Tag Archives: Pacific

MetLife Foundation Announces $1,000,000 in Grants for Third Installment of the Museum and Community Connections Program

MetLife Foundation has a long history of partnering with museums to support educational opportunities for people of all ages, said Dennis White, president and CEO of MetLife Foundation. Museums......

The Coca-Cola Company And Greenpeace To Announce Agreement On Important Climate Protection Initiative

Who: Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company Phil Radford, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA Gerd Leipold, Former Executive Director, Greenpeace International When: Thursday......

Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Studying the past can potentially inform our understanding of what the future may hold, said Michael Mann, Professor of meteorology, Penn State. Mann stresses that an understanding of how past ......

Hong Kong: Film Archive to hold conference on history of early Chinese cinema (with photos)

Is 2009 the 100th anniversary of the Hong Kong cinema? Is the short film Stealing a Roast Duck, which was made in 1909, the first film in Hong Kong? What constitutes a Hong Kong film and how to......

Todd-AO Extends¡Presence in Santa Monica

Post-production sound company Todd-AO (www.toddao.com) today announced it has entered into an agreement to extend the lease for its Todd-AO West facility, located within the Lantana complex at ......

Dr. Jane Greer, to appear on the CBS affiliated Open to Hope National Radio Show

Dr. Jane Greer is a nationally known marriage and family therapist in private practice for over twenty years. Her newest book for St. Martin ’s Press is The Afterlife Connection: A Therapist Re......

NGO From Nepal Wins Asia Society-Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Asia 21 Young Leaders Public Service Award

Prisoners Assistance Nepal (PA Nepal), an NGO based in Kathmandu that conducts prison welfare work, bested 20 other NGOs from across the Asia-Pacific region to win the 2009 Asia Society-Bank of......

Art Daily & Allison Snyder appeared on the Healing the Grieving Heart National Radio Show

New York, New York and San Francisco, California ( Webnewswire ) Nov. 28th 2009, 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern time -Art Daily was driving through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado with his family when hi......

MAIA Intelligence Wins Laurels at Red Herring Asia 2009 Top 100 Awards

Red Herring recognizes MAIA Intelligence, a BI Software Provider as the “Most Promising” Company Driving the Future of Innovative Technology with Red Herring 100 Asia 2009 Award Mumbai, India, ......

Infineon Extends Energy Efficient Lighting Portfolio; Introduces Low-Cost Driver Family for Half Watt LEDs

Neubiberg, Germany – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is extending its portfolio of energy efficient lighting ICs with a new family of low cost linear LED drivers. The n......

Bloomberg Television News Features Interview with Laserfiche Founder & CEO

During the interview, Lo highlighted Laserfiche as a company that helps organizations “go clean and green and get all that clutter out of your environment.” When he asked if Laserfiche is the “......

Infineon and Nokia Announce Collaboration to Develop Leading LTE Solutions

Infineon and Nokia have announced a collaboration to develop advanced radio frequency (RF) transceiver solutions to ensure compatibility and interworking of Nokia’s advanced licensable bas......

Asia-Pacific Biometric Market to Grow at 27% CAGR

The Asia-Pacific biometric market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 27% between 2010 and 2012 on its wide application in industries and civil areas, says RNCOS. November 26, 2009 /India PRw......

Union Pacific Railroad Opens Donner Pass Tunnel to Double-Stack Intermodal Container Freight Traffic

Omaha, Neb., Union Pacific Railroad opened its Donner Pass route to domestic double-stack intermodal container freight traffic Nov. 19, marking the completion of a 12-month project designed to ......

Boeing Sees Long-Term Growth for Southeast Asia Aviation, 2010 Turn Around for Thai Economy

Twenty-year outlook for efficient, environmentally progressive airplanes is strong Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts that over the next 20 years, Southeast Asias airlines will require more that 2,1......

United Introduces New Summer Service to Rome; New Daily Service to Rome from Chicago Will Begin in May 2010

United Airlines is offering travelers new opportunities to experience the beauty of Rome when the airline begins daily seasonal service between Chicago and the Italian capital on May 1, 2010.......

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......

SpineGuard elects founder of Danek Medical, Alan Olsen, as a director

SpineGuard, a medical device start-up, announced today that it has elected well-known medtech industry entrepreneur and investor Alan Olsen as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Olsen was f......

EuropcarClub launches in the UK

Europcar, the UK’s leading vehicle hire company, has launched EuropcarClub to offer the membership benefits of a car club with the flexibility of daily hire. The UK launch follows a successful ......

An Economy Fit for a Low Carbon World – The Pre-COP Earthcast

An Economy Fit for a Low Carbon World – The Pre-COP Earthcast Can economies be redesigned for a low-carbon future? What opportunities does the financial crisis present? Is a constructi......

InMobi hires ex-GroupM mobile marketing veteran, Emmanuel Allix, to strengthen InMobi’s leadership in APAC

InMobi, the largest mobile ad network in international markets, adds to its list of high-profile top quality management with the hiring of an ex-GroupM and a 15 year internet & mobile veter......