HOYA Vision Care Moves HQ From Uithoorn to Bangkok

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - - The theme of World Sight Day 2009 (WSD09) is Gender & Eye Health - equal access to care, recognising that two-thirds of blind people worldwide are women and girls, and that in many places men have twice the access to eye care. The day of awareness is set to be marked by up to 300 events in over 50 countries The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has published a report to mark World Sight Day, which examines the current situation, and highlights effective strategies which are successfully addressing gender inequity in eye health, particularly in developing countries.

September 21st, 2009 BANGKOK - Organized by SIPA and the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand, with the aim to promote the concept of "Creative Economy." Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organization) or SIPA, in cooperation with the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand is announcing today the launch of Thailand's very first 'Bangkok International Animation Film Festival 2009' which will be held between 25th and 30th September 2009 at Paragon Cineplex, Paragon Shopping Complex and at SF World Cinema, Central World. Over 40 animations from all over the world are being competed and shown during the festival.

September 6th, 2009 BANGKOK, Thailand - The renowned Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG+BIH) are scheduled to attract visionary buyers once again, during 13-18 October 2009, at the design capital of Asia. BIG+BIH, Asia's most prominent design exhibitions, are organized by the Department of Export Promotion (DEP), Ministry of Commerce for the 28th time with gifts, premiums, home decorative, artificial flowers and plants, handicrafts, household items, spa products, home textiles, toys, stationery, and other design objects used to draw international interest.

August 31st, 2009 Global Twitter-Based Charity Event Returns with Local Twist Bangkok, August 31st, 2009 - Following the success of the first global Twestival on February 12th 2009, in which 202 cities participated, Twestival returns in September with a local twist on “Twestival" – the volunteer-run, charity fundraising events for people who know each other through the micro-blogging service twitter.com. The Bangkok event will take place on the Friday the 11th of September at Frasier Suites Sukumvit raising funds for the Sangklaburi, Thailand based childrens’ homes, Baan Unrak and Baan Dada.

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 17th, 2009 BANGKOK - The 7th Bangkok International Film Festival 2009, due to be held in the Thai capital between 24 - 30 September, 2009, will assume a strongly social and regional thematic focus with films that exemplify today's era of change. According to Mr.

August 2nd, 2009 TOKYO, Japan - HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. Net sales were 94.9 billion yen for the quarter, a 27.0% decrease from 130.1 billion yen in the same period last year, and operating income was 9.2 billion yen, a 57.5% decrease from 21.8 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to order decrease and the impact of exchange rates.

July 20th, 2009 BANGKOK - Gifts and home decorative industries from Thailand are confident in their competitive edges. The country is determined to excel in the global marketplace through quality, design and integrity.

June 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - A study published in the latest edition of Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (June 2009) estimates the global economy loses $269 billion(1) in productivity annually due to vision impairment. The authors from Johns Hopkins University, the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the African Vision Research Institute (AVRI) University of KwaZulu-Natal, say the problem could be eliminated simply, and very cost-effectively, by an eye examination and a pair of spectacles.

May 10th, 2009 EDINBURGH - Leading cheap flight site, Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net) reveals this summer's fastest growing destinations for British holidaymakers, and those that are losing out. With anti-eurozone sentiment still strong, Brits are increasingly looking to non-euro destinations this year.

April 12th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand's government Sunday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok after arresting a leader who led protests that forced the cancellation of a key ASEAN summit the day before.

April 23rd, 2009 Pacquiao and his bobbleheads good for boxingWillie Mays said hey to him, and a frenzied crowd at AT&T Park couldn't get enough of him. Not a bad night for Manny Pacquiao, even if they did run out of his bobblehead dolls.

May 2nd, 2009 Mayweather Jr. plans to return to ring in JulyLAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr.

December 31st, 2008 BANGKOK - A fire that broke out shortly after New Year's Thursday at a popular Bangkok pub killed at least 54 revellers and left 15 other hospitalised with serious injuries, police said. Thonglor district police deputy chief Sutin Pongkhamphan said many of the victims died trying to get out of the main exit of the Santika Pub on Ekkamai Road.

February 23rd, 2009 BANGKOK - Thai police were searching Monday for the body and identity of a foreigner whose head was found hanging by a rope off a Bangkok bridge over the weekend. The severed head of a Western man, aged between 30 and 40, was found Sunday afternoon dangling about five metres below the Rama VIII bridge, which crosses the Chao Phraya River in northwestern Bangkok.

May 1st, 2009 A big underdog last time, Pacquiao is now favoredLAS VEGAS — The last time Manny Pacquiao displayed his many talents he stopped Oscar De La Hoya in a fight no one thought he could win. The beating he administered that night not only sent De La Hoya into retirement, but cemented Pacquiao's status as boxing's newest star.

April 30th, 2009 Pacquiao and Hatton ready for big fightLAS VEGAS — There's only one Ricky Hatton, as his admirers constantly sing to anyone who will listen. Good thing, because if there were any more Ricky Hattons his devoted followers in England might never have time to do anything but sing.

October 5th, 2009 BANGKOK - A train derailed Monday in Thailand's Hua Hin district, killing seven people and injuring over 60, a media report said. The accident took place at about 4.45 a.m.

September 23rd, 2009 Calls for Calif. probe after vets lose eyesightSAN FRANCISCO — Three medical groups are asking California to investigate the cases of eight veterans who they say suffered preventable vision loss at a Veterans Administration hospital.

May 2nd, 2009 Mayweather Jr. says he's eager to fightLAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr.