AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday, May 25, 2011

25 May 2011

SYDNEY--25 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest


FASHION UNITES...

TOKYO: VOGUE JAPAN and GQ JAPAN will support the activities of the "SAVE

JAPAN! PROJECT" as its media partner on a long-term basis in sympathy with the
objectives of the project.
http://savejapanproject.com/
http://www.vogue.co.jp/charity
http://gqjapan.jp/charity
http://bit.ly/jcDMx5

FOR JAPAN...

TOKYO: VOGUE JAPAN and GQ JAPAN will support the activities of the "SAVE

JAPAN! PROJECT" as its media partner on a long-term basis in sympathy with the
objectives of the project.
http://savejapanproject.com/
http://www.vogue.co.jp/charity
http://gqjapan.jp/charity
http://bit.ly/ixiGwx

OPERA AUSTRALIA...

SYDNEY, Australia: Fireworks, a harbour stage and a giant chandelier will

transform opera in Sydney like never before when Opera Australia presents La
Traviata on Sydney Harbour for an exclusive three-week season starting 24 March
2012.
http://www.operaonsydneyharbour.com.au/
http://bit.ly/mg9f8H

ISSUER BID...

TORONTO: Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth") (TSX: DM) (TSX: DM.U) announced

today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has approved Duluth's Notice of
Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB") to purchase for
cancellation, from time to time, its common shares (the "Shares") through the
facilities of the TSX and other available trading platforms.
http://www.sedar.com/
http://www.duluthmetals.com/
http://bit.ly/mA0bqA

CHINA FACTORY...

MOLINE, Ill.: Deere & Company said today it will build a factory to

manufacture engines for John Deere equipment that is built in China.
http://www.johndeere.com/
http://bit.ly/k718nq

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.
http://bit.ly/jMgAD5

A DECADE...

SHANGHAI: Porsche China celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2011, looking

back on a decade in which it has made history, broken records and led the
automotive industry in bringing sports cars that are 'Made in Faith' to the
Porsche enthusiasts of China.
http://bit.ly/lIBsvn

EQUAL TREATMENT...

LONDON: The family of missing British journalist Michael Dixon has written

to Prime Minister David Cameron to appeal for help, following his intervention
in the Madeleine McCann case.
http://bit.ly/kjf1N1

FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT...

SINGAPORE: MyCube announced that it has closed funding from Black Ocean

Group and other prominent individual investors.
http://www.mycube.com/
http://bit.ly/iPriUN

EXPANDS PERFORMANCE...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. and NEWTON, Iowa: UL, a world leader in advancing safety,

announced today a definitive agreement whereby UL will acquire the assets of
Newton, Iowa-based Springboard Engineering, Inc., a leading performance, ENERGY
STAR(R), reliability and engineering advisory services company that was founded
by Maytag design engineers.
http://bit.ly/lAppLY

SECURITY TRAINING...

CANBERRA, Australia: Shearwater Solutions is pleased to announce that SANS

Institute is returning to Australia's Capital for its leading security training
event in the Asia Pacific region 1-9 July, 2011.
http://www.sans.org/info/78174
http://bit.ly/m9x4hT

AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT...

WASHINGTON: Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,

today told a group of political, business, and development leaders that
supporting farming families in developing countries is critical to overcoming
poverty and hunger.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
http://bit.ly/jsljhF

OFFICIAL LAUNCH...

MELVILLE, N.Y.: The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading

natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of
Life(TM), today announced the official launch of the Earth's Best(R) and Zhi
Ling Tong(R) co-branded organic infant formula in Shanghai, China through its
Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited ("Hutchison Hain Organic") joint
venture.
http://www.hain-celestial.com/
http://www.chi-med.com/
http://bit.ly/mtPb6A

UK WARNING...

LONDON: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has altered its official travel

advice on Costa Rica following an appeal by the family of missing British
journalist Michael Dixon.
http://helpfindmichaeldixon.com/
http://bit.ly/lzE5zI

SEAMLESS MIGRATION...

BOSTON: On the heels of the milestone last ship date for the Cisco ACE XML

Gateway, Forum Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crosscheck Networks, Inc.,
today announced an extension of its Cisco ACE XML Gateway Replacement Program
to facilitate a successful, effective migration path from the end-of-life
product.
http://www.forumsys.com/
http://www.crosschecknet.com/
http://bit.ly/kJRJ7o

NEW DRUG...

PALO ALTO, Calif. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Centella Therapeutics, Inc., a

subsidiary of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), and Auckland
UniServices Ltd. of Auckland, New Zealand, today announced that they have
entered into a licensing agreement granting Centella exclusive rights to
CEN-209, a novel investigational drug designed to enhance the effectiveness of
radiotherapy and chemotherapy when treating solid tumors that are hypoxic-or
oxygen-starved-and therefore resistant to standard forms of radiotherapy and
chemotherapy.
http://bit.ly/iYsFoT

ROYALTY DISCOUNTS...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.: Sisvel US and the RFID Consortium today announced a limited

extension of the "early adopter" discount royalty rates offered under the
Consortium's UHF RFID licensing program.
http://www.sisvel.com/
http://www.rfidlicensing.com/
http://bit.ly/mw1aH9

PROPOSAL BACKED...

PARIS: As a key element of the Dakar Declaration issued following the Dakar

Agricole Forum, the creation of a World Organization for Agriculture (WOA)
would represent a major step toward a new global governance system.
http://www.momagri.org/
http://bit.ly/kyBkUB

ASIAN AWARDS...

LONDON: The Asian Awards 2011, in partnership with Lebara, has launched into

its second year of celebrating the best in South Asian achievement.
http://www.theasianawards.com/
http://bit.ly/mKQUXK

NEW PRODUCTS...

YOKNEAM, Israel: Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), the leading global

aesthetic device company, announced today during the opening of the World
Congress of Dermatology the global launch of several new devices that confirm
the company's continued efforts towards offering physicians and their patients
best in class solutions for energy based aesthetic applications.
http://bit.ly/k2xBgD

BAREFOOT WALKING...

STRASSENHAUS, Germany: Around 80% of the population suffer from increased

foot and back pain. There are several different causes of these problems.
http://www.mypux.eu/
http://bit.ly/lhnVpr

RESTORATION MADE...

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's mobile operators have announced that service to the

country's northern Tohoku region, which was the scene of March's massive
earthquake and tsunami, has been successfully restored.
http://www.rad.com/
http://bit.ly/mKqjHk

OIL FIELDS...

FRANKFURT, Germany: Terra Resources, PLC, a London, UK based independent oil

and gas company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
"T31" ("Terra Resources") announced that it has engaged Baker Hughes (NYSE:
BHI) to manage the development of its oil and gas assets in Russia.
http://www.terraresourcesplc.com/
http://bit.ly/kdTHlr

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