THOMSON REUTERS DONATION...
NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; Nasdaq: TRIN),
the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and
professionals, today announced that Thomson Reuters and its Foundation will
support disaster relief efforts in Myanmar with a donation totaling $300,000.
The commitment will directly fund relief agencies that have gained access to
areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis through the Foundation's AlertNet
International Disaster Fund (AIDfund), an independent grant-making fund that
disburses cash grants for specific aid projects immediately after disasters.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com
http://www.alertnet.org
COMPTEL INDIA...
HELSINKI - Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of
dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that the
number of telecom subscribers served by Comptel solutions through its customers
has now reached close to 200 million. This landmark number has been reached
through a combination of the signing of new customers in 2007 and the
phenomenal growth of existing customers.
http://www.comptel.com
VIRTUAL WORLD...
BOSTON, MA. - More Than 14 Million Kids Learn and Explore on Poptropica,
Virtual World From the Developers of Funbrain. The number of kids exploring the
virtual world of Poptropica -- from the developers of Funbrain, the long
trusted learning Web site for children -- has exploded since its launch just
last September. With today's debut of the new "Time Tangled Island," Poptropica
offers even more opportunities for young children to learn, play, explore and
safely connect with other children on the Web.
http://www.poptropica.com
http://www.pearsoned.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$50 million on May 28, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.com
MASTERCARD FOUNDATION...
TORONTO - The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by
awarding grants totaling $600,000 to six leading microfinance training
institutes. The program will fund 200 scholarships for staff working in
microfinance in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East
to participate in management and professional development courses.
www.mastercardfoundation.org
NETDRAGON RESULTS...
HONG KONG - One of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC,
NetDragon Websoft Inc. (
NetDragon
or the
Company
, with its subsidiaries collectively the
Group
; Stock Code: 8288.HK), today reported its unaudited results for the three
months ended 31 March 2008 (the
period under review
), representing its first quarterly results for 2008.
http://www.nd.com.cn
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
WICHITA, Kan. - Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced it has
signed a contract with Airbus to design and produce a major composite fuselage
structure for the A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) program. Spirit will design and
manufacture the Section 15 center fuselage frame section, a composite structure
that will be approximately 65 feet long, 20 feet wide and weigh nearly 9,000
pounds.
http://www.spiritaero.com
SHORTLIST UNVEILED...
SINGAPORE - OAG (Official Airline Guide), the world's authority on flight
information, today unveiled the shortlist for the 26th OAG Airline Industry
Awards The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on Wednesday, 4
June in the opulent art deco setting of The Bloomsbury Ballroom in central
London. Boeing is the Awards' headline sponsor.
http://www.oagcorporate.com
http://www.oagairlineawards.com
http://www.cbizmedia.com
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
BRANDES WITHDRAWAL...
SAN DIEGO, CA. - Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") announces
that, on May 13th, 2008, it submitted a letter to Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
(the "Company"), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Japan and listed on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange, withdrawing the resolution (the "Resolution") submitted
to the Company on April 8th, 2008. On behalf of its investment advisory
clients, Brandes currently holds in excess of 7.0% of the Company's shares.
This represents an ownership position built since 1997.
CHRONIC PAIN...
MELBOURNE - A revolutionary new treatment for chronic back pain, that could
be used to treat all severe pain, will be presented at a world leading surgical
Congress in Hong Kong today.
SORRY NOT ENOUGH...
MELBOURNE - Saying sorry to their patients when a surgeon has made a
mistake is not enough, but it is a good start surgeons in Hong Kong will be
told today.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT...
PARIS - German Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Transport Ministers From
More Than 50 Countries, Rajendra Pachauri, Yvo de Boer, Thomas Enders, Hartmut
Mehdorn and Other Distinguished Participants...
"Transport and Energy: The Challenge of Climate Change"
28-30 May 2008 in Leipzig -- Programme Highlights
28 May 2008: Stakeholders' Day
Participants include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Scandia,
Volkswagen, the World Bank, Michelin, Toyota Europe, Technical
University of Berlin, GTZ, International Energy Agency.
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org
HILCO CAPITAL...
TORONTO - A joint venture led by Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. ("HCC") and GB
Brands, LLC ("GBB"), in partnership with Windsong Brands, LLC and Crystal
Capital, announced today that it was approved as the stalking horse bidder for
certain assets of The Sharper Image Corporation.
ASIA APPOINTMENT...
SAN FRANCISCO - Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent research and
proxy advisory firm, today announced its appointment of James Hawrylak as
Managing Director of Asia Operations. Mr. Hawrylak will focus on marketing
Glass Lewis products and services to Pan-Asian institutional investors and
manage the operational activities connected to Glass Lewis' research coverage
of Asia's proxy seasons.
http://www.glasslewis.com
VERIZON ACCESS...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, - Verizon Business has further expanded global access to
its audio-conferencing services, enabling even more of its multinational
customers to realise cost efficiencies by accessing audio meetings through
local dial-in numbers from around the globe.
http://www.verizonbusiness.com
RITCHIE BROS AUCTION...
BRISBANE, May 15 /CNW-AsiaNet/ -- Entire crane and truck fleet of the
Skelton Group to be sold at Ritchie Bros.' first two-day Australian auction
For the first time ever, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) - the
world's largest industrial auctioneer - has added a second day to one of its
Australian auctions. The unreserved public auction will be conducted at the
Company's permanent auction site in Brisbane on June 24 & 25, 2008.
www.rbauction.com.
DIABETES GRANT...
BRUSSELS and HANOI - The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES
translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in Vietnam to
increase opportunities for screenings for people at high-risk for getting type
2 diabetes and promote a program designed to motivate people to develop a
healthy lifestyle.
http://www.idfbridges.org.
BASF SE TENDER...
MUMBAI - BASF SE today announced that it intends to raise its shareholding
in BASF India Ltd. from currently 52.69 percent to a maximum of 75 percent
through a public tender offer to BASF India Ltd.'s public shareholders. BASF
SE's offer is INR274 per share in cash or INR1,723 million in total. This price
represents a premium of 22 percent above the average daily high and low price
during the two weeks preceding this announcement and a premium of 16 percent
above the minimum price of INR236.70 directed by the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI).
http://www.basf.com
www.windsongbrands.com
www.GordonBrothers.com
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