SYDNEY--6 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
AVASTIN STUDY...
BASEL, Switzerland: Avastin shows longest overall survival for patients with
Adenocarcinoma, the most common type of advanced lung cancer.
http://www.roche.com
http://bit.ly/cPPAc7
FINANCIAL AWARDS...
SINGAPORE: Alpha Southeast Asia today announced the fourth annual Best
Financial Institutional Awards 2010 in Singapore.
http://www.alphasoutheastasia.com/
http://bit.ly/bInUGD
COACHIN AWARD...
LAS VEGAS: Sydney-based ActionCOACH Business Coach Rhiannon Rees has been
shortlisted for the Franchise Woman of the Year by the Franchise Council of
Australia.
http://bit.ly/cI2YVo
FRANCISE AWARD...
LAS VEGAS: ActionCOACH Business Coach Mark Carn has been shortlisted for the
Single-Unit Franchisee of the Year (Under 2 staff) by the Franchise Council of
Australia.
http://bit.ly/cDUoVD
FRANCISE AWARD...
LAS VEGAS: ActionCOACH Bruce Campbell has been named as a finalist on the
shortlist for the Single-Unit Franchisee of the Year (Under 2 staff) by the
Franchise Council of Australia.
http://bit.ly/9WZdrC
FRANCISE AWARD...
LAS VEGAS: Ashley Thomson has been named as a finalist for the Single-Unit
Franchisee of the Year (Over 2 staff) by the Franchise Council of Australia.
http://bit.ly/bLxlde
ACTIONCOACH AWARD...
LAS VEGAS: The Franchise Council of Australia has named ActionCOACH Business
Coach Andrew Masi as a finalist in the category of the Single-Unit Franchisee
of the Year.
http://bit.ly/aqzoJC
TAIYO ACQUISITION...
TOKYO: Taiyo Pacific Partners announced today that it has accumulated a
position in excess of 5 per cent in CMIC Co., Ltd. (2309) to become its third
largest shareholder.
http://bit.ly/cD0Tkj
CASTLE HARLAN...
NEW YORK: Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm,
announced today that its president, Justin Wender, has resigned from the firm
and its associated companies, effective immediately.
http://bit.ly/9476HJ
MOHAWK RESULTS...
CALHOUN: Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced 2010 second
quarter net earnings of US$68 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of
US$0.99 which included non-recurring tax benefits, charges for redemption
premiums on bonds and restructuring activities.
http://bit.ly/b4xaU8
CAMERON VISIT...
LONDON: While David Cameron was calling for a "stronger, wider and deeper"
relationship between Britain and India last week, some of India's most
distinguished people were planning to gather in London to celebrate Asian
achievement throughout the world.
http://www.theasianawards.com
http://bit.ly/c4nNui
SECURITIES RESULTS...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today reported its
second-quarter 2010 results and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/d4vhFn
DRP OPS...
LIMA: Doe Run Peru (DRP) announced today that it is intensifying its efforts
for the global solution to re-start operations at the La Oroya Metallurgical
Complex.
http://bit.ly/bvRKEh
SSI SURVEY...
SHELTON: In spite of lingering economic fears, more than 60% of consumers
around the world are planning to spend as much or more on their vacations this
year as they did on their last getaways, according to new research with Survey
Sampling International's (SSI) global online panels.
http://www.surveysampling.com
http://bit.ly/cYpL1e
GREABEL RELOCATION...
AURORA: Graebel has relocated its APAC business center to the top floor of
the Singapore stock exchange building at 4 Shenton Way.
http://www.graebel.com
http://bit.ly/bfTCQZ
JETBRAIN PARTNERSHIP
PRAGUE: Today JetBrains(R), makers of productivity tools for expert
developers, announced a partnership with Industrial Logic, market leading
provider of Agile eLearning, training and coaching.
http://industriallogic.com
http://bit.ly/9gC7WB
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