Feb., 13 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNet
LEOPARD CAPITAL...
HONG KONG: Leopard Capital, Inc. has announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent ownership of China Expert Network Company Limited, a China and Hong Kong based Company engaged in the business of providing large-scale network infrastructure construction (mainly e-government network infrastructure), business appraisal services for information technology companies in the PRC (apart fromgovernment authorities, China Expert is the ONLY foreign own corporation to obtain such authority in the PRC) and business consultancy services for communities and municipal governments in China.
www.firstasia.com.hk
CHINADOTCOM CORP...
HONG KONG: Providing a roll-out platform for further expansion in the fast growing online game market in China and driving synergies with its portal network, chinadotcom corporation, an integrated enterprise software and mobile applications company in China and internationally, today announced that a subsidiary of its mobile and portal unit had signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in a profitable Beijing-based online games company, Beijing 17game Network Technology Co. Ltd ("17game").
www.corp.china.com
ASIA NETCOM...
HONG KONG: Asia Netcom and China Netcom Corporation International today announced that China Netcom (CNC) has purchased full control of Asia Netcom, a company founded in March 2003 by a consortium lead by CNC which included Newbridge Capital and Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund.
www.asianetcom.com
AKT INC...
SANTA CLARA: AKT, Inc., an Applied Materials company and the world's leading supplier of PECVD systems to the flat panel display (FPD) industry, announces the AKT-40K PECVD system for manufacturing 7th-generation TFT-LCD* panels. The AKT-40K system can accommodate up to five process chambers and has a throughput of greater than 60 substrates per hour, making it the fastest processing system available for this application.
JOHNSONDIVERSEY INC...
RACINE: With avian flu advancing across Asia and appearing in the United States, JohnsonDiversey Inc. is partnering with its customers across the globe to launch an offensive against the spread of the virus. The effort includes offering products that are registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and proven effective against avian influenza.
www.johnsondiversey.com
BANK MOU...
SEOUL: The heads of the Export-Import banks of the United States and South Korea this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding that pledges cooperation in a number of areas and proposes joint efforts ranging from combined training to potential reciprocal or co-financing.
www.exim.gov
GEN-PROBE RESULTS...
SAN DIEGO: Gen-Probe Incorporated today reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.
www.gen-probe.com
TAHITIAN NONI...
NEW YORK: Tahitian Noni International (TNI), the exclusive source of TAHITIAN NONI Juice, a natural healthy beverage, and other TAHITIAN NONI products, was presented with an award from the French Polynesian government at an evening reception at the United Nations Headquarters last night.
GAMETRAC EUROPE...
LONDON: Gametrac Europe Ltd., subsidiary of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Tiger Telematics Inc. (TIGR), has announced a strategic partnership with European based interactive mobile applications experts MINICK. The deal envisions MINICK AG creating the platform that allows Gametrac to create and run its Smart Advertising (Smart Adds) service, for its handheld wireless entertainment device -- an industry innovation for focused direct marketing and advertising.
www.gametrac.com
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