Trans-Asia News in 2008

08/2/18 : Trans-Asia Announces Founding of Diplomat Events

February 18, 2008 / Sydney

Trans-Asia Inc. is pleased to announce the founding of Diplomat Events Pty., Ltd. to provide event and association management services. Diplomat Events will operate under the aegis of Lexxicorp Pty., Limited, the Trans-Asia Group's holding company in Australia.

Trans-Asia has accumulated considerable expertise in event and association management, both through the management of the Australia Japan Business Association (AJBA) and its events, and through its involvement in events hosted by The Diplomat magazine. Predicting that the number of conferences and seminars hosted by members of the Trans-Asia Group will only increase going forward, the Company made the decision to establish Diplomat Events to both operate these events and to share its expertise with other companies and nonprofit organizations.

Diplomat Events will also be an extension of The Diplomat brand, and will both reinforce and benefit from Trans-Asia's publishing business. One of the first events that it will manage will be the launch of The Diplomat's Global 100, which this year will be a gala dinner featuring new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Natasha Nicholas, who has been associated with the AJBA since soon after its launch will be appointed to head up the team of event and association management specialists at Diplomat Events.

Toyko-based Trans-Asia Inc. combines expertise in languages, design and technology to offer information services to companies operating in the international marketplace. The Company's business includes translation and other language services, investor relations services and Web development. Trans-Asia Group companies also operate businesses in publishing, recruitment, training, and event management sectors.

08/1/16 : Trans-Asia Posts Record Sales, Profit in 2007

January 16, 2008 / Tokyo

Trans-Asia Inc. is pleased to report that the Company posted record sales and profit for the 2007 fiscal year, which ended December 31, 2007. While the Company does not release sales and profit figures, it can announce a 30% increase in sales and a 42% increase in profits (figures rounded to the nearest whole percentage) on a year-on-year basis. This was the fifth consecutive year of record sales for the Company.

The year ended eventfully for the Company, with December witnessing both the founding of Career Vision Japan Inc., a recruitment company that has also taken over Trans-Asia's corporate training business, and the acquisition of Diplomat Media Pty., Ltd, the publisher of The Diplomat, an influential foreign affairs magazine.

During the year, Trans-Asia also made considerable progress with its investor relations operations, now firmly established as the fastest-growing segment of the Company's business.

Toyko-based Trans-Asia Inc. combines expertise in languages, design and technology to offer information services to companies operating in the international marketplace. The Company's business includes translation and other language services, investor relations services and Web development. Trans-Asia Group companies also operate businesses in publishing, recruitment, training, and event management sectors.

08/1/14 : Lexxicorp to Be Made Holding Company

January 14, 2008 / Sydney

Trans-Asia Inc. announces that its Australian affiliate, Lexxicorp Pty Limited will be made a holding company for Trans-Asia's publishing and other interests in Australia, effective Monday, March 3, 2008.

Lexxicorp has for a number of years provided Trans-Asia with both translation agency operations in Australia and served as its center for research and development. Both Study-Now.com, Trans-Asia's e-learning program for language learners, and Qwik-Trans, an online translation system, were developed by Lexxicorp. To streamline its operations and reduce costs, however, Trans-Asia has made the decision to deal with Lexxicorp's translation clients direct from Tokyo starting in March and to outsource its development needs. Trans-Asia is committed to maintaining service levels for Lexxicorp clients and will sustain its investment in R&D.

Lexxicorp is the parent company of Diplomat Media Pty., Ltd., which publishes The Diplomat magazine. It also plans to create a second subsidiary in February called Diplomat Events Pty., Ltd., to provide event and association management services. Lexxicorp will provide accounting and management services for both of these companies as a holding company.

Toyko-based Trans-Asia Inc. combines expertise in languages, design and technology to offer information services to companies operating in the international marketplace. The Company's business includes translation and other language services, investor relations services and Web development. Trans-Asia Group companies also operate businesses in publishing, recruitment, training, and event management sectors.