SYDNEY--16 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
AIRLINE PARTNER...
BEIJING: Air China became the only airline partner of the 14th, 15th and
16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade.
http://bit.ly/9cqyqP
AGREEMENT MADE...
TOKYO, Japan and SOLNA, Sweden: NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and
Secode AB (Secode), a leading provider of managed-security and
security-consulting services in Nordic countries, announced on Aug. 11 a
definitive agreement under which NTT Com will acquire all shares of Secode
through NTT Communications Deutschland GmbH, its wholly owned subsidiary in
Germany. Terms of the deal were not announced.
http://bit.ly/9PkJHR
TRADING COMMENCED...
GENEVA: Mercuria Energy Trading announced today that Dan Masters and Andrew
Helm have joined Mercuria to commence trading in Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG).The business will be led by Dan Masters.
http://bit.ly/cLgEV7
SURVEY RELEASED...
NEW YORK: A Korn/Ferry Executive Quiz survey released today reveals that
corporate leadership attention to risk management has significantly increased
as a result of the global downturn and the many high profile risk management
failures in the financial services industry.
www.kornferryinstitute.com
http://bit.ly/aBGNTU
AWARD DETAILS...
SYDNEY: Armed with a suitcase full of $1 million dollars in cash, more busty
blonde bombshells than his personal friend Sir Richard Branson and a ferocious
Chihuahua named Chilli for protection, Australian businessman Dick Smith today
announced details of his Wilberforce Award at Sydneys FEX Markets
Building with $1 Million cash to be given away.
http://dicksmithpopulation.com.au/
http://bit.ly/aEX8aU
TRADE EVENT...
BANGKOK, Thailand: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has confirmed
that the Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong
Subregion (TTM+ 2010) will be held from 8-10 September, 2010, at the IMPACT
Convention Center (Hall 9), Muang Thong Thani.
www.tatnews.org
http://bit.ly/bskGeQ
DEAL ANNOUNCED...
CAIRNS, Australia and HOUSTON: InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) (POMSoX:
IOC) today announced that it has closed on a $25 million secured term loan
bearing a 10% interest rate with Clarion Finanz AG.
http://bit.ly/8Zl91D
REDEMPTION DATA...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/ciQGKx
HIRING ANNOUNCED...
BETHESDA, Md: DAI today announced that Julian Lob-Levyt, currently the Chief
Executive Officer of the GAVI Alliance, will be joining the DAI leadership
team.
http://bit.ly/dnkwur
200TH OPENING...
SHANGHAI: Nestlaac? Nespresso today officially opened in the dynamic city
of Shanghai its 200th boutique worldwide.
http://www.nespresso.com
http://bit.ly/aCoNqH
BALOCH DINNER...
BRUSSELS: Today the Members of the Baloch Forum in the European Parliament
hosted a dinner with the Baloch leaders from Balochistan.
http://bit.ly/cU73lt
PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED...
LUXEMBOURG and DONGYING, China: CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited
liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and
a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, today
announced that it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership agreement
with MPower, a leading Australian supplier of renewable energy products, with
over 15 years' experience in the renewable energy sector.
http://bit.ly/crl2aj
CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED...
SAN FRANCISCO: Construction began today with a groundbreaking ceremony for
the Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco's new state-of-the-art, multi-modal
transportation hub designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.
http://bit.ly/djUPrJ
SPEEDNETWORKING EVENT...
HONG KONG: Regus, the world's largest provider of workplace solutions, is to
team up with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) to get the world talking.
http://www.regus.presscentre.com
http://bit.ly/dAPHB2
CONTROLLER RELEASE...
SINGAPORE: Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited (SCEH) today
announced that it will release PlayStation Move motion controller for the
PlayStation3 (PS3) system on September 15, 2010 in Singapore at a suggested
retail price(SRP) of SGD 69.
http://asia.playstation.com/move
http://bit.ly/cxfLxZ
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