SYDNEY--21 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
YEAR-END CELEBRATION...
SYDNEY - 2009 Sydney New Year's Eve will burst into colour with another
unrivalled fireworks show, a parade of decorated sailing boats around the
Sydney Opera House and 1.5 million people wearing a touch of blue.
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nye/2009/Press/default.asp
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION...
DAVIS, Calif. - A new online tool developed by OpenHazards Group, Inc.,
http://www.openhazards.com, accurately predicted the damaging earthquake that
struck Taiwan Saturday evening at 9:02 pm.
http://www.openhazards.com
VESSELS ACQUISITION...
DUBAI - Private equity backed Gulf Marine Maintenance and Offshore Service
Company ("GMMOS"), a leading United Arab Emirates based provider of marine
services to the offshore oil & gas industry, announced today the acquisition by
Stanford Marine, its chartering division, of five offshore support vessels
(OSV) as part of Abraaj Capital and Waha Capital's expansion strategy for the
business.
http://www.gmmosgroup.com .
ASIAN OPENING...
NEW ALBANY, Ohio - Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) reported today that the
opening of its first flagship in Asia, on Tuesday December 15, 2009, resulted
in the highest first day sales in the Company's history.
ENERGY STUDY...
BARCELONA - Led by European utilities, the offshore wind industry is poised
for substantial scaling over the next decade, with the global installed base
expected to grow to nearly 45 GW in 2020 according to a new market study from
Emerging Energy Research.
www.emerging-energy.com
URBAN CENTER...
LAS VEGAS - Located at the heart of CityCenter, Las Vegas' new 67-acre urban
center, ARIA Resort & Casino is the latest work by Pelli Clarke Pelli
Architects.
www.pcparch.com
BEAUTY EXPO...
NEW YORK - HBA Global Expo & Conference To Take Place September 28-30, 2010
in New York.
www.hbaexpo.com .
BROKER AGREEMENT...
HONG KONG - Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser,
today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire HSBC Insurance Brokers
Ltd (HIBL), a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank.
http://www.marsh.com
MICROINSURANCE CONFERENCE...
NEW DELHI - The UNDP, in collaboration with design and policy centres- the
Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) and Centre for Micro Finance
(CMF) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) organised
the National Conference on the Status of Microinsurance in India (with
special emphasis on states with low HDI) on December 10th and 11th 2009 in
New Delhi.
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