NetDragon's 'Eudemons Online' Headed for Russia

HONG KONG, November 24 - NetDragon Websoft Inc., a leading online game developer and innovator in
China ("NetDragon"; Stock Code: 777), announced the exclusive licensing of
its flagship game "Eudemons Online" to Nival Network, for Russia and the CIS
region. This follows on the footsteps of an existing cooperative effort with
Nival Network for NetDragon's game "Conquer Online".

GSMA Launches Green Manifesto for the Mobile Industry

Outlines how the Mobile Industry can Lower Emissions in Other Sectors by Over 4.5 Times Mobile's own Footprint

GSMA and International Finance Corporation Partner to Support Investment in the Renewable Energy Base Station Market

HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile
communications industry, today announced that its Green Power for Mobile
(GPM) programme is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC),
the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to support mobile operators
in exploring the use of renewable energy base stations as a means of
optimizing capital and operating expenditures. Through this collaboration,
mobile operators in developing markets can benefit from technical assistance
programmes, market research, and knowledge sharing programmes to help them
implement large scale renewable energy powered networks.

DotAsia to Launch Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) in 2010

Priority for Existing ".Asia" Domain Registrants for Corresponding IDNs Considered

GSMA Announces Six New Grant Recipients of the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme

HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications
industry, today revealed the details of six additional grants from the Mobile
Money for the Unbanked Fund (MMU), which is administered by the GSMA
Foundation, Inc. New grantees include AKTEL in Bangladesh, Dialog Telekom PLC
in Sri Lanka, Grameenphone Ltd in Bangladesh, MTN Cameroon, MTN Uganda and
Vodacom Tanzania. Grants are available for projects promoting the uptake of
mobile money services for the unbanked and underbanked, with funding for
projects up to a value of US$1million.

GSMA Announces Winners of Asia Mobile Awards 2009

Winners of GSMA's Mobile Innovation Grand Prix - Asia Tournament Also Announced in Hong Kong

GSMA Completes First Phase of Smart SIM Initiative

Major Industry Players Back Initiative to Develop New SIM Technology

HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA today announced that it has completed the first phase of its
Smart SIM initiative and has published three white papers* outlining the
commercial implementation of the technology. Led by the GSMA, this initiative
aims to drive the development and adoption of the Smart SIM, which will
enhance the mobile user experience by providing simplified, transferable and
consistent access to services, data, applications and settings, irrespective
of device type. The first phase of the project worked to ensure that
consistent interoperability between mobile handsets and SIMs can be achieved,
aligning device requirements and analysing the various SIM business models
and sharing them with industry partners.

GSMA Announces Winners of Embedded Mobile Module Competition

HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide communications
industry, today announced the winners of the first phase of its Embedded
Mobile competition, which was created as part of the GSMA's Embedded Mobile
Initiative. The first phase of the competition aimed to identify
best-in-class embedded modules for both 3G and 2G applications that are
commercially available or will be in the near future. The winners were
announced by Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board for the GSMA, during his
keynote speech at the Mobile Asia Congress, which is taking place in Hong
Kong this week.

GSMA Shines Spotlight on Asian Mobile Industry at 2009 Mobile Asia Congress

2009 Will Be a Landmark Year for Asia Pacific as It Exceeds Two Billion Connections

Hutchison Telecom Announces Unaudited Key Performance Indicators for Third Quarter Ended 30 September 2009

HONG KONG -

- Solid progress in emerging market operations

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (”Hutchison Telecom”, “the Group”, SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX) today announced its unaudited key performance indicators for the quarter ended 30 September 2009.

Thomas Pink to Sponsor Leading Rider and Trainer Awards at The Open and The Festival

LONDON -

- With Photo

Cheltenham Racecourse today announced that leading international luxury shirt brand Thomas Pink is to sponsor the prestigious awards for the top jockey and trainer at both The Open in November and The Festival in March. The Thomas Pink Leading Rider Award and Thomas Pink Leading Trainer Award will be presented at both of Cheltenham’s biggest meetings to the jockey and trainer who win the most races, with the number of second, third and fourth places being taken into account if necessary.

Knight Libertas Expands Global Emerging Markets Team

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, LONDON and HONG KONG -

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) today announced that Knight Libertas has established a Global Emerging Markets Sales team based in Greenwich, Conn., Hong Kong and London. Effective immediately, the following have joined the institutional fixed income broker-dealer: Augusto Castilho, Eamon Tubridy, Alfredo Viegas and Elena Antonova in the U.S.; Alesandro Gherzi, Alisa Mujagic, Nipun Ramaiya, Darren Reiss, Richard Segal and Will Trossell in the U.K.; and Jay Lee and Felix Sun in Asia.

Misys First to Meet ISDA Market Practice Changes for CDS in Asia

LONDON and HONG KONG -

- Latest Release of Misys Summit FT Includes Standardised Coupon Support

GoldenSource to Speak on Data and Risk Management at APFIC 2009

LONDON -

- Leading Enterprise Data Management Provider to Participate in Two Panels Alongside Thompson Reuters, National Australia Bank and BNP Paribas

Hutchison Telecom completes sale of controlling stake in Partner Communications

HONG KONG -

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (”Hutchison Telecom”, the “Company”, SEHK: 2332, NYSE: HTX) announced that its subsidiary, Advent Investments Pte Ltd, had completed the sale of its controlling stake in Partner Communications Company Ltd. to Scailex Corporation Ltd. today on 28 October 2009. The sale proceeds will be retained for general corporate purposes pending the completion of a review of the Company’s capital requirements by the Board.

Roamware “Meta Hubs” Enables Operator to Accelerate and Enhance Roaming Services and Revenues

LONDON -

- Roamware Hubs to Reduce Costs, Optimise Resources, Extend Operator Choice and Generate Immediate Revenues

Japan #No 1. in Prosperity Across Asia Beating Hong Kong and Singapore; China, Cambodia and Pakistan Rank Last, Finds Legatum Prosperity Index

LONDON -

- Leading Asian Nations Display Strong Economic Fundamentals, but Score Low on Democratic Institutions and Personal Freedom; Northern Europe Contains the Most Prosperous Nations, With the United States in 9th.

September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair Outperforms Expectations

HONG KONG -

The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair (www.JewelleryNetAsia.com ), staged from 21 to 27 September at Hong Kong’s leading exhibition centres, was a great success due to a new hall and exhibit arrangement and a surprisingly strong attendance. With 3,061 exhibitors and exhibits on 120,000 square metres the Fair was the world’s largest jewellery event in 2009.

Public Affairs and Communications ‘Bigger Than Ever’ Says Boeing ASEAN Chief - Skip Boyce Interview in PublicAffairsAsia Magazine

HONG KONG -

Big business must reach out more to government and should be supported “aggressively” by their embassies when doing so, former US ambassador ‘Skip’ Boyce says today.

Dubai Group Statement in Response to Announcement by Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - “Following an earlier announcement by BIMB Holdings Berhad BHB (”Bank Islam”) with regards to its April 2009 offer for the capital increase, Dubai Group confirms that it is in the process of reviewing its strategic options relating to its stake. Bank Islam boasts strong attributes across the Asian banking sector, and the capital raise offer came in reflection of the successful transformation plan implemented by Bank Islam since 2006. However, following the reassessment of its investment strategy, Dubai Group has redirected its competitive advantage closer to home, namely the GCC and greater Middle East regions. Malaysia does remain a key market for future investments.”

TC Interconnect Announces Arrangement with Dongfang to Manufacture and Market of LED Road Lamps to Tap 48 Million LED Road Lamp Market in China

HONG KONG -

TC Interconnect Holdings Limited (SEHK Code: 0515) (”TC Interconnect”/ the “Group”), one of the top 10 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturers in Hong Kong and China, today announces that the Group is having a partnership with LED lighting technology proprietary developer and operator Orient Opto — Semiconductors Corp. (”Dongfang”) to engage the design and manufacture of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting as well as operation and management of energy saving projects such as LED road lamp via business model of Energy Management Contract (EMC)(Note 1).

Comba Creates Global Network Solutions & Services Organization

HONG KONG -

- Professional Services Portfolio Expands to Include Consultation & Network Design Services

First Trading Platform for Voluntary Emission Credits Announced

HONG KONG -

- Irish Investment Bank and CITIC GROUP Begin Joint Venture

Carbon Bank Ireland, Ltd., an Irish investment bank, today announced the execution of a joint-venture agreement with the Chinese financial conglomerate, CITIC GROUP, to implement a trading platform for Voluntary Emission Credits (VERs). These will be generated by companies which wish to reduce their carbon emissions in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).

Allied World Launches Professional Lines Excess Solutions in Hong Kong

PEMBROKE, Bermuda -

Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd, a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH), today announced the launch by its Hong Kong branch office of a suite of excess of loss products developed specifically for the Asian marketplace: REFLEX, FLEXION and FLEXCESS (collectively the ‘Excess Suite’).

Hutchison Offers to Exchange 5.45% Notes Due 2010 and 7% Notes Due 2011 for 4.625% Notes Due 2015

HONG KONG -

Hutchison Whampoa International (09/16) Limited Offer to Exchange 5.45% Guaranteed Notes due 2010 issued by Hutchison Whampoa International (03/33) Limited (the “2010 Notes”) (144A - CUSIP 44841SAA7; ISIN US44841SAA78; Common Code 018123967) (Regulation S - CUSIP G4672CAA3; ISIN USG4672CAA39; Common Code 018124238) and 7.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2011 issued by Hutchison Whampoa International (01/11) Limited (the “2011 Notes”) (144A - CUSIP 44841HAC7; ISIN US44841HAC79; Common Code 012487975) (Regulation S - CUSIP G4671XAC4; ISIN USG4671XAC41; Common Code 012488068) (Restricted Individual Note - CUSIP 44841HAE3; ISIN US44841HAE36; Common Code 012515472), for its 4.625% Guaranteed Notes due 2015, each series of notes unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Hutchison Whampoa Limited

NetDragon Launches Open Beta Testing for ‘Conquer Online’ Arabic Version

HONG KONG -

NetDragon Websoft Inc., a leading online game developer and operator in China (”NetDragon” with its subsidiaries collectively known as the “Group”; Stock Code: 777), announced the launch of open beta testing for the Arabic version of its successful game “Conquer Online” at 9a.m. Beijing time, September 22, 2009.

Comba Introduces Wireless Solutions Portfolio For The Russian Market

HONG KONG -

- Addresses Operator Requirements with Complete Range of Repeaters, Antennas, Subsystems & Microwave Equipment & Solutions

Microsoft Announces Next-Generation Financial Messaging Solution to Simplify Payments Processing and Integration to SWIFTNet

HONG KONG -

- New Microsoft offering lowers the cost of messaging for corporate treasuries and financial services firms.

VocaLink and STET Broaden Their Reach Across the Eurozone With new Interoperability Agreement

HONG KONG - VocaLink and STET, the international payments specialists, today confirmed that they are working together to establish a bilateral link for the exchange of SEPA payments based on the EACHA interoperability standards.

Microsoft and M-Com Deliver Mobile Payments Solution Globally

HONG KONG -

- Leading mobile banking software vendor leverages the Microsoft platform to deliver the most flexible and scalable mobile payments solution.

Misys Payment Manager Set to Modernise Global Payments Processing

LONDON and HONG KONG -

- Payment Processing Hub From Misys Helps to Drive Revenues for Payments Businesses

Microsoft Announces Major Initiative to Support CitiDirect BE, Citi’s Next-Generation Institutional E-Banking Platform

HONG KONG -

- Two global industry leaders come together to develop the next groundbreaking app in corporate computing.

NetDragon Debuts Instance Feature in Eudemons Online EP: “Demon Rising”

HONG KONG -

NetDragon Websoft Inc. (”NetDragon” with its subsidiaries collectively the “Group”; Stock Code: 777), a leading online game developer and innovator in China, today formally announced the launch of “Demon Rising”, a new Chinese expansion pack for its flagship Eudemons Online game. Demon Rising marks the fifth EP released for Eudemons Online since the game was initially launched in June 2006, and will introduce a series of six comprehensive instanced activities.

Equens and VocaLink Extend SEPA Credit Transfer Interoperability Agreement to SEPA Direct Debits

HONG KONG - Equens and VocaLink have extended their bilateral agreement to include SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) payment processing, in addition to the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) service already offered. Today at Sibos - the global event for the financial sector - both companies signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on this matter. The interoperability agreement helps to create a more competitive payments market as banks will be able to choose which processor they want to use for SDDs, as well as SCTs. It is the intention to go-live with the extended interconnection with the start of SDD on 2 November 2009.

VocaLink Pledges Support for Oxfam Hong Kong at Sibos 2009

LONDON - VocaLink, the international payments specialist, announced today that it will be supporting the Oxfam Unwrapped campaign at this year’s Sibos conference in Hong Kong. VocaLink aims to donate GBP10,000 (HK $130,000) to Oxfam Hong Kong, an Oxfam International affiliate, to support the work of the office local to the conference. The donation will be split between three Oxfam Unwrapped causes: family learning, school reconstruction and water pipe construction.