly/h05OeA
SALARY SURVEY...
BANGKOK: The Robert Walters Thailand Salary Survey 2011 found that the FMCG,
banking and trading sectors were responsible for some of the most significant
increases in recruitment activity within the Thailand market.
http://www.robertwalters.com.th/
http://www.robertwalters.com/salarysurvey
http://www.asiajobindex.com/
http://bit.ly/eOgO9M
DOMINATES AWARDS...
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing marketplace, won the
most awards at the interactive media industry's night of nights, including the
coveted People's Choice.
http://www.freelancer.com/
http://www.aimia.com.au/home/awards
http://bit.ly/dWn6qM
ONE ROOF...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) poised as the
world's largest Halal trade fair.
http://www.mihas.com.my/
http://www.matrade.gov.my/
http://bit.ly/gHKO8U
MICROCONTROLLER EXPANSION...
BANGALORE, India: Infineon Technologies announced new additions to its
successful 16-bit XE166 Real-Time Signal Controller portfolio to address
low-end and ultra low-end industrial applications.
http://www.infineon.com/XE166
http://bit.ly/gARYD1
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