SYDNEY--20 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SMART GRID...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Leading Asia Pacific-based provider of network equipment and
Smart Grid solutions, Billion Electric Co., Ltd. (Taiex: 3027, trading as
Billion), will unveil a full range of Smart Grid solutions, including BPL AMI
modules, MV/LV concentrators, energy management solutions like PLC adapter and
ZigBee gateway, Cyber Security solutions and industrial smart metering
solutions at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2010 to be held June 1-5 in Taipei, Taiwan.
http://www.billion.com.tw
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING: After introducing electronic tickets in 2003, Air China Limited
(Air China) took the lead in launching China's first Electronic Miscellaneous
Document (hereinafter abbreviated as EMD) in Beijing on May 11, 2010.
JOINT INITIATIVE...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc., (NYSE Amex: NBS) ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), an
international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the US and China,
and the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, today announced a joint
initiative that includes their charitable organizations to expand research and
raise awareness of adult stem cell therapies.
http://www.neostem.com
LABOR STATISTICS...
CORAL GABLES, Fla.: The US economy is recovering and it is beginning to show
in job growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of 290,000
jobs for April.
BRANDSTORM WINNER...
SINGAPORE: L'Oreal, one of the world's leading cosmetics companies, on May
18 announced Team Modish from the National University of Singapore (NUS) as the
winner of the Singapore National Finals of L'Oreal Brandstorm 2010 -- held at
Klapsons, The Boutique Hotel.
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R) due June
26, 2013. Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and J.P. Morgan
& Co. are the joint lead managers. The co-managers include, Alamo Capital,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Guzman & Company,
Jefferies & Company, Inc., and UBS Securities LLC.
NRG RESOURCES LAWSUIT...
IRVINE, Calif.: NRG Resources, Inc. announced the filing of a lawsuit in
Orange County, California in the Superior Court for the State of California
against Michael Mai, and Tuan aka "Anthony" aka "Tony" Nguyen, an attorney and
CPA.
www.nrgresourcescorp.com
WEBM SUPPORT...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SHANGHAI: VeriSilicon today announced support for
WebM including the VP8 video decoder on its licensable ZSP Digital Signal
Processor Cores and SoC Platforms that will help its customers decode WebM
content on ZSP based platforms. Optimized implementation of WebM on ZSP
cores and SoC Platforms is now available for licensing from VeriSilicon.
http://www.verisilicon.com
NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado: The ICMI ACCE Conference & Expo, the annual
global gathering for the contact center community, announced that it will team
with Beacon of Hope Resource Center to assist residents of New Orleans affected
by Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, June 13 from 9AM - 1PM.
http://www.icmi.com/ACCE2010
NEW CHAIRMAN...
COPENHAGEN: Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video
management software, announces that Jesper Balser has now taken over the reigns
as Chairman of the Board.
http://www.milestonesys.com
CLEANTECH DEBUT...
BEIJING and TEL AVIV, Israel: Infinity I-China, a leader in Chinese
international RMB funds, announced today its entry into the water clean tech
sector through a US$5 million investment in United Water Corporation (UW).
http://www.infinity-equity.com
CEREMONY HELD...
TIANJIN: A ceremony was held on May 18 to mark the operational start of the
custom operations for Tianjin Economic Development Area's Bonded Logistics
Center.
BERLIN PARTICIPATION...
BERLIN: Berlin will be attending the EXPO 2010 world's fair in Shanghai,
where it will emphasize the fact that the German capital is a multifaceted,
innovative, and durable metropolis spawning everything from classical music to
hip-hop, design to environmental technology, large-scale residential housing to
art exhibitions.
http://www.be.berlin.de/berlindays
BRAND AUSTRALIA...
SYDNEY: Trade Minister Simon Crean today led the international launch of the
new Brand Australia in the Australia Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.
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