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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday Dec. 16 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 16 /AsiaNet/ --
Bunge Begins Construction of New Soybean Processing Plant in
Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY - Bunge Vietnam, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, announced today it
has commenced construction within the Phu My Port complex of a $100 million integrated soybean processing
plant - the first of its kind in Vietnam.
SOLAR-POWERED VEHICLE...
NEW YORK - Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy company, today announced it
has built New York's first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station. The solar-powered charging station
is the first in New York City and one of only a few in the world.
SOLUTIONARY E-COP...
SINGAPORE and OMAHA, Nebraska - Leading managed security service providers, Solutionary, Inc. and e-
Cop Pte. Ltd., today announced a strategic alliance to provide an extensive suite of security and compliance
services.
CRUISE SHIPPING...
organizers have released the first tentative conference program. The four-day conference and three-day
exhibition are scheduled for March 15-18, 2010, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
WHITE MOUNTAIN...
SANTIAGO - White Mountain Titanium Corporation reports that it has successfully completed a detailed
Stage 2 pilot plant test work program culminating in one 60 hour continuous test run.
WIMAX NICARAGUA...
MANAGUA - Russia's Yota, the mobile services developer and provider and one of the world's leaders in
Mobile WiMAX technology, has announced the test run of the mobile broadband 4th-generation Internet
access network in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
ACTIONCOACH AWARD...
LAS VEGAS - Entrepreneur Magazine announced its 31st Annual Franchise 500 award winners for 2010. In
the Business Coaching category, ActionCOACH took top honors, ranking No. 1 for the seventh consecutive
year.
HOSPIRA ACQUISITION...
LAKE FOREST, Illinois and CHENNAI - Hospira, Inc., the world leader in generic injectable
pharmaceuticals, and Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a leading Indian pharmaceuticals company
and among the top-five generic
beta-lactam antibiotics manufacturers globally, today announced an agreement for Hospira to acquire Orchid's
generic injectable finished-dosage form pharmaceuticals business for approximately $400 million.
INFOSYS BPO...
BANGALORE - Infosys BPO Ltd., the Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies,
today announced its alliance with Philips in Latin America.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN securities issues on December
25, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
ACCUMETRICS RESULTS...
SAN DIEGO - Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow System, the first rapid and easy-
to-use diagnostic system for measuring an individual's response to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced
that 2009 included a doubling in the number of international and U.S. distribution agreements, as well as
positive medical community support, and significant
capital financing that will take the company into 2011.
TELEGENT SYSTEMS...
SUNNYVALE, California - Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, today announced
that it has passed Additional Qualifications for Windows Media Center in Windows 7 for its PC TV receiver, the
TLG2300.
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - Akshay Kumar, Indian superstar of more than 120 films, is heading to "Bollywood North" to run
with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17.
INFOSYS FINACLE...
BANGALORE, LONDON and NEW YORK - Infosys Technologies Ltd. announced the launch of Finacle
Advizor, an integrated platform which empowers banks to deliver products and services through a fully
assisted self-service channel using existing Internet banking capabilities.
PACIFIC OMBUDSMAN...
CANBERRA - The Commonwealth Ombudsman and Chair of the Pacific Ombudsman Alliance, Professor
John McMillan, today condemned the shooting of his colleague and friend, Papua New Guinea Chief
Ombudsman Mr Chronox Manek OL.
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