Oct, 29 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNet
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. today announced that two of its subsidiaries, ASE (Chung-Li) Inc. and ASE Material Inc. will merge with the parent company.
SAI GROUP...
SYDNEY: The SAI Group has posted record revenues of US$59.4 million and a record operating profit of more than US$3.5 million for the financial year 2002-2003, according to a press release.
www.standards.com.au
TOBACCO PROFITS...
LONDON: British American Tobacco yesterday released its Quarterly Report to 30 September 2003, a media statement said.
http://www.bat.com
WISAIR INVESTMENTS...
TEL AVIV, TOKYO, SEOUL, TAIPEI & LOS GATOS, Calif: Ultra Wide Band (UWB) chipsets and solutions company Wisair has completed a US$15.5 million series B funding round led by Apax Partners' funds, the company said today.
www.wisair.com
HUMAN RESOURCES...
Executive search, professional staffing and human resource consultancy, Hudson Highland Group, Inc., posted revenue of US$272.2 million and a net loss of US$226.3 million in the third quarter, a media statement said.
www.hhgroup.com
HEPATITIS B...
BOSTON, Mass: Studies have shown that the investigational drug telbivudine is more successful in suppressing the hepatitis B virus than current treatments, according to a press release.
www.hku.hk
MICROCOMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR...
PLEASANTON, Calif: After nearly 15 months in stealth mode, Crimson Microsystems, Inc. today revealed its markets of interest and impending product introductions in a press release.
www.crimsonmicrosystems.com
SUN LIFE...
TORONTO: Sun Life Financial Inc. has reported a record net income of US$394 million for the third quarter ended September 30, up eight per cent from the previous quarter, according to a media statement.
www.sunlife.com
PREFERRED SHARES...
TORONTO: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada today announced a quarterly shareholder dividend of US$0.40625 on each issued and outstanding paid-up Class E Non-Cumulative Preferred Share, Series 1 of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, payable December 31, 2003, to shareholders of record at close of business on November 19, 2003.
www.sunlife.com
COMMON SHARES...
TORONTO: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada today announced a quarterly shareholder dividend of US$0.17 per common share, payable December 31, 2003, to shareholders of record at close of business on November 19, 2003.
www.sunlife.com
CHARLES RIVER...
SYDNEY: Fund manager QIC is to implement the Charles River Investment Management System to support its global equity, fixed interest, foreign exchange, and derivative investment operations, Charles River Development annouced today.
www.crd.com
SARS TEST...
DELKENHEIM: Abbott Laboratories and artus GmbH have developed three nucleic acid-based tests for detecting infectious diseases, including the virus believed to cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a media statement said.
www.abbott.com
www.artus-biotech.com
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
BRISBANE: Progen Industries Limited has recently broadened its intellectual property position with the receipt of E.U. Patent No. 0669988, according to a press release.
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