SYDNEY--5 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CHEESE AWARDS...
DUDINGEN: Four-time World Cheese Champion von Muhlenen, a family-owned
company from Fribourg, has won 15 awards at this year's World Cheese Awards,
which took place in Las Palmas, Cran Canary from October 1 - 3.
http://www.vonmuhlenen.ch
HOTEL MILESTONE...
WASHINGTON: October 8th will mark a new milestone for acclaimed architect
Dianna Wong: the grand opening of the newest W Hotel, the W Washington DC.
AWARD FINALIST...
PERTH: Terri Billington already had a big win this year, and it hasn't even
been three months and she's already up for another.
CUP SECURITY...
RAS AL KHAIMAH: RAK Investment Authority, the government agency responsible
for attracting economic development and promoting the emirate of Ras Al
Khaimah, issued a statement today addressing the concerns raised about
security for the upcoming 33rd America's Cup to be held in February 2010.
http://www.raktourism.com
BAHASA WEBSITE...
SINGAPORE: Tiger Airways Singapore today launched its Bahasa Malaysia
website in response to feedback from customers to access Tiger products and
services in their preferred language.
http://www.tigerairways.com
ONLINE POKER...
DUBLIN: FTOPS XIV begins on Wednesday, November 4th, offering over US$16
million in guaranteed prize money across 25 events.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/ftops
NAFTA ACQUISITION...
LONDON: Mercuria Energy Asset Management B.V., the holding company managing
the fixed assets of the Mercuria Energy Group, is pleased to announce a
successful acquisition of Nafta (B) N.V., a company operating a 830 thousand
cubic meter storage terminal for petroleum products in the Port of Antwerp.
http://www.mercuria.com
POETIC MISSION...
MONTREAL: Cirque du Soleil, the artistic producer of the Moving Stars and
Earth for Water event, today revealed the program details for the global
artistic event as part of Guy Lalibert?'s Poetic Social Mission.
http://www.onedrop.org/en/Legal/press-room.aspx
FOREST PROTECTION...
LOS ANGELES: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and 10 other
governors from the United States, Brazil and Indonesia are sending a letter to
U.S. President Barack Obama, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urging them to include forest
protection in international and national climate change policies, according to
Reuters.
www.edf.org
BRIDGE CLIMB...
SYDNEY: Announcing BridgeClimb’s New Climb Base, a New Climb, and the first
Sydney Harbour Bridge Visitor Centre.
PUBLIC EDUCATION...
BRUSSELS: In the face of the global economic crisis, it is vitally
important that governments invest significantly in public education, making
it a cornerstone of economic recovery plans.
http://www.unesco.org/en/education
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