SYDNEY--21 Nov--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CHINA THREAT...
WASHINGTON: Young American Adults Say U.S. Debt and Indebtedness to Foreign
Powers Are Among the Top National Security Issues for the U.S.A.
http://www.generationopportunity.org/
http://bit.ly/uDpHO2
http://bit.ly/vTwx4A
NETWORK EXPANSION...
TOKYO: NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on November 18
that it has expanded the reach of its Tier 1 Global IP Network in Europe with
new Point of Presence (POP) locations in Budapest, Bucharest and Sofia.
http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html/
http://bit.ly/ryw3Mb
http://bit.ly/uBysY4
AWARD WINNER...
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing and crowdsourcing
marketplace, proudly announced that CEO Matt Barrie is the 2011 Ernst & Young
Technology Entrepreneur of the Year winner.
http://bit.ly/tn4m6i
A1 FAMILY...
INGOLSTADT, Germany: Sporty and efficient, youthful and communicative,
emotional and individual. A new member of the successful A1 family is scheduled
to launch in early 2012 - the five-door Audi A1 Sportback.
http://bit.ly/u3wYrw
POSITIVE OPINION...
LONDON: AstraZeneca today announced that the Marketing Authorisation
Application for CAPRELSA (vandetanib) received a positive opinion from the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the treatment of
aggressive and symptomatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients with
unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease.
http://www.astrazeneca.com/
http://bit.ly/sean3S
SOCIAL MEDIA ADOPTION...
BEIJING: Since the beginning of 2011, new media has experienced extremely
rapid development and market penetration, while acceptance and utilization of
new media by Chinese companies have become more diversified.
http://www.prnasia.com/
http://bit.ly/rUPWK0
DESIGN CHALLENGE WINNER...
LOS ANGELES: Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Germany wins the 2011 Los Angeles
Auto Show Design Challenge competition after the presentation of its Smart 341
Parkour vehicle, a futuristic vehicle that steals the screen in a fictional
action adventure.
http://www.laautoshow.com/DesignChallenge.html/
http://bit.ly/tpv5Gy
GROWTH STRENGTHENS...
WASHINGTON: After nearly stalling out in the first half of the year, the
economy saw some improvement during recent months. According to Fannie Mae's
(OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group, the
economy expanded at a 2.5 percent annualized rate in the third quarter while
gains in recent employment data helped confirm that the economy will skirt
recession this year.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://bit.ly/tYXGzF
CONFERENCE SPEAKER...
WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief
Executive Officer Jeff Turner will speak at the Credit Suisse 2011 Aerospace &
Defense Conference in New York City, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.
http://www.spiritaero.com/
http://bit.ly/svcMjq
ON EXHIBITION...
MACAU and NEW YORK: The Centurion Condominium, a new high end residential
building located at 33 West 56th Street next to Fifth Avenue and near Central
Park, will be exhibited at Top Marques Macau [http://www.topmarquesmacau.com ],
November 24-27 at the Venetian Macau.
http://www.centurioncondo.com/
http://bit.ly/t6Eamv
FEMALE ONLY...
GOLD COAST, Australia: Magic Millions will launch the world's first women's
only incentive thoroughbred race - Magic Millions Racing Women (MMRW) 2YO
Classic at the 2013 carnival.
http://bit.ly/tJu54L
IPAD APP...
SINGAPORE: Following the massive success of Skyscanner's iPhone and Android
apps, the flight comparison site now launches on iPad.
http://bit.ly/uK8zGZ
AROUND THE WORLD...
HENNEF, Germany: How often do humans consider their most important source of
energy? Without food they can survive for several days, without breathing just
a few minutes.
http://bit.ly/vogPKR
FDA APPROVAL...
GENEVA and PLAN-LES-OUATES, Switzerland: BELOTERO Balance(R) has now been
approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for injection into the
mid-to-deep dermis to correct moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds such
as nasolabial folds.
http://www.anteis.com/
http://bit.ly/toARQU
INTERNET OF THINGS...
SHENZHEN, China: Commonly known as the "NO.1 Technology Show in China", CHTF
2011 is open from Nov. 16-21 with the theme of "promoting international
cooperation through innovation, and accelerating the transformation to
development mode", covering a total area of 105,000 square meters.
http://bit.ly/vIfcs6
NEXT IT TECH...
SHENZHEN, China: The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2011 kicked off in Shenzhen
on November 16. The Organizing Committee of CHTF arranged 4 specialized shows,
the IT pavilion, new energy pavilion, electronic pavilion and FPD pavilion.
http://www.chtf.com/
http://bit.ly/sHrsjp
FEATURED SPEAKER...
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing marketplace, today
announced that CEO Matt Barrie will be a featured speaker at the 19th Annual
SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas in March 2012.
http://www.freelancer.com/
http://bit.ly/sTuRcm
AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,
translated news releases for worldwide clients.
Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.