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LAGUNA GAMAGORI's 10th Year Anniversary Coincides with the 10th Year Anniversary of the NARUTO Television Anime for a Planned Special Event: "NARUTO - Memories of Chakra in Lagunasia"
Gamagori Marine Development Co., Ltd., operator of the marine resort complex LAGUNA GAMAGORI - a marine resort complex where guests can enjoy the beauty of the sea - has announced specially planned events for LAGUNA GAMAGORI's 10th year anniversary. The premier feature is a special event for 'NARUTO', which celebrates its 10th year anniversary as a television anime this year. This special event is scheduled to run for approximately one year… continue reading »
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. Announces US$1.707 Billion Rolling Chip Turnover for January 2012
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (“AERL”) (NASDAQ: AERL), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter, today announced unaudited Rolling Chip Turnover (as defined below) for the month of January 2012 at the company’s three VIP rooms in Macau was US$1.707 billion, up 24% year-over-year, compared to US$1.374 billion for the month of January 2011. This compares with a year-over-year… continue reading »
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. to Participate in Upcoming Event
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (“AERL”) (NASDAQ: AERL), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming event: Daiwa Discovery Day 2012 Event: … continue reading »
Entertainment Gaming Asia to Report Fourth Quarter and 2011 Fiscal Year Results on March 8, 2012 and Host Conference Call and Webcast
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (NYSE Amex: EGT) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and 2011 fiscal year financial results on Thursday, March 8, 2012 and will host a conference call that same day at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call number is 800/920-5548 or 212/231-2914; please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the presentation. Interested parties may also access the live call on the… continue reading »
PCCW Global Partners with Ciena for Submarine Cable Upgrade
PCCW Global, an operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider, network specialist, Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), today announced an upgrade to the carrier’s subsea network with Ciena’s industry-leading WaveLogic™ coherent optical 100G networking solutions. This upgrade will significantly increase the capacity beyond the original design of PCCW Global’s North Asia subsea routes, which span … continue reading »
Good Morning America Debuts HzO’s WaterBlock™ Technology at Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Calling it “technology at its best,” America’s most popular morning show, Good Morning America, introduced HzO’s WaterBlock™ technology to its national television audience today from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. WaterBlock™ protects valuable electronics from water, humidity, and other liquids through a proprietary chemical and advanced materials process that seals from the inside out without affecting function or aesthetics. … continue reading »
Entertainment Gaming Asia Announces Update for Its Casino Development Project in the Pailin Province of Cambodia
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (NYSE Amex:EGT) (“Entertainment Gaming Asia” or “the Company”), a leading provider of electronic gaming machines on a participation basis to the Pan-Asian gaming industry, today announced that construction of its casino development project in the Pailin Province of Cambodia near the Thailand border (the “Pailin Project”) is well underway and on target to be completed in the second quarter of 2012. The $2.4 million… continue reading »
Johnson Electric Launches New DC Motors for Hand Blenders
Johnson Electric today announced a high voltage DC motor (HVDC) series for hand blenders. These new motors are designed to provide the best continuous run time and lowest operating temperature for hand held kitchen blenders. The high torque performance enables adoption of more accessories for various types of food processing. The hand blender motor product line delivers higher efficiency, higher torque and lower temperature… continue reading »
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. to Participate in Upcoming Event
Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (“AERL”) (NASDAQ: AERL), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming event: 14th Annual ICR XChange Conference Event: … continue reading »
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of NIPPONKOA Insurance Company Ltd
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of NIPPONKOA Insurance Company Ltd (Nipponkoa) (Japan). The outlook for both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Nipponkoa’s favorable risk-adjusted capitalization, conservative underwriting leverage and expected improvement in the motor insurance business. Although Nipponkoa’s risk-adjusted capitalization has… continue reading »
Online Video Fuels a Traffic Explosion in Asia Pacific
Informa estimates that users in Asia Pacific generated approximately 67,000 petabytes (PB) of Internet traffic in 2010 and forecasts that this volume will rise to almost 530,000PB in 2015. This volume means that the region’s users generated, on average, 7.1GB of traffic per month in 2010, which will rise to 31.2GB in 2015. “Traffic in Asia Pacific is very much a tale of two regions. Developed Asia Pacific, which Informa defines as… continue reading »
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Focus Media Holding Limited
The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been brought on behalf of purchasers of the American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) of Focus Media Holding Limited (“Focus Media” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FMCN) between September 25, 2007 and November 21, 2011, inclusive (the “Class Period”). If you purchased Focus Media ADS during the Class Period, you may move the Court for appointment… continue reading »
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited, and its U.S. Subsidiaries
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (MSI) (Japan). A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of A+ (Superior) and ICR of “aa” for the U.S. subsidiary entities of MSI: Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America (New York, NY) and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. (New York, NY), whose pooled results compose Mitsui Sumitomo… continue reading »
Live your Passion with Frederique Constant!
Frederique Constant’s slogan is “Live your passion”, and we do. Passion definitely shows through our craftsmanship, as well as our charitable donations. We create beautiful watches with precision design that are assembled by hand, allowing for a high quality timepiece each and every time. Perceived value is important, so we know that quality must be consistent in our work and is vital to our success. We are equally as passionate about… continue reading »
De Beers Diamond Jewellers Celebrates the Opening of Its Second Store in Hong Kong at ELEMENTS in Kowloon
De Beers Diamond Jewellers, the definitive destination for diamond jewellery, celebrates the highly anticipated opening of a new De Beers store at ELEMENTS in Kowloon today. ELEMENTS is an epicentre of luxury shopping in Kowloon and the establishment of De Beers here marks the brand’s second store in Hong Kong after The Landmark in Central. De Beers store at Elements in Hong Kong (Photo: Business Wire) With this new store, De Beers… continue reading »
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