SYDNEY--19 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
BEIJING-ATHENS SERVICE...
BEIJING: On May 18th, Air China resumed its Beijing-Athens scheduled
service. Passengers traveling between China and Greece will enjoy more
convenience.
http://www.airchina.com/
http://bit.ly/jAW2OV
SEAFOOD WHOLESALER...
LONDON: Lonrho is pleased to announce that it has entered into a heads of
terms to acquire a 51% equity interest in seafood wholesaler Fish On Line for
ZAR 3.5 million (GBP0.3 million) in cash.
http://bit.ly/mzP9Wk
UNIVERSITY RANKINGS...
LONDON: QS Quacquarelli Symonds, has revealed today the results of the first
QS World University Rankings(R): Environmental Sciences on
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/subject-rankings
.
http://www.topuniversities.com/
http://bit.ly/j5T4nQ
FLOATING ISLAND...
SEOUL, South Korea: The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that
it will partially open long-awaited "Floating Island" to the public on May 21.
http://bit.ly/jgP4wG
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
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/jNJ2vu
HINDU DHARMA SEMINAR...
BALI, Indonesia: Indonesia Interfaith Spiritual Activist Anand Krishna has
been charged with violating Article 290 and Article 294 of the Criminal Code on
Sexual Harassment,and the trial has been ongoing since August 25, 2010.
http://www.freeanandkrishna.com/
http://bit.ly/jHYXlY
M&A ACTIVITY...
NEW YORK: The Q1 2011 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator(TM) (DFI) was released
today and found a 24 percent increase in global M&A deal activity compared to
Q1 2010.
http://www.intralinks.com/
http://bit.ly/mGVe34
ACTIVIST DIALOGUE...
BRUSSELS: As international business representatives arrived at the European
Business Summit (EBS) in Brussels today to address Europe's position as an
economic power on the international stage, a group of Greenpeace activists
blocked the entrance to the conference.
http://www.ebsummit.eu/
http://bit.ly/jQbWm7
COOKING CLASSES...
SYDNEY, Australia: Culinary vacations are an ideal way to immerse yourself
in a nation's culture and give you a lasting souvenir the ability to reproduce
delectable dishes in your own kitchen.
http://www.hotelscombined.com/
http://bit.ly/iz5yxT
JOINT VENTURE...
HONG KONG: H.C. Starck, one of the world's leading manufacturers of
refractory metals and advanced ceramics, and Jiangxi Rare Metals Tungsten
Holding Group Co. Ltd. (JXTC), one of China's largest tungsten mine operators,
signed today two agreements in Hong Kong to form a Joint Venture to produce
advanced tungsten chemicals, metal and carbide powders.
http://www.hcstarck.com/press
http://www.jxtc.com.cn/
http://bit.ly/kev7f7
NEW OFFICE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: MobileIron, the innovator in mobile device management
and security, today announced that in response to rapidly growing demand it is
expanding its presence in Asia by opening an office in Tokyo, Japan.
http://www.mobileiron.com/
http://www.mobileiron.co.jp/
http://bit.ly/jbmLe1
RAIL PROJECT...
LONDON: MTR Corporation, one of the world's leading public transport network
operators, has today awarded a HK$2.4 billion contract forming part of the
South Island Line (East) Project in Hong Kong to a joint venture between Laing
O'Rourke, Kier and Kaden.
http://www.laingorourke.com/
http://bit.ly/kpq0gm
DUS REMIC...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) priced its first
Multifamily DUS REMIC in 2011 totaling $584 million under its Fannie Mae
Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS(TM)) program on Tuesday, May
17, 2011.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://bit.ly/mhJPD8
MOVING TO DISOLVE...
MILWAUKEE: Johnson Controls, Inc., (NYSE: JCI) today took legal action in
the Delaware Chancery Court to dissolve the Johnson Controls-Saft joint venture.
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
http://bit.ly/kuqB2G
ROCKIN' THE GLOBE...
ORLANDO, Fla.: The phrase "there's always something happening at Hard Rock"
has rung true for four decades.
http://www.hardrockhotels.com/
http://www.johnfeldmann.com/
http://www.hardrock.com/
http://bit.ly/lZYhrN
SOLAR LANTERN...
PALO ALTO, California: d.light design today announced the launch of the
d.light S1, the world's most affordable quality solar lantern.
http://www.dlightdesign.com/
http://bit.ly/lM3qtp
TECH AWARD...
ATLANTA: K2 blackpearl(R) was named best "SharePoint Development" product in
the 2011 Best of Tech-Ed North America Awards, May 18.
http://bit.ly/kiRQQu
CO2 FREE EXPEDITION...
SEOUL: South Korea's major broadcast company, Seoul Broadcasting System
("SBS"), will air its documentary, "Antarctic, Land of Future" at 11pm on the
22nd of May and 29th of May.
http://bit.ly/jAxnJ5
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