2012/01/10 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 10, 2012 includes: Xinjiang Guanghui Industry (SHA:600256) has agreed to acquire 51% interest in an oil and gas block in Kazakhstan for US$200 million; Asian Citrus Holdings Limited (LON:ACHL) (HKG:0073) announces that the total winter orange crop yield of the Company's two operational plantations was approximately 171,607 tonnes, a 19.4% increase from the total winter orange crop yield in 2010; Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) has unveiled its new XQD(TM) memory cards with up to 1 Gbps write and read speed; Suzuki Motor Corporation (TYO:7269) has showcased Ertiga, a three-row, seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi.
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.
2011/09/19 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.
2011/07/28 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.
2011/02/26 08:41 - During Zero Race, Team Trev drove 28,000km across 16 countries in 80 days of driving. The team drove from Geneva to Shanghai, from Vancouver to Cancun, and from Casablanca back to Geneva.
2011/02/21 11:50 - The first race around the world with has started its final leg in Casablanca, Morocco. The three electric cars had started on 16. August 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. When the final part of the global circumnavigation is completed in Geneva, on 24 February, 2011, the teams will establish a new world record for the fastest world circumnavigation in electric cars, and a major milestone in the history of electric vehicles. If that comes true, Jules Verne's dream of travelling around the world in 80 days would have come true again - via a more ecologically sustainable way.
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.
2010/11/12 09:46 - The first ever Zero Emissions Race is rolling into Vancouver on November 12th - the first stop on the North American leg of this incredible international journey and the only Canadian stop on the tour. Started on August 16th, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland, racers have, so far, covered 16,000 km. Participants have been driving 100% electric vehicles running on renewable energies up to 500km a day since the race began - with a goal of completing their around the world journey in just 80 days of driving.
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.
2010/10/13 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.
2010/10/05 15:04 - The Zero Emissions Race has successfully arrived in Shanghai, China, after 46 days on the road and 16783 kms of driving across Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Out of the four teams that started the race on August 16th in Geneva, Switzerland with their 100 % electric vehicles, three have made it to Shanghai successfully on time, and according to original schedule. This accomplishment represents a major milestone in the history of electric vehicles. The Zero Race just helped prove the efficiency and reliability of electric mobility, even when driving across continents, in deserts and mountains and through variable road and weather conditions.
2010/10/05 13:47 - The two seat renewable energy vehicle (T.R.E.V.) Trev has arrived in Shanghai, and has therefore completed the first of the three major legs of Zero Race. The team has now driven about 16,000km on the journey since departing Geneva on August 16th.
2010/09/13 17:45 - The ZERO Race has travelled 28 days and 9500 km since its departure on August 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. This marks the completion of a third of the entire journey of an 80-day journey around the world with 100% electric vehicles. The aim of the race is to show that zero emission vehicles running on renewable energies are technologies for the future that are ready, and reliable already today. With shrinking resources and the impacts of global climate change, the ZERO Race strives to present the solutions for a better and greener future. Four participating teams from Australia, South Korea, Germany and Switzerland are taking part in the challenge during this inaugural event.
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.
2010/08/02 11:31 - Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) (PINK:EOPSF) has been awarded a new contract for delivery of remote weapon systems. The contract value is approximately A$10 million and the systems will be delivered within 6 months.
2010/07/28 13:40 - The ZERO Race is an 80-day race around the world with 100% electric cars running on 100% renewable energies, starting on 16 August in Geneva, Switzerland. The ZERO Race is a modern adventure, propelled by clean energies and trend-setting technology organised by Swiss solar pioneer Louis Palmer.
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.
2010/03/11 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.
2010/03/05 13:30 - Friday Asian stocks received a positive lead from Wall Street. US stocks overnight posted a slim gain, supported by better-than-expected retail sales data and analyst upgrades of a batch of blue-chip companies. Yesterday most Asian markets closed lower on renewed worries about China's policy tightening. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slid 1.4 per cent, while Shanghai Composite lost 2.4 per cent, with China's banking and property shares dropping sharply. Singapore market was also impacted by China's property bubble concerns, and Straits Times slid 0.5 per cent. Japan's Nikkei 225 was off 1.1 per cent as strong yen hurt exporters.
2010/03/04 13:30 - Asian stocks saw modest gains Wednesday on hope of a bailout package for Greece. Australian market was boosted yesterday as official data showed that Australia's economy grew 0.9 per cent in fourth quarter, its fastest quarter-to-quarter pace in almost two years. Japan's Nikkei index ended up 0.3 per cent. South Korea's Kospi Composite rose 0.5 per cent. Shanghai Composite climbed 0.8 per cent higher. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed 0.1 per cent lower. Today Asian markets are likely to open flat, after Wall Street declined slightly on Wednesday.
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.
2006/01/09 14:04 - QRSciences (QRS: ASX) (QRSHY: PK), announced today that it has developed an advanced metal detection technology (AMDS) that will shortly be available for commercial sale. The Company is at an advanced stage of negotiation for its first contract with the new AMDS technology. The contract with a prominent government agency is expected to be finalized shortly. "The AMDS equipment will create a new revenue stream to complement our QR equipment sales and will positively affect our revenue almost immediately," said QRSciences CEO Mr. Kevin Russeth.
2005/11/28 08:51 - Translucent Inc., Silex Systems' (ASX: SLX) silicon electronics and photonics semiconductor subsidiary based in Palo Alto, California, has achieved another major milestone in its quest to develop advanced silicon-based photonics devices.
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