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Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of British insurer Aviva (AV.L), plans to expand in Asia-Pacific by hiring bond and equity fund managers in Singapore and setting up a sales offices in Japan.  Aviva Investors intends to set up a regional asset management firm in Singapore and will hire ...

PacNet (formerly Asia Global Crossing), the largest submarine cable telecommunications company in Asia Pacific, partnered with SubCom, the contracted international supplier of undersea communications systems and services, to do this job. PacNet and SubCom will turn on the power for data flow March 20. - SAN FRANCISCO ...

Laying fiber optic data transmission cable across the Pacific Ocean is a costly and risky operation. Not just any company with a seaworthy ship can hope to undertake this sort of operation. It takes specialized ships and companies that have developed the expertise to do it right. PacNet, the largest ...

Singapore Airport Terminal Services (S58.SG) headed as high as $2.68 this morning as recent upbeat news from aviation sector lends support, reported Dow Jones Newswires. OCBC Investment Research notes the International Air Transport Association halved its 2010 loss forecast for airlines last week, driven by economic recovery in Asia-Pacific ...

Over on Ryan Adams' website, the alt-country vet has a fun little piece of news: "We're going to begin pressing ORION -- my most legit METAL record -- on vinyl next week. Have a listen to the song below and let us at PAXAM [...

JamBase Albums of the Week | March 5-March 11, 2010 Dennis' Pick of the WeekFree Energy: Stuck On Nothing (Astralwerks) Getting the fundamentals right is sometimes more satisfying than truckloads of innovation. Philly's Free Energy is a gang of guys dedicated to carefully ...

Hollywood kills another classic: A big screen version of the 1960’s TV classic Gilligan’s Island is reportedly in the works. The show — which spawned the 1978 TV movie Rescue From Gilligan’s Island — centered on the exploits of seven shipwrecked castaways deserted on an uncharted and uninhabited island in the ...

SECOND ANNUAL BIG SUR HIPNIC ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 30-MAY 1 WITH THE MOTHER HIPS, JACKIE GREENE, LITTLE WINGS, DAWES, NEAL CASAL, AND MORE THE MOTHER HIPS ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF ALBUM PACIFIC DUST The Mother Hips (((folkYEAH!))) and The Mother ...

Datapulse Technology, the total solutions provider of CD and DVD services in the Asia Pacific region, reported its second quarter and half year results for the financial year 2010. For 1H FY2010, the group — which has a June year-end — registered a 30.2% drop in revenue from $45.3 ...

Microsoft declined to confirm reports that smartphones running Windows Mobile 6.x will not be upgradable to Windows Phone 7 Series, its new operating system. Microsoft has made a point of enforcing strict hardware requirements for devices that run Windows Phone 7 Series, which one Microsoft executive reportedly suggested would prevent ...

A huge earthquake hits Chile but it has fared far better than poverty-stricken HaitiJUST six weeks after an earthquake killed over 200,000 people in Haiti, another huge tremor has shaken Latin America. Early in the morning on Saturday February 27th, a massive 8.8-magnitude quake—the fifth-largest recorded since 1900—rocked the Pacific ...

See Hup Seng, the provider of corrosion prevention services in Singapore and strategic value-added distributor of refined petroleum products in Asia Pacific, today reported net profit of $2.3 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 (FY2009) on full-year revenue of $157.2 million. The Group ended FY2009 on ...

Singapore-listed health supplement Cerebos Pacific (CERE.SI) said on Friday it is aiming for a 10-20% revenue growth over the next three years as it steps up its presence in China, Indonesia and Vietnam.    Cerebos’ chief executive Eiji Koike told Reuters in an interview that he expected the loss-making operation in China ...

Shamu, the stage/show name for killer whales at Orlando’s SeaWorld killed a trainer today. We started covering the story earlier today, but there have been more developments, read about them after the jump. The killer whale involved in the killing today is named Tilikum, and this is the third time Tilikum ...

The benchmark Straits Times Index (.FTSTI) rose 0.9% to end at 2,782.55 last evening. US stocks suffered their biggest one-day decline in nearly three weeks last night after a sharp drop in consumer confidence heightened worries. Here are some stocks and factors to watch: Read more...

Del Monte Pacific (DELM SP) (DMPL.SI) returned to profitability with a net profit of US$3.9 million ($5.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of US$1.7 million in the third quarter. This is significantly lower than prior year quarter’s net profit of US$19.2 million mainly ...

Yanti Tianadi has been appointed ED wef Feb 11 Work experience: GM, Retail, Valentino; senior business manager, Asia Pacific, Timberland; director, GUESS, Asia Pacific, FJ Benjamin

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 0.9% to 2,769.19 at the close yesterday, the biggest drop in the Asia-Pacific region. Genting Singapore Plc., a casino operator, led the fall. Thirteen stocks fell for each that rose on the 30-member gauge. US stocks rose for a third straight day last night ...

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 0.9% to 2,769.19 at the close, the biggest drop in the Asia-Pacific region. Genting Singapore Plc., a casino operator, led the fall. Thirteen stocks fell for each that rose on the 30-member gauge. Stocks on the measure trade at 14.8 times estimated earnings, compared with about ...

Words & Images by: Jake Krolick Alberta Cross/Hacienda :: 02.08.10 :: Kyber Pass :: Philadelphia, PA Alberta Cross :: 02.08 :: Philly Sneaking into Philadelphia between two massive snowstorms was no easy task. Yet, San Antonio rockers Hacienda and Brooklyn-based rising stars ...