Japanese Outbound Deals Exceed Domestic Acquisitions for the First Time in 2008

HONG KONG, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Outbound cross-border M&A deals by Japanese companies had a record year in 2008 in total deal value, surpassing domestic M&A activity for the first time, according to mergermarket, the independent M&A intelligence provider.

HONG KONG, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited ("Global Payments") was recently named by MasterCard Worldwide as its Top Processing Partner for the Global WebPay(TM) product that leverages the MasterCard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS) for online card processing. Global Payments was chosen from more than 69 bankcard acquirers that use MasterCard's Internet gateway today across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

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HONG KONG, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

-- Robust rise in profit due to both realised and unrealised foreign
exchange gain
-- Earnings per share climbed from 6.5HK cents to 11.2HK cents
-- Net asset value rose to 60.7HK cents per share as at 30 September 2008
from 54.9HK cents per share as at 31 March 2008
-- Cash in hand amounted to HK$122 million
-- Sales reflected contributions from new outlet in Macau

First Data-Standard Chartered Bank Alliance Allows Even Asia's Small Businesses to Accept Card Payments In-Store, Online or by Phone and in Local and Foreign Currencies

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchant Solutions, a joint venture between global electronic payments processor First Data and Standard Chartered, marked its first anniversary on November 19 with tens of thousands of merchants signed with Standard Chartered across nine Asian markets.

HONG KONG, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It has been brought to the attention of Kerry Properties Limited (Pink Sheets: KRYPY; HKEx: 683, the "Company") that there have been recent market rumours alleging the Company has suffered financial losses as a result of engagement in speculative derivatives or structured product transactions.

The Company categorically states that the above-mentioned market rumours are both untrue and unfounded. The Company also confirms that it is not involved in any kind of speculative derivatives or structured product transactions.

New Module Ideal for Environments with A Lot Of Wireless Interference Like Hospitals, Manufacturing Facilities and Airports

Cost Represents an Annual 'Tax' on Honest Consumers of Nearly US$230 Per Household

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The level of global retail theft reached $104.5 billion in the past year, leading to increased costs for both retailers and consumers alike. The second annual Global Retail Theft Barometer found that while global retail shrink as a percentage of total sales has declined slightly in the past 12 months, the overall cost of retail crime has increased substantially.

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Xbee Family of Easily Swappable Drop-In Networking Solutions Now Includes Five Different Wireless Technologies

BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A German appellate court recently found WG-Sensorsense GmbH has infringed a patent on the Sensormatic SuperTag(R) technology. The court’s ruling prohibits WG-Sensorsense GmbH from selling its infringing SuperSensor and one-time-use hard tags from its German distribution facilities. The court will determine damages after WG-Sensorsense accounts for its sales of those products. The company is also responsible for legal costs incurred to bring the court case against them.

New MiniCore Series Includes Pin Compatible and Interchangeable Wired and Wireless Modules