SYDNEY--18 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
HVAC INDUSTRY...
DUBAI, UAE: In the past ten years India has seen a huge surge in
construction activity in the housing and real estate sectors, with the country
topping US $100 billion in projects last year.
http://www.hvacindiaevent.com/
http://bit.ly/n4geiy
DESIGN STUDIOS...
BEIJING, China: Ixonos, a world leader in creating wireless technologies,
mobile devices, services and software, is launching two new user experience
design studios, one in London, UK, the other in Beijing, China, to answer the
rapidly increasing demand for user experience design services.
http://bit.ly/o3Ye1K
INTERIM RESULTS...
HONG KONG: China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun Food" or the "Company",
and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"(SEHK: 1068), a leading
vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, announced
today its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 (the "Period").
http://www.yurun.com.hk/
http://bit.ly/qew48Z
FIRST FUTURES SOFTWARE...
FRANKFURT, Germany, MUMBAI, India and PUNE, India: RTS Realtime Systems
Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider headquartered in
Frankfurt, Germany, today announced that it has closed on its transaction to
acquire First Futures Software Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (FFS), a high-end
technology solutions provider in Pune, India.
http://www.rtsgroup.net/
http://bit.ly/oJMw77
GO HOLLYWOOD...
LOS ANGELES: For decades, automobiles have played important roles in some of
Hollywood's most popular films.
http://www.yokohamatire.com/
http://www.3ds.com/
http://www.inda.org/
http://www.laautoshow.com/DesignChallenge.html
http://bit.ly/nvNRqp
INVESTMENT ROUND...
TIANJIN, China: Tianyi Medical Private Equity Fund announced today that it
has led a 250 million RMB investment round in Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin)
Co., Ltd. (Asymchem).
http://www.infinity-equity.com/
http://bit.ly/oGmZZP
5-YEAR BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board:
FNMA).
http://bit.ly/rpjHEN
LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS...
SKILLMAN, N.J.: ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of
innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today
announced the appointments of Charles Cerminara and James Moran to leadership
positions in Asia-Pacific.
http://www.convatec.com/
http://bit.ly/qcZnkS
PROJECT WALK...
CARLSBAD, Calif.: A former up and coming Australian snowboarder who after a
horrific accident was told that he would never get out of bed again and was a
'quadriplegic for life', has had parts of his body 'woken up' at the
internationally acclaimed Project Walk Recovery Facility in Carlsbad,
California.
http://www.joshwood.com.au/
http://bit.ly/pA0ctV
WEDDING DOLL...
LONDON: The toy company behind the highly acclaimed Princess Catherine
Engagement Doll is set to launch a Princess Catherine Wedding Doll.
http://www.arklu.com/
http://bit.ly/pqG8Uy
NEW DIRECTOR...
HONG KONG: Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company (NYSE: KFY), today announced
that it has appointed Chong Ng as Business Development Director for the Asia
region.
http://www.futurestep.com/
http://www.kornferry.com/
http://www.kornferryinstitute.com/
http://bit.ly/rljlVz
POLIO ERADICATION...
TOKYO: Ms. Sadako Ogata, President of the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), and Mr. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, today announced a strategic partnership to ensure continued
progress in the fight against polio.
http://www.polioeradication.org/
http://www.jica.go.jp/english
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
http://bit.ly/pD2tyo
100 YEARS OF AIR CARGO...
BERLIN: On August 19, 1911 a plane carried the newspaper "Berliner
Morgenpost" from Berlin to Frankfurt/Oder, which was the first ever flight to
primarily transport cargo in Germany.
http://bit.ly/omXmwa
AMAZON SITES...
RESTON: comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released a report on selected global retail and auction sites
based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service.
http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/oTyyA2
LOAN FACILITY...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam: Masan Group (HOSE: MSN, "Masan", "The Group"),
one of Vietnam's largest private sector business groups, today announced that
JP Morgan and its affiliates have provided Masan Industrial, a subsidiary of
Masan Consumer, a three year US$108 million loan facility.
http://bit.ly/o5tukP
NETWORK CHALLENGE (S.KOREA)...
SEOUL, South Korea: Western Union, one of the world's most globally
connected companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the
Western Union Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to
identify the world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/p9skJ6
NETWORK CHALLENGE (JAPAN)...
TOKYO: Western Union, one of the world's most globally connected companies,
is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the Western Union Network
Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to identify the world's most
networked individual.
http://bit.ly/p8RL9x
NETWORK CHALLENGE (VIETNAM)...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam: Western Union, one of the world's most globally
connected companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the
Western Union Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to
identify the world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/pRKwqf
NETWORK CHALLENGE (THAILAND)...
BANGKOK: Western Union, one of the world's most globally connected
companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the Western Union
Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to identify the
world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/rd7TPs
NETWORK CHALLENGE (BANGLADESH)...
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Western Union, one of the world's most globally connected
companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the Western Union
Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to identify the
world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/p39fMD
NETWORK CHALLENGE (MALAYSIA)...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Western Union, one of the world's most globally
connected companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the
Western Union Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to
identify the world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/pgMWgx
NETWORK CHALLENGE (INDONESIA)...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Western Union, one of the world's most globally
connected companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the
Western Union Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to
identify the world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/ohIq32
NETWORK CHALLENGE (SRI LANKA)...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Western Union, one of the world's most globally
connected companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the
Western Union Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to
identify the world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/oQBJLh
NETWORK CHALLENGE (NEPAL)...
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Western Union, one of the world's most globally connected
companies, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching the Western Union
Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld to identify the
world's most networked individual.
http://bit.ly/mWgkWD
AUSTRALIA-US ALLIANCE...
SYDNEY: Next month marks two important milestones the tenth anniversary of
the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks and the 60th anniversary of the signing
of the ANZUS security treaty during the height of the Cold War.
http://bit.ly/r4umQc
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