SYDNEY--13 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BLOOMBERG ACHIEVES...
NEW YORK: Bloomberg is the first company in Japan to earn the Gold honor
from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building
Rating System, achieving LEED Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors for
the Bloomberg office (19th floor) at 2-4-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
http://www.bloomberg.com
BLOOMBERG.COM LAUNCHES.
NEW YORK and TOKYO: The BLOOMBERG.COM Web site, one of the world's fastest
growing major financial Web sites, has launched a new version in Japan.
http://www.bloomberg.co.jp
http://www.bloomberg.com
TELAIRITY EXPANDS...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Telairity Tuesday announced the opening of an office in
Beijing, marking the official expansion of Telairity's business operations into
China and the entire Asia-Pacific region.
www.telairity.com
SOCIAL MISSION...
MOSCOW: Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil and the ONE DROP
Foundation, Tuesday unveiled the artistic concept behind his poetic social
mission, which will be carried out from the International Space Station (ISS).
This is the first ever artistic and social event to originate from space.
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cirquedusoleil/40521/
COLORADO LAUNCHES...
DENVER: Colorado, home to 26 unique ski resort areas and more than 300
inches of annual snowfall, Tuesday announced Snow at First Sight
( www.SnowatFirstSight.com ), a social media campaign designed to reveal
Colorado's legendary winter offerings through fresh eyes.
www.SnowatFirstSight.com
CHINA CONFERENCE...
BEIJING: In association with China's State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), People's Bank of China (PBOC), and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), China Enterprise Forum is presenting "Opportunities in China's Outbound Investment" conference, to be held from Dec 2nd - 4th in Beijing. http://www.china-enterprise-forum.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two
securities issues amounting to a total of US$30 million on Oct 23, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
PHARMA EVENTS...
MAARSSEN: Held in the heart of Brasil's pharmaceutical industry, Sao Paulo,
late August's CPhI South America and P-MEC South America pharma ingredients and
production technology events built strongly on their 2008 debuts.
RAYSPAN ANNOUNCES...
SAN DIEGO: RAYSPAN Corporation, the world's leading innovator of
Metamaterial air interface solutions, announced that leading consumer
electronics company LG Electronics has selected the company's latest
technological breakthrough, the Metamaterial antenna, for use its newest
handheld mobile device, the LG BL40 "New LG Chocolate."
REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies
for Q3 2009" report released on October 9 by CRIC (China) Information
Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with the China Real Estate Appraisal and
Shanghai E-house R&D Institute, Evergrande Real Estate Group leaped to first
place in terms of floor space sold for the first three quarters of 2009, land
reserves at the end of the third quarter, area of projects under construction,
floor space sold and sales revenue for the third quarter.
NEW RESORTS...
SINGAPORE and DUBAI: The Registry Collection exchange program, the world's
largest luxury exchange program and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of
brands, Monday announced the addition of three private residence clubs to its
worldwide network.
http://www.ifahotelsresorts.com
http://www.grouprci.com
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED...
BRISBANE: Samson & Delilah (Australia), Nanjing! Nanjing! (City of Life and
Death, People's Republic of China), Darbareye Elly (About Elly, Islamic
Republic of Iran) Mei Lanfang (Forever Enthralled, People's Republic of China)
and The Time That Remains (Palestinian Territories/France/Italy/Belgium/UK)
will vie for Best Feature Film in the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
www.asiapacificscreenawards.com
POLICE ROLE...
SINGAPORE: INTERPOL and the United Nations have partnered to secure
international commitments for greater support for the role of police in
peacekeeping operations worldwide.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION...
BONN and WUHAN: Vocational education and training from Germany and their
potential impact on skills development in China will be presented in Wuhan.
Detailled information will be available on current training projects, which are
based on a cooperation of Chinese and German partners. iMOVE will organise a
conference on vocational training on October 28th.
http://www.imove-germany.de/chinese
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