SYDNEY--18 Jun--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
MENICON ACQUISITION...
NAGOYA: Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on June 16 that Menicon and Lagado
Corporation based in Colorado, USA, reached an agreement for Lagado to become a
wholly owned subsidiary of Menicon America Inc., effective as of June 14, 2010.
http://www.menicon.com
http://bit.ly/aDvUPy
SAXO ANALYSIS...
SINGAPORE: Strategy Team, Saxo Capital Markets - We have reached the stage
where almost every bank in the western world is trading on the strength of the
public finances of the country that back-stop the banks' liabilities. This
means that everyone should now focus on public finances... which they are.
http://www.saxomarkets.com.sg
http://bit.ly/a6zGeZ
SCHWARZENEGGER SUMMIT...
BEIJING: Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) presented its
electric taxi to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as he hosted a Summit on
Advanced Transportation near the California Capitol June 15.
http://zapglobal.wordpress.com
http://bit.ly/cuVwGj
JACKSON CONSULTANT...
SAN FRANCISCO: Jackson Square Aviation, LLC is pleased to announce that it
has hired Chris Dailey to establish the firm's first European office and has
hired Shannon Ackert to lead the firm's technical analysis and contract
development efforts out of Jackson Square's San Francisco headquarters.
http://bit.ly/dkPyRD
BLOOD SERVICES...
ORLANDO: Cord Blood Bank, a public cord blood banking facility, and its Team
of cord blood pioneers and leaders announced last month their plans to open a
family cord blood bank to offer its high quality services to new parents who
elect to privately bank their baby's cord blood.
http://bit.ly/c3rBJY
EURO DEBT...
WASHINGTON: Concerns about European sovereign debt and nsuing international
financial market volatility are pushing capital markets to a flight to quality
according to the June 2010 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae's
(NYSE:FNM) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group.
www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/ceNVQa
INDONESIAN SEMINAR...
LANSDALE: CRF Health, the electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO)
solutions company, will present at the Inauguration Ceremony & Scientific
Seminar of the Indonesian Association For the Study of Medicinals (IASMED) held
in Jakarta, Indonesia June 19th, 2010.
http://www.crfhealth.com
http://bit.ly/aNyduO
CASTROL PLAYERS....
LONDON: After the first round of group matches in the 2010 FIFA World
Cup(TM) the Castrol Index shows the following players are the top performing
players of the tournament so far.
http://www.castrolfootball.com
http://bit.ly/aQgIdn
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN, MTNR
and FINP securities issues on June 25, 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/cRVjsS
CARDIOLOGY CONGRESS...
BEIJING: Racial-ethnic groups living in a similar environment and with
access to universal healthcare differed strikingly in their cardiovascular risk
profiles according to new data presented today at the World Congress of
Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China.
http://www.worldcardiocongress.org
http://www.worldheart.org
http://bit.ly/aproS1
MESSINA BRIDGE...
MILAN: Construction technology firm Aconex has been selected by consortium
Eurolink to provide its online project collaboration solution to the
6.1 billion Strait of Messina Bridge project in Italy.
www.aconex.com
http://bit.ly/9Dwub3
AVERY DENNISON...
BANGKOK: The Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division Asia
Pacific launched the MPI 1005 Supercast Series, a line of next generation
conformable cast vinyl films.
http://www.averydennison.com
http://bit.ly/aFTbVc
AVERY DENNISON...
NEW DELHI: The Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division Asia
Pacific launched the MPI 1005 Supercast Series, a line of next generation
conformable cast vinyl films.
http://www.averydennison.com
http://bit.ly/c25RQh
AVERY DENNISON...
SEOUL: The Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division Asia
Pacific launched the MPI 1005 Supercast Series, a line of next generation
conformable cast vinyl films.
http://www.averydennison.com
http://bit.ly/cwGdEo
AVERY DENNISON...
SINGAPORE: The Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division Asia
Pacific launched the MPI 1005 Supercast Series, a line of next generation
conformable cast vinyl films.
http://www.averygraphics.com
http://bit.ly/aJPXvP
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