SYDNEY, Jan. 27--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
PHARMANIAGA HANDOUT...
JAKARTA: Pharmaniaga has handed over RM75,000.00 worth of
medical supplies to Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) in aid of the
recent tsunami disaster in Aceh.
PEACE CALL...
TOKYO: In his annual peace proposaly, Daisaku Ikeda,
president of the global Buddhist association Soka Gakkai
International (SGI), urges renewed efforts to promote education
for human rights, disarmament and sustainable development.
www.sgi.org
STELLENT INC...
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota and OSLO: Stellent, Inc., a global
provider of content management solutions, announced today it
has partnered with Fast Search & Transfer, a developer of
enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, to
expand the suite of search technologies it offers Stellent
Universal Content Management customers.
http://www.stellent.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$120
million on various dates at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AVON GIVES...
AUCKLAND: Avon has made an immediate corporate contribution
of NZ$750,000 to the Tsunami Appeal towards the recovery and
rebuilding efforts in the region.
www.avon.co.nz
BREAST CANCER...
ST. GALLEN: In postmenopausal women with early breast
cancer, letrozole offers better post-surgery protection against
breast cancer recurrence than does tamoxifen, the current
standard of care, according to data presented at the
Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 9th International
Conference in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
http://www.ibcsg.org
LETROZOLE FINDING...
ST. GALLEN: An independent study found that letrozole, an
aromatase inhibitor also known as Femara, demonstrated better
efficacy in reducing the risk of recurrence for breast cancer
compared with the current standard of care, tamoxifen.
http://www.ibcsg.org/index.shtm
GOOD TIMING...
MIAMI, Fla: Bob Jeffrey, Worldwide CEO of JWT, the largest
advertising agency in the U.S. and the fourth largest in the
world, has introduced a new agency point of view that
recognizes that time is at a premium, and advertising needs to
focus on buying people's time.
http://www.jwt.com
STATS CHIPPAC...
SINGAPORE: STATS ChipPAC Ltd., an independent semiconductor
test and advanced packaging service provider, today announced
results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004.
www.statschippac.com
JV ADVICE...
HONG KONG: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has advised
SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile communications company, in
relation to a US$440 million joint venture with EarthLink,
Inc., a leading U.S. internet service provider based in
Atlanta.
BEST WESTERN...
SYDNEY: Best Western hotels across Australia join in global
aid efforts Best Western International announced its ongoing
commitment to support emergency relief to victims of the Indian
Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
www.bestwestern.com
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