BELKIN ROCKSTAR...
HONG KONG - Belkin International, Inc., has been recognized
for its innovative and exciting product designs with two IDEA
awards, by cosponsors Industrial Designers Society of America
(IDSA) and BusinessWeek. Belkin was given a Silver award for
RockStar, a multi-headphone splitter, and a Bronze award for
TuneStudio, a 4-channel mixer for iPod, in the Computer
Equipment category.
http://www.belkin.com/tunestudio
PMI GROUP ANNOUNCMENT...
SYDNEY and WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE:
PMI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive
agreement to sell its Australian mortgage insurance subsidiary
and related Australian holding company to QBE Insurance Group
Limited ("QBE"), Australia's largest international general
insurance and reinsurance group. This transaction will enhance
PMI's overall liquidity and support opportunities for its U.S.
mortgage insurance operations.
http://www.pmigroup.com
SUN PHARMA ANNOUNCEMENT...
MUMBAI - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters:
SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) today
announced that on August 13, 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) granted early termination of the antitrust
waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) for the
previously announced Tender Offer by Alkaloida Chemical Company
Exclusive Group Ltd. (Alkaloida), a subsidiary of Sun Pharma,
for all outstanding Ordinary Shares of Taro Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (Taro). Clearance under HSR meets one of the
conditions to the Tender Offer. The Offer is scheduled to
expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, September
2, 2008 unless extended.
http://www.sunpharma.com
AMERICAN FOOD...
SINGAPORE - Top US retailers, suppliers and distributors,
food services companies and food media were in Singapore
recently as part of the annual business programme "Tasty
Singapore Culinary Mission" (16-20 June 2008). They include
Safeway, HEB, Westpoint, Food Services of America and Compass
Group as well as Sigma Alimentos from Mexico and Sodexo
Canada.
www.iesingapore.com
GATES' GRANTS...
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today
announced a $17.6 million package of grants to help people most
affected by the global food crisis and support small-scale
farmers in developing countries.
SODEXO SINGAPORE...
SINGAPORE - Sodexo gets an insight into Singapore's F&B
industry with the recent annual business programme "Tasty
Singapore Culinary Mission", 16-20 June 2008. This is the first
time that Canada is part of the programme and was represented
by Mr Suman Roy, Executive Chef from Sodexo
www.iesingapore.com
PROACTIVE FAMILY...
CHENNAI - Proactive Family Solutions (PFS), a division of
U.S.-based One World United, LLC, today announces the
availability of its affordable gestational surrogacy and egg
donation services in India to citizens of Australia, making the
dream of parenthood a reality in a safe and financially viable
way.
http://www.proactivefamilysolutions.com
DUFF & PHELPS...
NEW YORK - Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF), a leading
provider of independent financial advisory and investment
banking services, today announced that it has established a
foothold in Greater China, with a presence in Shanghai, Hong
Kong and Beijing, as part of its continued global expansion.
http://www.duffandphelps.com
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