2012/02/09 12:34 - Asian Activities Report for February 9, 2012 includes: Pacific Basin Shipping Limited (HKG:2343) has formed business alliance with US-based Crowley Maritime Corporation; Renesas Electronics Corporation (TYO:6723) has opened a wholly owned subsidiary in Sao Paolo, Brazil; Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:7238) has announced the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Mexico; Nikon Corporation (TYO:7731) announces the release of the Nikon D800 FX-format digital SLR camera, which offers a noteworthy effective pixel count of 36.3-million pixels.
2012/02/08 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for February 8, 2012 includes: Great Wall Computer Company Limited (SHE:000066) has agreed to form a strategic sales and manufacturing partnership with Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SATC); Anhui SaunaKing Co., Ltd. (SHE:300247) has proposed to acquire and invest in Saunalux; Suzuki Motor Corporation (TYO:7269) will establish a 50:50 joint venture company with Intelligent Energy Holdings PLC ("IEH") of UK, in February 2012, for developing and manufacturing fuel cell system.
2012/02/07 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for February 7, 2012 includes: GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (HKG:3800), a leading polysilicon and wafer supplier as well as a top green energy enterprise in China, has formed a 50:50 joint venture named Sunora Energy Solutions 1 LLC ("Sunora"), with NRG Solar, one of the largest photovoltaic ("PV") project developers in the United States; Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HKG:0013) says that its subsidiary Hutchison 3G Austria ("3 Austria") has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Orange Austria to become a top 3 player in the Austrian market; Furukawa Electric (TYO:5801) has completed the acquisition of SuperPower Inc., a US-based manufacturer of second generation high temperature superconductivity wire; Tokyo Electron Limited (TYO:8035) plans to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, called Tokyo Electron Singapore PTE Ltd., on April 1, 2012.
2012/02/02 12:09 - Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) (OTC:ADPXY) is pleased to advise that the Investor Presentation presented by Danny Lewin, the CEO of Audio Pixels Limited at the Merriman Capital Annual Investor Summit 2012 in New York on 1 February 2012 is now available.
2012/01/19 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 19, 2012 includes: King Jim Co., Ltd. (TYO:7962) says that its latest scanner product "iScamil" can easily convert iPad/iPad 2 into a portable scanner and digitises documents directly onto iPads; Anton Oilfield Services Group (HKG:3337) today announces its strategic objectives for 2012; SouthGobi Resources Limited (TSE:SGQ) (HKG:1878) says that the Company has successfully completed its 2011 guidance for coal sales and production; Rhythm Watch Co., Ltd. (TYO:7769) has released a new alarm clock product with many features for emergencies and disaster prevention.
2012/01/13 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 13, 2012 includes: TOTO (TYO:5332) says that the construction of its Indian factory in Gujarat will commence in March 2012; Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Holding (SHE:000069) has extended the expiration date of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in September 2011 with Universal Studios Japan; Guangdong Orient Zirconic (SHE:002167) says that the Company achieved significant revenue growth in the first three quarters in 2011, due to rising Zircon prices worldwide; Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4208) has established a local subsidiary in Taiwan in December 2011 to engage in the marketing and sales development in the Taiwanese market.
2012/01/12 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 12, 2012 includes: China's liquor maker Wuliangye (SHE:000858) says that the Group has topped the Chinese liquor industry by achieving a total revenue of RMB 20.2 billion in 2011; Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) has unveiled Logitech HD Pro 920, the Company's first video webcam that makes video calls at full HD resolution; Toyo Engineering Corporation (TYO:6330) has won a contract to install topsides units for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system to be used in oilfield exploitation in Brazil; NEC Corporation (TYO:6701) has announced the successful experimental demonstration of 1.15-Tb/s ultra-long haul optical transmission over 10,000 kilometers using optical superchannel technology.
2012/01/11 15:25 - Further to the announcement of a new global organisational structure, Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE) is pleased to announce two key appointments to the Executive Leadership Team. These roles will report directly to Treasury Wine Estates CEO, David Dearie.
2012/01/11 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 11, 2012 includes: Weichai Power (HKG:2338) (SHE:000338) has agreed to invest 374 million euros to acquire a controlling 75% interest in the world's largest luxury yacht manufacturer, Ferretti Group of Italy; Prada S.p.A. (HKG:1913) says that it will invest 40 million euros to sponsor the Luna Rossa yacht to participate in the XXXIV edition of the America's Cup sailing competition; Inpex Corporation (TYO:1605) has signed agreements to sell liquefied natural gas from its Ichthys LNG joint venture project; Panasonic Corporation (TYO:6752) (NYSE:PC) has successfully developed a 20-inch 4K2K IPS Alpha LCD panel; Nidec Corporation (TYO:6594) (NYSE:NJ) has established a new subsidiary named Nidec Management Shanghai Corporation in Shanghai, China.
2012/01/06 13:42 - SITEK Group of companies and its MES Independent Business Unit gave a sales forecast for Manufacturing IT for 2012 in Russia and CIS countries and summed up the results of 2011.
2012/01/05 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 5, 2012 includes: China Titans Energy Technology Group (HKG:2188) says that its subsidiary Zhuhai Titans Automatic Technology has received an Outstanding Contribution Enterprise Award from the local government of Hengqin New Area, Zhuhai City, China; CK Life Sciences (HKG:0775) has signed an agreement to acquire Australia-based Peaty Trading Group and its related assets for approximately A$31 million; Marubeni Corporation (TYO:8002) says that its subsidiary Marubeni Access is now providing international IP-VPN service, named VECTANT Global IP-VPN to Japanese companies' overseas subsidiaries; Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has restructured its research and development bases in Shanghai and Nantong, China.
2011/12/23 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 23, 2011 includes: Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (SHE:002202) (HKG:2208) has signed an agreement with China Three Gorges Corporation to provide 33 units of wind turbines for Three Gorges's wind power project in Pakistan; New Times Energy Corporation Limited (HKG:0166) has signed a letter of intent in relation to a possible acquisition of further 9.25% interest in two oil and gas exploration concessions in Argentina; Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:DFG) for US$2,664 million; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TYO:4502) has decided to integrate two wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S., Takeda San Diego, Inc. and Takeda San Francisco, Inc. on January 1, 2012, to form a new company Takeda California, Inc..
2011/12/22 12:55 - Asian Activities Report for December 22, 2011 includes: Sumitomo Corporation (TYO:8053) and J-Power Systems Corporation have been awarded a joint contract worth 31 billion yen for a submarine power cable project in Taiwan; Huaneng Power International, Inc. (HKG:0902) (SHA:600011) (NYSE:HNP) has received government approvals for its Huaneng Chongqing Liang Jiang Gas-fired Combined Cooling-Heating-Power Project; Yaskawa Electric Corporation (TYO:6506) has decided to establish a robot manufacturing subsidiary in Jiangsu Province, China, to expand the company's current robot production capacity.
2011/12/20 12:19 - Asian Activities Report for December 20, 2011 includes: Sharp Corporation (TYO:6753) is planning to sell 90-inch LCD TVs - its largest LCD TV product in the US market in 2012; Sinopec Kantons Holdings Limited (HKG:0934) and China Shipping Development (HKG:1138) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company in Hong Kong to build around five liquefied natural gas vessels; Mikuni Corporation (TYO:7247) says that its car parts manufacturing plant in Thailand has recovered part of its production ability, with operation recommenced on December 12th.
2011/12/16 11:19 - Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) (PINK:ADPXY) is pleased to advise that the technical paper presented by Yuval Cohen, the CTO of Audio Pixels Limited at the Acoustics and Microsystems Conference held on 14-15 November 2011 in Le Mans, France is now available on the company web site.
2011/12/14 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 14, 2011 includes: Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH) (HKG:6388) has opened its first official online store in China on Taobao Mall; Japan-based global IT giant NTT Data Corporation (TYO:9613) has opened a childcare centre, named "Egg Garden" at its headquarter in Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Shiseido (TYO:4911) has announced its intent to sell bareMinerals makeup products in Brazil; Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503) and Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTR) announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorisation for DIFICLIR(TM) tablets for the treatment of adults aged 18 years and older with Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in the European Union.
2011/12/09 13:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 9, 2011 includes: Shanghai Electric Group (SHA:601727) (HKG:2727) has signed agreements with Siemens (NYSE:SI) to jointly invest over 165 million euros in two joint venture companies in China for the development, manufacturing and sales of wind power equipments; Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited (HKG:0392) says that its subsidiary Green Industry (Qinghai) has signed a contracting agreement for a 20 megawatt photovoltaic grid-tied power generation project in Qinghai Province in China; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (TYO:8306) will form a strategic business and capital alliance with AMP Limited (ASX:AMP); Honda Motor (TYO:7267) says that two of its auto plants in Ohio have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2011 Energy Star award.
2011/12/08 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 8, 2011 includes: Hailiang Group (SHE:002203) is planning to invest RMB 2 billion to build a Education Park in Zhejiang Province, China; China Suntien Green Energy (HKG:0956) says that its Guyuan Dongxinying 199.5 megawatt wind power project has received UN approval and registered as a Clean Development Mechanism project under the Kyoto Protocol; Nintendo (TYO:7974) says that sales of Nintendo 3DS remains robust, with nearly 3 million units sold in Japan since it was launched in February 2011; Japan's leading global electronics company Hitachi, Ltd (TYO:6501) is scheduling to transfer its hard disk drive business to Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC).
2011/12/06 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 6, 2011 includes: DunAn (SHE:002011) has recently won the Greatest Growth Potential Award at the 2011 Reputation List of China Listed Companies event in China; Honghua Group Limited (HKG:0196) will form a joint venture company with Gansu Huateng Petroleum Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Seven Bank, Ltd. (JSD:8410) has received approval to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, December 26, 2011.
2011/12/05 12:30 - Asian Activities Report for December 5, 2011 includes: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. is preparing to launch what may become Hong Kong's biggest initial public offering in 2011; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) announces that its 100% electric Nissan LEAF has won the Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012 award at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show; Exoma Energy Limited (ASX:EXE) confirms that its recent Katherine-1 well in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland has the potential to be a significant onshore oil resource; Phoenix Gold Limited (ASX:PXG) announces the results of its latest drill programme completed at the Castle Hill Project in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.
2011/11/28 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for November 28, 2011 includes: Toyota Motor Corporation (TYO:7203) has unveiled its newest model of sports car "86"; United Company Rusal Plc ("UC RUSAL") (HKG:0486), the world's largest aluminium producer, has signed an agreement to purchase a 33% stake in Shenzhen North Investments Corporation Limited; Bathurst Resources Limited (ASX:BTU) announces its first export shipment of coal from the Buller Project; Australian resources company GBM Resources Limited (ASX:GBZ) has discovered broad zone of Rare Earth Element and Yttrium mineralisation at the Milo Project.
2011/11/23 14:26 - Based on the great success of 1st China Remanfacutruing and Used Equipment Summit 2011 and International Remanufacturing Summit, Duxes is now to annouce to the public that The 2nd China Remanufacturing and Used Equipment Summit 2012 is going to be held on March 1-2 in Beijing China with highly valued speakers to be invited again including representatives from NDRC, MIIT, SAT (State Administration of Taxation), China Customs, AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine), National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, APRA, NATRC (National Automotive Technology and Research Center), China Automobile Association Auto Parts Remanufacturing Branch, Bayreuth University, Caterpillar, FuQiang Power, Cummins, Wabco, TRW, Sany, Zoomlion, IBM, Xiamen SanLi, YuChai and Chongqing Machine Tool Group.
2011/11/08 11:45 - Asian Activities Report for November 8, 2011 includes: Stanmore Coal Limited (ASX:SMR) has completed the Pre-Feasibility Study for its wholly owned the Range Project, located in Queensland's Surat Basin; China Magnesium Corporation Limited (ASX:CMC) has signed an agreement to acquire a stand-alone, profitable ferrosilicon producer in China's Ningxia province; Uranex Limited (ASX:UNX) has further confirmed the presence of coal within the Lumecha Coalfield, part of its 100% owned Songea Coal Project in Southern Tanzania; TVN Corporation Limited (ASX:TVN) says today that drilling on the Nuurst Coal Project in Mongolia is nearing completion.
2011/11/07 11:30 - Asian Activities Report for November 7, 2011 includes: Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has acquired a shipyard in the Philippines for A$7 million; Palace Resources Limited (ASX:PXR) is to raise A$1.33 million to fund Lumpo coal project in Western Sumatra in Indonesia; Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd (ASX:GGP) announces a second oil and gas discovery at the SRH-A # 8A well in the Permian Basin Project in Reagan County, Texas; Chalice Gold Mines (ASX:CHN) reports further high-grade gold intercepts from the Koka South and Debre Konate prospects.
2011/11/04 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for November 4, 2011 includes: Gascoyne Resources Limited (ASX:GCY) announces more outstanding drilling results from its 100% owned Glenburgh gold project in Western Australia; Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (ASX:CFU) has raised AUD 5.9 million through an institutional placement and a share subscription with an existing UK private investor; MHM Metals Limited (ASX:MHM) has secured its first overseas processing contract for the supply of feedstock to MHM's first US salt slag and black dross processing facility; Magna Mining NL (ASX:MAN) has received official confirmation that the tin, copper and gold tailings in Far Eastern Russia have now been released for economic exploitation.
2011/09/19 12:07 - Asian Activities Report for September 19, 2011 includes: Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK) has completed the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Dubbo Zirconia Project in New South Wales; New Guinea Energy Limited (ASX:NGE) reported today that the Siphon-1 wet gas well in Papua New Guinea had reached a depth of 3863.7 metres; Lemur Resources Limited (ASX:LMR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jiro sy Rano Malagasy; ActivEX Limited (ASX:AIV) announced further significant gold/silver intersections at the Barambah project; Time Technoplast Limited (BOM:532856) will commence its industrial packing project in Malaysia at the end of Q1, 2012.
2011/08/26 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 26, 2011 includes: Winmar Resources Limited (ASX:WFE) announced excellent results from the Winmar Deposit at the Hamersley Iron Ore Project in Western Australia; Newland Resources Limited (ASX:NRL) has commenced a drilling program on the Comet Ridge coal project in Central Queensland; King Solomon Mines Limited (ASX:KSO) has resumed drilling at Mud-house gold prospect within the Sonid North gold project; Fox Resources Limited (ASX:FXR) today announced the preliminary economic results of its Revised Scoping Study on the 100%-owned Radio Hill and Sholl Heap Leaching Projects in Western Australia; Suzlon Energy Limited (BOM:532667) announced a contract signed between REpower Systems SE and Wind Works Power Corp.(OTC:WWPW).
2011/08/17 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 17, 2011 includes: SMS Management & Technology Limited (ASX:SMX) recorded a strong growth in the 2010-2011 financial year; Orpheus Energy Limited (ASX:OEG) updated on its B26 coal joint venture project in Indonesia; Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) is to acquire Lafarge's 50% interest in Lafarge Boral Gypsum Asia; Nemex Resources Limited (ASX:NXR) announced the results of 17 ironstone samples from its Coastal Project in western Guinea.
2011/08/12 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 12, 2011 includes: Newly ASX-listed rare earths company Strategic Elements Limited (ASX:SOR) has expanded its search for rare earths and rare metals to Ireland; Dragon Mining Limited (ASX:DRA) has received the first results from the drilling campaign on the Hangaslampi gold deposit in northern Finland; Canyon Resources Limited (ASX:CAY) has entered into an agreement to purchase the Wilier Project in eastern Burkina Faso; Whinnen Resources Limited (ASX:WWW) has commenced its maiden drilling program at the Nany-Varas gold project in Northern Chile; Piramal Healthcare (BOM:500302) and Vodafone Group (LON:VOD) announced that Piramal has agreed to purchase approximately 5.5% of the issued equity share capital of Vodafone Essar Limited.
2011/08/02 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 2, 2011 includes: Astro Resources NL (ASX:ARO) has secured the rights to acquire the majority share in the Scott Coastal Plain Mineral Sands Project in Western Australia; Nexbis Limited (ASX:NBS) has signed a 12-year agreement for its Malaysian project; Gullewa Limited (ASX:GUL) reported a three-metre thick coal seam at Back Creek in Queensland; China Magnesium Corporation Limited's (ASX:CMC) first phase expansion of the Pingyao Magnesium Project is progressing as expected and on schedule; Claris Lifesciences Limited (BOM:533288) received approvals to re-launch its Bag Products in the European Union.
2011/07/25 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for July 25, 2011 includes: Agri Energy Limited (ASX:AAE) has commenced drilling operations in Syria; Pan Pacific Petroleum NL (ASX:PPP) announced preliminary assessment of the reserves of the Tui oil fields; ZYL Limited (ASX:ZYL) announced additional significant coal intersections at the Kangwane Anthracite Project; Green Rock Energy Limited (ASX:GRK) increases its hydrocarbon footprint in the Canning Basin; POSCO (SEO:005490) and SK Innovation (SEO:096770) will jointly develop first coal conversion technology in Korea; Inditex Group (MCE:ITX) and Trent Limited (BOM:500251) have reached a joint venture agreement; Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (BOM:500520) has offered to acquire up to 34,51,613 EPC Industries (BOM:523754) shares.
2011/07/07 12:09 - Asian Activities Report for July 7, 2011 includes: CuDeco Limited (ASX:CDU) said today that FIRB has approved Oceanwide International Resources Investment Co. Limited to increase its shareholding in CuDeco to 19.9%; Aston Resources Limited (ASX:AZT) announced the completion of its definitive feasibility study for the Maules Creek coal project; GBM Resources Limited (ASX:GBZ) has identified previously undiscovered Rare Earth Element and Yttrium mineralisation at the Milo Prospect in northwest Queensland; Aguia Resources Limited (ASX:AGR) has signed an Option Agreement to acquire 100% of two potentially large-scale phosphate projects in southeast Brazil.
2011/07/05 14:44 - Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) (PINK:ADPXY) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Sony Corporation (TYO:6758) (NYSE:SNE) of Japan for the development of its patented low cost micro-electro mechanical digital speakers.
2011/06/29 14:49 - Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) (PINK:ADPXY) announces the launch of its American Depositary Receipt program and quotation on the Over-The-Counter market in the United States of America.
2011/06/06 16:23 - Olympus Innov-X Systems' Director of Sales Andrew Somers talks to ABN Newswire at the Resources and Energy Symposium in Broken Hill about current Innov-X activities surrounding integration of products into industry standard systems and the research and development activities.
2011/06/02 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for June 2, 2011 includes: Ord River Resources Limited's (ASX:ORD) 49%-owned Sino Australian Resources Co., Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd (SHE:000758) for a proposed Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract; Minemakers Limited (ASX:MAK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NMDC Limited (BOM:NMDC) for the development of the Wonarah Phosphate deposit in the Northern Territory; Unity Mining Limited (ASX:UML) has commenced the development of the Newton Zone at the Henty Gold Mine; Discovery Metals Limited (ASX:DML) reported high grade copper silver intersections from the Plutus deposit within its 100% owned Boseto copper project.
2011/05/31 11:42 - Last week in Broken Hill, an Australian mining town for the last 128 years, a band of dedicated miners and explorers got together for the inaugural Resources and Energy Symposium, a conference and seminar showcasing Australia's mining talent, new and old. As the demand for commodities ramps up, new mines and exploration projects are presented for a wide range of commodities including Iron Ore, Cobalt and Tungsten.
2011/05/10 13:00 - 2nd Annual Smart Grid China Summit 2011 will be held on June 9-10 in Beijing, China. It will leverage on advanced technologies and equipments in tapping the burgeoning smart grid market. The 1st annual event in 2010 was a great success and attracted more than 150 delegates from the smart grid industry, 10% of which are from grid operators and power distributors, 27% from primary and secondary equipment suppliers, 24% from IT technology & service providers, 18% from R&D institutes and 14% from consultants and investors.
2011/05/05 16:47 - Organized by Duxes Business Consulting Inc., and hosted by leaders of the Chinese government and top executives of international businesses, the China Off-Highway Vehicle Seminar 2011 will be held on the June 3rd, 2011 at the Shanghai Galaxy Hotel, Shanghai, China.
2011/04/29 12:07 - Asian Market Report of April 29, 2011 includes: MUI Corporation Limited (ASX:MUI) said today that the acquisition of a coal project licence in Inner Mongolia is in line with the Company's medium to long-term strategies; Nexbis Limited (ASX:NBS) received official notification of accreditation for China Gas Tank Project; China Magnesium Corporation Limited (ASX:CMC) commences magnesium production; Blackgold International Holdings Limited (ASX:BGG) is to acquire a 100% interest in the Wushan Maojiawang Coal Mine in China.
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