Asia PR News

SYDNEY, Aug. 30/ AsiaNet/ –

HI SHIPS…
TOKYO: HI Corporation Wednesday announced that its 3D rendering engine
MascotCapsule has been shipped with more than 150 million mobile devices as of
March, 2006, with 50 million units shipped in the past two quarters alone.
www.hicorp.co.jp

NEW REPORT…
SINGAPORE: ICIS, the world’s leading information provider to the chemical
and oil industry, Tuesday announced the launch of the Ethylene to Polyethylene
monthly report covering the Asian market, the third product chain included in
ICIS forecasting.
http://www.icis.com

SHANGHAI OFFICE…
SHANGHAI: Thelen Reid & Priest LLP Tuesday announced the opening of an
office in Shanghai to support the firm’s growth opportunities in China and
throughout Asia.
http://www.thelenreid.com

WORLD ASSEMBLY…
KYOTO: The Eighth World Assembly of Religions for Peace — which began with
masterful swipes from a Japanese calligrapher’s brush across the convocation’s
massive banner — concluded Tuesday with 800 delegates from more than 100
countries and all major religious traditions endorsing the Kyoto Declaration on
Confronting Violence and Advancing Shared Security.
http://www.religionsforpeace.org

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT…
BEIJING: Satellite Newspapers Corp Tuesday announced that it has signed an
exclusive partnership agreement with China’s largest enterprise in the press
and publishing industry for Global distribution of Chinese newspapers to 100
million overseas Chinese expatriates and travelers.
http://www.cnpitc.com.cn
http://www.satellitenewspapers.com

TELEMATICS SYSTEM…
OTTAWA: QNX Software Systems, the global leader in operating systems and
middleware for the in-car telematics and infotainment market, Tuesday announced
that it is working closely with Yulon Nissan Motors and its partners Sin Etke
Technology Co. Ltd, and Freescale Semiconductor to develop the next-generation
TOBE telematics system for Yulon Nissan Motors vehicles in Taiwan.
http://www.qnx.com

ENTRUST SECURES…
DALLAS: Entrust, Inc. proudly announces that it, along with partner Netrust,
is helping Singapore protect the digital security of its new e-Passports.
http://www.entrust.com
http://www.netrust.net

BENCHMARK NOTES…
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae on Tuesday announced its calendar for issuing
Benchmark Notes in 2007.
http://www.fanniemae.com

GLO JOINS…
HOUSTON: GLO CPAs, LLP, a Houston-based professional accounting and
financial services firm, has become a member of the world renowned Integra
International.
http://www.glocpa.com

NEW PLANT…
NORRKOPING, Sweden: Norstel’s Silicon Carbide Wafer Manufacturing Plant in
Norrkoping has now been officially opened.

LIBERTY LAUNCHES…
RICHARDSON, Texas: Liberty Technologies has launched the first WiFi hotspot
network that comes in a box, using Navini’s pre-mobile WiMAX gear for high
speed Broadband Wireless access.
http://www.navini.com

COCA-COLA ACQUIRES…
Hong Kong: The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) Tuesday announced the
acquisition of a controlling shareholding in Kerry Beverages Limited (KBL), its
bottling joint venture with the Kerry Group — a conglomerate based in Hong
Kong.

TRANS-TASMAN AGENCY…
SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand governments further progressed their
commitment to the establishment of the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic
Products Authority (ANZTPA) at an Interim Ministerial Council meeting in
Wellington recently.
www.anztpa.org

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