AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday, July 9, 2010

Friday 09 July 2010 16:26
PINNACLESPORTS.COM BETTING...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Fancy a little punt on the World Cup Final? How about

$250,000? That's the maximum pre-game bet limit that leading online bookmaker,

Pinnaclesports.com, is offering as it tests the depth of punters' pockets for

the World Cup showdown between Spain and the Netherlands at Soccer City on

Sunday.

http://www.Pinnaclesports.com

http://bit.ly/cbNRij

ASIAN AWARDS...

LONDON: Legendary playback singer and songwriter Sonu Niigaam has today

confirmed that he will make a rare personal appearance in the UK when he tops

the bill at The Asian Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London

on October 26.

http://www.theasianwards.com

http://bit.ly/9vFJCu

MOWHAWK EARNINGS...

CALHOUN, U.S.: In conjunction with Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) 2nd

Quarter 2010 earnings release on Thursday, August 5, 2010 you are invited to

listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on

Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:00 am ET.

http://www.mohawkind.com

http://bit.ly/c46mCZ

DANISH BIOMASS...

KALUNDBORG, Denmark: Inbicon is declaring Energy Independence Day for Planet

Earth as the first Inbicon Biomass Refinery swings into operation.

http://www.inbicon.com

http://bit.ly/cYMlrh

FDA ALERT...

SILVER SPRING, U.S.: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned that

Que She, marketed as an herbal weight loss supplement, contains active

pharmaceutical ingredients not listed on the product label that could harm

consumers, especially those with cardiovascular conditions.

http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm

http://bit.ly/bojZdX

NOTES ISSUE...

WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R) due August

20, 2013.

www.fanniemae.com

http://bit.ly/dDAFZL

JOSCS LINKUP...

NEWARK, U.S.: JOC Sailings ( http://www.jocsailings.com ) a division of United

Business Media Global Trade (UBM GT) is a leader in providing point-to-point

sailing schedules and business news for the maritime industry and is proud to

announce the joint launch of the PANYNJ custom micro-site

http://www.jocsailings.com/quick-searcha/PortofNJ/index.cfm?deppoints=465&deppoints_new_value=false&arrpoints=72&arrp

- an online resource for critical and timely information in

relationship to doing business within this key region.

http://www.jocsailings.com

http://bit.ly/c6oGkc

M&A SURVEY...

LONDON: Findings from a new global mergermarket survey commissioned by

IntraLinks, a leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, have

found that 78 percent of M&A practitioners expect the level of dealmaking in

their region to increase over the next year.

http://www.intralinks.com

http://bit.ly/acXR0N

AUTOMAKER ACQUISTION...

SANTA ROSA, U.S. and ZHEJIANG, China: ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) and

Jonway Group today announced they have signed definitive agreements according

to which ZAP will acquire 51 percent of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. as

part of a strategy to capitalize on the growing automotive and electric

vehicle (EV) market in China.

http://www.zapworld.com

http://bit.ly/adLeVu

THAI TOURISM...

BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) today announces its

promotional strategy for 2011 along with several initiatives designed for

specific market segments.

www.TATnews.org

http://bit.ly/chVKmN

BRAUNPRIZE EXPANSION...

LONDON: Braun, a member of the P&G family of brands (NYSE:PG), is pleased to

announce that its BraunPrize will undergo a significant expansion and, moving

from its recent two year rotation to the former three year rhythm, will return

in 2012.

http://www.braun.com

http://www.pg.com

http://bit.ly/cEke2V

CHAUMET SHOW...

PARIS: On the occasion of the Haute Couture, Chaumet is putting Tiaras and

hair ornaments on the front line for the very first time, at 12, Place Vendome.

http://bit.ly/cjoJ4U

WARRANT CLARIFICATION...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico: In regards to a press release issued by Grupo SIMEC

S.A.B. (NYSE: SIM, BMV: SIMEC) on June 21, 2010, referring to an article

published by Grupo Reforma, Miguel Angel Rubio from Motormexa would like to

make the following clarifications.

http://www.vigilsimec.com

http://bit.ly/9ePoat

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