SYDNEY--5 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
TRADE RESTRICTIONS...
MELBOURNE, Australia: "Efforts by vested-interest unions, industry and green
groups to introduce trade restrictions on toilet tissue will drive up the cost
of living for ordinary Australians," said Tim Wilson, Director of the
Intellectual Property and Free trade Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs
today.
http://www.sustainabledev.org
http://bit.ly/b5xQuN
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT...
HONG KONG and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the
global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and
enhance their enterprise value, today announced that it has reached agreement
in principle to acquire FS Asia Advisory Limited (formerly Ferrier Hodgson Hong
Kong Group).
www.fticonsulting.com
http://bit.ly/9hV6BK
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION...
SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Brightstar Corp. today announced it
has expanded its existing global distribution relationship with Research In
Motion (RIM) to include Singapore and Malaysia.
http://www.brightstarcorp.com
http://bit.ly/cNm4e1
FINANCIAL RESULTS...
HOUSTON: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global
producer of styrenic block copolymers, announces improved financial results for
the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
www.kraton.com
http://bit.ly/aUfEIH
FUNDING ROUND...
SAN FRANCISCO: Sensear, world leader in the development and manufacture of
high noise communication headsets, today announced the completion of a private
funding round, supported by existing shareholders, totalling AUD$7.1 million.
http://bit.ly/aNZGFr
MATHEMATICS COMPETITION...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The 33rd annual Australian Mathematics Competition
(AMC) will take place on Thursday 5 August in primary and secondary schools all
over New Zealand.
www.amt.edu.au
http://bit.ly/b1PBqx
CRUISE EXHIBITION...
PRINCETON, N.J.: The organizers of Cruise Shipping Miami, the international
exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, are pleased to announce
the launch of Cruise Shipping Virtual, a 100% online exhibition and conference
slated for September 28, 2010.
http://www.cruiseshippingvirtual.com
http://bit.ly/a3huum
JOINT VENTURE...
CAIRNS, Australia and HOUSTON: InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) (POMSoX:
IOC) today announced that a Joint Venture Operating Agreement ("JVOA") for the
Company's proposed Condensate Stripping Plant ("CSP") has been finalized with
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui").
www.interoil.com
http://bit.ly/a0mhHq
BUSINESS PURCHASE...
SINGAPORE: Funds advised by CVC Asia Pacific Limited ("CVC"), Standard
Chartered Private Equity Limited ("SCPEL") and company management, announced
today that they have completed the purchase of Acument Global Technologies'
Avdel and Global Electronics & Commercial ("GEC") businesses through an
indirectly owned company to be renamed infastech Limited.
http://bit.ly/9LorLt
LANGUAGE LEARNING...
LONDON: EOT demonstrates the incredible progress made by Chinese student
Jane using its social learning language programme. In just eighteen hours this
radical programme has achieved what long established famous brands only claim
to be able to do in three to twelve months.
http://www.EnglishOutThere.com
http://bit.ly/dxAnfE
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