SYDNEY--23 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
RAPIDSHARE PREPAID...
CHAM: Starting immediately, RapidShare is offering prepaid cards; now store
retailers will join online platforms in being able to sell RapidShare premium
accounts in national currencies.
EURAIL PASS...
BEIJING: The Eurail Group G.I.E. is swiftly expanding by inviting the
Chinese market to discover the European continent by train.
http://www.eurailgroup.com
CERAVISION LIGHTING...
BLETCHLEY PARK: Ceravision Ltd, the world leader in energy efficient plasma
lighting, has Monday launched a new technology called 'High Efficiency Plasma
Lighting', which uses less than half the power of existing lighting
technologies.
http://www.ceravision.com
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY...
CHIANG MAI: Nearly 3,000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers dedicated 166
homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos and Cambodia.
www.habitat.org
HARLEQUIN KINDLE...
TORONTO: Harlequin Enterprises Limited, a global leader in series romance
and one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, and SOFTBANK
Creative Corporation, one of Japan's leading publishers/producers of digital
content, announced Saturday the digital distribution of Harlequin comics for
Kindle, the eBook reader distributed by Amazon.com.
www.eHarlequin.com
www.softbankcr.co.jp
INDIAN AVIATION...
SAINT-CLOUD: Dassault Falcon has received Type Certificate for the Falcon 7X
from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India, confirming that
the Falcon 7X meets the rigorous safety standards outlined by the national
airworthiness authorities and allows registration of the Falcon 7X in the
country.
http://www.falconphotogallery.com
CAYMAN NOTES...
GEORGE TOWN: The Cayman Islands Government announced Friday that it has
priced US$312 million principal amount of 5.95% Notes due 2019 in an
international offering.
http://www.caymanfinance.gov.ky
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$56.09 million, US$350 million, and
US$300 million on November 3, December 1 and December 2, 2009, respectively, at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AWARD HONOURS...
LYON: In the news release, ""Entrepreneur for the World" Award Honours Four
International Personalities" issued on 20 Nov 2009 09:00 Local Times, by World
Entrepreneurship Forum over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of
the company that in the 9th paragraph, the text "Kazuo Inamori received the
"Entrepreneur for the World" in the category Expert."
http://www.world-entrepreneurship-forum.com
MANTHAN SYSTEMS...
BANGALORE and CHICAGO: Manthan Systems, a leading provider of Business
Intelligence and Analytical solutions for the retail and consumer packaged
goods industries Friday announced that it has secured Series B funding.
EF EDUCATION...
SAO PAULO: Soccer is considered the world's most beautiful game, and EF
Education First (EF), the world leader in international education, will make
sure that to the ears of soccer fans headed to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup,
English will be the world's most beautiful language.
http://www.ef.com
MCC & CHINA POWER...
HONG KONG: Senior management from Metallurgical Corporation of China Limited
and China Power International Development Limited will visit resource
development company, Resourcehouse Limited's thermal coal project, the China
First Coal Project, in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland Saturday.
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING: To celebrate the approaching "Holiday Season", Air China will be
launching several promotions, including discounted tickets, fuel rebates, and
additional air miles.
YAMATO STARTS...
TOKYO: Asian Subsidiary to Oversee Regional Operations- Yamato Holdings Co.,
Ltd. formally decided at a meeting of its Board of Directors on November 20,
2009, to start "Takkyubin" (door-to-door delivery) business and establish a
payment collection company in Singapore as follows.
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