SYDNEY--22 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
EQT CHINA...
HONG KONG - EQT Greater China II has acquired a co-control stake in leading
discount house-ware retail chain, Japan Home Centre, based in Hong Kong. EQT
has a 40 % ownership in JHC while the two founders, Peter Lau and Lisa Ngai,
have together retained a 60% stake. JHC is the largest discount house-ware
retail chain in Hong Kong with more than 200 directly owned stores.
TELAIRITY ENCODING...
BEIJING - Telairity, a global leader in encoding technology, will showcase
its multiple lines of broadcast-quality encoders at CCBN 2010, being held March
23-25 at the China International Exhibition Center.
TELAIRITY ENCODER...
BEIJING - Telairity customers in the People's Republic of China will soon be
able to convert any Telairity 8000 Series broadcast-quality hardware-based HD
encoder from H.264 encoding technology to China's advanced Audio Visual
Standard encoding through a free downloadable conversion package from the
Telairity website.
LAW FIRMS...
LONDON - A new report warns law firms that they need to modernise or lose
out as a major power shift is taking place in favour of the in-house client.
The report, which canvassed the opinions of 130 General Counsel and 80 law firm
partners around the world, reveals that 78% believe that the recession will
have a lasting impact on the profession, and that value and efficiency are now
the non-negotiable attributes a client looks for in a legal partner.
www.eversheds.com
ALLIED WORLD...
PEMBROKE - Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced today that
its initial loss estimate for the recent catastrophe event in Chile ranges from
$55 million to $75 million and its initial estimate for European Windstorm
Xynthia is $2 million. Both estimates are pre-tax and net of
reinsurance.
www.awac.com
MICROTEK LABORATORIES...
NORTHBROOK, Illinois - Underwriters Laboratories, a world leader in product
safety testing and certification, announced today that Microtek Laboratories, a
provider of engineering and testing services, has signed a Preferred Partner
Agreement with UL.
www.UL.com
www.thetestlab.com
KEUKENHOF FLOWERS...
LISSEN, The Netherlands - Accompanied by HRH Princess Maxima der Nederlanden
Mrs Svetlana Medvedeva, spouse of the president of the Russian Federation has
officially opened the 61st edition of Keukenhof international flower exhibition
in Lisse, The Netherlands.
www.keukenhof.nl
FULLTILT POKER...
DUBLIN - Full Tilt Poker.net, the world's best online poker room, is pleased
to announce its sponsorship of the legendary Sydney Roosters Rugby League team.
With its first official sports sponsorship deal in the Southern hemisphere,
Full Tilt Poker.net will support the Roosters as they battle to stay in first
place on Australia's elite National Rugby League table.
www.fulltiltpoker.net
www.sydneyroosters.com.au
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN, MTNS,
FINP and FINS securities issues on March 29 and 30, 2010 at a redemption price
equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
NEUROFOCUS BOARD...
BERKELEY, California - NeuroFocus, the world's leading euromarketing
company, announced today that Nobel Prize laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., has
joined its Advisory Board. Dr. Kandel is a winner of the Nobel Prize for
Medicine or Physiology for his seminal contributions to the field of
neuroscience.
http://neurofocus.com
TARCEVA REPORT...
BASEL - Roche today announced that the European Committee for Medicinal
Products for Human Use has issued a positive opinion for use of Tarceva as a
maintenance therapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and
stable disease after initial chemotherapy.
www.roche.com
TAG HEUER...
BASEL - TAG Heuer today kicked off a celebration if its 150th anniversary at
an invitation-only event for more than 600 guests, honoring actor and climate
change activist Leonardo DiCaprio for his dedication to saving the environment.
www.odyssey.tagheuer.com
www.teslamotors.com/odyssey
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING - On March 29th 2010, Air China will launch its first non-stop
flight between Beijing and Manila. Round-trip tickets will be available to
PhoenixMiles members for only RMB 1,666.
MENICON CO...
NAGOYA, Japan - Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on March 17 that it had acquired
all shares of Tomey Co., Ltd. from Tomey Shoji Inc. The deal was completed on
February 1, 2010.
www.menicon.com
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