GLOBAL CONCERNS...
HONG KONG: Global Sources' chairman and chief executive
officer, Merle A. Hinrichs, has raised concerns over the
Trade Development Council's impact on new HK$2 billion
exhibition facilities in an address at the Legislative
Council's April 23 hearing regarding the future role of the
Trade Development Council, a media statement said.
www.corporate.globalsources.com
GLOBE RECORD...
SEOUL: Globe Telecom's service launched on April 17, 2004,
under the service name of "MyGlobe Ringback" has surpassed
100,000 subscribers in just one week of the launch with
multiple downloads by a majority of the users, a media
statement said.
www.widerthan.com
JOYBA.COM CHINA...
HONG KONG: Intac International, Inc., a content provider in
China providing Chinese students exclusively with a full-range
of career development services through its Beijing Intac Purun
Educational Development Ltd. joint venture with China's
Ministry of Education, announced in a press release the launch
of its Internet career guidance and job search portal
Joyba.com.
www.joyba.com
ENGINION APPOINTMENT...
BERLIN: Ulrich Ruetz, former Chairman of the Managing Board
of BERU, has been elected member of the Supervisory Board of
Enginion, a press release said.
TOSHIBA DESIGN...
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Synopsys, Inc., the world leader in
semiconductor design software, announced in a press release
that Toshiba Corporation, a world-class supplier of
semiconductors, has taped out multiple 90-nanometer
system-on-chip designs for its audiovisual and office equipment
product lines using Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform.
www.synopsys.com
PLAYBOY MOVIES...
LOS ANGELES: Playboy TV International, a leading provider of
high-quality, adult entertainment programming, has signed a
licensing agreement with The Premium Movie Partnership in
Australia for 50 Playboy produced movies, which will air on
movie channels Showtime and Showtime Greats on Foxtel and
Austar, a media statment said.
www.ptvioriginals.com
ATMEL MICROPROCESSOR...
GRENOBLE: Atmel Corporation has now made available the
PC7447A microprocessor, the extended-reliability version of the
MPC7447A from Freescale Semiconductor, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Motorola Inc., a media statment said.
www.atmel.com
BAT REPORT...
LONDON: British American Tobacco posted a 3 per cent
increase in operating profit at GBP640 million, affected by the
translation of results at generally weaker exchange rates, a
press release said.
CHUNGHWA TELECOM...
TAIPEI: Chunghwa Telecom posted revenues of NT$182.5billion,
net income of NT$47.3 billion and fully-diluted earnings per
common share of NT$4.90, or US$1.44 per ADS for the year ending
December 31, 2003, a media statement said.
www.cht.com.tw
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