JCN Newswires back issues from June 2008:
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) to Install GHG Decomposition Unit.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to install a greenhouse gas (GHG) decomposition unit at its Kawasaki site for start-up in March 2009. The installation of the unit will enable SDK to reduce GHG emissions by 6% in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol ...
Panasonic Declares Environmental Initiatives at 'Eco Ideas Factory Biwako'.
Jun 05, 2008 ... Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, June 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today announced an environmental statement that outlines the company's mid- and long-term environmental management plans. The Kusatsu ...
JVC Develops Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.) has become the first* in the industry to develop a "Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders" that supports two high-definition signal compression formats. This technology makes it possible to ...
LITEONMOBILE Strives to the Top Among the Handset Device Suppliers.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Helsinki, June 9, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Taiwanese Lite-On Group and its subsidiaries, mobile handset design and manufacturing partner Perlos, and key mat and metal housing supplier Silitech have today launched a new service brand LITEONMOBILE to cover the group's integrated offering for ...
Toyota to Produce Camry Hybrid in Australia.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today at an Australian government-sponsored press conference in Nagoya, Japan, that it will begin producing the "Camry Hybrid" at the Altona Plant of Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA), as part of ...
MHI Wins Order from Iceland for Five Geothermal Power Generation Plants, 225 MW in Total; Cumulative Worldwide Orders to MHI Now Exceed 100 Units.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in a consortium with Balcke-Durr GmbH, a German engineering company, has received a turnkey order from Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavikur) of Iceland, to build five 45 MW (megawatt) geothermal power ...
Toyota to Produce Camry Hybrid in Thailand.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that, as part of an effort to further popularize hybrid vehicles worldwide, it will begin producing the "Camry Hybrid" at Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT), TMC's vehicle production base in Thailand ....
New Plant to Boost Toyota Diesel Engine Output in Thailand.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (STM), TMC's engine production base in Thailand, will build a new plant to boost its annual diesel engine production capacity by 150,000 units in 2010. ...
Honda to Provide its New Fuel Cell Vehicle, FCX Clarity, and Other Technologies for the Hokkaido Toyako Summit.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will provide its new fuel cell vehicle, FCX Clarity, as well as Civic Hybrid and other advanced technologies for the Hokkaido Toyako Summit to be held July 7-9, 2008. Honda decided to participate in support of the ...
Panasonic Develops Pa-Look Ball Premium Q Fluorescent Bulbs with Industry's Quickest Ramp-up Time.
Jun 10, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced the new Pa-Look Ball Premium Q (quick) compact fluorescent light bulbs with the industry's first "hybrid lighting method" that enables ...
JAL to Introduce State-of-the Art First Class Suite & Business Class Seat; Introduction of 777-300ER on US Routes Fitted with Best Seating and Service in the Skies.
Jun 11, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) will start introducing on US routes a luxurious new suite to JAL First Class and a leading-edge seat to JAL Executive Class Seasons, the airline's branded business class. The airline will launch the JAL Suite in first class and ...
Toyota Strengthens Initiatives for Low Carbon Society.
Jun 12, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 11, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) unveiled today an action plan for contributing to the realization of a low carbon society through initiatives in the areas of research and development, manufacturing and social contribution. "Since its ...
Sharp to Introduce World's Largest 108-Inch LCD Monitor for Commercial Applications; Now Accepting Orders.
Jun 13, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market a 108V-inch LCD monitor, the world's largest*, for business and commercial applications. This monitor will be delivered to the Shinjuku Piccadilly cinema complex (Shochiku Co. Ltd.), one of ...
Fujitsu Introduces Interstage Business Process Manager Version 10.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the worldwide release of Interstage(R) Business Process Manager Version 10, the latest release of its award-winning business process management software. As a result of customer feedback on the popular BPM solution - ...
Fujitsu Microelectronics Launches Mobile WiMAX Chipsets for Mobile Devices.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (FML) announced today a new mobile WiMAX chipset optimized for mobile WiMAX devices such as smart phones and PDAs. Sample shipment will start in August 2008. The chipset includes a baseband LSI, the MB86K22; an RF ...
NTT DOCOMO to Buy Stake in Bangladeshi Mobile Operator.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will acquire a 30 percent stake in TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (TMIB), a mobile phone operator based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by directly acquiring all stock in TMIB held by A.K. Khan Co. Ltd. and its ...
RIKEN Laboratory for Brain Dynamics Furthers Understanding of Spatiotemporal Response Changes: Multi-media News Release.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Researchers at RIKEN's Laboratory for Human Brain Dynamics have been successful in understanding how the brain's spatiotemporal response changes, depending on whether a person is paying attention or not, even when viewing or listening to the same ...
Middle East Officials Head to Singapore for Singapore International Water Week; Ministers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to Attend Special SIWW Networking Event.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Singapore, June 16, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Government ministers from several Middle Eastern states will attend a special networking session in Singapore designed to connect them with the providers of water management solutions and technologies. The Middle East Business Forum is ...
Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway to China market; Business Forum and Country Pavilion Help Firms Discover New Opportunities in China.
Jun 16, 2008 ... Singapore, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Water industry players will get the inside track on China's fast-growing water market at this month's Singapore International Water Week, a global platform for water solutions. China is the focus of one of the seven regional business ...
Aerion Supersonic Business Jet Increases Sales by $1 Billion in One Week.
Jun 17, 2008 ... Reno, Nevada, June 16, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Enthusiasm for the Aerion supersonic business jet went "supersonic" at the EBACE air show in Geneva, Switzerland last month. The Aerion order book increased from $3 billion to $4 billion at the show with letters of intent now in hand for more ...
Honda Announces First FCX Clarity Customers and World's First Fuel Cell Vehicle Dealership Network as Clarity Production Begins in Japan; Breakthrough Zero Emissions Vehicle to be Delivered in July.
Jun 17, 2008 ... Tochigi, Japan, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced five of the first customers for its advanced new FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle and also provided details of the world's first fuel cell vehicle dealership network in the United ...
Production Begins for the New FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle.
Jun 17, 2008 ... Tochigi, Japan, June 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has begun production of the new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, with the first vehicle (U.S. specification) coming off the line. In conjunction with the line-off event, media were allowed to view a ...
Beat Communication Unveils 'Eco Style', World's First Employee Eco-Software; Encouraging New Level in Enterprise-wide Environmental Participation.
Jun 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Tokyo-based Beat Communication Co., Ltd., the leading social networking package provider in Japan, is pleased to announce 'Eco Style', a new enterprise package for CO2 reduction designed as an IT solution for corporate environmental responsibility. ...
Jibun Bank, KDDI and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ JV, Obtains Banking License.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Jibun Bank Corporation, a joint venture between KDDI and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, is pleased to announce that it obtained a banking license on June 17, 2008. As a "personal (jibun) bank for each individual customer," Jibun Bank ...
HUMIRA(R) Subcutaneous Injection 40mg Syringe 0.8mL Now Available for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - On June 17, 2008, Abbott Japan Co., Ltd. (Pharmaceutical Products Group in Tokyo, President: Glenn S. Warner) and Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters in Tokyo, President and CEO: Haruo Naito) announced that HUMIRA(R) subcutaneous injection 40mg Syringe ...
Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Power Gating Technology to Enable Power Savings in System LSIs.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited announced today, as an industry first, the development of circuit technology that can rapidly switch a power supply from off to on in less than one microsecond ....
Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Low-power CMOS Technology For 32nm Generation.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited today announced the development of low-power CMOS[1] technology for 32nm-generation logic LSIs, which makes it possible to minimize the number of necessary ...
Panasonic Introduces World's First 6X Write-once Blu-ray Disc Media.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced today that it has developed the world's first Write-Once Blu-ray Discs(BD-R) with 6X writing speed*. The new discs will be available in Japan with both ...
Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway to Lucrative India Market.
Jun 18, 2008 ... Singapore, June 18, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Companies will get the inside track on India's fast-growing water market at the upcoming Singapore International Water Week, a global platform for the water solutions, to be held here this month. India will be the focus of one of seven ...
Sekisui House Announces the Zero Emission House.
Jun 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - In conjunction with the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008) Sekisui House announces Japan's cutting edge prefabricated housing and environmental technology to the world: The Zero Emission House. The Hokkaido Toyako Summit, (The G8 Summit) being ...
Fujitsu Supercomputers Make TOP500 List; Three Different Platforms Achieve Superior Performance and Efficiency.
Jun 19, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Thanks to their outstanding execution efficiency, supercomputer systems constructed by Fujitsu Limited were included in the latest edition of the TOP500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers, announced on June 18 at the International ...
Fujitsu Develops Millimeter-Band Transmitter Capable of Data Transmission Speeds Exceeding 10 Gbps.
Jun 19, 2008 ... Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited announced today, as a world's first, the development of a transmitter operating in the 70-100 GHz band using impulse radio[1] that is capable of transmitting data at speeds of more ...
Australians to Speak at the Inaugural Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 19, 2008 ... Singapore, June 19, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Senior company executives and government leaders from Australia will be in Singapore this month at the inaugural Singapore International Water Week to share their country's experience and expertise in water management and to attract investors, as ...
Mr. Yoshiro Mori to Visit the Japan Pavilion at the Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 19, 2008 ... Singapore, June 19, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of the Japan Water Forum/Former Prime Minister of Japan will visit the Japan Pavilion at the Water Expo of the 2008 Singapore International Water Week on June 24 following his speech at the Water Leaders' Summit. The ...
ABB Technologies, Solutions for the Complete Water Life Cycle, at Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Zurich, June 19, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - ABB is pleased to be present at Singapore International Water Week, Water Expo, the global platform for water solutions which will take place in Singapore, June 24-26. SIWW is the annual inaugural water event comprising the Water Leaders Summit, ...
Panasonic Accelerates Environmental Initiatives in China with Higher Targets; Progress Report on 'China Eco Project' for FY2008.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Osaka, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced its environmental performance in China for the business year ended March 2008 (fiscal year 2008). Since April 2007, Panasonic Group has been ...
Panasonic Honors Kid Witness News Global Contest 2008 Award Winners; Presenting 'Ecology' and 'Communication' through Children's Eyes.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced the winners of the Kid Witness News (KWN) Global Contest 2008. Among the six finalist videos, the Grand Prix for Ecology went to "Water ...
Mazda Launches New Global Visual Identity; Mazda's New Global Zoom-Zoom Communication Style Visually Expresses the Company's Evolution at a Glance.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Hiroshima, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the launch of its new global brand visual identity which will be rolled out progressively around the world. Following a successful pilot in Australia, the first major region to introduce this new visual ...
MHI Receives Consecutive Orders for 150 MW and 284 MW BFG-fired GTCC Power Plants from Shougang Group, China, and POSCO Power, Korea.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 19, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received consecutive orders for blast-furnace-gas (BFG) fired gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation plants from China and Korea. The equipment for a 150 MW (megawatt) BFG-GTCC power plant for ...
CH2M HILL Shares Water and Sustainability Expertise at Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Denver, June 20, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations firm, today announced that it will share its expertise and projects during the Singapore International Water Week to be held 23-27 June. The firm is serving as a ...
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Gains Government Approval to Begin Public Road Testing in Japan; Hybrid System Enhances Power by 40 Percent and Doubles Hydrogen Fuel Range to 200 km.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Hiroshima, June 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) to test the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid minivan on public roads. Mazda's newest hydrogen rotary engine vehicle features a ...
H.I.S. Reports Market Gains for the First Half ended April 30, 2008.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 20, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - H.I.S. Co., Ltd. (TSE1: 9603), a leading travel and airline ticket agency, has announced record results for the first half ended April 30, 2008. Against declines across the travel industry, the Group actively sought to increase share through ...
Sirius Water Technologies to Participate in Singapore International Water Week Water Expo.(Company overview)
Jun 20, 2008 ... Singapore, June 20, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Sirius Water Technologies Private Limited, a subsidiary of Jurong Industrial Technologies Corpn Ltd, will participate in the Water Expo at the Singapore International Water Week. Sirius Water Technologies is a manufacturing and ...
'Prodceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit'; Book Launch at Singapore International Water Week, Water Expo.
Jun 20, 2008 ... Singapore, June 20, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - World Scientific Publishing Company is proud to announce the launch of 'Prodceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit', edited by Secretariat of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, at the Singapore Water Week's Water Expo. This prestigious ...
Black & Veach Senior Management to Share Expertise at Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 21, 2008 ... Singapore, June 21, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, have announced that the company's senior leadership will make presentations during the inaugural Singapore International Water Week held 23-27 June. ...
Black & Veach: Singapore International Water Week News Media Advisory.
Jun 21, 2008 ... Singapore, June 21, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, will hold a news conference as part of the Singapore International Water Week. When: On Tuesday, 24 June, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Media ...
Dow Water Solutions to Unveil New Technology at Singapore International Water Week; Advances Enable Cost Reductions in Desalination Applications.
Jun 21, 2008 ... Edina, MN, June 21, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, is continuing to take a lead position in the global water industry and will showcase new technologies for reverse osmosis (RO) seawater ...
Fujitsu Wins Major Server, Storage Order from China Mobile Communications; Building 24 x 7 Support Infrastructure Covering All of Mainland China.
Jun 23, 2008 ... Shanghai, June 23, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Fujitsu (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that China Mobile Communications Corporation, the country's largest mobile phone carrier, has selected Fujitsu's SPARC Enterprise UNIX servers, ETERNUS storage equipment, and PRIMECLUSTER ...
Mazda to Cut Vehicle Fuel Consumption 30 Percent by 2015.
Jun 23, 2008 ... Hiroshima, June 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it is setting its sights on reducing the fuel consumption of Mazda vehicles sold globally by an average 30 percent by 2015. This determined commitment will entail a holistic approach which includes using ...
Sakai City, Kansai Electric and Sharp Announce Mega Solar Power Generation Plan in Sakai City Waterfront.
Jun 23, 2008 ... Osaka, June 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sakai City, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kansai Electric), and Sharp Corporation today agreed to cooperate on the Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Under the plan, mega solar power ...
Honda Publishes Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008.
Jun 23, 2008 ... Tokyo, June 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. issued the Honda Environmental Annual Report 2008 (Japanese language version), outlining results of the company's environmental initiatives for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 as well as targets for the current fiscal year ...
MCN Launches New 'SMS Triggered Search' With Thailand's Three Mobile Operators.
Jun 23, 2008 ... Bangkok and Tokyo, June 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mobile Content Networks (MCN) the leading provider of real-time Federated mobile search solutions today announced that Thailand's leading mobile operators (AIS, DTAC, and TrueMove) have selected MCN to launch text message, or short ...
Panasonic Sets FY 2009 CO2 Emissions Target at 3.87 Million Tons; Reducing CO2 Emissions by 110,000 Tons from FY2007 Level.
Jun 24, 2008 ... Osaka, June 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced today the company will speed up its CO2 reduction initiative in FY 2009 ending March, 2009. Through its core initiative of reducing CO2 emissions in ...
Panasonic Releases Environmental Data Book 2008.
Jun 24, 2008 ... Osaka, June 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is well known, will issue its Environmental Data Book 2008 on June 26, 2008, which summarizes the company's environmental activities in the business year from April 2007 ...
Mobile Leaders to Unify the Symbian Software Platform and Set the Future of Mobile Free; Foundation to be Established to Provide Royalty-free Open Platform and Accelerate Innovation.(Company overview)
Jun 24, 2008 ... London, June 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS(TM), S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas ...
Singapore Pioneers an Innovation in Water Quality Monitoring; PUB and A*STAR Develop Intelligent Fish Activity Monitoring Technology to Ensure Water Quality.
Jun 24, 2008 ... Singapore, June 24, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - PUB, the national water agency, and the A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) are jointly pioneering an innovative water quality monitoring technology that uses video imaging of fish known as the Fish Activity Monitoring System (FAMS). ...
AridTec Scores International Success with Singapore's First Patent-pending Atmospheric Water Harvesting Technology; Secures Distributors for More than 10 countries in the Middle East, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Jun 24, 2008 ... Singapore, June 24, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - AridTec Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based alternative potable water solutions provider, today announced that its patent-pending proprietary atmospheric water harvesting solutions have received strong interest from the international market. AridTec, ...
Singapore's PUB Inks Research Deal with SUEZ Environnement.
Jun 24, 2008 ... Singapore, June 24, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's national water agency, PUB, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with SUEZ Environnement to collaborate on cutting-edge water research. PUB will work with the French waste and water management company on ...
Nitto Denko Plans Water R&D Center in Singapore; New Center to be Development Hub for Cutting-edge Water Treatment Technologies.
Jun 25, 2008 ... Singapore, June 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Japan's leading diversified materials manufacturer Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto Denko) will be the first Japanese enterprise to set up an R&D Center dedicated to water treatment business in Singapore, the company said today. Nitto ...
A*STAR Showcases Nine Cutting-Edge Technologies for City of the Future.
Jun 25, 2008 ... Singapore, June 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Nine cutting-edge technologies for future cities developed by Singapore's leading public research agency, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), will be showcased at the World Cities Summit and the Singapore International Water ...
ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region.
Jun 25, 2008 ... Singapore, June 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda today unveiled a seven-point agenda to prioritize water investments in the Asia-Pacific region and said that the institution is committed to helping countries in the region boost new water ...
ADB Calls for New Focus on Asian Cities.
Jun 25, 2008 ... Singapore, June 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - With Asian cities growing by over 100,000 people a day, a major rethink is needed on how cities manage growth because the current approach is no longer economically, environmentally or socially sustainable, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said ...
Sembcorp Forms R&D Collaboration for Cutting-edge Water Technologies with Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute.
Jun 25, 2008 ... Singapore, June 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Sembcorp Industries and Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement to develop and apply cutting-edge technologies for water and wastewater ...
New Asia-Pacific Network "KnowledgeHubs" Launched to Tackle Water Problems.(Company overview)
Jun 27, 2008 ... Singapore, June 27, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Twelve organizations from across the Asia-Pacific region today launched a network to share solutions for improving water management to tackle the region's many pressing water challenges. The network, known as "KnowledgeHubs," is an ...
Professor Tommy Koh's Summary Statement at the Closing of the Water Leaders Summit, Singapore International Water Week.
Jun 27, 2008 ... Singapore, June 27, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have been asked to attempt to synthesize the rich discourse we have had for the last 2 days and to summarise the highlights or learning points. My list is highly selective ...