SYDNEY--1 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FRENCH VERSION...
BEIJING: The French version of the online check-in feature of the carrier's sub-website for France www.airchina.fr was offered on June 27, making it easier for passengers departing from Charles de Gaule airport, Paris, to check in online from 28 hours to 3 hours before flight departure.
http://www.airchina.com/
http://bit.ly/mzdVRC
VDL CONTRACT...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL) has let fencing contracts that are expected to tie up fencing contractors in Tasmania's northwest for up to seven months as VDL continues its programme of capital investment to improve dairy productivity.
http://bit.ly/mlnIrH
CODE SHARE...
BEIJING: According to the deal inked by the two Star Alliance member carriers, bmi's flights from London to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Manchester will carry Air China's code "CA".
http://bit.ly/mvJ5Gr
CHINA RELATIONSHIP...
SYDNEY: Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) is pleased to announce the acquisition by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) of the Group's 50% interest in the Hong Kong Interlink Project.
http://www.goodman.com/
http://bit.ly/kWrl4V
SMARTPHONE ADOPTION...
TOKYO: comScore Japan KK, a wholly owned subsidiary of comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest insights into mobile usage in Japan from its comScore MobiLens product.
http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/jddyvp
NEW MD...
AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands: Rosalind Copisarow is taking the reins as Oikocredit's new managing director, officially assuming responsibilities from Tor G. Gull tomorrow.
http://www.oikocredit.org/
http://bit.ly/kH9yz5
ACQUISITION MADE...
NORWICH, N.Y.: Today Agro Farma, maker of Chobani, America's #1 yoghurt brand, announced their acquisition of Bead Foods Pty Ltd, an Australian manufacturer and leading distributor of an innovative range of dairy products, including the Gippsland Dairy brand.
http://bit.ly/lHStuV
FOUNDING PARTNER...
BINGEN, Wash.: Insitu Inc. announced today that it has become a founding partner of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation.
http://www.insitu.com/
http://bit.ly/jpozcC
MONTHLY SUMMARY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) May 2011 Monthly Summary is now available at http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly.
http://bit.ly/k6tyzu
MARKET LEADER...
NEW YORK: A new in-depth comparative evaluation of global sustainability assurance services providers, conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix, has named Deloitte a market leader.
http://www.verdantix.com/
http://www.deloitte.com/about
http://bit.ly/mdRdwr
Q2 RESULTS...
AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap," NYSE: AER) announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts at 9:30 am Eastern Time / 3:30 pm Central European Time on Friday, August 5, 2011 to review its second quarter 2011 financial results.
http://www.aercap.com/
http://bit.ly/lsAu15
JOINT RESEARCH...
MUNICH, Germany: During the Sino-Germany Economic and Technology Cooperation Forum, China Mobile Research Institute, the R&D division of China Mobile, and Rohde & Schwarz announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborating on the research of TD-LTE testing technology and test system development.
http://bit.ly/j3cQr7
CHINA OFFICE...
PORTLAND, Ore.: OIA Global Logistics, a leading global transportation, supply chain management, and creative packaging provider, announced the opening of its new Qingdao office, bringing to 25 the number of wholly-owned offices throughout Asia.
http://www.oiaglobal.com/
http://bit.ly/lfjA8t
PUBLIC STANDARDS...
ROCKVILLE, Md.: To help ensure that medicines and their ingredients used around the world are of good quality, the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) announced today the availability of a free, online collection of voluntary public standards to allow testing of a medicine and its ingredients.
http://www.usp-mc.org/
http://bit.ly/kh7xch
TEAM EXCELLENCE...
TROY, Mich.: Inteva Products President and CEO Lon Offenbacher announced six teams honored with the Inteva Products President's Platinum Award of Excellence for 2010, the highest annual honor Inteva can bestow upon an employee.
http://www.intevaproducts.com/
http://bit.ly/lSek4q
WHITE LABEL PARTNERSHIP...
NEW YORK: FXDD, a leader in online Forex trading, today announced a white label partnership with top online Swiss bank, Dukascopy Bank SA.
http://www.fxdd.com/
http://bit.ly/j1s12I
DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY...
PRAGUE: JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing development tools, today announced the public availability of ReSharper 6, a new major version of their renowned developer productivity extension for Visual Studio.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
http://bit.ly/lfOIUe
ASIA-PAC HEAD...
SINGAPORE: CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has named Julien Le Noble as head of its Asia Pacific office.
http://www.cmegroup.com/
http://bit.ly/lux7QM
INDUSTRY AWARDS...
SOMERSET, N.J.: Raritan (http://www.raritan.com/?afftid=70150000000G4Qt) today announced that its data center management solutions have received multiple awards recently from industry organizations around the globe.
http://www.raritan.co.jp/
http://bit.ly/lnqBRR
VIETNAM PRESIDENT...
HO CHI MINH, Vietnam: Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has appointed Mai Trang Thanh as its first president for Vietnam.
http://www.honeywell.com/
http://www.honeywellnow.com/
http://bit.ly/lY5hch
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