Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from July 2001

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from July 2001

Learn to be a quick study.
July 3, 2001... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Michael Neuvirth If you want your startup to succeed you must be - or learn to be - a quick study. Everything moves so fast and you must be able to keep up both business wise and technology wise....

Patents searching made simple.
July 10, 2001... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Michael Neuvirth Patents can be a very potent weapon for startups to compete on the business battlefield. Via strong patents, startups can seize markets, generate new revenue streams, gain...

USA: DEFENSE GROUP INC., AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE RESTORATION.
July 11, 2001... (From InfoProd) (DoD) On July 8, 2002, Defense Group Inc., Alexandria, Va., was awarded a $3,000,000 increment as part of a $7,420,984 cost-plus-award-fee contract for chemical biological defense restoration of the Operations Advanced...

How patents work.
July 17, 2001... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Michael Neuvirth Dear Michael, I am a regular reader of your column and enjoy your insights. It might be useful to mention prices of internet services that are not free. I imagine you are a...

Worries loom as dollar weakens.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Duc Luan (SGT-HCMC) The central bank, commercial banks and even foreign trade entities are weighing new foreign currency policies to minimize risks in case the greenback plunges further against...

Nigeria seeks enhanced ties.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Kinh Luan (SGT-HCMC) A Nigerian mission has paid a visit to Vietnam in an effort to strengthen trade and investment cooperation relations between the two countries. "We expect the visit will...

City wants more students to get on the bus.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Yen Dung (SGT-HCMC) The HCMC government will continue a program to partially cover the cost of transporting students of primary and junior high schools by bus in the school year 2002 in an effort...

French nationals awarded badges.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Thanh Tung (SGT-HCMC) HCMC authorities have conferred a city badge on a French national for his outstanding contributions made during the American War, which has helped strengthen the friendship...

Vietnam Airlines sees 12% revenue growth.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Thai Thanh (SGT-HANOI) The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines posted the first-half revenue at VND5.29 trillion, 52.4% of the year target and up 12% year-on-year, according to the January-June...

No limit on securities firm number.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Byline: Anh Minh (SGT-HANOI) The State Securities Commission (SSC) will not restrict the number of newly-established securities companies at a time many enterprises have shown the intention of setting up...

IN BRIEF.
July 18, 2001... (From The Saigon Times Daily) Vu Hien, director general of the Voice of Vietnam, has been appointed general secretary of the Vietnam Journalists Association to replace Tran Mai Hanh, who has been relieved of the post due to alleged...

Nguema visits Morocco.
July 21, 2001... (From Panafrican News Agency (PANA) Daily Newswire) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema left Malabo Sunday on an official visit to Morocco, his second within one month, official sources...

Myths and facts about venture capitalists.
July 24, 2001... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Michael Neuvirth To many startups, a venture capitalists is a legend. He/She can be your company's savior - providing lots of money and lots and lots of value added. In fact, in many cases, the...

The Rules of OEM Partnering.
July 31, 2001... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Michael Neuvirth Since the very beginning of Enable, there has been one key theme running through virtually every column. The theme is that there are certain things that must be done correctly,...