AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday, February 1, 2011

STANDING OVATION...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.: Jane Fraser, president, The Stuttering Foundation, issued the following reaction to tonight's "SAG Awards": "It is our privilege to give The King's Speech another standing ovation for bringing hope and understanding to those who stutter."

SUBMARINE-CABLE EXPRESS...

TOKYO: NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced on January 31 that with assistance from Hong Kong-based NTT Com Asia, the company plans to launch the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), a 40-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) undersea cable, in June 2012.

90TH ANNIVERSARY...

KRONBERG, Germany: Braun, the internationally leading manufacturer of small electric appliances is celebrating its 90-year company anniversary on February 1, 2011.

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE...

ZURICH: On Valentine's Day, four-time GRAMMY Award winner Taylor Swift and EF International Language Centers will give three student fans a unique Valentine's gift: a trip for two to Paris, including a meeting in person with Taylor Swift and an evening enjoying her concert.

BABYLON 9...

SAN FRANCISCO: Babylon Launches the Brand new Babylon 9 Giving Users Access to a Translation Community, new Features Including Proofreading and More.

FUN MEETINGS!...

BEIJING: Who says people can't mix meetings with pleasure? Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport proves people can! As one of Beijing's top MICE masters, the hotel brings the best out of a team by combining bright, stylish and thoughtfully-equipped venues with a series of innovative and fun activities.

APPOINTMENT MADE...

NORWALK, Conn.: Southern Air Holdings, Inc. today announced that Robert L. Crandall, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors.

MOBILE DIGITAL NETWORK...

BEIJING: Thailand's IEC, America's Telairity, and China's CBC combine forces to implement new network; system will use CMMB (China Mobile Media Broadcast) technology.

UP THE RANKINGS...

LONDON: Hult International Business School (http://www.hult.edu/) has climbed in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings for the second consecutive year to reach 61st place, propelled forward after clinching the top slot in International Experience, vaulting into the top 20 in Careers, and climbing to 5th place in International Business.

NEW CEO...

CHICAGO and LONDON: TradingPartners (www.tradingpartners.com) today announced its board of directors has named Mark Barnekow chief executive officer and member of its board of directors.

WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE...

CHONGQING, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif.: New Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Network of Over 4,000 Nodes Addresses Explosive Demand for Reliable Wireless Connectivity Driven by New Mobile Internet Devices and Applications.

ANNUAL LETTER...

NEW YORK: Speaking at Historic Roosevelt House, Gates Outlines Why the World Should Prioritize Vaccines and the Eradication of Polio.

STAKE OFFER...

LONDON: The proposed joint venture meets INEOS Refining's strategic objectives, bringing a long term partner to the business with a jointly agreed investment programme for Grangemouth (Scotland) and Lavera (France).

SCORECARD RELEASED...

NEW YORK, LONDON and SYDNEY: GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, has released its first trade execution scorecard for its retail division, FOREX.com(R).

CLEARANCE RECEIVED...

GREENWICH, Conn.: Mederi Therapeutics Inc. announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new MDRF1 Generator.

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.

EARNINGS RESULTS...

SAO PAULO: 2010 Highlights. The main figures obtained by Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) in 2010 are presented below.

TV STAR...

NEW YORK: New York/Miami based billionaire recording artist/philanthropist Sir Ivan is co-starring in the debut episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey Danielle Staub's new show Social on WealthTV, the premier luxury lifestyle and entertainment network.

SUCCESSFUL ADVISING...

NEW YORK: The Valence Group announces that it has successfully advised Cytec Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CYT) on the sale of its Building Block Chemicals Business, with 2010 sales of $600 million, to an affiliate of HIG Capital, LLC.

MILLIONAIRE'S APP...

LONDON: The world economy may be struggling but iVIP, the iPhone app for millionaires, is going from strength to strength.

METHODS EXPOSED...

BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN, Germany: New and Previously Unpublished Research Regarding the atlanticblue Marine Protection Project Disproves the Allegedly Humane Dolphin Capturing in Taiji, Japan.

MBS EXECUTION...

WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced the introduction of Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures, or Fannie Mae GeMS(TM), an expanded multifamily mortgage-backed securities (MBS) execution that will include DUS Megas, DUS REMICs and syndicated DUS Megas.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY...

WASHINGTON: The Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG), a network of independent evaluation units of multilateral development banks (MDBs), released today a synthesis evaluation on MDB assistance to Agriculture and Agribusiness.

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