International scientific publisher World Scientific has taken a stake in the blossoming MIT startup Asian Scientist. The deal, which consists of a high six-figure sum, seeks to catapult World Scientific to a greater platform of visibility in the scientific content publishing industry. World Scientific’s executive director Mr Max Phua said, “With much of the growth [...]

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering – the world’s leading aircraft charter provider in the world – is delighted to announce a new partnership with Australian Luxury Escapes, a uxury tour operator with more than 20 years of experience in providing private and highly personalised insights into Australia’s many attractions. With this partnership, Chapman Freeborn has been appointed [...]

TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF) (TVI or the Company) announced today that it has filed an updated National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) technical report.  The independent technical report is entitled “Independent Report on the Nickel Laterite Resource – Agata North, Philippines.”  The report was prepared for TVI Resource Development Phils. Inc (TVIRD), TVI’s Philippine affiliate, [...]

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the development of the derivatives markets in China and Singapore. The agreement was signed in Beijing, China, between Mr Rong Zhiping, Deputy CEO of CFFEX and Mr Magnus Bocker, CEO of SGX. Under the MOU, both [...]

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today commemorated the 5th Anniversary of its Representative Office in Beijing. SGX CEO Mr Magnus Bocker hosted a dinner with Guests-of-Honour Mr Zhuang Xinyi, Vice Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore and Mr Eric Teo, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy [...]

CBTec is launching Eliademy a free online classroom that supports educators and students, enabling them to create, share and manage courses. It is available for anybody to teach and learn any subject, for free. Eliademy mission is to democratize education with technology. “We want to change the global educational system”, commented Sotiris Makrygiannis, co-founder and [...]

Enhanced speed reduces cost per pick Plug and play approach and intuitive HMI for ease of use Use of standardized components lowers the requirement for spare parts Bosch Packaging Technology launches Gemini 4, a new Delta robot hardware platform and software controller. With increased speed and lower changeover time resulting in higher productivity, the platform allows manufacturers [...]

L’Oreal reaffirms its commitment to developing the luxury beauty market in China at a press conference held today in Shanghai. The market leader and pioneer in luxury beauty in China laid out its plans for attracting the next generation of Chinese luxury consumers, namely with the introduction of game-changing innovations like the successful launch of [...]

The Vietnamese government should use the opportunity of the upcoming US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue to release political prisoners and make commitments to end the persecution of bloggers, land rights activists, and other peaceful critics, Human Rights Watch said today. The 17th US-Vietnam Human Rights dialogue will take place in Hanoi beginning on April 12, 2013. [...]

Connell Brothers, marketer and distributor of personal care and cosmeceutical ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has partnered with Ganeden Biotech, a recognized world leader in the manufacturing and marketing of probiotics, to distribute a natural, topical probiotic-derived anti-aging ingredient, Bonicel. Studies conducted by Ganeden Biotech have shown that Bonicel improves the appearance of skin hydration, elasticity, under [...]

Global civil, structural and geotechnical engineering consultancy Web Structures Pte Ltd has been appointed to the project team delivering two new high-end spa resorts in China. Web Structures, which has offices in London as well as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, will bring its expertise to the resort projects in Chongqing and Kunming. The resorts [...]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from taking “any further provocative measures” following reports that the country is planning a new missile launch. “The DPRK cannot go on like this way, confronting and challenging the authority of the Security Council and directly challenging the whole international community,” [...]

Further to our previously announced execution of an Exclusivity Agreement related to the coal mining and marketing rights for the KEM Project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (February 4, 2013), Challenger Deep Resources Corp. (“Challenger” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:CDE) is pleased to announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiary, PT Bestindo Energy (“BE”), it has [...]

Heritage Oil Plc (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL) (“Heritage” or the “Company”), an independent upstream exploration and production company, today announces that it has agreed with LNG Energy Ltd (“LNG Energy”) to farm-in to two licences onshore Papua New Guinea (“PNG”). On completion Heritage will be appointed the operator. Highlights: Two licences, Petroleum Prospecting Licence No:319 (“PPL 319″) and [...]

Enterprise Energy Resources Ltd (the “Company” or “Enterprise”) (TSX VENTURE:EER) is pleased to announce that Telemu No. 18 Ltd (“Telemu”), a Papua New Guinea based subsidiary of LNG Energy Ltd (“LNG”) (TSX VENTURE:LNG) has entered into a farm-in agreement with wholly owned subsidiaries of Heritage Oil Plc (“Heritage”) and LNG. Upon closing of the farm-in [...]

Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) “Monument” or the “Company” is pleased to announce the results from its Annual general Meeting held on March 28, 2013 (the “Meeting”) in Vancouver, B.C., which had a turnout in person or by proxy of over 50 percent of its issued and outstanding voting shares. All proposed [...]

A celebration of fashion’s finest will soon hit Orchard Road, Singapore’s best-known shopping destination, as Samsung Fashion Steps Out (FSO) 2013 puts the spotlight on the chic and en vogue with an exciting line-up of fashion shows, pop-up stores and exclusive MasterCard(R) shopping promotions. Into its fourth year, FSO 2013 is once again presented by [...]

At the 18th ASEAN Exchanges CEOs meeting held here today the seven CEOs of ASEAN Exchanges announced the next rollout phase of Invest ASEAN 2013 following the success of its debut rollout, which was held this year at the three connected exchanges of the ASEAN Trading Link – The Stock Exchange of Thailand on 12th [...]

Vietnam’s fastest growing airline, VietJetAir has announced one more route will soon be added to its domestic network connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Buon Me Thuot in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The new route will open on May 20, 2013 with one round trip daily. Prices for the new connection start from VND390,00 [...]

Colliers International Thailand the leading real estate services firm on the Eastern Seaboard has announced the publication of their latest Pattaya Condominium Report for the second half of 2012. Surachet Kongcheep Senior Manager of Research Department at Colliers International Thailand reported “The report announces that new condominium launches in Pattaya dropped by almost 30% during [...]

Gold mining stocks have largely underperformed gold prices over the past few years. Gold prices fell below $1,600 an ounce Tuesday as strong U.S. economic data and news of Cyprus’ bailout deal tarnished the metals safe haven appeal to investors. The SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) has fallen roughly 4.5 percent year-to-date, while the Market [...]

PHI Group, Inc. (OTCQB: PHIL) (PINKSHEETS: PHIL), a company focused on energy and natural resources, today provided updates on a number of corporate issues for the company’s shareholders and investors. The company also announced a conference call for shareholders and investors on April 2. PHI Group has signed an agreement to acquire 95 percent of [...]

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that it has entered into agreements to sell two S-76D™ helicopters to PT Travira Air, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based charter airline company. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), made the announcement from the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130326/NE83928 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO ) The purchase of [...]

The international news agency AFP is inviting locally-hired journalists working in asia to submit entries for its annual kate webb prize, worth 3,000 euros (about 3,900 usd). Applications should be made by april 30, 2013. The winner will be announced in may and will be envited to a prize-giving ceremony. The prize is named after [...]

Animal tests are currently still being carried out for cosmetics in Vietnam. However, the country is today a step closer to ending this practice as global not-for-profit organization Cruelty Free International is funding a breakthrough project to enable Vietnamese laboratories to convert to non-animal alternatives for cosmetics tests. Vietnam is part of the Association of [...]

Total Malaysian trade in rubber products registered an increase of 5% in value to RM19 billion in 2012, compared to RM 18.1 billion in 2011. Exports of rubber products grew 2.4% to RM14.5 billion in 2012, from RM14.2 billion in 2011, while imports expanded by 14.4% to RM4.5 billion from RM3.9 billion in 2011. Malaysia’s [...]

Rapid urbanization and a stabilized economic situation in the world’s fourth most populous country have been encouraging factors which have spurred population migration to the big cities in recent years. The increased number of dwellings has been key to the subsistence of some 5000 stores supplying home improvement materials to consumers across Indonesia’s eight major [...]

OceanaGold Corporation (ASX: OGC, TSX: OGC, NZX: OGC) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the updated Resource & Reserve statement as at 31 December 2012. Highlights Total Company Proven and Probable gold reserves virtually offset 2012 mining depletion and stand at 3.64 Moz gold and 0.24 Mt copper. Macraes Goldfield Measured and Indicated resources are [...]

Vietnam’s fastest growing airline is picking up the pace as summertime approaches by adding an extra 1,600 extra flights – equivalent to 300,000 seats – to better serve passengers travelling from mid-May until the end of August. Now officially Vietnam’s largest budget airline, VietJetAir has become known as the fun friendly choice for holidaymakers travelling [...]

Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. Artists Reception March 21, 6-8 pm Artist’s Talk and Slideshow March 23, 12 pm Lakeshore Arts, The Smith Zone Gallery 2422 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Etobicoke In 2012 photographer SANDRA LAURIN trekked into remote Hill-Tribe villages in Northern Thailand with the intent to capture images of the life of [...]

The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) call for the end of the judicial harassment of Buddhist Youth leader and human rights defender Le Cong Cau, Head of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam’s (UBCV) Buddhist Youth Movement Commission and an [...]

Steady economic growth and job creation will be the focus of this year’s Asian Leadership Conference, together with dependable welfare that does not leave a hefty financial burden on future generations. The meet hopes to respond to growing calls for big businesses to make concessions and cooperate with small and mid-sized companies to strive for [...]

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(OTCQX:NUSMF) (the “Company” or “Nautilus”) announces that it has filed on SEDAR an updated technical report in respect of the Clarion Clipperton Zone Project being undertaken by its wholly owned subsidiary Tonga Offshore Mining Limited, entitled “Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report, Clarion-Clipperton Zone Project, Pacific Ocean”. The updated report provides additional information [...]

New release of enhanced Semaphore application brings unstructured information into ‘Big Data’ in a multilingual, globalized information world Smartlogic has released the latest version of its pioneering Content Intelligence Platform, further extending Semaphore’s value to ‘Big Data’ projects as well as offering more features to enhance enterprise search, drive content, improve records management and streamline [...]

Contact lens users in the six key markets of China, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore bought more contact lenses in 2012 to fuel growth of the market by nearly seven percent over the previous year. According to GfK Asia’s findings for 2012, South Korea is the biggest contact lens market in the [...]

BMI View: Oil and gas exports form one of the key pillars of the Indonesian economy, although the outlook for the sector is becoming increasingly uncertain given dwindling oil reserves in the country’s maturing fields. We forecast a long-term decline in total liquids production and a stagnation of gas production. This is mainly a result [...]

Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) has released a new market report titled “Rare Earth Metals (Lanthanum, Cerium, Neodymium, Europium, Yttrium, Scandium, Terbium & Other Key Elements) Market – Global Industry Analysis, Applications (Magnets, Catalysts, Metallurgy, Phosphors, Ceramics & Others), Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 – 2018,” which observes that the rare earth metals demand [...]

  Chapman Freeborn is delighted to announce it has secured a new strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo – one of the world’s leading cargo carriers. Effective April 1 2013, the global aircraft charter specialist will handle Lufthansa Cargo’s third-party chartering requirements – allowing the German airline to focus on marketing charter capacity on its [...]

The Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce that total production at the Terang gas field located in the Kangean PSC area in East Java, Indonesia has reached 10 million barrels of oil equivalent since the field started commercial production on May 26, 2012. The JAPEX-MC partnership in [...]

TVI Pacific Inc. (“TVI” or “the Company”) today released audited, consolidated financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2012.  This press release should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and management’s discussion and analysis for the [...]

Hong Kong exporters grew significantly more confident about the future in the first quarter of 2013 according to the latest Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Export Index. The quarterly survey of business sentiment rebounded to 49.5 from 31.6 recorded in the fourth quarter of last year. The overall improvement was reflected across most major [...]

Tundra Gas Inc has begun exploratory talks to participate in the world’s first commercial offshore methane hydrate mining (some energy firms refer to methane hydrate extraction as “mining” because the substance is a solid deposit underground) venture. Methane Hydrate will be recovered from the Nankai Trough, which is approximately 70 km (43.5 miles) of the [...]

Banking & Payments Asia (BPA), Asia’s leading journal for retail banking and payments announced the winners of its annual Trailblazer Awards. In its fourth year, the Trailblazer Awards maintain their growth momentum with over 40 financial institutions from Asia Pacific participating, sending us over 130 submissions for awards across the various categories including product excellence, [...]

Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the addition of English-translated patent records from Vietnam and Thailand, as well as Malaysian full-text patents, to Thomson Innovation(R), the world’s leading patent intelligence and collaboration platform. The addition of these patent documents enables [...]

TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX: TVI) (OTCQX: TVIPF) (“TVI” or the “Company”), announced today that its Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils.) Inc. (“TVIRD”) has signed a nonbinding term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) with Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (“Metrobank” or the “Lender”) for a US $20 million term loan facility (the “Facility”) for its Balabag [...]

MELBOURNE,Australia, March 13, 2013 /CNW/ – OceanaGold Corporation (ASX: OGC), (TSX: OGC), (NZX: OGC) (the “Company”) wishes to provide a further update on its Didipio Mine following the media release dated 25 February 2013. Transportation of copper-gold concentrate from the Didipio Mine site to port has resumed. Approximately 9,000 tonnes of copper-gold concentrate has been [...]

Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. (OTCQB: BRNE), (the “Company” or “Borneo”), today announced that it signed the purchase agreement to acquire 100% ownership in a 50 hectare property in the North Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi Province, one of the richest gold reserve areas in Indonesia. The purchase agreement supersedes the option agreement announced in early [...]

Leveraging synergies in their respective technologies, Tokyo-based Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC) and nMode Solutions Inc. of Tucson, Arizona, have invested $2.1 million to co-found a subsidiary business, Triton Micro Technologies (www.tritonmicrotech.com), to develop innovative via-fill technology for interposers, enabling next-generation semiconductor packaging solutions using ultra-thin glass. The new company, headquartered in Tucson with a [...]

Cars in the main Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Surabaya consumed nearly 11.7 million liters of car engine oil in the full year of 2012. GfK Indonesia’s retail audit of car engine oil reported the open market channel to be worth around USD 61.3 million last year. Findings in the two major cities of Indonesia [...]

Centurion Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CTN) (“Centurion”, “the Company”) is pleased to report that its local Myanmar partner, Crown Mineral Co., has confirmed that two mining exploration concession applications and associated land packages have been accepted for processing by the Myanmar Mining Ministry. The mineral concessions were applied for on the basis of: Centurion Minerals-80%; Crown [...]