SYDNEY--14 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TOP U.S. UNIVERSITY...
NEW DELHI - The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, leader of one of the
largest U.S. higher education institutions, is in India seeking long-term,
strategic partnerships with business, government and higher education.
STRATEGIC OBTAINS..
BRISBANE - STRATEGIC Airlines Takes Off in Europe, after today receiving
their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Direction Generale de l'Aviation
Civile (DGAC).
With two Airbus A320 aircraft now forming the Strategic
European fleet, this major milestone is central to the ongoing
growth and expansion of the new airline.
www.flystrategic.com
PAGEMASTERS' EDITORIAL...
SYDNEY - Australian editorial production house Pagemasters has announced a
deal that will lead to the services it pioneered in Australasia being offered
to newspapers in North America.
http://www.pagemasters.com.au
THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT...
BANGKOK - Department of Export Promotion proudly presents Thailand
Entertainment Expo 2009 as the largest platform ever for Thailand Entertainment
Industry, the Miracle Wonder Gate Way commencing on 16
20 September 2009 at The Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon Complex, Bangkok, by
the aiming to expand Entertainment Industry network globally as well as to
promote Thailand as the greatest scene for film production
destination.
COTY INC. AND GUESS?...
NEW YORK - Coty Inc., a leader in the global beauty industry, announced
today that it has entered into a license agreement with global lifestyle brand
GUESS?, Inc., to develop and market new GUESS fragrance lines. As part of the
new partnership, Coty will also distribute existing GUESS fragrances, effective
January 2010.
www.guess.com .
ET SOLAR GROUP...
NANJING - ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a Nanjing-based integrated
manufacturer of photovoltaic ("PV") products (ingot, wafer, modules and
tracking systems) and system integrator announced a 1MW high efficiency module
supply transaction to a large system integrator for an Indian project.
GATES FOUNDATION...
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Joe
Cerrell has been appointed to head its new European office in London, effective
January 1, 2010. Cerrell is currently the foundations director of global health
policy and advocacy.
www.gatesfoundation.org .
MOFILM GIVES...
LONDON - MOFILM, a pioneer of User Generated Content (UGC), has announced it
is to be a Main Sponsor of The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival taking place
from 14-29 October 2009.
http://www.mofilm.com .
NEW RISI GLOBAL...
BOSTON - 15-Year Paper Outlooks Shows Demand in North America and Western
Europe to Shrink 23% and 20%, while Eastern Europe and Asia Grows 49% and 39%
Respectively.
Forecast Highlights:
- Countries such as the United States, England and Japan show the largest
contractions while China and India show the largest gains.
- North American and European printing & writing paper producers are
entering a new era that will be marked by a secular decline in some of their
primary end-uses; such as printed magazines, catalogs, newspapers and direct
mail advertising. Capacity closures will be a necessary ongoing trend for the
next 15 years.
www.risi.com .
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$30 million on August 23, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AUSTRALIA'S MASTERCHEF...
SYDNEY - There's no doubt that Julie Goodwin is one of Australia's greatest
chefs. She recently won MasterChef Australia, Channel 10's hit actuality show.
Julie Goodwin was able to go on Channel 10's cooking challenge reality show due
in part to ActionCOACH Business Coach Marcus Kroek's business
coaching.
FANNIE MAE ANNOUNCES...
WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):-
Pricing Date: August 13, 2009
Settlement Date: August 14, 2009
Maturity Date: September 16, 2014
Issue Size: US$3 Billion
Coupon: 3.000%
Spread: +43.5 basis points / 2.625% 07/31/14 U.S. Treasury
Yield: 3.058%
Price: 99.730
Payment Dates: Each September 16th and March 16th, beginning September 16,
2009
CUSIP: 31398AYY2
Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs &
Co., and J.P. Morgan & Co. are the joint lead managers. The co-managers
include, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Guzman & Company, Morgan Stanley & Co.,
and Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FIRST TCM INGREDIENT...
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Demonstrating its quality, purity and identity, ONCO-Z
Corious Versicolor Extract recently became the first Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) ingredient to become "USP Verified." The ingredient is produced
by Hong Kong manufacturer PuraPharm International.
http://www.usp.org .
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