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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt.) Ltd. (HMSI), Honda's wholly-owned motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India, announced plans to build a second motorcycle production plant to meet increasing demand in the rapidly growing motorcycle market in India.

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, will introduce 3D LCD TVs in India via a partnership with Valuable Group, the leading media company in the market.

Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla, a 208-room upscale business hotel spread over 2.1 acres, is reaching final stages of completion. The capital city’s newest hotel is expected to launch later this month. Crowne Plaza is one of the world’s fastest growing business hotel brands from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms.

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Technical support services provider iYogi, which has more than 100,000 consumer and small-business customers around the world, has chosen an advanced technology platform from Verizon Business to help it deliver outstanding customer service while supporting rapid growth.

The opening ceremony of the 'Centennial Celebration of Women in the Art World' exhibition was held at the Shanghai Art Museum on March 8.

"Chiquita is committed to supporting important environmental sustainability projects wherever we operate," said Fernando Aguirre, chairman and chief executive officer. "The addition of GTZ and CORBANA to our San San Pond Sak biodiversity project will further strengthen our sustainability efforts. We are especially pleased to expand our alliance in 2010 as the United Nations has designated it the International Year of Biodiversity. Environmental sustainability is a wise investment in the future and is a duty we have as global citizens."

GlobalGiving is partnering with local and international organizations who are responding by providing urgently-needed medical supplies, facilitating communications, and repairing damaged buildings, including an orphanage in Santiago that housed 450 abandoned and abused children. The Earthquake Relief Fund for Chile will collect and then disburse donations to organizations working in Chile, with first-hand knowledge of what is needed to make an immediate impact. GlobalGiving will provide updates on its website, allowing individual and corporate donors to see exactly where their money is going and its impact on the ground. This simple, transparent process is an easy and effective way for donors to support the ongoing relief efforts in Chile. Additional projects will be added as the recovery effort progresses.

The "No Transfer Fee" program also is available through westernunion.com from the U.S. Western Union Money Transfer° services to Chile are subject to network, service and currency availability.

The work in Nigeria is part of a larger five-country program targeting 200,000 cocoa-growing households across Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Liberia. The program will be active in five states: Abia, Cross River, Edo, Ondo, and Osun.

"We are excited to have four more Marriott Vacation Club resorts in Florida receive this important designation," said Troy Asche, regional vice president of operations for the Florida-Caribbean region of Marriott Vacation Club. "We know that making a consistent effort to care for the environment is a vital part of delivering unforgettable vacations for generations to come."

The strategic partnership will provide tools to thousands of local RIF volunteers and coordinators to assist with creating themed free book distribution events in local markets across the country. RIF provides 15 million free books to children at hundreds of events each year. The first-ever motivational activity partnership for RIF will provide exclusive discounts and special offers from Oriental Trading Company to RIF volunteers, as well as the donation of in-kind materials. The partnership will also provide the opportunity for RIF volunteers to win a $500 gift certificate from OTC to use for supplies and materials for future book distribution events as part of a new "Dream RIF Giveaway" contest.

"What better way to kick off National School Breakfast Week than with the announcement of this team of professionals who are dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of the School Breakfast Program and other Child Nutrition Programs?" says Sonya Kaster, R.D., L.D.N., S.N.S., Grant Administrator for the got breakfast? Foundation. "We hope to expand our school breakfast message to stress the importance of classroom and alternate site breakfasts as one answer to feeding hungry children ,em>and fighting childhood obesity."

Are you ready, Bring It Posse we ready

The ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010 "Bring It" campaign is gathering momentum as the countdown continues towards the start of the tournament next month. Saint Lucia and Barbados have now joined fellow host nations, Guyana and St. Kitts, in unveiling the first of their giant cricket bats.