Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) Nov 28 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1000 GMT on Wednesday....more...Go bearing gifts (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By CATHY FRISINGER The holiday season means a plethora of parties -- and that means heaps of hostess gifts. Sure, you can bring a bottle of wine, but if you want your host or hostess to remember your gift versus the five bottles of wine and pots of poinsettias brought by other guests, you need to put a little thought into it. Stock up this week, and you'll have gifts at the ready when party ......more... Grilled (Creative Loafing Charlotte) A food writer explains her approach to criticism... By Tricia Childress.My editor recently told me that he sometimes receives letters about a perceived "conflict of interest" in my role as a food writer. These letters usually go something like this: "Her husband owns restaurants; how can she be objective?" The short answer is this: My integrity is not for sale. I was a food and wine writer ......more... Branding: Rebranding family name leads YTL to new frontiers (The Business Times of Kuala Lumpur) WITH a great family lineage and business like YTL Corporation Bhd, it was the third generation entrepreneur Tan Sri Francis Yeoh who showed how rebranding a family name can lead to opening new frontiers....more... Nigeria: Telecommunications As an Agent for Socio-Economic (AllAfrica.com) I will like to thank the Lagos Business School (LBS) for giving me this opportunity to speak on a topic that I believe is very important for the times in which we find ourselves. Communications is an important social overhead capital, none more so than telecommunications....more... 'Act now - or millions face ruin from global warming' (The Scotsman) CLIMATE change will reverse decades of development in Asia, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people, a coalition of aid agencies and environmental groups have warned....more... Dave Seanor (GolfWeek) HONG KONG ? As my hotel shuttle bus pulled away from the airport train station and onto the bustling streets of Kowloon, across the causeway from Hong Kong Island, the first thing I saw was City Golf Club. It?s a three-tiered driving range, wedged amid high-rises on three sides....more... Ft. Lauderdale Beach Courtyard by Marriott Re-opens to Stunning [Re ]-Views (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Courtyard by Marriott in Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Fla. recently opened its doors to stunning reviews and spectacular views....more... Klang Valley Streets: Lots going for it (The New Straits Times--All the News that Matter) With a menu that boasts a lovely fusion between French and Vietnamese cuisines, La Lot by Du Viet entices with what is surely an emperor?s feast. LOKE POH LIN is enamoured....more... |