Meadville Group (HKG:3313)(Chairman's statement) 2008 was a challenging year for the Group. During the first nine months of 2008, we saw global economy slowing down as impacted by the U.S. subprime issue and high inflation. Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy in September 2008 further led to global credit crunch which caused the already fragile global economy to a decline on an unprecedented scale.
EPCOS (FRA:EPC)(OTC:EPCYY), one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronic components, modules and systems, has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, Anhui Feida Industry Stock Co., Ltd. (Anhui Feida), to launch a joint venture under the name EPCOS (Anhui) Feida Electronics Co., Ltd. (EPCOS Feida).
Kontron AG (FRA:KBC)(PINK:KOTRF), world market leader in Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), announced today the opening of its new sales and technical support center, 'Kontron Technology Taiwan' (KTT), in Taipei, Taiwan. The center will cover the South East Asia region, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan itself. The center will strengthen Kontron's sales & marketing, technical support and professional service capabilities in the important markets for Kontron's high quality, leading edge and world class products.
Dyesol Ltd. (ASX:DYE) has entered into a EURO 600,000 (approximately AUD$1M) contract with Korean company Acrosol to supply a turnkey R&D laboratory and provide comprehensive training in Dye Solar Cell (DSC) development.
Dyesol Limited (ASX: DYE) - International Expansion Strategy - Mrs Sylvia Tulloch, MD; Dyesol Limited (ASX: DYE) present the following audio webcast regarding "International Expansion Strategy".
OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645; US: OMRNY) today announced its new V750 reader platform, which will support global frequency bands for the United States (915MHz), Europe (867MHz) and Japan (953MHz). The V750 series, designed and manufactured by OMRON, will be newly introduced to the European and Japanese markets, while in the U.S. it represents an expansion to OMRON's current V740 EPC UHF reader product range.
Advanced technology developer, QRSciences (ASX: QRS), has taken a major step in an effort to build upon its core asset by acquiring an option to purchase 14 patent families linked to the emerging technology Quadrupole Resonance (QR).
