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A few years ago, the KBL had a rule that barred any players standing 6'8 and above. What the intended purpose of that was, I don't know, but presumably they quickly figured out how damaging that rule was to their basketball product, because they have now done away with it. Now, tall foreign dudes are allowed. And they're kind of prevalent.
Every summer, the KBL holds a draft of foreign players who want to play in their league that year. The players that are drafted are mostly tall guys, as apparently Korea doesn't produce much talented size of their own. (Ha Seung-Jin excepted, of course.) The criteria for entry in the draft, though, is pretty weird. The following is looted without permission from the Korean Basketball League website:
[The] Korean Basketball League (KBL) Pre-Draft Tryout Camp for Foreign Players will be held from July 22nd (Wed) to 24th (Fri), 2009 at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
The players who are interested in playing in Korea for the 2009~2010 season, which will start from the middle of October 2009 to the end of April 2010, and meet the qualifications below are asked to fill out the application form and send via a fax or by e-mail the required documents to KBL office by May 22nd, 2009.
A: Qualifications:
1. Must have at least a high school diploma
2. Must be at least 18 years of age
3. Have not had a contract with teams in Europe Division I (Spain, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Israel, France, Russia, Greece) Club for the most recent consecutive two (2) years
4. Have not had a contract with teams in NBA for the most recent consecutive three (3) years
B: Required Documents
1. KBL Tryout Application Form (must be signed by a player)
2. Resume (with a recent photo)
3. Personal data (stats must be official game stats)
4. A copy of university / college / high school diploma
5. Letter of Clearance from previous team (optional)
6. Letter of Recommendation (optional)
7. Character Reference from 3 non-family members (optional)
By ruling out anyone to have played in any of the world's significant leagues in the past two or three years, the KBL essentially guarantees itself a lineup of nothing but castoffs, of has-beens and never-weres who can't hack it on the big stage, but who still want the dosh that comes with being halfway decent. This leaves the KBL running with the very real prospect of overpaying mediocre players, and missing out on any true talent.
(It's also nice to know that character references are optional.)
It kind of works, though. 730 players applied for the pre-draft camp, of which 212 were invited. That 212 was later reduced down to a list of 143, and I'll reproduce that list in an awkwardly small font for you now.
Chris Alexander
Demetrius Alexander
Marcus Allen
Menelik Barbary
Robert Battle
Rashad Bell
Brandon Bender
Mario Bennett
Tyrell Biggs
Jason Blair
Tyrelle Blair
Odartey Blankson
Luke Bonner
Dreike Bouldin
Craig Bradshaw
Bruce Brown
Damone Brown
Jamaal Brown
Antoine Broxsie
John Bryant
Melvin Buckley
Babacar Camara
Marquin Chandler
Gyasi Cline-Heard
Brandon Cole
Daniel Coleman
Robert (T.J) Cummings
Dwayne Curtis
Brian Cusworth
Joe Dabbert
Adeola Dagunduro
Chris Daniels
Robert (Chris) Daniels
Quincy Davis
Eric Dawson
Christopher Devine
Anthony Dill
Nigel Dixon
Seth Doliboa
Jakim Donaldson
Robert Dozier
Johnny Dukes
Duane Erwin
Marquis Estill
Peter Ezugwu
Thomas Fairley
Desmond Ferguson
Michael Fey
Alton Ford
Jean Francois
Gabriel Freeman
Elbert Fuqua
Christopher Garnett
Travis Garrison
Brandon Gary
Reginald George
Johnnie Gilbert
Simeon Haley
Hernol Hall
Lamont Hamilton
Brian Harper
Darrell Harris
Aaron Haynes
Adrian Hill
Herbert Hill
Jamal Holden
Daniel Horace
Justin Howard
Gabriel Hughes
Ryan Humphrey
Chris Hunter
Gerald Inman
Cedric Jackson
Anthony Johnson
Ivan Johnson
Jasper Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Jonathan Jones
Bradley Kanis
Joe Kennerly
Darnell Kirkwood
Gordon Klaiber
Joe Krabbenhoft
Abdullahi Kuso
Sean Lampley
Dan Langhi
Donald Little
Art Long
Longar Longar
Corey Louis
Kevin Martin
Bryant Mathews
Amal McCaskill
Glen Mcgowan
Bryson McKenzie
Alex McLean
Jarred Merrill
Corey Minnifield
Marcel Momplaisir
Sylvester Morgan
Scott Morrison
Faheem Nelson
Ahmad Nivins
Yemi Ogunoye
Bambale Osby
Omari Peterkin
James Peters
Brent Petway
Marvin Phillips
Kevin Pittsnogle
Ricardo Powell
Shaun Pruitt
Shawn Redhage
Darius Rice
Dewayne Richardson
Jason Robinson
Kevin Rogers
Jeremiah Russell
Soumaila Samake
Kahiem Seawright
Andre Smith
Frans Steyn
Greg Stiemsma
Joseph Taylor
Charles Thomas
Harvey Thomas
Victor Thomas
Garnett Thompson
Darian Townes
Mack Tuck
Larry Turner
Cory Underwood
Tiras Wade
Jermaine Walker
Samaki Walker
Gary Ware
Reginald Warren
Tyrone Washington
DeSean White
Gary Wilkinson
James Williams
Tarvis Williams
Waki Williams
It's a great list for scrubs. On it are recent NBA second round draft picks Robert Dozier and Ahmad Nivins, who applied before they knew they were going to be drafted this summer, as well some undrafted favourites of my own such as Cedric Jackson, Tyrell Biggs, Gary Wilkinson and Joe Krabbenhoft. (Inspired stuff to hold the camp in Vegas, by the way. Really drives up the attendance.)
Players from the list to have spent even a minute on an NBA roster in the past include Chris Alexander, Demetrius Alexander, Mario Bennett, Damone Brown (in his first stint post-drug bust), T.J. Cummings (giggidy), Nigel Dixon, Desmond Ferguson, Alton Ford, Herbert Hill, Ryan Humphrey, Sean Lampley, Dan Langhi, Art Long, Bryant sexpest Matthews, Amal McCaskill, Brent Petway, Darius Rice, Soumalia Samake, Frans Steyn, Larry Turner, Corey Underwood and Samaki Walker. The D-League turnout isn't bad either, with players like Greg Stiemsma, Jasper Johnson and Longar Longar trying to find Eastern pastures new.
There's also a welcome signing of former West Virginia star and middle school teacher Kevin Pittsnogle, whose agent clearly thought his client was worth the $100 bucks just to get his name in such esteemed company. And also on the list is a man named Chris Hunter. Whether it's THE Chris Hunter, the one who is currently under contract to the New York Knicks, is not explicitly clear. But since I know of no other Chris Hunter in the world of professional basketball, I'm going to have to assume that it is.
(Note: It's not THE Anthony Johnson, obviously, nor is it THE Kevin Martin.)
That was the pre-draft camp list. It's quite the who's-who of nobodies. All the veterans of the Asian tour, such as Dixon and Langhi, are still going strong, and it's a thrill to see it if you're easily pleased. We all like our Amal McCaskill news, after all.
They've since held the draft. Like the camp, it was held in Las Vegas, despite Las Vegas being several thousand miles away from South Korea. (I still support this decision.) Like the NBA draft, it's full of all the pomp and ceremony that should accompany such an event. Unlike the NBA draft, though, it has an interesting caveat - after a player is selected, they have 5 minutes to sign a contract with the team, and 5 minutes only. If they don't get it done, then that's it; they're out. This frankly brilliant rule should be enforced in the NBA, and would be if I had any say in it. Just saying.
(By the way, due to the sketchy nature of the South Korean Won - the name of their currency - teams have a salary cap of 1.8 billion. That's just a pretty number to say. Everyone's a millionaire.)
The draft went as follows -
Round 1
1st - Daegu Orions - Herbert Hill
2nd - Busan KT Magic Wings - Greg Stiemsma
3rd - Seoul SK Knights - Samaki Walker
4th - Anyang KT&G Kites - Nigel Dixon
5th - Incheon ET Land Black Slamer - Chris Daniels
6th - Changwon LG Sakers - Chris Alexander
7th - Wongju Dongbu Promy - Marquin Chandler
Note: Mobis Phoebus, KCC Egis and Samsung Tigers forfeited their first round picks, instead re-signing their foreign players from last year; namely, Bryant Dunston, Micah Brand and Terrence Leather (giggidy).
Round 2
11th - Wongju Dongbu Promy - Gary Wilkinson
12th - Changwon LG Sakers - Craig Bradshaw
13th - Incheon ET Land Black Slamer - Amal McCaskill
14th - Anyang NT&G Kites - Rashad Bell
15th - Seoul SK Knights - Joe Dabbert
16th - Busan KT Magic Wings - Jasper Johnson
17th - Daegu Orions - Kevin Martin
18th - Ulsan Mobis Phoebus - Abdullahi Kuso
19th - Jeonju KCC Egis - Mack Tuck
20th - Seoul Samsung Thunders - Bryant Matthews
It may still seem pretty weird that so many people battle for so few spots. KBL teams are only allowed to field 2 foreign players on their roster, and, as of next year, they're only going to be allowed to have one on the court at any given moment. Furthermore, there's only ten teams, which leads the whole non-Korean world battling for all of 20 roster spots. And when 730 people are wanting those 20 spots, the odds aren't good.
But there are reasons why it's the case. Firstly, the KBL play a 54 game schedule. Not many leagues play more than that (for those unfamiliar with basketball outside of the USA, the NBA's 82 game schedule is a glaring anomaly, and farrrrrrrr from the norm), and players like to play in games. Thus, it's attractive to them to play in a league that features a large amount of games, even if they have to tolerate two-a-days on all off-days and inflammatory head coaches willing to chew the ass of anyone too stupid to hide. (Giggidy.)
But mainly, the motivations are financial. The following is also looted, without permission, from the KBL website;
The terms of the players contract is from September 1st, 2009 to March 31st, 2010(7 months contract). Each player will receive the net amount of US $25,000 per month during the regular season. Players will additionally receive a net winning bonus of US $300 for every win.
2. In the playoffs, players will be compensated for his extended services on a pro rata basis with the monthly payment of the net amount of US$25,000. The players will additionally get paid a playoffs incentive bonus.
3. The clubs shall provide a dormitory room, meals during the season, and a round trip of airfare (business class)
4. A player once can invite one of his relatives during the season. The clubs shall provide a round trip of air fare and lodging for up to 7-Days.
For $25,000 a month, I'd play wherever the hell you wanted me to.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992446233749106852014-12-13T23:37:27.044-08:00BVI Companies WorldwideThere are more than 810,000 companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Most of them are international business companies working all around the globe and representing almost every industry one can imagine. Here you can find the information about some of these companies.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-46975896682947280312014-11-01T08:25:00.000-07:002014-11-25T08:26:31.121-08:00Atlas Mara Co-Nvest LimitedIndustry: Financial Services

 Main business locations: African region

 Incorporation date: 28 November 2013

 Listed on: London Stock Exchange

Ticker: ATMA.L

 About the company:

 Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in November 2004, and listed on the AIM main market in December 2013. The company aims to create Sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial institution, to support economic growth and financial systems in the countries of the region. Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-90595537584712981632008-01-22T07:06:00.000-08:002014-07-31T02:55:24.073-07:00Yucheng Technologies LimitedIndustry: Information Technology

Main business locations: China

Registered address:
Offshore Incorporations Center,
P.O. Pox 957,
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: November 24, 2006

Financial highlights:
Total Assets (2006): USD 49,834,239
Total Revenues(2006): USD 39,979,849
Total Operating Expenses(2006): USD 4,629,056
Net Income(2006): USD 6,110,108
Total Outstanding Shares: 16,394,806
Stockholder's Equity (2006): USD 31,071,683

BVI Subsidiaries (100% ownership):
Port Wing Development Co., Ltd. (incorporated in BVI, Nov 3,2005)
Ahead Billion Venture Ltd. (incorporated in BVI, Nov 3,2005)

About the BVI company:
The main business of Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC) is providing IT and outsourced services to the Chinese banking industry. The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands and headquartered in Beijing, China. It has nine subsidiaries and representative offices located in China, to serve its banking clients nationwide. Yucheng provides IT solutions and services to Chinese banks in the following fields: IT consulting, solutions and software platform, system integration, and outsourced operations. The company specializes in banking channel management IT solutions and services, such as web banking and call centers, business processing solutions, risk/performance management solution consulting and implementation service.

Yucheng becomes one of the leading third party providers of POS merchant acquiring services in partnership with banks. 13 of the 15 top banks in China are the customers of the BVI company. The BVI company is a combined entity of China Unistone Acquisition Corporation, Beijing Sihitech Co., Ltd., Beijing e-Channels Century Technology Co., Ltd.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-46725228705843611212008-09-25T10:26:00.000-07:002014-05-09T02:40:07.086-07:00Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.
BVI company information archive (2006)

Industry: Electronics

Main business locations: Global

Registered Office:
116 Main Street
3rd Floor
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: NYSE
Ticker: NTP

Financial highlights (2007) compare to 2005 financial information
Net sales: US$780.8 million
Gross profit: US$87.0 million
Operating income: US$40.7 million
Net income: US$69.5 million
Net cash: US$71.1 million

Main shareholders:
M. K. Koo: 13.0%
Peter R. Kellogg: 13.0%
I.A.T. Reinsurance Syndicate Ltd.: 11.7%

About the BVI Company: Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. is a company working in the spheres of electronics manufacturing and design services. It was founded in 1975 in Hong Kong as an electronic products trading company. In 1978 the company's focus was changed to manufacturing of electronic products. In 1980 they moved their manufacturing facilities to China; later these were relocated to Shenzhen, China, in order to take advantage of opportunities offered in southern China. At the moment the company is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.

Nam Tai provides its services to a select group of the world's leading OEMs of telecommunications and consumer electronic products. The range of manufactured goods includes electronic components and sub-assemblies, e.g. LCD panels and modules, RF modules, DAB modules, FPC sub-assemblies and image sensors modules and PCBA for BluetoothTM headsets. The components are used in numerous electronic products, including cellular phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, electronic toys, handheld video game devices and microwave ovens. The company also produces finished products, namely, cellular phones in semi-knocked down, or SKD, form, mobile phone accessories and educational products.

Nam Tai services include also hardware and software design, component purchasing, assembly into finished products or electronic sub-assemblies and post-assembly testing. They also provide original design manufacturing, or ODM, services, which include designing and developing proprietary products that are sold by our OEM customers under their brand names.

In April, 2014, Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. changed its name to Nam Tai Property Inc., and started trading on the NYSE under the new trading symbol (NTP).Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-42370661470568988082014-04-30T05:22:00.000-07:002014-05-02T05:23:31.335-07:00Trans Balkan Investments LtdIndustry: Financial Services, Real estate

Main business locations: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, other countries of the Balkan region

Registered Office:
Craigmuir Chambers
PO Box 71
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: December 10, 2003

Legal Advisors on BVI law: Harney Westwood & Riegels

About the BVI company:

Trans Balkan Investments Limited, formerly known as Equest Investments Balkans Limited, is an investment arm of Equest Partners Limited. The BVI company is focused on investing in the consumer growth sector including infrastructure, financial services, property development, automotive, retail, car parks. The company primarily invests in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, and in the other countries of the region, including Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey, Albania and Ukraine. Trans Balkan Investments Limited has its headquarters in London, UK, and additional offices in Sofia, Belgrade and Bucharest. Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-10840509744741206852007-02-16T06:24:00.000-08:002014-05-02T04:01:24.879-07:00PlayTech LimitedIndustry: Online gaming; Software development
Main business locations: Worldwide

Registered Office:
Playtech Ltd
Trident Chambers
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: 12 September, 2002

Listed on: London Stock Exchange
Ticker: PTEC

Financial highlights:
Sales (2005) : $47.6
Operating profits (2005) : $35. 6 million

Auditors: BDO Stoy Hayward LLP

About the BVI company:

Playtech is the publicly traded online gaming software supplier offering value-added solutions to the online gaming industry's top operators. The company designs, develops and deploys unified software platforms for the online gaming industry.

Among Playtech's clients there are GoldenPalace.com, Sunny Group, Hard Rock Casino, Sports Interaction, Christchurch Casinos, the Action Online Group. There are also such successful brands as casinotropez.com, clubdicecasino.com, BetWWTS.com and SportsInterAction. Operators working with Playtech can choose to license the gaming software on their own.

Currently the company is focused on Asia and Europe. Playtech's clients in the UK include such household names as bet365, the Tote, Betfred, and the Leisure and Gaming group.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-85319796518737556642009-11-16T01:00:00.000-08:002014-05-02T03:49:52.230-07:00Thunderbird Resorts Inc.Industry: Tourism

Main business locations: Central and South America, South East Asia, Eastern Europe, India

Registered address:
Icaza, Gonzales-Ruiz & Aleman (BVI) Trust Limited
P.O. Box 873
Vanterpool Plaza, Second Floor
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: NYSE
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
NYSE Ticker: THRSF

Incorporation year: 1997

Corporate Office:
Thunderbird Building
Calle Alberto Navarro
El Cangrejo, Apartado 0823-00514
Panama, Republic of Panama

Auditor:
Grant Thornton UK LLP
London Thames Valley
Churchill House
Chalvey Road East
Slough SL1 2LS
United Kingdom

Financial highlights (2008):
Gross profit: US$114,2 million
Operating loss: US$4 million
Loss for the year: US$33,5 million
Loss per share (basic and diluted): US$1.67
Total assets: US$ 258,5 million
Common shares issued (as of 21 August 2009): 19,736,412

About the BVI company:

Thunderbird Resorts Inc. is an international provider and operator of branded casinos and recreational gaming facilities in eight countries on four continents. BVI company's main properties, expansions and acquisitions are located in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Perú, Philippines and Poland. The company was started in Guatemala in 1997, currently it is headquartered in Panama.

As of 30 September 2009, Thunderbird Resorts had 30 gaming facilities worldwide, totaling approximately 7,300 gaming positions. The company provides entertainment opportunities intended for the local population of the regions where it operates.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-25247687518595434552014-02-27T06:30:00.000-08:002014-03-05T06:30:26.940-08:00Luxoft Holding, IncIndustry: Software Development, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Financial Services

Main Business Locations: Worldwide

Registered Address:
Akara Building., 24
De Castro Street Wickhams Cay I, PO Box 3136
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Listed on: NYSE
Ticker: LXFT

Incorporation year: March 7, 2006

About the BVI company:

Luxoft Holding, Inc. is a global provider of software development services and innovative IT solutions. Company's clientele are primarily large multinational corporations in Western Europe and North America. In developing high quality software for clients' core products, Luxoft is focusing on six industry verticals that have significant and growing demand for IT services and innovative technologies: financial services; travel and aviation; technology; telecommmunications; automotive and transport; and energy.

The BVI company is holding delivery centres in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Poland, as well as UK, U.S. and Vietnam. It has offices also in Germany, Switzerland, Singapore and Cyprus. Luxoft's services range from handling standard outsourcing client-directed engagements to engaging in managed delivery and transformational engagements where the company assumes full control of the project team.

The company informed that for the year ended March 31, 2013, a significant portion of its sales was to Fortune Global 500 companies, including Deutsche Bank, UBS, Boeing, Harman, Avaya and AMD.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-61646306736394761482013-12-12T05:39:00.000-08:002013-12-13T05:39:53.194-08:00China Information Technology, Inc.Industry: Internet

Main Business Locations: People's Republic of China

Registered Address:
Sea Meadow House
PO Box 173
Road Town
Tortola
VG1110
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: CNIT

About the BVI company:

China Information Technology, Inc. is a company, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, providing smart education, family, business, and public info release and internet services operator. Headquartered in Shenzhen and operating in China, the company owns a number of state-approved High-Tech Enterprise designated subsidiaries and aims at the provision of innovative "Internet Products and Service" and "Space and Experience" internet services for its education, commercial and family clients.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-7081011083330258612013-10-01T06:24:00.004-07:002013-10-01T06:24:58.030-07:00WCM777 LimitedIndustry: E-commerce solutions, Internet, Financial Services

Main business locations: China, Hong Kong, Worldwide

Incorporation year: 2009

BVI Registration number: 1530941

About the BVI company:

WCM777 is a social capital company, offering products in the sphere of social networks, E-commerce, offline marketplace, cloud computing technology and customer loyalty points program. Its cloud-based services include gaming, ebooks, music, video, storage, gambling and social networking. The company is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, headquartered in Hong Kong and having an operating office in The City of Industry, California.

The majority shareholder of WCM777 is World Capital Market Inc., an international investment institution specializing in cross border transaction and arranging strategic alliances and investments. World Capital Market manages its own capital and operates out of offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Japan and Europe.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-1535768280087651142013-09-11T06:22:00.002-07:002013-09-11T06:22:51.059-07:00H Oil & Minerals LtdIndustry: Mining

Main business locations: Africa

Incorporation year: 2006

Registered Address:
PO Box 3540
Tortola, British Virgin Islands

BVI Registration number: 1004728

About the BVI company:

H Oil & Minerals is the specialist oil, gas and mineral exploration, development and trading company of the H Oil group. The company is focused on acquisition and investing into assets, particularly in Africa, with presence in Central Eastern Europe, South East China and Latin America. H Oil & Minerals also acts as operator for such assets, and engages in strategic trading opportunities for these commodities.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-68119309692860563792013-08-27T05:26:00.000-07:002013-09-09T05:26:50.789-07:00NAAP Global Solutions, Ltd.Industry: Software Development

Main business locations: US, Caribbean, South America

Registered Address:
Wickhams Cay 1,
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands.

About the BVI company:

NAAP Global Solutions, Ltd. is a software development company with registered office in the British Virgin Islands, and main representation office in the US. The company has partnered with Neptuno, a tower manufacturer, to provide solutions for carriers' telecom asset management needs.

Together, these two companies provide products in the sphere of engineering, manufacturing and installation of metal structures such as towers and shelters for telecommunications site-development and distribution of a diverse array of communications and construction equipment.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-45042020961442161502013-07-06T06:33:00.000-07:002013-07-10T06:34:03.040-07:00Premier African Minerals LimitedIndustry: Mining

Main business locations: Africa

Incorporation year: 2007

Registered Address:
Craigmuir Chambers
P.O. Box 71
Road Town
Tortola VG 1110
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: AIM
Ticker: PREM.L

Financial highlights (Year 2012):
Total assets: US$8,470,157
Share capital: US$11,006,728

About the BVI company:

Premier African Minerals Limited was established to acquire and develop mineral properties across Africa, especially in West and Southern Africa. The Company works with a wide range of natural resources including tungsten, phosphates, lithium and tantalum, rare earth elements and clays. Company's main exploration sites currently are located at RHA, Zulu and Katete in Zimbabwe.

Premier African Minerals has offices in the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Togo, and support services in the South Africa.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-64972257881274125642013-01-29T04:47:00.000-08:002013-03-26T04:59:20.897-07:00Thalassa Holdings Ltd
Industry: Energy and Environment

Main business locations: Worldwide

Incorporation date: September 26, 2007

Registered Address:
Folio Chambers
PO Box 800
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

BVI Registration number: 1433759

Listed on: AIM
Ticker: THAL.L

Financial highlights (Year 2011):
Total current assets: US$2,529,206
Total shareholders' equity: US$9,009,709
Profit: US$355,675
Earnings per share (basic): US$ 0.05
Earnings per share (diluted): US$0.04

About the BVI company:

Thalassa Holdings Limited is a British Virgin Islands international business company, established as a holding entity with a number of operating subsidiaries in the Energy Services Industry, focused on marine geophysical project management and services in the areas of surveying, exploration and production enhancement.

Company's subsidiaries are WGP Exploration Limited and WGP Energy Services Ltd., formerly Thalassa Energy Services Ltd. WGP Energy Services Ltd. was established to acquire marine seismic equipment, a Portable Modular Source System (PMSS). WGP delivers a range of technologies and services throughout the global upstream oil and gas industry, including a range of seismic acquisition services.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-55638258010924953442012-04-05T02:46:00.001-07:002013-03-26T04:45:05.996-07:00Xcite Energy LimitedIndustry: Mining
Main business locations: UK
Registered office:Geneva Place
Waterfront Drive
P.O. Box 3469
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: London Stock Exchange (AIM), Toronto Stock Exchange – Venture Division
Ticker: XEL.L, XEL.V

Financial highlights:
Net profit (2011): £129,563
Total assets (2011): £152,771,290
Earnings per share (basic or diluted) (2011): 0.1p

About the BVI company:

The BVI company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources Limited, is engaged in oil exploration and development of heavy oil resources in the North Sea on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. All of the current material interests of Xcite Energy Limited are held through Xcite Energy Resources, which corporate office and operational office are located in the United Kingdom.

In 2003, Xcite Energy Resources Limited was awarded its 100% working interest in the Bentley field in Block 9/3b in the UK North Sea.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-38003055505826761582010-01-10T11:02:00.000-08:002013-02-18T02:23:15.301-08:00Windworks Engineering Inc.Industry: Energy and Environment

Main business locations: Europe

Registered office:
PO Box 438
Palm Grove House
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

BVI Registration Number: 1467202

Listed on: Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Ticker: WEI.DE

About the BVI company:
Windworks Engineering Inc. is an independent company working in the renewable energy segment with a core focus in the area of wind turbine development. The purpose of the company is to provide an innovative, cost effective and competitive alternative to meet the ever increasing global demand for renewable energy. Windworks acquired the intellectual property for the design, manufacture and production of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT).Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-20513178335731838292008-01-16T09:13:00.000-08:002013-02-18T02:19:26.478-08:00LJ International IncorporatedIndustry: Consumer Goods and Services

Main business locations: Hong Kong, China, USA

Registered address:
PO Box 957
Offshore Incorporation Centre
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation year: 1987

BVI registration number: 216796

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: JADE

Financial highlights (2006 9 months):
Total assets: USD 129,548,000
Total stockholders' equity: USD 57, 073,000
Gross profit: USD 22,358,000
Income before income taxes: USD 3,490,000
Net income: USD 3,081,000
Earnings per share: USD 0,15

British Virgin Islands counsel: Harney Westwood & Riegels

Auditors: Moores Rowland Mazars

About the BVI company:
LJ International Inc. together with its subsidiaries (the Group) is focused on designing, branding, marketing, retailing and distributing full range of jewelry to jewelers, national jewelry chains, department stores, electronic and specialty retailers. The company is based in Hong Kong, but makes its main manufacturing operations in the People's Republic of China. The largest amount of products is sold in the United States of America. The LJ Group also owns commercial and residential properties in Hong Kong, primarily for investment purposes.
The company launched its Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ in April 1998.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-52989373241534019312012-05-30T03:36:00.000-07:002013-02-18T02:15:11.851-08:00Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc.Industry: Mining

Main business locations: China

Registered address:
PO Box 344
Road Town
Tortola British Virgin Islands

Listed on: NASDAQ OTC Market
Ticker: QXU.F

About the BVI company:

Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc. (formerly known as Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc.) currently specializes in the molybdenum-mining industry. The BVI company is focused on mining and processing rare metal ores and several base-metal ores, including molybdenum, copper, lead and zinc.

Qiao Xing currently owns a 100% equity interest in Balinzuo Banner Xinyuan Mining Co., Ltd. and a 34.53% equity interest in Chifeng Aolunhua Mining Co., Ltd., and the right to receive 100% of the expected economic residual returns from Chifeng Haozhou Mining Co., Ltd.

XING ( as Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc.) was one of the first Chinese companies listed on NASDAQ, as well as one of the leading companies working in the telecommunications product business in China. In 2007, the BVI company made the strategic decision to shift its business focus from the telecommunications industry to the resources industry, and the diversification was started with the acquisition of CLJL in April 2009. Then, the company has made other acquisitions in the resources industry and divested its fixed-line and budget mobile phone businesses.

On January 28, 2010 the BVI company changed its corporate name to Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc. The company continues to evaluate acquisition opportunities in the resources area to strengthen its positions in the mining industry. It is also working to divest its remaining mobile-phone business to become a pure-play resources company.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-16460065233985737772010-03-21T13:50:00.000-07:002013-01-08T02:59:44.303-08:00Black Marlin Energy LimitedIndustry: Mining

Main business locations: East Africa

Registered office:
Akara building,
De Castro Street,
Wickhams Cay I,
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation date: November 8, 2001

Financial highlights (30 June 2009):
Net assets: USD 15,761,654
Share capital: USD 26,850,492
Revenue: USD 320,100
Cash and cash equivalents: USD 56,342

100% owned subsidiaries:
Black Marlin Exploration Limited (BVI)
East African Exploration Madagascar Limited (BVI)
East Africa Exploration (Seychelles) Limited
East Africa Exploration (Kenya) Limited
East Africa Exploration (Ethiopia) Limited

About the BVI company:
Black Marlin Energy Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration company in East Africa. Black Marlin Energy is incorporated under the law of the British Virgin Islands and is headquartered in Dubai, UAE.
The group's focus is mainly seismic acquisition services on land, transition zones and shallow water, as well as acquiring petroleum exploration ventures in the East African region.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-38778629081419379352012-10-16T03:11:00.000-07:002013-01-08T02:54:05.738-08:00China Dredging Group Co., Ltd
Industry: Mining

Main business locations: China

Incorporation date: April 14, 2010

Registered Address:
Kingston Chambers,
PO Box 173, Road Town,
Tortola, BVI.

About the BVI company:

China Dredging Group Co., Ltd is a limited liability company, registered in the British Virgin Islands and based in China, providing specialized dredging services exclusively to the Chinese marine infrastructure market.

The company is headquartered in Fuzhou, Fujian province of China, and can access several important ports in the country. It has fleet of more than ten dredgers and is able to work with multiple projects and use different methods simultaneously.

BVI company's holdings are comprised of China Dredging (HK) Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Fujian WangGang Dredging Construction Co., Ltd, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise of China Dredging HK, and a 50% controlling interest on Fujian Xing Gang Port Service Co., Ltd, an operating company incorporated and operating in PRC. Fujian WangGang acquired a 50% direct ownership interest in Fujian Service on June 29, 2010 whereas the remaining 50% interest in Fujian Service is owned by Wonder Dredging Engineering Limited Liability Company.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-68059709530000914082007-02-20T06:43:00.000-08:002013-01-08T02:52:41.373-08:00Bonso Electronics International Inc.Industry: Electronics

Main business locations: Worldwide

Registered Office:
P.O. Box 71,
Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

Incorporation year: 1980

BVI company registration number: 9032

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: BNSO

Financial highlights:
Sales (2004): USD 74,706,725
Net Income (2004): USD 2,268,610
Assets (2004): USD 53,598,445

Bankers:
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Legal Advisors on BVI law: Harney Westwood & Riegels

About the BVI company:

Bonso Electronics Limited was incorporated as manufacturer of electronics weighing scales and balances. Together with its subsidiaries, the company designs, develops, produces and sells electronic sensor-based and wireless products.

In the last years, through the adoption of full vertical integration of its production and marketing facilities Bonso Electronics has been transformed from a typical OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) company to an international corporation developing both ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) and OBM (Original Brand Manufacturer) business.

This vertical integration has been strengthened by the acquisition of Korona Haushaltswaren GmbH & Co. KG, of Germany in 2001 and of Gram Precision Inc. of Canada in 2002.

Bonso Electronics is headquartered in Hong Kong, but company's production is centered at the 600,000 square foot manufacturing plant in China. This facility was completed in 1998, employs about 3,000 workers.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-68721682203201935412012-11-30T02:26:00.000-08:002012-12-10T02:28:00.068-08:00Touchstone Gold Limited
Industry: Mining

Main business locations: Colombia

Incorporation date: June 29, 2009

Registered Address:
Akara Building, 24 De Castro Street,
Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

BVI Registration number: 1536599

Listed on: AIM
Ticker: TGL

About the BVI company:

Touchstone Gold Limited is engaged in the exploration and development of gold properties in Colombia, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Touchstone Gold Holdings S.A. and Touchstone Colombia.

On September 7, 2012, the BVI company was redomiciled from the British Virgin Islands jurisdiction to the province of Ontario, Canada, where the majority of the Board of Directors and officers of the company are located.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-57079382651645368142012-11-15T04:25:00.000-08:002012-11-19T04:26:28.245-08:00Ratel Group LimitedIndustry: Mining

Main business locations: Africa

Incorporation date: October 18, 2010

Registered Address:
Jayla Place,
Wickhams Cay I,
Road Town, Tortola, VG1110
British Virgin Islands

Listed on: TSX
Ticker: RTG

About the BVI company:

Ratel Group Limited is an international mining exploration company, focused on gold and copper deposits in Africa: the Segilola Gold Project in Nigeria and the Mkushi Copper Project in Zambia. The first one is the largest undeveloped gold resource identified in Nigeria.

The BVI company was listed on the main board of the Toronto Stock Exchange on 4 January 2011. Immediately after that Ratel successfully completed the spin-out reorganization of its African property interests from Ratel Gold Limited, which is now renamed into St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited.

Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-76790958258487225262007-12-31T10:01:00.000-08:002012-09-05T04:34:50.419-07:00Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, IncIndustry: Telecommunications

Main business locations: China

Registered address:
PO Box 344
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Island

Incorporation year: 1994

Listed on: NASDAQ
Ticker: XINGF

Financial highlights:
Net sales (2006): US$412 million

About the BVI company:

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, is one of China's largest manufacturers and distributors of telecommunications terminal products, developing, producing and marketing a wide range of mobile handsets, with increasing focus on differentiated products. It is also one of the leading Chinese manufacturers of mobile handsets, in terms of unit sales volume.

The two major subsidiaries of Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. are:

1) CEC Telecom Co., Ltd (CECT), - a limited liability company registered in PRC, and one of the largest domestic manufacturers of mobile handsets in China, with the increasing focus on differentiated products that generates higher profit margins.

2) Qiao Xing Communication Industry Co., Ltd (HZQXCI), - China-registered joint venture and one of the largest local indoor telephone players in China and an emerging mobile phone player in the China market, with its focus on higher-end indoor phones and economy mobile phones.

XING first started its original design manufacturing (ODM) in corded fixed line telephones in 1992 in the Chinese Province Guangdong. The company has demonstrated its differentiated products, the last of which were information securiy mobile phones with Five-star rating launched in 2007.
The Company also developed the first model of LCD telephone sets and the first model of wireless fixed phones in China.

The company has also maintained strategic relation with renowned domestic and international telecommunication terminal R&D firms, including BVI registered TechFaith company.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-67462867023826859472009-03-29T20:55:00.000-07:002012-09-05T04:17:11.011-07:00Polo Resources LimitedIndustry: Mining

Main business locations: Mongolia, Australia

Registered office:
Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands VG 1110

Incorporation date: 23 May 2007

BVI Registration number: 1406187

Listed on: London's Alternative Market (AIM)

Ticker: POLJF

English solicitors: Charles Russell LLP

BVI law solicitors: Harney Westwood & Riegels LLP

Auditors: Chapman Davis LLP

Principal Bankers: HSBC Bank Plc HBEU

Registrar: Computershare Investor Services (Channel Islands) Limited

Financial highlights (annual report ended June 30 2008):
Total assets: $341,370,000
Total equity: $337,626,000
Cash and cash equivalents: $113,674,000
Total number of shares: 1,874,239,816

BVI subsidiaries:
Polo Australasia Limited - 100% owned holding company
Polo Bangladesh Limited - 100% owned holding company
MUC Resources Ltd. - 100% owned holding company
World Coal Works Corporations - 100% owned holding company

About the BVI company:
Polo Resources Ltd is an international coal mining and exploration group which also has uranium interests. The BVI company acquires and develops interests in international coal projects, particularly those serving Asian market.

The company holds a diversified portfolio of coal and uranium licences in Mongolia, which is highly prospective for mineral deposits. Polo has specifically targeted areas of significant known coal resources that are near the necessary infrastructure to export coal into the Chinese and Russian energy markets.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-399244623374910685.post-24785195099026321452009-09-24T10:10:00.000-07:002012-09-05T04:11:59.606-07:00Pluris Energy Group Inc.Industry: Mining

Main business locations: Argentina, Latin America

Registered office:
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Financial highlights (2008):
Net Loss: US$4,649,421
Total assets: US$47,306
Stockholders' deficit: US$7,918,494
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage: US$27,222,091

About the BVI company:

Pluris Energy Group Inc. (BVI) is a holding and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pluris Energy Group Incorporated, which is exploration stage international energy company specializing in the development of international business opportunities including, but not limited to, the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in South America; primarily in the region of Argentina. The activities of the Group's subsidiaries, including Pluris BVI, are to focus upon acquiring oil and natural gas prospects in hydrocarbon rich regions of Argentina.

Pluris Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in Nevada in 1997, under the name 'Hadrosaurus Resources, Inc.'. In 2003 the company changed its name on the OTC Bulletin Board public listing to Petrogen Corp., after the acquisition of Petrogen, Inc. In September 2006, it completed merger with its subsidiary, Pluris Energy Group Inc., as a result of which it changed its name to Pluris Energy Group Inc. In this period, the company made strategic shift of its operations from the Texas Gulf Coast to Latin America. Company's main executive offices are located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Brian Obvi, Offshore Analysthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Born in NYC, and raised in the city and Westchester, Chris is a mix of sexy prep schoolboy and inner city grit. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a degree in psychology. While in college he became interested in acting, took an acting class, and discovered a passion and a talent that was highly praised by his teachers. Upon graduation he worked briefly in Investment Banking, and left that lucrative but unfulfilling field to pursue what he feels is his true calling.
Both in L.A. and New York, Chris has studied and coached with several excellent teachers, including Charlie Laughton, William Alderson, Marcia Haufrecht, Arian Brandt, and Fred Waggoner. Chris has been a lead in over 19 films in the last 4 years, and more than 25 shorts and features in his entire career. Many have gone to film festivals such as Cannes, Slamdance, Berlin, Cinequest, and Brooklyn. Most notably, he played the lead character in Sean Kirkpatrick's feature film
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The characters that Chris plays range from dark and quirky, to romantic, to comedic; and sometimes require him to gain or lose significant amounts of weight, demonstrating his ability to dramatically transform himself physically to portray a character. In addition to his refined acting technique, Chris credits his long time dedication to the martial arts, and spiritual practices, as what centers and grounds him in his acting work. These disciplines enable him to consistently bring forth richly human characters with greater depth and scope.
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Hare Krishna's at St. Patricks Parade – London 2012
By Sandipani Muni Dasa
For three years in a row, the Hare Krishna devotees from around London have been participating in the St. Patricks Day parade. Although it may not neccesarily be a Vaishnava festival, it is a great opportunity to share the Holy Name with the thousands of people who participate or watch the parade. Many people shared appreciation of the Hare Krishna's at the parade. As exemplified in the video (link below) there were hundreds and thousands of people in awe at the energetic Harinama Sankirtan party.
The constant street presence of the Harinama Sankirtan enthusiasts in London means the devotees in London are getting a name for themselves again, since the old days of ISKCON when street Harinama Sankirtan was most prominent.
In addition to that, Srila Prabhupada's books were being distributed while the parade was taking place so anyone interested in the Kirtan could take a book.
There were children from the Bhaktivedanta Manor Gurukula dancing on the float, and many kirtan musicians playing in the middle, and Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra watching over the kirtan party.
Those in a critical mindset may question why transcendentalists would be part of a Irish parade, but there was no compromise. The deities weren't dressed in Irish Green outfits, there were devotees visible with Vaishnava dress and Tilak, Srila Prabhupada's books were being distributed, and there were prominently displayed large Hare Krishna Mantra banners draped on either side of the cart, and the only words coming out of the speakers for 3 hours non-stop was the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.
Here is a video from the event,
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