Sydney--28 Jun--Asianet/InfoQuest
WEYERHAEUSER FOCUS...
FEDERAL WAY: Weyerhaeuser Company has announced the signing of a letter of intent with Global Forest Partners LP (GFP) in a
strategic move to focus Weyerhaeuser's international timberland investment on South America.
http://www.weyerhaeuser.com /
ROUTINE VACCINATION...
DHAKA: A new study from Bangladesh published online in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal shows that routinely
vaccinating infants against H. influenzae type b, a bacterium that causes deadly Hib pneumonia and meningitis, could save hundreds of thousands of children in Asia.
http://www.hibaction.org
http://www.gavialliance.org
TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION...
LUND: Scalado AB, a leader in mobile imaging software solutions for fast and memory efficient image processing, and OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors for camera phones, have announced a
technology collaboration poised to significantly improve the
camera phone user experience.
http://www.scalado.com
http://www.ovt.com
FOSUN IPO...
HONG KONG: Starr International Company, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Starr International Investments
Limited, will invest as one of the cornerstone investors in the initial public offering of Fosun International Limited scheduled for July 2007 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
WOODWING CEO...
ZAANDAM: WoodWing Software has named publishing industry veteran Hans Janssen to the position of CEO effective August 1,
as the company expands its board to meet the demands of a rapidly growing customer base.
http://www.woodwing.com
METALDYNE OPENS...
SUZHOU: Metaldyne officially opened its plant in Suzhou, China, last week marking the first operation for the company in that country.
http://www.metaldyne.com
WORK DISTRACTIONS...
ADELAIDE: A study into workplace relationships has found having a close friend at work can be a major distraction.
www.iopconference.com.au
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE
WASHINGTON: Advocates are urging governments to commit to adopting 100 per cent smoke-free workplaces and public places
when their representatives convene at a major global conference in Bangkok, Thailand, June 30-July 6.
http://www.globalsmokefreepartnership.org
http://www.who.int/tobacco
http://www.tobaccofreecenter.org
GLOBAL INDIA...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday addressed the U.S.-India Business Council at its 32nd
Anniversary "Global India" Summit in Washington, DC.
http://www.usibc.com
PHARAOH ID...
CAIRO: Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass announced and unveiled on Wednesday, in an international press conference at Cairo's Egyptian Museum, a 3,500-year-old mummy now positively identified as Hatshepsut, one of history's few female
pharaohs.
http://www.discovery.com
http://press.discovery.com
MANUFACTURING STANDARDS...
ROUSSET: Atmel Corporation announced on Wednesday that the Korean Finance Telecommunication & Clearings Institute awarded Atmel with a certificate stating that Atmel's manufacturing processes and security comply with Koreans KFTC standards.
http://www.atmel.com
ANADIGICS SHIPPING...
WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc. has announced they are shipping production volumes of ANADIGICS' AWT6223 UMTS/EDGE
penta-band power amplifier module to Samsung for its SGH-I520 smartphone designed for the European market.
DISNEY REACH...
HO CHI MINH CITY and SINGAPORE: Disney Channel has increased its reach in Vietnam and is now available in 75 per cent of all
pay-TV households with its carriage on the country's largest pay-TV systems, Vietnam Cable Television Service Technique Center and Saigon Tourist Cable Television Company.
PLAYBOY ENTERTAINMENT...
MACAO: Macao Studio City, one of Asia's first integrated leisure resort properties combining studios, retail, gaming, entertainment and world-class hotels, and multi-media entertainment company Playboy Enterprises, Inc., has announced plans to open a Playboy-inspired multi-faceted entertainment
destination in Macao.
http://www.sec.gov
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