SYDNEY--27 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CHINA FAIR...
SHENZHEN: At 16:00 on November 21st, the successful 6-day China Hi-Tech
Fair (CHTF) 2009 ended. The closing ceremony was held in the multi-functional
pavilion of Hall 5 of the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibiton Centre (SZCEC),
hosted by Ren Zhiwu, deputy director of the Department of High-tech Industry of
the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC.
MOBILE SERVICE...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: In Hong Kong, mobile services will make gains against
fixed services in the coming years, reaching 55% of total revenue by 2014,
according to the latest report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm
of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
DIAMOND DEAL...
RAMAT GAN: The Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) announced
today that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Gem and
Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) for the establishment of
areas of cooperation between the two parties.
http://www.israelidiamond.co.il
FILIM AWARD...
BRISBANE: Thailand's Sawan Baan Na (Agrarian Utopia) has won the UNESCO
Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of
cultural diversity through film at the 3rd annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards -
the region's highest accolade in film in 2009 - announced tonight on the Gold
Coast, Queensland, Australia.
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre
KOREAN AWARD...
BRISBANE: Republic of Korea has claimed three Asia Pacific Screen Awards —
the region's highest accolade in film - including the Best Performance for an
Actress Award to Kim Hye-Ja for her powerful performance in Madeo (Mother).
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre
JAPANESE ACCOLADE...
BRISBANE: Japan's Masahiro Motoki has won the Best Performance by an Actor
Award at the third annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards - the region's highest
accolade in film in 2009 - for his leading role in Okuribito (Departures).
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre
CHINA SOURCING...
MUMBAI: Thousands of importers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and
other volume buyers converged on the China Sourcing Fairs this past week in
Mumbai, November 20-22, 2009.
http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/india
INTERNET RESOURCE...
SYDNEY: Published research indicates that there are now one billion global
web users with more than 40 per cent of them in the Asia Pacific.
www.asianetnews.net
PILGRIM TRANSPORT...
BEIJING: Between 30th October to 18th November, Air China transported nearly
10,000 pilgrims to the holy meeting site of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
http://www.airchina.com.cn
VIDEO CONFERENCING...
BANGKOK: Demand driven by solutions that allow enterprises to mass deploy
desktop and PC video conferencing to an entire workforce in a matter of
minutes, reducing cost of ownership
www.TANDBERG.com
TRAVEL AWARDS...
BEIJING: Air China has won awards for "Best Organization" and "Best Booth"
at the China International Travel Market (CITM), held in Kunming, China,
between the 19th and 22nd of November 2009.
http://www.airchina.com.cn
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