SYDNEY--13 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
GLOBAL INTERN...
ZURICH - Are you a go-getter? Do you enjoy traveling and experiencing new
cultures? Do you foresee a future with your feet planted firmly on more than
one country at a time? If your answer to these questions is a resounding yes,
the "Global Intern 2010" contest sponsored by EF Education First, the world's
largest private education company, is geared for you.
www.ef.com
CJ-LINX CHINA...
TOKYO - CJ-LINX, Inc., the cross-linking company supporting the advancement
of Japanese firms in the Chinese market, launches its new e-commerce service.
This new service enables Chinese consumers to purchase original Japanese brands
for low prices at its new trend website "Shibuya Zensen" by introducing
the latest fashion of Japan.
www.seguray.com
AIR CARGO...
ORCHARD PARK, New York - National Air Cargo is investing resources to expand
the company's presence in Asia as part of its strategic plan to enhance growth
and develop new business opportunities in the Asian marketplace.
www.nationalaircargo.com
OCTAPHARMA APPROVAL...
LACHEN - Octapharma AG, one of the largest plasma products manufacturers in
the world, today announced that it has received orphan exclusivity approval for
wilate from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.octapharma.com .
ONEACCESS ACQUISITION...
PARIS and BANGALORE - OneAccess, the European leader in multi-service access
routers, today announced its acquisition of the Indian router manufacturer BA
Systems, with headquarters in Bangalore.
www.ba-sys.com
www.oneaccess-net.com
VERITAINER CORPORATION...
SACRAMENTO, California - Ahtna Government Services Corporation (Ahtna),
headquartered in Sacramento, CA, and VeriTainer Corporation, based in
California's Silicon Valley, have formed a global, non-exclusive alliance to
deliver VeriTainer's patented crane mounted scanning technology to ports around
the globe.
TAX SERVICE
MUNICH - The German World Tax Service WTS is now represented in India after
having already been present in Asia with a subsidiary in China and a WTS office
in Taiwan. Chairman Fritz Esterer thus has two reasons to rejoice: On Tuesday
WTS is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the Munich Residence
castle.
PULP PAPER...
BRUSSELS - RISI will host its twelfth annual European Pulp and Paper Outlook
Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 9-11, 2010. The conference will
provide insight into the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in the
pulp and paper industry and offers members of the industry a forum to discuss
these issues with peers, industry leaders and business prospects from around
the world.
www.risi.com
LEBARA GROUP...
LONDON - Lebara Group, the global market leader in providing high-quality
low-cost international mobile services, today announced the strongest financial
results in the company's nine-year history.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN and
MTNR securities issues on January 22, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
KORNIT DIGITAL...
ROSH-HA'AYIN - Kornit Digital, a leading-edge company that develops,
manufactures and markets high-speed industrial digital inkjet printers,
superior pigmented ink and unique chemistry solutions for the garment & apparel
decorating industry, is pleased to announce the imminent release of its
new Kornit Breeze 921 entry-level Direct-On-Garment printer at ISS Long Beach
2010.
www.kornit-digital.com
PACIFIC CITY...
LOS ANGELES - Pacific City Financial Corporation and North Asia Investment
Corporation today jointly announced that they have entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, pursuant to which NAIC will merge with and into Pac
City.
www.sec.gov
CONTACTS SOLUTIONS...
SINGAPORE - In December 2009, the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
published the test results measuring the disinfection effect of major contact
lens multi-purpose solutions against Acanthamoeba trophozoite, a cause of
severe corneal infection. According to the NCACJ report, there are increasing
cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Japan and the majority of sufferers are soft
contact lens users.
www.kokusen.go.jp
www.bausch.com
WOOD BIOMASS...
BEDFORD, Massachusetts - RISI, the leading information provider for the
global forest products industry, today announced the publication of the 2010
Wood Biomass Policy Review. This new study provides a concise review and
analysis of the policy drivers and underlying objectives influencing
development of the biomass energy sector in the United States and Europe.
www.woodbiomass.com
www.risi.com
NRI-led Varkey Group Celebrates 50 Years in Dubai; Announces Ambitious
Expansion Plans for India
DUBAI - The Varkey Group, owned and managed by non-resident Indian
entrepreneur Sunny Varkey, has announced ambitious expansion plans for India
and other international markets.
PHYSIOLOGICAL FOOTWEAR...
ROMANSHORN - New data by The NPD Group, Inc. a US-based market research
company, has revealed that the physiological footwear category is booming.
Physiological footwear's unstable sole construction simulates barefoot walking
on soft, uneven natural ground, thus activating the small muscles throughout
the body.
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES...
MYSORE - Infosys Technologies announces results for the Quarter ended
December 31, 2009.
www.infosys.com
FRIENDSTER YAHOO!...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Friendster, Inc., a top global web site based on
traffic, today announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Yahoo!
Southeast Asia, one of the most trafficked Internet destinations in Asia,
designed to benefit their users via the launch of integrated product features
and promotional initiatives across both the Friendster and Yahoo! web
properties.
www.friendster.com
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