ASIA News, Aug 29, 2011

Bidvest increases diluted earnings BusinessLIVE Bidvest said Asia Pacific continued to deliver strong results. Deflation on food products was evident for a large part of the year, impacting trading margins. Bidvest Europe's overall result was lower. Adverse factors included a challenging economic ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessLIVE

First time pavilions from India and Japan reflect new industry trends Search-Autoparts.com As Asia's largest trade fair for automotive parts, accessories, equipment and services, the show is expected to house a record-breaking 3600 exhibitors under one roof, compared with more than 3100 exhibitors in 2010. The fair is organized by Messe ... See all stories on this topic »

Sesa Goa may slide as Supreme Court bans mining in Chitradurga India Infoline.com Net profit of Gillette India declined 86.51% to Rs 2.51 crore on 16.20% rise in net sales to Rs 292.28 crore in Q4 June 2011 over Q4 June 2010. On a consolidated basis, net profit of C & C Constructions declined 19.7% to Rs 24.27 crore on 24.5% rise in ... See all stories on this topic »

Five Finalists Chosen for the 2011 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award Iran Book News Agency Previous year's winners of the Book Award include James C. Scott for The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (2010) and Duncan McCargo for Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand (2009). See all stories on this topic » Iran Book News Agency

Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Hatches Six Greater Flamingos Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News These beautiful birds are found in habitats such as marshes and estuaries on several continents including Africa, Asia and Europe. The greater flamingo has a distinctive black-tipped bill that curves downward, which helps the animal feed on small ... See all stories on this topic » Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News

Zircon's take-off may be only the beginning of boom The Australian In a recent announcement, Alkane Resources (ALK) noted that strong zircon demand, combined with a tightening supply, had fuelled a dramatic increase in prices. Contracted zircon prices from mineral sands companies were $US1700 to $US2000/tonne in the ... See all stories on this topic »

SCTA plans to set up museums: Prince Sultan Arab News Al-Ghabban added that DNA and C-14 tests proved that the artifacts found during the excavation were 9000 years old. He said the team found 80 valuable artifacts from the area, while previous excavations referred to Asia as the first place where man had ... See all stories on this topic »

GCLL, QSPW and NNAN: Nanomaterial and Clean Tech Stocks With News For Investors Small Cap Network Guo is an ex-Regional Director for BP Solar where she worked for 15 years and she has been named by Asia Law Business magazine as one of "China's Top 10 In-house Counsels." On Friday, Quantum Solar Power closed at $0.970 (QSPW has a 52 week trading ... See all stories on this topic »

Training camps athletes love Cincinnati.com Phillips 2b, Lewis lf, Votto 1b, Bruce rf, Frazier 3b, Stubbs cf, Hanigan c, Janish ss, Cueto p Today's game: 1:10 pm vs. Washington at GABP Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson gets playful at his 2010 ProCamps Worldwide camp. ... See all stories on this topic »

Spectrum A to Z Computerworld New Zealand Band plan selection will be critical, with the Asia Pacific plan (likely to be formalised at a meeting of the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva in January 2012) appearing to be the most favoured. This allows for 45MHz paired bands (one for ... See all stories on this topic »

THAILAND: Persecution of torture victims and the legalization of impunity in ... Asian Human Rights Commission News The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to draw the attention of the Human Rights Council to the systemic persecution of torture victims in Thailand. Thailand acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of ... See all stories on this topic »

Camels are the new cash cow for the UAE gulfnews.com Emiratis and Arabs contribute to 75 per cent of the local sales while Asia makes up 15 per cent and Europe and America make up 10 per cent. Al Ain Dairy reports similar demand. "Demand is very high and is increasing based on the increase in awareness... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Elder Bar Turned Green - LEA, LEO, LF, LGF, LGI Health Talk & You As of December 31, 2010, it had 19 joint ventures located throughout Asia, as well as five in North America, three in Europe and Africa and one with operations in all three regions. Dreyfus Strategic Muni. (NYSE:LEO) went up 0.50%, to close at $8.08 ... See all stories on this topic »

P&F Descending Triple Bottom Breakout - RBS, RBS/PM, RSH, RT, RTI Retirement Planning As of May 31, 2011, a traditional internat ional franchisee operated one Wok Hay full-service Asianrestaurant. The Company-owned and operated restaurants are concentrated in the Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions of the United ... See all stories on this topic »

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