SYDNEY, Oct. 29--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SPORTS NETWORK...
SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster marks its
8th year in Asia in November by seeing a strong demonstration of advertiser
confidence in the network's proven delivery of integrated advertising
solutions, the company said.
DEPRESSION STUDY...
HONG KONG: Researchers from the SEBoD (Social and Economic Burden of
Depression) Initiative will present preliminary results of the first study ever
to evaluate the costs of depression in China on October 30.
http://www.sebod.org/
ALUMINA AUCTION...
MOSCOW: RUSAL, one of the world's leading aluminium producers, today
confirmed its successful participation in an auction for Kaiser Aluminium's 20%
interest in Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL), a statement said.
http://www.rusal.com/
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd (Gizmondo), subsidiary of Jacksonville,
Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc (Nasdaq: TGTL; OTC: TGTL, TGTL.PK), have
signed creative agency, Mother, to develop and produce the Gizmondo launch
advertising campaign in the UK and the subsequent global roll-out in 2005.
http://www.gizmondo.com/
http://www.tigertelematics.com/
3D SURGERY...
DETROIT: A live, real time, 3-D transmission of a surgery from Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit will be viewed by A live, real time, 3-D transmission of a
surgery from Henry Ford Hospital to a medical meeting in Mumbai (Bombay)
India.
http://henryfordhealth.org/
GRID OPERATORS...
PHILADELPHIA: PJM Interconnection hosted a meeting of executives of many of
the world's largest electric-grid operators, with the focus of the three-day
event on identifying common issues and challenges and develop strategies to
deal with them jointly.
http://www.pjm.com/
SPECIALITY CROPS...
TOKYO: Arysta LifeScience Corporation has unveiled a significant addition to
its growing portfolio of products for the global specialty crops sector,
announcing the worldwide acquisition of Enzone, a soil fumigant.
http://www.arysta-ls.com/
NET INCOME...
HAMILTON: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. today reported net income of $13.7
million, or $0.30 per share (diluted) and $0.30 per share (basic), for the
third quarter ended 30 September 2004.
http://www.wpstewart.com/
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