Lifestyle: Picasso Fetches US$41.5 million but Sotheby’s Total Falls Short
A 1932 Picasso portrait of his mistress sold for US$41.5 million on Thursday at Sotheby’s, helping drive a US$163 million total for its sale of Impressionist and modern art which nonetheless fell short of expectations. The auction featured nine works by Picasso led by “Nature morte aux tulipes.” Nearly one-third of the 67 lots on...
Southeast Asia Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Specialists Urged Not to Miss Emerson Cup as Closing Date Approaches
BANGKOK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Engineers, architects, designer and constructors of air-conditioning and refrigeration systems throughout Southeast Asia are being urged to enter their projects for the Emerson Cup 2012 organised by Emerson Climate Technologies and thereby raise their business profiles throughout the region and across the globe. The competition has been launched since...
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Group Announces 2012 Interim Results
Operating Income and Net Profit Attributable to the Equity Holders Surges 30.02% and 13.75% respectively Taking Benefit from Manufacturing and Commercial Synergies Pushing Froward District Consolidation to Maintain Steady Growth HONG KONG, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ – Financial Highlights (For the six months ended 30 June) 2012 (RMB Million) 2011 (RMB Million) Change Operating Income 33,621.2 25,858.0 +30.02% Gross...
Gooding & Company breaks world record for the highest sale total in automotive auction history with $113.7 million in Pebble Beach
Top two sales of the concours week over $11 million each Average price per car sold is $1,033,966 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, sold more than $113.7 million at...
Minerals Technologies Inc. Signs Ninth Commercial Agreement to Deploy FulFill(TM) E-325 Technology
Prestigious Papermaker in Asia to Adopt High-Filler Technology that Provides Significant Cost Savings in Reduced Fiber Consumption New York, July 24, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Minerals Technologies Inc., (NYSE: MTX) announced today that it has entered into a commercial agreement with another leading Asian papermaker to provide FulFill(TM) E-325 higher filler technology. Minerals Technologies now has nine agreements...
SGX Enhances Default Management Framework of Derivatives Market
Singapore, July 23, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore Exchange (SGX) is enhancing the rules to strengthen its default management framework to protect its derivatives market against systemically destabilising events, which include the possibility of multiple member defaults. This enhancement follows a public consultation issued in September 2011. Clearing Houses globally have been called upon to provide greater clarity...
Lifestyle: Magritte Shines at Christie’s in Solid Sale
Belgian artist Rene Magritte was the star of the night at Christie’s auction of impressionist and modern art in London late on Wednesday, underlining the strong appetite for surrealist art among collectors. While not the top lot in terms of value, Magritte’s “Les jours gigantesques” painted in 1928 fetched GBP7.2 million (US$11.3 million), several times...
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STX OSV Secures Orders Worth S$148.8 million STX OSV Holdings Limited Tuesday announced that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels for Farstad Shipping. The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately NOK 700.0 million (S$148.8 million). STX OSV already has six PSVs and four AHTS...
My|Phone Launches Smart Feature Phones Embedded With EMOZE Push Mail and Messaging Technology
MANILA, Philippines and LONDON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — My|Phone and EMOZE Ltd. today announce the launch of a new range of smart feature phone devices embedded with EMOZE’s push mail and messaging technology. These next generation phones provide a more user-friendly email and instant messaging experience. With EMOZE pre-embedded in the devices, users will...
Perfect World Files 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F
BEIJING, May 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) (“Perfect World” or the “Company”), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012. The annual report can be accessed...
China Natural Gas Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial Results
NEW YORK, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — China Natural Gas, Inc. (“China Natural Gas” or the “Company”) (PINK: CHNG), a leading provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi’an, China, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2011....
French Still Rulers of Rudeness but China Placed Fifth in Skyscanner Poll
SINGAPORE, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — A poll conducted by international travel search siteSkyscanner reveals the French have taken the title as the rudest nation in the world. Taking 19% of the vote, the French have been known by many of their European neighbours for their abrupt and curt nature, especially when dealing with foreign tourists,...
