SYDNEY, May 12 -- AsiaNet
MONEYGRAM BRAZIL...
MINNEAPOLIS: MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. announced that
it will expand its money transfer network in Brazil
dramatically with the addition of more than 2,400 Banco Itau
locations.
www.moneygram.com
PEACE PRIZE...
TOKYO: The Niwano Peace Foundation (Nichiko Niwano,
president; Kinjiro Niwano, chairman) awarded the 21st Niwano
Peace Prize to the Acholi Religious Leaders' Peace Initiative
(ARLPI) of Uganda.
http://www.npf.or.jp/npf/index_e.html
BLOOD REGULATION...
CANBERRA: Agreement has been reached between Australia and
New Zealand to include the regulation of blood in the new joint
therapeutic products agency which will replace Australia's
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and New Zealand's
Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe).
PACNET FINANCIALS...
SINGAPORE: Pacific Internet Limited, or PacNet, announced
its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
2004, posting its ninth consecutive quarter of profit, with
revenues rising to US$25.1 million and net income to
US$490,000.
SHIBUIMARKETS SERVICE...
SYDNEY, NEW YORK: In partnership with Asia Pulse Pte Ltd,
Asia's leading commercial intelligence and news service,
ShibuiMarkets will provide a pan-regional news service on a
subscription basis. The newly-added Asia Pulse service provides
comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Asian companies,
industries, investments and infrastructure, as well as joint
ventures and trade opportunities covering over 35 Asian
countries and 50 industry categories.
www.shibuimarkets.com
ADVERTISING AWARDS...
NEW YORK & LONDON: London International Advertising and
Design Awards President Barbara Levy has announced the Jury
Presidents and Call for Entries for 2004. Entry forms are
available only online at www.liaawards.com and the deadline for
receipt is Monday, 14th June 2004.
www.liaawards.com
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES...
MILPITAS: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. has signed distribution
agreements with Japan-based electronics trading companies Tokyo
Electron Device Limited and Okaya Electronics Corp. to offer
Phoenix FirstWare applications to their customers for embedded
systems.
www.phoenix.com
GIZMONDO DEBUT...
LOS ANGELES: Gizmondo, a new handheld multi-entertainment
device from Tiger Telematics will be showcased this week at the
2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo), May 12-14, at the
Los Angeles Convention Center.
www.gizmondo.com
EURAND SUBMISSION...
MILAN: Eurand, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has
announced that a US pharmaceutical partner had recently
submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug
Administration.
www.eurand.com
CHUCK TALKS...
DURHAM: Cree, Inc. announced that Chuck Swoboda, president
and chief executive officer, delivered the keynote address at
Blue 2004 - The International Industry Review for Advanced LED
and Semiconductor Laser Technologies in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
www.cree.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one securities issue amounting to a total of
US$15.171 million on May 21, 2004 at a redemption price equal
to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
INTERNET FLYING...
SEATTLE and MUNICH: Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of
The Boeing Company, and Lufthansa German Airlines announced
that passengers on LH 452, flying on May 17, 2004 from Munich,
Germany, to Los Angeles, Calif., will be the first in the world
to experience real-time, WiFi-based, high-speed Internet
connectivity on a commercial flight route.
www.connexionbyboeing.com
NVIDIA CORP...
LOS ANGELES: NVIDIA Corporation and Shuttle Computer Group
Inc., a provider of motherboards and small form-factor PCs,
have announced the immediate availability of Shuttle's new
fully-equipped XPC Systems, featuring Shuttle's small
form-factor PC designs, AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon XP processors
and NVIDIA's GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and
NVIDIA nForce3 and NVIDIA nForce2 media and communications
processors (MCPs).
www.nvidia.com
INTENTIA CEO...
STOCKHOLM: Intentia International AB announced that Bertrand
Sciard has formally assumed the post of chief executive officer
(CEO).
www.intentia.com
AUSTRALIAN WINE...
ADELAIDE: An influential United States magazine for wine
enthusiasts has recommended Jacobs Creek wine to consumers in a
key price bracket, one of only three from Australia.
ZAP DEAL...
SANTA ROSA: Transportation firm ZAP has announced that it
has signed a $10 Million purchase agreement with
SMART-Automobile LLC to be the exclusive distributor and
licensed manufacturer in the United States for its 60-MPG SMART
Car.
www.zapworld.com
CHARLES RIVER...
SYDNEY: Charles River Development (Charles River), a
provider of financial software and consulting services to the
global investment management, banking, pension and insurance
industries today announced the appointment of Cameron Field as
Managing Director of its Asia-Pacific operations.
www.crd.com
LJ INTERNATIONAL...
HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES: LJ International, Inc. today
announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to
market and sell its jewelry through a joint venture with China
Commerce Group, a China-based operator of several retail
outlets including the upscale "China Friendship Shops", Hualian
Department Stores and Juntai Department stores.
www.ljintl.com
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