SYDNEY--1 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MIURA AGREEMENT...
MATSUYAMA, Japan - Miura Co., Ltd. signed two technical cooperation
agreements regarding energy saving and environmental protection through the use
of the industrial boilers with two Chinese organizations at the "Japan-China
Energy Saving, Environmental General Forum" held in Tokyo on
November 28.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$50 million on December 8, 2008,
US$1.2 billion on December 9, 2008 and 250 million on December 10, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
IPTV BUSINESS CASE...
SINGAPORE - Asia-Pacific accounted for about a third of the global IPTV
subscriber base last year with over four million IPTV subscribers (as of
end-2007). With only eight Asia-Pacific nations presently having commercial
IPTV services and many more service providers in trials for expected
deployments from 2009 onwards, the IPTV revolution is expected to hit Asia.
Even so,
operators are still grappling with finding a profitable business model for IPTV
offerings.
http://www.frost.com
DUBAI FILM LITIGATION...
LONDON - Dubai Holding's TECOM and other top executive named as
co-defendants. The founder of one of the world's leading international film
festivals is today launching a major legal action in the UK High Court of
Justice against two former senior colleagues who falsely accused him of being a
"racist" and an "Arab hater". Neil Stephenson, the former CEO of the Dubai
International Film Festival (DIFF) - an event conceptualized and founded by
Stephenson in the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in order to bring
reconciliation between the West and the Islamic world - is suing DIFF Chairman
Abdulhamid Juma and Managing Director Shivani Pandya.
TASKFORCE RESPONSE...
WELLINGTON - The Capital Market Development Taskforce welcomed the positive
response that its taskforce members have received to the Interim Report
released last week in response to the financial crisis. That Interim Report
provided Government with a package of proposed measures that will make it
easier and less costly for firms to raise capital.
http://www.med.govt.nz/templates
MultipageDocumentTOC____39575.aspx
GERMAN HIV/AIDS DIAGNOSTICS...
GORLITZ, Dec. 1 - "CyFlow" From Partec Expands Leadership in Developing and
Emerging Countries German biotech company Partec is expanding its global
leadership in specialized HIV monitoring and AIDS patient follow-up diagnostics
for developing and emerging countries. In the year 2008, 2.5 million patient
tests have been performed with the portable, robust and highly affordable
"CyFlow" system, supporting already more than 1 million people living with
HIV/AIDS. Due to introduction of the Partec innovation,
the average cost of EUR 160 per year and per patient could be reduced by a
factor 20 to EUR 8, only.
http://www.partec.com
ELCOTEQ BEIJING HONORED...
HONG KONG - Elcoteq Beijing won a series of awards in the 'Olympics
Contribution Competition' organized by the committees of the Beijing Economic
and Technological Development Area (BDA). The awards were given for brilliant
contribution the company made to engage their people in the Olympic atmosphere
and cheerleading activities during the 2008 Olympic Games.
http://www.elcoteq.com
CHINA RACE...
SINGAPORE - China's Teng Ma and Xiao-yan Guo will line up for the second leg
of The Greatest Race on Earth 2008/09 (GROE) in Singapore on Sunday 7th
December looking to build upon the strong start made by the Chinese men's and
women's teams in Nairobi last month.
http://www.thegreatestraceonearth.com
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