SYDNEY--15 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
COMPETITION CHANGES...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies
for Q3 2009" report released on October 9th by CRIC (China) Information
Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with China Real Estate Appraisal and
Shanghai E-house R&D Institute, the competition among Chinese real estate
companies began to change in the third quarter.
EVERGRANDE TOPS...
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 China Real Estate Appraisal and
Shanghai E-House Real Estate R&D Institute, Evergrande Real Estate Group, which
has recently passed the listing hearing with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
and is planning to go public in Hong Kong, recorded 2.303 million square meters
of floor space sold for the third quarter of this year, topping the list.
INTERLINK ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO: Interlink Co of Japan has entered into a strategic partnership with
Malaysian-based RegistryASP for provisioning of new gTLD registry solutions and
services.
http://www.interlink.or.jp
http://www.WorldDomainCup.com
http://www.registryasp.com
FARMLAND INVESTMENT...
ZURICH: Land Commodities Asset Management AG, the specialist farmland
investment and asset management firm, Thursday announced the formal launch of
its new direct farmland investment brand targeted specifically at private
investors.
http://www.landcommodities.com
AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: LP Building Products, a global manufacturer of engineered
wood products for residential, commercial and industrial applications, Thursday
announced the launch of LP SolidStart Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) F17/E14 in
Australia.
www.lpcorp.com/au
www.lpcorp.com
WINZIP RELEASES...
MANSFIELD, Conn.: WinZip Computing, a Corel company, Thursday announced the
release of WinZip 14.
http://www.winzip.com
PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE...
AUCKLAND: A group of 20 secondary school students will meet psychiatrists
from around New Zealand, in the hope it will encourage them to consider a
career in psychiatry. The group of year 13 students will attend The Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' (RANZCP) annual New
Zealand Conference in Rotorua on 16 October.
www.ranzcp.org
www.tepou.co.nz
www.churchurbro.co.nz
www.matatini.co.nz
KEYNOTE ADDRESS...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and
Education Mr. S. Iswaran will deliver the keynote address at the acclaimed
Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies ranking and leadership recognition
dinner in Singapore on November 16.
http://www.platts.com
http://www.platts.com/top250
R3TEL CONFIRMS...
PRAGUE: Prague-based Internet communications company R3Tel Thursday
confirmed that it will launch .tel domains in the Czech Republic in Czech.
http://telnic.tel
PLATINUM PEN...
TOKYO: Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. Wednesday said it begins in October 2009 the
overseas sale of a new fountain pen model highly popular in Japan for its nib
that gives a feel of genuinely smooth writing despite its super-low price.
http://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/english.html
CUSTOMERS CELEBRATE...
LONDON: Customers of leading bookmakers Stan James were celebrating Tuesday
night when the firm paid out on both sides, as winners in the Champions League
Twenty20 encounter between Sussex and the Eagles which ended in a tie.
http://www.stanjames.com
COMPETITIVE REPORT...
JYVASKYLA: Institute for Competitiveness, India Wednesday released the
India City Competitiveness Report 2009 which endeavours to evaluate the 37
cities in India.
http://www.competitiveness.in/about.html
http://www.competitiveness.in
CHECKPOINT EXPANDS...
HONG KONG: Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in shrink management,
merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions, Wednesday commented on
the expansion of its Apparel Labeling Solutions business through its previously
announced acquisition of Brilliant Label Manufacturing Ltd. This expansion adds
to initiatives already underway to strengthen the business unit's breadth of
offerings and meet the growing demand for its labeling solutions.
CHINESE ARTIST...
AMSTERDAM: The Chinese artist Walasse Ting celebrates his 80th birthday on
October 13th 2009. His birthday will be honored at Gallery Delaive with the
exhibition titled Walasse Ting 80! from October 13 to November 24, 2009.
http://www.gallerydelaive.com
OIKOCREDIT RELEASES...
AMERSFOORT: Oikocredit, a leading private investor in microfinance, has
released the results of its social audit, the first audit of its kind.
http://www.oikocredit.org
http://www.oikocredit.org/socialperformance
http://www.cerise-microfinance.org
EVERGRANDE LEAPS...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers
in the First Three Quarters of 2009" released by CRIC, China Real Estate
Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th, Evergrande leapt to
first place in terms of sales, sold area, area under construction, land
reserves and several other key real estate indicators for Q3 of 2009.
REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: According to "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers in
the First Three Quarters of 2009," released by CRIC, China Real Estate
Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th, the influence of
branding will determine the nature of competition in China's real estate
market. Sina.com was the first media source to release these rankings.
INSTITUTE INJECTS...
CANBERRA: The Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute Wednesday
announced the injection of A$3.6 million towards ensuring the creation of the
right level of knowledge and expertise to accelerate the deployment of CCS
projects globally.
OMIDYAR ESTABLISHES...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and MUMBAI: Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment
firm, announced Wednesday it has established a new entity in India to expand
the firm's level of investment in the rapidly growing economy.
www.omidyar.com
CONSISTEL WINS...
JAKARTA: PT CONSISTEL Indonesia, a subsidiary of CONSISTEL Pte Ltd is
excited to win one of the largest contracts for supplying Spiro hydrogen fuel
cells in Asia.
http://www.CONSISTEL.com
DIGI LAUNCHES...
MINNETONKA, Minn.: Digi International Wednesday introduced the Digi
TransPort WR44, an all-in-one enterprise-class cellular router with integrated
Wi-Fi access point.
http://www.digi.com
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