SYDNEY--13 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TRANSMISSION FACILITY...
CHENNAI: Allison Transmission Inc., the premier global provider of
commercial and military duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion
systems, today announced the opening of a new multi-purpose operations facility
which is located on the outskirts of Chennai.
http://www.allisontransmission.com
GOODMAN CENTRE...
HONG KONG: Goodman, the integrated property group which owns, develops and
manages business and logistics space globally, has increased its development
activity in Europe with the announcement of more than 45,000 sqm of
pre-committed logistics developments.
http://www.goodman.com
CAPITAL CONFERENCE...
SHENZHEN: Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP (B&P), today announced that Drew
Bernstein, Managing Partner, will speak at the 12th China Venture Capital &
Private Equity Forum in Shenzhen, China from June 4 to 6 regarding the role of
an auditor in the IPO process.
http://www.bpaccountants.com
UNI RANKINGS...
LONDON: The excellence of Asia's universities is showcased in the 2010 QS
Asian University Rankings, published today. With 11 countries represented in
the top 200, highlights of the research include the continued dominance of
Japan's universities and the success of Hong Kong's increasingly
internationalized institutions, which take three out of the top four places.
http://www.topuniversities.com
WARHOL PERFUME...
NEW YORK: Kicking off summer 2010, Bond No. 9 introduces the new Andy Warhol
Montauk fragrance. The fifth in Bond No. 9's series of Warhol collectible eaux
de parfum, Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Montauk, is an androgynous male-female summer
perfume.
www.bondno9.com
PROTEST DOCUMENTATION
LONDON: The leaders of the National United Front of Democracy against
Dictatorship (UDD), popularly known as the "Red Shirts," have installed a
series of video cameras and other monitoring measures to discourage potential
human rights abuses by the military and police of Thailand, said former
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyer Robert Amsterdam.
PCUBED SOLUTION...
NEW YORK: Pcubed today announced that the company will combine its strength
in project management solutions, delivery, and project management training with
Microsoft(R) Project 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 technology.
www.pcubed.com
PHARMA PARTNERSHIP...
NEW YORK: IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange
solutions, today announced a partnership with SAFE-BioPharma, the non-profit
association that created and manages the SAFE-BioPharma(R) digital identity and
signature standard for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
http://www.intralinks.com
http://www.safe-biopharma.org
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINP, FINS
and MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$108.086 million, $61.505
million and $250 million, respectively, on May 24 at a redemption price equal
to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD...
CINCINNATI: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced the
launch of the Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard and rating
process to measure and improve the environmental performance of its key
suppliers.
http://www.pg.com
ANTI-NUCLEAR PETITION...
NEW YORK: On May 11, a petition of 2,276,167 signatures from youth calling
for the adoption of a Nuclear Weapons Convention which would comprehensively
ban nuclear weapons was presented to Ambassador Leslie B. Gatan, adviser to the
president of the ongoing Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review
Conference, and UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte at
the New York Culture Center of the SGI-USA
Buddhist association.
www.peoplesdecade.org
PHARMA TRIAL...
PARIS: Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the
initiation of a multinational, randomized, double-blind Phase IIIb trial,
PALLAS, to assess the potential clinical benefit of Multaq(R) (dronedarone) in
over 10,000 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce
major adverse cardiovascular events.
http://www.sanofi-aventis.com
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