SYDNEY--24 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MIYOWA YAHOO...
SAN FRANCISCO: Miyowa, the leader in aggregating social
networks and instant messaging on mobile, has announced a new
partnership with Yahoo! Asia, and Viettel, Vietnam's largest
telecom operator.
http://www.miyowa.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.viettel.com.vn
http://bit.ly/a4x6zH
BLUE SEPTEMBER...
MISSOULA: The town of Libby, Montana, will 'GET BLUE' this
Friday 24th September, going to extraordinary lengths for
prostate cancer awareness and fundraising campaign Blue
September.
www.blueseptember.org
http://bit.ly/bEaHE7
JAPAN HONOLULU...
HONOLULU: Having received its authorization to operate new
international service to Japan from Japan's Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hawaiian Airlines today
announced the start of ticket sales for its new daily nonstop
flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Honolulu.
www.HawaiianAirlines.co.jp
http://bit.ly/9jidtb
APACHE AUSTRALIA...
HOUSTON: Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) said today
that it will proceed with development of the Macedon gas field
in the Exmouth Basin in Western Australia.
http://www.apachecorp.com
http://bit.ly/cI6x1r
IL FORUM...
BEDFORD: Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), today announced it
will host the 2nd IL Asia Pacific Hemostasis Forum on
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua, in
Bali, Indonesia.
www.ilus.com
http://bit.ly/aIRZum
PIERS REPORT...
NEWARK: Economic improvements in the U.S. and Europe are
sparking strong gains in U.S. containerized imports and
exports, reports PIERS, the standard in trade intelligence.
http://www.piers.com
http://bit.ly/cvOE01
INDEX:AWARD DESING...
COPENHAGEN: The international design award for
life-improving designs, INDEX:Award, calls upon the world
community to submit nominations for its 4th award cycle.
http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk
http://bit.ly/92ZMlI
LIVINGKITCHEN EXPO
COLOGNE: LivingKitchen 2011: Hall plans and exhibitors list
now available online.
http://www.livingkitchen-cologne.de
http://bit.ly/coVPQW
HBA EXPO...
NEW YORK: Speakers who have their pulse on the industry will
headline the Trends Conference at HBA Global Expo next week in
New York at the Javits Center in New York. Taking place
September 28-30, HBA Global Expo & Conference is the most
important product development event for the cosmetics, personal
care, fragrance and skin care industries.
http://www.hbaexpo.com
http://bit.ly/bz1cfq
QUORN BAN...
WASHINGTON: An American nonprofit food-safety watchdog group
is calling on Australian officials ( http://www.cspinet.org/new
201009231.html) to prohibit the sale of Quorn (http:/
www.cspinet.org/new/200909171.html ) brand meat substitutes.
http://www.cspinet.org/
http://bit.ly/9ghjtM
CROWN CHINA...
PHILADEPHIA: Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), a
leading supplier of packaging products worldwide, announced
today that it will build three new beverage can plants in China
- one in Putian (Fujian Province), one in Foshan (Guangdong
Province) and one in Ziyang (Sichuan Province).
http://www.crowncork.com
http://bit.ly/bHDpyF
CSI SPEAKER...
NEW YORK: Computer Security Institute officially announced
Dr. Peter Tippett, vice president of technology and innovation
for Verizon Business, as the September 28, 2010 CSI VX keynote
speaker.
http://www.csivx.com
http://bit.ly/cf7X7T
NOTES ISSUE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae announces offering of new issue
5-year Benchmark Notes(R) due October 26, 2015.
http://bit.ly/bFw12W
NEOSTEM MERGER...
NEW YORK and ALLENDALE: NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBS) an
international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the
U.S. and China and Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC a privately
held cell therapy company that serves the cell therapy industry
from licensed, state-of-the art cell therapy manufacturing
facilities in New Jersey and California today jointly announced
the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby NeoStem
will acquire Progenitor Cell Therapy.
http://www.neostem.com
http://www.progenitorcelltherapy.com
http://bit.ly/ajOWli
ART EXHIBITION...
BRISBANE: An ambitious exhibition of contemporary
international art from the first decade of the twenty-first
century will be presented at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)
in Brisbane, Australia from December 18, 2010 to April 25,
2011.
www.qag.qld.gov.au
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