2012/01/16 17:44 - China Aviation Manufacturing Summit 2012 is going to be convened in the form of conference + exhibition + site visit, on May 8-10 in Shanghai, China. It is an exclusive learning & networking opportunity for global senior executives in aerospace/aviation field.
2012/01/16 13:05 - Asian Activities Report for January 16, 2012 includes: China Southern Airlines (HKG:1055) (SHA:600029) has become a major international sponsor and the official airline for Sydney Festival 2012; Hisense Group (SHA:600060) was honored with the "Value Innovation Award" for its I'TV2 product at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 10th; Chiyoda Corporation(TYO:6366) says that its joint venture company with JGC Corporation (TYO:1963) and Kellogg Brown & Root, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") contract for the Ichthys LNG plant facilities in Australia; Bridgestone Corporation (TYO:5108) has developed a revolutionary new printing technology for tires that is different from any tire printing or coloring process on the market today; Elecom Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ:6750) has unveiled its latest USB products, which features a function for encrypting stored data through a strong encryption algorithm called AES 256 bit.
2011/12/15 11:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 15, 2011 includes: DeNA Co., Ltd. (TYO:2432) has agreed to form a strategic alliance with Alibaba Cloud Computing to provide DeNA's Mobage social gaming platform to consumers and developers in China; Marubeni Corporation (TYO:8002) has agreed to acquire a 40% equity interest in APT Allgas Energy Pty Ltd; Japan Airlines and WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA), a low-cost airline in Canada have signed a codeshare agreement which will place the "JL" flight indicator on WestJet-operated flights between Vancouver And six Canadian cities - Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, from December 15, 2011; Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4005) and Nabaltec AG (ETR:NTG) of Germany have been in discussions about collaborating on their Alumina and Aluminum Trihydroxide businesses.
2011/12/06 13:58 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) is to re-locate its US remote weapon system' production facilities from Tucson Arizona to Huntsville, Alabama to position alongside the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) facility. The move is being made to maximise EOS and NGC's competitiveness as they set out to jointly bid for a major contract for remote weapons systems from the US Army.
2011/12/01 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 1, 2011 includes: Asahi Group Holdings Ltd (TYO:2502) has conditionally agreed to acquire Mountain H2O Pty Ltd, a bottled water company in Australia that produces high quality spring water; China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited (HKG:0916) has received governmental approval for the 49.5 megawatt Shaanxi Qingling Guanritai Wind Power Project; Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (ASX:VBA) and Singapore Airlines (SIN:C6L) will enter into an integrated network aviation alliance; Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF) has completed the acquisition of Seeds 2000, Inc., a sunflower seed research and production company in USA.
2011/09/19 10:54 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) is pleased to announce that Mr Kevin Norbert Scully has joined the Board of the Company as a non executive director effective from 19 September 2011.
2011/09/08 15:55 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSY) provides an update on remote weapon system business.
2011/08/24 13:08 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) has this week been awarded a $3 million Department of Defence Concept Technology Demonstrator contract to demonstrate that its electro-optic space surveillance sensors integrate and operate effectively with existing space surveillance sensors.
2011/08/08 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 8, 2011 includes: Laconia Resources Limited (ASX:LCR) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Sinoz Mining Investment Group for the Mooletar Iron Ore Project in Western Australia; Altura Mining Limited (ASX:AJM) announced an initial JORC Mineral Resource estimate for its Pilgangoora Lithium project in Western Australia; White Rock Minerals Limited (ASX:WRM) has received additional high grade silver assays from recent drilling at the Lady Hampden silver prospect; Voyager Resources Limited (ASX:VOR) has received initial assay results from the KM Copper Porphyry Project in southern Mongolia; Godrej Properties Limited (BOM:533150) has entered into an agreement with Jet Airways Limited (BOM:532617) to develop Jet Airways's property in Mumbai.
2011/07/28 09:24 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) continues to expand its remote weapon systems business with increasing market success.
2011/03/11 10:13 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) announce that with its partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), Electro Optic Systems is a potential bidder for the US Army's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station program.
2011/02/21 09:45 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) announce that the US Army has released its acquisition plan for its XM153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).
2010/11/23 10:05 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) today announces the launch of its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program and quotation on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) market in the United States of America.
2010/11/16 11:04 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) has released the first remotely operated weapon system that can be entirely operated and controlled by means of wireless network communications.
2010/11/10 10:37 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) welcomes the closer collaboration announced this week between Australia and the US in the area of space surveillance and space situation awareness, with specific focus on space debris tracking and mitigation.
2010/11/09 13:30 - Australian Market Report of November 9, 2010 includes: Auckland International Airport Limited (NZE:AIA) announces new Asia air-services; Coalworks Limited (ASX:CWK) receives positive Pre Feasibility Study for the Vickery South Coal Mine; Spitfire Resources Limited (ASX:SPI) has discovered a significant new zone of near-surface manganese mineralisation in Western Australia; Centrebet International Limited (ASX:CIL) unveils plans to double market share.
2010/10/13 09:18 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) has completed the upgrade of its Tucson, Arizona facility for a new scalable and flexible production capacity in the US.
2010/08/23 09:27 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) has completed a key phase of a major telescope project for the New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology ("NMT"). The telescope is designated by NMT as the 2.4m Magdalena Ridge Observatory ("MRO") telescope.
2010/08/12 13:31 - The Australian stock market opened lower this morning, after global markets suffered a heavy loss and all key market indices dropped significantly.
2010/07/23 13:30 - The Australian stocks market delivered a strong opening on Friday after Wall Street and European markets rallied overnight. The US shares were boosted by the encouraging corporate results and a better-than-expected report on existing home sales.
2010/07/20 13:30 - The Australian market opened slightly higher on Tuesday. Wall Street posted modest gains overnight as investors focused on the company earnings reports and shrugged off the weak housing data.
2010/07/19 17:16 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) has been awarded a A$4.04 million grant from the Australian Space Research Program ("ASRP") to develop the world's first automated, high-precision, laser-based, space debris tracking system.
2010/07/16 13:30 - Australian shares opened flat this morning. Wall Street overnight closed in the red despite the US market pared most of its early losses after news of halted flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The losses were caused by disappointing economic data including inflation figures, manufacturing in New York and industrial production across the country.
2010/07/14 13:30 - The Australian sharemarket Wednesday opened higher with gains across all sectors, as Wall Street significantly surged overnight, inspired by the upbeat corporate earnings for the second quarter. Today The S&P/ASX 200 index jumped approximately 1.7 per cent shortly after the opening bell.
2010/05/31 10:52 - iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF), Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Fox as Deputy Chairman. This decision affirms the Board's commitment to the continual process of review and development of the Company's overall corporate governance position and the composition of the Board.
2010/05/17 10:10 - Singapore-based low-cost airline Tiger Airways (SIN:J7X) booked S$28.2 million net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 2010, representing a S$75.7 million turnaround from a net loss of S$50.8 million in previous year. The strong annual result was supported by a 28.6 per cent revenue growth and a 53.8 per cent increase in passenger numbers.
2010/05/03 13:30 - Slump in Australian mining shares dragged the local market lower this morning over worries that a newly unveiled tax on the resources industry could hurt the miners' profits. The drop in local market was also led by the negative lead from US market. Asian stocks also delivered a weak start on Monday. China's central bank on Sunday raised banks' reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points to further control the property prices. Chinese markets are closed today for Labour Day holiday.
2010/04/29 09:52 - Virgin Blue Holidngs (ASX:VBA) and Air New Zealand (NZE:AIR) confirmed that the two carriers have been in ongoing discussions for several months regarding commercial cooperation on Trans Tasman markets, but no agreement has been reached.
2010/04/23 13:30 - Australian shares extended losses by 0.5 per cent in early trade on Friday, ignoring Wall Street's small gain overnight. Asian stock markets opened mixed today as investors are cautious with concerns about Greece's shaky finances. The Australian dollar opened slightly lower against the US dollar this morning, but hit a new high against the euro overnight. On the economic front today, Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade price indices for March.
2010/04/15 10:05 - South Korea's biggest airline Korean Air Co. (SEO:003490) Wednesday posted a record first-quarter operating profit as economic recovery helped to increase outbound travel and cargo business. Operating profit for the three months ended March 31 jumped to KRW220.2 billion from KRW6.6 billion a year earlier.
2010/04/14 13:30 - The Australian market rebounded to above 5000 points today after Wall Street gained on hope of upbeat US corporate earnings. On Wednesday, investors would look to consumer sentiment data from Wespac and Melbourne Institute. The local market fell back to below the 5000 points level on a weaker performance in Asian markets. Today Asian shares were mostly higher following the positive lead from Wall Street.
2010/04/08 13:30 - Overnight US stocks broadly declined after new figures from the Federal Reserve showed that consumer credit dropped unexpectedly in February. The sharp plunge in consumer credit was an indication that households are still in a cautious frame of mind despite U.S. economic recovery. Asian markets opened lower this morning following the drops in Wall Street. But Wednesday most Asian stocks gained, helped by stronger oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.8 per cent, while China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.3 per cent as real estate shares were hurt by fears of further measures to cool the property market. Japan's Nikkei 225 posted a 0.1 per cent rise and South Korea's Kospi Composite finished nearly unchanged.
2010/03/12 13:30 - Banking shares continued to push the US market higher overnight, despite resources and industrial sectors were hurt by worries that China may tighten its policy to cool the overheating economy after the country's latest inflation data. Consumer price index for February in China rose a faster-than-expected 2.7% in February from a year earlier. Thursday Asian markets closed mixed. Several major markets dropped after Chinese economic data. Japan's Nikkei index was up 1 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1%. Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.4 per cent and South Korea's Kospi shed 0.3 per cent. China's Shanghai Composited gave up most of its early gains and closed with a 0.1 per cent gain.
2010/03/11 13:30 - Dow Jones Industrial Average was marginally higher overnight, supported by financial stocks. But material stocks were under pressure as commodities prices declined. Asian markets Wednesday closed mixed. Singapore market finished 0.8 per cent higher to their a seven-week high after a report showed that Singapore's economy was expected to grow 6.5 per cent in 2010. Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index finished flat after moving between gains and losses during the session. South Korea's Kospi ended 0.1% higher. But China's Shanghai Composite snapped a three-day rise and fell 0.7 per cent ahead of the inflation data.
2010/03/09 13:30 - A cautious start is expected in Asian markets Tuesday while Wall Street took a breather after recent gains and closed slightly lower overnight. Asian stocks rallied on Monday, led by resources sector which was helped by higher commodities prices. Australian market posted a seventh consecutive day of gains yesterday. Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 2.1 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced nearly 2 per cent, South Korea's Kospi was up 1.56 per cent and China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.7 per cent.
2010/02/26 13:30 - Most Asian markets ended lower yesterday on fears of a possible downgrade of Greek debt. Japan's Nikkei lost 1.0 per cent while a rising yen weighed on exporters. Taiwan market fell 1.4 per cent and South Korean's Kospi declined 1.6 per cent. But China's Shanghai Composite rose 1.3 per cent, as investors were expecting an annual parliament session in March may reaffirm China's relatively loose monetary policy.
2010/02/19 09:30 - The Australian sharemarket fell on Thursday as investors digested some mixed earnings results. Investors also managed to take profit for the market after two days gains. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 13 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 4654.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index gave up 12.9 points, or 0.28 per cent to 4673.9.
2010/02/19 01:30 - Most Asian markets fell Thursday as investors took profit from recent rallies. Resources shares declined across the region after news that International Monetary Fund plans to sell 191.3 metric tons of gold on open markets. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.5 per cent and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.4 per cent. However, Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.3 per cent while the Bank of Japan left its interest rate at 0.1%. China, Taiwan and Vietnam markets remained closing on Friday.
2010/02/11 13:30 - Most asian markets were higher on hope of a rescue package for Greece yesterday. Japan's Nikkei index ended up 0.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 0.7%. Both China's Shanghai Composite and Taiwan's Taiex climbed 1.1%. Japanese market is closed on Thursday for National Foundation Day, while Taiwan market is closed for Pre-Chinese New Year.
2010/02/01 13:30 - Last week Asian markets mostly experienced a significantly losing week and will continue to be weighed by the negative lead from US and European markets on Monday. Asian stocks Friday stumbled on disappointing company forecasts and Toyota's recall of millions of cars. For the month, China's Shanghai Composite lost 8.8%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 8%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 6.2% and South Korea's Kospi slid 4.8% to 1602.43.
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