Nov. 29--PRNewswire/AsiaNet
DAIRY SPEECH...
MELBOURNE: Chairman of Fonterra, John Roadley, today spoke at the company’s Annual General Meeting on the merger with Bonlac Foods Ltd. Mr Roadley outlined the co-operative’s growth strategy for overseas exports, company purchases and joint ventures.
SURFING COMEBACKS...
SYDNEY: World surfing champion Kelly Slater will be hosting a press conference in Hawaii to announce his comeback to the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour in 2002, a press release said today. Four-time world champion Lisa Andersen will also attend the conference to announce her comeback to professional surfing.
DESIGN ALLIANCE...
SINGAPORE: High-tech service provider Solectron Corporation today announced it has entered into a design alliance with Infineon Technologies AG “to offer originally designed personal communication devices” such as cell phones and pagers.
NEWS PARTNERSHIP...
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council has announced a partnership with PR Newswire “to provide companies in Hong Kong with information on the world market from the Council's Internet business portal, tdctrade.com”, a media release said. Anna Lai, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, stated, "PR Newswire's news releases on tdctrade.com will provide useful information to keep Hong Kong's small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) abreast with world market and industry trends, policy changes and news from potential business partners.”
WORLD SURFING...
HONOLULU: Surfing world champion Kelly Slater today announced his “intent to shoot for a seventh world title in 2002, during a 'comeback' press conference staged on the North Shore of Oahu”, according to a press release, today. The appearance will mark Slater’s return to the World Championship Tour after a three year hiatus.
HIGH-SPEED NETWORKS...
HONG KONG: Global communications services provider Avaya Inc today announced new technical solutions to increase transmission distances for Local Area Networks (LANs). The new services will be useful for video conferencing, distance learning and other business applications.
MARKET ACCESS...
NEW YORK: Trading solution service provider, Arbinet-thexchange, has announced the establishment of a new Exchange Delivery Point (EDP) in Los Angeles.The expanded service will “allow members to connect in one location and execute spot market trades with telecom companies in Europe, North America and Asia without requiring out-of-region investments in infrastructure or personnel.”
PRODUCTION FACILITY...
SHENZHEN: Neich Medical Co., Ltd, producer of diagnostic and cardiology products, today "held its grand opening ceremony at its new state of the art production facility in the Futian Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen China”, a press release said today. The new facility is “the first of its kind in the Asian pacific region and is equipped with cutting edge technology to provide an ever-growing interventional cardiology product market with state of the art products”.
RUSSIAN EXPORTS...
MOSCOW: Andrey Beliyaninov, chief executive of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, today said the company’s principal goal is to “become an investment agency for Russia's military industry and a stakeholder in the military industrial holdings underway now, rather than being a mere arms sales intermediary."
SEMICON PRESS CONFERENCE...
SAN JOSE: On Wednesday, December 5, “Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), sponsors of the SEMICON Japan 2001 exposition, will host a press conference to review trade show highlights, review outlook for the semiconductor equipment industry and announce the winner of the Akira Inoue Award for industry leadership in environment, health and safety”, a press statement said today.
CANADIAN AUTOSHOW...
TORONTO: The second annual Design Forum hosted by the 2002 Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) will be held in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, February 14, 2002. A media release issued today said “six key designers are scheduled to both speak and take part in a panel discussion” on automotive design from BMW, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Mazda, and Nissan, as well as an independent Canadian designer.
WEB RESEARCH...
PHILADELPHIA: Web-based information provider ISI today announced the launch of the ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) platform, described as “a single environment from which researchers can access, analyze, and manage information. ISI Web of Knowledge facilitates discovery by offering seamless navigation to the highest quality content, evaluation tools, and bibliographic management products”.
EUROCOIN CONCERNS...
LONDON: Implications about the health risks of nickel in Eurocoins were today refuted in a press statement released by the Nickel Development Institute. “The nickel industry knows of no scientific evidence indicating that nickel or copper-nickel coinage alloys constitute a significant risk in normal handling and use”, the media release said.
HARDWARE KIT...
TOKYO: Zucotto Wireless Inc today unveiled a hardware development kit at the JavaOne 2001 Japan conference, showcasing a variety of Mobile Java(TM) gaming applications, a media release said. The new technology extends to “wireless multimedia devices, such as mobile phones, pagers, and PDAs”.
MINING SHARES...
DENVER: Newmont Mining Corporation today said it is “reviewing the revised offer that AngloGold Limited announced today in the context of Newmont's offer for the shares of Normandy Mining that was announced on November 14, 2001”. Newmont “advises Normandy shareholders that there is no need for them to take any action at this time”.
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