SYDNEY--12 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
GERMAN EXHIBITORS...
SEOUL: The Republic of Korea is the second largest Asian investor in Germany
and one of Germany's most important trade partners in the machinery and
equipment industry. Germany Trade & Invest will have representatives at this
years Seoul International Machine Tool Show (SIMTOS) from April 13 18 in the
South Korean capital to highlight opportunities for Korean companies in Germany.
SYDNEY OFFICES...
SYDNEY: ITC Global Security ( http://www.itcsecurity.com/ ) today announce the
opening of a new office in Sydney, Australia. As part of a global expansion
plan, the new office supports ITC's business objective to become a global
market leader in high performance networking and information security
management.
http://www.itcsecurity.com
RUSSIAN FORUM...
ST. PETERSBURG: The draft programme of the St. Petersburg International
Economic Forum 2010 ( http://www.forumspb.com/ ) has been approved.
http://www.forumspb.com
AUSTRALIAN AID...
SAN FRANCISCO and CANBERRA: As the international community searches for new
ways to deliver aid and assistance in places affected by conflict and state
fragility, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and The
Asia Foundation have formed a strategic partnership to enhance current
approaches and explore new methods for supporting development, building peace
and prosperity, and improving aid effectiveness.
http://www.asiafoundation.org
http://www.ausaid.gov.au
JOURNALIST KILLED...
TOKYO: Reuters today confirmed the death of Hiro Muramoto, a Tokyo-based
Japanese national who worked as a cameraman for Reuters for more than 15 years.
Muramoto-san had been covering fighting between troops and protesters in the
Rajdumnoen Road area that erupted into Bangkok's worst political violence in 18
years.
www.thomsonreuters.com
FOUNDATION AWARD...
BRUSSELS: Tun Musa Hitam, the Chairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum
(WIEF) Foundation and the former Deputy PM of Malaysia was awarded the
prestigious Prix de la Fondation (Foundation's Award) at the Gala Dinner of The
Crans Montana Forum on Africa, in Brussels last night.
http://www.6thwief.org
ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT...
GLEN ALLEN: Star Scientific (Nasdaq: CIGX) announced today that it has
completed a "Research and Royalty Agreement" with the Roskamp Institute's
affiliate, SRQ Bio, LLC, under which the Institute will conduct research on a
compound developed by the company's Rock Creek Pharmaceutical subsidiary that
medical researchers at the Institute believe may have an application in
the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.starscientific.com
CALL CENTRES...
COLORADO SPRINGS: Contact centers could be the key enabler in corporations'
efforts to reduce the environmental impact of business, according to the
International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), now in its 25th year.
http://www.icmi.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1.4 billion on April 19, 20 and
21, 2010, at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AUTO RESEARCH...
NEW YORK: Brean Murray, Carret & Co. (BMC) yesterday launched research
coverage of the China auto parts industry. In the report, Senior Analyst Fawne
Jiang notes that the company has a favorable view on the China auto industry,
and believes that it is well positioned to benefit from multiple positive
secular trends: strong GDP growth, continued infrastructure build-out,
increased penetration of private ownership, improving personal income, and
urbanization.
www.breanmurraycarret.com
NEW PARTNER...
NEW YORK & LONDON: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced that A.G.
Lafley, former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG), has joined the Firm as a Special
Partner.
http://www.cdr-inc.com
CELLULAR ROUTER...
MINNETONKA: Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) today introduced the Digi
TransPort(TM) WR44 with Gobi, the industry's first enterprise class cellular
router with Qualcomm Gobi(TM) technology.
http://www.digi.com
FREELANCE OUTSOURCING
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the world's #1 freelance outsourcing marketplace
today smashed through 1.5 million registered professionals from 234 countries
and regions worldwide.
http://www.freelancer.com
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