Sydney--7 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ACHIEVO MERGES...
SAN RAMON: Achievo Corporation, the leading global software and information
technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end
service model, on Monday announced a definitive agreement to merge with Beijing
Beifang Xinyu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
http://www.achievo.com
AHF CHALLENGES...
NEW DELHI and LOS ANGELES: In a letter addressed to Chemical, Industrial &
Pharmaceutical Laboratories President Yusuf Hamied, AIDS Healthcare Foundation,
operator of free HIV AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America
Caribbean and Asia -- including two in India (in Mysore and Kushtagi)
criticised the company for its too-high domestic price for its generic version
of the HIV/AIDS drug tenofovir in India.
BP CLOSES...
ANCHORAGE: BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. has begun an orderly and phased shut
down of the Prudhoe Bay oil field following the discovery of unexpectedly
severe corrosion and a small spill from a Prudhoe Bay oil transit line.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/NYM120LOGO
http://www.bp.com
CHINA MEETS...
HAMBURG: Along with important European politicians and businesses, a 40
member delegation of high ranking business leaders are slated to attend Hamburg
Summit: China meets Europe from September 13-15, 2006 at the Hamburg Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
http://www.hk24.de
http://www.hamburg-summit.com
ACHIEVO APPOINTS...
SAN RAMON: Achievo Corporation, the leading global software and information
technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end
service model, announced on Monday the appointment of Dr. Vincent Lin to head
the Achievo Multinational Business Group, one of two new business units.
http://www.achievo.com
ACHIEVO ANNOUNCES...
SAN RAMON: Achievo Corporation, the leading global software and information
technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end
service model, announced on Monday that James C. Li, PhD has been named general
manager of the Achievo Japan Business Group, a new business group that oversees
all the Achievo divisions that are mainly involved in Japanese business.
http://www.achievo.com
ACHIEVO NAMES...
SAN RAMON: Achievo Corporation, the leading global software and information
technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end
service model, has announced that Raymond Tong has been named executive vice
president of worldwide integration and transformation.
http://www.achievo.com
ANTIOXIDANTS LISTED...
CONCORD: A newly published study provides a listing of the total
concentration of antioxidants for more than 1,000 commonly consumed U.S. foods
and beverages.
CAVICO BUILDS...
LOS ANGELES and HANOI: Cavico Corporation, a Vietnamese company working in
the fields of infrastructure development, including the construction of
hydropower facilities, dams, bridges, roads, mines and urban buildings
throughout Vietnam and the Pacific Rim, announced on Monday that four state
owned commercial banks will provide approximately VND6 trillion (US$375
million) to fund the Dong Nai 3 and 4 hydropower complex.
http://www.cavicovn.com
NEW ZEALAND PARTNERSHIP...
DES PLAINES: The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o
Aotearoa and Endeavor Information Systems, one of the leading global providers
of library management software, has announced a partnership to develop digital
repository and preservation technologies capable of meeting the long-term
digital access and archiving needs of the National Library of New Zealand, as
well as other national libraries and institutions in the future.
http://www.endinfosys.com
http://www.elsevier.com
http://www.reedelsevier.com
http://www.natlib.govt.nz
http://www.sun.com
UNIVERSAL APPOINTS...
UNIVERSAL CITY: Guillermo del Toro will direct Universal Pictures' "Hellboy
2: The Golden Army," which will continue the exploits of the humanoid hero from
Hell and his partners in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development.
http://www.universalstudios.com
BJORK-SHILEY REMOVES...
CINCINNATI: Because of a risk of strut fracture that could result in death
or serious injury, all Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valves were removed
from the market by the manufacturer.
http://www.bowling-pfizer.com
FERRARI TOURS...
RACINE: This Autumn, the Case IH brand will be displayed on a pair of the
world's most powerful and exotic automobiles as they traverse the Western
Hemisphere. It's all part of the Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 -- an epic journey
that takes two new Ferraris through 16 countries and across 20,000 miles
(32,000 km) during a 15-stage, 84-day tour.
http://www.caseih.com
http://www.ferrariworld.com
http://www.media.ferrari.com
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