SYDNEY--17 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ATLASPOST.COM WEBSITE...
TAIPEI - The DEMO 08 People's choice award winner Atlaspost.com, the
geo-based social networking website, having almost one million registered users
world wide, is now the largest map-based social network service provider and a
top 20 website in Taiwan.
GOODMAN FUND...
HONG KONG - Goodman Group and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are
pleased to announce that they have expanded their relationship through the
establishment of a new fund, the Goodman Australia Development Fund.
www.goodman.com
www.cppib.ca
TRANSLATED SERVICE...
ROME - Translated, a professional translation service provider since 1999,
has launched a new platform based on T-Rank and MyMemory: two unique
innovations that are the fruit of over 10 years of sector experience. T-Rank is
an algorithm for classifying translators while MyMemory is a system for
extracting terminology and pre-translated phrases from the Web.
www.translated.net
http://mymemory.translated.net
THAKSIN SHINAWATRA...
BANGKOK - I stand with my countrymen in this terrible hour in our history.
The pictures that I have seen go beyond any nightmares that could have been
envisaged. I have no choice but to state resolutely the need for all sides to
step back from this terrible abyss and seek to begin a new, genuine and sincere
dialogue between the parties.
www.gilliessmith.com
MOBILES CANCER...
Embargoed until 1.30AM Paris Time 18 May 2010
HONG KONG - The International Journal of Epidemiology today published a
combined data analysis from a multi national population-based case-control
study of glioma and meningioma, the most common types of brain tumour. This is
the first in a series of combined data analyses of head and neck tumours
published as part of the internationally coordinated INTERPHONE project.
www.iarc.fr/en/research-groups/RAD/RCAd.html
Time for International Community to Act on Thai Political Crisis, Says
Thaksin Lawyer
BANGKOK - Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer acting on behalf of the former Prime
Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, calls upon the international
community to respond to the Thai government's violent crackdown on protestors
in Bangkok.
PLATINUM 2010
LONDON - Platinum and Palladium Markets in Surplus Last Year. Potential for
Higher Prices in 2010
www.platinum.matthey.com
CALL CENTERS...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The International Customer Management
Institute has announced the finalists for its 2010 Global Call Center of the
Year Awards following a highly competitive application and selection process.
www.icmi.com
SWISS PAVILION...
BERNE, Switzerland - The Swiss Capital Region -
Bern-Jungfrau will present its highlights in the Swiss Pavilion at the EXPO
2010 in Shanghai from 22 May to 20 June 2010. In the Opening Ceremony we will
inform the Swiss and Chinese press about our exhibition.
www.berneinvest.com
ALBEMARLE CORP...
LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium - Albemarle Corporation, a global leader in the
development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, announced today
that it will increase prices of MARTINAL fine precipitated aluminum trihydrate
flame retardants in Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia-Pacific by 10%
on all MARTINAL OL-104 based and low viscosity grades and 20% on all finer
grades.
www.albemarle.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN, MTNR,
FINP securities issues on May 24, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
O-I EXPANDS PRESENCE IN CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
PERRYSBURG, Ohio - Owens-Illinois, Inc., the world's largest maker of glass
packaging, today announced it has entered into a joint venture with Thailand's
Berli Jucker Public Company Limited to significantly expand O-I's presence in
China and Southeast Asia.
www.o-i.com
GAMMA KNIFE...
TOKYO - While centers in Japan currently operate more than 50 Leksell Gamma
Knife systems, interest in acquiring additional Elekta radiosurgery systems
shows no signs of declining. In January, Nippon Steel Yawata Memorial Hospital
became Japan's fourth medical center to begin treating with Leksell Gamma Knife
Perfexion, a stereotactic radiosurgery system specifically designed to treat
one or more brain and head targets in a single session.
www.elekta.com
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