SYDNEY--25 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
FASHION UNITES...
TOKYO: VOGUE JAPAN and GQ JAPAN will support the activities of the "SAVE
JAPAN! PROJECT" as its media partner on a long-term basis in sympathy with the
objectives of the project.
http://savejapanproject.com/
http://www.vogue.co.jp/charity
http://gqjapan.jp/charity
http://bit.ly/jcDMx5
FOR JAPAN...
TOKYO: VOGUE JAPAN and GQ JAPAN will support the activities of the "SAVE
JAPAN! PROJECT" as its media partner on a long-term basis in sympathy with the
objectives of the project.
http://savejapanproject.com/
http://www.vogue.co.jp/charity
http://gqjapan.jp/charity
http://bit.ly/ixiGwx
OPERA AUSTRALIA...
SYDNEY, Australia: Fireworks, a harbour stage and a giant chandelier will
transform opera in Sydney like never before when Opera Australia presents La
Traviata on Sydney Harbour for an exclusive three-week season starting 24 March
2012.
http://www.operaonsydneyharbour.com.au/
http://bit.ly/mg9f8H
ISSUER BID...
TORONTO: Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth") (TSX: DM) (TSX: DM.U) announced
today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has approved Duluth's Notice of
Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB") to purchase for
cancellation, from time to time, its common shares (the "Shares") through the
facilities of the TSX and other available trading platforms.
http://www.sedar.com/
http://www.duluthmetals.com/
http://bit.ly/mA0bqA
CHINA FACTORY...
MOLINE, Ill.: Deere & Company said today it will build a factory to
manufacture engines for John Deere equipment that is built in China.
http://www.johndeere.com/
http://bit.ly/k718nq
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/jMgAD5
A DECADE...
SHANGHAI: Porsche China celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2011, looking
back on a decade in which it has made history, broken records and led the
automotive industry in bringing sports cars that are 'Made in Faith' to the
Porsche enthusiasts of China.
http://bit.ly/lIBsvn
EQUAL TREATMENT...
LONDON: The family of missing British journalist Michael Dixon has written
to Prime Minister David Cameron to appeal for help, following his intervention
in the Madeleine McCann case.
http://bit.ly/kjf1N1
FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT...
SINGAPORE: MyCube announced that it has closed funding from Black Ocean
Group and other prominent individual investors.
http://www.mycube.com/
http://bit.ly/iPriUN
EXPANDS PERFORMANCE...
NORTHBROOK, Ill. and NEWTON, Iowa: UL, a world leader in advancing safety,
announced today a definitive agreement whereby UL will acquire the assets of
Newton, Iowa-based Springboard Engineering, Inc., a leading performance, ENERGY
STAR(R), reliability and engineering advisory services company that was founded
by Maytag design engineers.
http://bit.ly/lAppLY
SECURITY TRAINING...
CANBERRA, Australia: Shearwater Solutions is pleased to announce that SANS
Institute is returning to Australia's Capital for its leading security training
event in the Asia Pacific region 1-9 July, 2011.
http://www.sans.org/info/78174
http://bit.ly/m9x4hT
AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT...
WASHINGTON: Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
today told a group of political, business, and development leaders that
supporting farming families in developing countries is critical to overcoming
poverty and hunger.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
http://bit.ly/jsljhF
OFFICIAL LAUNCH...
MELVILLE, N.Y.: The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading
natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of
Life(TM), today announced the official launch of the Earth's Best(R) and Zhi
Ling Tong(R) co-branded organic infant formula in Shanghai, China through its
Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited ("Hutchison Hain Organic") joint
venture.
http://www.hain-celestial.com/
http://www.chi-med.com/
http://bit.ly/mtPb6A
UK WARNING...
LONDON: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has altered its official travel
advice on Costa Rica following an appeal by the family of missing British
journalist Michael Dixon.
http://helpfindmichaeldixon.com/
http://bit.ly/lzE5zI
SEAMLESS MIGRATION...
BOSTON: On the heels of the milestone last ship date for the Cisco ACE XML
Gateway, Forum Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crosscheck Networks, Inc.,
today announced an extension of its Cisco ACE XML Gateway Replacement Program
to facilitate a successful, effective migration path from the end-of-life
product.
http://www.forumsys.com/
http://www.crosschecknet.com/
http://bit.ly/kJRJ7o
NEW DRUG...
PALO ALTO, Calif. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Centella Therapeutics, Inc., a
subsidiary of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), and Auckland
UniServices Ltd. of Auckland, New Zealand, today announced that they have
entered into a licensing agreement granting Centella exclusive rights to
CEN-209, a novel investigational drug designed to enhance the effectiveness of
radiotherapy and chemotherapy when treating solid tumors that are hypoxic-or
oxygen-starved-and therefore resistant to standard forms of radiotherapy and
chemotherapy.
http://bit.ly/iYsFoT
ROYALTY DISCOUNTS...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.: Sisvel US and the RFID Consortium today announced a limited
extension of the "early adopter" discount royalty rates offered under the
Consortium's UHF RFID licensing program.
http://www.sisvel.com/
http://www.rfidlicensing.com/
http://bit.ly/mw1aH9
PROPOSAL BACKED...
PARIS: As a key element of the Dakar Declaration issued following the Dakar
Agricole Forum, the creation of a World Organization for Agriculture (WOA)
would represent a major step toward a new global governance system.
http://www.momagri.org/
http://bit.ly/kyBkUB
ASIAN AWARDS...
LONDON: The Asian Awards 2011, in partnership with Lebara, has launched into
its second year of celebrating the best in South Asian achievement.
http://www.theasianawards.com/
http://bit.ly/mKQUXK
NEW PRODUCTS...
YOKNEAM, Israel: Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), the leading global
aesthetic device company, announced today during the opening of the World
Congress of Dermatology the global launch of several new devices that confirm
the company's continued efforts towards offering physicians and their patients
best in class solutions for energy based aesthetic applications.
http://bit.ly/k2xBgD
BAREFOOT WALKING...
STRASSENHAUS, Germany: Around 80% of the population suffer from increased
foot and back pain. There are several different causes of these problems.
http://www.mypux.eu/
http://bit.ly/lhnVpr
RESTORATION MADE...
TOKYO, Japan: Japan's mobile operators have announced that service to the
country's northern Tohoku region, which was the scene of March's massive
earthquake and tsunami, has been successfully restored.
http://www.rad.com/
http://bit.ly/mKqjHk
OIL FIELDS...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Terra Resources, PLC, a London, UK based independent oil
and gas company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
"T31" ("Terra Resources") announced that it has engaged Baker Hughes (NYSE:
BHI) to manage the development of its oil and gas assets in Russia.
http://www.terraresourcesplc.com/
http://bit.ly/kdTHlr
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