SYDNEY--16 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
Bunge Begins Construction of New Soybean Processing Plant in
Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY - Bunge Vietnam, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge
Limited, announced today it has commenced construction within the Phu My Port
complex of a $100 million integrated soybean processing plant - the first of
its kind in Vietnam.
www.bunge.com
SOLAR-POWERED VEHICLE...
NEW YORK - Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy
company, today announced it has built New York's first solar-powered electric
vehicle charging station. The solar-powered charging station is the first in
New York City and one of only a few in the world.
www.beautifulearthgroup.com
SOLUTIONARY E-COP...
SINGAPORE and OMAHA, Nebraska - Leading managed security service providers,
Solutionary, Inc. and e-Cop Pte. Ltd., today announced a strategic alliance to
provide an extensive suite of security and compliance services.
www.solutionary.com
www.e-cop.net
CRUISE SHIPPING...
MIAMI - Online registration for Cruise Shipping Miami is now open at
www.cruiseshippingmiami.com and organizers have released the first tentative
conference program. The four-day conference and three-day exhibition are
scheduled for March 15-18, 2010, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
www.cruiseshippingmiami.com
www.cmpi.biz/home
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
WHITE MOUNTAIN...
SANTIAGO - White Mountain Titanium Corporation reports that it has
successfully completed a detailed Stage 2 pilot plant test work program
culminating in one 60 hour continuous test run.
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
WIMAX NICARAGUA...
MANAGUA - Russia's Yota, the mobile services developer and provider and one
of the world's leaders in Mobile WiMAX technology, has announced the test run
of the mobile broadband 4th-generation Internet access network in Managua, the
capital of Nicaragua.
www.yota.ru/en
www.yota.ru/es
ACTIONCOACH AWARD...
LAS VEGAS - Entrepreneur Magazine announced its 31st Annual Franchise 500
award winners for 2010. In the Business Coaching category, ActionCOACH took top
honors, ranking No. 1 for the seventh consecutive year.
www.actioncoach.com
HOSPIRA ACQUISITION...
LAKE FOREST, Illinois and CHENNAI - Hospira, Inc., the world leader in
generic injectable pharmaceuticals, and Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Ltd., a leading Indian pharmaceuticals company and among the top-five generic
beta-lactam antibiotics manufacturers globally, today announced an agreement
for Hospira to acquire Orchid's generic injectable finished-dosage form
pharmaceuticals business for approximately $400 million.
www.hospirainvestor.com
www.hospira.com
www.orchidpharma.com
INFOSYS BPO...
BANGALORE - Infosys BPO Ltd., the Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary of
Infosys Technologies, today announced its alliance with Philips in Latin
America.
www.philips.com/newscenter
www.infosys.com/bpo
www.sec.gov
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues on December 25, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
ACCUMETRICS RESULTS...
SAN DIEGO - Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow
System, the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring an
individual's response to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced that 2009
included a doubling in the number of international and U.S. distribution
agreements, as well as positive medical community support, and significant
capital financing that will take the company into 2011.
www.accumetrics.com
TELEGENT SYSTEMS...
SUNNYVALE, California - Telegent Systems, the company that makes television
mobile, today announced that it has passed Additional Qualifications for
Windows Media Center in Windows 7 for its PC TV receiver, the TLG2300.
www.telegent.com
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - Akshay Kumar, Indian superstar of more than 120 films, is heading
to "Bollywood North" to run with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17.
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http://ctc.pathfireondemand.com/main.action
INFOSYS FINACLE...
BANGALORE, LONDON and NEW YORK - Infosys Technologies Ltd. announced the
launch of Finacle Advizor, an integrated platform which empowers banks to
deliver products and services through a fully assisted self-service channel
using existing Internet banking capabilities.
www.infosys.com/finacle
www.sec.gov
PACIFIC OMBUDSMAN...
CANBERRA - The Commonwealth Ombudsman and Chair of the Pacific Ombudsman
Alliance, Professor John McMillan, today condemned the shooting of his
colleague and friend, Papua New Guinea Chief Ombudsman Mr Chronox Manek OL.
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