MEDIA RELEASE PR36599
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, 15 October, 2009
SYDNEY, Oct. 15 /AsiaNet/ --
COMPETITION CHANGES...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" report released
on October 9th by CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with China Real Estate
Appraisal and Shanghai E-house R&D Institute, the competition among Chinese real estate companies began
to change in the third quarter.
EVERGRANDE TOPS...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" report released
on October 9 by CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with China Real Estate
Appraisal and Shanghai E-House Real Estate R&D Institute, Evergrande Real Estate Group, which has
recently passed the listing hearing with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and is planning to go public in
Hong Kong, recorded 2.303 million square meters of floor space sold for the third quarter of this year, topping
the list.
INTERLINK ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO: Interlink Co of Japan has entered into a strategic partnership with Malaysian-based RegistryASP
for provisioning of new gTLD registry solutions and services.
FARMLAND INVESTMENT...
ZURICH: Land Commodities Asset Management AG, the specialist farmland investment and asset
management firm, Thursday announced the formal launch of its new direct farmland investment brand
targeted specifically at private investors.
AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: LP Building Products, a global manufacturer of engineered wood products for
residential, commercial and industrial applications, Thursday announced the launch of LP SolidStart
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) F17/E14 in Australia.
WINZIP RELEASES...
MANSFIELD, Conn.: WinZip Computing, a Corel company, Thursday announced the release of WinZip 14.
PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE...
AUCKLAND: A group of 20 secondary school students will meet psychiatrists from around New Zealand, in
the hope it will encourage them to consider a career in psychiatry. The group of year 13 students will attend
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' (RANZCP) annual New Zealand Conference
in Rotorua on 16 October.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Education Mr. S. Iswaran will
deliver the keynote address at the acclaimed Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies ranking and leadership
recognition dinner in Singapore on November 16.
R3TEL CONFIRMS...
PRAGUE: Prague-based Internet communications company R3Tel Thursday confirmed that it will launch .tel
domains in the Czech Republic in Czech.
PLATINUM PEN...
TOKYO: Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. Wednesday said it begins in October 2009 the overseas sale of a new
fountain pen model highly popular in Japan for its nib that gives a feel of genuinely smooth writing despite its
super-low price.
CUSTOMERS CELEBRATE...
LONDON: Customers of leading bookmakers Stan James were celebrating Tuesday night when the firm
paid out on both sides, as winners in the Champions League Twenty20 encounter between Sussex and the
Eagles which ended in a tie.
COMPETITIVE REPORT...
JYVASKYLA: Institute for Competitiveness, India Wednesday released the India City Competitiveness
Report 2009 which endeavours to evaluate the 37 cities in India.
CHECKPOINT EXPANDS...
HONG KONG: Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in shrink management, merchandise visibility and
apparel labeling solutions, Wednesday commented on the expansion of its Apparel Labeling Solutions
business through its previously announced acquisition of Brilliant Label Manufacturing Ltd. This expansion
adds to initiatives already underway to strengthen the business unit's breadth of offerings and meet the
growing demand for its labeling solutions.
CHINESE ARTIST...
AMSTERDAM: The Chinese artist Walasse Ting celebrates his 80th birthday on October 13th 2009. His
birthday will be honored at Gallery Delaive with the exhibition titled Walasse Ting 80! from October 13 to
November 24, 2009.
OIKOCREDIT RELEASES...
AMERSFOORT: Oikocredit, a leading private investor in microfinance, has released the results of its social
audit, the first audit of its kind.
EVERGRANDE LEAPS...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers in the First Three Quarters of
2009" released by CRIC, China Real Estate Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th,
Evergrande leapt to first place in terms of sales, sold area, area under construction, land reserves and several
other key real estate indicators for Q3 of 2009.
REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: According to "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers in the First Three Quarters of
2009," released by CRIC, China Real Estate Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th, the
influence of branding will determine the nature of competition in China's real estate market. Sina.com was the
first media source to release these rankings.
INSTITUTE INJECTS...
CANBERRA: The Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute Wednesday announced the injection
of A$3.6 million towards ensuring the creation of the right level of knowledge and expertise to accelerate the
deployment of CCS projects globally.
OMIDYAR ESTABLISHES...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and MUMBAI: Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, announced
Wednesday it has established a new entity in India to expand the firm's level of investment in the rapidly
growing economy.
CONSISTEL WINS...
JAKARTA: PT CONSISTEL Indonesia, a subsidiary of CONSISTEL Pte Ltd is excited to win one of the
largest contracts for supplying Spiro hydrogen fuel cells in Asia.
DIGI LAUNCHES...
MINNETONKA, Minn.: Digi International Wednesday introduced the Digi TransPort WR44, an all-in-one
enterprise-class cellular router with integrated Wi-Fi access point.
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