SYDNEY--29 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TIME EXTENSION...
NEW YORK: BBV Vietnam S.E.A. Acquisition Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: BBVUF)
(OTC Bulletin Board: BBVVF) (OTC Bulletin Board: BBVWF) (the "Company")
announced the approval by its board of directors of a resolution extending the
time available for it to consummate a "business combination" from February 13,
2010 to February 13, 2011 and a recommendation that the stockholders of the
Company vote to approve this extension.
www.bantrybay.net
IPAD DEVELOPMENT...
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the worlds top micro-outsourcing website today
launched the first category dedicated to the building and development of Apple
iPad applications.
http://www.freelancer.com
MONTHLY SUMMARY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) December 2009 Monthly Summary is now
available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly .
RUSSIAN INVESTMENT...
MOSCOW: Recent developments on the Asian Financial market show a growing
interest from Asian Investors towards Russian investment opportunities.
http://www.forumspb.com
SOLAR EXPO...
EUCLID, Ohio: H.C. Starck's Fabricated Products Group is attending the upcoming
EXPO Solar 2010 exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, February 3-5, 2010. YongHoon
Jeong from H.C. Starck's office in Seoul will be available to discuss their
rotary target products for the Thin Film PV Solar Energy market.
www.hcstarck.com
ONLINE AUCTIONS...
NEW YORK and BERLIN: artnet Auctions offers continuous online auctions of
Modern and Contemporary art.
http://www.artnet.com
MOBILE NETWORKING...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass: Europe mobile operators are called upon to take full
advantage of mobile social networking's potential as the number of users in the
region is expected to increase from 52 million in 2009 to 112 million at the
end of this year and could reach over 450 million users by 2014, according to a
new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading
Communications Network ( www.lightreading.com ).
www.pyr.com
INSURANCE SOFTWARE...
CHENNAI: Polaris Software Lab Limited (POLS.BO), a leading Financial
Technology Company, launched Intellect(TM) Claims, the only ACORD standard
compliant and 'functionally rich' claim processing system specially designed
for Indian Health Insurance companies.
http://www.polaris.co.in/
EARNINGS RESULTS...
SAO PAULO: The main figures obtained by Bradesco in fiscal year 2009 are
presented below:
1. Net Income in 2009 was R$8.012 billion (an increase of 5.1% from R$7.625
billion in 2008), corresponding to earnings per share of R$2.34 and Return on
Average Shareholders' Equity(1) of 21.4%.
www.bradesco.com.br/ir
MINE EXPANSION...
ST. LOUIS: The Board of Directors of Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today approved
the upgrade and expansion of the Metropolitan Mine in New South Wales,
Australia.
JOINT VENTURE...
SEOUL: LG-Nortel, a Korean global telecommunications solution provider and
Accton Technology Corporation, a Taiwanese global telecommunications
equipment company, today announced that they signed an agreement to form a
joint venture that will offer voice and data solutions for North American
small and medium businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises.
www.lg-nortel.com
SOMMELIER COMPETITION...
PARIS: The greatest number of candidates in the history of this event
will soon vie for the coveted title in this 13th edition of the World's Best
Sommelier competition, held for the first time ever in South America.
http://www.concurso2010.cl/
DRUG APPROVAL...
BASEL: Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European
Commission has approved Herceptin (trastuzumab) in combination with
chemotherapy for use in patients with HER2-positive metastatic stomach
(gastric) cancer.
http://www.roche.com
CALENDAR DESIGN...
BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited won the
prestigious "Suriyasasithorn" calendar design awards for 2010 in two
categories: Best General Notebook Calendar and Best Creativity and Design.
www.thaiairways.com
SERVICE AGREEMENT...
BANGKOK: PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest chemical
producer and a regional leader in the petrochemical industry, has signed a
service agreement with GE (NYSE: GE) in Singapore to ensure the long-term
reliability of nine GE gas turbines at PTT Chemical’s site in Map Ta Phut
Industrial Estate, Rayong Province, Thailand.
www.pttchemgroup.com
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