Cotecna Thailand Laboratory Certified by GAFTA for Grain and Feeding Stuffs Analysis

September 22nd, 2009 ST. PAUL, Minnesota - CHS Inc., a leading energy, grains and foods company, and Agrico Group, headquartered in Moscow, Federal Republic of Russia, have formed a joint venture company named ACG to manage origination, logistics, export and worldwide marketing of Russian wheat, feed grains and potentially oilseeds. The ACG joint venture does not include other Agrico businesses or operations.

September 15th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand's Department of Export Promotion (DEP), Ministry of Commerce, continues with its mission to promote its international education services in line with the government policy to firmly establish the Kingdom as the region's hub of education. In cooperation with all the organizations concerned, it is staging Thailand International Education Exhibition 2009 (TIEE 2009) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, from October 9-11.

September 1st, 2009 ST. PAUL, Minnesota - CHS Inc., (Nasdaq: CHSCP) a leading energy, grains and foods company today announced it has invested in a project that will result in partial ownership of a grain export terminal with GN Terminals, Odessa. The two companies will operate an export terminal there with expected annual grains shipping capacity of two million tons.

August 30th, 2009 BANGKOK - Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce has cooperated with Thai public and private entertainment business, including Thai Entertainment Industry Association, Thai Film Director Association, Thai Film Industry Association, The Federation of National Films Association of Thailand, and Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association (TACGA) to launch "Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009". The expo takes aim at driving and promoting Thailand entertainment business as a hub in Southeast Asia and to stimulate foreign investment between Thailand and other countries particularly in entertainment sectors including film, television shows, animation and related businesses and services.

August 27th, 2009 BANGKOK - The 6th Thailand International Logistics Fair 2009, the most comprehensive logistics trade show in South East Asia, is ready to take off at BITEC in Bangkok during September 9-13, 2009. Organized by the Ministry of Commerce's Department of Export Promotion (DEP) in cooperation with Thailand National Shippers' Council (TNSC), Hazardous Substances Logistics Association (HASLA), and 14 supporting organizations, the event is set up to be a prominent platform for business matching and networking among logistics service providers and users across the South East Asia region, particularly those in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) that comprises Thailand, China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

August 6th, 2009 BANGKOK - Department of Export Promotion proudly presents "Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009" as the largest platform ever for Thailand Entertainment Industry, the Miracle Wonder Gate Way commencing on 16 -20 September 2009 at The Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon Complex, Bangkok, by the aiming to expand Entertainment Industry network globally as well as to promote Thailand as the greatest scene for film production destination. Department of Export Promotion, as key organizer is joining assembly effort with key private entities in the country's entertainment business, including Thai Entertainment Industry Association, Thai Film Industry Association, Thai Film Director Association, and Thailand Cable TV Association, to launch "Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009." The Expo aim is to promote Thailand entertainment business as a hub in Southeast Asia and stimulate foreign investment in entertainment sectors including film, television shows, animation and related services.

July 29th, 2009 PLEASANTON, California - - LBAC Launch Learning Leap Too Earlier this month, Matthew Gast, chief strategist in the office of the Chief Technology Officer of Trapeze Networks (www.trapezenetworks.com/) (NYSE: BDC), sparked a news feeding frenzy on his blog (blog.matthewgast.com/2009/07/20/80211n-is-almost-done/) when he wrote that the final vote to ratify 802.11n could take place as early as September 11, 2009, exactly seven years after the initiative began. As of this writing Google has tracked more than 78 stories from around the world.

July 20th, 2009 ORLANDO - - Individuals Certified in 43 Countries, Organizations Sending Employees in Large Numbers The QAI Global Institute (www.qaiglobalinstitute.com), after having established the international standard for Software Quality and Software Testing Certifications including the Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) and Certified Software Tester (CSTE), announced that they have certified in excess of 35,000 professionals worldwide in 43 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK, Thailand, Philippines and the US. Also, the partnership between QAI and Prometric allows the software certifications to be available in 135 countries, thereby increasing the reach and frequency of the examination even more, making them market leaders in this space.

June 21st, 2009 GENEVA - Cotecna, one of the world's leading international trade inspection, security and certification companies, has been officially appointed by Indonesia's KSO SCISI, to handle the inspection of iron or steel shipments from Korea and Japan to Indonesia. As a subcontractor of KSO SCISI, Cotecna will carry out verification and surveys of all iron or steel of Japanese and Korean origin arriving in Indonesia and covered under the below mentioned Decree.

March 12th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand is all prepared and ready to organize THAIFEX - World of Food ASIA 2009. The country is also taking this event as an opportunity to demonstrate to international visitors its capabilities to become Asia's premier center of international expositions on food-related products, services and technologies.

January 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Following widespread protests by the trader community for the last one week, barricades and police checkpoints put up at the entry points of the vegetables and grain market here were removed Friday morning. With this decision of the administration, the traders at the grain market have also decided to end their two-day old strike.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Farmers have been advised to use ear protection when feeding pigs, to protect them from 'deafening' squeals. The noise made by pigs during mealtimes can reach more than 100 decibels, louder than a chainsaw or powerdrill, the Health and Safety Executive has warned.

June 24th, 2009 Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding caseGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.

April 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu's chief electoral officer Thursday objected to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh's comparing poor-feeding schemes in temples here with distribution of cash to voters in northern India. 'Jaswant Singh's equating distribution of cash in northern India with poor-feeding in temples here, in our opinion, is incorrect,' Naresh Gupta, the election officer, said.

January 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Local traders Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday if barricades and checkpoints put up at entry points of the vegetables and grain market here are not removed. Representatives of various market associations also joined the grain market committee Monday to raise slogans against Chandigarh administrator S.F.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An analysis has revealed that caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 percent in the last three decades. The dramatic revelation came out of the first ever comprehensive census analysis of this iconic species carried out by biologists at the University of Alberta in Canada.

September 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Unlike other artists who use big canvases to portray their work of art, Mani, a Chennai based uses a single rice grain and a mustard seed to write as many as 550 miniature alphabets. He claims to have written 550 miniature letters on a single rice grain, three chapters of a Tamil poem named 'Thirukkural' on a mustard seed.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new analysis has revealed that most of the carbon from lush plankton blooms, whether artificially fertilized or natural, never reaches the deep ocean. The analysis was based on data collected by deep-diving Carbon Explorer that floats continuously, straight through the Antarctic winter.

September 3rd, 2009 Correction: Thailand-Free Vacations storyBANGKOK — In stories Sept. 1 and Sept. 2 about Thailand offering free vacations to Internet-savvy travelers, The Associated Press misspelled the contest's Web site address.

August 13th, 2009 ND woman in drunken breast-feeding case jailedGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A North Dakota woman convicted of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk is in jail after another run-in with the law.