Tag Archives: Indonesia

Students plant thousands of trees across Kenya as part of UNEP initiative

The campaign, launched in partnership with schools, youth groups and community groups including Pinklakeman and Mavuno Michezo, aims to plant more than 85,000 during the Kenyan rainy season in ......

After book, Julia Roberts starrer movie—now enjoy “Eat, Pray, Love” tour

Popularity of the Oscar winner Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) starring “Eat, Pray, Love”, which is yet to hit theaters, seems to have resulted in a Las Vegas (USA) travel company offering “Eat, ......

Anand Sharma meets coalition partners G-20 and G-33 in Geneva – discusses state of play of WTO Doha Round Negotiations

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, addressed Ministerial meetings of the two major coalitions of developing countries in the WTO agriculture negotiations, namely, the G......

Foreign Ambassadors including Indian High Commissioner visit Jaffna

Newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Mr. Ashok K. Kantha is on a two-day visit to Jaffna while the Ambassadors of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea to Sri Lanka pa......

Swiss leader stresses importance of UN amid rising influence of G-20

Switzerland today called for the United Nations to play a greater role in discussing the biggest global issues such as the recent financial crisis, warning that the bloc of major economies know......

PricewaterhouseCoopers wins the “India Tax Firm of the Year” Award

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been named the “India Tax Firm of the Year” by International Tax Review (ITR). The awards were presented at the ITR Asia Tax Awards Ceremony in Sin......

PricewaterhouseCoopers wins the “India Tax Firm of the Year” Award

The awards were presented at the ITR Asia Tax Awards Ceremony in Singapore on 24 November 2009. November 25, 2009 /India PRwire/ — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been named the “I......

J.D. Power Asia Pacific Reports: Overall New-Vehicle Initial Quality in India Improves

Overall new-vehicle initial quality in India has improved notably from 2008-by 32 problems per 100 vehicles, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2009 India Initial Quality StudySM (IQS) rel......

Member States Consider Ways to Energize, Fully Engage Powers of General Assembly, Pledge to Restore Institutional Balance with Other United Nations Bodies

A General Assembly that lived up to its status in that way would enhance the overall strength and effectiveness of the United Nations, said Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki in remarks de......

One of the World’s Largest Ferronickel Plants Delivered

Tokyo, Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd. (K Plant) announced today that it has delivered a ferronickel plant to SNNC Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the Korean steelmaker, POSCO. Constructed near POSCO’s......

The regional ASIAN FORUM on CSR in Manila is oversubscribed in spite of the times!

The Asian Institute of Management announced yesterday that the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility on November 19 and 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is fully subscribed. Of particular ......

Cadbury Delivers 5,000 Bicycles to Ghana, Africa

In addition to providing kids with a reliable form of transportation to get to school, the bikes will also provide each community with access to water sources and medical care. Many of the 216......

Regional hubs expands for SAS Asia Pacific

Mikael Hagström ( Executive Vice President, EMEA and Asia Pacific ) said , “This structure further aligns the organization with our goal to increase our effectiveness within the selected countr......

Hong Kong: International medical device meeting opens in Hong Kong

The following is issued on behalf of the Asian Harmonization Working Party: Medical device regulatory officials and specialists from Asia and beyond have converged on Hong Kong for the 14th Asi......

Gameloft Expands Into New Markets; Broadening Its Already Wide Distribution Channels

“We have become quite aggressive in the emerging markets,” said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing, Gameloft. “We are not only expanding and growing, but also developing v......

The ASIAN FORUM on CSR takes place in Manila with 400+ delegates from 20 countries and 30 international speakers!

VIP in attendance Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan, CEO and Managing Director of First Pacific Company Limited, Chairman of Metro Pacific Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and Sma......

Smart Telecom and RIM Launch the First CDMA-Based BlackBerry Smartphone in Indonesia

BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone Now Available Jakarta, Indonesia – Smart telecom, a national cellular operator, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a global leader in ......

UN official kicks off week-long event on trade and investment in Asia-Pacific region

A top United Nations official has called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to strengthen regional ties in an effort to boost trade and investment and increase economic growth, kicking off a ......

India ‘Numero Uno’ On Nielsen’s Consumer Confidence Index

Increasing Food Prices – A Big Concern For Indians November 2, 2009 /India PRwire/ — Consumer confidence in India has seen a steady rise for some time now and India has topped the l......

India More Prosperous Than China, Finds Legatum Prosperity Index

Demonstrates very high levels of social capital, but overall ranking brought down by low levels of education, internal security and health November 1, 2009 /India PRwire/ — The third edit......