AVON DONATES...
SYDNEY: This week Avon Products and The United Nations Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) co-hosted The Second Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow at the
United Nations in New York.
ENDERLEY CLEANUP...
AUCKLAND: Graffiti, litter and community spirit will be the target for over
500 volunteers hitting the streets of Enderley for a clean up this weekend.
VOLUNTEERS HELP...
AUCKLAND: This Saturday 8th March 2008, all across New Zealand,
approximately 7,500 volunteers from all faiths and community organisations will
don bright yellow Mormon Helping Hands vests, and unite to provide much needed
service in the communities where they live.
CERVICAL CANCER...
BEIJING: Free human papillomavirus (HPV) testing will be offered to
underprivileged women by QIAGEN at 31 hospitals throughout China on March 8,
International Women's Day.
http://www.qiagen.com
http://www.theHPVtest.com
NUCLEAR POWER...
WASHINGTON: Global power generated by nuclear reactors fell about 3.6% in
calendar 2007 from the 2.8 billion megawatt-hours (MWh) recorded in 2006,
according to data released by Nucleonics Week, a publication of Platts, a
leading global provider of energy and commodities information.
http://www.platts.com
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com
ORBIS JOINS...
NEW YORK: With an invitation from the Vietnamese government and the support
of global sponsors Alcon and FedEx, ORBIS International, a nonprofit global
development organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide, will send its
flagship Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art medical and teaching facility
housed in a DC-10 aircraft, to Vietnam for an intensive surgical skills
exchange and clinical training program for the nations eye care professionals.
http://www.orbis.org
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of six
securities issues amounting to a total of US$240 million on March 16, 17 and
20, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BECKHAM SIGNS...
OAK BROOK, Ill.: Long recognized as the celebrity autograph marker of
choice, Sharpie brand is partnering with one of the world's most recognizable
celebrities, global sports star David Beckham.
http://www.sharpie.com
HEIDRICK STEPPING...
BANGKOK: The Bangkok office of the world's premier executive search firm,
Heidrick & Struggles, says it is stepping into the "war for talent" as
Thailand's businesses find it increasingly difficult to find qualified senior
executives.
http://www.heidrick.com
HEIDRICK SINGAPORE...
SINGAPORE: The Singapore office of the world's premier search firm, Heidrick
& Struggles, Thursday reported a 72.1 percent increase in revenue to US$10.85
million for 2007, driven by escalating demand for senior executives.
http://www.heidrick.com
HEIDRICK NZ...
AUCKLAND: In its first full year of operation in New Zealand, the Auckland
office of Heidrick & Struggles, the world's premier executive search and
leadership advisory firm, has led the appointment of a significant number of
high-profile chief executive positions and C-suite team roles.
http://www.heidrick.com
HEIDRICK INDIA...
NEW DELHI: The Indian offices of the world's premier executive search firm,
Heidrick & Struggles, Thursday reported a 29.1 percent increase in net revenue
to US$6.5 million for 2007, reflecting the continued strength of the economy
and demand for talent.
http://www.heidrick.com
HEIDRICK REPORTS...
SYDNEY: Executive search and leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles
Thursday reported a record year for 2007 and a positive outlook for 2008 due to
an increasing demand for scarce leadership talent.
http://www.heidrick.com
NICE SYSTEMS...
HONG KONG: NICE Systems organized the "Insight for High Performance 2008"
seminar Thursday at Sheraton Towers Hotel in Singapore, a half-day event to
feature keynote presentations from Frost & Sullivan industry analyst, Shivaru
Shukla and Rick Pusag, Vice President, eTelecare.
http://www.nice.com/events/insights2008
INDIA'S TOURISM...
BERLIN: India Travel & Tourism is expected to enerate approximately INR4
trillion (US$100 billion) in 2008, rising to INR15 trillion (US$275.5 billion)
by 2018 over the next ten years, according to the latest Tourism Satellite
Accounting (TSA) research launched Thursday by the World Travel & Tourism
Council (WTTC) and its strategic partner Accenture.
http://www.wttc.travel/eng/Research/Tourism_Satellite_Accounting/TSA_Country_Reports/India
CHECKPOINT WINS...
HONG KONG: Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of
identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail
industry and its supply chain, Thursday announced it will provide RFID portals
for 200 Real hypermarkets of METRO Group in Germany in 2008.
http://www.checkpointasiapac.com
NEW OFFICE...
SEOUL: Birkart Globistics, a leading provider of global logistics,
transportation and freight forwarding services and the Air + Ocean division of
Thiel Logistik AG, Thursday announced that it has opened a new office in Busan,
South Korea.
http://www.birkart.com
http://www.thiel-logistik.com
CHINA'S TOURISM...
BERLIN: China Travel & Tourism is expected to generate approximately CNY4
trillion (US$592.0 billion) in 2008, rising nearly four fold to CNY15 trillion
(US$2,465.4 billion) over the next ten years, according to the latest Tourism
Satellite Accounting (TSA) research launched today by the World Travel &
Tourism Council (WTTC) and its strategic partner Accenture.
INTERGEN SOFTWARE...
WELLINGTON: Intergen has announced its groundbreaking new software product
TextGlow at the international MIX08 conference in Las Vegas, NV - a showcase of
Microsoft innovation on the Web.
http://james.newtonking.com
http://www.intergen.co.nz/Blog
FLOWER EXHIBITION...
LISSE: The International Flower Exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse has chosen
'China - the Olympic Games - Beijing' as its theme for 2008. This year,
Keukenhof will be open from 20 March to 18 May.
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