SYDNEY--23 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FRONTAGE GROWS...
MALVERN, Pa. and SHANGHAI: Frontage Laboratories Inc., a leading high
quality provider of bioanalytical, pre-clinical, clinical and drug development
services to global pharmaceutical companies, is pleased to announce it has
expanded its research and development agreement with Beijing Second
Pharmaceuticals, the ethical drug division of Beijing Pharmaceutical Group, to
accelerate Beijing Pharma's entrance into the international generic drug market.
http://www.frontagelab.com
VIZIO FILES...
IRVINE, Calif.: VIZIO, Inc., America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics
company, announced Monday that it filed a Request for the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to require Funai Electronics Co., Ltd. and its
subsidiary, Funai Corporation, to comply with patent licensing conditions
imposed by the FCC when it adopted the digital television standards for the
United States.
www.VIZIO.com
BUDGET MOTEL...
MELBOURNE; The Budget Motel Chain has expanded to incorporate three tiers of
accommodation as well as taking on a new name, being the Arra Accommodation
Group.
www.arrahotels.com
MERGER APPROVED...
SAO PAULO: Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A., UNibanco - Uniao De bancos
Brasileiros S.A. and Unibanco Holdings S.A. on Saturday announced that on
February 18, 2009, the Brazilian Central Bank approved the merger of the Itau
and Unibanco groups.
www.itau.com
www.ir.unibanco.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 13
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1,350 million on March 2, 3 and 4,
2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
VALE PERFORMS...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) Saturday reported a strong
operational and financial performance in 2008, highlighted by several
production, sales and financial records.
SHANGHAI SHOWS...
SHANGHAI: After the unprecedented success of the 2008 show, Food Ingredients
(Fi) Asia-China will once again run alongside Health ingredients (Hi) and
Natural ingredients (Ni), as well as CPhI, P-MEC and ICSE, on 23-25 June, 2009
in Shanghai, China.
www.ingredientsnetwork.com
www.ubm.com
www.fi-events.com
10TH ANNIVERSARY...
YOKOHAMA: AVEVA's subsidiary in Japan will be celebrating its 10th
anniversary in February 2009.
http://www.aveva.com
PEACE PRIZE...
TOKYO: The Niwano Peace Foundation announced Friday it will award the 26th
Niwano Peace Prize to Rev. Canon Gideon Baguma Byamugisha, an Anglican priest
of Uganda, in recognition of his work to uphold the dignity and human rights of
people living with HIV/AIDS.
www.npf.or.jp
NATRUE LABEL...
BRUSSELS: Authentic Natural and Organic Cosmetic products are now
identifiable at a glance thanks to the NaTrue Label: the first 100 products
have already been certified as of February 1st 2009.
http://www.NaTrue.org
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