ePlanet Ventures (www.eplanetventures.com), a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, London, Bangalore, Beijing and Seoul was selected as the Asia Venture Capital Firm of the Year 2009, recognizing the firm’s commitment to the growing economies of Asia. The award was presented in Mumbai by Global M&A Network, in a year that saw [...]

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) will begin its 15th Annual Asia Fair tour in Tokyo on October 25, make stops in seven other cities across Asia, and conclude in New Delhi on November 14.
The fairs are designed for students and their families who are interested in attending a U.S. or Canadian college [...]

Landmark MOU Signals More Collaboration
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and its Scottish equivalent, Universities Scotland, to promote cooperation between Indian and Scottish higher education institutions.
Highlighting the significance of this occasion to both countries, the signing of the MoU was witnessed by Mr Ashok Thakur, Additional [...]

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) announced today that it is currently exploring options with regard to its investment and fund management businesses in Korea. These options include a possible sale of either or both of Prudential Investments & Securities Co., Ltd. and Prudential Asset Management Co., Ltd., which are headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. This does [...]

Series A Led by BlueRun Ventures, Ron Conway Participates
Motally announced its Series A financing led by BlueRun Ventures with additional participation from Ron Conway. Motally’s Mobile Analytics was built from the ground up with mobile in mind to specifically address the entire range of mobile devices, networks, and service offerings.
“Motally’s mission is clear, [...]

Excitement Builds Surrounding the MMO’s Fall Release with Aion Limited Collector’s Edition and Aion SteelBook Standard Edition
NCsoft®, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today announced the details for the Aion® standard and Limited Collector’s Edition retail products. NCsoft expects to launch Aion, its highly anticipated fantasy MMO game, [...]

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Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that SK Broadband Incorporated (KOSDAQ:033630), Korea’s leading integrated telecommunications company, has deployed Harmonic’s award-winning Direct-2-Edge (D2E) solution — encompassing Harmonic’s NSG™ 9000 universal edgeQAMs and D2E control [...]

Gameloft®, the leading publisher and developer of digitally distributed video games, announced today an impressive line-up of 20 games for Android-powered devices such as the T-mobile G1.
Gameloft has delivered a new wave of “mega-games” with superior graphics and gameplay capabilities via Android Market, an open marketplace. The offerings range from Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2009 [...]

February 17th, 2009 – Salo Finland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Seoul, Korea and Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications (KSE: 066570.KS) and GeoSentric Oyj’s (NASDAQ OMX: GEO1V), GyPSii business unit (www.gypsii.com), today announced a partnership to embed GyPSii’s location-enabled mobile digital lifestyle application on [...]

Following the announcement of Business Traveler magazine‘s 2008 Best in Business Travel Awards in the December 2008/January 2009 issue, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced that the Park Hyatt brand was selected as the “Best Hotel Chain” among business travelers around the world.
“Our subscribers are among the most seasoned travelers in the world, which is [...]