Singapore (November 17, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Asia's first comprehensive two-day conference on Anti-Monopoly & Competition Law, being held from 24-26 February 2009, will provide you with all of the background, legislation, practical advice and policy ideas that you need to be able to limit your exposure to complaints under the new Anti-Monopoly Law regime.

Anti-Monopoly & Competition Law Asia Forum has been specially devised for in-house lawyers advising on competition law matters. Penalties for breaching competition law can be severe and you need to be sure that you are up-to-date with concepts such as legal privilege, cartels, pricing and dominant position, dawn raids and the role of economics in competition law.

For those new to the area, the conference will give you a comprehensive overview of the new laws being implemented in China and Asia, plus explore how these impact the running of your business and what your internal clients should know.

Hear from experts based in regions with established antitrust rules and discover how they have written compliance policies that have safeguarded them from actions under Anti-Monopoly Law. Apply this guidance directly to your compliance policy to build a robust program that will limit your liability in Asia.

For more information and to register, please visit: www.CompetitionLawAsia.com

Singapore (November 11, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia will present the awards to five winners and 10 excellence awardees at the 7th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore on November 21, 2008 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

Singapore – November 7, 2008 – The Asian CSR Awards, co-presented this year by Intel, is Asia's premier Awards program on corporate social responsibility. This year's awards attracted 170 entries representing 120 companies from 15 countries. It recognizes and honors companies in Asia for their projects and programs in corporate social responsibility. The Awards are given in five categories: Best Workplace Practices, Concern for Health, Environmental Excellence, Poverty Alleviation and Support and Improvement of Education. There is an exhaustive search and selection process for the Awards that include the generation of entries, initial screening, and short listing by a panel of experts, and final judging.

The Asian CSR Awards is recognized as the leading awards program on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia and is an inherent component of the annual, regional Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) conference and Expo. AFCSR 2008 is co-presented by the Asian Institute of Management's RVR Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (AIM-RVR Center) and Singapore Compact for CSR. Co-chairing the event are Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., President and CEO of Philippine Investment-Management (PHINMA), Inc., Mr. Boon Yoon Chiang, Chairman and Managing Director, Jardine Matheson (Singapore) and Ms. Claire Chiang, President of Singapore Compact for CSR and Senior Vice President of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited. The organizing committee is composed of representatives from major sponsors, regional NGOs, international organizations and CSR organizations.

The Guest of Honor to present the awards is Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia. A winner and the excellence awardees in each of the five categories will be announced.

A complete list of the 2008 Asian CSR Awards finalists follows:
List of 2008 Finalists (Project, Company and Country)

Category: Environmental Excellence
Finalists:
1. "1ºC Up" Pilot Campaign, City Developments Ltd., Singapore
2. BOOND, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., India
3. Water Recycling and Silt Water Treatment Programme at Construction Sites, City Developments Ltd., Singapore

Category: Support & Improvement of Education
Finalists:
1. Educational Television (ETV), ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Philippines
2. Satya Bharti School Program, Bharti Foundation, India
3. War On Worms In Western Visayas (Wow-V), Johnson & Johnson Phils., Philippines

Category: Poverty Alleviation
Finalists:
1. Business for Peace Initiative, Federation of Chambers Of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
2. The GoodWell Fund, Philam Foundation, Philippines
3. Zinc Integrated Poverty Alleviation Programme, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., India

Category: Best Workplace Practices
Finalists:
1. CLP Quality Work Life (QWL) Programme, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong
2. Employee Wellness Program, Microsoft Philippines, Philippines
3. Work-Life Harmony, City Developments Ltd., Singapore

Category: Concern for Health
Finalists:
1. BMC Sky ICU, Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, Thailand
2. Providing Accessibility: Sri Lanka's first state-of-the-art Hearing centre, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka
3. War On Worms In Western Visayas (Wow-V), Johnson & Johnson Phils., Philippines

AFCSR 2008 indeed has the support of distinguished sponsors including Intel as co-presenter of Asian CSR Awards and Official Technology Partner; Microsoft, Shell, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever as Strategic Corporate Partners; Ballarpur Industries Ltd, Borneo Motors (Singapore) Pte Ltd, City Developments Limited, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Holcim and Standard Chartered Bank as Official Industry Partners, Banyan Tree, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Senoko Power, Starbucks Singapore Pte Ltd. and Tolaram Group as Cooperating Partners and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. The Official Public Relations Company Partner is Bang Public Relations Pte Ltd with AMEX Team, Creative Crest, Integrated Public Relations, Masso PR and PR Society of Indonesia as Cooperating PR Partners. Official media partners include International Herald Tribune, ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), ACN Newswire, Ammado, Asian Quality Magazine, Asia Weekly, Business Monitor International / Asia Monitor, BusinessWorld, China CSR, CSR Asia, Roof and Façade Magazine, Sustainable Innovation, The Employer Magazine, The Training Magazine and XL Media.

AFCSR has 26 leading NGO partners from all over Asia. These are:
Asian Institute of Management Alumni of Singapore
ActionAid International Vietnam
ASEAN Foundation
Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium
Business Ethics Institute of Malaysia
Business in the Community-UK
Center for Development and Integration – Vietnam
Centre for Social Markets – India
Community Business – Hong Kong
Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Council for Better Corporate Citizenship – Japan
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Habitat for Humanity International
Indonesia Business Links
Kenan Institute Asia
League of Corporate Foundations – Philippines
Makati Business Club
Management Association of the Philippines
Management Institute for Social Change – Malaysia
National Center for Sustainability Reporting – Indonesia
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Population and Community Development Association of Thailand
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum
PPM Institute of Management – Indonesia
Responsible Business Initiative – Pakistan
Singapore Compact for CSR

For further information on the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and Asian CSR Awards, please visit www.asianforumcsr.com. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Shawn Pamintuan
  Media Coordinator
  OIC EVENTS
  Tel: (632) 812 6289
  Email: shawnpamintuan@oiceventsasia.com 

Beijing, China (November 7, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Care for Children facilitates orphaned children leaving institutions and becoming part of loving long-term foster families; a remarkable project that changes and saves lives. Care for Children is registered in China, Hong Kong, UK and the USA and has been working in partnership with the Chinese authorities since 1998.

By ordering our Christmas cards, you're helping give a child the best gift ever – a family of their own! We are launching this latest campaign to spread the word. For more information, please vist us here: http://www.careforchildren.com/media/site.asp?ID=6&subname=mediaresources#bg

About Care for Children:
Care for Children is shaped by the conviction that the long-term benefit to children of loving in a family of their own is of primary concern. This is achieved through the training of social workers and orphanage staff, based on robust professional standards, in a programme that can be replicated across the country. Today, Care for Children is active in over 180 orphanages in 30 provinces, and has placed thousands of children, who have spent their lives in China’s state and private orphanages, into foster homes. More info: www.careforchildren.com

Huizhou, China (November 6, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Following the hot summer, the hotel market of Xunliao Bay in Huizhou would enter a low season for the second half year as before. With the winter days drawing nearer, how will the high level Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort with subtropical theme change this situation for the global economy in current depression circumstances? Today, Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort welcomed its first group meeting of multinational company EPCOS in the autumn-winter season. Developing in the Pearl River Delta and targeting international conferences have become a brand new operation mode in Xunliao Bay.

EPCOS was floated simultaneously on the Frankfurt and New York Stock Exchanges on October 15, 1999. The listed company emerged from Siemens Matsushita Components, a joint venture founded in 1989 by Siemens and Matsushita. Since March 2003, EPCOS has been one of the largest companies in the TecDAX index of German technology stocks. This time in Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort, the company has held an expansion meeting of all teams in Great China region.

The company's organizers said that an international company has lots of group meetings every year, and EPCOS selected Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort considering specific factors such as traffic, environment and facilities. If the company chose a hotel in Sanya or Bali, the expenses for round-trip flights and meeting space rental under the same conditions as Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort would not be the best choice under the entire economy circumstance at present. An effective meeting and brand services with persistence and high efficiency are vital to a company, and it can ensure all participators rejuvenate themselves and improve team coordination, thus to get more effective communications and cooperation through a group meeting. The high-quality meeting facilities and environment offered by Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort can quite meet our requirements. There are a total of 172 persons participating in this meeting, and all of them showed active involvement and attitude toward the meeting held in the seaside area.

The management of Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort said that it will take advantage of its international brand image and strong sales network to develop in the Huizhou market, and the winter in South China seems like a spring for the northern area so that it is not a bad choice to hold a meeting here. Due to international economy depression, our resort is also the first choice for the companies that require a high quality and low cost meeting. The facilities include a large ball room, a spa, a beach, a golf course, a tennis field, sea fishing, a hot spring, bicycling, and a traditional village. To keep a pure natural seaside environment has become a supporting factor to host an international group meeting. Meanwhile, the expansion of corporate meetings has also changed the market situation of Xunliao Bay in winter.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort
  1 Jinhai Road, Xunliao Bay, Huidong, Gguangdong, P.R.China 516367
  Tel: (86 752) 832 8888 Fax: (86 752) 832 8999

Shanghai, China (November 5, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai) announced the 2008 Award winners today at its 4th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference. Along with CSR awards honoring corporations, small businesses and Chinese companies, AmCham Shanghai recognized collaborative CSR programs created through partnerships between companies and non-profit organizations.

The 2008 winners were selected from a strong field of 50 projects and 37 companies, both large and small. The award winners this year were judged according to rigorous criteria developed with assistance from RepuTex, an Australia-based Social Responsibility Index rating company. The Chamber used indicators and factors from the RepuTex Benchmark to assess applicants' achievements in corporate governance, environmental impact, social impact and workplace practices. The evaluation process recognized effective arrangements created to manage CSR programs, as well as effective partnerships.

This year's competition showed a consistent improvement in the understanding and implementation of CSR in China. Compared with previous years, a growing number of companies have developed mature programs with comprehensive strategies and structures to integrate corporate governance, community outreach, environmental stewardship, and employee health and safety into their core businesses.

The AmCham Shanghai 2008 CSR Award Winners are:

CSR Excellence in China Award: Intel

Finalists for CSR Excellence in China Award:

Baxter

Johnson & Johnson

Cargill

KPMG Huazhen

Coca-Cola

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Corning

Nike

DLA Piper

Timken

CSR Partnership Award: FedEx Express China & ORBIS International

CSR Award for Small Businesses: PMI Shanghai

Special Recognition:

For outstanding achievements in sustainable community development: Tecsun Homes & Changjiang Civilian Education Foundation

For exceptional and longstanding CSR achievements: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

As the first place winner this year, Intel demonstrated extraordinary CSR practices and proved strong across the board in all categories, said this year's awards panel. Intel took "CSR into the core of the Intel spirit, fully integrated their core values into their products to provide consumers with better, cheaper products while decreasing their eco-footprint, and worked with industry, standards-making bodies and suppliers on environmental issues," said the panel.

This year's CSR conference and awards, themed "Corporate Citizenship for Today and Tomorrow," aimed to showcase leading companies who are doing outstanding CSR work in China and provide guidance and support for other organizations with developing their own CSR efforts. The conference also examined issues regarding the implementation and communication of CSR programs and issues in China and the implications of an effective CSR strategy in today's global society.

The AmCham Shanghai CSR Committee Chair, Diane Long, emphasized the need for American companies to set a leading example by demonstrating various aspects of corporate citizenship. "CSR is an issue that should be on the table and integrated as a core part of the strategic decisions a company is making. American companies have an important role to play and many have helped establish what the measurements and targets should be for corporate citizenship," said Long. "It will be the young people today who are educated in the needs of CSR who will one day lead major Chinese companies and bring the concept of corporate citizenship to the forward line of Chinese companies."

Sessions at the CSR Conference covered:
•The Meaning of Corporate Citizenship
•How to Construct a Company's CSR Roadmap
•China's Business Leadership – Taking a Right Direction
•Environmental: "A Greener Office in 30 Minutes"
•Risks in Our Supply Chains: How to Manage a Supply Chain Responsibly and Impact it as Consumers
•MOFCOM CSR Guidelines Review
•Post-Quake Recovery Update
•Emerging Opportunities for CSR in China

Speakers at the Conference included:
•Benjamin Q. Avancena, Intl VP for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics
•Dr. Jiang Heng, Deputy Director, Research Center on Transnational Corporations, CAITEC, Ministry of Commerce
•Grover Niemeier, Foodservice Management Professional, The Force Be With You, Inc.
•Shirley Yu Tsui, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, IBM Greater China
•Wang Xingzui, Executive Director, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation
•Steven Sitao Xu, Chief Representative for China, The Economist Group; Director, Advisory Services, China, Economist Intelligence Unit

CONTACT INFORMATION

• AmCham Shanghai CSR and Government Relations Manager, Oliver Yang,
  oliver.yang@amcham-shanghai.org, telephone: (86 21) 6279 7119 ext 5272

Beijing, China (November 04, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The Board of Directors has made a decision on 13.10.2008 which will further enhance Turkish Airlines (TK) in the future.

According to the "2009-2023 Fleet Planning", which was approved by the Board of Directors previously, the decision made to purchase 25 wide-body long haul aircraft with double aisle and 50 narrow-body medium haul aircraft with single aisle.

Besides, total of 75 firm orders, it is also plan to have purchase option of 10 wide-body double aisle aircraft and 20 narrow-body single aisle aircraft as well.

Under the two separate agreement signed in 2004 , 46 narrow-body and 5 wide body, total of 51 aircraft were ordered, together with the 8 narrow-body optional aircraft total of 59 aircraft joined the TK fleet.

Because of the right decision taken on the right time, TK became one the front runner in Europe, together with the safety concept of operation as well maintenance associated with young fleet, adequate flight frequency, and quality service have resulted 150 % increase in the number of passengers carried. TK, by becoming full member of Star Alliance received the attention of global civil aviation industry, in the mean time fulfilled its duties in the development of Turkey.

TK Board of Directors, paid utmost attention to make sure the timing is right for 'Aircraft Purchase Tender', which will be the indicator of our company not be a step behind while Turkey is marching towards the future.

TK has built strong competition strength by carefully using its resources as well as effective management style which let TK to enter the global financial crises and expected economical stagnation with strong financial and operational position.

In this conjuncture, TK turning its 2 digit growth rates to net income successfully for the last 4 years while its competitors struggling, TK aims to obtain the best suitable delivery dates to its fleet plan by exercising its high competitive edge.

During the tender procedure, proposal will be requested from Airbus for double aisle wide-body families of A330 and A350XWB, single aisle narrow-body families of A319/A320/A321 aircraft, from Boeing Company for double aisle wide body families of B777 and B787, single aisle narrow-body families of B737-700/-800/-900 aircraft.

The delivery dates, which are plan by TK to star the second half of 2010, will be the critical decision factor beside the price on evaluating the proposals given by the manufacturers.

The need for the interim aircraft will be clarified after the conclusion of the tender and the finalization of the delivery dates. If such need arises the need will be removed as it has been done in 2004 by leasing under the best market condition.

Turkish Airlines will be ready to provide service when the global economy recovers with more stable foundation while Turkey stands in the forefront by taken its market share to new climax.

About Turkish Airlines
TA which was established in 1933 with its 5 planes fleet now is a 4 star airlines company serving with its fleet of 115 planes flying to 141 different directions 141 of them international and 33 of them national.

About Star Alliance:
Turkish Airlines is a member of Star Alliance allies which was established in 1997. Star Alliance flies over 975 directions in 162 countries with almost 18.100 flights.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 29, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Growing business in a complex environment, leading enterprises to innovate and using technology for innovation were the key themes of discussion at the annual Frost & Sullivan Growth Innovation and Leadership congress. Held for the first time in Asia Pacific, the congress attracted over 300 senior level delegates from across industries to come together at a single venue.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Maximus Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia delivered the keynote address at the congress.

Dato' Badlisham Ghazali, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), Malaysia was amongst the prominent speakers at the congress. (MSC Malaysia is the strategic partner for the congress).

"We are happy that Frost & Sullivan chose Kuala Lumpur as the first Asian city to host the Growth, Innovation & Leadership Congress," said Badlisham. "There is a growing belief that Malaysia is indeed ideally-placed as the gateway into the emerging economies of Asia and a preferred ICT hub".

Elaborating on CEO's perspective of growth in a complex business environment, Mr. David Frigstad, Chairman, Frost & Sullivan said that most business leaders are not satisfied with the current growth rate and would like to see an accelerated growth in their business.

"CEO's operate in a complex business environment and need a 360-degree overview of the business for making decisions. Through this powerful congress Frost & Sullivan will offer insights to grow and sustain business in the current economic environment, and seize opportunities for networking and forge new partnerships," Mr. Frigstad said.

The second day of the congress had five concurrent industry tracks namely- Aerospace & Defence, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Environment, Healthcare and Information Communications & Technology.

Each track began with Frost & Sullivan expert presenting a 360-degree CEO perspective for the industry followed by a case study on a growth success story. Impact of technology in each sector to innovate and grow was another key topic of discussion at the industry concurrent tracks.

The summit concluded with the economic summit, which included hot topics on current economic climate with a review of regional economies, key tips and guidelines for global leadership, insights on corporate governance and an exclusive example of leadership in emerging markets. The results of Frost & Sullivan annual CEO survey on 'growth in today's economy' were also shared at the economic summit.

The congress featured panel discussions, case-studies, multiple tracks, break-out sessions, round tables and even instant ‘SMS-polls' spread over two days. With highly interactive sessions, the congress offered optimum opportunities to network, brainstorm and strike strategic partnerships. Current and relevant topic of discussions for Asia Pacific businesses such as, globalization of regional enterprises, the need of innovation for growth and the ‘green imperative' made the entire congress action-packed.

Computer Associates (CA) was the breakfast briefing partner, T-Systems was the gold partner and Citrix was the business track partner for the congress. MNC was the official technology partner and Toshiba the supporting partner while the corporate collateral partner was BizIT – MiniTab 15.

CNBC Asia was the official broadcast partner of the Congress, Wall Street Journal Asia, the official newspaper and Business Week was the official business magazine.

Other media partners include Asia Food Journal, Biospectrum, Pharma Asia, Control Engineering Asia, Electronics Manufacturing Asia, Logistics Insights Asia, Business Today, ChinaTechNews, China CSR, China News Wire, CIO Asia, Computerworld Malaysia, Harborscope, Asian Channels and Asian e-marketing.

For more information, please visit: http://www.frost-gil.com

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Neethiya Sadagopal
  Corporate Communications
  Phone: +65.6890.0966
  Email: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

  Surbhi Dedhia
  Corporate Communications
  Phone: +65.6890.0926
  Email: surbhi.dedhia@frost.com

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 29, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The 2008 Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence Awards banquet recognised several world-class companies and individuals for successfully growing their corporations, continuously innovating products and processes and outstanding leadership skills that continue to drive excellence.

In its inaugural year in Asia, the Awards recognised eight exemplary organisations and individuals at the banquet officiated by Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia

The banquet was attended by C-level executives from the award receiving organisations and prominent figures in the Malaysian government, trade and banking and finance industry. Other senior-level attendees at the banquet include Telekom Malaysia, Time DotCom, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation, British High Commission, Siemens, Asia Finance Bank, RHB Investment Bank, Ericcson, Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) and Macquarie Telecom.

Speaking at the ceremony, Manoj Menon, partner and Asia Pacific managing director of Frost & Sullivan, said that the recipients have pushed the boundaries of excellence and raised the bar for the industry at large to remain competitive.

"With over four decades of mapping the industry progress in every major business-to business markets, Frost & Sullivan is pleased to recognise companies and individuals who have demonstrated qualities in decision-making and implementing strategies that has promoted widespread action in industry and across the globe, " Menon said.

Divided into three main categories – excellence in growth, excellence in innovation and excellence in leadership – the awards are a reflection of the current market landscape and are carefully examined to determine their relevance to the ever-evolving and competing market place.

The contenders were evaluated for all the categories through market participant interviews, extensive primary and secondary research. The short-listed nominees were further evaluated by an expert team of Frost & Sullivan analysts based on social impact of the business, profit margins, stock performance, market growth and penetration, market share and overall industry standing of the business.

Frost & Sullivan senior management team deliberated on the short listed nominees through subjective and expert criteria which included a 360-degree analysis before identifying the recipient.

Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the recipients of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence Awards

Category/Title Recipient
Excellence in Growth 1.Toll Holdings Private Limited, Australia
2.Tech Mahindra Limited, India
3.Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Company Limited. China
4.Noble Group Limited, Hong Kong
5.Nintendo Company Limited, USA
6.P. T. Bumi Resources Tbk.
7.Doosan Group, Korea
Excellence in Research and Innovation 1.Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan
Excellence in Innovation 1.Tata Motors Limited, India
2.HTC Corporation, Taiwan
3.Lalit Kumar Modi, Indian Premier League, India
Excellence in Leadership 1.B. Ramalinga Raju, Founder Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Limited, India
2.Dato' Sri Idris Jala, CEO, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia
3.Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan Telecom, Afghanistan
4.Duk-soo Kang, STX Business Group, Korea
5.Lalu Prasad Yadav, Union Railway Minister, Government of India, India

The 2008 Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence banquet was held in conjunction with the 4th annual Growth, Innovation and Leadership Congress. Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia is the strategic partner for the congress and Awards banquet.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Surbhi Dedhia
  Corporate Communications
  P: +65.6890.0926
  E: surbhi.dedhia@frost.com

  Neethiya Sadagopal
  Corporate Communications
  P: +65.6890.0966
  E: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

Hong Kong (October 20, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Beacon's 2nd Annual Anti-Corruption Asia Congress focuses on providing attendees with the definitive opportunity to discuss anti-bribery regulation and best practice policies in a global context. With multiple opportunities to debate current issues & share ideas on building a robust policy to deal with corruption in Asia, this is the most important event in Legal Counsels' agendas in 2009.

Participants can discover how other MNCs have solved the problems that they have or may come across. Meet and learn from over 15 leading international In-house Counsels, from companies including:
•    Baker Hughes
•    General Electric International
•    ING Investment Management
•    Marriott International
•    Marsh
•    Nortel
•    Pfizer
•    Texas Instruments
•    Unilever

There are also 2 brand new sessions for 2009:

•    "Off the Record" sessions on Day one workshop provide a confidential and open environment to discuss and exchange information and ideas in a totally confidential environment.

•    CXO Forum on Day 4 Summit Day offers a unique opportunity for you to invite your C-Level Officer, Regional Sales Manager or Sales Team at a special discount price to join the conference for an afternoon discussing Best-Practice Corporate Buy-In of your compliance programme.

More details can be found on the website at www.AntiCorruptionCongress.com.

About Beacon Events

Beacon Events, previously Institute for International Research (IIR) Asia, is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training.

Beacon Events has an expanding portfolio of large-scale events which cope with the challenges arising from different business communities:
Telecommunications
Transport and logistics
Real estate and facilities
Gaming
Mining and energy
Retail
Legal, anti-corruption and ethics

Support from strategic partners — industry associations and leaders, government organisations, media and publications — make our events the not-to-be-missed industry gatherings for intelligence, business development and networking.

Event schedule and details are available at www.BeaconEvents.com.

For press inquiries, please contact Ben Shek, Marketing Manager of Beacon Events on bshek@BeaconEvents.com.

Beijing, China (October 20, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — By attending this event, participants will discover tools and techniques to ensure their organization is proactively addressing the changes in export control laws, recent cases and practical issues in developing and maintaining internal compliance programs.

•    Patrick Donovan, Chief Compliance Officer, Airbus
•    Jeannette Chu, US Foreign Commercial Service Attache, US Dept of Commerce
•    Glenda Laraya Abadines, Region Trade Director MEAP, Baker Hughes Singapore
•    Li Gen Xin, Secretary General, China Arms Control & Disarmament Association
•    Farzad Barkhordari, CEO, Click 4 Compliance
•    Michael Jiang, Regional Director, North Asia Trade Compliance, Flextronics
•    Debi Davis, Goodrich
•    Tonia Goh, Deputy General Manager, Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer, Hitachi Asia
•    Trudi West, Director, Global Trade Compliance, Hitachi Data Systems
•    Peter Dyer, Director, Sales Operations, Sun Microsystems
•    Holly Hong, Export Control Programs & Compliance, Asia Pacific, Tektronix
•    Scott Lane, Principal, The Red Flag Group
•    Roz Thomsen, Partner, Thomsen & Burke

Taking advantage of this training close to home by experts in the region will mean huge savings on training budgets, since there is no longer need to send staff to the US.  More details can be found on the website at www.ExportControlAsia.com.   

About Beacon Events

Beacon Events, previously Institute for International Research (IIR) Asia, is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training.

Beacon Events has an expanding portfolio of large-scale events which cope with the challenges arising from different business communities:
Telecommunications
Transport and logistics
Real estate and facilities
Gaming
Mining and energy
Retail
Legal, anti-corruption and ethics

Support from strategic partners — industry associations and leaders, government organisations, media and publications — make our events the not-to-be-missed industry gatherings for intelligence, business development and networking.

Event schedule and details are available at www.BeaconEvents.com.

For press inquiries, please contact Ben Shek, Marketing Manager of Beacon Events on
bshek@BeaconEvents.com.

Beijing, China (October 20, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Dr. David Arnow, a tenured Computer Science Professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, has been invited by the Shanxi Branch of the Computer Science Federation (in association with the China Association of Science & Technology), Tsinghua Press and China's Computer Science Journal (Sponsored by the Committee of Higher Educational Computing Courses of the Ministry of Education) to facilitate 3 workshops on the merits of investing in and creating an interactive environment in the classroom.  The workshops will be focused on how to introduce e-Learning tools into the traditional textbook based classroom.

The workshops will be held in Beijing November 8 at Tsinghua University, November 15 at Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Shanxi province and Novmber 16 at FuZhou University, FuJian province.  The attendants will include representatives from various branches of the Ministry of Education, University Deans and Computer Programming faculty seated in departments from various disciplines.

Professors of Universities from Shanxi province visited with Dr. Arnow earlier in the year as part of a 25 year long cooperative effort between Universities in Shanxi Province and The City University of New York (CUNY).  "This visit really opened my eyes to the opportunity US Educational Institutions have at cooperating with our peers in the East in cultivating the minds of their 250 million students", Dr. Arnow went on to say "in the US we constantly our innovating new ways to motivate and maintain the attention of our students, where in China students can't get enough content to satisfy their immense hunger for knowledge".

China is rapidly developing the resources and means for its young elite to be exposed to Western learning concepts. Chinese Universities are being equipped with the latest in audio/visual aides and students have access to more bandwidth then most second tier cities in China seem to have.  The investment made in education is evident not only in the growing number of students competing for placement in top tier universities, but also by the depth and breadth of educational tools they are being provided.  The challenge today is not with funding education, but in assisting faculty how to take advantage of the educational tools they have been provided.

Dr. Arnow was the innovator of WebToTeach, now known as Codelab, and actively researches and publishes papers on cooperative learning using interactive media.  Dr. Arnow's visit is being sponsored by Intelligent People Solutions (IPS), a Beijing based e-Learning solutions provider. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Michael Iannini
  Managing Director
  Intelligent People Solutions (IPS)
  Phone:+86-13911016894
  http://www.discoverips.com

Beijing, China (October 16, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — On the 11th of October, 2008, Care for Children had its second English Village Fete at the centre. It turned out to be a great day for all the families involved, with a barbeque, fish & chips, bouncy castle, shadow puppet show and lots of side stalls and entertainment all on offer.

The event is supported by Dulwich College, Shangri-la hotels & resorts and Northern Trust etc. The supporters and Care for Children share the responsibilities to the local communities. The yearly event organized by Care for Children aims to bring familiarity to local Beijing people as well as create a Fun Day for the local children.

After a decade of working to improve the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children across China, the Fete enables Care for Children's work to develop further in new and exciting ways, providing assistance to some of the most vulnerable members of Chinese society.

About Care for Children

Care for Children facilitates the placement of orphaned children to loving long-term foster families from institutions; a remarkable project that changes and saves lives. Care for Children is registered in China, Hong Kong, UK and the USA and has been working in partnership with the Chinese authorities since 1998. Today, Care for Children is active in over 180 orphanages in 26 provinces, and has placed thousands of children, who have spent their lives in China's state and private orphanages, into foster homes.

About Dulwich College Beijing

The school was established in August 2004 with an academic programme based upon the National Curriculum for England and Wales, suitably adapted for the international market. Today there are 1070 students on the roll, the youngest aged just twelve months and the oldest following the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme, building on the exceptional 2008 IGCSE results where 72% of the grades returned were A* or A.

Dulwich Beijing has over 40 nationalities making up its student body, although almost 60% of our students come from the UK, North America and Australasia. The language of instruction is English.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Kay Zhang
  PR & Communications Manager
  Care for Children
  Beijing Riviera No 1 Xiangjiang North Rd
  Jing Shun Rd, Chaoyang District
  Beijing China 100103
  Tel: 86 10 84702735-617; Fax: 86 10 8470 2235 

Singapore (October 16, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Pacific Conferences is organising a 2-day Luxury Marketing Workshop on 3-4 November 2008 and 6-7 November 2008 in Singapore & Hong Kong respectively.

While the luxury market has dramatically expanded globally, the make-up, expectations, and demands of customers have changed. Many luxury marketers are having difficulties thriving and growing in a market where new competition has emerged, customer profiles have shifted, and the old rules have changed.

This 2-day workshop aims to address some of the ongoing changes in the luxury market, the mindset and lifestyle trends of the affluent, and how to synthesise this information for greated results and leadership in the high net worth marketplace.

Andre Taylor, Founder of The Taylor Grand Company will be leading the 2-day workshop. Andre is an author, speaker, and consultant with diverse experience including executive positions on Wall Street, leading the marketing activities of multinational organisations, and building successful entrepreneurial companies. He has also worked with some of United State's most prestigious companies in the area of wealth marketing, which includes targeting the affluent, developing relationships with the high net worth individuals, and marketing to consumers with high discretionary income.

The event aims to equip luxury marketers with new strategies for meeting the changing demands of the HNWIs.

About Pacific Conferences

Pacific Conferences specialises in organising business conferences aimed at providing interactive, insightful information and analysis about issues facing businesses in Asia-Pacific.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Mr. Shen Zhiwei
  Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd
  Tel: (65) 6372 2297   Fax: (65) 62271601
  E-mail: zhiwei@conferences.com.sg
  Website: http://www.conferences.com.sg
  

Beijing, China (October 15, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Intelligent People Solutions (IPS) is launching their new "What's new with Vista/2007" program. This is in support to a growing demand of companies and individuals upgrading to the new system.

IPS is based in Beijing, with an office in Shanghai, and through their corporate and educational institution channels are offering computer skills training solutions in cities across the nation. The e-learning tools are interactive multimedia programs and companies are able to utilize the built in LMS (Learning Management System) in order to monitor trainee progress and test results, while supporting HR in measuring training results.

Research conducted by IPS shows that 5% of multinational companies are currently using Vista/2007 platforms, it is expected that by the end of 2009, there will be over half who have upgraded. With the dramatic difference between previous Office versions and Office 2007, there will be a need to train staff to prepare them and make the transition smooth.

Mike Iannini, IPS Managing Director and Business Development Manager says, "The extension to Vista/2007 online training will be a welcome move as some companies begin to upgrade their systems and seek solutions to prepare staff. We have been searching for the right programs to suit the China market and happy to have been able to add the right courses to our e-learning portfolio."

IPS is continuing to offer ICDL (International Computer Driving License) training and certifications, also launching a new online platform for candidates to easily access training via the internet or on CD-ROM. ICDL is the world's number 1 computer skills program covering the day-to-day skills and more advanced Office application functions.

About IPS

Intelligent People Solutions (IPS) is a personal and organizational development company offering e-learning tools and computer proficiency certifications in China. Alistair McArthur is the Sales and Marketing Director and has been involved in organisational training and development in China for over 6 years.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Alistair McArthur, Sales and Marketing Director
  Intelligent People Solutions
  Phone: +86 10 6464 0108 – 258
  http://www.discoverips.com

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 08, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Frost & Sullivan will be hosting the Growth, Innovation and Leadership Congress 2008 from 15-16 October in Kuala Lumpur.

Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, Malaysia, Yang Berhormat Datuk Maximus Johnity Ongkili will deliver a keynote address at the Congress, the first to be held in Asia.

Mr. David Frigstad, Chairman of Frost & Sullivan said that the CEO's key responsibility is to drive growth.

He added that CEOs, as the visionary and growth leader in their respective organization must have a comprehensive view of their industry and markets, global competition, emerging or potentially disruptive technology, economic shifts, customer views, and best practices that  can be leveraged to grow their organization.

"Frost & Sullivan aims to support CEOs of various organizations achieve their vision by addressing all aspects influencing an organization's growth," he added.

Mr. Manoj Menon, Partner & Asia Pacific Managing Director said that the congress aims to deliver fresh, innovative, and practical solutions to help Asian companies stay ahead of the competition amid a challenging global economy.

The Congress will provide a forum for delegates to brainstorm, network and structure strategic partnerships to achieve their growth goals, while keeping a keen eye on the economy. It will deliver thought leadership, real world case studies, best practices, and key strategies that companies can employ.

He added that the "Eye on the Economy" session will specifically cover critical factors affecting today's economic outlook and discuss the "need to know" in keeping organizations on a steady and faster-than-market growth rate.

There will be interactive sessions discussing and examining global market opportunities and insights in various industry tracks such as aerospace & defense, transportation & logistics, energy & environment, healthcare & life sciences and information & communications technology.

Some of the thought-leaders and panelists for the 2-day congress include:

1. Mr. Ajit Venkatraman, Chief Executive Officer, Tata Motors (Thailand), Thailand
2. Professor Debashis Chatterjee Dean, Centre for Leadership, SP Jain Centre of Management, Singapore, and Visiting Fulbright Professor, Harvard University, USA
3. Mr. David Tudehope, Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Telecom, Australia
4. Dato' Badlisham Ghazali, Chief Executive Officer, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysia
5. Mr. Chris Kang, President, Asia Operations, Cisco Systems, Hong Kong

MSC Malaysia is the strategic partner for the congress, CA is the breakfast briefing partner, T-Systems is the gold partner, Citrix is the business track partner. MNC is the official technology partner and Toshiba is the supporting partner while the corporate collateral partner is BizIT – MiniTab 15.

CNBC Asia is the official broadcast partner of the Congress, Wall Street Journal Asia, the official newspaper and Business Week is the official business magazine.

Other media partners include Asia Food Journal, Biospectrum, Pharma Asia, Control Engineering Asia, Electronics Manufacturing Asia, Logistics Insights Asia, Business Today, ChinaTechNews, China CSR, China News Wire, CIO Asia, Computerworld Malaysia, Harborscope, Asian Channels and Asian e-marketing.

For more information, please visit: http://www.frost-gil.com

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Neethiya Sadagopal
  Corporate Communications – Asia Pacific
  Phone: +65.6890.0966
  Email: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com