SYDNEY--24 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
AIR CANADA...
HONG KONG: Air Canada has introduced, for the first time
outside of North America, its popular Flight Passes designed
specially for residents of Hong Kong seeking great deals for
frequent travel to Canada.
www.aircanada.com
HALAL FAIR...
BEIJING: Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade, and in cooperation with the People's
Government of Qinghai Province, China (Qinghai), the
International Halal Food and Products Fair is to be held on
November 1-3, 2007 in Qinghai, China.
www.halalfair.org
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCARS...
BARCELONA: A devastating moment for a woman undergoing
treatment for early breast cancer is to hear from her physician
that, despite their best efforts, the disease has returned and
she is no longer curable. Presented for the first time at the
European Cancer Conference, an international survey of over
1,000 physicians and patients showed that physicians are also
deeply affected by these negative conversations.
www.astrazenecapressoffice.com
HKC (HOLDINGS)...
HONG KONG: HKC (Holdings) Limited has announced its interim
results for the six months ended 30 June 2007.
www.hkcholdings.com
QUELLOS OPENS...
SEATTLE, Washington: Quellos Group, LLC has announced the
opening of its Hong Kong office.
PINK DIAMONDS...
ARGYLE: Diamond experts and high society figures across the
globe are preparing for the 23rd annual Rio Tinto Diamonds
Argyle Pink Diamond Tender held in Perth (September 11-14th
2007), Hong Kong (September 18th - 28th 2007) and New York
(October 1st - 12th 2007).
INMAGE SYSTEMS...
SANTA CLARA, California: InMage Systems, Inc., the leading
provider of business continuity and disaster recovery software
for small, medium and large enterprises, announced they have
opened a new office near London, England.
www.inmage.net
CARS PRESENTED...
MANTOVA: Centro Ricerche Fiat presented three Nuvera Fuel
Cell-powered Panda cars to the municipality of Mantova as part
of the Zero Regio project.
www.nuvera.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for various securities issues on the
redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to
100 per cent of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued
interest thereon to the date of redemption.
www.fanniemae.com
CAR JV...
JINHUA CITY and SANTA ROSA, California: In a joint
statement, USA electric car pioneer ZAP and Youngman Automotive
Group, China's number one luxury motor coach and high-quality
commercial truck manufacturer, have signed a joint venture
agreement to manufacture, market and distribute electric and
hybrid vehicles for the passenger car, truck and bus markets.
www.zapworld.com
GFI APPOINTS...
NEW YORK: GFI Group Inc., an inter-dealer brokerage, market
data and analytical software provider for global cash and
derivative markets, has announced the appointment of Jurgen
Breuer as Senior Managing Director - Head of E-Commerce.
www.gfigroup.com
THOMSON APPOINTS...
HONG KONG: Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The
Thomson Corporation and leading provider of information and
technology solutions to the worldwide financial community, has
announced that Siva Ahnantham has been appointed Business
Development Director - South East Asia.
www.thomson.com
GLIDE MOBILE...
NEW YORK: Glide Mobile is available for Chinese mobile phone
users in a localized version at www.GlideMobile.com.
www.transmediacorp.com
www.GlideOS.com
www.GlideMobile.com
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