SYDNEY, Nov. 1 -- AsiaNet
EXPO NEWSLETTER...
TOKYO: The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition began the online
distribution of "EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN E-mail Newsletter" on Wednesday,
October 27, 2004.
http://www.expo2005press.jp/register/index.html
BUSINESS MISSION...
LAS VEGAS: Officers of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. will participate in a
US-ASEAN Business Council Mission to Singapore November 1-3 to review
development opportunities.
http://www.harrahs.com
WATER CAMPAIGN...
PALO ALTO, Calif: The Water Conservation Technology Alliance (WCTA), a
coalition of the world's most influential manufacturers, suppliers and
technology innovators advocating water conservation technologies, Monday
announced the launch of its Nature Calls campaign.
http://www.naturecalls.org
WIRELESS INTERNET...
SAN DIEGO: LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless
products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, announced Monday that
Internet Thailand Public Company Limited (INET), a leading ISP and network
infrastructure provider for e-commerce, has deployed the company's
FlightSpectrum optical wireless bridges to expedite high-speed MetroLAN
Internet services to Bangkok-area businesses.
http://www.thai.com
http://www.inet.co.th
http://www.lightpointe.com
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY...
AUCKLAND: Stratos Global Corp., a leading global communications provider and
the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, Monday
announced that it successfully provided a satellite communications link for the
just-concluded criminal trial on the remote British colony of Pitcairn Island,
located in the Pacific halfway between New Zealand and Chile.
http://www.stratosglobal.com
CANCER TREATMENT...
BASEL: Femara (letrozole) is the first therapy approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) for the extended adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal
women with early breast cancer who have received adjuvant (post-surgery)
tamoxifen therapy for five years, Novartis announced Friday.
http://www.novartisoncologyvpo.com
http://www.novartisoncology.com
http://www.novartis.com
http://www.femara.com
BONE DETERIORATION...
ST. LOUIS: Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc announced that long-term
treatment with FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate) for up to five years, shows no
deterioration in bone health according to new data presented Friday for the
first time at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 37th Annual Meeting.
http://www.shire.com
GAME CONSOL...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc., confirmed Friday it begins shipping the new handheld console
as part of a strategic retail roll out in the UK.
http://www.gizmondo.com
http://www.tigertelematics.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 12
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1,100 million on November 8, 9 and
10 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
MEDIA RESULTS...
BEIJING: SOHU.COM Inc., China's leading online media, communications,
commerce and mobile value-added services company, Friday reported results for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, including a third quarter net
income of of US$8.3 million and revenues of US$25.9 million.
http://www.sohu.com/about/English/
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