Asia PR News

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27/Bernama-AsiaNet/ –

NOTE TO EDITORS, GENERAL DESK

The Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) will officially reopen its
bureau in Bangkok, Thailand next week. The Minister of Information, Datuk Seri
Panglima Abdul Kadir Haji (more…)

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. XX /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Ad Campaign’s "Someday is Today" Theme Highlights Focus on Customer
Care, Backed By Advanced Networks and Next-Generation Services

Verizon Business, the new provider of advanced communications (more…)

SYDNEY, Jan. 27 /AsiaNet/ –

CAFE OPENS…
MUMBAI: India’s financial capital is rockin’ with the
opening of Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai in Bombay Dyeing Mills, Opp.
Kamala Mills City Studio, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli,
Mumbai, the newest and most up-and-coming district of the city.
As (more…)

MUMBAI, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

India’s financial capital is rockin’ with the opening of Hard Rock Cafe
Mumbai in Bombay Dyeing Mills, Opp. Kamala Mills City Studio, Pandurang Budhkar
Marg, Worli, Mumbai, the newest and most up-and-coming district of the city. As
the first (more…)

LONDON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

The Board of Directors of British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) today confirmed
Toshiba Corporation as the preferred bidder for Westinghouse Electric Company,
paving the way for what BNFL CEO Mike Parker predicted will be a "smooth,
expeditious" (more…)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO RIOPR) ("CVRD") announces that its
Senior Management have approved and will submit to the Board of Directors a
proposal for payment of a minimum dividend of US$1.3 billion to shareholders (more…)

HONG KONG, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

- Mitsui and Buongiorno approved JV business plan for 2006 and
decided to complement the initial investment up to US$7.6
million

- The additional investment comes out after JV’s encouraging
early results, (more…)

MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced that Michael J. Long
has been promoted to President of North America and Asia/Pacific Components.
Reporting to Mr. Long will be the Presidents of both the company’s North (more…)

HONG KONG, Jan. 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

PCRD to Make Scheme of Arrangement Proposal to its Minority Shareholders

Associates of Texas Pacific Group, led by Newbridge Capital (TPG), have
made a proposal to Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD), a company
listed (more…)

TOKYO, Jan. 26 /KYODO JBN-AsiaNet/–

In his annual peace proposal issued today, SGI (Soka Gakkai International)
President Daisaku Ikeda calls for improved relations between China and Japan.
He also calls for a summit-level meeting of all the states currently
participating in the (more…)