SYDNEY, Aug. 16--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NZ IDOL...
SYDNEY: Teresa Bergman has risen to second favourite in Centrebet's
exclusive NZ Idol betting market.
http://www.centrebet.com
ING EXPANDS...
SINGAPORE: ING Wholesale Banking (ING) Tuesday announced that it has hired
two senior bankers in Singapore and Korea to strengthen its network of senior
client relationship managers around the region.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD...
BELEM: Banco da Amazonia is launching the Banco da Amazonia Award for
Conscious Entrepreneurship (Premio Banco da Amazonia de Empreendedorismo
Consciente), an international award to promote ecosystem projects for
conscientious business in the Amazon region.
http://www.accesso.com.br
http://www.prnewswire.com.br/news/050800000068.htm
http://www.bancoamazonia.com.br/premio
OFFICIAL WEBSITE...
BAAR: The first official website about the martial arts legend Andy Hug is
now online and is available in English, Japanese and German.
http://www.andyhug.com
http://www.andyhug.jp
http://www.andyhug.ch
DRUG APPROVAL...
LENEXA, Kan.: CyDex, Inc. Tuesday announced the first regulatory approval in
Japan of a pharmaceutical product using CAPTISOL, the advanced CyDex drug
delivery technology designed to improve the delivery of insoluble and unstable
active drug ingredients.
http://www.cydexinc.com
AIRPORT SECURITY...
MOSCOW: Security has been dramatically improved at Moscow Domodedovo
International Airport in the course of the year that passed since explosions
onboard the two Tupolev aircraft on Aug. 24, 2004, with the airport increasing
passenger and cargo traffic.
http://www.domodedovo.ru/index_en.asp
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one
securities issue of US$19.220 million on Aug 25, 2005 at a redemption price
equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TATA CRUCIBLE...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin-client
computing, Monday lauded engineers Ajay Kasargod and Debadatta Mohapatra
following their recent victory at "Tata Crucible -- The Business Quiz 2005,"
beating out roughly 3,000 competitors from high profile companies including
Accenture, Dell, Google and Nokia.
http://www.wyse.com
GLOBAL FUND...
NEW YORK: Warburg Pincus LLC, the global private equity firm, Monday
announced the final closing of Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P.(WP IX).
http://www.warburgpincus.com
STRATOS ACQUIRES...
BETHESDA, Md.: Stratos Global Corporation, a leading global provider of
advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, Monday
announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase the shares of Xantic
B.V.
http://www.stratosglobal.com
http://www.xantic.net
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