SYDNEY--18 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MALNUTRITION REPORT...
GENEVA - GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today
its 2008-2009 Annual Report. The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's
work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries.
www.gainhealth.org/press-releases/AR08-09
STEM CELLS...
MELBOURNE - Single dose of proprietary adult stem cells regenerates damaged
pancreas and reduces blood glucose levels indiabetes.
www.mesoblast.com
GLODOW NEAD...
SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE - Glodow Nead Communications, LLC (GNC), a
leading U.S. public relations agency headquartered in San Francisco, today
announced the appointment of Yeo Hwee Peng to the new position of director of
Asian markets.
www.glodownead.com
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - In the glamorous world of Bollywood, it doesn't get much bigger
than Akshay Kumar! This Indian superstar of more than 120 films has come to
"Bollywood North" to run with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17.
http://ctc.pathfireondemand.com/main.action
www.mediacentre.canada.travel
HABITAT HUMANITY...
ATLANTA - Five years after the devastation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,
Habitat for Humanity has assisted more than 22,500 families in Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, India and Thailand.
www.habitat.org
VALE INCO...
SUDBURY - Documents released today confirm Vale Inco's ongoing rejection of
United Steelworkers' invitation to resume negotiations without pre-conditions.
WWE AUCKLAND...
SYDNEY - Due to popular demand, World Wrestling Entertainment has added an
additional date to their official Smackdown and ECW live event tour. The
biggest names in SmackDown and ECW will explode into Auckland, New Zealand for
what promises to be the live event of the year.
www.ticketmaster.co.nz
www.ticketek.com.au
http://corporate.wwe.com/
KDDI VIRTELA...
DENVER - KDDI, Japan's leading provider of international telecommunications
and collocation facilities around the world, today announced an agreement with
Virtela, a global network solutions company, to expand KDDI's international
network reach for enterprise network services to more than 190 countries.
Leveraging Virtela's innovative multi-carrier network around the world, KDDI
will offer Japanese enterprises an array of high quality, cost effective
choices for global network services and support.
www.kddi.com/english
www.virtela.com
ERASMUS PRIZE...
AMSTERDAM - The Prize is awarded to Mr Abreu in appreciation of his efforts
to involve a large group of young people in music making, offering them
inspiration and a new social context. El Sistema is the National Network of
Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela.
www.fesnojiv.gob.ve
www.erasmusprijs.org
BENTLEY INFRASTRUCTURE...
EXTON, Pennsylvania - Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company
dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure
that sustains our world, today announced that the digital version of The Year
in Infrastructure 2009 is immediately available at www.bentley.com
YearInInfrastructure, and print copies are available upon request at
www.bentley.com/2009Yearbook.
www.bentley.com/YearInInfrastructure
www.bentley.com/2009Yearbook
http://communities.bentley.com
www.bentley.com
EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The use of mobile technology in education will
increase as access and devices become more widely available to lower-income
consumers and rural areas, making educational services a major growth
pportunity for operators. However, there are some critical aspects to
delivering successful information and communication technologies programs,
according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
CONFIDENCE INDEX...
LOS ANGELES - The Korn/Ferry Institute's Q4 "Confidence in Leadership Index"
shows rising confidence in corporate leadership globally, an encouraging sign
heading into 2010. Several major drivers of confidence reached their 2009 peak
in an economy showing signs of recovery.
www.kornferryinstitute.com
www.kornferry.com
SSCP LISTING...
HONG KONG - SSCP Co., Ltd. listed on the KOSDAQ, announced that its
subsidiary, Schramm Holding AG, is going to be listed on the Main Board of the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Schramm is an innovative global manufacturer and
supplier of a range of technical and specialty coatings, manufacturing a wide
range of goods marketed by many household brands and other international
leaders in their respective fields.
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