SYDNEY, Jan. 13--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ADR PROGRAM...
MELBOURNE - Starpharma Holdings Limited announced today that
it has completed establishment of a Level 1 American Depositary
Receipts (ADR) Program.
www.starpharma.com
CHINA NETWORK...
PARIS - EUROPAGES, the European Business Directory, has
developed a recent network of representatives in China,
illustrating its will to help Chinese companies to take
advantage of the tremendous potential of the European Market.
http://www.europages.com
http://www.europages.com/img/comm/chinese_countries_stats.gif
INDONESIAN SUMMIT...
SINGAPORE - International Enterprise Singapore will be
leading a delegation to Jakarta from 17-19 January 2005 for a
summit outlining the Indonesian Government's roadmap for
infrastructural reform and development, as well as identify
opportunities available for participation by the private
sector.
www.iesingapore.com
NEW COMPANY...
JACKSON - Cloudveil, producers of innovative technical
outdoor and mountaineering apparel and Sport Brands
International (SBI), announced Wednesday the formation of a new
company, Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc.
http://www.cloudveil.com
OIL FIND...
SAN RAMON - ChevronTexaco announced Wednesday that its
affiliate has discovered oil in four exploration wells in
offshore Cambodia Block A.
http://www.chevrontexaco.com
INTERNET CASINO...
ST. JOHNS - GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino that
recently made headlines with such unusual eBay purchases
including a holy grilled cheese sandwich, haunted walking cane,
and Titanic heirloom, has now purchased a bumper sticker for
$10,700 USD.
http://www.GoldenPalace.com
http://www.TsunamiRelief.com
U.S. SURVEY...
WASHINGTON - Fewer than one in 10 voters think that the
primary focus of American foreign policy and security should be
on the "democracy building" that is now the major thrust of
U.S. efforts in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East,
according to a new post-election Opinion Research Corporation
(ORC) survey conducted for the nonprofit and nonpartisan
Results for America (RFA), a project of the Civil Society
Institute.
http://www.ResultsForAmerica.org
http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org
ONLINE LEARNING...
WASHINGTON - Blackboard Inc. announced today that it is
helping to bring teaching and learning online throughout the
People's Republic of China.
http://www.blackboard.com
HOOTERS AUSTRALIA...
ATLANTA - Hooters of America, Inc. is pleased to announce
that it has entered into an exclusive franchise agreement with
Australian Enterprises, L.P. ("Australian Enterprises") to open
up in major cities throughout Australia beginning next year.
http://www.hooters.com
TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE...
NIEUWPOORT, THE HAGUE - In the immediate aftermath of the
tsunami disaster a unique initiative was undertaken by a group
of clinicians of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the
Netherlands, in collaboration with the Central Military
Hospital and the Emergency Hospital Utrecht and several Dutch
expert centers.
http://www.tisei.org
JAPAN OFFICE...
ZEELAND - Gentex Corporation, the U.S.-based supplier of
automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry,
has opened a satellite office in Yokohama, Japan.
http://www.gentex.com
PEPSICO PROMOTION...
PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo today announced a major national
retail promotion designed to connect with U.S. consumers about
its Smart Spot(TM) program and products.
http://www.smartspot.com
http://www.pepsico.com
GIZMONDO AGREEMENTS...
LONDON - Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, FL
based Tiger Telematics Inc, confirmed Wednesday that as a
result of the strong enthusiasm generated from the Gizmondo at
the CES show in Las Vegas, it has signed three separate one
year Distribution Agreements that run through June 2006.
http://www.tigertelematics.com
http://www.gizmondo.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$25
million on January 24, 2005, at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
NEW BATTERY...
SAN JOSE - MIC2205 IC Features Ultra-Low Noise, Extended
Battery Life
Micrel Inc., announced the MIC2205, a new high frequency,
small size dc/dc step-down regulator featuring an ultra-low
noise and ultra-low quiescent current standby mode.
http://www.micrel.com
ASIAN EXPANSION...
AHRENSBURG - With the opening of its new sales and service
office in Korea, Basler AG -the leading company for Vision
Technology, the technology on which artificial vision systems
are based - is extending its outreach on the Asian market.
http://www.baslerweb.com
RELIEF FUND...
HONG KONG - CLSA Ltd, Asia-Pacific's #1 brokerage, raised
more than US$2.3 million for the CLSA Relief Fund to support
rebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and
Thailand.
http://www.clsa.com
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