GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company, today announced that Riverside Investment Group Co. Ltd., an award-winning tourism and real estate developer, broke ground on a 30 billion yuan (USD $4.6 billion) development project that includes China’s first-ever Six Flags-branded theme park. The mixed-use development area is located in Haiyan, south of Shanghai, and the Six Flags theme park is expected to open in 2019.

“Six Flags is synonymous with innovation and thrills for all ages, and we are delighted to partner with the Riverside Group to bring Six Flags thrills to China,” said John Odum, President, Six Flags International Development Company. “The Six Flags park in Haiyan will be a spectacular park featuring our signature lineup of record-breaking roller coasters, family rides and attractions and worl ... Read more »

AICHI, Japan - Wednesday, January 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Promoting Cutting-Edge Industrial Technologies, the Pride of Japan, throughout the World

Aichi Prefectural "Project to Promote the Charms of the Prefecture to Embassies and Overseas Media at the 'Ise-Shima Summit 2016 Promotion Section'"

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Because Aichi Prefecture will act as the gateway to the 42nd G7 summit (Ise-Shima Summit) to be held in 2016, preparations are underway to ensure a warm welcome to the numerous leaders, officials and media from various countries. At the same time, the “Ise-Shima Summit 2016 Promotion Section” was established to ensure the smooth implementing of initiatives to promote the Aichi’s multi-faceted appeal of the prefecture’s No. 1 technologies, industries, traditions and cultures.

Our office will run press tours with the participation of overseas media, before the Ise-Shima Summit. Meticulous ... Read more »

AGCO signs agreement with CNFA and announces 2nd Future Farm

DULUTH, Ga. - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, today held its fifth annual AGCO Africa Summit in Berlin, Germany. The Summit is a joint initiative of AGCO, Bayer CropScience, Rabobank and De Lage Landen. The 2016 Summit focused on transforming agriculture in Africa through inclusive and sustainable growth. “Africa’s agricultural revolution needs to accelerate to increase local food security and feed a rapidly growing world population,” said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation. “AGCO has grown its local presence by providing African farmers and African agribusinesses with comprehensive agricultural solutions. Our investments in African agriculture will help to ensure a sustainable food supp ... Read more »

 ZTE projected to report record-breaking revenue exceeding RMB 100 billion, with higher sales for 4G LTE networks, optical networks, Smart City, Enterprise ICT solutions and routers

SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, January 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, issued guidance for full-year profit to increase 43.5%, with projected record-breaking revenue.

Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company will be RMB 3.78 billion (USD 574 million) in 2015, compared with RMB 2.63 billion a year earlier, according to preliminary unaudited results published by ZTE today, based on accounting standards of the People’s Republic of China. Full-year revenue is forecast to be RMB 100.8 billion, 23.8% higher than in 2014. This represented the first time the company’s annual revenue ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The New York Institute of Finance announced today that it is partnering with the Global Markets Advisory Group to offer comprehensive consulting services to financial regulators, exchange operators and market participants in emerging and frontier markets.

GMAG, a consortium of former senior exchange and finance executives from the New York Stock Exchange, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and large broker dealers, has decades of first-hand experience in all aspects of trading and exchange operations. NYIF, an industry leader in finance-related training, offers advanced certificate programs for industry participants looking to improve their knowledge and hone their skills.

The partnership between NYIF and GMAG can help market participants unlock foreign capital by upgrading and standardizing their market and trading infrastructures. “Investors aren’t bound by geograph ... Read more »

Launches New Global Campaign “Taste the Feeling”

PARIS - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Drinking a Coca-Cola, any Coca-Cola, makes the moment special.

Today at an event in Paris, the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Marcos de Quinto, revealed a new ‘One Brand’ global marketing strategy that, for the first time ever, unites Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, and Coca-Cola Life under the iconic Coca-Cola brand positioning in one global creative campaign, “Taste the Feeling.”

The ‘One Brand’ Strategy:

    Extends the global equity and iconic appeal of original Coca-Cola across the Trademark, uniting the Coca-Cola family under the world’s number one beverage brand.
    Comes to life in a global campaign - “Taste the Feeling” – that uses universal storytelling and everyday moments to ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi Traffic Implements Emergency Plan and Diverts Traffic to Alternative Roads

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 16th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Twenty three people sustained minor injuries in four separate accidents involving a total of 96 vehicles on the Abu Dhabi – Al Ain road on Saturday morning due to low horizontal visibility during thick fog.

Brigadier Khalifa Mohammed Al Khaiaili, Deputy Director of the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, who supervised the incident on the ground, said: “As soon as we received notification about the accident from the Operations Room, the directorate issued its directives to implement several field and preventive measures to prevent further accidents as a result of low horizontal visibility. Traffic was diverted from Al Sad towards Suwaihan and traffic flow was supervised on the Al Sad- Suwaihan road and Busamra Bridge – Al Ain road, until the remnants of the damaged vehi ... Read more »

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ZUG, Switzerland - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Polaris Wireless (Polaris), the global leader in high-accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, today announced that it has prevailed in a patent dispute filed by TruePosition, Inc. (TruePosition), a subsidiary of Liberty Broadband Corporation, against Polaris. On December 15, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. affirmed Polaris’ wins at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) and District Court. All asserted claims were found to be invalid.

Since June 2012, Polaris Wireless, Inc. has been defending a lawsuit brought by TruePosition alleging that Polaris’ products infringe their patent number 7,783,299. From the outset of the litigation, Polaris Wireless has maintained that its Altus technology is fundamentally different from the hardware-based technology developed and patented ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

During the Emirates Society’s first meeting of 2016, Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Emirates Animal Welfare Society, reviewed the schedule of the awareness campaigns that will be launched by the society throughout the year. The campaigns will target the largest segment of the public and advocates of animal welfare.

Dr. Al Nuaimi confirmed that that awareness campaigns for this year will be held in collaboration with several public and private entities, which will play a substantial role in achieving the desired goal of spreading awareness through campaigns focusing on animal welfare issues and the importance of preserving animal life. He also called for the humane treatment of animals, encouraged the public to join voluntary activities related to animal protection. He stressed the importance of public awareness to maintain an ecological balance that guarantees the conti ... Read more »