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Idaho Governor "Butch" Otter has invited Naturopathix,Inc., maker of all-natural patented ZymaDerm™ for molluscum, to participate in the Governor's trade mission to Asia in April 2013. Meetings with distributors and retailers in Korea and Taiwan are anticipated to bring the painless treatment for molluscum developed by Briant Burke, MD, MS to these countries and open the door for distribution throughout Asia. Boise, ID (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 “We are delighted to have...
BOSTON, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of a series of web and mobile compatible properties that deliver news and information to key audience members in the industry of pulp and paper. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080521/NEW122LOGO ) Pulp & Paper International (PPI) is the leading magazine for pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturers in Europe, Asia, North...
BEIJING, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 29, an authoritative list called "China Real Estate Top 10 Research" (hereinafter referred to as "List I") was released by the China Index Academy. It showed that Evergrande, Vanke and Poly ranked in the top three among the top 100 real estate companies within China with their comprehensive strength, which is consistent with the rank showed in the list of Top 500 Real Estate Development Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as List...
Art Epicenter of Asia to Welcome Over 60,000 Key Stakeholders at Premier International Art Show(May 23-26, 2013) LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the third-largest art auction center in the world, Hong Kong continues to garner international acclaim as the art mecca of Asia, prompting the world's most influential artists, gallerists and collectors--including the renowned Art Basel--to take notice. From May 23-26, the premiere edition of Art Basel Hong Kong--described as...
The Phoenician alphabet now brings a new dimension of interest to this year’s National Library Week. See details on the Santorini website. Los Angeles (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 The Phoenician alphabet now brings a new dimension of interest to this year’s National Library Week. See details on the Santorini website. All the books we read owe their origin to the Phoenician alphabet, and that intriguing fact now adds a new element to this year’s celebration of National Library Week across...
Apricot Lane, a leading retail franchise specializing in women’s apparel, accessories and gift items announced today its projected growth for the remaining three quarters of the year. Currently with 80 stores operating in 35 states across the country, Apricot Lane already has 22 new franchisees committed to open in 2013 – and it’s still just the first quarter. Vacaville, CA (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 The spring fashion season always helps increase awareness of the Apricot Lane brand as...
VANCOUVER, March 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Welichem Biotech Inc. ("Welichem" or the "Company") (TSXV:WBI) announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "APA") to purchase the exclusive development and commercialization rights (the "Rights") to the novel anti-inflammatory agent, WBI-1001, in China, Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong from Shenzhen Celestial Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Beijing Wenfeng Tianji Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (together, the "Vendors"). Upon entering...
Earns prestigious awards across Asia Pacific in multiple categories including product innovation and service excellence HONG KONG and ATLANTA, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payments Asia Pacific Limited ("Global Payments"), a subsidiary of U.S.-based Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), announced today that it has been recognized again as a leading card payment processor in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific after receiving a series of top payment industry awards from Visa Inc.,...
3,300-mu housing project completed in the west of China CHONGQING, China, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 20, 2013, Sunac Real Estate (1918.HK) ("Sunac") held a ceremony to commemorate the completion of a large urban complex in Chongqing, China, Sunac Olympic Garden, which was attended by about 300 representatives of local businesses, banks and media. In 2012, Sunac Olympic Garden Phase 13, Sunac Jinmao Times South Area, was successfully completed, achieving total market...
XI'AN, China, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc., ("China Housing" or the "Company," NASDAQ: CHLN) today announced that the Company will report its fourth quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Monday, April 1(st), 2013. Management will host a conference call at 8:00 am ET on the same day. Listeners may access the call by dialing +1-816-581-1736. To listen to the live webcast of the event, please go to...
Latest Asia Reference Libraries
The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as the nerpa or the Lake Baikal seal, is a true seal in the Phocidae family that is native to Lake Baikal located in Siberia. This species is one of three seals that reside solely in fresh water areas. It is not known exactly how these seals came to inhabit such an isolated area, but some experts assert that a sea-passage was formed that linked the Arctic Ocean and Lake Baikal. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest of all true seal species,...
The Hajar Mountains, which is Arabic for stone mountains, is located in northeastern Oman and the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range within the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Lying 50 to 100 kilometers inland from the Gulf of Oman coast, they divide the low coastal plain of Oman from the high desert plateau. The mountains start in the north, creating the Musandam peninsula. From there, the Northern Hajjar runs southeast, parallel to the coast but also moving gradually...
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. It is located mainly in the eastern and northern hemispheres covering 8.7 percent of the Earth’s whole surface area and making up 30 percent of its land area. With about 4.3 billion people, it hosts 60 percent of the world’s current human population. This continent has a high growth rate in the modern era. For example, during the 20th century, Asia’s population almost quadrupled. This continent is defined as making up the...
Europe is, by regulation, one of the world’s seven continents. Consisting of the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Black and Caspian Seas, and the waterways that connect the Black and Aegean Seas. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean towards the north, Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast....
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