Manufacturing General

Asian Activities Report for December 23, 2011: Xinjiang Goldwind (SHE:002202) to Participate in a Wind Power Project in Pakistan

🕔12/23/2011 12:00:35 PM

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..

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Asian Activities Report for December 22, 2011: Sumitomo Corporation (TYO:8053) Win Contract for a Submarine Power Cable Project in Taiwan

🕔12/22/2011 12:55:06 PM

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.

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Asian Activities Report for December 20, 2011: Sharp (TYO:6753) to Sell 90-Inch LCD TVs in USA in 2012

🕔12/20/2011 12:19:14 PM

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.

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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) Technical Presentation at Acoustic and Microsystems Conference in France

🕔12/16/2011 11:19:00 AM

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.

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Asian Activities Report for December 14, 2011: Coach (NYSE:COH) (HKG:6388) Opens First Official Online Flagship Store in China on Taobao Mall

🕔12/14/2011 12:00:32 PM

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.

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Asian Activities Report for December 9, 2011: Shanghai Electric Group (SHA:601727) to Form Wind Power Equipment Joint Ventures with Siemens (NYSE:SI)

🕔12/9/2011 1:00:00 PM

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.

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Asian Activities Report for December 8, 2011: Hailiang Group (SHE:002203) to Invest RMB 2 Billion to Build the Largest Education Park in China

🕔12/8/2011 12:00:30 PM

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).

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