SYDNEY--20 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
DIGITAL LIFE ACADEMY...
SINGAPORE: The Digital Life Academy today announced that Michael Moore-Jones
has been selected as the representative from New Zealand to the Academy for its
2011 session.
http://internship2011.mycube.com/
http://bit.ly/iglmR4
AIRPORT LOUNGE...
BEIJING: From June 1, Air China will provide complimentary airport lounge
services to passengers arriving at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International
Airport.
http://www.airchina.com/
http://bit.ly/ji041m
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS...
TIANJIN, China: Shell Global Solutions said today that it can offer refiners
the option to implement operational improvements in the short term, revamps in
the mid-term and a phased investment in the long term with its sulphur
technology platform and residue upgrading solutions.
http://www.shell.com/globalsolutions
http://www.cricatalyst.com/
http://www.criterioncatalysts.com/
http://bit.ly/kMCLwP
ECO-GREEN CITY...
LANGFANG, China: Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard stated earlier
today that he was extremely pleased to be a part of the China APEC (Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation) meeting and commented on the unveiling of the
master plan for a new technologically advanced city to be built in Langfang,
China.
http://bit.ly/l30RTB
3D TITANTIC...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.: Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm
Entertainment jointly announced today that James Cameron's "TITANIC" will be
re-released worldwide on April 6, 2012.
http://bit.ly/mxLXKT
KEYNOTE SPEAKER...
LAS VEGAS: Vanguard Security & Compliance 2011, the world's leading System
z(R) security and compliance training event, today announced that Greg Lotko,
IBM(R) vice president and business line executive for System z, will be a
keynote speaker at the conference.
http://www.bestsystemzsecuritytraining.com/
http://www.go2vanguard.com/
http://bit.ly/iAoIX2
HONORARY AWARD...
MELBOURNE, Australia: RMIT University is presenting Chung Po Yang SBS, OBE,
JP with an Honorary Doctorate, its highest accolade and honour, at a ceremony
at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia today.
http://bit.ly/mkyeB2
PPV BUSINESS...
LOS ANGELES: International mixed martial arts(MMA) and combat sports
pay-per-view (PPV) pioneers Frederico Lapenda and Bas Boon have been breaking
new ground around the world since 1994, they were the 4th producers to produce
a MMA Pay Per View in then US, co-producers of the first MMA event in Holland
and Japan, their event introduced PPV in Brazil, and now taking it to the next
level with GLORY WORLD SERIES, this will the first PPV ever done by YouTube and
it will feature MMA and kickboxing on the same card.
http://bit.ly/lDaM60
TECH CITY...
LANGFANG, China: SunWorth Development Group, a joint venture between Bestsun
(Baichuan) Energy Group of China and Salt Lake City-based Southworth
International, unveiled the master plan of a 30 square kilometer,
technologically advanced eco/green city located in Langfang, China, 25 miles
southeast of Beijing, which will be named Wei Lai.
http://bit.ly/mhgA3d
Q3 RESULTS...
DMONTON, Alberta, Canada: The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. ("Cash
Store Australia") (TSXV: AUC) today announced results for the three and nine
months ended March 31, 2011.
http://bit.ly/mL9pJr
FLOATING LNG...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands: The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has
taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural
Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia (100% Shell), building the world's first FLNG
facility.
http://www.shell.com/investor
http://bit.ly/mhlMy8
GROWTH EXPECTATIONS...
WASHINGTON: Economic growth slowed sharply in the first quarter to 1.8
percent from 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the May
2011 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA)
Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://bit.ly/lZukhN
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