MEDIA RELEASE PR37648
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday Dec. 18, 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 18 /AsiaNet/ --
MALNUTRITION REPORT...
GENEVA - GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today its 2008-2009 Annual Report.
The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries.
STEM CELLS...
MELBOURNE - Single dose of proprietary adult stem cells regenerates damaged pancreas and reduces
blood glucose levels indiabetes.
GLODOW NEAD...
SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE - Glodow Nead Communications, LLC (GNC), a leading U.S. public
relations agency headquartered in San Francisco, today announced the appointment of Yeo Hwee Peng to the
new position of director of Asian markets.
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - In the glamorous world of Bollywood, it doesn't get much bigger than Akshay Kumar! This
Indian superstar of more than 120 films has come to "Bollywood North" to run with the Olympic Flame in
Toronto on Dec. 17.
HABITAT HUMANITY...
ATLANTA - Five years after the devastation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Habitat for Humanity has
assisted more than 22,500 families in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
VALE INCO...
SUDBURY - Documents released today confirm Vale Inco's ongoing rejection of United Steelworkers'
invitation to resume negotiations without pre-conditions.
WWE AUCKLAND...
SYDNEY - Due to popular demand, World Wrestling Entertainment has added an additional date to their
official Smackdown and ECW live event tour. The biggest names in SmackDown and ECW will explode into
Auckland, New Zealand for
what promises to be the live event of the year.
KDDI VIRTELA...
DENVER - KDDI, Japan's leading provider of international telecommunications and collocation facilities
around the world, today announced an agreement with Virtela, a global network solutions company, to expand
KDDI's international network reach for enterprise network services to more than 190 countries.
Leveraging Virtela's innovative multi-carrier network around the world, KDDI will offer Japanese enterprises an
array of high quality, cost effective choices for global network services and support.
ERASMUS PRIZE...
AMSTERDAM - The Prize is awarded to Mr Abreu in appreciation of his efforts to involve a large group of
young people in music making, offering them inspiration and a new social context. El Sistema is the National
Network of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela.
BENTLEY INFRASTRUCTURE...
EXTON, Pennsylvania - Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing
comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that the
digital version of The Year in Infrastructure 2009 is immediately available at www.bentley.com
YearInInfrastructure, and print copies are available upon request at
EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The use of mobile technology in education will increase as access and
devices become more widely available to lower-income consumers and rural areas, making educational
services a major growth pportunity for operators. However, there are some critical aspects to delivering
successful information and communication technologies programs, according to a new report from Pyramid
Research.
CONFIDENCE INDEX...
LOS ANGELES - The Korn/Ferry Institute's Q4 "Confidence in Leadership Index" shows rising confidence in
corporate leadership globally, an encouraging sign heading into 2010. Several major drivers of confidence
reached their 2009 peak in an economy showing signs of recovery.
SSCP LISTING...
HONG KONG - SSCP Co., Ltd. listed on the KOSDAQ, announced that its subsidiary, Schramm Holding
AG, is going to be listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Schramm is an innovative
global manufacturer and supplier of a range of technical and specialty coatings, manufacturing a wide range of
goods marketed by many household brands and other international
leaders in their respective fields.
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