News Service Archive
A searchable archive of more than 12,000 stories on Canada-Asia business and government news run in the Canada-Asia News Service since 1999.
Internet Overseas Lincensing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic Inc, has signed an agreement to provide Internet gaming software and support services to Jupiters Limited of Australia. Jupiters is Australia’s largest and most recognized hotel casino organization. The deal will extend CryptoLogic’s reach into the Australia, which has been pegged as one of the fastest growth...
February 15, 2000
Canadian Spooner Resources has announced that it has completed a C$1 million loan to China Zhongjing Holdings Finance Ltd. of Hong Kong, one of Spooner’s largest principal shareholders. The loan is to facilitate further research into a proposed joint venture between the two businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, the loan is to be repaid by June 30, 2000. Based in Toronto, Canadian...
February 15, 2000
Image Processing Systems (IPS), a manufacturer of systems used for automated displays based in Markham, Ontario, has been awarded a contract valued at C$2.4 million from IRICO Group Corporation of Beijing, China’s largest producer of picture tubes. IPS will provide IRICO with 14 ADI 8200 ITC systems in addition to ten of its ADI 5200 QA systems to be used in the production of 25 and 29-inch...
February 15, 2000
On February 11, a delegation of five Saskatchewan companies and educational institutions organized by the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) headed to China, Mongolia and the Philippines. Representatives of Canada Livestock Services, Genex Swine Group, Newfield Seeds Company, the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan are participating. The delegation will explore...
February 14, 2000
Japanese Ministry of Finance statistics indicate that during the first 11 months of 1999, exports of frozen vegetables from Canada to Japan rose by 27% by weight compared to the same period in 1998. The increase is due in large part to expanded exports of corn and potato products. The Canadian share of Japanese imports of frozen vegetables is now only 4.4%, with the largest suppliers being the...
February 14, 2000
A delegation of Canadian officials is currently in Brunei for the first APEC Senior Officials Meeting. The meeting is a lead-up to the APEC Summit in Brunei later this year. According to Neil Reeder, Canadian High Commissioner to Brunei, Canada has been a leading advocate for greater public engagement in APEC, and “more emphasis should be placed on the role of youth in the Asia-Pacific to...
February 14, 2000
Imperial Parking (Hong Kong), a subsidiary of Vancouver-based CML Global Capital has signed an agreement with the Jin An district government to install, manage and own 440 Canadian designed solar powered parking meters along two of the busiest streets in Shanghai. The meters will be manufactured in China.
February 14, 2000
Salter Street Films of Halifax announced yesterday that it has sold all three seasons of the science fiction television series “LEXX” to Japan’s Sci-Fi Channel. The value of the order was not disclosed. The deal was struck at last month’s National Association of Television Program Executives convention in New Orleans. LEXX, a Canadian-German co-production which is...
February 11, 2000
The Canadian Labour Congress is for the first time hosting the annual North Pacific Trade Union Forum which brings together labour unions from Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The two-day meeting at Harrison Hot Springs, BC, will focus on labour legislation and standards as well as the impact of the WTO, APEC and the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement on their respective ...
February 11, 2000
Sony Electronics will use a graphics chip designed and manufactured by Thornhill, Ontario-based ATI Technologies in a new laptop computer. The ATI Rage Pro AGP 4X chip will provide the graphics and multimedia power for the VAIO Slimtop computer. Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies is now the world’s largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology.
February 11, 2000