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Capital could gain millions from daily Asia flights

Capital could gain millions from daily Asia flights Direct air services between Wellington and Asia would be worth tens of millions of dollars to the region each year, Positively Wellington Tourism says. Wellington International Airport says demand could sustain daily service by a new technology Boeing 787. Its analysis showed 256 passengers a day flew from Wellington via Auckland and Christchurch to Asias four main hubs – Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Most joined flights to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere in Asia. Positively Wellington Tourism general manager of marketing Chris Lamers said establishing direct long-haul

U.S. appoints new intel analyst for S.Asia

U.S. appoints new intel analyst for S.Asia U.S. intelligence agencies have a new head analyst on South Asia. Amb. Nancy J. Powell, a former envoy to Pakistan, Uganda, and Ghana, was appointed to the National Intelligence Council as the first national intelligence officer for South Asia, according to a statement Tuesday from the office of the Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte. The National Intelligence Council is the body within the U.S. government that coordinates the production of mid- and long-term strategic analysis. For instance, the council oversees the production of the so-called National Intelligence Estimates -- a comprehensive statement of

Asia-Pacific BPO market likely to touch $14 b by 2010

Asia-Pacific BPO market likely to touch $14 b by 2010 Predicting a moderate growth and adoption of business process outsourcing (BPO) within the local Asia-Pacific market, global IT research firm IDC has said that the BPO market is estimated to display a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 18 per cent to touch about $14 billion by 2010. Even though Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) is a main centre for BPO, majority of the contracts will still be derived outside of the region, mainly from the United States and Western Europe. Local adoption will be more opportunistic, Mr Conrad Chang,

Hurix Systems listed in Red Herring 200 Asia

Hurix Systems listed in Red Herring 200 Asia Hurix Systems Pvt. Ltd, the fastest growing eLearning company in India and one of the fastest growing technology companies in the Asia Pacific region, today announced that it has been named one of the 200 finalists for the Red Herring 100 Private Companies of Asia awards. Hurix Systems is proud to feature in the list of finalists for the Red Herring 100 Asia for 2006. This recognition is a validation of our business model, which has created outstanding growth for us in terms of revenues, new markets and new customers said Mr.

India 7th active acquirer in Asia

India 7th active acquirer in Asia NEW DELHI: India is the fifth most targeted nation and the seventh most active acquirer in Asia in 2005 and has witnessed a 52 per cent rise in the number of merger and acquisition deals over 2004, financial analyst KPMG said. "India's contribution to the global M&A activity was about one per cent by deal value - 394 deals valued at $10 billion - witnessing a 52 per cent rise in the number of deals over the last year," KPMG said in its latest analysis. KPMG said the activity in India clearly contributed to the