Homage to Letter-Writing Earns Grawemeyer Music Prize
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – "The Lost Art of Letter Writing," a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. The work, commissioned by the Cologne Philharmonie and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman,... [Read More...]
AsiaNet Daily Summary – Press Releases for Monday Dec 1, 2008
SYDNEY, Dec 1 /AsiaNet/ – MIURA AGREEMENT… MATSUYAMA, Japan – Miura Co., Ltd. signed two technical cooperation agreements regarding energy saving and environmental protection through the use of the industrial boilers with two Chinese organizations at the "Japan-China Energy Saving, Environmental General Forum" held in Tokyo on November 28. FANNIE MAE… WASHINGTON,... [Read More...]
China Looks to Build on Strong Start in the Greatest Race on E…
SINGAPORE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – China’s Teng Ma and Xiao-yan Guo will line up for the second leg of The Greatest Race on Earth 2008/09 (GROE) in Singapore on Sunday 7th December looking to build upon the strong start made by the Chinese men’s and women’s teams in Nairobi last month. The leading international marathon relay series, which is sponsored by Standard... [Read More...]
Elcoteq Beijing Honored for Supporting Beijing 2008 Olympics
HONG KONG, Dec .1/PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ – Elcoteq Beijing won a series of awards in the ‘Olympics Contribution Competition’ organized by the committees of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area (BDA). The awards were given for brilliant contribution the company made to engage their people in the Olympic atmosphere and cheerleading activities during the 2008... [Read More...]
German Innovation for HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Has Been Used 2.5 M…
GORLITZ, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – – "CyFlow" From Partec Expands Leadership in Developing and Emerging Countries German biotech company Partec is expanding its global leadership in specialized HIV monitoring and AIDS patient follow-up diagnostics for developing and emerging countries. In the year 2008, 2.5 million patient tests have been performed with the portable,... [Read More...]
New Approach to Publishing Revolutionises Youth Reading Habits
NORA, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Bombadil Publishing, a bright new light in a traditional world, is a youth-to-youth publisher, publishing the stories and delivering the messages that young people choose to read. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/bombadilpublishing/36189/ The success of Bombadil Publishing clearly shows that young people... [Read More...]
Taskforce welcomes constructive response to its report
WELLINGTON, Dec. 1/ NZPA-AsiaNet/ – The Capital Market Development Taskforce welcomed the positive response that its taskforce members have received to the Interim Report released last week in response to the financial crisis. That Interim Report provided Government with a package of proposed measures that will make it easier and less costly for firms to raise capital. Taskforce chair, Rob Cameron... [Read More...]
Dubai Film Festival Chairman Sued for Libel in UK
LONDON, Nov. 30 /CNW-AsiaNet/ – Dubai Holding’s TECOM and other top executive named as co-defendants The founder of one of the world’s leading international film festivals is today launching a major legal action in the UK High Court of Justice against two former senior colleagues who falsely accused him of being a "racist" and an "Arab hater". Neil... [Read More...]
IPTV Business Case: A Mirage or Reality?
SINGAPORE, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Frost & Sullivan to host an analyst briefing on the IPTV Services Market in Asia-Pacific on Wednesday, December 3, 2008; 11:00am (GMT +08:00) Asia-Pacific accounted for about a third of the global IPTV subscriber base last year with over four million IPTV subscribers (as of end-2007). With only eight Asia-Pacific nations presently having... [Read More...]
Fannie Mae Redemption
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) 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: Principal Security Interest Maturity Date CUSIP Redemption... [Read More...]
