SYDNEY--8 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
PEPTECH ANNOUNCES...
SYDNEY: Australian biotechnology company Peptech Limited
Domantis, the UK drug development company in which Peptech held
a 31.02 per cent fully diluted interest, has been completed.
www.peptech.com
FUNDING INCREASE...
NASSAU, Bahamas: Global Environmental Energy Corp (Bahamas)
subsidiary Biosphere Asia Pacific has partnered with the Shing
Tak Shun Tak Investment Co. Ltd., to finance expanded projects
in China. The An Ji joint venture now financed by Shing Tak
Shun Tak will have a capital investment of approximately
US$40,000,000, having been increased from US$12,000,000 in the
short term thus allowing for the processing of 100,000 tonnes
of MSW per year, as compared to the initial 40,000 tonnes
target.
www.gli-geecf.com
CHRYSLER UNVEILS...
DETROIT, Michigan: The Chrysler Group has unveiled all-new
versions of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town &
Country minivans at the North American International Auto
Show.
GENERAL MOTORS...
SHANGHAI: General Motors Corp. has announced that it set new
marks for sales and market share in mainland China in 2006.
http://media.gm.com
http://www.gm.com
GENERAL MOTORS...
SHANGHAI: General Motors Corp. has announced that its sales
and market share in Asia Pacific both reached new highs in
2006.
http://media.gm.com
http://www.gm.com
GM DAEWOO...
SEOUL: GM Daewoo's 2006 total exports of nearly 1.4 million
units (CKD and CBU) set a new export record among all GM units.
The company also enjoyed considerable success in the local
Korean market.
http://www.gmdaewoo.co.kr
http://media.gm.com
http://www.gm.com
CARIBBEAN VISAS...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Families coming to the Caribbean for
the ICC Cricket World Cup are getting free visas for those
under 12 years.
http://www.caricomimpacs.org
K2.NET...
REDMOND, Washington: SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc.
(SourceCode), the creator of the K2.net Enterprise Workflow
Platform, announced that the new version of K2.net, codenamed
"BlackPearl", will provide multiple design environments to
ensure that both business and technical people can work
together to build process driven applications.
http://www.k2workflow.com
MUHAMMAD ALI...
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Muhammad Ali, who once said, "Old age
is just a record of one's whole life," will be turning 65 years
young on January 17. Fans, friends, and admirers from around
the world are invited to help celebrate the life and legacy of
Muhammad Ali by sending him a personal birthday message during
the month of January.
http://www.alicenter.org
GLOBAL PAYMENTS...
ATLANTA: Global Payments Inc. has announced results for its
second quarter ended November 30, 2006. For the second quarter,
revenue grew 19 per cent to US$260.7 million compared to
US$219.7 million in the prior year.
http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com
MATTEL FOUNDATION...
EL SEGUNDO, California: As part of its ongoing commitment to
children and families around the world, the Mattel Children's
Foundation has awarded 42 grants in 38 countries totaling more
than US$1 million under its International Grants Program,
including 21 grants totaling US$525,000 in Europe in 2006.
http://www.mattel.com
http://www.Mattel.com/About_Us/Philanthropy
http://www.shareholder.com/mattel/downloads/Charts.pdf
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