International Business News - MR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif For the first time in more than 100 years, the national Parent Teachers Association will have a man as its chief executive officer. The appointment of Byron Garrett, 35, comes at a time when the country's leading parent advocacy group is struggling to retain its members. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/first-man-to-take-reins-as-ceo-of-national-pta.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:21:49 EDT The man in the cardigan himself would've been glad to welcome the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship winners to his neighborhood, his widow said. The three college students, whose names were announced Sunday, are part of a series of "wonderful young people" who've been recognized by the 4-year-old scholarship program named for her husband, the children's TV host, said Joanne Rogers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080601/mr-rogers-memory-lives-on-in-scholarships.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:58:17 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Mindray Medical International Ltd. rose sharply on Thursday after the China-based medical device maker said its first-quarter profit climbed 62 percent on growth in both domestic and international markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/adrs-in-focus-mindray-medical-adrs-climb-on-1q-earns.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:52:45 EDT Chinese medical device maker Mindray Medical International Ltd. said Monday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its portable ultrasound imaging system and a biochemistry analyzer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/mindray-gets-fda-device-approvals.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:24:19 EDT A group of Datascope Corp. shareholders, including Ramius LLC, support the planned sale of the medial device company's patient-monitoring business, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/datascope-investors-support-sale-of-unit.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:47:36 EDT When the Beijing mayor was fired in 2003 for bungling the SARS pneumonia outbreak, Chinese leaders turned to a politically connected, problem-solving banker to replace him and reassure an anxious world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080316/china-expected-to-tap-new-problem-solver.htm Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:15:33 EDT When the Beijing mayor was fired in 2003 for bungling the SARS pneumonia outbreak, Chinese leaders turned to a politically connected, problem-solving banker to replace him and reassure an anxious world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080316/new-china-problem-solver-takes-on-trade.htm Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:45:13 EDT Medical device company Datascope Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to sell its patient monitoring business to China's Mindray Medical International Ltd. for $202 million in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/datascope-corp-selling-unit-to-mindray.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:03:50 EDT Few Internet entrepreneurs practice what they preach as devoutly as LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose business revolves around his belief that good fortune flows from good relationships. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/87299-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080121/linkedin-founder-has-golden-touch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080121/linkedin-founder-has-golden-touch.htm Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:11:01 EST Few Internet entrepreneurs practice what they preach as devoutly as LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose business revolves around his belief that good fortune flows from good relationships. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080120/networking-pays-off-for-linkedin-founder.htm Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:03:28 EST