SYDNEY--24 Sep--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CHARMING TAIWAN...
TAIPEI: Charming Taiwan" Event will take place on September
28th and 29th.
http://bit.ly/ddpb9v
HK JEWELLERY...
HONG KONG: Audio recordings of high-end presentations on the
state of the Jewellery and Gem industry in Asia will be
available starting September 23rd on http:/
www.jewellerynetasia.com/en/IndustryNews
FullWidth_Detail.html?id=4269. The recordings are taken from
the Jewellery Online Conference, the first event of its kind in
the jewellery industry, which took place on September 6,
2010.
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/cuXNqN
GRUNENTHAL APPOINTMENT...
MILAN: After having handled the worldwide launch of
tapentadol, the innovative drug for the severe acute pain,
Alberto Grua has been appointed Gr adi?nenthal Europe and Australia
Executive Vice President.
http://bit.ly/bAXUL5
HEART STUDY...
GENEVA: Despite the vast majority (91 per cent) of workers
believing that it is their employer's responsibility to create
a healthy working environment, nearly a third (32 per cent) of
employees feels their workplace actually hinders their ability
to lead a healthy lifestyle, according to new independent
research commissioned by the World Heart Federation and
conducted by Opinion Health.
http://www.worldheartday.org
http://bit.ly/aNyRiW
ASTRAZENECA ARTHRITIS
LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO: AstraZeneca's (LSE: AZN) new oral
syk inhibitor, fostamatinib (R788), recently in-licensed from
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL), significantly
improved outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
who responded inadequately to ongoing treatment with
methotrexate (MTX), according to phase II study data published
in The New England Journal of Medicine today.
http://www.astrazeneca.com
http://bit.ly/dCMhbQ
GRAMEEN CHINA...
HONG KONG: Grameen Foundation and the China Social
Entrepreneurship Foundation (also known as YouChange
Foundation) have formed a landmark collaboration designed to
increase access to microfinance for millions of poor people in
China.
http://bit.ly/bIn96N
SINGAPORE OPENING...
VALDUZ: First Advisory Group, Vaduz, a leading financial
services group in Liechtenstein, is opening offices in
Singapore and Hong Kong.
http://www.firstadvisorygroup.com
http://bit.ly/9V8Pcs
ENTREE ADDITION...
VANCOUVER: Entr aac?e Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE AMEX:EGI;
Frankfurt:EKA - "Entr aac?e" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce the addition of Susan McLeod to its executive team as
Vice President, Legal.
http://bit.ly/djEAKv
HBA EXPO...
NEW YORK: The ins and outs of international business will be
explored in a new educational program being offered by HBA
Global Expo & Conference.
http://www.hbaexpo.com
http://bit.ly/93smKA
SCOTIABANK RECOGNISED...
TORONTO: Scotiabank today announced ScotiaMocatta has for
the second year in a row been acknowledged as "Best Bullion
Bank" by the Bombay Bullion Association (BBA), a major hub for
gold and silver trading in India.
www.scotiabank.com
www.scotiamocatta.com
http://bit.ly/aTBeJD
OMNOVA CHEMICALS...
FAIRLAWN: OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) today announced
that it has entered into an agreement with AXA Private Equity
granting the Company a period of exclusivity to acquire
specialty chemicals manufacturer Eliokem International.
http://www.omnova.com
http://bit.ly/9UdL4i
DNA RESOURCE...
LYON: United States-based firm Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA) announced the launch of the
Forensic DNA World Map Project (WMP), a new component to
GTH-GA's popular DNAResource.com, which monitors developments
in forensic DNA policy.
www.DNAResource.com
http://bit.ly/afUUow
COMSCORE MOBILENS
TOKYO: comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring
the digital world, today announced the introduction of its
syndicated mobile measurement service, comScore MobiLens, in
Japan.
www.comscore.com
http://bit.ly/b3FhYB
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