SYDNEY--4 Jun--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
SUCCESSFUL TRIP...
SHANGHAI and SHENZHEN, China: Businessmen and politicians from Berlin who
traveled to China for a series of events coinciding with the EXPO 2010 have
hailed their trip a resounding success.
http://www.be.berlin.de/berlindays
http://bit.ly/bofjcs
FULL TILT...
DUBLIN: Full Tilt Poker pro Praz Bansi has won Event #5 at the 2010 World
Series of Poker, collecting his second WSOP bracelet and over $500,000 in prize
money.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com
http://bit.ly/cd6q76
CADWALADER BROADENS...
NEW YORK: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world's most
prominent law firms, has significantly broadened its reach in China with the
addition of Rocky Lee, a lawyer widely recognized as among Asia's top private
equity and venture capital advisors.
www.cadwalader.com
http://bit.ly/dhDj7d
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae on Friday priced the new issue of US$5 billion 2-year
Benchmark Notes due July 30, 2012.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/9Eg4b9
IBM CHAIRMAN...
SHANGHAI, Pudong, China: IBM Chairman and CEO, Samuel J. Palmisano, met
Madam Ma Xiuhong, Vice Minister of Commerce, People's Republic of China at the
Smarter Cities forum in Shanghai, China, on June 2, 2010.
http://bit.ly/93sUuO
NEW SYNDICATE...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda: Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd Thursday
announced that it received approval from Lloyd's of London to establish a new
syndicate. Syndicate 2232, with the pseudonym AWH, will be fully operational
and writing business effective June 30, 2010.
www.awac.com
http://bit.ly/clL9NS
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$100
million of one securities issue on June 17, 2010 at a redemption price equal to
100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/db30Tq
MERCI REGISTRY...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute
ischemic stroke intervention, Thursday announced completion of enrollment in
the Merci Registry with a total of 1,000 patients enrolled.
http://www.concentric-medical.com
http://bit.ly/c1YVlM
NEW PARTNERS...
LONDON: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Thursday that
Nick Cherryman and James Kitching are joining the Firm's litigation practice as
partners based in the firm's London office.
www.friedfrank.com
http://bit.ly/c6Lyp8
CLINICAL STUDY...
TOKYO: R-Tech Ueno, Ltd Thursday announced that the Phase II clinical study
of UF-021, product name Ocuseva, which the company is developing as a
therapeutic drug for retinitis pigmentosa, has been completed.
http://rtechueno.com/en/
http://bit.ly/9AD90G
CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT...
SUNNYVALE, Calif: Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of
radiosurgery, announced Thursday that Saitama Medical University International
Medical Center in Japan has become the first hospital in Japan to deliver a
CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment using the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking
System.
www.accuray.com
http://bit.ly/blEcMQ
BENEFITS SURVEY...
BANGALORE, India: While daily reports of cost-cutting measures across the
economic spectrum defined the global economic slowdown in 2009, the human
capital-intensive microfinance industry has shown itself to be resilient as
measured by trends in employee compensation practices, according to the
Unitus-Hewitt Compensation & Benefits Survey released Thursday.
www.hewittasia.com
http://advisory.unitus.com
http://bit.ly/cdOSPI
KORN/FERRY APPOINTS...
SINGAPORE: Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, has appointed Alicia Yi as Managing Director of Strategic
Client Services based in Singapore.
www.kornferryasia.com
www.kornferryinstitute.com
http://bit.ly/aHsaw7
PHOENIX EXHIBITS...
MILPITAS, Calif.: Phoenix Technologies Ltd., the global leader in core
system software (CSS) products, services and embedded technologies, Thursday
announced that it will exhibit its next generation BIOS products, plug-ins and
firmware lifecycle management tools and services at Computex Taipei, Asia's
largest technology event, on June 1-5, 2010 in Phoenix booth #N406/408 in the
Nangang Exhibition Hall.
http://www.phoenix.com
http://bit.ly/duVjqp
ONLINE VIDEO...
SINGAPORE: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Thursday
released its April 2010 rankings of the top video properties in Singapore based
on data from its comScore Video Metrix service.
www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/959kdU
TRAVEL PACKAGE...
BEIJING: Air China is now offering a 5-day, all-inclusive travel package
from Chengdu to Bangalore for only RMB 5,600. Package cost includes airfare,
hotel fee, and other travel expenses.
http://bit.ly/czdHT7
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