Dec. 18, 2015 15:25

GSMA Welcomes Mobile Industry Agreement on Technology Standards for Global Low Power Wide Area Market

The GSMA today announced that the mobile industry has agreed on technology standards for the emerging Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) market and these standards have been accepted by 3GPP. Industry alignment over common standards for Narrow Band IoT (N...

Dec. 18, 2015 14:30

Tommy Hilfiger Announces Gigi Hadid as Global Brand Ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], announces that internationally renowned supermodel Gigi Hadid will appear as the brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger women’s beginning Fall 2016, building on the new vision and strategic exp...

Dec. 18, 2015 13:35

Philip Morris Asia Limited Comments on Tribunal’s Decision to Decline Jurisdiction in Arbitration Against Commonwealth of Australia Over Plain Packaging

Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMAL), a Hong Kong company that is the parent of Philip Morris Australia, said today that an arbitral tribunal has declined jurisdiction to hear the merits of PMAL’s case against the Commonwealth of Australia under Aust...

Dec. 18, 2015 13:15

Allianz Worldwide Care assigned A+ Superior rating by A.M. Best

Allianz Worldwide Care S.A. has welcomed today’s designation of a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” by A.M. Best. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. A.M. Best is one of the oldest and most...

Dec. 18, 2015 11:55

Premiere of Revolutionary Medical Refrigerator with Cooltech Applications at Medica 2015

Cooltech Applications, the world’s leading magnetic refrigeration development company, presented, at MEDICA (Dusseldorf, November 16-19), at its partner’s booth (Kirsch), a pre-series medical fridge refrigerated by a Magnetic Refrigeration System....

Dec. 18, 2015 10:44

Incheon International Airport to Present ‘Winter Harmony Concert’

In the year-end holiday season of 2015, Incheon International Airport will present special and warm cultural performances. Incheon International Airport will host the winter regular performance, ‘Winter Harmony Concert’, from December 20th to Dece...

Dec. 18, 2015 01:05

The Estée Lauder Companies Completes Investment in Dr. Jart+

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today that it has completed its investment in Have & Be Co. Ltd., the South Korean company behind skin care brands Dr. Jart+ and Do The Right Thing. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. La...

Dec. 17, 2015 22:05

Andersen Global Establishes a Presence in Chile

Andersen Global is proud to announce a new presence in Santiago, Chile, with the addition of Landa Consultores. Landa Consultores will adopt the name Andersen Tax - Landa, making it the fourth member firm to adopt the Andersen Tax name and the sec...

Dec. 17, 2015 19:35

SES and Viasat Extend Partnership for TV Distribution

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Viasat, a direct broadcast satellite television broadcaster and pay TV operator, owned by the Swedish media and entertainment group Modern Times Group (MTG), has committed to extend its p...

Dec. 17, 2015 18:45

Jefferies Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Jefferies Group LLC today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter 2015. Highlights for the three months ended November 30, 2015, with adjusted amounts excluding the operating results and wind down costs of our Bache business: Inv...

Dec. 17, 2015 18:00

Huber to Strengthen Fire Retardant Additive Portfolio While Expanding Global Reach with Acquisition of Albemarle’s Martinswerk Chemical Businesses

J.M. Huber Corporation, through its Huber Engineered Materials division, has reached an agreement to acquire the Martinswerk mineral flame retardants and specialty chemicals businesses of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB). The transaction is subjec...

Dec. 17, 2015 17:50

DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One Form Amblin Partners, a New Film, Television and Digital Content Creation Company

Steven Spielberg, Principal Partner, DreamWorks Studios, Jeff Skoll, Chairman, Participant Media, Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group and Darren Throop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One (eOne) announced today the formatio...

Dec. 17, 2015 17:05

Smartmatic’s i-voting and e-voting Empower Citizens in Chile

Smartmatic, the world’s leading election technology and services provider, empowered Chilean citizens during a three-day election in the Commune of Maipu last weekend. Using Smartmatic’s multi-channel voting platform, Chileans had the opportunity ...

Dec. 17, 2015 15:55

Hilton Worldwide Sets Sail in Bournemouth

Hilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of its newest property in the UK, Hilton Bournemouth . The new hotel joins 67 hotels within the Hilton portfolio across the country, including new additions at London Bankside and the Ageas Bowl,...

Dec. 17, 2015 14:45

Limelight’s Latest ‘State of Online Video’ Report Shows Consumers Increasingly Watch Online Video Content on Their Own Terms

The shift in consumer online video viewing habits is changing rapidly, according the latest survey of more than 1,200 consumers from Limelight Networks, Inc. , (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery. According to the second sem...

Dec. 17, 2015 13:45

First Patients Enrolled in the Gore RELINE MAX Clinical Study

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announces that the first patients are now enrolled in the Gore RELINE MAX Clinical Study, a post-approval study to continue to evaluate the GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface for the treatme...

Dec. 17, 2015 13:35

BitFury Announces Mass Production of Fastest and Most Effective 16nm ASIC Chip in the World

BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company in the world today announced mass-production of its full-custom design 16nm Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Chip, which will br...

Dec. 17, 2015 13:30

Takeda Announces Sale of Respiratory Portfolio to AstraZeneca

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502, ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its respiratory portfolio to AstraZeneca. In 2014 Takeda defined four therapeutic areas of focus: Gastroenterology, Oncolo...

Dec. 17, 2015 13:05

Panasonic Showcased the Latest Zero-Eco House and Hydrogen Fuel Cell at Eco-Products 2015

Panasonic showcased its innovative eco-conscious products and technologies at its booth under the theme, “A Better Life, A Better World” at Eco-Products 2015, which was held at the Tokyo Big Sight from December 10 to 12, 2015. Panasonic's lithium-...

Dec. 17, 2015 11:35

HETA: Coordination among Creditor Groups

Several groups of holders of notes and other debt instruments issued by HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG (“HETA”) and secured by an obligation of the Province of Carinthia and/or the Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding (Kärntner Landesholding) (th...

Dec. 17, 2015 09:00

The 9th Pyeongchang Trout Festival to Kick Off

Festival goers can enjoy catching a trout with their bare hands through holes in the ice and enjoy the delicacy of raw or cooked rainbow trout for over a month and a half at the height of winter. Both locals and expats can bring their family membe...

Dec. 16, 2015 14:30

Hilton Worldwide Debuts its DoubleTree by Hilton Brand in Colombia with the Opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá - Parque 93

DoubleTree by Hilton , one of Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE: HLT) twelve market-leading brands, today celebrated the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá - Parque 93 , its first hotel in Colombia. Located in Chico, a sophisticated area of Bogotá’s fi...

Dec. 16, 2015 13:55

P&G Releases 2015 Sustainability Report, Detailing Progress against 2020 Environmental and Social Goals

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) released its 17th annual sustainability report today, detailing the progress it is making to reduce its environmental footprint and improve social conditions for those in need. The report reinforces the Compa...

Dec. 16, 2015 13:50

Toshiba Launches General-Purpose System Power IC for Automotive Functional Safety

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TB9044FNG”, a general-purpose system power IC with multiple outputs achieving functional safety[1] for automotive applications. Sample shipments start today, with the mass production ...

Dec. 16, 2015 13:00

President Clinton To Deliver Keynote Remarks at the 4th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation announced today that President Bill Clinton, Founder of the Clinton Foundation & 42nd President of the United States, will deliver the keynote address at the 4th annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technol...