SYDNEY--3 Dec--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
DENTSU SINGAPORE...
TOKYO: Dentsu Inc. (XTKS: 4324) announced on December 2 that Dentsu Sports
Asia, Pte. Ltd., a new company established with the aim of strengthening and
expanding the Dentsu Group's sports business in Asia, has begun operations in
Singapore.
http://www.dentsu.com/profile/index.html
http://bit.ly/eukp42
DENGUE CONFERENCE...
SINGAPORE: Dengue v2V, a group of international public health experts in
dengue and immunisation programmes, held its first regional workshop in
Singapore from 30 November to 2 December 2010 to discuss the pathway for
supportive public health policy for the introduction of a dengue vaccine in the
Asia-Pacific region.
http://bit.ly/h6qbxI
MINERAL EXPLORATION...
TORONTO: Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM) (TSX:DM.U) today
announced that exploration work has commenced on the Company's 100% owned
(non-joint venture) exploration properties which consist of approximately
31,000 acres of mineral interests adjacent to and nearby the Twin Metals
Minnesota LLC (TMM) joint venture with Antofagasta plc and Duluth Metals.
http://bit.ly/hBFam2
ONLINE SALE...
SAO PAULO: In an innovative move by Rossi, one of Brazil's leading real
estate developers and builders, the company will hold the first-ever online
real estate sale in the "penny auction" system with bids starting as low as R$
0.01 (well below US$.01).
www.rossiresidencial.com.br
http://bit.ly/eM9PMX
NEW DOMAIN...
LONDON: Telnic Limited (http://telnic.tel), the Registry Operator for the
award-winning communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), announced
today that Directel Macau Limited (http://www.yp.mo), the official Yellow Pages
for Macau for the past 21 years, is the first Yellow Pages organization in Asia
to provide .tel to all of its customers.
http://about.telnic.tel
http://bit.ly/g6n5vt
PATIENT REGISTRY...
MEMPHIS: A newly released patient registry reports that hip replacement
implants made from ceramicized metal heads which articulate against
polyethylene lined cups have been shown to have superior survivorship compared
to implants made from any other material five years after surgery.
http://bit.ly/fzjeMk
TECHNOLOGY AWARD...
TAMPA: Turning traditional online forums into professional technical support
channels has won new recognition for a long-time industry leader.
http://www.sykes.com
http://bit.ly/eu9dNF
CLOUD SECURITY...
SUNNYVALE: Zscaler today announced that Spotless, an Australian business
services company, has deployed the Zscaler Web Security Service to thousands of
global users.
www.zscaler.com
http://bit.ly/h4RJ3p
POLITICAL ADDRESS...
LONDON: Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of Nigeria, addressed
students, industry leaders, and the press on the topic of "Emerging Markets
Post 2008." The consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
promised to lower corporate tax from the current high of 30 percent to a mere
10 percent.
http://www.hult.edu
http://bit.ly/gDVVYY
S. KOREA DEFENCE...
WASHINGTON: Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense
Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org, has been observing
the current situation involving North and South Korea which developed last week
and has offered his comments. Ellison is one of the foremost experts in the
field of missile defense in the world. His observations are the following.
http://bit.ly/dJwhkk
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