SYDNEY--7 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
COMSCORE ANNOUNCES...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital
world, Thursday announced the availability of geographic region-based reporting
in Malaysia, further enhancing comScore's segmentation capabilities within the
market.
http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/bDGuIn
WALKERS PROMOTES...
HONG KONG: Leading international financial law firm Walkers is pleased to
announce a number of promotions at its Hong Kong office as demand for the
firm's specialist offshore legal services and expertise grows in the region.
www.walkersglobal.com
http://bit.ly/9a4sI4
EYE CARE...
DURBAN, South Africa: The world is suffering a global eye care crisis
according to world leaders in vision health and development who attended the
World Congress on Refractive Error in Durban, South Africa.
www.icee.org
http://bit.ly/ameY9N
ITALIAN GOURMET...
ORISTANO, Sardinia: A team of gourmet connoisseurs has created an
innovative commercial platform on the beautiful, unspoilt Italian island of
Sardinia, offering a fine selection of unique traditional food products, Made
in Italy's most exclusive.
http://www.sardiniaflavour.it
http://bit.ly/91eOVz
MTV EMA...
LONDON: MTV Thursday day announced that Hollywood superstar Eva Longoria
will host the 2010 MTV EMAs, MTV's global celebration of the world's biggest
music and entertainment stars.
http://www.calvinklein.com.
http://www.dell.com
http://www.mtvema.com
http://bit.ly/9qFQTS
FASHION VIDEO...
NEW YORK: Art and Fashion Group and Pier 59 Studios, in collaboration with
Gloss59, RED Digital Cinema, and bigapplefilms, are collectively proud to
present "Girls on Film" - the first fashion editorial film, captured on
location in Paris, with the revolutionary RED EPIC Camera and directed by the
highly - acclaimed photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
http://www.pier59studios.com
http://www.gloss59.com
http://bit.ly/aeVg4H
IPPA WRITES...
LAGOS, Nigeria: in advance of the World Bank and IMF Fall Meetings, the
Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (IPPA) Thursday wrote to World Bank
President Robert Zoellick in defense of African farmers and workers in the palm
oil sector, calling the Bank's efforts to draw up a new framework on the crop a
shortsighted condemnation of developing countries from those in the developed
world.
http://www.ippanigeria.org
http://bit.ly/dhudVE
ANTWERP PORT...
ANTWERP, Belgium: The board of directors of Antwerp Port Authority has
approved the long-term financial plan (2011-2025), representing an amount of
1.6 billion euros.
http://bit.ly/dw5oIE
FLABEG ENTERING...
NUREMBERG, Germany and NEW DELHI: FLABEG, the internationally acclaimed
leading solar expert, is entering the Indian market for the first time with its
presentation at the DIREC trade fair (27th-29th Oct, New Delhi).
http://www.flabeg.com
http://bit.ly/arBTCM
NETSUITE APPOINTS...
SAN MATEO, Calif. and SINGAPORE: NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading
provider of cloud-based financial/ERP software, Thursday announced the
appointment of Mark Troselj as NetSuite's APAC Managing Director.
http://www.netsuite.com.
http://bit.ly/d4e1EK
VALENCE ANNOUNCES...
LONDON: The Valence Group, the specialist chemicals M&A advisory boutique,
Thursday announces the formation of a Senior Executive Panel to provide its
clients with access to the strategic insight and experience of senior
executives who have run major chemical companies or have acted as principal
investor in the sector.
http://www.valencegroup.com
http://bit.ly/cP9ang
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Thursday priced a new issue of US$8 billion 2-year
Benchmark Notes due October 30, 2012.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/au26HF
WTC LAUNCHES...
TAMPA, Fla.: World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), best known for its worldwide
Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races, on Wednesday announced the launch of a new
global event series titled 5150.
www.5150.com
http://bit.ly/9MvcvB
TRADE UNIONS...
BRUSSELS: Trade unions across the world are mobilising on 7 October to
tackle the global economic and employment crisis and demand fundamental reform
of the world economy. The organisers of more than 100 activities have already
posted information on their events onto the special website: http://www.wddw.org
http://www.ituc-csi.org
http://bit.ly/aUPxDX
ABSOLUT ART...
STOCKHOLM: Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will receive the second annual
Absolut Art Award, a EUR15.000 prize instituted by ABSOLUT VODKA, in a ceremony
in Stockholm on November 4, 2010.
http://press.absolut.com
http://bit.ly/cfKFDK
I.TECH HEADSET...
HONG KONG: i.Tech, a leading manufacturer of Bluetooth headsets, is
resolving the problem of diminished sound quality once and for all with its new
Special Edition line of Bluetooth headsets.
http://www.itechdynamic.com
http://bit.ly/bXsexe
SIBAC MEETING...
SEOUL, South Korea: The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the 10th
annual meeting of its international advisory council, Seoul International
Business Advisory Council, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel on October 7.
http://bit.ly/dpv5I7
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